GBP Chapter 176 Atractylodes
Chapter 176 Atractylodes
On the way to Mihua Central Hospital, James received a call from his subordinate. He frowned, replied a few words and then hung up.
"Is this the response from the person who went to check the situation on the scene?" asked Shuichi Akai.
"Yeah. They didn't find Cointreau's body, and there were no signs of anyone falling at the scene." James frowned and sighed, his eyes full of doubts, "How did he do it?"
"It actually disappeared like this..." Judy murmured to herself in surprise.
"What an unpredictable and difficult opponent." Akai Shuichi had expected this and did not react too much to this result.
Mihua Central Hospital, the ward next to Kiel.
Shuichi Akai was sitting on the hospital bed, discussing what happened today with Judy and James.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
James stood up and opened the door. There were two people outside. One was naturally the hospital director. The other was also wearing a white coat and following behind the director. He should be the doctor that the director had mentioned before.
James let the two in and the dean introduced them to each other.
Only then did Shuichi Akai and the others know that the doctor's name was Bai Zhu, that he was from Country Z, and that he was invited by the dean to work at the Beika Central Hospital.
Moreover, he had known the dean for a long time and he had just arrived in Japan, so he was considered a trustworthy person. That was why he recommended Bai Zhu to the FBI.
Following the dean's introduction, everyone looked at Bai Zhu, and saw that Doctor Bai Zhu had golden brown eyes, wore golden half-frame glasses, and had long turquoise hair tied into a ponytail hanging behind him.
Even when faced with situations he didn't understand, he always kept a smile on his face, and his constant smile didn't feel fake, but instead gave people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze. His manners were gentle, and at first glance, he was a doctor who convinced patients.
"Hello." Bai Shu nodded, then moved his gaze to Akai Shuichi's shoulder, his eyes showing concern, "Mr. Akai's shoulder injury needs to be treated quickly. I can help. Of course, if you are worried, you can also ask the dean to do it."
"Then I'll trouble Doctor Baishu." Akai Shuichi directly asked Baishu to start the treatment. This was already decided before, so there was no need to be polite.
"What is this?" Judy looked at the needle that Baishu had inserted into Shuichi's shoulder, feeling a little curious.
Is this the legendary acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine?
Bai Zhu confirmed Judy's guess. Seeing his patient curiously turning his head to look at the needles, he explained to Akai Shuichi, "I saw that you probably didn't like anesthesia, so I took the initiative to use acupuncture to relieve the pain. This will not affect the nerves, and it is more convenient to treat the wound this way."
Shuichi Akai watched Bai Shu skillfully treating his wound. No wonder the wound didn't hurt as much as before.
However, "Why does Doctor Bai Shu think I don't like to use anesthesia?" Akai Shuichi looked at Bai Shu. Without James's consent, even if the dean trusted Bai Shu, he would not reveal their identities to him. And even if they knew he was an FBI agent, there was no rule that the FBI could not use anesthesia, unless Doctor Bai Shu realized his identity as a sniper.
Noticing Akai Shuichi's inquiry into him, Bai Shu paused slightly, looked up at him, smiled, then lowered his head to continue what he was doing.
"I have treated thousands of patients, if not tens of thousands. I don't know how many of them I have examined. Sometimes, once I see a person's general figure, I can guess their occupation." Bai Zhu didn't say too much. "Especially, I noticed the position of the calluses on your hands, so I can naturally infer that you use a gun, and a sniper rifle."
"Dr. Baishu is very perceptive." Akai Shuichi did not refute.
After that, no one in the ward spoke. They all watched Bai Shu treat Akai Shuichi's wound.
Finally, Bai Shu finished disinfecting Akai Shuichi's wound, bandaged it, and took a few steps back.
"It's been taken care of. Your previous wound was also bleeding. The wound may have ruptured. I treated it together. Pay attention to a light diet recently. Also, your shoulder has been injured repeatedly in a short period of time. Although the wounds are not serious, you should still be careful not to move your shoulder violently."
Bai Zhu gave Akai Shuichi a few instructions, then asked, "By the way, the patient that the dean mentioned to me before shouldn't be you, right?" The symptoms that the dean had described to him before were not gunshot wounds, but injuries from a fall and impact that led to coma.
"I'm free now, can you go and see the patient's current condition?"
Bai Zhu offered to go and check on the patient.
James thought about it for a while, and he still believed in the dean's vision, so he nodded in agreement. He stood up and took Bai Zhu and the dean to the next ward.
At this time, Bai Zhu had already guessed that the person the dean asked him to treat was Kil, and the person on the bed he saw when he walked into the ward also confirmed his idea.
Unexpectedly, not long after he arrived at the Mihua Central Hospital, the FBI sent him information about Kil's whereabouts.
It’s not a waste of time to break through the iron shoes.
Bai Zhu's expression did not change. At James' signal, he came to Kil's bedside and briefly checked her condition.
"The lady's injuries have indeed been properly treated and she is out of danger. As for why she hasn't woken up yet, I need to provide further examination to find out."
According to the plot he knew before, Bai Shu thought that Kil was pretending to be unconscious now, but after checking today, he found that Kil was indeed not awake yet. It seems that Kil pretended to be unconscious only after he woke up some time later and realized his situation.
But with me here, I'm afraid I can't let Kiel lie there for so long.
After all, if you can't save a simple patient who is out of danger, it will only damage your reputation.
So, Kiel, I'm sorry that I have to disrupt your plan and wake you up early. And you were going to cooperate with the FBI anyway, so it doesn't matter if it's earlier or later. Bai Shu apologized to Kiel in his heart without really caring.
After hearing Bai Zhu's words, James nodded.
After returning to Shuichi Akai's ward, the few of them discussed it and, with the dean's approval, decided to let Bai Zhu be responsible for Kil's follow-up treatment.
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"Oh, it's a pity that Mr. Morikawa left so early. I didn't get to chat with him more." Sonoko complained listlessly.
Alas, don’t think that today’s confession will be exciting. Not only is the person I’m confessing to not very good, but there are also many unexpected things.
The handsome guy she just met left before they could even say a few words. She had thought that Mr. Morikawa and Xia Xi might have some sparks, but they ended up parting so quickly.
And when I saw how the two of them interacted before, it seemed like there was no chemistry between them at all.
What a pity, the two of them seemed to have a good relationship.
Sonoko was secretly concerned about her friend's love life which was now completely unknown.