I formed the strongest swordsman group

"Thinking about it carefully, it's incredible."

Miyabe Kyotaro grinned.

"You and I both happen to be members of the New Imperial Court, and we happened to be imprisoned at almost the same time, and then we just happened to live in the opposite door...among this bunch of 'just's', as long as one of them is not true, it is very likely It will separate you and me."

"Hahaha, even though it sounds like boasting, I really feel like a god is guiding me to save you! Hahaha!"

Qing Deng smiled, then took a deep breath, sat up straight with a solemn expression.

"Miyabe-kun, thank you very much. Your life-saving grace will never be forgotten."

After finishing speaking, Qingdeng bowed slightly to Miyabe Kyotaro, and saluted him solemnly.

Kyotaro Miyabe is his savior.

Without his timely rescue, Qing Deng might have become a pile of coke under the ruins

Such a great kindness is hard to repay.

"Ah, don't be too polite, don't be too polite."

Miyabe Kyoutaro scratched his hair in embarrassment.

"You're making me feel embarrassed."

Whether others accept your kindness is one thing, but whether you are willing to thank you is another.

Ignoring the kindness of others - this is not Qing Deng's style.

Therefore, even though Miyabe Kyoutaro repeatedly said "you are welcome" and "you don't need to be polite", Qingdeng still thanked him solemnly.

Then, Qingdeng turned to Yae and asked:

"Senior, what day is it today?"

"January 18."

"18th?!"

Qingdeng exclaimed.

"That is to say... I fell asleep for a full 8 days? Ha... It's the first time in my life that I slept for such a long time..."

"After all, the injury you suffered this time is basically an internal injury."

Tianzhangyuan took over the conversation.

"According to the doctor who treated you, the burns and burns on the outside of your body are all minor injuries that can be recovered after a period of rest."

"The internal injuries caused by lack of oxygen are troublesome."

"The doctor said: You may become a state of 'both life and death' in which although you are not dead, you will never wake up."

Speaking of this, Tianzhangyuan changed into a tone filled with emotion.

"So...it's great that you woke up..."

——Both life and death...vegetative people...

Qingdeng smiled wryly.

To be honest, Qingdeng himself was surprised and moved by being able to survive this time.

Thinking back to the night surrounded by flames 8 days ago, when he was about to lose consciousness, Qingdeng thought he was going to end up like this.

In fact, until now, Qingdeng still has a sense of fantasy and unreality of doubting whether he has really survived...

"I've been in a coma for 8 days... I've been gone for so long, the boss and the others must be very worried about me now..."

The faces of the chief executive, Kinoshita Mai, Sanako and others emerged and flashed in Qingdeng's mind one by one.

Qingdeng's heart was filled with concern for his relatives and friends.

Qingdeng showed a shallow smile unconsciously.

However... At the same time, after Qingdeng muttered the phrase "The chief executive must be very worried about me now", Tianzhangyuan, the Erzhong sisters, and Miyabe Kyotaro all showed heavy and solemn expressions.

"...Mr. Ju, I have something very important to tell you now."

"important things?"

Qing Deng stared blankly at Tianzhang Courtyard.

Tianzhangyuan turned his head and signaled the Erzhong sisters and Miyabe Kyotaro to retreat with his eyes.

Sazhong and others nodded in understanding, then got up and left together.

After no one else was present in the room, Dean Tianzhang let out a long sigh.

"Mr. Ju, although you have only been in a coma for 8 days... But in this short period of 8 days, many great things have happened..."

The ghosts and gods will be stolen.

Akabane's family was killed.

Because the stolen Dingguishen was found at the murder scene, the government listed Qingdeng as a major suspect in the "Akabane Murder Case".

The captain of the Huofu Thief Kai Second Team, Zhongsuke Kanazawa, and his sister Jin Zeqin were killed.

Tianzhang Court briefly summarized to Qingdeng a series of important events that happened in recent days.

No matter when he learned about the tragedy of Akabane's family or when he learned that he was wanted by the government, Qingdeng's expression didn't change much.

Only when he heard that the Jinze brothers and sisters had been killed, his face suddenly changed.

"Kanazawa-kun and Miss Kanazawa...are dead...?"

Qingdeng grasped the hand of the quilt, and suddenly increased his strength.

Although the expression of emotions is relatively restrained, Qingdeng's anger and sorrow are accurately conveyed to Tianzhangyuan.

Tianzhangyuan said nothing.

It wasn't until Qing Deng regained her composure that she spoke again:

"Mr. Ju, I'll get straight to the point. I have a major task to entrust to you——I need your assistance in investigating the 'strange drug'."

Qingdeng cast a puzzled look at Tianzhang Courtyard.

"Strange medicine?"

Tianzhangyuan stretched out the index finger and thumb of his right hand, making a round shape.

"Have you seen it? Red and purple pills."

Qingdeng's pupils shrank suddenly.

"Under the command of the New Imperial Court, there is a group of fans collectively known as the 'Street Town Group'. Their daily task is to collect and report all kinds of market rumors they have heard recently. The content and topics are not limited."

"Don't underestimate the gossip of the common people after dinner. Those rumors that seem to have no content may hide some important information."

"Just over two months ago, in the report uploaded by the street town group, there were a lot of interesting content."

"My husband, who is usually gentle and gentle, suddenly seems to be a different person. He often beats his wife and children at home because of trivial things."

"The simple and honest man who has always shown his honest face, seems to have lost his mind, and frequently molested the women in the neighborhood."

"The hard-working woman somehow started to become lazy, lying in bed all day, doing nothing. No matter who came to persuade her, she would not listen. Instead, she would curse and even beat the person who came to persuade her."

"In a nutshell—incidents of 'someone's temperament suddenly changed' occurred frequently in various parts of Edo."

"The gentle man suddenly becomes brutal; the decent man suddenly becomes lustful; the industrious man suddenly becomes lazy."

"Whether samurai or common people, whether in rich neighborhoods or poor slums, in all classes and in all regions, similar incidents have occurred."

Hearing this, Qingdeng frowned slowly.

Incidents of "a person's temperament suddenly changed" occurred frequently in various places in Edo... This is the first time Qingdeng has heard of such a thing.

However, this is also normal.

In this era without newspapers, television and the Internet, people can only rely on primitive "word of mouth" to obtain information from the outside world.

Unless it's some big news, if you don't pay special attention, it's really hard to know what's new in Edo recently.

And this type of case is difficult to spread to the outside world.

Due to the limited manpower, the magistrates transferred part of the "administrative authority" to the names and household heads of each town, that is, to the "town self-government organization".

Generally speaking, civil cases such as domestic violence, wife cheating, encountering a pervert, etc. are handled by "town self-government organizations".

The "Three Returns" of the Enforcement Office and Huofu Thief Gai are only responsible for handling criminal cases of such abominable nature as murder and huge financial theft that the "town self-government organization" is unable to handle independently.

To put it simply: the incidents mentioned above in Tianzhang Court are difficult to circulate.

These incidents that did not cause major damage were first suppressed and resolved by members of the "neighborhood committee" before they spread to the outside world.

"If it's just a coincidence, that's fine."

"But so many similar cases broke out together...it's too strange."

The story of Tianzhangyuan continued.

"I felt that there must be something tricky in it, so I sent people down to investigate, and soon found the result that made me have to pay more attention to this matter - all the people who suddenly changed their temperament have one thing in common: they have all I have been taking a purple-red painkiller for a long time."

"For the sake of convenience, I named this medicine 'Deceitful Medicine'."

"According to the survey, the 'deceitful medicine' has a very good pain-relieving effect. Just take one pill, no matter what kind of physical ailment it is, it can be effectively suppressed."

"In addition to this, there are outstanding spirit-boosting and fatigue-relieving effects."

"All the people with mutations have taken deceitful drugs - the answer is obvious, there is definitely something wrong with this drug!"

"At first, I thought it was just a blind drug. It only takes a little time to find out who dared to make and sell this dangerous drug."

"I didn't expect it... No matter how the investigators I sent to visit and study carefully, they didn't find any useful clues or information about the source of the elusive medicine."

"The deceitful medicines used by those people with sudden mutations are all purchased from traveling merchants whose names and origins are unknown."

"There are thousands of traveling merchants who travel to and from Edo every day, and there is no way to track them down."

"And at this moment, you were persecuted for no reason. A few days later, 'The Dog of Fire' Kanazawa Chusuke was assassinated and died."

"Both of you... happen to be inextricably linked with the strange medicine."

"After last year's 'Kai Mountain Bandit Crusade' ended, you reported the strange medicine found on Yokokura Keinosuke."

"As for Kanazawa Chusuke, he recommended himself and took the initiative to track down the source of the fraudulent medicine."

Qing Deng shook his eyebrows.

Tianzhangyuan understood the meaning of Qingdeng's eyes, and she explained unhurriedly:

"In the past two months, I have been continuously intensifying the investigation of the fraudulent drugs."

"So naturally, I was the first to know that someone in Huofu Thief Kai had discovered the existence of the cunning medicine."

"You and Zhongsuke Kanazawa, who are related to the strange medicine, have encountered fatal crises one after another... I strongly suspect that this is the work of the behind-the-scenes forces that produce and sell the strange medicine!"

"I guess: It is very likely that Zhongsuke Kanazawa found out some important secrets, so he was silenced."

"Even dare to kill the captain of Huofu Thief Kai, even dare to burn down the prison house in Xiaoden Macho... I am sure: the behind-the-scenes forces that produce and sell strange medicine are very dangerous! It is definitely not something that can be easily dealt with cats and dogs!"

"The common people are not aware of the dangers of the trick medicine."

"In their eyes, it's just a painkiller that will benefit their work and their lives."

"If the tricky medicine is allowed to continue to circulate in the dark, if the mastermind behind the production and sales of the tricky medicine is not found out as soon as possible, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Tianzhangyuan's voice gradually increased, she stared straight at Qingdeng, and said word by word:

"So, Ju-jun, I need your strength."

"This is not only to restore peace in Edo as soon as possible, but also to give justice to your own persecution and your friend's heroic death as soon as possible."

Tianzhangyuan finished.

The room is surrounded by an atmosphere of tranquility.

The breathing of the lonely man and the widow dominates the room.

Qingdeng stared down at the quilt on his lap, as if in deep thought.

"...Your Highness, what you said just now... there is something wrong. In fact, on the night when the prison house was on fire, I was attacked by a mysterious person who spoke and acted strangely. The person who persecuted me, and killed Kanazawa-kun and Kanazawa-san The people who are here should not belong to the same group."

"What?" Tianzhangyuan was startled, and then said quickly with a solemn expression, "I wish to hear the details!"

Qingdeng recounted the whole process of being attacked by a mysterious person whom he didn't know at all in the sea of ​​fire.

(Go to hell! Ju Qingdeng! Blood debt paid with blood!)

The mysterious man shouted these words from time to time, and Qing Deng still feels the words still ringing in his ears.

Blood for blood...Since he yelled such a slogan, it means that the other party's goal is not to silence, but to settle a personal enmity...

"There is such a thing..." Tianzhangyuan murmured, "Mr. Ju, have you made any enemies recently?"

Qingdeng said lightly:

"I have many enemies, but all those who have made enemies with me are either dead or disabled."

At this time, Qing Deng seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and suddenly stopped speaking.

After a while, he said slowly:

"Your Highness, I suddenly thought of something."

"Huh? Please tell me."

"The group of people who are trying to persecute me... how did they steal my ghost?"

A thoughtful look gradually gathered on Qingdeng's face.

"I have served in Beifan, so I know how difficult it is to steal in the execution."

"No matter how tight the guards are inside and outside the execution center, the complex layout of the rooms and corridors inside is enough to stun all infiltrators."

"Under such careful precautions, my knife was still quietly stolen... This means that the person who stole the knife is very familiar with the internal structure of the Beifan Station, as well as the positions of the sentries and patrol teams."

"Thinking about it carefully, I also felt a similar sense of dissonance when the prison house suddenly caught fire."

"As a person involved in this big fire, when the flames burst out, I clearly noticed that the speed of the fire spread was too fast."

"It took less than two sticks of incense from the smell of burning to the time the fire engulfed the entire house."

"Although the air that night was very dry and it happened to be windy, in any case, it is really difficult to achieve such a fast fire rate by relying on natural combustion alone."

"There is a high probability that someone has laid a sufficient amount of igniter in advance at the important 'joint locations' of the prison house."

"Only in this way is there a way to set the huge prison on fire in such a short period of time."

A shadow of thought gradually appeared on Tianzhangyuan's pretty face.

"So... Tachibana-kun, what do you mean: among those who persecute you... are officials from the shogunate?"

Qing Deng nodded.

"exactly."

He is very familiar with the Beiban Institute, and also knows the internal and external conditions of the prison house in Kodenma Town... The only people who can do these two things at the same time are only officials who are or have served in the shogunate.

Moreover, the level is not low.

People without a certain status can't walk freely in the "city hall" and "prison".

Suddenly, Qingdeng's breathing stagnates suddenly.

minister...

The job level is not low...

You can go in and out of the prison and the prison house without hindrance...

have a grudge against me...

These words swirled and swirled in Qingdeng's mind... and finally formed two familiar faces.

"ha……"

A self-deprecating laugh floated from Qingdeng's throat.

——How could I have forgotten them...

Because this group of people has been very honest recently and hasn't come to provoke him for a long time, so Qingdeng has completely forgotten about them!

Tianzhang Court noticed the expression on Qing Deng's face, so he asked:

"Mr. Orange, what did you think of?"

Qingdeng nodded slightly.

"Yes. I thought of it... There are 2 people who are very suspicious - the leader of the Huofu Thief Kai Fifth Division: Kimura Suuma, and the sixth team leader: Huosaka Motozo!"

Of these two people, the former is a terminally ill believer in the "blood lineage theory" and extremely loathes Qingdeng, who is from the royal family, while the latter is a severe "red-eyed monster" who is very hostile to Qingdeng who is on the rise.

Kimura Suuma even has a criminal record of "repeatedly making trouble for Qingdeng".

If it was them...then the theft of Dingguishen and the fire in the prison house would all make sense!

For the team leaders of Huofu Thief Kai, entering and leaving the prison house in the execution office and Kodenma Town is nothing more than a breeze!

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Because of such and such things these two days, it is really too salty. Tomorrow, the author will definitely update!