Monster Volume 3 : Kinderheim 511 Chapter the Twenty-Third Petra and Heinz - Page 155 - Chief: Was it really this man?! Heinz: Yes! He said his name was Dr. Chan, but this is definitely him!! He was at Mielke's place over in Poser!! Chief: Okay! He might not have gone far; we'll cordon off the highways!! I'd say big things are in store for you if we catch this guy, Heinz!! Heinz: Y... yes, sir! Chief: All officers, emergency deployment!! Heinz: Yes... yes, yes!! I'll get a promotion if we pull this off!! Five years of patrolling little podunk towns after I left home... And now that crap's coming to an end! Officer: Hey, Heinz. Phone call. Chapter 23 : Petra and Heinz - Page 156 - Heinz: Oh... thanks. Officer: Make it quick. We're leaving!! Heinz: Hah, enjoy your superiority while you can. Officer: What? Heinz: Nothing... Hello? This is Heinz... Oh, yes, the nurse from the clinic, hello. Wha... My mother's collapsed again?! Schumann: We wouldn't have a CT scan out here in the country. All we have is a Roentgen. And we hardly have any of the necessary tools for a brain surgery! - Page 157 - Schumann: If I had only forced her to get examined at the national hospital in Krupp after the first fit... But I didn't... And now... Chapter 23 : Petra and Heinz Schumann: You're the only one I can rely on, Dr. Tenma!! - Page 158 - Tenma: Yes, an aneurysm at the junction of the middle cerebral artery. Schumann: Damn... not even a surgical microscope or a craniotome... Tenma: If you have a cerebral aneurysm clip, I could attempt doing it open. Schumann: But that would be too hard, even for you. Tenma: I can only try. If the aneurysm ruptures again later, she may die... Schumann: This is happening once again, and it's all my fault... Tenma: What's wrong, Dr. Schumann...? You take care of an entire town. This isn't like you...! - Page 159 - Tenma: I don't care what happened in your past. To give one's best for the patient... that is all a doctor can do. Schumann: Yes... Nurse: Doctors, we're ready. Tenma: Right!! Let's begin!! Schumann: Y... yeah. - Page 160 - Heinz: Hey kid, Dr. Schumann in there? Dieter: Yeah, he's doing a surgery. Heinz: Sur... you mean my mom's surgery? Out here instead of the hospital in town?! Dieter: It's okay, Tenma's with him. Heinz: T... TENMA?! - Page 161 - Tenma: Opening the cranium. Blood pressure and pulse? Nurse: Er... pressure 126/84, pulse 88. Tenma: Doctor, keep the head held down. Schumann: R... right. Tenma: I've never done an op with so little equipment. But I used to work like this years ago... Schumann: {A... amazing... he doesn't have a craniotome... But he was able to open the cranium so quickly with just a jigsaw...} - Page 162 - Schumann: Heinz!! Why are you... Nurse: I... I called for him... Heinz: What are you doing?! Schumann: Operating on your mother, as you can clearly see!! What the hell do you think YOU'RE doing with that gun, Heinz?! Get lost!! Heinz: Put up your hands, Tenma!! Schumann: Are you trying to kill your mother, Heinz?! Heinz: No, HE is!! That Tenma guy is on the run for suspected murder!! - Page 163 - Schumann: Wha...?! Heinz: He killed a man in Heidelburg. And he's also suspected of the middle-aged couple serial killings! Hahaha... I never thought we'd find him here! The other officers have the area cordoned off, looking for you! At first I was bummed cause my mother collapsed right when I found him... But now I see good old Mom was just giving me my golden opportunity! Now, raise those hands!! Or else I'll shoot!! Schumann: GET OUT OF HERE!! - Page 164 - Schumann: This is a sterilized operating room! And you are bringing in germs!! If she's infected, she could get meningitis, and that will kill her!! Heinz: Th... Then stop the operation right now!! Schumann: Do you really want to see your mother dead? Heinz: Wha... Schumann: She has an SAH... a subarachnoid hemmorhage. She first collapsed three days ago... if not treated within 72 hours, it will be too late. Now, leave!! - Page 165 - Heinz: A... Are you taking her hostage?! You're taking my mom hostage so you can run away!! Schumann: Why you... Tenma: Cerebral aneurysm clip and forceps... Cerebral aneurysm clip and forceps!! Nurse: S... sorry. Heinz: T... that is my mother!! I'm not gonna let anyone touch her!! Schumann: Yes, Petra is your mother. And what have you done to her these past five years? - Page 166 - Schumann: Have you gone back to see your mother since you left five years ago? What have you done to the mother who raised you? Listen. Everyone you love will disappear someday. Do you remember how your mother's goulash tastes? Petra still makes enough for you, out of habit. I eat the leftovers. It tastes wonderful! It's a delicacy! - Page 167 - Schumann: Dr. Tenma is trying his very hardest to save your mother's life. So if you want to eat her goulash again... Heinz: Aah!! Schumann: STAY OUT OF HERE!! Heinz: Waah!! Damn... Dieter: See? It's okay, Tenma's there. Heinz: Damn... - Page 168 - Nurse: Blood pressure 140/86, pulse 82. Schumann: Vital signs are okay. You should get some rest, Ms. Pionere. Nurse: But, you two have... Schumann: I'll be fine. Get some sleep... good work today. Nurse: Okay, then... Schumann: You too, Dr. Tenma. Tenma: No, I'm all right. Schumann: What are you talking about? You were on that difficult operation for more than 3 hours!! - Page 169 - Tenma: Better safe than sorry... I want to make sure Petra is healthy, so you can propose to her... Schumann: Wha... Heinz: What do you mean, propose? Schumann: Weren't you asleep?! Heinz: Hell no! Not until I take him in!! And what's this proposing crap? Don't tell me you actually... Schumann: D... don't be ridiculous!! Don't be ridiculous. - Page 170 - Schumann: I'm... not the kind of man who can propose to others. When I was in medical school, talking to patients was secondary to me. I wanted to fortify my position inside the hospital... so I took the director's side, wrote his theses for him... And I finally managed to wed his daughter... After that, came marching along on the road of my career. I never payed attention to my wife. If I had just looked at her face, I would have noticed... if I were a real doctor... - Page 171 - Schumann: Her slight fever continued, she tired easily, and she exhibited cold-like symptoms for a while. If I had payed attention to her, I would have noticed. The cirrhosis was terrible when I found out... it was liver failure that did it in the end... With her last breath, she told me... <