The Chapter of Bo Yinggui Autumn - "Malicious" Tampering

After returning to Kyoto, Azusa immediately acted, because she thought of a perfect excuse.She found Kondo, Shannan, and Tokata-san, and asked them to process swords for the cadres.

"Why do you do that?" Kondo asked.

"Because of remaking new knives, everyone may not be able to use them smoothly, and there is not so much funding."

"No, Kondo-san means, why use silver?" Hijikata also found her proposal strange.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you guys... Because silver products are Rakshasa's weakness. They won't heal their wounds, and they will also cause them pain. In this case, it will be much more convenient to control. Of course, with your strength, chopping off the head and the heart can indeed kill them, but the miraculous vitality is still very tricky. This will reduce a lot of damage to our side."

"Natsume, how do you know that silver products are Rakshasa's weakness?" Shannan-san's voice sounded gentle, but his tone contained doubts.

"What I read in the book is 100% effective. You also know that I have some knowledge of Western things. Things like Rakshasa will evolve in the future... There is no guarantee that Rakshasa that can move during the day will appear in the future. ’ she prompted them cautiously.

"That's right... Gang Dao-san didn't say such a thing." Shannan was still a little skeptical.

"Of course he won't say it." Because he has another purpose...

"Kondo-san, what do you think?" Hijikata asked Kondo's opinion.

"If it is really effective, then of course it will be done. However, the issue of funding..."

"You don't have to worry about this. I can make this suggestion, which means that I have proved it is feasible." Lingzi patted her chest and promised: "Leave it to me! Tomorrow, please gather everyone together, and I will bring them together go~"

"Where did you get the funding? Could it be Xiang Yagi-san..." Hijikata frowned.

"Too underestimated me. Now, didn't we help those geisha in Osaka? It was a thank you gift from their boss~ so we have the funds to buy silver. As for the master of the knife shop, he is a friend I know very well. He made knives for us for free." Lingzi had already thought of the reason "tightly".The three of them glanced at each other, and finally Tu Fang said: "I will give you an answer tomorrow, thank you for thinking so much about the group."

"I'm also a member of the Langshi team, don't be so polite~" After saying that, he left.

"Hifang, what do you think? Things won't be that simple." Shannan thought.

"Well, this is indeed a good opportunity for us to take the initiative. Azusa is a partner, there is no doubt about it, and she deliberately only let our cadres know, but did not tell Serizawa-san. It's just that the funds are really there Is it so easy to get it, how can you give so many gifts..."

"To be on the safe side, let's investigate further. Natsume can always know some strange knowledge. Fortunately, she is our partner... Maybe this is not the only thing she knows about Rakshasa, so she strongly opposed it at the beginning. Yes. But we insisted on doing this, and she had to accept it."

"Leave it to me. Maybe someone knows something..."

At night, Tufang sat on the porch, the yard was quiet, only the moon was hanging in the sky. "Hijikata-san. What are you thinking?" Harada walked over and sat beside him. "I heard that you are looking for me. Is there anything urgent at this late hour?"

"Ah, it's been a hard day on patrol, and I just want to ask you something."

Harada roughly guessed what he was going to ask, because there was basically no other possibility for him to ask questions except her.Sure enough, Hijikata told about what Azusa had proposed with them during the day.

"Well, she's right. We tried it. Rakshasa has no resistance to silver products."

"So you already knew..."

"It's not her fault. She always wants to wait until the funds are raised before telling you. Otherwise, it's just an idea, and it's uncomfortable if it can't be implemented."

Hijikata actually lamented that Lingzi chose to tell Harada first, and she still trusted Harada more than him. "She said that the money was a thank-you gift from the geisha in Osaka. Both Sannan-san and I think it's unlikely that there will be so much..."

"Ah, that's what you want to ask, isn't it? Where does the funding she said come from. Isn't it?"

"Well. You also said before that you have to trust your partner. So I trust that she is really good for everyone, but how can we feel at ease with the money she has earned through hard work? And her mysterious whereabouts every day before It's about..."

"As expected of Hijikata-san, you are very perceptive. But how can you be sure that I will know?" Harada was considering whether to tell the truth. He had promised Azusa, but Hijikata-san had a point.

"You are the person she trusts the most, so I will definitely tell you." Hijikata felt a little sour in his heart.

Hearing this, Harada was very surprised.In Hijikata's eyes, is this how Lingzi sees him?He had no choice but to smile wryly: "I don't think so... But she did tell me about it." He made up his mind, apologized to Lingzi in his heart, and then kept all the secrets except her identity. Informed the local party.

After hearing the whole story, Tufang felt guilt and admiration in his heart.She has been enduring this silently, but never complained to them, no wonder she was always so tired at that time. "How many times has this been protected by her..."

"Yeah, a group of us men said that we wanted to protect something as warriors, but we were always guarded by a woman. However, seeing her working hard gave me more motivation. I'm starting to understand now, Maybe I'm not protecting the country, I just want to protect the people around me..."

Harada's words made Hijikata instantly realize one thing, an obvious fact that he ignored.

"Zuozhi, why didn't you explain your feelings to Lingzi..." Hijikata suddenly said this, catching Harada by surprise.

"Ha..." After being flustered, he relaxed instead. Hijikata could tell, that's fine, it's really tiring to keep suppressing emotions all the time. "Will she accept it? No, not to mention whether she accepts it or not, I just want to make sure how serious I am to her. Because, I have never cared so much about any woman before... Can I really give up everything for her If it was Hijikata-san, she would definitely think about it. If the Roshigumi and her could only choose one, which would you choose? I still don't know my answer. She never seems to hesitate, everything is for Roshi Group. In order to make money, I would rather wear multiple jobs, or even be a geisha myself. What about me? One side is worried about her safety and wants her to get out, but the other side has no solution. I can only watch her pay and accompany other men Laughing and drinking. I don’t have any consciousness at all...I want to figure out what I can do for her first. Half-hearted feelings and actions will only make her cry in the end.” Is all her efforts really for the Langshi group? ?Or for Hijikata-san... This was one of the reasons for his hesitation, but he still didn't say it.

"I didn't expect you to think so much... about Lingzi, I'll just pretend I don't know about it. According to her character, she must ask you not to speak out, and no one can stop it. Tomorrow, just follow her instructions." Yes, go to the knife shop and give the cadres a handle on the sword." Hijikata went back to his room after speaking, and he had to explain his decision to Kondo and Shannan.Compared with himself, Harada should be more able to give Lingzi happiness, because his awareness of loving her is clearly higher than his own.It would be better to say that he is the same person as Lingzi, if he had to choose, he would choose the Langshi group no matter what.

The next day, Lingzi was very happy to receive the news that everyone wanted to go to the knife shop with her.She appeared in women's clothing for a long time, because she was a girl when she met the blacksmith before.People on the road saw her walking with the Langshi group, and they all expressed surprise, disgust, or pity. "I heard that the news about Osaka has spread, and now the reputation of the Roshigumi is about to decline again... Really..."

"We are in the name of protecting the people, but now we are hated by the people... Isn't this meaningless?"

"The purpose of the Ronshi team is not to gain support, we just need to concentrate on doing our job well." Saito said calmly and freely.

"I know this too." Hirasuke said helplessly.

"It's no use complaining, let's go." Harada urged Hirasuke.

"By the way, what is Hijikata-san doing? Why didn't you come with everyone?" Lingzi didn't join their conversation, but asked about other things.

After so many incidents, she has serious doubts about her own behavior, and arguing with others will not help. As long as Serizawa is around, Mibu Wolf will only go in the wrong direction step by step.So, when she encountered this kind of thing again, she kept silent.Perhaps, the earth side was right to reprimand her at that time, disregarding the consequences is her biggest problem, and it is really inappropriate to take advantage of knowing what will happen in the future to do whatever she wants.Can the future really not be changed?

"The deputy chief is busy with his own proposed merger of industries in Osaka and Kyoto," Saito replied. "So, give me his sword and Kondo-san's."

Lingzi's painstaking efforts were not in vain, she finally took care of everyone's swords, and also took care of the swords professionally.Lingzi was immersed in happiness, and she never thought why everyone didn't suspect where she got the money from.But everyone tacitly didn't mention it, and buried their gratitude to her deeply in their hearts.In fact, the earth side did not intend to tell everyone, but when they received the news, their reaction was the same as his own. If they could not explain the reason, they would not be able to accept such kindness.Hijikata asked Harada for his opinion with his eyes, and finally told everyone.

On the way back to the settlement, Shinpachi suddenly asked, "Is it true that Saeki was arrested?"

"Well, I heard that Serizawa-san is interrogating." Hirasuke replied.

"I'm afraid..." Ling Zi murmured to herself when she heard this.

"What's the matter? Azusa, her complexion is not very good." Harada looked at her with concern.

Azusa whispered to him, "I'm afraid Saeki will become a Rakshasa..."

Harada frowned after hearing her words.Indeed, the previous Rakshasa came this way. "Shannan Sang went back earlier than us, and he will also participate. With him here, don't worry."

Back in the room, just as Lingzi had finished arranging her attire, she heard very noisy voices from the yard, accompanied by bloodthirsty roars.She quickly grabbed her sword and ran out.The other cadres also dispatched to search for Luo Sha, but they were still not fast enough to let Luo Sha escape.

Early the next morning, the local party called the cadres, and Lingzi also participated. "Last night, team member Sasaki and a woman were killed while passing by the Suzaku alley. The murderer was Saeki who turned into a Rakshasa."

"Is there any evidence?" Hirasuke still wanted to deny it at this time.

"Nearby people said they heard animal-like screams, and there was basically no blood on the remains."

"Have you sucked blood? It's very unusual..." Everyone's expressions became more serious.

"Sasaki seems to have fallen to protect that girl." Saito introduced.

"I protected that woman until the last moment..." Harada sighed.

"Speaking of which, Natsume, do you know why the blood-sucking situation suddenly appeared?" Shannan asked.Shocked by the sudden question, Azusa said instinctively, "They are all vampires."

"Vampire?" Everyone didn't understand this new vocabulary very well, but they also felt that it was not a good thing.

"Ah... the west is called this, and this side should be ghosts. Bloodthirsty is their desire. Maybe the purity of water has increased recently, so new symptoms have appeared." They will also meet ghosts person?She couldn't remember exactly when they appeared, but judging from the current situation, her efforts didn't seem to change anything, and they would have more enemies in the future. "Sannan-san, can you not tell Yukimura Tsunamichi and Shinjianjin what I said?"

Shannan recovered his soft smile: "I see. What you provided is very useful, and it's just a secret among these people."

As night fell, the cadres began to go out again to find the Rakshasa-like Saeki. "Yongkura, Harada, you guys go to Shimokyo, Fujido and Inoue-san go to Chukyo, Okita, and Kawara, please." Shannan-san assigned tasks to everyone.

"There is Changzhou Fandi in Kawara, do you want me to go to such a dangerous place?" Okita seemed to be worried about his safety, but his expression was very relaxed.

"It's dangerous, so I'm asking you." There was no smile on Shannan's face. "If you find Rakshasa, you must kill it."

Lingzi was not assigned, so she had to stay in the village to take care of everyone who came back to rest.Just as she was going out to check the situation, she heard Okita speaking at the door: "Near Shimabara?"

"Yes, I think so." It was Yamazaki.

Then Okita told Yamazaki Kondo-san where they were, and after Yamazaki left, he walked away alone.Ling Azusa chased after him without even thinking.

"What's the matter?" Okita didn't even look at her.

"Boss, you're so stingy, are you still angry with me? Besides, I'm not looking for something to do with you, but I'm just going to Shimabara on the way." Although it was only a place for her to make money, Nanquan and other geisha's safety, she still very worried.

"I'm not angry. I'm in the way, I think you're too much in the way. If you encounter Rakshasa, I have to protect you."

"I can protect myself. Now, this sword is the same as yours. Although my sword skills are not good, it's not too weak. If you think I'm in the way, cut me down together!" S just don't let him take the initiative, Azusa summed up this valuable experience from her contact with him.

Okita smiled charmingly and didn't speak any more.

As soon as he noticed the abnormality, he rushed over and stood in front of Lingzi. "Over there, it has the same smell as the Rakshasa who escaped from the village some time ago."

"Hey, Chief, keep your voice down, what if the people around you hear it! Besides, why are you talking to him..."

"Didn't it mean that this Rakshasa is conscious, so the conversation is not surprising." Although Okita was talking to Lingzi, his eyes kept staring at the monster approaching from the darkness. "It's a coincidence that every time I kill someone, I always have you by my side. This time, I won't give you a chance to steal my achievements!" As soon as he finished speaking, he drew his sword and rushed towards Luo Sha.

In order not to cause trouble, Lingzi guarded the exit of the alley.Raksha's eyes were bloodshot, and his mouth and face were covered with blood, which made Lingzi tremble.Okita and Raksha were fighting, and the custom-made sword for them really came in handy. Raksha roared in pain. He thought that Okita would be able to deal with it soon, but his sword missed the heart. Sha grasped the gap and slashed towards Okita.

"Boss!" Ling Zi also pulled out the knife and threw it at Luo Sha. Although he didn't cause any serious injuries, but only cut his arm, he managed to attract its attention, and it ran towards her. come over. "If you become a Rakshasa, you know how to deal with the weaker ones first!" Lingzi cheered herself up with complaints, and when it approached her, she squatted down and kicked it on the calf with a sweeping leg, making it lose balance.Rakshasa took a step back to prevent falling, but came right into Okita's attack range, half of its neck was chopped off, and then the sword pierced its heart from behind.Finally, Luo Sha was no longer alive and kicking, and his movements were frozen in a pool of blood.

As soon as they were finished, the earthworker ran over with everyone. "Don't let people come near here." Harada, Saito and Shinbatori went to make arrangements, and he then said to Okita: "Good job."

Okita put the sword back into the scabbard expressionlessly: "I didn't do it for the praise of Hijikata-san."

Ling Zi felt relieved, but she was actually a little scared and sat on the bucket on the side of the road as if nothing happened: "I can't praise him, the boss just now was blatantly chatting with Rakshasa. If someone overhears It's all over."

"Why are you here? You're only going to get in the way." It's dangerous, Hijikata obviously thought so, but when he said it, it became "a hindrance".

"It's not completely in the way." Before Lingzi could defend, Okita said this to Hijikata as he walked past them. "I'm going back."

"What, that guy! It's as if he's doing too much." Ling Azusa waved her fist and shouted at the back of Okita who was going away.

"What an idiot." Tufang said softly.

"That's right, the chief is a big idiot!"

Tufang smiled, the idiot is talking about you. "Go back and rest, thank you for your hard work." Lingzi couldn't help being stunned by the long-lost gentle tone.Today's fear was worthwhile. Not only was he not seen as a troublemaker, but he even saw Hijikata's kind side again.The usual sternness made this tenderness so rare.The last time I saw the gentle him was when he was waiting for the boat in Osaka. At that time, he hugged her. "That's just to express my gratitude..." She shook her head, not letting herself think too much.But his eyes still couldn't help following behind him.Unexpectedly, Harada, who had returned from the evacuation, was following her eyes, and seeing her look like a girl because of Hijikata's words, he felt mixed feelings.