Jin Namba fanfic: Obstacles part 9
2 hours after leaving the hospital, I’ve been busy attending meetings and signing documents. Now I’m finally free to read through the files Ayumu found on the researcher.
-Profession: Research at Pharma institute.
-Arrested for conduction of illegal medical trial leading to multiple deaths. Sentenced to 20 years but suicided in jail shortly after the news of his wife’s death.
Pharma institute? Masao Kyobe? They kinda sound familiar.
If I remember correctly, I was the one who made the arrest 5 years ago!
Quickly flipping to the last page of the document, indeed, my name was signed at the bottom of the page.
But something still bothers me.
I look further down the page into the family section.
-Younger brother: Asahi Kyobe, age 20.
I feel like I’ve seen that name somewhere before.
I desperately try to recall that piece of memory but came up with nothing.
My instinct tells me that this name is very important. Trusting my gut feeling and determined to find out what this is, I quickly pick up the phone and dialled an internal number.
“Ayumu, I want all the crucial information you can find on Asahi Kyobe in 10 minutes. FAST.”
10 minutes later, I’m in the monitor room with Ayumu reading a file on Asahi Kyobe.
Asahi Kyobe, currently 25 years old. Graduated with bachelor of medicine last year and currently working in Y hospital as a resident.
“He’s a high achiever especially excelling in toxicology and microbiology. He was studying overseas when he’s brother was arrested. After his brother suicided, he remained in Japan to study despite having a full scholarship in his overseas university.” Ayumu states as I scan through the information.
“Toxicology? That means….” I look towards Ayumu.
“Yes, the study of toxin. He would have more than enough knowledge to know how to poison someone. And plus, I found this, have a look.”
Ayumu quickly types away on the keyboard and a CCTV footage shows up on the screen.
The footage shows a man pouring something into YN’s food.
Ayumu paused the footage and enlarged he man’s face, it matches the picture on Asahi Kyobe’s file.
I look down to the file in my hand again and stared at this man’s face. I saw him once, he came along with one of the doctor taking care of YN.
It’s impossible for YN to have any association or business with him directly. The only links between the three of us is me and the Kyobes.
Could it be….Could it be Asahi Kyobe is holding a grudge against me for arresting his brother and indirectly caused his death? Is he taking his vengeance on YN?! If that’s the case, YN’s alone in the hospital, little bird’s in danger!
A wave of panic flows through me but I supress it as best as I can, I need to stay calm. I need to check on YN right now.
“Ayumu, I want you to show me YN’s CCTV recording now.”
Ayumu doesn’t ask any questions and quickly types away. Within a minute, a recording of YN’s room appears in the monitor.
Yet, what I saw is my worst nightmare coming true.
In the screen, YN’s face is pale and her hair sticks to her forehand and cheeks with sweat. Her tired face shows she is gone through great pain but she did not give up without a fight. Doctors around the room is busy administering procedures.
What happened next paralysed me on the spot with shock and my mind goes completely blank. My eyes goes wide and I stare at the screen.
“Chief…this is….” Ayumu’s voice comes out weak and shocked as he lands his eyes on the screen watching what is unfolding in YN’s room.
“That can’t be true…...” My voice trembles as I lean closer to the screen hoping what I saw was just an illusion.
Everyone in the room suddenly stopped moving and they all hung their heads. After a few moment, one doctor proceeds to cover YN’s face with the white sheet.
Why are they covering her face? Did YN…Did she…..?
I cannot bring myself to say or think that word.
I grit my teeth together as a pan of sorrow explodes. It’s drowning me and it’s suffocating. Tears threats to leave my eyes.
The doctor that covered YN’s face looked up and I got a clear look at his face.
Unlike a typical doctor who should be mourning at this moment, he smiled.
It’s Asahi Kyobe. It’s his doing!
“That bastard!” I roar and sprint out from the monitor room to get to the hospital.
“Chief!” Ayumu calls after me but I did not bother to stop.
I’m sorry YN, I should’ve never left. I should have never allowed any openings for that bastard to take you away from me!
“Where is YN?!” I questioned one of the nurses as I rushed to YN’s room. My eyes immediately scan for YN’s presence. But….
The room previously contained my precious and dear little bird is now empty, the nurses are busy cleaning up the room welcoming its next patient.
The nurse recognised me and hung her head apologetically.
“Mr Namba, I’m sorry for your lo.....”
“Where is YN?!” My eyes are stained with sorrow and my voice sounds grief stricken.
I don’t need to hear your apologies, I just want to see her……Please…Just lead me to her.
“Miss YN would be send to the morgue now. Miss YN suffered cardiac arrest and we’ve tried our best. I’m very sorry for your loss. If you wish to see Miss YN, I’ll have someone direct you there.”
As I descend down to the basement to where the morgue is, I feel like my own heart is sinking into an icy ocean. I clasps my hands tightly together still fighting to hold back my tears.
I want to see YN but never I my life wished to see her in her current state.
The elevator opens revealing a dimly lit corridor. It’s so cold down here.
How can this happen? How did my radiant little bird end up in this cold and lifeless place?
I take a step forward, feeling the weight of each. Each step I take will bring me closer to the reality of YN’s death, a reality I wish that is not true.
I finally arrived infront of the morgue. The staff entered the pin on the lock and the door opens with a beep.
I waited in the cold room as the staff proceeds to bring YN to me.
Hot tears burns my eyes, I look up to prevent them falling to gravity.
Stay strong Jin Namba! Stay strong! Stay….stro……
No longer able to contain myself any further, tears rolls down one after another.
I wipe my tears away. I cannot let tears blur my eyes, I need to see YN’s beautiful face, no matter what state she’s in.
After a few moment, the staff trudge towards me with a very awkward and uncomfortable expression.
“Sir, for some reason, I cannot locate Miss YN’s body. Yet, record shows that the coroner have not arrived yet. Miss YN should still be located here, yet……” The staff struggles to finish the sentence as he’s also struggling to understand this difficult situation.
What sort of prank is happening here? How can they not find YN?
Suddenly, my phone buzzes. It’s a message….from YN’s number?!
I quickly unlock my phone to reads the message:
-How does it feel to lose someone so dear to you? You reap what you sow. What you did to my brother 5 years ago cost me my family, What goes around comes around. You destroyed my family so I will take away yours with joy. Our little game is not finished yet. I’ll make sure to repay you a hundred times.” A.K-
Below attached a photo of a barely awake YN tied to a chair.
That bastard took YN! How did he?!....I grip my phone tightly in my hand.
I thought YN was …….dead?
YN is alive. My temper tones down slightly at the fact that YN’s still alive.
I look down to my phone again. YN’s eyes look tired yet it’s still radiant like I always know. Her eyes seems to stare into mine and tells me to stay strong and keep fighting.
Don’t worry my little bird, I will find you. I swore that I will protect you and I will not fail at that.
A/N: It feels really different reading my own fanfic as i’m writing VS reading someone else's. When I read my own, I just CAN’T submerge myself in the emotions and experience it 100% somehow. I don’t even know if the emotions I’m writing are logical anymore T.T Please let me know how you feel after reading the chapters. It will really help me out in my future writing! I would appreciate any comments! Thanks :)
