"poppy?"

The general manager tilted his head, looking confused.

She subconsciously turned her head to the side and cast a "seeking" look at Qingdeng and Zuo Nazi beside her.

Mr. Tachibana is well-informed and has a strong memory; Ms. Zuo Nazi is well-read in poetry and books and is knowledgeable. They must both know what a poppy is... the chief executive thought to himself.

However, the scene unfolding before her eyes surprised her.

Zuo Nazi blinked his beautiful eyes several times numbly, with an obvious look of confusion on his rosy cheeks full of vitality.

As for Qingdeng...

The moment Onodera said the word "poppy", Qingden's eyes suddenly became sharp. There seemed to be veins jumping between his temples, and his face was as green as if he had been washed by ice water.

The commander-in-chief was shocked by Qingden's appearance.

She had rarely seen Qingden with such an ugly face...

Director Zuo Naziman was half shocked to realize Qingdeng's abnormality.

In the blink of an eye, she and the director "cooperated" with each other, focusing their puzzled and worried eyes on Qingdeng.

Because Aomori's appearance at this time was really terrifying, Souji couldn't help but asked softly in a tentative tone:

"Tachibana-kun...?"

The call from the Souji brought Qingto's thoughts back to reality.

"What's wrong?"

The general manager said angrily:

"I should ask you 'what's wrong'! Ju-kun, what's wrong with you? You look so ugly..."

Qingdeng was startled when he heard this.

No matter in his previous life or in this life, Qingdeng did not have the habit of carrying a mirror with him. There was nothing reflective in this thatched house, so he could not check his current facial expression.

However, he could still generally feel that his facial features at this time must be very ferocious - after all, his mood is still very unstable until now.

"Sorry... I scared you..."

Qingdeng apologized to the two girls while adjusting his physical and mental state.

Seeing Qingdeng return to his normal appearance, the two girls relaxed a little.

The director-general was even more curious about Poppy, who could change Qingden's expression drastically.

So, she asked aloud:

"Tangerine-kun, what is a poppy?"

Just when Aoshito was about to explain to the two girls what a "poppy" was, Onodera answered first:

"You can understand it as an herb rich in terrible magic."

"Poppy is pronounced 'sombiferum' in English, which means 'hypnotic'. As the name suggests, it has strong narcotic properties."

"If used properly, opium poppy can be made into very useful analgesics and narcotics, but if it is used for other purposes... let me put it this way - the main raw material of opium in England is opium poppy.

"

General Manager, Zuo Nazi: "Duck slices...!"*2

The two women exclaimed in shock.

In an instant, their faces became extremely livid and ugly just like Qingdeng just now.

In fact, Onodera doesn't need to explain so much, as long as his last words are enough.

It has been 7 years since the founding of the Edo shogunate since the "Black Ship Incident" broke out.

From the generals who conquered the barbarians, to the lords of the vassal states, to the important ministers of the shogunate, to the ordinary middle- and lower-level samurai, and the ordinary people, they are no longer the "deaf" and "blind" who had nothing to say about the overseas situation.

”.

Edo is the current political center of Japan and is located at the intersection of the "Five Streets", so the transmission of logistics and information is extremely convenient.

Any news at home or abroad was basically the first to spread among the people in Edo.

Therefore, even the General Secretary, who doesn't like reading and doesn't care about political affairs, still knows what the British duck slices are.

"When you first swallow the magic medicine, there won't be any abnormal reactions in your body."

"As long as you take one pill, your fatigue and pain will disappear, and there will be no side effects."

"The early stage of the trick medicine, which had only advantages and no disadvantages, deceived countless ignorant people."

"Uninformed people regard this medicine as a miracle medicine, thinking that as long as they have it, they no longer need to fear any illness."

"I don't know that this damn pill is actually a chronic poison wrapped in sweet sugar..."

"Once ingested for a long time, the toxicity contained in the pills will gradually penetrate into the depths of a person's body, causing a great impact on the person's physical and mental condition. The main symptoms include mental instability, irritability, and the inability to control oneself.

emotions."

【Note·Shinu: Nervous】

"At the same time, hallucinations will become more and more frequent."

"Either you see family members who have passed away, or you see your former enemies, or you see the tragic experiences of your past."

"As hallucinations appear more and more frequently, over time, it will become difficult to distinguish which is reality and which is hallucination. The whole person is wandering between reality and illusion, as if he is crazy."

"In addition, it is highly addictive."

"Once you eat too much, you become addicted."

"I always want to eat another one."

“After eating one pill, it didn’t take long before I wanted another pill.”

"Then they eat more and more, and eat more and more... and finally form a vicious cycle."

"If things go on like this, even an iron man with a body made of steel and a nerve made of copper will become a terrifying person, neither human nor ghost."

"After finding out the true efficacy of the trick medicine, I finally understood why Tachibana Takashi was so obsessed with finding out the real culprit behind the production and sale of this medicine."

"Later, with my help, Tachibana Takayuki successfully bribed another cadre of the Qingshui clan, namely Kitahara Ginzo."

"Kitahara Ginzo is a simple miser."

"Conscience of family and country, feelings of family and country...these things that cannot be converted into money are all bullshit in his eyes."

"The reason why he helps us is purely for money."

"I won't go into details about the specific investigation process."

"In short, Tachibana Takayuki and I have joined forces and worked together to eliminate the poison."

"At first, both I and Tachibana Takayuki thought that the initiator of all these incidents was the leader of the Qingshui clan, namely Eiichi Qingshui."

"Anyone who has a little friendship with Shimizu Eiichi knows that he is a kind and courteous person on the outside, but a vicious and cruel person on the inside."

"If it were him, it would be completely unsurprising for him to do such a thing as selling dangerous drugs."

"However... what Tachibana Takayuki and I never expected was that there was someone else behind the scenes!"

Speaking of this, Onodera paused, as if he was brewing feelings.

After a while, he squeezed out the words one by one from between his clenched teeth, as if spitting out pebbles.

"That's the Fuzhi Party that was active 60 years ago!"

"The FaZe Party is good at 'intelligence control.' Although I have tried my best to investigate carefully, so far, I still know very little about the FaZe Party."

"Even now, I only know that the leader of the Fa Zun Party and all cadre-level figures will give themselves a code name."

"The code names they use are all those vicious monsters in myths and stories."

"While using the ferocious demon as their nickname, they will also tattoo the demon ghost they use as their code name on their backs."

"As far as I know, there is an extremely clear grade gap among the cadres within the Hōzhōng Party. The highest-ranking cadres among them are the three 'big demons' collectively known as the 'three major cadres': Tamamo-mae,

Swallowing boy with wine, Otakewan."

"And these three senior cadres also have high and low statuses."

"According to legend, Otakemaru is the highest grade, followed by Shuten Doji and Tamamo Mae."

"The one who stands above these three people is the leader of the Punishment Party: Yamata no Orochi."

"Whether it's Yamata no Orochi or the three major cadres, they are all extremely mysterious."

"No matter how hard I try and how hard I try, I can't find out any details about them. Their age and gender are all unknown."

“The Pazhu Party takes the Gyeonggi area as its main center of activity.”

"Kwantung, Ou and other eastern regions are just 'outlying areas' for the French Communist Party."

"The highest spokesperson of the Fanzhu Party in the Kanto region is a cadre code-named 'Rakshasa'."

"I have seen Rakshasa with my own eyes several times."
To be continued...