+1!【4700】
The meeting room, which was used exclusively for discussion by the big bosses who had turned into thieves and made decision-makers, was originally the hall of Kurosawa Atsushi's house.
Because the area is large and can accommodate many people, it is reasonable for it to be used as a room for talking.
The decoration in the meeting room was surprisingly simple. There was no decent furniture.
Only in the niche in the northeast corner was an ink painting that looked very expensive at first glance. Below the ink painting, there was a beautifully trimmed potted plant.
On the north side of the meeting room are two black cushions placed at the same level - this is where the two current top officials, Kurosawa Atsushi and Okubo Tadashi, sit during the meeting.
There are also cushions placed under the seats of these two people, that is, on the east and west sides of the room.
4 on the east side and 4 on the west side.
Both the placement and the fluffiness of the cushions are all neat and tidy, which is good news for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder - these 8 cushions are naturally the seats of the division captains modified by the fire thieves.
At present, among the eight cushions, only the seats for the captain of the first team and the captain of the third team are still vacant.
The other six division captains have all arrived and sat down in their respective positions.
The young man suddenly shouted, "Hey, do you know? I heard that Ju Qingden has defiled many women." After that, he pretended to pause for a moment, waiting for the reaction of the people around him. He looked about 25 years old, and his skin was
She is as fair as a woman and has fairly regular facial features.
A short, skinny monkey sitting diagonally across from the young man opened his eyes wide and asked impatiently:
"Master Kimura, what are you talking about? That Tachibana Aoden once defiled a common girl? Is it true?"
Kimura Genzo nodded proudly:
"Tsuchida-kun, please be patient."
"These are what I heard from a friend of mine."
"You should all know that the 'Three Chapters' samurai in the training center have low status but great authority."
"They are in charge of the public security of the people of Edo. In many cases, just a simple word is enough to make a person or even a family doomed."
"According to legend, Ju Qingden was a serious-looking person, but in reality he was a sanctimonious hypocrite who was full of male thieves and female prostitutes. He was obsessed with sex."
"He has repeatedly used his power to coerce and induce many civilian women, asking them to sleep with him."
"Forced by Ju Qingden's lustful power, those poor, innocent women had to endure hardships."
"Also, it is said that Tachibana Aoden's taste is particularly picky."
"He specializes in women who have curvy bodies."
"It doesn't matter whether you are old or young, as long as your body is plump enough."
"According to reliable information: Among the girls who were persecuted by Ju Qingden, the youngest was only 12 years old."
"12 years old?!" Tsuchida Masashi said, "That Tachibana Aoden is really not picky..."
A middle-aged man next to Tsuchida snorted coldly:
"Ha! It's not surprising that the notorious Tachibana Qingden would do such a thing!"
"Oh? Mr. Hosaka, why do you say that? Do you know that Tachibana Aoden has done anything even more egregious than desecrating a civilian girl?"
A fat man with a round face sitting at the end of the room on the west side asked rhetorically.
After hearing the round-faced fat man's rhetorical question, Genzo Hosaka, who had white hair and was mostly bald, snorted coldly:
"Kazema-kun, you are right!"
"As far as I know, that Tachibana Qingden has really done something even more egregious than desecrating a common girl!"
"Kazema-kun... no, everyone! You may not know something!"
As Kasaka spoke, he sat upright. His voice rose gradually as his spine straightened.
"Ju Qingden...this guy is a rat who wants to gain fame and reputation!"
"He has used subversive tactics on several occasions to pin the achievements of others on his head!"
"That's why he was moved to the right so quickly!"
Hosaka paused for a moment, swallowed hard, and moistened his throat that was a little dry from speaking loudly.
Just when Kawasaka was about to say something more——
"...That's enough. Kimura, Huosaka, please shut up and stop talking about such stupid topics."
Suddenly, a cold, low male voice filled with contempt sounded.
The expressions on Kimura and Hiban's faces suddenly froze.
"...Mizushima Rensaburo."
Kimura, whose brows were furrowed, turned his head and looked at the person who spoke just now - the captain of the Fire Thieves Kaisen Division 4: Mizushima Rensaburo.
"What did you mean by what you just said?"
"literal meaning."
Mizushima tilted his head and looked at Kimura with cold eyes without any sign of weakness.
"If your ears don't work well and you can't hear me clearly, or your brain doesn't work well and you don't understand the meaning of my words, then I'll tell you again slowly."
"Stop engaging in such stupid topics."
"You haven't talked enough, I've heard enough."
Having said this, Mizushima turned his attention to Hosaka Genzo.
"Huo Ban, you said that Ju Zengtian shamelessly took advantage of other people's achievements... is there any evidence?"
"Well……"
Perhaps because he didn't expect Mizushima to ask him such a question, Kawasaka hesitated for a moment and then hesitantly said:
"This is what I heard from a friend of mine..."
"Look! This string of words appears again!"
Mizushima showed an expression of blatant ridicule while interrupting Higasaka.
"'I heard it from a friend of mine', 'according to legend', 'supposedly', 'heard', 'according to reliable information'..."
"You both kept these words over and over again."
"I only believe what I see with my own eyes."
"Before I have personal contact with Tachibana, any praise or criticism I have for Tachibana will be treated as fart."
"Have you ever seen Tachibana with your own eyes?"
"Have you talked to Tachibana?"
"Have you ever spent time with Tachibana in person?"
"Do you have any concrete evidence that 'Tachibana rapes women of the people' and 'Tachibana seizes the merits of others'?"
"Isn't this kind of topic and behavior stupid enough to talk about some hearsay and strange talk without knowing the truth or falsehood?"
"Hasn't anyone taught you: 'Don't trust the words of the Qidong barbarians'?"
Mizushima's voice is loud, the timbre is full of vitality, and his diction is also very clear.
Loud voice + high tone + smart articulation + aggressive words = aggressive and powerful aura!
Under Mizushima's series of "word bombardments" like a barrage of words, Kimura and Higasaka's momentum was completely suppressed.
Kimura, who felt his neck stiffened, gritted his teeth:
"I really don't have any conclusive evidence about 'Tachibana Qingden raping civilian girls'. But there is a proverb that goes well - 'Flies don't stare at seamless eggs', so..."
Mizushima interjected without giving Kimura any face:
"'Flies don't focus on seamless eggs' is a fallacy without any basis."
"Those who make up such nonsense should really be thrown into the underworld and have their tongues pulled out by King Yama."
"Anyone who can speak can make up a hundred rumors about anyone with just a move of his lips."
"'Kimura is a heavenly eunuch' - is this also the sentence 'Flies don't stare at seamless eggs'?"
"What did you say?!"
Kimura's fair face suddenly turned red with rising blood.
In just an instant, the air in the meeting room was filled with the strong smell of gunpowder.
Mizushima raised his eyes indifferently and glanced at Kimura, then raised his head and pointed his nostrils at
"Mumu, Mr. Kimura! Please calm down!"
Tsuchida, who was as skinny as a monkey, quickly stood up and came to Kimura's side.
To be continued...