Chapter 617 The Underground Emperor of Kyoto [6000]
After Ogata and Fuma quickly knocked down the four uninvited guests, Atachi and Asuka both came down from the ceiling where they had just been hiding.
The interrogation of Scarface and Gao Lao, who deliberately left their lives alive, ended quickly.
They are just a group of gangsters who make a living by committing crimes, and they are not professionally trained death warriors. When Feng Mo pressed his wakizaki against Scarface's neck, Scarface immediately told him what he knew.
Everything was revealed.
The tall guy who was suppressed by Ogata was even more spineless. Before Ogata even started to threaten him, he just begged for mercy and said "I'm willing to say anything."
From the cooperation between the "Big Buddha Clan" and the "Blood Mist Clan" to the time when they came to cut Feng Mo into ten pieces under the commission of Big Buddha Xun, these two people shook all these things out.
After asking clearly about their identity and purpose, Feng Mo's usually kind-hearted face turned into a rare expressionless expression, and his face became...unpleasant.
"The Great Buddha Clan and the Blood Mist Clan..."
"That Great Buddha Xun is too arrogant and domineering... His younger brother came to my house to steal, and I sent him to the monastery. It was such a reasonable and reasonable thing, but instead of teaching his incompetent brother a lesson, he came to teach me..."
"Sure enough, Yakuza is Yakuza... They only bring trouble to one party. They don't do anything that normal people should do..."
"It's really annoying... Yakuza is causing trouble for no reason."
Anyone with eyes can clearly see that Feng Mo is in a very bad mood right now.
But Ogata understands it very well. If he had encountered this kind of thing, he would have been very unhappy.
He had done nothing wrong. He legitimately defended his own rights and sent the thief who had stolen from his home to the prison. However, he suffered unreasonable revenge.
If it weren't for the fact that they all had some ability to protect themselves, they would have been hacked to death by these four people just now.
Ogata took a deep look at Fuuma, who had his head lowered and thinking, and then said:
"Master Feng, how about delaying the date of going to Osaka a little bit?"
"……May I?"
"Of course. Anyway, a delay of one or two days doesn't matter."
"I'm very grateful... If I don't deal with this group of Yakuza who are causing trouble for me before departure, I really can't set off with you in peace... After all, I don't want to find that my house has been burned down after returning from Osaka.
Already..."
"If you need help, feel free to ask me," Ogata said, "I'm willing to do my best."
Based on his friendship with Fuma, and the fact that Fuma has always spared no effort to provide him with all kinds of help, Ogata can't think of any reason not to help him who is now in a little trouble, whether it's emotional or logical.
Although Ogata felt that he probably didn't need any help in this matter.
"Oh?" A smile finally appeared on Feng Mo's face, and he changed to a half-joking tone, "Are you willing to help me? Then I feel that it is not just a group of Yakuza, even with the Kyoto Administrative Office
I have nothing to fear from my enemies."
Regarding Fuma's half-true joke, Ogata smiled: "How do you plan to deal with this 'Big Buddha Clan'? Do you want to go straight to their base?"
"That's impossible. I'm not familiar with the 'Big Buddha Clan' at all. I don't even know where their strongholds are in Kyoto."
"Then do you know anyone who is familiar with the 'Big Buddha Clan'?" Ogata asked.
"...It's true. But..." Having said this, Feng Mo sighed softly, "I don't really like dealing with him..."
Not far away, A-Machi and A-Zhu had been listening to the conversation between Ogata and Fuma just now.
At this time, Azuki suddenly poked Amachi next to him with his elbow. After Amachi leaned his ear towards him, he asked with a complicated expression:
"Master Feng...does he want to settle accounts with the Yakuza gang? Are all the old people in Kyoto so...tough?"
Azhu held it in for a long time before he came up with the adjective "tough".
In Ashuku's worldview, it is unimaginable to take the initiative to find trouble with Yakuza, who does all kinds of evil...
"...That's right." After being silent for a while, A-Machi nodded vigorously and replied seriously, "All the old people in Kyoto are like this."
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next day, morning
"...Master Feng, that friend of yours...could it be Kuiyuan's heart?"
"Oh? Do you know Yinxin?"
"It's not like we know each other, we just met him once."
"Then I've wasted my time..." Feng Mo said with a bitter smile, "That's right. That friend of mine is Kuyuan's origin."
At this moment, Ogata and others were standing in front of Shimabara's gate.
Let's go, I'll take you to find my friend who must know the information about the "Dabutsu Clan". These are the exact words that Fuma and Ogata said before leaving home.
Now Feng Mo is being targeted by the "Big Buddha Clan". If he stays at Feng Mo's home, he may be attacked by them again.
No one can tell whether they will use some dirty and hard-to-prevent method to attack them after seeing that the strong attack is ineffective.
So for the sake of safety, Ogata, A-machi, and A-zhu all acted together and followed Fuuma to find his so-called friend.
In this way, they followed Feng Mo all the way to the gate of Shimabara.
Shimabara, Yoshiwara in Edo, and Shinmachi in Osaka are three places that men of this era are obsessed with.
After discovering that Fuma's destination seemed to be Shimabara, Obi immediately realized that Fuma's so-called friend seemed to be the cause of his friendship, so he asked the question just now.
More than half a year ago, when he first arrived in Kyoto, Ogata visited this famous Shimabara once.
But he wasn't here for fun, he was brought here by Makimura to avoid the government's search.
Deep in Shimabara lies "another Kyoto" Kubara.
To put it simply, Kuhara is a hidden slum in Kyoto, where countless people who cannot live openly and openly in Kyoto gather.
The person in charge of this filthy plain is an old man named Yinxin.
Inshin and Makimura were also old acquaintances. At that time, Makimura entrusted Inshin to help hide Ogata to avoid the government's search.
Although Ogata has never been to Kuhara since then, nor has he seen Inshin, this place is in sharp contrast to the glamorous appearance of Kyoto. It helps Kyoto "hide filth and people's evil", and the person in charge of this area
His heart still left a deep impression on Ogata to this day.
"Let's go." Feng Mo waved to Ogata and others, "Let's go in."
Although Shimabara is as famous as Yoshihara in Edo, its scale is far smaller than that of Yoshihara, which is said to have 3,000 wandering girls.
Because the scale is smaller than that of Yoshihara, Shimahara does not have a Shirobei Club to manage Yoshiwara like Yoshihara does.
After Fuma led Ogata and others into Shimabara, he headed straight towards the depths of Shimabara.
At this time, most of the girls in Shimabara are taking a rest, so every corner of Shimabara is quite quiet.
After reaching the depths of Shimabara, Fuma made a sharp turn and rushed straight towards a side alley.
Ogata remembered that this alley was the entrance and exit connecting the Yuhara.
Compared with the last time I came here, this alley has become cleaner, and there is a lot less garbage on the ground.
As he was walking through the alleys connecting the plains, Ogata said to Fuma who was walking at the front:
"Master Feng, I never thought that you and Huiyuan are actually friends."
"This Yinxin... used to be a great person." Feng Mo said slowly, "His status and identity are somewhat indescribable. To put it simply, in the past, all Yakuza in Kyoto and around Kyoto followed Yinxin's lead.
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"I have had conflicts with a certain Yakuza group before, and then through various opportunities and coincidences, I got to know Yinxin."
"Of all the friends I know, Yinxin is the one who is most likely to have detailed information about the 'Big Buddha Clan'."
"Because my heart has faded out of everyone's sight a long time ago and moved to Huiyuan to live in seclusion."
"He is a man who spends money very little, so I don't like to deal with him very much, and I don't like this place in Guiyuan. Therefore, I haven't seen Yinxin for a long time. I hope he hasn't aged too much.
I can’t even speak clearly.”
While Ogata and Fuma were talking, a cold voice suddenly came from a dark place not far away:
"who is it……"
Before the person could even utter the last syllable, Feng Mo took the lead and said:
"I have something to look for in Yinxin. Is Yinxin here now?"
"Who are you?"
"If Yin Xin is there, go and tell Yin Xin that the wind is coming."
"……Just a moment please."
From the darkness where the voice came from, the sound of footsteps quickly leaving could be heard.
Ogata and the others did not wait too long. Not long after, a dwarf that Ogata thought was familiar appeared in their field of vision, and then walked towards them quickly.
After Ogata carefully studied the dwarf's face for a while, he remembered who he was, and he was Inshin's attendant whom he had met once.
If I remember the name correctly, this dwarf should be named A Gong.
"I'm very sorry for keeping you waiting for so long." The dwarf quickly walked up to Ogata and others, and bowed without any faults, "Please follow me, because the heart-sama is ready now."
The tea is ready, waiting for your visit."
Feng Mo nodded: "Lead the way."
Under the guidance of Miya, Ogata and the others walked through this dark and narrow alley and officially entered the "another Kyoto" Kuhara, which Ogata had not seen for a long time.
The scene in the dirty plain is exactly the same as the one I saw half a year ago.
Because the terrain of Huyuan is relatively low, a lot of nearby sewage flowed here, causing most of the soil here to be soaked into mud.
Residents of various forms can be seen everywhere on the road.
It was both the first time for A-Machi and A-Zhu to come to Urugahara. After entering Urumahara, the two of them looked around at everything around them with astonished and surprised eyes.
The Kugahara was not big at all. Ogata and the others soon reached the deepest part of the Kubahara and arrived at their destination, a beautiful house that was completely different from the surrounding dilapidated shacks.
Ah Gong led them into the house, and then led them all the way to the living room in the house.
In the living room, behind a large table, sat an old man who was still energetic despite his age. It was Yin Xin.
Opposite him, there were four cups of still steaming hot tea.
After bringing Ogata and the others over, Miya bowed to Inshin and then consciously proposed to the living room.
After seeing Ogata and others, Inshin did not say hello to them first, but asked Fuma first:
"What should I call you now?"
When he asked this question, Inshin glanced at Atachi and Atuki, whom he had never met before.
"Just call me 'Wind'." Feng Mo replied.
"Feng, is it... Well, Mr. Feng, Ogata Ittosai, it's been a long time. Come, please sit down."
When he saw Ogata and Fuma walking together, he didn't show too much surprise and said hello to them in a cordial manner.
"Yin Xin, your energy seems to be much better than I thought." Feng Mo sat across from Yin Xin with a carefree attitude.
"It's been a long time since I've stopped getting involved in things that would take a lot of energy, so I'm naturally in good spirits."
Yinxin took a sip of tea and then said slowly:
"Okay, tell me why you're here. If you need any help from me, just tell me."
"You are really direct, Yinxin." Feng Mo said with a smile.
"Don't I know you well?" Yinxin smiled and shrugged, "Aside from asking me for help with something, what other reason could there be for you, who usually never comes to see me, to suddenly visit here?"
"In that case, I won't talk nonsense anymore." Feng Mo cleared his throat, "This is what happened."
The wind demon told Yinxin everything that happened last night.
"...I see." Yin Xin nodded, "The 'Dabutsu Clan'... Humph, this does seem like something that stupid young man like Dabutu Xun would do."
A look of explicit disdain appeared on Yinxin's face: "This Great Buddha Xun doesn't have any great abilities. The reason why he was able to establish the 'Great Buddha Clan' is purely due to luck."
Having said this, Yinxin took a sip of tea.
"So you want to settle a score with the 'Big Buddha Clan'?"
"I'm not looking to settle a score with him." Feng Mo said calmly, "I simply don't want to be harassed by them again someday in the future, so I just take some defensive measures."
"Yin Xin, tell me where the base of their 'Big Buddha Clan' is and what the reward is. It's easy to discuss."
Yin Xin raised the corner of his mouth, laughed a few times, and then took another sip of tea.
"No need for payment or anything like that. It's just a small favor, and it's not enough for me to ask you for payment."
"The 'Big Buddha Clan' is a fragile house, supported entirely by a huge pillar, and this pillar is the Big Buddha Xun."
"So as long as Dafo Xun is killed, their 'Dafo Clan' will collapse on their own in just a few days."
"So you should go to the Wisteria House in Hiyanagi Town tonight."
"That is the largest underground casino run by the 'Big Buddha Clan'."
"That guy Dafo Xun is addicted to gambling. He goes to various casinos controlled by his Dafo clan almost every night to gamble."
"But it's not fixed which casino he goes to every day."
"So try your luck and go to their largest casino tonight to see if you can catch the big Buddha. Generally speaking, the probability of the big Buddha appearing in their largest casino is the highest."
"If you can't meet him tonight, then go there tomorrow night. You will eventually be able to meet the great Buddha Xun in the Wisteria House one night."
"Wisteria House looks like an izakaya on the surface."
"It adopts a 'code system'. As long as you say 'Ten Thousand Buddhas Chaozong' to the person at the counter, the person at the counter will take you to their casino."
"Can't you just tell me where their base is?" Feng Mo raised his eyebrows.
"Mr. Feng, I have not been interested in world affairs for a long time." Yinxin shrugged, "Having lived in seclusion for more than twenty years, I am no longer the 'Kyoto know-it-all' I was before. As long as it is related to Kyoto
Whatever you ask me about things, I can answer you."
"I really don't know much about the 'Big Buddha Clan', a group that has just emerged. If you ask me to tell you the location of their base, I really can't help you."
"...Forget it. Then do you know what the big Buddha Xun looks like? Can you give me his portrait?" Feng Mo asked.
"That's fine." Yinxin nodded, "Is there anything else you want to ask or want?"
"Can you help me clean up the bodies of the four guys who dared to attack us last night?" Feng Mo said, "Those four guys all died of internal injuries, so it should be easier to clean up."
Last night, after asking for the information they wanted to know, Scar and Gao Lao had their necks twisted at a novel angle by Fuma and Ogata. Regarding the person who tried to kill them, Ogata and Fuma both had the same views:
There is no need to be lenient to them.
"That's easy to say." Yinxin nodded, "I will send people to your house later to clean up the four corpses. Is there anything else you want or want to ask?"
Feng Mo: "No more..."
"I want to ask"
Feng Mo was about to say "No more" when Ogata, who was sitting next to him, suddenly said.
"Do you know what happened to a wandering girl named Choyone and a wandering girl named Hatsukaze from Shimahara Yoshiya?"
"Yiwu's Dieyin and Chufeng?" Yinxin frowned.
More than half a year ago, when Choyin was entrusted by Makimura to arrange Ogata's hiding place, she hid Ogata in Choyin's room in Yoshiya.
When he briefly hid in Dieyin's room, in addition to getting to know Dieyin, Ogata also met her friend Hatsukeng, who had been taken care of by Dieyin since he died of an illness.
Atachi had heard Ogata introduce these two people, so he knew who these two people were, so his expression was as usual. Only Fuma and Atachi looked at Ogata with doubts.
"I don't have much impression of these two people." Yin Xin said calmly, "Wait a moment, I'll ask someone to ask. Ah Gong!"
Yin Xin shouted outside the hall.
Soon, the dwarf Ah Gong appeared in everyone's sight again.
"Ah Gong, go check and see how Dieyin and Hatsufeng in Yoshiwu are doing now." Yinxin quickly issued his order.
"Yes!" Ah Gong responded loudly and quickly stepped back.
"Brother Ogata, who are those two people?" Feng Mo asked doubtfully.
"They are... people who have helped me." Ogata answered softly.
Ah Gong's movements were very fast, and soon he came back.
"Miss Chufeng passed away due to illness last fall."
Ah Gong said loudly.
"Miss Dieyin was ransomed by a wealthy businessman last winter. It is said that she has now moved to Meinong. As for her current life, I don't know."
"...Thank you for letting me know..." Ogata let out a long breath.
Then he showed a wry smile that contained complicated emotions.
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that night
Kyoto, Hiyanagicho, Wisteria House, in an inconspicuous alley outside the house
"Is that the Wisteria House..." Amachi murmured as he looked at the Wisteria House not far away.
"So do we really want to go to that casino to find the big Buddha Kaoru?" Azuki looked at Fuma, then at Ogata, "What if the big Buddha Kaoru happens to be in another casino tonight? This morning,
Didn’t that Yinxin say which casino Big Buddha Xun would go to, it was completely random?”
"We can only try our luck." Feng Mo scratched his shiny bald head, "Besides this stupid method, we have no other method available."
"Amachi, Azuki, you just stay outside." Ogata lowered the bamboo hat on his head slightly, "Master Feng and I can go into the casino and find the big Buddha Kaoru."
"You want to go in with Mr. Feng?" Amachi asked back.
"We can't just let Mr. Feng go in alone, right?" Ogata smiled, "It's safer and more efficient for two people to look after each other and look for the Great Buddha Xun together."
"I want to go with you too." Azhu said quickly, "I want to see what the casino is like."
"Just stay outside and keep watch for us," Ogata said. "A woman entering a casino is too conspicuous. It will attract a lot of people's attention. If possible, I want to do it in a low-key and inconspicuous way."
, get rid of that 'Big Buddha Clan'."
Ogata deliberately emphasized the words "low-key" and "inconspicuous" in his tone.
Hearing what Ogata said, Azuki flattened his lips and showed displeasure, but said nothing more.
"I'll leave the security outside the headquarters to you two." Ogata straightened the towel covering his mouth and nose.
Going to a casino to gamble is a very shameful thing, so many people who cherish their reputation and do not want to be recognized by acquaintances will use various methods to cover their faces when they go to the casino to gamble.
Therefore, Ogata's current appearance, wearing a hat on his head and a scarf on his face, is not uncommon in casinos.
"Master Feng, let's go."
"Hmm." Feng Mo joked again at this time, "Joining forces with you... I feel like the combination of the two of us might even be able to assassinate the shogun."
"It would be great if I really have this ability." Ogata responded in a joking tone.
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For the plot of Ogata's first arrival at Kubahara, you can review Chapter 297 "Another Kyoto: Kubahara" in Volume 5. For the plot related to Dieyin, you can review Chapter 299 "Shimabara Elegy".
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