Chapter 12 Section 12

When Yuki was sorting out the patient's preoperative materials in the office, Yoko Suganuma opened the door and walked in. "Doctor Himuro, the secretariat wants you to come over." Every word is thorny.The nurse's attitude towards Xi Ji was always a bit condescending. "The Bureau? What could it be..." Xi Ji whispered to himself, but it was obviously not the case in Suganuma Yuko's ears. "I don't know, I'm only responsible for passing on the message. They seem to treat the nurses as errands. They have important things to do when they go to the bureau."

It seemed that she was not in a good mood, Xi Ji got up silently, and when she was about to leave the room, Yoko Suganuma called "Doctor Himuro" and walked over again. "You and Dr. Yuangong were whispering there this morning, what are you talking about?" She must mean that Xi Ji consulted Yuan Gong about the threatening letter.At that time, Yuan Gong was talking to Suganuma Yuko, Yuki stopped him and took him to another place to read the threatening letter.This move must have made Yoko Suganuma unhappy, and everyone in the Cardiovascular Surgery Department knew that she was interested in Yuan Gong.

Xi Ji found it very troublesome, but she had to explain it.Of course, she couldn't tell the truth. "I consulted with Dr. Yuangong about the discharged patients, because I don't understand some details." "Oh!" Yoko Suganuma twitched her lips in dissatisfaction. "It's not good to ask Doctor Yuangong for such a trivial matter! Let me tell you, I'm talking about important things with the doctor." "Ah, sorry, I will pay attention to it in the future." "Let me just say, every time the resident doctor comes, it's a lot of trouble."

Suganuma Yuko sighed and left first, Yuki watched her back and shrugged.From a certain point of view, the status of residents is lower than anyone else, and even the nurses have to be careful, lest they offend them. Speaking of which, what will happen to the secretariat... I'm afraid it has something to do with that threatening letter, but it should be said that she has said everything, so what else can happen? There were still a few people in the office, including Li Mu. As soon as he saw Xi Ji, he waved her to the corner of the room. "I'm sorry, you are so busy and still looking for you. Actually, that criminal policeman came again during the day, his surname seems to be Nanao, a criminal policeman from the Metropolitan Police Department." He whispered.

"Excuse me, what can I do for you? I've said everything I can say." "I said the same thing, but the other party just wanted to see you, and said they didn't ask some questions. The police are like this, they have to ask the same thing several times." His tone seemed to have dealt with criminal police before. "Although it is troublesome, can you meet him? If it takes too long, I will knock on the door." "Got it. It doesn't matter, it's just answering questions." "Well, just answer the question, you know?" Li Mu emphasized, as if he was afraid that Xi Ji would talk too much.No matter which hospital, there will always be one or two things that people don't want to know.But Kasagi was too worried. Of course, this kind of extremely confidential information would not reach the ears of the resident doctor.

As soon as Xi Ji opened the reception door, the man sitting on the sofa stood up.She also saw this man during the day, about forty years old, with a slightly dark face and a lean body, he looked like a boxer who was losing weight. "I'm sorry to bother you during your busy schedule. There are some things that I want to confirm with you no matter what." "What's the matter?" Xi Ji asked standing up, because she didn't want to prolong the conversation. "Sit down first, please?" "No, I can just stand up." "Really?" For some reason, Nanao seemed to lower her eyes regretfully, and then looked at Xi Ji again. "I'd like to ask more about what happened this morning, but before that, can I ask a personal question?"

"Personal problem? What problem?" Xi Ji frowned, doubting for no reason: Is this related to being a woman? Nanao licked her lips and said, "Excuse me, may I ask if you are the daughter of the Himuro Police Department?" For a moment, Xi Ji didn't understand what he was asking. "The police department? No." Nanao tilted her head in surprise. "No... isn't your father Kensuke Himuro?" "My father's name is indeed Kensuke..." Nanao seemed to be relieved, and her expression brightened. "That's right. You probably don't remember Mr. Himuro's supplementary stint in the police department."

"Ah..." Xi Ji finally remembered that his father used to be a policeman.She was hardly impressed, though. Nanao seemed to sense her thoughts and smiled at her. "Do you remember it?" "That was a long time ago." "Yes, Mr. Himuro quit his job as a police officer more than twenty years ago. At that time, I was also a fledgling young man." "You know my father?" "In the police station where I was stationed, the first senior who brought me along was Mr. Himuro. Although we have only worked together for a year, during this period, he taught me the work attitude that a policeman should have."

"Oh..." Xi Ji stared at the detective. Before that, she had never met Kensuke's old acquaintance in the early years, and she had no idea what kind of policeman her father was, what kind of job he was engaged in, and she was never interested in these.She only knew that her father resigned because he was too busy with work and his health was too much for him. "Sit!" Nanao pointed to the sofa again. She sat down on the sofa because she wanted to hear more about her father. "I was taken aback. I never dreamed that I would meet the daughter of the Himuro police department in this place." Nanao seemed sincerely happy.

"How do you know I'm Kensuke Himuro's daughter?" Regarding Xi Ji's question, Nanao smiled triumphantly, as if she had been waiting for her question for a long time. "After turning forty, I began to feel less and less sure about my memory, but now I can feel a little comforted. In fact, I thought of you first." "Me? Have we met?" Xi Ji looked at the other party's face, which was definitely not a good face, and had no impression no matter how he thought about it. Nanao gently waved her hands in front of her. "It's no wonder you don't remember. You were young, and I don't think you saw my face at all. I remember it was at the funeral."

"My father's..." "Yes. On that day, there were several people from the police side, because many people were taken care of by the ice room police department, and I was one of them." "So that's the case. I don't know anything about it, and my mother never mentioned it to me." "You didn't mention Lingtang..., did you? Well, maybe." Nanao said with a knowing tone. "What do you mean by that..." "Ah, this." Nanao seemed to hesitate for a moment, showing her teeth that were slightly discolored due to smoking, "Mr. Himuro was a policeman in his early years. Reidou may think it is unnecessary to tell you. What's more, at that time suddenly Losing the pillar of the family for a while, most of what Lingtang thinks about is the future, and he doesn't have time to think about the past." He was obviously avoiding something.When Xi Ji was thinking about what he was hiding, he asked a question. "Why do you want to be a doctor?" Xi Ji stared straight at him. "Is it weird that a police officer's daughter targets a doctor?" "Where?" Nanao hurriedly shook her head. "It's just that you are in cardiac surgery, which makes me a little curious." His words made Xi Ji wary. "Is there anything wrong?" "No, maybe I think too much, because I think of your father's illness." "Do you know about my father's illness?" "Of course, I remember a large aneurysm?" Xi Ji let out a breath. "Yes, you remember very well." "Of course, after my benefactor passed away, I would want to know the name of the disease after all, and it's different from cancer. I didn't have any knowledge about that disease at the time, and I went to check a lot of information. That's what I said, I only remember it now It’s just a tumor growing on the blood vessel.” Xi Ji lowered his gaze.Many people mentioned her father's death, but it was only for a moment of concern. She always thought that no one would remember the name of the disease. Who knew that there was a person who still remembered it more than ten years later, which made her very happy. . "Did I offend you? Or did I remind you of a sad past?" Nanao asked uneasily. Xi Ji raised her face and shook her head. "I am grateful that you remember so long ago. The official name of the disease is a large thoracic aneurysm. As you said, it is a disease of long tumors in blood vessels." "So you're targeting a heart surgeon because..." Nanao showed a questioning look. "You guessed it right. Because my father passed away like that, I can't forget it no matter what..." Nanao took a deep breath quite moved, and shook her head slightly. "Since that's the disease that took your father's life, don't you want someone else to die from it?" Xi Ji lowered her head and murmured, "It's not as great as you said..." She could never say it was because she suspected her father had died of medical error or murder. "It's really impressive. The Himuro Police Department will be very happy to see you now. You have become a heart surgeon." "No, unfortunately, it's not. I'm just a resident doctor, and I'm still in the stage of practicing in various departments. Now I just happen to be practicing in cardiovascular surgery, and I will soon be transferred to other departments." But her explanation didn't change Nanao's admiring expression. "That's it! Please do your best, and I will support you. Ever since the funeral, I have not done my duty to Mrs. Himuro. How is Lingtang?" "Very good, I'm working now." Xi Ji said that her mother worked in a restaurant. "It's really great. Your daughter is so outstanding, Lingtang must be very relieved! I want to find time to say hello, please convey it to Lingtang for me." "Okay, you are Mr. Nanao." In fact, Yuki didn't know when the next time he would contact Lily Megumi, but he still answered like this. "Sorry, I took up time talking about personal matters. However, I didn't expect it to be related to the daughter of the Himuro Police Department." Nanao took out a notepad from her jacket pocket, and was about to start the original work. "Excuse me, Mr. Nanao." Hearing Yuki calling him, Nanao who opened the notepad looked up.Xi Ji looked into his eyes and asked, "Why did my father quit his job as a police officer?" Nanao seemed to gasp, maybe he didn't expect Xi Ji to ask such a question, his face darkened first, and then he smiled again. "How did you hear about it?" "I've only heard it's because of a busy schedule. But is there another reason?" "Oh, that is indeed a very hard job, and the physical burden is also great..." Nanao said hesitantly. "There are other reasons, right? Can you tell me? Before you start talking about business." Xi Ji said while looking at his notepad. Nanao scratched her head. "Troubleshooting..." "Is it so embarrassing?" "No," Nanao shook her head with serious eyes, "it's definitely not something shameful. It's just that I probably didn't want you to know it at the time. No matter how you say it, it's all about a human life." "Someone died?" Nanao nodded, as if determined to tell her. "At that time, Mr. Himuro and I were on duty together, driving a police car to patrol the streets. At that time, there was a problem of buying and selling super glue in the jurisdiction. We received tips from time to time, saying that there were witnesses who saw suspected buyers or drugs. signs. At the time, we were targeting a gang of teens.” The criminal police seemed to recall the scene at that time, and his eyes occasionally drifted into the distance, and continued: "A few people are squatting in the alley, sneaking around. Mr. Himuro and I looked at each other. Mr. Himuro nodded silently and signaled me to stop with his eyes. As soon as I stopped, Mr. Himuro got off the car immediately. However, the group of teenagers seemed to have sensed the sound and started to flee. Their motorcycle was parked nearby, and they rode away immediately." Xi Ji could imagine the situation at that time.The same scene is now often seen on TV. So it hasn't changed in the past twenty years, she thought. "We chased one of the motorcycles. It was so dark that we couldn't see them clearly, but he looked like a high school student. He was racing at high speed, trying to escape the police car. We warned him many times and told him to stop. , but he didn't slow down." Xi Ji could tell how the situation was going. She had a bad feeling. "And then?" She asked Nanao to continue. "He didn't even look at the traffic lights, he just rushed across the road, but collided with a truck coming out from the side..." Nanao sighed. "We sent him to the hospital right away, but he died shortly after. It was later learned that he was only in junior high school and had just entered the second grade. The group of teenagers in the alley did not smoke superglue, but divided the spoils. Steal things, even locomotives.” As expected, Xi Ji couldn't help frowning. "My father must be responsible for this?" "There were indeed some problems at the time. Because the police had to be very careful when chasing underage suspects. Although he was not punished, Mr. Himuro was transferred shortly after, and he resigned from the police job immediately." "Is it for responsibility?" "No, I don't think so." Nanao said with certainty, "I once asked Mr. Himuro if he thought the judgment was wrong." "What did my father say?" "He clearly denied it," Nanao said. "He said that his mission is to protect the safety of citizens. If he ignores those who run away when he sees a police car, it is tantamount to abandoning his mission. If you abandon your mission, you will lose the meaning of life." "mission……" "Life is born with a mission, this is the catchphrase of the Himuro Police Department." Said, Nanao smiled desolately. This sentence seems to have been heard somewhere - Xi Ji thought to himself. Nanao looked at his watch, as if he cared about the time. "Can we start now? Although it's much more fun to talk to you about the ice room police department..." "Sorry. But thanks for telling me that." "I think the reason why Lingtang didn't tell you is because he was afraid that you would only remember that someone died because of his father, and he was afraid that your heart would be hurt because of it." "I think so too. So I won't be angry that my mother has never mentioned it so far." "That's good." Nanao's eyes fell on the notepad again. "Actually, another detective Sakamoto was supposed to come today, but I found out that it was you and insisted on coming. So, if you don't do something well, it will be difficult to explain." Xi Ji smiled slightly.For her, instead of being questioned by a strange criminal policeman, it would be easier for her to be questioned by someone who has some relationship with her. "About that dachshund, did you see it for the first time this morning?" "yes." "However, it seems that people often tie dogs in there." "I think it's the patient because pets can't be brought into the hospital." "Do you usually see a dog tied up there and touch it like this morning?" Xi Ji shook her head, thinking that this question was very strange. "At that time, I just saw a note stuck on the dog's collar. I felt that the dog was very pitiful, so I walked over. I usually just stand and watch from a distance." Nanao nodded to her answer and folded her hands on her chest. "Sure enough, in this case, how to explain it?" "Excuse me, is there something wrong?" When Nanao heard her question, he hesitated for a while before speaking. "I can't figure it out. Regardless of whether it's a prank or not, I don't see why the prisoner would leave a threatening letter in this way, stuffed in the dog's collar, which is a very unreliable form for the prisoner. If you make a small mistake, the letter will be dropped." "Our doctor also mentioned this point. However, he speculated that the prisoner was not serious, so he chose this method." Nanao didn't think so. "I think if it's not serious, you should choose a safe and sure method. This method is very dangerous, because the dog can bark. If the dog barks when the prisoner stuffs the threatening letter, it will immediately attract the attention of people around. No one can guarantee that the dog will be obedient, but the prisoner chooses this way, why? What good does it do him?" Xi Ji also thought about what the policeman said, and thought he was right.Even a dachshund can bark, and that dog is good, but purely by coincidence. "The safest way is to mail it, because the postmark can hardly be a clue. It is a risk for the prisoner to come to the hospital specially. If he cannot deliver it for any reason, he can just put it in the mailbox secretly, or put it in the hospital staff. The windshield wipers on the car are also good, and there are many ways. So, the first thing I thought of was the owner of the puppy. If you didn’t find out first, then it should be the owner who found the threatening letter. So I thought, is the prisoner For what reason do you want the owner to find the threatening letter?" Xi Ji nodded, the detective's thinking was logical. "We called the nearby veterinary hospital and searched for the owner of the dachshund in a blanket search. It took a little work, but we found it. The owner was a 63-year-old woman. It took 30 minutes to walk to the hospital. The hospital, taking the dog for a walk by the way, is not a regular visit. We asked her a lot of questions about the threatening letter. But no matter how I think about it, it is unlikely to be related to this woman. She just woke up last night. The idea of ​​the hospital, so it is impossible for the prisoner to know in advance." "You mean, the prisoner is someone close to the woman..." Hearing what Xi Ji said, Nanao seemed to be quite surprised to open her eyes, and then smiled. "It's very sharp, as expected of the daughter of the ice room police department. But, it shouldn't be. The woman lives alone, and she hasn't mentioned to anyone that she will come to the hospital today." The criminal policeman naturally considered everything he wanted, Xi Ji thought so. "The next thing is you." Nanao said, "The person who actually found out is you, maybe this is the purpose of the prisoner. In other words, the prisoner knows that you will touch the dog tied there, so he put the threatening letter It’s on the collar of that dachshund. Although I don’t know what the prisoner’s reason was, perhaps his purpose was to let you find out — because he thought so, that’s why he asked the question just now.” Xi Ji thought to himself, this detective's mind is really brilliant, if it is an ordinary person, he will definitely regard Xi Ji's discovery of the threatening letter as a pure accident, but even this kind of thing, he will not regard it as inevitable. "However, I found out that it was really a coincidence, and no one should be able to calculate it correctly." "It seems to be. So in this way, how to explain this problem?" Nanao looked up at the ceiling, and then looked at Xi Ji with a wry smile. "Sorry, I decided to worry about it when I go back." "Mr. Nanao, don't you consider the possibility of a prank?" "It's hard to say. It's still uncertain at this stage, and the possibility of a prank is still very high. Don't have a preconceived opinion until you find definite evidence—this is the iron rule your father taught me." Nanao looked at his watch, stood up. "Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule." He made his way to the door, but turned around before opening it. "Have you ever heard about the medical negligence in this hospital?" Xi Ji was surprised and looked at the detective. "Even if there were, do you think I would say so?" Nanao smiled.Nod your head, wipe people. "I'm just asking. If I don't ask this question, I may get nagged by my boss later." "It's hard for you. But don't worry, if I hear anything, I will inform Nanao-san." "Really?" "I also don't want to train in a hospital that conceals medical errors." Nanao nodded with an understanding expression, said goodbye and left the room. Xi Jiwan walked out of the reception room one step at a time, and Li Mu hurried over and asked the criminal police what she had asked, and how she would answer it.She said that there was no major problem, just to confirm again, and then left the office. There is not much work left to do today.She thought, occasionally go back early.