I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"I'll go out for a while, and I'll be back soon." Sennosuke stood up and said to the three companions not far away, "I will treat you to a good drink later, so please keep it a secret for me."

Hearing Sennosuke's words, the envy and jealousy in the eyes of the three people dissipated a little.

Sennosuke is actually not very afraid of these three people going to inform.

Although his strength is mediocre, Sennosuke is considered an old veteran among Iga ninjas, and he has followed Hannosuke for more than ten years.

With this seniority and status, even if Hannosuke knew that he left his post midway, at most he would be scolded by Hannosuke and received some mild punishment-this is what Sennosuke dared to help One of the important reasons why the husband is so busy.

Sennosuke quickly left the Taifu's field of vision.

After Sennosuke left, the other three people complained about Sennosuke:

"Just now I kept saying some righteous and dignified things, making myself look like a gentleman, but in the end, I was dazzled by beauty..."

"That is, if it wasn't Yoshihara's oiran who asked him just now, but an ugly monster who asked him, he might not have done this favor."

"There is no real reward for such troublesome things as running errands. If you ask me to do it, I will not do it."

"Yes."

"Well, I agree."

The Taifu ignored the complaints about Sennosuke by the three people who were still here.

After watching Sennosuke leave, the big stone that had been hanging over Taifu's heart finally fell. .

He turned his head and looked at the only oil lamp in the room.

There was a bit of joy and gratitude in his eyes.

Because there is only one oil lamp in this room, the light in this room is extremely dim.

Thanks to the dim light, and thanks to the fact that these three people didn't pay much attention to Sennosuke, Sennosuke left here smoothly, and no one noticed a very bright red mark on the back of his neck.

——Someone must see it...

The husband prayed silently in his heart.

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Edo, Yoshiwara——

Before getting close to Yoshihara, Ooyo could smell a faint burning smell in the air.

After boarding the Nippon embankment, Oubai saw the wandering girls who were returning to Yoshiwara with their luggage, and the common people living in Yoshihara.

Since the civilians who escaped from Yoshihara have all gone back, it means that the fire in Yoshihara must have been extinguished, and Ogata secretly gave a sigh of relief.

Walking up the Fifty Ways connecting Yoshihara Gate, passing through the gate of Yoshiwara, after entering Yoshihara, Obiri saw an acquaintance of his at the gate of Shirobei Clubhouse.

"Keimon!" Ogata shouted to Keeimon who was sitting in front of the gate of the hall.

Qingweimen's face and body were covered with traces of being roasted by thick smoke, sitting in front of the gate of the clubhouse, holding a roasted mochi and gnawing there.

Seeing Ogata approaching, Keemon quickly stood up and waved to Ogata:

"Oh! It's Mashima-kun! Why are you here? Huh? Who is the person behind you?"

Ogata didn't wear his white fox mask, only his human skin mask.

But Genichi still wore his tengu mask in order to deceive others.

Even his two sabers—Yangshen and Yan Rong—had sheaths and handles on them, so that no one could recognize him by his sabers.

"He's my friend." Ogata briefly introduced Genichi behind him and then got straight to the point, "I heard that there was a big fire in Yoshihara, so I rushed over to see how the fire is going now?"

"The flame is almost extinguished." Qing Weimen said, "The fire did not spread very badly. The people living near the fire scene ran in time, and no people were injured. It is a blessing in misfortune."

"Is there something wrong with Mr. Shirobei, other servants in the clubhouse, and the town firefighter who came to put out the fire?" Ogata continued to ask.

"Shirobei-sama has some burns on his left arm, but overall it's not a serious problem, and the others are basically fine. Only a few people are more unlucky. Like Shirobei-sama, his hands and feet were burned by fire."

"Master Shirobei is currently inspecting the damage and calculating the damage with others at the fire site."

"The other officials involved in tonight's firefighting either went home, or stayed in Yoshihara just like me."

Genichi, standing behind Ogata, was relieved when he learned that Shirobei was safe.

"Although the flame is extinguished now..." Keiemon said with a wry smile, "but new troubles have appeared..."

"New trouble?" Ogata asked suspiciously.

Keimon looked around, then put his lips close to Ogata's ear, and whispered to Ogata:

"Master Wind Chime is missing."

"Missing?" Ogata widened his eyes.

"Yeah." Keemon nodded a little seriously.

Keeimon told Ogata the ins and outs of the matter.

"...That's the way it is. The disappearance of the Taifu is beyond the scope of what our Shirobei Club can handle, so this matter has been reported to the enforcement office."

"Just now, the officials from the execution office also came here to investigate the case."

Ogata's brows were furrowed from just now.

The friendship between him and Taifu is not deep, it can only be regarded as a "mutual acquaintance" friendship.

Ogata has always held a respectful attitude towards Mrs. Wind Chime.

As a high-ranking oiran, she doesn't have the slightest airs. Whether facing Guasheng or Ogata, her attitude is quite friendly.

After becoming an oiran, most of the savings she had accumulated for a long time were used to repair the banks of the Rashomon River where she was born-this kind of selflessness, this kind of heart, even Ogata had to admire.

So even though he didn't have a deep friendship with the Taifu, after learning that the Taifu disappeared, Ogata still couldn't help feeling a sinking heart.

Keimon stuffed half of the roasted mochi into his mouth, and continued vaguely:

"Now the case has been handed over to the enforcement office, and we can no longer intervene."

"I can only hope that the officials of the enforcement office can find the husband as soon as possible, alas..."

Keeimon raised his hand and touched his stomach.

"I'm still a little hungry... Mashima-kun, I'm going to go to the Kasa tea house outside to buy some more food, do you want to go together? Let's have a drink together?"

"No." Ogata shook his head and politely declined, "I'm not used to drinking late at night like this."

"That's it... okay." After a bit of regret flashed in Keemon's eyes, he waved to Ogata, and then walked out of Yoshihara.

After Keeimon left, Genichi, who had been standing silently behind Ogata just now, lowered his voice and said to Ogata:

"Ogata-kun, tonight is really not peaceful..."

"Hmm..." Ogata nodded with a sullen face, "it's so uneven..."

"Just now that person said that Shirobei's hand was injured. I'm going to visit him." Yuan said, "Ogata-kun, what are your plans?"

"I'm planning to go to Jianmei House where Taifu works, maybe I can find some clues related to Taifu's disappearance." Ogata said softly, "Guasheng and Taifu had an accident on the same night... I doubt whether Taifu's disappearance will be It's related to Shiranui."

The reason why Ogata wants to contribute to the recovery of the Taifu is because he has always respected the noble Taifu and has a friendship with the Taifu.

Another reason is that he always felt that the Taifu's disappearance was a bit strange.

Guasheng's attack and Taifu's disappearance happened on the same night.

Such a coincidence made Ogata have to wonder-could Taifu's disappearance also be related to Shiranui?

Ogata always felt that such a possibility was not small, and such speculation made Ogata even more unable to regard Taifu's disappearance as an ordinary incident.

"I think the officials of the execution office can find the clues you can find, after all, they are all professionals." After making a little joke, Yuanyi continued, "Okay then, let's break up temporarily for now." Let's go."

"I might chat with Shirobei for a while, so if you want to go back to the hotel, you can go back first, don't wait for me."

"Well, you too." Ogata nodded, "You don't have to wait for me. If you want to go back to the hotel, you can go back first."

After a brief discussion, Ogata and Genichi separated.

Ogata went to Jianmeiya.

And Genichi went to find Shirobei.

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Edo, Joto Prison.

In ancient Japan, where the concept of hierarchy was so strong that it was somewhat morbid, prisons were also divided into different grades.

The prisons where ordinary civilians live are completely different from the prisons where people with special status in society, such as samurai and doctors, live.

Prisons that specialize in detaining ordinary civilians basically have a dozen or twenty people living in a cell.

Prisons with special status in society, such as samurai and doctors, are all single rooms, and the treatment they receive is much better-Joto Prison in Edo is this type of prison.

The jailers were piled up in twos, holding lanterns and shuttled through each aisle according to a certain pattern.

At this point in time, the prisoners in every cell have fallen asleep.

The guards patrolling the aisle were all distracted and yawning.

At first glance, Chengdong Prison was as quiet as usual tonight.

Of course—it’s just a glance.

No matter which team of jailers it was, they didn't notice—two groups of black shadows had already sneaked into their prison in the east of the city.

Shuntaro and Keitaro walk down a certain passage in Joto Prison.

The movements of the two were so soft that they didn't make the slightest sound. Even the guards who were patrolling around didn't hear their footsteps, let alone the sleeping prisoners in each cell.

"Turn left next, Lin Ziping's cell is almost here." Hui Taro whispered to Shun Taro beside him.

After being forced to accept the "rescue mission" thrown to him by Shintaro, Shintaro had no choice but to rush to Chengdong Prison with Huitaro, who assisted him on the surface, but was actually monitoring him, to rescue that "Lin Ziping" come out.

The two of them are the top ninjas in Shiranui, running fast together, they can rush from Shiranui to Chengdong Prison in less than half an hour.

Although the guards in Joto Prison are tight, they are not enough to stop Shuntaro and Keitaro.

The two of them had been sneaking in for some time.

Because they didn't know which cell Lin Ziping was detained in, the two of them could only look for it one by one.

However, Lin Ziping has not been found until now.

The two heard footsteps coming from ahead.

Knowing that the guards on patrol were coming, the two rushed towards the wall next to them, using the wall as a point of leverage, and quickly climbed up the beam above.

After the two people in pitch-black attire stepped onto the beam, their bodies merged with the darkness.During the whole process of stepping on the beam, there was no movement at all.

Not long after the two stepped on the crossbeam, two jailers appeared from the corner at the other end with a lantern, and then left along the passage below the crossbeam.

After the two guards left, Shuntaro and Keitaro jumped off the beam and stood back on the ground.

Taking advantage of his free time, Shuntaro asked Keitaro in a low voice in an indifferent tone:

"What method should I use to bring that Lin Ziping out? Knock him unconscious with brute force, and then carry him out?"

"How can you treat Mr. Hayashi Zihei in such a rough way?" Keitaro said without thinking, "Just tell Mr. Hayashi Zihei that we are people sent by Iwakura Zaemon."

"Iwakurazaemon?"

"He is Lin Ziping's best friend, and he recommended Lin Ziping to our lord." Hui Taro briefly introduced, "Just tell him that we are from Iwakura, and show him this, and Mr. Lin Ziping will understand Trust us, and obediently follow us."

Keitaro took out a small fan from his pocket and showed it to Shuntaro.

"This is what Iwakurazaemon gave us. He said that as long as he shows this to Hayashi Zihei, he will trust us."

After turning an unknown number of corners, Shuntaro suddenly heard some human voices.

It seemed to be someone's muttering.

Not only Shuntaro, Keitaro also heard this murmur.

"...the sixth cell on the left is Lin Ziping's cell." Hui Taro said.

Shuntaro looked over, his brows furrowed deeper—that seemed to be the place where the strange murmur came from...

With a puzzled mind, Shuntaro leaned towards the cell that Keitaro had just pointed to.

As Shuntaro approached, the scene inside the cell was reflected in his eyes.