This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 263 - 207: Living in Peace (4000 words)_2

Chapter 263: Chapter 207: Living in Peace (4000 words)_2

Second, it’s about the shovel specter not attacking the living.

"If it really is as I suspect..."

Beichuan Si’s thoughts became active.

The road ahead was still rough and unclear, and the truth was still hidden at the bottom of the lake.

But now, he had the key to the truth in his hand—

Thinking this far, Beichuan Si didn’t hesitate and moved his feet to step onto the staircase.

...

Up on the second floor at the nurse’s station.

Beichuan Si called out from a distance, "Nurse Uesato, Nurse Takashiro, we meet again."

"Beichuan Mage, hello."

Nurse Uesato and Nurse Takashiro on duty nodded politely as they saw Beichuan Si approaching.

"I have some things I’d like to ask Nurse Uesato and Nurse Takashiro."

Beichuan Si clearly and decisively indicated his reason for being there.

"Please ask." Nurse Uesato and Nurse Takashiro stopped what they were doing.

"About this Second Mental Hospital, has anything strange happened here?"

"Strange things...? Weren’t we supposed to..."

Nurse Uesato and Nurse Takashiro exchanged puzzled glances.

Didn’t they just talk about that shovel-wielding man today?

Beichuan Si knew they might be misunderstanding, so he carefully phrased his sentence and asked again, "I meant before the incident with the shovel man, were there any other strange rumors around here?"

"...Now that you mention it, there seem to have been some strange rumors. But those were just jokes among colleagues, nothing of significance compared to what Nurse Takashiro and I witnessed firsthand," Nurse Uesato said thoughtfully.

Hearing this, Beichuan Si’s heart skipped a beat, "Please tell me more about these rumors, Nurse Uesato."

"Sure." Nurse Uesato leaned on the counter of the nurse’s station and said, "I heard it’s about the office building. Some colleagues who work night shifts have said they often hear strange noises."

"What kind of strange noises?"

Nurse Uesato shrugged, indicating she couldn’t answer Beichuan Si’s query, "I’m not sure about that, those colleagues haven’t heard clearly themselves."

Strange noises coming from the office building...

Beichuan Si’s brow furrowed as he asked, "Do either of you know the identity of the doctor who recently went missing from the Second Mental Hospital?"

"The missing doctor? Beichuan Mage, are you referring to Dr. Minghai?"

Nurse Takashiro, who had been silent until now, chimed in, "If we’re talking about a doctor who’s been unseen for a while, it would probably only be Dr. Minghai."

"Dr. Minghai? Takashiro, are you talking about Dr. Kawakami Minghai?" Nurse Uesato straightened up, "Indeed... now that you mention it, it’s been a long time since Dr. Minghai has been seen."

Kawakami Minghai?

Hearing this name, Beichuan Si cast an inquiring look at them.

"Ah... sorry about that, we got carried away talking." Nurse Takashiro said apologetically, she rummaged through the desk and placed a file in front of Beichuan Si.

It was a credentials dossier.

In the photo frame on the far right, set against a blue background, was a gentle-eyed young man with glasses.

"Dr. Kawakami is quite impressive, you know, they say he graduated from the Medical Department of Tokyo University."

"A Tokyo University Medical Department graduate working as a doctor in a mental hospital?"

Beichuan Si had not yet seen the graduation section when he heard this, so he couldn’t help but look up, his voice wavering slightly.

To avoid any doubts of unsubstantial content, here let us use a popular saying among Japanese high school students to illustrate the difficulty of getting into the Tokyo University Medical Department (Science Stream 3)—

"Only aliens can get into Tokyo University Medical Department!"

Such a student would surely be the foundation of international hospitals in Tokyo, so why did this Dr. Kawakami Minghai come to this obscure mental hospital?

As a former medical student, Beichuan Si clearly understood the difficulty of getting into Tokyo University Medical Department, and that’s why his emotions fluctuated.

"Dr. Minghai said he wanted to expand his knowledge in all aspects, to lay the foundation for his future career in Tokyo. Moreover, it’s said that Dr. Minghai’s father passed away early, and his mother has been seriously ill, relying on a hospital under..."

Nurse Uesato was saying this when Beichuan Si already had an understanding.

It was probably a negotiating condition, a hospital under Suzuki Pharmaceutical took in Dr. Minghai’s mother without charge, and in exchange, Kawakami Minghai worked here.

After his mother had passed away peacefully, Kawakami Nami planned to head to Tokyo alone to carve out a career for himself.

"Dr. Nami is a pretty decent person, Beichuan Master."

Nurse Takashiro retracted the resume and continued, "We originally thought that it might be difficult to get along with young graduates from Tokyo University Medical Department. But Dr. Nami is nothing like those gold-plating brats; he’s very polite to everyone, and occasionally he shares with us specialties he brings back from his hometown."

"Not only that, Dr. Nami would also proactively greet his senior colleagues with respect, not showing a hint of arrogance. Even Dean Suzuki has said that if things go well on his end, he’s considering putting Dr. Nami in charge of this hospital."

Nurse Uesato and Nurse Takashiro started chatting off topic again.

"About Dr. Nami, do Nurses Uesato and Takashiro know anything else?"

Beichuan Si already had some guesses, but things were not yet entirely clear.

"That would be all... I just remember he’s a very nice guy, and also Qiao Nai’s attending doctor..."

"Dr. Kawakami Nami is Qiao Nai’s attending doctor?"

Beichuan Si leaned in closer.

"Yes. Qiao Nai had always been under Dr. Nami’s care, and they had a pretty good relationship. It’s just that Dr. Nami hasn’t visited in quite a while recently. So, I think that part of the deterioration of Qiao Nai’s condition could be due to this."

"Could you two please show me the information on the missing psychiatric patient?" Beichuan Si requested, having almost figured things out.

"That shouldn’t be too much of an issue."

Nurses Uesato and Takashiro remarkably agreed and promptly brought out a large stack of documents, then took two stacks out of them.

The papers were neatly labeled with medical records, daily medication details, and some even had sticky notes attached, which would probably be overwhelming at first glance for most people.

But Beichuan Si paid no attention to those. He skipped over such information, not even looking at the names.

Then—

His pupils shrank slightly.

Just as Beichuan Si was about to look up and ask about something, his gaze shifted.

There was a pair of eyes watching him.

They were kind, black orbs.

Smooth... eyes that contained nothing but pure goodwill.

Suddenly, Suzuki Fumi had made his way behind Beichuan Si.

He touched his chin and looked at the documents Beichuan Si was holding, asking, "Beichuan Mage, how’s the investigation going? Discovered any new developments?"

Beichuan Si’s expression remained unchanged as he replied in an even tone, "I have discovered a few things."

"Oh?" Suzuki Fumi’s interest piqued, "What has Beichuan Mage found?"

"Let’s sit and talk."

Beichuan Si suggested, without diverting his gaze, looking directly at the other.

The two sat down on a bench.

After taking a sip of warm water handed to him by Nurse Uesato, Beichuan Si said,

"This incident is likely caused by a vengeful spirit."

"Hmm." Suzuki held a disposable paper cup and nodded in agreement.

"If I’m not mistaken, it should be the vengeful spirit of Dr. Kawakami Nami from this hospital."

"Dr. Nami?!"

A look of shock crossed Suzuki’s pleasant face, "What happened to Dr. Nami? Is he dead?"

"This is, at most, a speculation. It might not be Dr. Nami."

Beichuan Si raised an eyebrow, "Aside from Dr. Nami, it could also be the vengeful spirits of those two psychiatric patients. However, considering the ’vengeful spirits are formed from the resentment of living people’s thoughts,’ and the mental state of psychiatric patients, I believe it’s difficult for them to form a Spiritual Body. That’s why I think the shovel-wielding vengeful spirit might be Dr. Nami."

Having said that, Beichuan Si calmly added, "Please rest assured, Dean Suzuki, the job will definitely be finished by tonight or tomorrow night."

"That’s very kind of you, Beichuan Mage."

Suzuki Fumi seemed relieved as he drained his cup of warm water and left with a smile.

On the other hand, Beichuan Si, acting as if it were just another day, thanked the nurses and returned the documents, then made his exit.

Both sides—resting without incident.

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