Your type of online game is too fake, right?

After waving his hand to signal Okada Izo to go out first, Takeichi Hanpeita also sat at the table.

"I know you guys want to laugh at me, but I really didn't expect that that foreigner could reveal such a big thing in one night..."

"No one will laugh at you."

Katsura Kogoro also shook his head and sighed.

"After all, we didn't expect that person to act so quickly. He killed the senior officials of the shogunate during the day and Prince Chiren at night... To be honest, I feel like it's been several days since the end of the day. I even thought I am living in a dream, you must know that I also thought about recruiting that foreigner."

"Me too. Today's night may be the longest night of my life."

Takeichi Hanpeita also held his forehead in pain.

"So... Ladies and gentlemen, what should we do? Prince Chiren is dead, what else can we use to withstand the shogunate's counterattack at the court? What about our career..."

"Career? Don't be stupid, there is no career for a long time."

Katsura Kogoro shook his head again and again.

"Think about it carefully, what happened today, what does it mean?"

"What happened today... are you saying that both the shogunate and us will lose?"

Takeichi Hanheita's eyes suddenly lit up.

"That's right, we lost senior officials here, and they also lost generals and troops. At least they still don't have enough manpower in the capital, so they don't have time to deal with us for now..."

"Wake up! What does it mean to hurt both sides!"

Xixiang Takamori on the side suddenly knocked on the table, the fat man who had been listening for a long time finally couldn't listen anymore.

"Isn't this a Frenchman who killed the leading generals and high officials of the court one after another on our land!"

"... huh?"

Takeshi Banpei was taken aback by the yelling.

It seems... is this really the case?

A foreigner who came from across the ocean led a team of foreign guns to kill the leading general of the shogunate in the street during the day, together with hundreds of guards, all of them were killed. That night, he even directly raided the Prince's mansion, not only The prince was beaten to death on the spot, and even the palace was looted and the entire building was burned to the ground.

At any time, this is intolerable, and it can even be said to be a loss of power and humiliation of the country.

Then why was he so happy just now?

"I……"

Takeichi Hanpei opened his mouth too much, he really wanted to say that he didn't have that kind of thought - but when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't say it no matter what.

Just because he couldn't lie to himself.

No matter how loudly he shouted the slogan against the barbarians, no matter how many people with lofty ideals gathered around him, at least at that moment, at that moment just now, what he was thinking in his mind had nothing to do with the barbarians—he even Still feeling rejoicing, rejoicing because of the murder of the foreigner in a foreign land, just because the person who was killed was a high-ranking official of the shogunate, the person who prevented him from his great cause of barbarians.

Since when did he lose his original intention for that so-called great cause?

"Okay, Wushi, don't be harsh on yourself, I was no better than you when I first found out."

Katsura Kogoro forced a kind smile.

"During the day, I also thought that the foreigner could be won over. After all, some rogues said before that the foreigner might be our own... I even thought that I could win him over and join us. Let's fight against the shogunate together."

"But you never thought that a foreigner is a foreigner."

The plump Saigo Takamori looked serious.

"Letting foreigners kill people in the streets on our land, even in Kyoto, even high-ranking shogunate officials... Is this really something to be happy about?"

"..."

Katsura Kogoro and Takeichi Banpei both shook their heads silently.

Although they all know that the so-called extermination of barbarians was just a street corner for fame and fortune from the very beginning, but seeing foreigners killing indiscriminately in Kyoto, if they still ignore it... Their so-called slogan of expelling barbarians really still stands. Do you have to stay on your feet?

"Sanctions must be imposed!"

Takeichi Hanpei clenched his fists tightly.

"We must let that foreigner know whose land this is! Heavenly punishment! Must be Heavenly punishment!"

"Sanctions, how can they be sanctioned?"

Katsura Kogoro smiled helplessly.

"That's someone from the French Consulate. They always have foreign guns around them. What are you going to do with them? Just rely on these swords?"

"This……"

Wushi Banping was so choked that he couldn't speak for a long time.

He just didn't expect that the warriors can kill ministers in the sky and dogs in the sky, no matter how brilliant they are, as long as they are cut, they will die-but even though the sky net is restored, only foreigners in the consulate can't be punished.

When people go to the consulate, who dares to go in and line up guns to serve them, what can they do?Do you want to fight with the consulate with a gun?

What's more, even if you go in, you may not be able to beat it, this is the key.

Although Okada Izo had already fought the foreigner in the previous battle, anyone with a little common sense can see that this so-called close match was the product of the foreigner's release of water and water. .

Even Okada and Zang can't beat him, who else can he let?himself?

"So try to use official channels as much as possible...I will find court officials to put pressure on the shogunate."

Katsura Kogoro sighed.

"The death of a prince is not a trivial matter. Even the shogunate must give an explanation... Only the shogunate has the ability to send troops to the consulate to hand over people. This is something we cannot do."

"Then you think too much, it is impossible for the shogunate to do this."

Takeichi Banpei shook his head again and again, he was very clear about the logic of the shogunate who often plotted to assassinate senior shogunate officials.

Although a prince died, the one who died was the prince of the downfall faction. It was too late for the shogunate to have fun, so how could it be possible to help them arrest people—not to mention that the shogunate currently has a deep cooperation with the French side, and it is difficult for the two sides because of this matter And turned his face, so the biggest possibility of this matter is that the shogunate pinched his nose and recognized it.

"When the time comes, say it was a fire, the prince died unfortunately, and shut the mouths of those servants, refusing to admit it... The shogunate is definitely capable of doing such a thing, after all, you and I laughed out loud just now."

"This……"

Katsura Kogoro was speechless.

This is the case, just like when they know that the senior officials of the shogunate are dead, they will think it is a good thing. The death of the real power prince of the shogunate faction is probably not a better thing for the shogunate—and just like Wushi Hanpei As said, the shogunate may not really help the French consulate cover up the matter.

After all, in the eyes of the current shogunate, French talents are partners.

But these original compatriots of the same clan are rebels!It's the enemy!

"The shogunate is indeed so stupid, don't think too highly of them."

Saigo Takamori, who was fat and fat, also nodded.

"We need to use some of our own methods, in our own way, to save this country and this land."

"What can we... can do?"

At this moment, Katsura Kogoro and Takeichi Hanpeita both felt deeply powerless.

It was impossible to go through the official channels, but they couldn't fight. At this moment, these two figures who could be regarded as calling the shots in the capital suddenly realized that they seemed to be unable to do anything.

"Of course we have a way!"

Seeing that the two people present showed embarrassment, Xixiang Takamori immediately clapped his hands.

"Mr. Charles! You have heard our plight!"

"Charles...foreigner!"

Seeing that under Saigo Takamori's half-baked foreign language, a blond and blue-eyed foreigner actually came out from the back of the izakaya, Katsura Kogoro and Takeichi Hanhei Taito angrily held down the daggers at their waists.

You must know that in order to participate in this secret party, they didn't even bring bodyguards, but this hateful fat man in front of them quietly brought outsiders in!

Even a foreigner!

"Xixiang, don't you..."

"Don't look at me like that. I don't mean to rebel. This Mr. Charles is not French, he is English."

While introducing the two of them, Takamori Saigo introduced Charles, who was in a neat suit, into the banquet.

"England, where Mr. Charles lives, has a blood feud with that foreigner's France...he is here to help us."

"In fact, you should have told me about this earlier, after all, you may not know what that stranger means."

Facing the doubts of Takeshi Hanheita and Katsura Kogoro, Charles, who was sitting at the table, talked eloquently.

"His arrival means that France has officially launched an offensive against your country, and it is the most serious kind... It's a pity that your shogunate is too stupid to even let this dangerous person in. "

"You mean...his identity is not as simple as an instructor?"

Takeshi Hanpei faintly sensed something.

"Then what is he..."

"It's very complicated to talk about. If you can't explain a few sentences, you can just treat him as the vanguard officer of France."

Charles nodded.

"In addition, what you just said was reversed. It wasn't that he was sheltered by the French consulate, but the French consulate was sheltered by him. From the moment he landed on this land, all the consulate's staff, weapons and supplies, and even the steam warships in the open sea, All are at his command."

"This……"

Wushi Banpingtai and Gui Xiaogoro looked at each other, speechless for a long time.

If what Charles said is true, then that foreigner can almost, no, even be said to be able to control the entire power of France in this land, such a huge power, even the shogun is not too much.

But such a person... actually condescends to go to a rural organization like the Shinsengumi, and be the acting captain of some kind of team?

Why?Picture what?

"It can't be because of being seduced by sex, right? I heard that the captain of the first team of the new selection group is quite handsome..."

Hanpei Takeshi had just had this thought, but he patted his head first—no matter how he thought about it, this kind of thinking was too bullshit. You must know that such a high-ranking and powerful person would want a woman. Those who lead the team, such as the Tokugawa family, find a lot of women every generation, making it look like the emperor's harem.

"He may have his own ideas."

Katsura Kogoro narrowed his eyes.

"This kind of high-ranking and important person dares to come to the front line in person, it must have his own deep meaning..."

As soon as this remark came out, the other three also nodded.

That's true, this kind of high-ranking and powerful person always takes one step at a time. How could he come to the front line for no reason, and even condescend to work for the Shinsengumi... There must be something they don't know The inside story is inside, and it is even very likely that he came here to personally collect information on this land!