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Ms. Sumire, who had been searching for Yoshida Toshima's body since earlier, frowned suddenly after examining the last corpse and muttered to herself:

"That's strange... we haven't found Yoshida Toshima's body...!"

Upon hearing this, Qingdeng was taken aback, then quickly retorted:

"Didn't find it? Are you sure?"

Miss Violet nodded very seriously.

"Yes, I'm absolutely certain! Yoshida Toshima is definitely not here!"

Qing Deng and Miss Jin exchanged a glance—they both noticed a serious expression on each other's faces.

They had all participated in the battle just now, so they were quite certain that under the tight blockade of Miss Sumire and the other female ninjas, no one could escape! Absolutely no one escaped from this warehouse!

Yoshida Minoru was in charge of leading the team to burn down Kyoto.

At this critical juncture, he's not here... This is not good news!

Perhaps this is what they mean by "good things never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone"—just then, Ah Tao's anxious voice came from not far away:

"Miss Jin! Come quick! Something's happened!"

Upon hearing this, Qingdeng immediately ran over with Miss Jin.

Atao and several other female ninjas were seen surrounding a large wooden box.

"Xiao Tao, what's wrong?"

Miss Jin asked, peeking into the box.

Qingdeng moved even faster; he had already craned his neck to see what was inside the box—it was empty.

However, with his excellent eyesight, Qingdeng discovered tiny black particles in the corner at the bottom of the box—gunpowder!

Atao explained from the side:

"There are still a few empty boxes here!"

Miss Violet immediately said:

"Where are the remaining empty wooden crates? Let me see them!"

Atao led them to see it.

Although the wooden crates were empty, Qingdeng and Miss Jin could vaguely discern traces that they had once contained gunpowder and kerosene.

Qingdeng and Miss Jin exchanged another glance—this time, they both noticed an unpleasant look on each other's faces.

Yoshida Toshima, who is not located here...

The wooden crates that should have been filled with kerosene and gunpowder were now empty...

Although the two remained silent, after combining the two pieces of information, they both arrived at a chilling and terrifying answer!

Miss Violet made a decisive decision—

"Amei! Bring over a few guys who can still talk!"

Her tone was filled with anger and anxiety...

Amei was startled and dared not delay, so she immediately dragged over several prisoners who could still speak.

Upon seeing the prisoners, Miss Violet didn't waste any words and asked directly:

"Tell me quickly! Where is Yoshida Toshima?!"

There were three prisoners who were dragged in for questioning.

One person hung their head, expressionless.

One person closed his eyes, pretending to be deaf and dumb.

The last person raised his head and looked at Miss Violet with disdain.

"You bitch...! Don't you dare boss me around like that..."

Bang!

Before he could finish speaking, Miss Jin kicked him directly in the cheek with the back of her foot.

It's clear that she has stopped exerting herself.

If kicked with full force, this person would most likely pass out.

Of course, getting kicked in the face is never a pleasant experience.

The man groaned, and blood mixed with saliva gushed down the corner of his mouth.

Miss Jin, who was in a hurry, didn't care about anything else. She bent down, grabbed the man's collar, and repeated the question:

"Tell me quickly! Where is Yoshida Toshima?!"

The man gasped for breath several times. After a moment, he looked up again and cast a disdainful glance at Miss Jin—this time, his disdain was tinged with mockery.

"I don't know how you found this place... but your luck has run out!"

"Hahaha! Mr. Yoshida was truly prescient!"

"You bitch, I'll tell you the truth!"

"Seeing that the wind had picked up, Mr. Yoshida, not wanting to waste this favorable wind, had already led his men to the designated arson site ahead of time!"

"You guys just found several empty boxes too, right?"

"We are merely guarding this warehouse that still contains a small amount of kerosene and gunpowder, ready to set off a second fire at any time if the situation warrants it!"

"Did you understand?"

"If you understand, then go find somewhere cool to stay!"

"It won't be long before Kyoto becomes hotter than ever before!"

After saying that, he let out a gloomy, blatant mocking laugh.

Amidst the continuous laughter, the atmosphere was so heavy that words could not describe it!

Whether it was Qingdeng, Miss Jin, or the others, they all wore serious and dignified expressions.

In an effort to stop the atrocities committed by the Zunrong faction, they rushed here at full speed, but unexpectedly, they were still a step too late!

Miss Violet clenched her teeth, squeezing out the words between them:

"I'll ask one last time, where exactly did Yoshida Toshima go?"

"..."

The man fell silent.

He tilted his head, rolled his eyes, and glared at Miss Violet, a disdainful look still lingering on his lips.

Their attitude... is self-evident.

As for the other two prisoners, they both looked like they would rather die than speak.

"Miss Jin, please allow me to torture them!"

As she spoke, Ah Mei, with an unfriendly expression, pulled out several thin, sharp silver needles from her bosom.

Miss Violet waved her hand without hesitation:

"Use every means at your disposal to force them to reveal Yoshida Toshima's location!"

"Yes!"

Amei gave a shout and, together with several other female ninjas, dragged away the three prisoners, preparing to torture them.

At this moment, the guy who had just admitted that Yoshida Toshima was no longer there and had been mocking everyone loudly spat a mouthful of blood at Ms. Sumire.

"You bitch! If I were afraid of pain or death, I wouldn't be here!"

Miss Jin ignored their shouts and silently turned around to face Qing Deng and the others.

"Miss Jin, this is bad..."

Shintaro Tojo said quietly.

"You should have seen it too, those bastards are very determined."

"Even if we eventually manage to find out where Yoshida Toshima is, it will take an unknown amount of time."

"Unfortunately, what we lack most right now is precisely time."

Miss Jin raised her hand and vigorously rubbed her temples.

"Of course I understand what you're saying!"

Yoshida Toshima has already led his team to burn the castle.

To put it bluntly... perhaps in the next second, a huge, dazzling fireball will rise up somewhere in Kyoto!

Despite the dire situation, information is extremely scarce! Kyoto is so big, who knows where Yoshida Toshima and the others have gone!

Just when everyone was at a loss... someone suddenly spoke up:

"Wait... I might know where Yoshida Toshima went."

In an instant, Miss Jin and the others raised their eyes and looked at Qing Deng with surprise and doubt.

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Chapter 822 Hannya Takes the Field! Hannya vs. the Shinsengumi! [4500]

Time is tight, and intelligence is extremely scarce...

Under such circumstances, hoping to extract information from those few die-hard prisoners is almost certainly a recipe for disaster.

Therefore, Aoto had no choice but to return to his old profession—before becoming the well-known "Niou," he was the comrade-in-arms of the Hokuban-sho-cho-kai of Edo!

Right now, we can only rely on reasoning and intuition to determine the location where Yoshida Toshima and his men set the fire!

Although Qing Deng's last investigation and case-solving was four years ago during the "ban on Huanfudian," his skills have probably become quite rusty, but... he can't worry about that now!