Chapter 94: The Master |
Jiang Siyuan is hospitalized in this hospital?
Guan Shan raised an eyebrow. This was unexpected. He then snapped irritably, "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't come up with those 'Dragon King' or 'King of Soldiers' storylines again!"
"I'm just doing this for the editor-in-chief's assignment. Why don't you think the editor-in-chief wants to clean house?"
Liu Rui froze and then fell into deep thought.
This seems... also a possibility. Could it be that this isn't about the Dragon King returning, but about the bodyguard of the female CEO?!
Guan Shan didn't know what new ideas Liu Rui's brain was coming up with. He continued, "By the way, didn't Jiang Siyuan lose his tooth? Why did he go to this hospital?"
Sacred Heart Hospital might sound pleasant, but it's not a place normal people go to...
This hospital is a private psychiatric hospital!
"He didn't just lose a tooth... Didn't you hear? After you argued with him that day and left, he saw a ghost!"
Liu Rui's tone turned eerie, then he scratched his head and said helplessly, "But there was no woman. They watched the surveillance footage ten times; there was no one in the hallway, but he didn't believe it and insisted he saw something."
Liu Rui wanted to ask, Guan, did you arrange this 'ghost'?
But he thought twice. Guan Shan was about to go to the hospital, which clearly meant he was responsible for this. It was just an excuse to go to Jiang Siyuan's hospital to further torment him...
Liu Rui felt he had figured it out, so he sensibly kept his mouth shut.
Sometimes, the more you know, the more you should remain silent!
Guan Shan's mouth twitched, "So, he was sent to a psychiatric hospital? That's excessive. His family has connections; they could hire a private doctor to treat his psychological issues. Or did Mr. Jiang finally decide to properly treat his spoiled son?"
Being admitted to Sacred Heart Hospital wasn't a good thing. It was either a psychological issue or, more harshly, a mental illness.
Having an illness and seeking treatment is the right thing to do. Nowadays, even depression is common and sometimes even flaunted.
But Jiang Siyuan, working at a newspaper and being a semi-public figure, would not benefit from having a mental illness on his record.
Liu Rui feigned ignorance, "I'm not sure, but... I heard."
He coughed twice and whispered, "Just a rumor, his family supposedly hired some sort of master... Of course, officially, they wouldn't call them a master. An expert, feng shui master, someone with special abilities... Wealthy people believe in this stuff."
You know this too? Not bad, gossip specialist.
This also proved that Liu Rui was an exceptionally capable journalist. If not for Guan Shan's sudden rise, Liu Rui would have been the best among the batch of interns.
The fact that he could gather 21 people into a gossip group within six months of joining the newspaper spoke volumes about his social skills.
Guan Shan thought carefully and found something odd, "Did this master's advice involve sending Jiang Siyuan to a psychiatric hospital?"
Otherwise, it didn't make sense how they hired a master and he ended up in the hospital.
Guan Shan felt he should thank this unknown master for removing a nuisance.
Liu Rui found it strange, "Why don't you go to the hospital and ask directly?"
He speculated, "This master is probably a shill for Sacred Heart. Jiang Siyuan got conned."
Guan Shan shook his head, "I have my own matters to attend to."
Liu Rui said regretfully, "Alright. I'm curious about Jiang Siyuan's condition. He took a six-month leave, so it seems serious."
Guan Shan placated him, saying he'd look into it if he had the chance, and hung up.
Honestly, for a patient like Jiang Siyuan, the hospital likely wouldn't divulge any information. It wouldn't be easy to investigate.
"But... this current investigation target isn't much easier."
Guan Shan sighed.
This situation was tricky. The patient's family had been causing trouble for over three months, constantly appealing and creating disturbances in the hospital, accusing the doctors of lacking medical ethics.
It seemed like a straightforward medical dispute, but the key issue was that the patient was not just mentally ill but a murderer.
The family wasn't trying to get the patient discharged due to a misdiagnosis. They wanted him to stay and receive treatment, with the hospital issuing a diagnosis confirming his mental illness and that it was untreatable.
In other words, the family seemed to be trying to use this to absolve the patient of criminal responsibility.
The Sacred Heart Hospital, on the other hand, had conflicting positions. Initially, they declared the patient sane, but another expert later contradicted this.
Anyone could see something fishy was going on.
Now, both sides were at a stalemate, claiming to be in discussions, making it impossible to determine the patient's mental state.
The family was urgently seeking a transfer to another hospital, seemingly having found a way to continue the mental illness claim.
For journalists, investigating the truth was difficult because the family had a history of assaulting reporters and doctors, posing a risk of retaliation.
"To find out if this person is really mentally ill, we need to determine if the doctor who changed their stance is lying."
Guan Shan squinted at the documents in front of him.
The previous journalist had already discovered that the patient's medical records seemed to have been altered.
But the changes weren't about whether the patient was ill; they concerned bruises on his body.
The investigation stalled after that.
Guan Shan scratched his chin, finding it odd, "Where is the person who compiled this information? Jiang Siyuan only handled the funding. Who did the on-site investigation?"
"Someone capable of uncovering so much should have been involved. Why did Editor Li come to me?"
Guan Shan was puzzled but considered that Jiang Siyuan was in charge, and Editor Li might not know who was hired.
"Maybe they outsourced it."
Guan Shan shook his head.
The documents included a contact for a chief physician at the hospital, named Lu Qiuqiu, who was noted as someone who could facilitate entry into the hospital.
Jiang Siyuan had obtained this contact, likely intending to send someone, but ended up there himself... involuntary deep investigation, perhaps.
Guan Shan decided he needed to verify this doctor's reliability first. Going in blind could be risky.
He resolved to "scout" the hospital tomorrow.
Guan Shan closed the documents and played a couple of games.
Since thoroughly beating "Cool and Flat Yukinoshita," that guy had become even more enthusiastic, pestering him for matches every day.