The so-called "thorn fork" is a long and large iron fork.

First use a long ladder to control the prisoner's movements, and then use a thorn fork to pass through the gap between the long ladder's crossbars and stab the prisoner.

Because the attack distance of the thorns is too long, and when catching criminals, they usually hit one more time, so even a very skilled martial arts master will be caught if he is not careful.

After seeing Big Nose and others coming towards them, the 12 members of their own army at the west intersection immediately set up their formation skillfully.

Six of them grabbed three ladders to control the escape direction of Big Nose and others, while the other six took prongs and stabbed them through the gaps between the ladder bars.

Just by looking at Big Nose’s knife-holding movements and footwork, you can tell that they don’t know any martial arts at all.

In an instant, the two companions with the big nose were skewered by the servants' thorns and nailed to the ground, unable to move.

Taking advantage of the moment when the servants were dealing with his two companions, Big Nose and the thin man managed to escape through the defense line formed by the servants.

However... before they could escape a few steps, Qingdeng had already led the rest of the soldiers to catch up from the east...

Big Nose and Thin Ma Zhu were both very slow, and their speed was far slower than Qingdeng.

Since he acquired the talent of "strengthening muscles", which prevents muscles from getting tired easily, and his leg muscles are no longer prone to fatigue and soreness, Qingdeng's sprint and long-distance running abilities have been significantly improved.

Qingdeng was the first to catch up with the slowest runner, Shou Ma Zhu.

He raised his big hand, grabbed Shou Ma Zhu's back collar, raised his foot and kicked Shou Ma Zhu's right knee hard.

Shoumazhu screamed, his center of gravity was unstable, and he fell forward.

After the thin hemp stalk fell down, the servants who were following Qingdeng rushed forward, suppressed the thin hemp stalk, and took out the thick hemp rope to tie the thin hemp stalk.

After subduing Shou Ma Zhu, Qingden then went after Big Nose.

Big Bi also realized that he couldn't outrun Qingdeng at all. If he didn't try to do something, it would only take a few seconds for him to be overtaken by Qingdeng.

Then, Big Nose made a nondescript sound, slashed the knife in his hand backwards, and slashed towards Qingdeng.

How could he, who had never practiced swordsmanship at all, and whose sword speed was astonishingly slow, be able to escape Qingdeng's "Eagle Eye"?

With a quick glance, Qingden saw the path of the slashing attack clearly. He drew his sword sharply, pulled out the Dingguishen from his waist, and struck the blade from bottom to top, knocking the big-nosed sword away directly.

The next moment, Qingdeng freed up his left hand and used his favorite move recently - using his left hand to firmly hold Dabi's right hand to prevent Dabi from using his dominant hand to draw a weapon, he twisted his body and

An over-the-shoulder throw knocked Big Nose to the ground.

When Big Nose, who was hit so hard that his eyes were filled with stars, recovered, his servants had already pounced on him like tigers descending from the mountain...

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…

"Sir Tongxin! Thank you very much!"

The owner of the cloth shop who had been robbed of money just now, holding the money he had snatched back from Big Nose and the others, looked like he was about to cry, and kept bowing to Qingdeng to thank him.

The shop owner's daughter also followed her father and kept bowing to Qingdeng to thank him.

Qingdeng, who was not particularly good at dealing with such situations, could only say self-effacing words while asking the shop owner and others to straighten up quickly.

Looking at the store owner and his daughter who were about to cry with joy after the disaster, Qingdeng couldn't help but feel deeply in his heart.

The owner of this cloth shop was also very lucky - Qingdeng happened to be patrolling nearby just now.

He had just heard a report from Koyanagi Town's own station: Someone saw four habitual criminals who often extorted money under the banner of "everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" appeared in Koyanagi Town.

After learning of this tip, Ayoto without any hesitation hurriedly led Saito and his subordinates to get their equipment and chase the four habitual criminals where they were seen. They arrived just in time before the four habitual criminals finished robbing

Qian, caught them before they escaped.

Naoki Ii was assassinated outside Sakurada Gate - this undoubtedly earth-shattering event happened more than half a month ago.

Although only half a month has passed, a lot has happened during this time.

Japan also has the habit of changing the era name to remove bad luck once something bad happens.

Just yesterday, exactly half a month after Ii Naobi was killed, the Kyoto court changed the era name at the suggestion of the Edo shogunate.

The era name was changed from "the seventh year of Anzheng" to the current "first year of Wanyan".

The assassination of the elder... With such a bad incident happening, the shogunate will naturally not let it go.

The shogunate immediately organized a "task force" composed of cronies to arrest all fugitives involved in the "Sakuda Gate Incident".

Ayoto and his group of "capital police", who were not qualified to participate in this politically significant arrest operation and could only succeed but not fail, were responsible for maintaining public order in Edo during this period.

The assassination of Ii Naomi... This incident can be said to have greatly boosted the morale of the "anti-barbarian faction".

In the eyes of the "anti-barbarians", the group of Mito feudal lords who successfully killed Ii Naomichi, who insisted on "founding the country", were simply great heroes.

Look! The vassals of Mito Domain are so brave that they dare to kill even the elders. How can we be afraid?

The soaring morale of the "anti-barbarian faction" caused Edo... no, the security situation across the country to deteriorate instantly...

A large number of "anti-Barbarian patriots" have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Abuse or directly kill the so-called "national traitors" in their eyes, and force wealthy families to pay the military expenditures needed to "save the country and get rid of the barbarians"...

This suddenly strong trend of resisting the foreigners has also led many local hooligans to follow suit. They pretend to be "patriots to resist the foreigners", imitate the style of the "patriots to resist the foreigners", extort money everywhere, and even directly claim to "dedicate themselves to the great cause of resisting the foreigners".

"It's your honor" to rob civilian girls.

The number of various cases related to "resisting foreigners" has skyrocketed in just half a month.

In order to reverse the deteriorating public security situation in Edo, the shogunate had to issue two orders to the Edo Executive Office.

Order No. 1: The "monthly transfer" system is temporarily suspended.

In other words, for the time being, the southern and northern administrative offices will no longer be allowed to take turns managing Edo on a monthly basis. All officials of the two administrative offices must go to work regardless of the month until the public security situation in Edo is restored.

Because of this order, the officials of the Nanfan Institute who were supposed to take paid leave in March had to bite the bullet and tie up their seals and return to the government.

Order No. 2: At all costs, suppress all lawless people in Edo City who are doing evil under the banner of "repelling the foreigners"!

Faced with this fatal order issued by the shogunate, the Southern and Northern Administrative Offices had to divide the "Three Chapters" into two groups.

One group is responsible for handling cases that are not caused by "anti-foreigners".

The other group is responsible for calming down the rising tide of resistance.

Qingdeng was assigned to the latter.

During this period, Qingnobo's daily task was to patrol the streets of Edo and hunt down the so-called "anti-barbarian patriots" who were causing trouble everywhere.

The achievements are also remarkable. Counting Dabi and others who were just captured by Qingdeng, in more than half a month, four batches of "anti-foreign patriots" have fallen into Qingdeng's hands.

The rest of the colleagues who are responsible for fighting against the "anti-foreigners" have also achieved outstanding results - but even though they have worked very hard to crack down on these lunatics, the "anti-foreign wind" that has gone wild still shows no sign of stopping...

At this time, a middle-aged man quickly ran up to Qingdeng.

"Tachibana-sama! Those four guys have been tied up!"

This middle-aged man was none other than the head of the family of Koyanagi Town, Haitaro, who had despised Ayoto when he came to this Koyanagi Town to investigate the case of "Grandma Ping's murder".

Aoshinobu is no longer the "idiot Noboru" he used to be. He is now a rising star who has become famous in Edo.

The change of identity has caused Hui Dalang's attitude towards Qingdeng to undergo earth-shaking changes.

At this time, when Hui Dalang faced Qingdeng, there was no contempt in the depths of his eyes, only sincere respect and respect.

"Yeah." Qingdeng nodded, "Thank you for your hard work. Let's take them back to the prison."

"Yes!" After bowing respectfully to Qingdeng, Hui Dalang turned around and shouted to his servants, "Take them away!"

"Get up! Go! Go!"

"Everyone stand up!"

…

The servants on their own side used slightly rough movements to drive away Big Nose and others who were now tied tightly and led into a long queue with a long hemp rope.

Big Nose and the others no longer had the same momentum as they had just shouted to the cloth shop owner, "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world." They all drooped their heads, like a defeated rooster.

Many townspeople gathered around to watch the excitement.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened?"

"Another group of 'anti-barbarian patriots' who are robbing and extorting money have been caught."

"Tsk...Why are these scumbags like cockroaches, and they can't be killed...Huh? Isn't that person Tachibana Aoden?"

"Yes, it's the one who caught the murderer of Granny Ping!"

…

This is the place where Aoshinobu solved the "Murder Case of Granny Ping": Koyanagi Town, so this place is considered the place with the most famous name of Aoshinobu.

Naturally, the most people here recognize Qingdeng.

During this period of time, Qingdeng has actually become accustomed to the feeling of being recognized by passers-by on the street, so even though he is being watched by people who recognize him, Qingdeng still looks as normal.

Hui Dalang, who was standing beside Qingdeng, was watching his subordinates take away Big Nose and others. He sighed with emotion: "This world is really getting more and more chaotic..."

"...Tachibana-sama."

Hui Dalang turned his head and asked Qingdeng in a somewhat helpless self-deprecating tone.
To be continued...