Although Chikage is usually more serious and serious, she is not unkind, at least she will not turn a deaf ear to the strong wishes of her subordinates, but she will not bend the law casually because she has a good relationship with her subordinates. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Therefore, without Ling Bo's approval, October and the others had to pay a price if they wanted to go out during normal working hours, that is, they had to make up for double the training time they had lost during the day at night.

After hearing this, the other people got together and discussed a few words, and finally agreed to accept this quid pro quo, and no one raised objections and no one bargained.

This surprised Chikage a little, it turned out that the members of the team were already so united. Of course, maybe that's just about it.

Now that the conditions had been negotiated, there was no reason why Chikage should not agree to their request, and the group changed direction and headed towards the shopping street.

As Araki said, the streets were really much more lively than usual.

Although it was still early, every store was ready to open early. There are even long queues in front of some popular stores, and everyone is here for today's promotion.

The celebratory atmosphere is also quite strong, with banners, flowers, lanterns and other festival supplies in place, a joyful scene.

"Hey, this kind of holiday scene always makes people feel inexplicably excited. ”

I couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, a lot of stores have discounts, at least 5% off, so I really want to buy things with my mother. ”

Xixia very much agrees with the words. She really wanted to move all those discounted items back home at the moment, but unfortunately her house was a little far from here. She lives in the regimental dormitory on weekdays, and only goes home to reunite with her mother during the holidays.

"Okay, then we'll wander around and buy whatever we want. ”

October is a rare curiosity to shop, perhaps just for fun, and her family doesn't need to save money by buying discounted goods.

"Let's go, let's go. ”

After responding to her proposal, several people wandered around the street.

Almost all the people in the shopping street know Chikage, Tsuki, and Break.

Chikage has long been famous, and October and Tsunade are remembered for their outstanding performances in the God Worshipper Tryout.

Especially broken, with a special identity, and making such a big move in the duel with Nakajima, it is naturally impressive.

Knowing the three of them, it is natural to know that they are the heroes who have regained the sacred contract.

This brings them a lot of convenience, when buying things, the attitude of the merchants is both polite and cordial, and they also sell half and give half away on the basis of discounts.

The five of them enjoyed this preferential treatment, and they were a little fluttery for a while.

Only there was a different kind of unreality, he always felt that the way others looked at him was different from the way they looked at them, and he could be sure that this was not an illusion caused by his own heart.

The eyes of those people looking at him, although they all looked warm and friendly on the surface, always inadvertently showed a hint of embarrassment, as if they were just hiding the previous suspicions and avoidances to a deeper level.

This made him feel very uncomfortable, and he lost most of his good mood for shopping.

What exactly is he going to do to get people to free him from the shadow of the previous generation?

In the time that followed, he could only follow Araki in frustration, relying on Araki's tall body to hide himself, trying not to let others pay attention to him, and not to meet the strange eyes of others, and finally became a completely inconspicuous porter.

Several people spent half a day wandering around in the morning, and only started their daily training after returning to the regiment headquarters in the afternoon.

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On the day of the purification ceremony, all the members of the regiment gathered at the training ground at five o'clock in the morning, and except for the few people who stayed behind, the rest of the people went to the foot of the Ten Thousand Gods Mountain to welcome the holy weapon.

All personnel who are out on a mission are to rush back before this time, and all are suspended, regardless of whether the mission is completed or not.

The same is true for the Scarlet Knights.

After all, the Sacred Weapon Purification Ceremony is the most sacred, grandest, and rare ritual in the Divine Domain, and everyone attaches great importance to it.

Therefore, the afternoon before the ceremony, Matsuo, who was outside, also rushed back to the Divine Domain as required.

As soon as he returned, he heard about Shirakawa's death, and his family told him that Ling Bo had come to the house and hoped that he would take the initiative to contact her when he returned.

Matsuo immediately contacted Limbo.

Ling Bo was relieved to learn that he had returned safely, but she was busy with the purification ceremony and did not have time to meet him for the time being, so she made an appointment with him to meet him outside the city in the evening.

That night, both of them arrived in time for the woods where they had last met.

Ling Bo didn't even bother to greet Matsuo when he saw it, and asked straight to the point: "Matsuo, you already know about Shirakawa." Do you have any clues?"

"I only found out today. I really didn't expect that not long after I left, he was killed. ”

Matsuo clenched his fist in grief and slammed it into the trunk of the tree beside him, and the dark shadow of the tree shook violently and fell many leaves.

"Unfortunately, I don't have a clue right now. Captain, have you found anything these days?"

Limbo shook his head weakly, "No. I went to the Recon Captain two days ago, and they don't seem to get any evidence from there. Although Shirakawa's body was dissected, it is only known that he was injured by a heavy object and died due to severe damage to his internal organs. This is too broad to lock down the suspect. Who do you think could have done it? Could it be Yukichimemaru?"

"Yukichimemaru uses illusions, so it doesn't seem to have anything to do with heavy objects. ”

"I know, but I asked Shirakawa's family and the people of the Knights, he hasn't had any conflicts with anyone recently, and no outsiders have broken into the Divine Domain, the only thing I can think of is that he was discovered by him while investigating Yukichimemaru, and then he was killed and killed. ”

"No way. Shirakawa's strength is no worse than Yukichimemaru, how can he easily die in his hands?"

"This is also something I have always been unable to figure out, unless someone joins forces with Yukichimemaru. ”

Ling Bo stopped to look at Matsuo when he said this, her serious and thoughtful eyes were quite cold and sharp, and Matsuo felt a little uncomfortable.

"No matter what, I will find out the murderer and avenge Shirakawa. Captain, this matter is a matter for the Knights, and it is better not for you to interfere, lest you be caught. ”

"No, Shirakawa is likely to die because of me, and I can't leave this matter alone. By the way, what I asked Shirakawa to do, he said before his death that there was already a clue, do you know what the clue is?"

Matsuo hesitated for a moment, thought for a moment before returning, "He doesn't seem to have told me this." After we met here last time and went back, the boss sent me the next mission, and I didn't have time to think about it, so Shirakawa was always doing it alone. ”

Ling Bo sighed softly: "Alas, then there is really no way to find out. Why do you always feel like you're being led by the nose lately?"

"Don't worry, after the purification ceremony, we will investigate slowly, and we will never let the murderer go unpunished. Matsuo reassured.

"Hmm. By the way, although you didn't have time to participate in the investigation of Yukichimemaru, you should be careful lately, just in case. Let's go back separately for today. ”

After the two of them finished talking, they left the woods one after the other, and Ling Bo looked at Matsuo's back meaningfully from behind, always feeling a little strange......