A few minutes ago——

Third floor, conference room——

"So many days have passed, is this your result?! Ah?!"

While shouting, Tadashi Okubo slapped the tatami mat beside his thigh vigorously.

At this moment, the current commanders of the Fire Bandits Kai: Okubo Tadashi and Kurosawa Atsushi, are discussing the latest developments of the "Akaban Slayer" with all the division captains headed by my grandson in the meeting room.

When Aoto "disappeared" and Kanazawa died, the third and second divisions were temporarily commanded by Mizushima and my grandson.

In recent days, Okubo Tadashi and Kurosawa Atsushi have been under considerable pressure.

The upper management paid close attention to the tragedy of the Akabane family, and sent people down almost every day to urge them to "break the case as soon as possible" and "find the real culprit as soon as possible."

The strong anxiety has made Okubo and Kurosawa's faces extremely ugly recently, with an unhealthy paleness in their cheeks.

In this era where the level of science and technology is not developed enough and criminal investigation methods are quite limited, whether the case can be solved is a matter of luck.

It's not like shouting a slogan or two to catch the real culprit behind the scenes.

But...it's obvious that bureaucrats, no matter what era they are from, all have the same virtue: they only care about giving orders and pointing out, without caring about the hard work and fatigue of the people under them, or whether the instructions they give are realistic and reasonable.

It should be said that the recent performance of all members of the Huo Fu Thief Kai team is remarkable. They have been diligent and hardworking enough.

Not only did the entire army go into battle, but in order to facilitate command and coordination among the various teams, all the squad leaders had moved directly into the government office since the day before yesterday, as if they were in a semi-"wartime state."

However, as mentioned above, in this era when detecting cases can only rely on primitive reasoning and investigation, luck is directly linked to the detection rate.

Although the members of the Fire Fighting Thief Kai team have tried their best, the results... are really lackluster.

The "pressure" coming from the top, and the "powerlessness" coming from the bottom...these two cruel realities merged with each other, and finally mixed into the current scene where Okubo and Kurosawa lost their temper against my grandson and others.

Even people on the second floor could faintly hear the roars of Okubo and Kurosawa.

No matter it was my grandson who was always out of his mind, the calm and steady Mizushima, the arrogant and domineering Kimura, or the high-minded Kasaka, they all remained silent at this time, silently enduring the rebuke from the two superiors.

Everyone is no longer a newcomer to officialdom.

Everyone here is a "battle-hardened" veteran.

Therefore, they are very clear: In the current situation, it is useless to talk back or reason. It will only further intensify the contradiction. The best policy is to be the punching bag of the superiors.

Just when my grandson secretly yawned and wondered how long this boring meeting would last...

boom!

The muffled sound of the door being violently pushed open, and the louder "enemy attack" sound, clearly reached the third floor.

Suddenly, the entire meeting fell silent...

Okubo and Kurosawa, who had been venting their emotions until just now, were stunned for a moment.

Also stunned were Kimura, Huosaka, Tsuchida, and Kazama.

At this unexpected moment, only two people responded quickly.

Katsa.

Katsa.

Two crisp sounds of catching a knife sounded in no particular order.

As if they had rehearsed in advance, my grandson and Mizushima simultaneously picked up the sabers placed on their right legs and stood up to go out.

As soon as the door of the room was opened, they saw a soldier rushing towards them.

"My grandson! Mizushima-sama! It's not good! There is an intruder!"

"How many people came?"

Mizushima's face was expressionless and his tone was cold.

"4,4!"

"Four?"

After hearing this astonishing number, even the steady Mizushima couldn't help but change his expression.

He temporarily checked with his eyes at the team members in front of him. This action of course meant "Is this correct?"

At this time, the sounds coming from downstairs became more and more noisy and noisy.

My grandson came to the stairs and looked down the stairwell.

"Hoho~~" My grandson raised his eyebrows vigorously and grinned, "This group of intruders are quite capable. They have already rushed up the stairs."

Snap, snap, snap, snap...

Behind my grandson, anxious footsteps sounded from far to near.

It's Okubo, Kurosawa, and the other captains except Mizushima.

"What the hell! What do the guards do for a living! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

Okubo is like a broken tape recorder, repeating ugly curse words.

"What? They've already climbed the stairs?! This, this, this, what should we do?"

Kurosawa was like an ant on a hot pot, spinning in circles.

Before the enemy could reach the front of the battle line, the two coaches of the family got into trouble... which is normal. In a society where officials are selected and promoted not based on ability but only on family status, it is even more outrageous than this.

Things abound.

Fortunately, Okubo and Kurosawa are just stupid, not stupid.

If you encounter a problem that you are unable to solve, you should seek help from a truly capable person - they still understand this.

Then, a bunch of hopeful eyes fell on my grandson.

Kurosawa: "My grandson! The invaders are about to attack! How should we defend ourselves against the enemy?"

Facing Kurosawa's sincere question, my grandson did not answer immediately, but smiled as if it was nothing to do with him.

"Should the timing of the invasion of this group of thieves...should be praised as 'well chosen'? Or should it be derogated as 'poorly chosen'?"

The Huofu Thieves Kai are currently mobilizing the entire army to supervise the "Akaha Extermination".

Therefore, the government office, which has a status comparable to the "General Headquarters", will be unprecedentedly lively now and for a period of time to come!

Every day, a large number of soldiers from various teams come in and out of this magnificent mansion.

According to my grandson's estimation, the number of soldiers stationed in the government office tonight is nearly half of the entire army!

In other words, if you choose to attack this place tonight, you will have to start a war with a half-armed bandit!

From this perspective, this group of unidentified intruders is indeed unfortunate. But from another perspective... they are very lucky.

Because they don't have to face the most elite troops of the thieves!

The first team, the second team, the third team and the fourth team are the four teams with the best overall quality in Huofu Thief Kai.

For various reasons, most of the members of these four teams are far away at this time.

To put it simply, although there are many soldiers currently available for my grandson and others to dispatch to fight the invaders, they are not elite enough.

"My grandson!" Kurosawa said urgently, "Now is not the time to make such witty remarks!"

"Kurosawa-sama, please be patient." My grandson smiled, "There is no need to be so nervous. As long as we can properly utilize our equipment and our numerical advantage, it will not be difficult to repel or even kill the invaders."

After finishing speaking, my grandson turned his head and looked directly at Okubo and Kurosawa behind him.

"Lord Okubo, Lord Kurosawa, please mobilize the iron cannons and bows and arrows immediately. As long as we have the iron cannons and bows, everything will be fine~~ Mizushima-kun and I will try our best to delay the enemy. You must seize the time."

"Buying...time?" Suma Kimura frowned and interjected, "How are you going to buy time?"

"Ha~~ Do you still need to ask?" My grandson shrugged and looked at Kimura with a joking face, "The invaders are obviously not ordinary people. Ordinary soldiers are not their opponents at all, so... just

It’s up to us, the captains of the squad, to take action in person! Mizushima-kun! Let’s go!”

Before he could say anything else, my grandson jumped up, climbed over the guardrail of the stairs, and landed squarely on the stairwell connecting the second and third floors with his feet, blocking the path of Qingdeng who was suddenly advancing.

"You can actually attack this place... Thief, you are quite capable. Next, let me, my grandson Chutaro, be your opponent!"

…

…

My grandson drew the sword from his waist with great style.

"My grandson, please stand back! You are obviously not a person who specializes in fighting, so don't rush forward so far!"

Another male voice that was very familiar to Qingdeng came from above.

Immediately afterwards, a tall, strong man fell from the sky and landed firmly next to my grandson.

——My grandson-kun...Mizushima-kun...

Looking at my grandson and Mizushima standing in front of him like door gods, one on the left and one on the right, Qingteng suddenly felt a mixture of emotions.

Although he had made appropriate psychological preparations in advance, when he actually faced the situation of "swords with friends", Qingdeng's mood became uncontrollably complicated.

"Thieves, surrender."
To be continued...