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This is a big shot...
Michael could only see people like this on TV usually, but he didn't expect that he would have the chance to meet him in person today!
Although he was excited, Michael did not forget his duties.
"You stay here."
After asking one agent to stay behind to watch the car and another agent to stay in the lobby on the first floor of the inpatient building, Michael took all the remaining agents and Kudo Yusaku into the elevator and headed to the floor where Shirakawa Rui was.
The elevator was very quiet, and Kudo Yusaku seemed to be a rather taciturn person. Michael saw several times from the reflection on the inside of the elevator door that he kept his head slightly lowered, his eyes fixed on the floor, as if he was deep in thought about something.
This made Michael, who originally wanted to chat with him, not know how to start the conversation.
"Mr. Michael."
It was a coincidence that just when Michael was thinking this, Kudo Yusaku, who had been silent all along, suddenly called out his name.
"Is there anything I can help you with, Mr. Kudo?" Michael quickly replied.
At this time, the elevator they were riding was almost reaching the floor where Bai He Rui was.
"After you get out of the elevator, go check the conditions of the other wards on the floor."
After pondering for a long time, Kudo Yusaku finally said this sentence.
There was a hint of worry in his eyes hidden behind his glasses.
Although Michael was not quite sure where his concerns came from, it did not affect him from making the judgment he thought was appropriate.
"I understand, Mr. Kudo."
Originally, this was within his responsibilities, and he would have done it even if Kudo Yusaku hadn't said it. But now that Kudo Yusaku had said it, he naturally had to do it more carefully.
"Ding!"
After the brief conversation, the elevator bell rang, and then the doors opened to both sides.
The somewhat dark corridor outside the door appeared before everyone.
They arrived.
Chapter 586 Don't Go In
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"Ding!"
As the elevator bell rang, the elevator doors opened to both sides.
In the deep and dark corridor outside the door, a maid stood outside the door, looking respectfully at everyone in the elevator.
Or rather, he should be looking at Kudo Yusaku among the crowd.
"Mr. Kudo, Master Rui is waiting for you. Please follow me."
After the maid finished speaking, she made a gesture of invitation and turned and left without giving Kudo Yusaku time to answer, nor even looking at the FBI people.
"Yeah." Kudo Yusaku responded softly and followed.
Behind him, Michael and a group of FBI agents also walked out of the elevator.
"Look, this is a rich family."
After walking out of the elevator, Michael curled his lips and spoke in a very low voice to an agent next to him.
"He didn't even look at us. Even a servant is so arrogant."
"Captain, please speak softly. Don't let her hear you..." The agent also responded in a low voice.
"know."
This floor of the hospital was quite quiet. After the two people finished their whispered conversation, the only sound that could be heard in the entire corridor was the footsteps of others.
As the maid walked forward, Michel did not forget his duties. When passing by several wards, he also took a look into the wards through the visiting window.
In some wards, patients are sleeping, while in some wards, patients are communicating with medical staff. Everything seems normal.
Apart from being a little too quiet, the situation here is no different from other hospitals.
But this is understandable. After all, the eldest son of the Karasuma Group lives on this floor. Maybe he just likes quietness?
Although Michael was not quite clear about the relationship between Kudo Yusaku and the eldest son of the Karasuma family, his years of professional ethics made him recall what Kudo Yusaku had said in the elevator before, "Check the other wards."
What if, he meant what if.
If the eldest son of the Karasuma family wanted to ambush Kudo Yusaku, putting people in other wards on this floor would indeed be the top priority.
But he is just a somewhat famous novelist. Is it necessary to make such a fuss?
Although Kudo Yusaku has a wide network of contacts and considerable power, Michael believes that the Karasuma family in the United States definitely has far more power than Kudo Yusaku.
Is it really necessary for such a behemoth to target a novelist like this?
"please wait."
Just when Michael was distracted, the maid walking in front suddenly stopped.
At this time, everyone had arrived in front of a ward. From the outside, this ward was no different from the other wards on this floor. They all had the same door and the same visiting window.
The only difference was that the maid became more respectful.
She stood in front of the door, leaning sideways, not even daring to look inside through the window on the door. She just raised her hand and knocked on the door twice before speaking:
"Master Rui, Mr. Kudo is here."
"Let him in."
Soon, a response came from inside the door. It was a male voice that did not sound rough but rather very gentle.
"Yes."
Hearing the voice, the maid finally reached out and opened the door halfway, then turned to look at Kudo Yusaku who was standing behind her, and made a please gesture with her hand again.
"Mr. Kudo, please come in."
"Ah."
Nodding, Kudo Yusaku walked straight in.
Michel, who was following behind him, also wanted to go in and take a look, but was stopped by the maid in front of the door.
"I am here to take care of Mr. Kudo's personal safety."
Feeling quite unhappy, Michael gestured to the FBI ID on him.
However, the maid didn't buy his tricks at all. After she gently closed the door, she raised her head and finally looked at Michael for the first time. She said expressionlessly:
“This is the Karasuma Group’s hospital, and we will naturally ensure Mr. Kudo’s personal safety.
Master Rui and Mr. Kudo have important matters to discuss next, so please wait somewhere else."
To simply translate this sentence, this is the territory of the Karasuma family. The certificate in your hand is useless. Go away and don't hang around here.
Michael almost exploded with rage, but he didn't dare to show it obviously.
Of course, he was not afraid of the maid in front of him. She was just a little woman and he could knock her out with just two slaps.
What really made Michel maintain restraint was the Karasuma Group represented by the maid in front of him.
In the United States, these big capitalists and families are not only good at making money, they also possess extraordinary power and influence in the American political circles. They are not something that an ordinary FBI agent like Michael with no background can afford to offend.
Not to mention him, even if his superior came, facing the maid's weird attitude, he probably wouldn't be tougher than him.
If Michael really dared to lose his temper here, the maid and the young master in the room would come back and exaggerate his words.
By then, Michael suspected that he might be fired on the spot tomorrow morning for the ridiculous reason of "stepping into the headquarters building with his left foot first".
This is not a joke, it is really possible, and the possibility is not small.
After working in the FBI for so many years, Michael, who has already developed the characteristics of a "veteran", does not want to take such a risk...
Won't let me in?
Then don't go in. I never said you have to go in...
Just like that, Michael slid his ID back in smoothly.
Of course, although he is concerned about the Karasuma Group, Michael still has the most basic professional qualities.
If the hard way doesn't work, then try the soft way. If the direct way doesn't work, then try the roundabout way...
Michael instantly changed his face to a smiling one. He seemed to not notice the cold expression on the maid's face and smiled at her cheerfully:
"I'm sorry, maid. I was reckless just now. I apologize to you and to the young master in the room..."
At first, he sincerely admitted his mistake, then Michael quickly changed his expression to one of embarrassment, and said in a negotiating tone, pleadingly:
"But you see, maid lady, we have been ordered by our superiors to follow Mr. Kudo and protect him closely. Of course, I also know that the eldest master is in poor health, and it is not good for us to go in with a group of people like this.
Look, how about this, we won't go into the eldest master's room, and you let me leave two people standing at the door, just for the sake of showing our respect, so that we can report to our superiors when we return, how about that?"
Chapter 587 Mr. Kudo, You Can Rest Assured
"it is good."
The maid seemed to be moved by Michael's smooth combo. After a brief thought, she reluctantly nodded and agreed to his request.
"However, your people are not allowed to go in and disturb Master Rui, nor are they allowed to peek into the room at will."
Even as she said this, the maid still seemed worried, so she raised her hand and pulled down the window cover on the viewing window.
In this way, people outside the door really can't see what's going on in the room.
What? You said you could just wait until she left and then secretly put up the window shade?
Michael really didn't dare to do something so reckless that it could even be considered suicidal.
"Okay, okay, I promise, I won't disturb you!"
After Michael nodded in agreement, the maid turned and left.
After leaving two agents standing at the door of Shirakawa Rui's ward, Michael turned around and walked in another direction with the rest of the agents.
"Huh... Damn, dealing with these powerful people is troublesome." Michael cursed inwardly, instantly putting away the somewhat flattering expression on his face.