"Do you have a regular contact person with that mysterious group?"
Qingden calmed down his emotions and continued to ask.
"Yes, some...the person who is responsible for contacting Kimura and I...is a young samurai who calls himself Yuuki Kamenosuke..."
"Yuki Kamenosuke..." Qingto chewed the name several times, "Do you know where this person lives?"
"I don't know... Yuuki Kamenosuke has always been secretive about his age, address and other information... Maybe even the name "Yuki Kamenosuke" is a pseudonym..."
"Then how do you usually communicate with each other?"
"First, Yuuki Kamenosuke usually sends us a letter first, reminding us when and what day to meet at the Chikaya House in Yoshiwara... After meeting and talking about things, we go our separate ways..."
"Does Yuuki Kamenosuke have any notable appearance features?"
"Physical features...Physical features...His eyes are very thin, his cheekbones are high, he is a little taller than me...and...he speaks with an Edo accent..."
"Don't you have more obvious appearance features? For example, where is the scar on your body?"
Qingdeng's face was covered with black lines.
The eyes are very thin, the cheekbones are high...this type of facial features is too common. If you randomly pick 100 people on the street, there will be at least 30 people with such faces.
"Scars...ah! Yes, yes! There are deep scars on the back of Yuuki Kamenosuke's right hand and above the collarbone on the left side!"
Qingdeng nodded slightly. Finally, he got some useful information.
"Aside from the above, do you know any other information about Yuuki Kamenosuke?"
"This, this..." Huosaka looked embarrassed, "Sir, I have told everything I know. I really don't understand Yuuki Kamenosuke. I also said just now
Well, Yuuki Kamenosuke is very secretive about his personal information. I don’t even know if the name ‘Yuki Kamenosuke’ is a pseudonym...”
Qingdeng frowned.
Just when he was about to say something, Tianzhangyuan on the side rushed to say:
"...Hizaka Genzo, let me remind you. You secretly colluded with the gang that destroyed Edo and killed Tadayoshi, and indirectly participated in the 'Odenmacho Prison House Arson', 'The Akabane Family's Extermination' and other murderous crimes. According to the shogunate
According to the laws, at the very least, you will be sentenced to 'transfer' and 'exile'."
Change: that is, depriving the warrior of status and demoting him to a commoner.
The moment Tenshoin's words fell, Kawasaka collapsed as if he had lost his backbone, his body suddenly shrank, and his shoulders and lips trembled.
Whether it was "reform" or "exile", these were all forms of torture that the samurai would turn to with disgrace.
In addition to losing face, the former also lost the "iron crops" that could be enjoyed for generations as long as the incense continues.
As for the latter...
It would be better to be imprisoned in Edo than to be exiled - this is the true feeling of most people about the punishment of "exile".
Being imprisoned in Edo was at least still in human society.
But if you were exiled... The common places of exile for the Edo shogunate were either deep in the mountains and wild forests, or overseas islands. In short, they were all undeveloped areas where even Robinson Crusoe would shake his head when he came.
Many prisoners who were sentenced to exile died miserably on the exile grounds due to poverty and illness before their sentences were over.
"but--"
At this time, Tenshoin's words made Kasaka's body stop trembling.
"You now have a chance to atone for your sins."
"As you can see, we now need information about the hateful gang behind the scenes that has led the recent series of tragedies."
"As long as you actively cooperate with us and assist us, I can help you in the future and let the judges of Yinweifang give you a lighter sentence."
Ginmigata: The judicial institution of the Edo shogunate. It is responsible for handling penalties and litigation.
"This... sir, are you... everything you said true...?"
There were little sparks of light in Kasaka's eyes.
Tianzhangyuan smiled.
"Of course, although I can't tell you who I am, I can reveal to you: I can establish a relationship with Ginmi Fang."
By the way, Tianzhangyuan at this time also covered his face and hair with a cloth like Qingdeng, leaving only a pair of beautiful eyes exposed.
For the current Huosaka, no matter what the tall woman in front of him said is true or false, as long as there is a slight possibility that the government can reduce his punishment, it is worth his efforts.
Therefore, Huosaka frowned and lowered his head.
He painstakingly searched every corner of his mind and carefully investigated whether there was any missing information that could help reduce his sentence.
After a while, Qingdeng suddenly said:
"Since your meeting place is at Yoshiwara's Yuma House... then has Yuuki Kamenosuke ordered Yuma? Does he have a favorite Yuma?"
As if the words awakened the dreamer, Huosaka suddenly opened his eyes wide, revealing a look of relief as if he was suddenly enlightened.
"Young girls... ah! There are so many! Yuuki Kamenosuke especially likes the popular popular yandere from Senkaya: Baiju! Every time after talking to me and Kimura, he will definitely talk to Baiju before leaving.
go!"
Baiju... Qingdeng silently remembered the name of this wandering girl.
There are obvious appearance features and common wandering girls, so the information is rich enough!
…
…
After interrogating Huosan, Tianzhangyuan ordered his subordinates to escort Kimura Shuma over.
At first, Kimura was still stubborn and insisted that he was innocent and knew nothing.
But after seeing Kasaka sitting dejectedly on the ground and not daring to look at him, he suddenly understood everything.
"You traitor!"
Kimura rushed towards Hosaka with red eyes. If the banshi on his left and right hadn't stretched out their hands to hold him down in time, he might have bitten off Hosaka's neck with his teeth.
"Traitor! Bastard!"
Since he couldn't get close to Huosaka, Kimura simply cursed.
"If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have roped you into my gang in the first place!"
Kimura's roar echoed throughout the small interrogation room.
Tianzhangyuan, who couldn't stand the noise, raised his beautiful eyebrows, then turned to the second sister behind him and said:
"Let him calm down."
Yasushige and Yadeng nodded.
Then, the two of them walked up to Kimura without any explanation, and then they both flew up with a kick, hitting Kimura right in the belly.
Kimura screamed "Wow", and the "Ouch" curse turned into a "Hmph hum" moan.
In this way, the two sisters restored Kimura Suma's calmness through physical means.
"Hosaka Genzo has made all his moves."
Qingden walked slowly to the opposite side of Kimura and said coldly:
"Now, it's your turn. Tell everything you know, and don't try to deny it or pretend to be stupid. This is the last chance we leave to you."
Huosaka has surrendered, and there is no point in "persisting in the war of resistance"... Kimura, who had to accept this reality, lowered his head with a gloomy expression.
Suddenly, in a lifeless and dejected tone, he told the story exactly how he got acquainted with the gangster and how he later cooperated with the gangster.
According to Kimura, one day not long after Aonto joined the bandit gang, the gangsters suddenly came to him.
In this way, he got in touch with the gang.
Kimura didn't know any more than Hisaka about this gangster who secretly pursued Ayoto and acted unscrupulously.
The confessions they gave were basically consistent - there was only one major discrepancy.
In the version described by Hizaka, the person who provided the gang with indoor maps of the Kodenma Town Prison Yashiki and Kitabansuo was Kimura.
But according to Kimura, the provider of the map became Huosaka.
"You're talking nonsense!"
Huosaka blushed and said.
"The person who provided the map to that group of thieves was obviously you!"
"Don't be so cruel and slanderous!"
Kimura retorted not to be outdone.
"When the other party asked us to provide an indoor map of Kodenma Town's prison house, I already noticed that there was something weird about these guys! I even advised you to proceed with caution! What happened? You made your own decision! You stupidly agreed to it all
All the other party’s requirements!”
"You fart! Kimura is counting, I didn't expect you to be quite good at telling lies with your eyes open!"
"Hmph! Genzo Hosaka, don't think that I don't know your little thoughts! Don't you just want to absolve yourself? You shamelessly framed me! You poured all the shit on me and picked yourself dry.
To be continued...