Seeing Makimura, whom he had fought side by side with in Kyoto, and then briefly reunited in Edo, suddenly appear in front of him, it was difficult for Hasegawa not to be stunned.
Everyone, led by Makimura, was also stunned - they never thought that in the Toyotomi clan's territory, they could meet people who had been reformed by the Hufu Thieves.
If anyone had the most intense reaction after seeing Hasegawa... then it was Mamiya.
Mamiya, who was standing behind Makimura, was startled when he saw Hasegawa, and then subconsciously hid behind Makimura.
But his movements were still a little slow.
After Hasegawa saw Makimura, he immediately saw Mamiya's very recognizable face wearing glasses.
"Kuro Mamiya!" Hasegawa frowned immediately, "Why are you here too!"
He looked at Makimura, then at Mamiya.
"Makimura-kun, why are you with Mamiya Kuro?"
Mamiya is the only wanted criminal in the Calabash House besides Lin, and has been tracked by the fire thieves for a long time. Hasegawa has already remembered Mamiya's face so well that he is very familiar with it.
Some of the angry old men present recognized Mamiya at almost the same moment and stared at Mamiya. The atmosphere around them immediately became tense.
At this time, it was Makimura who spoke up in time:
"Mr. Hasegawa, now is not a good time for you and me to confront each other here."
"About Mamiya, I will explain it to you later when I have time."
"Now let's calm down first and then have a good chat together."
Hasegawa is not someone who doesn't understand the priorities of things.
Even without Makimura's reminder, he still knew what was the most urgent at the moment and what could be dealt with later.
The eyebrows that were originally furrowed slowly relaxed, and he raised his hand to signal the subordinates around him to calm down.
Hasegawa still trusted Makimura, a comrade who had fought alongside him.
And when Hasegawa signaled his subordinates to take it easy——
"Mr. Isshiki?"
A pleasant female voice sounded from behind Makimura.
Immediately afterwards, Hasegawa caught a glimpse of a beautiful figure emerging from behind Makimura.
After this beautiful figure appeared, Hasegawa heard Isshiki Naoshu behind him exclaim:
"Miss Atachi?!"
This beautiful figure is none other than Ating.
Although Omachi doesn't know Isshiki Rusuzu and Isshiki San, she does know Isshiki Naoshu.
Looking at Naoshu who was standing behind Hasegawa, A-Machi let out a sigh of relief as if he was overjoyed.
"Great...you're okay."
"Hmm? Mr. Isshiki." Hasegawa asked, "Do you know each other before?"
Although Hasegawa is very familiar with Ogata, he has actually never met Ogata's wife, nor does he know Atachi.
"Well..." Naoshu was overjoyed at first when he saw Amachi reunited after a long separation, but then he seemed to have thought of something, his eyesight dwindled, and he did not dare to look at Amachi, "We know each other..."
"Isshiki..." Genichi muttered at this time, "Ms. Omachi, are they the family members of Miss Isshikika? It seems that we are very lucky to have found Miss Isshikika's family so quickly."
Hearing the name "Isshikika", Naoshu and others immediately seemed to have been electrocuted, and they all looked urgently at Genichi.
"Do you know Xiaohua?" Isshiki, who missed her girl eagerly, was the first to ask quickly.
"Yes." Yuan nodded, "Miss Isshikika is currently in Osaka. She is very safe now."
As soon as Yuan Yi said this, Isshiki seemed to have lost the strength in her legs and collapsed towards the ground. Fortunately, Isshiki beside her had quick eyes and quick hands and reached out to support her in time.
"Thank you Bodhisattva...Thank you Bodhisattva..." Isshiki looked like he was about to cry.
"Mr. Hasegawa." Makimura asked Hasegawa with a puzzled face, "Why are you here with the Isshiki family?"
"That's a long story. To put it simply - we were captured."
Hasegawa used as simple sentences as possible to introduce the situation on their side to Makimura and his party.
"...In short, that's what happened. I'm planning to escape from here now."
"Have you been locked up here recently? Have you ever seen a shorter girl?" Makimura asked anxiously.
"A shorter girl?" Hasegawa tilted his head and muttered, "Hmm... I've never seen one."
Listening to Hasegawa's last words, a look of disappointment appeared on Makimura's face involuntarily.
"What about you?" Hasegawa asked, "Why are you here?"
"We are here to find someone." Mamiya, who had been silent just now, replied in a calm tone, "As for who the person we are looking for is, please allow us to keep it a secret."
"Looking for someone?" After listening to Mamiya's answer, Hasegawa fell silent.
After a long moment of silence, Hasegawa was heard speaking again:
"In that case...can you cooperate with us?"
"Cooperation?" Yuan Yi raised his eyebrows with interest, "How about cooperation?"
"We have a lot of people here, and all of them are basically elite men who have been reformed by me. When it comes to finding people, those of us who specialize in catching thieves also have some experience." Hasegawa said, "We will help you find people together.
, and you only need to help us leave here afterwards."
Just now, after meeting Makimura, Hasegawa has actually been thinking about cooperation.
Hasegawa's idea is simple - the more people, the greater the power, and the greater the chance of escape.
Even though he had rescued his men now and was no longer a polished commander, Hasegawa still did not dare to pat his chest and guarantee that he would be able to escape successfully.
Especially after the fight with Takaharu just now and seeing the high degree of organization and training of the Toyotomi clan, Hasegawa was even more unsure.
The most important thing right now is to escape from here quickly.
Anything other than that can be put aside and tolerated - including fighting side by side with Kuro Mamiya, whom they have been tracking for a long time.
Perhaps because he was once a street gangster, Hasegawa's ideas are extremely flexible, never rigid, and he pursues pragmatism. As long as it is beneficial to his current goal, he can turn his former enemies into comrades.
Hasegawa thought in his mind: Instead of continuing to "fight alone" like this, it would be better to cooperate directly with Makimura and the others. With Mamiya and Makimura as powerful helpers who can equal a hundred, the chances of escaping from this place will be greatly increased.
.
Seeing Hasegawa directly extending the invitation for cooperation, Genichi smiled:
"How about cooperating with the Huo Fu Thieves... It's not impossible. But let me say something ugly up front - we may spend a lot of time looking for someone, which means it should take a while before we have the one
I will use my free time to help you leave this place. Even so, are you willing?"
"It doesn't matter." Hasegawa said without hesitation.
"Since you think it's okay, then let's follow." Yuan Yi waved his hand.
"... Mr. Genichi, do you really want to bring Mr. Hasegawa with you?" Mamiya lowered his voice at this time, using a volume that only he and Genichi could hear clearly, and asked Genichi, "Isshiki and his family must
We need to bring them with us, but Mr. Hasegawa and the others... they can't bring us much help. If we bring them with us, it feels like our team will become a lot bloated."
"There's nothing wrong with it." Genichi smiled casually and responded in a low voice, "Judging from the current situation... Ogata-kun's 'woodpecker tactics' have probably been seen through, and the Toyotomi clan is not facing us at all.
If you fight hard, you just want to give up and leave Mount Koya."
"In this current situation, it doesn't matter to us whether we take Hasegawa or not."
"In that case, it's better to just bring them along. With them, they might be able to play some unexpected role."
"...I understand." Mamiya nodded slightly, then silently took a step sideways and left Yuanyi.
"Since you have decided to act with us, then follow us!" Minamoto said loudly to Hasegawa and his party, "We plan to conduct a thorough investigation of this prison. See if there is anyone in this prison that we are looking for.
people."
Hasegawa and the others had some wounded here who had been injured in the battle with Takaharu and others - fortunately, there were no serious casualties, and all the injuries on the wounded were minor injuries that would not cause immediate death.
The wounded were supported by those who were not injured, and lined up in a long line, following closely behind Genichi and his party.
Although Hasegawa's leg was shot, he could still walk.
Hasegawa, who was limping when he walked, forced himself to walk side by side with the only familiar person: Makimura, and asked Makimura:
"Makimura-kun, how did you find this prison?"
"Where should I start... We used the 'woodpecker tactics' to find us here." Makimura slowly explained, "We have been lurking on a high ground behind Mount Koya, waiting and tracking the Toyotomi army.
trends."
"We have just been very lucky to find a force of Toyotomi Army."
"We followed the Toyotomi Army and finally successfully found this underground prison."
The "Toyotomi army" that Makimura just mentioned was none other than Takaharu's army.
When Gao Qing anxiously led his men to the prison to check the situation, Yuan Yi and his party discovered their traces with binoculars.
Yuan Yi and his party followed Gao Qing and the others, and finally found the underground prison successfully under Gao Qing's "guidance".
"Woodpecker tactics?" Hasegawa asked next.
"This... where should I begin to explain?" Makimura said with a bitter smile.
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Time goes back to Osaka last night——
After Ogata said "Can I express my opinion?", everyone present turned to look at Ogata.
"Opinion?" Asai raised an eyebrow, then looked Ogata up and down several times, "Ogata-kun, are you... planning to help us rescue our lord?"
Ogata smiled slightly, and then said very straightforwardly:
"Not really."
"Of course I am also happy to lend a helping hand to help you rescue Miss Lin."
"After all, Miss Lin is also a comrade who has fought alongside me."
"But that's not the main reason why I want to join forces with you."
"Tonight... I have received a lot of 'care' from the Toyotomi clan."
"Not only was I almost killed, but even A-Machi was almost killed."
"A-Machi and I almost died - this kind of thing is not something we can just laugh off and forget about."
Ogata's eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone gradually became cold.
"Even if I take a step back - if I ignore the Toyotomi clan this time and choose to take A-machi to leave this place of right and wrong quickly, then God knows whether the Toyotomi clan will come to trouble us next time."
"The Toyotomi clan owes me more than this."
Ogata's hand now touched Da Shi Tian and Da Zi Zai on his waist.
"Master Yu Er, who helps me repair my sword...his skills are really amazing."
"He repaired my sword until it was as good as new."
"But because of the Toyotomi clan, I didn't even have the chance to thank him..."
"Therefore, whether from the perspective of revenge for myself, Atachi and Master Yuer, or from the perspective of self-protection, we cannot just let it go with the Toyotomi clan."
"It is now confirmed that the Toyotomi clan has established a large-scale stronghold on Mount Koya, and the leader of the Toyotomi clan is most likely on Mount Koya at this time - this is an opportunity to solve the problem of the Toyotomi clan at once.
If you miss it, you may never see it again.”
"What's more - I have already promised others."
Ogata then glanced at Isshikika not far away.
"I have promised her: I will definitely bring back her captured family members intact."
"So——Master Yuan Yi, our current goals are the same."
Ogata looked at Genichi opposite and smiled.
"You want to save people from the Toyotomi clan."
"And I want to save people from the Toyotomi clan and also want to settle accounts with the Toyotomi clan."
"So let us form an alliance again."
"Just like how we worked together to deal with Shiranui last year."
"This time, let's work together to deal with Toyotomi."
Genichi looked as if he was not surprised by Ogata's remarks just now, his expression was as usual.
After he smiled freely, he gave a straightforward reply that was consistent with his straightforward temperament:
"OK."
"We really hope to have your help, Mr. Ogata."
"But——Ogata-kun, you made a mistake in something just now."
The smile on Yuan Yi's face slowly faded.
"We... are not just trying to get Xiaolin back."
"If we have the chance, we would also like to teach that bastard Nobuhide a lesson."
“Every favor must be repaid, and every vengeance must be retaliated—this is our Huluwu style.”
"We never do this kind of thing but swallow our anger after suffering a loss."
"Ogata-kun, you just said you wanted to express your opinion. Now, please tell me your opinion. We are all ears."
Ogata nodded, then slowly said:
"Now, even if that Zuemon opens his mouth now and tells us that he is willing to tell us everything he knows, we cannot just believe what he says."
"After all, he is a close confidant of Toyotomi Nobuhide."
"Who knows whether he will make up a lot of lies specifically to confuse us or frame us."
"At this stage, the only high-level person we have captured is Uemon."
"There is no way to cross-check with the information given by other high-level personnel, and it is difficult to falsify the information vouched by Izaemon."
"Now, if we were to pry out the information from Zuemon step by step, and then falsify every piece of information he said bit by bit, it would take too much time."
"I personally think that slowly prying information from Zuemon's mouth is not suitable for us who are in a hurry now."
"Everyone——"
Ogata raised his eyes and looked around at the people around him.
"I have a plan now, I wonder if you are willing to listen to it."
"I would like to hear the details." Yuan Yi said it first without thinking.
After Yuan Yi finished speaking, the others nodded in agreement.
"My plan...it may be more convenient to explain it with the map of Mount Koya."
Having said this, Ogata turned to look at Isshikika.
"Miss Isshiki, I'm sorry, but could you please draw a map of Mount Koya now?"
"Now?" Isshikihua was surprised.
"Yes, now." Ogata looked around, "Are there pens and paper in this temple?"
"This temple is so big. If you look for it, you should be able to find paper and pen." Mamiya replied.
Ogata and others worked together to search all parts of the temple, and finally found a small stack of rice paper, as well as pens, ink and inkstones in the room where the abbot of the temple probably lived.
Of course, Ogata and the others did not take and use the things from this temple in vain.
As we all know - the minimum amount of funds used in Huluwu is a large deposit.
When taking away this set of Four Treasures of the Study, Mamiya conveniently placed a large piece of gold in the place where the set of Four Treasures of the Study was originally placed.
"I'm not very good at drawing...I don't know if I can draw a map well..."
"It's okay." Ogata encouraged, "Just try your best to draw."
With Ogata's encouragement, Isshiki took a deep breath, rolled up her sleeves, and bowed her head.
"If you want to enter Koyasan, you must first go to Koya Town. This is the most convenient way to enter Koyasan."
"The road from Koya Town to Koyasan looks something like this..."
While Isshiki was drawing, she explained and introduced in detail to Ogata and others who were gathered around the table and watching carefully.
After about two minutes of burning incense, a map that was slightly ugly but surprisingly rich in content appeared before everyone's eyes.
"I'm sorry..." Isshikihua lowered her head slightly with shame, "My painting is not very good..."
"No." Ogata shook his head, "Miss Isshiki, your painting is much better than I expected."
"Many of the things we want to know are marked on this map."
After that, Ogata pointed at a large blank area on the map:
"Miss Isshiki, where is this in Mount Koya? Why is there nothing here?"
"We have always collectively called this area 'Back Mountain'." Isshiki Hana replied, "The temples in Koyasan are basically concentrated in the front mountain, and there is almost nothing in the back mountain, neither temples nor roads, so it is here.
Nothing at all."
As soon as Isshikika said this, Ogata and others immediately fell silent.
After a while, Mamiya whispered:
"...The Toyotomi clan's stronghold will most likely be built at the back of Mount Koya."
"Yeah." Ogata nodded lightly, "I think so too."
Compared with the front mountain, where temples are concentrated and people flow intensively, the back mountain, where only birds and animals usually visit, is obviously more suitable to be used as a "secret base".
"But the question is - where exactly are the Toyotomi clan's strongholds built in the back mountain?" Asai curled his lips, "Even if the search range is narrowed to a corner of the back mountain of Mount Koya, the scope is still very large."
"This is not a problem." Ogata said quickly, "If the plan I just thought of can succeed... I should be able to successfully find the Toyotomi clan's stronghold on Mount Koya."
Ogata's words, as expected, attracted the attention of everyone present.
And Ogata didn't show off. After Isshikika helped draw the map, he immediately bowed his head in front of the map and talked:
"The Toyotomi clan's troops in Osaka have been defeated by us." "Koyasan is the largest stronghold of the Toyotomi clan in Japan, and it is also close to Osaka. It is only a matter of time before Koyasan receives the battle situation from Osaka.
."
"If it takes too long, the people on Mount Koya will know about the situation in Osaka and take corresponding defensive measures."
“So——we might as well launch a lightning-quick attack on Mount Koya immediately!”
"While Koyasan still doesn't know the current situation in Osaka or has no time to launch a defense, Koyasan is caught off guard."
"Now find two carriages with large carriages and drive to Mount Koya day and night."
"The straight-line distance from Osaka to Mount Koya is more than 10 miles (approximately 50 kilometers in modern times)."
"Although the carriage is slow, if we drive day and night, we should be able to reach Mount Koya before noon tomorrow."
"Those who can drive take turns driving, while those who can't drive sleep and rest in the carriage behind the carriage."
"After arriving at Mount Koya..."
Ogata stretched out his right index finger and pointed at the location of "Sengenji Temple" marked on the map.
"Currently, the only stronghold of the Toyotomi clan we know of on Mount Koya is Sengenji Temple."
"I alone will attack Mount Koya head-on and attract the Toyotomi clan's tribe to attack."
"And Mr. Yuanyi, you just follow the trails into the mountain on the map and sneak into the back mountain."
Ogata's finger moved slowly on the map, moving to the large blank space on the map.
"The Toyotomi clan will send a large army to conquer me, and the back mountain will definitely be very lively by then."
"In this way, there will be a chance to find the Toyotomi clan's stronghold on Mount Koya."
"After luring the snake out of the hole, follow the direction the snake came out to find the hole where the snake is hiding."
"Mr. Genichi, you guys go to the back mountain and follow the place and direction where the Toyotomi clan appeared and find the Toyotomi clan's stronghold."
"And after I attract the Toyotomi clan to attack, I will defeat the attacking Toyotomi army as soon as possible, and then rush to join you."
When Ogata was describing his plan, Genichi and others had been listening very carefully.
After he finished speaking, the first person to speak was Mamiya.
"...Woodpecker tactics?" He said solemnly.
During the Warring States Period more than 200 years ago, two extremely powerful princes were born - the Takeda clan and the Uesugi clan.
These two princes both gave birth to a hero at the same time: Takeda Shingen, known as the "Tiger of Kai", and Uesugi Kenshin, known as the "Dragon of Echigo".
For a time, the two heroes of Yuliang fought for territory and broke out countless battles. Especially in a certain place called "Kawazhong Island", the two heroes launched five large-scale battles.
In the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima, Takeda Shingen adopted the advice of military advisor Yamamoto Kansuke and implemented the famous "Woodpecker Tactics".
Although the name is fancy, its essence is "to attack the east and attack the west + to wait for work at leisure".
Divide the army into two parts: the main team and the surprise team.
The main team is used to attract the enemy's attention, while the surprise team goes around to the enemy's rear and uses combat methods such as surprise attacks or assaults to drive the enemy out of their guarded positions and rush to the place where our main team has been ambushed or waiting.
place, and then the two teams attacked the enemy from front to back.
There are many variations of this woodpecker strategy.
There is a kind of woodpecker tactics, that is, instead of the surprise attack team forcing the enemy's main force out of the defensive position, the main team forces the enemy's main force out of the defensive position, and then the surprise team launches a surprise attack, and the main team attacks the enemy front and back -
- This type of Woodpecker Strategy is very similar to the plan Ogata mentioned just now. That is why the Imperial Palace calls it the "Woodpecker Strategy".
"...Ogata-kun, I understand what you mean." Yuan Yiyi said, "Ogata-kun, your plan... is quite suitable for us who are currently looking at Mount Koya in a dark way."
"But I have a question-"
Genichi's eyes slowly turned serious when he looked at Ogata.
"In this plan of yours... you are putting yourself in considerable danger."
"Attack Mount Koya head-on and attract the attention of the Toyotomi clan - if this part of the plan succeeds, countless members of the Toyotomi clan will come to kill you."
"And that's not the most troublesome thing."
"The most troublesome thing is afterwards."
"You are responsible for the frontal attack. The person who is most likely to bear the reputation of 'attacking Buddhism' is you."
"Even if there are so many dangers and troubles...do you still want to carry out your plan?"
"Of course." As soon as Minamoto's words fell, Ogoni said loudly without hesitation, "The key to the success of the plan I just mentioned lies in whether the people lurking in the back mountains can accurately detect the Toyotomi clan.
movements, find and capture the Toyotomi clan’s stronghold.”
"This is a bit of a test of luck."
"Therefore, in order to ensure success as much as possible, the number of people responsible for lurking in the back mountain must be as large as possible and as strong as possible."
"There must be as many people lurking in the back mountains as possible, so there must be as few people as possible responsible for attacking in the front to attract attention."
"To attract the attention of the Toyotomi clan with as few people as possible, and at the same time, the party responsible for the frontal attack must also have a way to withstand the siege of the army sent by the Toyotomi clan - thinking this way, it is the most suitable for this task.
It must be me."
"For me now...even if all the Toyotomi clan members from Mount Koya come to attack me, I have the confidence to protect myself and even fight against them."
"If I alone attract the Toyotomi clan's attention, everyone else can devote themselves to the reconnaissance of the back mountain."
"Lord Yuan Yi, I know all the troubles and dangers you just mentioned."
Ogata paused, then smiled and said in a calm tone:
"But these so-called troubles and dangers... are nothing to me."
"I am already an 'enemy'."
"It doesn't matter to me whether I have more titles of 'Buddha's enemies'."
"Anyway, I'm already in a state where it's difficult to show my true colors to others, and I'm not afraid of getting a bad reputation."
"No need to worry about me."
"I came up with this plan after carefully considering my situation and the trouble I might encounter in the future."
Genichi looked at Ogata's expression and eyes seriously.
After a while, Yuan Yi let out a silent sigh.
"...It seems that you are indeed ready to wake up."
"Since you are ready to wake up, Ogata-kun, then I won't be a mother-in-law anymore."
After finishing speaking, Yuan Yi raised his gaze and scanned the people around him.
"Personally, I think the 'woodpecker tactics' that Ogata mentioned just now are quite good and to my liking."
"Instead of continuing to be at a loss here like a headless fly, it is better to take a gamble and attack the enemy's base camp immediately. Maybe Xiaolin is really in Mount Koya now. Even if Xiaolin cannot be found, she can still be caught.
Some senior members of the Toyotomi clan."
"What do you think?"
Asai, who had always supported taking Koyasan directly, immediately nodded in agreement.
Mamiya was silent at first.
After a while, I heard him ask Ogata in a deep voice:
"Ogata-kun, let me confirm with you once again: you are really aware of your 'woodpecker tactics', right?"
"Yes." Ogata said.
"In that case...I understand."
Mamiya let out a long sigh, then nodded to Yuan.
Shimada, who had no independent opinion, saw that Mamiya, whom he usually trusted and relied on the most, nodded. After hesitating for a while, he quickly nodded along with Mamiya.
Makimura, who had just advocated getting information from Zuemon's mouth, had been thinking about it the longest.
He lowered his head, and after thinking for a long time, he finally nodded his head.
And at this moment, everyone suddenly saw A-Machi walking up to Ogata with an expressionless face.
Seeing Amachi slowly walking up to Ogata, many people present thought that Amachi was going to rebuke Ogata angrily.
After all, the "woodpecker tactics" that Ogata mentioned just now are extremely dangerous to Ogata himself. He has to single-handedly attract all the firepower of the Toyotomi clan, and he will be accused of "attacking Buddhism" afterwards.
However - when many people felt that Amachi was preparing to rebuke Ogata, Amachi only asked Ogata two simple questions in a calm tone:
"Have you really thought about it all? Are you ready?"
"Yes." Omiang smiled at Omachi in front of him. There was a hint of apology in the smile on his face, "If you want to fight against a behemoth like the Toyotomi clan, you have to make some sacrifices. I have already thought about it.
Okay, let’s get ready.”
"...Okay then. I understand." Atachi raised his head and smiled at Ogata, "Since you are ready to think and realize...then I won't say anything more."
Minamoto himself was also surprised that Atachi only asked Ogata these two simple questions.
However, Yuan Yi didn’t ask any more questions and said more.
After seeing that Atachi also agreed, Genichi said loudly:
"Since everyone agrees with Ogata-kun's 'woodpecker tactics', let's not waste time here! Let's start taking action immediately!"
"Mamiya."
Yuan Yi looked at Mamiya.
"Can I leave the task of finding the carriage to you?"
"Leave it to me." Mamiya replied immediately without even hesitating, "I will try to get the carriage now."
After that, Mamiya held Vairocana on his waist and ran all the way out of the sight of Ogata and others.
"Basically all the residents of Osaka have fled... How did Mamiya-senpai get a carriage?" After watching Mamiya leave, Shimada couldn't help but ask Genichi.
"I don't know." Yuan Yi smiled, "I don't know where I can find a carriage at this time."
"But feel free to leave the task to Mamiya."
"I've never seen any task that Mamiya can't complete."
"Master Gendai." Asai suddenly interrupted, "We are going to Mount Koya now... So what should we do with the people we have captured so far...?"
Asai nodded towards the place where Zuemon and others were imprisoned, and then towards the place where Hatsuko and Shibata were imprisoned.
"That's a good question..." Genichi raised his hand and touched the beard on his chin, "Zouemon and the others... let's try to hide them somewhere first, and deal with them later later."
"As for that Hatsuguang and that Shibata..."
Yuan Yi thought deeply.
"...We might as well fulfill our previous promises to them and let them go free."
"Master Gendai." Asai glared, "Are you sure?"
"Originally, I wanted to keep them until some time later when I thought of any questions, and then continue to ask them questions." Yuan Yi shrugged, "But now, we no longer have the time to leisurely ask them questions."
"They have provided us with so much information, and yet we keep imprisoning them on the grounds that we might have questions to ask them later. It is not kind."
"How about just letting them go free?"
"Are you asking us 'how'?" Asai twitched the corner of his mouth, "Now you have the final say in Calabash House."
"Since you want to let those two people go free, then naturally we won't have anything to say."
It was Genichi and the others who captured Hatsumi, and Ogata didn't care whether Hatsune stayed or went, so naturally he wouldn't have any objections to Genichi's decision to "let them both go free."
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Ogata and his party came to the room where Hatsuko and Shibata were temporarily placed.
The room used to house these two people was a relatively clean utility room. As soon as everyone entered the room, they saw the two people huddled together in the corner.
Looking at the sudden attack of the large group of people, Shibata, who was conservative in temperament, tried to remain calm, but Hatsuko was really calm. He raised his eyes and glanced at Ogata and the others, then silently put his gaze away.
Yuan Yi didn't say much.
After entering the room, he winked directly at Makimura and Asai beside him.
The two of them nodded at the same time, then stepped forward and untied the hemp ropes that bound Hatuguang and Shibata's hands and feet.
"I promised you before: As long as you can answer all the questions I asked, I will let you go free." Yuan Yi replied, "Now - I fulfill my promise."
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"You two, go wherever you want to go now."
Touching his wrists that still had deep binding marks, Shibata was stunned. He looked at his wrists blankly, and then looked at Ogata and others in front of him.
As for Chu Guang - her expression was quite calm from beginning to end.
After she looked at her hands that were free again with an expressionless face, she asked Yuan Yi something that made the old man raise his eyebrows slightly:
"You... are you planning to go to Mount Koya now to settle accounts with the Toyotomi clan?"
"How do you know that we are planning to go to Mount Koya next?" Genichi did not shy away from it, and there was no need to shy away from Hatsumi and the others about this kind of thing.
Just listen to Yuan Yi smiling playfully, and then ask:
"The place where you two are being held, and the place where we were talking just now... It's impossible for you to hear our conversation from such a long distance, right?"
"This is what I speculated." Chu Guang replied softly, "Before, you told us that you might have other questions to ask us later, so you can't let us go free for the time being."
"As a result, after such a short period of time, you suddenly changed your mind and agreed to let us leave."
"To be able to make such a big change in your thoughts suddenly... I guess there is only one possibility - you have decided to do something that you can't take care of me for the time being."
"Remember what I just told you before: the Toyotomi clan has established their largest stronghold in Japan in Mount Koya, and how few people like you dare to attack Ryusuji Temple at any time... You
It’s not difficult to speculate on what we will do next with a high probability.”
"Hoho..." Genichi let out a weird laugh and cast an unabashed look of admiration at Hatsuguang, "He is indeed a rebellious nin who has been able to lurk in Iga for so long... This kind of character, and this
Such intelligence and keenness are really rare. Can you tell me how old you are this year?"
"...14."
"14?" A bit of surprise appeared in Yuan Yi's eyes, "You look and feel like you are 16 or 7 years old."
"I just look naturally a little more mature than other people." Chu Guang responded, "My height is also a little taller than the average woman, so it is easy for people to mistakenly think that I am older."
"You are only 14 years old... I understand why Jijiu chose you as his successor." After praising Chu Guang again, Genichi nodded happily, "You are absolutely right. We
Next, I plan to go to Mount Koya to settle accounts with the Toyotomi clan."
As soon as Yuan Yi finished speaking, Chu Guang immediately interjected as if he couldn't wait:
"If that's the case, can you take me with you?"
"Huh?" Chu Guang's sudden request was beyond Yuan Yi's expectation, causing Yuan Yi to frown slightly.
As if he was afraid that Yuan Yi would directly reject him, Chu Guang didn't give Yuan Yi any chance to speak, and shouted one sentence after another:
"You are very strong."
"That Jijiu, and that branded woman, they don't even have the strength to fight back against you."
"Right now, most of the combat forces are concentrated in Osaka, and the garrison strength in Koyasan is extremely empty."
"And that guy Toyotomi Nobuhide is most likely in Mount Koya now, and that Yoshihisa... is most likely on his way back to Mount Koya now."
"If it were you, it might be possible to inflict heavy damage on the Toyotomi clan, or... directly kill Toyotomi Nobuhide or Yoshihisa!"
"I can let Toyotomi Nobhide go, but only Yoshihisa, I can't let him go no matter what!"
"Even if I can't kill him with my own hands, I still want to watch him die with my own eyes!"
"So - please!"
Chu Guang lowered her head to everyone, her tone becoming more sincere.
"Please take me to Mount Koya with you!"
"I dare not say how strong I am, but I can promise that I will never hold you back!"
"Although I am not familiar with Mount Koya, I am very familiar with the Toyotomi clan...especially Iga."
"Take me with you. My knowledge about the Toyotomi clan and Iga may be able to help you!"
"Please!"
Chu Guang's tone was so humble that he almost knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yuan Yi and the others.
Her little follower Shibata asked Hatsuko in a low voice with an anxious look on his face:
"Miss Chuguang, what are you talking about? Are you going to act with these people who don't even know their names?"
"Be quiet." Hatsumi said to Shibata in a firm tone and a concise reply.
Hatsumi's brief response made Shibata immediately droop his head like a defeated rooster, not daring to say anything more to Hatsumi.
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My lifelong dream is to have a housekeeper like Mamiya or a girlfriend like Mamiya in the future. If I could have a girlfriend like Mamiya, I would become a useless person on the spot! Who can refuse one?