"Why are you suddenly asking about her?" Sazaki Gen pretended to chat casually, but was actually probing for information.
"It’s nothing, don’t ask about what you shouldn’t." Fushimi Roku was sharp; he sensed Sazaki Gen’s intention and brushed it off casually, continuing to ask, "Is there anything else to add?"
"Yes, I’ve heard that Uesugi Shion’s personality is extremely extreme. She despises stupidity and once kicked her assistant out of the car for not knowing how many stars are in the solar system, causing severe disability..."
Sazaki Gen paused, continuing to flip through the materials: "In addition, there are some scandalous rumors, most likely fabricated by those with too much time on their hands. To this day, Uesugi Shion remains single, probably because her personality is too arrogant, but some men are particularly obsessed with this type and call her a ’Flower on a High Peak’..."
Giving people various chuunibyou nicknames is a traditional skill in Japan, and Fushimi Roku didn’t pay much mind to this. After Sazaki Gen finished speaking, he had a general impression of Uesugi Shion in his mind.
-- A super narcissist.
That’s right, this was Fushimi Roku’s impression of Uesugi Shion.
In his previous life, as a criminal defense lawyer involved in major commercial and political cases, he often dealt with this kind of arrogant individual.
Some people are exceptionally smart, so they think everyone else is an idiot; some are naturally beautiful, so they look down on the ugly; and others are obsessed with the aura brought by power and wealth, considering everyone beneath them.
Combined with what happened on Cat Island, Uesugi Shion is clearly this type of person.
"Thanks, I’ll transfer the money to your card later."
Fushimi Roku made some polite remarks, ended the call, and washed his hands before leaving the bathroom.
Minamoto Tamako was still deep in thought, pondering whether she could get Watanabe Shun to be an informant. That guy often bragged about his wide network at the bar... However, since Senior Watanabe is also a criminal police officer, she decided against it.
The phone at the nurses’ station rang; it was Kujo Yua calling. Minamoto Tamako quickly got up to answer the call and learned roughly about Uesugi Shion’s life events from Mama-chan, immediately feeling that she was indeed an evil woman who must face legal judgment!
She hung up the phone, eager to discuss with Fushimi Roku, only to see that he had already come out of the bathroom. He had blended into the nurses’ station, using the pretext of searching for a criminal to access Uesugi Shion’s personal medical records, and was leaning against the counter reading them.
Minamoto Tamako hurried over, whispering mysteriously, "You won’t believe what I found out..."
"Oh?" Fushimi Roku didn’t even look up.
Minamoto Tamako lowered her voice, feeling that such confidential information shouldn’t be casually shared: "She’s the only daughter of the Uesugi family, which is actually a..."
"Super wealthy real estate conglomerate," Fushimi Roku interrupted.
Minamoto Tamako frowned and continued, "Right, and she herself is highly educated, having..."
"Studied abroad, published papers, and won awards?" Fushimi Roku interrupted again.
Minamoto Tamako squinted in frustration, "Yes, but you surely didn’t know, her personality..."
"Is extremely vile, once kicking an assistant out of the car, causing serious injury... right?" Fushimi Roku finished reading the medical records and sighed deeply.
Minamoto Tamako let out a sound, thinking Mr. Fu Jian’s informant was impressive, to even know such things... If only she had an informant, she wouldn’t need to seek Mama-chan’s help all the time.
Who could she find...?
No, this isn’t the time to think about that!
Minamoto Tamako quickly asked Fushimi Roku what to do next, whether to expose this to the media, or tell Uesugi Shion’s parents, letting them know what their daughter has done...
Fushimi Roku sighed again and said, "Forget it."
"Forget it?" Minamoto Tamako’s eyes widened, "What do you mean ’forget it’? Are you planning to slack off again?"
Fushimi Roku tapped the medical records, signaling Minamoto Tamako to take a look. She leaned over and read carefully, finally understanding why Mr. Fu Jian sighed.
Loss of consciousness for 30 minutes after drowning, followed by cognitive and behavioral abnormalities for over 2 months.
CT of the head shows diffuse brain edema, with low-density shadows in the bilateral basal ganglia and hippocampal regions. After hyperbaric oxygen treatment and neuroprotective agent intervention, consciousness gradually returned, but significant cognitive decline was evident:
1. Loss of sense of time/place orientation, can only recognize relatives’ faces.
2. Speech abilities regressed to single-word repetition.
3. Loss of past memories.
4. Social behavior became childish.
5. Emotional regulation disorder.
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV): Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) 42, equivalent to that of a 4-year-old child.
"She became an idiot?" Minamoto Tamako looked incredulous.
"That’s what the medical record says," Fushimi Roku shrugged, "If it’s true, it’s probably incurable, otherwise it wouldn’t have taken this long."
Prolonged lack of oxygen can cause brain death; it’s not unusual for Uesugi Shion to become cognitively impaired after resuscitation.
Logically, they should have anticipated this, especially since the two caregivers came to find someone, clearly indicating that Uesugi Shion’s brain was damaged. But Fushimi Roku and Minamoto Tamako both thought Uesugi Shion couldn’t have become an idiot... A woman so smart, how could she become mentally impaired?
"Then, what should we do? If she lost her memory, how can we ask her for information?" Minamoto Tamako stammered, unsure of what to do.
Fushimi Roku was not willing to give up. He rubbed his chin, closed the medical records and said, "Maybe she’s faking it."
Minamoto Tamako’s hope was reignited, and she asked Fushimi Roku how he could tell she was pretending. After a moment of contemplation, he indeed found a flaw: "She’s able to find Sugamo Apartment precisely, which contradicts the orientation disorder in the medical record."