Barrier of Light

The pitch-black warehouse was torn apart by silver light and turned into two halves.

This sword instantly melted the target.

Dongze Shozo didn't even carry it for a second...

Gu Shen waved his hand to disperse the poisonous mist, and at the same time dispersed the [Iron Throne] and [Truth].

"Is this the end?"

Shen Li was dumbfounded.

This was the first time he saw Gu Shen take action... After returning to Wuzhou, Gu Shen's temperament became much more gloomy. The investigation of this case was mainly taken over by him and Song Ci.

Shen Li thought Jinpen had washed his hands.

I didn't expect it to be a complete illusion.

"Tiguse Shozo is already old. Even if he uses 'evil magic' to regain his strength, his strength is still average."

Gu Shen said calmly: "In terms of true strength, it is on the same level as the Giant Deer Saint of the Church of Storms... or even worse than the Giant Deer."

Among the three, six, and nine grades, the title of Dongze Shozo who does not follow the right path and specializes in studying crooked ways is the lowest existence.

"Hmm...it's really average, but it's just too disgusting."

Song Ci nodded in agreement.

On the other side, Takamasa Toze was deeply shocked.

Because in his perception, Gu Shen is always "a little stronger" than him...

He knew that this evil ghost had the highest strength and status.

But Takashi Toze always believed that in terms of strength, Song Ci, the number one thug under Madam's command, should be the strongest.

Now his cognition has been completely subverted.

This evil spirit is so strong that Takashi Toze feels lucky.

He was lucky that he didn't play any tricks during that interrogation.

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The investigation of the "Tiguse Family" case has been under Gu Shen's control from beginning to end.

The reason why he is calm is that he doesn't care.

It's because of everything that happened in Yinghai District.

He has the ability to control and extinguish it.

Takamasa Toze's final confession revealed the "culprit" behind the defection of the Toze family.

Not the Five Families.

Nor are they the major forces in Dongzhou that Gu Shen is familiar with.

But a powerful existence from another continent——

"Is this it?"

Gu Shen stood on a hill on Wudai Island. He looked at the villages at the foot of the mountain. This was what Takamasa Toze called the "place of faith." After Shozo Toze resigned from Nagano, he was full of plans on how to make Yinghai Out of Dongzhou's control.

He is a careerist.

But unfortunately, his strength is far from worthy of his ambition.

Don't talk about letting Yinghai escape Dongzhou's control.

Toze Shozo didn't even have the ability to get the Toze family out of control.

In the past few years, he had been submissive and did not dare to let Dongzhou's senior management see his thoughts. In order not to expose his true conspiracy, he was even more ruthless to push his son to the forefront early.

But his persistence over the years has given him a glimmer of hope.

Someone contacted him.

And a practical path is given.

The ambition to get the Yinghai District out of control was too great, and Toze Shozo knew very well that he would never be able to accomplish this kind of thing in his lifetime, but through this contact, he found a way to get the "Toze Family" out of control.

That is, develop faith.

"One thousand and forty-three..."

Gu Shen's mental power swept across the village. There were no books, no Internet, and of course no knowledge in this captive place.

There are just a few simple farming gardens, a well, and a large number of venomous snakes.

This village is completely controlled by Dongze Shozo. Although the "villagers" here are still alive, from a spiritual perspective, they are no different from dead.

Because they no longer have their own will.

Under the erosion of the [Poison Nest] for many years, they have fully believed in the teachings created by Higashi Sezo.

Create a church out of thin air.

This is the method taught to Toze Shozo by the "man behind the scenes".

"I have been investigating for these years, and I am very convinced that the person who communicates with Dongze Shozo is the temple elder of Xizhou. I don't know which one specifically."

Takamasa Toze took a deep breath and said: "How to cultivate 'faith' and how to breed 'death warriors' were all taught to him by the temple. There are several such 'bases' throughout the Isakuchi Islands. Maszo Toze The agreement with the elder of the temple is that after cultivating 10,000 believers, the Xizhou Association will officially accept the Dongze family to settle in."

The real people behind the scenes.

Not in Dongzhou at all...

As Gu Shen had guessed, it was impossible to plot a "rebellion" with the power of the Toze family alone.

And this is the big force behind it.

It’s Guangming City.

"So Azuki Azuki is going to the Tower of Origin?"

"This is also Xizhou's request..." Takashi Toze murmured: "Guangming City is trying to let its faith penetrate the world. The temple helps the Toze family escape from Yinghai, and there is another request, which is to plant a 'death' in the Tower of Source. scholar'."

If Azuki successfully breaks into the Tower of Source.

Then Guangming City is holding a heavy card.

"Damn, that's disgusting!"

Song Ci sat cross-legged on the hill and spat hard, feeling more and more that the light token in his hand was really unlucky.

In the name of light, do evil things!

Maybe many years ago, Guangming City was not like this...

But now, what the temple has done has gone against the teachings of the past, and can even be said to be the opposite.

"No matter what, the betrayal of Dongzhou has become a fact. I am willing to serve in the [Snow Cage], and I respect your decision, so that the 'Tiguse Family' will withdraw from the Yinghai stage..."

Takashi Toze said softly: "It's just that the senior members of the clan are not all 'defectors'. Only a few know the true plan of Toze Shozo...many of them collude with other continents for their own selfish desires and commit the crime of betrayal. I have already made a list of those people, Longchang has only one wish, I hope you will punish them according to their crimes and do not hurt innocent people."

before last night's trial began.

Takashi Toze told Gu Shen that there was a letter in his arms.

This letter has been written a long time ago.

Part of the content in the letter... is this list of defectors.

"The list of defectors will be approved by others. People who are not on the list will also be reviewed one by one."

Gu Shen said calmly: "I promise you that I will not let a guilty person go, nor will I wrongly accuse innocent people of the Toze family."

Hearing this, a gleam of light ignited in Takashi Toze's gray eyes.

He smiled in a low voice: "That's... that's good."

"It's just that I don't understand."

Gu Shen suddenly asked: "Since you hate Dongze Shozo's behavior so much, why didn't you stand up and report him earlier? With your prestige in Yinghai District, it shouldn't be difficult to contact Lu Nanzhi or the top leaders of the five families. .”

Takamasa Toze was silent for a moment: "This is a good question, so why don't you contact them and investigate the case thoroughly by yourself?"

Without waiting for Gu Shen to speak.

Takashi Toze said hoarsely: "Obviously, you are worried that there is also corruption within Dongzhou. What if the big shots I found are like Toze Shozo, and are colluding with the temple?"

Shen Li said coldly: "What do you mean?"

"Don't get excited."

Takamasa Toze said self-deprecatingly: "I didn't want to sow discord, nor did I question the intentions of the five families... I was just stating the facts."

Shen Li looked unkind, but he was stunned the next moment.

Takamasa Toze opened his haori coat that had been covered all year round and exposed his chest.

On the chest alone, there are hundreds of dense scars, overlapping each other.

Recalling the ferocious appearance of Toze Shozo before.

Shen Li suddenly understood something.

"Several adults may not understand the torture I went through in my childhood."

Toze Takamasa said calmly: "For a 'puppet' like me, there is only one chance to resist... If I fail, I will be doomed. I have long since given up on my own life and death, as long as the final outcome is that Toze Shozo pays the price , then I can do whatever I want. So the current ending is also very good to me."

"Then...what about Higashi Sei?"

Gu Shen spoke again.

Takashi Toze was startled for a moment.

"Thirty years ago, you were ordered by Toze Shozo to marry into the unparalleled Ishizuka family. Your wife is thirty years older than you. Because of this marriage, you have become a laughing stock, and many people are still talking about it. I’m laughing at you for losing your dignity, but it’s precisely because of this that the Ishizuka family elected you to become a ‘councillor’.”

Gu Shen said: "As we all know, this is a political marriage. Within a few years, your wife passed away due to illness, and all the children born during this period of marriage also died young... Until a few years ago, your illegitimate child He just entered the public eye. If you want 'Higashi Sei' to live well, you should not let him be known."

"..."

Toze Takamasa smiled and said: "My children are older and have their own ideas. I can't stop them."

"Is it?"

"Is it really?"

Gu Shen's question made Takashi Takashi silent.

"Mr. Longchang, I see that there is one name missing from the list of defectors you provided."

Gu Shen continued: "That's you, Higashikata Takamasa. The fundamental reason why you didn't report 'Higashi Shozo' is that you also want to send people away from Yinghai... and that person is Higashi Sei."

The sea breeze blows over the hills of Wu Dai Island.

A faint fishy smell wafted over.

Takashi Toze said in a weak voice: "Sir, since you have seen through everything, why do you need to expose it so cruelly?"

"Yes, this is indeed a bit cruel."

Gu Shen looked into the distance. After a long time, he turned his head to look at Dongze Takacho and asked seriously: "I'm just curious, is it necessary for him to escape Dongzhou? Dongzhou...is it really that dirty?"

The last bit of thought was seen through.

It was as if all the strength in Takase Toze's body had been drained away in an instant.

He leaned weakly under the tree, looking at his hands that were not stained with blood but were full of fishy smell as the sea breeze blew by.

From the beginning, Takamasa Toze never thought about getting away with it.

only……

There are some things, some truths that he wants to keep buried in his heart forever.

If Toze Shozo's plan succeeds, he will, as the head of the Toze family, add Tozei's name on the transfer list and send him away urgently.

He didn't want his son to know anything about what happened here.

Because he suffered endless torture and darkness.

So Takamasa Toze wants to be a good father.

He didn't want the painful and broken life of a puppet to happen again to Higashi Sei, which was why he was willing to endure Higashi Shozo's devilish behavior...

He wanted to do his last bit to save his child.

Even if his tolerance will cause more people to suffer.

Even among these tortured people...

There are also fathers and children.

Looking at the believers trapped in the [Poison Nest] at the foot of the mountain.

"No……"

Toze Takamasa closed his eyes, muddy tears fell down his cheeks, and he smiled painfully: "The only one who is dirty... is me."

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(PS: The fourth update is complete~ A lot of thought was put into this small chapter of the Toze family. I personally feel very satisfied with it. Please vote for me~)