Chapter 35 The Evil Courtesan (17)
Hundreds of guards from Tsukimi-ro conducted a brutal search inside and outside Yoshiwara, causing widespread discussion and panic among the people.
But there is nothing here and there.
After a lot of searching, there was still no result.
Two days and two nights have passed since Saeki was killed, and the search team's progress remains stagnant with no progress at all.
The business of Yuejianlou also suddenly declined a lot.
There were only a few customers walking around in the corridor, and the prostitutes were competing more fiercely for customers.
The captain of the search team reported the progress to the owner of the post, Heisaburo, tremblingly.
"Report to the host! We have expanded the search area——"
"Waste! Useless things! How could I have raised a bunch of you, a bunch of worms who only know how to eat rice!" Hei Saburo interrupted him angrily, "I don't want to hear about the process, I only want the result!! If you can't find it inside Yoshiwara, have you looked outside of it?!"
"Except for the mountain road behind Jingxian Temple, all entrances and exits to Yoshiwara are sealed. No unusual incidents were reported on the night of the incident."
"Then what are you waiting for? Go search the back mountain!"
"Master, the brothers have already searched, but the mountain behind is too big, and it snowed, so all the footprints were covered, so..."
"So after you've talked a bunch of nonsense and brought nothing back, you still dare to argue with me?!"
The leader of the search team trembled and didn't dare to answer.
Heisaburo grew increasingly furious as he thought about it. He drew the sharp sword attached to his wheelchair and yelled like a madman, "Come here, you piece of shit! Put your head on this sword and end it yourself!"
The team leader swallowed hard and slowly moved forward with a determination to die.
Before he came back to report, he had already anticipated this outcome.
The team leader knelt on the ground without any dignity, put his neck on the blade, closed his eyes, and planned to be a hero again after eighteen years.
At this critical moment, someone suddenly shouted from behind: "I see it! The woman with the Lycoris radiata tattoo on her face! It seems she just ran past behind the tree!"
"What are you still standing there for? Chase after him!"
The team leader was stunned when he heard this, and quickly got up and started chasing after him...
Heisaburo held the knife for a long time, but in the end it was just a lonely movement.
He gritted his teeth and said, "You bastard, you better bring him back to me! Otherwise, I will tear you into pieces!"
The attendant beside him put the knife back into the scabbard for him.
"Let's go, go back!" Heisaburo angrily ordered his attendants to push him away.
"Master, are you going back to your room? Or... well, the butler sent by the Saeki family has arrived..."
"No! Just drag them away first, give them some silver, and then send a few women over to serve them well, so that they can have too much fun to leave the house!"
"I'll make arrangements right away!"
"Also, call Madam Ya to me. I have something to tell her."
"yes!"
…
In fact, Shisui didn't go anywhere these two days and just hid in the storage room of Yuejian Building.
Almost all the guards were sent out to search, and Yuejian Tower became a deserted city.
The most dangerous place has become the safest.
When Tokiho overheard that the search team was still busy and anxious, she knew that Matsuyama and Xiangyu had safely escaped from Yoshiwara.
She ran out of the utility room, distracted the guards with a feint to the east and a detour to the west, then climbed up a tree, climbed up a wall, and climbed to the second floor with her bare hands, and climbed into Madam Ya's room through the window.
She hid in the closet, waiting for Madam Ya to come back.
Tokiho knew very well that Yoshiwara's arcade business had existed for hundreds of years, and its operations were mature and had a deep foundation. It could not be easily destroyed by killing one or two customers.
To make it collapse, you have to start shaking it from within!
It is far from enough for one Xiangyu to awaken. Only when thousands and millions of Xiangyu awaken together can it be enough to shake the cage of capital and power.
Shisui needs a helper and an insider.
Madam Ya, who had been a prostitute in her youth and now held the power to manage the prostitutes in Yuejian Tower, was the best candidate...
Not long after, Lady Ya, who had just been summoned by Heisaburo, pushed the door open and walked in, accompanied by her right-hand man.
Madam Ya: "The day before the New Oiran Festival, the hairdressers were poisoned en masse. Has that been investigated?"
Henchmen: "Yes... We found a large amount of laxatives in the room of Miss Saffron's servants. After interrogation, they have confessed that they were the ones who drugged her. But no matter how harshly we tortured them, they insisted that the whole thing was planned by them and had nothing to do with Miss Saffron."
"It doesn't matter whether they recruit or not. Miss Fanhong will be leaving here soon anyway." There was a hint of contempt in Madam Ya's tone.
"Hey? Leaving? Where is Miss Saffron going?"
"The host has decided to send Miss Fanhong to the Saeki family as a concubine as part of the compensation. You should go and make the necessary preparations."
"yes!"
"Also, go to the mass grave behind Jingxian Temple and see if you can find any fresh female corpse that looks like Miss Xiangyu. Then secretly bring it back."
"Huh? Is this going to..."
"If we can't find Miss Xiangyu, Yuejianlou must give an explanation to the Saeki family! Do you understand?!"
The subordinate hurriedly responded: "I understand, I will do it right away."
"After you bring her back, put some makeup on her and change her into Xiangyu's clothes and jewelry. Don't reveal any flaws!"
Heisaburo wanted to use a lifelike corpse, pretending that it was the murdered Xiangyu, to shut the other party up.
Although this is a bad plan that will be exposed if you are not careful, there is no other way.
The loss he suffered this time was so severe that he had to go through great pains to make up for it.
Madam Ya was also tired these days. After explaining the important matters to her subordinates, she let them leave.
She sat there in a trance for a long time before she took off her coat and sat in front of the dressing mirror with a tired look on her face to take off her hairpin and hair ornaments.
As soon as she let her hair down, she keenly noticed something strange in the wardrobe behind her from the mirror.
But before she could turn around, Tokiho suddenly burst out from the closet and put a knife to the back of her neck.
"Don't move, don't call for help, or my knife will be blind. Put your hands on your knees and close your eyes."
Madam Ya had seen many storms and waves, so she calmly cooperated with Shi Sui's movements.
But she also saw through Shi Sui's intentions at a glance: "You didn't come to me just to escape, did you? I'm kindly reminding you that this is not the right attitude to use when asking for help."
Shi Sui smiled and replied, "Madam Ya, I clearly heard the host say that in Yuejianlou, we could just find someone who looked a bit like Xiangyu and kill them. He didn't ask you to go to the wild to find a female corpse. Right?"
Madam Ya narrowed her eyes and became nervous in an instant.
"You are so kind-hearted." Shisui Shisui smiled and put away the knife, "I didn't find the wrong person."
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