Family members!【6000】
Under Qingdeng's heavy beating, the people who had just touched the Hui Duo sisters were either passed out or fell to the ground crying for father and mother, moaning and wailing.
"Azao!"
Sister Huiduo, who had regained her freedom, rushed to her sister's side and held her tightly in her arms.
"elder sister……"
The younger sister, who had a dazed expression on her face, gave the other person a big hug in return.
Sister Huiduo didn't cry when she was accused by thousands of people.
When the mob headed by the ragged warrior grabbed her hair, held down her hands and feet, and dragged her like garbage, Sister Huiduo didn't cry.
Even when her sister was about to be brutally attacked by a ragged warrior, Sister Huido still did not cry.
But now, at this moment, the accumulated uneasiness and panic were finally released from Sister Huiduo's body in one breath because they could no longer be suppressed.
Big tears rolled out of my sister's eyes, slid down the bridge of her nose, dripped down her chin, and dripped on my sister's forehead and cheeks.
The younger sister was infected by her elder sister's emotions and started twitching too.
The cries of the two sisters sounded like echoes in an empty valley where a farce of "the weak drawing a knife to the weaker" had just been staged.
After hugging each other affectionately for a moment, the two sisters raised their heads and gazes to Qingdeng, who was not far away, and sent eyes full of gratitude.
"Are you okay?" Qingdeng asked calmly.
"No, it's okay..." Sister Huido replied timidly, "Wuwu, Master Samurai, thank you..."
The younger sister followed closely behind her elder sister and thanked Qingdeng: "Thank you..."
For Qingdeng, who showed up in time to save them at the critical moment, the two sisters were so moved that they didn't know how to express their gratitude.
But if you look closely, you can find that in addition to gratitude to Qingdeng, the faces and eyes of the two sisters also contain other meaningful emotions.
The joy and fear of surviving the disaster.
And...a looming fear.
Whenever the two sisters glanced at the long and short swords on Qingteng's waist, which represented the status of a warrior, a faintly discernible meaning flashed in their eyes.
They are afraid of Qingdeng... more deeply, they are afraid of the class group that Qingdeng represents that is superior to all people...
At this time, noisy and rapid footsteps suddenly came from inside the Koishikawa Health Center - three samurai of different ages rushed out of the Koishikawa Health Center in a hurry.
I saw that on their waists, they all wore seals that symbolized their status as servants.
Qingdeng glanced at the person who came - oh, he is someone he knows.
They are officials from the health center in Beifansuo.
Health Sanctuary Hui - As the name suggests, it is the department responsible for maintaining the security of the Koishikawa Health Sanctuary. It is under the jurisdiction of 1 Yuli and 2 Tongxin.
At this moment, the leader of the three people who were hurriedly running towards Aomori and others was none other than the current leader of the Kitaban Institute of Health: Shintaro Kusaka.
Because they were both officials at the Northern Bansho in the past, Aoto naturally knew Kusaka Shintaro.
However, because they belong to different departments and there is basically no overlap in their work content, Aoto and Kusaka Shintaro are not very familiar with each other, and they are just acquaintances.
It's January now, which is the month that the Hokuban Office is responsible for managing Edo.
Therefore, it is reasonable for Shintaro Kusaka and his subordinates to appear here.
Shintaro Kusaka must have heard a lot of noise coming from outside, so he quickly led his subordinates out to check the situation.
At almost the same time that Kusaka Shintaro and others rushed to Aoto, Tokugawa Iemo, Tenzouin and the two sisters came behind Aoto.
"..." Shintaro Kusaka did not rush to ask everyone present, "What happened?", but first quietly scanned the scene with a solemn expression.
A pair of ugly sisters hugging each other tightly, with tears still on their faces...
The injured and unconscious people lying on the ground...
A warrior with a low-rimmed bamboo hat on his head, whose face could not be seen clearly, seemed to be standing calmly among the crowd of people who had fallen to the ground...
Shintaro Kusaka has been working in the health center for so many years, and he has seen many conflicts and disputes that are common in the Koishikawa health center.
Based on past experience and his own on-site observations, Shintaro Kusaka has made a rough inference about the facts of the incident.
Next, Shintaro Kusaka formally started questioning.
After carefully cross-examining Aoshito's group, the Kudo sisters, the thugs who were beaten up by Aoshito, and innocent passers-by, Kusaka Shintaro concluded that the facts were indeed consistent with his conjecture.
"Similar words...how many times do I have to repeat them?"
Kusaka Shintaro sighed heavily, then took a deep breath, raised his hand and pointed towards the Koishikawa Health Center behind him.
"Do you know why the Koishikawa Health Center exists?"
"This house was built to save more lives!"
"Whether you are a samurai with a sword on your waist or a beggar with no clothes on, as long as you enter the door of Koishikawa Health Center, you are a patient!"
"In this place, you won't be given more advanced treatment just because you are a samurai; in this place, you won't be given less medical treatment just because you are a filthy person!"
"What you just did made me very disappointed!"
"What you just did is an insult to the philosophy of Koishikawa Health Center!"
"I'm just a mortal, not that powerful, and I can't restrain you everywhere and every moment, but at least here! In this great place that countless people with lofty ideals have worked hard to build! I don't allow anyone to act recklessly.
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"As long as I am still serving my duties at the health center, I will not allow discrimination to occur in the Koishikawa Health Center!"
Looking at Shintaro Kusaka's impassioned speech, Aoto thought to himself:
——Nixia's benevolence and righteousness are indeed well-deserved...
Although he was not familiar with Shintaro Kusaka, Ayoto had heard of his reputation for a long time.
In Kitabansuo, Kusaka Shintaro is well-known as a good old man, and he is quite decent in dealing with others.
Shintaro Kusaka's speech can be said to be impassioned and sincere.
Judging from the indignant expression he showed at this time, "hating his inability to fight, lamenting his misfortune", he sincerely wanted to persuade everyone present to abandon discrimination, at least not to be treated in a charity hospital. "Although I am poor, at least I
I am a normal person, and a pariah like you has to obey me." This barbaric behavior.
It can be said that Shintaro Kusaka tried his best - his best efforts only received a cold response.
Most people have their heads buried low, looking at their noses and hearts, with expressionless faces... No, this string of words is not used appropriately.
There was indeed no expression on their faces at this time, but it would be more accurate to describe their expressions as "insensitive".
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Huh? What is this person talking about?
Has he finished speaking?
What does what he said have to do with me?
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Their numb expressions silently expressed confusion and impatience.
A very few people, even taking advantage of the unpreparedness of Ayoto, Shintaro Kusaka and others, secretly continued to cast disgusting looks at the Kudo sisters as if they were looking at disgusting garbage.
Qingdeng noticed the indescribable attitudes and reactions of everyone around him.
To be honest, Qingdeng didn't even know what kind of expression he should put on now.
As for Kusaka Shintaro, he also noticed the changes in the expressions of the people he had worked so hard to teach.
"..." Shintaro Kusaka silently held back his words and lowered his eyelids slightly.
The old face, which was well past the age of 40, showed a gloomy look at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"well……"
A long sigh floated faintly from the lips and teeth of Shintaro Kusaka.
I don't know if it was Qingto's illusion, but he always felt that after Shintaro Kusaka took a long breath, there seemed to be one or two more wrinkles on his face.
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To be continued...