Chapter 144 (1/2)

Chapter 144: Chapter 17

Obviously that man looked like someone whom he knew, but he couldn't recall who he was.

For a closer look, Kanghyok approached him.

At that moment, that man presented the ticket no. 23.

“Sorry I got here late.”

When Kanghyok examined him at close range, the man looked wiry. He seemed 30 at most, but had an air of dignity that meant that n.o.body could treat him lightly.

Kanghyok used honorific language subconsciously. “No worries. How is your condition?”

“Nothing serious, but I've come here for your care against my will.”

Then the man showed his right leg as if it was nothing. It was obvious that somebody gave him first aid. He had splints along his right leg here and there.

‘Oh, his s.h.i.+n slipped out of joint. How could he stand like that?'

Medically speaking, he could not stand with a disjointed s.h.i.+n. However, he was standing there in the dark with a superhuman patience. His face was covered in beads of sweat.

“Please come inside. Dolsok, let us just sleep here tonight.”

Dolsok, excited with getting drunk tonight, was shocked to hear that.

“Oh my…”

“This is the man the mayor entrusted in my good hands. Just lay out a mattress.”

“Yes, master.” Dolsok went back into the house with a heavy heart.

Quick-witted, Yoni helped the man quickly. “Master, let me help him.”

“Sounds good. Hey, Makbong, give me a helping hand.”

“Yes, sir.”

As the man had a large build, it was not easy for the three to help him move his legs to the examination room.

Kanghyok could not understand at all how he could stand all this time.

He was also a man of immense patience.

‘He doesn't even groan with pain.'

Actually, he didn't groan even when his right leg tripped on the threshold.

“You're in the examination room now. Lie here with your head down.”

“Got it.” With a little frown, he followed Kanghyok's instruction.

When he examined his wound under the bright light, it looked serious. His right calf was swollen, black and blue.

Yoni and Makbo shook their heads.

“Both of you can go home now,” said Kanghyok.

“I can stay here longer,” said Yoni.

“Well, you can do nothing to help me now. Dolsok is here to help me anyway.”

“Got it, sir.” Yoni didn't talk anymore. She left the room without hesitation.

Left alone, Dolsok got busier.

“Go and bring me warm water. Don't boil the water too hot!” Kanghyok gave him a basin and a small IV sap he took out from the bag.

“Yes, master.” Dolsok was now an able helper.

“You may feel pain,” said Kanghyok.

“Not a problem.”

Kanghyok carefully touched the man's legs. When he touched them, he could clearly determine what was wrong.

‘It's no coincidence that his right leg was shorter than his left one. The right s.h.i.+n was out of joint when it broke.”‘Kanghyok checked the wounds on his leg.

Just like a martial arts man, he had very strong muscles on his calf.

‘It's really tough to set the broken s.h.i.+n back. Worse, it is…'

The color of his leg was black and blue. A small blood vessel had likely burst inside. Otherwise, it was not supposed to be black and blue like that. Moreover, it was swollen quite a bit.

‘I need to incise the leg. What should I do?'

Although he was an excellent surgeon, that man should feel lots of pain anyway during the surgery.

‘He needs a good anesthesia…' He needed spinal anesthesia at least. The problem was, he had no facilities, medicine, nor a.s.sistants.

While he was agonizing over it, Dolsok came back with the basin filled with warm water. The sap was warm, too.

His bone pain could not be reduced with a painkiller or partial anesthesia. The pain could cause shock and even his death. But if that man was left like this, he might die anyway.

Kanghyok had to make a decision.

He decided to count on the superhuman patience of this man.

“Listen to me well.”