CHAPTER XXIV

Fujita felt a little uncomfortable. The whole body is weak, the hands and feet are sore, and the head is still a little drowsy. It feels like I was sick after a night of hard work last night, and I was in a hurry.

Most kendo masters know some medical skills. Fujita also knows a little. He just thought he was sick and didn't think much of it. In a daze, I didn't expect the carriage to go down a fork in the road. All the way to the backyard of a tavern.

The two peers, who were originally kind, suddenly became ruthless. Without the slightest softness, he directly dragged Fujita, who couldn't stand still, into the backyard of the tavern.

A strong smell of fire oil made Fujita sober up. He also sensed that something was wrong. It's just that I'm weak, and I can't resist the restraints of two adults at all. The things I had just eaten in prison were drugged. He understood, but there was nothing he could do. The effect of the drug has spread in full force, and it is difficult for him to even move now.

He barely looked up and saw dozens of barrels of unknown liquid piled up throughout the yard. It was certainly not wine, and he still smelled of fire oil under the cover of the smell of alcohol.

Fire oil here? He suddenly came to his senses, but the clarity of his mind did not allow his body to return to action. He could only look at the oil and was dragged helplessly into a hut on the side.

With a bang, Fujita was thrown directly to the ground. And the two police officers stood at the door like doormen, as if waiting for someone?

"Who are you? What do you want to do? Fujita roared as hard as he could, even if he was stupid, he now knew that the two colleagues in front of him might have another identity.

Yet no matter how much he asked, the two former colleagues were like sculptures. Stand motionless in the doorway.

At the same time, Lu Qiming left the police station and walked straight to the tavern. Behind him, two guards from Shan County followed him from a distance.

Even Lu Qiming has provided a perfect alibi. But there is one thing that Yamaguchi Aritomo agrees with Fujita. is that Lu Qiming must have a problem. The previous surveillance of Lu Qiming ended in an extremely strange and embarrassing way. This time, Youpeng in Shan County directly sent his own guards to come in person.

If you don't want to figure out, what exactly does Lu Qiming want to do. He had already secretly arrested the other party in prison and tortured him. But Lu Qiming's reputation in the police station is good, and he has a good relationship with many police officers. At such a sensitive moment, Youpeng in Shanxian does not want to disturb the morale of the army. That's why he sent his henchmen to monitor Lu Qiming to find out the real secret of the other party.

Seeing Lu Qiming enter a tavern, this is a relatively normal behavior. The two looked at each other and finally decided to follow. They weren't sure if they had been discovered. In case Lu Qiming is released from the surveillance, the two of them will not be able to eat and walk around. Recently, Mr. Shan Shan is very angry. Subordinates who can't tolerate mission failure.

The two walked into the tavern, and it was noon. The tavern was lively, almost full. The two noticed that a lot of people were eating and talking loudly. This makes the tavern very lively.

The diners in the tavern didn't seem to notice the two of them. The two looked around and did not find Lu Qiming's figure. This makes them a little impatient. Grabbed a passing waiter and asked.

"A guy in a police uniform just came in here, where did he go?"

The originally noisy tavern suddenly fell silent as if it had been pressed the pause button. The two police officers looked at them with some horror, and everyone in the entire tavern looked back at the two of them neatly.

They had a premonition that something was wrong and began to slowly retreat. But the back touched someone's shoulder. Looking back, a tall and strong man was blocking behind. At this time, half of the people in the entire tavern had already stood up, looking at the two of them with unkind eyes.

The two looked at each other and reached out to draw their guns. But it was already too late, and a dozen people squeezed them in the middle. At the same time, the surrounding crowd went out at the same time. The two of them must be at least swordsmen of the level of Kenshin of Scarlet Village, and the aura of the protagonist will have a chance to live. But it's clear they're not.

There were no screams, and someone reached out and grabbed their throats and covered their mouths at the first moment. And then the rest was a pop-pop sound. It was the sound of a knife stabbing into the body, pulling out and stabbing in.

After more than ten seconds, the two police officers, who didn't know how many knives they had been hit, completely lost their movements. The men, who had been turned killers by diners, dragged them into the backyard with ease. The rest of the people sat down again and began to eat and drink.

Several waiters cleaned up the blood from the ground. Soon the tavern was once again bustling with hustle and bustle. It's as if it never happened.

Fujita was already shouting when he ran out of strength when the door opened. There was a person who surprised him, but it was not unexpected, Lu Qiming.

"It's you, I know it's you. Who the hell are you? What do you want to do? Fujita struggled to get up, but failed.

"That's all? Now that we're face-to-face, you just want to know this? Lu Qiming said with some sarcasm. This silenced Fujita for a moment.

"Who was you that night?"

"It's me."

"It can't be. The person sent out by Mr. Fujita proves that you have been in the tavern. You drank there all night. How can you be in two places at the same time? ”

"Don't be so scary. It's a very simple question. Some of us are lying. No, no, no. It should be that we are all lying. I, the police, the whole tavern, were lying. After all, that's my subordinate, my tavern. ”

"You...... Did you buy them? Why is that? No, my two guys. They didn't defect, they were also bought by you. ”

"Hehe, I'm starting to understand." Lu Qiming changed to a more comfortable position and sat down. Then he spoke.

"Do you know what the police department's biggest weakness is? You instill in those young police officers the greatness of reform. Describe to them a bright future prospects. You tell them that they are fighting for a great cause.

This is the usual tactic of politicians. Even you are the dog of the new government under this brainwashing. But where I came from, there was a sentence that I thought was true. With your own employees, only talking about feelings and not interests is equivalent to playing hooligan.

Do you know what an average police officer's salary is? They couldn't afford to buy a house in Kyoto, so they had to live in a dormitory. They are paid a meager salary, and they have to fight the sword-wielding ronin every day. They are fighting for their lives, or for the ideals of their superiors. What if someone gave them a different life at this time?

I like women, so I bought the best singers in Kyoto and gave them playthings. I like money, and I give away two kilograms of gold each. I like industry, so I bought each of them a farm in Hokkaido. Like fame and fortune, I can let those ronins commit crimes, and then line up for him to catch them. How many people do you think are able to resist this temptation. ”

"No way, you can't buy everybody." Fujita couldn't believe such a thing.

"It's certainly impossible to buy everybody. There are several hundred police officers in the Police Department. There are also hundreds of permanent residents. I probably bought less than twenty. But it's enough. Of course, like you said. There are people who can resist this temptation. For example, last week on the street, two young police officers were hacked to death by several ronins. ”

"Ah......h struggled to get up, wanting to crash into Lu Qiming. But as soon as he stood up, his feet went limp, and he fell again. This time, he happened to kneel in front of Lu Qiming.