"Amnesia?!"
Although she had suspected it, Teresa's voice still rose when she received confirmation. Instinctively, she refused to believe the answer.
"Could he be faking it?"
Teresa asked.
"Chief, please have some faith in my professional competence and ethics!"
The doctor before her looked distinctly displeased by her question.
Under her insistence, however, he finally had to explain. "The patient has a very rare case of total amnesia. He has even forgotten his name, address, and background... Put simply, if he were faking it, he couldn't have shown no reaction to the famous people and events you suddenly asked him about."
"Although he hasn't lost his ability to function, his mind is now as blank as a baby's."
That was the doctor's assessment of Qin Ran.
The police chief frowned.
Remembering Qin Ran's bewildered expression when she had abruptly questioned him during the doctor's examination, she had to accept the diagnosis, however reluctant she was: amnesia.
"Is there any chance he'll recover?"
"In the short term!"
The police chief stressed.
"Impossible!"
"Although recovery is possible, don't even think about it happening anytime soon-the patient suffered a certain degree of impact to his head, then witnessed that horrific scene. He'll need a long time to regain his peace of mind. And I don't recommend treating this patient as a criminal, Chief..."
The police chief had no interest in listening any further.
She waved the doctor off and headed toward Qin Ran's intensive care room.
"This is a hospital!"
"You should listen to my advice!"
Her attitude infuriated the doctor.
"It's advice, not an order."
With that flat reply, the police chief entered the room without looking back.
Qin Ran was still handcuffed to the bed.
His Perception had allowed him to hear their conversation clearly. He knew he was safe for