"Drink ahhhhhh--!"

There was another loud shout.

Komatsu rode on Nishino's body, knelt on Nishino's shoulders, restrained Nishino's arms, and then swung his right fist to hit Nishino's head.

Nishino's consciousness, which was somewhat blurred by the severe pain in his back, regained consciousness very promptly at this moment.

Looking at the sandbag-sized fist approaching rapidly, Nishino gritted his teeth and tilted his head.

Peng!

Komatsu's fist touched the skin of Nishino's left face, hit the ground, and directly made a small crater.

--hateful!

Nishino tried to use his jujitsu skills to shake off Komatsu who was straddling him, or to free his hands, but Komatsu's weight was above him, and his jujitsu was of no use at all.

If he doesn't find a way to stand up quickly, it will only be a matter of time before he is knocked down in this position of being suppressed to the ground.

Soon after that, Komatsu had already raised his fist again.

Although Nishino's body could hardly move, his head could still move freely. It would be difficult to hit him if he continued to hit his head, so Komatsu changed his target - he aimed at Nishino's chest.

If you get punched in a place like this, even if you don't die, you will only have half a life left.

Just at this time——

Peng!

A huge slapping sound sounded from behind Komatsu.

"Ugh...!"

Although he tried his best to hold it back, painful moans still escaped from Komatsu's lips and teeth.

Komatsu may not be aware of what happened, but Nishino, who was suppressed by Komatsu, could see it clearly - my grandson, who had been missing since the start of the fight, quietly touched Komatsu.

Behind him, before Xiao Song noticed him, he struck Xiao Song on the back with the unsheathed knife.

"Aha~ Nishino-kun, have I told you before? Although I am not good at martial arts, I can still do some simple combat support~~"

Nishino didn't have time to pay attention to my grandson's request for credit - at this moment, it is a fleeting and precious fighter opportunity!

Suffering a sneak attack from my grandson, for this reason, Komatsu's whole body's strength relaxed. Nishino seized this opportunity and used his jujitsu skills to free his hands and pull out from under Komatsu's body, and then dropped their respective positions.

change.

Originally, Komatsu was riding on Nishino, but now Nishino is riding on Komatsu.

Peng!

Nishino didn't leave any time for Komatsu to react. The moment he sat on Komatsu, he punched the opponent three times in the face.

Three clean attacks.

Saliva and blood splashed everywhere.

"Woo...Woo...Woo...Woo..."

Xiaosong let out several moans without any specific meaning. Although he tried to fight with trapped animals, human mental power is limited after all.

Within a moment, the two thighs he was kicking repeatedly stopped moving - he rolled his eyes and passed out.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

Nishino's chest rose and fell violently like a bellows, and the hot gas sprayed from his mouth and nose instantly turned into translucent white mist when it hit the cold air.

After repeatedly confirming that Xiaosong had indeed passed out, he closed his eyes in exhaustion and lay back on the ground with a movement like a backward dive.

"Nishino-kun, thank you for your hard work~ It was a wonderful battle~~"

Nishino felt the light shining on his eyelids dim.

He looked up and saw my grandson kneeling beside him on one knee with a smile on his face.

"Do you need me to pull you up?"

Nishino glanced at the right hand that my grandson held out to him. After hesitating for a moment, he handed over his left hand.

"...My grandson, thank you very much just now."

When being pulled up by my grandson, Nishino thanked my grandson in a neutral tone.

What he was thankful for was, of course, my grandson's successful sneak attack on Xiaosong just now, creating a good opportunity for him to counterattack.

As soon as Nishino finished speaking, he saw my grandson smiling freely.

"No need to thank me~ I just provided some assistance to the best of my ability~~"

After saying that, my grandson nuzzled towards the little pine tree on the ground.

"Are you going to take this person back to the prison for questioning?"

"certainly."

Nishino replied without thinking.

My grandson blinked thoughtfully.

Suddenly, he made a request that made Nishino startled.

"...Nishino-kun, when you ask something from this person's mouth, can you reveal a little bit of the information you got to me?"

"What?"

"I really want to know who killed the Kanazawa brothers and sisters."

As my grandson spoke, he showed a peaceful smile, and his tone of voice gradually became normal, no longer prolonging the ending.

"I came to the murder scene of the Kanazawa brothers and sisters today purely with the mentality of 'trying my luck', but to my surprise, I actually ran into a suspicious person today."

"Maybe this is the so-called 'God's will in the dark'."

"In short, regardless of whether it was 'God's will' or not, I am now even more eager to know who the murderer who caused the Kanazawa brothers and sisters to die was."

"Nishino-kun, I won't make it difficult for you either."

"I don't expect you to share all the information and progress of the situation with me."

"You just need to tell me what you think others can know."

After finishing speaking, my grandson looked straight into Nishino's eyes, waiting for Nishino's reply.

"..."

Nishino pursed his lips and remained silent, thinking intensely under his seemingly calm appearance.

To be honest, Nishino doesn't like outsiders interfering with his investigation, even if the outsider is the famous "Dragon of Fire".

However... there are two major reasons that make it difficult for Nishino to refuse my grandson.

First, it was my grandson’s credit that Nishino was able to capture Xiaosong alive.

Without my grandson who knew the map of the entire Edo area by heart to help him take shortcuts; without my grandson's timely attack on Komatsu when the war was at its most intense, it is completely unknown whether Nishino could have captured Komatsu so smoothly.

Secondly, my grandson’s request is not too excessive.

Tell him what you think can be known to outsiders... Such a request will not make Nishino feel too embarrassed.

"...I understand. As long as it is not important core information, I can convey it to you."

After thinking for a long time, Nishino nodded gently.

“I can’t thank you enough.”

My grandson smiled.

"Nishino-kun, you have really helped me a lot."

"For me, there is nothing more important than satisfying my personal thirst for knowledge~~"

My grandson's speech has returned to his old way of speaking with a trailing sound.

…

…

It's night——

Edo, Hatchobori——

The Yoriwa Doshin of the Edo Town Office used to live in the area from Nihonjo Nibashi to Hoonji Temple. Later, it was moved to Aoyama Harimamori Yashiki in Nihonbashi Osaka Town, and officially moved to Hatchobori in the third year of Masatoku (1713).

Because most of the members of the Edo Town Office and the Toshins live in Hatchobori, "Hatchobori" has become synonymous with the Edo Town Office.

"I'm going to sue you to Hatchobori!" - This sentence means to sue the official.

Due to the special nature of the residents, the people in Edo often made fun of Hatchobori.

Over time, Hatchobori became an enduring popular meme in the Edo period.

The most popular memes with the theme of Hatchobori compiled by ordinary people are none other than "The Seven Mysteries of Hatchobori".

First, there is a mystery but no palace.
To be continued...