Age of Heroes, 10-game winning streak

Naomi Shiromine was about to speak but stopped.

"If you have anything to say, just say it. I never punish people for their words here."

"Sir, you should set out immediately to find Sister Mahiru. You've already killed one swordsman and defeated the other two. Usui Yoshitsugu is also dead. The news can't be concealed. Once it gets out, it will have a huge deterrent effect on the Inahaya Society. They will definitely not harm anyone in the short term, and may even send someone to negotiate peace." Shiromine Naomi analyzed rationally, "Even if you're not here right now, they won't dare to do anything. At most, they might try to test and make things difficult for you. But the Inahaya Society won't dare to gamble on whether you will retaliate against them. So, Sir, you can go directly to find Sister Mahiru, and leave the rest of the chores to me."

That makes sense.

"In the Ganges River." Bai Yu nodded: "The analysis is quite thorough."

"So……"

"But you overlooked one point." Bai Yu said slowly: "The forces involved are not only the Inahaya Association, but also the invisible hand hidden in the shogunate, and even the Tianzhu Chamber of Commerce... These parties are all involved. I treat the Baifeng group as a fat sheep, and now I have eaten most of it. Even if one or two teeth break in the end, I will still bite when I need to, and I will not stop midway."

"You think that they are looking at this from the weaker side in the meeting, but they don't think so. The strong don't need to reason with the weak. The death of key people means that they have to implement the plan to the end and lose money. If you retreat midway after you have already appeared, you will not only get nothing, but you will also lose a swordsman."

He continued to deduce in the face of Shiromine Naomi's astonished eyes.

"I have a feeling that even if there are negotiations, it won't be a ceasefire agreement. It's likely that the victor will demand the vanquished sign a treaty... In other words, in exchange for sparing you, they'll demand you cede territory and pay compensation."

"In the eyes of these parties, their offensive is just blocked. In fact, the overall trend is still in their hands. It is only a matter of time before they want to win, but it is not worth it to continue to pay too much price. Simply let the Bai Feng Group continue to exist. But correspondingly... we need to perform a castration surgery on the Bai Feng group, what is the specific form?"

Bai Yu held her chin and thought: "It is most likely that you will be asked to marry someone, and then the Baifeng Group will be regarded as a collateral line and become a vassal of a certain family."

"And this certain family is the one most likely to receive commendation from the shogunate, be promoted to a samurai family, and enter the shogunate's Imperial Council."

As he finished speaking, the water boiled.

The iron kettle spurted out water vapor and made a whining sound. The iron kettle burned bright red, and the maple leaf pattern on it was revealed, followed by a yaksha and a tiger, with their fangs and eyes glowing with fire.

At the same time, there was a knock on the door.

"I'm very sorry to disturb you. Master... the phone number is from Inahaya."

Ruotou, who was waiting outside the door, handed over a mobile phone.

Shiromine Naomi answered the call in person and put the phone on the desk.

The subsequent conversation, including greetings, only lasted about ten sentences.

The national character of the Yingzhou people is always overly arrogant and overly inferior. Humility and politeness are reflected in superficial greetings, while the inner viciousness, paranoia, and madness are hidden in the bone marrow... They can fight on the night after the river of blood flows. They communicated on the phone, but hung up after saying less than ten sentences, which proved that Inahaya was too lazy to maintain superficial humility and stopped pretending.

Hang up.

Shiromine Naomi sighed softly: "Just like what Mr. said, the other party seems to want to negotiate, but has no intention of negotiating at all, and his tone is full of instigation."

The king humiliated the minister and died, Ruotou couldn't help but said angrily: "Damn beasts!"

Bai Yu poured hot water into the teapot, and a fragrance suddenly filled the tea room. He said lightly: "We must talk about it, but how to talk about it, you can think about it slowly. You have a good rest tonight, don't worry too much." I will take care of things tomorrow."

Shiromine Naomi didn't dare to say anything: "Everything depends on sir."

"By the way, there is another thing." Bai Yu handed a cup of hot tea to the two of them: "There will be a few boat merchants from Daxia coming to send greetings. You can discuss business with them. , now the Baifeng Group has suffered a lot of losses and needs some new business."

"I have considered this matter before." Naomi hesitated: "But we don't have a dock. The Hakumine group has no control over the docks and warehouses in Edo."

Bai Yu said: "Don't worry, agree first, they don't have a choice anyway."

Naomi lowered her head and said, "Yes."

The two of them picked up the teacup, drank it all in one gulp, put the teacup down, turned around and left to deal with business.

Bai Yu stared at the tea in the teapot... He drank it in such a hurry. Isn't it hot?

Naomi, who had just walked out of the door less than ten steps, immediately took out a handful of ice cubes from her pocket and stuffed it into her mouth.

She was prepared.

Ruotou on the side also kept licking the roof of his mouth with his tongue, feeling like his skin was being burned. He asked in a hoarse voice: "Master, what is the origin of this gentleman?"

Shiromine Naomi shook her head: "Don't ask if you shouldn't ask... If you don't tell me, it's just not time to let us know yet."

Although my husband said that he would be responsible personally, in matters like negotiation, we still have to pay attention to the word "power".

No matter how strong he is, it won't be enough to make Inahaya surrender... let alone the hand in the shogunate.

After all, he is from Daxia, and his influence on Yingzhou is limited.

Unless he really has some kind of big identity, tomorrow's negotiation will probably be...

"If the other party really makes a request, they want to hand me over." Naomi Shiromine suddenly stopped and said, "You must not raise any objection."

Ruotou's expression changed, he remained silent and said, "Yes."

Chapter 582 I won’t speak first when spring comes

The location for negotiations between the two parties was finalized in Edo.

The location was chosen in a private box of a teahouse.

The people responsible for the security of the negotiations are Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Souji of the Shinsengumi, as well as their subordinate team members, a total of eleven people.

Completely block off the third floor and above of the teahouse, and do not allow any unrelated persons to enter or exit.

With the Shinsengumi's credit endorsement, this negotiation can be considered safe. At least both parties dare not start a fight directly in front of the Shinsengumi.

Even if the talks fall apart, we have to slowly figure out how to deal with it after we go back.

Okita Souji was guarding the stairs on the third floor, holding wagashi in his hand and eating it, like a little hamster, talking to Hijikata Tozo.

"Mr. Hijikata, didn't you all say yesterday that the Hakuho Group was going to be doomed? Why is there still a chance for negotiation today?"

Hijikata Toshizo said calmly: "I just said that there is a high probability that the Hakuho Group will be wiped out. Who knew that Inahaya Kai's full blow failed to win with one blow."

"Didn't a swordsman take action? Could it be that the wandering swordsman has returned?"

"I don't know the specific situation. I just know that yesterday three swordsmen took action, but they were all defeated." Hijikata took out the cigarette box, tapped it with his fingers, popped out a cigarette, held it in his mouth, and said thoughtfully: "According to In the Shinsengumi’s intelligence system, it is said that a swordsman has died, and this is the direct reason that prompted Inahaya to choose to negotiate.”

"So we were called over to work overtime." Souji Okita said angrily: "A group of gangsters actually asked us to guard the gate for them."

"This time the peace talks were held under the auspices of the shogunate, and they were also held in private." Hijikata pressed the lighter and lit the cigarette: "Boss Kondo doesn't want to take on this job, but there is no way. We are civil servants after all, and we should The tasks to be performed will be performed.”

"If the negotiation breaks down, why don't we fight?" Okita licked his lips: "I haven't killed a Yakuza member for a long time."

Hijikata Toshizo breathed out white mist, and at this time a team member leaned close and whispered a few words.

The deputy director of Ghost narrowed his eyes and said, "Someone has arrived."

……

Ten minutes ago.

The top seat of the teahouse.

There were two groups of people sitting on the left and right of a table... the Inahaya group and the Bai Feng group.

At the top of the table, a curtain hung down, and behind the curtain sat a vague figure. It was not clear who it was, only that it was a big shot in the shogunate.

Outside the curtain stood a messenger in black clothes, presiding over the negotiation on his behalf.

The man was like a eunuch with a sharp voice, shouting: "Today's negotiation will be conducted under the witness of the shogunate. Both sides are invited to make presentations and put forward their respective demands."

Naomi Hakumine specially put on a black mourning dress today. She said calmly: "The Hakumine group demands that Inahaya will be responsible for all casualties and losses caused during this undeclared war and return the occupied Hakumine All strongholds of the group, compensate us for the loss of assets, and..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by an old man on the other side.

There are only three people who will come forward today.

One of them is called Usui Kozaburo, grandfather of the late Usui Yoshitsugu, and current head of the Usui family, and the current president of the Inahayakai; the other two are both powerful figures in the Inahayakai, one is named Kasai, and is the white paper fan of the Inahayakai, and is called Shetoudi in the Yakuza; the other is named Matsushita, and is the double-flowered red stick of the Inahayakai, and is called Wakato in the Yakuza.

Kosaburo Usui said unceremoniously: "Compensation for losses is a joke. Inahaya won the battle but not lost. Your strongholds were all wiped out. Changletian was also burned to the ground. Ruozhong and his retainers were also burned." How many people are left? With the Bai Feng Group’s family background, we can’t support so many people without the territory.”

Kosaburo Usui pressed his withered fingers on the table, and suddenly his expression turned fierce and he said with a ferocious expression: "My grandson died in this battle, and I haven't asked you for compensation yet!"

Shiromine Naomi said coldly: "Since Chairman Inahaya knows so clearly, why do you still choose to negotiate?"

Gu Sanlang sneered: "I'm just giving you a way out, don't be ungrateful."

Naomi sighed quietly: "Since you are choosing to negotiate under the shogunate, please show your sincerity... At least it is not good to lie on key issues. The body of the purple lightning swordsman was returned yesterday. , this is the reason why Inahaya is willing to negotiate, right? Although you have won on the surface, you cannot give the Hakuho Group a fatal blow. At least I am still alive, and the foundation of the Hakuho Group still exists. In other words, give us We could have a comeback at any time for a while.”

Her voice was not loud and did not have many ups and downs, but the words she spoke contained actual fire of anger beneath the silence.

"The Inahaya Association is very powerful, but the Hakuho Group is still there. We can continue to fight this war until our side is completely dead or falls apart."

"How many swordsmen are there in the Inahaya Club?"

"I would like to ask the head of the Bojing family, do you have to have the swordsman guard you every night in order to sleep peacefully?"

Kosaburo Usui said angrily: "Are you threatening me?"

"I'm just telling the truth. This is how the Yakuza war is. It's not over until the last person dies." Naomi Shiromine said coldly: "You were the one who made the move first! Why are you still complaining to the shogunate now! "

The atmosphere was tense for a moment.

The big shot in the shogunate behind the curtain seemed to have said something, and the host listened to it, and then said in a sharp voice: "The Hakuho Group has already put forward its demands. Next, it will be Inahaya's turn to put forward his own negotiation proposals."

Kasai from the Inahaya Association took out a stack of paper and was about to give a long speech, but Shiromine Naomi glanced at it and skipped to the end: "Our appeal is very simple. Inahaya Association hopes that the Hakumine Group can disband on its own. We can follow the instructions We will provide humanitarian compensation for some losses. In the future, Daozaohui can sign an agreement with the Bai Feng family to ensure that your lives will not be disturbed..."

"Absolutely impossible." Naomi refused.

"Alternatively," Kasai continued, "Naomi Shiromine can choose the Kanto Alliance Generation Group for marriage, and the children of the head of the Shiromine family will lead the Shirakine Group... Then we can exchange half of the Shirakine Group's current industry and share the position in Jiang part of the household’s property.”

Ruotou of the Bai Feng group clenched his fists, and he indeed said exactly what his husband said.

This calculation is really loud.

Usui Kosaburo said calmly, "If you can't accept the Inazawa-kai, you can always join one of the other families... This is also the only way for the Hakubine Group to continue to exist. I hope you will consider this carefully, little girl from the Hakubine family."

Naomi Shiromine asked, "Why do you think I will agree to your unreasonable request?"

"You will agree." Kozaburo Usui said: "Because you know that you can't keep what you have, and following the winner is not a bad thing in the first place."

At this time, the person behind the curtain spoke again.

After listening, the host did not raise his voice, but lowered his voice: "Your Excellency, the shogunate intends to promote the market economy, and the Baifeng group can consider restructuring and forming a company system. At that time, the shogunate can consider providing certain policy support and allowing Baifeng to The company operates some special industries."

Shiromine Naomi looked in the direction of the curtain. She knew that the shogunate would help, but she didn't expect that the other party would be so direct... After promising benefits, what's next? What does she have to pay?

"However, it is necessary to disband the Shinto Geninryu, announce the death of the wandering swordsman, and marry the person designated by the shogunate..." The host's eyes shone with light: "Master Bai Feng, are you satisfied? The shogunate is satisfied. Supporting it with your own hands, even though you are not from the Wu family, is a ticket to the new world."

I don’t care about plotting, even for the missing sister Mahiru.

Is this to completely cut off her escape route, force her to remain anonymous, or simply run away?

Do you really want to eliminate the roots?

Naomi Shiraimine's eyes were cold. If she could sacrifice herself to join Shiromine and join others, she might consider it, but without exception, these people are all lions who want both...not just her people, but also others. Include the Bai Feng Group as well.

"I don't accept it," she said. "I don't accept it either."

The host took a step forward and said in a sharp voice: "Have you thought about it carefully? This is the goodwill of the shogunate!"

Kosaburo Usui said coldly: "Do you really think you are still qualified to bargain?"

Shiromine Naomi had already stood up: "Then let the war continue."

Behind the curtain, the big shot of the shogunate said calmly: "In that case... let's list the Hakuho Group as criminals designated by the shogunate."

Shiromine Naomi was shocked and looked behind the curtain: "Is this the attitude of the shogunate? Defining hundreds of people as criminals requires the signature of the shogun!"

"I have already given you a chance, Patriarch Bai Feng. I have already arrived here. Do you still need to ask what your general's attitude will be?" The big man's voice was somewhat feminine and playful: "As long as you dare to leave this gate... ...I promise that within three days, all the heads of your Shirakine family will be hung on the execution platform of the shogunate."

Naomi stood where she was, no matter whether she left or left.

Sure enough, the most difficult thing is the hand within the shogunate.

Shiromine Naomi couldn't tell whether the other party was trying to scare her or if she really had the ability.

She didn't dare to gamble.

Once she is labeled a criminal by the shogunate, there will be no place for her to stay in the entire Yingzhou. She will either become a bandit, abandon her family property and leave her home, or become a dead soul at the hands of the sword!

Just thinking about the heads placed on the execution platform with no eyes open made her feel dizzy.

"Make a decision quickly." the host urged.

Kosaburo Hakui also looked stern and said inwardly: "Stop wasting time!"

Both parties exerted pressure at the same time.

A group of demons danced wildly in the room, like ghosts rushing towards her ferociously, trying to tear her into pieces.

At this time...

Squeak!

The door to the conference room was pushed open, footsteps were heard, and then he stepped in...