Chapter 14 Section 14

Warnings have been issued a few days ago, but no sincere response has been seen.If you think our request is just a prank, you are very wrong. Here again, the request: publicizing past medical negligence through the media and apologizing to the general public. Give you two days to think about it, and act according to the instructions before next Sunday, or we will destroy the hospital.This is not a threat. Warner The second threatening letter was discovered in the waiting room of a general outpatient clinic by a fifty-five-year-old woman who had come for treatment for low back pain. When patients come to see a doctor at Teito University Hospital, if they are new patients, they must first fill in the application form for medical treatment and submit it when registering.The application form is placed on the counter in the corner of the waiting room, and patients fill in their symptoms and other information on it.

According to the woman who discovered it, the threatening letter was placed in the box of the medical application form. "At first, I didn't know what it was. There was clearly an application for medical treatment on the box, but I didn't see the application I wanted inside. It turned out that there was a completely unrelated piece of paper on the top of the stack of applications. I I was wondering what it was, but when I took a closer look, there were words on it? I thought it was something to pay attention to, but when I saw it, it turned out to be that kind of content... I was so scared to death, so I showed it to the person at the counter. "

Nanao, who was conducting an interrogation at the coffee shop next to the waiting room, listened to the gesticulating and cheerful narration of the discoverer of the back pain.Looking at her appearance, she doesn't seem to be suffering from low back pain at all, and the iced tea she ordered has hardly decreased.It was the first time in her life that she was being questioned by the criminal police, which seemed to make her extremely excited. "What kind of person is the person who wrote the application in front of you?" "Huh? Before me? Uh, who is it? It seems to be an old man? Ah, no, it should be a young man? It seems to be a woman with long hair... Ah, I'm not sure! You can't take it seriously .”

Don't worry about one hundred and twenty, I won't—— Nanao held back those words. "When you found that piece of paper, were there any suspicious people around? They seemed to be staring at you, or walking around beside you, etc." This question also made her think for a long time. "I'm not in the mood to think about this! You were so scared to death when you read that kind of content. At that time, I just wanted to inform the hospital people." Nanao nodded, thinking that this is true.It seems that no useful information can be obtained from this lady. "I'm really sorry, but you took up your time when you came to see a doctor. I may ask you for advice in the future, and I will ask you to help me a lot when the time comes."

However, she doesn't seem to want to end the conversation with the detective just yet. "Here, what does that mean? Has there ever been a medical negligence in this hospital?" She whispered to Nanao.With a look of watching the excitement and gossip, his eyes flashed with curiosity. "We don't know about this." Nanao stood up. "But, isn't it weird to write like that? Something must have happened, and someone was very dissatisfied, so they wrote that kind of stuff, right?" "I really don't know anything. About the hospital, please ask the people in the hospital."

"Then, what about that?" What did the previous warning mean?" "That is……" "Looking at the above, it seems to mean that the same thing was sent to the hospital before, isn't it? Is that true?" Her voice became louder, and there were still unsuspecting patients in the store. "Madam," Nanao lowered her voice, "This is a very sensitive issue. We, the police, believe that we must be very cautious in handling it, so we must strictly keep the investigation confidential. In other words, you discovered the threatening letter, Madam, and we also agree with that. It must not be leaked, otherwise I don’t know how much danger it will bring you.”

"Huh! Me?" She pressed her chest, feeling uneasy. "So, please don't tell others casually about this matter. You don't want to be entangled by some inexplicable people, do you?" "Yes, of course." "Then, I will trouble you." Nanao picked up the summons on the table and left the coffee shop quickly. Sakamoto was waiting outside the shop. "I'm going to go to the office next time." "Have you got your fingerprints done?" He was referring to the fingerprints on the medical application counter. "It's been done just now, although the hospital's affairs bureau is not willing to cooperate."

"They are afraid that things will become big. However, I think it's too late. I promise you, that aunt will definitely spread the word." Nanao told Sakamoto the content of his conversation with the person who discovered the threatening letter, and Sakamoto smiled bitterly. When he arrived at the office, Kasaki was discussing something with a white-haired old man.The old man is a professor of surgery named Onogawa, who seems to be the director of the hospital. "Our supervisor will be here soon," Sakamoto said, "and talk to a few about the next policy, I think it's mainly about how to deal with the media."

"The court's attitude has been decided." Onogawa said in a strong tone. "What kind of attitude is it?" Kasagi answered Sakamoto's question. "The threatening letter can be made public, but it is not enough to hold a press conference. If possible, I would like the police to notify the media." "I think we can handle that," Sakamoto replied. "The decision was so straightforward." Nanao said, with sarcasm in his words. "There is no way! Since the threatening letter was discovered by a third party, it would be more troublesome to conceal it, and the media may make random inquiries."

"Indeed." Nanao nodded and thought, maybe this is the purpose of the prisoner.