The Divine And Demonic Doctor [EN]: Chapter 200

“Are you alright, Doctor Dan?”

At Adu’s cautious question, Dan Akseon smiled as if nothing was wrong and nodded.

“Of course. I’m fine, so don’t worry, Brother Adu.”

“But you look very tired.”

Seeing the worry in Adu’s eyes, Dan Akseon stood up and stretched himself to the fullest.

“I must not have gotten enough sleep.”

Dan Akseon, who simply moved his body to shake off the fatigue, continued the treatment.

After finishing Adu’s treatment, Dan Akseon immediately began treating Beom Gyewi and Han Seolhwa.

“Why don’t you take a break?”

Han Seolhwa looked at Dan Akseon with a pitiful expression.

Beom Gyewi felt the same way.

“Yes, Doctor Dan. You can rest for a day. I’m a good patient who knows how to wait patiently. Unlike someone who ruins all the efforts during the treatment.”

Dan Akseon smiled at the worried looks of the two.

“I’m really okay.”

“But why are you lacking sleep? Are you worried?”

“No. I couldn’t sleep because I was looking at the treatment records.”

“Treatment records?”

“Yes. I also have something to ask Head Attendant Neung about this.”

At this time, Dan Akseon, who discovered Neung Somil entering the inner garden, waved his hand with a delighted expression.

“Oh, there she is. Head Attendant Neung!”

Neung Somil immediately ran to Dan Akseon and bowed her head.

“You were looking for me?”

Dan Akseon, who had heard the message and ran over, handed Neung Somil the treatment records that had been piled up on one side of the table in advance.

“Why are you giving this to me?”

Neung Somil couldn’t help but feel puzzled after flipping through a few pages of the documents to check the contents.

“I think there’s something strange about it.”

Dan Akseon pointed to the names of the patients written on the documents.

“Usually, hospitalized patients eagerly wait for the day they can go home after treatment.”

“And?”

“But in the case of these patients, they are hospitalized very often.”

There was a patient who was hospitalized due to internal distress, discharged, and then re-hospitalized due to a fracture shortly after. There was also a patient who was hospitalized with symptoms of poisoning after eating poisonous herbs and repeatedly re-hospitalized with similar symptoms.

When I looked for such cases, it wasn’t just one or two.

Neung Somil looked at Dan Akseon with a look of dismay.

“Really, Gokju [Dan Akseon’s nickname, implying excessive diligence] doesn’t know what ‘moderation’ is.”

As soon as that word was over, Beom Gyewi glared at Neung Somil with round eyes.

“Are you slandering our Doctor Dan right now?”

“Yes? No! That can’t be! I’m just saying it because I’m worried!”

Neung Somil was startled and hurriedly waved her hand.

However, her expression soon became serious at Dan Akseon’s words.

“If someone is targeting me, I thought about what they would do first from the other person’s point of view.”

“……!”

“I thought that collecting information about the other party would be a priority. If you want to know about the medical family, the best way is to be hospitalized.”

“So, are you saying these people are…?”

“It’s not certain yet. However, since the situation is what it is, I think it’s necessary to check the suspicious parts. I’d feel sorry if I suspected the patients because of unnecessary misunderstandings. That’s why I asked you to come.”

Neung Somil, who was seriously reviewing the patient’s clinical records, nodded with a serious look.

“It’s definitely unnatural. Not to mention the hospitalization cycle, it’s also strange that the hospitalization period is excessively long compared to the treatment details.”

There were four patients who were suspected under the circumstances.

Dan Akseon had not directly treated any of them.

All of them were patients treated by doctors newly recruited by the Divine Doctor Family.

“I’ll investigate immediately.”

Neung Somil, who had taken the documents, was about to leave the medical family.

Adu, who had gone out to the outer garden to start his medical treatment, returned.

But he wasn’t alone.

Behind Adu was a man following with a cautious attitude.

“Brother Adu, what’s going on?”

Dan Akseon made a puzzled expression.

Because there was still about an hour left before starting treatment.

Adu pointed to the man following behind.

“This person runs a pharmacy called Yeonghwadang in the marketplace. But he asked to see Doctor Dan urgently.”

Dan Akseon tilted his head.

He tried to think of a reason why the owner of the pharmacy would be looking for him, but he couldn’t think of anything else.

However, his expression changed at Adu’s next words.

“That… he said there was a problem with the Divine Doctor Pill he was selling. I couldn’t take the matter lightly, so I brought him here directly.”

“A problem?”

At Dan Akseon’s question, the man standing behind Adu took a step forward.

“It is an honor to meet the Divine Doctor of Primacy, who is the blessing of this place and is respected by many people. I am Gamgok, and I run a small pharmacy down in the marketplace.”

“What kind of problem occurred with the Divine Doctor Pill?”

“That’s… I’m embarrassed to visit you with bad news, and it’s also difficult to say…”

The man who identified himself as Gamgok sighed and revealed the reason he visited this place.

“There have been side effects from the Divine Doctor Pill I sold.”

“Side effects?”

Dan Akseon was startled and stood up from his seat at the unexpected words.

“That can’t be…”

At Dan Akseon’s disbelieving expression, Gamgok carefully opened his mouth.

“I was also very surprised when I heard that story. By any chance, was there a person named Jang Ohgwon among the patients who were hospitalized here?”

“Ah! If it’s that person…”

Dan Akseon turned his head and looked at Neung Somil.

There was a name like that among the hospitalized patients who showed suspicious circumstances.

“Are you talking about that person who makes a living as a herbalist?”

At first, he was a patient who was hospitalized due to poisoning after accidentally eating poisonous mushrooms.

Then, after being safely discharged, he was hospitalized again.

This time, he said that he had lost his footing while climbing a mountain and fell off a cliff.

Due to the resulting complex fractures and multiple organ failure, he was classified as a critically ill patient.

Fortunately, there was a doctor among the newly recruited doctors who was knowledgeable in that field, so he saved his life, but he was such an unlucky man that I wondered if he had no talent as a herbalist.

“Yes, that’s right. That’s the person.”

Gamgok, who nodded, continued his explanation.

“He took the Divine Doctor Pill to replenish his weakened energy, but his condition suddenly worsened afterwards. Perhaps it may be related to the injuries he sustained at that time.”

Dan Akseon, who was staring at Gamgok for a while, asked with a firm face.

“Is the source of the Divine Doctor Pill you sold certain?”

At Dan Akseon’s words, Gamgok jumped up.

“How dare I sell fake medicine? Here is the receipt for purchasing the Divine Doctor Pill from the Divine Doctor Merchant and the ledger recording the details of the sale to Mr. Jang. If you check it, you will know that the Divine Doctor Pill I sold is not fake.”

Neung Somil, who checked the ledger that Gamgok hurriedly took out of his arms, nodded towards Dan Akseon.

“That’s right. The Divine Doctor Pill this person sold is the one our merchant sells.”

“Hmm…”

Dan Akseon stared at Gamgok quietly.

He felt a subtle sense of incongruity that was difficult to explain in words.

Logically, the circumstances matched, but he couldn’t shake off the unnatural feeling somewhere.

After a while.

‘Ah!’

Dan Akseon exclaimed inwardly.

Because he realized the reason.

Dan Akseon silently watched Gamgok.

The fact that he was so thoroughly prepared for someone who was flustered felt rather strange.

Besides…

‘As expected.’

On the outside, he looks shrunken and embarrassed, but his eyes are consistently cold and unwavering.

But Dan Akseon didn’t show it on purpose.

Instead, he decided to probe Gamgok slightly.

With a serious expression, Dan Akseon opened his mouth.

“Well, as with all medicines, there is no guarantee that there will be no side effects. I think I should check his condition myself.”

As expected.

Gamgok answered as if he had been waiting.

“That’s why I was going to go see that patient myself. I only sold it, but just in case.”

“Can you bring him to the medical family?”

“If I could, I wouldn’t have visited the doctor first.”

“…?”

“I heard that his condition is so serious that he can’t even move. I thought that if I carried him on a stretcher or cart, his condition would worsen if he shook, so I came to pick up the doctor like this.”

“Where is he?”

“It’s a distance that can be reached in half a day by riding a horse.”

Dan Akseon nodded silently.

It was as expected.

As expected, the answer came out like he had prepared in advance.

“If you use martial art, you can shorten the time.”

Dan Akseon said that and asked Gamgok.

“Tell me the location.”

The moment Gamgok was about to open his mouth, Neung Somil hurriedly stepped forward and stopped Dan Akseon.

“It’s dangerous to leave the martial art [referring to the Divine Doctor Family and its associated martial arts practices] in the current situation.”

“That’s right, Doctor Dan.”

Beom Gyewi also nodded and added strength to Neung Somil’s opinion.

“I’ll just go and get him. If I really make up my mind, I can come and go in an instant.”

But unexpectedly, Dan Akseon shook his head.

“I can’t do that.”

“Yes?”

“Huh? Why?”

Dan Akseon opened his mouth for the two people who were wondering.

“It’s not because I don’t trust Uncle Beom [Beom Gyewi]. If you move at a fast speed, the patient may shake and his condition may worsen. So it’s safer for me to go myself, even if it’s a little late.”

Han Seolhwa nodded and stepped forward.

“Then I’ll go with you.”

Dan Akseon smiled and nodded.

“Please.”

Beom Gyewi, who would naturally be in charge of Dan Akseon’s escort, was no exception.

“Okay. If Doctor Dan says so, that’s it. That’s good. Let’s get some fresh air together on this occasion.”

But suddenly, Beom Gyewi felt strange.

“What are you doing? Let’s go quickly.”

Beom Gyewi tilted his head.

He felt something subtle that was difficult to explain in the eyes that Dan Akseon and Han Seolhwa exchanged.

Besides…

What is the sorry feeling I get from Dan Akseon’s eyes looking at me?

“Don’t tell me…?”

Beom Gyewi’s eyes shook with embarrassment.

Beom Gyewi asked Dan Akseon, trying to shake off the sudden ominous feeling.

“Doctor Dan, isn’t it?”

“I’m sorry, Uncle. I’ll go with Aunt [Han Seolhwa] this time.”

“Are you saying you’re going with the witch without me?”

“Someone has to protect the martial art.”

The safety of Jin Yeongsan, who escaped from Nokrim [a bandit group] and entrusted himself here, could not be ignored.

In a situation where it was impossible to guarantee when Nokrim would stage a show of force again, it was impossible for all three to leave their seats.

At Dan Akseon’s words, Beom Gyewi shook his head.

“I just have to protect Doctor Dan. I don’t care what happens here.”

“In the event of an emergency, I think Uncle can more easily control the martial artists of the Demonic Sect residing here than Aunt. There is no one they respect and follow as much as you uncles.”

“Oh? Well, that’s true, but…”

When Beom Gyewi trailed off, Dan Akseon held his hands tightly and said earnestly.

“Please. No one but Uncle can protect this place.”

“Tsk. I can’t help it. Okay! Doctor Dan! Trust me!”

Beom Gyewi shouted cheerfully.