Although Shannan Keisuke said, "Please come out for a moment," everyone knows that once Aomori leaves, he will definitely be gone for more than just "a moment"!

Although there was a strong feeling of reluctance in his heart... Qingdeng would never abandon public service for personal reasons.

Qingdeng hugged Duoduo away without thinking, and said to the three girls apologetically:

"Sorry, you can continue playing. I have to excuse you."

After saying that, he stood up hurriedly and walked out of the room.

As soon as he entered the corridor, he bumped into a serious-looking Shannan Keisuke.

"Tachibana-kun, I'm sorry..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qingdeng waved his hand and interrupted:

"Jingzhu, no need to apologize, business matters first. What happened?"

"Tachibana-kun, something is wrong in Kyoto!"

Shannan Keisuke truthfully told the whole story of "the second division's discovery of the arsenal".

"The Second Division has sealed off the warehouse and strictly prohibits unauthorized persons from approaching."

"The Fourth Division strengthened the security of the camp to prevent the loyalists from taking back Yuya Kiemon."

"Hijikata-kun has already rushed to Kyoto."

Qingdeng listened to the end calmly.

After Shannan Keisuke finished speaking, he stood upright and waited for Aomori's instructions.

I could see the light in Qingdeng's eyes dancing without trace, and "thinking" and "guessing" going back and forth.

After a moment, he said in a deep voice:

"...To help, summon all the generals!"

"yes!"

…

…

Kyoto, Mibu Township, Shinsengumi camp, prison——

"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-!!"

The screams that made people go numb continued for a long time.

In the dimly lit prison, Yuya Kiemon's hands were tied behind his back, his thighs and calves were tightly tied together, and he was forced to remain in a kneeling position.

There are two huge rocks stacked on his thighs.

Kneeling is not a comfortable sitting position.

Not only was he kneeling on the ground, but there were also two big rocks pressing on his thighs... The pain was so conceivable.

The weight of the stone caused the bones in the legs to make a "squeaking" sound, as if they were about to break at any time.

This is the classic punishment of the Edo period that caused the victim extreme pain: stone hug.

Perhaps because he was getting used to the pain, Yuya Kiemon gradually stopped screaming, his face turned pale, and he lowered his head in a daze.

"Quick move!"

"Hurry up and do it. As long as you do it, you won't have to suffer."

"Let me tell you, we are masters of execution!"

"That's right! We have plenty of ways to make you unable to survive and unable to survive!"

Several executioners stood around Yuya Kiemon, either pretending to be red-faced or white-faced.

However, in the face of threats and inducements coming one after another, Yuya Kiemon turned a deaf ear and remained silent.

Serizawa Kamo stood aside, looking at Yuya Kiemon who still remained silent, his expression so gloomy that he looked like he had been splashed with ink.

For the sake of safety, Nagakura Shinpachi personally took action and led the second division to blockade Yuwu's arsenal.

Serizawa Kamo is stationed at the camp, and all the soldiers of the Fourth Division are in close contact, preparing to kill the enemy.

Although the true identity of Yuya Kiemon has not yet been confirmed, what is certain at present is that he is definitely not a good citizen! He is most likely a person with lofty ideals!

In order to save their comrades and prevent the leakage of information, the patriots will most likely rush to the Shinsengumi camp and snatch Yuya Kiemon back.

Therefore, Nagakura Shinpachi and Serizawa Kamo have issued military orders to "stand ready".

The entire Shinsengumi camp is filled with an atmosphere of tension that is about to break out!

Soldiers in full armor and solemn expressions could be seen everywhere inside and outside the camp, either sticking to their posts or patrolling back and forth.

On the one hand, in order to supervise the torture, and on the other hand, in order to protect valuable intelligence sources, Serizawa Kamo visited the prison in person and prevented Yuya Kiemon from leaving his sight.

The executioners tried their best to talk, but the other party remained unmoved.

As a last resort, the executioners gathered together and discussed softly:

"Tsk...he has such a tough mouth..."

"This guy is quite capable... Logically speaking, when you add 2 stones, basically no one can resist him."

"What should I do? Do you want to add another stone?"

At this time, everyone suddenly heard Serizawa Kamo smacking his lips vigorously, with strong dissatisfaction and anxiety in his voice.

The next moment, he was seen running up to Yuya Kiemon in three steps and two steps at a time, grabbing his bun and lifting his head up.

"I've lost my patience...!"

"Come on! Who are you?"

"What's with all the weapons in your store?"

"What are you bastards planning?"

Yuya Kiemon weakly raised his eyes and glanced at Serizawa Kamo coldly.

"We...are planning...to take turns tasting your mother...and then send your mother...to the banks of the Rashomon River in Yoshiwara..."

The banks of the Rashomon River - the lowest area of ​​Yoshiwara. The wandering girls here are either infected with the disease or cannot be sold due to old age. In short, the most unwanted and lowly people gather together, so they can only wait slowly.

A place where dead old and weak wandering girls. In order to survive, these old and weak wandering girls can only forcefully solicit customers. They don’t care about anything and just drag passers-by into their homes. They look like evil ghosts from hell. Therefore

It is called "Rashomon Riverbank".

"..."

Serizawa Kamo stared at each other without sadness or joy.

In the next moment, he whipped out the iron fan engraved with the four characters "Serve the Country with Faith and Loyalty" from his waist, and knocked it against the opponent's face.

There was a muffled sound of bang, and the opponent was beaten hard, and a large piece of swelling suddenly appeared on his face. Then he heard the sound of "vomit" and several broken teeth fell to the ground.

Serizawa had no intention of giving up. He swung the iron fan in his hand again.

At the moment when he was about to be thrown off, a big hand suddenly came out from behind and grasped his wrist like an iron pincer.

"Serizawa, calm down."

"Hijikata...why are you here?"

Serizawa turned his head and looked at Hijikata Toshizo who suddenly appeared with a gloomy look.

"After receiving the news from here, I rushed here non-stop."

"Fortunately, Otsu is far from Kyoto. After riding on a fast horse, we arrived in less than an hour."

After saying that, Toshizo Hijikata let go of Serizawa Kamo's wrist, stepped forward, and passed Serizawa Kamo.

"He is deliberately irritating you so that you can kill him. Don't fall into his trap."

At this moment, Yuya Kiemon was like a dead dog, with his head hanging down, panting heavily, and a viscous liquid composed of saliva and blood dripped from his lips.

Several teeth were abruptly broken... It is difficult to describe the pain in specific words.

Seeing Hijikata Toshizo stop Serizawa Kame, a look of joy flashed in his eyes - this emotion was keenly captured by Hijikata Toshizo.

"Oh? You seem very happy?"

"Ah, by the way, I seem to have forgotten to introduce myself."

"I am the deputy chief of the Shinsengumi, Toshizo Hijikata. He is also the 'Deputy Chief of the Demon' that people often call him."

As he spoke, he slowly squatted down so that he was at eye level with the other person.

At first glance, Toshizo Hijikata looks like a good gentleman.

He has a soft face, a smile on his face, and a friendly tone.

However, when this "nice gentleman" finished introducing himself, Yuya Kiemon seemed to have seen a ghost, his expression changed drastically, his eyes widened, and his pupils tightened.

"Hijikata...Toshisan...?!"

From a certain point of view, he has indeed seen a ghost - in the eyes of the enemy, the decisive and ruthless "Deputy Commander of the Ghost" is the real evil ghost!
To be continued...