Kyoto, Nawate Street (east of Kamogawa), a certain hotel——

"Routine search!"

Niimi Nishiki is responsible for lifting the curtain, and Serizawa Kamo is responsible for pushing the door open - the two of them cooperate very well.

They showed off their "door-to-door debt collection" momentum. After breaking into the store, like two bulls, they stretched out their hands and pulled open every door they could see.

After a while, I saw a young man - he was the owner of this shop - holding a naginata and rushing out angrily.

"Hey! You... Oh, you two gentlemen! What do you do for a living?"

In the blink of an eye... It really just took a blink of an eye. The boss personally demonstrated what "changing face" means.

After seeing the light green haori on Serizawa Kamo and others, the anger on his face instantly dissipated and turned into a vivid and flattering look.

While hiding the naginata behind his back, he actively asked "How can I help?"

Faced with the boss's enthusiasm, Serizawa Kamo's response was brief:

"Go away."

Serizawa Duck is always alert, nervous and ready for battle.

They don't miss every room in the hotel, and whenever they encounter a room, they must break in and check it out.

It's interesting to say that this process is like "Schrödinger's cat" - you never know what the scene will be like in the room before you open the door.

You may see a ronin drinking alone.

You may meet travelers from far away.

It's also possible... that you'll encounter a sexy scene.

Although it had just fallen into the night, there were already men and women of various ages doing some shameful things under the covers.

When Serizawa Kamo pushed open the innermost room, he suddenly bumped into a woman and two men.

The two men looked poor and looked like ordinary townspeople.

As for that woman, although she is a bit older, her charm is still there.

She looked at Serizawa Duck who suddenly broke in, and then looked at the two men in front of her, her expression was very calm, as if she was not surprised:

"Why is there another one? Forget it, you just need to pay enough."

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Kyoto, Kiyamachi (west of Kamogawa), Izakaya——

Nakazawa Qin swallowed, plucked up the courage, pushed the door open and entered.

"For example, it's a routine to keep (search) and cross (check)!"

She could still say the first two words clearly.

But when it came to the last two words, she bit her tongue and got a screw.

Although he has the experience of "having been a member of the New Recruitment Team, patrolling Edo," Nakazawa Qin is only good at work that does not require showing his face or speaking.

She is really not used to this kind of "publicity" work.

For a moment, everyone in the izakaya - whether it was staff or guests - turned to look at Nakazawa Qin, who was feeling embarrassed because he had eaten a screw and was standing frozen on the spot.

After seeing the light green haori on Nakazawa Qin's body, no one dared to laugh.

However, the joking meaning in their eyes cannot be hidden.

As if being steamed, Nakazawa Qin's delicate face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

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Kyoto, Nawate Street (east of Kamogawa), a certain hotel——

Saitoichi: "..."

Nakazawa Sadashi: "..."

The former thought that the latter would be responsible for shouting "routine search".

The latter believes that this handsome job should be done by the captain.

As a result, the two people, who maintained a strange tacit understanding, just barged into the store without saying a word.

Because both of them had straight faces and didn't say a word, the owner of the store was scared to death.

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It is said to be a "yamaboko patrol", but Kyoto is so big, it is naturally impossible for Yamaboko to visit every corner of Jiangdu.

In fact, Yamaboko only patrolled "Lakuzhong" and would not go to "Lakuwai" - and this is in line with the three views of "Old Kyoto".

In the eyes of "Old Kyoto", only "Luozhong" is the real Kyoto, while "Luowai" and so on are stinky from other places.

In order to watch the annual "Shanboko Parade", thousands of Kyoto residents flocked to "Rakuchu".

For this reason, the flow of people in "Luowai" has been greatly reduced.

The entire block from Gion to Sanjo Bridge belongs to "Rakuwai".

As a result, there were not too many people on the street at this time - this was a great benefit to Qingdeng and others.

If there is a large flow of people on the street, it will definitely bring great inconvenience to the search operation.

The road was quiet and sparsely populated... Swordsmen wearing light green feathers were running back and forth.

"Team Aoto" and "Team Kondo"—the two teams who searched all the way north visited every hotel and izakaya along the way.

However...so far, both teams have failed and gained nothing...

Time passes quietly...fatigue and anxiety are accumulating.

The feeling of powerlessness of "trying your best but with no results" consumes everyone's patience.

Except for a few people such as Aoto, Hijikata Toshizo, and Kondo Isamu, everyone else showed irritable and restless expressions.

At this moment, the same questions emerged in their minds:

Where is the meeting place?

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Kyoto, Sanjo Bridge (west of Kamogawa River), Ikedaya——

This Sanjo Ohashi Bridge is one of the inns on the Tokaido Road starting from Nihonbashi Bridge. There are densely populated hotels along the east and west side of the bridge.

Ikedaya is one of them.

This hotel is three and a half rooms (approximately 6.4 meters) wide at the front and fifteen rooms (approximately 27.3 meters) deep. It is a two-story building.

On the left side of the first floor are lattice doors and windows, and on the left side is a red shell lacquered wall. The second floor is surrounded by fine latticework, allowing people to peek outside from the inside, but pedestrians outside cannot see what is going on inside.

"Retreat to help! Retreat to help!"

The boss of Ikedaya shouted to Yamazaki Hao.

Yamazaki Hao ran out of the kitchen in three steps at a time and ducked in front of the boss.

"Boss, I'm here! What are your orders?"

The boss stared directly at Yamazaki Hao's face. After a strange silence that lasted for several seconds, he showed a suddenly enlightened expression and said quickly:

"Huizuzuke! Big business is coming! Suddenly a generous guest came, saying that he would have a banquet immediately! The guests will arrive soon, there will be about 30 people! This is a big job, you go to the kitchen to help

Handle it!"

Big business, a banquet will be held immediately, number 30... After hearing these words, Yamazaki Hao's eyes moved slightly.

As one of the most outstanding ninjas in the Shinsengumi, he quickly suppressed his emotional fluctuations and recovered as before.

After Lang said "yes", he silently retreated to the kitchen, where he cooked food and prepared drinks with the chefs and helpers.

On the one hand, he remained calm, and on the other hand, he raised his ears and paid attention to the movements outside the kitchen.

Suddenly, he heard dense and noisy footsteps coming from outside.

He suddenly became energetic and a serious look appeared on his brows.

After thinking for a while, he found a reason and quickly left the kitchen and went straight to the entrance.

"Guests! Please go this way! Watch your step! Watch out for the steps!"

Before reaching the entrance, Yamazaki Hao heard the boss's enthusiastic voice.

Finally, he arrived at the entrance in time before the group of guests climbed to the second floor - looking around, he saw a crowd of people, shoulder to shoulder.

Looking at the sudden appearance of Yamazaki Hao, the boss asked in confusion after another strange silence:
To be continued...