A Surgeon Who Uses Martial Arts [EN]: Chapter 273

Chapter 52: Eradication (3)

“Ah, fuck!”

A burst of angry cursing erupted from his mouth.

Bang!

The sound of the office door slamming shut followed.

The chief puffed out his nostrils and sat on the sofa. His face was flushed red, and his chin trembled slightly.

He had just returned to his office after attending the Ethics Committee and the Disciplinary Committee in succession.

The situation had grown out of control.

Two days ago, Si-ho was suddenly arrested as a serial killer and attempted murderer.

The media went wild.

The world began to talk only about Si-ho. Si-ho was absorbing the world.

[Dr. Jekyll was real, a two-faced surgeon.]

[That surgeon killed people.]

[A neurosurgeon at a university hospital, arrested for attempted murder at the scene after killing several patients.]

This was usually the kind of gossip the chief enjoyed, but he couldn’t enjoy this issue at all.

Who was Si-ho?

Wasn’t he a fourth-year resident working under the chief?

In other words, this was not someone else’s problem. Because of that, Si-ho’s sparks were flying at the chief. Arrows from people around him were also flying at the chief.

The chief was sweating profusely trying to clean up the mess.

Making excuses here and there, bowing his head repeatedly to apologize, preparing materials to send to the press, and so on.

Unable to overcome the humiliation and anger, the chief slammed his fist violently on the low table.

Bang!

The table shook.

The newspapers and miscellaneous items on the table trembled as if frightened.

-That’s too bad. You.

-If it weren’t for this, you would have been a shoo-in for the deputy director of medical affairs next year.

-Why at this time…….

-Bad luck.

The words of the chairman of the disciplinary committee, whom he had met privately after the meeting, suddenly came to mind.

That’s right.

The chief had been promised a promotion in next year’s promotion screening, but with the Si-ho incident, everything had fallen apart.

The carefully built tower had collapsed.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

Just in time, the sound of knocking.

When he told them to come in, Professor Shin Dong-hoon of the brain tumor department sat across from the chief.

Dong-hoon cleared his throat.

The confident appearance he usually had was nowhere to be found. He lowered his head slightly and looked at the chief’s face.

“Professor Shin.”

“Yes, Chief.”

“I was going to let it go if possible, but the more I think about it, the more resentful I feel.”

“…….”

“If you were going to do something this big, you should have reported it to me in advance! That way, I could have prepared for it, too.”

As if he had met an enemy, the chief glared at Dong-hoon.

His eyes looked like the incarnation of anger.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t think of that.”

“A thoughtful person like you didn’t think of these consequences? Stop lying. Are you trying to screw me over!”

The chief immediately pointed out Dong-hoon’s weakness.

“I’m wronged, Chief.”

“Wronged? How can you say you’re wronged in front of me? Is there anyone on Earth more wronged than I am right now?”

“Well, I’m sure the chief is the most wronged person in the world, but I also…… have something to say.”

“Oh, really? Go ahead and say it.”

“I will tell you.”

Dong-hoon’s explanation followed.

Dong-hoon said that his biggest goal was to become an associate professor next year.

He also said that in order to become an associate professor, he had to gain the chief’s trust.

“How could I, who needs to look good to the professor, screw over the professor? Wouldn’t that be nonsense?”

“Hmm…… So you were just careless?”

“Yes. I never dreamed that things would get this big.”

“You knew that Si-ho was a serial killer. Even though he was caught at the scene for attempted murder, you didn’t know that the aftermath would be this big?”

“That’s right. I thought it would be resolved smoothly because the professor knows a lot of media people. And one more thing…….”

Dong-hoon continued calmly.

“I also suspect that the head of the plastic surgery department, who is the chief’s enemy, may have fueled this situation.”

“Yang Jin-ho?”

“Yes. Isn’t he trying to push out the chief and snatch the position of deputy director of medical affairs for himself?”

“That makes sense when I hear it. By the way…… how did you know that Si-ho was a psychopath?”

At the chief’s surprise question, Dong-hoon scratched the back of his head.

The flow of words that had been pouring out eloquently stopped abruptly.

“Why can’t you speak? You liked Si-ho a lot until recently, didn’t you? But suddenly you suspected Si-ho, so I don’t understand.”

“Uh…… that’s…… Si-ho started to feel creepy to me at some point.”

“What was the specific trigger?”

“I can’t explain it. It just…… was.”

“Just simply?”

“Yes. Just.”

At Dong-hoon’s awkward answer, the chief’s left eyebrow shot up sharply like an awl.

He was starting to get a sense of something.

“Let’s wrap it up. Even if you didn’t intend to screw me over, it’s clear that I’m being screwed over right now. Right?”

“I’m sorry. I have no excuse.”

“Unless you publish a great paper or perform a great surgery.”

“…….”

“So I’m going to cancel your appointment as an associate professor. That would be fair, right?”

“Yes. I understand.”

Dong-hoon nodded, making a painful expression.

Perhaps because he knew the chief’s personality well, or perhaps because he had already given up on the promotion, Dong-hoon answered without hesitation.

“Okay. You can go now.”

“I apologize again. I was really, really sorry. Chief.”

Dong-hoon got up from the sofa.

He bowed 90 degrees and left the on-call room.

The chief watched him with his arms crossed.

He could tell with his animalistic instincts.

That there was someone behind Dong-hoon.

First of all, it didn’t make sense that Dong-hoon had realized that Si-ho was a psychopath.

It also didn’t make sense that he had set a trap to hunt Si-ho.

Both were not Dong-hoon’s style.

Also, Dong-hoon said this earlier.

That the head of the plastic surgery department, Yang Jin-ho, was behind this incident and that’s why it had become so big.

Again, this was not something that Dong-hoon would say.

Dong-hoon was by no means a person who would sell others to defend himself.

While looking through the staff in his head, the chief spotted the most suitable person behind Dong-hoon.

Seo Jun-hoo, a second-year resident.

Active in various difficult surgeries.

His eyesight is a whopping 10.0.

A self-proclaimed genius surgeon who perfectly completed even the hand surgery assist a while ago.

Since most of the neurosurgery staff were soft, the chief had noticed Jun-hoo’s existence early on.

Jun-hoo was not only excellent in medical skills but also a talented person with a sense of political balance.

The chief was well aware that Jun-hoo’s influence had been involved in the major incidents that neurosurgery had experienced so far, knowingly or unknowingly.

He had simply stood by to judge Jun-hoo’s political power.

That’s a complete tiger cub.

I have to either crush him completely or put a tight leash on him.

He’ll bare his fangs at me later.

Guarding against Jun-hoo, the chief took out the cell phone he had put in his pants pocket.

* * *

Jun-hoo was home for once.

The day he left the Seoul headquarters and was dispatched to Shinhwa University in Daejeon was two days away from today.

The Seoul Medical Association had given Jun-hoo a four-day vacation in recognition of his hard work.

Jun-hoo was fiddling with his cell phone while rolling around on his bed in his room for the first time in a while.

There were mountains of articles about Si-ho. If you just typed Si-ho’s name, articles poured out like a cornucopia.

There were countless columns as well.

Everyone in Korea was criticizing Si-ho.

Si-ho was everyone’s punching bag.

Although it was regrettable that the victims could not return.

Jun-hoo was delighted that Si-ho was finally paying for his sins.

How eagerly he had been waiting for this day.

Jun-hoo, who had been grinning, soon lay straight on the bed.

He stared at the ceiling.

Just because he had given Si-ho a good education did not mean that everything that would unfold in the future would be smooth sailing.

In some ways, Si-ho was an easy opponent.

Because if you just caught clear evidence, you could send him to the judgment of the law.

But the dirty and dense connections of the medical community.

School ties, regional ties, and blood ties that act as an invisible hand.

Above all, the corrupt medical system, which inevitably needs reform, etc.

The remaining enemies were more powerful and widespread than Si-ho.

But if I’m with my teacher, I’ll be able to overcome it well, I’m not alone.

Jun-hoo shook off the sudden anxiety. And he picked up the cell phone he had placed on his pillow again.

There was still no contact from Ah-young.

His heart was heavy as if a stone had been placed on it.

In a phone call a few days ago, Ah-young strongly criticized Jun-hoo.

She knew that Jun-hoo had used his body as bait to increase Si-ho’s sentence and burst into anger.

She also said that she was very disappointed that he had done such a dangerous thing without consulting her.

-Don’t contact me for a while!

If he closed his eyes, Ah-young’s firm and cold words were still vivid in his ears.

Jun-hoo fully understood Ah-young’s feelings, but he also felt extremely frustrated.

Jun-hoo, who came from the world of martial arts, was confident that he could easily subdue an opponent even if he encountered a robber with a gun.

Even if the world’s number one mixed martial arts champion increased to 100 people and attacked all at once, he was confident that he could smash them all.

Si-ho with a scalpel?

That kind of thing couldn’t even be seen as a threat.

It only looked like a newborn baby shaking its hair as a weapon.

Of course, Ah-young didn’t know about Jun-hoo’s power, so she was worried…….

This won’t do.

I have to clear up the misunderstanding right away tonight.

Jun-hoo, who had made up his mind, put on his going-out clothes and left the house.

The sky was blue and the winter wind was chilly.

White breath was exhaled every time he breathed. The roadside trees that passed by were dry and emaciated.

2 p.m.

The street after lunch was peaceful.

There were few people on the sidewalk and few cars on the road.

How much time had passed?

The place Jun-hoo arrived at by subway was Seoul Sungwoo Hospital.

Seoul Sungwoo Hospital.

This was one of the so-called Big 5 hospitals [the top 5 hospitals in Seoul].

As it had joined the Big 5 most recently, the hospital building was stylish, magnificent, and modern.

As befitting a Big 5 hospital, there were many people coming and going from the building.

Just looking at the hospital building, it seemed as if the building swallowed people up and spat them out.

Jun-hoo entered the main building lobby.

Following the signs on the ward floor and walls, he moved to the pediatric cancer ward.

“Excuse me. Who is Nurse Go Yu-ri?”

Jun-hoo asked at the pediatric cancer ward station.

At Jun-hoo’s appearance, the nurses who were working began to stir.

“Who are you? Are you Yu-ri’s boyfriend?”

“He’s not Yu-ri’s boyfriend. He’s a neurosurgeon at Shinhwa University Hospital and a million-dollar YouTuber! Wow! He looks 100 times better in person. You’re Dr. Seo Jun-hoo, right?”

A nurse who recognized Jun-hoo made a fuss.

“Ah. Yes. That’s right. I’m a little embarrassed that someone recognizes me.”

“You don’t have to be embarrassed, you should get used to it now. Actually, I was the one who told Yu-ri about your channel.”

“Ah. I see. Thank you for doing the sales for me. I’ll buy you a cup of coffee later.”

“I’d love that. But can I get an autograph and take a picture?”

“Of course.”

Jun-hoo signed an autograph for Nurse Mi-hyun, who claimed to be a fan, and took a picture.

Certainly, as he became a million-dollar YouTuber, the number of people who recognized him increased.

A similar thing happened on the subway earlier.

“Yu-ri is on rounds right now and will be back soon. What brings you to our hospital?”

Mi-hyun asked, tilting her head.

Other nurses also stared at Jun-hoo as if they were curious about the answer.