117 Student 1 (2/2)
The smell of blood made people frightened.
”He is a good worker. He collected blood well and did the cleaning after the work.”
”I don't know.”
Makbong shook his head.
Although he looked like a real man, he had the emotions of a girl.
He could not go near the warehouse and he vomited constantly.
As he vomited too violently, he thought he might catch cholera.
'Compared to him, Dongpa is quite useful.'
As he had worked as a doctor for long time, he had a strong stomach for blood and gore.
He did not show any disgust.
'Is it because he is an acupuncturist?'
He had a delicate hand, too.
As he was still sick, he had vibrating arms and legs but he did use the scalpel very well.
Not only did he cut the artery to drain blood but also he removed the intestines and colon which could easily rot.
He learned so quickly that Ganghyuk was somewhat surprised.
”Yes, he is doing very well. It seems he enjoys it.”
”What should we do with him?”
”Let's see… Eum…”
Ganghyuk looked at the patient while knitting his brows.
Irregularly moving chest, gasping breath and high fever over 40 degrees.
He could not see any possibility to make him live.
There would not be any special help even if he could bring him to the modern hospital.
'He can have a respirator for life-sustaining care.'
It meant that there was not enough time for him to enjoy life.
”How old is he?”
”He was nearly unconscious from the beginning… But I think he is over 60. He lived long.”
”60.”
In that world, people said that real life would start from 60.
But in this world named Joseon, they held a big event called Hw.a.n.gap to celebrate long life.
Ganghyuk nodded his head.
”No family?”
”Yes, the people with family are lying down there.”
Makbong pointed at the line in the middle of the room.
It is the boundary which separates the corpse to be delivered to Bojewon and to warehouse for autopsy.
”Let's reduce his pain. Hey!”
”Eu.”
”Painful?”
”Eu.”
The patient was already unconscious.
He already had a fever and was severely dehydrated. Not to mention, oxygen was not being supplied because of lung failure.
”Get it.”
”Yes, sir.”
Makbong took out a small sample from the bag that Ganghyuk brought.
He was the second one that had this injection that day so it was hard to use a good amount of it.
However, he could not leave the patient feeling the pain by himself without doing anything.
Makbong rationalized his behavior like this.
'If I think of the patient yesterday, it is the right thing.'
They could not let the patient die like this, if the patient has a family.
Patients around him are watching them with their eyes and they need to explain his death to his family.
Therefore, they had to watch them dying.
Patients and families can have time to cry but it meant that patients have to endure the pain by themselves.
For example, the patients who died because of the drug did not show any changes in their appearance. But the patient who died yesterday had terrible appearance because of pain. His small veins were all burst and the jugular was stretched.
Capillaries on the lips and gum were burst and bled profusely.
”Makbong, what are you doing?”
”Ah, yes, here.”
”Yes. He feels too much pain. Reduce it.”
”Yes, sir.”
”When he pa.s.ses away, send him to Dongpa.”
”Yes, sir.”
It happened like this.
When the patient died, Makbong who was strong but did not have any other skills lifted him and moved him to the backyard.
Then the fellows waiting for the corpse in the backyard moved it to the warehouse.
Dongpa arranged and preserved them so that they could practice later.
The cholera retreated after more than 10 deliveries were made.
”What did the officer of Bojewon say?”
”He thanks you for your deeds. He gave the things outside to show his grat.i.tude.”
Dolseok pointed at the cart outside.
It did not carry precious things and most of them were things to eat and wear.
However, it was not a bad payment at all.
In Bojewon, there were many people who die of starvation.
”He does not seem to be richer than me and he overdoes himself.”
”Sir… you are a gold spoon.”
”Yes, right. I was born with a gold spoon in my mouth. Haha.”
”Yes, I was born with an earth spoon.”
”No, no. You did not have a spoon. I gave it to you.”
”Yes, sir.”
Since Ganghyuk has often talked about the theory of the spoon, they all understood the story.
Ganghyuk stroked the head of Dolseok and opened the door of warehouse.
”Eo… Sir, here you are.”
Dongpa stood there alone.
It was not clear if he stood or if he was hung.
With a glance, it was hard to find the difference between Dongpa and the other corpse.
”What happened to you? You look like a corpse.”
”Yes… I tried to make the dead body look like it was not rotten.”
”Heo, did you do this all by yourself?”
”Yes.”
”Wonderful.”
”I tried my best.”
Ganghyuk laughed like a mad scientist and Dongpa licked his boots.
Makbong and Yeoju rushed outside to empty their stomachs.
Dolseok, Yeoni, Heo Jun and Heo Im were standing there but they did not look happy.
They managed to stand there.
It was a horrible sight for them to see.
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