"Go to Rong Street on the east side and look for a fur shop called 'Dahewu'."

Tang Shen raised his hand and pointed toward the east.

"The owner of the fur shop has a part-time business renting out dog sleds."

"You can rent dog sleds from them."

"Although I can't drag you to Ezo's territory, I can still drag you to the northern border of Matsumae Domain."

"If you are willing, you can rent a dog sled."

"Do you pull a dog sled...Thank you, your information is indeed very useful to us." Ogata bowed to Yugami again.

Tang Shen smiled and waved his hand: "No need to be so polite."

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Ogata and Omachi said goodbye to Yugami and left in front of Yugami's pet stall.

After leaving Yugami's pet stall far behind him, Ogata could finally take a deep breath.

Although the various small animals in the cages at the pet stall in Tangshen are very cute.

But they really stink…

Especially the red fox.

Tang Shen seemed to know that the red fox had a strong smell, so he placed the wooden cage containing the red fox at the back.

But even so, Ogata could still smell the "body odor" continuously emanating from the red fox that was far superior to that of other animals in cages.

After leaving Yugami's pet stall, Atachi immediately muttered:

"What a good luck...I found the clue so quickly..."

"Yes..." Ogata couldn't help but sigh aloud, "I'm so lucky that I find it incredible..."

Ogata felt more and more that his luck was very miraculous.

He always felt that his luck kept jumping between the two extremes of "extremely bad" and "excellent".

Sometimes I have bad luck. On the first day I entered Kyoto last summer, I was inexplicably involved in a series of troubles.

But sometimes it's too good to be true. Let's take Kyoto as an example. Although I was inexplicably involved in a series of troubles on the first day I entered Kyoto, I reunited with Amachi on that day.

This time, Ogata's luck jumped to the extreme of "excellent" again.

Originally, Ogata and Atachi were already prepared to fight a "protracted war" and spend an unknown amount of effort to find relevant clues.

But who would expect to find clues from the first person who asks questions on the first day.

And it's still a very useful clue.

Based on the information Tang Shen provided just now, it is basically certain that those two people are Xuan Zheng and Xuan Zhen. After all, there should be no one else besides Xuan Zhen who can say "Junior Brother Xuan Ren".

But there is something about the information Yugami just mentioned that makes Ogata very concerned.

That is, Xuanzhen's state is quite strange.

His face was expressionless one second, and he suddenly burst into a weird laugh the next second, and Xuan Zheng was shaking his shoulders and saying "Don't be like this." No matter how you think about it, it felt very abnormal.

Not only Ogata is very concerned about this place, but Amachi is also very concerned about Xuanzhen's condition.

"Ayi." Ading said hesitantly, "That Xuanzhen...is there something wrong with his sanity?"

As Machi spoke, he stretched out his finger and tapped his head.

In A-Machi's opinion, the only people who are expressionless one second and suddenly laugh out loud the next are probably the only ones with brain problems.

"...I don't know." Ogata shook his head, "Except for seeing that Xuanzhen with his own eyes, no one knows what happened to that person."

"That's right... What should we do now?" A-Machi asked, "Should we go north to look for new clues?"

"...This is the only thing we can do." Ogata sighed, and then said with a wry smile, "Since it is rare to find clues about the two people heading north, we can only follow them north to find new clues."

"How to find it?" Amachi then asked.

"Since the two of them are very likely to enter the territory of Ezo...then we can only ask the Ezo settlements in the north."

"Ask each settlement after another."

"There is no other way but this."

"Can we ask each settlement after another..." A-Machi also smiled bitterly, "I really hope that the Ezo people in the Ezo settlements we meet can be kinder..."

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Now that we have found useful clues, there is no need to stay in Matsumae Castle any longer.

After a brief discussion with Ogata, Ogata made the unanimous decision to head north today.

Since they had decided to leave today, the two of them planned to visit the fur hut that Tangshen had just recommended that had a part-time "dog sledding" service.

The two went back to the hotel first and picked up all their luggage.

None of them expected that this hotel, which they thought they would stay in for a long time, would be rented out so quickly.

The two of them took their luggage and went to the eastern part of Matsumae Castle. After looking for a street called "Sakae Street", they went from shop to shop one by one.

Soon, I found the big fur shop complex that Tang Shen had just mentioned.

The Grand House is a very grand store with three floors.

After entering the first floor of the large complex, Oumi saw a variety of fur products on the shelves.

Ogata didn't come here to buy furs, so he didn't take a second look at the furs and went straight to the counter on the first floor.

There was a middle-aged man sitting behind the counter on the first floor.

Ogata directly explained the purpose of his visit and expressed that he wanted to rent a dog sled.

The middle-aged man was also unambiguous, saying that the furthest he could send them was a place close to the northern border of Matsumae Domain, and then directly quoted a price.

Even if he could only send them to a place close to the northern border of Matsumae Domain, Ogata was satisfied. Although the price was expensive, it was not unacceptable, so Ogata happily gave the money.

After giving the money, the middle-aged man called a clerk in the store, said something to him, and then led Ogata and Atachi to the backyard of their shared house.

Before he even got close to the backyard, Oufang heard the sound of a dog barking "woof woof woof".

After entering the backyard, the strong smell unique to dogs hit Ogata.

There are dozens of dogs of different colors in the backyard.

These dogs are all large dogs, big enough for children to ride on.

Every dog ​​has thick hair, which is enough to make people want to rush up and rub it.

"Oh, they are so cute." A-Machi's eyes lit up, "Can I touch them?"

"Please." The middle-aged man said with a somewhat proud tone, "The dogs here have been specially trained. They are not afraid of people and will not bite. As long as you don't take the initiative to provoke them.

That’s it.”

"You guys wait here for a moment. The guy responsible for pulling you will be here soon."

This middle-aged man stayed where he was, waiting with Ogata and the others for the arrival of the man he just mentioned in charge of Ogata and A-Machi.

Compared to dogs, Ogata actually prefers cats. He is a pure "cat person".

A-Machi's preferences seem to be opposite to Ogata's. Compared to cats, A-Machi seems to prefer dogs.

Because of different preferences, Ogata doesn't have that strong desire to rub dogs.

Only a moment later, a young male voice finally sounded behind Ogata and Atachi:

"Sorry for keeping you waiting!"

Ogata turned his head and looked back.

After seeing clearly the appearance of the owner of this young male voice, Ogata was stunned.

The owner of the voice is a very young man, who looks to be in his early 20s.

The reason why Ogata was stunned for a moment was because this man's facial features were somewhat special.

Not a pure Kazuto face.

His facial features are deeper than those of ordinary people, but not too profound.

To give you a vivid metaphor...this person's facial features are between those of a Kazuto and an Ezo.

"Two guests, my name is Nakahara Ichiro." The young man bowed to Ogata and Omachi, and said loudly in "Matsuzen-style Japanese" that was mixed with local accents. "

I will be responsible for helping you two drive the sled."

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Because dog sleds are not allowed in the town, Ogata and the others had to drag the sled and dogs to the outskirts of the city first.
To be continued...