I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"Huh?" Because of being too surprised, the hand that was helping Uncle Qing to apply the medicine stopped unconsciously again.

The uncle I have always respected has been doing such dangerous things for a long time, and Ah-cho only knows now.

"I don't remember when it started, I just remember that a long time ago, I really wanted to help those poor dirt."

"But I've never had the courage."

"Until I got acquainted with your father, until I was gradually infected by your father, I slowly started to do what I always wanted to do but dared not do to help the scum escape from this hell in Shiranui."

"You were only 14 the first time I helped a Gur escape."

"At that time, your father also assisted me."

"It's a pity that not long after I officially started helping the dirt escape, your father passed away, and I was the only one left to fight alone."

"Because we were afraid of hurting you, your father and I never told you that I have been doing such a dangerous thing."

"In addition to helping the kus escape, I also frequently suggested to the Balrog to relax the oppression of the kus, but unfortunately my suggestions were never adopted."

"I have always insisted on reaching out to Kuu."

"Even after I moved my base to Edo, I still persisted."

"It's a pity that after moving to Edo, I couldn't continue my previous good luck. Some time ago, the Balrogs finally discovered my behavior, and they had to defect."

"If it wasn't for meeting Ogata-kun by chance, I might have been cleaned up by the pursuers in Shiranui."

A-Machi has been listening quietly.

After Uncle Qing's voice fell, Ah Ding looked as if he had suddenly realized something and said softly:

"I understand why, Uncle Qing, you were forced to become a traitor just because you helped the dirt escape."

"I also understand why you didn't run away with me when you tipped me off and told me that I was degraded and I told you to run away with me."

"Uncle Qing, are you trying to stay in Shiranui and continue helping those scumbags?"

"That's just one of the reasons." Uncle Qing smiled slightly, "There is another main reason, because I ran away with you, and it would only hurt you."

"I'm a Jonin. As for you, Machi, you should also know that the higher the level of rebellious ninja, the more he will not let Shiranui know."

"If I run away with you, it will only attract more ninjas to hunt us down."

"So I couldn't go with you no matter what at that time."

Speaking of this, Uncle Qing involuntarily let out a long sigh full of emotion.

"Thinking about fate, it's amazing."

"Our uncle and nephew were both rescued by Mr. Ogata"

During these days when Uncle Qing was recuperating in this house.He had already heard about what happened to her in Kyoto from Atachi.

"Yeah." The smile on A-Ming's face became more tender, "Without A-Yi, I really don't know what we would have become."

"A-Machi." Uncle Qing suddenly put on a very serious tone, "Let me confirm that you didn't decide to be with Ogata-kun to repay the kindness that Ogata-kun has shown you, right?"

"Of course not." Ah-Ming said without hesitation, "The kind of person who marries someone else in order to repay a kindness should only survive in the mouth of a storyteller, right?"

Uncle Qing pursed his lips, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, Machi said seriously:

"Amachi, to be honest. If you are not happy with Ogata-kun in the future, you can come back to Edo to find me at any time."

"Understood." Ah Ding smiled helplessly, "Uncle Qing, you have already said that just now."

"I'm just afraid you'll forget"

Speaking of this, Uncle Qing was silent again.

Atachi, who noticed that Uncle Qing looked different, was about to ask what was wrong with Uncle Qing, when Uncle Qing said in a low voice:

"Machi, to be honest, I don't really support your marriage with Ogata-kun."

"Huh?" Ah-cho's pupils shrank slightly, "W-why?"

"Machi, I've always regarded you as my daughter. No parent would want their child to be with a wanted criminal who is the most wanted criminal the shogunate wants to catch."

Hearing Uncle Qing's words, Ah Ding was momentarily at a loss for words.

And Uncle Qing went on to say:

"You follow Ogata-kun in the future and you don't know when you will be able to live a stable life without worrying about the officials of the shogunate coming to you."

"I have also been in contact with Ogata-kun during this time."

"He is indeed a man who deserves to give the rest of his life to him."

"But compared to Ogata-kun who may not be able to find a serious job in the future and live a stable life, I hope that you can find a more ordinary man, Machi."

Following Uncle Qing's voice, the room fell into an eerie silence.

After an unknown amount of time passed, a smile appeared on Machi's face again.

"Uncle Qing, I understand your concerns."

"But for me, as long as I can be with Ayi, and Ayi can always be safe."

"As for Uncle Qing, the difficulties you mentioned about not being able to find a decent job or a stable place to live"

Ah Ding gave Uncle Qing a sly smile.

"Just wait until we really encounter these difficulties in the future, and then work together with him to find a solution."

"These difficulties are not so easy to solve." The bitterness on Uncle Qing's face became more intense.

"Maybe. But I have already made up my mind that I will share weal and woe with Ayi for the rest of my life."

"I will always carry out my will."

A-Ming raised his eyes and looked directly into Uncle Qing's eyes without any fear or avoidance.

"Just like you and your father have been carrying out their respective wills."

As if Uncle Qing didn't expect Ah Ding to answer him like this, he was stunned.

After slowly returning to his senses, Uncle Qing showed a helpless smile and sighed softly.

"It seems that you have really grown up, Macho."

"Now not only do you look more and more like your father, but your words and deeds are also more and more like your father."

"Then it's a good thing." Ah-ding grinned.

Edo, Huofu Thief Kai Headquarters, Hasegawa's office

Hasegawa cast complicated eyes on Ogata who was kneeling in front of him.

Just now, Hasegawa, who was working, suddenly received news that a samurai who called himself Mashima Goro came to visit and said he wanted to see Hasegawa.

He froze, showed shock on his face, and immediately asked his subordinates to let this samurai who called himself Mashima Goro bring over. This is what Hasegawa did after he learned that Mashima was not, or rather, that Ogata was visiting. A series of reactions.

After asking his subordinates to bring Ogata to his office, there was this scene of Hasegawa and Ogata sitting opposite each other.

The relationship between Ogata and Hasegawa has always been complicated.

We fought once, but we also fought side by side in Kyoto.

After their reunion in Edo this time, they cooperated with Hasegawa again, working together to thwart Shiranui's attempt to revive his reputation by relying on the "Imperial Trial".

In Ogata's mind, Hasegawa is also one of those people who must go to someone else.

So just after leaving Yoshiwara, Oosuke rushed to the headquarters of Huofu Bandit Kai without stopping.

"One Dao Zhai." After looking up and down Ogata with complicated eyes for countless times, he closed his eyes and sighed softly, "It's been a while since I saw you."

"Yeah. It's been a while." Ogata nodded.

"Before you say what you are here, let me ask you a question."

Hasegawa sighed again before continuing:

"You must have participated in the attack in Shiranui, right?"

Although Hasegawa's sentence is an interrogative sentence, the tone is that of an affirmative sentence.

It was as if he already knew the answer to this question.

"That's right." Ogata replied without any hesitation.

"Sure enough." Hasegawa's eyes showed a touch of helplessness, "I guessed right. After I learned that Shiranui was attacked by unknown people, I vaguely guessed that you must have had a hand in it."

Ogata was not surprised that Hasegawa guessed that he was involved in the attack on Shiranui.

After all, when he agreed to cooperate with Hasegawa before, the condition he proposed was to inform them of the approximate location of Shiranui's base, and to inform him of Shiranui's movements as much as possible.

Although Ogata didn't tell Hasegawa at that time that they were going to trouble Shiranui, Hasegawa was not an idiot.

Even if Ogata and the others didn't say it clearly, Hasegawa guessed that Ogata who asked about the approximate location of Shiranui's base was definitely not for friendly sightseeing there.

Ogata had just asked for the approximate location of Shiranui's base, but after a while, Shiranui was gone, and it was difficult for Ogata not to doubt it.

"The shogunate has been investigating who attacked Shiranui during this time." Hasegawa said softly, "You are really brave enough to appear in front of me, a shogunate, so brazenly."

"Because I know you won't do anything to me." Ogata smiled and shrugged.

As soon as Ogata's words fell, a faint smile appeared on Hasegawa's face.

"Overall, Yi Dao Zhai, I also want to thank you."

Like Ogata, Hasegawa folded his arms around his chest.

"Shiranui is gone, those officials in the shogunate who hate Shiranui are ecstatic."

"Although Shiranui was extinguished by unknown people, for those officials who hate Shiranui, as long as Shiranui is gone, they don't bother to care about who is extinguishing Shiranui."

"Shiranui disappeared, and I got a lot of benefits along with it."

"One Dao Zhai, you should still remember it? The reason why I cooperated with you and let you participate in the imperial trial."

Ogata: "Of course I remember."

Hasegawa was originally a neutral person, but a high-ranking official who hated Shiranui suddenly came to Hasegawa, and wanted Hasegawa to help deal with Shiranui.

What the high-ranking official asked Hasegawa to help was to mobilize the elite soldiers and strong generals under his command to participate in the "Imperial Trial", to obstruct Shiranui's attempt to restore his image through the "Imperial Trial".

The high-ranking official promised Hasegawa that as long as Hasegawa is willing to help, he will strongly support Hasegawa's "human foot camp" afterwards.

Thus, Hasegawa joined the "Anti-Shiranui" camp, and Hasegawa proposed cooperation to Ogata and other follow-up events.

"Shiranui disappeared suddenly before the Yuqian trial was over."

Hasegawa continued.

"It also seems to have completed the plan to prevent Shiranui from getting a good ranking in the Yuqian trial match in disguise."

"Those officials who hate Shiranui are very happy now."

"They have promised me that they will put in a few good words for me afterwards and support my career as much as they can."

"With their support, my pressure can be a little less"

"It's not easy for you to run your foot deposit." Ogata couldn't help but sighed softly.

Ogata naturally knew what Renzushouchang was. After all, Mamiya and the others had introduced to Ogata what Renzushouchang was when he and Lin and the others were discussing whether to cooperate with Hasegawa.

To put it simply, Renzu Jichang is a labor camp.

Built by Hasegawa, some people with lesser crimes are imprisoned, and then they are taught a skill, so that they can have a skill when they regain their freedom in the future.

Ogata still admires Hasegawa, who spared no expense in establishing and operating the Renzu Yoyo.

In this old society with a strict hierarchy and full of oppression, it is really rare for Hasegawa to have the idea of ​​​​establishing an idea to help prisoners reform, and the ability to carry out this idea.

After hearing Ogata's emotion, the smile on Hasegawa's face became more meaningful.

"Renzujichang is my painstaking effort."

"I will do whatever it takes to keep the Renjiao site in operation."

"As a matter of fact, for the sake of people's lives, I did go all out."

Speaking of this, Hasegawa let out a few self-deprecating chuckles.

"In order to raise enough funds, I started doing something a long time ago. If the people above find out, maybe they will ask me to apologize directly."

Ogata raised his eyebrows while showing astonishment.