He has quite a few titles, such as "The King of Benevolence", "The Ultimate Sword of the Shogunate", "The Pillar of the Country", "Friend of France"... However, before he received so many glorious titles, he was just a person who was scornfully called "a fool".

The official government of "Tou Deng" is very transparent.

——Preface to Volume 1 "Qingdeng Fishing Account"

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The seventh year of Anzheng (1860 AD), January 12, night——

Edo (the ancient name of Tokyo, Edo is now Tokyo), Kitamachi Office——

"When we rush in later, those who surrender will not be killed, and those who resist will be punished on the spot. That's all."

This deep male voice reached Qin Deng's ears.

Qin Deng looked blankly at the owner of the male voice.

The owner of the male voice just now was a young man about 27 years old.

This man has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and has an upright face. He is wearing a kimono and a katana on his head. The wide sleeves of the kimono are tied with a thin belt. There are two samurai swords, one long and one short, inserted in his left waist.

——Where am I?

Qin Deng turned his blank eyes and scanned the surroundings.

He found himself in a spacious room. Although it was night, the light in the room was still bright because there were candles everywhere.

Qin Deng looked down at himself first - he was sitting on a small pony, wearing a haori with burgundy as the main color. The haori and the sleeves of the kimono underneath were also tied with a thin belt.

There are also two samurai swords, one long and one short, stuck on the left waist, and a strange-looking weapon stuck on the right waist.

Looking at the strange weapon inserted into his right waist, a term popped up in Qin Deng's mind: Ten Hands.

[Note: Ten hands: a Japanese short-hand weapon, which can be understood as a strange-looking iron rod. It was the standard weapon of the "police" in the Edo period and was like a baton. 】

Qin Deng felt that his body was heavier. He raised his hand to touch his chest and found that he was wearing a chainmail armor under his kimono.

——What on earth...is going on...?

Qin Deng turned his eyes full of confusion and looked around.

On his left and right sides sat a young man who was dressed similarly to him. Both had samurai swords and juju at their waists.

An ordinary-looking man with half-closed eyes, looking half asleep and half awake.

The other one was handsome, with his eyes wide open, as if he was in a daze.

In front of him, there were a total of about twenty people standing. They did not have a horse to sit on like Qin Deng. They were all standing, holding various weapons.

Qin Deng felt that he was slowly figuring out what was going on now.

——I am... in ancient Japan?

His mouth opened slightly in shock.

"Tachibana-kun, what's wrong? Why do you look like you've seen a ghost?"

Jujun—a title that is both unfamiliar and yet feels very familiar.

Hearing someone calling this name, Qin Deng immediately followed it subconsciously.

The person calling this name was the young man with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and an upright face who just shouted, "Those who surrender will not be killed, and those who resist will be punished on the spot."

Looking at this young man, a name popped up in Qin Deng's mind: Hideyuki Arima. Yuli of the Kitamachi Office was his direct superior.

[Note·Yuli: The name of an official position in the Edo period can be understood as a middle-level cadre in the government]

"We are about to attack the lair of the Benevolent and Righteous People," Arima said seriously, "buck up your spirits quickly."

What came out of his mouth was only fluent Japanese, and Qin Deng had never studied Japanese before, but he could hear clearly what he was saying.

"Sorry." Qin Deng said subconsciously, "I made you laugh."

What came out of Qin Deng's mouth subconsciously was the same fluent Japanese.

After Arima looked at Qin Deng a few more times with doubtful eyes, he ignored Qin Deng and folded his arms across his chest, closing his eyes to rest.

Qin Deng was still in a state of confusion and had not yet adapted to the current situation.

Take a few deep breaths and try to stop yourself from panicking.

Just when Qin Deng's mood became calmer, memory fragments suddenly popped up in Qin Deng's mind——

His name is Ju Qingden.

I am 18 years old this year.

It is one of the sadamachi community of the Kitamachi Administrative Office in Edo.

Kitamachi Office: Also referred to as "Kitaban Office", it can be understood as the city government of Edo.

Sadachui: A department responsible for maintaining public security in the city.

Tongxin, on the other hand, is the name of an official position. His status is below the power of Yu, and he is a grassroots person in the government.

The so-called "Kita-machi shou-cho-hui-dongshin" refers to the grassroots personnel responsible for urban security, which can be understood as grassroots police.

His mother died of illness when he was still young.

His father was originally a doshin of Edo, but unfortunately died of illness six months ago. Then he inherited his father's position and became the new doshin of the Kitamachi Office.

At this moment, he and other colleagues were preparing to rush into the lair of a group of bandits who called themselves the "Renyi Zhong" and kill them all.

Although this bandit group has a nice name like "Benevolence and Righteousness", in reality they are a gang of thugs who commit crimes by burning, killing, looting and doing all kinds of evil.

As early as a month ago, the government began to trace the whereabouts of the "Benevolent and Righteous People", and finally found their home some time ago, and then assembled the troops tonight, preparing to kill them all tonight.

And Qin Deng is the one responsible for participating in tonight's battle.

While Qin Deng was still digesting the fragments of memories that kept popping up in his mind, the door of the room not far away was suddenly opened - a fat, fair-looking man, accompanied by several waiters, walked in.

He entered the room through the opened door.

After the big fat man appeared in the room, Arima opened his eyes suddenly, then stood up and saluted the fat man: "Your Majesty!"

The rest of the people in the room also quickly stood up and saluted the big fat man like Arima. As for Qin Deng, he also stood up and saluted subconsciously.

Chujiro Susui - the name of this big fat man is the mayor of Kitabansho, which can be understood as the mayor of Edo.

Bo Jing waved his hand, gesturing to everyone to excuse themselves.

"Tonight, I'll leave it to you all!" Bo Jing said loudly, "According to the information sent back by the informant, the thieves of Renyi Zhong are still in their stronghold..."

Bo Jing chattered a bunch of words and summed them up, motivating everyone to work hard to catch the thief tonight, so that this arrest operation was a complete success.

After finishing this brief mobilization, Bosui winked at a waiter next to him, and the waiter was very alert and handed the things he had been holding to Bosui - bonito flakes, squid strips, kombu and a piece of kombu.

Pot of wine.

After Hsui took these things, he handed them to Arima with his own hands.

This was one of the rules of the Edo period: when organizing a large-scale hunting operation, the town chief would personally hand over bonito flakes, other snacks, and alcohol to the person in charge of the operation to boost morale.

After Aruma took the drinks and other items, he ate them all in a few gulps.

"Arima-kun, I wish you victory." Susui patted Arima's shoulders vigorously.

"We will put our lives on the line!" Arima responded loudly, and then handed the bottle of wine that he drank down in one gulp back to Susui.

"It's time!" Arima shouted loudly towards Qin Deng and others, "Follow me!"

After that, he held on to the saber on his left waist and rushed out of the room.

The rest of the people in the room followed closely behind.

Qin Deng, who was still in a daze, could only trot along with the flow of people.

They rushed out of the execution office in one breath and, under the cover of darkness, rushed towards the western suburbs of Edo.

After jogging for nearly 20 minutes, under the leadership of Arima, they finally arrived in front of an inconspicuous house.

At first glance, this house seems ordinary.

But after their official investigation, it has been found that this residential house is the home of the "Benevolent and Righteous People".

According to the information provided by the informant, the core members of "Benevolence and Righteousness" will hold a meeting in this residence tonight.

Arriving at the home of the "Benevolent and Righteous People", Arima, the leader, without any hesitation, pulled out the long knife on his waist with a "clop" sound, then flew up and kicked open the door of this residence:

"We are officers from the Edo Hokuban Station! We are on duty to conduct a search!"

After Arima rushed in with his sword drawn, the others also drew their swords in hand, and then rushed in with a roar.

Shocked shouts and painful screams began to sound one after another in the room. The unpleasant smell of blood began to float in the air.

Qin Deng followed the flow of people into the home of the "Benevolent and Righteous People".

Not long after entering his lair, Qin Deng saw a bald man waving a knife crazily, trying to break through the siege of his colleagues.

However, as soon as he broke out of the encirclement, a knife suddenly struck from behind him, splitting his head.

The blood spattered from the wound on the bald head spilled directly to the ceiling.
To be continued...