Chapter 245 Hey, you are here to pick up documents too

Ignoring Kujo Sara's follow-up,

Izumi Saburo walked slowly on the path in the White Fox Field.

From time to time, little foxes would run past him, and some of them would even stop at his feet and rub against him.

The lingering aura of order on Sanlang reminded the little foxes of Wang Hao who had passed by not long ago, so they became particularly close to him.

"Oh my, the little fox who has not yet developed any intelligence is always so foolish that he cannot tell the difference between a good guy and a bad guy."

Yaejinko stood by the roadside.
The gorgeous pink hair fell gently on the shoulders like cherry blossoms blooming in spring, dancing in the wind, reflecting the afterglow of the setting sun, exuding a warm and mysterious luster.

An exquisite kimono with delicate embroidery and elegant colors not only highlights her noble status, but also retains the unique charm of the fox fairy.

Those slender eyes showed the depth of a wise man, as well as a hint of playfulness and unintentional charm.

With his hands gently folded in front of him, his posture was elegant and calm.
Dozens of foxes surrounded her, all looking at her with awe or admiration.

Saburo was mocked by her, but he didn't care, and replied casually: "Even if a human has intelligence, he would never have thought that the chief priest of Narukami Taisha Shrine is actually connected with the living god priestess of Umijima."

"I have already disclosed to Kujo Sara that there is also a problem with Tenryo Bugyo. So, Yae Miyabi, our deal..."

Yes, the reason why Saburo went to see Kujo Sara was not on a whim, but because the Yae God Son came to him.

Even the Eightfold Son of God asked Coral Palace Xinhai to be the middleman.

Saburo received letters from Kaigi Island and Mr. Izumi, so he was willing to trust the fox woman in front of him and take the risk to meet Kujo Sara.

"Oh, don't worry, the traded materials will be delivered to you soon."

"Heh, I really want to know. They are just some old, weak and sick people, but you are willing to take the risk of showing up to exchange supplies for them. Is it really worth it?"

Yae Shinko showed a hint of curiosity.

This time, she asked Sanlang to help her, and the price she paid was a large amount of supplies.

The quantity of this batch of supplies is not only enough for the lower-level order believers in Inazuma City, but can even provide support to the refugee camp on Bayun Island.

"Old, weak, sick, or disabled?"

Sanlang shook his head slightly.

"No, or in your opinion, they are a burden, but in my opinion, each of them is my brother or sister."

"When we joined the new order, we pledged to help each other within our capabilities."

"Now, just by helping you calculate the Tianling Fengxing, I can exchange it for a batch of supplies like this, why not do it."

Yae Shinko looked at the young man in front of him, but his heart was not at peace.

He said he was helping to calculate some of the heavenly orders.
But in fact, Saburo's life was in danger.

If Kujo Sara was an unreasonable person, he would have been in prison now.

A young person with ideals, goals and abilities can be considered a talent even among the elite of Inazuma.

Such a talented person had previously been conscripted and sent to the front line to fight the rebels.

The shogunate was unable to discover his talent.
Or was it the new order that changed Saburo as a person?

The Eightfold Son of God cannot tell the difference;
But she could confirm that the three magistrates of the shogunate today did need a purge.

And she asked Saburo to provoke Kujo Sara in order to tear down Tenryo Bugyo's defense.

If she directly attacked Tianling Bugxing, she would be exceeding her authority.

But if a general from within the Tianling Bugyo personally tore off the disguise of the Tianling Bugyo,

If Narukami Taisha intervenes again, it will be in the name of Narukami.

Only when you have a legitimate reason can you get things done.

The Eightfold Son of God has been in the human world for five hundred years and understands the value of "legitimate" best.

Of course, everything she did was to give Lei Movie a clean-running Inazuma.

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore, I'll leave first."

Saburo doesn't like dealing with Yaejinko,
This agent of General Lei Dian really puts too much pressure on people.

Especially now that they have 'betrayed' the faith of General Raiden, facing the Great Priest of Narukami, although they are not afraid, they can't help feeling a little guilty.

After transferring to another school, I met a teacher from my previous school.

"Walk slowly."

Yae Shinto still had a smiling face.

She actually doesn't care about the existence of the New Order believers.

Since Lei Dianying himself doesn't care about it anyway, why should she care about it?

As long as these believers of the new order do not intend to subvert the entire Inazuma, Yae Shinko can pretend that they do not exist.

"However, these people... have already deviated from Shadow's will. When this is over..."

Looking at Saburo's leaving back, Yae Shinko thought silently.

the other side,
Kujo Sara returned to the Tenryo Bugyo,
"General Sara."

"General Sara."

Soldiers kept greeting her along the way.

Although Kujo Sara still looked cold, many soldiers could see that she was absent-minded.

Of course, no one cared about it. General Saara was busy with all kinds of affairs, so it was normal for him to encounter some annoying things.

So everyone just said hello and stopped disturbing Kujo Sara.

This made Kujo Sara feel a little more relaxed, as she didn't have to make excuses.

Go all the way and enter the Fengxing Mansion.

Tenryo Bugyofu was very large, and like Inazuma Castle, it was divided into inner and outer areas.
Most of the people outside are small generals and team leaders of Tianling Fengxing, and they are also the direct troops of Tianling Fengxing.

And inside is where the real high-level officials of Tianling live.

As the adopted daughter of the Kujo family, Sara could naturally enter the inner city and had unimpeded access along the way.

Walking to the door of Kujo Takahito's study,
Kujo Sara knocked gently on the door.

For a long time, no one responded.

In the study,
A small figure was shivering.

Zaoyou was actually here early in the morning.

She entered the room after watching Kujo Takayuki leave.
As for what they came here for, it was naturally to find evidence of Kujo Takayuki's crime.

After the operation of monitoring the Aradaki faction was completed, Kamisato Ayato seemed to have learned from somewhere that there was also cooperation between the Tenryo Bugyo and the Fatui.

So Zaoyou was sent to collect evidence.

Although Wang Hao has completely ruined the original plot,

But some things have gradually returned to their established track, but the reasons have changed.

Zaoyou still came to Tianling Bugyo to collect evidence, but now she was blocked at the door by Kujo Sara.

Zaoyu is very familiar with Kujo Sara.
This general is absolutely supported by Tianling.

If she caught me stealing documents,

Tsk, Zaoyou feels a little bad.

But she didn't panic too much. She held her breath and didn't make any sound.

outside the door,

After Kujo Sara knocked on the door and confirmed that his adoptive father was not there, he glanced around calmly.

After confirming that no one is paying attention,

She quietly opened the door, walked in, and then closed the door gently.

At this time,
Zaoyou curled up quietly in a corner of the study, with a tall bookcase behind him, providing him with a subtle shelter.

She pressed herself against the wall, her small body almost blending into the shadows, revealing only her nervous and curious eyes as she cautiously peeked at the other side of the room.

Wuhu Liu's concealment skills are still strong.
Kujo Sara did not immediately discover Zaoyou's existence.
She walked to the master's desk, where there were many documents.

Kujo Sara looked familiar with them, and even some of the documents were submitted by her.

Gently picked up a document with instructions from Nine Filial Piety,
The more Kujo Sara looked at it, the more he looked wrong.
This is a document showing the progress of the war between the shogunate army and the rebels.

This kind of document would be handled by Kujo Sara.

Some of the above data have also been verified by her.

But now, many of the data in this document that the head of the family has re-approved are incorrect.

First, the most critical number of war deaths has dropped from four digits to double digits.

A fierce war turned into a gang fight.

Secondly, the number of destroyed villages and the number of displaced people do not match each other. The data cannot be said to have been cut in half, but only a fraction of it.

Kujo Sara felt uneasy and quickly looked through other documents, finding similar situations everywhere.

The loss of important strategic materials was seriously underestimated, and the record of capturing senior enemy generals was completely fabricated.

Every document has been tampered with, and the originally serious war situation has become easy, normal, or even ridiculous in these data.

If these documents are finally submitted to the general, then...

There was a hint of absurdity in Kujo Sara's eyes, so the General probably still thought that the resistance we encountered was very small.

At this time, Kujo Sara had already believed what Saburo said.

She didn't know whether Tianling Fengxing had colluded with the Faintheads.
But there are definitely problems with these documents from the master of the family. These documents simply erase the suffering and efforts of the generals and soldiers below.

"No wonder the general has been so forceful in implementing the Eye Hunting Order and the Closure Order. I'm afraid... the head of the family has been hiding the truth."

With a frown, Kujo Sara immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

This was not just a simple data error, but a deliberate misleading attempt by Kujo Takayuki to cover up the truth on the battlefield.

Her eyes sharpened and scanned every corner of the study, trying to continue looking for clues.

Because she also found that the documents here were incomplete, and it seemed that someone had taken some of them away.

Kujo Sara subconsciously thought that there was a more important document hidden by Kujo Takayuki.

Just then, her peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the slight movement where Zaoyou was hiding.

Zaoyou…was sleepy and couldn’t help but move his head forward a little.

Although Zaoyou tried her best to remain quiet, it was only a very slight movement.

But in front of a master like Kujo Sara, any slight abnormality would be difficult to escape detection.

The nine Saras slowly walked towards that corner, each step was steady and powerful, and flashes of lightning began to appear.

"come out."

Zaoyou's heart tightened, knowing that she had been discovered.

Zaoyou hesitated for a while, and finally stood up slowly from the shadows.

She tried her best to make her movements less abrupt and raised her hands slightly to show that she meant no harm.

Facing Kujo Sara's fierce gaze, Zaoyou swallowed and stammered in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "I'm just, just curious..."

"Don't talk yet. Find a better excuse. Curiosity... Haha, who would be curious enough to run into the most important room of Tianling Fengxing?"

If it were normal, if Kujo Sara had discovered someone sneaking in here, she would have taken action long ago.

But now, knowing that his adoptive father seemed to be deceiving the Shogun, Kujo Sara became wavering again.

When Zaoyou saw that she didn't take action directly, she suddenly understood something.

This Sara general also knocked on the door to confirm that no one had come in.

The other party... doesn't have the same goal as me, right?

After hesitating for a moment, Zaoyou looked up and looked at Kujo Sara: "Hey, are you here to pick up the documents too?"

This sentence almost made Kujo Sara laugh.

However, it also dispelled Kujo Sara's hostility.

"Tell me, who are you and what are you doing here?"

This time Zaoyou did not hesitate, as she had already seen that Kujo Sara seemed to have no ill intentions.

"I'm Zaoyou, and I'm affiliated with a secret department. I'm here to investigate the evidence of Tianling Bugei's collusion with the Fatui."

A simple self-introduction without mentioning the company's practices.

Kujo Sara did not ask any further questions. After all, there were only two families in Inazuma who could afford to support ninjas and dared to take action against the Tenryo Bugyo.

"Your department has also received news that Tianling has committed a crime?"

Kujo Sara asked.

Zaoyou nodded, a hint of wariness flashed in her eyes, but she remained calm.

"Yes, we have received an anonymous tip-off that there may be signs of secret dealings between the Tenryo Bugyo and the Fatui, which poses a huge threat to the stability of Inazuma. My mission is to secretly collect solid evidence to ensure that this conspiracy can be exposed and prevented."

After hearing this, Kujo Sara looked solemn. She paced back and forth, thought for a moment, then stopped and said seriously:

"Is the one behind you a society magistrate or a kanjo magistrate?"

Zaoyou's face tightened.

Kujo Sara continued, "If you don't tell me, I will have no choice but to hand you over to the town magistrate's office."

"No, no, I am a member of the society."

Zaoyou said quickly.

In fact, when they came, Kamisato Ayato had already instructed that if the situation was urgent, it was okay to reveal their identities and save their lives.

After all, it is very difficult to train a qualified ninja.

Zaoyou was able to sneak into the most important office of Tianling Fengxing without making any noise. One can imagine how powerful this ability is.

Therefore, her life is very precious.

"Society Minister...what evidence did you find?"

Kujo Sara asked again,
Zaoyou pursed her lips, her eyes flashing with a gleam, then she carefully pulled out a carefully folded piece of paper from the package around her waist and handed it to Kujo Sara.

"I took this out from Kujo Takayuki's private cabinet."

Kujo Sara took it and gently stroked the papers that carried the weight of the information.

The paper was not opened, but the partial handwriting revealed on it was undoubtedly from her adoptive father, Kujo Takayuki.

With a hint of hesitation and worry, Kujo Sara opened the paper.
It clearly recorded the specific terms of the transaction with the Fatui, the flow of funds, and a draft to provoke a more intense war. Every word was like a sharp blade, cutting through the tranquility in the air and breaking Kujo Sara's last bit of trust in his adoptive father.

There was a complex light flashing in her eyes, with anger and determination.

"This... this is clear evidence of treason." She whispered, then raised her eyes to Zaoyou, "What are you going to do?"

Zaoyou quickly shook her head: "I don't know, this thing needs to be handed in."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Kujo Sara steadied his breathing.

To be honest, after getting the evidence, her first reaction was to rush to the castle tower and tell the Shogun.

But Saburo's last advice came back to her ears.

Don't be impulsive! Stay calm! Control your emotions! Don't lose control!
Kujo Sara kept warning himself in his heart.

"Take the things and bring them back to the community official. Also, tell him that I will visit him in three days."

"Huh? You're here for a visit?" Zaoyou was surprised.
This big guy, I don't think he wants to come and complain about me.

At this time, Zaoyou and Kujo Sara were not familiar with each other, and she didn't know that Kujo Sara would not do such a thing as complaining.

Unless it's a big deal of betrayal of Inazuma.

"Although there is competition between the shrine magistrate and the tenryo magistrate, we should unite against the common enemy in the great cause of protecting Inazuma."

"Father... what Kujo Takahito did has gone beyond the scope of competition."

“He must be sanctioned.”

There was a hint of pain in Kujo Sara's eyes when he spoke.

To be honest, she has feelings for Kujo Takahito.
Although Kujo Takahito seldom gave her fatherly love, he was the one who raised her and protected her as she grew up.

Her respect for the Shogun was inherited from Kujo Takahito.

She couldn't understand why the head of the family, who respected the General so much, would choose to cooperate with the Fatui?
But no matter whether she can figure it out or not, these evidences are enough to prove that Kujo Takahito is guilty.

It is often difficult to balance emotions and responsibilities.

And this time, for the future of Inazuma, for the protection of the people of this land, and for the general.

Kujo Sara chose to betray her adoptive father who raised her, and the Tenryo Bugyu to whom she had pledged allegiance since then.

"ok, I get it."

Zaoyou took the document and put it away carefully.
"I'm leaving."

Kujo Sara nodded without any big movement, but he seemed to still have some emotions.

Zaoyou tiptoed to the door of the room and suddenly stopped.
Then he turned to look at Kujo Sara and finally spoke softly:

"General Sara, you are a good man."

After saying this, without waiting for Kujo Sara to react, Zaoyou ran away.

She was very skilled and did not attract any attention at all.

After half an hour,

Kujo Sara shouted at the door of the study: "Someone, someone is sneaking in."

Although the thief cries "stop thief" is old-fashioned, it does work.

Soon, a large number of shogunate soldiers surrounded them.

Not long after, Kujo Takahito also walked over with a dark face.

"Sarah, what's going on?"

He questioned with a gloomy face.

He knew very well what was in his study, but although he questioned, he did not doubt Kujo Sara.

After all, in his opinion, Kujo Sara was raised by him and would not offend him.

"Master, I just came here and found that someone had entered, so I gathered people to start investigating."

Kujo Sara acted in a businesslike manner, she had always been like this and no one doubted it.

When Kujo Takahito walked in, he saw that the study was in a mess.

"Find him for me. You must find him!"

(End of this chapter)