Dr. Schumann

Dr. Schumann is doctor serving a small town in Germany. He used to work in a large hospital in one of Germany's wealthiest cities, but his realization that he was not the doctor he wanted to be made him decide to go to the countryside and serve in a small town.

Biography
Schumann's life before moving to the village somewhat parallels what Tenma's future was expected to be like before his encounter with Johan. He lived in a large city, got in good with the director and wrote all his papers, and even got married to the director's daughter. However, he became so focused on moving up status-wise that he failed to realize his wife's liver was failing. She passed away, causing him to realize the value of human life; consequently, he decided to leave the big city and move somewhere far away where he could personally connect with all his patients.

After Tenma fled from Berlin, he arrived to this village and treated one of Dr. Schumann's patient: Fink, a local drunk. Schumann finds Tenma and Dieter in a canteen and there he covers him when local police asks Tenma who he is, Schumann tells that he is Dr. Chan who is visiting. Later, Schumann tells Tenma to help him out treating the locals.

Dr. Schumann and Tenma visit Petra, who happens to be the mother of Heinz, the police officer who previously questioned Tenma. Petra refuses to see Schumann but Tenma manages to convince her to let Dr. Schumann see her after learning that Schumann loves her.

Schumann and Tenma perform surgery on Petra after learning that she has subarachnoid hemorrhage and needs to be treated right away. Heinz realizes that Tenma is wanted by the police and goes looking for him. After the surgery is finished successfully, Schumann asks Heinz if he still thinks that Tenma is guilty after he saved his mother.

Afterwards, Dr. Schumann tries to persuade Tenma into staying in the village to help him, but he refuses, since he needs to kill Johan. Schumann predicts that Tenma is incapable of doing such a thing.

Quotes

 * "Do you still plan on taking this man away? He's the man who struggled to save your mother. Do you still think he's a murderer?"