Telephone Misfortune (1)
Choi Ki-seok was driving through the center of New York.
It was very unfamiliar to leave MHC and move to another place at this time. Maybe that’s why my heart pounded like a child visiting the zoo for the first time.
I stared at the opposite road while the car stopped at a red light.
The rush to work was no different in the United States.
After the signal changed and we started again, Ki-Seok Choi recalled the information about Oliver he had searched for in the morning.
[A female doctor with a heart of steel.]
[Oliver achieves the world’s first thoracic surgery triple board!]
[Garden University University Hospital succeeds in simultaneous heart and lung transplantation for the first time in the world.]
Usually, the picture that comes to mind when I think of it is a male doctor with a sharp look holding a scalpel. This is what it looks like. But unexpectedly, Oliver, the protagonist of Triple Board, was a woman.
And he’s smiling warmly in all the photos.
A woman who looked like someone you might have met once in the neighborhood achieved such incredible achievements… I
was able to feel once again how foolish it is to judge a person based on their appearance.
‘He’s definitely a great person.’
Ki-Seok Choi nodded slightly, thinking of Oliver.
In fact, there were not many female doctors in the field of surgery.
Not only are you receiving calls all the time, and emergency patients are flooding in, but once you enter the operating room, you have to stand for hours.
The physical fatigue is similar to hard labor.
For this reason, the number of female doctors in the surgical field is much lower than that of men.
There’s definitely something special about Oliver.
The deeper he thought, the more confident Choi Ki-seok became.
Soon the car entered the highway.
Choi Ki-seok ran on the road while keeping the speed limit.
The wind that flowed through the half-open window blew my hair.
I spontaneously started dancing to the sound of music coming from my phone.
It feels like going on a trip.
At this moment, he was just an ordinary person, not a doctor.
“I guess I’ll keep my promise, right?”
Choi Ki-seok laughed and put a new song on the music playlist.
[Is it a dream? is not it? I feel hazy. They say you like me. oh my god. I guess it’s true~
Tap tap tap. The two of us under the lights.
Gently. My mouth is full of smiles.
lightly. Match your steps.
I guess it’s true. I guess they became lovers.]
Choi Ki-seok played Lovely Girls’ music recommended by Lee Young-ho.
Soon, a calm smile appeared on his lips. What is the appeal of Lovely Girls that made Lee Young-ho, who had no interest in girl groups or even women, fall in love with them?
Choi Ki-seok, who was appreciating the song, now became a little curious.
Choi Ki-seok enjoyed his alone time and entered a highway rest area.
Time passed and it was already 1 PM.
Because I hadn’t even eaten breakfast, the beggar in my stomach was crying out loud.
I got out of the car in the dazzling sunlight and headed toward the fast food restaurant.
But that was right then.
A family approaching from the other side looked at him and repeatedly shouted ‘Oh my God.’
And then they stared at each other’s faces with wide-open eyes.
‘Is there a celebrity here?’
Choi Ki-seok was amazed at his family’s reaction and looked back.
Of course, there was no special person behind him.
Then maybe?
“hey. “Aren’t you Dr. Choi?”
A woman in the family distanced herself from him.
“Do you… do you know me?”
“of course. “This is Gi Seok Choi, a thoracic surgery resident working at MHC.”
Choi Ki-seok burst out laughing at the woman’s words.
Even though I’m not a celebrity, I never thought there would be someone who would recognize me.
“I am a fan of Dr. Choi. I work in the administrative department at Carroll University Hospital, and I happened to see an article about Dr. Choi and fell in love with it. “I watched the conjoined twin surgery live and also watched the Code Black video that appeared on NewTube not long ago.”
“….”
“I never thought I would see Dr. Choi here. “I’m truly honored.”
“I don’t know what to do because you’re giving me so much attention. Nice to meet you too.”
Choi Ki-seok, who was a bit embarrassed, exchanged clear words with the woman on the spot.
The woman’s name is Daisy.
She said she was going on a family trip with her husband and son.
“It’s fate that led us to meet like this. Can you give me your autograph?”
“Is…the cause of death? I don’t have anything like that…”
“Wow! Then it’s better. “They say I am the one who receives Dr. Choi’s first autograph.”
Seeing her stomping her feet like a child, Choi Ki-seok scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
It is a perfect moment to say that this is something you will live to see in the world for a long time.
“Here you go.”
Choi Ki-seok took the notebook that Daisy held out and scribbled his initials.
The stylish sign that has a pedantic feel in the style of an oriental painting is… shit.
A signature that looks like a child’s scribble was completed.
Daisy also pursed her lips as if she was not pleased with his sign.
“Dr. Choi. “Is this really a sign?”
“Hmm. “I did my best.”
Choi Ki-seok avoided Daisy’s gaze while saying something he would say to a patient.
“what. I think it’s significant that I was the first to receive Dr. Choi’s autograph. Instead, you cannot change the sign later. “Did you know?”
“Ah yes.”
“I take pictures of things that have already turned out like this.”
Daisy’s husband Johnny, who was watching the situation from the side, took a picture of the two.
“thank you. “Thanks to you, I think this family trip became more enjoyable.”
“I’m glad that Daisy is happy. But is Kalon hurt?
Choi Ki-seok’s gaze landed on Kalon.
Kalon was Daisy’s eight-year-old son, and he had a bandage on his forehead.
“I hit my forehead on the edge of the desk not long ago. “I got a few stitches in the emergency room, but I thought I was going to explode and die.”
“We, Kalon, are going to take care of ourselves from now on, right?”
“yes.”
Calon nodded at Johnny’s words.
Out of curiosity, Ki-Seok Choi tried the Eye of Hippocrates on Calon and clicked his tongue.
Kalon had a special title.
[Misfortune Hunter]
– Misfortune is always with you. always.
– Increases the chance of receiving trauma from an unexpected accident by 50%, with a high chance of overlapping trauma. However, if you overcome a trauma, your resistance to that trauma increases twice.
Kalon’s title was as terrible as Fanta’s title.
According to the explanation, wouldn’t it be like breaking your nose if you fall backwards?
Looking closely, I could see quite a few small scratches on Kalon’s body.
“Then I’ll just go.”
“I held on to Dr. Choi for too long. Thank you very much.”
After saying goodbye, Choi Ki-seok parted ways with Daisy’s family and went to a fast food restaurant.
As I was eating hamburgers and French fries, my longing for Korean food deepened.
After finishing his meal, he leisurely looked around the rest area.
American rest areas were not very different from Korean rest areas. Crowded people, sweet food smells from restaurants, loud music, etc.
It had a human scent.
However, just as Choi Ki-seok was about to turn to the car, a sharp scream erupted from far away.
Hearing the unusual sound, my footsteps automatically headed towards the scene.
There was a crowd of people inside a restaurant, and as I made my way through the crowd, I saw a familiar face.
It was the Daisy family.
Johnny and Daisy stamped their feet as if they didn’t know what to do, and Calon collapsed at the couple’s feet.
“daisy. “What happened!”
“Doctor Choi!”
Daisy spotted him and her eyes widened.
“Kalon ate some candy and it got stuck in his throat. And then…”
“That’s enough.”
Ki-seok Choi lowered himself and checked Kalon’s condition.
Kalon grabbed his neck with both hands and made a gurgling sound, as if he was choking.
Additionally, his jaw turned and red blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
‘Is that so?’
Choi Ki-seok noticed the blood on the edge of the table and frowned. It seemed like the candy got stuck in his airway and he struggled and hit his teeth on the table.
How in the world could I be so unlucky…
Choi Ki-seok, who had helped Calon up, stood behind the child. Then, he placed his clenched hand between Kalon’s navel and solar plexus and placed his other hand on top of it.
puck! puck! puck!
He applied strength to his arms and pushed Kalon’s stomach inward.
Kalon moves like a straw bale every time you kill him.
“Kueeeeek!”
A piece of candy flew out of his mouth with a strange groan.
This means that the most urgent problem of airway obstruction has been solved.
As his breathing returned, Kalon gasped. The child’s face was suddenly covered with sweat.
“Dr. Choi. “Wow… our Calon tooth fell out.”
“wait a minute. “You must not touch it.”
Choi Ki-seok stopped Johnny from coming forward.
If you carelessly touch a damaged tooth, especially the root, it can become contaminated.
“daisy. Please buy me milk at the convenience store. If you have any disinfection supplies, please bring those as well.”
“yes!”
“Kalon. Don’t worry because you have a teacher. Understand?”
Ki-Seok Choi stabilized Calon and used his skills.
[You have used the Painkiller skill.]
[Reduces the patient’s physical pain by 70%. Because it is simple pain relief rather than a fundamental treatment, it may mask symptoms. The effect lasts for a week.]
“What do you think? “Are you okay now?”
Calon could not answer what he said and nodded.
The next treatment is to restore the jaw joint.
Choi Ki-seok gently cupped Kalon’s chin and rotated it with his hand.
Tdu-duk-duk.
With a joint sound, Kalon’s jaw returned to its original position.
“Doctor Choi! “I brought everything.”
Choi Ki-seok took the bag that Daisy offered and first dipped the missing tooth into milk.
It is better to use saline solution, but now is not the time to mix hot and cold rice.
“Kalon, open your mouth slightly.”
Perhaps because his jaw had returned to its original position, Kalon opened his mouth without difficulty.
One of Kalon’s upper teeth fell out entirely.
The gums where the tooth was missing were swollen and vomited blood, and the tooth next to it was half broken.
Ki-Seok Choi put pressure on the bleeding area with gauze and lifted Kalon up from his lying position.
There was only so much treatment he could do.
As a thoracic surgeon, there were not many treatments available at a highway rest stop.
“Take Daisy Carlon and get her to the hospital right away. After about 30 minutes, you will reach an interchange. “Find the nearest hospital emergency room.”
“yes. “I’ll leave now.”
“I understand you’re worried about your child, but you shouldn’t be speeding. “You can definitely get treatment within an hour, and the tooth recovery rate is close to 100 percent.”
Choi Ki-seok saw that the three people were leaving and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Was meeting her a blessing or a misfortune for Daisy’s family?
I still couldn’t figure it out.
He stood there in a daze and soon got into his car and drove down the highway.
The time we arrived at Oliver’s house was 2 p.m.
Choi Ki-seok parked his car nearby, took a deep breath, and stood in front of her house.
After many twists and turns, we arrived at the home of the world’s first triple board thoracic surgeon.
What clues can we find from her?
Choi Ki-seok suppressed his pounding heart and rang the doorbell.
