Conversion Strike (6)
“Conditions?”
Matthew asked again and tilted his head.
Instinct was telling me. Choi Ki-seok’s conditions are not ordinary.
“Just listen first.”
“I wonder why the manager cooperated with the police.”
“Hehe. Do you want me to show you all my roots? That’s impossible. Besides, I’m not cooperating with the police.”
“If you are not cooperating with the police, why are you involved in this case? Fried was a cerebrovascular surgery patient, and the director specializes in brain tumor surgery.”
“….”
“There is no reason to go to work on patients from other departments, even those who are becoming an issue, right? I can only see that there is some kind of cooperative relationship with the police.”
Matthew remained silent at his point.
I just take a sip of canned coffee and stare at Choi Ki-seok.
‘He’s a formidable guy.’
Deep wrinkles appeared on Matthew’s forehead.
It might be difficult to persuade, but I thought I would be able to cook well if I got an early promotion. But things did not go as expected. A while ago, I felt like I was backed into a corner.
“Mr. Choi. Let’s pretend this never happened. I can’t grant your conditions.”
“If the manager refuses, I have no choice.”
Choi Ki-seok continued speaking slowly.
“But I hope you fully understand my position. If I treat Freed’s cause of death as a soldier, I will be criticized by many people. The only person I can rely on is Manager Matthew.”
“….”
“If Manager Matthew pulls out in that situation, I’ll be the only one who becomes a fool. So, I need to know at least one of the manager’s secrets to make a profit.”
Ki-seok Choi finished speaking and stood up.
“I’ll just go now. I have to fill out Freed’s death certificate.”
“for a moment!”
Matthew caught Choi Ki-seok as he turned around.
“Sit down first.”
“Is there anything else you want to say…”
“Please sit down first.”
Matthew let out a refreshing laugh after putting Choi Ki-seok back in his seat.
“Interview chief, solving a shooting incident, rescuing a suicidal patient, the first early promotion and consecutive early promotion. I heard a lot of comments describing you and thought, this guy is naive and passionate.”
“….”
“A friend who knows how to calculate can’t be like you. They tend to think about their own safety first. But you also have a clever mind. In short, I lost.”
“What you’re saying is…”
“Okay. Since we’ve come this far, let’s talk about it.”
Matthew pointed to Choi Ki-seok’s cell phone with his index finger.
“I saw it all earlier. The number didn’t show up on the phone screen. Didn’t they turn on the recorder while pretending to be on the phone?”
“…you’re right.”
“First, turn off the recorder and hand over your phone. Our negotiations start from then.”
“All right.”
Matthew took Choi Ki-seok’s cell phone and deleted the recording file. And he put his cell phone inside his gown.
“Now that this is the case, I will reveal my true feelings. Even if tricking and deceiving is part of the business, there are times when you have to reveal everything you have.”
“yes.”
“Actually, you’re right. I was planning to lure you into an early promotion and then throw you away like a dedicated friend after solving the Freed case. Because I don’t like Mr. Choi very much.”
“That bothered me too.”
Choi Ki-seok nodded slightly.
“But, after seeing you even recording, I changed my mind. I think you are qualified to be with me in the future.”
“….”
“Before we get into the details, let me ask you something. Do you put patients first? Or does your own success come first?”
Matthew’s eyes became sharp.
“For me, as long as I can succeed, that’s enough.”
“Isn’t that what you’ve been doing all this time? Are you saying it was all a charade?”
“Yes. It’s a pretense.”
Choi Ki-seok continued speaking without hesitation.
“Meijo’s values are patient-centered. That’s why I’ve only been pretending to care about patients. To be successful, I have to put Meijo’s values into practice.”
“….”
“I heard that Freed cried while hugging his guardian when he died. How do you explain that?”
“I tend to cry easily. If you want, can I cry now?”
“ha ha ha.”
Matthew laughed, holding his belly button.
“It’s okay, it’s okay. I don’t want to go that far. Since I’ve confirmed that you’re on my side, I’ll tell you my secrets.”
Matthew’s explanation continued.
He briefly told the story about his son and the police chief.
While closely observing Choi Ki-seok’s expression.
“Do you now understand why I took on this task?”
“I completely understand.”
“I kept my promise, so now it’s Mr. Choi’s turn to keep his promise. It’s not that I don’t trust you, but I need to watch you write your signature. Only then can we truly be in the same boat.”
“great.”
The two people moved to Uiguk.
Soon, Ki-Seok Choi sat in front of the computer and filled out the death certificate, and Matthew looked at it carefully.
[Cause of death: Soldier]
‘Good. ‘This is it.’
Matthew checked the chart and smiled broadly.
With this, the problem with my son that was bothering me is over.
It would inevitably be noisy for the time being, but the responsibility ultimately fell on Choi Ki-seok.
Because it was Choi Ki-seok who wrote the death certificate, not him.
“Welcome aboard the Matthew.”
“It is an honour.”
“I’m going to go tell my police friend the good news. I’ll give you my phone back.”
“Yes. Thank you for your hard work.”
Ki-seok Choi shook hands with Matthew and then watched his back. And as soon as he left the office, he raised his middle finger.
‘You met the wrong person.’
If Matthew could figure out Surgeon’s tendencies, he wouldn’t have been fooled.
Ki-Seok Choi’s tendency is patient-centered.
Considering this, it is natural not to change the patient’s cause of death to disease.
However, only Choi Ki-seok had the ability to understand the patient’s tendencies, and his acting just showed was perfect.
No matter how powerful a person is in politics, he cannot help but be
deceived…!
[You have completed the hidden mission ‘Beyond Strategy to Strategy’. As a reward, your political power increases by one level.]
[Current political power: 8/10]
A smile appeared on his face as he checked the status window.
Ki-seok Choi sat down again, brought up Freed’s chart, and filled out the death certificate.
The chart I drew up with Matthew is actually another patient’s chart.
Nevertheless, the reason Matthew was deceived was because the patient’s name was also Freed.
Moreover, the fake Freed was an outpatient at Meijo and had already died. There was no possibility that a slight modification to the death certificate form would cause any problems.
“Okay then, shall we start a counterattack?”
Choi Ki-seok took out the pen he had kept in his gown pocket.
* * *
A few hours later.
Matthew was drinking coffee, leaning back on the sofa in his office.
After boiling Choi Ki-seok, everything ended smoothly.
Thanks to the help of his friend, the troublesome son safely returned to his daily life.
Now all that’s left is to become head chief and take charge of neurosurgery.
My whole body was already itching to get back at Lucas for what he had done to me.
Jiyiing.
My cell phone rang, so I checked the number and answered it.
“Matthew! What on earth is this?”
“Why are you doing this? I heard you handled the job perfectly.”
“You stupid bastard. Watch the news!”
“Okay. Let’s hang up the phone for now.”
Matthew quickly turned on the TV at Jacob’s yelling.
As I changed the news channel, Choi Ki-seok was walking up to the podium in the Mayjo Clinic conference room.
The surrounding area was crowded with personnel from various broadcasting stations.
At that moment, an ominous feeling hit my head like a hammer.
‘no. That can’t be…’
Matthew shook his head and focused on the TV.
“Hello, I am Ki-seok Choi, a neurosurgery resident at Mayjo Clinic. I am the attending physician of Freed, who was recently diagnosed as brain dead. The purpose of this event today is to reveal the cause of Freed’s death, which is attracting the attention of many people.”
“I’ll start with the conclusion. The cause of Fried’s death is clearly external causes. You will fully understand when you look at the diagnosis I made when the patient visited the hospital.”
Ki-Seok Choi listed six or seven diagnoses, and Matthew listened to his presentation with a mesmerized look on his face.
What I thought happened turned out to be true.
Where did it go wrong?
I even watched him delete the file being recorded on his cell phone and create a chart…
Why on earth!
“…Considering all things, we can see that the cerebral arteriovenous malformation and surgery diagnosed in the past are completely unrelated to this injury. Now, let’s take questions from reporters.”
As soon as they finished speaking, the reporters raised their hands.
“Yes. There’s a KCC reporter there.”
“Doctor Choi. Just recently, Manager Matthew cited the cause of Freed’s death as a disease. So are you claiming that Manager Matthew’s claim was completely wrong?”
“Yes, it is.”
Choi Ki-seok nodded resolutely.
“Any doctor watching the news would think that when they think about the patient’s situation.”
“What do you think about the claim that assault occurred while the police were subduing Freed?”
“I think the guardian’s opinion is more trustworthy.”
“What’s the reason?”
“The patient’s condition was too serious to believe that he fell during a simple fight. I’m sure everyone here has fallen at least once.”
“….”
“How many of them are brain dead?”
Several reporters burst out laughing at Choi Ki-seok’s words.
“Considering Freed’s condition, it is very easy to infer that an unusual shock was inflicted on him. And I will take this opportunity to disclose the information I have.”
“….”
“The reason Neurosurgery Manager Matthew took on this matter and his relationship with the police.”
Choi Ki-seok took out a small pen that he had kept in his gown pocket. As I turned the cap of the pen, I heard a man’s voice.
The main character is Matthew.
[My idiot son committed theft a few days ago. He’s an ugly guy, but as a father, I can’t just sit still. So I made a deal with my college classmate, Jacob. Instead of treating Freed’s cause of death as a result of illness, they decided to pass over his son’s investigation.] As soon as
the audio ended, the reporters started to stir.
This is because an unexpected fact was revealed that Matthew and the police chief were involved in Freed’s death.
‘Ah…’
Matthew could no longer look at TV and lowered his head.
My mind went black.
My limbs became heavy like cotton soaked in water.
I could feel that the career I had worked so hard to build was falling apart.
Now it’s all over.
“That’s all I have to say. I’m sorry that I unintentionally gave homework to the reporters. Then, I’ll leave.”
Jiiiing.
Jiiiing.
As soon as Choi Ki-seok left, his cell phone rang and the office phone burst into flames.
Matthew stood up and held the cell phone in his hand.
Quick!
The cell phone he threw against the wall shattered, and then the phone broke. It was completely shattered.
“Aaaah! You son of a bitch!”
