"This is really abnormal."

"For an organization that has been able to survive for more than 20 years under the full suppression of the shogunate, its members cannot be fools who easily trust strangers."

"If you think about it carefully, the encounter between you and me is full of all kinds of weirdness."

"At that time, you told me: You came to the crime scene to find out the real culprit who killed the Kanazawa brothers and sisters, and then you met me by chance."

"Is this just an excuse for you? An excuse to get closer to me."

"You have been targeting me from the beginning, and you wanted to recruit me to help you investigate Huanfu Lake, so you made up this excuse to get close to me and break my guard."

"Am I right?"

Nishino stared straight at my grandson.

My grandson looked into the distance and remained silent as if he wanted to escape reality.

After a while, he chuckled quietly a few times.

"Hahaha...'Beifan Institute's number one crime solver' is really not that easy to fool..."

After he finished speaking, he was quiet for a moment.

When he spoke again, there was a look of helplessness on his brows.

"Okay...since you've seen through everything, I'll just tell you the whole truth."

"Actually, when we were looking for someone to help me sneak into Rakshasa's bedroom, one of our comrades recommended you to us."

Nishino was startled.

"Comrade?"

My grandson nodded lightly.

"This comrade is a highly trusted old man in our Great Salt Party. Since he personally said that 'Nishino Hosejiro is worthy of trust', 'Nishino Hosejiro has both extraordinary courage and rich practical experience. Find him.

It's absolutely right to help'. Since he mentioned this, we decided to adopt his suggestion."

"Who is that 'comrade' you speak of...?"

While Nishino asked rhetorically, he thought to himself:

Nishino Hosejiro is trustworthy...The person who can say such things must be someone who is very familiar with me.

Speaking of people who are very familiar with him... Due to the nature of his work, he has to meet too many people every day.

Neighbors, family, friends, colleagues in the practice...

Several names came to his mind at once, and it was difficult to pinpoint the suspect for a while.

Under Nishino's keen gaze, my grandson spread his hands.

"Well... I'm sorry, please forgive me for remaining silent."

"I can't tell you the true identity of that comrade yet."

Sure enough, it was impossible to reveal it to me so easily... Nishino cursed.

My grandson's behavior of "although it answered a question, it also led to a bigger mystery" made Nishino feel very uncomfortable.

Just when he was itching and racking his brains to think about who the person who recommended him was, my grandson suddenly gave him an intriguing look.

"That comrade also told us: Hosejiro Nishino is expected to become our reliable comrade-in-arms, so we hope we can find an opportunity to guide you so that you can complete your ideological awakening as soon as possible."

Because my grandson's words were rather obscure, Nishino couldn't react for a while.

After about 5 seconds, he realized what my grandson meant.

"Reliable comrade? Stop joking."

He scolded hastily.

"Who wants to join in the trouble with you bunch of rebellious officials and traitors? Once the illusion is gone, we will live apart and never see each other again."

My grandson smiled slightly and made no rebuttal.

At this time, Ebina's rich voice suddenly sounded behind them:

"Are you all ready?"

Akutsu replied impatiently:

"Ready to go at any time."

After saying that, he shook the chain sickle in his hand, and the iron chains collided with each other, making a sharp "clattering" sound.

"We can do it here too."

My grandson said as he put the inspected sword back into its sheath.

If possible, Nishino would like to chat with my grandson for a while longer.

But judging from the current situation... we can only wait until next time.

Nishino touched the cuffs under his armpits, made a final inspection of the tightness of the cuffs, and then cast a firm look at Ebina.

Ebina's calm gaze swept around everyone's faces from left to right.

"Then... let's go!"

…

…

The figures of the five people passed through the quiet and empty street.

When they were about to arrive at their destination, they divided into two groups - Ebina, Ichinose and Akutsu approached Phoenix Yataro's residence from the front, while my grandson and Nishino took a detour to reach the rear of the residence.

Within a moment, heart-rending screams and cries that pierced the clouds and cracked rocks broke the silence of the night.

"Enemy attack! There is an enemy attack!"

"What's going on? Are the untouchables here to steal money and rice?"

"Not sure!"

"Let's go! Go check out the situation!"

…

When it felt like it was almost time, my grandson said softly:

"Nishino-kun, let's go."

Nishino nodded vigorously, and then he and my grandson ran out of the alley where they were hiding.

My grandson worked hard and ran to the bottom of the wall first, then squatted down and folded his hands in front of his belly button with his palms facing up.

Nishino ran a few steps, jumped lightly, stepped on my grandson's palm with his right foot, and used it as a leverage point to jump up like a green onion on dry land. My grandson took advantage of the situation and sent him upwards.

When Nishino's body flew to the highest point, he relaxed his ape arms, grabbed the top of the wall with his big iron-like hands, then turned his body upwards like an origami, and stood firmly on the wall with his feet.

Immediately afterwards, he turned around, stretched out his right hand, and pulled up my grandson who was still at the base of the wall.

With the tacit cooperation of both parties, the two successfully crossed the wall.

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Who is the comrade my grandson is talking about? I wonder if any book friends can guess it~~
Chapter completed!