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Beika Central Hospital.
In a Single Room Ward on the Fifth Floor, Jodie was sitting on the Bed in a Patient Gown, while Isobe Nagisa sat on a Chair Aside, peeling an Apple.
Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko, who had rushed over After School Dismissal, stood Aside, Chatting with Jodie.
"Huh? Teacher, you're an FBI investigator?" Suzuki Sonoko exclaimed in surprise.
Mouri Ran quickly covered Suzuki Sonoko's Mouth, "Sonoko, this is a Hospital, keep your voice down."
Suzuki Sonoko Nodded. After Mouri Ran let go, she couldn't wait to ask, "But why did you come to Japan to be a Teacher? Are you a Spy?"
"No! No!" Jodie's Japanese accent was Still Weird, and she said with a smile, "The Criminal I was Tracking escaped, so I came to Japan for a Vacation. I really like Japanese Video Games! And being a Teacher has always been my Dream! But my Holiday is over, and after my Abdomen Injury recovers, I'm going back to America..."
"Here," Isobe Nagisa handed the peeled Apple to Jodie, "So you really are FBI."
Jodie took the Apple, somewhat puzzled, "Really?"
"Yes, because I thought you were Weird. You're a foreigner, you look like you've undergone Physical Training and Marksmanship Training for a long time, you're so amazing but you became a High School Teacher, you ask about Weird things, and you often make Phone Calls to people secretly," Isobe Nagisa said, listing things about Jodie, and suddenly chuckled, "A few days ago, I was still wondering if you were a Spy sent from Overseas to Japan to investigate Secret Intelligence. I sent a Text Message to my Old Dad asking Whether or Not to Report to Police, or tell the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or something, but Old Dad said there was no Evidence, and it would be Better to wait and See."
Jodie's eyes widened like beans, "Is, is that so..."
She just brushed past a Crisis?
Then should she Thank this non-blood-related father and daughter for their 'ungiven kindness'?
Suzuki Sonoko was Curious, "Teacher, what did you mean by 'Treasure Map Fragment' when you told us you were Resignation that day?"
"My Superior Called me and said there was a Clue about the Criminal I had been Tracking, and told me to go back immediately," Jodie Say.
"I see." Suzuki Sonoko Nodded, believing it.
"That day, when I Intention to leave and drove past Doctor Agasa's House, I Intention to Say goodbye to Kid, but I Saw Suspicious Person escorting Kid and Ai into a Car, so I drove to Track them," Jodie continued, "Then when I chased them to the Wharf, someone opened fire at me, and I used a Pistol to Counterattack. Of course, the Gun was snatched from the Other Party..."
Isobe Nagisa suddenly raised her Eyes and Stared.
No one asked how the Gun came from, but she deliberately explained it, indicating that Jodie was Lying, and the Gun was not snatched.
In Other Words, Jodie came to Japan for a Vacation and even brought a Gun!
"Fortunately, Mouri Classmate Dodged in my Car Trunk and Helped Report to Police, and also protected Ai, Helping me a lot, but at that Time, I was shot in the Abdomen and couldn't move, so the Kidnapper escaped. Because it was too dark, I couldn't See the Other Party's Face clearly..." Jodie Say with a Regretful Face, and Sense Isobe Nagisa was sizing her up, and asked with Doubt, "Isobe? Is there anything on my Face?"
Isobe Nagisa laughed, "No, no, I was Looking at your Face, it seems you're Recovering quite well."
"Oh, yes!" Jodie waved her Fist, looking full of energy, "My Body has always been very good, this little Injury is nothing at all!"
"But, Ran," Suzuki Sonoko Turn Head to Look at Mouri Ran, "Why were you Dodging in Teacher Jodie's Trunk?"
"That day was Teacher's farewell Party, when I went to the Washroom, I Saw Photos of Conan, Brother Hissashi, and us pasted on the Bathroom Mirror. I went that day Intention to Ask Teacher, but Teacher was not Home. Seeing that the Car Trunk was not closed, I Dodged into the Trunk without much Thought," Mouri Ran Say somewhat Embarrassed, and then smiled, "But it's really great that Teacher is not a Bad Person! I was still wondering if Teacher was related to the Case Shinichi is handling, and was Commissioned by the Criminal to find his Weakness, so I was Thinking, Teacher Saying she found the Treasure Map, was she Intention to meet with the Criminal..."
Are These People so good at brainwashing?
Jodie broke out in a cold sweat in her Heart, and explained with a smile, "Oh! Those Photos were taken by me because I wanted to keep a Commemoration, Just Like casual photography, which is very popular in America. Originally, those Photos were pasted in the Living Room, but when my Japanese Friend went to my Home and Saw the Photos, his Expression was very Weird, so I moved them to the Bathroom Mirror!"
"Also Correct, Americans Seemingly like to paste a lot of Photos on their desks and Mirrors. Japanese People don't have this habit, so it's Should to feel Weird," Mouri Ran recalled, "When Shinichi and I went to New York to See a Stage Play before, those Female Celebrity's Mirrors were pasted with a lot of Photos..."
"Is that the time you and Shinichi encountered the Murderer?" Suzuki Sonoko asked.
Mouri Ran Nodded, "Yes."
"Speaking of Murderer, there Seemingly have been similar Reports Recently," Jodie said with a smile, "You have to pay attention to Safety..."
"Ding-ling-ling..."
"Sorry, I'll take a Phone Call." Mouri Ran took out her Mobile Phone, Looked, walked to the Hospital Room Door and answered, "Hello, Doctor? ...Yes, we are Still at Beika Central Hospital... You're Coming Over? Teacher Jodie is on the Fifth Floor, Room 506... Hey? Brother Hissashi? ...Okay, I know."
When Mouri Ran hung up the Phone Call and Turn Head, Suzuki Sonoko asked Curiously, "Ran, What's Wrong?"
"It's Doctor, he's sending Brother Hissashi to the Hospital and Asking if we are here," Mouri Ran explained, "I heard Ai Intention to Come Over to See Teacher Jodie and Thank Teacher for saving them that day, so he asked about Teacher's Room Number by the way."
Jodie recalled 'British sarcasm', and the smile on her Face was a little stiff, "Then... why is Mr. Chi Coming to the Hospital?"
"His Cold hasn't gotten Better..." Mouri Ran Say.
"Brother Hissashi's Cold has been going on for a long time, right?" Suzuki Sonoko asked.
"Yes, the Doctor Seemingly Say he needs to be Hospitalization for Treatment," Mouri Ran Look Towards Jodie, "Doctor Agasa Say his Patient Room is Room 606, Seemingly Just Upstairs from Teacher Jodie."
Jodie: "..."
Her 'Upstairs Shadow' that she couldn't get rid of...
"Jodie, you Rest," Isobe Nagisa Get Up, "I'll go out and buy some Fruit to See Old Dad."
"I'll go too," Suzuki Sonoko Say, "Teacher, you Rest well!"
"We won't disturb you then." Mouri Ran also prepared to go See.
...
Twenty minutes Afterwards...
Upstairs, Room 606.
Jodie Still came along in a Wheelchair.
She had Reported Haibara Ai's Choice to James Black in the morning. Currently, she didn't have anything to do at hand. Being alone in the Patient Room was also boring, so it was Better to come up together to See, But...
All of them were stopped Outside the Door by the Doctor.
"Why?"
Mouri Ran was Just Intention to Ask about the Situation when the Elevator Door at the End of Corridor opened, and the Junior Detective League five Little Devils ran out of the Elevator Door at a Speed Up Pace with their Schoolbags on their backs.
"Doctorate!"
Genta ran to the front, bent over and panted, and only Looked up to See Mouri Ran, Suzuki Sonoko, and Jodie were all there, "Hey?"
Haibara Ai quickly followed, watching as two Nurses pushed the Electrocardiogram Machine into the Door and closed the Patient Room Door, then Turn Head and Looked at Mouri Ran and the Group of People standing neatly Outside, feeling uneasy in her Heart, and Looked up at the Doctor standing in front of Mouri Ran, "Does a Cold need an Electrocardiogram Machine?"
"Mr. Chi's Situation doesn't Seemingly like a Cold," the Doctor Looked down, opened the Medical Record and Medical Report in his Hand, "He has a Record of Physical Examination after falling into the Sea. Ten days ago, he came to the Hospital for an Inspection, Cough, but did not have Symptoms such as Runny Nose that a Cold Should have. In addition, there were Signs of Respiratory Tract Inflammation. Because the Doctor who received him at that Time asked him, he Say that he did have Cold-like Symptoms after falling into the Sea, so the Doctor who received him Suspected that the Cold after falling into the Sea was Because of Bacterial Infection of the Respiratory Tract, leading to Inflammation. However, that Time the Situation was not serious, and he Recovered by his own Immunity, but this Time it recurred Because of the Weather or other Reasons. The Doctor who received him prescribed Medicine for him. After taking the Medicine during this Time, the Cough Symptom was Subdued, But then he started to have a Fever..."
"Fever is Indeed Possible Because of Infection, Inflammation, or other Reasons." Haibara Ai pondered.
"Then what is the specific Outcome?" Doctor Agasa pressed.
"We haven't come to a specific Conclusion yet," the Doctor was a little Embarrassed, closed the Medical Report in his Hand, and Looked at Doctor Agasa, "He has Symptoms corresponding to Fever, such as Soreness and Weakness in his Hands and Feet, and alternating Cold and Heat, But Whether it was ten days ago or today, he has not been detected Bacterial Infection, nor has he had the White Blood Cell increase that Inflammation Should have."
"Is his Body Temperature very High now?" Conan frowned and asked.
"No, his Body Temperature is around 39.5 Degrees, almost no Transformation," the Doctor Turn Head and Looked at the Glass Window on the Patient Room Door, "But his Heart Rate is very Fast, fluctuating around 130 Heartbeat per minute, and occasionally jumping to 140 Heartbeat per minute. This is in a relaxed State, and he also can't Say for sure how long the Situation of Heart Rate being too Fast has lasted. If Our Situation continues, it will cause Cardiomyopathy, or cause Difficulty Breathing and Shock, so we prepared an Electrocardiogram Machine and a Respirator."
"Then can We go in and See Brother Chi?" Ayumi asked, holding her Schoolbag.
"Not yet, Little Sister," the Doctor's Attitude was Kind, bent down and Say to Ayumi, "It's Better to let Mr. Chi Rest quietly now..."
A Nurse pushed the Door open and Say in a low voice, "Doctor, Mr. Chi asked, can he let the Children go in and Talk to him?"
The Doctor straightened up, frowned and hesitated, "He Should be in Quiet Rest now..."
"Then can he play Computer?"
A young male voice, light and somewhat weak, came from the Room, But the familiar calm tone made Doctor Agasa and others Outside the Patient Room feel inexplicably at ease.
The Doctor Turn Around and walked to the Door, "Mr. Chi, you need to Rest."
The five Children gathered at the Door, poked their Heads in to Look, and soon widened their Eyes.
Chi Feichei was wearing the same gray-blue Hospital Wear as Jodie, leaning against the Bed, his Expression Still Neutral, But his Eyes were covered with a layer of Water Mist, and coupled with his lowered voice, he was unbelievably Gentle.
After being rejected, Chi Feichei asked again, "Can I read a Book?"
He had entered that 'Sudden Enlightenment' State again, and his Brain was very clear. He couldn't waste it, But his current Work, Whether it was Contact, or Looking at Proposals and Data, was inseparable from the Computer.
If Work was not okay, he could read a Book, right?
"Mr. Chi..." The Middle-aged Man Doctor looked embarrassed.
Mouri Ran approached the Door and persuaded, "Brother Hissashi, you Should Rest well."
"Yes, yes," Suzuki Sonoko poked her Head, and added the five Little Devils squeezed to the Door and Doctor Agasa who stepped forward, squeezing the Doctor into the Door, "When you get Better, it's not too late to See it again!"
Chi Feichei didn't Say anything else and closed his Eyes.
He had slept for a Day, and he really couldn't fall asleep anymore.
If even reading a Book was not okay, then he would calculate the Hetu Luoshu Numerical Model...
(End of Chapter)
In a Single Room Ward on the Fifth Floor, Jodie was sitting on the Bed in a Patient Gown, while Isobe Nagisa sat on a Chair Aside, peeling an Apple.
Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko, who had rushed over After School Dismissal, stood Aside, Chatting with Jodie.
"Huh? Teacher, you're an FBI investigator?" Suzuki Sonoko exclaimed in surprise.
Mouri Ran quickly covered Suzuki Sonoko's Mouth, "Sonoko, this is a Hospital, keep your voice down."
Suzuki Sonoko Nodded. After Mouri Ran let go, she couldn't wait to ask, "But why did you come to Japan to be a Teacher? Are you a Spy?"
"No! No!" Jodie's Japanese accent was Still Weird, and she said with a smile, "The Criminal I was Tracking escaped, so I came to Japan for a Vacation. I really like Japanese Video Games! And being a Teacher has always been my Dream! But my Holiday is over, and after my Abdomen Injury recovers, I'm going back to America..."
"Here," Isobe Nagisa handed the peeled Apple to Jodie, "So you really are FBI."
Jodie took the Apple, somewhat puzzled, "Really?"
"Yes, because I thought you were Weird. You're a foreigner, you look like you've undergone Physical Training and Marksmanship Training for a long time, you're so amazing but you became a High School Teacher, you ask about Weird things, and you often make Phone Calls to people secretly," Isobe Nagisa said, listing things about Jodie, and suddenly chuckled, "A few days ago, I was still wondering if you were a Spy sent from Overseas to Japan to investigate Secret Intelligence. I sent a Text Message to my Old Dad asking Whether or Not to Report to Police, or tell the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or something, but Old Dad said there was no Evidence, and it would be Better to wait and See."
Jodie's eyes widened like beans, "Is, is that so..."
She just brushed past a Crisis?
Then should she Thank this non-blood-related father and daughter for their 'ungiven kindness'?
Suzuki Sonoko was Curious, "Teacher, what did you mean by 'Treasure Map Fragment' when you told us you were Resignation that day?"
"My Superior Called me and said there was a Clue about the Criminal I had been Tracking, and told me to go back immediately," Jodie Say.
"I see." Suzuki Sonoko Nodded, believing it.
"That day, when I Intention to leave and drove past Doctor Agasa's House, I Intention to Say goodbye to Kid, but I Saw Suspicious Person escorting Kid and Ai into a Car, so I drove to Track them," Jodie continued, "Then when I chased them to the Wharf, someone opened fire at me, and I used a Pistol to Counterattack. Of course, the Gun was snatched from the Other Party..."
Isobe Nagisa suddenly raised her Eyes and Stared.
No one asked how the Gun came from, but she deliberately explained it, indicating that Jodie was Lying, and the Gun was not snatched.
In Other Words, Jodie came to Japan for a Vacation and even brought a Gun!
"Fortunately, Mouri Classmate Dodged in my Car Trunk and Helped Report to Police, and also protected Ai, Helping me a lot, but at that Time, I was shot in the Abdomen and couldn't move, so the Kidnapper escaped. Because it was too dark, I couldn't See the Other Party's Face clearly..." Jodie Say with a Regretful Face, and Sense Isobe Nagisa was sizing her up, and asked with Doubt, "Isobe? Is there anything on my Face?"
Isobe Nagisa laughed, "No, no, I was Looking at your Face, it seems you're Recovering quite well."
"Oh, yes!" Jodie waved her Fist, looking full of energy, "My Body has always been very good, this little Injury is nothing at all!"
"But, Ran," Suzuki Sonoko Turn Head to Look at Mouri Ran, "Why were you Dodging in Teacher Jodie's Trunk?"
"That day was Teacher's farewell Party, when I went to the Washroom, I Saw Photos of Conan, Brother Hissashi, and us pasted on the Bathroom Mirror. I went that day Intention to Ask Teacher, but Teacher was not Home. Seeing that the Car Trunk was not closed, I Dodged into the Trunk without much Thought," Mouri Ran Say somewhat Embarrassed, and then smiled, "But it's really great that Teacher is not a Bad Person! I was still wondering if Teacher was related to the Case Shinichi is handling, and was Commissioned by the Criminal to find his Weakness, so I was Thinking, Teacher Saying she found the Treasure Map, was she Intention to meet with the Criminal..."
Are These People so good at brainwashing?
Jodie broke out in a cold sweat in her Heart, and explained with a smile, "Oh! Those Photos were taken by me because I wanted to keep a Commemoration, Just Like casual photography, which is very popular in America. Originally, those Photos were pasted in the Living Room, but when my Japanese Friend went to my Home and Saw the Photos, his Expression was very Weird, so I moved them to the Bathroom Mirror!"
"Also Correct, Americans Seemingly like to paste a lot of Photos on their desks and Mirrors. Japanese People don't have this habit, so it's Should to feel Weird," Mouri Ran recalled, "When Shinichi and I went to New York to See a Stage Play before, those Female Celebrity's Mirrors were pasted with a lot of Photos..."
"Is that the time you and Shinichi encountered the Murderer?" Suzuki Sonoko asked.
Mouri Ran Nodded, "Yes."
"Speaking of Murderer, there Seemingly have been similar Reports Recently," Jodie said with a smile, "You have to pay attention to Safety..."
"Ding-ling-ling..."
"Sorry, I'll take a Phone Call." Mouri Ran took out her Mobile Phone, Looked, walked to the Hospital Room Door and answered, "Hello, Doctor? ...Yes, we are Still at Beika Central Hospital... You're Coming Over? Teacher Jodie is on the Fifth Floor, Room 506... Hey? Brother Hissashi? ...Okay, I know."
When Mouri Ran hung up the Phone Call and Turn Head, Suzuki Sonoko asked Curiously, "Ran, What's Wrong?"
"It's Doctor, he's sending Brother Hissashi to the Hospital and Asking if we are here," Mouri Ran explained, "I heard Ai Intention to Come Over to See Teacher Jodie and Thank Teacher for saving them that day, so he asked about Teacher's Room Number by the way."
Jodie recalled 'British sarcasm', and the smile on her Face was a little stiff, "Then... why is Mr. Chi Coming to the Hospital?"
"His Cold hasn't gotten Better..." Mouri Ran Say.
"Brother Hissashi's Cold has been going on for a long time, right?" Suzuki Sonoko asked.
"Yes, the Doctor Seemingly Say he needs to be Hospitalization for Treatment," Mouri Ran Look Towards Jodie, "Doctor Agasa Say his Patient Room is Room 606, Seemingly Just Upstairs from Teacher Jodie."
Jodie: "..."
Her 'Upstairs Shadow' that she couldn't get rid of...
"Jodie, you Rest," Isobe Nagisa Get Up, "I'll go out and buy some Fruit to See Old Dad."
"I'll go too," Suzuki Sonoko Say, "Teacher, you Rest well!"
"We won't disturb you then." Mouri Ran also prepared to go See.
...
Twenty minutes Afterwards...
Upstairs, Room 606.
Jodie Still came along in a Wheelchair.
She had Reported Haibara Ai's Choice to James Black in the morning. Currently, she didn't have anything to do at hand. Being alone in the Patient Room was also boring, so it was Better to come up together to See, But...
All of them were stopped Outside the Door by the Doctor.
"Why?"
Mouri Ran was Just Intention to Ask about the Situation when the Elevator Door at the End of Corridor opened, and the Junior Detective League five Little Devils ran out of the Elevator Door at a Speed Up Pace with their Schoolbags on their backs.
"Doctorate!"
Genta ran to the front, bent over and panted, and only Looked up to See Mouri Ran, Suzuki Sonoko, and Jodie were all there, "Hey?"
Haibara Ai quickly followed, watching as two Nurses pushed the Electrocardiogram Machine into the Door and closed the Patient Room Door, then Turn Head and Looked at Mouri Ran and the Group of People standing neatly Outside, feeling uneasy in her Heart, and Looked up at the Doctor standing in front of Mouri Ran, "Does a Cold need an Electrocardiogram Machine?"
"Mr. Chi's Situation doesn't Seemingly like a Cold," the Doctor Looked down, opened the Medical Record and Medical Report in his Hand, "He has a Record of Physical Examination after falling into the Sea. Ten days ago, he came to the Hospital for an Inspection, Cough, but did not have Symptoms such as Runny Nose that a Cold Should have. In addition, there were Signs of Respiratory Tract Inflammation. Because the Doctor who received him at that Time asked him, he Say that he did have Cold-like Symptoms after falling into the Sea, so the Doctor who received him Suspected that the Cold after falling into the Sea was Because of Bacterial Infection of the Respiratory Tract, leading to Inflammation. However, that Time the Situation was not serious, and he Recovered by his own Immunity, but this Time it recurred Because of the Weather or other Reasons. The Doctor who received him prescribed Medicine for him. After taking the Medicine during this Time, the Cough Symptom was Subdued, But then he started to have a Fever..."
"Fever is Indeed Possible Because of Infection, Inflammation, or other Reasons." Haibara Ai pondered.
"Then what is the specific Outcome?" Doctor Agasa pressed.
"We haven't come to a specific Conclusion yet," the Doctor was a little Embarrassed, closed the Medical Report in his Hand, and Looked at Doctor Agasa, "He has Symptoms corresponding to Fever, such as Soreness and Weakness in his Hands and Feet, and alternating Cold and Heat, But Whether it was ten days ago or today, he has not been detected Bacterial Infection, nor has he had the White Blood Cell increase that Inflammation Should have."
"Is his Body Temperature very High now?" Conan frowned and asked.
"No, his Body Temperature is around 39.5 Degrees, almost no Transformation," the Doctor Turn Head and Looked at the Glass Window on the Patient Room Door, "But his Heart Rate is very Fast, fluctuating around 130 Heartbeat per minute, and occasionally jumping to 140 Heartbeat per minute. This is in a relaxed State, and he also can't Say for sure how long the Situation of Heart Rate being too Fast has lasted. If Our Situation continues, it will cause Cardiomyopathy, or cause Difficulty Breathing and Shock, so we prepared an Electrocardiogram Machine and a Respirator."
"Then can We go in and See Brother Chi?" Ayumi asked, holding her Schoolbag.
"Not yet, Little Sister," the Doctor's Attitude was Kind, bent down and Say to Ayumi, "It's Better to let Mr. Chi Rest quietly now..."
A Nurse pushed the Door open and Say in a low voice, "Doctor, Mr. Chi asked, can he let the Children go in and Talk to him?"
The Doctor straightened up, frowned and hesitated, "He Should be in Quiet Rest now..."
"Then can he play Computer?"
A young male voice, light and somewhat weak, came from the Room, But the familiar calm tone made Doctor Agasa and others Outside the Patient Room feel inexplicably at ease.
The Doctor Turn Around and walked to the Door, "Mr. Chi, you need to Rest."
The five Children gathered at the Door, poked their Heads in to Look, and soon widened their Eyes.
Chi Feichei was wearing the same gray-blue Hospital Wear as Jodie, leaning against the Bed, his Expression Still Neutral, But his Eyes were covered with a layer of Water Mist, and coupled with his lowered voice, he was unbelievably Gentle.
After being rejected, Chi Feichei asked again, "Can I read a Book?"
He had entered that 'Sudden Enlightenment' State again, and his Brain was very clear. He couldn't waste it, But his current Work, Whether it was Contact, or Looking at Proposals and Data, was inseparable from the Computer.
If Work was not okay, he could read a Book, right?
"Mr. Chi..." The Middle-aged Man Doctor looked embarrassed.
Mouri Ran approached the Door and persuaded, "Brother Hissashi, you Should Rest well."
"Yes, yes," Suzuki Sonoko poked her Head, and added the five Little Devils squeezed to the Door and Doctor Agasa who stepped forward, squeezing the Doctor into the Door, "When you get Better, it's not too late to See it again!"
Chi Feichei didn't Say anything else and closed his Eyes.
He had slept for a Day, and he really couldn't fall asleep anymore.
If even reading a Book was not okay, then he would calculate the Hetu Luoshu Numerical Model...
(End of Chapter)
