One Bed Missing from the Hospital Fire

"Nobody touch the chest door."

Luo landed on the deck of the Polar Tang. The ROOM had not been retrieved, and the surrounding medical equipment had been moved to the sides of the crates.

Chopper observes the location of the frost through the screen.

"Check the power supply first. The temperature is rising since the box was taken out of the water."

Bepo crouched down at the back, looking for the interface.

"There's a pipe here, connected to an enemy boat!"

What would happen if we cut it off?

"I don't know, Captain."

Luo handed over the scalpel.

"Then don't cut it."

The Fake Marine was escorted onto the Polar Tang by Drake. As soon as his knees touched the deck, he glanced at the Medical Kit.

Luo caught the movement.

"You've seen it."

"No."

"It came out of your boat, and you say you haven't seen it before?"

"We are only responsible for transportation."

"From where to where?"

"Delivery to Enies Lobby, destination unknown."

Drake pulled open his cloak, revealing a handover card sewn inside.

[North Blue Third Medical Warehouse]

[Transfer Subject: Observation bed number 17]

[Remaining power supply: six hours]

Chopper quickly asked, "How long has it been in transit?"

Two hours.

Four hours left.

Luo turned towards Bepo.

"Contact the ship's doctor and free up the low-temperature room."

There's another box of fish in the warehouse.

"Throw it out."

That's tonight's dinner.

"Throw it away first."

Bepo ran towards the hatch, but after a few steps, he turned back.

"Captain, the temperature in the low-temperature chamber isn't this low."

"I'll keep things in order."

Chopper shook his head.

"We can't rely on the existing power source indefinitely. We need to conduct further checks and find an external power supply."

Sengoku, they established contact with nearby Marine Branches.

"There's an old refrigeration unit at North Blue's Seventh Pier; I've asked them to send it over."

Luo did not agree.

Who brought it?

"Local branch."

"Give me the list."

"You doubt the Navy?"

"There are more than twenty men in navy uniforms right in front of me, what do you think?"

Sengoku announced the names of the branch leader and the accompanying military doctor, and then had Akainu verify them using the headquarters' route.

Drake nodded after listening.

"The branch manager at Pier Seven is trustworthy; he's supplied SWORD with provisions."

Only then did Bepo to change course.

Thick frost covered the observation window of the Medical Kit, revealing only a corner of a yellowed pillowcase.

Luo placed his hand beside the glass but didn't press it against it.

"This bed belongs to the hospital."

Chopper asked, "You recognize him?"

"There's a swallow sewn onto the edge of the pillowcase. My mother taught the nurses how to sew it; each child in the hospital gets one."

Why sew swallows?

She said that once she recovered, she could fly away.

After Luo finished speaking, he turned to look at the controller.

Vegapunk has already removed the stored logs.

"This box was not originally intended for long-term hibernation, but only for short-distance cryogenic transport. It has since been modified fourteen times."

Who changed it?

"The first few times they didn't have names, but after the seventh time, the Science Unit's identification number appeared."

Caesar's name popped up.

Chopper slammed his hand on the table.

"It's him again!"

Luo asked, "What did he do with the box?"

"Prolong the duration of hypothermia, inject cell metabolism inhibitors, and periodically extract blood and bone marrow."

Is the person still alive?

Vegapunk did not answer immediately.

"I want to see the vital signs monitoring."

"The log has been deleted."

"Open an existing record."

A discontinuous body temperature curve appeared on the screen.

Over the past sixteen years, the temperature inside the chamber has risen nine times.

A faint heartbeat could be detected during each recovery period.

The last test was three days ago.

[Life responses exist]

Bepo ran out of the hatch carrying a roll of thermal blanket.

"Captain, is she still alive?"

Luo did not respond; the scalpel remained on the instrument tray for a few seconds.

"Chopper, can Amber Lead Syndrome live for sixteen years in this condition?"

"It won't work under normal circumstances."

"Don't beat around the bush."

"Lower temperatures can reduce Amber Lead toxicity, but inhibitors can also harm the body; I need to see the patient to know."

How old is she now?

"Physical development may have stopped when they were placed in the incubator."

Luo looked towards the observation window.

Lami was six years old when he was admitted to the hospital.

The last time he saw his sister, she was lying in a hospital bed, asking her brother when he would come back.

Luo said he would bring the medicine back with him.

After that day, he never stepped into his home again.

Lin Qi unfolded the transfer records of the White Swallow.

How was this hospital bed removed when the fire broke out?

There was no response from the screen.

Who Receipt the hospital bed?

[No one Receipt]

Who will carry it?

[Unknown]

How many people were alive on board the White Swallow when it left port?

[One]

Luo raised his head.

"Who?"

[No legal status]

Is it Lami?

[Unable to confirm]

Why can't this be confirmed?

[The patient's face was covered with Amber Lead deposits, making identification difficult]

Chopper immediately retorted.

"Amber Lead Syndrome won't completely render someone unrecognizable!"

Luo put Lami's childhood medical records on it.

"Blood type, height, old injuries, dental records—everything matches."

The page refused to verify, stating that the original medical records had been destroyed by the hospital.

"It wasn't burned," Luo said.

"What?"

"My father kept the family's medical records in a metal cabinet under the clinic; that cabinet was fireproof."

How do you know the cabinet is still there?

"I hid inside when I was a child; there's Inner Compartment that leads to the pharmacy."

Vegapunk retrieved images of the hospital ruins recovery.

The government cordoned off the site after the fire and unearthed an iron cabinet from beneath the clinic.

The recycling list says the container is empty.

However, it weighs 320 kilograms.

"There's something in the cabinet," Drake said.

"At least there are medical records."

Where are you now?

"Send it to be incinerated along with hospital waste."

Luo flipped to the burning records.

The number received was one less than the number destroyed.

The destination field is not filled in.

The Fake Marine spoke up, "You can't find it."

Luo looked at him.

You know where it is.

"I've only heard about what happened sixteen years ago."

"Explain."

"Flevance's medical record cabinet was not destroyed; a doctor took it aboard the White Swallow."

Which doctor?

"No name."

"Male or female?"

"Male."

How old are you?

It's not recorded in the log.

Why did he save Lami?

He didn't intend to save her.

The man looked at the Medical Kit.

"The White Swallow's mission was to transport a living child Amber Lead Syndrome for the government to monitor the disease's progression; his role was merely to select the recipient."

The scalpel in Luo's hand fell back onto the instrument tray.

He picked on my sister.

"Lami's condition was the most serious; he was not expected to live more than three days. This is to facilitate a complete record of his death."

Bepo stood to the side, holding a thermal blanket, and didn't move for a long time.

Chopper pushed the screen closer.

She lived for sixteen years.

The Fake Marine said, "So the observation hasn't ended yet."

Sengoku asked, "Where is that doctor now?"

"Dead."

Where is the evidence?

"He refused to hand over his medical records to the government, White Swallow on the seventh day at sea, he jumped off the deck."

Luo opened the crew list of the White Swallow.

Everyone's identity is listed as unknown.

There is a note at the very end of the list.

[The ship's doctor changed the bed label to "deceased" status before disembarking, but this was not confirmed.]

"He didn't want the government to declare her dead," Chopper said.

Luo continued scrolling down.

The doctor left a very short handover instruction.

If the patient wakes up, please tell her that her brother did not abandon her.

Following this sentence was the stamp of the Trafalgar family clinic.

Luo raised his hand and put the entire record into the room.

"This is my father's seal."

Sengoku asked, "Which doctor knows your father?"

"Even doctors in clinics can use it."

Do you remember them?

"Remember."

Luo retrieved paper and pen from the cabin and wrote down the names of seven people.

The system verifies each item individually.

The first six all died in the Flevance' mopping-up operation.

The seventh person died outside the city.

[Pediatrician Wolf, Flevance Third Hospital]

[Location of death: North Blue White Swallow shipping route]

[Body not found]

Chopper asked, "Did he leave any other records?"

A piece of paper, torn and pieced back together, fell out of the White Swallow's logbook.

The painting depicts the underground passageway of Flevance Hospital.

When Lami's bed was moved to the morgue, the other sixteen beds remained in the underground ward.

There was a sentence written on the back of the drawing.

[A bed is missing from the fire, and sixteen children are missing from the ground.]