Aoden used his eyes to signal Kinoshita Mai to elaborate.

Mai Kinoshita, who understood the meaning of Aonto's eyes, simply composed some words and sentences, and said slowly:

"Just last night, when I was patrolling in the eastern suburbs of Edo, I accidentally discovered three samurai sneaking into a teahouse that had been abandoned because no one was running it anymore."

"That's a big tea house, three stories high."

"Going in and out of an abandoned teahouse in the middle of the night... I felt suspicious, so I tried to sneak into the teahouse."

"As a result, I failed to infiltrate - there are an incredible number of guards lurking in this tea house."

"The windows on the third floor of the tea house were closed tightly. There was only a hole in the roof that had been in disrepair for a long time. After I followed this hole into the tea house, I found a large number of people at the stairway connecting the third and second floors.

The warriors are guarding there."

"Because there were too many guards and we couldn't even get close, so I could only retreat temporarily yesterday."

"A deserted tea house is actually guarded by so many warriors... I very much doubt that this tea house is a stronghold of some anti-barbarian force."

"...Hmm." Qingto, who had been listening carefully to Kinoshita Mai's story, nodded slightly at this moment, "This tea house... is indeed very suspicious..."

"So, Mr. Tachibana, I would like to ask you to investigate that tea house with me." Kinoshita Mai said seriously, "The reason why I was trapped on the third floor last night and couldn't even get close to the stairs leading to the second floor was because

It’s because there are too many guards in the tea house. Even if I want to knock them all out, I am too weak to fight against so many samurai alone.”

"But with your help, the situation will be different."

"With your help and the combined strength of the two of us, we can try to knock down all those guards!"

"As long as there are no obstructive guards, we can easily sneak into the second and first floors of the tea house to see what is going on in this tea house!"

As soon as Kinoshita Mai finished speaking, Qingteng couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and then complained with a weird look on his face:

"Kill all the guards... This isn't called infiltrating anymore, right?"

"One of my elders once taught me -" Kinoshita Mai's face hidden under the black scarf showed a smile, "As long as no one discovers you, it is a perfect sneak. And don't let anyone discover your

This method can be diverse."

"Your elder's thinking is quite advanced..." Qingdeng laughed dumbly.

The elder's words spoken by Kinoshita Mai reminded Qingto of an Internet famous saying from his previous life: As long as all the enemies are killed, it will be a perfect infiltration.

Qingden gathered his mind and began to think carefully about the new commission that Kinoshita Mai had just handed over.

After thinking for less than 3 seconds, Qingto nodded gently towards Mai Kinoshita:

"I understand. Let's go and see what's going on in that tea house."

Kinoshita Wu seemed not to have expected that Qingdeng's response would be so straightforward. Kinoshita Wu was stunned for a moment, and then the look of surprise on her face quickly turned into a look of joy.

Qingden pulled down the black fox mask on his head to cover his face, and then he and Kinoshita Mai walked out of the dark alley under the night light.

Tonight is a cloudy day without a moon, so leaving the dark alley is just going from one darkness to another.

As soon as they left the dark alley, Kinoshita Wu who was walking in front suddenly turned around and smiled at Qingden:

"...Tachibana-kun, thank you."

"Huh? What are you thanking for?"

"Thank you for being willing to help me." Kinoshita Mai's eyes turned into beautiful crescent moons when she smiled.

Qingdeng smiled calmly: "So I'm thanking you for this...you don't have to thank me."

"I promised you - if you encounter anything else that needs my help, I will do my best to provide assistance."

"I just fulfilled my promise to you."

"and……"

Qingdeng changed the topic and his eyes slowly narrowed.

"The teahouse you stumbled upon is most likely the stronghold of the 'Radical Anti-Barbarians'... Since it is an incident related to the 'Radical Anti-Barbarians', I can't just sit idly by."

For some reason, Aoto has a feeling of "can't trust her" towards Mai Kinoshita.

Therefore, on the night when he learned that Kinoshita Mai was the cat monk, Kinoshita Mai asked him, "If I encounter an incident that requires your assistance in the future, will you come to help me again?" Qingteng solemnly nodded to Kinoshita Mai.

This action was not done on a whim.

He is sincerely willing to provide all the help he can to this 15-year-old girl who has a strong sense of justice.

What's more, just like what Qingneng said just now...even if he doesn't mention the agreement between him and Kinoshita Mai, the reason "that tea house may be related to the radical anti-foreigners" is enough to make it difficult for Qingnou to deal with it.

Kinoshita Mai's request for help turned a blind eye.

Uprooting the barbarian group - this is Qingdeng's strongest and most urgent desire now.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the anti-barbarian group is not uprooted, it will be difficult for Qingdeng to be completely stabilized.

Before Qingdeng could offend the anti-barbarian group, he was targeted by the anti-barbarian group for the ridiculous reason that he had "worked in the American Embassy for some time."

Subsequently, various confrontations with the Yi-defeating group made Qingdeng and the Yi-defeating group completely forge a deadly feud that was impossible to resolve.

In order to achieve their own goals, these lunatics even dared to burn down the towns and cities of Edo. Is there anything else they dare not do?

According to various descriptions given by Mai Kinoshita, the tea house was most likely used as a base for activities by those "radical anti-barbarians" who always liked to make troubles.

This group of samurai who occupied this tea house might be members of the anti-barbarian group. Even for this possibility, Aoto, who just wanted to quickly eliminate the anti-barbarian group, would accompany Kinoshita no matter what.

Take a dance walk.

Kinoshita Mai heard it, but she ignored Qingdeng's words, "Since it is an incident related to the 'Radical Anti-Barbarians', then I can't just sit idly by"... Her mind and attention were all focused on Qingdeng.

Let’s go to the sentence just now: “I just fulfilled my promise to you.”

Kinoshita Mai's eyes were stunned for a moment, and then he saw her quickly turning her gaze back to the front, while lifting the black scarf on her face higher, until it was raised close to her eyelids, and using the scarf to cover her

The slightly red cheeks were tightly covered.

Tonight's cloudy sky with thin moonlight provided great convenience for Qingnobo and Kinoshita Mai's movements.

The two of them moved quickly through the shadows of various houses and streets, just like jumping on a grid.

At this time, the two of them suddenly saw two swaying figures standing close together at the intersection ahead of them.

Aoto and Mai Kinoshita have both changed into "Prait Thief Costumes". Their current identities are Edo's famous "Phantom Thief Duo": Neko Monk and Fox Monk, so it's best to try not to let anyone discover their presence.

and whereabouts.

The two of them hid in the same direction at the same time with quite a tacit understanding: an exposed intersection on the left, that is, an unobstructed path between two rows of houses.

Their black attire blended perfectly into this exposed intersection.

Just when Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita were hiding, the two shaky figures happened to appear at the intersection - they were two young people who should not even be 20 years old.

The faces of this pair of young people, who were in cahoots with each other, had a blush that even the darkness could not hide. Even though they were far away, the smell of alcohol on their bodies still reached the noses of Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita.

The weather was currently getting warmer, so the young couple, who were so drunk that they couldn't even walk straight, were only wearing a baggy kimono.

Because even the skirts of their clothes were not neatly pulled up, it was quite clear that the two people had large tattoos on their entire upper bodies.

Qingden and Kinoshita Mai both frowned - with such large tattoos on their bodies... it was self-evident what the identity of these two people was.

After quietly waiting for the two drunken Yakuzas to go away, Qingden glanced at the direction in which the pair left, and suddenly recalled in his mind the event that happened this evening, "The Shimizu clan canceled their debts to the Tachibana family."

Things to do.

"...Miss Kinoshita, have you ever tried to attack the 'Shimizu Clan' and steal their money before?"

"Hmm." Kinoshita Mai blinked at Qingto in confusion, "Why do you ask this so suddenly?"

Qingdeng was silent for a moment, and then replied softly: "Nothing...just a random question on a whim."

Because this was not something that needed to be concealed from others, Ayoto thought for a while and decided to tell Kinoshita Mai everything that happened this evening in a concise and concise manner.

After hearing that Qingto had experienced such a thing today, Kinoshita Mai's beautiful eyes widened in surprise, then she straightened her face and said seriously:

"Tachibana-kun, you should pay more attention to the 'Qingshui Clan' in the future... They are showing their favor to you, and most likely they want to win over you."

"Yes." Qingdeng nodded, "I know. Apart from wanting to win over me, they probably have no other reason to forgive our family's debts."

Seeing that Qingden was aware of this, Kinoshita Mai nodded slightly, then lowered her head slightly, chewing the name "Shimizu Clan" in her mouth.

"...I had a plan to attack this notorious Yakuza group a long time ago."

"However……"

A wry smile appeared on Kinoshita Mai's face.

"The 'Shimizu Clan's' 'Edo's No. 1 Yakuza Group'... is indeed well-deserved."

"Not to mention their clan, each of their branches has a large number of guards, and each guard is a warrior with a sword on his waist."

"It is no exaggeration to say that every branch of the 'Qingshui Clan' clan is an impregnable fortress. You can't even get close, let alone sneak in and steal their money."

"So far, I have tried several times to steal the money of the 'Qingshui Clan', but every time I couldn't find a chance to sneak in, and in the end I could only return without success..."

As soon as Kinoshita Mai finished speaking, Qingden said silently in his heart:

——Return without success... I think so.

Regarding Kinoshita Mai's answer just now... Qingto was not surprised.
To be continued...