By the corridor, Araide Tomoaki stopped, turned to look behind him, and dialed Fukuyama Chiaki's number.
"Uncle Fukuyama, it's me."
"It's you. Has Mr. Chi arrived?" Fukuyama Chiaki used the same gentle tone. "How are you getting along with him?"
"He has arrived," Araide Tomoaki hesitated. "As for getting along... he doesn't seem to like chatting with me very much."
"Oh?" Fukuyama Chiaki was a bit surprised. "Does he show disgust?"
"No..." Araide Tomoaki recalled. "I can't tell what his attitude towards me is. He seems to be always like that. However, I proposed going to the pet hospital with him later, and he agreed..."
"Then it doesn't matter. It's because of his personality. If he really rejected you, he wouldn't want to interact with you too much and would find reasons to refuse directly," Fukuyama Chiaki laughed. "Don't be nervous. You aren't psychiatrists; don't put too much pressure on yourselves."
Araide Tomoaki breathed a sigh of relief. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous; he felt taking care of patients was a doctor's responsibility.
Moreover, the Chairman of the Zhenchi Group took care of his father in his early years. Now that his child came to their house and was also a patient of his father's old classmate, it was necessary to help.
If it were a physical illness, as a doctor in that field, he would know what to do. But for mental illness, he was really a bit at a loss.
"Then... is there anything that needs special attention?"
"Just as I said, build a relationship and try to be friends with him. But don't deliberately probe his mind. He has a very strong guard against others. Just urge him to take medicine on time, guide him to do some sports or leisure activities, and interact with people. That would be very good for him," Fukuyama Chiaki paused. "By the way, if you see a child named Conan looking for Mr. Chi, help me pay attention to that child's state."
"Child?" Araide Tomoaki was puzzled but agreed. "Okay, if there's a chance, I'll pay attention."
"I'm really sorry to trouble you guys to worry for me..." Fukuyama Chiaki apologized.
"It's nothing. We are the entrusted guardians. It's only right to communicate with the attending physician in time if there are problems." Araide Tomoaki said.
"Good. If Mr. Chi has any abnormalities, you can contact me anytime." Fukuyama Chiaki was very satisfied.
He felt that Chi Feichi's previous entrusted guardians were unreliable, even his father was unreliable, showing no cooperation at all. It was better to entrust him to an old classmate; the communication was proactive.
He really made the right choice this time!
After lunch, Chi Feichi took Araide Tomoaki to see the pet hospital.
Zhenchi Pet Hospital hadn't closed down, but it needed time to update equipment and renovate, so it temporarily stopped accepting new pets.
A notice board hung outside the hospital. There weren't many people coming in and out, making it look a bit deserted.
Chi Feichi went to change into a white coat first, his mood somewhat subtle.
Probably for the coming period, he would either be looking at white coats, on the way to look at white coats, or wearing a white coat himself...
Araide Tomoaki didn't change his clothes when he came out, still wearing his white coat, and followed Chi Feichi all the way for the tour. "There's even a waiting room specifically for cats..."
"Animals are very sensitive to their surroundings, especially cats. Even with their owners, cats will feel uncomfortable in environments that are unfamiliar or have other cats and dogs. A separate waiting room is to prevent cats from being frightened by other animals and having stress reactions."
Since he agreed to show Araide Tomoaki around, Chi Feichi also introduced everything dutifully.
"Also considering the environment, the lights in the corridors and waiting rooms are not too glaring, and the decoration avoids metal products as much as possible, using wood instead."
"The first floor mainly consists of lounges, consultation areas, waiting areas, and the pharmacy. This avoids the smell of disinfectant being too strong, which makes animals anxious."
"The second floor is for boarding and simple treatment areas..."
"The third floor is for doctors' offices and rest areas..."
"The fourth floor is for the laboratory and treatment rooms..."
"The fifth floor is for inpatients and infusion areas, accepting animals with severe illnesses..."
"The sixth floor, operating rooms, sterilization rooms, and postoperative observation rooms..."
Chi Feichi took Araide Tomoaki from the first floor to the sixth floor, visiting most places, and then returned to the office on the third floor.
"Mn... compared to human hospitals, it seems to pay more attention to space. There are many separated rooms, and each room isn't big. But overall, it's much larger than I imagined," Araide Tomoaki sat down, looking a bit strange. "Do you guys also help with paternity tests?"
Not to mention electrocardiographs and glucose meters, he also saw a room very much like a research lab in the laboratory area on the fourth floor. The instruments inside were hard to find even in general human hospitals, including DNA testing equipment.
"If the pet owner has a need."
Chi Feichi poured a glass of water for Araide Tomoaki.
He proposed the arrangement of those instruments for his own research convenience.
For example, when doing a blood test for Feimo last time, if these instruments were available, he wouldn't have had to trouble Haibara Ai.
"Thank you," Araide Tomoaki took the cup. "I heard before that you are still short of many veterinarians?"
"The gap is huge," Chi Feichi didn't hide it. He poured himself a glass of water and sat down nearby. "Animals don't know how to cooperate like humans do, so much more medical staff is needed. Moreover, doctors can accidentally get scratched or bitten by animals. Graduates are more willing to go to places like breeding farms for prevention work."
"Will you consider increasing the compensation?" Araide Tomoaki asked.
"Already increased," Chi Feichi said. "But it's estimated that we still won't recruit enough people in the short term."
"No matter what kind of doctor, it's not easy." Araide Tomoaki sighed.
Chi Feichi nodded. That's why people say 'Persuading people to study medicine will get you struck by lightning'.
Besides a huge pile of things to memorize and learn, graduation doesn't necessarily mean freedom.
He and Araide Tomoaki were okay; they were two guys using cheat codes (having unfair advantages).
He had family conditions. Although he was still an intern and couldn't officially consult or perform surgery, he had his own office, could arrange his own time, and could enter the operating room to record.
Araide Tomoaki helping at home was also a type of internship. With his dad by his side, he was better off than average graduates in terms of freedom and learning. When he went to the Aomori hospital, having internship experience at Araide Clinic would allow him to become a full-fledged doctor.
"By the way," Araide Tomoaki asked, "Since there aren't enough hands, will you find working here very hard?"
"No," Chi Feichi said. "If there's surgery, I just follow to record what I need. Occasionally, I go to the consultation area to take a look."
"What about matters with the Zhenchi Group?" Araide Tomoaki asked again.
"Nothing much for me," Chi Feichi observed Araide Tomoaki. Looking at Araide Tomoaki's focus, it seemed he really treated him as a patient. "I'm just a consultant. I give suggestions whether there's something going on or not."
Stared at by Chi Feichi, Araide Tomoaki sweated a little inside. Turning his head, he saw the bookcase nearby. "You really have a lot of books here..."
Chi Feichi also turned to look. "Brought them from home. It's more convenient to read."
"Quite a variety," Araide Tomoaki leaned over to look. He saw psychology books and detective novels, and even books on mechanics, bonsai, recipes, and so on. "Hmm? Are you also interested in human clinical medicine and anatomy?"
"I want to understand the human locomotor system." Chi Feichi said.
"If it's just understanding, I might be able to help," Araide Tomoaki thought for a moment, feeling Chi Feichi wasn't actually that hard to get along with. At least they had something to talk about regarding medical topics. He turned and smiled. "Do you want to borrow teaching aids from the school? We can exchange ideas at home later. It might not be easy for you to borrow human medical models, but I haven't graduated long and still know the teacher managing the molds..."
Chi Feichi also became interested. Having someone explain was definitely better than studying books alone. He stood up and said, "No need to borrow. Let's buy them."