The news of the collusion between Kondo and Linyuan-gumi was repeated over and over again on Edo Television. Ando and the other three were sitting in front of the TV with serious expressions.

The informant's face was pixelated and even his voice was processed into a machine voice.

He vividly described how Kondo and Lin Yuan-gumi colluded, and even revealed that the meeting place of the two sides was in the Smile Bar, and the middleman was Shimura Miyoshi, who Kondo visited every day.

He described everything vividly and even provided a list of the drugs Linyuan-gumi smuggled. He also said that the reason they were safe and sound every time was because of Kondo's protection.

The moment the TV station received the news, they immediately sent someone to Smile Bar to interview Shimura Mio, but she happened to disappear at this time.

"Did she abscond or was someone trying to silence her?

We will continue to monitor this. "

The screen froze on the female presenter with shoulder-length hair. Hijikata pressed the off button on the remote control.

The informant quietly appeared on Edo Television. By the time they received the news, the rumors had already spread throughout Edo.

This was the power of the media. Even the police couldn't do anything about it.

They received the news too late and were now completely passive.

Ando frowned slightly.

From the news, the other party didn't have enough evidence to prove that Kondo colluded with them.

The evidence provided by the other party could at most prove that Linyuan-gumi smuggled many times without being arrested.

However, this incident caused too much of a sensation. If they couldn't prove that Kondo had nothing to do with it, the public would no longer accept him as the director.

This was the cunning part of the enemy.

He chose to expose this to the media to incite public anger.

Ordinary people didn't know the truth at all, but they could criticize and point fingers.

If someone incited them, they might even gather in Shinsengumi and throw eggs.

Therefore, the truth in front of them was that if they couldn't prove their innocence, then they were guilty.

"Yamazaki, how's the investigation on Masahiro Ando?"

The person Hijikata suddenly mentioned made Ando stop thinking. This incident was indeed related to him.

"It's normal," Yamazaki replied.

"Continue tracking."

Hijikata took a puff of his cigarette and said in an unpleasant tone, "Miss Tea is missing … Sogo, contact Gintoki Sakata."

"Deputy, Masahiro Ando is my brother. Why don't I pay him a visit so that we can investigate further?" Ando said. "Even if we haven't seen each other for many years, he shouldn't hurt me."

"No, sending you will alert the enemy." Hijikata flatly refused. "You go to the dance hall with Sogo."

Ando wanted to say something, but Okita grabbed her wrist and pulled her out.

"Senior Okita!"

Just as she was about to complain, she saw his serious expression, which was completely different from his usual self. She forcefully swallowed her words back down.

In his heart, Director Kondo was indeed a very important person.

"Senior, Director Kondo will be fine," she comforted him.

"Of course he'll be fine. If anything happens to him, I'll bury the entire shogunate with him." Ando stared at him in a daze.

He was always calm and didn't care about anything, but once someone hurt someone or something he cared about, he would do his best to protect them.

It should be a blessing to be cared about by him.

Her lips curled up slightly as she held his hand.

His palm was warm and rough, which was the result of holding a sword all year round.

They didn't live in a peaceful era, and tender skin was too far away from them.

However, it was this hardship that made them realize the preciousness of relationships.

"Yumi, don't leave my side, do you hear me?"

Ando's heart skipped a beat when she heard what he said. She stopped and looked at Okita.

He seemed to have called her Yumi?

She didn't hear it wrong, did she? How could this guy say something like that?

Seeing that she didn't respond, he tightened his grip on her fingers and stared at her.

"Senior, you don't have to worry about my safety. I'm very strong."

Ando understood why he said that. Kondo had just been caught, so he was afraid that something bad would happen to her.

This meant that she had a place in his heart.

Thinking of this, she broke into a smile.

"Little brat, you don't know the immensity of heaven and earth." Okita tilted his head and avoided her gaze. He grabbed her and continued to walk forward.

It didn't matter if she listened or not, she was in his hands.

"Senior, did you just call me Yumi?

Can you call me again? I didn't hear you clearly. "Ando stuck close to him and said with a smile.

"No." Okita refused without understanding the situation.

For a moment, Ando didn't know if he was being arrogant or embarrassed, or if he was just being a masochist.

"Sigh, forget it. I'll definitely have a chance to hear it in the future." Ando said regretfully.

"Ando, have you been reading something you shouldn't have recently?"

Okita asked casually, but Ando blushed.

She raised her voice guiltily, "Senior Okita, since you're so clear about it, do you usually read and learn about the theory of how to get along with men?

How is it? Did you find that sometimes the theory doesn't work in the process of practice? "

After saying that, she realized that not only had she told him everything, but she had also mocked Okita for only knowing how to talk on paper.

"Ando, I found that you've become a lot bolder."

Okita's tone was calm, and it was hard to tell if he was happy or angry. Ando couldn't help but want to let go of his hand.

Okita tightened his grip on her hand, and she couldn't break free.

She could only bite the bullet and look at him with a smile. "There's still room for improvement.

Ah, no, I mean I've always respected senior. "

"I think you've forgotten how to write the word 'respect'."

"That's because I only have love left for you."

"…"

Okita looked at her speechlessly for a moment before saying, "Stop reading those messy books."

Ando nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, pretending not to notice his slightly red cheeks.