As he spoke, he took a few steps forward, pulled out the spear on the ground, and flipped it lightly with his fingers. The heavy spear was as light as chopsticks on his fingertips.

The long gun barrel rotated half a circle in mid-air and was placed firmly on his shoulder.

Ebina Ye Mune—with a frightened expression on his face—moved to Shintaro Tojo.

"Dongcheng...thank you...!"

Dongcheng Shintaro said calmly:

"You're welcome. It was really dangerous just now. If that man's archery skills were any better, I might not be able to stop his arrows."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qingden immediately seemed to be amused, with a slight smile appearing on the corners of his slightly raised lips.

Qingnobo still doesn't know the specific details of Shintaro Tojo.

However, there is one thing that Qingteng is absolutely sure of - even if the man's archery skills improve a little more, Tojo Shintaro will still be able to intercept his arrow!

Shintaro Tojo's skill with a gun was something Aoto learned deeply when he returned to Edo to repel the British fleet in Edo Bay.

Although the brief confrontation between the two ended in Qingdeng's victory, Qingdeng could clearly feel that the opponent did not try his best!

If the opponent attacks with all his strength, it will take a lot more effort for him to win.

Although from the outside, Tojo Shintaro is just a greasy, slovenly fat man, his skills are really impressive and should not be underestimated!

He has superb spear skills and strong physique - the talent Qing Deng copied from him is actually "Elephant's Core +9"!

Since time traveling, Qingdeng has fought against all kinds of people.

But there are really very few people like Shintaro Tojo who have a full-level talent with the "+9" suffix!

Thanks to his blessing, Qingden gained another full-level talent, and his core strength increased greatly.

As long as there is any martial arts, no matter whether it is playing with swords or using spears, there is no one that does not value core strength - this is especially true for spear skills.

The spear is very heavy. If the bottom plate is not firm and the waist is unstable, let alone being proficient in spear skills, you may not even be able to hold the barrel of the spear stably.

Shintaro Tojo is endowed with the gift of "Elephant Core +9"... Even if he doesn't know any martial arts skills, his innate "superpower" alone is enough to become a fearsome master!

After calming down for a while, Qingdeng couldn't help but sigh secretly - he finally understood why the Great Salt Party's intelligence capabilities were so outstanding.

The main means of gathering intelligence are nothing more than "bribing others" and "sending spies."

Today's shogunate has long been in a state of decay. The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are full of food and have no desire to make progress. It can be said that "the shogunate is full of people who are eating nothing but corpses".

Under such an environment, officials who have some skills and can do hard work and do practical things are really rare.

There are really only a handful of people Qingdeng has come into contact with who can be called capable ministers and officials.

My grandson Chutaro is one of the "Dragon of Fire".

Shintaro Tojo, who has rich experience in handling cases, is also one of them.

Unexpectedly...these two people are actually members of the Great Salt Party!

These two are not only capable ministers, they are also high-ranking officials with prominent positions in the shogunate!

One is the captain of the Fire Thief Kai 1st Team, and has become the mainstay of the Fire Thief Kai at a young age.

The other one is the former Edo Hokuban shogunate town Hui Yuli, who just recently moved to the right and became the director of Kyoto.

The former is a "front-line officer of the special forces" and the latter is the "police chief"... How many secrets of the shogunate have they handled?

Over the years, God knows how much information they have provided to the Great Salt Party!

This is just the "mole" around Qingden.

How many "moles" did the Great Salt Party bury in the shogunate? How many people in the shogunate were secret members of the Great Salt Party... Qingto didn't even dare to think about it!

Thinking of this, Qingdeng couldn't help but have a complicated and unspeakable expression on his face.

At this time, Tojo Shintaro suddenly said:

"Mr. Orange, if conditions allowed, I planned to keep this secret for the rest of my life."

"However... the situation tonight is really dangerous and manpower is urgently needed."

"Compared with the wealth and lives of thousands of people in Kyoto, whether my 'true identity' has been exposed or not is not worth mentioning."

After hearing this, Qingdeng shrugged and chuckled a few times:

"Forget it... now that things have come to this, I'm no longer surprised."

"Although your 'true identity' really surprised me."

"But after I learned that the docile and pleasant 'the most beautiful woman in Kyoto' is actually the intelligence chief of the Great Salt Party, your little secret is no longer enough to shake my mind."

Having said this, he paused for a moment, then raised his eyes again, looking around at Miss Sumire and Tojo Shintaro.

"But you really trust me."

"In just one night, not only did I see Miss Sumire's true face, but I also took the initiative to expose Tojo Shintaro's true identity."

"A 'mole' like him who holds an important position in the shogunate...ah, no, a 'hidden stake' should be very rare, right?"

At present, the Japanese people probably don’t know the meaning of “mole”, so Qingto temporarily changed his name to “hidden stake”.

"It seems that you are really not afraid that I will bring you all to justice after tonight."

"Anyway, I am also the governor of Gyeonggi Province of the shogunate."

"According to the Zunbang faction, I am the number one lackey of the shogunate."

"Although the Zunban faction is the current number one enemy of the shogunate, the heads of important cadres of the Great Salt Party are equally valuable."

"If I take the head of the intelligence chief of the Great Salt Party for a reward and unplug this high-level 'hidden stake' at the same time, my fiefdom may be expanded by tens of thousands of stones."

As soon as Qingden finished speaking, Miss Jinwei turned her head slightly to the side, stuck out her tongue at him, and made a face.

"Stop saying such bluffing words, you wouldn't do that."

Qingdeng raised his eyebrows with an interesting look on his face.

"Oh? I'm really curious, why do you have so much confidence in me?"

Miss Sumire smiled.

"Who do you think I am?"

"I am a strange woman who became the intelligence chief of the Great Salt Party at a young age!"

"The weapons and skills I possess are more than just a pretty face and a eloquent tongue."

Although she was talking, her hand movements were not slow at all.

She continued to look for Yoshida Minoru and continued her conversation in a leisurely manner.

"I chose to be a geisha purely to collect information. I personally don't like this kind of business of making a living by selling laughs."

"However, I must admit that my many years as a geisha have helped me develop a lot of skills."

"Let's not worry about eloquence or anything like that for now."

"As the most popular geisha in Kyoto, I've probably come into contact with more people in a month than most people will ever meet in their lifetime."

"From the extraordinary heroes of the world to the shameless and courageous people, there is no one I have not met."

"Over time, the rich experience accumulated after reading countless people, coupled with my innate intuition, gave me extraordinary 'eyesight'."

"My eyes cannot distinguish between good and evil."

"But you can tell who is trustworthy."

"It is precisely because of this 'sight' that I have come step by step to where I am today."

"Otherwise, why would I, who is only in my early twenties, become the intelligence chief of the Salt Party?"

"Therefore, I am certain that you will never betray the trust we have placed in you."

Speaking of this, Miss Sumire seemed to think of something, paused for a moment, and then changed to a half-joking tone:

"An Yi, from a certain point of view, we really care about you."

"Now that things have happened, you should no longer doubt our determination to protect Kyoto, right?"

"Although I am not a native of Kyoto, I have lived in Kyoto for a long time."

"Even if you are not from Kyoto, you are still better than a Kyoto person."

"Although Kyoto people always look aloof and arrogant, I really like this prosperous ancient capital."

"I like Kyoto's wagashi and those exquisite ancient buildings."

"There are many cute children in Gion."

"No matter how glamorous a geisha is, she is still a low-level person who cannot stand on the stage."

"Although those children have a bad background and have been doing menial jobs that are not favored by others since they were young, they have always worked hard to survive."

"Even if it's just for these good children, I will never let those lunatics from the Zunbo Sect destroy this ancient capital and the homes of countless people!"

At the end of her words, Miss Sumire's tone was really resonant.

Perhaps because he admired her determination and will, there was a brief silence inside and outside the warehouse - however, this silence did not last long.

After about 5 seconds, "dignity" dominated the atmosphere.

Miss Sumire, who had been looking for Yoshida Nomo's body since just now, after checking the last body, suddenly frowned and murmured:

"It's strange... No Yoshida Yoshida's body was not found...!"

Hearing this, Qingdeng was stunned for a moment, and then asked quickly:

"Not found? Are you sure?"
To be continued...