"Mr. Tomita, are you making this judgment too quickly?" At this moment, Sun Yixie had strong doubts about Tomita Katsuo in his heart, so his attitude became calm and planned. Let's deceive the other party and then say, "You have only chatted with us for a while, can you be so sure that we are liars? To say the least, even if we are really liars?" He said, his eyes swept across the group of tense servants and slaves around him. , "The battle you prepared is a bit too exaggerated. It's as if you had already planned to drive us out before we said anything." At this point, he paused for half a second, and raised his eyebrows His eyes rolled around half a circle, squinting at Katsuo Tomita, and then continued in a very subtle tone, "Is it possible that Mr. Tomita already knew something that even we didn't know before he made the commission?" Are you done?"
Brother Sun's words were so strange and oblique that even Hayato didn't understand what he really meant, let alone the group of servants next to him.
However, Huang Donglai, who knew Sun Yixie's virtue very well, understood it immediately after tasting it for a while.
As a murderer, Tomita Katsuo naturally understood Sun Yixie's hint
"What are you talking about?" Tomita Katsuo panicked at that time. His tone suddenly softened a bit, and his speech became hesitant, "I don't understand what you are talking about at all."
"That's it." Sun Yixie's reaction when he saw Tomita Katsuo's reaction , the original suspicion of about 80% has turned into a 100% certainty, "Then there is nothing to talk to us about anymore."
"Ha" Huang Dong, who had already followed Sun Yixie's train of thought, came here. Shi sneered and said the next sentence for Brother Sun, "How about we go back and talk to the villager who saw Master Wulang entering the mountain, and then explain this matter to the villagers in detail? Let’s talk about it together and see if we can figure out something.”
“Wait a minute.” Katsuo Tomita, who was originally sitting upright and calm, was actually excited at this moment. Leaning forward, he pressed his hands nervously on his knees, and said with an awkward expression and anxious tone, "Don't be impatient, you three. We can talk more."
"Yeah" Sun When Yi Xie saw this, he didn't say anything. He just made some noises from his nose, put on a troubled expression, and glanced around a few times.
"Ah oh oh." Tomita Katsuo understood immediately, changed his face, and said to his servants, "What are you doing, bastards? I am talking to the gentlemen, but my voice is a little louder. "Whoever asked you to come in, get out of here."
Faced with the master's revolt, the servants and slaves looked at each other in confusion at first, and then, they didn't show much reaction at all. Feeling aggrieved or unhappy, he withdrew dejectedly and closed the door behind him.
Obviously, they have long been accustomed to this kind of operation of "superiors passing the blame to subordinates".
This is not the patent of Tomita Katsuo or the Tomita family. In terms of Japan at that time, ranging from local tyrants and evil gentry to generals and famous names, wherever there is a "master-slave relationship", this is a very common phenomenon.
Some subordinates will even take pride in "kneeling down to take the blame for the master" or even "taking the blame for the master and dying for the master". This is also a form of maintaining dignity among the masters in the so-called "Bushido". Even if mud is smeared on your face, you will be disgraced, but if you block the mud for your master, no matter whether he wants to be shameless or not, at least his face will still be clean, and you will not have to bear the burden to the outside world. Such a reputation, as long as your master and the forces behind him are still there, at least among your own people, you can still gain a reputation of loyalty and even be enshrined.
A bit of a tangent to get back to the point.
After Tomita Katsuo drove away the gang of servants and pretended that he wanted to "talk" to the three of them again, Hayato, who had been a little confused, finally came to his senses.
"I see, does Goro's death have something to do with him?" Hayato thought to himself, "Brother Sun and Brother Huang are really powerful. They had already seen through this when I didn't realize it just now. And used this as a bargaining chip to threaten Tomita with just a few words."
"Mr. Tomita, although I am not talented, Hayato Kamo, I am still a descendant of the Kamo family, and I have to take the family's reputation into consideration. "After Hayato figured out the secret, he also kept up with the rhythm of double harmony and began to pretend to be with Tomita. "It doesn't matter if you don't believe me. I don't have to take the rest of the reward, but you say I You're a liar, I can't pretend not to hear you. Today I just returned all the deposits I received before, so all my work was in vain. I also want to find the villagers to comment and make this matter clear."
As soon as these words came out, Tomita Katsuo became even more shaken.
First of all, Tomita has a guilty conscience and is afraid that the other party will go to the countryside to cause trouble; secondly, Hayato's righteous state does not look like he is lying.
At this time, even Tomita was muttering in his heart, "Is what this guy said true? He really saw the ghost of Goro. Maybe I was subconsciously merciful that day and didn't kill Goro completely. He fell." After going down the mountain, he was captured by a monster again, so it was indeed a monster that killed Goro."
This is of course impossible.
These thoughts are nothing more than Tomita Katsuo’s remaining conscience brainwashing himself to alleviate his guilt for killing his nephew.
As for Hayato's attitude, it is completely understandable. Even though he and Sun Huang made up the story of "saving Goro" together, he really went to the shrine. He did risk his life in the first place. Danger trying to complete the commission.
Because Tomita Katsuo didn’t look like this when he entrusted him with the job. At that time, the Tomita family was under the banner of "In addition to looking for their own young master, it was more to help the villagers benefit." They asked Hayato to investigate the shrine, and they themselves said that even if they couldn't find Goro, they were mentally prepared, and they would still get the reward they deserved.
So even though Hayato knew that he might not be able to find Goro, he still went to the mountains and thought about trying to find Goro.This local supernatural phenomenon was solved, but in the end he found that he couldn't solve it with his ability. It would be good if he could bring a few people to escape alive, so he chose to retreat; if Hayato purely wanted to defraud money, then he would just take the deposit and directly Just run away, so the villagers will only think that he died in the mountains, and he doesn't have to actually risk his life.
"No, no, sir, I was too harsh. I was confused and talked nonsense just now, and I offended you. I'm really sorry." After hesitating for a few seconds, Tomita Katsuo seemed to have made up his mind, and followed the trend. He moved his knees and stepped back a little, then took a skillful doge seat and began to lower his head and apologize.
Just like that, Katsuo Tomita, who had already planned to bully the opponent when he came to the door, now had a 180-degree change in his attitude.
Why don't you say that you have done something wrong?
Originally, this matter happened today. As long as Tomita Katsuo paid the balance and sent away these plague gods, he killed Goro. Even if he managed to get through, he just couldn't bear to part with the small profit, which made him extremely passive now.
Think about it, no matter how much Tomita Katsuo falsely accuses Hayato and the others of being liars, the most he can do is snatch back the deposit collected by the other party, and then kick them out. He will never be able to silence these three people, right?
It is true that human life is worthless in troubled times, but the Tomita family are not bandits. You are just a wealthy family in a place, not even a samurai class. Now you say that there are three magicians who are cheating, and then you Kill them all privately. Even if Tomita Katsuo dared to give this order, his gang of vicious servants would not dare to do it.
The only thing that can't be silenced by these three people is to be threatened by them if they are caught again.
It is true that when Sun Yixie defrauded Futian, there was no evidence at all, but in fact the evidence in this case is not that important. They only need to go to the countryside to make trouble and gossip, and their goal will be achieved. Moreover, if you really want to investigate, it is not difficult to find a breakthrough in this matter.
Take the "eyewitness" bribed by Tomita. That person was a local villager, and he was not a well-trained intelligence officer. He could be bribed to give such perjury. It is greedy and stupid. You have to be guilty of one or two of these three things, right? As long as such a person is coerced and lured, it is not a matter of time to betray him
Therefore, after weighing the balance, Tomita Katsuo can only regret it With such a strong mood, I swallowed the bad consequences of "if you don't eat the toast, you will have to drink as a fine".
"Hey Mr. Tomita, please get up quickly." Huang Donglai said again at this time, "Mr. Kamo is helpful and broad-minded, and he will not care about you."
"That's right." Sun Yixie continued, "But if you want to pay a little more when checking out to show your sincerity in apologizing, we won't stop you."
" Uh-huh." Tomita Katsuo looked at the faces of these two guys. He was so angry in his heart, but he couldn't get angry. He could only twitch the muscles on his face and squeezed out a sentence through his teeth with a forced smile, "Yes, I am. He is also a sensible person, so let’s do this, I will add three to the remaining reward”
As soon as he said "three percent", Sun Yixie, a bitch, yelled, "Three times, Mr. Tomita, you are too polite, hahaha, how can this be so embarrassing?"
Tomita Sheng When Xiong heard this, his teeth were almost broken, and the bad breath in his chest was so bad that he couldn't get up or down. He was originally a person who regarded wealth as his life and was greedy for small profits. He even killed his nephew for the sake of family property. Now he is being blackmailed like this. I really want to fight with the other party.
"Excuse me, what are your plans after the three of you get paid?" After holding it in for another two seconds, Tomita Katsuo's tone and expression suddenly turned cold again.
When Sun and Huang took a look at it, they seemed to be a little pushy. The two experienced people understood that at this time, it was not appropriate to continue to exert pressure.
So, the two of them immediately exchanged glances with Hayato, indicating that they could take a step back and stop as soon as possible.
Hayato understood, nodded slightly, and then said to Tomita Katsuo, "We still have things to do. After getting paid, we must leave here as soon as possible. We will not come back in the short term."
When Tomita heard this, he finally felt a little calmer. He was silent for a few seconds and said, "Okay, you three, wait a minute."
He finished the last few words weakly, Then he got up and left the room, and went to withdraw the money himself.
When he left the room, Sun and Huang stopped hiding their secrets and both showed expressions of success. Hayato, on the other hand, had a serious look on his face, thoughtful, and had no idea what he was planning. What are you doing
To make a long story short, not long after, the three of them got the final payment of Hayato's commission from Tomita Katsuo, and the amount was several times the amount originally agreed upon.
The three of them really seemed to give up as soon as they saw fit. They didn't try to push the envelope and stay for a meal or something. They just put the money away and left immediately.
Katsuo Tomita very politely arranged for a few servants to see them off.
It was said to be a farewell, but in fact it was to follow them to see if the three of them really left Yae Township immediately after taking the money as agreed, and to ensure that they would not follow the villagers outside before leaving. Talk nonsense.
About an hour later, the servant brought the reward and confirmed that the three of them were really far away. Tomita Katsuo breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, Tomita Katsuo returned to his room and sent all the servants out.
When he was the only one left in the room, he went to the closet and took out a quilt, put it on his body and lay down on the ground.
After lying down, Tomita Katsuo huddled up in a ball in bed, trembling with all his strength, covering his face with the quilt, and letting out bursts of roars.
This is a habit he has developed since he was a child. Whenever he accumulates unbearable pressure or becomes angry, he will vent it in this way.
It was the same today. After exerting all his strength and yelling in bed, the feeling of exhaustion and weakness really relaxed his nerves a little.
After taking a few breaths, and after his breathing calmed down, Tomita Katsuo preparedHe got out of the quilt, but just when he raised his head and opened a gap in the quilt
a human face that was white and blue, with a hint of lavender in the blue, suddenly stood in front of him.
Tomita Katsuo knew this face. It was the face of Goro who was strangled to death by him before he died.
"Ah ah uh" Tomita Katsuo was frightened by this sudden terrifying scene and screamed, but his scream was only louder in the first two seconds.
Two seconds later, a pair of cold hands strangled his neck, causing him to moan "Uh-huh".
It’s not that there are no servants in the corridor outside the house, but they all know Tomita Katsuo’s “habit”, so no one bothers him.
On a winter afternoon, the bright sunshine shines through the window paper.
Under the messy quilt, a pair of man's feet stretched out from inside, stepping hard on the smooth tatami, as if trying to get rid of something.
But his struggle did not last long, and soon fell silent together with his low voice.
At this time, a small white paper figure appeared out of nowhere in the room. It rose up without any wind, floated into the air, and then instantly ignited and turned into ashes. .
End of this chapter
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