Even an iron man with a strong body and a strong will will feel extremely tired if he is required to stare at the same place for several hours without moving.

Therefore, Nishino and his Okahiki adopted a "shift system".

Just 2 hours ago, Oka Hiki, who was last responsible for monitoring the eucalyptus site, went to rest, and now Nishino took over the boring task himself.

Maybe it was because of the glutinous rice dumplings he had just eaten. The blood flowed to his stomach, and Nishino felt sleepy.

——As a warrior, how can you yawn in public?

Nishino thought to himself as he licked the roof of his mouth vigorously.

This is a "little trick in life" that his father taught him.

When you want to yawn, lick the roof of your mouth vigorously. This can effectively suppress the urge to yawn.

In order to fight against fatigue, Nishino decided to order another cup of refreshing tea.

"Miss Teshiro! Miss Teshiro!"

He turned his head and shouted towards the stairs not far away.

"Coming, coming!"

With the sound of vitality responding one after another, Teshiro-san returned to Nishino's eyes again.

"Have a cup of black tea."

"Um... I'm sorry, sir, the black tea is sold out, can I only have black tea?"

"Black tea...that's okay too. Please add more tea leaves to make the flavor stronger."

"Okay!"

Nishino listened to the sound of Miss Teshiro's retreating footsteps and stretched out his right thumb to knead his brow, which had accumulated a lot of fatigue.

At this moment, a conversation sounded from behind him, attracting his attention.

"Huh? Is that Nishino Hosejiro?"

"Oh? It seems like it's really him."

Nishino was startled for a moment, then turned his head at an imperceptible angle and looked behind him from the corner of his eye.

The speakers were a pair of young men dressed as carpenters with sweat towels draped around their necks.

"I never expected that I would meet such a famous person here."

"Well, Nishino Hosejiro is just like the rumors... He is a person who is not easy to mess with just by looking at his appearance. I have heard a lot of rumors about him. It is said that he has a very harsh personality and treats others very harshly.

Harsh, all the people who worked for him were tortured to death by him. If it weren't for the high salary he offered, no one would be willing to work under him."

"I have heard similar rumors, but it is undeniable that he is indeed a very capable person. Among the 'three chapters' of Jeonbuk Bansuo, his ability is the most outstanding, otherwise he would not be able to

Recognized as 'the best eucalyptus-breaking expert in Beifan'."

"Oh, he's quite lucky. If Nioh hadn't been moved to the right by the Huofu thieves, then his golden name of being the best gun-breaking expert in the North Division would have been taken away by Nioh long ago.

Already."

"You can't say that. Nioh's strength is swordsmanship. When it comes to detecting cases, Nioh may not be able to beat Nishino."

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In order to prevent Nishino from hearing their conversation, the young people deliberately kept their voices extremely low.

But they miscalculated: Nishino's hearing is very good.

Although they kept their speaking volumes to a minimum, every word and sentence they spoke was still transmitted to Nishino's ears very clearly.

He has a harsh personality and treats others harshly. In response to this evaluation, Nishino not only did not want to refute, but also wanted to nod vigorously: Yes, you are right! I am such a man.

He always believes that Okaki is not only a job, but also a mission.

Now that I have worn Muho's Juju, I must bravely shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting Edo and protecting the people.

[Note: Juju is the standard equipment of the "Three Chapters" of the practice. Tongxin wears Juju with a red tassel at the end, and Okabiki wears Juju without tassels.】

As an Okabiki, any slack or mistake may lead to irreparable serious consequences.

Therefore, Nishino was extremely strict with his subordinate Oka Hiki, so strict that he could be described as harsh.

People who were scolded by him cried, people who only worked for one day and then ran away with their buckets... there were many people.

However, on the other hand, it is precisely because of his severity that all those who can persist under his command are, without exception, outstanding talents who can stand alone.

Because of this, Nishino's team has always maintained an ultra-high breakage rate at the fault level during the "three rounds" of the Beifan Institute.

However, Nishino was quite critical of another comment made by the two young men - that is, that he was not as good as Tachibana Aoden...

However, all human beings with normal body and mind do not like others to say that they are inferior to another person. This is especially true for people like Nishino who aspire to become a samurai among samurai and have extremely high self-esteem.

If Qingto's swordsmanship is better than his, then Nishino has nothing to say.

He still has self-awareness. He knows that if he and Qing Deng were to change their positions, he would not be able to survive the more brutal death battle.

However, he never believed that Qingdeng's criminal investigation ability was better than his own.

This is self-confidence honed by a blend of talent and rich experience.

However, although he was very unwilling to do so, Nishino had to admit that he was very impressed by Qingden who had not returned to Wu Xia Amon.

Nishino's values ​​drive him to have a natural and strong hostility towards incompetent people...especially incompetent people in the samurai class.

In the past, Aoto was obviously a samurai, and he was also an active member of the "Three Chapters" of the Northern Division. However, he turned out to be dull in character and slow in doing things - he was completely dancing on the minefield of Nishino.

If Aonto was Nishino's Okabiki, he would have scolded him so much that he would have doubted his life.

Therefore, Nishino has never given Qingto any good looks before.

As a result, somehow, just a year ago, Qingdeng seemed to be a different person, suddenly becoming wiser and more powerful.

He is brave and resourceful, has repeatedly accomplished extraordinary feats, and quickly prospered.

It only took a little more than half a year to move from being a member of the "Three Chapters" of the Enforcement Institute to the right to become the captain of the Third Division of the Huo Fu Thieves.

The speed of promotion was so fast that even Nishino, who had extremely high self-esteem, couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

In terms of official rank, Nishino, who is still a "criminal police officer", is far inferior to Aoto.

However, Nishino has never regretted his contempt for Qingneng back then - no matter how powerful Qingneng is now, it can't change the fact that he was ineffective before.

"Sir! Your black tea is here!"

Suddenly, the footsteps and call of Miss Teshiro brought Nishino's consciousness back to reality.

"Come on, be careful!"

"Thanks."

Nishino bent down and thanked Teshiro-san meticulously.

"Oh, sir, you are too polite. You are really embarrassing me."

Teshiro-san smiled shyly.

"Sir, if you need anything else, please feel free to call me."

After saying that, Miss Teshiro turned around, leaving behind a beautiful back figure that flew away quickly.

Nishino grabbed the still steaming teacup and took a sip.

The slightly bitter taste, the aroma that permeates the internal organs, and the unique refreshing taste of tea make the nose very comfortable.

As the fine tea fell into his stomach, Nishino suddenly felt that the sleepiness in his mind had subsided a bit.

Just when he was about to take another sip——

"Oh~ Isn't this Nishino Hosejiro from Kitabansho Town?"

Nishino was stunned for a moment, and then turned his head following the sound - a young man about 25 years old strode straight towards him while holding on to the saber on his waist.

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"Aha~ It's really you~~"

The tone of the young man's speech was very strange, and the sounds at the end of each sentence were drawn out very long, making him look lost and lazy.

This way of speaking gives people a sense of being careless and unreliable.

Looking at the uninvited guest in front of him, Nishino lowered his eyes for a moment, and his eyes became sharp.

Nishino recognized this young man who suddenly appeared.

After all... I just met him not long ago.

"The Huo Fu Thieves changed to the captain of the first team...my grandson Chutaro..."

Nishino Hosejiro whispered the young man's name.

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