Jiang Xia looked at the package sent by Shirley, taking a second to express his gratitude inwardly.
Then he skillfully returned it.
The delivery guy came with the package and left with it just as it was.
...
Having dealt with the visitor, Jiang Xia picked up his jacket, originally intending to continue to the Detective Agency.
But after a moment's thought, he put the jacket back down.
Jiang Xia turned and went into the study, walked to the bookshelf, and found an old medical record.
Mentioning Shirley inevitably reminded him of health supplements.
Thinking of medicine led to thinking of the Hospital.
And thinking of the Hospital...
He couldn't help but think of his attending physician—Kyosuke Kazato.
When Jiang Xia first transmigrated and was still lying in the Hospital, he recognized him—this refined doctor seemed to be a minor boss.
Kyosuke Kazato was once a surgical genius.
However, during an operation, his hand was cut by a colleague, preventing him from holding a scalpel, so he was forced to transfer to the psychotherapeutic department.
A year ago, Kyosuke Kazato suddenly learned that his colleague had deliberately cut his hand back then.
In a fit of rage, he killed that colleague and disguised the scene as a suicide, successfully deceiving the police.
...
A year ago, when Jiang Xia was hospitalized, he heard that his attending physician was Kyosuke Kazato, so he cooperated fully with the treatment, hoping to pick up a ghost amidst the chaos.
However, just like everyone else he had met since coming to this world—Kyosuke Kazato had no ghosts or killing intent around him.
Jiang Xia was instantly disappointed.
So after being discharged, he never went back for a follow-up visit.
But now...
...
Jiang Xia flipped through the old medical record, recalling what happened yesterday.
After the world changed, even people who died five years ago could turn into Shikigami.
So, on Kyosuke Kazato...
Maybe there could be more to gain?
Jiang Xia thought for a moment, feeling a bit tempted—he was idle anyway, so why not try going to the Hospital?
...
Soon, he opened his computer and logged into an infrequently used email account.
Although Jiang Xia had been avoiding appointments.
At the same time, Shirley might have felt that Jiang Xia's parents lost their lives saving her a year ago, and Jiang Xia's subsequent hospitalization was directly related to that incident—therefore, she had been persistently helping Jiang Xia make appointments.
And the Hospital where Kyosuke Kazato worked would send patients their appointment date and precautions for visiting the Hospital a week before the scheduled time.
Jiang Xia opened his email, his gaze sweeping past a large number of advertisements before stopping on an email starting with 'Mihana Yakushino Hospital'.
A quick glance showed that the appointment date was exactly today.
...A miraculous and convenient coincidence.
He felt that ever since he could pick up ghosts, his 'European Emperor' luck seemed to be quietly reviving.
Jiang Xia stood up in a good mood, picked up his jacket, and quickly headed out.
...
On the way, Jiang Xia's phone buzzed.
He tapped it open and found that Amuro Tooru had sent another part-time job.
This time, it was to work as a general helper at an izakaya.
Jiang Xia sympathized with the boss's busy life.
Then he decisively asked for leave and flaked on him.
Dr. Kazato was a renowned physician, and his appointments were fully booked; missing this one might mean not getting an appointment for a month.
Although he could also follow Dr. Kazato after he got off work and 'communicate' with him by putting a sack over his head...
But picking up ghosts wasn't entirely physical labor.
Sometimes, adopting the right method could yield twice the results with half the effort.
Since there was a rare opportunity for peaceful communication with the target, he naturally couldn't let it go.
...
After arriving at Mihana Yakushino Hospital and entering the consultation room.
Jiang Xia's gaze lingered slightly on Dr. Kazato's lower leg.
Then, with a hint of surprise, he found that a Shikigami was indeed clinging there.
Even more gratifying was that high-quality killing intent was actually entwined around Kyosuke Kazato.
—It smelled exactly like hot pot.
And it was Jiang Xia's favorite mushroom soup base.
Jiang Xia's eyes lit up slightly, he took a gentle breath, managed his expression, and sat down with a slight bow.
...
A year ago, after Kyosuke Kazato killed his colleague, he successfully disguised the murder as a suicide, escaping the law.
But good times didn't last.
Due to the persistence of the victim's family, that case was about to be reopened for investigation.
And one of the police officers in the investigation team happened to be Kyosuke Kazato's patient now.
During the treatment, Kyosuke Kazato heard about this, and he worried that his murder would be exposed, so he decided to act first, kill all the police officers in the investigation team, and then frame someone else.
Jiang Xia recalled this and secretly counted the police officers targeted by Kyosuke Kazato.
...There were quite a few.
No wonder there was so much killing intent, and it smelled so wonderful.
.........
In the consultation room.
Kyosuke Kazato maintained a gentle expression and chatted with Jiang Xia, who also looked gentle at first glance.
However, the more he talked, the more he felt a chill down his spine.
As a keen psychotherapist, Kyosuke Kazato instinctively felt that the problem lay with Jiang Xia.
He certainly didn't think in terms of the supernatural.
Instead, he thought of some cases where patients would suddenly become violent and injure others.
"..." Dr. Kazato then pretended to reach for a water glass, using this action to subtly move a little behind his desk.
At the same time, he glanced at the drawer out of the corner of his eye.
Thinking of the stun gun, tranquilizer gun, and police pepper spray inside...
He felt much more at ease.
Furthermore, Kyosuke Kazato even had a real gun hidden in his bag.
—He had been a famous doctor for many years and had extensive connections, so getting these things was not difficult.
...
Having confirmed his weapons, he felt more confident.
When Kyosuke Kazato looked at Jiang Xia again, he resumed his benevolent doctor persona and began the consultation.
Jiang Xia, sitting beside him, always felt as if a pot of steaming soup base was bubbling in front of him.
He occasionally exchanged a few words with Kyosuke Kazato, secretly pondering.
—To get these fragrant and delicious killing intents, Kyosuke Kazato must not succeed in killing anyone. Otherwise, once he succeeds, the killing intent will be internally consumed.
But correspondingly, after Kyosuke Kazato succeeds, the Shikigami on his leg will increase.
...Killing intent or Shikigami, for a Spiritual Medium, it's always a troublesome question. And there's no 'want it all' option.
...
Across from him, Kyosuke Kazato noticed the patient's inattentiveness.
He chatted for a while, feeling that the effect wasn't very good, so he wrote a referral slip and told Jiang Xia to go for a physical examination first.
...
Jiang Xia, holding the examination slip, walked out of the consultation room, not intending to return.
He had generally figured out Kyosuke Kazato's situation.
The next part would be free choice time. No need to look back at the prompt.
...
Jiang Xia walked along the Hospital corridor for a while, his thoughts gradually becoming clearer.
In this world, homicides are frequent, and dead people are not uncommon.
Currently, there aren't too many cases, but this might be because Conan had only just become Conan and hadn't fully awakened yet.
After a while, there would be serial murders everywhere, and Shikigami wouldn't be hard to pick up.
In comparison, rare flavors of killing intent were not encountered every time.
Jiang Xia felt that as a mature Spiritual Medium, he should look further ahead.
...It had nothing to do with hot pot or not hot pot; the main thing was to consider the bigger picture.
So this time, he wanted killing intent.
...
After seeing Dr. Kazato, Jiang Xia felt much more relaxed.
He walked down the Hospital stairs, and inadvertently, he looked down and saw several familiar people coming up from below.
—Mouri Ran, Mouri Kogoro, an unfamiliar doctor holding a pot of morning glories... and of course, the ever-present Conan.
Jiang Xia's footsteps paused, and his gaze lingered on them, slightly brightening.
He remembered that when Conan and the Mouri father-daughter duo were together, cases were very likely to occur.
...
The four people going upstairs turned the corner, looked up, saw Jiang Xia, and all stopped.
Conan looked at Jiang Xia, then at the sign at the stairwell.
He found that the floor Jiang Xia was coming down from had Pediatrics, Pediatric Surgery, ENT, and...
Psychotherapy.
Conan was startled.
He hadn't expected to see Jiang Xia at the Hospital, especially this kind of Jiang Xia, walking alone and voluntarily seeking medical attention.
"..." The neighbor who never went to the Hospital actually agreed to accept treatment voluntarily?
Conan's fingers moved, subconsciously wanting to pull out his phone to tell Dr. Agasa the good news.
As far as he knew, Dr. Agasa had been worried about this for a long time, almost to the point of making a psychotherapist robot and throwing it into Jiang Xia's yard in the middle of the night.
However, before Conan could announce the good news, his gaze inadvertently shifted, and he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
—The paper in Jiang Xia's hand, casually folded a few times, seemed to be an uncompleted physical examination form.
If he remembered correctly, all the physical examination departments were upstairs.
But now, Jiang Xia was clearly heading downstairs.
Conan: "..."
This was clearly not a proper medical visit.
He was obviously trying to run away.
He silently turned his head and looked at Mouri Ran, sending a hint.
He wondered if Mouri Ran's combat power was enough to catch him and bring him back for the physical examination.
If not, adding Mouri Kogoro should be enough... right?
...
However, unfortunately, Mouri Ran and Mouri Kogoro were clearly not as skilled at observation as Conan.
Neither of them received Conan's 'complaint signal'.
Just as Conan took a deep breath, intending to shout, "How strange! Is Brother Jiang Xia going for a physical examination?"
From the top of the stairs, Jiang Xia spoke first.
He casually put the examination form into his pocket, looked at the doctor accompanying the main characters, and asked, "What are you holding...?"
...
The doctor was holding a pot of vibrant morning glories.
Jiang Xia, of course, recognized this flower.
He asked that only to make conversation.
—Meeting Conan and Mouri Kogoro basically meant he could stumble upon a case.
And then get killing intent or Shikigami.
For a Spiritual Medium, it was hard not to be tempted.
Jiang Xia: "..." I need to find a way to join them...