The Place Nearest to You

Chapter 4

As the only girl in Shinsengumi, Ando got along very well with her companions. Everyone answered her questions enthusiastically. Gradually, she got to know more about Shinsengumi and started to integrate into the big family.

Shinsengumi's reputation had always been bad among the public, so the bureau chief had been working closely with Edo Television in hopes of redeeming his image.

In the past, someone came up with a "Shinsengumi's Most Popular Police Officer Voting" campaign to improve the relationship between the police and the public, so that the "police and the public are one family" could regain the public's love for Shinsengumi.

Dreams were beautiful, but reality was cruel. There weren't many people who participated in the voting, and most of them voted for the old man who swept the floor in Shinsengumi. This hurt the hearts of the Shinsengumi members.

Later, some people felt that only their own people knew them best, so only the members of Shinsengumi had the right to vote.

Thus, the "Most Popular Police Officer Voting" abandoned its original purpose and became a competition for Shinsengumi members to compare their charm.

It was said that there were two people who were the most popular last year: the deputy chief, Hijikata Juushirou, and the genius swordsman, Sogo Okita.

Ando secretly complained that the competition for such a stupid vote was so fierce.

She didn't think much of it, but when a few seniors asked her for votes, she started to feel uneasy.

Therefore, what was so important about this thing?

"Being liked by girls is the most important thing, so in Ando-chan, your vote is the only thing I care about the most," someone said.

Senpai, no girl has ever liked you before?

Ando pursed her lips and said, "I'll think about it."

She really did think about it.

The bureau chief was a rather funny gorilla, not the type he liked. The vice chief was too fierce, too violent. Yamazaki, on the other hand, looked very friendly. Of course, senior Yongcang was also very friendly, so in fact, all the seniors were very friendly.

Ando tilted his head and saw the chestnut-haired boy sleeping leisurely under the tree. After some thought, he decided to vote for Captain Okita since he was good-looking and had excellent swordsmanship.

Then she voted for Okita. Because of her vote, the balance of the past few years was broken. Okita defeated Hijikata by one vote and won the title of "Most Popular Policeman".

Later, she heard that everyone in Shinsengumi had voted for her. Only Kamiyama voted for Okita, and Yamazaki voted for Hijikata. Therefore, Okita and Hijikata each had two votes, tied for first place.

And this time, her vote for Okita happened to subtly send him to first place.

"…" Ando was speechless when he heard the news.

That was why Shinsengumi was such a boring place to hold such a meaningless vote.

She thought that this farce would end there, but she didn't expect the director to strike while the iron was hot and invite the popular idol Teramon to help. He wanted to use Teramon's popularity to save Shinsengumi's image.

The gimmick of Shinsengumi's popular policeman and the popular idol Teramon singing together attracted a lot of attention. Okita's good looks also attracted a lot of young girls.

But there was a very big problem. Okita said that he was tone-deaf and couldn't sing well.

What was even more regrettable was that all the men in Shinsengumi said that he couldn't sing well.

Therefore, the task of lip-syncing for Okita fell on Ando.

Although Ando wasn't very willing, he had no reason to refuse, so he could only agree.

Okita took an inch and wanted a mile. He said that he would get stage fright on stage and asked Ando to pretend to be him.

Looking at his round red eyes, she felt compassion and believed the nonsense that no one but her would believe in Shinsengumi.

Okita would get stage fright and be shy. This must be a joke, hahaha.

Shinsengumi only dared to do this in their hearts. On the surface, they were all looking up at the sky and had nothing to do with them.

If they dared to provoke the great devil Sogo Okita, they either didn't want to live, or they didn't want to live properly.

Ando, who wasn't familiar with Sogo Okita, had a different opinion.

She felt that this powerful young man was introverted and shy. He didn't seem to fit in with the group. Maybe it was because the people around him were older and he didn't have anything in common with them.

If someone heard Ando's thoughts, they would definitely complain, "If he was shy, pigs would have already climbed trees!

He's the Great Demon King! "

Of course, due to the lack of information, they couldn't have a deeper conversation.

The day of the duet came as promised. Ando put on her uniform and disguised herself as Okita. She put on a mask and imitated Okita's voice.

Although it wasn't perfect, it was enough for the people who weren't familiar with Okita.

Teramon was an idol who didn't play by the rules. Her songs were very unique and the lyrics were very explicit. However, she was a sweet and cute girl.

Perhaps it was because of this strong contrast that made her so popular.

Ando recited the lyrics and tried to be sure. Even if she couldn't save Shinsengumi's image, she couldn't let it hit a new low.

She and Teramon had already done the duet many times. Although their coordination wasn't perfect, there wasn't anything to be picky about.

Ando stood on the stage with Teramon. Looking at the crowd below, her heart suddenly sped up.

It wasn't stage fright, it was just that she had never seen such a big scene.

When she was young, she performed in front of her family and friends. At that time, their faces were full of smiles just like this group of people.

Time passed quickly, and those family members of the past could never be gathered again.

As soon as the music started, Teramenton's singing started. She sang and danced, and the audience below the stage also started to boil. Ando gathered his emotions and sang his own lyrics with her singing.

Sweet and masculine, the combination was just right.

She was a young girl of 16 years old. She had imitated Okita's way of speaking for a long time to achieve this effect.

Originally, most of the audience only came for Teramon and didn't care about what kind of person she was. She didn't need to imitate Okita's voice so seriously.

However, she was serious by nature. Once she started something, she had to do it well.

The two's coordination gradually became better, and the audience danced with the rhythm.

Just as the audience was going crazy, there was a bang on the stage, and thousands of confetti fluttered. The popular idol Teramon and her partner "Okita" suddenly disappeared.

Any slightly experienced police officer knew that there was a kidnapping. Hijikata immediately asked the organizer to end the performance in a subtle way to prevent panic.

Because of Teramon's request, they didn't have any weapons in their hands.

Hijikata asked his subordinates to guide the audience as he walked onto the stage to look for clues.

He had never been interested in this kind of singing, so he was a little distracted just now.

"Sogo, what do you think?" Hijikata asked in a deep voice. Many times, he habitually asked for Okita's opinion.

Okita was sleeping soundly against the wall.

Hijikata's forehead was like a crossroad. He threw a ball of confetti over and it hit Okita's head.

"Mr. Hijikata, are you working hard?" He rubbed his shoulders, and there was a trace of sleepiness in his voice.

Hijikata rushed over and grabbed him by the collar. "Who's the one who's not working hard, you idiot?"

"I've been cursing Hijikata, you bastard," Okita looked at him and said seriously, "Right, number 4021?"

Hijikata said angrily, "Who's number 4021? What are you counting?"

"Well, deputy," Yamazaki timidly interrupted their daily interaction, "I found a clue."

He handed a piece of green cloth to Hijikata. It was from a staff member's uniform.

It seemed that the criminal disguised as a staff member and kidnapped Teramon.