I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 134 and 136: Corpse Party

This tall, slender woman had shoulder-length blonde hair styled in curls, blue eyes, and full lips painted with bright red lipstick. Underneath her black women's suit was a white blouse, her chest prominently displayed, making her look radiant.

This beautiful foreign woman, who looks like a model or actress, is actually a police officer in this Asian island nation.

"And it's the Ministry of Public Security?"

If it had been hospital staff who had barged in without knocking, Professor Nei would have given them a good dressing down. But seeing these uninvited guests announce their affiliation, Professor Nei couldn't help but frown.

Professor Zene's first reaction was that it was a prank, but after taking the police ID and checking the Rising Sun emblem on it repeatedly to confirm that it was genuine, he finally asked.

"I wonder what Ms. Grace from the Ministry of Public Security wants to know from me?"

Why would the Metropolitan Police Department suddenly visit him? Could it be that his bribery of the pharmaceutical company has been exposed?

But such trivial matters are commonplace in this country. At worst, they'll just be punished with a slap on the wrist. It's not like the Metropolitan Police Department would need to get involved, let alone the Ministry of Public Security.

The presence of the Ministry of Public Security, an intelligence agency, in a hospital is quite conspicuous.

"It's about the ghost doctor!"

The blonde woman glanced at the mess on the office floor, looked up, and got straight to the point.

Professor Zene's expression changed, and he stared at the blonde policewoman.

This was leaked so quickly?!

Thinking about it carefully, this is not surprising. After all, the doctors and nurses at the affiliated hospital of the medical university are just ordinary people, not public officials from classified agencies. They have not received any training in confidentiality and do not have this awareness.

Not to mention that the Ghost Doctor has already performed three surgeries, and the patients and their families who witnessed him have no obligation to keep the hospital's secret.

Even though the hospital administration had issued a gag order, dozens of people had witnessed the incident firsthand, and countless others had heard about it. It was impossible for the hospital to keep the secret of the "ghost doctor" completely hidden.

Professor Zenai was originally planning to strengthen security measures to delay the exposure as much as possible and gain as much benefit as possible, but he did not expect that the Metropolitan Police Department would come knocking on his door just a few days later.

The situation seems to be slipping out of Professor Zene's control.

If the Metropolitan Police Department takes over, he won't be able to profit from it anymore.

"This matter is actually a rumor, just a case of misinformation spreading. How could it have alarmed the Ministry of Public Security?"

Professor Zene was still trying to brush it off at this point.

"Professor Zene, please cooperate with our Ministry of Public Security! Now that we've come to your door, we're confident we can verify the authenticity of the intelligence." Grace walked to the desk, placed her hands on it, and said sharply.

"Oh, is that so?"

As the Dean of Medicine at the medical university, Professor Zene had dealt with many powerful figures in the hospital and university. He had even performed surgery on a former cabinet minister. He had a wide network of connections and considered himself a member of high society.

Therefore, when faced with Grace's questioning, he did not act as restless or timid as an ordinary citizen.

"The details of this matter are actually very complicated, involving many things. You asked me what happened, but I'm not quite sure either. Even our hospital doesn't know what's going on, so how can we cooperate with your Metropolitan Police Department?" Professor Noriuchi spoke in a bureaucratic tone with practiced ease.

Seeing Professor Zene's reluctance, his procrastination, and even his apparent intention to passively resist, Grace's eyes flashed with anger. She then turned around and gracefully sat down on the guest sofa in the office.

"Investigator, please wait a moment."

Grace beckoned a man in a black suit over, whispered a few words in his ear, and then the man in the black suit quickly walked out of the office.

"Miss Grace, I still have to make my rounds. If there's nothing else, shouldn't you...?"

A few minutes later, Professor Zene was about to ask him to leave when his phone suddenly rang.

Professor Zene glanced at his phone casually, and upon seeing the contact person, his expression immediately became obsequious. He held the phone to his ear with both hands to answer the call.

"Hi, hi!"

Although there was no one opposite him, Professor Zene bowed and scraped repeatedly.

"Understood, Principal. I will cooperate fully! Yes!"

"Miss Grace, we've been waiting for you from the Metropolitan Police Department. The ghost doctor incident has caused panic in our hospital, and I was about to call the police. I didn't expect the Metropolitan Police Department to be so responsible and conscientious, coming uninvited."

Professor Zene put down his phone, looked at Grace, and smiled broadly, his old face blooming like a chrysanthemum.

"Please feel free to tell me if there's anything I can do to help you!"

Grace gave a mocking smile, then said without any politeness:

"Professor Zene, your hospital has installed a new power storage monitoring system on the thirteenth floor, which is unaffected by power outages. We need all the surveillance video. Also, please provide us with the medical records and latest test reports of the patients who were treated by the ghost doctor."

"No problem, I'll call right away."

Professor Zenai couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead. He hadn't expected that the Metropolitan Police Department would even know about the new surveillance system. They were so knowledgeable about it, it seemed they had been prepared for this for a long time.

He had previously tried to keep the Metropolitan Police Department out; he was simply bewitched.

"There's one more thing. We need to investigate your hospital morgue."

"Of course, I'll inform the security office about this as well." Professor Zenai readily agreed, then asked curiously:

"What kind of investigation were you conducting at the morgue? Was it also related to the Ghost Doctor incident?"

"Professor Zene, as the Minister of Medicine, don't you know what happened in the morgue?" Grace asked with a subtle expression.

"What happened?" Professor Zene asked, bewildered.

"It's nothing. Thank you, Professor Zene, for cooperating with our Ministry of Public Security's work."

Grace stood up and walked out of the minister's office.

Stepping outside, she glanced at the office door, her bright face revealing undisguised contempt:

"This Minister of Medicine is a complete waste. He reeks of decay. If such a person could be appointed as Minister of Medicine, this country must be seriously ill."

The men in black suits behind him kept their eyes down, seemingly oblivious to what they had heard.

This is criticism from foreigners; how can they refute it?

Since the Fifth Division of the Public Security Bureau was wiped out by the superhumans, the United States has become increasingly aggressive, airlifting another group of foreigners. Although they are nominally the Fifth Division, the Metropolitan Police Department has no jurisdiction over them.

The blonde woman strode briskly down the corridor, her long legs carrying her well, while the men in black suits quickly followed behind.

The group took the elevator down to the morgue on the second basement floor of the hospital.

Grace glanced around the deserted morgue:

"Is this the morgue where the private investigator's statement mentioned hosting the Corpse Party?"

(End of this chapter)