He ran up with an arrow step, his thighs bent slightly, and made a [Kuixing Kick Fight] posture, kicking Takizawa's abdomen hard.

【Poof————】

As the saying goes, if you are beaten ten times, you will not be beaten by an elbow, not to mention, Wise Kogoro is completely a knee force this time, fast and ruthless, and the effect of the attack caused is far more than an elbow.

Takizawa was kicked squarely, and it hurt terribly, and at the same time, because the internal organs in his body were all affected by this blow, he suddenly felt Venus rising, his eyes were dizzy, and his stomach was also a burst of acid regurgitation.

【Wow————】

A stomach full of sour water made him vomit.

With the help of his bending over and vomiting, Wise Kogoro rushed up and kicked it————

[Ah!! 】

The middle door!

Takizawa was lying on the ground while screaming with a mouthful of vomit in his mouth.

I thought that Wise Kogoro was already drunk, and it must be nine out of ten to take him down, but I didn't expect that Wise Kogoro, who was drunk, became even more fierce.

[Don't ———— don't come!! 】

Takizawa's originally handsome face is now full of fear, he knows that once a person is drunk, what he does is completely no longer controlled by the brain, and Wise Kogoro is in this state now, and if he continues to fight like this, he will be killed by him.

[Imai, you bastard! Hurry up and get out of here! …… Don't let me die! 】

This is really interesting, if you are not sent to death alone, do you have to involve the other party?

However, these words did remind Akechi Kogoro, who was not yet fully conscious———— there were still people lying in ambush on the deserted streets!

Before he could react, a voice came from behind him.

[Stop!! 】

If you want to put the past aside, the wise Kogoro will ignore it.

But this time, he only glanced back, and immediately stopped.

There were five or six people standing behind him, three of them, with iron cannons in their hands, facing him.

No matter how high the kung fu is, he is afraid of foreign guns.

Wise Kogoro, the wine woke up in an instant.

The hero doesn't suffer the loss in front of him, the other party has a musket in his hand, and I'm afraid he will really admit it today.

But what————

He wasn't sure what the other party's purpose was?

Do you want to tie up tickets? Or do you want to extinguish your mouth?

Forget it, let's take one step at a time.

Wise Kogoro threw the sword at his waist on the ground, along with the scabbard, and threw away the ribs, and then made a gesture of surrender.

However, he [cooperated] so much, but it made the tense other party feel a burst of surprise, I thought that he would start a vicious battle with this adult, but I didn't expect the other party to be so refreshing, so he admitted defeat.

Suddenly they had the feeling of hitting their fists on cotton.

However, no matter what, as long as the goal was achieved, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

A thin-faced man stepped forward and tied Akekogoro's hands with a rope.

Interestingly, as if he was worried that the rope was not tight enough, after he tied it, he looked at Akechi Kogoro twice and added two more dead knots.

[Hey, I say, what is your purpose?] 】

【……】

The man wasn't going to answer, but the former wise Kogoro's arm took him to his companion.

[Say a word.] 】

【……】

[Are you a thief and a bad party, and you want to do the business of kidnapping tickets and killing people? 】

【……】

[Let me declare first, our family is not here, if you tie up the ticket, it won't work.] 】

【……】

[What is your surname?] 】……

Under the words of wise Kogoro, the man finally felt annoyed.

[Why do you ask so much!] Just follow us! 】

Wise Kogoro shut up immediately.

However, from this person's words, the wise Kogoro can roughly judge that this group of people is just a little minions, the real black hand, on top! ————

I'm afraid that even this taciturn man doesn't know what their specific actions are for?

【Hey————】

Just when the matter was finished and everyone was about to escort Wise Kogoro out of here, Takizawa, who was on the ground, wailed:

[Imai, you bastard, help me! ] 】

It turns out that this guy is still vomiting on the ground just now.

But it's not that no one wants to help him, it's just that ...... This guy vomited all over the ground, there was a sour smell in the air, and everyone frowned in disgust, not to mention helping him up, even if he was close to him, everyone was not happy.

In the end, it was the thin man, who seemed to be the [Imai] in Takizawa's mouth, stepped forward and helped Takizawa up with an expressionless face.

[Let's get out of here quickly, Maebashi Castle has a [Rakuza Le City], and there is no curfew at night! 】

【Okay!】 】

Everyone, including Takizawa, whose face was still pale, nodded yes......

The next morning, a cloth bag was delivered to Shibata Katsuki's desk.

The mouth of the cloth bag is opened, and on one side, there is a handful of ribs with exquisite texture and meticulous workmanship.

Generally speaking, the rib difference has only one effect, and that is to end itself, and there are not many opportunities to really use it to take the lives of others.

And this rib difference, the tail of the blade of the knife is out, one side is engraved with a papaya pattern, and the other side is written in Chinese characters:

In the tenth year of Tianzheng, the palace was first opened, the imperial land was restored, and all countries were auspicious.

The papaya pattern and these sixteen words are recognized by Shibata Katsuya————

It was when the shogunate was established, and the shogun gave five rulers, a sword, and a rib. And he Shibata Katsuya himself also has such a rib difference, and there is also a papaya pattern and these sixteen words, but the style of the rib difference itself is not the same.

However, this is also what makes Shibata Katsuya feel a headache.

On the other side, Kanamori said:

[Lord, this bag was deliberately thrown at the gate of the city, at that time, the city soldiers did not pay special attention, and even when they picked it up and saw the ribs inside, they wanted to keep it for themselves......]

[Those guys who don't know whether they are alive or dead, this kind of treasure given by the general, they also deserve it?! ] 】

[What the lord said is that Lord Shanlu has already punished them severely and expelled them from the city, but ...... What should I do now, not only did the wise lord not return all night, but he also did not have the ribs he carried with him, I am afraid that he would ...... Something happened! 】

[yes, that's what I thought, too. 】

Shibata Katsuya rubbed his temples and said with some bitterness:

[Young people just can't be trusted...... I was expecting to ask him to contribute to the tea party, but it seems that it was also extravagant...... How's the check? 】

[Back to my lord, someone saw that yesterday Wise Lord was in a dojo called [Akiba Dojo], and a group of people competed in kendo, and then at the end of the day, someone saw Wise Lord being sent out of the door by a man and a woman in the dojo. 】

【Autumn leaves dojo? 】

[My lord, it's a newly opened dojo, but it is said that the owner of the dojo, Takenomiya Hataro, used to work for the Takeda family in the past!] 】

[You mean to say that Wise Kogoro was given a ...... by the people of the dojo]

Shibata Katsuya didn't say the rest of the story, but Kanamori Nagaku had already understood it.

[Don't worry, sir, the Akiba Dojo has been blocked now, and I have already sent a catcher to trap everyone, that Takenomiya Hataro is in our hands now, and he can't escape! ] 】

[Well, did you ask for any information from their mouths?] 】

[No...... No. 】

[None?] 】

[Yes, sir, the people who sent Akechi-sama away last night were Ryo Nishikito, the eldest disciple of Takenomiya Botaro, and his granddaughter Tachiki Ayano, according to the two of them, they broke up when they sent Akechi-sama to Shikishima. 】

[Break up? Did anyone see it? 】

[Yes, yes, on Shikishima Avenue, someone saw Wise Lady walking alone...... But even if this is not the case, it is difficult to guarantee that Takenonomiya did not send another man, ambushed somewhere, and prepared to team a wise lord to attack! 】

[Well, what you said makes sense, there is a major suspicion in this dojo...... I'm afraid it's not enough to catch fast, so you can transfer ten more ashigaru to guard the dojo...... No one is allowed to enter or leave the dojo without my orders! 】

[Hi Yi! 】

[In addition, while searching and finding out the whereabouts of Master Zhi, remember to block the news, so that outsiders can't know that Lord Wise is missing, and when you track it down, you will announce it to the outside world...... Someone stole the treasure knife in the treasury! 】

[Hi Yi! 】……

Although Shibata Katsuya wanted to block the news, there were still people who knew about it.

For example, Hataro Takenomiya, who has been imprisoned

Takeru Sato entered the dojo as a headcatcher.

Because outsiders didn't know the relationship between him and Takenomiya Hataro, the master and apprentice were able to meet each other through the opportunity of inquiry.

In fact, as the first suspect, Takenomiya Hataro had already known the news, and Takenomiya Hataro was also slightly stunned when he heard that Chi Kogoro had been kidnapped, and he wondered:

[Ladies and gentlemen, please calm down first, Lord Akechi was indeed here with me yesterday, but he left last night...... Have you investigated this matter clearly? 】

[We have investigated very clearly, and the person who is with Wise Lord in the end is the person from your dojo!] Bamboo Palace! You hand over the wise man unscathed now, and we'll be the lightest. 】

Kanemori, who was in charge of investigating this matter, was almost out of control and yelled.

The seriousness of the situation, the opportunity is to find out the answer without thinking, within the scope of the Shibata family, a lord of the country who is on an equal footing with the Shibata Katsu family, suddenly disappeared on Lang Lang Street, this is definitely not a normal phenomenon, if you think about it from a negative angle, this is a great case. (To be continued.) )