Eventful (6)
“Is this my phone?”
“No. It’s my phone.”
Jeong Seol-hwa put her hand into her gown.
Choi Ki-seok soothed his regrets and adjusted his posture to sit on the sofa.
It’s the first time we’ve had as much skinship as today while dating. But the long-awaited opportunity passed away.
“Yes. I’ll come down right away.”
Jeong Seol-hwa hung up the phone and sighed.
“There’s a patient in the emergency room.”
“Then of course I have to go. I was just about to go up to the duty room.”
“sorry.”
Jeong Seol-hwa kissed Choi Ki-seok’s cheek and was about to leave the hideout.
“Sulwha. Wait a minute!”
“why?”
“I need to button my shirt.”
At his point, Jeong Seol-hwa’s cheeks colored like ripe apples. I almost went to the emergency room with my bra exposed.
“Thank you…thank you.”
After watching Jeong Seol-hwa leave, Choi Ki-seok cleaned up the hideout and headed to the duty room.
I tried to study English again, but I couldn’t shake off the dull feeling.
I had no choice but to lie down on the bed and stare at the ceiling.
Two weeks have passed since I became a resident.
Although it was a short time, a lot of changes occurred in him.
Ki-Seok Choi opened the status window and looked at the abilities and missions one by one.
Existing stats are growing steadily.
Among them, the political power and charisma that had only recently been acquired caught my eye.
His current political power is 4 and charisma is 3.
These two are not directly related to treatment. However, it exerts great power in everyday life.
By using political power, you can create a more favorable situation for yourself, and charisma is the number that makes staff follow you.
If your charisma is high, it will be of great help when creating your own team later.
‘It’s not long now.’
He stared at the political power and nodded slightly.
If you raise your political power one more level, you will complete the mission by ‘climbing the White Tower’.
As a bonus, it comes with a special reward.
Also, there are currently two missions remaining.
The ultra-long-term mission ‘Toward the Top’ and the long-term mission ‘Towards Meijo’.
Ki-Seok Choi next looked at the skills.
It’s been a long time since a new skill was created. However, as existing skills level up, new effects are gained. A good example is Frozen Heart, which has the added effects of Cold and Brave.
The last thing we looked at was P.P.
The
P.P that has been steadily collected so far is
a total of 10,000 P. If you collect 40,000 more
P.P.
, you can release the legendary item, Beyond Time.
“There’s a long way to go.”
Choi Ki-seok looked at the ceiling and muttered.
* * *
A week has passed since then.
Patients who came in like a storm were discharged in good health.
Among them, Ko Jeong-ok, who was wearing ECMO, was the first to leave the hospital. She was worried that her lover Kim Yong-min would harm her, but the unexpected incident did not happen.
I wonder how I will go to the hospital again.
Lee Ji-ae, who attempted suicide by poisoning herself with poison, received psychiatric outpatient treatment after being discharged from the hospital. Looking at the chart, I saw that his condition had improved significantly after receiving treatment with his parents.
VIP Park Soon-jae and the heart rupture patient who came aboard the doctor’s helicopter were also discharged safely.
The patients left, but Choi Ki-seok did not let his guard down.
Because you never know when or how the Fanta title will attract patients.
* * *
Tiririring!
The cell phone next to my bed rang.
Choi Ki-seok, who was taking a nap in the duty room, turned off the alarm and stretched.
After washing up and eating a snack, I went to a hideout.
“Great.”
I checked the Styrofoam box placed in front of the door and smiled.
The lamb heart finally arrived.
I finished preparing the house like lightning and grabbed the scalpel in my hand.
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
The right atrium was carefully excised.
Today’s surgery is part of ‘Aiming for the Best’, Tetralogy of Fallot.
When a cow heart is delivered, we are practicing adult heart surgery, and when a lamb heart is delivered, we are practicing pediatric heart surgery.
Choi Ki-seok deliberately created holes in the left and right ventricles and prepared to suture them.
Gigigigigeek.
The sound of tightening the suture needle with the needle holder was unusually cheerful.
Choi Ki-seok added a patch to the hole and began simple interrupted sutures.
Surgical treatment is level 6 and ambidextrous passive is level 2.
Even when performing the work alone, his hand movements were light and precise.
How much time has passed?
Bleep! Bleep!
Choi Ki-seok sighed at the sudden notification.
Although the surgery was only halfway done, it was already time to go up to the ward.
‘But if it’s enough… . ‘
I consoled myself as I cleaned up my hideout.
When the lamb heart was first operated on, the blood vessels were cut and the sutures were uneven.
At this rate, we have grown quite a bit compared to the past.
“hello.”
When I arrived at the ward, I was greeted by two new interns.
If you look at their unfamiliar faces, they are interns from other universities. Suddenly, I missed Lee Young-ho and Jo Eun-ji, who had gone to other departments.
Choi Ki-seok greeted the two people and headed to the conference room.
Drurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
As I was filling out the prescription and scheduling the surgery, someone came into the conference room.
“Hello… Senpai?”
Choi Ki-seok was unable to continue speaking after checking the other person.
A completely unexpected person appeared.
“long time no see.”
Kim Tae-sik smiled at Choi Ki-seok.
Taesik Kim.
In the past, when he was a resident at Jinseong University, the three seniors who taught him the Frozen Heart skill, which was his role model, appeared.
“You still call me senior.”
“Oh. I’m sorry.”
“I’m even sorry. Well, you didn’t know I was a member of the Saber team, right?”
“Yes. Senior… no, I never imagined that Mr. Kim would come.”
“Professor Jang said he wanted to surprise Teacher Choi, so I joined.”
Taesik Kim continued speaking with a smile on his face.
“As of last year, my fellowship period ended, and Professor Jang made a good offer at the right time. I wish you all the best in the future.”
“I really need you to take care of me.”
“If I’ve finished filling the prescription, would you like to have a cup of coffee?”
“yes.”
Choi Ki-seok and Kim Tae-sik went to the cafe on the first floor.
I couldn’t believe that I was reunited with Kim Tae-sik, so I often stole glances at his face.
I also think that human ties are not easily broken.
‘also. amazing.’
He looked at Kim Tae-sik with the eyes of Hippocrates and clicked his tongue.
His surgical level is 6.5, which is the same as Jihye Yoon.
High-speed execution reached its maximum level of 5, and Frozen Heart reached its maximum level of 5.
While we didn’t even see each other, he grew up by leaps and bounds.
Indeed, the ability that made him a genius during his time at Jinseong University has not gone anywhere.
This is probably why Jang Hyuk-pil put a lot of effort into scouting.
After arriving at the cafe, I ordered and sat down.
“If it doesn’t make you uncomfortable, can we talk comfortably? We’ll be working on the same team from now on.”
“Yes. Please take it easy. If you speak politely, it will actually make me uncomfortable.”
“I will speak comfortably in private.”
Taesik Kim cleared his throat and continued speaking.
“Honestly, I can’t believe you’re here in front of me. You endured life as an intern and a registrar after receiving a heart transplant… I was surprised when I first heard your story from Professor Jang.”
“I think heaven helped me.”
“Yes. Maybe Haejin is giving you strength.”
There was a look of loneliness on his face as he brought up Jeong Jeong as a topic.
Choi Ki-seok barely suppressed his emotions.
“Is there a reason you came to Uijin University? Honestly, if you compare the two, I think Jinseong University is a little better…” “
Actually, I was caught for touching the director’s patient.”
Taesik Kim scratched the back of his head.
“I successfully performed the surgery that the manager said he couldn’t do. And that happened twice.”
“Ah… something like that…”
“I did something unexpected. Well, if I could go back to that time, I would make the same choice.”
Choi Ki-seok confirmed that Kim Tae-sik’s political power was level 2 and nodded slightly.
The same goes for Song Myung-jin and Kim Tae-sik.
It is said that the paths taken by doctors with good skills but low political power are all similar.
“I hope I can do well at medical school in the future. Professor Jang is a very open-minded person in that direction.”
“I think the same.”
While Choi Ki-seok was answering, he spotted Yoon Ji-hye passing by the cafe.
“professor!”
“It’s Kiseok. The person next to you is…”
Yoon Ji-hye smiled brightly at him, then noticed Kim Tae-sik and showed a wary look.
“Hello. I am Kim Tae-sik, a full-time instructor who will be working at Uijin University from today.”
Taesik Kim stood up and bowed his head.
“Ah, yes. Hello.”
“I still have some time until the meeting time. If it’s okay, would you like to go and have a cup of coffee?”
“…is it so.”
Jihye Yoon answered calmly and sat down next to Kiseok Choi.
“Just as I heard from Professor Jang, you are truly beautiful.”
“thank you.”
Jihye Yoon answered without raising an eyebrow.
She went into her unique ice witch mode.
Her short answer cut off the conversation that was supposed to continue.
“Have you finished preparing the materials for the book that your alma mater is publishing?”
“Just barely yesterday morning.”
“For some reason, your face was a little swollen. You ate ramen again and went to sleep, right?”
Yoon Ji-hye blushed at Choi Ki-seok’s comment.
“What’s wrong with ramen?”
“That’s just the way it is.”
“Don’t overdo it.”
Jihye Yoon pretended to pout and crossed her arms.
Just then, the vibrating bell rang and Choi Ki-seok went to the counter and brought coffee.
The three people drank coffee and exchanged stories about the department.
“Are you going to wake up soon?”
“Yes. Of course.”
At Jihye Yoon’s suggestion, we all moved to the thoracic surgery ward.
“Kiseok. Does the professor hate me?”
On the way, Kim Tae-sik whispered to Choi Ki-seok.
“No. It’s the same for other staff members as well.”
“But why is he so friendly with you? It’s completely different when he talks to you and when he talks to me.”
“I don’t know about that.”
Choi Ki-seok smiled to himself and answered.
After a while, the morning meeting of the Thoracic Department began.
“Today, a new face joined our cardiothoracic surgery department. Greetings, Dr. Kim.”
“yes.”
At Jo Ji-hwan’s words, Kim Tae-sik stood up.
“Hello. My name is Taesik Kim, and I completed my cardiology surgery fellowship at Jinseong University last year. It is an honor to meet and work with such a great family. Thank you for your support.”
After the introduction was over, the staff applauded in unison.
“With this, it looks like the Saber team is fully staffed. How about Professor Kwon?”
“We assembled our entire team last week. We didn’t bring in any outsiders like we did.”
Jang Hyuk-pil frowned at Kwon Il-soo’s sniping.
“And starting this week, we’re going to go to Norwood pre-practice after work.”
“I’m glad to hear this. Professor Jang, I think you should work harder, right?”
“I’m talking about results, not speed.”
Jang Hyuk-pil also responded with a sharp response.
The war of nerves between the assistant professors ended and the meeting and rounds ended normally. Since he had a leisurely morning schedule, Choi Ki-seok visited the respiratory medicine ward.
Drurr.
I opened the door, went in, and stood next to Choi Mi-soon.
Choi Mi-soon was still asleep.
Even though it was her first week of chemotherapy, Choi Mi-soon showed signs of struggling. Vomiting and nausea were common, I always said I was tired, and I lost all of my hair.
There was no way he felt comfortable watching Choi Mi-soon.
Choi Ki-seok looked down at Choi Mi-soon and then went up to the conference room. We examined the patients again, prescribed prescriptions, and prepared in advance for tomorrow’s case presentation.
Jiyiing.
When I checked my call phone, I got a call from the emergency room.
“Yes, thoracic surgery.”
[teacher! Please come down quickly. It’s an emergency!]
“I’ll go right away.”
Choi Ki-seok hurried down to the emergency room.
What kind of emergency patient arrived in the morning?
I thought I was trying to catch the wind for no reason, but my heart sank the moment I saw the unconscious patient.
“Look… the patient came in with abdominal pain, and I… did some tests.”
“That’s Okay.”
Choi Ki-seok cut off the intern’s explanation and called Jang Hyuk-pil.
Now every minute is urgent.
“Professor. There is a patient in the emergency room with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. What should we do?”
Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture.
This is a disease in which the aorta, the largest blood vessel passing through the abdomen, ruptures due to pressure.
If surgery is not performed in time, the patient’s mortality rate is 80%, and even if surgery is performed, the mortality rate reaches 50%.
“The outpatient professor’s surgery schedule is all set, right?”
“yes.”
“I can’t help it. Call Mr. Kim.”
“But today is my first day at work…”
“There is no other way!”
“All right.”
Choi Ki-seok hung up the phone and had the intern obtain a consent form for surgery.
In the meantime, I found an operating room and contacted the staff who could perform the surgery.
Ride, ride, ride.
Choi Ki-seok ran toward the operating room with The Descendance of a Tyrant written on him.
“Get out of the way! Get out of the way!”
At his shout, the hallway split like the Red Sea.
When he arrived at the operating room, the staff was waiting for him one step ahead.
The surgical members were as follows.
Kim Tae-sik, the builder.
First Assistant Ki-Seok Choi.
2 interns from other departments.
Considering the difficulty of the surgery, this combination is impossible, but it is the best for now.
“Is this the patient?”
Taesik Kim looked down at the patient with an expressionless face.
It could be said to be the origin of a frozen heart.
Even when dealing with emergency patients, there was not even the slightest hint of emotional turmoil.
“It’s a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. It’s too harsh for hazing.”
“….”
“Follow me.”
Kim Tae-sik, who finished scrubbing first, entered the rosette with his gown flowing.
