After dividing up all the money stored in Shiranui's vault, the "Ku"s also fled in all directions, escaping from this hell that had tortured them for countless years.

The money shared from Shiranui's treasury was enough for them to start a new life.

It was not until after the attack on Shiranui that the shogunate realized something had happened in Shiranui.

Then, when it was almost evening, officers were sent into Shiranui to investigate what happened.

By that time, Ogata, the others, and the "Ku"s had long since disappeared, and there was nothing left in Shiranui except corpses.

As far as Ogata and the others know - the shogunate is still investigating who attacked Shiranui.

Because when the shogunate's officials arrived at Shiranui, there was no one alive in Shiranui. There were no witnesses and no physical evidence could be found.

So whether the shogunate has any way to find out who destroyed Shiranui is a question.

Even if it could be found out, it would probably take a lot of time.

That's why Rin complained about Ogata just now.

After complaining about Ogata's words angrily, Lin took a deep breath.

After slowly exhaling the breath that had been sucked into her chest, Lin said in a deep voice:

"……I see."

"You and Miss Atachi are already allies with our Calabash House."

"We won't ask any questions about what you plan to do next, and we won't interfere."

At this point, a faint smile appeared on Lin's face.

"Since you have made up your mind to leave for Ezo Land as quickly as possible, I can only wish you good luck in martial arts."

"If you need any help, you can feel free to ask them."

"I can't guarantee that I can help with other things."

"But I have never been afraid of money-related tasks."

"Ezo is far away, and it should cost a lot of money to go to Ezo."

"If you need it, Ittousai, I can lend you money without any interest or restrictions."

"Thank you for your kindness." Ogata smiled, "But I'm actually not short of money now."

"Because there is still a lot of money waiting for me to collect."

…

…

4 days later——

October 29, the second year of Kanzheng (1790).

Edo, Gofu Town Gate, Kitamachi Office.

Compared with big cities like Kyoto and Osaka, Edo has a big difference, that is, there are two administrative offices in Edo - the Kitamachi Administrative Office located at Gofu-machi Gate, and the Minami-machi Administrative Office located at Sukiyabashi Gate.

.

The "Nakamachi Office" was once established in Edo, but this Nakamachi Office was short-lived and closed shortly after its establishment.

Judging by their names, most people would think that the Minamachi and Hita-machi administrative offices were each responsible for half of Edo. The Minami-machi administrative office was responsible for the southern half of Edo, and the Hoku-machi administrative office was responsible for the northern half of Edo.

But this is actually wrong.

The Minami and Hita Town Offices are not each in charge of half of Edo. They implement the "monthly transfer" system.

To put it simply, they took turns managing Edo on a "month" basis.

This month, the Kitamachi Office is responsible for managing Edo. Next month, it will be the Minamachi Office's turn to manage Edo, and then the next month, it will be the Kitamachi Office's turn...

This month happens to be the turn of the Kitamachi Office to manage Edo.

Ogata and Omachi walked out of Kitamachi Prison side by side.

Amachi held a wooden box in his arms.

Ogata, on the other hand, limped beside Amachi.

"A-Machi." Ogata asked in a low voice toward A-Machi, who had slowed down his walking speed to take care of him, "Do you really not need my help?"

"No need." A-Ting said without hesitation, "Don't think of me as that kind of eldest lady living in a boudoir. I can move things several times heavier than this box."

Ogata looked A-Machi up and down several times, and when he saw that A-Machi was indeed at ease, he said nothing more.

"We have become rich people." Ogata once again leaned his lips to Amachi's ear, lowered his voice, and continued to whisper in a joking tone at a volume that only he and Amachi could hear clearly.

.

The reason why the two of them came out of the Kitamachi Office just now was because they were here to receive the prize money for the first place in the "Gozen Examination" literary test.

The first place in the literary test and the first place in the martial arts test in the "Imperial Trial Combination" will receive a bonus of 100 taels of gold.

Just 2 days ago, the martial arts test that lasted for several days finally ended.

The person who finally won the martial arts test was actually someone Ogata knew - Chiba, who was currently working part-time at Beifongya with Kondo.

Although Kondo had heard before that Chiba was very strong and a master of Beichen Dream Style, Ogata did not expect that Chiba was so strong and could win the "Gozen Trial Combination" martial arts test.

Although many of the participants in the "Imperial Trial Combination" are quite average, there are still some who are pretty good at it.

Therefore, it is not easy for Chiba to defeat all the heroes and win the first place in the martial arts test.

The end of the martial arts test also announced the successful conclusion of this year's "Imperial Test Combination".

The government stipulates that the bonuses for the first place in the literary test and the first place in the martial arts test of the "Imperial Trial Combination" will be uniformly distributed two days after the end of the "Imperial Trial Combination" - that is, today.

The distribution time is today and tomorrow within two days, no waiting will be done if it is late.

The first place finishers in the literature test and the first place in the martial arts test need to go to the Kitamachi Office to collect it in person. When collecting it, they must present the "candidate card" that was given to each of them after signing up for the "Gozen Examination"

Paper.

After absorbing "immortality" for the second time, Ogata's vitality increased to 36 points.

After his vitality further increased, Ogata's already terrifying recovery speed became even more terrifying.

After absorbing "immortality" for the second time, after four days of rest, today, no wound on Ogata's body is still hurting.

Except for those deep wounds that still need some time to heal, the other shallower wounds have scabbed, healed, and new flesh has grown.

At the same time, I was able to walk like a normal person - although I couldn't walk for too long, and I was limping when I walked. Because Ogata also had a deep wound on his left thigh, and this

The injury hasn't fully healed yet.

It was precisely thanks to this strong recovery power that Ogata was able to recover to the point where he could barely walk before today.

If I can't move around today, then Ogata really doesn't know how to go to the Kitamachi Office to collect money.

The wooden box that Amachi is holding now contains the prize money for the first place in the literary test - a full 100 large prize money.

Ogata originally wanted to carry the money box himself, but Amachi took away the job on the grounds that "your injury is not fully healed yet, so don't do too strenuous exercise."

For those big businessmen, 100 taels of gold may not be enough for them to spend one night in a gold-selling place like Yoshiwara.

But for ordinary people like Ogata and others, 100 taels of gold is undoubtedly a huge sum of money.

If you use it sparingly, it won't be a problem for you to use it for 10 years.

So what Ogata said just now, "We have become rich," was not a joke or a boast.

"Fortunately, my injury recovered quickly enough and I was able to walk before today."

Ogata smiled and shrugged.

"If I miss the time to receive my bonus because my injury does not recover in time, I may be so depressed that I vomit blood."

"It's a pity that you didn't complete the martial arts test." A-Machi smiled in a half-joking tone, "If you could complete the martial arts test completely, we might be able to get another 100 taels of gold."

"Don't be too greedy." Ogata responded to Amachi in the same half-joking tone, "These 100 taels of gold are enough for us to squander for a while. We must be content."

"I know, I was just joking. If you also took the 100 taels of gold for the first place in the martial arts test, I would be troubled. I don't know how to carry so much money."

Ogata only participated in the martial arts test for 2 days in total.

On the third day of the martial arts test, Ogata ran to fight Shiranui Ri.

According to the rules of the "Imperial Trial Match", those who do not arrive on time will be considered as abstaining.

Therefore, on the third day after the martial arts test began, he ran to fight Shiranui Ri. Ogata, who was unable to continue participating in the martial arts test, was naturally treated as "voluntarily abstaining" by the government.

Ogata didn't feel much regret for not being able to complete the martial arts test to the end.

There were only two reasons why he decided to participate in the "Imperial Trial".

The first reason is that this is their agreement with Hasegawa.

Hasegawa needs experts who are powerful enough to participate in the "Gozen Trial Match" to destroy Shiranui's attempt to improve their image through the "Gozen Trial Match".

Hasegawa's wish was indirectly fulfilled by Ogata and others.

There is no longer any need to worry about Shiranui using the "Gozen Trial Match" to improve their image.
To be continued...