Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

Early the next morning, Fujita Goro was called to a corner when he passed by a corner of the large and chaotic office of the Metropolitan Police Department.

It was Kobayakawa who was usually in charge of appraising evidence to stop him.Kobayakawa seems to be a bachelor, busy in the office all day long; he is not tall, wearing a pair of Western-style round glasses, maybe because of his flat nose, the glasses always slip down, he has to Don't push the glasses with your hands every once in a while.

When calling to stop Fujita Goro at this moment, he pushed his glasses habitually, and said: "There are several different bloodstains on the sword you brought back last night. There are dried, relatively old ones on the blade. It can be seen that the user has used the blade to commit crimes, and the blood of the victim is thus stained on the blade."

This answer did not come as a surprise to Goro Fujita.He pursed his lips, his face was tense, not knowing what he was thinking.

Kobayakawa continued: "On the hilt of the Taidao, two bloodstains left at different times can be seen. One is on the bottom, which should have been formed earlier, so it has a darker color; the other is on the top, partially covered On top of the former bloodstain is the part that was formed later, and it was still bright red when you brought it back, so it can be inferred that it was caused by injuring the opponent's arm when you fought with the original holder of the Taidao."

This answer was a bit beyond Goro Fujita's expectation. His expression, which was as solemn as an iron mask all day long, finally fluctuated a little, and he let out a low voice.

"It was formed earlier...? On the handle of the knife?" He asked a little surprised, as if he was thinking about the answer to this question while he said it.After a while, he had a guess.

"The bloodstain on the hilt of the knife... is unlikely to be the victim." He said thoughtfully, "As far as the habit of using knives is concerned, even if the victim's blood spurts out, it is unlikely to be on the hilt of the knife. The blood was left on the knife, because the hand of the knife almost covered the handle of the knife..."

Kobayakawa nodded.

"Exactly." He said, "The area of ​​the old bloodstain on the handle of the knife is far larger than the area that can be formed in a spray-like bloodstain. According to my speculation, it should be that the knife holder had injured his hand before, and it flowed from his hand." The blood that came down stained the handle of the knife. Afterwards, he fought you with the wound, and was injured a second time because of being hit by the knife, forming the latter kind of relatively fresh blood—”

Fujita Goro's expression froze slightly.

In other words, what he defeated last night was an opponent who went into battle with injuries—although this happens a lot in wars, in a one-on-one decisive battle, this kind of victory is nothing to be happy about.Although he didn't know it beforehand, it is a fact that he took advantage of it.

Fujita Goro thought of the subtle smile on that boy's face.There was a hint of sneer hidden in the clear boy's voice.

Are you laughing at your stupidity?Laughing at myself... Invincible? !

There was no sign of wavering on Fujita Goro's face, he just lowered his eyebrows a little.A fierce aura suddenly spread from him, and the defenseless technical geek Kobayakawa who was standing in front of him shrank subconsciously.

"Hey...Fujita...Fujita!!" Kobayakawa had to raise his voice a little bit, feeling that he could only be described as "serious and soft inside".

Fujita Goro's gaze flicked to his face that made the sound for a moment.Although it may only be for a second, Kobayakawa can swear that he saw a sharp light like a sword in the depths of Fujita Goro's blue eyes.

Kobayakawa shrank his neck in fright.

The sharp light in Fujita Goro's eyes disappeared instantly.Kobayakawa blinked, and found that the silent, mouthless young inspector was still standing beside his desk, not saying a word, his gaze fell on the dagger placed across the desk.

"... Can you identify who the knife maker of this knife is?" He asked in a low voice.

Kobayakawa shook his head.

"I can't... I'm not a student of this trade." He scratched his hair and said with a bit of embarrassment, "I don't know anything about knives... Most of those knife shops are closed now, otherwise If so, you can find a familiar boss to inquire about it..."

In order to prove that his inability to identify the origin of this sword was not due to his lack of academic excellence, Kobayakawa pointed to the Taidao lying quietly on his desk.

"There is no inscription on this knife... Maybe the other party believed from the very beginning that you would not be able to find out the origin of this knife through other clues, so they left the knife at the scene so confidently and left."

I don't know what factors in this sentence stung Fujita Goro's nerves. A subtle emotion that was hard to grasp flashed in his eyes, and then he said in a deep voice: "Give me the knife. I will go out and find a way. See if you can find someone who knows it..."

Kobayakawa glanced at him.

It's a bit non-standard.However, it is not unacceptable to report to the Nishino Police Department now and obtain his consent.

However, Kobayakawa did not have bureaucrats to send Fujita Goro to the Nishino Police Department first.

He simply moved away and motioned for Fujita Goro to get the knife.

"Take it," he said.

"I always think you can find the answer." He added, and laughed.

……

Fujita Goro spent almost a long time outside, and finally found the owner of a knife shop he had known before.

He used to look for knives for friends in this knife shop before, and used this as an opportunity to get to know the boss.However, now that the "distributing knife removal order" has been promulgated, the original store address of the knife house has been changed to a tavern.He had to ask neighbors and neighbors all the way for news about the owner of the previous knife shop, and finally found the new shop opened by the owner.

The knife shop couldn't continue to operate, so the owner opened a small grocery store elsewhere-the store also sold kitchen knives.This is a new product produced by those knife makers who suddenly had no means of living after the promulgation of the "Distribution of Knife Removal Order".

When Goro Fujita lifted the curtain and walked in, the honest-looking boss seemed taken aback.

So Fujita Goro had to introduce himself again.

"I'm under Fujita Goro, and I'm currently working in the Metropolitan Police Department. I'm here to ask you for a sword related to the case that is currently being investigated. Please give me your advice."

The boss seemed to find some deeper meaning from these simple words, nodded repeatedly, and stammered, "Ah, is Fujita inspecting...? Welcome, please sit inside", while welcoming Fujita Goro Inside the shop, a chair was moved for Goro Fujita to sit at the counter, and he took the unsheathed sword in his hand as if he was facing an enemy, looked at it carefully for a long time, and then slowly touched the blade with his hand. He stroked both sides back and forth several times.

Finally, he cautiously took out a ruler and measured the length of the knife.Then, he raised his head and stared at the young inspector sitting by the counter.

"Sai... no, Fujita-kun." said the former owner of the sword shop who seemed to be in his 50s.

"Actually... You should have guessed in your heart, right? About the origin of this knife."

Fujita Goro remained silent.

The boss sighed.

"Made with a pickaxe, the building, the first part of the knife is the pig's first cut..." The boss pointed at the blade body, shape and blade part with his fingers in turn, and said slowly.

"This is the characteristic of the tachi that was popular in the Heian to Kamakura period."

Fujita Goro remained silent.

"Grind the stem of the knife sharply, Kururijiri first, and a nail hole... The blade is straight..." The boss continued to slowly count other features of the knife.

"Although there is no forehead inscription, the length of this knife is about [-] feet [-] inches and [-] minutes—" the boss said slowly.

A bright light flashed across Fujita Goro's eyes.

The boss stopped here, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then said: "... If the knife is still there, you can make a judgment immediately by referring to its pattern... But now I can only infer it—"

"Of course, it can't be the authentic product. Because the authentic product is a royal treasure."

"However... such an exquisite imitation is rare... How did Fujita-kun get it?"

Fujita Goro finally moved his lips and asked a simple question.

"So, you also think this is...?!"

The boss gave a wry smile.

"Ever since I couldn't open a knife store anymore, I never thought that I could see such noble and exquisite knives one day."

"—Imitated from Awataguchi Yoshimitsu's supreme masterpiece, the 'One Phase One Shock' tachi."

A flash of light that was almost blinding suddenly flashed in Fujita Goro's eyes.

"Really... Awataguchi Yoshimitsu..." he whispered.

After a moment of silence, he continued slowly.

"Yoshimitsu Awataguchi was a famous swordsmith in the Kamakura period and a famous short sword maker..."

"'Yiqi Yizhen' is the only Taidao inscribed in his life, so the name of the sword is 'Yiqi Yizhen', which is the only treasure in his life..."

As he spit out this paragraph about Yoshimitsu Awataguchi and his highest masterpiece "Ichiki Yishin" word by word, it seemed that two clusters of small flames were slowly ignited in Goro Fujita's eyes that had been silent for a long time. And it gets brighter and brighter.

"Is this a coincidence?" He said to himself.

"On the streets of the imperial capital, bloodthirsty killers come and go fast in the middle of the night..."

"Now that the 'distributing knife removal order' has been issued, the boy who holds the imitation of 'one phase one shock' and throws it in front of me at will..."

He paused, and the hand on the counter slowly clenched into a fist.

"She's really good at this... masquerading as someone else..."

"In the past, I used to disguise myself as a man, and now I joined—"

He stopped just before saying the forbidden noun, his eyes flickered, as if caught in some deeply buried memory.

"...Also, disguised as such an ordinary... the daughter of a local town, and went to—"

On that face that was still young and handsome and immovable after countless wars and torments, suddenly there appeared a look that resembled a mixture of confusion and sadness.

"...But, if it's really... really her, why..."

His gaze fell to the handle of the knife.The dark blood stains on it soaked through the dark handle scroll, forming irregular patterns on the handle scroll.

The owner of this knife is a suspect in the serial killings in the capital.He must be arrested and brought to justice...

"Why... turned into a murderous maniac..." He murmured in a low voice, staring at the exquisite imitation of "one period, one strike" on the counter in bewilderment.

The lighting in the small shop is poor, and the sunlight slanted into the room from the small windows half blocked by the shelves, and fell on the counter, forming mottled shadows.

Like the shadow of the dark night that covered most of her face that night.

Her face was always hidden in the shadows, making it difficult for him to see clearly.

The author has something to say:

February 2:

If you refresh daily, you may be able to refresh the dropped update hhh

Unfortunately, however, I caught a cold. . . >_

Next update: It is expected to be the day after tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon.If I have time, I will post it as soon as I finish coding like today.But I really can't guarantee it. . .

PS. [A little explanation]:

Regarding the structure of Taidao, those proper nouns are explained as follows:

1. An Dong: The back of the knife is mostly triangular, which is called An Dong.Its thickness determines the sharpness and impact resistance of the knife.

2. Cut first: the blade.The so-called "pig first cut first" is one of the characteristics of Kamakura Taidao

3. Knife stem: It is the center of the knife, the meaning of the hilt, the shape of the hilt, name engraving, mesh, the number of nail holes, and the bottom of the center are all important references for judging the age, faction, and author.

4. Nail hole: It is a small hole opened on the handle to fix the handle and the blade.

5. Handle roll: The silk rope wrapped on the handle of the knife has different winding methods. It acts on the "center" of the fixed surface and makes the handle suitable for holding and not easy to fall off.

6. Inscription: It is the word engraved on the handle of the knife, usually the name of the knife maker. For example, the word "Jiguang" is engraved on the genuine product of Yizheng.

7. Knife: It is the scabbard and equipment.

In addition, the characteristics of the blade of Yiqi Yizhen are basically from Wikipedia.