Chapter 244 Counter Investigation

"you know?"

Kujo Sara asked the question that Wang Hao also wanted to ask.

Arata Ichito looked very proud: "Hehe, of course I know, I am the most well-informed person in the entire Hanaganzaka, oh, ghost!"

Although he lives in Machi-cho, his area of ​​activity is Hanaganzaka, so whenever Arotaki Ichito calls himself something, he always uses Hanaganzaka as the background.

Kujo Sara looked at Arata Ichito hesitantly.
She didn't believe it.
But when he thought of Arotaki Ichito's outstanding performance during the parade, Kujo Sara also felt that Arotaki Ichito was a capable person.

So, after a slight hesitation, Kujo Sara said, "Tell me a condition. Tell me your news."

"condition?"

This made Arawaki Ichito a little dumbfounded.

He spoke just now just to make Kujo Sara submit to him and save some face.

If you ask Arawaki Ichito to state the conditions now, he won’t do it.

The Ghost King looked at Jiuqi Shinobu with a helpless look.

Ah Ren, please save me.

Unfortunately, Jiuqi Shinobu ignored his look for help and talked to Wang Hao with a smile.

"How about it? Make an offer."

Kujo Sara continued.

Arata Ichito's eyes rolled around, obviously feeling a little bit at a loss at this sudden question.

His usually confident, even slightly arrogant demeanor was, at this moment, mixed with a rare hint of subtle panic.

I saw him scratching the back of his head with one hand and unconsciously playing with the corner of his clothes at his waist with the other hand, as if he was thinking about what conditions to put forward but didn't know where to start.

"Hey, Aratake Ichito, what's wrong? Where's your usual momentum?"

Kujo Sara approached him with a teasing look in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Arata Ichito raised his head suddenly, a look of unwillingness to admit defeat flashed across his face, but then he collapsed again and muttered in a low voice: "What conditions? I don't know what you can give me."

When the people around heard this, they couldn't help but laugh, and the atmosphere suddenly became a lot more relaxed.

Wang Hao turned his head, glanced at the barrage, and then said: "I remember Yidou invited General Saro to a street duel in Huajianzaka, why not..."

This is what the bad guy in the barrage suggested.

Let Aratake Ichito and Kujo Sara complete the duel.

Well, the Hanaganzaka Street Sumo Tournament.

Before Wang Hao finished speaking, Kujo Sara hurriedly shook his head: "No, absolutely not."

Everyone knows what sumo wrestling is like, not to mention that you are too...

Just the fact that he was wrestling sumo with Arotaki Ichito on the streets of Hanaganzaka was embarrassing enough.

It would be better to just kill her.

"Humph, the Nine Tengu really don't dare to confront me head-on."

When he heard that Kujo Sara rejected Wang Hao's proposal, Arata Ichito immediately became proud again.

There is nothing to be afraid of the Nine Tengu who don't dare to fight against me.

"Forget it, let's buy everyone a drink. You won't refuse such an offer, right, Kujo Tengu?"

Arata Ichito spoke.

Kujo Sara nodded immediately: "Okay, I'll buy you a drink and you tell me what you know."

"Hahaha, that's great. I'll tell you then."

Aratake Ichito showed a silly smile,

"In fact, the people of the New Order have never concealed it. If the Nine Tengu go to the civilian area, they can see their figures."

Kujo Sara frowned: "I have been patrolling Inazuma Castle."

"Haha, the best you can do on patrol is just the town street."

Arataki Ichito showed a maturity and stability that was completely different from usual.

“But people in the town also have houses and assets.”

"Have you ever really gotten to know the people in the White Fox Field outside of the town?"

Ichito Aradaki's background was not good. Before he was adopted by the "ghost woman", he did have parents, but an accident happened.

That was the story that changed Ara Taki Ichito's life.
After his parents passed away, the young Yidou wandered the streets.

Because their parents died because they were ghosts and were discriminated against and driven out of the village.

Therefore, as long as someone dared to mention the ghost clan in front of him, he would definitely fight with the other person.

Although he would only get beaten most of the time in a fight, he would never surrender no matter how many times he was knocked down, making him very difficult to deal with.

But Yidou was just a child after all. After being beaten up by a few thugs, he fainted on the street due to exhaustion and hunger.

In times of crisis, an old human woman saved Yidou.

"Hey, I'm a ghost! Why are you saving me?"

"I made some rice porridge. You must be hungry."

"I told you I'm a ghost! Can't you see the horns on my head?"

"I can see it, I can see it... There's porridge in the pot, do you want some?"

"Ahhh, why doesn't this person listen to others - ahem... Granny, please give me a bowl of rice porridge..."

"Here I come."

Thinking of the battle of wits and courage between himself and his mother-in-law when he was a child, there was some tenderness in Arawaki Ichito's eyes.

Because she took care of Arawaki Ito, this old human woman was also contemptuously called a ghost woman.

It was through this experience that Aratake Ichito realized that there were good people among the lower classes of Inazuma.

Therefore, Arataki Ichito's position from the very beginning was to stand on the side of the suffering people.

It was the ghost lady who turned an 'evil ghost' into a 'good ghost'.

Although Kujo Sara represents Inazuma's attributes of justice, fairness, and military service,
But her familiarity with the lower class is definitely not as good as Arata Ichito's.

"Kyujo Tengu, go out and take a look. The followers of the New Order have never concealed themselves. They have always been aboveboard."

"If you want to investigate them, just go and ask them."

Aratake Ichito had an expression that said, "You are judging others by your own standards."

Kujo Sara was not angry, but frowned slightly: "Never hide..."

She is thinking,
The information she had was actually collected by her subordinates.

As for the new order, she had not seen it with her own eyes.

Therefore, her impression of the New Order is that it is just a sect that guides people to do good.

But what exactly this new order did, she didn't know.

"I see. I'll go see for myself."

Kujo Sara suddenly spoke, she felt that there might be new gains this time.

"That's fine. Let us have a drink first."

Aradaki Ichito didn't care whether Kujo Sara wanted to go and see it with his own eyes or not, he had already got the benefits anyway.

"Go ahead, just tell me my name."

Kujo Sara shook his head slightly and had no intention of going drinking with the Aratake faction.

After all, one is the military and the other is a gang. It is not easy for them to cooperate this time.

If he went drinking with them again, Kujo Sara was afraid that he would throw Arotaki Ichito into jail after drinking half of it, which would be a bad thing.

Kujo Sara left. She wanted to see the real lower-level area and see what the people of the New Order were doing.

Wang Hao, on the other hand, went to drink with the people from the Huanglong faction with a smile on his face.

Although he doesn't like alcohol, it's free, so he might as well drink it.

Moreover, the alcohol content of Inazuma's sake is not high, and it has a similar clear taste to date wine.

It's quite good as a drink.

……

the other side,
Kujo Sara is a man who does what he says.

He didn't bring anyone with him. He changed into a set of casual clothes, which were relatively simple, and then walked out of the town street.

The city area of ​​Inazuma Castle can be roughly divided into the town street (outer city), Hanaganzaka (inner city), and the castle tower (core).

But outside these three areas, there are still many scattered settlements.

Walking hurriedly through the bustling and lively streets, every step seems to be away from the hustle and bustle.

When Kujo Sara stepped into the boundaries of those scattered settlements, the scene before him changed quietly, as if he had stepped into another world.

There is no worry-free living like in the town streets, no exquisite elegance like in Hanaganzaka, and no chance to see the majestic magnificence of the castle tower.

The streets in the civilian area are narrow and winding. The wooden houses on both sides appear old and mottled. The roofs of many houses are covered with a thin layer of moss, telling of the vicissitudes of time and the erosion of wind and rain.

There were few vendors on the street, only a few small vendors selling simple daily necessities, but few customers.
The occasional hawking sounds were mixed with a hint of subtle fatigue and helplessness.

Because of the national isolation order, the town streets and Hanaganzaka have become much more desolate.

But compared to here, Machi Street and Hanaganzaka can still be considered prosperous.

Walking along the muddy path,
The children were enjoying themselves in the crude playground; their laughter could not hide the hardship of their lives.

Clothes are hung out to dry in front of every household, and every piece of clothing has traces of mending.

Obviously, the impact of the lockdown is particularly evident here, and the lives of the already poor residents have been made even worse.

Some shops were closed, with dust on the windows, silently telling the story of the former shop owners who had to leave their hometown due to poor business. The air was filled with a depressing and silent atmosphere, as if the entire area was silently bearing the pressure of the times.

Actually, it’s not like Kujo Sara had never been here before.

But when she led her men to battle before, she was always in a hurry and never had a good look at this place.

It turns out that Inazuma Castle has become so desolate.

Kujo Sara paused, with some sadness in his eyes.

As a member of Tianling Fengxing, it is her responsibility and mission to protect every inch of peace on this land and give every citizen the care and help they deserve.

But now, this scene was telling her that what she had done in the past did not bring good life to the people at the bottom of society.

"General Sara, how do you feel?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded behind her.

Kujo Sara's eyes flashed, a trace of vigilance emerged, and strands of lightning jumped. She turned her head suddenly and saw a gentle young man standing behind her.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

Kujo Sara asked subconsciously.

The young man shrugged. "They all call me Saburo. As for a last name... As a lower-class person, I don't have such a thing. However, Mr. Izumi said that I can take his last name."

After a pause, the young man looked at Kujo Sara and said, "You can call me Izumi Saburo."

"Izumi... Saburo." Kujo Sara's eyes flickered, and he searched quickly in his mind, then showed a hint of surprise, "Are you the Saburo who spread the doctrine of order?"

Saburo was not surprised to be exposed. He still had a gentle look on his face and said with a smile: "The intelligence system of Tenryo Bugyo is indeed stronger than that of Kantei Bugyo. Kantei Bugyo doesn't even know of my existence now."

Kujo Sara frowned: "What do you want from me?"

"Hmm? I'm looking for you?" Sanlang smiled. "General Sa Luo, you must be joking. Aren't you looking for me?"

"You are spying on me!" Kujo Sara showed a hint of anger.

Saburo's words clearly stated that he knew Kujo Sara's movements.

It is not an easy matter for a general to be exposed by an 'ordinary person'.

"It can't be called surveillance. Order is everywhere. When you said you wanted to ask about the new order, your brothers and sisters conveyed the information to you."

"And I... am also waiting for your arrival here."

He did not monitor Kujo Sara, but as long as he was in front of the believers of order, he monitored everything.

"..." Jiujo Sara showed a trace of fear, "What on earth do you want to do?"

She now realized that the so-called new order had probably already taken root at the grassroots level.

Compared to himself, the general of Tianling Bugyo, the people at the bottom were even more willing to help the new order convey information.

This is a very bad signal.

This means that the party has lost control over the grassroots.

Maybe the head of the family and others don't care, but for Kujo Sara who has experienced it on the front line, she knows very well how important this matter is.

"What do we want to do? Well, don't you understand the question?"

Sanlang still had a gentle smile on his face. This guy from the lower class actually had a gentle and jade-like texture.

"End the war, end the isolation order, end the hunting order, and end this absurd era."

"Let everyone have the power to express their wishes!"

"Everything is in order, harmonious coexistence, justice and fairness, respect for order and courtesy, and self-cultivation."

"These are the five laws that we must fulfill."

"Pursuing cannot save Inazuma, and war brings chaos."

"You can't do it, then let us do it!"

Sanlang kept speaking, his aura became stronger and stronger, and strands of golden power were pried open.

Although it was very weak, order responded to him.

In other words, Mr. Izumi's order responded to him.

"You are destroying the social environment of Inazuma. If everyone disobeys you, there will be chaos."

Kujo Sara refuted.

A flash of gold flashed across Sanlang's body, and his aura gradually receded and became gentle again.

"Oh, is it so?"

"General Sara, I have already investigated your character before coming to see you."

"Compared to most people who follow this principle, you are indeed a good person. It's just a pity that you are a little too stupid."

A trace of pity appeared on Saburo's face.
"Your stupidity has blinded you to the bigger picture."

"What do you think the war, isolation, and hunting have brought us these days?"

"Chaos? Ha, Inazuma is already full of chaos nowadays."

"Then why don't we end all the messes with a bigger mess?"

"You want to know what we are going to do."

"Then please listen."

As he spoke, Sanlang's expression gradually became pious, even a little sacred:
"On a quiet night, the stars are spread out, the Lord of Order, the body of splendor, the universe is silent, the stars give way, the Milky Way pours down, and I alone welcome its majesty."

"The wife of the rice thief, the heinous crime, the treacherous alliance, the filthy world, under the dark curtain, the sin is obvious."

"The holy call resounds through the sky, gathering heroes from all directions, gathering strength from all directions, and vowing to lead the army of justice to cleanse the world of evil and evil."

“Eradicate the cancer, reconstruct the order of heaven and earth, restore the purity of heaven and earth, and welcome the dawn of a brilliant future together.”

The long chanting, with an inexplicable sense of harmony and order, is like a distant harmonious music.

However, to Kujo Sara's ears, it sounded like a heavy hammer, even more like the sound of a huge bell.

Slightly absent-minded,

There was a trace of horror in Kujo Sara's eyes: "You, you betrayed the general."

This chant is obviously a praise.

There is not even the name of Mingshen in the vocabulary of praise.

This is a complete abandonment of the praises to the gods.

"We just want to save Inazuma."

Saburo remained gentle, and was not at all flustered by Kujo Sara's questioning.

He once had great admiration for the general.
But when war came and death came, it was not the general who saved him.

It was Mr. Izumi who was experimenting with the power of gilding.

When Mr. Izumi told him to believe in order and trust in order, he would save everyone.
Sanlang threw himself into the embrace of order without hesitation.

General? I'm sorry, I still respect you, but you are no longer my master.

Without waiting for Kujo Sara to get angry, Saburo spoke directly: "General Sara, do you think the government orders over the years are really correct?"

After a slight pause, Saburo changed his words: "Or, do you really think that the isolation order and the eye hunting order will help Inazuma become better?"

"I think you actually have the answer in your heart."

"Blind loyalty is not loyalty."

"It is His fault now. You should not continue to help the evildoers. You should stand up and set things right."

Hearing this, Kujo Sara waved his hand and said, "Shut up, the general is not wrong."

Kujo Sara is a super fan, or rather, a fanatical believer, of Raiden Shogun.

As far as she was concerned, General Lei Dian could not make any mistakes.

Saburo was not angry when Kujo Sara interrupted him, and continued to speak in a gentle tone: "Yes, the general is not wrong, but what about the execution?"

"Except for the Shabugyo who was pushed out of the core, Kanjobugyo and Tenryobugyo, how many crimes have they committed? Could it be that... General Saro can't see it?"

Saburo's fatal question suddenly made Kujo Sara stuck.

As the general of the Bugyo, how could she not know how many evil things the Bugyo had done.

But... there was nothing she could do.

She is just a general.

To put it bluntly, she is just the adopted daughter of the Kujo family.

She has no control over the Kanding Fengxing and Tianling Fengxing.

"Heh, General Saura, you are a good person. You should take the right path and learn about the real Kujo Takayuki. It's not just Hiiragi Shinsuke who cooperates with the Fatui."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Kujo Sara's almond-shaped eyes widened.

"It seems that you really don't know that your adoptive father is also cooperating with the Fatui."

Saburo smiled slightly.
"Perhaps you can go back and observe. As long as you look carefully, you can always find clues."

"Once you confirm, our cooperation may really begin."

"Also, a reminder, please control your emotions and don't lose control."

After he finished speaking, he stepped back.
Kujo Sara wanted to chase him.
But the crowd that had disappeared around her suddenly reappeared, interrupting her attempts to chase after them.

Kujo Sara looked at the people around him and seemed to understand something.

I knew clearly that I was being plotted against. Everything here was arranged.

As for the purpose...

"I came to investigate you, so you asked me to go back and investigate the master of the family..."

(End of this chapter)