Tokyo Psychic

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She frowned her beautiful brows, then looked up and asked her father, "The previous tests and medications, were they really only what I just mentioned?"

The father quickly began to recall the details of taking his daughter to see the doctor, and then explained them to Wu Jianmiao one by one.

As expected of a seasoned office worker, even when flustered and confused, he could still organize his thoughts fluently.

After listening to his explanation, Wu Jianmiao had a better understanding of the situation.

He picked up his phone and made a call without any hesitation. Then, while talking to the voice on the other end, he walked out of the consultation room and returned to the front desk. Next, he took out the entire second drawer.

Akira Kurusu looked at the doctor with some surprise, who was displaying a seasoned skill and efficient style of operation that was completely inconsistent with her young and beautiful appearance.

As Takemi began skillfully preparing the medicine, her father, watching with tense and anxious eyes, brought her hot water to drink...

After doing all this, Takemi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but then looked at Akira Kurusu, who was "meddling" in front of them.

"Come out with me for a moment."

230. Secret Knight's Wonderland

Once outside the omnipresent air conditioning in the consultation room, Wu Jianmiao's expression was no longer as indifferent and calm as before.

Her heels clattered back and forth on the steps, making one dull thud after another.

Having probably made up her mind, she looked at the boy in front of her and said, "Amamiya-kun, you've really caused me a lot of trouble this time."

Akira Kurusu seemed to show no remorse whatsoever, and simply stared intently at Takemi Tae.

"After all, Dr. Takemi really wanted to help her, didn't he?"

She simply sighed, "You should be able to understand, right? The drugs I make can't actually be used openly."

“I know… after all, Dr. Takemi is actually someone with a ‘criminal record’.”

The summer breeze gently lifted the hem of Dr. Takemi's coat, and the bangs on his forehead were blown by the wind past his eyes, which revealed shock and tension.

"Compared to a normal high school student, my initiative and execution skills are probably quite good... so after I got home yesterday, I tried to 'investigate' Dr. Takemi." Akira Kurusu seemed to be no longer going to hide it.

Yesterday evening, after leaving Takemi Internal Medicine Hospital, he took the opportunity to contact Sakura Futaba on the way to help him investigate Takemi Tae's life story—

Undoubtedly, he is a scholar with extremely high attainments in pharmacology.

Although she looks young and her work experience isn't particularly impressive, her talent and aptitude are fully demonstrated by that long list of patent applications.

Futaba Sakura discovered that Takemi Tae had suffered the hatred of patients' families and even the cold stares and isolation of her colleagues because of a major medical accident.

The former medical genius fell to rock bottom in an instant, and all of this seemed to be closely related to her former boss, Dr. Oyamada.

So, following the clues, they began investigating the medical bureau chief...

Akira Kurusu meticulously listed the dirty secrets of "Director Oyamada," and without anyone's explanation, it was clear that the other party was someone who needed to repent.

However, as the phantom thief sorted through the confidential information that Ms. Takemi Tae had stored on his computer, which Sakura Futaba had helped him uncover, he became extremely envious of the drugs whose effects were noted by Takemi Tae.

It's said that there's a very famous novel in a neighboring country called *Water Margin*, and there's a famous line in it. Something like, "Trick him into going up the mountain?" Lai Xixiao vaguely remembers having heard of it before.

Therefore, Akira Kurusu decided to make a decision that went against his principles...

He tricked her into joining the crew (by getting Takemi Mio into the Mind Thieves).

......

Wu Jianmiao sat outside the clinic for half an hour, still unable to figure out why the famous transfer student at her school, who worked part-time as a school nurse, was actually a phantom thief who roamed the night.

Of course she knew about the "Mind Thieves," a group that frequently made headlines online.

However, as a doctor who was once very successful in her career, the scientific education she received from childhood made her instinctively unwilling to believe in these supernatural forces.

But... when she heard Akira Kurusu say with certainty that the medical director would soon repent.

Ms. Takemi, who was forced to resign and retreat to a secluded corner of the Shigenjaya to continue her research on her special medicine, still subconsciously tried to believe Akira Kurusu's words...

Takemi looked at Akira Kurusu, who was idly scrolling through her phone beside her.

There was no way to connect this young man with a superpowered individual who could make evildoers repent spontaneously.

She sighed. "Let's go in together."

After careful calculation, I realized that the time for the drug to take effect was almost up.

Takemi Miyabi pushed open the clinic door, and Kurusu Akira followed her.

Although the way they interacted remained the same as before, maintaining "students' respect for teachers and elders" and "adults' care for patients and students," it seemed that their positions in the conversation had been subtly reversed.

......

The medication is working.

The girl, who had been suffering from illness, was now resting in a chair.

Her father bowed deeply to Takemi Myo with immense gratitude.

Wu Jianmiao just frowned. "It seems to be a particularly rare epidemic... It's understandable that the hospital's initial examination had some oversights."

Then she quickly stopped the middle-aged man opposite her from making an irrational boast—if Akira Kurusu really was a mind thief, then when the director of the medical bureau began to repent, he would definitely apologize to the public and clarify the facts.

Takemi Mio didn't want to leave behind any vulnerable points that could be used against her on the eve of being thrust into the spotlight.

She didn't even want to talk to the other party about the medical expenses.

He left only a few words of medical advice and then told him to take his daughter and leave quickly.

The two thanked the doctor as they left the consultation room.

Soon, only Akira Kurusu and Tae Takemi remained at the Takemi Internal Medicine Hospital.

Wu Jianmiao crossed her arms and looked at the "superpowered person" in front of her, still unable to stop sighing.

After a while, she pointed to the hospital bed opposite her.

"Take off your shirt and lie down there."

"Dr. Takemi isn't planning to test the new drug anymore?"

“I know what you really want. Just lie down. Even if you really are a mind thief, you still have to take my orders in the clinic.” Wu Jianmiao opened a drawer and pulled out a large pile of drugs that enhance various aspects of human performance.

231. The god in charge of tonics in ancient Edo

The hum of the fan occasionally helps a drowsy person wake up slightly from their drowsiness.

Akira Kurusu felt the warmth of Takemi Myo's body emanating from her at close range, and could clearly smell her delicate fragrance. Her soft fingers moved along his back, giving him a subtle, restless feeling.

Takemi asked Kurusu Akira with surprise, "Do you go to the gym often?"

These incredibly well-defined muscles don't look like something you can build casually.

It takes an extremely high amount of exercise combined with a comprehensive diet, and even some medication, to have such a perfect figure at the age of 17 that would make art students drool.

"I've hardly ever been there."

"You must have a very disciplined training regimen, right?"

“Hmm… for a while,” Akira Kurusu said, somewhat puzzled as to why Takemi Tae kept touching his back.

Wu Jianmiao remained silent, but withdrew her hand.

She completely believed Akira Kurusu's self-proclaimed title of "psychic thief".

A 17-year-old high school student with multiple girlfriends and excellent grades, yet his physique is on par with professional athletes... This is something that can't be achieved with just devilish time management; with only 24 hours in a day, only a true superhuman could accomplish such a feat.

Takemi stood up, opened a drawer, and found a glass bottle filled with a pale red, oily liquid.

"It's still a bit hard to believe, but if you really are a superhuman, you should have a high need for combat, right?"

"What is this?" Akira Kurusu could feel the liquid being smeared around his spine, and a cool sensation seeped into his muscles.

"A drug that can speed up the reaction."

"Is it really that amazing?"

Takemi took out a pen from her white coat pocket and tossed it to Akira Kurusu. Seeing that Akira caught the pen easily, she smiled smugly. "It worked, didn't it?"

Surprisingly, Akira Kurusu shook his head, "I can do this without medication."

Takemi's smile vanished.

She tightened the bottle cap and immediately got up to go back to the drawer to search for the bottle.

With a clattering sound, Wu Jianmiao quickly picked up a plastic bottle.

It contained some small white pills.

"This is a highly effective medicine to boost your spirits. I relied on it to stay alert when I was working overtime doing diagnostics. Give it a try."

As she spoke, Takemi Takashi helped fill a disposable paper cup with hot water.

Lai Xixiao took the water glass, swallowed a pill, and then held it in her mouth with hot water.

About five minutes later...

His eyes widened suddenly.

"Are you starting to feel it?"

“That’s right.” The phantom thief’s voice trembled slightly.

Takemi Miyabi then began to pay attention to his expression with some surprise.

Akira Kurusu took a deep breath and then suddenly stood up.

This action startled Takemi Mio.

But what truly caught her off guard was yet to come.

Upon seeing Akira Kurusu clutching her stomach and rushing straight to the bathroom, Takemi was immediately thrown into an unprecedented state of turmoil.

This isn't right... she muttered to herself.

However, since everyone's constitution is different, it may be because some of the ingredients are intolerant or allergenic to Lai Xixiao, which led to diarrhea.

Wu Jianmiao frowned and went to the counter to continue searching.

When the sound of the flushing water rang out, Akira Kurusu left the bathroom with a look of embarrassment...

What comes into view are all sorts of bottles and jars on the table.

"I just researched the ingredients of this stimulant and have identified the components that might be causing your diarrhea..."

"Dr. Takemi, it's probably not related to the medication."

Wu Jianmiao was taken aback. "Then why did you suddenly have diarrhea?"

"He must have eaten breakfast made by his girlfriend this morning—"

"Rin-na? She certainly doesn't look like someone who knows anything about cooking."

“It’s another one.” Akira Kurusu’s expression became even more awkward.

He originally thought that eating just a small bite of Yamada Ryo's eel rice bowl wouldn't cause any problems...

First, ignore the burnt eel; then ignore the excessive soy sauce added to the rice; and finally, ignore the lethal amount of salt and spices.

The moment the spoon scoops up rice and eel meat and stuffs it into my mouth.

The tongue then suffers.

His taste buds were being humiliated, followed by a dull, burning pain in his nerves. He forced himself to swallow the food, his stomach convulsing with the phantom pain in his mind. Finally, he overcame all the difficulties and finished off Yamada Ryo's first attempt at cooking. After a long and winding journey, he arrived at Takemi Internal Medicine Hospital...

The hot water I drank triggered a churning, excruciating pain deep within my abdomen.

Akira Kurusu finally understood why An and Subaru had always been unwilling to cook for themselves before they truly mastered the skill of cooking.

It turns out that even mind thieves can get food poisoning.

......

Wu Jianmiao breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, this special drug is the research and development project she has been putting the most time and energy into recently.

If she really did develop diarrhea so carelessly, she would inevitably feel somewhat frustrated.

She pushed Lai Xixiao back onto the hospital bed and then gave him some special medicine to relieve his gastrointestinal discomfort.

"If I keep eating like this, will I turn into an Astartes?" Akira Kurusu looked at the table full of medicine jars and fell into thought.