06-Aug-2000
Category: Mystery
Rating: PG
Pairings: Sally + 5
Warnings: AU
Feedback: C&C
Notes: This is my attempt at a mystery as part of J. Wakabayashi's fic challenge. I've written the whole thing up, but I'm posting in parts. Part five Sally and Wufei on Harley Street following up another clue.
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing and its characters belongs to Bandai, Sunrise and Sotsu Agency and are only being used for non profit entertainment purposes.
Both Sally Po and myself were rather surprised to learn that Dr. Yuy's practice was located on the ritzy Harley Street. I guess we were so used to prejudice to the "yellow scourge" that we assumed Yuy wouldn't be allowed into the fraternity of doctors.
The nurse showed us to the Doctor's office. As we sat, I observed the same picture of the children we saw earlier in Zechs Merquise's office. Another photograph with presumably the doctor and his wife sat next to it. Sally had picked up the picture of the happy couple. Mrs. Yuy in the picture seemed to be a pretty young woman with long light colored hair. From the expression on her face, she adored the man she sat next to. Dr. Yuy had a somewhat sterner expression. He looked to be a serious, no-nonsense type of chap. But one could describe the look he gave his young bride as happy. It looked more like a deep scowl.
"What can I do for you today?" a slightly nasal voice said.
"Dr. Yuy, I'm Sally Po and this is my assistant Mr. Chang. Thank you for seeing us on such short notice."
"It's okay, it's not like I have a lot of clients," The serious man, with wild dark brown hair and curious blue eyes said.
"Really? I'm surprised," I said. "You are on Harley Street. One would assume people flock from all over."
"The office location was solely done through my wife, Relena Peacecraft's connections. As both of you probably know first hand, people don't generally knock down our door in this town."
Sally nodded in quiet agreement. "Do you have a patient by the name of Miss Maxwell?"
Yuy's eyebrow quirked for a fraction of a second. "I had a patient named Maxwell."
"If I may be so bold as to tell us what was her malady?" Sally asked.
"I don't believe I have to answer that," he responded.
"Okay, was she a patient before or after your affair with her?" I asked getting tired of the cat-and-mouse game this was starting to turn into.
"How dare you, sir!" he retorted.
"Chang! Look, we were hired by Maxwell. She is being blackmailed. I believe I know the motives behind it, but I need your co-operation to bring the blackmailer to justice with the least amount of embarrassment to you and your family," Sally spoke.
"Duo Maxwell came to me with a problem that required surgery. I wasn't comfortable with the idea and attempted many times to talk the patient out of the procedure. Over time we started seeing each other. I love my wife, so I ended the affair."
"What sort of procedure?" I asked.
"Duo Maxwell is a hermaphrodite. He has both male and female sexual organs. He wished to surgically become female."
"Why were you trying to talk him out of it," Sally asked.
"In cases like this with mixed genders you operate to remove the less dominant organs. I assessed that Mr. Maxwell had more male dominant characteristics than female. He disagreed. He felt he was a woman and wanted the operation done. I wouldn't do it. Nor would I recommend another surgeon to do the procedure either."
"Is that when the affair ended?" Sally asked gently.
"She ... he thought seduction would be the key. Although I was mesmerized, I couldn't agree to something that could ultimately kill him on the operating table. She didn't see it that way."
"Thank you for your time, Doctor," Sally said, as she gathered her things. I followed suit.
"You realize you were only half-right about Miss Maxwell's secret," I smirked at Sally as we left the doctor's office.
"Well, I was closer to the truth than you were, Wufei!" she smiled.
"Next on the agenda, Po?" I asked. My mind kept wondering how one would succumb to the charms of a hermaphrodite, but since I couldn't fathom it, I shook it out of my mind.
"I think a visit to Mr. Barton is in order just to wrap things up."
End Part Five
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