[Gintama] Silent

The air in the cell was extremely cold and humid, and the wetness stuck to the skin, making people feel extremely uncomfortable.

The food prepared by the jailer has become completely cold, and it seems that there are still rats moving nearby.

Qingchi quietly stared at the dilapidated skylight in front of him, which was the only light source in the darkness.

Since the civil strife broke out that day, he was outnumbered and imprisoned here, not allowed to move at will.

However, the enemy has never intended to solve the prisoners, but only uses food to maintain their own survival every day.

He naturally knew what it was for, but he didn't want to lose even the last student.

She is a gifted, intelligent and energetic child, this is Qingchi's first thought when he saw Hasumi.

Even in a desperate situation, there is still a dazzling light in his eyes. Such a person should not be easily reduced to the point of death.

So he brought her back to the Royal Garden Fanzhong, with a candy that children like.

The girl held her hand tightly all the way, even though her palm was full of sweat, she refused to let go.

Even if the journey is too far later, I can let others carry it with great confidence.Even fell asleep peacefully and slept soundly.

He thought she trusted him, even if it was only the first time they met at that time, the other party didn't have any defenses and vigilance in front of him.

There are many students in Yuting Fanzhong, but there are only a few of them who have a miserable life experience like her.

However, Qingchi didn't give the other party too much special care because of this.

He was not familiar with others in his life, just because he didn't want to cause trouble to others.

After all, he is in charge of intelligence and has a prominent position. The enemy will pay more attention to him, both openly and secretly, in order to find weaknesses.

But Hasumi never pays attention to the deliberate alienation.

That kid always stood outside the room early in the morning, waiting for his teacher to teach him how to do fencing.

He thought it was probably to repay his life-saving and upbringing, so he practiced so desperately.

In fact, Renjian's foundation is very weak, not suitable for learning martial arts.

However, in this world, girls know some self-defense techniques, and it is always good to be able to use them to protect themselves.

What's more, the work of secret agents also makes these indispensable conditions.

Qingchi thought for a long time, and finally decided to ask the ninja to train her in some ninjutsu.

Agile skill can at least make up for the lack of ability and increase the chance of survival.

As for the missions that were sent later, most of them were tasks like lurking in disguise and spying on intelligence, and rarely involved complex and difficult issues.

I just hope that she can return safely and intact in the end, without unnecessary harm.

He has always distinguished the distinction between teacher and student very carefully, but Hasumi's existence is gradually blurring this clear boundary.

Bring back a dying child, and watch her grow slowly, from the young and immature to the smart and mature now.

Whenever she performed well, she was really gratified.Mischievous and mischievous things, but also completely reluctant to beat and scold.

When you are really angry, seeing her cautious eyes and the small bowl in both hands, you will immediately soften your heart.

In the end, I could only silently swallow the not-so-delicious food and the anger in my stomach, and continue to teach patiently.

Then, day after day, year after year, the same segment is repeated endlessly.

Qingchi knew that he had strict requirements for students, but he never opened his mouth to explain his good intentions.

He doesn't even care much about whether the other party really understands or not.

Those who understand will naturally understand one day, and those who do not understand are just wasting their tongues.

Instead, he thought more about another question—was it right or wrong to bring Hasumi back to the imperial court?

Whether she is taken in by a well-meaning family or ends up starving to death on the street, the latter is more likely to be her end.

Compared to lurking among all kinds of people, desperately hiding one's breath in exchange for precious information.

It's just a more painful method.

Just like him back then.

If it hadn't been for the old general to deal with heaven and man, he would have been decapitated already.

From a person who rose up against barbarians to an official loyal to the shogunate, the change of status is often just a momentary thing, but the change of mentality does not seem to be so easy.

Especially when the old general passed away due to illness, Qingchi's previous beliefs and reliance seemed to collapse along with him.

Tokugawa Sadasada's sharp knife was sharpened too sharply, and it pierced into the wings of the Royal Court Banzhong in one fell swoop.

At that moment, he felt lonely and helpless like never before, but he had to fight hard for the result of his painstaking efforts.

Qingchi sometimes thinks, if he died in battle back then, would that be considered a kind of relief.

It's a pity that this question seems to have no meaning to think about now.

Life has already progressed to the existing plot, and it is not possible to overthrow it and start over with just a rollback.

As early as the moment he was appointed to this position, he was forced to be involved in complicated political struggles.

Countless pairs of eyes stare at the delicious fat in front of him, making it impossible for a man trapped in the cage of power to escape easily.

What's more, there is a group of students who are extremely important to him.

He had to seriously consider every step he would take in the future.

Aoike has always noticed all the changes and abnormalities in Hasumi.

Whether it was the late arrival many years ago, or the deliberate concealment now, he knew everything clearly.

But he pretended not to be aware of it, and continued to deploy as if nothing had happened.

Before leaving, the student suddenly asked himself a question.

In the face of the master who has never given true trust, is what they did worth it?

He didn't know what the correct answer was, but he knew that he still had some freedom of choice to protect her well.

Partition walls have ears, and there must be no deadly handles for others.

So Qingchi said a heavy word that he never said.

However, I also clearly know that I still let the students down in the end.

Loyalty is an absolute proposition granted to subjects, but it does not restrain and regulate the behavior of the monarch at all.

He understood that absolute inequalities, accumulated to a certain extent, will one day burst out in full force with enormous force.

History has always moved forward with such a tough attitude, and no one can easily stop it.

The will of the people has already deviated from the dying shogunate, and perhaps in the near future, its last generation will come slowly just like its own death.

He is still old after all, and does not have enough courage and resourcefulness to participate in this vigorous battle.

But Renjian is different.

That child is still young, her future and hope should not be easily manipulated in the hands of others, and then killed and destroyed.

So he chose to turn a blind eye to all strange signs and let the students choose freely.

Perhaps to some extent, this is considered a crime of deceiving the emperor, right?

Qingchi smiled wryly, he didn't expect that one day he would violate the oath he made and live in the way he hated the most before.

If you want to always bear the ridiculous crime of treason, let him bear it.

No big deal.

Probably because he felt that the time had come, Tokugawa decided to make a move in the end.

Qingchi, who was surrounded by layers of killers, did not make any resistance, but left everyone looking at each other in blank dismay, and came to the cell without saying a word.

Then quietly wait for the known fate.

There are fewer and fewer students in the Yuting Fanzhong, from the once crowded to the present few.

Whether it was a forced dismissal or a task, he had never been so grateful for his decision.

I have long been the enemy's shackles, and now my only wish is to let him alone bear the disaster of extermination.

If things can really develop into the expected ending, it will be considered a blessing in misfortune.

A slight voice from a dark place interrupted Aoike's memories.

The snoring sound of the guard's snoring echoed in the cell one second, but suddenly fell into dead silence the next second.

He was puzzled, and his heart, like a pool of stagnant water, suddenly had little ripples following a familiar address.

"teacher."

For more than ten years, Renjian has been calling herself like this, and her attitude is always respectful mixed with intimacy.

He looked up and saw the students who were close at hand, and suddenly he was in a trance.

It seems that many years ago, she was not even close to her waist.But it seems that it only took a moment, and then suddenly jumped to the current height.

Time flies really fast.

Whether it's all those years of rushing back and forth just to send a measly birthday present.

Or the two of them sat side by side on the steps in front of the house, silently chewing the snacks she made.

He has never had these scenes, and there is absolutely no way to forget them.

Later, Hasumi asked herself cautiously, why did she kindly take in a child who was about to starve to death?

why?

Qingchi was silent for a long time, but finally did not give an answer.

He thought, not because of his kindness, but because he didn't want the last light in the child's eyes to be obliterated by reality.

However, to this day, it has long been unclear who gives more light to whom.

At this moment, Qingchi suddenly didn't know what kind of expression he should show.

Tokugawa decided to imprison himself here, but the intention of delaying to deal with it was too obvious.

In order to be able to wipe out all the remaining parties.

But where does he have any remnants, obviously there is only one stupid kid who stubbornly refuses to leave after knowing the truth.

Standing in front of her, she still said "I'm back", even her voice became a little trembling.

And he restrained other redundant emotions as he did in the past, and asked softly: "How is the situation?"

As if everything is still the same.

The author has something to say:

In Chapter Eighteen, when Hasumi stood and opened the door, he heard hurried footsteps outside the door, indicating that someone was listening.

I would say that the teacher doesn’t really hate the governor == after all, they are all barbarians, the teacher can be counted as his predecessor, and the trash shogunate will cry if it talks too much.

The teacher knew that the shogunate was going to attack him, so he tried his best to send the students away (including letting the girl join the ghost army), and wanted to bear all the consequences alone.He understood what happened between the girl and the governor (the girl didn't hide it from him, after all, she had to give an explanation if she came back late from the mission), thinking that it would be too late, and it would be good to save the next generation.

However, the teacher is an old fox after all (it's not like a girl who hasn't figured out the identity of the governor for so long). Looking back on this incident many years later, I think, "Oh shit, my precious apprentice seems to have saved a big man back then."Apart from anything else, send her to the ghost army (...), in short, I know that the governor can't do anything.If you rebel, rebel, he will be killed anyway, and the girl will have no future with the shogunate.

Why is Mao’s abusive plot so joyful when I say it... well, by now, you should know who is the biggest assist ==