Internship Exam (1)
“So you’re saying that the daycare center won’t take into account the patient’s physical factors at all?”
“It is the hospital that caused the problem. Why should we take responsibility for it?”
“If it continues like that…”
When Kang Tae-san stared at Park Cheol, Park Cheol nodded and placed the documents on the table.
“It’s an agreement. It’s the greatest expression of sincerity that both hospitals can give.”
Choi Ki-seok and Son Yang-hee read the agreement.
It was difficult to read because of the complicated content and jargon, but one thing was certain.
The compensation amount is 10 million won.
“Are you kidding me?”
Choi Ki-seok’s eyebrows twitched.
In fact, it is right to reach an agreement now.
Even if they win the lawsuit, they will not be able to cover Kim Jeong-hyuk’s rehabilitation and treatment costs until they win.
However, the bargain price of 10 million won is unacceptable.
The cost of treatment so far is insufficient considering the amount needed for rehabilitation in the future.
“They’re being unreasonable, so we can’t do anything about it.”
Park Cheol continued speaking with an expressionless face.
“Are you going to receive compensation, even if it’s just 10 million won, or are you going to go away empty-handed?”
“Under these conditions, neither can be done.”
“So you’re saying you’re going to file a lawsuit?”
A sneer appeared on Park Cheol’s lips.
“I’m sure the legal fees will be high since we don’t even have enough money for rehabilitation. Let’s fight. Until one of us falls first.”
At the hospital, Son Yang-hee bit her fingernails nervously when she was stabbed at the painful spot.
However, Choi Ki-seok’s expression turned cold.
It was important timing.
The hospital realized that it was losing ground in logic and ultimately chose to fight with power.
then······.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
“I’m coming in.”
Amid the heavy silence and tension, a middle-aged man entered the conference room.
The man was stocky and had the impression of a country man.
The suit I was wearing didn’t fit me well.
However, Choi Ki-seok’s eyes looking at him were particularly sparkling.
A savior appears.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Jeong Jin-myeong, a medical lawyer at Tae-cheol Yang Law Firm.”
Jinmyeong Jeong handed out business cards to people at the hospital.
Hospital officials were very nervous at the appearance of Jeong Jin-myeong.
I couldn’t believe it, but a lawyer from a really famous law firm showed up.
“Hey. I see Park Cheol here.”
“Ah… Hello, senior.”
Park Cheol responded to Jeong Jin-myeong’s greeting in a timid voice.
“It seems like it was just yesterday that you were working for me. You have achieved great success.”
“······.”
“How far has it progressed?”
Jeong Jin-myeong stared at Choi Ki-seok.
“The hospital will ask you to leave for 10 million won. If you don’t want to do it, file a lawsuit.”
“crazy.”
Jeong Jin-myeong spit out without filtering the words he might have been thinking in his mind. And I quickly glanced at the agreement written by Park Cheol.
The face was distorted like a sheet of paper.
“Haa… I’m angry.”
“······.”
“Park Cheol. You live up to your name this time too.”
Jeong Jin-myeong immediately captured the mood at the table with his harsh words.
Gentle manner and eloquence like Cheongsan Yusu.
There was nothing in him that ordinary people expected from a lawyer.
Rather, it smelled like a wild wild horse.
As Jeong Jin-myeong took control of the atmosphere, his junior, Park Cheol, died like a puppy meeting a tiger.
Even the hospital staff could not keep their mouths shut.
I instinctively felt that if I messed with Yang Tae-cheol’s law firm, I wouldn’t be able to recover even a single bone.
Tuk!
Jeong Jin-myeong indifferently placed the documents on the table.
The key parts of the problem were extracted from the medical record sent by Ki-Seok Choi, and the hospital’s problems were clearly summarized.
In the last chapter, a precedent in which the patient won in a case similar to this one is attached.
“It hurts to talk about it, so let’s go to court. That would be better, right?”
“······.”
“Once a lawsuit is filed, the mass media will cover it, and the hospital’s image will be ruined, patients will stop coming, and the hospital will go out of business. It’s a good picture, right?”
“Hey, lawyer. That’s…”
“If you want to reach an agreement, you have to show sincerity. What is this? This?”
Jeong Jin-myeong tore up Park Cheol’s agreement between North and South Korea.
“Then what are the terms the lawyer wants?”
“It makes sense now.”
Jeong Jin-myeong grinned and took out a document from his bag.
He also signed an agreement in advance.
The expressions of the three people who were reading the agreement gradually turned earthy.
“The settlement amount is 150 million? The amount is too big…”
“In addition, the people involved came to the daycare center and apologized to the patient.”
“······.”
“Isn’t that much better than the hospital going bankrupt? I just have to give each hospital 3 million won a month for two years… If you don’t like it, let’s just quit. It’s just a pain in the mouth.”
“Give me just a moment.”
Hospital officials began the meeting at a distance from the table. As if I couldn’t get an answer just through the meeting, I made a phone call to someone else.
After some time had passed, the officials returned to the table.
“I was well aware of the orphanage’s opinion. However, only about 50 million won from the settlement amount… that’s it.”
“Do you want me to shave it off?”
“······yes.”
“Oh my. I wonder if this is a hospital or a local stationery store.”
Jeong Jin-myeong got up from his seat as if he was displeased with Park Cheol’s suggestion.
“Kiseok, let’s go. I’m specially giving this trial for free.”
“yes!”
When Choi Ki-seok and Song Yang-hee also stood up, the eyes of the officials widened.
“Ha… I will agree.”
“It would have been like that a long time ago. Why make things complicated?”
thud! thud!
The agreement was successfully concluded with the hospital seal and Song Yang-hee’s stamp.
“Mr. Kiseok.”
“It’s over now. Thank you for your hard work.”
Choi Ki-seok comforted Song Yang-hee, who was crying.
“Just in case, don’t even think about touching this guy.”
Jeong Jin-myeong placed his hand on Choi Ki-seok’s shoulder.
“······.”
“I have all the documentation for a case where a mother died at an obstetric surgery clinic here three months ago. If a bad rumor spreads about her, you know?”
Jeong Jin-myeong brightly threatened.
“let’s go.”
“yes.”
Jeong Jin-myeong took the lead, followed by Choi Ki-seok and Son Yang-hee.
* * *
Cafe near the hospital.
Choi Ki-seok and Son Yang-hee were busy thanking Jeong Jin-myeong.
If it weren’t for Jeong Jin-myeong, he would have had to give in to the hospital’s guts or prepare for a difficult lawsuit.
It would not be enough to say thank you a hundred times.
“Say thank you to Seolhwa. I’ve been telling you so hard to help you.”
“yes.”
Choi Ki-seok said, smiling to himself.
In fact, I called Jeong Seol-hwa first before asking Jeong Jin-myeong for help.
Can I call Jeong Jin-myeong and get help?
Jeong Seol-hwa willingly gave permission and seems to have even exerted pressure on Jeong Jin-myeong in advance.
“Honestly, I was touched that you even worried about me.”
After the agreement was concluded, Choi Ki-seok turned the topic to what Jeong Jin-myeong said.
Jeong Jin-myeong took on the role of a kind of shield for fear of putting Choi Ki-seok under negative pressure in the small medical community.
“In the first place, there should be no end to the work done.”
Jeong Jin-myeong smiled and continued speaking.
“But, I tried to stop it this time, but I don’t think it would help.”
“What do you mean?”
“You’re the type of person to attack someone if you don’t like them, right?”
“······yes.”
“We will continue to fight from now on, and I am not your babysitter, so how can I cover it all?”
“I have to take care of myself.”
In response to Choi Ki-seok, Jeong Jin-myeong took a sip of his coffee.
“Take care of yourself. Seeing what you’re doing, I think you’ll do well. By the way, didn’t you ask me that the last time I saw you?”
“Please speak.”
“Are you dating Seolhwa?”
Jeong Jin-myeong’s eyes were sharp.
A pulsating chill.
I had a feeling that if I answered wrong, I wouldn’t be able to figure it out.
“Ah…no. We are friends.”
“That’s right. Actually, our Seolhwa grew up knowing only her father since she was young.”
Jeong Jin-myeong made an open expression of relief.
Meanwhile, his expression changed drastically again.
“You have no intention of dating Seolhwa, do you?”
“Ah. Yes. We are just friends…”
“Then that’s it.”
Jeong Jin-myeong nodded with a satisfied expression.
After the conversation with Jeong Jin-myeong, Choi Ki-seok returned to the orphanage with Son Yang-hee.
Suddenly, the sky I looked at was as blue as a lake.
* * *
Morning four days later.
Choi Ki-seok was having a meal with his parents.
My mother usually pays special attention to side dishes, but today the table was particularly extravagant.
Most of these foods are good for stamina.
“Try some of this.”
“yes.”
Choi Ki-seok ate the grilled eel that his mother served on rice.
“How are you feeling?”
“Very good.”
When Choi Ki-seok looked confident, his mother smiled brightly.
Today is the day of the decisive battle.
This is because the internship exam is held at Uijin University Hospital.
Which hospital should I go to as an intern?
For the past few days, Choi Ki-seok has been thinking carefully.
Jinseong University Hospital with memories of the past and people you know?
Or the recently emerging Ulseon Hospital?
Or even Uijin University Hospital, my alma mater?
After much consideration, I chose Uijin University Hospital.
The temptation to go to Jinseong University Hospital, where my precious colleagues and role model Taesik Kim were, was great, but I ultimately resisted it.
This time I wanted to start fresh.
Rather than falling under them once again, I wanted to stand proudly against them.
After the meal, I took my father’s car and headed to Uijin University Hospital.
“······.”
“······.”
There was an awkward silence.
His father had always been quiet and blunt, and Choi Ki-seok was embarrassed to be with his new father.
“Are you going to be okay?”
My father spoke for the first time.
“Would you be able to intern with that body?”
“Yes. Even if it’s hard, you can overcome it.”
While the signal stopped, my father stared at Choi Ki-seok.
My father’s lips moved and he looked like he was about to say something, but he didn’t say anything.
After breaking up with his father, Choi Ki-seok entered Uijin University Hospital.
The first thing that greeted him was a key-shaped statue symbolizing Uijin University Hospital.
The statue reflected the morning sunlight and gave off a dazzling light.
It looked exactly like a game item.
‘Nothing will happen, right?’
Choi Ki-seok stretched out coolly.
The number of medical school graduates from Uijin University remains at around 50 every year.
On the other hand, Uijin University Hospital needs about 160 interns every year. So, unless you do something quite foolish, applicants from your alma mater will not be rejected.
I had some free time until the exam started, so I looked around the hospital.
Perhaps because it is one of the Big 5 hospitals, it was crowded with staff and patients from the morning.
Ki-Seok Choi finished the tour and entered the annex building.
But it is that moment.
“Aaaah!”
A scream erupted from the end of the hallway.
The people around them only glanced at the place where the scream came from and did nothing.
Additionally, the emergency room in the main building is quite far from the annex.
If an emergency situation occurred, it would not be easy to get help.
Choi Ki-seok went towards the sound.
There was a need to find out what happened.
If a medical situation arises and someone else is receiving treatment, or if nothing else goes wrong, you can just go back.
“What happened?”
I opened the door to the administrative office where the screams came from.
