Under the lowered eyelids, rays of light shot out.

"Please elaborate."

"I am a thug under Eiichi Shimizu... I am responsible for handling some... dirty work for the Shimizu clan..."

Shimizu Eiichi—the commander-in-chief of the Shimizu clan.

What an incredible name I heard... Nishino thought. He quickly concentrated his attention and listened more carefully, not letting go of every word that Terasaka said.

"On the night of January 17, I received a summons and was told to kill someone."

"I didn't know until after the operation that the person we killed that night was the 'Hound of Fire' Kanazawa Chusuke."

"The person who led us to kill Kanazawa Chusuke... was a young man who called himself 'Rakshasa'."

"We don't know his real name. We only know that he is an expert in swordsmanship. He is proficient in swordsmanship, especially the art of drawing swords. He is incredibly powerful."

Speaking of this, Terasaka seemed to recall some terrible memory, and a look of awe came over his cheeks.

"Although I don't dare to claim to be a master of swordsmanship, I consider myself to be quite capable."

"As a result...when Rakshasa used the sword-drawing technique, I couldn't even look at his sword path..."

"Not only me, but even the famous 'Hound of Fire' is helpless against Rakshasa's 'Sword of Speed'."

"With just one blow from Rakshasa, Kanazawa Chusuke was so seriously injured that he could only lie on the ground and wait for death."

"As for Kanazawa Qin... we never thought of killing her."

"She's just unlucky..."

"When we went to kill Kanazawa Chusuke, she happened to be next to Kanazawa Chusuke... so we had to kill her too."

"The people who killed Kanazawa Chusuke and Kanazawa Qin were all Rakshasa."

"The rest of them, including me, didn't even draw their swords. They just surrounded Kanazawa Chusuke and Kanazawa Qin to prevent them from escaping."

As soon as Terasaka finished speaking, Nishino immediately asked:

"Can you describe the appearance of that Rakshasa?"

Terasaka nodded:

"He is very tall, with a body length of nearly six feet. His facial features are relatively delicate, his figure is neither fat nor thin, his head is not shaved, and the sword on his waist is a sword with a bare handle and a bare scabbard."

"Does he have any conspicuous features on his body? For example, birthmarks, moles, scars, etc.?"

Terasaka shook his head.

"Do you know where the Rakshasa lives?"

Terasaka shook his head again.

"Are the others who accompanied Rakshasa in the murder of Kanazawa Chusuke and Kanazawa Qin, all thugs of the Qingshui clan like you?"

"It should be..."

"Do you know the information about these companions of yours? Their appearance and address are all fine."

"Sorry...I don't know anything about this..."

Terasaka sighed.

"In order to prevent intelligence leakage, the Qingshui clan does not allow thugs to interact with each other."

"When we go on missions, we all cover our faces, and neither of us knows our true identity."

…

Later, Nishino asked Terasaka many questions.

Terasaka gave up resistance and became an honest and good boy.

No matter what Nishino asked, he answered truthfully.

After asking no questions, Nishino let out a sigh of relief.

"Qingshui clan... Rakshasa..."

Nishino raised his head and stared thoughtfully at the ceiling above his head.

…

…

Nishino walked out of the interrogation room quickly.

As soon as his front foot stepped over the threshold of the interrogation room, his back foot bumped into the subordinate he had just ordered to leave.

"Master Nishino, how is the situation?"

“It’s not bad, and the harvest is quite fruitful.”

After saying that, Nishino glanced at the other party, and then changed into a half-joking tone:

"Nakano-kun, your acting skills still need to be improved."

"Just now, when you said the words 'Nishino-sama, but...', you should have shown a more surprised and shocked expression."

"yes."

The subordinate smiled bitterly.

"I will hone my acting skills more and strive to play 'blackface' better in the future."

"Well, please work harder."

Nishino patted his subordinate on the shoulder, then stopped staying where he was and went straight forward.

Soon, Nishino left the execution center alone.

The soft warm winter sun enveloped Nishino's whole body.

Feeling the fresh air surrounding him that was completely different from the interrogation room, Nishino couldn't help but take a deep breath, and took several deep breaths in succession.

At this moment, a strange male voice with a long intonation at the end of the sentence came into Nishino's ears from not far away.

"Oh~ isn't this Nishino-kun? What a coincidence~~"

Nishino followed the sound, and a figure with a delicate face and a tall figure came into view.

It is the "Dragon of Fire": my grandson Chutaro.

"My grandson?"

Nishino raised an eyebrow.

"Why are you here?"

"Hahaha, what other 'why' can there be? I'm here to find you~ I want to know the outcome of your interrogation of that Terasaka Juheiji~~"

Hearing this, Nishino's face suddenly showed a look of understanding.

Terasaka Juheiji was captured by Nishino and my grandson together.

Without the help of my grandson, it is unknown whether Nishino could successfully capture Terasaka.

In order to thank my grandson for his help, they made an agreement: if Nishino obtains important information while interrogating Terasaka, he must report it to my grandson as soon as possible who wants to know who killed the Kanazawa brothers and sisters.

"I didn't expect that I had just arrived at Beifansuo and met you at the gate. Hahaha, what a coincidence~~"

Nishino looked at my grandson for a few times and gradually put away the suspicious look on his face.

"Well, it's really a coincidence... I also happen to have something to do and want to see you."

"oh?"

This time it was my grandson who raised his eyebrows.

"You want to see me for something? May I ask what you can do for me?"

"This is not a good place to talk."

Nishino scanned his surroundings.

"Let's change places."

"That's right~~"

My grandson smiled.

"Then...come with me. I happen to know a tea house nearby with very good tea."

…

…

Edo, a certain place, a certain tea house——

"Welcome! What would you like to drink?"

“Have a cup of black tea~~”

"A cup of green tea."
To be continued...