That day, a truckload of items was delivered to the back door of the Araide Clinic.
Araide Tomoaki watched people constantly moving things into the house and turned to ask Araide Yoshiaki awkwardly, "Um... did we buy too much?"
"Are all these medical human body models?" Araide Yoshiaki sweated a little. "It seems to be a bit too much..."
Araide Yoko nodded. With so many models, the remaining empty rooms in the house might not fit them all. If they were placed outside the rooms...
Would it be a bit scary?
Araide Tomoaki was somewhat embarrassed. "Originally, I just wanted to buy a human anatomy model, but..."
"I saw him constantly looking at the latest diagnostic models," Chi Feichi took over the conversation. "So I just bought the full set of models."
"The latest diagnostic models?" Araide Yoshiaki's eyes lit up. "Is it the kind of auscultation model that can simulate 99 kinds of cardiopulmonary diseases? I've only heard of it, haven't really seen it..."
Hmm?
Wait! Araide Tomoaki was looking at diagnostic models, so Chi Feichi bought the full set of models?
What does 'full set' mean?
"Not just that, there are also diagnostic models that can simulate venipuncture, cardiopulmonary catheterization," Araide Tomoaki listed. "Skeleton models, anatomical locomotor system models, digestive system models, respiratory system models, vascular system models, nervous system models..."
"Tissue embryo models, acupuncture models..."
"Surgical simulation models, there are more than ten types in this category..."
"And..."
Araide Yoshiaki listened to Araide Tomoaki rattle off a long list and finally understood what Chi Feichi meant by 'full set'. Turns out he bought all the models used in medicine. "Feichi, you spent a fortune. But if it's just to understand the locomotor system, some models might not be needed..."
"I know," Chi Feichi said calmly. "Those are gifts for you. I also bought some animal anatomy models and animal surgical simulation models. When you have free time, we can practice with Tomoaki."
Giving medical models as gifts?
Araide Yoshiaki was somewhat speechless, but thinking about the latest models he hadn't seen yet, he also became interested.
A full set of models. As a doctor, he inexplicably felt like he had 'made it'!
Araide Tomoaki smiled. It seemed starting from the medical aspect was right. Although Chi Feichi still had a calm face, he was obviously much closer to him.
"Honey, the empty rooms in the house don't seem to be able to hold so many things," Araide Yoko reminded. "If placed outside, I'm worried it might scare the old lady and Miss Hikaru..."
"Just models, nothing to be afraid of," Araide Yoshiaki frowned, considered it, and said, "We can put some in the spare spaces in the clinic."
Araide Yoko breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "That's good too!"
In the evening, the items were unpacked. Sure enough, one room couldn't hold them all. Even adding the storage room in the front clinic, and placing two less scary models in Araide Yoshiaki's consultation room, there were still five left.
"These are simulation models, no dissected internal organs. They shouldn't be scary, right?" Araide Yoshiaki wondered.
"But..." Araide Yoko hesitated to speak. Walking out of the room at night and seeing a human figure standing straight up was scary too, okay?
The maid, Hikaru Yasumoto, watched weakly, afraid to speak.
"Put three in my room," Chi Feichi looked. "Can fit."
"Then put the remaining two in my place!" Araide Tomoaki smiled.
With the problem solved, Araide Yoko finally relaxed and called everyone to eat. However, when night came...
The room with two extra lamps was exceptionally bright, and the shadows of various models were cast on the paper windows.
Inside the room, three people surrounded a pile of simulation models, their conversation drifting out intermittently.
Araide Yoshiaki: "Have models reached this level nowadays? It wasn't this good when we were in school. Pity the space here is too small, inconvenient, and the lighting isn't good..."
Chi Feichi: "I bought surgical lights."
Araide Tomoaki: "Yeah, because we bought simulation models for surgical practice. Busy during the day, no time to practice. Considering the poor lighting at night, Feichi bought surgical lights too."
Talking and talking, the three went out, arrived at Araide Tomoaki's room, messed around installing lights, moved the molds, and then closed the door.
Originally, it was agreed that Araide Tomoaki would explain to Chi Feichi, but with Araide Yoshiaki joining, the explanation obviously wasn't Araide Tomoaki's job anymore.
"...Carotid artery, you should be clear about this," Araide Yoshiaki guided Chi Feichi. "You can remove the skull cap, look at the nerves and major arteries at the base of the skull, and the twelve cranial nerves and branches..."
Araide Tomoaki had learned these basics in school and didn't watch. He fiddled with the auscultation model on the side, listening with a stethoscope from time to time, looking very focused.
Chi Feichi found a book to compare while watching, simulating various attack points against enemies in his brain.
"Planning to memorize everything?" Araide Yoshiaki saw Chi Feichi being so serious and couldn't help advising, "You know, medicine can't be learned well in a day or two. Unless you restudy now, even if you have veterinary clinical study experience, it's hard to become a human doctor. There are still many differences between animals and humans."
Chi Feichi dismantled the skull of the model. "I understand. Just as a human, I want to understand my own kind."
He couldn't possibly say he wanted to understand the human body to simulate various ways to subdue enemies, right?
"Good that you understand. Just treat it as an interest; understanding a bit is not bad," Araide Yoshiaki nodded, turned to see Araide Tomoaki fiddling with the mold, and went over to take a look. "Tomoaki, don't just keep adjusting. Listen carefully to the differences, for example, the current cardiogenic pulmonary edema..."
Chi Feichi didn't go over. He understood the principle of not biting off more than one can chew. He had no interest in clinical diagnosis. At most, he would understand a bit about common human diseases to enrich himself.
After Araide Yoshiaki finished explaining to both sides, watching the two studying separately, he felt very gratified. "Tonight, as long as you review the parts I explained..."
Ring ring ring—
A phone ringtone interrupted Araide Yoshiaki.
Araide Yoshiaki took out his phone to check, answered the call, responded a couple of times, mentioned a time, then turned to smile at the two. "A former patient called, saying she suddenly felt unwell. I'll go take a look."
Araide Tomoaki looked at the sky outside. "It's already this late..."
"Yeah, but can't be helped." Araide Yoshiaki sighed calmly, looked reluctantly at the models in the room, and opened the door to leave. "You guys study for a while and rest early."
"Oh, okay!" Araide Tomoaki responded.
At the door of the room, Araide Yoko was standing in the corridor at some point, staring quietly at Araide Yoshiaki's back for a moment, then smiled and asked as if nothing was wrong, "Honey, going out this late?"
"Yeah..."
The rest of the words were blocked by the closing door.
Araide Tomoaki turned his head, seeing Chi Feichi staring calmly at the door, wondering what he was thinking, and smiled. "Occasionally some patients will call and contact my father for house calls."
Chi Feichi nodded, withdrew his gaze, and inadvertently glanced at Araide Tomoaki.
This innocent child...
He vaguely heard a female voice on the other end of the phone.
It's understandable to visit a patient for an emergency, but if it were really an acute illness, calling an ambulance would be the best choice. And if it wasn't an acute illness, late at night, a woman calling a male doctor to come over—doesn't that feel strange?
Saying she trusts this doctor more is passable, but combined with the reason for Araide Yoshiaki's murder in the plot, and Araide Yoko's strange scrutinizing reaction just now, it was probably...
A vast green grassland (cuckoldry) above Araide Yoko's head!