"He is in trouble right now, so I will step forward without hesitation."

"Please let me do my best!"

"Although I don't have any great skills, I still have the ability to walk around the streets and find people!"

Those of you who support the Orange Alliance are never too helpful.

Having one more person willing to help is a great thing.

As a result, Kondo, Hijikata, and Chiba Jutaro all spoke out to welcome Miyagawa Shunzou's joining.

"If you find Mr. Tachibana, please come and let me know."

Miyagawa Toshizo added.

"I live in the second room of Sendai House, Kenmachi 1-chome!"

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…

Edo, Tsukinomiya Shrine——

Qingdeng strode through the complicated corridor with twists and turns, and within a moment he arrived in front of a delicate door with dim candlelight escaping from a gap in the edge.

"Your Highness, it's me."

As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, a dull response came from the room:

"Come in."

After obtaining the "entry permission", Qingdeng pushed the door open and entered with extremely gentle movements.

In the room, Tianzhangyuan sat alone in front of a table piled with various books.

As the door opened and closed, she moved her knees and faced Qingdeng.

"Sheng Qing, welcome back. Huh? Did you fight with someone?"

Tianzhangyuan noticed the blood stains on Qingdeng's body.

"It's a long story."

Qingden replied.

"To put it simply, tonight was a fruitful night."

After Tianzhangyuan heard this, he stopped asking any more questions.

"Are you injured?"

Qingdeng shook his head and smiled:

"Every one who attacks is defeated, everyone who is attacked is defeated, and he is invincible in every direction."

Tianzhangyuan looked at Qingdeng blankly.

After a while, a sweet smile appeared on his cheeks.

If someone else said this, she would definitely think that the other person was deliberately showing off.

But if the person who said this was Qingdeng... then she would only feel sincerely convinced and appreciated.

"It's good that it's not hurt."

After saying that, Tianzhangyuan pointed at the tatami in front of him.

"Sit down."

Qingdeng thanked him and quickly walked to the place pointed by Tianzhangyuan.

"Your Highness."

As soon as Qing Dengfang sat down, he asked straight to the point.

"I wonder why you summoned me suddenly?"

The person who summoned Qingdeng here is Tianzhangyuan.

It was said that the person who wanted to inform Yu Qingdeng of something important was also Tianzhangyuan.

However, when Qingteng got straight to the point, Tianzhangyuan, as the "leader", remained silent.

Suddenly, it became extremely quiet inside and outside the room.

The beautiful smile that bloomed like a flower because she was touched by Qingdeng's bold words disappeared from her beautiful face.

She slowly lowered her eyelids, as if she was contemplating words and yet she was hesitating to speak.

A tense atmosphere instantly arose.

The person who created this atmosphere is none other than Tianzhangyuan.

When Qingdeng saw this, he immediately became serious as he sensed something was wrong.

To be able to make a pretty widow who has gone through ups and downs at such a young age show such an expression... what she is going to say next is definitely extraordinary!

For a moment, a voice without sadness or joy wandered in the air.

"If you think about it carefully...it's quite a coincidence."

Although Tianzhangyuan's tone was calm, there was a tension as sharp as a knife hidden in his words. Qingden subconsciously felt his whole body stiffen.

"Sheng Qing, do you still remember the group of officers I introduced to you this morning who were sent to search for the past files of the execution office, Huo Fu Thieves Kai, Ji Fan, and eight states directors?"

"Of course I remember."

Qingden nodded.

How could he forget what happened this morning?

Tianzhangyuan took a deep breath.

"Sheng Qing, let me make it clear - just now, the officers I sent to search past files made a major harvest."

"They discovered that a long time ago, there was an official from the "Three Chapters" of the Beifan Institute who was secretly tracking down the mysterious medicine."

"And that person...has something to do with you."

Having said this, Tianzhangyuan raised his gaze and met Qingdeng's eyes with intriguing eyes.

"That person's name is..."

"Kitaban decided to return to the same town, Tachibana Takayuki!"

There was a reverberation like the sound of a gunshot deep in Tianzhangyuan's tone.

Silence fell between Qingdeng and Tianzhangyuan.

The sound of wind coming from afar sounds inexplicably far away...

…

…

The next day——

In the second year of Wanyan year (1861), January 21——

Edo, somewhere——

it's clear.

The warm sunshine, which is particularly rare in winter, slants down from the clear blue sky, filling the streets with a soft white light.

On the red soil road, the dry and cold wind howled past.

The large truck carrying goods rushed through the pedestrians.

Men and women dressed in different styles come and go.

There is a grand teahouse on the street. The entrance leads to a spacious hall. Young men exuding a youthful atmosphere are running back and forth between the tables holding tea trays.

Behind the hall is a neat staircase.

Going up the stairs, you reach the second floor with a wide view.

Hosejiro Nishino, who was recognized by the common people of Edo as "the trump card of Kokubansuo's Sankai" and "the number one eucalyptus-breaking expert at Kokubansuo's Sankai", was sitting on a table by the window on the second floor.

At the table, he sipped the tea in his hand expressionlessly.

At first glance, he seemed to be in a daze.

But in reality, he had been looking at the scene outside the window with the corner of his eye.

To be more precise, I was observing the place where the Kanazawa brothers and sisters died...

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From the time the name "Tachibana Takayuki" first appeared in Chapter 1 of Volume 1, until now...this super-large-scale secret line that has paved the way for nearly 2.5 million words has finally been revealed! (Leopard Qi.jpg)

This kind of purely literary drama, without fighting scenes, is really difficult to write! Baobaozi hates writing literary dramas! There are no 8000+ today, Baobaozi is sorry for you! (Baobaozi cries.jpg)
Chapter completed!