Chapter 24 Section 24

Knocking on the door, a deep voice responded: "Please come in." Nanao opened the door, and the first thing that came into view was a figure in white clothes, who slowly turned the chair around. "I'm Xiyuan." The other party said. This is a professor of Cardiovascular Surgery.Nanao speculates that his age should be close to sixty, but it may also be because there is a lot of troubles left on the top, so he looks young. "I'm Nanao from the Metropolitan Police Department. I'm sorry to bother you during your busy schedule." He bowed his head and saluted, Xiyuan smiled and waved his hands. "You are helping, and it is only right for us to provide assistance."

"Don't dare to be." "Please sit down." Under Xiyuan's call, Nanao sat down on the empty chair and looked around the room as usual.In front of the desk facing Xiyuan, there are several X-ray films lined up. "I also mentioned on the phone that the department has reported all cases of patient death or severe sequelae to the secretariat. At least there should be no shortage of data in the past five years." "Yes. We are currently investigating these cases and have interviewed those who complained about the treatment." Xiyuan showed a displeased expression. "I really don't think any patient or family member would do this kind of thing, at least not someone related to the undergraduate. Whenever we encounter regrettable results, we will specify them in detail, and we have never taken it to court. "

"I know this, so, can you please think about it from a different angle today?" "Another angle... what do you mean?" "As you know, the intimidator this time repeatedly mentioned the medical negligence at the Imperial University Hospital, but did not mention the content of the medical negligence at all. Therefore, some opinions believe that the prisoner may have other purposes." "There is no purpose... is it? You mean..." "For example, damage to the authority and credibility of the hospital." Nanao said immediately, "I don't need to explain this point. I heard that after this commotion, a large number of patients have left the hospital. I have investigated your hospital's past weekly magazines, etc. Newspapers, on the other hand, made a big fuss about trivial mistakes."

"It is true that there are some bad reviews." "That's why we suspect that the prisoner has this purpose from the beginning. Do you have any impression of this?" Xiyuan smiled wryly and thought about it. "I can't think of anyone who would benefit from our hospital's bad reputation." "Even if there is no benefit, you can vent your hatred. Please don't limit yourself to medical negligence. Do you know anyone who held a grudge against your hospital in the past?" "What a radical idea." "No way, because extreme incidents have occurred."

Xiyuan's smile disappeared, his lips were tightly closed, and wrinkles appeared between his brows, and the wrinkles became deeper and deeper. In fact, Nanao's boss, Honma, still believes that the prisoner is the most likely victim of medical error, and Honma's inferences about the subsequent development of events are completely different from Nanao's. "The possibility of the prisoner attacking the hospital with a bomb is very low. The purpose of the prisoner should be money, and sooner or later he will propose a deal to the hospital." This is Honma's thinking.The reason why the prisoner did not write down the content of medical negligence is inferred that the prisoner was afraid of leaving clues for the police to investigate.

It's not that Nanao doesn't understand Honma's thoughts.The vast majority of people who threaten a business or organization end up extorting money, and there is no basis for this being an exception. However, according to the intimidation method of the prisoner, Nanao really does not think that the purpose is money.In order for a third party to discover the threatening letter, the prisoner obviously took great pains.If it is only for money, it is generally believed that the success rate of negotiating with the hospital in private is higher. Xiyuan was still in deep thought.From his expression, Nanao couldn't tell whether he couldn't think of a suitable case, or he had already thought of it but was unwilling to speak.

Just as he was staring at Xiyuan in deep thought, he suddenly had a strange feeling of déjà vu, and a completely unrelated part of his brain was stimulated. Xiyuan—he had seen this surname before, where did he see it? "I think," Xiyuan said calmly, "if you hold a grudge against the hospital, it should be the patients, family members or close relatives who have not been treated well. I can't think of anything else." "For example, among the relevant personnel in the hospital, is there such a person?" Nanao's question made Nishizono's eyes widen. "You mean, the prisoner is someone inside the hospital?"

"It is impossible to judge whether he is still serving in the hospital now, but I think it is not impossible to work in this hospital in the past and have to resign for some reason." This view also received a lot of support from the investigation team.If the prisoner really wants to report medical negligence at the Imperial University Hospital, the first question is how did the prisoner know the inside story.Because the hospital deliberately concealed it, the patient should not know.In this way, the most suspicious people are the people inside the hospital, and those who are directly or indirectly related to the concealment of medical errors.

However, if this is the case, another question arises—why did the prisoner take such a roundabout way.If you want to report, you just need to submit a letter to the media anonymously. Xiyuan shook his head slowly. "I understand your suspicion of insiders, maybe it is true. But whether it is or not, I can't answer this type of question, so I can't tell you." "I'm not going to reveal to anyone that the doctor said it." "That's not what I mean. I mean, it's not in my personality to tell the truth. Besides, I'm indifferent to anything other than medical care in the hospital. I don't know anything about what you're interested in. It's a waste of time for you to ask me." .”

Nanao smiled wryly. "I asked other professors the same question and mostly got the same answer." "I think so." Xiyuan nodded. "I'm very sorry to take up your time in my busy schedule." Nanao was about to stand up. "By the way, I heard that the professor arranged an operation this week?" "Friday in line." "I heard that many operations have been postponed because of the commotion. Didn't this patient ask for a postponement?" Hearing this question, Xiyuan seemed a little embarrassed, and put his hands on his neck. "An extension is possible, but the will of the patients themselves is strong."

"Hope to have an operation soon?" "It is said that there is still important work after the operation, so I hope to get treatment as soon as possible before that, so that I can return to work." Nanao shrugged. "Love your job so much, or are you worried about being laid off?" Nishizono looked at Nanao with a surprised expression. "do not you know?" "what do you know?" Xiyuan showed hesitation, and then said, "It's President Shimabara, who has a horse and a car." Nanao opened her mouth and just nodded. "Hearing your mention, I remember that he was hospitalized in your hospital, and this matter was also mentioned in the investigation meeting. So it turns out that President Shimabara is a patient of the professor." "It's here." Xiyuan pointed to his chest. "It was reported in the Evening News not long ago, so there should be no need to hide it. It's a large chest aneurysm." "Operation on Friday?" "It's scheduled. This operation is a bit difficult, but it should be fine. The patient himself is already thinking about what will happen after he is discharged from the hospital." "Indeed, if it was him, he might regard the company's performance as more important than his own heart." Nanao said so, but he and Shimabara Soichiro have no personal relationship, and only had this impression of Shimabara from media materials . "President Shimabara is also very concerned about this incident. Not only has the operation been postponed, but it has a long-term trend. He thinks it is really abhorrent." "That's why you want to finish the operation quickly and leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible?" Nanao covered her mouth and said, "Sorry, I shouldn't say this is a place of right and wrong, sorry for my mistakes." Xiyuan smiled. "President Shimabara made it very clear that he hopes that the prisoners will not take any action until the operation is over, and he said so with a smile." "Many business leaders are of this type." "The same goes for the doctor, praying that nothing will happen to him when he is performing the operation." Nanao nodded, he could understand Xiyuan's mood. At the same time, a thought flashed through his mind, and he thought of a possibility.However, this was just a sudden touch, so he didn't say it, but thanked Xiyuan again, and left the office. I took the elevator to the first floor, walked to the front entrance, and was about to turn on the phone when I heard someone shouting "Mr. Nanao".Sakamoto was running towards him, dissatisfaction written on his face. "You are indeed here." "What's wrong?" "You still ask, isn't it scheduled to go to the university today?" Nanao snorted. "Going to school through the back door has nothing to do with this incident." They got information that a few years ago there was a cheating incident in the Imperial University Medical School entrance exam. Although it failed in the end, the incident ended after the malfeasance employee was arrested.Someone in the meeting raised an opinion, saying that it might be related to this incident.No one present—even the person who proposed it—thought it was an impossible clue, but decided to investigate anyway.So Honma assigned Nanao and Sakamoto to carry out this work. "Maybe it's irrelevant, but at least it's the work assigned by the superiors. If you don't do it, you will be in trouble in the future." "Sakamoto, you are really unlucky. You won't get any good jobs as a partner with me." "Since you think so, please don't hold me back." "Okay, okay, let's go to the head office with you." The two left the hospital and took a taxi.Sakamoto asked the driver to drive to Teito University. "President Shimabara, who has a horse car, lives in it now." "It seems that the higher-ups are also concerned about this matter. The team leader said that he really wants to ask him to be transferred." "I hear the operation is on Friday." "I see." Sakamoto nodded, then turned to Nanao with a serious face. "Please be restrained, and don't investigate everywhere according to your own judgment. I don't want to be complained by the criminal police who were originally in charge because you disrupted the assigned work." "I'm just saving them a little trouble. There are horses and cars, and there seems to be a problem not long ago." "You mean about hiding the defective car?" "That's it, what's that about?" "I don't remember the details. It seems that the IC controlling the engine of a new car is defective, but they didn't deal with it for a long time, and it killed someone." "Is it the director of the factory or the head of the manufacturing department who took the blame and resigned?" "There is also a director in charge. Only that director knows about it, and people who are higher than him don't know..." Sakamoto interrupted at this point, and laughed again. "On the surface. President Shimabara apologized at the press conference, but judging by his appearance, he did not admit that he was wrong." "The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism should have investigated it too." "Yeah, but I can't confirm whether their president or president is involved. This kind of thing happens often! Is there something wrong?" "Oh, just a little curious, nothing." Nanao took the topic casually.At this stage, you can't even say it to Sakamoto. This association is so ridiculous. However, the idea lingered in his mind.