181 Pre-elimination (14)

About an hour later, the little boy, whose name they found out was Arthur, was still fast asleep after the doctor gave him some general anesthetic while she operated on his broken leg. 

"The boy has multiple old and new injuries on his body, but other than the broken bone, he's fine… With enough rest, his leg would be as good as new," Doctor Adelie said when she came out of the operating theatre with her mask on. 

Taking off her mask, she sighed and said, "Looking at Arthur, I could not help but think about his older brother… That kid used to come in with a lot of injuries too…" 

"He has an older brother? Should we notify him?" Juin asked, standing up from his seat.

The doctor looked at him with a wry expression as she said, "Not unless you can talk to the dead…"

Hearing that, Juin narrowed his eyes, and after a few seconds of silence, he asked, "How about his other family members?"