I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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"I can't even find the bodies of the three of them, and I don't even know whether they were burned to death or suffocated by smoke..."

"I've been the only one running the hotel since then."

"...Sorry." Xu Fang revealed a strong apology.

"Hohohoho~~" Granny Cake chuckled a few times, "I don't need to apologize, I've let go of it a long time ago."

"Man is inherently mortal."

"I was just very lucky to die a little later."

"Although my husband, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson are gone, I feel a little lonely occasionally, but I am happy every day now."

"There are grandma cakes to eat every day."

"There will be little surprises from time to time."

"Like today—if I had died yesterday, I wouldn't have met you, a handsome young man, today."

"As long as you keep living, you can experience this little surprise every now and then."

"If possible, I really want to live with it for decades."

"Oh, did I talk too much? Did it affect your meal?"

The smile on Granny Cake's face was a little apologetic.

"A guest officer complained that I interrupted their meal before..."

"Nothing." Ogata shook his head, "It didn't affect my meal."

Speaking of this, Ogata paused.

After being silent for a while, the smiling grandma cakes on the table raised their chins.

"Grandma Cake, do you have any special products from your hometown?"

"Oh? You are interested in this, sir."

"I've always been interested in food. Tell me more about the food in your hometown."

"Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

It has been a long time since I met a guest who took the initiative to ask me about the cuisine of my hometown like you, guest officer. "

"However, if I introduce them one by one, it may take a long time."

"It's okay." Ogata waved his hand, "I have a whole night to chat with you."

"Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!", let me introduce you one by one!"

Just when Granny Cake was about to introduce Ogata to the delicacies of her hometown——

clack la la la...

The door of the hotel was slowly opened.

"Do you have any rooms available here?"

A middle-aged male voice full of vigor and magnetism sounded from the opened door.

Hearing this familiar voice, Ogata's pupils shrank slightly.

Following the sound, he suddenly turned his head and looked towards the door of the hotel.

At the gate of the hotel, a large number of samurai wearing special black uniforms stood.

The middle-aged man standing in the front row had a heroic face and was full of righteousness—it was Hasegawa Heizo, whom he hadn't seen for a while.

A few people headed by Hasegawa Heizo blocked Ogata's sight, so Ogata couldn't see clearly how many subordinates were standing behind Hasegawa Heizo.

But according to my own visual inspection, the number of officials next to Hirazo Hasegawa and behind him is at least 20 or more.

After seeing Hasegawa Heizo, Ogata subconsciously raised his hand towards Da Shitian and Da Zizai who were placed on the tatami beside him.

But just as he stretched out his hand, Xu Fang suddenly remembered something.

After glancing at Granny Cake sitting next to him, Ogata withdrew his hand that was already reaching for his knife.

The same is true of Hasegawa Heizo.

After Hasegawa Heizo and Imai and other cadres beside him recognized Ogata, they also subconsciously reached for the knife on the left waist.

But as soon as he raised his hand, Hasegawa Heizo glanced at Granny Gao—then retracted his hand like Ogata.

At the same time, he gestured to Imai and the others beside him, signaling them not to be nervous, let alone draw their swords.

Granny Gao, who didn't notice these small actions of Ogata and Hasegawa, was full of excitement.

"Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooery

"There are still vacancies in this store, but the number of rooms is not enough, and it may not be enough for all of you to stay."

"It doesn't matter." Hasegawa shook his head, "We can share a room with several people. As long as there is a place where we can spend the night, that's enough."

"Okay! By the way—have you had dinner yet?"

"not yet."

"If it's convenient, would you like to eat here?"

"... Then there will be trouble."

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When Hasegawa Heizo led his group of subordinates into the house, Ogata deliberately counted the number of Hasegawa Heizo and others—23 people including Hasegawa Heizo.

The number of people was much smaller than the last time when Kinoshita Rinna was chasing Kinoshita in the Tatsuno clan.

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"That... guest officer." Granny Cake said to Ogata apologetically, "Excuse me, do you mind if these guests sit next to you?"

"I don't mind." Ogata smiled, "It would be nice if a few more people came to chat with me."

Seeing that Ogata agreed, Granny Cake immediately beamed with joy.

And the person who came to sit next to Ogata was not what Ogata expected—it was Hasegawa Heizo.

Hasegawa Heizo led several of his subordinates to sit next to Ogata.

Although Hasegawa and the others are large in number, if they are crowded, they can barely sit down in the restaurant on the first floor.

Granny Cake quickly prepared the dishes that Hasegawa ordered and served them all.

Even a rural girl like Granny Gao can tell that Hasegawa and the others are official servants—after all, no one will wear such a uniform uniform except official servants.

Granny Gao, who couldn't restrain her curiosity, couldn't help asking about the identities of Hasegawa and the others.

And Hasegawa didn't make any concealment, and directly stated which official office they were from, and showed his identity.

After learning that this group of people are official servants converted from Huofu thieves, and that the middle-aged man in front of her is the famous Hasegawa Heizo, Granny Cake showed a look of surprise.

"You are Hasegawa Heizo-sama from 'Imaoka'!"

"I didn't expect you, mother-in-law, to know that I'm here..." Hasegawa smiled slightly.

"Of course! Those storytellers in Kyoto are always telling your stories!"

"I remember Hasegawa-sama, the government office under your jurisdiction is specialized in hunting down thieves and arsonists, right?"

"That's right." Hasegawa nodded.

"While hunting down thieves and arsonists, we also catch murderers from time to time." Ogata, who was sitting on the side, continued in a half-joking tone.

"Then! Excuse me, are you here to investigate the Tianming fire?"

Because of the excitement, Granny Cake's body involuntarily leaned forward in the direction where Hasegawa was.

"Huh?" Hearing Granny Gao's endless question, Hasegawa was stunned.

After a while, after regaining consciousness, Hasegawa smiled wryly and shook his head.

"Sorry, I'm not here to investigate the Tianming fire."

"The Tianming fire was already two years ago."

"After such a long time, there is no way to find out."

"And--the Tianming fire has already been settled."

"It was a tragedy caused by an unexplained fire in an empty house on the outskirts of the city."

"So there's nothing to investigate."

A look of disappointment appeared on Granny Cake's cheeks at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"But, but... I heard that the big fire was man-made..."

"Mother-in-law..." Hasegawa smiled wryly, "Take these rumors from hearsay as the truth."

"This is also a common thing. Every time there is a major case, various rumors will spread among the market."

"These rumors are basically just fabricated by people after dinner."

"So mother-in-law, you should follow the shogunate's announcement and don't listen to these unknown rumors."

"... That's true." The corners of Granny Cake's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile.

But Granny Cake's smile had a bit of... a far-fetched color.

"Even if you really want to investigate, after two years, you can't find anything..."

"Ah, just at this moment." Ogata suddenly said softly with half of the grandma's cake stuffed in his mouth, "Grandma cake. I just found out now—this grandma's cake contains a lot of red bean paste, sweet Yes, it's delicious."

"Yes." Hearing Ogata's words, Granny Gao's eyes glowed a little again, "My grandma's cake here is the most authentic grandma's cake, eat more."

"Master Hasegawa." Ogata handed a piece of grandma cake on the table to Hasegawa, "Don't just talk, let's eat some of this grandma cake together, it tastes pretty good."

When he said "Don't just talk", Ogata emphasized his tone.

After hearing that there was something in Ogata's words, Hasegawa narrowed his eyes slightly.

After saying "I'm sorry", Hasegawa stuffed the grandma cake that Ogata handed over into his mouth.

The moment the grandma cake entered, Hasegawa's eyes lit up.

"Grandma Cake, let's continue the topic just now." Ogata smiled at Granny Cake, "Tell me about the various specialties of your hometown——Asai Kusatsu."

"Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" Granny Cake seemed to be quite interested in this topic, and the sparkling light reappeared on her face and eyes.

"Master Hasegawa, are you interested in listening together?"

"...Yes. I just happen to be interested in this kind of food from all over the world."

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at the same time--

In a certain alley in Kyoto——

"belch……"

The drunken young samurai—Kouga Nanasaburo, leaning on the wall, moved forward bit by bit along the alley.

Because of the Gion Matsuri being held, the whole of Kyoto is immersed in a joyful atmosphere.

Affected by this happy atmosphere, Gu Heshi also drank a little too much tonight.

"It's really uncomfortable... I shouldn't drink so much..."

Although he said so, there was no look of remorse on Koga's face.

In order to go home and rest earlier, Gu He chose this shortcut that he usually doesn't take much.

This shortcut is just an ordinary alley.

Although it is just a somewhat remote alley, it is not that no one walks in this alley on weekdays.

At this moment, including Koga, there were 5 people walking in this alley.

With the help of the wall, Koga walked slowly and methodically.

At this moment - Kohe suddenly saw someone standing still in front of him.

He raised his eyes and looked forward.

It is a samurai who also wears two swords on his waist.

The samurai stood in front of Koga with his feet spread out carelessly.

"What are you doing?" Gu He's mood was a little unstable due to the alcohol.

Koga continued to shout at the samurai standing in front of him with obvious impatience.

"Stay out of their way! Get out of the way!"

The samurai ignored Koga's words.

He only responded to Koga with...one movement.

The samurai lifted the thumb of his left hand that was pressing the scabbard at his left waist, ejected the blade of the scabbard from the scabbard, and then slowly pulled the scabbard out of the scabbard.

The cold light reflected from the blade of the Dao slightly illuminated the dark alley.

At this moment, Koga and the samurai were not the only ones in this alley.

Seeing the samurai suddenly draw his sword, other passers-by around him exclaimed.

"...Looks like he's someone who came to trouble me!" Facing the samurai who suddenly drew his sword, Gu He was not afraid at all.

Feeling a little sober from the wine, Koga slowly pulled out his sword and said:

"Do you know who I am, kid?"

"I'm the third seat of the Seigakukan—— Koga Nanasaburo!"

"Although I don't know if you are here to make money, or simply to kill."

"But you are unlucky to meet me!"

"bring it on……"

Before Gu He could say the last syllable of the sentence "Let the horse come here", the warrior in front of him kicked forward at a speed far beyond Gu He's imagination.

His pupils shrank suddenly, subconsciously wanting to slash at the warrior in front of him.

But before Gu He could raise his sword, the samurai's blade had already sliced ​​through Gu He's neck.

Big streams of blood sprayed out from Koga's neck, splashing all over the wall next to him.

After beheading Gu He with a single blow, the samurai didn't stop for a while, and swung the sword in his hand downwards. After shaking off the blood attached to the blade, he quickly left the place.

Only the other passers-by who happened to be in this alley were left screaming in terror...

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After receiving the report from the citizens, several Tongxins rushed to the scene of Guhe's murder.

Looking at Kohe who died in such a terrible state, these Tongxins all felt unwell in their stomachs.

"Hello!" One of the citizens who happened to be at the scene when they were killed in Guga asked Tongxin, "Have you seen the face of the murderer?"

The citizens nodded their heads.

Seeing that these citizens saw the face of the murderer, these Tongxin felt relieved.

Someone had seen what the killer looked like - it would have made things a lot easier for them.

"I need to trouble you guys to come with us later." Another Tongxin said to the witnesses, "I need you to tell us the murderer's appearance in detail."

There was an extremely obvious reluctance on the faces of these witnesses.

It's getting late now, and no one wants to be questioned by the government's warriors in such a late night.

Despite the reluctance in their hearts, none of these witnesses clearly expressed their dissatisfaction.

After all, they are just ordinary people who usually keep their own law and order, and they don't have the guts to disobey the government.

Just as these Tongxin were about to bring these witnesses back to their official office, a man dressed in the same uniform ran towards them.

"It's bad! There's also a murder case in Sanyuan District! A civilian died after his throat was cut!"

"Sanyuan District?" These Tongxins all exclaimed.

Sanyuan District happens to be near here.

An ominous premonition floated among these concentric hearts.

Two consecutive murders happened in such a short period of time—they haven't encountered such a sensational thing for a long time...