Under the influence of such feudal trends of thought, irrational thoughts appear so frequently that they can be said to be endless.

Overall, Baiju's disappearance is a terrible farce from beginning to end.

A delusional maniac tried to force an innocent girl to commit suicide for the sake of so-called "love" and so-called "freedom from the painful world".

If there was no Gua Shengxiu, if there was no Qingdeng, there would probably be an extremely wronged soul in Yoshiwara tonight...

It makes people feel scared just thinking about it.

Jiba seemed to want to say something else.

But Qingdeng had lost interest in listening anymore.

"Shut up, I've had enough of your stupid talk."

Qingdeng never shows mercy when dealing with villains... especially villains whose every word and action makes people feel extremely uncomfortable.

He stretched out his big, iron-like hands, grabbed Jiba's chin and pulled it off.

"Uh...! Uh...! Uh...!"

The world suddenly became quiet.

Finally, he no longer had to listen to this crazy talk. Qingdeng let out a sigh of relief - he felt an inexplicable sense of relief, as if he had returned to normal society from a mental hospital.

The commotion Jiba made attracted more and more spectators.

The wall of people gathered around Qingdeng and others became several layers thicker.

The onlookers all cast disdainful glances at Jiba under Qingdeng.

No human being with a sane mind would look appreciatively at a lunatic who is full of delusions.

"Uh...! Melon, melon gives birth to grandma...!"

Baiju, whose face was as white as snow, tried to get up and stay away from Jiba, but stumbled and quickly reached out to grab Gua Shengxiu's shoulder to barely avoid falling.

Bai Ju looked completely frightened at this moment - which is not difficult to understand.

To put it nicely: Jiba's so-called "love" is really too heavy.

To put it harshly: Who wouldn’t be afraid of being entangled by a lunatic with extreme ideas?

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid...my mother-in-law is here. As long as your mother-in-law is here, no one can hurt you."

Gua Shengxiu gently patted Bai Ju's back with gentle movements like stroking a baby.

Under Gua Shengxiu's comfort, Bai Ju's mood slowly returned to calm, and some color returned to her pretty face.

"Master Samurai! Please use this!"

A young man dressed as a salesman walked out of the crowd, glared at Jiba with an indignant face, and handed Qingteng a long and thick hemp rope.

"Tie this beast up quickly!"

"Thanks."

Qingdeng nodded to the young man to thank him, and then took the hemp rope from the young man's hand.

Just as Qingden was using skillful techniques to tie up Jiba Wuhua, Gua Shengxiu, who was still comforting Baiju not far away, suddenly said:

"Hanada-kun."

She turned around and gave Qingdeng a curious and doubtful look.

"How did you find out that this guy kidnapped Bai Ju?"

"I didn't find out that he kidnapped Bai Ju."

Qingdeng answered without hesitation.

"To be honest, I was also shocked when I found white chrysanthemums in the bamboo basket. I simply found out that there was something wrong with this guy, so I became suspicious - that's all."

"Is there a problem? Then how did you find out that there was a problem with this guy?"

"Because of cats."

"cat?"

Gua Shengxiu tilted her head in confusion.

Qing Deng pursed his lips towards the big orange cat still huddled not far away.

"This beast is obviously dressed as a cat dancer, but in the end he is holding a cat that is afraid of people and cannot understand shamisen."

As soon as Qingdeng said this, Gua Shengxiu suddenly showed an enlightened expression.

"So this is it...a cat...!"

Cat Dance Artist: As the name suggests, it is an artist who performs cat dance.

The so-called "cat dance" is a very common performance in the Edo period with a long history - artists play the shamisen and the cats dance to the sound of the music.

Cats, who are known to be aloof and don't like to talk to humans, can actually understand music and can dance. It seems incredible at first, but the secret is not complicated.

Behind the cute dance of cats, there is a cruel inside story...

First prepare a brazier for burning charcoal fire. After the charcoal fire is strong, place a copper plate on top of the brazier, like a monji. After the copper plate is also heated, lower the cat tied with hemp rope from the ceiling and place it on the copper plate.

, because its feet are hot, the cat will quickly and alternately lift its front and rear feet, taking the opportunity to play the shamisen. At first, the shamisen will play in conjunction with the cat's movements. After the cat gets used to it, it will match the rhythm of the shamisen music.

Come and dance. After long-term training, once the shamisen sounds, the cat will naturally raise its feet and dance on the ordinary floor along with the music - cat dances are generally trained in this way.

Because they have been playing in front of people for a long time, the cats used to perform the cat dance are basically "social cows" and are not afraid of people at all.

In order to facilitate publicity, cat dance artists often hold in their arms the cutest-looking cats that have been trained by them.

Because there is often more than one cat performing, cat dancers always carry large bamboo baskets that can hold several cats.

Therefore, holding the piano in one hand, holding the cat used for publicity in the other hand, and carrying a large bamboo basket that can hold several cats on the back has become the typical image of cat dancers.

I have to say that although Jiba people are crazy, they are not stupid.

Because cats dance so cutely, this art is particularly popular with women.

Therefore, cat dancers can be seen everywhere on the streets of Yoshiwara.

If you pretend to be a cat dancer in Yoshiwara, it is like water falling into the sea or leaves falling into the forest. Whether you are hiding yourself or sneaking into the house of a wandering girl, it will be much more convenient.

At the same time, and more importantly, the only person who can carry a container that can be used to transport "large creatures" in Yoshiwara... is the only cat dance artist!

The bamboo basket of the cat dancer is large, but according to common sense, it cannot hold a big live talent.

It's just that... Baiju happens to be a special case that goes against common sense.

Because Bai Ju’s body is very short and petite!

Jibal was able to stuff her into the bamboo basket without much effort.

For those who don’t know, they may never imagine that the bamboo basket on the back of this “cat dancer” does not contain a cat, but a large living person!

To be fair, Jiba's trick of pretending to be a cat dancer is really cunning.

He almost succeeded.

Fortunately, there is only one sparse secret.

Although he took great pains to dress up, there was a flaw in the most critical prop - the cat in his arms.

It's not a good idea to hold any cat, but I picked up a "socially anxious cat" who is obviously very afraid of people.

Qingdeng never had a cat in his previous life or in this life.

However, he is quite familiar with creatures like cats.

The reason is that he has a girlfriend who loves cats very much and also has a big orange cat...that is, Mai Kinoshita.

Whenever she has nothing to do, Kinoshita Mai likes to learn about the cuteness of cats and their various habits from Qingden.

According to Mai Kinoshita, one of the characteristics of "socially anxious cats" is that when they first encounter a strange environment, they will curl up into a ball, their limbs will be stiff, and their eyes will wander - which is different from the behavior of the big orange cat in Yoshihachi's arms just now.

Conspiring together.

A cat dance artist holds a "socially afraid cat"... What's the difference between this and someone who depends on their appearance for a living and smearing mud on their face?

In order to prevent any misunderstanding, Qingnobo even borrowed a shamisen from a passing geisha.

If it is the cat of a cat dance artist, then it will definitely have some strange reaction after hearing the music of the shamisen.

However, after Aonto played the shamisen for a long time, the big orange cat in Yoshihachi's arms remained indifferent.

At this point, Qingdeng was convinced that this "cat dancer" was fake!

Why is this person pretending to be a cat dancer? With the "police instinct" accumulated in his past and present lives, Qingdeng instantly realized that compared with ordinary people, the cat dancer has the greatest

The only difference is that they often carry huge bamboo baskets that can hide a lot of things!

Qingteng, who was extremely suspicious of Jiba, took action to capture Jiba without hesitation.

I didn't expect to gain much.

Finding white chrysanthemums... was a complete surprise.

Just like Qingdeng said just now, until Gua Shengxiu opened the bamboo basket, he didn't expect that the thing inside was actually white chrysanthemum.
To be continued...