After entering the gate of Luming Pavilion, after seeing the general situation in the venue clearly, Hijikata and Liu Quan split up.

Before parting with Tufang temporarily, Liu Quan once wanted to say to him "I have something to tell you after the matter is over", so that he would not show such a face when she claimed to be his wife in front of others next time Terrible look.But after thinking about it, this sentence sounds like a huge FLAG, it's better not to set it up in advance.

So she didn't say anything, just walked away.

Moreover, she is a little lucky now, because the deputy chief has to go to his high-ranking friends to talk to him, so she is assigned the task of finding out the whereabouts of Abe Juro.

She has a series of disguise skills, and now she is wearing gorgeous women's clothing. It must be difficult for Juro Abe to associate her with the deputy chief Fuki Kiyohara.But the appearance of the deputy chief hasn't changed much, Abe Juro can definitely recognize it at a glance!He would assassinate Anfu Caizhu's desperado who was not involved in the Youxiaolu incident back then!It is because Yasuto Saisuke has always been very loyal to Kondo and Hijikata, and finally became one of the senior cadres of the Shinsengumi!

The whereabouts of Abe Juro must be found out as soon as possible.However, this resplendent clubhouse is two stories high and has a large area; when Liu Quan just shuttled through the crowd, he heard someone say, "It is said that this place can accommodate more than 1000 people for activities at the same time", "It's really civilized." The light of enlightenment" or something like that.

Liu Quan quickly inspected upstairs and downstairs. Although he saw many people dressed as waiters, there was no face of Juro Abe among them.

With a thought in her mind, she pretended to be wandering in the venue as if nothing had happened, and took a cup of drink from the tray of the waiter who passed by her, and said casually: "Tonight's event is really amazing Shanda. You have worked hard too.... The leader of the Luming Pavilion is also an amazing person who can properly arrange so many servants serving guests—"

The young man's eyes lit up when he heard the words—maybe it was because he was praised by the guests—he nodded with a smile and said, "As you said, Mr. Komano is a very capable person! Everyone here trusts him very much. What about him! He will continue to serve the distinguished guests well from now on!"

Liu Quan smirked, and praised him a few more words, and asked curiously along the way, such as "Is it possible to come to such a big venue", "How does Komaye-kun arrange your work", "Is it hard to hear what you say when you meet foreigners?" What should I do if I understand", "Tonight's cooking looks really good, where is the celebrity chef specially hired?" and other chat-like questions.

As soon as the young man left, she took the cup and walked slowly to the dining table in the corner of the hall.

Of course, in this era, there is no such thing as a buffet in this kind of high-end club, so the dining table is actually just decorated with some small local handicrafts, and some people put empty glasses there after drinking drinks or wine. , so that the waiter can collect them all together.

She stood by the dining table for a few minutes, and someone beside her spoke.

"The foreigner with the highest official position here tonight is nothing more than the secretary to the consul general."

It is obvious that Tufang has already obtained sufficient information from his friends, and now that he found her here, he quickly walked over to exchange information with her (?).

"He came with the son of the consul general. Because it was a warm-up dance, he didn't invite too many people, nor did he invite many high-ranking figures."

"On our side, a military rank like Shanchuan-kun is considered very high among the guests present."

Hijikata's voice sounded very calm, and he succinctly stated the information he had in an orderly manner without any subjective misleading.

"...Among them, there are no old members of the Shinsengumi. Not a single one."

When he said this, his voice paused slightly.

Liu Quan's inner OS: Yes, aren't you... And you are still a rare high position... Fortunately, the task of repairing the world let you escape from feigning death, and you haven't escaped until today. I really did a great job~ As expected of me [Fog!

However, it stands to reason that the real identity of the deputy chief should not be revealed.Otherwise, the former Shinsengumi Oni's Deputy Chief and the Army of the Ezo Republic have such a resounding name. Now the forces in the new government have been reshuffled. Among the "Three Heroes of the Restoration", Kido Takayoshi from Changzhou—that is, Katsura Kogoro - died of illness, Okubo Toshimichi of Satsuma was assassinated and died, and Saigo Takamori was cut into his stomach at the end of the Southwest War. Counting the rest, the enmity between the Shinsengumi and the Aizu Domain is probably not so strong. They were born in the Aizu Domain Yamakawa Hiroshi also sat in a high position in the army. If the news that the deputy commander is still alive leaks out, he might be recruited by those officials and lords. After passing the exam, I can only be a trainee judge——

Liu Quan thought so in his heart, but did not show any emotion on his face, and said: "In this case, I will follow the clue of the servant to find out the whereabouts of Abe... the waiters in the hall who are in charge of serving the guests Most of them are young people, perhaps to make a good impression in front of foreigners... Maybe Abe is just a handyman, I will go to other places later to see."

Tufang pondered for a moment, seemed to think of something, and said, "I'm afraid it's inconvenient to receive a lady in a place where handymen gather...?"

Liu Quan secretly smiled.

The deputy chief doesn't know that I have 【Advanced Disguise】by my side.It is easy to pretend to be a middle-aged woman with a weathered face and a sad face in an instant!

She snapped her fingers triumphantly, but said with a serious face: "However, it is also important to protect those who may become the targets of Abe's attacks at the scene? Mr. Naito is a man, and he must be better than me—— I can't just wave a silk fan in front of Abe when Abe suddenly appears, right?"

As he said that, he also pretentiously spread out the western silk fan in his hand to match the western clothes, and slapped it a few times in front of his face.

Earthwork: "..."

He felt that a cloud of miasma suddenly began to rise from the top of his head.

"...Then do as you say." He replied succinctly, turned around and strode away.

Liu Quan almost didn't laugh.

Short oil, the deputy chief was finally run away by her.

She also turned away from the dining table, put away the silk fan and put it back in the small bag hanging on her wrist, and after leaving the hall, she chose a long corridor that not many people passed by. She walked faster and faster, and turned a corner After that, she dodged into a room.

When she was inspecting the entire guild hall, she had noticed that this room was small, and it was close to the work area in the backyard. It was probably a place for storing sundries, and it was very suitable for her transformation [Fog!

Liu Quan observed for a week, but didn't see anyone appearing, so he quickly dodged into the utility room.

After entering, she didn't waste any time, and directly used her [Advanced Disguise Technique] skill, and quickly put on one of the maid uniforms piled up in the utility room.

When she came out again, she was already a maid with a tray in her hand and a timid expression.

She went around the backyard and sneaked into the kitchen and laundry room to look around, but she didn't see the shadow of Juro Abe.

Seeing that the time was passing bit by bit, she had to take a little risk.

She leaned over to help a long-tongued maid fold the napkins, and casually asked as she folded them, "Is Hattori-kun here today...?"

The maid looked up at her as she worked.

Liu Quan hurriedly smiled at her, as if he was carefully trying to curry favor with her.

In fact, she just heard the servant woman mention the surname "Hattobu" when chatting with others, and said a few words such as "I heard that he spends his salary on wine in his spare time. Find a woman to settle down, I don't know why Komano-kun hired such a person" and other gossips just gave Liu Quan an idea to find a topic to talk to.

"Who are you?" the maid asked angrily. "There are too many newcomers coming in recently, anyone who doesn't know the place dares to hire here..."

Liu Quan immediately smiled obediently.

"To tell you the truth, my hometown opened a hotel in Hino, because there is no brother in the family to inherit the family business, my parents hope that I will come to Tokyo to study hard, and in the future I will go back and recruit a husband to inherit the family's small hotel..."

She had already thought up a whole set of stories about her background as a maid—this is also one of the occupational diseases she has developed while pretending to be latent for a long time. The elements of the gossip heart of this kind of enthusiastic and talkative middle-aged and elderly woman.

"...I was lucky enough to meet the opportunity here. In fact, this opportunity was not my turn at the beginning, but the daughter of the rented landlord's sister Yoshiyo said that the marriage was not going well, and now she is locked at home all day and is hurt by love. It's my turn to replace her..."

Speaking of this, Liu Quan deliberately prolonged the ending.Sure enough, the maid's attention was all attracted by this touching (?) love story, and she hurriedly asked: "Then what does this have to do with you asking about Hattori?!"

Liu Quan sighed.

"I heard that the person who was proposed to sister Fang Dai was Takeo-kun Hattori who worked here... It was also because of this that sister Fang Dai desperately got a chance to work here... Who knows that later he You actually rejected Yoshiro-san without even seeing her face to face."

She pretended to be angry with the enemy and said: "Everyone said that he disliked sister Fang Dai who returned to her mother's house as a widow at a young age, so he didn't want to meet sister Fang Dai! But I heard that he is not young. People, maybe I have had a wife before, why do you dislike sister Yoshiyo! When I think of sister Yoshiyo, she shed tears and said to me, "Being so despised by him, my life is over; you need this opportunity more, take care of me Do it, go home later and recruit a handsome man to come back to inherit the family business and start life—'"

She slipped her tongue and almost uttered the line that she used to perfunctory the deputy chief, "become a rich man and return home, marry a handsome man, and reach the pinnacle of life", and hurriedly made amends.

"'Get on the smooth road of life'... Cough, that's what Yoshiyo-san said to me. Her appearance is really heartbreaking! I, I can't help but want to ask Hattori-kun why he rejected Fangyo Sister!"

This strange love story really won unanimous praise from the women present... no, sympathy.

They clicked their tongues in amazement, some said, "I've seen that person is a cruel character, maybe he has hurt many women's hearts before", and some said, "I really don't know such a cruel person, Komano-kun took a fancy to him Which point?" Some people also said, "No wonder I heard that his neighbor was a matchmaker for him two days ago, and he also refused"...

In short, the public opinion suddenly became good (?).

Liu Quan was secretly happy, and immediately made persistent efforts.

"I... I don't want to do anything, but... Fangdai sister is really pitiful..." She looked at the servants whose eyes were shining because they heard the big gossip.

Soon some well-meaning people came to give her some advice.

"There is a dance party today, he should be carrying the goods like foreign wine, over there in the kitchen," said a servant woman, "Of course he will not be assigned to work in the lobby like that! Hard work would do--"

As he said that, the servants in the room let out a chichi laugh together.

Liu Quan: ... OK, I suspect that you are driving, but I have no evidence.

She angrily thanked the gossiping servants, and immediately rushed to the kitchen.

But the strange thing is that there is no sign of Abe Juro in the kitchen.

This is a bit strange--

As Liu Quan thought about it, he couldn't make up his mind whether to take another look around.

She walked around the long corridor that no one passed by. At first, she hadn't decided whether to go back to the utility room, change back into the dress, and then go back to the hall to see the progress of the deputy chief; but she ran into someone head-on.

The middle-aged man in a neat uniform stood silently in the corridor, watching her look up and seeing him with cold eyes, showing a surprised expression; he was tall, and looked condescending when he looked at her, He asked coldly, "What? I heard you were looking for me?"

The author has something to say:

February 12:

I still feel dizzy ==

But I think tomorrow we should be able to... simply and rudely enter HE?

Of course, if you can’t finish writing tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow

The key is that we must sprinkle sugar on the good days of New Year's Eve!

Next update: after midnight tomorrow w

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