The person who recognized Sanako was a young samurai whose facial features were still very delicate, but a pair of extremely vicious angled eyes ruined the overall beauty of his face.

"'Chiba's Onimachi'? Oh! It's the Chiba Sanako in 'Omachi Chiba', right?" Someone agreed.

Because the Little Chiba Sword Hall is located in Ome-machi, people also call it "Obe-machi Chiba".

"Chiba Sanako, hehehe, just right!"

The person speaking now is a young man standing next to the "Hanged-Eyed Warrior". He has three white eyes, a flat nose, and thick lips. His words and actions give off a strong sense of vulgarity.

It was this guy who had been rude to Sanako just now.

"I have admired this great beauty for a long time. Hehehe, I was just lucky. Originally, I just wanted to kidnap Natsume Yue, but in the end, I actually caught the famous Chiba Sanako. Hiss...! I didn't expect that in my life

In my lifetime, I have the opportunity to play with such a wonderful girl... ugh!"

Before this wretched "young man with a flat nose" finished speaking, the rest of his words turned into a cry of pain.

The "cornered-eyed warrior" standing next to him threw a punch, hitting the "stubby-nosed young man" right in the cheek.

The "cornered-eyed warrior" used a lot of force... the "snub-nosed young man" was sent flying directly. He stopped "flying" only after hitting a certain dining table. The guy's cheeks suddenly became red and swollen.

A wisp of light red liquid mixed with saliva and blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.

"Chiba Sadayoshi of the Little Chiba Sword Hall once had a debt of gratitude to Mr. Kamino."

The tone of the "cornered-eyed warrior" was as cold as if he could spit out ice slag at any time.

"Trespassing on Chiba Sadakichi's daughter Chiba Sanako...how many heads do you have that Mr. Kamino can chop off?"

The "young man with a flat nose" who was knocked out struggled to get up. He was suddenly punched by the "cornered-eyed warrior" and his face was filled with anger. However, after hearing the name "Mr. Kamino", he immediately burst into tears.

Like a ball of anger, the angry look on his face suddenly disappeared.

The only emotions left on his face were shrinkage and fear.

"...Then what are we going to do now?" Someone said solemnly to the "Diaojiaoyan Samurai" at this time, "Our goal is only Natsume Yue."

"Now one more person has been arrested, and the arrested person is the famous Chiba Sanako... How should we deal with this?"

"It's impossible to let her go, right? We can't let the outside world know that 'Natsume Sōhachiro's daughter is missing.'"

"How about...kill Chiba Sanako?"

As the man spoke, he raised his hand and wiped his neck with an indifferent expression.

"No!" "The Cornered-Eyed Samurai" retorted sharply without thinking, "I just said it, right? Chiba Nobuyoshi is kind to Mr. Kamino and wants to touch Chiba Nobuyoshi's daughter. God knows how Mr. Kamino will react!"

"...Tsk!" The samurai who had just proposed to kill Sanako Chiba smacked his lips impatiently, and then licked his lips hard at Sanako who was unconscious on the dining table, "Then what are we going to do?

Deal with this woman?"

Under the gaze of everyone, the "Diaojiao-Eyed Warrior" thought for a moment and then gritted his teeth:

"...Take her and Natsume Yue away together and take her back!"

"Let Mr. Kamino decide for himself how to deal with this woman."

The other people looked at each other, then nodded in agreement.

Apart from this method, there is no other method that is safer and less error-prone.

"That, that..."

At this time, a slightly trembling voice sounded from behind the "Diaojiaoyan Samurai" and others.

The owner of this tea house...the middle-aged man with half-white hair who had just greeted Natsume energetically and exchanged pleasantries, shrank out of the kitchen.

"I, I, I have followed your instructions and put medicine into Miss Natsume's tea."

"Can I let my wife and children go as agreed?"

"I promise! I will never tell anyone what happened today!"

The boss's head was drooped, his waist was bent, and his face looked pleading... His whole person showed an extremely humble posture.

After the boss finished speaking in such a condescending tone... the "Corner-Eyed Samurai" and others glanced at him sideways.

Bang!

The "Diaojiaoyan Samurai" kicked the ground hard, making a loud noise.

He jumped up quickly, threw himself on the boss, opened his arms, and hugged the boss's head hard——

Click!

The boss's head was turned 180 degrees.

The back of the head that should be facing behind you is turned to the front, and the face that should be facing in front of you is turned to the back.

The boss died suddenly before he could even cry out in pain.

"Sorry, rather than trusting you to keep your promise and not tell others what happened today... we still think it is more convenient and safer for you to never speak out."

"At this time of national crisis, everyone in this country needs to contribute."

"Your sacrifice will further help us in our great cause of repelling the foreigners."

After that, the "Diaojiaoyan Samurai" slowly let go of the boss in his arms...

"Remember to take this man's body away later, tie his body to rocks, and throw it into Edo Bay."

There was no trace of remorse or guilt on his face.

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…

As soon as he returned to the residence, Qingnobo saw Harada's proud face.

"Mr. Tachibana!" Harada held his spear in his right hand, put his left hand on his hip, raised his chin, raised his chest and raised his head with a triumphant expression, "We have successfully captured this man in a suit!"

Lying on the ground in front of Harada was a young Kazuto in a suit and tie who had been sitting across from him in the pastry shop with a pale face and a beard.

Qingto made detailed inquiries to Saito and the others, and soon learned the entire process of the three of them arresting the man in the suit.

This man in a suit not only doesn't know any martial arts, but his physical strength is visibly poor. His steps are sloppy, and when his feet swing... it's more like floating than running.

Such a guy who neither knew martial arts nor had very poor physical strength would naturally not be able to escape the hands of Saito and his group of young and strong warriors.

The man in the suit didn't even run out of the street. He was subdued to the ground with the help of the three Saito men.

Saito and the others not only caught the man in the suit, but also learned his identity through the identification of a passerby.

"Huh? Isn't this Mr. Hanada?" - After Saito and the others subdued the man in suit, a woman dressed in kimono from the crowd of onlookers exclaimed.

Someone actually recognized this man in a suit... Of course it was impossible for Saito and the others to turn a deaf ear to such important information.

As a result, Saito and the others immediately found the woman who made this exclamation among the onlookers and interrogated her in detail.

The person responsible for questioning this woman... is Saito.

From another perspective, the taciturn Saito is very suitable for the role of "interrogator".

Because words are precious, Saito never minced words when asking questions. He always went straight to the topic and could explain the questions in 5 words. He would never use 6 words.

For example, when questioning the woman, Saito asked straight to the point:

"Do you know this guy?"

Furthermore, Saito rarely has emotions, and his expressive face is quite oppressive, which can bring strong psychological oppression to the person being questioned.

Under Saito's efficient questioning, which didn't waste any time or words, they soon got a lot of information about the man in the suit from the woman's mouth.

This man in a suit is named "Shichiro Hanada" and he is Dr. Lan Fang who lives in this residence.

The so-called Lan Fang doctors are doctors who use Western medical techniques.

Hanada Shichiro went to sea to learn Western medical skills 6 years ago, and returned after completing his studies 2 years ago. Because his medical skills are quite superb, and the medical skills he uses are Western medical skills familiar to Westerners, he is very popular in the Edo Residence.

favored by Western people.

Because the main clients are Westerners in the Edo Residence, in order to facilitate the treatment of regular customers in the Residence, Hanada Shichiro now lives in the Residence.

After questioning the woman until they had nothing more to ask, Saito and the others thanked the woman for being so cooperative with their investigation.

Then he turned around and began to interrogate the man in the suit...that is, Shichiro Hanada.

Faced with the interrogation by Saito and others, Hanada Shichiro was very harsh.

He has always insisted that he is an innocent citizen. The reason why he ran away when he saw Qingteng and others in the pastry shop was because he was frightened by the glaring knives in Qingteng and Nagakura's hands and thought they were people from the "radical anti-barbarian faction".

Come in and kill the "national traitors".

As for the bearded man who was sitting at the same table with him and sitting across from him, Shichiro Hanada said - "I had treated this man before, because I happened to bump into him in the pastry shop, so I invited him over.

We had snacks together, I only know that his name is Takakura Heigoro, but I don’t know the rest!"

No matter how Saito and the others interrogated him or threatened him, Hanada Shichiro remained unmoved and insisted that he was innocent.

Regarding Hanada Shichiro's insistence that he is an innocent member of the public, Qingto has only one attitude: Whatever you say! Anyway, I will escort you back to the prison first!

The streets of the settlement are never a suitable place to ask questions.

After being escorted back to the prison, I had plenty of time to slowly investigate the relationship between Hanada Shichiro and the bearded man who was suspected to be a member of the anti-barbarian group.
To be continued...