The end of the curtain

?In the first year of Yuanzhi, in the middle of March——

In March, the auspicious snow thawed for the first time and turned into quiet and flowing water, which flowed into the soil that had been frozen for several months.The soft wind blows around the budding cherry blossoms on the branches of the cherry blossoms, exuding a light fragrance.

Kyoto is as peaceful and prosperous as ever, but in fact it is hidden and turbulent.

Today is Fujido Heisuke's Eighth Division patrolling, but Heisuke's mood has not been very good these days.A few days ago, Mr. Hijikata and Mr. Shannan returned from their duties, and Mr. Shannan accidentally injured his left hand.

Tetendon was cut off, and although the wound was not infected, it was festering.It is difficult for the left hand to return to its previous state. Although the right hand wields the knife, without the assistance of the left hand, holding the knife is useless.A samurai, if he can no longer hold a sword, loses his soul.

For Mr. Shannan, not being able to hold a knife is such a painful thing. For this reason, he became more and more depressed, his temper became more and more irritable, he hid in the room all day long, and he was unwilling to eat properly.

Hirasuke and Sannan-san came from Hokushin Ichidou-ryu together, seeing the respected Sannan-san like this, Hirasuke was very worried.Judging from Japan's current medical level, it is impossible to completely heal the broken hand.

Pingzhu, who was worried, suddenly remembered that the director general said that Xiaoxu is a doctor of Lanfang, and he is studying the most advanced medical skills at present...

Maybe Xiaoxu can cure Mr. Shannan...

Anyway, give it a try anyway...

I can't watch Mr. Shannan go on like this...

Everyone is worried...

Unless it is absolutely necessary, don't use that medicine...

Then, after the patrol mission was over, Hirasuke dismissed the eighth squad members.Taking off the conspicuous light onion colored haori, he went to the clinic alone.

"Xiaoxu is as gentle as Yamato Nadeko, and she is easy to talk, so there should be no problem." Heisuke murmured to himself, rubbed his nose habitually, then looked up slightly at the noon sun, "Okay Come on, Mr. Shannan wants to work hard too!"

"—If you have the guts, give me a try!" The cold voice lost the softness that Hirasuke had always thought of, and suddenly turned viciously, full of ready-to-send warnings without hesitation.

"Don't think that this little woman can renege on her husband if her husband dies!" She was obviously less confident than before, but she still persisted.

"I...we...before Katsuji left, the money...had been paid..." The woman's weak voice came, with a hint of crying.

"Stop talking nonsense! I owe you what I owe you...you must pay off the money today...Panasonic, drag that woman's brat here!"

"Yes, sir."

"stop!"

"—Miss Sakurai, don't worry about it too much, otherwise don't blame us for being rude..."

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Before Hirasuke stepped into the hospital, he heard the quarrel inside.

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"I advise you not to act rashly in my territory." I stared straight at the two street thugs in front of me, while Mrs. Imai was trembling and crying with her child in her arms.

Mrs. Imai is the widow of businessman Katsuji Imai. Her husband had paid off all the debts she owed before his death, but the two bullied them to be helpless and insisted on saying that they were in debt.Now the two mothers and sons can't even pay for the medical treatment, and Mrs. Imai is as weak as a traditional Japanese woman...

Although I usually don't pay much attention to this, but now it's bullying me, how can I let them do nothing?

"Either leave by yourself, or I will send you off. Heh, do you have the face to bully a helpless woman." I sneered sarcastically.

"—You... Matsugami, you ruined this place for my young master!!!"

Hehe, although I haven't learned any martial arts, I can fight with the boys in my class a few years ago. Even if I don't know how to fight, if you dare to fight, I will beat you to the ground!

Regardless of the image, I rolled up the sleeves that got in the way, and saw that Panasonic was tall but very thin, and it was not difficult to deal with.

Then, he rushed forward and grabbed his arm and moved forward—a merciless over-the-shoulder fall.

"Ah!!" Suddenly Panasonic screamed, and the mother and son widened their tearful eyes in surprise.

"Xiaoxu!" Hirasuke looked at the scene in front of him in surprise, what...what's going on...I can't see?A girl who looks weak and weak, actually directly dumped a man who was a head taller than her to the ground? ! !

Ahhhhh, what happened to this world?

"New...Shinsengumi?..." The two saw Hirasuke coming after him. Although he was not wearing a team uniform, the light onion color in his hands was the most obvious.So, the rogue young master turned around and ran away, and Matsushita didn't even have time to catch his breath, so he followed closely behind.

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After the mother and child were settled, Hirasuke came out one by one.Although hesitant, I followed him to the Shinsengumi settlement again.

"... Xiaoxu... so brave just now. It's completely different from the girls I usually see!" On the way to the village, Hirasuke smiled cheerfully, "However, Xiaoxu's strength is really unexpected, I thought girls were not as strong as men."

"... Hirasuke, can't women be like men? They can only be slaughtered?"

"No, that's not what I meant..." Hirasuke quickly smiled and waved his hands, "Although girls can't go to the battlefield to fight like men, but they support men silently behind their backs, which is already very powerful."

Hey, is that right... Pingzhu, can I tell you that there are women in China, such as Fuhao, Hua Mulan, and Mu Guiying, who are brave and capable of fighting?

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The gentle breeze meets the green flying flowers, and the sunny stream meets the stream of time.When the beautiful March meets the ancient thousand-year-old Kyoto, it is always beautiful and charming.

Although he refused to admit it, he was really beautiful.

The soft dark brown hair fluttered slightly in the wind, and there was always a bright smile in the sly green fox's eyes.The slender figure is leaning halfway gracefully on a vermillion lacquer carved pillar with his arms crossed at will, and his picturesque eyebrows are always smiling.

Can anyone tell me why I met him?Why is he here? ! !

"Oh, Xiaoxu? This time I miss the chief so much, and this time I took the initiative to find him." The lazy tone carried a leisurely smile, but it always made people wonder what he was thinking. what.

I glared at him fiercely, turned my back to him without hesitation, and spat in my heart—fox!

"Hey, it's not good to scold people behind your back, Xiaoxu, you actually scolded me, so sad~" He always spoke surprisingly, I suddenly widened my eyes, "You, how...know?!" Then I reacted When I came over, I immediately shut my mouth and stared at him as if I were dead.

——Idiot, your inner thoughts are written directly on your face.

"Oh, that's too much! Sure enough, he scolded me!" Although he said so, he had a frightened expression on his face, "Haha, you must have been caught by me".

"..." Can anyone tell me why... Did I do something wrong in my previous life?Send a bastard to punish me in this life? !

"Okay, Director." Hirasuke smiled helplessly, "Xiao Xu is here to take care of the wound on Mr. Shannan's hand." Hey, hey, you two are really not generous enough to flirt so brazenly Scolding.

"Mr. Shannan." Although the smile on Okita's face didn't fade away, he stiffened a little calmly, "Then Xiaoxu has to read carefully, or I'll kill you~"

"..." - bastard - Okita! ! !

"Ah, Xiaoxu, you know the general manager, please don't mind, he was joking—" hurriedly explained.

"Hi~Hi~" He smiled brightly.

If I cared about this, wouldn't I have been insane long ago?

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"I don't want to eat." I nodded thoughtfully. "It's been half a month since the wound. Although the skin has started to heal, the tendons inside haven't healed yet."

Broken Tesuji can only be repaired by surgery, but the conditions here are not allowed, and I am not good at anatomy and surgery.I would, but it's a big risk to take.Unless it is absolutely necessary, in this day and age, I will not operate on people lightly.

Antibiotics...

However, it is not enough to skip meals.Protein must be supplemented. Like Shannan Keisuke, who does not eat or drink and feels depressed, no matter how good the medical technology is, it will not help.

"Ah, that's it..." Shannan stroked his left hand and smiled faintly, that smile contained imperceptible bitterness, "Thank you very much for coming to help me."

I don't really understand the pain of a samurai who cannot hold a knife, but I know the helplessness of a patient when his condition cannot progress.

"I will try my best, but it may take a long time. If Mr. Shannan is willing to cooperate with the treatment, I promise to restore Mr. Shannan's hand to its previous state." I said neither humble nor overbearing.

"It can be restored, but how long will it take?"

"At least half a year, as long as a year."

"...In that case, I would like to thank Ms. Sakurai for her kindness." Without hesitating for a long time, Keisuke Shannan smiled gently.

I know it's a polite refusal.One year is enough to change a lot and let a lot of things go by.Sure enough, as the history said, as a samurai, it is absolutely impossible to wait that long.

"Then just follow your own decision—but, please eat well—" I said lightly, pushing the meal that Qianzuru just delivered in front of me.

"Is this... sympathy..." Shannan looked at the finely cut fabric of the Weiceng soup in the bowl, and a slightly mocking smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

"Please don't say that, Mr. Shannan." I pushed the miso soup and rice balls over and smiled faintly, "It's your own business to eat or not, I don't care. But what you let down is everyone's treatment of you If you think this is everyone’s pity and sympathy for you, then go feed the cat.” I got up and closed the door and left.

On the same day, Keisuke Shannan returned to the dining room with his rice bowl and had dinner with everyone. ?