The Place Nearest to You

Chapter 34

Yasuhiro Masahiro's house retained the original appearance of the old house in the countryside. Yasuhiro Masahiro was slightly stunned when he saw the words "Yasuhiro House" on the wooden plaque at the gate. Even the font was the same as the one in his hometown.

Edo was a modern city, and these ancient traces had long since disappeared. She didn't expect Masahiro Ando to still remember how their parents looked like.

After greeting the guards at the gate, she saw Masahiro Ando in less than five minutes.

He was still the same as in her memory, with the same kind smile on his face.

"Sister."

He walked forward and pulled her into his arms.

In her memory, he was tall and strong, but now he didn't seem so tall and strong.

She hugged him back, and her heart ached slightly.

"You've grown taller and prettier." He rubbed her hair hard. "Were you the one who was hiding from the rain in the pavilion?

You've changed so much that I didn't even dare to recognize you. Why didn't you recognize me at that time? "

"I was afraid of disturbing brother," Ando sniffed and replied.

"How could that be? You're my only sister." He flicked her forehead affectionately, just like when they were young.

"Why did you suddenly come to Edo? Is mother okay?"

"Mother passed away." Ando's eyes were hot as she looked at him and said sadly.

She faced all of this alone. Even if her relatives and neighbors helped her, no one could help her in the middle of the night.

She struggled in the darkness and loneliness, crying until the second half of the night.

After crying for a month, she understood that tears were the cheapest thing in the world. As long as she became stronger, she would not be able to solve any problems.

"I'm sorry that I wasn't by your side." He pulled her into his arms again and sighed.

"Brother."

She buried her head in his shoulder and sobbed. "It's so good to see you again."

"Me too."

Masahiro Ando's gentle words made her return to her childhood.

He was still the same person, and he hadn't changed.

All the speculations she had before collapsed at this moment. He was still her brother.

Masahiro Ando led her into the house, and she was greeted by the familiar sight of every blade of grass and every tree.

Every corner was exactly the same as at home, and even her room was in the same place.

The layout of the room was still the same as in her memory, and he would order someone to clean it every day.

A wooden sword hung on the wall, just like the one he made himself that she hid at the bottom of the box.

It turned out that he had never forgotten things that she had never forgotten. too.

"Actually, I've always wanted to bring you and mother here, but I was afraid that you would be disappointed."

Masahiro Ando picked up the wooden sword and stroked the sword. His eyes were filled with sadness... "On the battlefield, my father died died....................

Only after experiencing war can one truly understand the value of peace. "

... and...................

................. that..........................

.. was his'.... Ando ando........

. "Masahiro Ando coughed twice and said with a bitter smile," It can't be helped. I need a lot of money for my illness.

I can't pick up a knife anymore. I can only live on with my last breath.

Little sister, do you feel very disappointed in me? "

"No." Ando's heart suddenly ached. So he had become thin because of his illness.

Masahiro Ando's eyes lit up. "Then you'll always be by my side, right?"

"Brother, have you seen the news recently?"

Ando didn't answer. She finally remembered the purpose of her trip. "Director Kondo was framed and sent to prison. The informant had a dark green button. That button is the product you sold, right?"

"You have good observation skills. It's the fluorite I sold to Master Bao." Masahiro Ando nodded and said.

Ando said happily, "Then, brother, can you testify?"

"Sister, are you close to Shinsengumi?" Masahiro Ando asked doubtfully.

"I work in Shinsengumi," Ando answered honestly. "I can't bear to part with our family's swordsmanship, so I can only go to Shinsengumi."

"I see."

Masahiro Ando smiled. "My sister's swordsmanship will naturally impress the men in Shinsengumi.

But I remember that Shinsengumi doesn't recruit girls, right? "

Ando said proudly, "I defeated a very powerful person, so they let me join."

"Amazing!"

Masahiro Ando praised. "You have been obsessed with swordsmanship since you were young. You are diligent and talented. I knew you would bring the Ando family's swordsmanship to a new height."

"So, brother, are you willing to testify?" Ando asked again to prevent the topic from getting further and further away.

"Can you tell me the whole story?"

Masahiro Ando frowned slightly. "I don't want to see a good person wronged, and I don't want to see a bad person get away with it."

Ando nodded and told him everything in detail.

In the end, she concluded, "Director Kondo must have been wronged. He is a good person."

"Sister, it's not that I don't want to believe you, but this is too unbelievable.

How about this, when Shinsengumi finds evidence from Panthera, they will definitely announce it to Edo Television. During this time, you can accompany your brother and talk about the old days. Don't go back to Shinsengumi for now.

When that time comes, your brother will testify with you. What do you think? "

"Are you worried that they won't be able to find evidence?

Brother, you have to believe me. Kondo was really wronged. "

"I'm sorry, sister, but I have to be careful. You know, I'm still working with them. If it's just my testimony, Shinsengumi won't be able to defeat Panthera."