"Huan Fu Lake? What is this?"

Suddenly hearing an unfamiliar term that he had never heard of before, Nishino frowned unconsciously.

"To put it simply, this is a chronic poison developed by the Fanzhu Party and secretly spread to Kanto..."

My grandson summarized the appearance, efficacy and other important information of phantom powder in a concise and concise way one by one.

After my grandson finished explaining, Nishino could not hide his eyes widened in shock.

"This...this..."

He stammered out broken words, unable to formulate a sentence with specific meaning.

Drugs that can easily destroy people's minds; destroy the people's livelihood in Kanto, shake the foundation of the shogunate's rule...Everything my grandson just described was beyond Nishino's imagination, and it made him unable to relax for a long time.

At this time, my grandson continued:

"Overthrowing the decadent Edo shogunate and establishing a peaceful and prosperous era in which the people are prosperous and everyone has enough to eat is the highest purpose of the Great Salt Party and our lifelong wish."

"Looking at the purpose alone, both we and the Pazhu Party have as our mission the overthrow of the brutal rule of the Tokugawa family."

"Even if we are like-minded and have no blood alliance, we should not stand in each other's way."

"But in fact, the relationship between us is incompatible."

"There is a saying in the West that 'heresy is more hateful than heresy' - well, this proverb is perfectly suitable to describe our attitude towards the Fa-Zang Party."

"The methods used to bring down the party are too radical."

"Destroying granaries, poisoning wells, abducting people... they are happy to use any means that can cause trouble for the shogunate."

"In their eyes, whether they are warriors, civilians, countrymen or foreigners, they are all objects that can be given up and sacrificed."

"In order to weaken the power of the shogunate, they would not hesitate to put such dangerous drugs in Kanto...it is simply crazy."

"Although we are both members of the overthrown shogunate, the core direction of our Great Salt Party is to enable all people in the world to live a good life with enough food and warm clothes. 'Down with the Edo Shogunate' is just our realization of this

It’s just a means to an end.”

"Looking at the law and order to punish the party... I personally think that they completely regard the means as the ends."

"All resources, all time, and all thoughts are devoted to the goal of 'bringing down the curtain'."

"I only think about conquering the world and never thinking about governing the world."

"In short, Mr. Nishino, you can understand our Great Salt Party as the 'moderate and rational rebel faction' and the Hōzhu Party as the 'radical and fanatical rebel faction'."

"This cruel act of punishing the party without regard to the people's livelihood is, in our eyes, an unreasonable atrocity that puts the cart before the horse."

"So, in order to stop the FaZe Party's crazy behavior, the organization sent me to infiltrate the FaZe Party and collect evidence of their manufacturing and marketing of dangerous drugs."

"No matter how incompetent the Lord Gongun of the shogunate is, he must know what a terrible disaster it will cause if this terrible drug that can turn a healthy living person into a delirious cripple is allowed to spread."

"As long as the conclusive and irrefutable evidence that the Fa-Zhu Party produced and spread the phantom deposits can be handed over to the shogunate, the shogunate's attention will be drawn to the Fa-Zuo Party."

"In this way, we can use the power of the shogunate to weaken or even defeat the Fa Zhu Party. At the very least, we must prevent the Fa Zhu Party from continuing to spread the illusion..."

Before my grandson finished speaking, Nishino interjected in a tone of neither sorrow nor joy:

"A borrowed knife to kill someone..."

My grandson smiled slightly:

"Yes, that's basically what it means. Both the shogunate and the Punishment Party are our enemies. Provoking a fight between the two groups of enemies - don't you think this is one of the most brilliant strategies?"

"That's the plan, but now there's a problem."

“The Law and Punishment Party is particularly good at controlling intelligence.”

“The Hōzū Party has high hopes for Huanfudian and regards it as an important ‘weapon’ to defeat the shogunate.”

"It is reported that more than a year ago, someone almost succeeded in exposing the criminal activities of the Fa Zun Party secretly spreading illusions, but failed."

"After this incident occurred, the Fanzhu Party greatly increased the protection of all confidential information related to Huanfudian."

"I have been lurking beside Rakshasa for many years, but until today I haven't collected any useful clues."

"This is a battle where every second counts."

"If the phantom deposits are not eradicated as soon as possible, new victims may appear every moment."

"At this point, I have decided to make a desperate move - I plan to force my way into Rakshasa's bedroom."

“The Rakshasa likes to work in his bedroom—that alone is reason enough to take the risk.”

"However, a Rakshasa never allows outsiders to approach his bedroom."

"At any time, there will be his trusted aide, a samurai named Genjuro, on duty outside his bedroom door."

"If we don't deal with Genjuro, it will be impossible to enter the Rakshasa's bedroom."

"However, Genjuro is an extremely dull man, like a stone."

"There is no personal interest or obvious character weakness."

"His only hobby is to listen to Rakshasa's arrangements and respect Rakshasa's orders."

"As long as the Rakshasa orders him to guard the bedroom, he can stand in front of his bedroom door like a stone statue and never leave."

"To put it in a nutshell - he is not someone who can be dealt with through tactics such as diverting the tiger away from the mountain and secretly plotting against Chen Cang."

"The only way to break through Genjuro's warning is to use force."

"But, my skills are mediocre."

"And Genjuro is a master of Shinto Muken-ryu."

"Even if ten of me come together, there's no way we can defeat him."

"Therefore—Nishino-kun, I need your help."

"With your cooperation, Genjuro can easily subdue him."

"I've calculated that Rakshasa, who loves his talent as much as his life, will definitely put you in prison in order to conquer you."

"The reason why I deceived you, gave you special black tea, and pretended to arrest you... all of this is because of today."

"Only in this way can we successfully bring you into the Rakshasa's base camp."

After my grandson finished speaking, the cell was surrounded by silence.

Nishino looked straight at my grandson's face with his piercing eyes.

With a faint smile on his face, my grandson waited silently for Nishino's reply without saying a word.

About 5 seconds later, Nishino spoke:

"...You want me to help you? You guys, you think too much, don't you?"

"First of all, why should I trust you?"

Nishino took two steps back and opened his arms so that my grandson could see his full view clearly.

"Look, whose 'blessing' did I end up in this miserable situation?"

"My grandson, I was really miserably deceived by you earlier."

"How do I know whether what you just said is true or false?"

"How can I make sure you are not the Rakshasa sent to test my loyalty?"

"Are you from the Great Salt Party? I also said that I am the Grand Administrator of the Kyoto Imperial Court, and I am the Yongda of Da'ao!"

[Note: Daizhenguan: the emperor's personal attendant in the Edo period. Ooku: the harem of the shogun, that is, the Tokugawa shogun's biological mother, the main room, the side chambers and the residences of the female officials. Yongda: the duty of purchasing various supplies for Oou

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"Even if I take a step back, assuming you didn't lie, you are indeed a spy planted by the Great Salt Party in the Punishment Party..."

Having said this, Nishino paused for a moment, then raised his eyes and cast an undisguised look of disgust at my grandson in front of him.

"What difference does this make to me from before?"

"You and the Fa Zhu Party are nothing but the same species, and the world is as black as crows!"

"Whether you are a member of the Great Salt Party or a member of the Law and Punishment Party, in my eyes you are all of the same nature - a treasonous official and traitor who collaborates with the enemy!"

"Are you trying to say: Because you are more gentle than those who punish the party, you are more trustworthy?"

After finishing speaking, Nishino waved his hand impatiently, as if he was too lazy to talk nonsense to my grandson.

"Disappear quickly! I would rather die than join in with you and others!"

Nishino's wording is truly impressive.

The brief silence was my grandson's wry smile.

"...Admittedly, as you said, I really can't prove my innocence."

"The only thing I can do right now is to swear to you: I really didn't lie to you this time."

"As for 'the world is as black as crows'...this statement is really an exaggeration."

My grandson put on a half-joking tone:
To be continued...