Today's update is a little late!

But there is a reason for this.

As for the reason... well, you will know after reading this chapter.

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Nikki Maru, inside the cabin

"...Miss Lin, you don't seem surprised to see me."

"Of course I'm not surprised." Lin said word by word to the person in front of her who was pointing a flintlock gun at her in an extremely cold tone, her tone of voice seemed to be mixed with ice shavings, "Last night,

I had already begun to doubt you after I was suddenly attacked at your home for a dinner."

"Because apart from you, uncle, Mamiya and the others, it is impossible for anyone else to know where I was last night!"

How did Toyotomi Nobuhide know that she happened to be in Osaka during this time?

How did Toyotomi Nobuhide know where she was last night?

Since the brief meeting and conversation with Toyotomi Nobuhide, Lin has been thinking about these two questions.

These two questions... are not difficult to think about.

Regarding these two problems, the only explanation Lin could think of was: someone betrayed her and revealed her whereabouts to Toyotomi Nobuhide.

So... who betrayed her?

Genichi, Mamiya, Makimura, Asai and the others are people whom Rin can put all her sincerity into and trust 100%.

Shimada had only joined their Calabash House for a short time, so Lin did not have 100% trust in him.

However, although she has not yet given Shimada complete trust, after getting along with Shimada for a short time, Rin also gained a general understanding of Shimada's personality.

He is a child who is exactly the same as he is on the outside.

Although he is still an unreliable person due to various reasons such as lack of social experience, he is indeed not a bad boy...

Lin also didn't believe Shimada would betray him.

It turns out that none of her core subordinates have the possibility of betraying her... There is only one suspicious candidate left.

This person is not her core subordinate. Strictly speaking, her relationship with him can only be regarded as a close partner...

Not only did he know that Lin happened to be in Osaka during this period.

He also knows Lin’s whereabouts last night better than anyone else…

Because he was the one who invited Lin Yu to his mansion for a dinner last night!

Lin cast a gaze as sharp as the dazzling midday sun at the traitor in front of her.

Yukimura, who did not dare to meet such eyes, turned his gaze slightly away uncontrollably, and did not dare to look at Rin again.

"...What?" Lin's tone contained unabashed sarcasm, "Don't you dare to look at me?"

Although he was merciless in his words.

But Lin's eyes still showed a little sadness involuntarily.

Yukimura, who is pointing a flintlock gun at her now, has received a lot of help and training from her to become a giant businessman who can make all the difference in Osaka.

Although he is not her core subordinate like Mamiya and others, Lin has always trusted him.

Otherwise, when he wanted to investigate the "Kansai Disappearance Incident", he would not have been the first to ask Yukimura for help.

Being betrayed by someone she trusted...the shock and impact of this incident made Lindu temporarily forget the pain caused by seasickness.

"...Miss Lin..." Yukimura just didn't dare to look directly at Lin, but now he simply doesn't dare to face Lin.

He pursed his lips tightly and turned his face slightly to the right, allowing Lin to see only the side of his face.

"Miss Lin...I...I also have my own difficulties..."

"If possible, I really don't want to use force against you..."

"So...can you please surrender?"

"Ha..." Lin let out a very explicit sneer, "A person who can be so cruel as to betray my trust tells me that you don't want to be rough with me?"

"...I'm serious." Yukimura's tone became a little more serious, "Miss Lin, I know what kind of person you are."

"Since you met me, you have been thinking about how to kill me and get out of trouble, right?"

"You have given me a lot of help in the past. Without your help, I would not be where I am today... I really don't want to pull the trigger on you..."

"But if you insist on resisting..."

Yukimura did not say anything further, but silently tightened his grip on the gun in his hand.

Lin's expression could not help but become serious at this moment: "You also know that without me, you wouldn't be where you are today..."

Lin was still sneering at Yukimura mercilessly.

But in her heart she growled worriedly:

Tsk...this distance...is really annoying...

What Yukimura just said is absolutely correct.

Since meeting Yukimura, Lin has been thinking about ways to quickly kill Yukimura and get out of trouble.

When she was confronting Yukimura just now, she had confirmed the distance between her and Yukimura countless times, as well as the tools she could use now.

According to her visual inspection, the distance between her and Yukimura was about 8 steps.

This distance... is quite embarrassing for Lin, who is currently in poor health...

For Lin now, this is not a distance that can be overcome immediately.

If Yukimura cannot be killed with such lightning speed that Yukimura cannot react... then the flintlock gun in Yukimura's hand will probably make a hole in her body...

Lin thought hard about whether there was any way to bring Yukimura down quickly.

But at this moment

"I finally found you. Fortunately, I just heard a strange noise coming from here... Oh? Yukimura, you are here too. Haha, I originally thought about not letting you meet Xiaolin. After all, I want you to

Meeting Xiaolin is really too cruel for Xiaolin."

It was as if her back was suddenly stabbed by a sharp spear... Lin heard the sound she least wanted to hear coming from behind her...

Lin's expression changed drastically. With an expression so gloomy that she seemed to be dripping with tears, Lin slowly turned her head and looked behind her... in the direction from which the male voice came.

Behind her, Toyotomi Nobuhide, with an intriguing smile on his face, slowly walked towards her.

He did not bring any attendants or subordinates with him.

Just walking slowly towards Lin alone.

Click, click, click...

Toyotomi Nobhide's neither light nor heavy footsteps were like a heavy hammer, hitting Lin's heart one after another, causing the cold sweat on Lin's face to roll down her cheeks and the bridge of her nose one by one.

At this time, Lin caught a glimpse of Toyotomi Nobuhide's left hand holding two things that were very familiar to Lin.

She looked intently at what Toyotomi Nobuhide's left hand was holding. It was her sword: Enma and Wakizashi.

"Toyotomi-sama..." After seeing Toyotomi Nobuhide, Yukimura's face showed a hint of panic. He hurriedly explained to Toyotomi Nobuhide, "I have been staying in my room just now."

"After hearing what sounded like a fight outside, I came out with weapons to check the situation."

"Then I met Lin Xiao..."

Before Yukimura finished speaking, Toyotomi Nobuhide raised his hand to signal that he didn't need to say more.

"Okay, Yukimura, put away the musket and retreat." Toyotomi Nobuhide didn't even look at Yukimura, and ordered to Yukimura, "Just leave the rest of the matter to me."

"Yes..." Yukimura nodded vigorously, then put away the flintlock gun in his hand and stepped aside.

After sending Yukimura away, Toyotomi Nobuhide glanced at the brocade box at Lin's feet.

"Are you going to take this thing away with you... Ha, it's not what I expected... After I found out that you managed to escape, I guessed that you would definitely take this brocade box away with you."

The corner of Toyotomi Nobuhide's mouth raised a hint of admiration or ridicule.

"Should I say you are worthy of being my sister? It's a shame that you were able to escape successfully in such an environment."

After saying that, Toyotomi Nobuhide swung the Enma and Zhenkijin held in his left hand hard and threw them to Lin's feet.

"...What are you going to do?" After lowering her eyes and glancing at the sword at her feet, Lin continued to stare at Toyotomi Nobuhide with a look that seemed like she wanted to stare him to death.

"Well... just think of it as a reward for you." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled and shrugged, "Although your escape has caused me a lot of trouble."

"But for your intelligence and ability to escape from my imprisonment, I still have to give you a very high evaluation."

"I admire people with outstanding mobility the most."

"If I didn't have to throw you into the Kanda water, I would have taken you under my command."

"So for your intelligence and mobility, I will give you a small reward."
To be continued...