Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 402: Hotaru Kiyoko Vermouth is about to die!
11pm, Tomei Expressway.

The car lights illuminated the road ahead clearly, but the surrounding scene was swallowed up by darkness. Only the occasional flickering street lights in the distance dotted the lonely night sky.

Yingsheng held the steering wheel with both hands. The number on the dashboard had exceeded 200, but the vehicle was driving very smoothly.

The darkness lurking around me was rapidly receding, and the low roar of the engine continued to ring in my ears with a monotonous rhythm.

Yingsheng felt a little bored.

He glanced at the rearview mirror. Sonoko's head tilted slightly towards Xiaolan, her hair slightly covering her face, and her laughter was as thin as a feather passing through the air, almost inaudible.

Xiaolan's response was similar. Their voices were so soft that they only echoed in each other's ears and could not break through the sound of air passing by outside the window.

Yingsheng couldn't hear the specific content, he could only occasionally catch a few soft words with a hint of a subtle smile.

It seemed like she was recalling the time they had spent together in the past.

Yingsheng didn't listen intentionally, but just stared at the road ahead silently. Although his eyes were focused, his thoughts had already drifted endlessly in the night.

Boom-! ! !
A sound like a huge bell suddenly rolled in from the sky, as heavy as the seas collapsing, and the thunderclouds in the sky also surged like a tide.

Yingsheng looked back on the endless white jade square, and his tiny figure merged into the mountain-like black alchemy furnace.

"Do you want me to commit suicide to apologize, Master?"

Qingliu Qiansu stood under the huge shadow, wearing a black martial arts uniform with sword sleeves. Her handsome face was usually calm, but now she was a little nervous.

Yingsheng chuckled, "They are just fake phoenixes, they are nothing even in this world. I am just curious about their thoughts now. You can go and test them tomorrow."

"understand!"

Qing Liu Qian Su agreed without hesitation, and then said: "Before, the two of them overheard the conversation between Master and Suzuki Tomoko, which involved [Transmutation and Freedom]. I wanted to borrow Master's power to make them lose that memory."

"According to my previous guess, the person that Mao Lilan trusts the most subconsciously is naturally you, Master. Suzuki Sonoko is probably the same. It's very easy to hypnotize them."

"However, based on what I heard afterwards."

"What Mao Lilan is looking forward to and longing for the most is not you, Master, or even any specific person. It is an abstract concept, similar to 'life mentor', 'beacon in the fog', etc."

"Of course, Master has the largest share of this concept, but Suzuki Sonoko's share should also be considerable."

"As for Suzuki Sonoko, I wonder if she saw the shadow of you, Master, in Mao Li Ran, which led to her emotional projection. This projection, combined with her past memories of getting along with Mao Li Ran, has created a rather strange image."

"From what I understand, even though her conscious mind can tell you apart, in her subconscious mind, this image has been with her since kindergarten, and they have always been close. They have experienced many things together, until they officially established a relationship in their second year of high school."

"Although some accidents happened afterwards, her feelings for that melted image still exist."

"that's it."

"Although the hypnosis was successful, they forgot what Master said about [Transmutation and Freedom].

"But just when I was about to lift the hypnosis, I don't know what Suzuki Sonoko was doing before, but she probably couldn't maintain her posture in her unconscious state and fell down."

"Suzuki Sonoko screamed out in pain instinctively, and when Mao Lilan heard her voice, she subconsciously opened the door to save people even though she was under hypnosis."

"As soon as they saw each other in that state, things started to go wrong."

"Especially since you and Ran Maori have been living together and have had sexual intercourse, if they had some physical contact at that time, it might have aroused Ran Maori's inclination in this regard."

Qing Liu Qiansu recounted the previous events. Although she said it was just a guess, her words were clearly quite certain.

"........."

"So, it was Xiaolan who took the initiative?" Yingsheng looked at him strangely, "And how long have you been listening?"

"It was only one minute after the abnormality occurred." Qing Yanagi Chisou said, "When I failed to stop it, I asked you to delete the call records on Mao Lilan's phone. This is a secret between the two of them and cannot be known by others."

"How did you stop it?" Yingsheng asked.

"Of course I can only use words, I can't use hypnosis, otherwise the situation will only get worse." Aoyagi Chiso said, "But they all ignored what I said, and in the end I could only make them forget that I had spoken to them on the phone."

"Then your words probably had the opposite effect and aroused her rebellious psychology. Xiaolan is soft on the outside but strong on the inside. She has encountered some resistance in dating me, including from me."

The resistance that Yingsheng mentioned here naturally refers to his hesitation after Xiaolan made up her mind a few weeks ago.

"What should we do now?" Qing Liu Qian Su asked, "According to what you told me before, Master, when this matter is combined with the thing they long for most in their hearts, hypnosis will not be able to make them forget it, and it may even have the opposite effect."

"Just like I said before, nothing happened." Yingsheng spread his hands, "This kind of thing is my fault no matter how you look at it, and I feel even more guilty when I can't solve it. Fortunately, they are not unacceptable to the current situation, otherwise I would have committed suicide by disembowelment."

"...No, Master has nothing to do with this matter. No matter how you look at it, it's my problem. I didn't consider this possibility beforehand." Qingliu Qiansu said.

"The root cause is still with me. If I hadn't dated Sonoko in the past, this wouldn't have happened."

"...No one could have predicted the subsequent developments after your breakup, but I was really not thoughtful enough." Qing Liu Qian Su said seriously, "Mauri Ran has never provided love to you, Master. I should have been completely sure that she didn't love you at all."

"...You want to say that you were misled by me? But I really don't think there is such a possibility. We are true love, and the lack of love is due to other unknown reasons." Yingsheng said.

"Maybe." Aoyagi Chiso said, "But I clearly knew that in the mountain villa in Ebina City, Suzuki Sonoko showed unusual feelings for Mao Li Ran, but I simply understood it as 'substitute literature'. This is definitely my mistake."

"This is not your fault. Without Xuantian's help, our thinking level has dropped a lot." Yingsheng shook his head. "Anyway, that's it. Good night."

boom--!
A sharp engine roar suddenly came from behind.

Yingsheng glanced at the rearview mirror and saw a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R approaching rapidly, its dark green body flashing a cold metallic luster.

At that moment, the motorcycle suddenly approached and almost brushed the front of the Toyota Crown.

Yingsheng lowered his eyes but continued to drive steadily without the steering wheel shaking at all.

The fully-armed knight almost lay on the car and raised his middle finger without looking back.

"Heh, interesting."

Yingsheng raised the corner of his mouth slightly and stepped on the accelerator again, but the Toyota Crown is not a sports car, and its performance is far behind the Kawasaki Ninja. It seems that it is about to be left behind so far that it can't even see the taillights.

[Killing Intent -3, Use Skill: Frenzy·Enlightenment]

The low roar of the engine suddenly resounded throughout the car. Yingsheng controlled the intensity of the [Enlightenment] to prevent the engine from being scrapped, but he also pushed it to the limit.

The sudden push on their backs made Xiaolan and Sonoko look up and they found Hotaru racing with someone. They looked at each other, fastened their seat belts, and continued chatting.

The Kawasaki Ninja rider apparently also noticed Hotaru's pursuit and sped up again. Amid the beast's violent roar, the distance was widened again.

The engine of Toyota Crown has reached its limit. After all, [Enlightenment] cannot change the composition of matter.

Is that the end?

Koizumi Akako's figure suddenly appeared on the front windshield, her long dark red hair fluttering in the wind like flowing flames.

"Spirit and matter are one and the same. Everything in the real world is just a projection of the place of origin."

"meditation."

"Use your spirit to open a channel, use the wizard's blood as a medium, and connect to the place of origin. If you create the slightest ripple there, you can generate incredible power in the real world, just like a butterfly flapping its wings in the rainforest."

"You are the ultimate lunatic, your visions would scare even Lucifer."

"But I am willing to cooperate with you. You are the only one."

"Take it, my blood."

Koizumi Hongzi stretched out her hand towards Hotaru's chest, and her palm merged into it, followed by her arm and body, and her entire existence merged into one with Hotaru.

His heart suddenly began to beat faster, blazing magma surged through his blood, and with a willpower beyond that of humans, he endured the pain of the blooming karmic fire from the depths of his soul.

Yingsheng stared at the Kawasaki ninja in front of him, his eyes were bloodshot, but empty, without any focus.

Something is missing.

[Killing Intent -10, Use Skill: Frenzy·Enlightenment]

Need to be touched.

It is some kind of mysterious concept.

"Will will reflect reality, Shuiyue-kun, you don't need to understand anything, just touch it is enough."

"You can do this."

"absolute."

The words from last night suddenly broke through the layers of fog and echoed in his mind again. The blood color in Yingsheng's eyes faded a little, and he regained his focus and looked at the boundless night sky.

There, a turtle and a snake are entangled.

The roar of the engine suddenly weakened, and the whistling sound of the wind outside the window also became much fainter, and gradually became inaudible behind the soundproofing of the car windows.

Xiaolan thought Yingsuo had given up the chase, but when she looked out the window, she discovered that the dark silhouettes on both sides of the road were clearly receding faster.

She quickly looked at the dashboard and was surprised to find that the number on it was 203.

It seemed even higher than this just now.

The taillights of the Kawasaki Ninja that had disappeared reappeared in front, and the distance was rapidly shortened.

"Hina, this car..."

Xiaolan finally couldn't resist her curiosity and wanted to ask, but her words stopped when her eyes just touched the rearview mirror.

Yingsheng's eyes were originally black, as bright as the cross section of obsidian, and as deep as the night sky.

But at this time, it was red.

To be more precise, it was a few hours ago that the crimson liquid in his goblet reflected the color of the starry sky.

That brilliant and bright wine red.

Xiaolan suddenly felt that she seemed to have seen these eyes somewhere before.

She remembered that person without thinking for a few seconds. After all, the person opposite her was so beautiful that she would never forget him/her after meeting him/her once.

Koizumi Anko.

Yingsheng's eyes at this moment were almost exactly the same as hers.

A strange feeling suddenly arose from the bottom of her heart. Xiaolan pursed her lips and slightly turned her eyes away.

Sonoko also noticed Hotaru's abnormality, because he seemed not to have heard what Xiaolan said. He just took his left hand off the steering wheel, and with a smug smile on his face that she had never seen before, he raised his middle finger to the Kawasaki ninja who was slowly overtaken by them.

"Gulu——"

Yuanzi's Adam's apple rolled, and she couldn't help but lean towards Xiaolan, asking in a low voice: "Lan, what's going on with him? Is he a werewolf who transforms at night?"

Xiaolan shook her head slightly, "I'm not sure, but he should be a human, so he should be fine."

Although she had already determined in her heart that the changes that had occurred in Yingsheng at this time were inseparable from Koizumi Hongzi.

Xiaolan didn't want to tell Sonoko about this.

But Sonoko had also seen Koizumi Akako. After looking in the rearview mirror for a while, she finally thought of her.

"Could it be that he and Koizumi..."

Xiaolan suddenly covered her mouth.

But Yuanzi still heard the remaining two words.

"Hongzi."

This is the voice of Yingsheng.

"In this state, I have a vague feeling that you are looking at me now."

“Excuse me, is this part of fate?”

There was silence in the car.

The sounds of the wind and the engine faded away, leaving only a deathly silence, as if one had suddenly been detached from the world.

Bang——! ! !
Boom boom boom boom——!!!
Only the sound of the collision behind the car was extremely clear.

"Damn it!"

The blood color in Yingsheng's eyes faded rapidly, returning to its original dark and deep color. The vehicle also continued to slow down in the process, and finally stopped at the emergency parking strip on the side of the road.

"Wait a minute, that idiot died instantly."

Yingsheng turned on the hazard lights, got out of the car, took the triangle sign from the trunk, and quickly ran towards the rear where there were scattered metal fragments of various colors, while shouting at oncoming cars to be careful and avoid him.

A burnt smell wafted from the open car door. Xiaolan and Sonoko looked at each other, got out of the car and moved outside the fence, looking towards the direction of the accident.

They had just passed a corner of about 110 degrees, and the Kawasaki Ninja, which had been speeding at lightning speed, was now left with its buttocks hitting the large arc fence.

There was a rock wall not far outside the fence. The rider in the black motorcycle suit was lying underneath the rock wall. His motorcycle helmet was bent at a strange angle. His body was limp and it seemed that he probably had many broken bones.

There is absolutely no hope.

Sonoko looked sympathetic and sighed, "Suigetsu Hotoshi is a professional racing driver, why would you race against him out of spite?"

"Her helmet is not broken, so she may not die. We have the Qingli Resurrection Pill." Xiaolan looked over there from afar.

Yingsheng ran up to the knight, a silver light flashed, and the sturdy black helmet split into two halves and fell down, revealing a slightly dull golden wavy long hair.

Xiaolan felt that the man looked familiar again.

But the night was not bright after all, and she could only see Yingsheng turning the knight's head, stuffing something into her mouth, and pressing it with his fingers.

Several silver lights flashed again, Yingsheng tore off the rider's motorcycle suit, carried her horizontally to the road and laid her down flat, his hands constantly pinching her limbs and back.

It didn't take long before the knight began to cough violently, but his body was still held down by Yingsheng.

"Hey, you're kidding."

Yuanzi's face was full of disbelief. Although she also knew about the Qingli Resurrection Pill, the fact that a person of this condition could be saved was still far beyond her expectation.

There were also screams from several cars stopped at the back of the highway, and many people hurriedly got out and ran towards Yingsheng.

Xiaolan glanced at the vehicles gathering behind her, and walked towards the scene with Yuanzi. On the way, she kept hearing:
"Brother, do you still have the Qingli Rejuvenating Pill? Sell me one, I'll give you one hundred thousand dollars!"

"Little brother, you are simply a miracle doctor!"

"..."

"Okay, okay. We all met here by fate. I definitely have the elixir. Please move aside. I'll take her to the car first." Yingsheng's voice overwhelmed everyone else, and then he looked at Xiaolan who was walking towards them, "Have you called the police?"

"No." Xiaolan looked at the knight on the ground and raised her eyebrows. "It's you?"

"Ahem! Angel, what a coincidence."

Vermouth lying on the ground showed a weak smile. There was not a trace of blood on her beautiful face, which only added to her fragile feeling, making everyone around her stare in amazement.

"Why do you feel more beautiful than before?"

Xiaolan walked forward, gently picked up Vermouth, and walked towards the Toyota Crown.

"Because I'm about to die, and God is really kind to me that I can see Angel in my last moments."

Vermouth tried her best and gently hugged Xiaolan's neck. She kept coughing, but there was a gentle smile on her face.

"You won't die. Ying is here."

"That guy... heh... maybe."

Vermouth didn't say anything else, and after Xiaolan gently placed her on the back seat, she suddenly understood the unspoken meaning of her words. She trembled violently and turned to look at Yingsheng.

Yingsheng was asking the onlookers to help clear the debris from the Kawasaki Ninja explosion out of the road to avoid affecting the cars coming from behind. "Please don't call the police. The Metropolitan Police Department has been busy with many things recently. We can handle this matter ourselves, so we won't cause trouble for the police."

Yingsheng shouted loudly.

Everyone agreed and worked ten times as efficiently as they did when cleaning their house, scrambling to clear a path, then looking eagerly at Yingsheng.

Yingsheng raised his hand, threw out a handful of banknotes, and turned away.

"The elixir is not easy to divide. To avoid a fight between you two, I'd better trouble Mr. Fukuzawa Yukichi. Thank you very much."

Everyone cursed, but still rushed to grab the money.

Yingsheng returned to the Toyota Crown, looked at everyone in the car, stepped on the accelerator, and continued to rush to Kyoto.

Xiaolan sat in the back seat, glanced at Vermouth on her lap, then looked up at Yingsheng in the rearview mirror. Just as she was hesitating about how to ask, she heard Yingsheng say:

"Vermouth, from what you said before, does it mean that people who have undergone drug transformation will become more beautiful as they get closer to death?"

"Hehe...not bad." Vermouth smiled.

After confirming her guess, Xiaolan's blue eyes trembled for a moment, and the blood color on her lips disappeared instantly.

Yingsheng chuckled, "So you saw my performance in the martial arts competition and think I'm almost there too?"

"When you raised the Blue Fist at the martial arts tournament, your charm was completely otherworldly. In fact, I can't understand why you are still alive now." Vermouth said.

"Maybe my base appearance is quite high, and it's not time for me to add the death bonus yet?"

"Maybe, but it will come to you sooner or later."

"Is that so? Then when I die, maybe I will be the best in the world, and be reborn as a god." Yingsheng smiled, "Lan, don't be so anxious. Didn't the boss say that there is an antidote? We can always get it if we think of a way."

Xiaolan nodded quickly, "We will definitely get the antidote." She looked at Vermouth again, "Where are you going now? Have you found the boss of the organization?"

Vermouth was silent for a moment, "Let's go to Kyoto."

Xiaolan's eyes lit up, "Boss is also in Kyoto?"

"No, I actually heard that you guys were on a school trip at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, Angel, so I went to look for you guys."

"Eh?"

Xiaolan's face suddenly became dull, and she obviously understood something.

"So you feel that you could die at any time, and you want to spend the last moments with Xiaolan and Kudo." Yingsheng said with a click of the tongue, "Hey, don't keep me in suspense. Did you not find the boss, or does the antidote simply not exist?"

"No one can find that gentleman anymore. He is now... maybe a little kid."

"hiss--!!!"

Yingsheng took a deep breath, "He was 99 years old half a century ago, and now he is 150 years old. All his peers are dead, and he is a mystic, so it is impossible for him to leave any photos of the past. Now he has really disappeared without a trace."

"Hey, Vermouth, how did you find out about this? How confident are you?"

"When I was a kid, I lived with that gentleman in Tottori Prefecture for a while, and I know his favorite ramen." Vermouth kept coughing, and said in a distant tone, "I went back this time and investigated for a long time but couldn't find any clues, but I unexpectedly found a clue in the noodle shop."

"The 80-year-old shop owner told me that she saw a little girl who looked very similar to me, accompanied by another little boy, who ordered two bowls of the signature ramen without chopped green onions."

"The reason why the old store owner has such a vivid memory of them is because those two men were followed by two bodyguards in black suits."

Yingsheng narrowed his eyes slightly, "You mean, Karasuma Renya cloned you again? What is your relationship?"

"I can't be sure. Anyway, I have tried everything I can." Vermouth smiled softly, "As for our relationship... He told me that I am his adopted daughter. I don't know if there is any other connection."

"If he really cares about you to the point of living with your clone, is it possible that you are his bloodline?" Yingsheng asked.

"I have had such a guess, but what's the use?" said Vermouth.

"If that's the case, we can use Schindler's company's DNA detection system to determine his identity. Of course, we still need to find the suspected target. Vermouth, you have seen his face, can you draw it?"

“Maybe, but I’m not sure what I saw was his true appearance, and what can you do with the portrait? Issue a wanted order?” Vermouth sighed, “If the ocean buoy is still there, maybe there is still a chance, but unfortunately…”

"Binga was already crazy at that time and couldn't be persuaded," said Yingsheng.

"But if you hadn't helped him carry in so much explosives, at least the ocean buoy would still be there."

"Karasuma Renya is not an idiot. He will definitely order the destruction of that place. And according to Gin, the organization has submarines."

"But there are also many undercover agents in the organization, and their actions may not necessarily succeed."

"So why did you agree with Binga's idea at that time? Because you were sure you could find Karasuma Ren?"

"Because I've used the Ocean Buoy before, and Karasuma Renya wasn't even a kid at that time!"

After a quick round of questions and answers, Vermouth coughed rapidly.

Xiaolan gently helped her calm down, with a complicated look in her eyes.

Yingsheng was silent for a moment, "You found him using the ocean buoy, but you're still not sure if that's his true appearance?"

"An old monster who has lived for a century and a half, do you think he would be a simple character?" said Vermouth.

"So, isn't this a dead end?" Yingsheng sighed. "I thought that you provoked passers-by to race for no reason and ended up hitting yourself on the mountain. When you are close to death, your nerves will be affected. I didn't expect that you just let yourself go."

"Yeah, I'm going to die anyway, but why is your car so fast? Is it modified?"

"Xiao Kai, there is a highway exit ahead. Do you want to go back to Tokyo? Shirley may be able to help you live a little longer."

"Oh, she will save me?"

"Don't judge a gentleman by your own mean heart. She is a good person."

"A good person will help you kill someone?"

"Be careful or I'll sue you for libel. She never helped me with this. It's all because I'm such a jerk."

"You're such an interesting guy, but forget it, Shirley won't be able to figure it out." Vermouth buried her head in Xiaolan's belly, "I just want to spend the last moments with the people I care about."

Xiaolan gently stroked her hair and said softly: "Why not give it a try? If you survive, we can be together forever, not just these few days."

“Well… if I must say, I don’t want to.” Vermouth said in a muffled voice, “I always feel a little too tired. I want to rest.”

Xiaolan was silent.

Yingsheng changed lanes and got off the highway. "You have such negative thoughts now, it's purely because you are in poor physical condition and mentally exhausted. Just get some sleep. If you really can't sleep, think about the blue sky and white clouds, the sunshine and the beach, and you have Xiaolan in your left hand and Teng in your right hand, all wearing two-piece swimsuits."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Vermouth was speechless, "Cool Guy is also a split style?"

Yingsheng smiled and said, "Just tell me whether you are looking forward to it or not."

“…Although it does look very interesting, there is something wrong with your XP.” Vermouth sneered, “Don’t think I don’t know what you are thinking. You want to use me as a test subject for Shirley to save yourself.”

"This doesn't conflict with saving you, right? If you survive, I will survive too. By the way, do you think taking drugs is any use?"

"As long as my genes can't be modified, I will die even if I become a child."

"Can it extend your life?"

"That's not clear. I'm not a scientist." Vermouth turned her head slightly and looked at the co-pilot. "I wanted to say this before. Miss Suzuki's reaction doesn't seem like she knows everything. Are you not shy about it?"

Yingsheng tilted his head to look. Yuanzi originally had a dazed look on his face, but now after hearing what he said, he tried to look calm.

Even though it's totally impossible.

There are so many explosive news!

Yingsheng shrugged. "This girl has repeatedly offered herself up to us. What can we do? She is destined to drag the entire Suzuki Group down with her."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko suddenly thought of the previous conversation between her mother and Yingsheng. She was no longer nervous and looked at Yingsheng as if she wanted to eat her up.

You succubus, stop showing off your charm randomly!

But when she thought of what Vermouth had just said, that the stronger the charm of Firefly was, the closer she was to death, her eyes became complicated again and she couldn't say another word.

On the way back to Tokyo, Yingsheng called Kiyoko, but the call still could not be connected.

pat--!
Yingsheng threw his phone out of the window, stepped on the accelerator, and didn't say anything for a long time.

Yuanzi sat upright, fastened his seat belt, and looked straight ahead without any deviation.

The corners of Vermouth's lips rose slightly, her eyes were fixed on Xiaolan, her heart was filled with infinite tenderness and peace.

This is her karma, what is there to resist?

After a while, Yingsheng finally closed the car window again.

"Lan, call Qingzi."

"Vermouth, tell me everything about what happened to you later."

"Okay." Xiaolan got through quickly and said calmly, "Xuesong, the drug transformation you have undergone may have some side effects. This has been confirmed in Vermouth. For your own sake, you can..."

Xiaolan suddenly stopped talking.

She was on speakerphone, and everyone else understood why she paused.

On the other end of the line, there were continuous coughing sounds.

A piercing chill suddenly struck Sonoko's heart. She turned her head almost subconsciously, her eyes filled with sorrow, and raised her hand to hold Yingsheng's hand on the steering wheel.

Then it was opened in a second.

Yingsheng looked calm, "Qingzi, do you have a cold, or something else?"

"It's probably just a cold, Miss Lan, please continue." After Qingzi said this, she couldn't help but cough lightly.

"The first step of genetic collapse is impaired coagulation function. Miss Kiyoko, you might as well give it a try," said Vermouth.

"OK, thanks."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for about ten minutes, and then Qingzi's voice, which had obviously cooled down a bit, sounded again:
"How to treat it?"

"There is no cure for the moment. We are planning to go find Shirley, although I don't think it will be of any use." Vermouth said.

"I will rush back to Tokyo as quickly as possible. Besides, didn't I undergo drug transformation much later than you? Why did the symptoms break out at about the same time?" Kiyoko asked.

"Who knows? Maybe it has something to do with his physical condition, or maybe the organization used a catalyst or a genetic virus. Anyway, the other person seems to be fine now."

"Hina, do you have any idea?" Qingzi asked again.

"When did your symptoms appear?" Yingsheng asked.

"The cough started this morning."

"I was in Tottori Prefecture early this morning." Vermouth chuckled, "At this speed, it seems that there is probably something in the air."

"I just had a full body blood transfusion last night, so maybe it gave me some immunity, but this method obviously won't be effective in the long run," Yingsheng said.

"Why did you suddenly change your blood?" Qingzi asked.

"Just a coincidence, just... part of fate?" Yingsheng hesitated for a rare moment, but quickly regained his composure. "Anyway, you should go back to Tokyo first. I have a solution to this problem. None of us will die."

Kiyoko smiled, "Hina is still as reliable as always. See you tomorrow then."

After she hung up the phone, Yingsheng borrowed Xiaolan's cell phone, stopped the car on the side of the road, and made a call from a distance.

Vermouth sighed softly, "Angel, he has other secrets that he doesn't want to tell you."

Xiaolan looked at the fireflies outside the window and didn't say anything.

She could naturally guess that Yingsheng was now on the phone with Koizumi Hongzi, and it was her blood that was replaced last night.

The blood of the wizard...

destiny……

After a while, Yingsheng returned to the car, rubbed his throat, smiled and spread his hands, "I have bad news for you all. I think I might have been infected too. There is indeed something in the air."

"So you can still laugh, what's the solution?" Yuan Ziqiang asked with a smile.

"Isn't Vermouth smiling happily? Anyway, life and death are determined by fate, so just relax." Yingsheng continued driving, "I was wondering why the organization didn't come to trouble Kiyoko after knowing that she reappeared. After all, she is still suspected of colluding to kill Chianti and Cohen."

"I originally thought that the organization had put all those things on my head and would not look for her."

"I didn't expect it to be AOE."

"As for killing me, it's obvious that Karasuma Renya didn't want to take the current version of Drug A. But now that he's been forced by you, Vermouth, to take it, he's suddenly free and has no need to keep me."

"Besides, he had previously sent people from his organization to join my medical society. I thought this was mutually beneficial and I had no objection."

"Now it seems that he was making preparations at that time. Once I died, he could easily take over my position."

"correct."

"Kurokawa from the Sumiyoshi-kai is performing so well, could he be an undercover agent of the organization?"

"After all these traps, oh no, I seem to have become a clown."

Vermouth laughed, "Mr. Joker, the main reason is that the strength you have shown is too terrifying. Not only your personal strength, but also your organizational ability. If you continue as you were before, sooner or later, the hard work that Karasuma Renya has worked so hard for many years will be swallowed up by you. Of course, he can't accept it."

Yingsheng shook his head. "A jokey makeshift team is worthy of his attention. It's so ignorant."

"But it is such a person without vision who is now threatening your life."

"I don't really want to tell you too much, but I will definitely not die even if he dies. I can't guarantee your words." Yingsheng rubbed his throat again and sped up the car.

"I really don't know where your confidence comes from. You are just pretending to be strong now." Vermouth coughed twice, hoping that Yingsheng would cough too.

"You'll find out in a minute, guys. Do you mind if I play a song?"

"What do you want to play?" Yuanzi immediately turned on the car computer and forced a smile, "I feel a little bored too."

"The Rolling Stones, 'You Can't Always Get What You Want,'" Yingsheng said.

After a moment, a melodious melody sounded under the night sky.

"I saw her today at the reception..."

I saw her at the party today.

A glass of champagne in hand.

I know she is entertaining her friends and family.

Following behind her was her fiancé.

……

You can't always get what you want.

But if you try, sometimes you’ll find it.

You get what you need.

(End of this chapter)