At this time, Gintoki was wearing shorts and the handcuffs on his hands had not been opened. He looked like a criminal.
"This group of stinky cops!" Gintoki spat at the camera in front of him with disdain.
"Who are you? Why are you so angry with Shinsengumi?" a reporter asked.
"Except for improper arrest, there is nothing else to say," Gintoki's face was full of resentment, "Those b * stards still openly accepted bribes..."
Without waiting for Gintoki to finish, Kawaki came down and kicked Gintoki over and scolded, "Don't cause any more trouble! Friends from the media, please move to the studio with me. I will report everything in detail!"
"You too!" Toshiro walked out and kicked Kawaki, "If not for you, there wouldn't have been so much trouble!"
"Stop it, Hijikata-san!" Shinpachi, who was the last to come down, quickly pulled Toshiro back, "There are many media outlets!"
"Tsk!" Toshiro spat and looked up at the media surrounding him, 'There are so many media reporters here now, so I can't just fool around...' Toshiro gritted his teeth and thought to himself.
...
"Everyone!" Otsuu-chan, who was tightly tied up in the temple, shouted at the Shinsengumi members below the temple.
"They're here, the Shinsengumi." The leader of the [Tengu Party] snorted and laughed, "Has the disbandment procedure been completed?"
"Eh? What did he just say?" Kondo stood under the temple and asked doubtfully. Then, he shouted, "Sumimasen! Please repeat it in a louder voice!"
"Hmph, they're here, the Shinsengumi. Has the disbandment procedures..." The leader of the group continued, "Don't let me repeat it again! It feels very shameful!"
[Can't hear clearly, please write it. ] Kondo raised a paper board.
[Have you discussed the release of the hostage? If the requirements are not met, the hostages will die!] This was written on the paper board held up by the terrorist.
[It's too small to see clearly! ] Sogo raised the paper board.
"Listen, try to delay the time with them. 2nd Division and 3rd Division take the opportunity to go around the back." Toshiro ordered and look at the Shinsengumi member.
"Are you bastards messing with us?" The leader finally reacted.
"Pretend that they can't hear us." Kondo held his hands and said calmly.
At the same time, Sogo changed the paper board.
[About releasing the hostage, we are discussing it with the higher-ups, but it will take some time. Please wait a moment. ]
"Don't be deceived, Sogo-kun." Kawaki, who was beside Sogo, let out a soft sigh. Then, he raised a paper board: [Please prove that Otsuu-chan beside you is the real Otsuu-chan first. Prove that the hostage behind you is the real hostage.]
[Are you kidding me? Do we still need to prove this kind of thing?] The other party raised a new paper board.
"Don't provoke them anymore!" Toshiro shouted at Kawaki, "Can't you tell at a glance?"
"No, no," Kawaki shook his head and said seriously, "All the roles in this work are actually almost the same. Just like if Gintoki wears a wig, he will be exactly the same as you."
"En, that makes sense-aru!" Kagura nodded, "Maybe those hostages are also their own people in disguised! The real Otsuu-chan is still in the toilet!"
"Who looks the same as him!" Gintoki and Toshiro shouted at the same time.
[If you can't prove the identity of the hostages, it will be difficult for us to do it. So please prove the identity of the hostages first. For example, DNA comparison or something...] Sogo raised a new paper board.
"Big brother, they still don't believe that these hostages are the real hostages." A lackey on the side said to the Tengu Party leader with a telescope.
"Stop joking! There is no need to prove it! Tell them that we will kill the hostage if they continue like this!" The leader said fiercely and motioned for the lackey behind him to show a new paper board.
However, Sogo was faster.
[If you can't prove it, it means that those hostages are fake. We are going to fire!]
Then, Sogo took out the rocket launcher.
"Who is the real terrorist! Why did you take out the rocket launcher as soon as there is a disagreement?" The leader cursed.
[Please give us some time. We will prove to you that these hostages are real hostages! Please calm down, Shinsengumi. Don't fire first! ]
[Faster! I will give you three minutes. Otherwise, we will fire! ] Sogo raised a new paper board.
"Why does it feel like... the two sides have changed..." Toshiro muttered.
"Sure enough, S is an S..." Shinpachi rubbed his eyes and said expressionlessly.
[There are still 30 seconds left. Please show the DNA report of the hostage within 30 seconds. Otherwise, we will fire! ] It was written on the paper board that Kawaki was holding.
"Do you want to join in as well" Toshiro cursed, then looked at the group of Shinsengumi members behind him, "Take advantage of the time when the other party is scared, quickly think of a way for me!"
"Big brother, there are only thirty seconds left! How should we prove it!" The lackey on the temple all panicked.
"Don't panic! I don't believe they really dare to fire!" The leader said confidently, but just as he finished speaking...
Kawaki took the rocket launcher in Sogo's hand and pressed the switch toward the top of the temple.
Boom!!!
"They really fired!!!!!!!!!!" The terrorist was completely panicked.
[There are still ten seconds left. This is a reminder. Next time, I will directly fire at you! Hurry up and prove the identity of the hostage!]
Sogo timely raised a paper board.
"You guys really fired!" Toshiro cursed, "What if you hurt the hostage?"
"There's nothing we can do. After all, a man has to do what he says," Kawaki said indifferently. Then, he picked up the rocket launcher again, "Ten seconds are up. Bye-bye!"
"Bye-bye your head!" Toshiro kicked Kawaki over.
[Sumimasen, we can't show our proof for the time being. Please wait for us for a while. Don't fire! ] A terrorist on the tower raised a new paper board.
[There's no need for that. Please slowly prove it after you go to hell! ] After raising the paper board, Sogo picked up a rocket launcher several times larger than the previous one and aimed it directly at the terrorist.
[I know! I know! We request a hostage exchange! But you have to send new hostages first!] A new paper board was raised on the temple.
[Don't joke around! After the last ten seconds is up we will fire! ] Kawaki raised the paper board.
"Big brother, what should we do? They are really going to fire!" The terrorist in the temple all panicked.
"How would I know!" The leader cursed, "I knew that Shinsengumi was violent, but I didn't expect them to be so violent!"
[How about we exchange our Shinsengumi vice-captain for the fake hostage in your hands? I'll give you three seconds to think, or we'll fire! ]
Kawaki raised a new paper board.
[Yes, but you have to send him up first!]
[No, you put down those fake hostages first, or we will fire! ]
Kawaki, who raised the paper board, winked at Sogo. The latter understood and directly pressed the switch of the rocket launcher.
Boom!!!
The rocket hit above the Tengu Party.
[The next shot will be aimed properly. Don't worry, it definitely won't hurt.]
Sogo raised a new paper board.
"Big brother, those people didn't listen at all! They fired too decisively! What should we do? If this goes on, not to mention saving those companions, even we will..."
"I already told you not to ask me! Are those police officers demons?" The leader cursed.
[We can, but you can't lie to me. You can't say it's Shinsengumi's vice captain, but the one sent up is a gorilla!]
[You are so annoying! Hurry up, or we'll fire! ]
After this, the Tengu Party brought the group of people, including Otsuu-chan, down the temple, and opened the door to hand it to Shinsengumi.
"I can give the credit for this matter to the two of you. Those Tengu Party are really like idiots," Toshiro finally breathed a sigh of relief and said. However, the next moment, Toshiro was stunned, "What do you mean? Why did you tie me up? Didn't we save the hostages already?"
"What are you talking about, vice captain?" Sogo replied, "A man can't go back on his word, right, boss?"
"Yes, you're right, Sogo-kun." Kawaki nodded and stuffed a towel into Toshiro's mouth.
'You two bastards!!' Toshiro wanted to shout out, but his mouth was tightly blocked.
Then, Sogo and Kawaki handed the tightly bound Toshiro to the hands of the Tengu Party. Just like that, Toshiro was brought to the temple.
[Is it okay now? Can we negotiate again?] A new paper board was raised on the temple.
[Of course... ] After Sogo raised a new paper board, he secretly laughed.
"Hey, you'd better run quickly..." Toshiro, who was brought to the tower, spat out the towel in his mouth and muttered as he looked at the black-bellied smiles of Kawaki and Sogo below.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The leader said disdainfully, "This time, we don't need to verify the identity of the hostage! Hurry up and show us our conditions! With the hostage, they will agree to any conditions!"
However, just as he finished speaking, two rockets flew toward Toshiro.
Boom!
"Ah, it's really interesting~Today," Kawaki put down the rocket launcher in his hand and smiled at Sogo, "I really thank Sogo-kun for inviting me to such a grand ceremony."
"No, I have to thank the boss. He thought of such a good idea in just a few minutes."
"Hey, you two planned this from the beginning! You two are too cunning!" Shinpachi couldn't help but complain, "What if the hostage is really hurt? What if Otsuu-chan is really hurt?"
"Chief! All the Tengu Party who was taken down by Okita have been arrested. The previous hostages have been checked and safe!" A member of Shinsengumi ran over and reported.
"Yes, thank you for your hard work!" Kondo replied.
"But the vice captain, he..." A member wanted to say something but hesitated. Then, he moved aside and revealed Toshiro. He was lying on the stretcher fainted from the explosion.
"There's no problem at all! He is still breathing!" Kawaki announced after taking a look.
"Hey, why do you have a face full of regret..." Shinpachi said to Sogo.
"In short, today's matter has been resolved perfectly! Everyone has worked hard!" Kondo announced loudly, "Especially to thank Sogo and Kawaki-san for coming up with such a plan in such a short period of time."
"No, the two of them are just planning how to make Hijikata-san go to the heaven..." Shinpachi silently retorted.
...
The incident ended perfectly, but... in the eyes of the citizens and media. The image of Shinsengumi, who bombarded whenever they disagreed, got even worse...
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