The deputy chief looked slightly stunned, as if he had not expected to hear such words from her mouth in advance.

But this brief weakness in front of his subordinates did not last long. In fact, it may be over in a matter of seconds—the deputy chief coughed, regained his spirits, and roared at her with that earth-shattering force:

“...... Do such an unbelievable thing without permission, and then what?!"

Liu Quan was stunned for a moment, and then slowly, he bent his eyebrows, and showed a bright smile at him in such a dark night.

"Then, I'll wait for the deputy chief to clean up the aftermath for me. Such and such things, terrible things, bad things, tricky things...... Hasn't it always been the deputy chief who has taken over the solution?"

She said in a tone of course. However, if you listen closely, you will notice a suspicious tremor in her voice, as if she is trying to suppress her true emotions.

"It is because I believe in Mr. Kondo...... I believe that the deputy chief, everyone in the Shinsengumi will come to this point. ”

Earthwork: "......"

He seemed to be dumbfounded by her words for a moment, and he seemed to be choked by her words and did not know how to answer. In the middle of the night, there was a subtle emotion in his eyes that flickered for a moment, and then he coughed heavily and straightened up, as if to remind her that "we still have business to do."

“...... Don't say pretty things! Even then I won't be deceived by you! We'll wait until it's over this time for you to do it!"

The deputy chief snorted angrily, and then his face turned slightly solemn, and he became the deputy chief of the ghost who was wise and martial and could stop children crying at night (no).

"Well, now that we've killed Ito, the Tomb Guards won't stop there. He said in a deep voice.

"It is important to have men in place in advance to prevent them from coming to retaliate. ...... Maybe we should strike first?"

He pondered for a moment, then summoned Shimada to the side and whispered a few words to Shimada.

Shimada nodded and walked away.

Liu Quan: ?

Facing the disobedient subordinates with question marks on their faces, the deputy chief scribbled two sentences angrily.

"I asked him to call the city officials, and they said that there had been a private fight here, and that someone had been injured, and that he should go and inform the guards of the Imperial Tomb and carry a sedan chair to pick up Ito. ”

Liu Quan: ??

The deputy chief continued: "...... Then set up an ambush in this place. ”

Liu Quan showed a look of sudden realization.

"Are you going to wipe out the Imperial Tomb Guards?

The deputy chief glanced at her as if he couldn't stand it a little, and then continued: "You can't do this alone. I'll call ...... in a minute Both Nagakura and Harada came over. ”

He paused, his gaze becoming a little meaningful.

“...... You know why the three of you were ambushed here, right?" he asked.

Liu Quan first showed a question mark on her face, and before the deputy chief went berserk, she changed to a shocked expression.

...... How obvious, why didn't she think of it?!

Heisuke! The deputy chief wants her to rescue Heisuke in the chaotic battle that is bound to happen later! Sending Nagasura and Harada, who had the best feelings for Heisuke in the past, to come here because of this!

Liu Quan almost sighed.

...... With such good intentions, why did Heisuke die here in the end?!

She nodded at the deputy chief's gaze and said only one name.

"Heisuke?"

The deputy chief showed a look like "It turns out that you are not incurable" and nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes. He said, "If the Imperial Tomb Guards come to save Ito, there will be a fierce battle." Heisuke is a dead-eyed child, and he thinks that it was he who introduced Ito to the Shinsengumi that brought Ito to where he is today, so out of that stubborn sense of duty, he will not easily discard Ito......"

Liu Quan was stunned for a moment.

I didn't expect the deputy chief to analyze Heisuke's psychology so carefully. However, he couldn't count that his minions would kill Heisuke in order to show for their courage without knowing it.

"So, I need you to intervene in this fight. You, Eikura and Harada...... When you fight peace, lead him away and let him escape...... Don't let Heisuke and the others get in the way. Those people are unlikely to know...... Although I have confidence in Heisuke's skills, I think it is impossible for those ordinary soldiers to kill Heisuke, but we still need to be safe. ”

The deputy chief said this, but sighed slowly.

"When Heisuke offered to leave with Ito, because he was still responsible for Ito, I was probably waiting for this day...... I just didn't expect this day to come so quickly. ”

He said thoughtfully.

Liu Quan: Eh?!What's going on?!Did the long-awaited and rare [Deputy Chief's Sincere Words] suddenly start?!

She showed a look of surprise from the goodness (?), and nodded silently in cooperation, with a sad look - in fact, she was indeed saddened that Heisuke's fate had come to this point, and paused before she continued: "Heisuke...... I will understand the feelings of the vice president and Mr. Kondo...... Right?"

The last question word might as well not be added. It seemed as if the sentence she responded to did not comfort the deputy chief at all.

The deputy chief raised his gaze and gave her a fierce look. He seemed to want to say something to her, but held back, and at last simply continued:

"Forget it. ...... That's why I'm here for Nagakura, Harada, and you. ”

Liu Quan: "......"

Why would the deputy chief treat him—or "her", she didn't believe that the clever deputy didn't see from beginning to end that she was a man dressed as a man—the baby tooth trusted?!

Trust to ...... Lian Heisuke, an important person who has been protecting and working together like the Director-General in the days of the trial guard hall, is like a "younger brother"-even the life and death of such a person can be handed over to her to protect?!

Liu Quan suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion in his chest suddenly surging up. The strange emotion almost choked her throat in an instant.

Deputy Chief, don't believe me...... I'm not the one you know and know...... In this plane, in this world, no.

Without hearing her response, the deputy chief glared at her fiercely again—only to see her inexplicably moved. That look seemed to satisfy him a little. He raised his head, glanced at the moonlight, and said, "Isn't it early...... Presumably, the Imperial Tomb Guards should have taken action. I'm going to rush back to the tunsho to find Nagakura and Harada. Until then, you're here to stay. ”

Liu Quan nodded, indicating that he understood. The deputy chief stood up, as if with a little disgust, and looked at Ito's body leaning against the wall beside the road.

"Got rid of him for me, thank you. He said without looking back, as if he were talking to himself.

Liu Quan was stunned and was silent for a second before he could keep up with the lines.

"No...... Actually, I'm for myself. She said honestly.

In fact, what she said was the truth, but the deputy chief didn't care. He snorted in disbelief, and instead of going into the nitty-gritty, he said something like "don't act rashly until the backup arrives," and strode in the direction he had come.

Liu Quan stared at his back. Perhaps because he didn't come here to perform official duties, the deputy chief didn't wear the light shallot-colored feather weave tonight. Seeing the moonlight cast a deeper shadow behind him, Liu Quan moved his lips, and the sentence "Mr. Hijikata" was almost on his lips, but he forcibly endured it.

It's like. It looks like it, and it sounds like a ...... And the person she knew and had hugged was almost like ...... The same person.

...... However, they are different people after all. She knows.

It seems that Kane-san also knows.

After the deputy chief walked away, Izumi Morikatsu walked out of his previous hiding place. There was still a trace of excitement on his face, a mixture of shock, joy, emotion, and nostalgia, and his face was filled with indescribable complexity.

This was hard to see on Kane-san's face, and Liu Quan couldn't help but look at him more, and then warned him, "Wait a minute, if the Imperial Tomb Guards arrive—"

"I know, I know, I'm telling me to hide and not do anything, right?" Unexpectedly, Izumi Mamoru replied in a slightly irritated and somewhat taken for granted.

Liu Quan was surprised, and Izumi Shoukan saw her expression, so he looked even more irritable (?).

"I mean, are you taking me for a fool?" he asked angrily, not forgetting to explain for himself, "The Imperial Tomb Guards are not marching back in time, they all recognize the members of the Shinsengumi." Even if I wear this haori, I won't become a famous character in the Shinsengumi like you, so what can I do if I arouse their suspicion?!"

Liu Quan was silent for a moment, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face, tilting his head slightly, and half-jokingly peeking at Izumi Morikaneda's angry face from below.

"I say, Kane-san—" She dragged out her voice mischievously, and then threw a large □□ at Izumi Mamoru Kaneta.

"When you talk about it, don't you have a little bit of ...... Jealous of me, huh?"

Izumi Mamoru was stunned for a moment, and suddenly burst out.

"Uh-huh, it's useless to act so easily now! Wait a minute, if you can't behave well, there will be a time for you to cry!!Hmph, if I didn't have the help of a handsome and powerful knife like me, maybe I would have fought hard...... No, but, unless it's a time-traveling march, I won't-"

Liu Quan burst out laughing. For some reason, the tension before the big war has inexplicably disappeared.

"Got it, got it. Kane-san, wait a minute, you can go a little further and be responsible for collecting the situation reports that everyone brought back from all directions. She said with a smile, and sent Fu Fushen a little farther away without a trace.

Izumi Morikatsu stared at her a little suspiciously.

I said...... Don't you really want me to go away and do anything here?"

Liu Quan: "......"

She felt angry and funny for a while, and she didn't know whether she should be relieved that "Ah Kane-san turns out that her emotional intelligence is still online", or whether she should be angry that "don't you believe in my personality like this!".

"Even if it were, how could I have told you now!" she retorted with a smile, driving him down the alley to Kane-san's whoa-wah.

When Kane-sang's figure was also far away, the smile on Liu Quan's face slowly disappeared.

"Heisuke......" she whispered the name, feeling a pang of compassion.

Although she knew it was just wishful thinking, she still stood at the intersection of Shichijo-dori and Yakoji-dori and looked at the streets that were still empty at night.

"Isn't it okay to live like this, Heisuke? everyone, they all want you to live so much......"

But that's just her wayward statement.

Fujido Heisuke, tonight must die. Because only in this way can the world be preserved, and others can live in peace and ignorance.

Liu Quan listened to the sudden sound of footsteps in the distance, from far to near, and smiled bitterly.

Sometimes, it's really a bit ...... Hate your mission?

The author has something to say: October 30:

Ah, I seem to have forgotten to say it......

In this long plot where the deputy chief appears, the knife man is not the protagonist, but the sister is.

So there isn't much plot to open the harem, but to reveal the truth through the girl's perspective.

Well, because I like the deputy chief, so I must use the plot of the deputy chief's appearance as the truth line to write hhh