After that (2)
“….”
Benson lowered his head after checking the video.
At this point, even elementary school students were able to anticipate future developments.
‘You clever bastard. Was it induced?’
Benson gritted his teeth and stared at Choi Ki-seok.
“If you have a mouth, speak. “How are you going to explain this?”
Yasada’s shouting made the atmosphere in the office as cold as if frost had fallen.
“Mr. Choi cursed at me. Even though I was a doctor who only thought about his own interests, he criticized me. So, out of anger, I put my hand on it.”
“Are you blaming me in this situation? You are truly amazing. Professor, you will definitely leave a long mark in MHC history. “Not only did he imitate Rambo during the morning meeting, but he also unilaterally assaulted the resident.”
Benson remained silent in response to Choi Ki-seok’s sarcasm.
“Crazy guy. You have no chance of rehabilitation. “I don’t know what conversation you and Mr. Choi had, but at least one thing is certain.”
“….”
“The point is that you unilaterally beat Mr. Choi. Be prepared because we will convene the ethics committee right now and hold you accountable. “This incident can’t even cover up the vice hospital director you love so much.”
Yasada growled, but Benson ignored his words.
His eyes were only focused on the cell phone lying on the table.
Swish!
Benson snatched the cell phone and threw it against the office wall.
The phone shattered with a ‘kwajik’ sound.
“You… what are you doing!”
Yasada, unable to control his anger, grabbed Benson by the collar.
“I do not know.”
“You bastard. “Is that what you want to do now?”
Despite Yasada’s questioning, Benson showed a resolute appearance with an iron plate on his face.
Meanwhile, Choi Ki-seok, who was watching the situation, stood up and fiddled with his broken cell phone.
“Head Chief. My phone is completely broken. “It won’t turn on.”
Benson smiled faintly at Choi Ki-seok’s words.
‘Baby. Crazy things aren’t something only you can do.
With his quick action, he achieved the feat of smashing the cell phone containing the video.
Now the video of his beating will be buried forever.
“Benson. You are a human being. “A bastard like you doesn’t even deserve a medical license.”
“Chief Yasada, who only knows patients, might think that way. But what kind of world is it these days? “Isn’t this a world where doctors who take care of their own food live in silence?”
“Hoo. okay? “You’re still waving your snout, right?”
Just as Yasada was about to hit Benson with his fist, Choi Ki-seok came forward and stopped Yasada.
“No Head Chief!”
“Let’s leave this bastard alone? “Have you forgotten what this bastard did to you?”
“well. I don’t remember hitting Mr. Choi, but…”
“I can’t do that. “I guess you have to be right.”
“Head Chief!”
Yasada stopped his actions at the sound of Choi Ki-seok’s voice, and Benson tilted his head as if wondering.
“I have a good method. There is no reason for the Head Chief to act as dirty as Professor Benson.”
Choi Ki-seok took out another cell phone from his robe in a relaxed manner.
Benson, who sensed something ominous, looked like a surprised rabbit.
No way….
“Professor. Did you have a sweet dream? “When you threw your phone, it felt like you had the world, right?”
“….”
“But what can I do because I’m sorry? “I’m a cautious person, so I’ve already moved the files around.”
As Choi Ki-seok laughed and played the video of the beating on his new cell phone, Benson’s face turned the color of dirt.
In an instant, the tide turned.
“Is this really the reason you took out the old cell phone in the first place?”
“yes. you’re right. It’s not fun to just push things along. “It is much more painful to experience hope and then despair than to simply despair.”
“If you’re going to do that, you should at least tell me in advance.”
Yasada relaxed his stiff expression and let go of Benson’s collar.
“sorry. I think this is how Professor Benson will feel the bitterness of life even more…”
“Well, all I need is a video.”
Yasada and Choi Ki-seok’s gaze pierced Benson’s chest like an arrow. Benson lowered his head and stared blankly at the floor before collapsing.
I have truly crossed a river of no return.
* * *
30 minutes before the ethics committee meets.
Benson looked for Parker with a burning feeling.
Isn’t Parker the only rope I can hold right now?
I didn’t know that the vice hospital director or MHC’s powerful figure, Parker, would be able to get over this incident.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
I entered the office without even being told to come in.
At this moment, Parker is sitting on the sofa drinking coffee.
“Vice hospital director. Where have you been? “You don’t even answer my phone.”
“I had an important meeting.”
Parker spoke calmly and took a sip of coffee.
Since we weren’t even told to sit down, Benson sat on the sofa on his own.
“A major incident occurred. I might get kicked out of MHC.”
“know. “What happened?”
“So you knew everything but pretended not to know?”
Benson’s eyebrows rose sky high.
“I have been loyal to the vice hospital director for over ten years. “How can you do this?”
“So, you have to behave properly.”
Parker continued speaking with his face wrinkled.
“Do you know how hard you worked to cover up the falsification of medical records? “If it weren’t for me, you would have been fired already.”
“I really appreciate that. “But please help me one more time after all the hard work you’ve already done.”
Benson continued speaking with his head down.
“I think this is my last time and I will do my best. If the vice hospital director wants, I will even lick the soles of your feet.”
“it’s okay. “I don’t have that kind of bad taste.”
“Vice hospital director!”
“Anyway, that’s a strange thing. If only Mr. Choi was involved, our entourage would be destroyed. “The same goes for Matthew, who used to be in neurosurgery.”
A bitter smile appeared on Parker’s lips.
“Vice hospital director. “Is this really not going to work?”
“It’s not me and I can’t be excited. “I heard there was a video of him hitting Mr. Choi?”
“…yes.”
“Then that’s the end. what.”
Parker shrugged.
“Did you get a lawyer? It won’t be fun if Mr. Choi files a civil suit. “Get ready now.”
“….”
“I’m busy so I’d like you to leave.”
Benson left the office without a word as Parker’s words struck him like a dagger.
Even the last remaining rope left my hand.
The only thing I could rely on now was myself.
As time passed, the hospital ethics committee was convened.
Ki-Seok Choi sat down next to Benson, and in front of him were five members of the Ethics Committee with shining eyes.
“Professor Benson. How would you describe this video?”
Song Myeong-jin, one of the ethics committee members, pointed to the cell phone on which the video was playing.
“Mr. Choi insulted me. Because it was a CCTV video, that part was not revealed. “This is clearly Mr. Choi’s trap to trap me.”
“haha. “That’s nonsense.”
“Are you sane?”
“I guess I was wrong about Professor Benson.”
The ethics committee members clicked their tongues and said one thing at a time.
“Please trust me. Throughout my time at Mayjo and MHC, I always did my best for my patients. “Why don’t you trust me and take the side of this blue resident?”
“You treat us like complete idiots.”
Song Myeong-jin frowned and continued speaking.
“How can you be so shameless after hitting someone? “There is no need to drag on the story further.”
The ethics committee members who received Song Myeong-jin’s gaze nodded as if they had made a promise.
“Benson. Please leave MHC immediately. All severance pay will be cut, and you will not be able to work at Meijo affiliated hospitals or other partner hospitals in the future. If this incident becomes news, it will probably become impossible to even wear a doctor’s gown. “There is no need to blame anyone because you are self-employed.”
“….”
“Doesn’t Mr. Choi have anything to say?”
“doesn’t exist.”
“Then, this concludes the ethics committee convening.”
Even though the meeting ended and people left the room one by one, Benson could hardly get up from his seat.
A virtual death sentence.
His career as a doctor was virtually over.
* * *
After the ethics committee meeting, Ki-Seok Choi had a private meeting with Myung-Jin Song at a cafe.
“Mr. Choi. Are you really okay?”
Song Myeong-jin asked in a worried tone.
The warm eyes resemble a father who cares about his child.
“Do not worry. “I’m fine.”
“I’m honestly worried. Aside from being physically ill, I think he must have been emotionally hurt.”
“If I were to tell you my true feelings… I feel relieved, as if a painful tooth had been removed. “I don’t have to see Professor Benson’s face anymore.”
“Anyway…”
“Thank you for your concern, but it’s really okay.”
As Choi Ki-seok confidently patted his chest, Song Myeong-jin’s expression relaxed somewhat.
“The heart surgery went well yesterday. Didn’t Dr. Choi’s performance during the blood vessel anastomosis was very impressive? “If Dr. Choi had not been there, the surgery would have taken much longer.”
“I think I gained superhuman strength while concentrating on saving my child.”
Choi Ki-seok scratched the back of his head and continued.
“Professor, everything is okay, right? “I haven’t been able to visit you since you’ve been away a lot lately.”
“It is said that a position makes a person, so people around me don’t leave me alone because I have the title of Deputy Director of Medical Services.”
Song Myeong-jin responded jokingly and changed the topic.
“Last time, I asked you to prepare Fresh Cadeva, right?”
“yes. you’re right. “You remembered.”
“It would be difficult if I forgot to ask Mr. Choi. By the way, is it true that new surgery was completed?”
In Song Myeong-jin’s eyes, there was an innocent, childlike curiosity.
“Professor, if it’s okay, I’d like to show you the surgery today. How about a time?”
“ha ha ha. Of course, we have to put everything else aside and look at the surgery first. “I’m already excited to see how Dr. Choi performed the surgery.”
“I am sure you will be satisfied. “Then shall we go to the operating room?”
“great.”
The two headed to the operating room side by side.
‘Maybe I underestimated Mr. Choi.’
While walking, Song Myeong-jin glanced at Choi Ki-seok.
Choi Ki-seok was growing day by day.
It was different when I was an intern at Medical College and when I became a resident, and it was different again when I was at Meijo University and when I was training at MHC.
I thought that if there was a person who best suited the expression ‘Ilchwiwoljang’, it would be Choi Ki-seok.
Otherwise, the new surgery could not have been completed so quickly.
“professor. Even though it is only a demonstration, I would like to conduct today’s surgery as if it were real. “Can I call the cardiothoracic surgery department and ask for some of the staff?”
“I do whatever is convenient for Teacher Choi.”
The two people who caught the rosette waited for additional staff to arrive and entered the rosette.
‘It’s finally homework inspection time.’
Ki-Seok Choi smiled and stood in the position of the surgeon.
His eyes were overflowing with confidence as he looked down at Fresh Cadeva.
