Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

Chapter 1062 [Chapter ENDING] 14

Earthwork: "..."

The earth side did not speak for a long time.He didn't even ask "why", just pinched the thin piece of paper for so long, silent.

Then Miss Quan's voice sounded again.Neither high nor low, neither fast nor slow, the speed and tone of speech are so just right, enough to describe the trajectory left by this best and most loyal subordinate after he parted with his companions in the Shinsengumi.

"At the last moment before Hakodate surrendered... the Shinsengumi needs a commander to deal with these matters."

"Soma-kun accepted this difficult mission so calmly, and became the 'captain'... The name 'main hall' is said to have been changed at that time."

"Later, some people were interrogated for the assassination of Sakamoto Ryoma, and Soma-kun was among them...In the end, Ryoma's assassination was not held accountable because there was no evidence, but the assassination of Ito Kokotaro, Soma-kun was finally identified as one of those responsible and sentenced to exile."

The earthworker suddenly spoke up.

"... He is not responsible."

Ms. Quan seemed a little surprised and stopped her narration.

"……Eh?!"

Tufang didn't look at her, but was still holding the paper, his eyes were slightly lowered, and he was looking at a fixed point in front of him in a trance.The light of the oil lamp flickered, reflecting his handsome face on and off.

"The assassination of Sakamoto Ryoma...the Shinsengumi did not do it. It is said...it was done by the Mieigumi, but they didn't leave any evidence. Instead, they deliberately left Harada...the belongings of a Shinsengumi cadre At the scene..."

Miss Quan seemed a little surprised.

"...Really?" She asked casually, without any prejudice or disgust, just very plain—at the same time, she asked a little curiously: "Why did they do this? Shinsengumi?"

The earth side was silent for a while.

"Probably because Shinsengumi's reputation is already out there... One more evil thing, it's nothing." He replied hoarsely.

"Originally, there was a conflict between the Shinsengumi and the Jianhui group...the people in the Jianhui group are all pretentious guys. They are arrogant and domineering because of their better background, and they want to take advantage of any good things. , I don't want to take responsibility..."

Miss Quan let out an oh, as if she had realized something.

"So, they did such a big thing, and they were afraid of being held accountable in the future, so they planted the blame on the Shinsengumi?" She asked, and couldn't help but sneered.

"Didn't you say that you are a warrior? Can't you do the words 'dare to be brave'? What kind of warrior is that—"

Tufang paused and laughed hoarsely twice.

"...Yeah," he agreed.

Without warning, he moved on to the next thing.

"Although the assassination of Kokotaro Ito was done by the Shinsengumi, Souma didn't sit in any high position at that time, so how can it be regarded as his responsibility!"

Miss Quan lowered her eyes, her eyes flashed.

"Maybe, what they want is not the truth, but a scapegoat to vent their anger on..." she said.

Earthwork's body trembled slightly.

It seems that this sentence has been heard before.

...It means Kondo-kun's martyrdom.

Until this moment, he suddenly felt a real feeling——

"...It's not over yet."

Miss Quan seemed surprised. "What?"

But Tufang didn't intend to continue explaining to her.

Because of this kind of thing, there is no need to let others know.

The guilt and pain in his heart, because of his lack of consideration at the beginning, let a loyal, capable and brave subordinate like Soma take over for him to bear the anger that those Sa Chang people in the new government urgently need to vent, let Xiang Ma The horse alone bears the pressure and guilt brought about by the final separation of the Shinsengumi, which eventually leads to Soma cutting his belly when he is free and can live peacefully——

How much self-blame, how guilty, how sorry, how painful he felt in his heart after learning all these facts, just keep it in his heart.

Therefore, he must continue to work hard and continue to move forward.

Moreover, it is necessary to atone for the sins of those comrades who have already left.

He remembered the contents of a case file he had just read.

He didn't take out that file in particular, but just read it for too long.

Because although the case file involved old members of the Shinsengumi, there was nothing suspicious about the whole incident, and it had nothing to do with his ongoing investigation.

It is a simple record, which records that Jingoro Yokokura, a member of the former Shinsengumi team, was sentenced to death on August [-]th, Meiji [-]rd year for being identified as one of the murderers of Kokotaro Ito and suspected of assassinating Ryoma Sakamoto. Death penalty, Oishi Yujiro was also executed on October [-] of the same year because he was identified as the murderer of Kokotaro Ito.

Although Hijikata knew that the accusation against the two men involved in the assassination of Kokotaro Ito was indeed true, and he was mentally prepared to understand that they might not be spared; but he saw their final outcome in black and white in the records of the Metropolitan Police Department. In the dossier, it was as if the boot of fate had finally come down and hit him on the top of his head, making him dizzy and confused.

It was only at this moment that he clearly realized what kind of cruel and terrifying fate Kiyohara Yukiha was obsessed with redeeming back then. Looking at the Shinsengumi, I wish I could crush them all to be satisfied.

If he was arrested, it is absolutely impossible to survive to this day; moreover, he will definitely encounter the almost insulting death method of Kondo-kun at the time - depriving him of the right to perform seppuku as a samurai, declaring his so-called "crime" loudly, Hands tied behind his back, kneeling on the execution ground in broad daylight and having his head beheaded by the executioner...

"...As expected, I have been gently supported by everyone, and I have come to this day." He said unconsciously.

At this moment, he didn't seem to care much about the leak of his heartfelt words being heard by Miss Quan in front of him.

After all, she is the blind date selected by Yamakawa-kun and the others. Even if she doesn't know his true identity, she should never have a vigilant and fearful resentment towards Shinsengumi or Aizu Fan.

And, to say such a sentence - a sentence from the bottom of my heart, full of gratitude and reminiscence, should... be allowed, right?

He suddenly cast his eyes on Miss Quan beside him.

He felt as if he didn't have the strength to read through the thin piece of recording paper he held in his hand.Well, since she sounds like she's read the entire case file, he'll just ask her.

"...Did Soma-kun's family... say anything in this case?"

His voice was a little hoarse and difficult to distinguish, and the question was extremely difficult.But she understood his meaning almost immediately, and replied:

"Mr. Soma took advantage of his wife's going out and no one at home... and he also said to his wife before his death that 'about me, his words are useless'. So even though he had interviewed his wife at that time, his wife answered all of them. 'I don't know', 'There's nothing special to say'..."

She paused, finding it difficult to come to the final conclusion.

"...Therefore, the motive and real reason for Soma-kun's seppuku cannot be ascertained. In the end, the case was closed as suicide."

Her voice fell in the room late at night, and Hijikata didn't make a sound for a long time.

Finally, he said with a slight sigh: "...Really."

Although it was only a short word, the pain in his tone almost passed through his voice and echoed in the air.

She stared sadly and sympathetically at his profile, which was almost half covered in shadow by the lights, and hummed softly.

I don't know how much time passed, but his voice sounded hoarse again.

"Souma-kun...in fact, he probably joined the Shinsengumi at the end of the game."

Liu Quan thought about it, and said "Oh" cautiously, as if he was a pure passerby who had no memory of it.

The earthwork sighed.

He didn't seem to mind whether she knew these things about Shinsengumi, but just looked down at the piece of paper in his hand, as if reading the writing on it, and then kept talking slowly.

"...It didn't take long for the battle of Toba Fushimi, and then the shogunate retreated all the way, all the way north..."

"The glory of the Ikeda house, and the period after the change of the forbidden gate can be regarded as the most glorious days of the Shinsengumi... Calculated, he has almost never experienced it..."

"Following the Shinsengumi and the shogunate army here and there, what I encountered was probably nothing but turmoil and difficulties..."

"It seems that in order to rescue Kondo who was imprisoned at the beginning... Director, he was also imprisoned unreasonably..."

"After successfully escaping, it has been going north, north..."

"At the end of the day, I have to take over the position of captain of the Shinsengumi... I know that whoever is the leader at that time will receive the most severe treatment..."

"Finally he was pardoned and returned to Tokyo, what is he doing—"

The earthwork's voice finally choked up.He stopped talking.

For a moment, Liu Quan almost had an illusion, as if on the eve of leaving Aizu, saying goodbye to Xiao Yi and the other team members who volunteered to stay and support, the sad, guilty, and heartbroken deputy chief had returned again.

However, she is no longer the "Qing Yuan Xue Ye" she was back then.She is "Quan Xinya".She was an old lady from a declining family who had only temporarily cooperated with him in the investigation because of a minor theft case.

At this moment, she finally hated her bad taste at the beginning—why didn't she tell him the truth about who she was in the first place?Why the petty tantrum when he didn't recognize himself?If she regained her identity as "Qingyuan Xueye" now, in such a situation, she could directly rush to hug him and comfort him with gentle words, instead of trying her best to pretend A docile and harmless passer-by who doesn't know what's going on, looks at his pain sympathetically and politely, but can't do anything——

"Mr. Soma, he is worthy of his last title." She heard her own voice suddenly sound.

...Impulsion is really bad!Now think about how to round up the words!

She saw that Hijikata's body visibly shook, and knew that he had heard her impulsive remarks just now.It's too late to withdraw now, so she could only think about the next wording, and said carefully:

"He must be willing to make such a sacrifice because he respects the beliefs of the Shinsengumi... He feels that he is doing the right thing. In fact, it may be true..."

Tufang raised his head to look at her in surprise, and unconsciously let out a "huh?" in his throat.

Liu Quan realized that he should express his position more objectively so as to fit the current personality, so he could only pause before continuing:

"...I don't have a good impression of Satsuma either. In fact, my father passed away prematurely because he was involved in the Xixiang incident... I persuaded him at the beginning, but unfortunately he didn't listen..."

Hijikata groaned in surprise, as if he was convinced by this reason, nodded, and then lowered his eyes to look at the piece of paper in his hand again.

Liu Quan consciously passed this test, breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a while and said slowly:

"That's why I respect Soma-kun's choice...It's a pity that a person as good as him can't stay in this world...I guess."

The author has something to say:

February 12:

It feels like this chapter is like the invisible special session of Master Soma【.

But he is indeed an admirable person.

It’s been half a year since joining the team, and it’s the battle of Toba Fushimi, and then it’s all about the shadow of defeat all the way

On the day when Hakodate was finally defeated, he took over as the captain of the Shinsengumi (actually the director of the bureau)

As a result, he was interrogated harshly because of this, and finally sentenced to permanent exile.

Finally found someone in the place of exile who was willing to take him in and got married.

After being pardoned and returned to Tokyo, he performed seppuku again

If the deputy chief is the last elegy of the samurai, so is he

Next update: tentatively after midnight tomorrow

I have to quickly end this silly and sweet reasoning process, I'm really not suitable for writing detective cases [.

but!The next adventure of the deputy chief and the girl!Absolutely old-fashioned, sour and sweet (?)