Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 371
It was still in the morning, in the west courtyard, in a certain room.

Kumagai's state was the same as when he visited Musashi and Tokumaru, he was facing the three people in front of him in a very standard Japanese sitting posture.

But the three in front of him were not as serious as him.

Keijiro was fine, let's say he was sitting cross-legged, but Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai were in a half-lying, half-sitting state, as if eating snacks and reading comics on the floor of their own house.

"The three of you, can you tell me about your family first?" Xiong Gu saw that the three of them were not very polite to him, so his tone of voice was not very polite.

"Oh, it's easy to say." Keijiro didn't mind this attitude, he just smiled boldly and said bluntly, "This is Keijiro from Owari, please give me your advice."

And after he finished speaking, the two Sun and Huang, who were staggering to the side, began to introduce each other in a slightly uncomfortable tone...

"This guy is called Kazumine Kameda."

"This guy is called Edo Xudong."

Because the virtues of these two guys are really a bit irritating, after they said these two sentences, an ashigaru standing behind Kumagai couldn't help it, and shouted at them on the spot: "Damn it! You two , to be so rude to Lord Kumagai!"

"Hey~" But Kumagai was still calm, he immediately turned his head to stop his subordinates, and continued, "Forget it, since everyone is a martial arts practitioner, there is no need to be so particular about etiquette..."

What he said, on the one hand, prevented his subordinates from having unnecessary disputes with the other party, and on the other hand, it was also a test.

As a veteran general, by observing Keijiro's hands, Kumagai can basically confirm that the "Zhu Spear" in the corner of the room at this moment is the weapon used by this young man, and he can also see It can be concluded that Keijiro is very skilled.

However, the other two... are not so easy to judge.

You can say that they are ordinary people. Their figures seem to be much stronger than the low-level soldiers behind Kumagai. At that time, it was impossible for ordinary civilians and laborers to have such a figure.

But you say they are warriors, but the tone of these two is so loose and rude, as if they are suffering from a disease.

Therefore, Kumagai wanted to use these words to probe and see how the other party would respond.

Originally, Sun and Huang would never accept him as old-fashioned, but there is Keijiro beside them now...

This guy is real, and he laughed at that time: "Hahaha! As expected of an adult, you can tell at a glance that the three of us are also martial arts practitioners, I admire you."

At the same time as Keijiro said this, he heard two "bang bang", and the two Sun and Huang next to him immediately lay down on the ground as if they had been knocked down.

Seeing this, some people may want to complain: What is this for?The two brothers are here to play Gibbon's new comedy?
Of course not...

In fact, Xiong Gu’s guess just now was correct. At this time, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai were indeed suffering from illness. They reluctantly put on that half-lying and half-sitting appearance to deal with Xiong Gu; Lie down again, who would have thought that Keijiro's one sentence would have given them both a hard time, so they wouldn't hold up at all, and could lie down flat.

"You two, is there something wrong?" Kumagai thought they were putting on airs with him, so he immediately asked in a slightly annoyed tone.

"Have loose bowels."

"gout."

And the answers of the two people on the ground were also concise and to the point, directly pointing out their "improperness".

"Hmm..." Seeing the other party's quick and reasonable answer, Kumagai suddenly realized, "It turns out that the two of you are sick..."

That's what he said, but Kumagai didn't fully trust the other party. After all, what he said was unfounded. What if these two people were pretending to be sick, so as to clear themselves of the suspicion of committing the crime?

"But even so..." Xiong Gu paused, and then continued, "I still have to ask, what did the three of you do from when you checked in yesterday to this morning?"

Here, because of the testimony of Miyamoto Musashi before, Kumagai did not just ask the three of them "what did they do from midnight last night to this morning" like other people, but extended the time range again.

"Huh? When you come here, you naturally eat, soak in hot springs, and sleep. What else can you do?" Keijiro immediately answered in a natural tone, but his answer felt like he had said nothing.

And Sun Yixie, who was paralyzed on the ground, responded weakly at this time: "I also did these three things, but because I had a gout attack after dinner, I could only lie down after that, and I didn't even sleep well."

Huang Donglai continued: "I was worse than him. After arriving yesterday afternoon, the three of us made up lunch. Not long after the meal, I kept running back and forth between the room and the toilet. I didn't recover until midnight. Didn't go soaking."

"Oh?" Kumagai listened to what they said, thought for a while, and then said, "This is a bit strange. It is said that the three of you should eat the same food, but Kameda-kun and Edo-kun, both of you are because of The food got sick, but Keijiro was fine, this..."

"What's so strange about this?" Sun Yixie lay there and continued, "People and their physiques cannot be generalized. The disease of 'gout' is a human problem, just like some people are prone to stones in their bodies, while others are prone to get stones. Beriberi is the same, even if you eat the same food, some people may develop it and others may not."

"That's right." Huang Donglai also looked at the ceiling and said, "I also have a bad stomach since I was a child, and I have to go to the toilet a few times more than ordinary people on weekdays. It is normal to have a bigger reaction to eating too much sashimi yesterday."

Kumagai listened to the two people's explanation, squinted his eyes, and asked a very important question: "According to what you said, the two of you knew from the beginning that you would probably fall ill after eating and drinking, so why did you How about knowingly committing a crime?"

"Because Keijiro said that he will pay for the expenses here." The next second, Sun Huang and Sun Huang said the answer in unison.

This kind of answer like "Don't you eat enough at the buffet?", coupled with the shameless attitude of the two of them who dared to say this in front of Keijiro, made Kumagai a little overwhelmed. up.

"Hahahaha..." But Keijiro was amused by the two people's answers, and even slapped his thigh for joy.

In Keijiro's view, it's nothing to be taken advantage of when paying for the meal. After all, he himself said that he wanted to treat people yesterday. If someone wants to eat you a few more bites, you will regret it and even feel dissatisfied. , how can it be called a "hero"?

On the contrary, the "honesty" of Sun and Huang, who easily said things that ordinary people are embarrassed to say, made Keijiro feel that it is commendable.

Of course, what Keijiro didn't know was that Shuangxie also "serve off the plate". It was because they met Keijiro with such a straightforward personality that they didn't care to speak out. If you make friends with Kumagai, their balance will change; simply put... If you are honest, then they can be honest with you, if you are hypocritical, then they are far more hypocritical than you.

"My lord, you see, the matter is like this." Keijiro continued after laughing, "I wonder if you are satisfied with our answer?"

Kumagai saw that the three psychopaths really flocked together, and it seemed that he didn't need to ask about the alibi anymore - neither Musashi nor Tokumaru had a definite alibi, and these three could at least testify to each other.

"Okay..." Xiong Gu curled his lips, "Then I'll take my leave too."

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A moment later, another room.

In this room, lived two monks, or more precisely, two "monk soldiers".

During the Warring States period, it was not uncommon for such monks to travel with weapons. They usually rely on certain sect forces, and daimyos from all over the world would not take the initiative to provoke these people.

But today, if this happened, the two monk soldiers must also be included in the suspects.

"It's the first time we meet, little monk Ajafang Yigen. This is my younger brother Xinggen. Both of us are disciples of the 'Yixiangzong'." When asked about his identity, Yigen, who looked about forty and thin Gen answered.

And Xing Gen, who was ten years younger than Yi Gen, much bigger, and much more vicious, just sat silently, staring at Xiong Gu.

When he heard the word "Ichigo Sect", Xionggu couldn't help but frowned slightly, and cursed "Damn it" in his heart, because he knew that these monks... are very troublesome.

The school of Yixiangzong can be said to be the most troublesome group of martial monks during the Warring States Period in Japan; their policy is to advocate the so-called "exaltation of the wicked" in order to attract a large number of soldiers, samurai, and thieves to come Take refuge, and then let this group of people gather together to "practice", and as they practice, this group of people will become an armed gang, and their business will gradually develop from chanting scriptures and Buddhas to self-defense by force, and the next step is to attack cities... That is the famous "one always one Kui".

If I had to describe it, there were quite a lot of people like Lu Zhishen in this school... Although not all of them had Lu Zhishen's fighting power, they were by no means the kind of monks who only knew about Amitabha when they encountered problems.

"I heard that you checked in at midnight last night?" Kumagai adjusted his expression before continuing to ask.

His question, from the perspective of investigation, is actually a very routine question; it is normal for him to know when the two monks moved in, because Kumagai asked the hotel first before visiting these groups of suspects one by one. After collecting the information of the residents, the focus of the investigation was launched.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he asked here, Xing Gen, who was burly and ferocious, who had been staring at him, stood up abruptly, and shouted: "This is unreasonable! Are you suspicious of us!"

Looking at the battle of this monk, although he didn't grab a weapon, he looked like he was going to pounce on Xionggu at any time.

When the ashigaru behind Kumagai saw this, they picked up swords and spears one after another, making a loud noise...

"Hey! Bastard! What are you doing?"

"What do you want to do to your lord?"

"Don't move around, you smelly monk!"

The tense posture on both sides made Kumagai also nervous... He is not wearing armor at the moment, and the saber is held by his subordinates for him. If the two sides really fight, it will be difficult for him to be caught in the middle.

"Heh..." Fortunately, Yigen came out to smooth things over at this time, he smiled, and said in a calm and prestige tone, "Xinggen, sit down, you scared the adults."

"Uh..." Xing Gen, who looked like a big bear, restrained himself immediately after hearing Yi Gen's words, "It's... Senior Brother."

After agreeing to this sentence, Xing Gen sat obediently behind Yi Gen's side.

"Stop talking nonsense, and don't do unnecessary things, understand?" Yigen immediately continued with a teaching tone.

This sentence seemed to be addressed to Xing Gen, but when Yi Gen said it, his eyes were sweeping towards Kumagai and the followers behind him intentionally or unintentionally.

"Understood, I'm sorry, senior brother..." Xing Gen lowered his head and responded obsequiously, with a little cold sweat oozing from his forehead.

Seeing this scene, Kumagai was also stunned for a few seconds before he came to his senses and waved his hands to make the subordinates behind him also put away their weapons and retreat.

"Your Excellency Xiong Gu, please forgive my junior brother's rudeness." Seeing that the scene had calmed down again, Yigen feignedly leaned forward and apologized, giving Xiong Gu a step down.

Xiong Gu would never miss this opportunity, he hurriedly replied: "Ah...no...it's nothing."

"About the question just now..." Yigen took the topic back, "That's right, we did arrive in the middle of the night yesterday, because we were delayed in our journey during the day, and we didn't find this store until dark Come to stay here." He paused for half a second, and then said, "Last night, after our brothers and sisters stayed here, we went to bed immediately, and we didn't leave this room until we heard the call this morning... I should answer like this. Can you clear your doubts?"

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After leaving the room of the two monks, Kumagai returned to his own room.

He brewed a pot of tea and began to think.

Judging from the preliminary contact, among the four groups of suspects, the most suspicious ones are Yigen and Xinggen. No matter how they look at it, these two monks are hiding some secrets.

Of course, the suspicion of the other three groups of people cannot be ruled out, after all, none of them has a reliable alibi.

Even the "Three Strange Flowers of the West Courtyard" who seem to be the least suspicious should not be taken lightly. Who knows if they are deliberately pretending to be crazy?
Xiong Gu thought, if he could find out the real culprit within half a day, that would be the best, but if not...he has to consider now, which of the four groups of martial arts people is the most suitable to frame , and how to plant it, and how to subdue the target...

When Xiong Gu was contemplating, his mind was somewhat distracted, and before he knew it, the teacup in his hand accidentally let go and fell on the table.

At this time, there was a plate on the table, which contained some homemade snacks. The spilled tea poured over the snacks, making them sticky, and the falling cup rolled over the surface, stirring the snacks again. together.

Kumagai came back to his senses, and looked down just in time to see the dish of disturbed snacks. Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and he thought of a plan.

"How about...I'll find an excuse and arrange all these guys to live together in one room..." A few seconds later, Kumagai thought to himself, "And I'm watching secretly to see what happens. What happened, will someone show their feet because of this..."

(End of this chapter)