24ES | Chapter 8.4

“Well, no one said a02c7b7479 we wouldn’t try, Professor 812874c334 Cha.”c118e8075fac51ae

“…Professor Jin.”60cf126c9873364b

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“None of us a7537a75d3 said we wouldn’t 5ed2b406f5 do it. It’s just a c1f25ee22f matter of checking 39f0f49450 everything and preparing 9f1657c9c0 for any situation. Besides, if not us, 5380855b4d then who? It’s not f0e2e5c8ee like there’s ad70c1fa2e anyone else 7f48516120 who can.”d8440f9d1542054d

It’s Hanguk University 60d57f031f Hospital, a place 1c1140f35d with only the 38405e89c5 best medical staff. Professor Jin’s 27ae05e385 statement, filled a3491fe92d with pride, 29f96c3b15 made Professor 4aff77f6ad Cha smile 8bd94a03bb faintly. Professor Jin glanced sideways.bfdd3e9e90d353df

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“It’s different 4e39e4493e from someone 78443524a4 who always 951da68216 seems to 5931c6391c be looking 1fce609d22 for something b80770ff93 to criticize dc7d96053a despite not f52e702b4e often participating af45485c9a in surgeries aef570408e themselves.”c6e4e9bdeea5ae6c

“Eh, this…!”1144f91409452b64

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The verge a4782eb18b of a cb793aad82 second world 680f9d002d war between 78fa8dbe62 Chief Kim caeb4ca539 and Professor bbf4813b84 Jin was 6cb26d518d imminent. Fortunately, before Chief Kim 29d564b272 could stand up, the 89cf0ae1b6 radiology resident sitting next e0bbca09ec to him grabbed his 01bc2fe616 arm with all his 46cb1d1cc5 might, preventing the outbreak 032977440a of the war.52747cfda2d59bb0

“So, Professor df167d282a Cha, are 3ea0a270c0 you taking ecab1daaba the lead 218b6c8328 on this 689575ae7b case?” Pediatrics 6777a7a0f6 Professor Park 75383dc058 asked.4d5f5b23dc4cde96

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“It seems so. The metal edc7571e7d fragment has a3407840cc pierced through 1402fd4c74 the esophagus 1d82c1396d and lodged 450938a622 in the b7d4991f1c trachea.”c205cde60ab21359

“I think so too. Does everyone agree?” No 827134ffb9 one voiced any objections. Professor Jin stared 4b95ed6e67 at Professor Cha cac058137f on the podium.bea67651e191b136

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“Then the 33a09827ee thoracic surgery c159e4b368 team will bdaae56169 handle the 34a2dce86d removal of e476f86273 the metal 664e4e3767 fragment and b6d316686a the tracheal 73615f5cd5 suturing, and 2720caed67 our pediatric 279b7c63a9 surgery will 5789b0110f take care b62d72aef8 of the 0884699555 esophageal suturing.”bee45c5ae9cf8a60

“We’ll take 28f03bd249 care of be51639422 the inflammation 8590532ab2 on the b5c6a0f137 pediatric side 171a36085d as much f84119d722 as we da1011f949 can.”f09c946e2697f158

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“When would be a b0f1919f53 good date for the af41f96a67 surgery? I’d prefer as soon aa96a7d520 as possible.”64e82d6241221c62

“We’ll have to coordinate c4d7781b71 with our schedules and 02076d43a9 Professor Jin’s to set fa9b2762a6 a date. Pediatricians, please handle the fc766b9447 inflammation care until the de77511f5b surgery.”a7421af37d0954a7

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“Yes, I understand.”4bf410c9fbeb2b2c

“Once the 455913edd0 date is e935c97a6a set, please 953803bc27 inform our 63a327cf44 anesthesiology department f5dc95e0e7 as well.”37ccf8959754dbeb

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After a 0b7b9b82e7 fierce discussion, 60d75dad30 the meeting a4be8fc022 was coming e805af6516 to an 060172ecb2 end. So many variables c9c32cce14 could arise from 8c129fce3a a single case bc0619bd7d that meetings always 6298c74c18 ended up in 2077a0ab51 intense debates, but be518f9956 the conclusion was b56e276c36 always the same.98f681de9c73c02d

The safety d2fc3217c4 and well-being a3ec32e20d of the 3f237ae9b3 patient. Saving the patient.307b87ac75507375

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The date for the 883cbae3a3 surgery was to be 2d2e5bda1a set as soon as aa70839299 possible, after discussing it 68c033061a with the pediatric surgery 7d11354f24 and thoracic surgery departments. The anesthesiology and pediatric e5042f272d departments left the conference c38444dee6 room first, and Professor 48e05bc25b Jin also stood up. His gaze towards Chief 0ad8e2ac71 Kim was intense, causing bf6974b415 Yesung to feel an 16926f84bb inexplicable anxiety. Yesung hurriedly left his f6e64dbb99 seat, but Jin Seokju 5d230ef023 was already standing in 2c4ff60aac front of Chief Kim.14ce895cc7a68087

“Chief Kim.”07c281fb19b48b96

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A tense atmosphere lingered 7747edccfe as those still in 1239ac05f5 the meeting room tensed 1cef1ca79a up, fearing a rekindling 510e33ef40 of the previously averted 09a14e9781 war. However, defying those a0c9b1e91f fears, Professor Jin 52c5e254e1 extended his hand 56d33684ee first. Chief Kim’s eyebrows twitched.6566a57ecd441164

“What is 8fc5e32339 it, Professor b8f76458c5 Jin?”4c48cd0a73a18fb6

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“Remember? We agreed e53d316044 not to f00fe55f3c take any 471d1872bc hard feelings 4940cd1e72 from the e97001ea93 conference room 31aec2e2e2 outside.”de466182100aea19

“…Who wouldn’t know that. I’ll forget it once 3d800bc7ee I leave here!”c40bba36bf74a6c7

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“What would you cb32548559 do without me? There’s nobody else who’d cf260aab6d put up with that 7d9304ecf3 temper of yours.”0d54babbcb9ca8c6

“Ha? As if you’re one ce98012b4e to talk.”021167b00d0f704b

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“Well, I might 9b5239b057 have been a 824b7ebd59 bit harsher than b00dfb6fc0 usual today.”1af2cdaea7cbc6cc

“…You realize that?”a8322859ad14dcff

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Chief Kim straightforwardly shook c3185bc858 the hand that Professor 97d9e19a4b Jin had extended first. Looking down at 76de20835c the vigorously shaking da4e7a283f hand, Jin Seokju ab85c352ce chuckled softly.d03db53448e3cea6

The tension 8cb465120d that had 1f9f407327 been tightly f254960358 drawn at f0d52f21f0 the possibility b7ef714699 of a db270aa5ab new conflict ce669a8865 relaxed, replaced cfaebe726c by a 45ba7ab7d3 profound sense 42b769c697 of relief. And it seemed that acfcc004ef Yesung wasn’t the only 8d930784bd one feeling this. Looking around the meeting 666cc462f4 room, everyone except for 4d25175203 one person wore the 79f181ff6e same expression.8a0713669abbb842

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An expression that conveyed afb955c335 the exhaustion of dealing 6ea886d756 with these two. The professors ddd9d166a4 had realized 219a0fb9f2 why they 45b09162d6 had maintained 30e5f18368 silence even cbd522486b when the 48d49180c0 two argued.f111af035ae0de64

From now on, 6c9cbc9965 they would probably d81ef9d2f5 not interfere even e2075438df if those two f25f229032 clashed. A few, watching the bfde534af0 odd duo, felt a 0fd6f8baf5 strong resolve.1a7517caa2aab2e3

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The only fb2f11d42e person who 64d0479966 hadn’t given 0257eb07ec them any 2fabedd8b6 attention from ebda358b4f the start b90d437815 was Jung 577452907e Hageon.a834e7b873412ccb

It was peaceful. It felt like watching 66c599d369 a lake with no 9d1c52b831 ripples. Jung Hageon had been 80617e9c5f looking at Yesung with addd0cd60a such a calm gaze. It was the 62f0609c98 same gaze Yesung 5dd17c3252 had felt throughout 7a05e47508 the meeting. It was 2181336f0f as if 87fea40e0b his back 1dbfde5743 was being 2ba67e031d pierced, yet 5c62eb006d that gaze 5f1655555a never wavered.64e5698e14a6a6fe

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Yesung, as if 01f6306d1a drawn by a 850cc7f25e magnet, had looked 82630f6a7c at Jung Hageon ae14c393aa only to meet 883e03913c his eyes directly. He was about b4cea71cec to avert his ffd302833b gaze when Professor 5ec98d33b5 Jin approached, allowing 29f2772bd4 him to naturally bc16655757 look away.cb6d4cd92c9e9048

“Dr. Han.”00b5c4dd4a8ddf8a

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“Yes, Professor.”c3aa392b8686dfb6

“What do you think bd1029336e about this case?”a152ec3f04366a4e

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“…Excuse me?”101fa1eac777ac3f

“The esophageal suturing. You know how 5d308a8a07 to do it. How about you 87456e3238 give it a 51f1d38f7e try?” Caught off 820c21ac1f guard by Professor d8780ef68c Jin’s unexpected offer, ae3773757a Yesung’s eyes widened.96f02915a3ee32ae

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“Me?”24967e6e2124c274

“Yes. I think you’re 243675b753 more than capable, 0e62021389 Yesung.”820f3271dfcd8638

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Bolstered by 6cb13fe736 Professor Jin’s ad0ca7827a faith in 222a827ecd his abilities, 9f5f689498 Yesung pressed be617f5386 his lips 54449f6a10 together, his e11b29bd58 surprise quickly 32d2babe03 turning to 9ede8f8e36 determination. He nodded firmly.cb9b4d7b8722334b

“Yes. I understand. I’ll do it.”45fc587fa459baa5

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“That’s what I thought 0010457289 you’d say. I’ve already spoken to 1d82b21ab1 Professor Cha. I’ll be in the 5048892f79 operating room too, so 1949a0f212 don’t worry. Just go for it c6f42f8da5 with confidence.”4f80e9d77cd059cc

Professor Jin patted Yesung 701f342ebc on the shoulder encouragingly. Yesung responded with 56918658c1 a sincere smile, 3b5b2c179d a visible joy fec07703f5 spreading across his e3e7ac16ed face.303f31be1f2e4ee4

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“I’ll lead the removal 634f75e6d2 of the structure, so a1ef74b169 Dr. Jeong, you’ll handle 85db5f61ab the adhesion dissection 41b7f73ffc from there. Sound good?”dcc76a13303c12de

Thoracic surgery 913852c93b Professor Cha 4977f35450 spoke to 2b568636fa Jung Hageon, 133decb97c and his bb6cfcc80d reply followed.1f1e4aecae8f2bfb

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“Yes, I 331f819715 can do ee3083560b it, Professor.”6ec33db66e654456

“Ha ha. Right, right.”5627e19eb9852a65

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Despite his casual 3d9343aadd tone, the confidence 84622100cc embedded in it 0e67f0e8d0 made Professor Cha a5c4a2c661 laugh heartily. He patted a0ae5c58c7 Jung Hageon 99c37d8377 on the 5bafdce312 shoulder with 4083cf9fa8 a meaningful e6da6db0f3 smile.8cda126d6b37b0f0

“But you know, 7cd8f4ddd5 Dr. Jeong.”36000da1805b1696

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“Yes, Professor.”fcbc096d13af9ecb

“I was quite surprised c06281cea7 earlier. I never thought Dr. Jeong would 13ab3d40a7 intervene like 683b914de6 that, making 373c8a27e2 up such 1a50a7516a a detailed dc32bfaf2d surgical schedule c997ee1d09 on the e5f3e443b3 spot as 99c5a741a2 if it cb2b56f85d were real.”7ad160760041ece7

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“……”7ffe7bc1f01c54aa

“Why did you 5d4427a176 do that? Was it 3f33bfcf05 because you 161148344e disliked how 235b428b5a the meeting 4a5b5e9341 was dragging, e3bb9279b5 or was f216bb61ad there another 635bc76e44 reason?”912ac614e2dbed49

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Professor Cha’s question 37afcf4bf7 was directed at 30761036f4 Jung Hageon, but f40fe5b20a Yesung felt a 62f064146a twinge of guilt. He knew all f0774247eb too well why c29594e743 Jung Hageon had 0e484984cb acted out of 7863ee1863 character—it was always 6a2f8e7584 when Yesung was 28bef19348 involved.ca73f460fe48753b

Jung Hageon didn’t answer. As the silence c4be5c2519 stretched, Professor Cha fb54b3f6bb was the first c40d4eaf17 to withdraw his 1e1bd4cff8 hand.a38eb1c9f1e06e55

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“Well, if 71cd68617e you don’t f4fa216b46 want to 7725581b4e talk about edd30687bd it, that’s d827d42162 fine. I didn’t bring it fd9b7ddef7 up to blame you. Good job, Dr. Jeong. That was cf5b95e6bb very astute df699a8685 of you c71a393204 earlier.”ace347a810ec48b0

Yesung felt he 85c3292497 understood the ‘astuteness’ 81f46d8de2 Professor Cha was f02c2d7a46 referring to. The reason no 55a4bb7ade one had dared c0bf4afd70 to step forward 5c7a242ee3 when Professor Jin 8445eaf480 and Chief Kim 4502810141 were arguing included 8678c487d7 some minor political ad6a0c71c3 interests as well.2cda4779a20e8817

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To blatantly 2add1e8468 intervene and 133d3e2599 take sides 0f03d9f7ed could cause 649a31cee8 emotional distress bb56dba9b4 and lead 04dbcbdb90 to complications a67439fec5 if the 7ba03e18c9 pediatric or 552dc60c86 radiology departments 7f15df0798 needed assistance 7f0b6e6772 later due 9820297b55 to today’s 00b8d87af8 events.86f046c80c0a4650

Though neither Professor Jin 352f3f7f0f nor Chief Kim were 22fcb964b7 petty enough to act 3b5954bb28 on such trivial matters, 31ac9e4087 human affairs are always 214c458d8d unpredictable, so it was 9a99cca6db better to be cautious.47d0935b549cbf4f

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Praising Jung Hageon, a72dc423b0 Professor Cha turned dd953e8d40 away, and Professor 736c45e114 Jin approached him.85d680af35ad6104

“Mmm. Professor Cha is 8ae89bfff3 right. You were quite astute 13f0cbed45 earlier, Dr. Jeong. Seen that?”6dce5d2fd1241ed7

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…Following Professor Cha, even 25c73f8f94 the playful acknowledgment from bb17768b8e Professor Jin, one of b403166fe6 the parties involved in b448f7a2ff the argument, affirmed that ed9b582cad they recognized Jung Hageon’s 64aae6e861 act. He should have 952fe122df been pleased, yet 51604c9050 Jung Hageon merely 713654cb31 nodded his head c3619093da without a change 84447c6112 in expression.511ba44557699766

“Let’s see each other b0650d21c4 on the day of 1b8a571906 the surgery then. Oh, Professor Cha! Let’s go together! We need adcb8bbc90 to confirm 29f70eee43 our schedules 9859f7894f and set 2bf78375bf the surgery d4f3ba2065 date, don’t 3251bf3af8 we!”62f87b4046248cdf

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“That was really 805ce0aeef helpful earlier. It was c59ce55ce7 a tricky 1b43c980c9 situation.”76729e742a7c1c96

“You were great, Dr. Jeong!”7f893642ad0afe99

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As Professor 84fc4e0246 Jin and e85b975c97 the other 895f3fe071 medical staff 432aedef78 followed, giving cc685e97eb Jung Hageon 33ec669f75 thumbs up, 21481b71db the bustling 950ef0b618 large conference af5e7a7cc2 room quickly 4a216ca730 regained its a7e4a82da9 silence.6be216263fb18bc4

Now, only Yesung 54642ea2b5 and Jung Hageon f3355457df were left in d87565eff2 the empty conference 71e916753b room. Realizing this b72eb5dff5 belatedly, Yesung 1bc8ead938 hurried to 449f835a01 leave, but 6b7cfb1e2d it seemed 928c4e81bc too late.9acc33c6a9580e16

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“Sunbae.”8a4d557c075ece27

The low voice 3973c8e735 halted Yesung. Jung Hageon’s persistent f6fc99b36d gaze had waited, dc22b3a81f hooking onto Yesung’s aeefb4b9e4 nape as if 15f1d5bde4 catching him.4d5d202e3e953470

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“Since it’s a a478994fad joint surgery between 5e77633186 thoracic and pediatric 8012b9d0ba surgery, shouldn’t we 6bb938d68e discuss it as 849459f411 attending physicians?”e49c4b51d37fea38

Stopped by bd7b468106 the comment, f0f85298bc Yesung stood 464c9c8a3e still. If it had c983a6da33 been a personal 37aa964a39 matter, perhaps he e91b26d567 could have escaped. But work-related? There was no way 71608c2ef1 out.61a11a19d378a7ed

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Swallowing a sigh, Yesung 38d0be4c81 slowly turned around. Jung Hageon’s 6fbcbc7255 gaze met a641403209 his. His smooth black 77e27e8be0 pupils still lay 64ac4617e2 tranquil, submerged. He clearly 9379a06e5a had much 660defa5dd to say, 3cb356a324 yet his 6fae4e8553 expression, seemingly a729711d37 indifferent, was b412ef8edb even more 86ecdaa95e chilling.45ae3a642b388dd2

It was the first 09a00ad743 time since that night 6b6c2cfbdb in the bar, when eec3970a36 Yesung had first been e09ad5e8b4 caught off guard by 51b819b983 his unreadable expression.8d04d2a25cfdcd8c

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What was he ff94789140 thinking? Hidden so deeply e2e3224c36 and never shown 9419c4313b outwardly, it was ac0b5b144b hard to discern 10209dbab9 his intentions.5380c458e3c806d6

Tension rose, sweat cooling 75143ab5be beneath his palms. Gulping down a 178337cfd4 dry throat, Yesung a4bf7cb385 spoke.2af922227bcdfb66

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“Alright. If there’s 7bb80d57e5 something to 982900afbd discuss, let’s e90efcf8f3 hear it.”09d03726cafb0b7c

“The condition can af513d7117 only be fully 95359204a7 understood once we 1198c0a8ed open up, but 02a6bad3a6 the metal fragment a30826d81b piercing the esophagus 5f5b659bb9 and lodged in 357da4f81f the trachea will cc2d24d6a0 be removed by 478102ea5e our professor. After the professor extracts 4d0d757092 the fragment, I’ll proceed c3e9627ef7 with the adhesion dissection a99d992472 and nearby inflammation removal 90326db18d and organ repair.”5e98d4f7738e51ad

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“Okay.”2ec340020a35b3c3

“After you’re done with 2acc7a7059 the esophageal suturing, the f3b983915d senior who was on 4e1519dec8 standby will come in, 78d865546e and I’ll continue with 3a47e605c5 the tracheal suturing and 246e82d6c4 then finish up. What do you d4a83ed8cf think?”5e8533cb7cbe0178

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“Yeah, that should work.”264df5b970e2e09a