Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 404: Death of Xuesong Qingzi
Yingsheng was quite helpless, "Can't you have a little confidence in me?"

"The main thing is that you are still a weak body of flesh and blood, Master." Qing Liu Qian Su said, "Also, the organization can strengthen the genetic virus once, but who knows if it can be strengthened a second time? Be careful not to die suddenly, or it will be too late to say anything."

"I have asked Yuanzi to buy bottled oxygen. We can at least hold on for a while longer." Yingsheng said.

"…Is it necessary? Could it be that Koizumi Hongzi is unwilling to help Master, or is there an additional condition?"

"Not really. The main reason is... in her past divination, there was an image of me going to Ekoda High School. Theoretically, as long as I haven't gone there, I can't die, so I might as well take this opportunity to achieve other goals."

"… Is there a possibility, Master, that the Mizuki Hotaru was actually me in disguise, going to Ekoda High School and Koizumi Hongzi to inform them of your death?"

"It shouldn't be that bad." Yingsheng said uncertainly, "I have a lot of near-death experience, and I can roughly judge what stage I'm in. I can probably hold on for more than an hour. I can't be wrong. Let's do some divination first."

"Master, you regard divination as the final plan, but what if Koizumi Hongzi also predicts several Karasuma Renya? You won't have time to verify them one by one then."

"That makes sense, but it seems that we don't need to think about it anymore." Yingsheng took a small blue bottle of oxygen from Yuanzi and smiled slightly, "How should I put it, the winery seems to have a bit too good an opinion of itself and took the initiative to deliver it to our door."

After Ying was born, he not only said one sentence to Qing Yanagi Chisu, but also said it in public.

Everyone looked towards him.

Yingsheng tapped the aluminum seal ring of the oxygen cylinder and said, "There is a slight scratch on the edge. It is too new. Someone must have pressed it with their fingernails after the machine sealed it. It was a subconscious action. Could it be that she is a woman or a cautious person?"

"Yuanzi, where did you buy this?"

Yuanzi said blankly: "It's at the nearest 24-hour convenience store."

"OK, I'll go out for a while." Yingsheng threw the oxygen bottle to Junerick, "I'll have someone escort you back and do a reverse engineering study on the contents. It might be useful."

"understand!"

Generick nodded quickly, and then looked at Sonoko expectantly.

Yuanzi had no choice but to call for a taxi again.

Yingsheng had already left the laboratory and asked Aoyagi Chisou to tell Vodka to use the ocean buoy system to search for suspicious persons, and soon locked on a target.

He had short blond hair and a black suit. His pretty face looked rather listless, like a social animal who had just gotten off work.

Vodka's comment on her is:
"Not a bad disguise."

"But I know this man."

Member of the organization, codenamed Riesling.

Yingsheng had a deadline to catch up with, so he was full of motivation. He also had the Ocean Buoy to activate the full-map cheat. In less than five minutes, he had caught up with the person in a dark alley.

"Miss, I need your help with something."

The dark figure blocked the exit to the light. The handsome and enchanting face was as hazy as the moonlight. Only the pair of blood-red eyes were clear and reflected everything in the world.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang-!
The response was naturally rapid gunfire.

Use the spirit to touch the place of origin, use the will to reflect the reality, and use the killing intent to strengthen the body.

Yingsheng raised his hand and waved it, with a faint crimson color like flowing light, he grasped the fear and anger roaring in the air.

let go.

Amid the crisp collision sounds of "ding-dang-dang", numerous brass bullets fell to the ground, splashing waves in the eyes of the people on the opposite side.

Lei Ling's pupils suddenly shrank. She was one hundred percent sure at this moment that the being opposite her was not a human being at all!

Turning around and running was inevitable. Facing such an unimaginable alien existence, she had no chance of winning.

However, the next second after she turned her head, she suddenly felt a tremendous force on the back of her head, which almost made her scalp fall off her head, and her whole body flew into the air.

"look into my eyes."

His head was twisted violently, and Riesling was unable to avoid it. He only saw two blood moons suddenly descending, and then he lost consciousness.

When her chaotic consciousness once again vaguely touched the outside world, she heard:

"The president is really generous. He actually lets us use him as we please. From now on, I have sold my life to the Sumiyoshi-kai."

"It's better not to damage it. Then send it to Kabukicho and make some money from it."

The body's sense of touch gradually returned, and after a brief numbness, the humiliation of the entire universe exploded in Riesling's blood vessels.

She wants to kill these two people!
However, what awaited her was only deeper humiliation.

The anesthesia in her body left her with no power to resist. Amid the increasingly hearty laughter of the two humanoid beasts, Riesling endured the pain of a broken heart and began to pretend, trying to make the two men let down their guard so that he could take revenge after the effect of the anesthetic wore off.

She almost thought she was going to succeed.

If you don't hear the follow-up.

"The president is right. This woman is really a bitch."

"Haha, yes, she seems to be an undercover agent sent to the winery by the German Federal Intelligence Agency. She was supposed to be a helper in this joint operation led by the president, but she ended up coming here to assassinate the president. If this isn't just being a slut, then what is she?"

The hell of despair finally arrived.

……

……

By using [Illusion] on Riesling, Yingsheng quickly obtained information and realized that her actions were instructed by Rum.

But she did not see Rum himself, and the oxygen cylinder was taken from the shopping mall safe about half an hour ago.

"Sounds like useless news."

Yingsheng randomly found a familiar Yakuza member on the street, dealt with the follow-up of Riesling, and then continued to remotely let Vodka review the surveillance footage of the shopping mall half an hour ago.

Vodka didn't quite understand what this was for, but naturally did it anyway.

Gin was lying on the bed next to him, listening and recalling the previous news from all sides. He couldn't help but compare Liuying's actions with those of the organization.

In the end, it was discovered that whether it was organizational ability, personal ability, rigor, or behavioral patterns, Liuying was the winner.

The organization's boss and second-in-command, Rum, have both been engaged in mysticism for a long time, which undoubtedly created a very bad demonstration effect, causing all aspects of the organization to behave in a petty manner.

And Liuying is an absolute madman. It's not just his strong personal strength that gives him confidence, but also a kind of...

The spirit of contempt for everything in the world.

Of course Gin knew that Liuying was very good at diplomacy and was always polite, and that it was not just superficial. She was the most considerate and thoughtful person who could get along well with anyone.

But he also knew that Nietzsche said:

Those who respect everything actually despise everything.

Liuying's vision and complexity of thinking are obviously much higher than those of ordinary people, so he can clearly analyze the psychological conditions of almost everyone like an adult looking at a kindergarten child, and then cater to their preferences, and he is always successful.

For children who can be tricked away with just a lollipop, will adults only think they are naive and cute, and treat them as equals in personality, such as friends, companions, and lovers?
High probability is not.

This is also the reason why Gin, including many others, expressed doubts about the fact that "Hotsui loves Mouri Ran".

They don't even exist in the same world.

Politeness is a very sophisticated disguise.

Gin was 100% sure that even though Liuying's meticulous politeness always made people feel that he was sincere, that was only due to his strong communication skills. It was still a social mask, not his true feelings.

Including his attitude towards Mao Lilan.

Gin had a vague guess that Hotaru was just hypnotizing himself into liking Maori Ran for unknown reasons.

In fact, the target could be anyone. The reason why it was Mao Li Ran now was just because she was lucky and met her by chance.

"Hiss! Could it be Rum?!"

Gin's reverie was interrupted, and he heard Vodka excitedly say: "I understand, at this special time, it is difficult for Rum to trust others, and he may come out personally! The time was half an hour ago, and a little earlier..."

Half an hour ago was 24: in the morning, and there were not many people coming and going in the -hour convenience store. Vodka knew that one of Rum's eyes was a fake, so he quickly identified the target.

The result was three, and Vodka couldn't be sure, so he turned the screen to Gin to ask.

Gin only took a glance and locked onto one of the men. He was wearing a white chef's uniform and a chef's hat, a white eye patch on his left eye, and his two large front teeth protruded like a rabbit.

"I've seen Rum before. Although he looks different, his temperament should be him."

Vodka quickly locked onto the man's current location, reported it to Qing Liu Qian Su, and then curiously asked his eldest brother:

"What kind of temperament?"

"Self-righteous idiotic temperament," Gin said.

"..."

"You also know about the case of Hiroshi Haneda 17 years ago, right? Vodka, what do you think of Rum's performance?"

"Well... it's really not that good. He didn't achieve his goal, and he didn't do a good job of silencing the witness. The reason is that he was scared away by the police. Chianti even complained about him privately before." Vodka paused, "The bodyguard of the wealthy woman who escaped..."

"It seems her name is Rachel Asaka. Do you have any photo of her?"

"Ask Shirley. It should be in the organization's database. We downloaded a lot of them offline before." Gin said.

So after a round of searching, Vodka found Rachel Asaka in the ocean buoy again and smiled, "She has now changed her name to Wakasa Rumi and is a teacher at Teitan Elementary School. I'll call her right away and ask her to come over to confirm Rum's identity."

"Tsk, what a convenient tool. It's a pity that the gentleman has been hiding in the dark and still can't be found." Gin turned his head to the other side.

“Cough, cough, cough, cough! Uh… ah——!”

On another bed, Vermouth was wearing an oxygen mask, coughing violently and groaning in pain.

Asai Narumi was inserting various needles into Vermouth's body by the bedside, preparing for dialysis.

Huihara Ai had just taken the blood sample out, and not long after, the buzzing sound of the centrifuge outside was faintly heard in the ward.

Gin felt that someone was a little careless after all.

Liuying doesn't care about Vermouth's life or death. She lets her act alone and doesn't care whether she can succeed or whether she will anger the Boss and be retaliated by the organization.

Perhaps in his eyes, as long as one is a normal person who can weigh the pros and cons, he should understand the principle of win-win cooperation.

Or maybe, he was just confident enough in his own abilities, and didn't have any weaknesses that could be exploited.

But obviously, the Boss is not so rational.

And the most crucial thing is that Liuying had never thought that the organization actually possessed genetic weapons, a deadly weapon that could threaten his life.

He has now mobilized so many manpower and resources to look for him, and even though the old lady has provided a model of the suspicious child in Tottori Prefecture, it is still in vain.

Apart from the fact that there were many more children under the night sky who were forcibly woken up from their sleep and cried in fear after being harshly scolded, the situation had not changed significantly.

In order to harmonize his spirit during this period, Gin was influenced by Hotaru and learned a lot of religious knowledge.

At this moment, all kinds of mixed sounds in the ward flooded into his ears, and he suddenly thought of a sentence.

One drink and one peck, is it pre-determined?

If Yingsheng died tonight, the biggest reason would be that he committed the sin of arrogance.

……

"Qingzi, where are you? I'll pick you up."

Xiaolan was talking on the phone at the door of the ward. She looked quite anxious but her tone was forced to be calm.

"Cough cough cough cough cough -!"

But the only response she got was constant coughing.

Another male voice that Xiaolan had never heard of sounded, with a little trembling: "I am Kiyoko's fiancé, Nakatani. She fainted twenty minutes ago and is now coughing in a coma. We have just entered the urban area of ​​Tokyo, and it will take about forty minutes to get to Beika Town."

Xiaolan's heart sank immediately, "Can you drive faster?"

In just forty minutes, Yingsheng reached two hundred kilometers!

"I'm sorry, I've tried my best, but this is the city." Nakatani Fumizumi said in a dry tone.

"Add me as a Line friend, turn on the location, and I'll get someone to pick you up," Xiaolan said.

"Okay! Right away!"

Two minutes later, Xiaolan called the phone in front of Vodka and said in a deep voice, "Please, Yaoguang."

"Ten minutes. If it exceeds one second, I will commit suicide on the spot."

Aoyagi Chisou spoke in a calm tone, and along with her voice rang the roar of an engine like a giant beast.

"Kawasaki Ninja H2, the speed is at least over 300KM/h, it's really amazing." Gin said leisurely.

“Cough, cough, cough!” Vermouth almost coughed out her lungs and forced a smile, “You also know about motorcycles?”

"Hey, any last words?" Gin asked.

"I shouldn't have had such illusions. It would have been wonderful if I could have died under the red leaves of Kiyomizu-dera Temple."

Vermouth's eyes were distant, beyond the mundane world, with an indescribable heavenly glow, as if she had seen that scene.

At the edge of the suspended platform of Kiyomizu Temple, under the red leaves, there was misty clouds. Angel was on her left, and Cool Guy was on her right. The three of them were shoulder to shoulder...

"They are all two-piece swimsuits." Xiaolan held her hand tightly beside the bed, "Don't give up hope, you will survive, and then we will go to Kyoto together."

"..."

Although she was very touched, Vermouth was still speechless.

The hemodialysis began. As a slight cool and numb touch spread throughout her blood vessels, Vermouth finally felt the severe pain all over her body subside a little and nodded slightly.

"Then it's settled. Don't regret it."

"Absolutely not!"

Xiaolan said with certainty.

"I'm back and have samples for reverse research!" Junerick's voice sounded outside.

"Hurry up and do the sequencing, Mr. Yamanaka and the others are waiting!" Haibara Ai's voice was extremely urgent.

An unprecedented feeling emerged from the bottom of his heart. For some reason, Gin suddenly thought of the word "partner", and a playful look appeared in his eyes.

Could it be possible that these guys, who deserved to go to hell, could have this kind of experience?
"Can you play a song?" Gin asked.

"No!" almost everyone said at the same time.

"..."

Gin laid his face back into the hollow and closed his eyes to rest.

Seven minutes later, Vodka's second cell phone received a call from Wakasa Rumi:
"We have confirmed that the chef who used the alias Wakita Kensuke is Rum, but he doesn't know where Karasuma Ren'ya is. Ryuhota is gone now. He seems to be in a bad condition. I just saw his hands shaking."

Xiaolan's hands instantly turned cold, and now it was Vermouth who was giving her warmth.

"Did Firefly say anything?" Gin asked.

"He said Karasuma Renya is a moron and is still pretending to be mysterious. He will beat that little brat's butt until it is swollen within half an hour." Wakasa Rumi said.

"Interesting, how did you catch Rum? And you tortured him to get the information so quickly. Is he not only an idiot but also a wimp?" Gin asked.

"When I arrived, the torture had already ended. It was probably a combination of drugs and torture. Rum was a little unconscious now, and there was a lot of blood plasma on the ground."

"It turns out that Liuying is an expert in torture. Let's leave it at that for now. You can do whatever you want with Rum." Gin said.

"Do you believe he can find someone?"

"It seems that even if he is dead, it has nothing to do with you. Do you want to repay us?"

"I really want to do something. He just took away Rum's headset. I don't think he can do it in a short time..."

The communication was suddenly interrupted.

"Eh? Why is the Internet connection on my computer also down?" Vodka said in surprise, and then said the next second, "Okay, is it just a network fluctuation?"

"I know!" ×2
Gin and Xiaolan spoke at the same time.

Xiaolan didn't continue talking, so Gin said:
"That gentleman may not know that Rum was arrested. Liuying has Rum's headset, so we can't track him. If we ask the police to cooperate and cut off the Internet in batches in the urban area of ​​Tokyo, we can gradually locate that gentleman."

"This requires Liuying to break through Rum's various defenses silently and then subdue him without him being able to fight back."

"Judging from the performance of the shadow warrior Liuying, their stealth ability is extremely strong, so this can be done."

Vodka's eyes lit up, and he immediately called Aoyagi Chiso again and asked her if that was the case.

"Dichotomy, the screening speed is very fast."

Aoyagi Chiso said, "Unfortunately, they are not stupid either. They quickly cut off the communication. We can only roughly locate the location to Beika-cho 1-chome. Now the police and the Yakuza are all heading there. I will go to the institute right away and prepare the dialysis."

"So fast?"

Vodka said this subconsciously, and then his eyes suddenly lit up with excitement, "The little girl who looks very similar to Vermouth has been found. She is indeed in Beika-cho 1-chome. This is the first time she has appeared in Tokyo's surveillance footage!"

"It seems that the Boss has lost his patience and is about to escape!"

"Don't be so excited. Considering the disguise technique, it might just be a trick." Qing Liu Qian Su said calmly, "Find out the exact location and confirm whether she is alone."

"understand!"

Vodka immediately reported the location and confirmed that the little girl was alone.

But she soon disappeared from the surveillance again, and Vodka couldn't be 100% sure.

Yingsheng naturally learned the information here immediately. His eyes were clear wine red, and he almost flew close to the ground on an old Yamaha that belonged to someone unknown.

"Mr. Kashimura, please bring the DNA detection program here. You should have taken Vermouth's blood before." Yingsheng said.

"Yes, I'll be right there!"

Kashimura Tadaki also knew that the situation was extremely urgent and responded immediately.

"Master, I'm afraid Xuesong Qingzi is about to die." Qingliu Qiansu's voice sounded in Yingsheng's heart.

"Hey, hey, didn't she start drug transformation later than me? Why did she fall down first? Could it really be related to her physical fitness?" Yingsheng also asked in his heart.

"Maybe, it's also possible that you were the control group back then and the drug modifications were not exactly the same. She's already coughing up blood, I just arrived at the institute street." Qing Liu Qiansu said.

"It's only a matter of one minute, I can definitely hold on."

"Her will to survive doesn't seem to be very strong."

"Tell her that Xiaolan and I have broken up. The deal we made before was a result of my mental illness. It is totally invalid! Nakatani Fumizumi will die tonight, and I will definitely be the one marrying her! We are each other's moons, how can I allow her to leave first!"

Aoyagi Chiso repeated the whole story, turned a corner and stopped the car abruptly. While running to the research institute with Kiyoko in her arms, she also called Yingsheng and asked him to tell it in person.

The situation was urgent, so Yingsheng naturally immediately uttered all kinds of earnest words, his tone was urgent and fast.

"Cough-cough-"

When Qingzi was placed on the hospital bed, her long eyelashes trembled slightly and she finally opened her eyes.

Those amethyst-like eyes were so clear, with a ray of stunning crystal, that they seemed to reflect the face of a firefly.

however.

After all, Yingsheng was not by her side.

The pure and flawless amethyst suddenly seemed to shatter, revealing crystal tears, and it was like the first ray of sunshine in the morning, sprinkling on the quiet water.

A small smile played on her lips, the broken crystal reflecting rainbows in the sunlight.

This world suddenly became silent.

"Sorry, Hotaru, our deal has to be interrupted."

Qingzi's lips opened slightly, revealing a faint pink under the deathly paleness, and her soft voice carried a intoxicating fragrance.

On the wide street, among the countless figures standing solemnly on both sides, Yingsheng put down his Yamaha kickstand and walked towards the little girl who was looking at him calmly in front of the road.

"That deal was probably the worst decision I've ever made in my life."

"Qingzi, give me a chance to repent. I am close to the end."

The flower spikes of wisteria suddenly fell from the sky, covering everything in the world.

The moon was bright in the sky. Under the elegant shadow that looked like the god of death, Qingzi, who was swinging gently on the swing, looked up at him, her white dress dancing lightly in the night breeze.

"Hey, Hotaru-kun."

"No, Qingzi, I was serious about what I said before." Yingsheng walked towards her.

"I saw him. The scent of flowers will attract death. He looks like... you."

The frail girl smiled softly.

She looked out at the neon-lit night of Tokyo, with her arms outstretched under the wisteria trellis.

Jingle Bell--

The wind chimes rang on the flower stand.

Qingzi's body leaned forward, and under the hazy moonlight, it looked like some unreal phantom.

At this moment, Qingzi in the ward shone so brilliantly that the whole world held its breath for her.

The light soul slowly rose up, Feng Xu was as elegant as riding the wind, a faint sorrow spread in the world, "Hualala..." heavy rain fell from the gloomy and dark sky.

On the instrument that had just been connected, the peaks and troughs of the waves "ticked" away and became a straight line.

Kiyoko smiled.

The ward was filled with the fragrance of flowers.

In the dead silence, Qing Liu Qian Su suddenly spoke: "The influence of will should be very large. Xue Song Qing Zi gave up living on her own. Master, she knows very well that everything you said just now was just a false promise."

Yingsheng sighed, "I don't understand why it turned out like this."

"You understand, Master. You absolutely understand."

"Maybe, but you should also know that if it weren't for this accident, things wouldn't be like this."

"That's nonsense, Master."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, anyway, please, please everyone, I don't want her to die."

Although it may seem strange to say such things after Qingzi's heart stopped beating, according to modern medicine, cardiac arrest is not the end of life.

Not only because Asai Narimi immediately started cardiopulmonary resuscitation after a brief period of unconsciousness.

Moreover, Qing Yanagi Chisu kept stroking Qingzi's forehead.

The love and murderous intent stored in Yingsheng are slowly dissipating, and he is trying hard to maintain Qingzi's life with [enlightenment].

"The most important thing is you, kid. Where is your boyfriend?"

Yingsheng squatted in the middle of the street, gently stroking the golden hair of the Q version of Vermouth.

The Q version of Vermouth had a cold expression, "He is not my boyfriend, he is my brother."

"Oh, where is your brother?"

"There."

The Q version of Vermouth raised her hand and pointed sideways. Yingsheng turned his head and saw that a computer screen suddenly lit up on the red roof of a nearby single-family building.

But no human figure appeared on the screen. Instead, there was only a pitch-black crow, its pale pupils staring at Yingsheng.

The crow opened its beak and emitted a sharp electronic sound:
"Mr. Liuying, you are a terrible enemy."

"But you are too arrogant."

"Time is on my side. Tonight is the day you die. You won't have another chance."

The sound was quite loud and spread all over the place.

On the densely packed streets, in the hospital wards at Beika-cho 4-chome, in the research room of Schindler's company, and even in places all over the country and around the world that were paying attention to this place, countless people held their breath when they heard these words.

"It's over..."

I don’t know how many people feel about this word at this moment.

They all realized a despairing fact: the boss of the organization, Karasuma Renya, might not be in Beika-cho 1-chome, or even in Tokyo at all!
The signals he sent to his subordinates were relayed, and the real body had no idea where in the world it was hiding!

"Interesting. It's rare to see someone as secretive as you are."

Yingsheng smiled, looked at the calm blue eyes of the Q version of Vermouth, and said softly: "Little friend, can you tell me where the real body of the crow is hidden?"

No one thought she would speak.

Since Karasuma Renya dared to abandon her and release her, he must be sure that she would not expose herself.

But the little girl was silent for two seconds and then actually spoke.

"Isn't he you?"

The answer is quite humorous though.

Yingsheng found that he had encountered a troublesome problem again. The little girl in front of him subconsciously admired Karasuma Renya the most, so the effect of [Void] on her was lost.

But it's not a big problem.

Yingsheng smiled and said, "I came back from the future. The medicine I took now is not perfect. I want to send him the antidote. But many years have passed. I can't remember where I am, so I asked you."

The little girl nodded suddenly and said cutely, "So that's how it is. You are in a submarine, in the Izu Islands."

"!!!!!!"

Countless people were stunned at this moment. No, you actually said that? ! ! !

"Vermouth! Kill him!"

The crow on the screen let out a shrill cry.

The Q version of Vermouth's eyes trembled slightly, and the little hand hanging by the edge of the black dress subconsciously pressed the button.

Not pressed.

Because her arms suddenly lost all strength.

Yingsheng knocked her out instantly.

But in the next moment, a violent explosion still jumped out from the Q version of Vermouth, and from the exploding tender flesh and blood, the surging flames instantly swallowed Yingsheng!
The powerful shock wave stirred up a cloud of dust. People around couldn't help but step back and put their hands up to cover their eyes. Their dull gazes were filled with a strong sense of disbelief.

pat--!
On the roof, the monitor was blown down by the strong wind, accompanied by the sharp laughter of crows.

"The final winner is me!"

"You are so arrogant!"

"idiot!"

Many of the other people who were paying attention here also had the same idea. They didn't understand why Yingsheng dared to come forward so carelessly when there was obviously something wrong with the little girl.

Could it be that he was on the verge of death and his mind was lost?

Could it be that his lover named Xuesong Kiyoko has died, so he doesn't want to live anymore?
Or was it simply because he had taken the Qingli Resurrection Pill and was confident that he would not die suddenly on the spot?
Indeed, it is the sin of arrogance.

With such a huge explosion, he would definitely be completely destroyed. What’s the use of the elixir?
"Tsk."

In the silence of the streets where the smoke had not yet dissipated, a voice was clearly heard by everyone.

"What a shame, I'm still a little short of my limit."

"!!!!!!"

A greater fear struck everyone's heart.

Hey hey!

You can survive like this, it must be a lie!

The people at the scene had witnessed the incredible scene of Yingsheng standing still in that split second. When the remaining light smoke began to billow, a dark silhouette that was not particularly tall but towering like a mountain stood up...

The eyes of the crowd were filled with enthusiasm and longing.

"How can this be!"

A sharp roar came from the screen falling from the air, with a hint of childish sonic boom.

(End of this chapter)