When talking about the word "secret weapon", Lin emphasized her tone.

"How much do you want?" Dongcheng asked.

"I will buy as much as you can get." Lin's answer was straightforward.

"...Miss Lin, with all due respect - the thing you wrote on the paper is very difficult even for me to get."

"I know that what I write on this paper is very difficult to get."

"But I also know what you are capable of, Master Dongcheng."

Speaking of this, a faint smile appeared on Lin's face that had been expressionless since entering the room.

"Lord Tojo, you are the leader of the 'Tōjōya', the largest Renxia force in Edo. You are the most powerful person in the 'Renxia World' in East Japan."

"The forces under your command cover the entire Kanto and Northeast China, and your hands and eyes are all over the sky. Many senior officials in the shogunate have very close ties with you."

"The thing I wrote on the paper is just 'difficult to get' for you, not 'impossible to get'."

"Sir Dongcheng, I know you just mentioned that these things are difficult to obtain. In fact, you just meant to imply that I will spend a lot of money."

Seeing that his little thought just now was accurately revealed by Lin, Dongcheng did not show an annoyed look on his face, but instead grinned.

"Don't worry, Master Dongcheng."

Lin paused here.

After taking a deep breath, he said word by word:

"Like I just said - all I have is money."

"Okay!" A bright smile appeared on Mr. Dongcheng's face, "I will try my best to get you the things you wrote on this paper."

"Miss Lin, you just said that in addition to asking me to find the location of Shiranui's base, you also have two requests."

"One of the requests is for me to help you buy those things."

"What's the other request?"

"The other request is easier for you, Mr. Dongcheng." Lin said softly, "After you buy me the things I wrote on the paper, I hope you can lend me a batch of these things that I can use.

of your subordinates."

"I'm going to hire them."

"Ha, it is indeed an easy thing to do." Dongcheng smiled, "Okay, no problem! But - hiring my subordinates also requires money."

"But to show my apology for keeping you two waiting for so long today, I will give you a smaller amount of the employment fee."

"Thank you." After saying this in a calm tone, Lin picked up the saber placed beside her, "We have finished talking about what we need to talk about. Mr. Dongcheng, we will leave first."

"If you find the exact location of Shiranui, or if you have bought the things I entrusted you to buy, come to the hotel where I live now to find me and my people."

Lin quickly reported the address of the hotel where they were currently staying.

"Miss Lin, Master Kinoshita, do you need me to see you off?"

"No need." Lin said without hesitation, "Master Dongcheng, you still have a lot of things to do, right? So I won't disturb you any more."

"Hahaha! I just like your character, Miss Lin! Hey! Zong Bing, send Miss Lin and the others away!"

As soon as Mr. Dongcheng finished speaking, a loud response sounded outside the door.

The sliding paper door of the room was opened, and the person who opened the door and the person who just responded was the young man who first informed Lin and Genichi that "Tōjo is here."

Under the leadership of this young man named Zong Bing, Lin and Yuan Yi left the mansion in Dongcheng.

After leaving the mansion and walking onto an uninhabited path that was already far away from Dongcheng's mansion, Yuan Yi stretched out vigorously.

"The negotiation with that guy Dongcheng Daigo went much smoother than expected." Yuan Yi said with a smile.

"The reason why it went so smoothly is because of your presence, uncle." Lin said calmly, "Dongcheng Dawu is a man who loves money as much as his life. As long as it is a business that can make a lot of money, he will not refuse anyone who comes."

"The reason why he agreed to all our requests so happily just now is because you are here, uncle, and he doesn't dare to make any mistakes."

"Uncle, didn't you notice that guy Daigo Toucheng entered the room, and his eyes changed immediately when he saw you there?"

"If you weren't there, believe it or not, he would have kept talking to me about all kinds of things in order to get the most benefit from me."

"The reason why I brought you here, uncle, is to warn Dongcheng: 'Sword Master' Kinoshita Genichi is also here, so don't mess around."

"I feel like I'm about to become a powerful bargaining chip for you, Xiao Lin." After making a little joke, Yuan Yi asked Lin, "Xiao Lin, now that we have successfully negotiated this mutually beneficial deal with Tojo Daigo,

The business is over, so what are we going to do now? Should we just go back to the hotel and rest?"

"...No." Lin said softly after being silent for a while, "I don't plan to go back to rest so soon."

"Although Tojo Daigo has been entrusted to help us find the location of Shiranui's base, it is still unknown how long it will take him to find Shiranui's location."

"For the sake of safety, I would like to entrust a few more powerful and trustworthy people in Edo to help me find the location of Shiranui..."

After saying that, Lin turned her head and cast a questioning look at Genichi beside her.

"The only reliable and powerful person I know in Edo is Tojo Daigo."

"So - uncle, I know you have always had a wide network of contacts."

"Is there anyone in Edo who you think is reliable and can help us find the location of Shiranui's base?"

"Is there anyone who is reliable and powerful enough..." Yuan Yi stroked the goatee on his chin.

After thinking for a while, Yuan Yi softly said "Ah".

"There really is such a person."

"who?"

"Xiao Lin, do you know the Shirobei Club in Yoshiwara?"

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Edo, somewhere.

"There are a lot of people gathering in front of you." Ating, who was holding a big fortune in his hand, said in a vague tone while chewing the big fortune in his hand, "Ayi, let's go and see what's going on in front."

Having said that, without waiting for Ogata's reply, Atachi took the lead and walked quickly towards the crowd gathered in front.

Although he was a little embarrassed to say this, Ogata had to admit that he and Atachi seemed to be more relaxed now.

To a certain extent, the two of them have become "playing mainly, and looking for information as a supplement."

However - although he has realized that he and Atachi seem to be a little too leisurely now, Ogata has no intention of correcting it.

From the time he left Kyoto to now, Ogata's nerves have been tense almost all the time.

So Ogata is also happy to take advantage of this opportunity to let himself and A-Machi relax a little.

However, the two of them were leisurely and leisurely, and the intelligence collection work actually did not fall behind too much.

After experiencing a small incident at noon when "Yoshiwara Doshin and Guashuu caught the scum who ran away with the debt", and after filling their stomachs at the sushi restaurant, the two successfully collected a sum of money in the afternoon.

New information about the "Imperial Trial Combination":

Only the first place in the literary test and martial arts test of the "Imperial Examination" can get the bonus. The first place prize in the literary test and the martial arts test is both 20 taels.

20 taels - this is already a number that is enough to make those ronin who live a poor life and the samurai from poor family flock to it.

With such a high bonus, it is natural that many warriors who are short of money will be attracted.

The reason why we set up a system where only the first place can get the bonus is to encourage everyone to win the first place.

If it is set so that the top 3 or top 5 have bonuses available, it will easily lead many people to think that there are bonuses available for other places anyway, so it doesn't matter even if they don't take first place.

As far as Ogata knows - although only one person can get the bonus in both the literary test and the martial arts test, there are still a huge number of people who signed up to participate in this "imperial test".

This shows how attractive the 20-tael bonus is.

People who are confident in their knowledge hope to get the 20 taels that come first in the literary test.

People who have confidence in their martial arts are eager to get the 20 taels that come first in the martial arts test.

There are also some people who are confident in their knowledge and martial arts, and want to win all the top 20 points in the literary and martial arts examinations.

At the same time, there are also some people who are not interested in money, and the reason why they participate in this trial is just to compete with the masters.

In this way, a large number of people of all kinds gathered at the "Imperial Trial Combination".

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…

Ogata followed Amachi and ran quickly towards the crowd in front.

After arriving at the outermost edge of the crowd, the two raised their heads and looked into the crowd.

I saw a sedan in the innermost part of the crowd.

Everyone just gathered around the sedan chair.

This sedan was parked in front of a magnificent mansion.

Several warriors dressed as guards stood around the sedan to prevent the onlookers from getting close to the sedan.
To be continued...