Liu Quan barely held back a laugh that almost burst out of his throat, coughed, and suggested kindly, "...... Why don't you leave one or two people here to look after Ito's body, and at least send someone back to report to the bureau chief and deputy director...... This is not a state of affairs that you can decide at will, and if the Shinsengumi miss the opportunity to control the situation due to delay, who of you can afford the wrath of the deputy chief?"

The killer feature of [Deputy Chief's Wrath] is really effective. Those simple-minded young men who only thought about going out to kill people and didn't think about what they were going to do after killing people, their bodies trembled involuntarily when they heard this, and they immediately shouted in a swarm:

"Yes, I have to report to the deputy chief quickly...... Even if you are scolded, you can't hide the development of the situation......"

"And this one...... What this guy said! If it's true or not, it's safest to let the deputy chief interrogate him!"

Liu Quan: "......"

She almost didn't laugh bitterly.

…… Hey, that's the person who used torture to pry open Kotaka Shuntaro's mouth, uncover the conspiracy of the radical ronin, and then let the Shinsengumi shine through the Ikedaya incident and appear on the stage of the end of the Edo period......

Really—what a feud?!

At this time, the few soldiers who wanted to finish Ito Kokotaro but came one step too late were still talking to each other.

"So who should be left here to guard ...... Who's supposed to go back and report ......?"

"That...... You can't let Kiyohara stay here, can you? What if it's a ploy?"

"But, if he really had a plan, it would be too ...... to kill Ito for that."

Liu Quan couldn't bear it.

"Have you discussed it? No one has come back to report the news?"

As if they didn't expect to be questioned by her suddenly, the people all turned their heads to look at her as if they were frightened.

"If you're not at ease, leave someone here to spy on me. She cheerfully proposed, "The others go back and call the deputy chief." …… It's always been his job to take care of such bad things, right?"

There seemed to be some lightness and nostalgia in that rhetorical question, and the young team members were stunned for a moment, as if they felt that there was no better solution for the time being, so they quickly divided the work according to her proposal.

As the three of them were about to leave, Liu Quan shouted behind them again.

"Hey, Dashi. ”

Shinsengumi's "human slash" Shojiro Oishi turned around.

He was an ordinary-looking young man with dark eyes and thin cheeks, who had carried out many assassination missions that did not see the light of day. This time, whether he was given such an order, or out of his own loyalty to Kondo, he decided to assassinate Ito Koshitaro on his own, and in history, he was the one who assassinated Ito.

Liu Quan smiled.

"When I went back to report to the deputy chief, remember that it was you who assassinated Ito. She said.

Dashi's eyes widened slightly for a moment. That gloomy temperament seemed to fade a little because of surprise.

Liu Quan continued: "...... Otherwise, do you want to report truthfully, 'I almost let Ito run away because I came too late, and in the end, Kiyohara succeeded in carrying out your order in my place, and I didn't actually do anything to complete this mission?'"

Dashi's eyes flashed, as if he had figured out the trick, and his face couldn't help but become more gloomy.

Ryuzumi smiled and continued casually, "Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds if you just report that 'I completed the task you assigned, and of course Ito is cunning and difficult, so in the process of assassination, thanks to Kiyohara's support,' wouldn't it be the best of both worlds." - The first credit is yours, and the reputation is yours, and I can explain why I'm here, right?"

Shojiro Oishi: "......"

There seemed to be a thick dark cloud in his eyes, and after rolling back and forth a few times, as if he finally understood the point of her words, he bowed his head in silence and ran in the direction in which he had strised.

Yanagizumi was left where he was, staring at the soldier surnamed "Miyata".

Although Miyata also seems to be very wary of her, it seems that because he is afraid of her force value, he has been wandering around and does not dare to approach her.

Of course, this behavior can also be interpreted as "carefully guarding Ito's body".

In the free time waiting for the deputy chief to arrive at the scene to clean up the aftermath, since it was very boring to stand here, Liu Quan began to think about something else

So when the hard-working deputy finally arrived with Shimada out of breath, Yanagizumi had almost completely taken all the information he wanted to know from Miyata's mouth.

For example, the deputy chief, and then the deputy chief, and the deputy chief

In short, she now knows that somehow, Miyata and Oishi were indeed blocked in the middle of the way by the Satsuma clan soldiers and surrounded. Later, if it weren't for the fact that the Satsuma clan soldiers "suspiciously messed up with themselves, or maybe someone took advantage of the night to make trouble for them", they might have been dragged down to the same place until now, let alone rushed to the oil trail to assassinate Ito.

Today's Shinsengumi hasn't changed much from what it was historically.

“…… If Mr. Yamanan is still around, maybe he can come up with a better way to stop Ito," Miyata said with a yearning on his face. It seems that he is not only a veteran sergeant, but also a chief blower.

After hearing this, Liu Quan was silent for a long time.

Finally, she raised her gaze to look at the moonlight, which seemed to be unexpectedly bright at this moment.

“…… No. Mr. Yamanan, who was threatened by Ito's existence...... Differences in ambition may also be one of the reasons, but ......"

She said something to herself that was difficult for Miyata to understand.

Miyata: "Hey, do you know Mr. Sannan too?"

Then, he saw a very strange look on the face of the suspected betrayer in front of him. As if he wanted to smile, his expression suddenly darkened because of the thought of something, and at last he heard the other man say:

“…… No. I don't know about him...... It's a pity. ”

When Kiyohara said the words "It's a pity", there seemed to be a hint of difficulty in his tone, making the syllables seem to be squeezed out of between his teeth, making his voice sound a little hoarse.

Miyata: ?

Although he did admire the chief in the past, that was all in the past. But...... This Kiyohara, when it comes to the chief, seems to be ...... Sad, isn't it......? He decided to leave the team and join the Imperial Tomb Guards because of ...... After all, if it weren't for the strict law of the bureau, Mr. Shannan would not have died—and the formulator of the law of the bureau would have come soon.

For some reason, Miyata suddenly felt a pang of worry. It's like an intuition is shouting.,There's some kind of unreal premonition.,As if if Kiyohara and the deputy chief meet later.,Maybe、Maybe something terrible will happen—

"Hey, don't do anything stupid!" the honest man Miyata was a little embarrassed, but for the sake of the little kindness that the person in front of him still had for the chief, he warned him.

Hearing this, Kiyohara turned his gaze as if he was surprised and glanced at him.

For some reason, Miyata always felt that the meaning of that glance seemed to be as if Kiyohara had really faced himself at this moment.

…… There was some subtle upset, but Miyata was strangely not thinking much of protesting or yelling at this guy.

So he just muttered angrily, "Don't underestimate people, boy!" as a protest, and didn't immediately pull out his knife to fight this arrogant boy.

And they don't have much time to fight. Because the deputy head of the Shinsengumi has already arrived in a hurry.

He didn't have time to greet or stage any drama about reuniting after a long absence, so he squatted down to inspect Ito's body, and inquired in detail about the incident—Oishi's narrative was becoming more and more flawed, but fortunately, Yanagizumi on the side was always able to help reasonably and skillfully at the critical moment, and bring his absurd story back to a convincing right path—finally, with a look of disbelief, the deputy chief thought for a while, and then instructed Oishi and Miyata to move Ito's body aside, Sitting with his back against the wall by the roadside, he pretended to be drunk and sat there, and then ordered Oishi and Miyata to go back to the camp first, and after the two left, he turned to the willow spring on the side.

"Do you think I'm a fool?" Don't you think that if you teach Dashi to say that, I won't be able to tell the truth of the matter!" The deputy chief snarled at her.

Liu Quan: "...... Ahaha. ”

She replied with a dry laugh, as she seemed not satisfied, and the deputy growled as he continued.

“…… Didn't I warn you not to act rashly! I didn't give you an order to kill or do anything to Ito! You just do what you should do! Didn't I already order the others to make arrangements for Ito!"

The slightly embarrassed smile on Liu Quan's face that had emerged because he was suddenly swept away by the deputy chief's anger slowly froze.

"I do what I have to do...... Is it. ”

She whispered a repetition of the key words in the deputy chief's words, and suddenly raised her eyes.

The eyes that looked like two black crystals were particularly bright in the moonlight, and there seemed to be a small flame beating in the depths of the eyes.

"At that time, they had not yet arrived...... And Ito is going to leave this place. Once we get back to the Guardians' quarters, we won't have such a good opportunity again......" she said slowly, articulately.

"So, I think, that's what I have to do. …… For Mr. Kondo, for you—"

"Eradicate the traitors of the Shinsengumi. ”

The author has something to say: October 29:

This week's list has a word count of 15,000 words, so it's almost equal to 3,000 words a day, and it will take five days.

I'm sorry I didn't update it yesterday.,I'm depressed because something happened.T_T

Then I didn't have any inspiration at night.,I felt better after re-watching the new selection group of Dahe drama.,So a new brain hole appeared.,It's expected to be written tomorrow.。

PS. Thank you CS bacteria for the mine ~~(づ ̄3 ̄)づ╭?=~