Chapter 1037: Making a Choice
"Ishihara-kun."
Saburo Weishan came to the office and greeted him respectfully.
"Come and sit."
Chu Lingyun beckoned him to sit down on the sofa next to him, not kneeling, kneeling and sitting on that thing Chu Lingyun is still not very used to, and the sofa is arranged here.
"Thank you, Ishihara-kun."
Seeing that Chu Lingyun made tea in person, Weishan Saburo hurriedly thanked him, Chu Lingyun didn't speak, and when the tea was made, he pushed the tea to him: "Is Ling Zun okay lately?" ”
Chu Lingyun speaks Japanese, with slightly different expressions and the same meaning.
"This little setback is nothing to my father." Saburo Weishan nodded hurriedly.
He has a certain admiration for his father, his father is excellent, and he is always learning from his father.
"That's good, I met Mr. Weishan once before, when you were still young."
Chu Lingyun smiled and nodded, he had indeed met Weishan's father, but at that time, Weishan Saburo had just graduated and was a young man.
Now he is thirty years old, the father of the child.
"My father has mentioned you many times before, and he admires you very much."
Saburo Weishan is very good at talking, but his father did mention Ishihara Heng, self-made, with so much power in just a few years, Ishihara Heng is definitely the number one person in the empire.
Including Saburo Weishan, many young people regard Ishihara as an idol.
Especially the children of merchants.
Ishihara Heng is a commoner, starting a small business, and the smaller the person, the easier it is to resonate with them.
"Thank you Mr. Weishan for your praise, how are you working in the Ministry of Finance?"
Chu Lingyun asked softly, and Wei Shan hurriedly lowered his head: "Everything is fine, my boss appreciates me very much, and I have an excellent relationship with my colleagues." ”
"You're excellent."
Chu Lingyun praised him again, and Weishan Saburo's heart beat faster, he understood that the result of being favored by Ishihara Heng, and it was extremely rare for him to be promoted casually.
"What do you think of China?"
Chu Lingyun suddenly changed the topic, Weishan Saburo was slightly stunned, and immediately replied: "China is very good, it is a great country, we are China's friendly neighbors, and the most important thing we should do is to maintain China's relations, make progress and develop together, and maintain peace in East Asia." ”
What Saburo Weishan said was not against his heart, he really thought so.
"Very good, since you are now in the Ministry of Finance, you will develop here first, you have a good background, I believe you understand a lot of things, and you will not lose your good future for a little profit."
Chu Lingyun nodded slowly, Weishan Saburo is a smart person, but what should be beaten is still beaten.
"Don't worry, I know what to do."
Wei Shan hurriedly expressed his position, Chu Lingyun chatted with him about other daily life, and quickly let him leave.
Weishan didn't go home, today is work time, he asked for leave to come out, and went back to the unit directly after leaving.
As soon as he arrived at the unit, he received good news.
When he met Ishihara Heng, his position had already been promoted, and he was not promoted highly, only one level, and the deputy section chief was promoted to section chief.
Don't look at this level, under normal circumstances, it takes him a year to get promoted, this is still a smooth situation, if it is not so smooth, it is possible in two years.
People can help him do it with a finger of their fingers.
Save a year now and even more in the future.
The most important thing is that with the help of Ishihara Heng, as long as he does not make mistakes, his future career will be prosperous.
"Ishihara-kun, I've chosen a place, do you want to take a look?"
Not long after Weishan arrived at the unit, Mizujo Jun returned to the tea house, and after these days of searching, he finally found a suitable place.
Place is big, the location is ok, although not in the city center, the transport is well developed.
Originally, there was a factory there, and the boss's business department went down, and after Mizushiro Jun expressed his intention to buy, the other party immediately agreed to sell.
"Okay, let's go now."
Chu Lingyun got up, Shui Chengjun was very happy, and it didn't take long for the team to arrive at the factory.
It is indeed not small here, using Chinese calculation methods, it covers an area of almost a dozen acres, about 10,000 square meters.
It's not really big for the factory, but what they want to build is not a factory, but a headquarters, which is enough.
"Ishihara-kun, this was originally a processing factory for all kinds of stones, the business is not very good, the price we bought is not high, and after we buy it, I will let the designer design according to your wishes."
While walking, Mizushiro Jun introduced that it is not difficult to buy this place, and the procedure is very simple.
He works in the metropolitan government, and it is very easy to do this.
When the boss of the factory saw them, he hurriedly ran over, and on the other side of the factory, there were still some people standing in place and watching from afar.
The efficiency of the factory is average, and these workers are very worried.
Today I heard that some people are going to buy their factories, and they don't know what they are going to do with them, and if they continue to operate, they will be fine, just keep them and let them work, if not, I am afraid they will all be unemployed.
Chu Lingyun mainly looked at the place and size, and everything here was in line.
Since the boss is willing to sell, it saves a lot of trouble, Mizujo Jun is very attentive, and the location he chooses is very good, and the boss on the side talks about the advantages of their side, hoping to sell the factory as soon as possible.
A group of people hugged Chu Lingyun and walked slowly.
Soon they came to the side of the factory, and the workers could already see them clearly.
One of the workers, noticing their appearance, looked stunned, hurriedly lowered his head, and hid behind the others.
He is Kubo.
He had already seen Jun Mizushiro, and Hiroshi Ishihara beside Jun Mizushiro.
Is it Hiroshi Ishihara who wants to buy their factory?
Kubo was extremely shocked, and after being released from prison, Kubo did not meet with other people he knew before, let alone inquire about these conditions, except for going to Shanghai to meet Chen Zhanli and untie his knot.
What he knew was that Tojo and the others were tried and sentenced to death, and that all of them, including Tsuchihara, were already dead and received the punishment they deserved.
It is said that Tsuchihara was the first to be executed.
Their sins are heinous, and they are innocent of death.
If his master, Shadow Zuo, had not died early, he would inevitably have to follow them.
Chu Lingyun and they arrived here quickly, the location is really good, and now it is a little bit off, but Shui Chengjun knows that sooner or later he will have to develop in this direction.
Chu Lingyun knows better that in the future, this will be the city center, and every inch of land will be a place where every inch of land will be valuable in the future.
"These workers are excellent, they are the best workers, it's my boss who is not good and can't get the business off the ground, but their technology is absolutely reliable, I can guarantee that."
The boss is a good guy and tries his best to help the workers speak, hoping that the new boss will keep these workers.
At the moment, the economic situation is not very good, and once they lose their jobs, it will be a big blow to the workers, and if you can give them jobs, you can maintain their lives.
Kubo lowered his head and stood behind the others.
Dozens of workers, he was inconspicuous in it.
Mizushiro Jun didn't speak, he didn't say what he was going to do when he came to ask before, they were going to build the headquarters, these workers definitely couldn't be retained, none of them were needed.
Chu Lingyun glanced at them and didn't find Kubo.
However, he noticed Kubo, and everyone was looking up, hoping that the new boss would continue to hire them, and Kubo was the only one with his head down and hiding behind others.
Chu Lingyun was an agent, and he would find out about this abnormality immediately.
"Are these your employees?"
Chu Lingyun took the initiative to ask the boss, and the boss immediately nodded: "That's right, I can swear that they are very good." ”
The boss has long seen that it is this man in his thirties who can call the shots, and Mizushiro Jun, who came before, has been following behind this person, and the people around him are secretly protecting, and it is obvious that he is the core.
If you can take so many people with you when you go out, and there is special protection, you must be a big man, and it is very simple to buy this place for him.
"Tell me about them."
Chu Lingyun took the initiative to ask, and Kubo had a bad premonition in his heart.
Kubo not only knows Jun Mizushiro, but also Hiroshi Ishihara.
"Hello."
The boss introduced them at the beginning, saying how powerful they were and how good their skills were, and these workers all held their heads up, hoping to be favored by the new boss and keep the job.
The boss introduced me to Kubo.
"This is Kubo, my accountant here, he has very good accounting, he can write articles, and he is a cultural person."
When Kubo was introduced, Kubo had to stand up, and he knew that he couldn't keep his identity.
When he was with Kagesa, he met Ishihara Hiroshi.
"Kubo, why are you here?"
Chu Lingyun finally understood why this person was hiding, he was afraid to see him.
"Mr. Kubo, do you know Boss Ishihara?"
"Back to the boss, I did meet Ishihara-sama, but I was a small person at that time."
In desperation, Kubo could only stand up and whisper back.
My lord?
Kubo shouting this young man?
Ishihara has a knighthood, and although the title has been abolished, the old title still exists, but it cannot be hereditary, and no new titles will be issued.
It's right to call him Lord.
"Mr. Kubo, tell me about Ishihara-sama, we are really good here, and the workers are very good."
The boss whispered, he really wanted to sell the factory, and the price given by Mizushiro Jun was quite authentic, better than others.
If he doesn't sell it, he'll go bankrupt.
"We want the factory, Shuicheng, you go and sign the contract with the boss and pay."
Chu Lingyun waved his hand, this place is good, after coming in, he took a fancy to it, the factory building is not important, he doesn't need the facilities inside, everything has to be demolished and rebuilt.
He wanted this place.
"Kubo, come here."
Chu Lingyun waved his hand, Kubo was apprehensive, and walked over honestly.
When he was in Shanghai, Ishihara Heng's subordinate Takemoto was able to pinch him at will, and even captured him, and he had no resistance in the face of Ishihara Heng.
The long-term psychological shadow, coupled with the fact that Ishihara Heng is obviously still a big man, he doesn't dare to disobey.
"Why are you here?"
"My lord, I went to prison before, and I have been working here since I was released."
Kubo replied that he had a high level of education and was not in good health, so he couldn't do high-intensity work, so he got a job as an accountant.
He is an accountant and knows the situation of the factory very well, and he really can't support it.
"Lord Ishihara, our boss has been cheated, and he is not good at management, so he can make money if he does a good job here."
Kubo carefully persuaded that he needed the job too, even if Ishihara was unwilling to keep him, it would be good if he could keep the workers here.
He worked here for a while, and the people here were not the previous soldiers, they were all simple people.
They do hard work and require a certain amount of skill.
"I'll talk about them later, and you come and walk with me."
Chu Lingyun didn't answer his words, and walked to the side with him, Chu Lingyun followed closely behind, and the other guards were a little farther away.
"Tell me about your specific situation."
Chu Lingyun asked as he walked, Kubo was stunned, and he didn't understand why Ishihara Heng would ask him about his situation.
"Yes, after leaving the Secret Service headquarters, I accompanied ......"
Kubo carefully told him what happened after he left Shanghai, first went to the Tohoku, Tojo didn't like Kagesa, kept suppressing them, and finally transferred them to Nanyang.
Kagesa later fell ill and died, and he was imprisoned as a war criminal.
Later, he was released from prison and was with his wife and children, and then he got this job.
He didn't mention anything about Chen Zhanli, Chen Zhanli was his subordinate, and he was even farther away from Ishihara Heng.
At the beginning, even he and Nagumo couldn't reach Ishihara Heng, let alone Chen Zhanli.
"What was you doing last time you went to Shanghai?"
Chu Lingyun suddenly asked, Kubo's heart tightened, how did Ishihara know that he had been to Shanghai?
Could it be that Ishihara has been staring at him?
Immediately he put this thought away, he was nothing now, people had no reason to stare at him, he didn't know the reason, but he didn't dare not answer the question.
"I'll go find a former subordinate and talk to him."
"Who's looking for?"
After hesitating, Kubo whispered: "The old department, Chen Zhanli. ”
China was still at war, Shanghai had been liberated by the Red Party, and he did not know what was going on with Chen Zhanli at this time, and he did not find any news about him in the newspapers.
Kubo was indeed worried at the beginning, but he understood that his worries were useless, and he could no longer help Chen Zhanli.
"Why are you looking for him?" Chu Lingyun continued to ask.
"Just ask him about something, he was the person I trusted the most, but he was an undercover agent."
Kubo told the reason, and he couldn't accept it when he first knew that Chen Zhanli was a fruit party, but fortunately, time healed his wounds.
"And now?"
"He is Chinese, different from our camp, and besides, we have been defeated, and the past has passed him all."
Kubo replied cautiously, a cold sweat already breaking out on his forehead.
"Do you really think so?"
Chu Lingyun looked at him, Chen Zhanli deceived him hard enough, and it was the most uncomfortable to be betrayed by the most trusted person, can Kubo really let it go completely?
"Master Hui, I do think so, he originally came with a mission, but he never harmed me, what reason do I have to blame him? He is Chinese, I am Japanese, natural antagonism, now the war has long ended, there is no enmity between us, and now it is even the same. ”
Kubo replied stiffly, a smile appeared on Chu Lingyun's face, it was indeed not easy for Kubo to completely forgive the betrayal of the most trusted person.
Although he was defeated, Kubo was really good to Chen Zhanli at the beginning, and completely treated him as his own.
Chu Lingyun understood that he was telling the truth, not deception.
In addition to observing his expression, he knew that Kubo had gone to see Chen Zhanli, and he had left only one day, and Chen Zhanli had personally sent him on the ship, and the two had indeed not had any unpleasantness.
"I bought this place to build the headquarters of the original shrine, and I don't need this factory."
Chu Lingyun said softly, Kubo was a little dazed, he had been living at the bottom since he was released from prison, and he didn't know what the original shrine was.
He has a narrow range of contact.
"I can keep you, but I want to dismiss these workers, if you want me to keep these workers, then you have to leave, you have to make a choice."
"What?"
Kubo looked up in surprise, he didn't understand why Ishihara asked him to make such a choice.
Leaving one more of himself is nothing to Ishihara Heng.
He didn't pose any threat to Ishihara now.
"Let's make it clear first, if you stay, your salary will be increased fivefold, do you want them to stay or you stay, I will give you half an hour to think about it."
After speaking, Chu Lingyun walked to another place, continued to observe this place, and pondered the appearance of the headquarters of the original shrine.
The building will not be too high, but the place must be large, and in the future, the original shrine will be a thousand people, at least there will be a place where everyone can meet.
There is also an office that cannot be missing.
The other is the environment, whether indoor or outdoor, the environment can not be bad.
Kubo was a little dazed and gave him five times his salary, he was really excited, but now he doesn't take any money.
He likes money, but he doesn't value money as much as Li Zhiqun.
As early as the 76th, he had many opportunities to make money, but not every time he reached out.
Chen Zhanli later gave him the money, and he also gave Chen Zhanli and asked him to go to the road vacated by Tongjiang to save his life.
It was the same last time I went to Shanghai, Chen Zhanli wanted to give him money, but he didn't.
I received the 1,000 dollars I had sent before.
He really needs that money to help his wife improve her health.
"Ishihara-sama, I've thought about it, leave them behind, and I'll leave."
In less than three minutes, Kubo came running, five times the salary was good, but he would not let all these workers lose their jobs for himself.
He has the ability to find a job anywhere else.
These people do hard work, and it is not as easy as him to find a job in the current environment.
"It's your choice."
Chu Lingyun smiled slightly, and Kubo nodded heavily: "That's right, this is my choice, thank you for your willingness to keep them." ”
Mizushiro Jun also walked out with the boss, they had already signed the contract and paid the money.
I came with cash today, so I bought the place on the spot.
As for the formalities, Mizushiro Jun will go to do it, and it is very simple.
"Pay Kubo's salary, let him go back, all the goods and equipment of the factory will be changed, and this factory will find someone who knows how to operate to manage it, and it doesn't need to make much money, just maintain it."
When they bought the place, they wanted to buy everything, which was also the boss's request.
The equipment and goods are not worth much, and Chu Lingyun doesn't care about these.
"Yes."
Mizushiro Jun was a little surprised, according to what he said before, everything here will not be wanted, just sell it as scrap, why does Ishihara Heng suddenly want to move the factory and send someone to manage it?
Especially Kubo, how can he leave with a salary alone?
The boss was even more stunned, and hurriedly said, "Mr. Kubo's account is very good, Ishihara-sama, you can definitely use him." ”
"It's his own choice, you can ask him."
Chu Lingyun shook his head lightly, he didn't say that Kubo gave up for the sake of these workers.
However, his choice made Chu Lingyun very satisfied, and it seems that Kubo has also changed a lot after the war.
Keep it for Kubo and use it elsewhere in the future.
For now, let him understand that some choices come at a cost, not that you can get more immediately from the beginning.
Chu Lingyun was not in a hurry.
"Boss, it's my own choice, I'll leave right away."
Kubo nodded quickly, he didn't stay, but at least he kept the factory, and the workers didn't have to lose their jobs.
He understood that Ishihara didn't care about any of this, purely because of the changes he made.
Kubo is gone, riding a dilapidated bicycle, and the back is very lonely.
The workers were happy to know that they could keep their jobs and go to work when the new factory was built, and that their wages would not change, and that they would be paid the same on the days when they did not go to work.
They didn't know that Kubo had earned it for them. 、
Kubo didn't say that.
"There are three buildings here, one of which is a separate auditorium, and the size is set at 1,500 people."
Chu Lingyun began to order the construction plan of the new headquarters, the original shrine plan was for 1,000 people, but it was not that the auditorium for 1,000 people was enough.
Be prepared, and an extra 500 people will be considered a backup.
There are also restaurants, office buildings, and more.
It is divided into a leisure area, a small conference room, a reading room, an honor room, a database and so on.
In such a big place, it's perfectly fine to build a few small buildings.
Outside, there is a landscape area and a training area.
The training area is not for the training of agents, but for basic training, such as the training of security guards and guards.
At the time of the literary society, they had machine guns and artillery, and now they obviously can't do it, but they must have basic guards, and these are essential.
In addition, a part of the space is reserved for future expansion.
Parking lots, carports and gates and other site planning, Chu Lingyun said it all.
Mizushiro remembers very carefully, he would ask the designer to make a detailed design according to these requirements, and then start construction, and build the headquarters as soon as possible.
"The master, it's time to get off work."
When Kubo returned home, his wife had just finished washing his clothes and immediately greeted him.
Kubo smiled and took out the salary he received today.
"Isn't it time to pay your salary?"
My wife was a little puzzled, but Kubo replied, "We changed bosses, and the previous salary will be settled first, and the new boss will give us a salary increase in the future." ”
"Great."
Kubo's wife is very happy, last time I don't know where her man got so much money from and helped her heal her, she can do some work now, at least in housework.
My son went to school again, and although it was a technical school, he could learn better skills, and his development would be better in the future.
The family is now supported by Kubo alone.
Their house has also changed, the previous one was too small, and now this one is not big, but it is much stronger than the previous one, and the rent is not too expensive.
Kubo's wife seems to have ushered in a good life and sees the future.
Put away the car, Kubo helped his wife with the work, he didn't dare to let her know that he was unemployed, and he was unemployed after giving up five times his salary.
He was about to find a new job and continue to support the family.
He's a man, and that's what he's supposed to do.
Kubo's wife has a smile on her face all the time.
Although the current life is far worse than in the past, their family is very fulfilling, and they used to always worry that something would happen to Kubo, especially after Kagesa was transferred, for fear that Kubo would be arrested that day.
Fortunately, she survived, and the good days finally came.
After getting off work in the afternoon, Saburo Weishan immediately came to his father's side.
His father was his guiding light and guiding stone, and now he is at home, but he is wise enough to help himself make a lot of analysis.
"Father."
Weishan saluted his father, old Weishan smiled and nodded, the two knelt opposite each other, and Weishan helped his father make tea.
"Today, Ishihara Heng met with me separately and was willing to help me, and when I returned to the unit, my promotion appointment has been confirmed."
When he joined the original shrine, he came to consult his father, and his father did not object, the request of the original shrine was nothing to them at all, and Lao Weishan was an anti-war faction and opposed to fighting with China.
The anti-war faction is declining, and he has no choice.
As for not being hostile to China, there is no problem not going to the toilet club.
He didn't like those places in the first place.
"Your performance this time has caught his eye, and he is ready to promote you vigorously."
Lao Weishan smiled and nodded, he had an in-depth understanding of the original shrine, the number of people in the original shrine was not much, and there were many officers of the former Youzhai Literary Society.
However, there are not many sins on them, the heaviest is Takemoto, who has been imprisoned for a while.
The reason why this is so is mainly because of Ishihara Hiroshi.
Lao Weishan found that as early as when he was in China, Ishihara Heng did not allow members to kill, war was inevitable, he would not restrict you on the battlefield, but if you want to kill the people and kill people for no reason, Ishihara Heng will clean up such members.
Ishihara's attitude towards the Chinese is not bad.
They all say that he is a profiteer, but no one notices how many people he has saved.
He sold grain in Shanghai, cheap grain and coarse grain sold cheaply, fine grain sold expensively, earned rich people's money to subsidize the poor, and his smuggling, on the surface, made money, but in fact helped many Chinese.
Without his supplies, life in the rear of China would have been even more miserable.
Lao Weishan naturally understands that there are many corrupt elements on their side, and they dare to do anything in order to make money, even if Ishihara Heng doesn't do it, there are other people who will do it.
What he values is that Ishihara Hiroshi makes money, and it is not without a bottom line.
Of course, Ishihara's ferocity sometimes scared even him.
Including adversaries, competitors, and roadblockers, Ishihara killed thousands of people.
He doesn't know if there are 10,000, even if there are none, it must be enough to die indirectly, and the real one will be a success.
After the defeat of the war, Lao Weishan was very active, but unfortunately Mike didn't like him, there was no way, he was relieved of his post and was idle at home.
He couldn't do anything without Mike's support.
Even Yu Ren has to look at Mike's face, let alone him.
When a person is idle, he sees things more thoroughly.
The original shrine is a good organization, they are all about helping each other, and most importantly, they have the same attitude as him, they like peace, not radicals.
And in terms of attitudes towards the Chinese, they have the same idea.
After the son expressed his desire to join the original shrine, he immediately gave support, and it turned out that the son was indeed excellent, and there were so many people who applied that the son successfully broke through and became one of them.
This time, because of his excellent performance, he was valued by Ishihara Hiroshi.
With the help of Hiroshi Ishihara, his son will develop better in the future.
Just look at the original members of the original shrine.
They are from the Youzhai Literary Society, one was not as good as one before, and many people didn't even have jobs, but now?
Everyone in important positions, especially Takemoto, is in charge of the special search department, and those who have done bad things, who is not afraid of them?
"You're right, it's true, I'm wondering if you should go and meet Ishihara, if he is willing to help you, you can better carry out your revenge sooner."
Weishan Saburo said slowly, this is the real purpose of his coming today.
"I don't."
Lao Weishan smiled and shook his head, his problem was on the Americans' side, Ishihara Heng had something to do with the Americans, but his business couldn't help.
In the future, he can meet Ishihara and have a good chat, but not now.
"Yes, father."
Saburo Weishan was a little disappointed, but he would not object to his father's decision.
"How's the little dove doing?"
Old Weishan asked, he asked about his grandson, Weishan Little Dove.
"He's fine, and he was clamoring to see his grandfather two days ago."
Weishan Saburo smiled, and old Weishan smiled even more happily: "I have time to bring him over, I haven't seen him for a few days." ”
"Yes, father."
Weishan Saburo replied again, the old people are all in pain from the next generation, not only in China, but also in many places.
In the Imperial Palace, Yu Ren is lying down and resting.
The weather is good these days, not as hot as before, and the time is in September, and the hot days are almost over.
"Your Majesty."
The attendant next to him walked over, Yu Ren looked at him, and the attendant shook his head slightly.
"I see, you go down first."
Yu Ren waved his hand, he heard that Ishihara Heng was coming back again the day before yesterday, so he asked the attendant to inquire whether Ishihara Heng had come to see him, or wanted to see him.
The result disappointed him again.
Although Ishihara failed to be his son-in-law, he was really optimistic about Ishihara and supported him at the beginning.
Unexpectedly, after the war, he didn't come once.
Yu Ren does have a bit of heartache.
It's not that he didn't think about taking the initiative to recruit Ishihara Heng over and ask the reason, but now is not the past, he has to consider a lot of problems, after all, his relationship with Ishihara Heng is not ordinary, will Mike be suspicious about this?
Will it affect Ishihara because of this?
Although Yu Ren is no longer in power, he knows a lot about the outside world, and Ishihara Heng has reorganized a Genshin Shrine, and the development is very good.
Takemoto of the Special Search Department is from the original shrine.,It's a hardcore henchman before Ishihara Hiroshi.。
Ishihara is up again, what about him?
Thinking of this, Yu Ren was a little melancholy, judging from the current situation, he didn't have any hope of getting up.
He didn't dare to move at will.
It is not easy to save his life and keep the throne.
The old people who followed him in the past have now been almost cleaned up, and it is impossible for the new people to return to power, whether because of the Americans or their own interests.
An An, he can still live well.
Messing up with ideas is definitely a catastrophe.
Guangzhou, Inspectorate Office.
Zheng Guangtao is losing his temper.
The battle did not go well, the Red Army marched rapidly, and in many places received orders to defend to the death, but the result was good, these people either surrendered or revolted, or simply fled.
It even affected the people in their inspection room.
(End of chapter)