Chapter 36 (1/2)
Chapter 36: I will take the Scalpel [2]
Makbong came into the room without knowing what had happened inside .
”Dolseok and Yeoni, you need to hold him fast as well . He will move soon . ”
”Move?”
”Yes, you must hold him down . ”
”I see . ”
There was not much time . Even though two strong men held him fast, it would be difficult to stop him completely, as he must be stricken with the fear of death .
'I should have tied him before removing the blood . '
But, it was of no use to regret now .
'If I have the same situation later on, I will tie him up . ' Ganghyuk took a thread while deciding .
”Oh my G.o.d, he is moving!” At that moment, the patient's fingers started moving . Dolseok shouted with surprise as Ganghyuk tried to finish quickly .
”Hold him fast . It will be done in no time . ”
”Leave me alone . ”
The patient, who was not aware of the situation, shouted out . He was powerful, and it was incredible considering that he had just awakened from a coma .
The two men waiting out there were moving as well .
”What is it?”
”What happened?”
Heo Jun went ahead to open the door and whispered . ”Don't worry . Everything is going well .
”But, he is shouting in there . ”
”He is going to be fine . ” With that comment, he closed the door again .
”What a situation!”
The two outside wondered what was happening inside, but they did not dare to go in . On the other hand, the patient was making a scene inside .
”They are killing me!”
”Why are you shouting like that? Do you know who he is?”
Dolseok spoke while pressing him down . He clearly had gotten stronger because of all the good food he had eaten in the past few weeks . As a result, the patient's protest dwindled slowly; however, the pain and fear did remain .
”Ouch!”
Ganghyuk had injected local anesthetic with vasoconstrictor a while before, but the effect was weakening clearly . The man yelled whenever the needle went through the scalp .
Ganghyuk spoke while sewing the scalp . ”I will finish it as soon as possible . You can survive only when I finish this without difficulties . ”
”What do you mean?”
”Should I let him sleep again?”
If there was any good method to make him sleep, he would totally want to use it . It was really tiring and difficult to sew the wound when the patient was conscious and moving .
After hearing the monologue of Ganghyuk, Makbong responded . ”Shall I hit him?”
As his facial expression was very serious, it did not seem that he made a joke, so Ganghyuk laughed, ”He just came back to life . There is no sense in hitting him . ”
”I can make him asleep with a blow on the neck . ”
”If you hit now, he will die rather than fall asleep .
Really?”
The conversation was nonsensical, but it had an effect: the patient became silent . He probably was thinking that he would be killed if he didn't .
”Okay”
The wound was finally closed . However, there remained a hole as large as a coin .
'It should be fine, I reckon . '
It would not cause a serious problem after all… unless someone hit the very place .
Ganghyuk laid down the ligature instruments and said with satisfaction ”Complete . . . He will live . Do not move now . . . If you do, you will die . ”
”Yes, yes . ” The patient answered with a tensed face .
'He may misunderstand the situation . '
When Ganghyuk mentioned death, the patient probably thought that the former would kill him if he moved . His hands and feet were clearly sweating .
'Anyway, my objective is fulfilled . ' Making him not move was what Ganghyuk wanted after all .
”Get his head higher . Is there any pillow?”
”Here it is . ” Dolseok immediately got him a pillow .
”Good! Stay like that . Otherwise, the pressure will go to the head . ”
”I see . ”
Once Ganghyuk finished the operation, Heo Jun came to the patient .
”It is seamless . ” Heo Jun investigated the wound . It was open wide earlier on, but it is closed now . The even more surprising thing was that the dying patient was now alive .
”Where did you learn this skill?”
”En…” Ganghyuk did not answer right away . If he told the truth, Heo Jun would think that he was crazy .
'I cannot say that I learned it from the Surgery Department of Chungmu Hospital . '
It was difficult to give an obscure answer .
'His eyes are s.h.i.+ning now . '
There was a reason why Heo Jun became the best doctor in Joseon: he was different from ordinary men . He expected Ganghyuk's answer with sincerity; he could not spoil his expectation .
'Might as well tell him that I am a genius . '
It was not a lie after all . Ganghyuk was indeed called a genius surgeon in his world .
”I have not learned it . ”
”What do you mean?”
”I learned it by myself . ”
”Hmm…I have indeed not heard of such technique before, even though I have read a lot of books . ” Heo Jun seemed to be moved .
”Ha…”
”Well…”
Seeing him admired himself, Ganghyuk felt guilty . He told a lie and made the knowledge acc.u.mulated over hundreds of years his own .
'But, I cannot help it I guess . '
While Ganghyuk tried to rationalize his speech, the door opened slowly . There were the two men who brought the man . They could not wait anymore because things had suddenly gotten so quiet .
”How is he? Oh, you opened your eyes?” They came in hastily when they saw that the patient was conscious . Ganghyuk did not stop them either .
'Infection… I am worrying a little, but . . . ”
It was the time when the medicine seemed to work very well . He had antibiotics called Mayact, so he did not feel the need to worry .
It was a third generation antibiotic . It worked even in the twenty first century on various kinds of resistant bacteria .
”What happened to me?” The patient did not understand the situation completely . So, the two men answered his question while making a great fuss about their stories .
”Don't you remember? You climbed up a tree to get eggs from a nest . ”
”You fell down, and I thought you were dead . ”