What Qingdeng didn't know was that Tianzhangyuan was secretly breathing a sigh of relief.

——Sheng Qing... probably didn't notice...

Tianzhangyuan raised his slender hands and pretended to tease the hair on his temples. In fact, he secretly used his fingers to test the temperature of his cheeks - it was still a little hot...

Qingdeng's guess is correct.

The gentle embrace just now was indeed due to Tianzhangyuan's whim.

When he hugged Qingdeng, Tianzhangyuan had already figured out the true nature of that "impulse" - it was a collection of countless emotions.

When he mistakenly thought that Qing Deng was restless because of his unstable mood, all kinds of emotions suddenly flooded into Tian Zhangyuan's heart.

Surprise, intolerance, sadness...and so many emotions that Tianzhangyuan can't name.

In short, driven by the "impulse" mixed with these various emotions, she stepped forward... There is no need to describe what happened next.

However, Qingdeng didn't notice... not only Tianzhangyuan's body fragrance, but also the touch stayed on his nose and skin.

His temperature and breath also left deep marks on Tianzhangyuan's body.

The moment the two figures overlapped, the aura of male hormones unique to young men penetrated directly into Tianzhangyuan's skin.

Strong bones and muscles...

The waist is surprisingly thin...

You can clearly feel the very strong arms just by touching them...

Everything about Qingdeng, whether it was his breath or his body, made Tianzhangyuan feel his mind swaying involuntarily.

When she came back to her senses, she was surprised to find that her face was getting hot...

When was the last time your face felt hot?

No impression at all.

In order to prevent Qingdeng from discovering her current abnormality, Tianzhangyuan deliberately retreated a little further until she was under the sun, using the orange sunlight to cover up the redness on her face.

In terms of results, Tianzhangyuan's strategy of "hiding in the sun" was very successful.

Qingdeng did not realize that the aloof widow in front of him also had a blushing side because of ripples in his heart.

…

Tianzhangyuan's embrace of Qingdeng and the series of chain reactions triggered by this embrace are just a wonderful episode.

Within a moment, the lonely man and the widow had settled into their respective moods.

"Your Highness."

Qingdeng cleared his throat and said seriously.

"You came to me suddenly in the early morning, and you don't know why?"

"It's nothing, I'm just curious about your current condition, so I came here to take a look at you."

"...Your Highness, have Kitahara Konosuke and the others spoken?"

Tianzhangyuan shook his head gently.

"These people's mouths are surprisingly tight..."

Qingden lowered his head and looked at the tatami in front of his knees solemnly.

"That's it..."

Last night, after returning to Tsukinomiya Shrine, Ayoto entrusted Tenshouin to send people to Yoshiwara to bring back the birthmarked face and the strong man who were temporarily under the care of Guashu.

Counting Kitahara Konosuke and others who were captured alive after the raid on Yamato's house, Aoto captured a total of 6 prisoners last night - enough for the interrogation.

After Kōnosuke Kitahara and others were escorted into the interrogation room, the new Imperial Guardsmen who specialized in interrogation were not polite and directly rewarded each of them with an extremely torturous "standing torture".

However...under the oppression of torture, Kitahara Konosuke and his team showed amazing perseverance and fighting spirit.

No matter how the interrogators used torture and intimidation, they remained unmoved and did not even say a word.

At this time, when Qingdeng saw this, he knew that he was in trouble - with such a tough guy as his opponent, he would not be able to get valuable information for a while...

Now it seems that this is indeed the case.

It's been one night, but Kitahara Konosuke and others are still tight-lipped.

It seems that there will be a difficult tug-of-war next...

That's what interrogation is like - those who can speak will soon speak; those who can't speak may never speak...

At this moment, Tianzhangyuan’s call suddenly sounded:

"...Sheng Qing."

"Um?"

Qingdeng withdrew his gaze from the tatami in front of his knees and looked at Tianzhangyuan.

"You...what are your plans next?"

"..."

Qingden is not a fool.

Of course he knew what Tianzhangyuan meant by "What are your plans next?"

Last night, after receiving the summons and meeting Tianzhangyuan, Qingden still remembered every scene and every word he said, and the words were still in his ears.

(A long time ago, there was an official who belonged to the "Three Chapters" of the Beifan Institute who was secretly tracking down the magic medicine)

(And that person...is quite related to you)

(That person’s name is...Kitabansho Town Kai Toshin, Tachibana Takayuki!)

Qingdeng didn't know how to use detailed words to describe his feelings after hearing Tianzhangyuan's words.

Tachibana Takayuki... Qingto has always had quite complicated feelings about this person.

On the one hand, he is Qingdeng's father, both in legal and moral terms.

But on the other hand, because Aoden is a traveler whose soul has traveled to this world, from this perspective, Tachibana Takayuki is the father of "Original Tachibana Aoto", and he has no relationship with Aoto at all.

Therefore, Aomori felt that "although he is my father, I am not very familiar with him" towards Tachibana Takayuki.

Strange acquaintance - that's probably what it feels like.

All my impressions of Tachibana Takayuki come from the memory of "Original Tachibana Aoden".

He was a loyal friend of Kitaban's chosen town; although he worked very seriously, his political performance has always been good; he suddenly became obsessed with gambling and owed a huge gambling debt; he died in bed of illness - the above is all Aonobu's impression of Tachibana Takayuki.

.

Tachibana Takayuki, who had always followed the rules and kept his own rules, suddenly became a gambler who drank pheasant and hulu - Qingden never thought it was strange.

There is a saying that goes well: It is not easy to learn well, but it is easy to learn badly.

It is easy to change from good to evil, but it is difficult to change from evil to good.

If ordinary people want to change from evil to good, it needs a long and step-by-step process; but if they want to change from good to evil, it only takes one night, or even just a moment in extreme cases.

Whether the nature of human nature is "good" or "evil" - this is an eternal problem that countless masters have debated, but none of them has come up with a clear answer.

However, putting aside this philosophical problem, one thing is certain: kindness, gentleness and other beautiful qualities are very luxurious things.

Human beings can become heinous villains overnight simply by indulging their desires.

Evil people don't have to do anything, they just need to keep indulging themselves.

On the other hand, those good people who are dedicated to doing good need to always strengthen their will and spend a long time before they can reach the state of pure gold and white jade.

Qingdeng was a police academy student in his previous life.

For this reason, he had seen many cases of "good people suddenly turning into evil people", so he never felt anything unusual about Tachibana Takayuki's depravity.

What's more, what Tachibana Takashi is addicted to is gambling that can easily destroy people's minds.

In the 21st century, where entertainment activities are extremely abundant, so many people are addicted to gambling, let alone the Edo period, which was full of depression.

The entertainment activities of ordinary people in this era are nothing more than playing with women, playing cards and drinking.

Being used to living a boring life, and suddenly being exposed to gambling that can make more than ten taels of gold per second, the adrenaline in the body will surge every time the poison is opened... How can ordinary people control themselves?

Don’t underestimate the harm of gambling! Don’t get involved in gambling! It can really turn a good family into a useless person overnight!

Tachibana Takayuki died young - Qingden originally thought that his bond with him was over.

However... Qingden never expected that the name "Tachibana Takazhi" would break into his life in this way.

The officers who were responsible for checking the past files of the execution office, Huofu Thieves Reform and other departments collected very little information.

At present, it is only known that Tachibana Takayuki informed his superiors about the existence of the "trick medicine" nearly 2 years ago.

Judging from the subsequent contents of the dossier, Tachibana Takayuki’s report fell into disarray and no response was received.

After that, the officers found no files involving Tachibana Takayuki's name.

Although there is a paucity of information, what is certain is that Tachibana Takayuki has indeed investigated the "trick drug" privately!
To be continued...