The cool breeze blew, and the moonlight was like a mist.

Ando returned to the abandoned factory under the cover of the night.

After the purge mission was over, she and Okita killed everyone here, leaving only the yellow-haired man behind. This seemed to be somewhat unreasonable.

From the conversation with Huang Mao, after the previous failure, he intended to give up, but for some reason, he was deceived by the mysterious person to go against Shinsengumi again.

They captured Huang Mao, but could they really get any useful information from him?

There was a high probability that he wouldn't.

Okita must understand this, but he not only took Huang Mao back to report, but also killed everyone in the factory who might know the information, so there were only two possibilities left.

One was that Okita was surprisingly stupid, and the other was that he had already gotten the information he wanted.

According to Okita's watertight planning ability, it could only be the latter.

What kind of information did he get without batting an eyelid, and why did he suddenly exclude her?

Ando knew that if she wanted to really challenge Okita face to face, she had to stay rational, plan well, and try to understand his thoughts as much as possible.

Otherwise, she could only play the role of a clown in front of him and be treated as a joke by him.

She pushed open the heavy door, and the cool moonlight poured in, elongating her shadow.

The scene had been cleaned by Shinsengumi, and there was almost no trace of blood left.

The damp smell of rust entered her nose, and she suddenly regretted acting alone.

The wind suddenly blew, and an abandoned metal part was blown. Her heart suddenly jumped, as if it was going to jump out of her mouth.

She turned on the flashlight with trembling hands, shone it on the part, and let out a long sigh of relief.

There were no ghosts in this world. If there were, she would have been eaten long ago. Why wait until now?

She silently prepared herself mentally and raised her feet to move forward a little.

The scene was too clean, and she felt a little depressed.

This was said to be the den of the Ronin organization that assassinated Director Kondo, but in fact, it was probably a fake den that was exposed to Shinsengumi.

She used the flashlight and shone it all over the factory, but she didn't find any clues.

She recalled the location of the battle between Okita and the four-man team and walked over.

Other than some traces of a fight, there was nothing else.

Ando squatted down, shone the flashlight on the marks, and reached out to touch them.

What did Okita discover at that time?

She lowered her hand, and the arc of the light seemed to reflect on something, shining into her eyes.

She raised the light and shone it in that direction. Sure enough, she saw a strange object.

She walked over doubtfully and picked up an inconspicuous round button.

The price of the dark green glass-like button was unknown. A brilliant peony was engraved in the translucent glass.

She rubbed it in her hand for a while and felt like she had seen it somewhere before.

This definitely did not belong to her or Okita, nor did it seem to belong to anyone in Shinsengumi.

It seemed that it was most likely something from the Ronin organization. Did he see it on the people who tried to assassinate Kondo?

No, she definitely didn't notice such a thing at that time.

If it wasn't at that time, then who was it on?

She froze in place and thought for a long time, but she couldn't think of any useful information.

She put the button back into her pocket with some distress and swept the factory with the flashlight. Just as she was about to walk out, a man with long black hair appeared at the gate.

She reflexively pulled out her weapon and looked sharply at the person.

"Katsura Kotaro."

She was very surprised. Why would such a gentle person appear here?

How should she deal with him? Arrest him or pretend that she didn't see anything?

"Miss Ando?"

A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he showed a kind smile. "I heard the leader mention you.

By the way, the leader is Kagura. "

Kagura's friend?

Ando sheathed her sword, but the vigilance in her eyes did not decrease at all.

To be honest, if it wasn't a matter of position, she would support Katsura Kotaro's approach. However, he appeared in this factory that had just been purged. It was hard not to suspect that he had ulterior motives.

"Why are you here?" Ando didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

"I smelled an acquaintance." Gui said.

"A friend from the Barbarian War?

Have we parted ways because we have different standpoints?

You're a moderate, so he's from the radical faction? "

Is he related to the Ronin organization that tried to assassinate Director Kondo? Is he the mastermind behind it? "

Faced with Ando's series of questions, a drop of sweat appeared on Gui's forehead.

He didn't say anything, how could she imagine so many things?

Gui only shook his head blankly.

Ando lowered her head dejectedly, and then she seemed to remember something. She looked at Gui with bright eyes and asked, "Mr. Gui, have you heard of Masahiro Ando?"

"A very famous businessman in Edo. He's very close to the Celestials.

I've heard of him.

I think I've seen him once. "Gui touched his chin and recalled." Speaking of which, he has the same surname as Miss Ando. Are you from the same hometown? "

"I mean, didn't you hear of him during the Barbarian War?"

Gui shook his head.

Yes, after all, her brother was just an ordinary member of the battlefield. It was normal that the "crazy noble young master" didn't know him.

Ando lowered her eyelids in disappointment and hid her sad emotions.

"Ando, Shinsengumi is in troubled times recently. You must be careful."

Gui saw her pitiful look and couldn't help but say one more sentence.

"Mr. Gui, you do know something, right?

Can you tell me? "

Katsura sighed and replied, "All of this might have something to do with Masahiro Ando that you mentioned just now.

Since you suddenly mentioned him, you must have some doubts about him.

I also learned of this by chance. At that time, he was in contact with an acquaintance of mine, so I was a little concerned. "

"An acquaintance?"

Gui nodded slightly and continued, "Shinsengumi is the watchdog of the shogunate. Many people want to get rid of him.

In addition to the Barbarian Warriors, different forces in the shogunate have different attitudes towards Shinsengumi. "

"You mean that this time, there are high-ranking officials in the shogunate who are working with the Barbarian Warriors to get rid of Shinsengumi?"

Ando felt that her brain wasn't enough. What was this? Working with the enemy to deal with one's own people?

Was there something wrong with the person who did this kind of thing?

Unexpectedly, the picture of the "frog head" that she found in the casino that day appeared in her mind. Could it be related to him?

Listening to Okita's tone, it seemed that he had offended him more than once.

"It's very possible." Gui said, "Moreover, this crisis may not be easy for Shinsengumi to get through."

"Then, according to Mr. Gui's opinion, is Masahiro Ando on the side of the shogunate's high-ranking officials or the Barbarian Warriors?"

"Who do you think he'll side with if he's a lapdog?"

Gui's eyes flashed with a trace of coldness. Perhaps for a patriot like him, people who betrayed their country for glory and wealth were the most hateful.

The last faint hope in Ando's heart was extinguished. Had her brother really betrayed them?

She didn't want to believe it, but she had to.

She finally knew why Okita had asked her to go back and rest at that time. He had long known that this matter was related to her brother. He wanted to preserve her last memory of her brother.

But would a soul that had already been tainted change because he hid it?

Masahiro Ando had long betrayed the teachings of the Ando family. He was no longer her upright brother.