Chapter 276: , You Know Nothing About the Dark Side of the Medical World

Uesugi Muneyuki must admit that the period from losing Sister Mikoto to awakening his Inner World ability—that is, the years from his third year of high school to his senior year of university—he was in a very awkward state; his personality was difficult to get along with, and he was quite stubborn, causing quite a bit of trouble back then.

But at the time, Uesugi Muneyuki held an attitude of "it doesn't matter anyway"; in his view, this world wasn't real, so he might as well just live recklessly—could he really think of himself as that important?

Forget it, the Qing Dynasty has already fallen! And Sister Mikoto has left him too!

It wasn't until he accidentally awakened his Inner World ability that Uesugi Muneyuki gradually regained a sense of immersion; in fact, looking back at his behavior during that time, Uesugi Muneyuki felt a bit ashamed.

Humans are not sages, so who can avoid mistakes? A person's essence is ultimately an integration of countless social relationships. Although Uesugi Muneyuki also values order and justice, if he asks his heart, if his grandfather had really died on the spot because of that degenerate from the Kii Tokugawa Clan, and he himself possessed Inner World abilities, it would be very difficult for him not to have other thoughts.

Regarding Professor Zaizen's matter, as the lead Forensic Pathologist for the dissection of Sasaki Yohei, he is duty-bound; and from a medical perspective, Professor Zaizen did not misdiagnose—he had already reached the limits of humanity, so he should not be blamed.

However, it was also he who was extremely arrogant beforehand, inducing or even forcing the patient to undergo surgery directly, and afterwards, altering medical records, finding ways to make all those in the know shut up, using his influence to deny the deceased's family a chance to appeal, and engaging in academic monopoly.

"What's wrong, legendary master Forensic Pathologist, are you stuck on morality?" Nakado from the Forensics Division, seeing Uesugi Muneyuki's expression, couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark: "Aren't you known as the Metropolitan Police Department's final trump card? Don't you claim to be the embodiment of justice? How come you're hesitating when it involves your own interests?"

"This isn't a matter of interest, you guy!" Uesugi Muneyuki said coldly: "If it were a medical issue, there is no doubt it was a misdiagnosis, then I would certainly testify in court, but... just as we discussed, Professor Zaizen's diagnosis was not problematic. Then this matter rises from the medical level to the legal and moral levels, and in these areas, there are police, prosecutors, lawyers, and courts, while I am just a Forensic Pathologist; I should not participate in these."

"Heh, you're right." Nakado Kei still admitted Uesugi Muneyuki's view with a hint of mockery: "However, you have already been dragged in."

"The moment Professor Higashi's daughter came to find you, you were already dragged into the struggle between Professor Higashi and Professor Zaizen, and according to what you said, Professor Zaizen changed the medical records, right?" Nakado Kei crossed his arms and sneered: "It's the same here and there. Guess, Forensic Examiner Uesugi, if the hospital dares to change medical records, do they dare to change your report?"

Uesugi Muneyuki narrowed his eyes; this was exactly what he was most worried about.

It was no longer a question of whether he wanted to take a side, but that the hospital had definitely tied him to their camp as well.

"I think, why don't you go ask Professor Okochi, Uesugi." Ishihara Mikoto was also worried: "Professor Okochi performed the dissection with you; he is a Hall-Upright Person who has received the Emperor's Award and is qualified to be seated in the Seiryo Palace. Perhaps he can help you."

"Heh, don't forget, my grandfather is also a Hall-Upright Person who has received the Emperor's Award and is qualified to be seated in the Seiryo Palace." Uesugi Muneyuki scoffed, but he nodded: "Thanks, Nakado-san, I'll treat you to barbecue next time."

If it were before, he might have been a bit afraid of Professor Zaizen, but now... his social influence and social resources were no weaker than Zaizen's; only Zaizen's adoptive father, Zaizen Mataichi, as Vice President of the Kanto Medical Association, posed a bit of a threat.

But it's not like I don't have resources behind me.

"Then I want to eat at Jojoen." Nakado Kei said casually, then grabbed a clean shroud to cover his face and fell asleep: "And the thirty-thousand-yen set menu."

"This guy is slacking off again." Ishihara Mikoto said indignantly: "He loves to hide in the dissection room and sleep when he has nothing to do. A salary thief!"

"Alright, him liking to slack off is his business; we're going to the hospital now." Uesugi Muneyuki signaled to ignore that for now.

The arrival of Higashi Saeko reminded him of one thing.

If the affiliated hospital could change a patient's medical records, did they also secretly change Uesugi Muneyuki's pathological autopsy report?

Returning to the Special Mission Unit, sure enough, Minami did not approve of Uesugi Muneyuki's decision.

She felt that Uesugi Muneyuki should directly refuse to participate in this matter, but upon hearing that the Medical and Dental University affiliated hospital might have already changed Uesugi Muneyuki's pathology report, Minami's attitude changed immediately: "Do you need me to find my father?"

"No need, this is a matter for the medical world, let the medical world solve it." Uesugi Muneyuki signaled Eirina not to follow, and he returned to the hospital with Sister Mikoto.

"Bad luck!" On the way, Ishihara Mikoto was driving, and she heard Uesugi Muneyuki grumbling in the back seat: "Recently, it's really been something—the Yokohama Case at the Metropolitan Police Department, the God's Hand program at Fuji TV, something happened at my brother's wedding, and then something happened at the hospital! Why is everything so against me lately? Should I go to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu to pay respects to the Hachiman Great Bodhisattva?"

"So what exactly happened at the wedding yesterday?" Ishihara Mikoto didn't understand at all.

"You weren't there last night; I hit someone." Uesugi Muneyuki said with a dark face: "My brother's wedding was going fine, but then the Kii Tokugawa Clan's..."

Uesugi Muneyuki told Sister Mikoto about the degenerate causing a scene at the wedding.

"Then you shouldn't have hit anyone, Uesugi-kun..." Mikoto's first reaction upon hearing this wasn't surprise or amusement, but worry: "You have a high status now, you're a prominent figure, and you're doing things that offend people. There are so many eyes on you; if someone uses this against you, you'll be in trouble!"

"If there's trouble, I'll have to deal with it then." Uesugi Muneyuki didn't say much and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, how is the mother-daughter relationship between you and Asuka going?"

"Uh, just like that." Ishihara Mikoto thought, Uesugi, you can't fall; if you fall, what am I supposed to do? Sister can only rely on you now: "Asuka is a bit resistant to me, and she usually avoids me."

"Interact more, it will get better with more interaction." Uesugi Muneyuki laughed: "Later, I'll need you to represent Asuka's guardian at the parent-teacher meeting!"

"Huh?!" Mikoto was stunned by Uesugi Muneyuki's words: "Parent-teacher meeting? Me?"

"Otherwise? You are Asuka's only guardian." Uesugi Muneyuki thought, a 31-year-old mother, a 16-year-old daughter, uh, the legal marriage age in Japan seems to be 16, that's a bit off: "So interact more, get familiar, don't be too distant and get exposed. I allow you to come to Sakata Bridge more often."

"But I don't want to go." Ishihara Mikoto rolled her eyes: "Are you trying to get me familiar with Asuka? You're just lusting after sister's body, you're despicable!"

The Forensic Beauty really didn't want to enter Uesugi Muneyuki's private life; keeping their current relationship as meal-ticket, work-ID, and friend was fine. She didn't want to marry Uesugi Muneyuki years ago, and it was the same years later.

"…………" Uesugi Muneyuki was speechless. He thought, why are the women around him like this? Whether it's Senior Mai, Master Eirina, or Sister Mikoto, none of them want to marry him, and they are very explicitly resistant.

It seems that among the women around him, the only one who wants to marry him is the young lady Minami.

Strange.

The Medical and Dental University affiliated hospital was not far from Sakuradamon.

Uesugi Muneyuki arrived quickly.

The Medical and Dental University was not prepared for Uesugi Muneyuki's sudden return. When he appeared at the Medical Affairs Bureau and demanded to see his pathological autopsy report, sure enough, the Department Director could only say: "That, the report is not with us right now."

"Not with you at the Medical Affairs Bureau? Are you kidding me?!" Uesugi Muneyuki shouted angrily: "The second trial is about to begin, and you don't have the pathology report in the Medical Affairs Bureau? Do you expect me to see it only when I go to court?"

"Where exactly is Sasaki Yohei's report?" Uesugi Muneyuki saw that the Medical Affairs Bureau stopped acting, and thought, as expected!

The Medical and Dental University secretly altered his pathology report!

"It's... it's, it's at the First Surgery Department!" Over the past two years, Uesugi Muneyuki's prestige had grown, and the Medical Affairs Bureau dared not refuse to answer.

So Uesugi Muneyuki took Ishihara Mikoto to the First Surgery Department and obtained his pathological autopsy report.

Opening it, he saw that in the pathological autopsy report he had written, the conclusion regarding the lung lesion had indeed been changed to: "Cause of death was respiratory failure caused by postoperative metastasis; preoperative CT showed lung inflammation due to long-term smoking, no signs of metastasis were observed."

"Damn it!" Uesugi Muneyuki slammed the table in anger.

Damn it!

He had been careless. If Professor Higashi's daughter hadn't come to him personally, Uesugi Muneyuki, focused on Metropolitan Police Department affairs, would never have imagined that the Medical and Dental University had secretly changed his autopsy report!

This hospital... not only wanted to suppress this matter, but also wanted to make him take the blame, and then use his name to pressure the District Public Prosecutors Office, the court, and the parties involved!

A good plan.

"This is too much!" Sister Mikoto had clearly seen such things before; she appeared much calmer than Uesugi Muneyuki: "Uesugi, don't get excited, let's go find the director now..."

"Finding the director is useless." Uesugi Muneyuki gripped the altered report tightly, his brow furrowed: "It is highly likely that the report was changed under the instruction of Director Ukai. Think about it, Sister Mikoto, if the director hadn't nodded and granted permission, how could the First Surgery Department modify an autopsy report that had already been filed into the ledger?"

"We're going to find Professor Okochi."

Uesugi Muneyuki was very rational at this moment; he knew that going to Director Ukai now would yield no results.

Five minutes later, Forensic Pathology Department.

"So that's how it is." Professor Okochi sat quietly behind his desk. He was unhurried, neither happy nor sad, just frowning; clearly, he was already used to such things: "I know about this matter. Uesugi-kun, you go back to the Metropolitan Police Department."

"Professor?"

"Leave this matter to me. I will rewrite the Pathological Autopsy report, and this time, I will sign it." Professor Okochi took off his reading glasses and looked at his student before him: "I am retiring in a few years anyway, and you are still young; you shouldn't stop here, so let me handle it. Rest assured, Ukai and the others cannot touch me yet."

"Professor!" Uesugi Muneyuki had not expected Professor Okochi to say such a thing: "This isn't a simple matter of falsification; this is a crime!"

"I know." Professor Okochi was very calm: "I have been a doctor for fifty years; how could I have seen so little of this kind of thing? Do not get involved, otherwise... Uesugi-kun, you know nothing of the dark side of the medical world."

"This matter regarding Sasaki isn't even a big deal; in essence, this is just an internal struggle within the hospital."

"At the Metropolitan Police Department, you are already doing work that offends people; if you offend people in the medical world as well..." Professor Okochi closed his eyes and revealed a warm smile: "I will be responsible for testifying in court; don't worry about anything else."

"Your battlefield is not here."

"This is my battlefield."

(End of chapter)