I formed the strongest swordsman group

Onodera Sakura... Takayuki Tachibana's comrade in arms... These words were like a hammer, striking Qingdeng's heart violently.

He cast a dazed, straight look at the "pocket face" who called himself Sakura Onodera.

At this moment, neither Qing Deng nor Zong Si and Zuo Nazi were in the mood to pay attention to the Wakizawa who had "Evil Demon Killer" engraved on the stem of the knife.

The incomparably clear and beautiful eyes of the second daughter clearly reflected the stunned pupils.

In fact, not to mention them, even Qingdeng, who was used to the turbulent waves, couldn't help being extremely shocked by this unexpected change in front of him.

Before Qingdeng and the others had finished sorting out their emotions, they heard Onodera speak again:

"This Campanulaceae mountain is a wilderness where there are no human beings!"

"It's neither located on an arterial road, nor is it a 'beautiful place'."

"Let's not talk about ordinary passers-by, even travelers who love to travel around the mountains and rivers, and travel far and wide will not come here!"

"But you not only came, but also accurately found this thatched house, and rummaged through the house, carefully searching every inch of the house."

"I have been observing your every move and manner just now."

"You are not looking for 'something specific', but looking for 'something that can come in handy' very broadly."

"Rather than 'finding something', it's better to say 'searching for clues'!"

"Know the existence of this house; and also know the value of this house, tirelessly search for valuable clues in the house... Only these two points are enough to conclude that you have a very close relationship with Takashi Tachibana!"

Speaking of this, Onodera shifted his gaze sideways, and his eyes fixed on Qingdeng's face.

"The technique you used to bind me was the 'rope catching technique' of the enforcement office, and ordinary people can't learn this skill!"

"As far as I know, Takayuki Tachibana has a son who once returned to Feng Gong in Suoding Town of Beipan."

"Having a close relationship with Takayuki Tachibana, proficient in the 'rope catching technique' of the monastery, and having a surname of 'Tachibana'... If I guess correctly, you are Takayuki Tachibana's son—Tachibana Qingdeng!"

Onodera finished speaking.

It was quiet all around.

The house was surrounded by silence.

There was a tense atmosphere in an instant.

It was Qingdeng and Onodera who created this atmosphere.

A fiery gaze that shone brightly.

Thoughtful calm gaze.

The two completely different eye waves collided and confronted invisible in mid-air.

All kinds of things and disturbing thoughts were rumbling in Qingdeng's mind like in a washing machine.

The strong heart and tough nerves that have been tempered through wind and rain come in handy at this moment.

In a blink of an eye, Qingdeng's thoughts caught up with the status quo.

Confusing doubts, things to ask, and many more.

However, there is one thing that is 100% certain at present - this young man with a face like a melon and a strange appearance in front of him is definitely not an ordinary person!

Is Onodera really Takayuki Tachibana's comrade-in-arms as he said just now? This is especially unknown.

But there must be a deep friendship between the two of them, there is no doubt about it!

In addition, Onodera's observation ability and reasoning ability are also amazing.

With only a few clues, he successfully guessed Qing Deng's true identity.

Even if the above-mentioned factors are left aside... just the look in his eyes made Qing Deng couldn't help but give him a high look.

Rigid yet upright.

Intense yet calm.

This is the look that only those who are not afraid of death will have.

It's true... Onodera's "identity self-explosion" is no different from handing in a "certificate of voting" in disguise.

He is betting.

Bet that this "man in a bamboo hat" is his ally...

Bet that this "man in a bamboo hat" is indeed Takashi Tachibana's son: Tachibana Takashi...

Onodera had already shown his sincerity, and now it was Qingdeng's turn to respond.

Want to be honest with each other?

Or continue to intrigue?

Qingdeng: "..."

Onodera: "..."

For a while, a heavy silence accumulated between the two.

The wind from outside the house sounded inexplicably far away.

About 10 seconds later, the air as silent as the deep sea finally changed—Qingdeng raised his right arm and grabbed the bamboo hat above his head.

Seeing this, the general manager hurriedly said:

"Mr. Orange, you..."

Although she opened her mouth immediately, the speed was still half a beat behind.

As soon as the director's vermilion lips were opened, Qing Deng had already taken off his hat.

"Mr. Onodera, you guessed it right, this is Takayuki Tachibana's only son - Tachibana Qingdeng."

Thick black hair without shaved Tsukiyo, regular facial features, eyes radiating with high spirits... Onodera stared at Qingdeng's face with a dull expression.

His behavior at the moment resembles an old computer with a malfunctioning program.

After Qingdeng's voice fell for a while, he regained his composure and muttered:

"It really looks like..."

Then, the malfunction of the "program" was corrected, and the "old computer" returned to normal operation.

"Ah, sorry, I made you laugh."

While apologizing, he corrected his posture.

"Well, I'm older than you, can I have the audacity to call you 'Mr. Orange'?"

Qing Deng nodded.

"Then-Ju-kun, it's the first time we meet."

Onodera let out a long breath.

"Mr. Ju, you and your father... really look alike. Just now, for a moment, I thought Takashi Tachibana was resurrected."

Qingdeng smiled slightly, half-jokingly said:

"In this way, it should be enough to prove my identity?"

"Hahaha, that's true. From the looks of it, you are undoubtedly Takashi Tachibana's son."

After all, Onodera laughed lightly a few times.

However, with just a snap of his fingers, the smile on his face changed into a solemn and dignified one.

"Mr. Ju, why are you here? This is not where you should be."

There was obvious tension in Onodera's voice.

Although his emotional expression was very reserved, his worries and worries were thoroughly conveyed to Qingdeng.

The matter has come to this point, and there is no need to play tricks and cover things up.

"Mr. Onodera, I am currently investigating the case that killed my father."

Qingdeng said bluntly, word for word.

"I learned from a certain source that there is a 'hidden stronghold' of my father on the top of Mount Kikyo, so I brought my companions to check it out."

Every time Qingdeng said a word, Onodera's eyes widened.

In the end, his eyes were as big as a bell.

"You, you... are you investigating... that case?"

Onodera seemed to be petrified, and cast a horrified look at Qingdeng without moving.

His lips moved several times, as if he was planning to say something, but he couldn't utter the formed words for a long time.

In the end, as if he gave up struggling, he let out a long sigh of "ah".

"Two fathers and sons are involved in the same case one after the other...How could such a thing happen in the world..."

Onodera's incoherent earthquake soundtrack.

Regardless of the other party's confusion, Qingdeng quickly asked:

"Mr. Onodera, since this step is my father's old acquaintance, I wonder if I can help you?"

In the next second, Qingdeng cut his sharp eyes to Onodera.

"May I ask what is the relationship between your step and my father? What kind of friendship? This place is my father's 'hidden stronghold'?"

Regarding Qingdeng's machine-gunned questions, Onodera pursed his lips and fell into deep thought.

It was not until a while later that he asked solemnly:

"...Mr. Ju, let me take the liberty to ask: do you know how dangerous this case you are currently investigating is?"

"I know."

Qingdeng replied sonorously without thinking.

"In fact, I have uncovered a lot of unbearable shady things about this case. I am fully aware of the danger of this case, but I am mentally prepared to meet any bad endings."

"..."

Onodera raised his head, piercing Qingdeng's eyes with sharp eyes like arrows.

Qingdeng accepts Onodera's gaze calmly. The expression is composed and unhurried.

This short confrontation ended with Onodera's "throwing and admitting defeat".

"Haha...it seems...you are not trying to be brave or telling lies..."

Onodera sighed again, then twitched the corners of his mouth and squeezed out an ugly wry smile.

"Tachibana Longzhi, Tachibana Longzhi, you must have never thought of it? Your son will actually take over your 'mission'..."

Speaking of this, Onodera took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and looked up to the sky.

A moment later, when he opened his eyes, the bewilderment and trance in his eyes disappeared.

Instead, it was excitement and exhilaration.

"This is God's will!"

"At the moment when I was desperate and about to be cornered, you, who took over Takayuki Tachibana's 'mission', just happened to appear here and now... I really can't think of any other reason than God's will!"

"Perhaps... the gods have allowed me to live on for this day!"

"Okay! I will tell you everything I know! I will answer every question you ask truthfully!"

"However, before that, can you tell me the progress of your current case investigation? I can tell you the truth that you don't know one by one according to your actual situation."

Qingdeng nodded, and then briefly stated his recent experiences.

After listening carefully, Onodera took a deep breath:

"You've already searched so deeply... Amazing! In this way, there's not much left for me to tell you."

"In that case, I don't want to talk nonsense anymore, let's get straight to the point with you!"

"In order to bribe the cadres of the Shimizu clan, Takayuki Tachibana borrowed a large amount of money."

"After a long period of observation, screening, testing, and contact... in the end, two important cadres of the Qingshui clan were bribed by him."

"One of them is called Beiyuan Yinzang."

Beiyuan——Hearing this familiar surname, Qingdeng's brows twitched instantly.

However, he did not interrupt and continued to listen quietly.

"As for the other person..."

Speaking of this, Onodera paused.

In an instant, he showed a rather charming expression mixed with helplessness and embarrassment.

However, with just a snap of his fingers, he smoothed out all the discoloration between his cheeks.

"……it is me."

At the moment when Onodera's words fell, a breeze came into the room, blowing away his skirt, revealing his tattoos all over his body.

Onodera's "It's me" obviously didn't use a very loud volume, nor did it use a very high-pitched tone, but Qingdeng and others heard the sound like thunder, one after another, and a long-lasting feeling.

Like the echo of the valley, Onodera's words "it's me" circled and echoed in the ears of Qingdeng and the others, and then drifted away far away.

The lively chief executive almost cried out.

When her lips parted subconsciously, she quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth and nose when she recovered.

But even so, there was still a deep exclamation leaking from between his fingers.

Although Qingdeng and Sanako didn't react as violently as the chief executive, they were also deeply astonished.

At this moment, Qingdeng deeply felt what it means to "walk through the iron shoes and find nowhere to find it, and it doesn't take much effort to get it"!

Ever since he learned from Ugaki Goro the important information that Takashi Tachibana obtained 5,000 taels of 'bribe funds' in vain with empty gloves", Qingdeng has been worrying about how to find Takayuki Tachibana's bribe target.

To this day, Qingdeng is still at a loss for what to do about it——and finally, the person who was bribed by Tachibana actually showed up by himself!

The so-called "pie in the sky" is nothing more than that.

Driven by agitated emotions, Qingdeng brought up his whole body and mind, unwilling to let go of every word and phrase that Onodera said next.

"The casino is the most important industry of the Shimizu family."

"In order to facilitate management and decentralize power, the boss...that is, Shimizu Eiichi divided the huge casino industry into several shares and handed them over to me, Kitahara Ginzo and other cadres."

"Actually, the story between me and Takayuki Tachibana is not complicated."

"Tachibana Takashi found me, paid me a lot of money, and asked me for clues about the 'magic medicine'."

"According to what you said just now, you seem to call that damned broken medicine a 'deceitful medicine', while we call it a 'magic medicine'."

"In order to make it easier for you to understand, I will uniformly change the name to 'deceitful medicine' afterwards."

"'Strange medicine' is the top secret of the Qingshui clan."

"Even as a cadre in the clan, I don't know anything about it."

"To be honest, I only found out about the existence of this medicine when Julong came to see me."

"It's funny to say that the whole process of me and Takashi Tachibana getting acquainted, getting to know each other, becoming acquainted, and finally becoming comrades-in-arms is full of drama."

"The initial relationship between the two of us... was very simple, without any impurities, it was purely 'benefit transfer'."

"He wants information on the 'strange medicine', and I want money."

"For this reason, I took advantage of my status to secretly investigate the 'Past and Present' of the 'Strange Medicine'."

"It's fine if you don't check this medicine, but if you check it... it's shocking!"

"To put it simply, the 'deceitful drug' is a slow poison with poppy as the main material."

"It mainly has two functions: hallucinogenic, and destroying people's sanity, making people impulsive and irritable."

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Taking the senior high school entrance examination + getting a headache from the noise of the dragon boat race outside, unable to take a nap + lack of sleep leading to lethargy = full stack of debuffs, poor state.

I’m so sorry, I only wrote a little bit today... (crying with a headache.

Fortunately, however, the literary drama of investigating the case has basically come to an end. Starting tomorrow, Qingdeng will officially start filming with the Qingshui Clan and the Fazhu Party.

Today's senior high school exam paper is still very difficult, and I almost didn't finish it.

I feel that I did poorly in the exam, and I may have to repeat it for another year~~

Next year I will take the senior high school entrance examination again~~