94 Wrist Reconstruction 1 (1/2)
Ganghyuk came back to the room leaving the eunuch in the yard.
In the room, Dolseok, Yeoni, and Yeoju were packing.
Makbong was doing nothing, but Ganghyuk did not criticize him.
'He will do his job at an emergency.'
Actually, he had great effects on the prevention of bad incidents.
To people's eyes, Makbong looked far stronger than Yeoni.
”Hey, you must take anesthetics.”
”Yes, sir.”
Dolseok was an expert in packing.
He packed the medicine mixed with Seomsu and Chooh.
When he's about to take a blowfish toxin, Ganghyuk was startled.
”Are you crazy? Are you trying to murder the prince?”
”No…You told me that it could work as anesthetics.”
”Heo.”
He had a good memory.
Ganghyuk murmured the same thing at a low voice, but he did not tell it to him clearly.
However, Dolseok remembered it.
”Yes, you are right.”
”Yes, I heard it.”
Dolseok picked the poison again smiling.
He was smiling before he was. .h.i.t by Ganghyuk.
Udantangtang!
The noise was very loud, even the man in the yard waiting for them could hear.
'He must be a gangster.'
The eunuch thought.
He was the one who kicked the prince.
He could kill his servant.
The eunuch frowned because he did not want Gw.a.n.ghae to make friends with such a villain.
Dolseok also frowned in the room. It was because of the pain.
”Why did you hit me?”
”Don't put it. Even though it could be a kind of anesthetic it cannot be used for the prince.”
”I don't understand.”
”I will explain it later. Just memorize it now. I will use it for Makbong.”
When his name was heard, Makbong opened his eyes wide.
”Me? Will I have an operation?”
”Ah…I did not tell you.”
”I am healthy, and I do not have hemorrhoids.”
Makbong pointed here and there with his hand to show he was healthy.
”You snore too much. It made me nervous.”
”Ah…you are right. Makbong snore like a pig.”
Dolseok agreed.
”Can you cure it?”
Yeoni showed great interest in this.
As a matter of fact, the loud snoring of Makbong was notorious in the Aeogae group.
In spite of his excellent skills, he was almost expelled because of complaints.
Ganghyuk nodded his head with a confident face at Yeoni's question.
”Yes, of course. I can.”
”Please do it for him as soon as possible.”
”Yes, I can hear it even at the next door.”
Yeoju agreed.
All seemed to welcome his operation except himself.
The same scene could be seen in the hospital too.
The patient himself did not feel that he must have an operation.
However, the one who slept with the patient complains that he had to have an operation.
At the face of Makbong, he could see a father who was dragged to the hospital by his wife.
”But…He said he would use the toxin, but n.o.body objected…”
”Is there anyone who was killed by the blowfish poison?”
”n.o.body died, but I saw many people who were tortured.”
Ganghyuk could understand his fear.
Euiyeon of Daedonggye could not endure the torture and told everything he knew.
Ganghyuk did not intend to torture Makbong though. It was a groundless fear.
”You will not have pain.”
”But it sounds …”
”Don't worry, but at the moment the prince's wrist is far more important. Have you packed it all?”
”Yes, sir.”
Dolseok picked up the backpack which filled with medicine including anesthetics.
Yeoni carried basin for boiled water and other equipment on her back.
Yeoju packed her drawing tools.
They looked like a Dream Team in Joseon.
Ganghyuk said with a smile of satisfaction.
”Ok. Get going.”
They were escorted by the eunuch.
n.o.body would stop them.
They were not stopped by the guard of the palace.
However, there was someone who stopped them, Lee Hangbok.
He came to Ganghyuk recognizing his group from the distance.
He was awarded as Pyeongnangongs.h.i.+n [similar to receiving a medal from the government] as he could successfully finish Gichukoksa.
”Hi, Ganghyuk”
Even though he had a higher office, his personality did not change.
He behavior still looked like a gangster in the marketplace.
”Ah, sir.”
Ganghyuk greeted him with a light bow.
Hangbok tapped his back laughing.
His eyes were already looking at the eunuch.
As Hangbok did have a good memory, he had already recognized who he served for.
”I heard you came to the palace quite often, so I thought you were interested in public office, but it seems that you befriended the prince.”
”Yes, you are right.”
”That's good.”
Hangbok tapped his back smiling.
While tapping his back, he waved his hand towards the eunuch to ask him to leave them alone for a while.
The eunuch could not help following him, as he was one of the big powers in the palace.
After he saw the eunuch leave, he whispered at Ganghyuk's ears.
”Be careful. The king is still young, and he does not like the princes to have his people.”
”Ah, I see.”
Ganghyuk realized his situation.
He did not think about it before Hangbok pointed it.
Ganghyuk did not intend to take advantage of Gw.a.n.ghae.
Ganghyuk through Gw.a.n.ghae was a better king than Seonjo, but, regardless of this, he was still the king.
'But n.o.body knows what I am thinking, and they may misunderstand me.'
Ganghyuk observed the people around him.
Most of them pa.s.sed him by without giving him special attention.
Sometimes, there were people who would recognize him.
He cured Ryu Seongyong and helped Lee Hangbok in Gichukoksa.
Although he did not have any public office, he had some power in that sense.
He received gifts nearly every day, and they were delivered to his house.