Hearing Kido Takayoshi say that the Satsuma samurai might use assassination against the government, Ito Hirobumi felt a pang in his heart.

"Be careful! Shunsuke! ......" Kido Takayoyo looked at Hirofumi Ito and said meaningfully.

Hirofumi Ito suddenly remembered the dream he had that night when Kido Takayoshi died, Kido Takayoshi spurted blood from his mouth to warn him, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Takayo Kido in front of him disappeared, and Hirobumi Ito instantly sobered up.

He looked around and found that he was still in this Japanese-style room that he had lingered in many times, and only Chiyoko Akikawa, a young geisha he knew well, was by his side.

"What's wrong? Is the sir feeling unwell? Do you want to lie down for a while? Chiyoko asked with concern.

"Chiyoko, I'm so sorry, I suddenly remembered, there is an important matter that needs to be handled, and now I have to go." Hirobumi Ito looked up at the clock in the corner, got up and said to Chiyoko, "What a faux pas." ”

"You're welcome, sir." Chiyoko knelt and bowed to Hirobumi Ito, looked up at him who was a little shaky, and asked with some concern, "Sir, will it be inconvenient to go to errands?" Why don't you wait for me to prepare a bowl of decanting soup for my husband? ”

"No need, time is tight, I'm leaving." Ito Hirobumi bowed slightly and said goodbye to Chiyoko, who bowed again, turned around and took Ito's coat, and stepped forward to help him put it on.

Hirobumi Ito tried to stabilize his body and walked quickly to the door, Chiyoko looked at his departing back, and somehow felt a throbbing of unease in her heart.

After Hirobumi Ito left. Chiyoko felt a little tired. Then he took a nap at his desk.

I don't know how long it took. An explosion and several shrill firecrackers woke her from her sleep.

She got up and went to the window, looked out, and immediately saw a thick black smoke rising in the distance.

Just as she was terrified, there was a sudden knock in the door behind her, and she turned around and immediately saw a geisha dressed in a colorful kimono.

This geisha is very pretty, and she is slightly older than Chiyoko. He is also tall, but at a glance, his temperament seems to be a little stiffer.

As soon as she saw her, Chiyoko's face immediately changed.

"It's ...... you"

"Long time no see, Chiyoko." The other party smiled and said in a rough male voice.

Although this person's face is beautiful, when he speaks, he speaks with a completely man's accent.

This geisha is the deputy leader of the strange team under Lin Yiqing, known as the "Banshee with a Thousand Faces".

Ever since Lin Yiqing asked him to pretend to be Chiho Kirino. He fell in love with the profession and learned how to make masks from Lin Yiqing. Play as you want.

"You...... When did it come? What to do? Chiyoko asked as she tried her best to calm herself.

"Why, I'm not welcome?" Hidehiko Sato noticed the food and drinks on several tables, sat down with a smile, took the chopsticks, took the dishes, and ate them.

"No, I'm just ......"

"Don't worry, I'm not here to take Mr. Ito's life." Hidehiko Sato looked out the window and smiled, "I just saw him coming out of you." ”

"Huh? ......" Chiyoko's face turned white.

"This cunning fox, he is a guy with a strong sense of crisis, and he may have a premonition that we are coming, so he ran away in advance." Hidehiko Sato said, took the wine glass, poured a glass of wine, sniffed it gently, and then drank it all.

"Maybe you heard something? ......" Chiyoko asked after easily calming herself down.

"No way. We came to Tokyo this time, and few people knew about it. Hidehiko Sato shook his head, "This guy was engaged in assassination in his early years, and I heard that he also burned the British Legation, so he was more sensitive to this kind of thing, so he avoided it in advance." But he can rest assured that he is not one of the goals set by the teacher for us this time. ”

"Oh......"

"But this person is also unkind enough, knowing that the woman he loves may be in danger, he didn't even remind him, it's too unkind."

Listening to Hidehiko Sato's words, Chiyoko's heart tingled.

"This time...... What do I need to do? Chiyoko asked in a slightly trembling voice.

"You here, it's one of the alternate hiding places chosen by the teacher, the teacher may or may not come, in short, it won't cause you much trouble, Chiyoko." Hidehiko Sato saw Chiyoko's frightened and uneasy appearance, and couldn't bear to scare her anymore, so he said with a smile.

"Oh......" Chiyoko's hanging heart let go.

"Who are you going to kill this time?" Chiyoko somehow, subconsciously asked again.

As soon as the words came out, she regretted it a little, and couldn't help but glance at Hidehiko Sato, who seemed to know what she was thinking, smiled, and said: "Although this is a very secret operation, Chiyoko is her own person, so it doesn't matter if I tell you." Our target is a high-ranking official in the government, and one of the targets that must be eliminated is the traitor Okubo Ritsu. In addition, there are people such as Yama Aritomo, Kayama Shiki, Iwakura Gushi, and Okuma Shigenobu. ”

Hearing Hidehiko Sato say the names of a large list of high-ranking government officials, Chiyoko's face changed again.

"As for Mr. Shunsuke Ito, the teacher didn't want to kill him. So you can rest assured! Hidehiko Sato smiled and put down his chopsticks, drank another glass of wine, and got up with a flick of his hand, "Okay, I have to go, my goal is still waiting for me." I'll come back to you again, Chiyoko, take care. ”

Before Chiyoko came back to her senses, Hidehiko Sato had already dodged out of the door and flipped away.

Unconsciously, Ito Hirobumi, who was riding in a carriage, came to the place where he met the Ruzuki sisters for the first time.

Because the government no longer levies taxes on the stalls, it promotes the development of commerce and entertainment in this area, so there are various artists performing here, and all kinds of opera performance venues along with teahouses, restaurants, restaurants, stalls, martial arts and acrobatic venues have sprung up, becoming a concentrated place for Tokyo people to appreciate folk skills, and it is also one of the most lively places in Tokyo.

It is also a great place for foreigners in Tokyo to relax and have fun.

Coming here, Ito Hirobumi's eyes were unconsciously attracted by those juggling artists.

Not far from them, a group of people formed a large circle and watched the monkey show.

At this time, there were many onlookers, and it formed a thick wall of people, but Ito Hirobumi was sitting in the carriage, and he looked out from the carriage so that he could see clearly without crowding.

In the circle, several topless jugglers are waving whips in their hands, shouting while driving the monkeys to do various performance actions, seeing a few monkeys in ridiculous clothes from time to time to make a cute performance action, the surrounding people from time to time let out bursts of cheers and happy laughter. Sokushima Tanetomi and Ito Hirobumi, who were in the same car, couldn't help but laugh.

Smiling and smiling, Ito Hirobumi seemed to remember something, and the smile first froze on his face, and then disappeared little by little.

Soetomi Tokushima noticed the change in the expression on Hirobumi Ito's face, and his laughter stopped abruptly.

"What's wrong? Ito-kun? Are you uncomfortable? He asked with concern.

"I'm fine." Hirobumi Ito shook his head and asked rhetorically, "Vice Island-kun, do you remember, when was the last time you saw this monkey show?" ”

"Of course I do." Vice Island Chongchen nodded, "The last time I was in Beijing City, I saw it on the way back after negotiating with the prime minister of Qianguo and the ministers of the Yamen. He recalled that day that he and Yanagihara Maemitsu went to the prime minister's yamen again to negotiate, and from the mouths of the two stupid ministers Mao Changxi and Dong Sui, he once again got the words of "Moss Bay will not return to the king", and the joy of having everything under control appeared again, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again.

When they saw the monkey show that they could often see on the way home, they thought of the two ministers who had been circled by their diplomatic rhetoric, and they all laughed in unison. After returning to Japan, Soejima Tanetomi also told Hirobumi Ito about it as a joke.

In the eyes of the vice-island ministers and Ito Hirobumi at that time, weren't the two ministers Mao Changxi and Dong Sui like monkeys driven by this juggler?

Sotomi Tokushima suddenly understood the intention of Hirobumi Ito's question, and the smile on the corner of his mouth disappeared suddenly.

"Vice Island-kun, don't you think that today, like this monkey, we have been tricked by a Qianguo person?" Hirobumi Ito sighed and asked.

"Yes." Vice Island Tanechen's face suddenly became gloomy, "I originally wondered why Saigo-kun would appoint a Qianguo man to command his subordinates, but now that I think about it, this Qianguo person is really terrifying." ”

"I really suspect that behind this person, there is a Qianguo government that is making trouble." Ito Hirofumi said, "Vice Island-kun, this person's name is Lin Yiqing, and Lin Yizhe is of the same clan. ”

"This man...... Is it so scary? Sotomi asked, his voice unnatural.

"Lin Yizhe is the most terrible Qianguo person I have ever seen." Ito Hirofumi turned his head and looked at the deputy island Taneto, his face was full of solemnity, "And this person named Lin Yiqing, I seem to be able to see Lin Yizhe's shadow from his body......"

"After Lin Yizhe's death, such a fierce opponent appeared in Qianguo, and the government is now appointing some fools who are carried away by ambition and desire!" Sotomi Sotomi Sotomi sighed, "I really don't understand why Okubo-kun wants to use a guy like Shikiri Kayama again!" ”

"It's him......" Ito Hirobumi remembered Shikini Kayama's behavior, and he was angry, "A stupid and arrogant person like him will only drag Japan into the abyss of destruction!" (To be continued......)

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