CHAPTER XXVII

Of course, the government department does not have to worry about fires and riots. This kind of government building must have been built with various problems in mind. Including fire and waterproofing, and even natural disasters or something.

And this meeting was attended by high-level leaders of various factions, both old and new. The entire government hall was defended by more than 400 elite soldiers in full armor. Not only muskets, but also the latest European-style revolvers, as well as eight guns. With this kind of formation, even thousands of regular troops could not have captured this building.

But just because they're not in danger doesn't mean they won't panic. In particular, Yamaprefecture Aritomo is the number one person in charge of public security in Kyoto. This guy now feels like all the big guys in the entire conference room are killing him with their eyes.

Youpeng in Shan County panicked. He was experienced and knew that such riots were often not terrible in themselves. What is terrible is the chain reaction caused by the riots. And, most crucially, if the riots were man-made, many important locations in Kyoto would now have to be staffed. But the pain is that he is now trapped in the government affairs hall and can't get out at all.

When he received the news for the first time, he actually had a faint feeling. It's all very familiar. It is very similar to the so-called conspiracy to burn Kyoto reported by Fujita last night. But he thought about it for a moment, and sane didn't speak. Last night's incident has been settled by many bigwigs, and it is just nonsense. If you open your mouth at this time, it will be equivalent to slapping more than a dozen bigwigs in the face, and the consequences will ......

The military bigwigs have already signaled that they are ready to call in the army to quell the chaos. Once the army intervened, Shan Shan Youpeng's entire political career was completely over. Thinking of this, he could only stand up with his head stubborn.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am the head of the Kyoto Police Department. Now that there is a riot in Kyoto, I need to return to the police department immediately and direct my subordinates to quell the riot. It's my duty. ”

At times like these, the danger on the streets is self-evident. But there are friends in Shanxian who can't say it, and if he doesn't take practical action at this time. Sometimes, even if his own teacher wants to protect him, it is impossible.

Sure enough, when he opened his mouth, many bigwigs took a look at him. At least this person is still responsible. Okubo Ritsu, who presided over this meeting, even specially allocated 30 soldiers to escort Yamaprefecture Aritomo back.

As soon as he stepped out of the scope of the police department, Yama County Youpeng felt that hellish atmosphere. As far as the eye can see, every building is burning. Obviously, there wasn't much wind, but the flames were so strong that people didn't dare to look at them directly. At first glance, it is clear that a large amount of combustible materials are used. He was now more certain that Fujita's intelligence was true. All of this was secretly planned by someone, and it is very likely that it is the Qing Guoren.

Youpeng in Shan County couldn't help but regret a little that he didn't use coercive measures against that Qing Guoren earlier. But now I can't care so much. Fujita is missing, and the person who knows him best is not there, and Yama Prefecture Aritomo can only wait to attack. The top priority is to survive this riot safely, and then look for Fujita and the Qing people.

A soldier suddenly rushed up and pulled him back. Not far away, a canister exploded. The scorching flames almost suffocated Youpeng in Shanxian County. He saw that it was thrown by a ronin. The other party did not stop, but just glanced at them with a hateful look, and then turned and ran away.

The soldiers around him wanted to chase, but Shan County Youpeng stopped him.

"Don't chase it, the most important thing for us now is to go back to the police station, gather all the police, and stabilize the situation. Ensure the security of the arsenal, as well as the archives. ”

Just when Youpeng in Shan County was desperately rushing back, Lu Qiming had already led someone to open the door of the police station's arsenal. The riots in the streets have thrown the entire police station into chaos. At such a moment, the police of this era were far less professional than later generations. They don't know how to protect key departments. Rather, there were large numbers of scattered attempts to put out fires, or to stop riots.

The arsenal, which was held by less than ten guards, was quickly opened by Lu Qiming. Inside are the Kyoto Police Department's stockpile of muskets, gunpowder, swords, explosives, and other weapons.

Lu Qiming doesn't look down on these things. But the ronins behind him couldn't bear it anymore.

"Take whatever." With Lu Qiming's order, thirty ronins rushed into the weapons depot, and after a while, they were full of standard swords and spears from the police station, and they also changed into police uniforms.

A ronin ran over and just told him that there was a pair of soldiers in Shan County, and they arrived in a few minutes. Lu Qiming thought for a moment, and then found a bunch of explosives.

He screwed the leads of all the explosives together and hid them behind another pile of explosives. A cigarette was lit and pressed against the lead to create an improvised timed explosive device. Then he quickly left.

Standing upstairs in the police department, Lu Qiming watched from a distance as you friends from Shan County led people straight to the weapons depot. It's just that as soon as they entered the courtyard, there was a violent explosion in the entire arsenal.

Seeing this, Lu Qiming couldn't help but be a little disappointed. He's not that kind of math genius, and he doesn't even smoke. There is no way to accurately estimate the rate at which the cigarette burns. Now it seems that cigarettes burn a little faster than estimated. As soon as Youpeng entered the yard, the bomb exploded before he entered the weapons depot. The timing is not perfect.

Moreover, Lu Qiming was not prompted by the main god, which means that the explosion just now did not kill him.

At this time, Yama County Youpeng had just woken up from the violent explosion. He felt pain all over his body. The explosion was somewhat far away and did not kill him. But the shockwave, along with all sorts of debris, still took a heavy toll on him. Looking around with difficulty, almost all of the thirty soldiers who came with him also fell. More than a dozen simply stopped moving.

There are friends in Shan County who can't help but feel sad in their hearts. Then there was a rush of footsteps, and then he saw a man in a police uniform rush in, and without saying a word, he pierced a soldier who was trying to get up. Then a group of killers in police uniforms rushed into the doorway. The yamen killed people when they saw them, and even if they didn't move, they were mended one by one.

Yama Senseo tried to draw his gun, but a killer noticed him and cut off his wrist with a single sword. But instead of mending the knife like the others, he kicked him away with one kick and then turned around and slashed like the others.

Some friends in Shanxian looked at their subordinates with tears in their eyes, and they lost their lives one after another. The sharp pain left him a little confused. In a trance, he vaguely saw a familiar figure walking over. It's that Qing Guoren.