Silence reigned in the office for a few seconds; the atmosphere was somewhat stifling.
"I don't think so, or rather, his condition isn't that severe..." Haibara Ai said.
Fukuyama Chiaki nodded. "We haven't diagnosed it either, but his social and ethical cognitive functions show no problems. Even if there is a tendency towards apathy, it's not very serious."
Professor Agasa breathed a sigh of relief. What exactly is the situation? Can you just say it clearly all at once? It's too scary!
"Is there no way to diagnose it?" Conan frowned and pressed, not feeling that Chi Feichi's condition was that serious either. "If not diagnosed, if the problem isn't discovered, then it can't be treated, right?"
"He is inherently a person with high intelligence and strong self-control. Once such a person suffers from mental illness, they are the most difficult type of patient to deal with. I suspect some test results are controlled and directed by him; what I see is what he wants me to see," Fukuyama Chiaki sighed. "Actually, it was my judgment error. Initially, he would communicate his condition with me, like auditory hallucinations. I thought he trusted me, but he was actually still testing me. I didn't express agreement immediately back then, but was eager to correct his concepts, trying to guide and persuade him. Thus, I missed the opportunity to truly understand him and instead made him start guarding against me. He was always working against me in the hospital!"
Professor Agasa broke a sweat. "Working against you? Was Mr. Chi very uncooperative with treatment in the hospital?"
"No, he was very cooperative," Fukuyama Chiaki's jovial expression completely vanished, his face darkening a bit. "He was too cooperative. But he was just figuring out my thoughts to cooperate with me. Later on, he even started reading psychology books!"
Haibara Ai: "..."
Suddenly remembering the pile of psychology books at Chi Feichi's home when she first met him...
"This is my mistake," Fukuyama Chiaki sighed again. "I must take responsibility for this."
"Then is it really okay to let Brother Chi be discharged?" Conan asked. "Won't it be dangerous?"
Chi Feichi, having finished his final checkup, came over just in time to hear Conan say this: "..."
Conan wants to lock him in the hospital?
This brat!
Fukuyama Chiaki thought for a moment. "As of now, Mr. Chi's moral concepts are fine. Moreover, his situation in the hospital wasn't good. If he stayed longer, even if not dangerous before, he would become extremely dangerous. Letting him be discharged is an attempt. Including psychology, I am also happy for him to get in touch with it, hoping he can regulate himself."
Conan: "..."
Haibara Ai: "..."
Professor Agasa: "..."
Okay, so Chi Feichi's discharge wasn't because the doctor thought his condition allowed it, but because the doctor had no choice and felt it would worsen, wanting Chi Feichi to save himself again...
"It seems the effect is very good now. After leaving the hospital, he isn't as repressed as before, and all aspects are recovering. I think it's better for him to be outside the hospital," Fukuyama Chiaki concluded.
Chi Feichi stepped forward. Hearing this conclusion, he was quite satisfied, but...
"Dr. Fukuyama, what did you mean by 'extremely dangerous' just now?"
Fukuyama Chiaki hadn't noticed when Chi Feichi walked over and was startled, involuntarily looking back at the young nurse who had just entered.
The young nurse had been held back by the three children asking about hospital matters and followed Chi Feichi in a step late. Seeing Fukuyama Chiaki looking at her, she was a bit at a loss...
Did she do something wrong?
Fukuyama Chiaki quickly adjusted, recovering his gentle smiling face, and said to Chi Feichi, "Just felt that if you kept holding it in, it might have some bad effects on you, becoming dangerous. It's better to be out, right?"
Chi Feichi nodded. "Correct."
Conan, Professor Agasa, and Haibara Ai were silent. Okay, they could see it too. These two, one smiling and one calm, but there was always a feeling of confrontation.
"How have you been recently?" Fukuyama Chiaki smiled as if nothing happened. "You made quite a few friends. Any interesting things to share with me?"
Chi Feichi looked at Fukuyama Chiaki and was silent for a moment. "The bald spot on top of your head has expanded another 0.1 centimeters outward."
Fukuyama Chiaki had black lines on his forehead. "You..."
After being discharged, this kid Chi Feichi's temper has grown!
"It's an interesting thing, but it also proves I care about you." Chi Feichi said something contrary to his heart, yet his expression and gaze didn't change a bit.
"Fine," Fukuyama Chiaki didn't want to tangle with Chi Feichi on this issue, touching his head. "Count it as your concern. You pay quite a lot of attention to me."
"By the way, Dr. Fukuyama," Chi Feichi sat down nearby. "I have a question for you."
Eh?
Fukuyama Chiaki was surprised. It was rare for Chi Feichi to be willing to communicate with him proactively. "Go ahead."
"Is split personality in a seven-year-old child easy to treat?" Chi Feichi asked.
Conan: "..."
Hey hey, what does this guy Chi Feichi want to do?
"Seven-year-old child..." Fukuyama Chiaki looked at the five children present, his gaze finally resting on Conan and Haibara Ai. He had felt earlier that the tone of these two children was a bit too mature, showing anomalies, especially...
Conan: "..."
"It's this child," Chi Feichi patted Conan's head. Who told Conan to try and trap him. "When I first met him, he wanted to stay and play, crying and making a scene, like a normal child. But I found he is sometimes very smart and mature, like two different people."
Stare from Dr. Fukuyama.
Fukuyama Chiaki felt heavy-hearted. He didn't want to see another Chi Feichi appear. If it was a child, maybe it wasn't too late. He looked up and smiled. "It's just that the child is a bit smarter. Being mischievous occasionally is also very normal. Mr. Chi, you are probably overthinking it."
"Probably." Chi Feichi nodded.
Based on his understanding of Fukuyama Chiaki, once that stare similar to a "Uncle Black stare" appeared, a note was made in his mental notebook.
Smiling Demon King Fukuyama Chiaki's reputation wasn't undeserved. In his two lives, he feared no one, except for Fukuyama Chiaki's stare, which still left a psychological shadow to this day.
Conan didn't know Fukuyama Chiaki at all and breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, this doctor is quite nice.
Fukuyama Chiaki smiled and asked Professor Agasa, "Are you this child's grandfather? He must usually be a very smart and somewhat precocious child, occasionally childish, right?"
Professor Agasa nodded, then explained, "I'm not his grandfather, just his... parents' friend."
"So that's how it is," Fukuyama Chiaki smiled with understanding. "Then what about his parents? Not around?"
Conan instantly looked up at Fukuyama Chiaki. Hey hey, didn't we agree to believe him? Why ask these questions?
"Ah, his parents are abroad. Now he is lodging..." Professor Agasa also sensed something wrong, but facing Fukuyama Chiaki's encouraging smile, he laughed dryly. "Lodging at someone else's house. But this child..."
"I know. I'm just a bit curious how his parents raised such a smart child," Fukuyama Chiaki smiled, handing the notebook forward. "Wonder if it's convenient to leave a contact number for his parents? I want to chat with them. My child has been mischievous since childhood."
Chi Feichi watched the show quietly from the side. As far as he knew, Fukuyama Chiaki was still a single dog (bachelor) without even a wife, let alone a child...
"This..." Professor Agasa took it, stole a glance at Conan, and finally couldn't withstand Fukuyama Chiaki's smiling gaze, leaving Kudo Yusaku's number.
Conan was somewhat speechless. Is this smiling-eyed doctor a devil?!
Does he really suspect he's sick?
And to think he praised this doctor as good in his heart earlier...