A Surgeon Who Uses Martial Arts [EN]: Chapter 134

The Surgeon Who Uses Martial Arts – Chapter 134

Chapter 24: Training (4)

“Please, calm down, guardian, and tell me the details.”

Jun-hoo moved to the scene and stood opposite the guardian.

He blocked the nurse.

It was a small action, but it meant to protect the nurse from the guardian’s verbal abuse and assault.

“Oh, well, doctor. The nurse is speaking carelessly to my son.”

“What is your son’s name?”

“Lee Gi-woo.”

The moment Jun-hoo heard the patient’s name.

His facial muscles twitched slightly.

Lee Gi-woo.

A patient in his early twenties, a bit of a loafer [someone who avoids work or is lazy].

A patient hospitalized with narcotic cerebral hemorrhage [bleeding in the brain due to drug use] and cerebral hematoma [a collection of blood outside the blood vessels in the brain].

The ICP [Intracranial Pressure] monitoring had ended this morning, and he was scheduled to be discharged tomorrow.

“I’m seeing the guardian’s face now. I’m the attending physician, Seo Jun-hoo.”

“Hoh, so this handsome doctor was the attending physician. You could be an actor.”

The guardian smiled like a simpleton and continued.

“I was traveling abroad when I heard Gi-woo was injured, so I rushed back.”

“…….”

“I was so worried. Have you seen my husband?”

“Yes. I’ve met him a few times and greeted him.”

For the past few days, the patient’s father had been by his side instead of his mother.

The father was the opposite of the mother in personality, beyond taciturn, he was almost mute.

“Anyway, did you have any discomfort because of the nurse?”

“Don’t even mention it. I was so disgusted. Ugh, annoying.”

The guardian continued.

The guardian’s claim was that the nurse had unfairly accused the patient.

That the patient had been drinking in the ward today.

“No, who in the world is so ignorant as to drink while hospitalized? But how could I stand it when they treated my son like such a low-class person?”

The guardian huffed and glared at the nurse behind Jun-hoo.

“Fire that nurse right away! Otherwise, I’ll go to the hospital director and complain.”

“Please calm down a bit. Let’s hear the nurse’s side too.”

Jun-hoo turned around and looked at the nurse.

The nurse’s name was Yang Yoon-hee.

Yoon-hee’s face was clouded with gloom.

She bit her lip from time to time, as if she resented the situation.

The upper part of the nurse’s uniform was crumpled messily, it seemed she had been grabbed by the collar by the guardian.

“Ms. Yang, what happened?”

“I went to check the patient’s vitals three hours ago, and I smelled alcohol. So I asked the patient if he had been drinking.”

“What did the patient say?”

“He vehemently denied it, saying he hadn’t drunk anything. So I said okay and came out.”

Yoon-hee continued, feeling wronged.

“The patient must have told his guardian about it. From then on, the guardian started arguing with me.”

After hearing both sides, Jun-hoo made up his mind.

He decided to take Yoon-hee’s side.

If the patient was Lee Gi-woo.

It wouldn’t be strange for him to drink in the hospital room.

He had done drugs, so he wouldn’t even think of drinking in the hospital room as a big deal.

And Jun-hoo was also dissatisfied with the guardian’s rude attitude.

Rather than figuring out the facts, she unconditionally shielded her son from the start.

Didn’t she treat Yoon-hee like a servant?

Yoon-hee is also a precious daughter to her family.

“Doctor. How long are you going to drag this out? Fire the nurse quickly.”

The guardian urged Jun-hoo.

She stomped her feet as if her patience had reached its limit.

“Shall we all go to the hospital room first?”

“Why the hospital room?”

“I want to hear your son’s side of the story directly.”

“Surely you’re not suspecting my son too, are you? My Gi-woo is so kind.”

“I think I know enough just by looking at you, guardian. Let’s go.”

Jun-hoo used irony, but the guardian didn’t seem to understand.

Anyway, Jun-hoo strode ahead.

He quietly called Yoon-hee to his side.

From now on was important.

“Ms. Yang, did anyone visit patient Lee Gi-woo in the hospital room?”

“His friend came to visit.”

“Then the friend must have delivered the alcohol. Did you notice anything when the friend came in and out?”

“Hmm… I remember he came and left empty-handed.”

“Then he must have brought the alcohol in a plastic pack that fits in his pocket.”

“…….”

“How long was the visit?”

“About 10 minutes, I think. It was short.”

“Was the patient in the hospital room the whole time?”

“As far as I remember, yes.”

“I need to think about it a bit.”

Jun-hoo stroked his chin.

It wasn’t easy to reveal whether the patient had been drinking.

The best thing would be a breathalyzer test.

But if the patient and guardian went wild, there was no way to force it.

Even if they did measure it.

It was three hours ago, so the blood alcohol level might have dropped.

It was a troublesome situation in many ways.

“Aren’t you just getting a hard time for taking my side? I don’t want to cause trouble for you, doctor…”

“Ms. Yang. Are you upset? Do you want to reveal the truth?”

“Of course. I barely managed to hold back my tears.”

“I might be able to clear your name, if I do well.”

“How?”

“You’ll find out soon. Let’s give the guardian a refreshing blow, the two of us.”

Jun-hoo smiled and entered the patient’s room.

* * *

A four-way meeting took place in the private room 622.

The patient lying on the bed and the guardian beside him.

A cold atmosphere flowed between Jun-hoo and the nurse standing opposite them.

‘What on earth are you thinking?’

Yoon-hee looked up at Jun-hoo beside her.

To be honest, she felt like she was going crazy from the injustice since earlier.

What kind of nurse in the world would falsely accuse a patient of drinking when they didn’t?

And that wasn’t all.

Yoon-hee had simply asked the patient if he had been drinking because she smelled alcohol.

She hadn’t done anything else.

But the patient ran to the guardian and told her the truth.

Because of that, only Yoon-hee became the bad person.

She was subjected to verbal abuse and even grabbed by the collar.

‘I didn’t become a nurse for this.’

Shame and injustice.

Yoon-hee suffered extreme pain from the uncontrollable anger.

The only problem was…

Now that fire could spread to Jun-hoo as well.

How would Jun-hoo overcome this crisis?

“Patient. Are you innocent?”

Amid the tense atmosphere, Jun-hoo spoke first.

“About what?”

“I’m asking if you’re innocent because you didn’t drink.”

“Yes.”

The patient nodded vigorously.

“Then it’s okay to prove your innocence in front of everyone, right?”

“How?”

“I’m going to search the belongings in the hospital room.”

Yoon-hee was startled by Jun-hoo’s declaration.

If a breathalyzer test wasn’t possible, searching the belongings was the best way.

But that was a double-edged sword.

What if the guardian had already removed the soju [Korean distilled rice liquor] bottle?

What if the soju bottle wasn’t found after searching the belongings?

The situation would escalate uncontrollably.

“Doctor. You’ve gone too far.”

Yoon-hee grabbed the hem of Jun-hoo’s gown and whispered.

“No. We’re almost there. Just bear with it.”

A mysterious smile hung on Jun-hoo’s lips.

“No, doctor. How can you say that now?”

As the search of belongings became a hot topic. The guardian stepped forward as if she had been waiting.

She glared at Jun-hoo with an angry face.

“Did you come all the way to the hospital room to take that nurse’s side? Ha… I’m speechless?”

“No, if you’re innocent, what’s the problem with searching the belongings? If nothing comes out, doesn’t that mean your son is innocent?”

“…Okay. But if my son is innocent, you’ll have to take full responsibility. Gi-woo? There’s really no problem, right?”

“Of course. Don’t you trust me?”

“I’ll take it that you both agree and proceed with the confirmation.”

Jun-hoo moved to the bed without hesitation.

“Remove the blanket and get out of bed.”

“I… I don’t want to?”

“Why? Is there something you’re guilty about?”

“I just want to lie down and rest.”

“You’ve rested enough already, haven’t you? Get out.”

As Jun-hoo shot out a sharp look, the patient reluctantly moved away.

Flutter!

When the blanket was removed, there were traces of water droplets on the bed cover.

Next, Jun-hoo grabbed the patient’s pillow.

When he took off the pillow cover, a plastic bottle of soju fell out with a thud.

It was half-drunk soju.

The moment the evidence appeared.

Yoon-hee wanted to raise her hands to the ceiling and shout for joy.

She didn’t know what was going on.

Jun-hoo found the plastic bottle of soju hidden by the patient in one go.

It was like sprinkling salt on the hardening faces of the patient and guardian.

She had wondered if it was possible.

Jun-hoo was really going to clear her name.

Maybe that’s why.

Jun-hoo in front of her now looked as cool as a knight of justice to Yoon-hee.

“I was wondering if it was water, but it’s not. Right?”

Jun-hoo opened the lid of the plastic bottle, smelled it, and confirmed that it was soju.

He held out the soju to the guardian.

The guardian frowned and turned her gaze away from the soju.

It was Jun-hoo’s clear victory.

“Apologize for verbally abusing and grabbing the nurse by the collar.”

“…….”

“Quickly!”

Jun-hoo started to catch the guardian like a rat in reverse [to turn the tables on someone].

* * *

In the end, he didn’t get an apology from the guardian.

Even a hedgehog cherishes its young [a proverb meaning even the worst of parents love their children].

The guardian took the patient’s side to the end.

She argued that there was no law saying you can’t drink in the hospital.

But the guardian only knew one thing and not the other two [only knew part of the story].

“Since 2020, medical institutions have also been designated as alcohol-free zones. Violators are subject to imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of up to 10 million won [approximately $7,500 USD].”

“…….”

The guardian was at a loss for words at Jun-hoo’s point.

She never dreamed that a law would actually be enacted.

“Are you not going to apologize to the nurse to the end?”

“…….”

“You show no signs of remorse. Well, I thought so.”

Jun-hoo stared at the guardian with a cold expression.

Like mother, like son…

Jun-hoo hadn’t thought that the guardian would apologize willingly.

So he took out his hidden trump card.

“Do you know that your son is doing drugs without your knowledge?”

“Dr… Drugs?”

“It seems he’s been steadily smoking marijuana. That’s why he got a cerebral hematoma.”

“Gi-woo, is that true?”

“No. I’ve never done drugs. They’re framing me.”

The patient stubbornly denied it, but that didn’t change the truth.

Jun-hoo had evidence.

It was the patient’s hair that he had secured before the ICP monitoring.

Through an internal hospital test.

Drug ingredients had already been detected in the hair.

If the hair was handed over to the police, the patient would eat prison food after hospital food [would be imprisoned].

He wouldn’t have an appetite, so he would lose weight steadily.

“Patient, it’s no use denying it. I have your hair.”

“…….”

“If you can’t apologize, you’ll have to be punished. Shall we two leave so you two can have some quality time together?”

Jun-hoo looked at Yoon-hee and asked.

“Ah, yes. Doctor.”

“Then let’s go.”

Jun-hoo left the hospital room with Yoon-hee.

Although he didn’t receive an apology.

Jun-hoo was proud to be able to realize justice.

Troublemaker patients and guardians tended to treat nurses worse than doctors.

Nurses are the staff who spend the most time with patients and guardians.

“Doctor. Thank you so much. I feel like I’m going to live now.”

Yoon-hee said with tears in her eyes.

It was a sight that showed how much she had suffered.

So Jun-hoo’s heart also felt touched.

“I felt so miserable when I was attacked by the guardian. I wanted to quit being a nurse.”

“…….”

“But now I feel so relieved. I feel like I can fly.”

“Doctors and nurses are all family. It’s natural to take care of family.”

Jun-hoo patted Yoon-hee on the shoulder.

-Stay still. Don’t be nosy.

Earlier in the on-call room.

Kyung-soo defined Jun-hoo’s actions as being nosy.

But Kyung-soo didn’t know anything.

Helping others is consideration and concern, not nosiness.

Even if it is nosiness.

There is also nosiness that saves people in pain in the world.

Nosiness that desperately needs a helping hand.

Just like now.

Jun-hoo also came from the Murim [martial arts world].

Also in modern times.

He had overcome the crisis well by receiving warm nosiness.

“But doctor. I have a question.”

“Yes. Tell me.”

“How did you know there was soju under the patient’s pillow?”

Yoon-hee asked, tilting her head.