The end of the curtain

?The red leaves drifting in the dark are lonely. Its beauty may never need to be discovered, but it turns into a thrilling beauty inadvertently.

Just like this noble and arrogant man with blond hair and red eyes, his proud expression seemed to show disdain for all living beings.The corners of his lips curled into a vague arc, and that half-smile was not as sly and deep as the chief executive's, but rather seductively awe-inspiring.

"Hey, little girl, are you still reluctant to leave?" The playful voice broke the dead silence, and the man with dark blue ponytail had a haughty smile on his lips, looking down at the almost short man with interest. A girl with two heads.

...Reluctant to leave... Heh, be it...

Sakurai didn't raise his eyes, but subconsciously stretched out his right hand and gently pulled the bell bracelet on his left wrist, and turned around without saying a word.

The dark blue clothes cut through the slightly cold air and made an inaudible sound, and the thin figure just turned its back to the main gate of the temple without looking back.

That's it, gone... It's a pity, but I'm satisfied...

Kazama Chikage's expression was as deep and indifferent as ever, but that proud deepness gave people an inexplicable and depressing sense of fear. From the beginning to the end, he didn't say a word, but calmly stared at Sakurai who was slowly walking towards him.

Her expression was neither sad nor happy, without any emotion, she just whispered: "Please."

The smile on Kazama's lips suddenly became more profound at that moment, but he didn't say anything, and there was an evil smile that no one could understand in his blood red eyes.

The dark blue slightly curly long hair fluttered slightly in the night wind. Shiranui Kuang just casually threw the hair behind him, and then twirled the jet-black □□ with his fingers, and said in a regretful tone "Tsk tsk, what a pity, there are so many interesting guys among human beings." If it weren't for the fact that he didn't come here today to fight, he really wanted to fight that guy. Last time, he didn't know who won and who won.

Sakurai was slightly taken aback, she knew very well that the guy Kua Shiranui was talking about was Harada.Shiranui and Harada have always been fighting each other in a subtle way. Rather than saying that both sides are enemies and want to kill each other, it is better to say that they are fighting indiscriminately, and they are desperately trying to learn from each other.

In this way, she seems to have no capital to fight, and even less chance to meet.

Gently curling the corners of her lips, she outlined a bitter smile that was so indifferent that she didn't even notice it, and gradually disappeared in the silent night.

"—Who are you guys?!" A familiar yet almost unfamiliar exclamation came quietly, Sakurai turned his head expressionlessly, and Kazama Chikage just looked up casually.

He was obviously a man, but Ito Kokotaro's voice was full of a woman's shrill voice, and the fuss made it look like his face was pale at this time: "...you, Dr. Sakurai?!" Ito actually didn't know Kazama Qianjing, but it is impossible for him not to know Sakurai, he just knows her surname, she is a doctor in the village.

"Tch, there are many troublesome guys in human beings, and the intrigue has been staged for so long and I still don't get tired." Shiranui only had a disdainful attitude towards Ito, with an arrogant and unruly smile on the corner of his mouth. The muzzle of the gun was pointed at Ito accurately.

Sensing that something was wrong, Ito subconsciously put his hand towards the saber at his waist, but his purple eyes cast slightly angry eyes on Sakurai who had been silent all this time, and shouted loudly: "What are you doing, Sakurai?" Doctor! Did you bring these two guys here to harm the Shinsengumi?!"

Ito's voice was raised intentionally or unintentionally, as if deliberately attracting Shinsengumi's attention.Ito is not so beneficial and harmless to the Shinsengumi on the surface, but the secret in his heart, which has been hidden deeply for several years, until soon, his real purpose will fully surface.

"Can I leave?" The low voice was as hollow as if he had lost all emotions and desires, Sakurai raised his head slightly to look at Shiranui, and made a request that maybe no one could understand.

"Oh? Aren't you afraid that this guy will get in the way?" The dark muzzle of the gun still pointed at Ito with a dark breath of death, a wicked smile appeared in Shiranui's eyes, but the gun in his hand was swiftly retracted to his waist, and he The corner jumped up.

Kazama Chikage turned around slowly, her gestures and gestures were filled with the inherent elegance and inviolability of the ghost clan.From the beginning to the end, he didn't make any statement at all, as if he didn't care about such things at all.

The red leaves are falling, and it is late autumn in October.

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The next day, the news that Dr. Sakurai had left silently spread in the garrison. Although some soldiers in the flat team speculated that it might be a mutiny at the instigation of Ito, but Director Kondo and Deputy Director Hijikata did not change their minds positively. , and they can't make a big splash.

Without the approval of the director or the deputy director, it is absolutely not allowed to leave the team privately, and violate the rules of the game, and end up committing seppuku.

The cadres who are usually familiar with Sakurai, including a few Ping soldiers who often go to the clinic, of course don't believe it at all, and they don't think Sakurai will rebel.And Qianhe, who really knew the truth, didn't speak all day, just silently doing what he should do, occasionally showing a trace of worry on his face.

Early in the morning, Ito yelled angrily and gathered all the cadres in the conference room.Originally, Hijikata wanted to directly announce the situation and reasons why Sakurai had applied to leave the team the next day, but he did not expect that Ito would make such a fuss, and the development of the matter would become extremely complicated. It would be completely convincing to use the previous reasons. It's impossible, it's just prevarication.

"I said, Mr. Kondo, I saw Dr. Sakurai and those two strange guys leave with my own eyes last night! One of them even pointed a gun at me. Isn't that a danger to the Shinsengumi?" Ito He vividly described what happened last night to several cadres, with obvious irritation in his tone.

The implication is that Hijikata and Kondo should deal with it fairly.

Judging from the current situation, if Hijikata hastily announced that Sakurai has been approved to leave the team, but now Ito is declaring that he was pointed at guns by the two people who took Sakurai away, who would believe that things are so simple.

If it wasn't for being robbed, then it was a mutiny, and it couldn't be simply looking for relatives and leaving the team.

According to Ito's intentionally complete and unmistakable description, everyone knew that the two people were Chikage Kazama and Haru Shiranui.But these two people are precisely the deadly enemies of the Shinsengumi all along.

Hijikata kept silent for a long time with a gloomy face after deep thought, while Chizuru hesitated to speak but was helpless.

"No, Ito-sensei, I believe in Sakurai-kun's character, she is absolutely impossible to conspire to rebel." Kondo didn't question anything, but made a serious and swearing promise, and Ito couldn't refute it for a while.

Although she doesn't talk much on weekdays, she will be a good boy, which can be proved by her efforts for everyone's health.

It's just that Ito, who is close to being mean, could believe this one-sided statement. When Sakurai applied to Hijikata to leave the team, he didn't write an application for leaving the team at all.Without this evidence, no amount of explanation is futile.

"Mr. Ito, little... Sakurai-kun is not this kind of person, don't jump to conclusions." Harada frowned at this time, and his face was not very good-looking.In front of unfamiliar people, in order to conceal Sakurai's gender, everyone calls her Sakurai-kun.

"Hehe, I'm jumping to conclusions?" Yidong's eyes were filled with a mocking smile, but he was even more aggressive, "People's hearts will always change. Just because they were docile before doesn't mean that there will be no wrongdoing in the future."

"Yeah, is Mr. Ito talking about himself?" The voice of the chief executive with a cold smile came at this moment, and the center of the topic pointed directly at Ito. He was obviously talking with a smile, but the meaning in the words was always It's chilling.

"Mr. Okita, what do you mean—"

"——Enough!! Shut up and make noise!!!" Tufang let out a suppressed and restrained roar that completely cut off their verbal battle, and the director general looked at Tufang's dark face and just smiled indifferently. After crossing his face, he stopped arguing, but Ito was still chattering: "Hehe, is the deputy chief of Hijikata so partial to his old team members? It seems that this kind of unfair place is really hard to stay..."

Just when Hijikata couldn't help being angry and wanted to speak out again, Director Kondo smiled awkwardly and grabbed Hijikata's sleeve at this moment: "Don't worry about Mr. Ito, Azui was only angry for a while... I believe Sakurai-kun will never betray the Shinsengumi, Azui will handle this matter well and give everyone a perfect answer..."

"... Mr. Kondo!"

"Okay, Ah Sui, I believe that Ah Sui can handle that child well."

……

In the end, the rumors circulated among the team members were scattered. Sakurai left the team because he wanted to go back to his hometown and find his relatives. This matter is brooding.

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At the end of the first year of Qingying, the weather gradually became cold and dry.Perhaps apart from the mountains to the west of Kyoto, there is a piece of green pines and cypresses all the year round, and the leaves are withered in other places, gradually losing their natural vitality.

Occasionally a gust of cold wind swept past, and a few yellow leaves hanging from the branches were also swung away.

The end of the year is approaching, and the soldiers of the Xinsen Group received their salaries. Of course, they would go back to meet their wives and children after getting married, or they would go to the flower street together to splurge. In short, each has its own way of leisure.

Mr. Hijikata established strict enforcement of the law in the bureau shortly after the establishment of the Shinsengumi. Whether it is a soldier or a cadre, as long as they violate the law in the bureau, they will all be purged and dealt with.

At the beginning, everyone felt insecure because of the strictness of the law. It felt as if a gleaming dagger was hanging on the head, and it might be stabbed at any time. It's not that scary, but I still dare not touch it.

Just as the days of everyone in the Shinsengumi went by day after day, the harshness of the earthwork towards everyone inadvertently increased, especially the old players who had come along the way.

For Xinba, who has repeatedly violated discipline in the past few years, this is even more "death or life", but it is not a serious violation of the law in the game. The earth side always turns a blind eye to this and does not make any comments.

"I said... It's the New Year's Eve. Is it necessary for Mr. Hijikata to be so strict? It's just going to Shimabara for a drink and a gathering. Mr. Kondo has no objection, and only Mr. Hijikata said no, really..." Shinpachi sat drunkenly on the steps of the corridor, holding his glass and complaining from time to time.

Everyone was sitting on the stairs chatting and chatting. They were obviously a little drunk in the cold night wind, but their enthusiasm for drinking together did not diminish at all.

Originally, Shinpachi was very interested and wanted to take everyone to Shimabara for dinner. He had just made an appointment with a few cadres and was about to go out, but was silently stopped by Hijikata with a handsome face.So resentful and helpless, he had no choice but to ask Qianhe to cook a few dishes himself, and settle them in the garrison.

After eating now, don't they all come out and lie on the steps to chat.

"Give me enough time, how many times have you secretly gone to Shimabara without telling me?" Perhaps due to various reasons in the garrison, Hijikata didn't drink much.So now, there is time to teach Shinpachi a lesson.

"The deputy chief is just for everyone's benefit, please learn to be considerate." Saito took the hot tea from Qianzuru with a smile on his face, calmly opened his mouth to defend Hijikata, and then took a shallow sip.

Hajime, please don't be so serious as usual under such beautiful scenery...

"But having said that, Qianzuru's cooking is still as delicious as ever." Harada spoke softly, smiling gently and looking at Qianzuru who was serving hot tea to everyone.Seeing this, Qianhe was stunned for a moment, and then burst into a joyful smile. ?