He became a god in Japan starting with the bear disaster.

Chapter 38 The Most Radical Treatment

The next day, Lin Xiuyi thought about what Yise Jin had suddenly said to him the night before.

She looked distressed as she squatted by the bed, clearly troubled by something. But when he asked her directly, she refused to give a straight answer.

"I'll tell you after I've resolved this matter, okay?"—She left after saying this.

There are two mysteries surrounding Isshiki Kin: Why did she abandon her booming star career and quietly move from Tokyo to Yokohama? And why was she assassinated? These two mysteries may be one and the same.

However, since Isshiki Jin herself refused to explain, Lin Xiuyi had no good solution but to do his best to protect and help her as a friend.

The most important thing now is to investigate the case of Kenpei Maeda's death.

They've only taken the first step, and the leads seem to have run dry. The existing evidence is also insufficient to prove Yokota's guilt in the murder.

The only two breakthroughs are: one is the already deceased Kenpei Maeda, whose body may still have something to investigate, but it has already been sent to the police station for an autopsy, and the police would not allow outsiders to interfere with the examination of the body.

Another one is Masako Maeda, but just like what I saw at the hospital that night, she was being held tightly by Yokota's economic control and dared not resist. She probably wouldn't be willing to cooperate with them.

It seems that unless clues pop up in his face on their own, he'll still have to spend those 100 points...

"It's Sunday today, shall we go to the hospital to visit Xiao Che?"

After breakfast, Isshiki Kin, as usual, made a suggestion.

Although Hasegawa Eri didn't even know who Xiao Che was, she naturally had no objection to getting free food and drinks. Lin Xiuyi thought for a moment, and since he couldn't go to school and there really wasn't much else to do, he agreed.

That little girl lacks companionship; it would be a good thing to visit her often if time allows.

When the door to the ward opened, the girl was sitting on the bed, intently painting on the canvas, unaware of the three people who walked in.

"Xiao Che, what are you drawing... Huh?"

Ishiki Kin leaned over for a look and was surprised.

The drawing board showed a yellow ball with an open, pointed mouth on top, a black tail below, and two eyes of different sizes inside.

"Big sister, don't you know the story of the Ugly Duckling?"

Maeda Tetsu stopped writing, looked up and asked curiously.

"Oh, I see," Eri Hasegawa said suddenly after glancing at it, "Isn't this a drawing of yourself?"

"Because this monster only has one leg, so it's just like you—"

Lin Xiuyi quickly covered her mouth to stop this despicable person from continuing.

This woman is not only unintelligent, but her emotional intelligence has also plummeted to a level that is utterly appalling.

He gave Hasegawa a warning look, which made him shut up.

"Yes, that's me!"

Xiao Che, on the contrary, was happy.

"Do you want to be a swan?"

"Isejin said softly."

"That's right, Mom came to see Xiaoche today and said I'll have surgery next week. If the surgery goes well, I'll be cured. Isn't that like the ugly duckling overcoming difficulties and finally becoming a swan?"

The girl's words were astonishing.

"That's great! Congratulations!"

Hasegawa immediately clapped and cheered, which drew the attention of Hayashi Hideaki, who quickly stopped clapping, lowered his head, and whispered his apology: "Did I say something wrong again?"

Lin Xiuyi ignored her, exchanged glances with Yise Jin, and then went to the bathroom in the room under the pretext of "going to the toilet," before sneaking out of the room.

I went to see Maeda Tetsu's attending physician.

"You mean Xiao Che's surgery? It's true. Mrs. Maeda came to see me early this morning and said that we can arrange the surgery now."

"Risks? Well, these are definitely unavoidable. We've already had a conservative amputation, but the results weren't ideal. The current comprehensive treatment isn't effectively improving the condition, so the family is now requesting more aggressive treatments, which I agree with."

"Of course the fees are high, but Mrs. Maeda already paid the deposit when she came. Don't worry, I am also a doctor with medical ethics. I read the Declaration of Geneva when I entered the profession. I don't care about performance at all. Everything I do is for the good of patients and their families."

"Hey, you're not actually a family member of Maeda Tetsu, are you? What gives you the right to make decisions? If you keep pestering me like this, I'm calling security..."

When Lin Xiuyi returned to the ward after asking her questions, the three women were chatting happily.

Isshiki Kin gave him a questioning look, and he shook his head.

The doctor dodged the crucial questions and refused to reveal specific details. This secretive attitude was enough to show that the nature of the surgery was not good, or at least the risks were extremely high.

Masako Maeda probably chose this method because she had no other options.

Was the high cost of the surgery something she managed to obtain by pleasing Yokota herself?

Lin Xiuyi felt that things were not that simple.

Although heartbroken by her husband's suicide, Masako quickly turned her attention back to her daughter... Instead of panicking, she methodically took out money of unknown origin to arrange surgery for Maeda Tetsu... Her husband died the day before yesterday, the money may have been taken yesterday, but the surgery was properly arranged this morning...

This inevitably brings to mind that, for some reason, the Maeda family's debts had been written off in the ledgers they received.

It's as if there's a scale, with the lives of living people on one side and the lives of living people on the other.

She knew all along that her husband would die.

As Lin Xiuyi's mind raced, the moment she thought of this possibility, her nerves twitched and knotted. That strange feeling of seeing a cheating woman pretending nothing was wrong and sweetly feeding her husband welled up in her throat again.

Did Masako Maeda know all along that Kenpei Maeda would die?

He felt like he was about to throw up.

Was she also the murderer of Kenpei Maeda? Or an accomplice?

Did she try to persuade Yokota to kill her husband?

He lost his footing and reached out to hold onto the wall.

"Shuichi, are you alright?"

Iseki Jin rushed over and grabbed him.

"Huh?"

"Big brother, are you alright?"

Lin Xiuyi suppressed her nausea and wiped the drool from her mouth.

This might just be his imagination.

He must remain calm and look at this matter objectively, or the sanctions will lose their meaning.

"I'm fine, I probably just didn't sleep well last night."

Lin Xiuyi forced a smile as she answered.

"Are you really alright?"

Isshiki Kin still looked at him with concern, then lowered her voice: "Did you discover something?"

Lin Xiuyi shook her head, her smile turning bitter.

"I hope I'm just overthinking it."