The tall Western woman had permed, shoulder-length blonde hair, blue-tinged eyes, and full lips painted with vivid red lipstick. Beneath her black women's suit was a white shirt, her chest rising prominently beneath it. She looked dazzling.
A foreign woman as beautiful as a model or actress was actually a police officer in this Asian island nation.
"And from the Public Security Bureau, at that?"
If hospital staff had pushed the door open and walked straight in without knocking, Professor Nor iuchi would certainly have given them a furious dressing-down. But as these uninvited visitors identified themselves, he could not help frowning.
Professor Nor iuchi's first reaction was to suspect a prank, but after taking the police ID and repeatedly inspecting the rising sun emblem on it to confirm it was genuine, he finally spoke.
"May I ask what you would like to discuss with me, Miss Grace of the Public Security Bureau?"
Why would people from the Metropolitan Police Department suddenly visit him? Had his acceptance of bribes from pharmaceutical companies come to light?
But such trivial matters were commonplace in this country. At worst, he would get a slap on the wrist. It hardly warranted the Metropolitan Police Department's involvement, much less the Public Security Bureau's.
The appearance of the Public Security Bureau, an intelligence agency, at a hospital was quite conspicuous.
"It's about the Ghost Doctor!"
The blonde woman surveyed the mess strewn across the office floor, raised her head, and got straight to the point.
Professor Nor iuchi's expression changed, and his eyes fixed on the blonde policewoman.
Had this matter leaked so quickly?!
On reflection, it was hardly surprising. After all, the doctors and nurses at the Medical University Affiliated Hospital were merely ordinary people, not public employees of an agency handling classified information. They