Chapter 369 White Swan Harbor Incident! (Part 2)

The time is three days later.

That is April 20th,

Twelve o'clock sharp at noon.

When Higashinohara got up from a coffee shop on the roadside near White Swan Port, his eyes accidentally glanced at two slightly weird people in white robes and white scarves wrapped around their heads behind him who happened to be paying the bill as well.

He followed him out of the coffee shop.

Higashinohara does not suffer from persecution paranoia.

I haven't done anything out of the ordinary in the past three days since I came to Barton County. Of course, I won't see two people following me out and think that the other party is coming for me.

In fact, during the three days he stayed in Barton County waiting to get the knife, he really felt the popularity of Barton County among the "one city and six counties" in the Kyoto metropolitan area.

Even if he went out to buy a meal from the hotel where he was staying, he would encounter several human tourists from different countries on the street, dressed much more strangely than the two behind him.

In the past three days, Higashinohara, who has seen a lot of exotic customs, would probably calmly regard her as a piece of performance art even if she saw someone running naked on the streets of Barton County.

It has to be said that in the area of ​​White Swan Harbor in Barton County, those gods who regard humans as monkeys will hardly interfere with anything in this three-acre area.

No wonder so many tourists flock to breathe the wonderful air of Kamikyoto City every year, even though this is only the edge of Kamikyoto City.

However, after walking out of the roadside coffee shop in White Swan Port, Higashinohara had just walked two streets, and the scene at the intersection not far ahead made him frown slightly.

I saw a group of people from the black-robed enforcement team, fully armed at some point, appearing at the intersection of White Swan Harbor, scanning every passer-by with their sharp eyes like falcons.

What's going on?

During the three days that Higashinohara was in White Swan Port, he never saw those figures in black robes.

——This almost made him forget in his mind that this was the Kyoto city area closest to the Adjudication Division.

But why did those black robes suddenly appear at the intersection of White Swan Harbor today?

"Why are the people from the Adjudication Department here?"

"I guess something happened?"

"Haven't you heard? Several local celestial nobles in Barton County were wiped out?"

"Ah this? Who is so crazy? Kill them all?"

"I heard they all disappeared."

"What kind of annihilation is that?"

"That's why these black robes are so nervous. I heard that among them is the Sheriff of Barton County."

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Higashinohara, who has keen senses, listened to the low voices of pedestrians talking to each other on the streets around him, and his expression could not help but change slightly.

Such an unexpected incident would be a good or bad thing for his trip to Barton County.

Facing these black robes who are as indifferent as eagles and dogs, although the tourists passing by have been accustomed to the freedom and ease of White Swan Harbor these days, they have already been accustomed to this scene in front of them in the countries they have lived in for so many years.

After a short period of noise, everyone was silent and quietly cooperated with the interrogation of the black-robed enforcement teams on the street.

Higashinohara glanced in that direction.

This road happened to be the road leading to Kamado Tanjuro's house in White Swan Port, but he turned around and walked into a dark alley beside him.

During the three days he waited in White Swan Port to pick up the knife, he had memorized the routes and streets around the port by heart through maps.

He chose this dark alley, which required a few detours, but he could still reach Kamado Tanjuro's house through the back door.

You must know that although Higashinohara's identity on the surface is now flawless, there is no truly perfect disguise in this world, and the wisest choice is to avoid unnecessary interrogation by the enemy.

Although he took a detour in the dark alley, Higashinohara avoided the surveillance camera and let go of his speed.

It only took about ten minutes for him to arrive at the back door of the small courtyard of Kamado Tanjuro's house in White Swan Harbor earlier than the originally agreed time to pick up the knife.

However, just when he was about to step out of the dark alley, Higashinohara's heart suddenly moved slightly, and he took back his steps again.

A squeak!

The back door of the small courtyard was pushed open, and the footsteps of three people could be heard.

at the same time,

A slightly angry scolding sound reached his ears.

"Trash! Can't you even catch a blacksmith?" The man walking in the middle said to the two people next to him in a cold tone.

The two people who were angrily scolded had varying degrees of burns on their arms, faces and clothes. Waves of burning pain hit them, and they said angrily:

"Mad! Who knew that boy had awakened his fire ability and attacked us from behind when he was taking the sword."

"Where's the Tian Cong Yun Sword?"

The man in the middle said with cold eyes, "Vice Captain Perlos loves swords so much that he finally got the news that Hawke Udall's supreme sword was cut off and recast here. If we go ashore early this time, it will be

If you get nothing, you should know the consequences."

When they heard the word "Pelos", the two of them immediately thought of the man who drank and slept on the boat with his sword in his hand all day long.

It is conceivable that if they mess up this matter, it will be tantamount to losing each other's wife.

Why is there something wrong with this statement?

Anyway, that’s what it means.

The two of them felt a slight chill in their hearts.

Someone suddenly thought of something and hurried up and said, "Captain, although that cunning blacksmith ran fast, his wife and child just came back after he left, and he didn't have time to take them away with him. Now they have been transferred and controlled by us."

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The other person also reacted and said viciously, "Yes, he asked us to lose the wife of Vice Captain Pelos, then we will lose his wife and children. We left a note in the basement, and the other party will definitely come back.

When the time comes, you have to obediently hand over that big sharp knife."

When the captain in the middle heard what the two said, he was slightly startled and then snorted coldly.

"You guys still have some brains, but now we don't have time to waste. Let's put the matter of Vice Captain Pelos aside for now. Don't forget that the guys from the Western Army are still waiting for us. Let's go and do the captain's business first."

Upon hearing the word "captain", both of them tightened their expressions and nodded quickly:

"Yes, yes, business is important, business is important."

Speaking of this, one of them suddenly said, "What if that cunning blacksmith doesn't care about his wife and children?"

The captain shrugged upon hearing this and said sadly, "He doesn't care, so we don't need to care either. After finishing the business, the woman will leave an explanation to Captain Pelos and throw the child into the sea to feed the fish.

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After finishing speaking, the three of them seemed to be in a hurry and immediately left the back door of the small courtyard in a hurry.

In the shadow of the dark alley, Higashi Yehara walked out slowly, glanced at the backs of the three people, and then glanced at the deathly silent courtyard.

There were still five minutes left before he could take out the knife, but he obviously didn't need to go in anymore.

Judging from the words of these three people just now, they should be a group of pirates on the Western Sea.

The captain among them is quite strong, and it is initially estimated that he should be a seventh-level absolute ability user just like himself under normal circumstances.

A captain is a person of absolute ability.

There is no doubt that the background behind this group of pirates who suddenly appeared is definitely not small.

Higashinohara didn't directly fight out just now because he had this concern.

Kamado Tanjuro's wife and children were moved by them, and they don't know where they are now.

If he had taken action rashly just now, he would have been able to control the situation instantly.

But if there is the slightest mistake and the other party sends back the news, the other party will definitely think that he is Kamado Tanjuro's helper, which will be quite unfavorable for his wife and children.

However, I heard the [Amancongyun Sword] mentioned in the other party's words, and if I remember correctly, it should also be the work of the Twelve Skills of Kyoto's Supreme Sharp Sword.

It's no wonder that he came to Kamado Tanjuro.

However, the other party did not mention his [Large Chidori Jumonji] and [Phoenix Double Blades] in what he just said. It seems that the time coincided and he was affected by Chiyu.

Then it's a bit difficult to do now.

Where is Kamado Tanjuro?

He has absolutely no idea.

The two parties had only met once, and he didn't know whether Kamado Tanjuro would use the "Amansugaun Sword" in exchange for his wife and children after seeing the note in the basement.

The only clue Higashinohara has now is the three pirates who just left.

But he wants to believe that the other party will come back.

After all, he was a man who had awakened the blue high-risk ability of Talent Sequence 31 [Red Flame], but still worked hard and married a fisherman's daughter to live here fishing.

Then, follow along.

These thoughts are complex,

In fact, it's just a flash of light.

Higashinohara looked at the figure at the other end of the street that had not yet disappeared, and made a decision in his heart.

As long as you follow these three people, you can follow the clues to find Kamado Tanjuro's wife and children, and it is very likely that you will wait until Kamado Tanjuro appears again.
To be continued...