When Qingdeng heard this, he immediately raised his eyes and looked forward.

Ahead is the deepest part of this alley—a small open space five feet square.

Looking up, you can see the eaves on both sides covering most of the sky.

Looking down, we see a damp ground filled with sewage and garbage.

Because of the lack of sunshine, there are no weeds here, and there is no life at all.

The air was filled with an indescribable weird smell that made people hold their breath.

In a word: this is a bad land where even beggars and homeless people won't go near.

However, just like this piece of barren and rotten land, a graceful silhouette actually appeared on the ground.

I saw a woman wearing black clothes, with her back to Qingdeng, standing in the center of this wasteland, looking up at the small patch of night sky sandwiched between the eaves.

Although he couldn't see the other person's face, Qingden could sense his aloof aura.

The decayed land and the graceful girl—the two seemed so out of place.

Describing the girl's back in such detail makes it seem like a long time has passed.

In fact, when Qingdeng appeared, the girl immediately greeted him:

"Ju'anyi, Gui'an."

Familiar voice...familiar way of greeting...At this moment, Qingdeng's pupils shrank.

The sudden and shocking truth caught him off guard.

Silence fell...about 10 seconds later, Qingden showed an expression that was half-smiling but not smiling.

"I see...it turns out you are 'Miss Sumire'...!"

With a few chuckles like silver bells, the woman in black slowly turned around - a familiar, beautiful face came into Qingdeng's eyes.

A woman with such beauty...even if I look all over Kyoto, I can't find anyone else!

It is the legendary woman who has many reputations as "the most beautiful woman in Kyoto", "the best geisha in Kyoto", "the treasure of Gion" - Miss Ziyo!

Looking at Ziyang so close at hand, Qingdeng felt that his brain was in chaos.

Of course, Qingdeng, who has experienced countless storms and waves, will not be disorganized by such changes.

In just a moment, the jumbled "ball of wool" in his mind was straightened out one by one.

The true identity of "the best geisha in Kyoto" is actually the intelligence chief of the Great Salt Party... Although this truth is unexpected, it is also reasonable!

As we all know, Gion is a mixed bag.

The guests who come in and out of Gion range from low-level commoners to high-ranking dignitaries.

A place like this with dense flows of people and a mixture of jade and jade is a natural "treasury of information"!

At the same time, due to the heavy flow of people, it will be very easy to mix in some spies or pass on some information to the outside world.

As the best and most valuable geisha in Gion, Zi Yang comes into contact with countless dignitaries every day!

In the face of Ziyang's beauty and flattery, how many men can remain stubborn and cruel?

Qingdeng could imagine this scene: Ziyang was pouring wine while flattering her, and the other party's head was hot. In order to show off in front of the beauty, he told all kinds of top-secret information...

Just by virtue of her status, she is enough to become a unique intelligence master!

In this way, it is not a puzzling thing that she will become the intelligence chief of the Great Salt Party!

"Should I call you 'Miss Ziyang' now? Or should I call you 'Miss Sumire'?"

Qingden said, raising his eyes and looking at the other person up and down.

As far as Qingdeng knows, Ziyang prefers green clothes.

Whenever she goes on stage to receive guests, she always wears a gorgeous green furisode.

Even in private, she always wears green.

But now, there is no trace of green on her body, replaced by a set of special-shaped, completely black clothes.

How should I put it, the outfit she is wearing now... looks very much like a female ninja!

Through the gap between the two plackets, you can see that there is a fishnet-shaped chainmail underneath.

Outside the chainmail, there is a tight-fitting black kimono without sleeves, revealing her fair and delicate arms, with small gauntlets on each palm.

The lower body is nothing to talk about in detail. It has a long hakama like a kendo uniform, and the hem of the hakama is tightly tied to the footbags on the feet, which greatly improves mobility.

There were no shoes on her feet, only a pair of split-toe bags.

This foot bag seems to be specially made and has a very thick bottom. In this way, even if you don't wear shoes, you don't have to worry about the soles of your feet being scratched or punctured.

It is worth mentioning that because of her obvious shortcomings in figure, after putting on this rather tight "kunoichi costume", if you don't look at her face, you might think that this person is a delicate figure.

boy……

Before that, Qingdeng had vaguely noticed that Ziyang's figure seemed a bit... like a man's.

The kimono has a certain concealing effect on a person's figure.

Unless they have exaggerated curves like those of Sanako, Tenjoin, and Mai Kinoshita, they can be flattened for you.

For this reason, when Ziyang wore a furisode or other women's kimono, she didn't feel anything strange.

And now...this "female ninja costume" infinitely magnifies the "masculine feeling" on her body!

——As long as you dress up a little, you can perfectly transform into a man...

In just ten seconds, Qingdeng understood more and more why Ziyang could become the intelligence leader of the Great Salt Party.

This kind of strange person who is not only a popular geisha, a stunning beauty, but also can make up into a handsome young man, is really one of a kind! He is born to be a spy!

When Qingdeng was secretly lamenting about the strange things, facing the question he just raised, Ziyang smiled slightly and responded lightly:

"I am here to see you as Miss Sumire of the Great Salt Party, so if possible, I hope you can call me 'Miss Sumire'."

The tone is calm, the behavior is dignified, neither humble nor arrogant.

No matter her tone of voice or her every move, she looks like a smart and capable strong woman!

Compared with the charming and charming look she exuded at the banquet in Gion, she was completely different! She really seemed like a different person!

Such a sharp contrast made Qingdeng feel a little confused. She didn't know which one was the real her, the "coquettish" one at the banquet and the "robust" one now.

Although Qingdeng was full of questions and wanted to ask the other party one by one, at this urgent moment, he naturally understood the priorities of things.

"Well, Miss Sumire, please forgive me for getting straight to the point - how much do you know about the Zunbo faction's conspiracy tonight? Where is the meeting place of Miyabe Daizo, Katsura Kogoro and others?"

Ziyang... should now be called "Miss Sumire" - she is also a sensible person and knows what is most important now, so she puts on a serious tone and says word by word:

"Unfortunately, I don't know the meeting place of Miyabe Daizo, Katsura Kogoro and others."

"But I know that Miyabe Daizo and others have stored enough kerosene in a warehouse in the southern suburbs of Kyoto!"

"These kerosene are prepared to burn down Kyoto tonight!"

"Although I don't know the specific time of setting fire, as far as I know, the person responsible for leading the team to burn the city tonight is Yoshida Nomo, who is deeply trusted by Kusaka Genzui and Miyabe Daizo!"

"Just now, I have learned the specific location of this warehouse!"

"I'm going to rush here immediately to collect the kerosene!"

"However...the manpower under my command is really too few."

"The only people who can go into battle are Mr. Ebina and one other person."

"That warehouse is heavily guarded, including many skilled martial arts masters."

"Unfortunately, our Great Salt Party cannot capture the warehouse alone."

"Therefore, Tachibana Aki, I need your power!"

"If I can get your support, it will be like gaining the strength of ten thousand people!"

"We provide intelligence, and you provide force, and we work together to capture the 'oil depot' and eliminate the group of patriots with broken heads, so that tonight's 'Shanboko Parade' can be held smoothly - this is my cooperation proposal."

"We protected the people of Kyoto, and you also attacked the Zunban faction, killing two birds with one stone."

Zi Yangyan succinctly and concisely explained the information she had, as well as her cooperation plan and cooperation intentions.

Now that the matter has come to this, Qingdeng will naturally not doubt the accuracy of the other party's intelligence.

Based on all the information currently known, the current situation is very clear - the radicals of the Zunban faction have come up with the idea of ​​"building plank roads openly and building plank roads secretly".

On the surface, they were negotiating with Katsura Kogoro, who was unwilling to take extreme measures.

In essence, they have quietly sent out a secret force, preparing to plunge Kyoto into a burning prison while Katsura Kogoro is being held back.

Due to emotions and reasons, it is impossible for Qingdeng to just sit back and watch such a tragedy happen!

If those madmen succeeded in setting the fire, then even if Qingto finally succeeded in finding the meeting place of Miyabe Daizo and others, it would be a complete fiasco.

As the governor of Gyeonggi Province, but unable to protect even the nearby Kyoto, Qingdeng's reputation will be directly ruined.

That way, there’s no need to worry!
To be continued...