Ozaki Koyo is not very old, but she is indeed an "old lady" in Hong Kong underworld. She has enough experience and was one of the people who witnessed the appearance of Tsurumaru Kuninaga that year.

Born in the sword, the god of death never said no to the missions requested by the leader. Whether it was going to the battlefield with the □□fire bow and single, which was incompatible with the pure white crane, or interrogating traitors and spies in the torture room, Tsurumaru Kuninaga did it extremely well and perfectly.

As a sword that has existed for thousands of years, he seems to be very experienced in understanding people's hearts and has an innate talent for killing enemies.

No one can resist a sword that has its eyes fixed only on you and that can devote itself completely to its Master.

It is never wrong that swords are sharp weapons for hurting people, but at the same time, swords are also weapons for self-protection.

As long as you use it carefully, the sword will never cut your neck.

But what about the chief? What did he do?

At first, he was testing Tsurumaru Kuninaga's bottom line little by little to see if he was really loyal. But after confirming it, he never gave any reward, and still just treated him as an emotionless sword.

Ozaki Kouyo could not forget the first time the leader began to show his brutality and used Tsurumaru Kuninaga more recklessly. Before, it was more or less tolerable, but that time, just because of the prank of a red-haired child...

Maybe she really didn't know what the child's mindset was in to do such a thing. But it would be enough to punish only one person, why drag so many innocent children into it?

After the Leader summoned Tsurumaru Kuninaga to his office, Momiji happened to pass by there. As to whether it was indeed a coincidence, only Ozaki Momiji herself knew.

But she never thought that she would see the weapon that never denied its leader, looking at a moment of bewilderment after leaving the office.

【Am I really doing the right thing? 】

The heartless weapon seemed to be thinking about this question.

But after noticing her presence, the crane-like child still gave her the same smile as usual.

Ozaki Kouyo could not forget this scene. She put aside her prejudices and looked at Tsurumaru Kuninaga rationally and without any bias. Then she suddenly realized that everything Tsurumaru Kuninaga was doing was just imposed on him by external forces.

Who would hate a sword that is used by a human? It is only because the sword has a human body that people forget that it is still used by a human.

Ozaki Kouyo lowered her thoughts, but even if she understood all this, what could she do?

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"Hey, Chief, you called me?" After entering the office, Shi Bai stood in front of the chief with his still brisk steps.

It has only been a few years, but the middle-aged man who was only ruthless and gloomy back then has now shown signs of old age.

Because he was afraid of death, he let the entire Yokohama fall into hell with him.

Even if he looked at it from a human perspective, he still couldn't quite understand the reasons.

And unlike what others imagine, Shibai mostly maintains a lively and active personality even in front of the [Leader].

This is also the contradiction of the leader himself. He makes the entire Hong Kong underworld tremble with fear because of him, but he still requires Tsurumaru Kuninaga not to change at all.

As it was in the beginning, so it shall be now.

Perhaps it was because... only the inhuman weapon like Tsurumaru had not changed at all, so the leader could ignore the passage of time and the series of actions he had taken.

Well, regarding the last point, the leader probably doesn't really care about it, even if he doesn't ignore it.

These flashed through Shi Bai's mind, but he still had a smile on his face as he looked at the leader who looked more and more like he was going through male menopause as he got older.

"Tsurumaru." The leader looked at Shibai with those eyes that could make a child cry.

Shi Bai bowed slightly and said with a friendly smile, "I'm here, Chief. Do you have any mission for me?"

"Last night..."

"Ah! Are you talking about the task you gave me last night? I don't think you would be interested in it because it was too ordinary and boring. It was a great success anyway~"

Shibai readily interrupted the leader's words, not worrying at all about the other party's punishment.

This was indeed the case. The leader showed unexpected patience with weapons. After all his subordinates were driven away, no one could see this almost peaceful scene.

The leader put his hands on his chin and lowered his shoulders slightly. This action can give others a sense of intimidation. He said: "That mission is irrelevant. My question is, what do you think about Dr. Mori?"

...Wow, could it be that Dr. Mori has done something and has been discovered? Shibai blinked and seemed to be thinking seriously.

"Let me think... Dr. Mori is your doctor. You seem to be in much better shape these days, so his medical skills must be amazing!"

"And since he can be your doctor, he must be deeply trusted by you."

The leader sneered, not sure whether it was because of what Bai said or the innocence revealed in his words.

"Then I'll give you a mission. Monitor outside Senou. If there's any sign of trouble, chop off his head."

"Is this an order?" Shi Bai put away the smile on his face, lowered his head slightly, held the knife in his hand, knelt on one knee facing the leader, and said in a steady and clean tone: "Leave it to me."

"I will bring you results that will surprise you."

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"——That's all." Shi Bai sat cross-legged on the only bed in Dr. Mori's clinic, smiled and waved to the helpless Mori Ou, "Please give me your guidance during this time, Dr. Mori."

Shi Bai's appearance was indeed beyond Sen Ou's expectation. He held his forehead and said: "The leader's intention is definitely not for you to appear in front of me so carelessly and then tell me the surveillance mission directly..."

The handsome Fu Oshin squinted his eyes and said casually: "This matter is not important~ Besides, this is also a great scare, isn't it?"

Shi Bai jumped off the bed, looked around the small clinic, and said, "By the way, Doctor Sen, as the chief's doctor, don't you think this place is a little inappropriate for you?"

"Hahaha, I'm just a small doctor, what kind of status can I have? A clinic of this size is more than enough for me."

"Oh? Really?" Shi Bai said with his back to Sen Ou. He dragged out the last word a little, "I thought you, as the leader--"

Mori Ou's pupils shrank suddenly and goose bumps appeared on his back.

Shi Baicai turned around and added the second half of the sentence slowly: "——doctor, you will value your identity more."

He looked at Mori Ogai, but the smile on his face was hard to see through. After staring at Mori Ogai in silence for a while, Shi Bai clasped his hands together and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, where is that little boy? The child named Dazai, I didn't see him next to you, Doctor Mori, I'm a little surprised."

Mori Ogai exhaled silently, and with a kind smile of an elder, he said: "Dazai, I don't know where he went to play again. After all, children of this age, you know..."

Before Shibai could agree, Dazai Osamu's clean voice rang out from the doorway: "That's too much! Mr. Mori, you actually wanted to say bad things about me in front of Mr. Tsurumaru while I was away!"

Dazai Osamu strode in with a puffed face full of complaints. He dragged out the last words like a spoiled child: "Mr. Tsurumaru, do you know that Mr. Mori recruited child laborers? And they don't even pay them!"

Shibai cooperated by widening his eyes, and followed Dazai Osamu in looking at Mori Ogai with a scathing gaze, saying, "This is too much, Dr. Mori!"

Mori Ogai gave the two guys who were on the same team a wry smile like an elder: "If that's the case, Dazai, you take the card from me--"

"By the way, Mr. Tsurumaru, why did you come here? Mr. Mori's clinic is dirty, shabby and small. I just feel it doesn't suit you at all!" Dazai Osamu happily interrupted Mori Ogai's words.

Shi Bai narrowed his eyes and replied, "Because it's an order, I can't just walk away~"

The white-haired, white-lashed, white-clothed Crane sighed, "It would be too boring to stay in one place all the time. I have to find a new hobby for myself."

"Like frightening?"

"Yes, it's frightening!" Shibai gave Dazai a look that said "young man, you are very smart" and walked lightly around the small room. He always had the ability to make a simple room look like a magnificent palace. He smiled and said, "I scared you by showing up here!"

Dazai Osamu smiled and said, "Yes, I can see that Dr. Mori is losing more and more hair!"

Shi Bai's gaze suddenly became subtle.

After being criticized for his small and messy room and being called out for his hair loss, Mori Ou felt that his heart had been full of holes because of his disciple.

The three people present were all extremely eloquent and could bring the dead back to life. As long as they wanted to, they would never let the atmosphere become dull.

Dazai Osamu said: "Come to think of it, Mr. Tsurumaru, I don't think I've ever seen you take off this outfit."

Shi Bai, who had never thought about changing his character, was stunned: "Huh?"

Dazai Osamu was confused by Shibai's reaction: "Huh? Mr. Tsurumaru, didn't you think of changing clothes to try it out?"

Looking at Shibai's reaction, Dazai Osamu's tone was filled with disbelief: "Mr. Tsurumaru, you don't even take a shower or change clothes, and no one has mentioned this to you!"

Without waiting for Shibai to answer the question about bathing, Dazai immediately said, "How about I take you for a walk around the streets, Mr. Tsurumaru?"

To avoid any refusal, Dazai added seriously: "Mr. Mori pays!"

Shi Bai nodded immediately: "No problem!"

Mori Ogai held his forehead with his hand, and said helplessly: "Dazai-kun——"