Bright Sword: I have a system for exchanging points for killing enemies

Chapter 353 I can get to where I am today entirely thanks to my own abilities!
"Muraguchi-kun, this is the rice flower tea from my hometown. My mother prepared it for me. Please don't dislike it, Muraguchi-kun."

While Saburo Murakuchi was thinking, Kuroyama Kumamoto had also prepared the tea. After pouring a cup for Saburo Murakuchi, Kuroyama Kumamoto motioned for Saburo Murakuchi to taste it.

"Tea from Heishan-kun's hometown? Rice flower tea? This is the first time I've heard of it... Phew... The last time I tasted food from my hometown was when I first met Qingquan-kun, and he prepared smoked fish for me... It's been a long time since I tasted food from my hometown."

"Huh... at this time... the cherry blossoms in my hometown should have bloomed. I really want to go back to my hometown to see the cherry blossoms."

Seeing that Heishan Kumamoto had made the tea, Murakuchi Saburo stopped thinking and decided to try it himself later to see what was going on.

Although Murakuchi Saburo was smart, the time was limited and the information provided by Kiyozumi Muichi was not much, so Murakuchi Saburo was unable to figure out what was going on in such a short time.

I can only improvise when talking to Kuroiyama Kumamoto later, and see if I can get the truth of the matter from him.

Regarding the rice flower tea that Kuroiyama Kumamoto poured for him, although Kuroiyama Kumamoto said something to Murakuchi Saburo not to be disgusted or something.

But Murakuchi Saburo is not an idiot, and since he has been so successful, it is impossible for him to have no emotional intelligence at all. He just continued to follow what Kurosan Kumamoto said.

After all, the reason why Kuroyama Kumamoto treated him with such respect was entirely because of his status as a graduate of Kyoto University.

Of course, Saburo Murakuchi really misses some things from his hometown.

The Japanese also belong to the same cultural circle.

Under the influence of Chinese culture, the Japanese will also miss home.

Although what the Japanese did were worse than those of animals.

But after all, I have my own thoughts, and it is normal to miss home.

Especially people like Murakuchi Saburo who has been in China for nearly ten years but has never had the opportunity to go home.

Drinking the rice flower tea in his hand, Murakuchi Saburo really missed his hometown.

"If it weren't for this damn war, I might have become a world-class musician... What a pity... I have held too many guns in my hands and can no longer play the piano."

Saburo Murakuchi felt a little sad about his current situation, but he was just a small major.

Although a major is equivalent to a battalion captain in the army, the power of a Japanese battalion captain is indeed considerable.

But that only applies to one or two counties.

If placed among all the troops, then the rank of major of Murakuchi Saburo is really nothing.

When they saw Saburo Murakuchi mentioned his hometown, Kurosan Kumamoto and Kiyozumi Kiichi also started thinking about their hometown along with Saburo Murakuchi.

"Yeah... I almost forgot what the rice in my hometown tastes like. I almost forgot what my mother's smile looks like..."

Kumamoto Heishan held the rice flower tea in his mouth, as if he wanted the taste of his hometown contained in the rice flower tea to stay in his mouth forever, and temporarily forgot what he was about to say.

When Murakuchi Saburo listened to what Kuroiyama Kumamoto said and looked at Kuroiyama Kumamoto with a nostalgic look on his face, he was completely stunned.

He admitted that he thought of his hometown because of what Kuroyama Kumamoto said...but everything he said just now was said to lower Kuroyama Kumamoto's vigilance.

It's not about discussing hometown with Kuroyama Kumamoto or reminiscing about hometown here.

"This Kuroyama Kumamoto... huh... forget it, let's talk about it after this guy has finished reminiscing... And this guy Kiyozumi Muichi... doesn't know anything."

Faced with this situation, Murakuchi Saburo was somewhat helpless and could only start talking about his hometown and reminiscing about it with Kiyozumi Muichi and Kurozan Kumamoto.

"Muraguchi-kun, if you like this rice flower tea, I still have some here. I can prepare some for you then."

After talking about his hometown for a while, Kuroyama Kumamoto finally reacted and started to get to the point.

"Then I would like to thank Mr. Heishan. Mr. Heishan's rice flower tea is really delicious... I haven't tasted such delicious tea in a long time."

Listening to what Kuroyama Kumamoto said, Murakuchi Saburo guessed that Kuroyama Kumamoto was about to talk about serious matters, so he directly ended the topic about his hometown.

Qingquan Mu, who had already decided to leave all matters to Murakuchi Saburo, saw that Murakuchi Saburo was about to end the topic, and quickly shut his mouth so as not to disturb Murakuchi Saburo's performance.

"Muraguchi-kun, you are a graduate of Kyoto University. I guess many of your classmates have joined the army, right?"

Kurosan Kuma originally planned to see if Murakuchi Saburo knew about his promotion to colonel. If Murakuchi Saburo knew, he would see if he could get some information about his competitors from Murakuchi Saburo.

After all, Saburo Murakuchi is a graduate of Kyoto University, and he has extensive connections and must be well-informed.

However, Kuroyama Kumamoto could not be sure that Murakuchi Saburo really knew the news.

After all, Qingquan Muyi heard the news that he was on the promotion list by chance.

According to Qingquan Muyi's description, this news must be kept confidential now. Unless it is someone with a strong background, it is impossible for him to know this news.

After all, as for the news of promotion, his name was on the list, but he, Kuroiyama Kumamoto, didn't know the news until Kiyozumi Muichi found out by coincidence.

This shows that this promotion must be kept secret.

So Kuroyama Kumamoto just wanted to try his luck and see if Murakuchi Saburo knew about it.

If Murakuchi Saburo knew about it, he would take the opportunity to find out the news.

If you don't know it, it's also a very important piece of information.

Considering that even Murakuchi Saburo's connections didn't know about this news, it indirectly reflects that the news of this promotion must have been kept secret.

Otherwise, it would be such a failure for a top student who graduated from Kyoto University not to know this little news.

Hearing Kuroiyama Kumamoto asking about his situation, Murakuchi Saburo was a little confused. Although he didn't understand what Kuroiyama Kumamoto's purpose was in asking him about his classmates, he still answered Kuroiyama Kumamoto first.

“Yes, many of my classmates joined the army… but not many… only some of them joined the army.

Mr. Heishan, you also know that many of my classmates are descendants of the old aristocracy, and some of them are even old aristocrats themselves.

Those people were all from the old aristocracy, or were the children of powerful people.

Some people are born into this country and they don't need to join the army and fight like me.

The crying baby in the palace is the owner of the palace. This sentence is useful no matter where it is placed.

Therefore, among my classmates, only some of those whose families were already engaged in the military and some of those who were old aristocrats whose families had fallen on hard times joined the army.

Those students who have powerful connections behind them will not join the dangerous and tiring army to fight.

Even if they joined the army, they were mainly rear-line troops such as the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army.

I will not be heading to the front lines.”

Murakuchi Saburo speculated that perhaps Kurosan Kumamoto had guessed his situation and planned to use his connections to help him escape from danger.

But after Murakuchi Saburo finished speaking, he realized that this was simply not the case.

Although Qingquan Muyi and Heishan Kumamoto just met each other, they didn't know each other before.

However, on the surface, this was the first time that Murakuchi Saburo met and knew Kurosan Kumamoto.

Under such circumstances, given Kuroiyama Kumamoto's situation, there was no reason for Murakuchi Saburo to use his own personal connections for a stranger like Kuroiyama Kumamoto.

After all, Kurosan Kumamoto himself has no value worthy of Murakuchi Saburo to find connections for him.

Moreover, the reason why something happened to Kuroyama Kumamoto was because of a trap set by Murakuchi Saburo. Under such circumstances, it is even more impossible for Murakuchi Saburo to help Kuroyama Kumamoto.

The more he thought about it, the more confused Murakuchi Saburo became.

The more Murakuchi Saburo thought about it, the more confused he became about what Kurosan Kumamoto was trying to do.

Murakuchi Saburo was just about to continue asking questions when Kurosan Kumamoto spoke first.

After seeing that Murakuchi Saburo did not deny his connections, Heishan Kumamoto directly pointed it out to Murakuchi Saburo.

“Muraguchi-kun, I just got some information about myself from Qingquan-kun, and I would like to ask him to help me with some advice.

Qingquan said that you are a very thoughtful person, so I hope you can help me. I understand the rules. "

"What? Information about Kuroiyama Kumamoto? Could it be that Kiyomizu Muichi really told Kuroiyama Kumamoto the true situation of Kuroiyama Kumamoto?"

Hearing what Kuroiyama Kumamoto said, Murakuchi Saburo was shocked, but he still looked at Kuroiyama Kumamoto without changing his expression, waiting for Kuroiyama Kumamoto's subsequent words.

"Qingquan said he heard news about my promotion to colonel at the Taiyuan headquarters.

It is said that the Taiyuan Headquarters has included me in the promotion list. I wonder if Mr. Murakuchi knows about this?"

After Kurosan Kumamoto told Kiyomizu Kiichi what he had been told, the stone in Murakuchi Saburo's heart instantly fell to the ground.

"Is this Kuroyama Kumamoto so stupid? He was fooled by Kiyozumi Muichi."

When Kuroyama Kumamoto said that he had learned the news of his promotion from Kiyozumi, he immediately realized that Kiyozumi must have tricked Kuroyama Kumamoto.

As a result, Kurosan Kumamoto was really fooled by Kiyomizu Muichi.

"Promotion? And you're asking me if I know?
It seems that Kurosan Kumamoto thought that the news about promotion that Qingquan Muyi said was confidential information.

So he wanted to find out from me.

Oh my god...So that's how it is.

This guy Qingquan Muyi is still somewhat useful. He was able to fool Heishan Kumamoto... Let's take a look at the specific news first.

See if Kuroyama Kumamoto wants me to help him get promoted, or if he wants some other help from me."

Murakuchi Saburo felt that he had a general understanding of what Kiyozumi Kiichi wanted to tell him, and he roughly guessed what Kiyozumi Kiichi and Kuroiyama Kumamoto had talked about when he was not there.

After thinking of this, the originally relaxed expression on Murakuchi Saburo's face suddenly became solemn. After glaring at Kiyozumi Muichi, he quickly smiled.

"Heishan-kun, Qingquan-kun is a guy who likes to talk nonsense. He always likes to talk nonsense about things he hears...Heishan-kun, please don't take this matter to heart."

When Kurosan Kumamoto saw Murakuchi Saburo, his expression became serious for a moment, and then turned into a relaxed look, and he even glared at Kiyomizu Kiichi in the middle.

It is obvious that Murakuchi Saburo thinks that Kiyozumi Kiichi made a mistake, otherwise why would he glare at Kiyozumi Kiichi?

Although Kuroyama Kumamoto didn't know why a major like Murakuchi Saburo dared to glare directly at Kiyozumi Kiichi, but when he saw Kiyozumi Kiichi drinking tea there with a bit of embarrassment and guilt, Kuroyama Kumamoto felt that he understood something.

"It must be that what Qingquan Muyi said is true, and it is very confidential information.
At least it is impossible to know based on the identities of Kiyozumi Muichi and Murakuchi Saburo.

If Kiyozumi Kiichi learned the news by coincidence, then Murakuchi Saburo must have learned it from his classmates.

Just now, Murakuchi Saburo glared at Kiyozumi Kiichi, and he must have thought that Kiyozumi Kiichi had leaked confidential information... In that case, one of Murakuchi Saburo's classmates must have been on the promotion list.

And he must be a student with a very powerful force behind him... otherwise he wouldn't be able to get such confidential information."

In Kuroyama Kumamoto's opinion, what Murakuchi Saburo said was just a cover-up.

Murakuchi Saburo's actions have betrayed his true thoughts.

In Kuroyama Kumamoto's imagination, Murakuchi Saburo suddenly became a person who knew a lot of confidential information and had a very powerful backer among his classmates.

At the same time, Kuroyama Kumamoto further confirmed the authenticity of the news about his promotion that Kiyozumi Muichi said.

“Muraguchi-kun, there are only three of us here, and the guards outside now are your own guards.

Can't you even trust your own guards?

Mr. Murakuchi, I, Kuroyama Kumamoto, have not received much education. Unlike you, Mr. Murakuchi, you are not a top student at Kyoto University with a large number of classmates.

Even if you, Murakuchi, cannot be promoted smoothly because of your identity as an Osaka native, you can still live a comfortable life with the help of your classmates and your own abilities.

But I can't, I'm just an ordinary civilian.

I have been able to reach this position today entirely by relying on my own abilities, taking one step at a time, not letting go of any opportunity, and slowly climbing up.”

(End of this chapter)