Detective Conan: Knifeman? I'm a good citizen of Beihua

Chapter 189 The Past of the Original Owner (Minor Revision)

"Sir?" the receptionist asked quietly, "Do you have any questions?"

Bai Chuanqiu retracted his gaze, raised his chin slightly, and revealed a proud expression: "I heard that your doctors are very professional? My child's problem is very serious, and he is only eight years old. Your rough treatment methods are unacceptable to my child."

The receptionist knew there was a chance, and her smile became even more friendly. "Don't worry, our doctors are very experienced, and their professional standards are among the best in the entire United States. Dr. Kent, in particular, has handled many cases of child mental illness and is absolutely highly professional when it comes to children's issues."

Bai Chuanqiu raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Is this Doctor Kent so powerful?"

"Yes, Dr. Kent has been working in this field for many years and is a leader in the industry." The receptionist paused and emphasized, "There are many people who want to see Dr. Kent. The waiting list is already two years later. If you are interested, we can arrange for you to become Dr. Kent's student. Don't worry, he will definitely..."

"I want Dr. Kent." Bai Chuanqiu interrupted her directly, "I think the hospital can help me with the waiting line problem, right?"

The receptionist pretended to be embarrassed: "Well, the people in front are waiting for treatment..."

"Money is not a problem." Baichuan Qiu said very generously, and even took out a check from his pocket.

If Kudo Shinichi were here at this moment, he would be speechless to find that this check was exactly the reward that Green Chat gave to "Ouyu Onju".

However, the Clausen family has encountered an unexpected change and their funds have been frozen, so this check has now become a piece of waste paper.

But the receptionist in front of him was just an ordinary person. What happened to the Clauson family had only spread throughout the aristocratic circle. Ordinary people of their class didn't know what had happened yet.

Therefore, Baichuan Qiu had no guilt at all, and directly used this blank check as a gun, using it openly and arrogantly.

Sure enough, when the receptionist saw the countless checks and the seal of the Clauson family on the checks, his eyes lit up.

The young man in front of me is indeed of noble status and is not an ordinary person!

If the owner is satisfied, won't the tips come in in large amounts?

Suddenly, the receptionist's attitude became more enthusiastic: "Don't worry, you are a VIP guest of our hospital, so you must have special privileges. As long as you are willing, we can arrange a meeting at any time."

"Then let's do it now." Bai Chuanqiu said impatiently, "My child is precious. I need to see Dr. Kent first and explain the precautions to him."

"This..." The receptionist hesitated.

Dr. Kent is fully booked for today, so now I'm afraid...

"Hmm? No?" Baichuan Qiu smiled and started to turn around, as if he would change his mind at any moment.

"Yes, of course." The receptionist gritted her teeth. "I'll report this to my superiors and then negotiate with Dr. Kent to find some time just for you."

"Ah."

Baichuan Qiu made a sound through his nose, and then waited for people to prepare for him, putting on a very arrogant attitude.

The hospital's speed was very fast. In less than half an hour, Baichuan Qiu successfully arrived at Dr. Kent's office.

"Knock knock."

Dr. Kent was a middle-aged man with ordinary looks. When he looked up and saw Bai Chuanqiu approaching, his face was filled with astonishment and panic that could not be concealed:

"It's you?"

Baichuan Qiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Well, this day was not wasted.

"it's me."

Baichuanqiu walked straight to the table and sat down in front of Dr. Kent.

"Dr. Kent, long time no see."

Kent stared at the young man in front of him, tightened the mask on his face with some caution, and his finger subconsciously pressed on the alarm.

As doctors in a mental hospital, their clinics are equipped with an emergency button in case the patient suddenly becomes ill or does something else that endangers the doctor.

Baichuan Qiu noticed this and raised his eyebrows slightly.

The system also noticed something unusual: "Host, he seems to be very afraid of you."

Now that he had found the person, Bai Chuanqiu was no longer anxious. He slowly crossed his legs and stared at Dr. Kent expressionlessly: "Are you afraid of me? Why? Have you done something to offend me?"

Kent's body stiffened, and the smile on his face was extremely forced. "No, no, I promised you that I wouldn't tell anyone about the past. I have never told anyone else about it in these years. You have to believe me..."

Baichuanqiu: Oh, no wonder the original owner’s information can’t be found in any hospital. It turns out that the original owner erased it himself.

It's really more surprising.

"real or fake?"

Bai Chuanqiu reached out, took out a pistol from his waist and placed it on the table. He tilted his head and looked at the trembling person in front of him with a half-smile: "Are you sure?"

That look again, that threatening tone again—

Kent stiffened and shuddered.

"Guess which is faster, your alarm or my bullet?"

Kent silently withdrew his hand, smiling apologetically, "Mr. Baichuan, I swear I haven't revealed anything about you to anyone! Someone did come looking for me a few years ago, but I brushed it off and said absolutely nothing."

Did anyone really investigate him a few years ago?

Bai Chuanqiu thought about it and then asked, "About when?"

Kent quickly explained, "The first group of people came eight years ago, not long after you left. They came to inquire about the fire at Mingde Hospital and asked if I knew a patient named Baichuanqiu. I pretended to know nothing and just fooled them away."

"The second group came a few months later. They were a few Sakura detectives. They also asked about the hospital, but I really didn't say anything."

"The third group left the most profound impression on me. It was about seven years ago. They came disguised as FBI agents to gather intelligence, but I was lucky. There was a retired real agent who was being treated by me at the time. He quickly exposed their lies and nearly caught them."

Kent finished recounting those events, then said with sincerity, "Mr. Baichuan, please believe me. I really didn't tell them anything. Even though they came so many times, I pretended to be ignorant and didn't arouse their suspicion at all."

It all happened seven years ago...

There was a flicker of doubt in Baichuanqiu's eyes.

Combining Dr. Kent's statement with the original owner's movements, Baichuanqiu could roughly guess what happened back then—

The original owner was receiving treatment in a psychiatric hospital called "Mingde", but perhaps because of the original owner, the hospital unexpectedly caught fire and closed down. Dr. Kent, who came out of Mingde Hospital, came to this new hospital and started a new life.

The original owner should have come to this hospital after the fire, threatened Dr. Kent, and erased all traces of his presence in this hospital.

After all, hospitals of that era mostly still used paper archives, and after a fire, basically no evidence would be left.

Judging from the time when those people came to investigate, this period of time happened to be when the original owner returned to China to take the civil service examination. It should have been at that time that it attracted the attention of certain people, and then they began to send people to investigate Mingde Hospital and the original owner.

That is to say...

These people had been targeting the original owner for a long time.