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Nishino knew very little about the Fagu Party.

He didn't know the existence of such a force until not long ago...that is, when he drank "Sleep Black Tea", was "captured alive" by my grandson, was imprisoned in the basement, and was recruited by Rakshasa.

Based on what he saw with his eyes and what he heard with his ears... Nishino was already convinced that the Law Punishment Party with extreme ideas and extreme actions was far more dangerous than the Great Salt Party!

Although the two are both rebellious officials and traitors, the latter is obviously less dangerous than the former.

In Nishino's eyes, the Great Salt Party's highest ideal of creating a peaceful and prosperous age is still worthy of recognition. They just mistakenly regarded "the fall of the curtain" as an important way to realize this ideal.

As for the law to punish the party...

If Nishino was forced to use one word to describe the Fa Zhu Party... then the only adjective he could come up with was - Chaos!

The Oisho Party, which regarded Heihachiro Oshio as its spiritual mentor and regarded Heihachiro Oshio's ideas as its guide, at least had something similar to an ideological program.

The Fa Zhu Party has absolutely no such thing.

They seemed to only want to overthrow the Edo shogunate.

In order to overthrow the Edo shogunate, they did everything possible!

They were indifferent to everything except the "fall of the shogunate", including the lives of the common people, and how the new country should be governed after the Edo shogunate was really overthrown.

If the Great Salt Party is just a bunch of fools who can’t turn around, then the Fa Zhu Party is a bunch of unreasonable lunatics!

Nishino had long secretly made up his mind - when he returned to the command of the shogunate in the future, he would definitely write to the shogunate and ask all the princes in the hall to use their full strength to encircle and suppress the law and punish the party.

If this disaster is not eliminated early, it will become a serious problem in the future!

It's a rare opportunity to collect information related to the Execution Party, and Nishino will not miss this precious opportunity in vain.

He quickly raised his ears and spoke in a cliche voice:

"Shuten Doji? Otakemaru? Who are they?"

"Nishino-kun, I should have told you before, right? The cadres of the Punishment Party are all nicknamed after the monsters in Japanese legend."

"At the same time, they will tattoo the monsters they use as their code names on their backs."

"Yamata no Orochi is the leader of the Punishment Party."

"As for Otakemaru, Shuten Doji and Tamamo-mae, they are the three top officials whose status is second only to Yamata no Orochi."

"The Law and Order Party is very good at intelligence control."

"Although our intelligence agencies have tried their best, to this day, we still know very little about these four people who stand at the top of the Fuzhi Party."

"Not to mention their detailed details, apart from the fact that Otakemaru and Shuten Doji are confirmed to be male, I don't know the gender of the other two."

"It took us a lot of effort to finally figure out what responsibilities these four people have."

"Yama-no-Orochi has the supreme authority to speak for itself within the Fazhu Party and is the undoubted leader."

"Tamamozen specializes in espionage work."

"Shuten Doji is responsible for training and commanding the troops."

"And Otakemaru is the strongest member of the Punishment Party."

Compared to Yamata no Orochi, Tamamo Mae and Shuten Doji, Otakemaru, who holds the title of "the strongest", is more interesting to Nishino.

He asked further:

"Highest combat power? Is that Otakemaru very strong?"

My grandson was startled for a moment, then slowly turned his head and cast a dumbfounded look towards Nishino.

"Haha...that's natural. Otakemaru's strength...that's not ordinary."

"Everyone who has seen him is dead, and all of them were killed with one blow... There are many top martial arts masters among them."

"Although we are very reluctant to do so, in terms of our background and comprehensive strength, we are indeed inferior to the mysterious and unpredictable Fa Zun Party, which has developed decades longer than us."

"However, we are not so bad that we don't even have any capable martial arts masters who can act as a front."

"For example, we once had a master of swordsmanship under our command who practiced Zhishin Shadow Style. When he showed his true skills, even if 3 or 40 warriors went into battle together, it would be difficult to get close to him."

"However... one day just a year ago, he accidentally encountered Otake Maru."

"By the time we found him, his body was already cold."

"Judging from his wounds and the state of his death, he died under Otakemaru's knife without even reacting."

"In terms of mystery, Otake Maru is even better than Yamata no Orochi... Ah, no, in terms of mystery, Yamata no Orochi is more mysterious."

"After all, we already know that Otake Maru is a male, and he is also a warrior who can ride a thousand horses."

"As for Yamata-no-Orochi, we really have a dark eye."

Speaking of this, my grandson paused for a moment as if he had recalled something.

"Speaking of which... just a while ago, our intelligence agency intercepted a piece of information that we don't know whether to be true or not - Otakemaru seems to be a disabled person."

When Xiye heard this, his brows jumped suddenly, and a look of disbelief appeared on his cheeks.

"Disability? How can a person with an incomplete body become a martial arts master?"

In Nishino's perception, whether the five senses are disordered or the limbs are missing, they are far away from the term "highest combat power".

"Well, I'm not sure about this. The person who intercepted this information only found out that Otakemaru is a disabled person. As for which part of his body is missing, it's not clear."

"Rather, it's still unclear whether this information is accurate and whether Otakemaru is a disabled person."

My grandson paused for a moment, then gave Nishino a wry, apologetic smile.

"Oops, sorry, sorry~ the topic seems to have gone too far~~"

"Aren't we talking about Rakshasa? Why did we suddenly talk about Otakemaru?"

"Let's get back to the topic~~"

If possible, Nishino would like to listen more and collect more information about Otakemaru, Yamata no Orochi and other important figures in the execution party.

However, before he could say anything, my grandson continued on his own:

"Among the many cadres of the Hōzū Party, Rakshasa's status is not as high as Otakemaru, Shuten Doji and Tamamo-mae, but it is only inferior to the three of them."

"He is a member of the Fa Zun Party... No, it should be said that he is an all-rounder who is extremely rare in any force and is both civil and military, and can act alone."

"For this reason, he is deeply respected by Yamata no Orochi."

"Otherwise, Yamata no Orochi would not have entrusted him with the important Kanto region."

"I have been working undercover next to him for a long time, so I have a deep understanding of how difficult and ruthless this animal is."

"In short, he is as fierce as a tiger and as cunning as a fox."

"Although when we left Rakshasa's bedroom, we set a fire in his bookshelf, which greatly hindered his subsequent investigation, but in any case, the opponent is that Rakshasa after all, so we will continue

You can never be too cautious.”

"If we delay for too long, it is very likely that Rakshasa will see through our identity and intentions."

"By then, things will be difficult to handle and we will be very passive."

"To sum up, 'rush into Phoenix House's mansion as quickly as possible and capture Phoenix House Yataro' is our best strategy at the moment."

After being silent for a while, Nishino sighed softly.

"Well, you're right... I just have to give it a try."

At this time, my grandson shrugged suddenly:

"There is no plan in this world that is perfect and will never go wrong."

"If we were afraid of death, we would not join the Great Salt Party."

"From the moment I decided to devote myself to the revolutionary cause of 'overthrowing the Edo shogunate and creating a peaceful and prosperous age,' I no longer expected to die peacefully on my bed like ordinary people."

"In the past 20 years or so, countless comrades have sacrificed their lives in order to realize Mr. Dashan's ideals. It would be an honor and even a blessing for me to be among them."

My grandson's voice was calm but powerful. When he said the words "If I could be among them," the holiness displayed in his voice was unprecedented.

"...My grandson, I have something unclear."

Faced with Nishino's sudden question, my grandson said "Huh?" for no apparent reason.

"You... no, why do you trust me so much?"

Nishino raised his head and looked into my grandson's eyes with burning eyes.

"I am an official of the shogunate, and I am the kind of person who regards 'loyalty to the shogunate' as the highest code of conduct."

"In your eyes, I should be one of those hopeless idiots who have no value in recruiting him, right?"

"In addition, I have always called you 'rebellious officials and traitors', and I have never given you a good look."

"But even so, you still treat me as if nothing is wrong and you are still very friendly to me."

"He even entrusted me with such an important task as 'capturing Phoenix House Yataro alive'."

"Aren't you afraid that I will hold you back or betray you?"
To be continued...