"Hanada-kun!"

Gua Shengshutti pulled the hem of her kimono and hurried to Qingnobo's side.

"How? Are you injured?"

Qingden shook his head.

"A thief of this level won't hurt me. It's you, Granny Guasheng."

As Qingdeng spoke, he looked sideways at Granny Guasheng.

"Are you hurt?"

Gua Shengxiu also shook his head, and then imitated Qingdeng's tone just now, half-jokingly:

"A thief of this level won't hurt me."

Qingdeng couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

"Grandma Guasheng, you really scared me just now... I didn't expect you to hide such exquisite skills..."

After he finished speaking, the scene where Gua Shengxiu used a move similar to Aikido to throw away the birthmark face flashed quickly in front of his eyes.

What Qing Teng just said was a double entendre.

The word "scared me" in his words refers to both the freckled face and the strong man who suddenly appeared and almost killed Gua Shengxiu and Baiju, and also refers to Gua Shengxiu who showed his powerful skills at the critical moment and saved the day.

As a "free fighting enthusiast" who is proficient in grappling, free fighting and other unarmed martial arts, Qingdeng can tell how powerful Gua Shengxiu Shicai's moves are at just one glance - unless he is well versed in martial arts or has experienced hundreds of battles, Don't do it!

As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, Gua Shengxiu smiled slightly.

"Who do you think I am? I am 'Yoshiwara Doshin'. How can I deserve the name 'Doshin' if I don't have some time to spare?"

"What's more... just like what I just said to that bastard: when I was fighting against a powerful opponent that young people like you couldn't even imagine, your parents didn't know where to feed themselves."

"To me, the sneak attack by those two bastards just now is not even a 'crisis' - I have experienced more difficult and dangerous adversities and desperate situations than this, and I can't count them all on my hands."

Gua Shengxiu seems unwilling to stay on this topic for too long.

After saying this, she lowered her head and looked at the birthmarked face lying at Qingdeng's feet.

"Who are these guys... They seem to be coming for Bai Ju..."

Anyone with a little bit of discernment would definitely be able to see that when the birthmark face and the strong man suddenly appeared, their swords were all heading towards Bai Ju.

Gua Shengxiu was tragically implicated just because she was holding Bai Ju.

And what Birthmark Face had just shouted to the strong man - "Leave this old man alone! It's important to kill Bai Ju!" - further confirmed that their target was indeed Bai Ju.

At this time, Qingdeng suddenly discovered that there was a large dark blue patch on the collarbone of the face with the birthmark.

At first, he thought it was dirt.

But after taking a closer look, I found that this piece of "dirt" was a bit too delicate.

Qingdeng knelt down and opened the skirt of his freckled face.

The complicated tattoos of dragons and phoenixes caught his and Gua Shengxiu's eyes.

"Yakuza..."

Gua Shengxiu frowned while murmuring like this.

Tattoos all over the body - this is the symbol of Yakuza...

Both ancient China and ancient Japan had ink punishment. However, the ink punishment on both sides was slightly different.

In ancient China, the ink punishment was to tattoo characters on the prisoner's face and then apply ink charcoal to represent the mark of crime, which could never be wiped off again.

In ancient Japan, tattoos of different styles were tattooed on the prisoner's forehead, cheeks, arms, neck and other body parts according to the content and nature of the crime.

For example: a person who commits theft will have long black stripes tattooed on his arm.

Others only need to look at the pattern and number of tattoos on his body to know what crimes the person has committed and how many times he has committed them.

Over time, the concept that "people with tattoos are definitely not good people" has become deeply rooted in people's hearts.

The reason why all the Yakuza in the Edo period got tattoos was to express that "from now on they would cut themselves off from normal society and devote themselves wholeheartedly to cultivating the underground world."

Nowadays, there is no such thing as "non-mainstream" and "liberating individuality".

Unless you have a funny head, it is impossible for ordinary people in the Edo period to get tattoos - it is no different from writing "I am not a serious person" or "Please come and discriminate against me" directly on your face.

Since the birthmark-faced body is covered with tattoos, it means that he must be Yakuza - this is absolutely certain.

"Why is Baiju being targeted by Yakuza..."

Gua Shengxiu said in a deep voice.

"Could it be that...she has offended any Yakuza family?"

Throughout the ages, customs and the underground world have been inseparable.

Because the custom industry is often linked to "huge profits" and "human trafficking".

Edo... no, it should be said that all the Okaya (private prostitution dens) in Japan are basically run by Yakuza, or people with Yakuza background.

There are Yakuza platforms behind many tourist houses in Yoshiwara.

Therefore, "travel girls or tourists accidentally offend Yakuza" - this is not a rare thing in Yoshiwara.

"No...something's not right."

Gua Shengxiu's brows furrowed more and more tightly.

"Even Yakuza wouldn't be able to kill people in the street... He's not a prodigal who always talks about 'fighting the foreigners' and 'killing the gods'..."

Although the Yakuza always give people the impression of being "lawless" and "dare to despise all morals and laws in the world", they are not so arrogant that they dare to do it in public...and they are still in a government-run area like Yoshiwara.

It's a murderous situation.

If Baiju really offended any Yakuza family, then the Yakuza have so many retaliatory methods at their disposal, why would they choose such an extreme and irrational approach as "killing people in the street"?

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"..."

Qingdeng said nothing and looked solemn.

He has far more relevant information than Gua Shengxiu.

Therefore, he had completely different conjectures from Gua Shengxiu.

Last night, after the hard work of Qingto, the Erzhong sisters and others, they successfully abducted Kimura Suma and others.

For the gangster who was chasing Qingdeng everywhere, this was no small piece of news that could be seen and forgotten.

As their important informants, Kimura Suma and Hosaka Genzo were kidnapped by unknown persons at the same time... It was impossible for the gang not to feel something strange.

Yuuki Kamenosuke, who was responsible for contacting Kimura Suma and Hosaka Genzo, would always talk to Shirogiku Yunyu whenever he came to Yoshiwara.

The gangsters should be well aware of Yuuki Kamenosuke's temperament.

Kimura Suma and Hosaka Genzo just "disappeared" last night, and then Baiju was attacked by an unknown Yakuza of unknown origin tonight...

To say it was a coincidence, it was too much of a coincidence.

——To kill people and silence them...

Qingdeng's eyes gradually became sharp.

At this time, chaotic breathing and footsteps sounded behind Qingdeng and Gua Shengxiu.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! The melon-born mother-in-law!"

The officers of the Shirobei Club escorted the strong man who had passed out and swarmed in front of Qingdeng and Guashengxiu.

"Grandma Guasheng, what is going on here? Who are these two samurai? How dare you brandish a vicious blade on the streets of Yoshiwara... This must be a bit too courageous!"

The leader of the official mission, a fat man with a very plump figure, asked at a loss.

Qingneng noticed that whether this fat man or other officials of the Shirobei Club, when facing Gua Shengxiu, both their expressions and demeanor were very humble, and they looked like they didn't even dare to breathe.

It's no wonder, after all, Kua Shengxiu is the "super old man" of Shirobei Club.

Not only does he have more than 70 years of work experience, but he is also highly capable, highly respected, and has made countless outstanding achievements - who wouldn't feel shuddering when faced with such seniority?

"This question... I also want to know the answer."

Gua Shengxiu sighed heavily.

"Anyway, let's take them into custody first. Then hand them over to the execution center for processing."

The fat man nodded vigorously several times.

Just as the fat man waved his hand, signaling to his subordinates to pull up the face with the birthmark that was still lying on the ground, Qingdeng interrupted abruptly:

"Sorry, Granny Guasheng, can you leave these two to me?"

"Um?"

A confused and meaningful gaze fell on Qingdeng.

"Hanada-kun, do you mean... do you know who they are?"
To be continued...