St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, Director's Office.
Scrimgeour appeared before the hospital director once more, his expression grave and carrying an unquestionable urgency.
"Director, I understand and respect medical confidentiality and certain families' traditions, but the lead I am pursuing may be directly connected to the Gringotts incident."
He wasted no words and went straight to the point. "I need information on someone: Aiden Selwyn."
The director's expression changed drastically. His eyes held caution and concern, as well as fear of the Selwyn Family's influence.
After a moment, he sighed and lowered his voice as much as possible. "Director Scrimgeour, I do not know much. Truly. About three years ago, Aiden suffered a serious accident."
"It did not happen at the hospital, but elsewhere. Even his family has been extremely secretive about the details. Afterward, Aiden never returned to work. His resignation letter was sent by owl, written in simple terms. It only said that he could not continue his duties due to personal health reasons. He never showed himself throughout the entire process."
Scrimgeour stared straight into his eyes. "What kind of accident would make a top Healer leave completely without even showing his face? Did you not try to contact him?"
The director gave a helpless, bitter smile. "We tried to visit him, but the Selwyn Family politely turned us away every time. They stressed that it was an internal family matter, that Aiden needed to recuperate, and that he did not wish to be disturbed."
Scrimgeour pressed on. "Then did the hospital retain any emergency records of that accident, or even the simplest description of his symptoms?"
The director shook his head. "There are no official records. You understand the Selwyn Family's influence."
A serious accident had caused a gifted Healer to resign mysteriously,