Chapter 19: The Night of the Killing
CHAPTER XIX
It was night, in the suburbs of an estate. A killing is underway. At midnight, most of the people on the estate were asleep. But at this moment, a cold light flashed and slit the throat of the night watchman. Seeing this, another professional subconsciously wanted to blow the whistle. But the killer is faster than him.
After killing the two Night's Watchmen, the shadow scurried by. Ran to the dormitory in the manor. But at this moment, a shrill siren sounded. There is also a sentry inside the manor.
The dark shadow paused, but then continued to rush in indifferently. A police officer had just gotten up to get the sword next to him, but he saw the wooden door kicked open, and then his eyes went black, and he lost consciousness.
This is the group of swordsmen that Fujita was commissioned by Aritomo Yamaprefecture to secretly train. These are the young cadres of the police department, determined and loyal to the new government. At the same time trained in muskets. In addition, Fujita's swordsmanship training is to fight against the organization that constantly assassinates important government officials in the dark. It's just that before they could get out of the mountain, someone came to the door.
The entire courtyard was in chaos, and the remaining students picked up their swords and rushed out. But what came onto him was the extremely fast sword light. In the darkness of the night, they could not see the enemy clearly. can only vaguely tell, there are two killers. And each one of them is beyond their reach.
Sojiro and the heart eye fish Numa Usui (blind sword), teamed up. Dozens of cutting-edge swordsmen didn't have the slightest power to fight back. One of them tried to launch some kind of flare into the sky. But before the flare could fly out of the yard, it was blocked by a black shadow flying in the sky. Kariba Bat also, among the ten swords, is a killer who can use various means to fly.
Screams come and go, but it's too far from the city. Moreover, fifty elite police officers with knives never thought that someone would dare to kill them like this.
When dawn rose, the entire estate was stained red with blood. The ground was littered with stumps and severed arms, and the coagulated blood formed a thick crust of blood on the ground.
When Lu Qiming and the others received the news, it was already noon. Fujita was stupid. Youpeng's face in Shan County is also as cloudy. The police department was hit hard, and they felt that the other party had put the knife holder on their necks.
"It's a pity, I was just going to make a move. As a result, those people preempted it. "Udo Bladeguard still feels a little regretful. But Lu Qiming has a different view.
"It seems that Zhi Zhixiong can't bear it anymore. In that case, we're going to have to speed things up. Time is running out. ”
As the days passed, the massacre was covered up, and everything seemed unharmed, but everyone in the police station already felt it. Some kind of undercurrent is surging. The storm is coming, which makes everyone feel a little uneasy.
Lu Qiming did his civilian work step by step. But the two guards beside him knew that the person in front of him was planning something big.
"Zhi Zhixiong is really a killer. So his solution to the problem is to kill people. He constantly sent assassins to assassinate various important members of the new government. But if you want to kill a country, you can't just kill people. How about the countless people waiting to be in the back party? If you really want to kill, you have to kill the leaders.
That's what I've got for you, Udo Bladeguard. Takamori Saigo, Ritsu Okubo, Takayoshi Kido, and Hirobumi Ito. Only by killing these people can the foundation of the new government be shaken. We don't have access to them at the moment, so let's start below. How's your preparation? ”
"It's ready, and to be honest I'm starting to get excited. Like you said, personally participating in this kind of major event that subverts the country can indeed sublimate my sword qi. Lu Qiming was speechless for a while, and wanted to say that it was just me fooling you. But he was afraid that the other party would stab him to death with a sword, so he simply stopped talking.
"Now that we're almost ready, let's get started."
In the main god space, if you want to get more benefits, you have to do something to change the plot. The Great Fire of Kyoto in the original book was just a cover. It didn't really burn up. So Lu Qiming chose to help. He was curious to know how much he would be rewarded if he burned Kyoto.
In addition, saving people who were supposed to die, or killing people who didn't deserve to die, can get a lot of side plots, as well as reward points. However, this method Lu Qiming did not dare to try easily.
As a weak chicken who fights five scumbags, whether it is killing people or saving people, it is completely out of consideration. I had to hide in the dark and set fires, plant explosives or something.
Due to what has happened so much lately. Lu Qiming's movements have also been greatly restricted. Although everything has nothing to do with Lu Qiming. But Fujita's instincts are accurate. He seems to have determined that there is something wrong with Lu Qiming. Staring at him consciously or unconsciously. This made many of Lu Qiming's actions impossible.
In desperation, Lu Qiming could only decide to kill Fujita first.
If you want to kill a swordsman of Fujita's level, the best way is to let the Udo Blade Guard attack. However, Fujita is a senior member of the National Police Agency. Recently, he has been eating and living in the police department, and it is impossible for the Pelican Blade Guard to rush in and kill him. So you can only rely on Lu Qiming himself.
In all corners of Kyoto, some unidentified ronin are busy. They placed large quantities of flames and fuel oil in batches around various buildings in Kyoto.
This process has been going on for more than five days. Because Lu Qiming's request is that no blind spots are allowed. He had to make sure that no matter what the wind was blowing, the flames would destroy all the buildings.
It's crazy work, even for those homeless ronin. Many will also back down halfway. But the retreater was soon killed by his companions. Gu Cheng had already given secret orders to several of them. Once you find that your companions around you are shaken, you can't kill them. At the same time, they will also get some rewards.
In this era when the ronin can't get enough to eat, they get a job with such a lucrative revenge. If someone wants to sabotage the job, the results can be imagined.
There are ten days left until the two-month deadline. Fujita hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time. The death of fifty cadets put him under tremendous pressure. Even Youpeng, a friend from Shanxian who single-handedly promoted him, had a lot of criticism for him. This made Fujita's life at the police station very difficult.
However, it was then that he received the news. It was the news from the people he sent to spy on Lu Qiming.
"That Qing Guoren left quietly just now. Leaving from the roof. Because you remind us to be on guard, we keep an eye out for his movements. About five minutes ago, he quietly left. We're sorry, but based on our guess, this may not be the first time he's done this. ”
Fujita ignored his apology and asked eagerly.
"Where did he go?"
"I asked Tanaka to follow. We can bring people along. ”
Fujita paused for a moment, then said.
"No need to call someone, let's go over and have a look first."
Of course, Fujita knew that he should call someone at this time. But he also has bitterness that he can't say. He is now vaguely ostracized by the young Zhuang faction in the police department. If you want to mobilize a large number of troops in the middle of the night, there will inevitably be a lot of fighting, and everything will be delayed at that time.
"Let's go." Fujita determined his own order. In the dim darkness of the night, he didn't notice that there was something strange about the subordinate's face.