New Edition Hayabusa Shinhachi Goyo Cho 4 (Bunko Hi 1-41)

[Machine Translation] Kanbei, the famous "Onikan" (a nickname for a "devil's hunch"), was a master errand boy. Shinpachiro learns from his daughter Ohatsu that his second son Shinichiro's life is threatened at the residence of Aoki Kaimori, the feudal lord to whom he is apprenticed. Shinpachiro is bewildered by the problem of the daimyo's family, which the townspeople cannot touch, but Ohatsu, with her parental strength of character, assures him that she will protect Shinichiro. In addition to the title story, "Onikan no Musume," there are seven other stories about difficult cases and Shinpachi's skill.

「鬼勘」と仇名された名御用聞き勘兵衛。新八郎は、その娘お初から、奉公先の青木甲斐守のお屋敷で、次男の新一郎の命が狙われていると聞かされる。町方が手出しできない大名家の問題に困惑する新八郎だが、お初は親譲りの気の強さで、自分が新一郎を守ると言う。表題作「鬼勘の娘」他、難事件と新八の名手腕七篇。