24ES | Chapter 8.4

“Well, no one 782d20d48d said we wouldn’t 1057740feb try, Professor Cha.”4a6a2e7322e125c0

“…Professor Jin.”b5fc9356f365c51b

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“None of us said 48f7a9228e we wouldn’t do it. It’s just a 598b7112be matter of checking 15455f769c everything and preparing 4ef55d9bf6 for any situation. Besides, if not us, 925d475a14 then who? It’s not like there’s 81e4cade97 anyone else who can.”9648b7427f3155ac

It’s Hanguk University Hospital, 96f61c9b77 a place with only 958a504978 the best medical staff. Professor Jin’s 887a915d39 statement, filled 7e77059263 with pride, 1455a711f9 made Professor b2b3a1326b Cha smile 91ab80e767 faintly. Professor Jin 13a64c7569 glanced sideways.a035c9309963d094

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“It’s different from 49a50539d3 someone who always aed614ee20 seems to be b6052cf3de looking for something 9509cd90d3 to criticize despite 2a88c43768 not often participating b7a14efded in surgeries themselves.”773ce3e3e2b1713e

“Eh, this…!”2d656f5e10e178c1

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The verge of 81a2e206f1 a second world fb8bfe2845 war between Chief 28488aedf2 Kim and Professor 3ae7257d1c Jin was imminent. Fortunately, before Chief 81d7f367b1 Kim could stand 51c43c4c4d up, the radiology 6514580cf3 resident sitting next 6cd2887bad to him grabbed b1d8f016a2 his arm with a6961fb9d0 all his might, e30f0441d8 preventing the outbreak edf591daff of the war.624ded4ce2dd4f7b

“So, Professor Cha, are 7c9e7586bc you taking the lead 982dfe62ee on this case?” Pediatrics afdf3797b9 Professor Park asked.2d3b63be16cdcf13

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“It seems so. The metal fragment e78e2cd476 has pierced through 7cb57dcc5b the esophagus and 2f4adf18c6 lodged in the 673b01f1f7 trachea.”680279378623aa4c

“I think so 43f20aa59c too. Does everyone c4870eeb7e agree?” No 1d6ea85f8c one voiced cbbf662839 any objections. Professor Jin stared at 780d2240a1 Professor Cha on the 5e6236d5ef podium.0afe283b3669662f

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“Then the 911890d42f thoracic surgery 02b7ff5926 team will 07f7ef56ae handle the 7aee73185c removal of 9dc0087c56 the metal 15edc82b02 fragment and 5de370334e the tracheal 75c4362e5f suturing, and 20d313d907 our pediatric dd55420034 surgery will 44300f22a4 take care 4ee354bf08 of the ce4728612b esophageal suturing.”31f713da3f8269a0

“We’ll take 4641f09d50 care of 564dbd7980 the inflammation 7ff5272077 on the a7a8976f00 pediatric side 29aa47a63f as much d78e0e8c33 as we 01c9108de6 can.”89aa5e8c0aab39d6

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“When would be a 568dab63cd good date for the 065ac1aefa surgery? I’d prefer as soon 843e2d3dca as possible.”ce56869462b34966

“We’ll have cb607fea57 to coordinate 209299bf97 with our 558a941d62 schedules and ac84fbfd98 Professor Jin’s aae98fd5c2 to set 16f87a3b34 a date. Pediatricians, please handle 6bb5a77a1f the inflammation care e40c9c093f until the surgery.”cf82038a585c1d2e

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“Yes, I understand.”8c28263445e67e60

“Once the date is db83bf9f14 set, please inform our 72337e625e anesthesiology department as well.”64323fee4ee5dca9

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After a fierce discussion, 984ae4b02e the meeting was coming 8c585e479a to an end. So many ebc1a1675e variables could 6def85c461 arise from c7fcb9d661 a single 86a1a00b48 case that 5f31e327fe meetings always 2f35b526c6 ended up fbe10f9379 in intense fc44183895 debates, but 3164e245dc the conclusion 5ccc12608a was always fdb57d1c4e the same.a343d89fc6c4eb64

The safety and 0d7f4936f7 well-being of the d7a0c44ece patient. Saving the patient.47873bcf9d8d55f2

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The date for the 19b4e43477 surgery was to be 2df00c5993 set as soon as c937974716 possible, after discussing it 0a0e432bd5 with the pediatric surgery 1fbbe32350 and thoracic surgery departments. The anesthesiology 7690e311bd and pediatric 6e621b64dc departments left 5670c98c8d the conference 9c7b4f333e room first, 269e47419c and Professor 502ded288e Jin also 415ff248fa stood up. His gaze towards 12d3241bfc Chief Kim was e023dc20a6 intense, causing Yesung 47118c0b60 to feel an 2d65be051d inexplicable anxiety. Yesung hurriedly left 4f6cfaabd7 his seat, but e8c097bd79 Jin Seokju was 476fd0a0dc already standing in 214a19ef17 front of Chief cce5a339f5 Kim.9e32c64d7b429daf

“Chief Kim.”d0e2720433dd1337

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A tense atmosphere lingered 140162de4b as those still in df7aeced7e the meeting room tensed 323d8de6db up, fearing a rekindling ec8aba0185 of the previously averted 64dc9e4ae7 war. However, defying a346b028b8 those fears, 0962b30332 Professor Jin 69526e61c8 extended his 96ec00d58d hand first. Chief Kim’s eyebrows twitched.376eef7c64714f98

“What is 6cacc90bf4 it, Professor 88464a1e96 Jin?”3242bf3b795b812d

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“Remember? We agreed not 1cb4a287cb to take any 4c0ae5dc2b hard feelings from cf3bb0ad2b the conference room 09f28ed5f7 outside.”747913f4f1aa9eea

“…Who wouldn’t know 28a2abf3ec that. I’ll forget it once 8016240e72 I leave here!”553ffc1c1338d9de

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“What would you do d03a7980b5 without me? There’s nobody else 4ab663017a who’d put up 637c4c8ade with that temper 8fe92748e5 of yours.”aeca831920224811

“Ha? As if c61f9d74e1 you’re one 7df321f8da to talk.”e137b28360389fca

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“Well, I might have 32cea889d8 been a bit harsher 7018ec58a0 than usual today.”bb327db750dc884e

“…You realize that?”038d7ff61e843728

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Chief Kim straightforwardly shook c063626b3b the hand that Professor 2294dae34d Jin had extended first. Looking down at 4377def165 the vigorously shaking 6e822db9dd hand, Jin Seokju 1754cbeab0 chuckled softly.74b67772d79b17fc

The tension a5004b9cee that had 6b06842837 been tightly e8e0dbb239 drawn at c2a6984e7f the possibility 66015eec9f of a 09e9dc3bd7 new conflict 8ab64b78b3 relaxed, replaced c991032a2f by a 9b6c4c65a8 profound sense ecf77d76de of relief. And it d62eabb99a seemed that 2320813d86 Yesung wasn’t 15e49df193 the only 635167e506 one feeling 4b96b04e1f this. Looking around the 4dade176b3 meeting room, everyone 2772c627d8 except for one 6057e7d8f0 person wore the cbbac1aab4 same expression.0f1d1fa50358d287

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An expression that 19dd6b9952 conveyed the exhaustion 323a143aea of dealing with 329f004bb7 these two. The professors bcbdcaac9c had realized 7327f72a6f why they 6456431684 had maintained 7febfd7120 silence even 36f8e32937 when the 1a59cd436d two argued.3857371dc66df1a3

From now on, they 7ce9da5400 would probably not interfere 98172a272d even if those two fed8a452b5 clashed. A few, 0028346d48 watching the b032370863 odd duo, 57fc08a5cb felt a 5c1298dd08 strong resolve.e26337bfe8e462c2

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The only 18ca02d301 person who 184c22f90f hadn’t given f220576caa them any c426a4cf1c attention from 5ac035488e the start 2f6cced981 was Jung 0ac64cff49 Hageon.5b466e03a7be710a

It was peaceful. It felt like watching e901d0e5a2 a lake with no abf4b8b864 ripples. Jung Hageon had been df864da1b4 looking at Yesung with a7db695abd such a calm gaze. It was the same f659478e28 gaze Yesung had felt 0dc25b9e1c throughout the meeting. It was cb986cd910 as if a060d23aff his back 994ac09d12 was being 747e4ca749 pierced, yet 07ade2add1 that gaze e81ca24953 never wavered.c5b5835c7a36762a

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Yesung, as if drawn 6f6c0ebd30 by a magnet, had 0cbf50e588 looked at Jung Hageon 5050688a7f only to meet his b41c27a460 eyes directly. He was about ea77a91ff8 to avert his 1dd1b25788 gaze when Professor 24114c60e5 Jin approached, allowing 7c6ec3febe him to naturally 796bb92b0a look away.51f0fb1ac2beae1e

“Dr. Han.”a83ab2ff3e1bbd97

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“Yes, Professor.”7a5f0464a2f2a4ed

“What do you think bd399e74e6 about this case?”b3ac078c82112ed7

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“…Excuse me?”8213bf482d68ae5e

“The esophageal suturing. You know fa5b4337de how to edd7414f9e do it. How about 60247faebc you give f56e8099b6 it a a2180d616a try?” Caught 14e348c097 off guard 34c9ee6460 by Professor f76ee505d0 Jin’s unexpected 075051657a offer, Yesung’s bf5c25498a eyes widened.b6b1739a00dc4614

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“Me?”321f04bb7d362623

“Yes. I think you’re 0ce7129306 more than capable, c7e75b7e94 Yesung.”f8ef8d73dadeef19

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Bolstered by Professor d6342b7402 Jin’s faith in b5668ec52d his abilities, Yesung d63d794e41 pressed his lips 1b52d7e3af together, his surprise fa0fa8cb16 quickly turning to 1745f85d56 determination. He nodded firmly.74c1b02e6f901098

“Yes. I understand. I’ll do it.”07d8d3f5e476b8d2

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“That’s what I b3a64a011a thought you’d say. I’ve already spoken to 840c0bd298 Professor Cha. I’ll be in the 9a819ac9bd operating room too, so f41353e267 don’t worry. Just go for it 2c35af8a3c with confidence.”535a946f814518c4

Professor Jin patted 30fae1115b Yesung on the 777b5c59d4 shoulder encouragingly. Yesung responded 398bf7f716 with a 6554e1a663 sincere smile, 141ae56d5c a visible c12afb1da5 joy spreading 477a1a48a4 across his 9d05e709ca face.d7b923ac82e0175b

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“I’ll lead the d6cd9b7ad6 removal of the 282a070505 structure, so Dr. Jeong, you’ll f49f319986 handle the 5285ab5cbb adhesion dissection 39d28cc1da from there. Sound good?”e84fd3b05c23ca2d

Thoracic surgery Professor 6d6090e17d Cha spoke to 3eb62083e3 Jung Hageon, and 4359595e51 his reply followed.57af739b9b872984

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“Yes, I 55650e704a can do 9784e70b18 it, Professor.”a8803c77ad6d4cb9

“Ha ha. Right, right.”825e8579bf52606a

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Despite his 77d56eaeaa casual tone, 66515b386f the confidence 8bd64eddf2 embedded in b9b04b9bc6 it made 1afe1022c7 Professor Cha 284fea2fc8 laugh heartily. He patted Jung Hageon 1a87a1e136 on the shoulder with b59512dd59 a meaningful smile.b0490a3dacc5c955

“But you know, Dr. Jeong.”3cda383fa1165e54

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“Yes, Professor.”1172f85441f0fdef

“I was quite 2a4ecbc257 surprised earlier. I never thought 2e9ced4003 Dr. Jeong would intervene c8af03b3cd like that, making e1bd62aceb up such a f6454f7580 detailed surgical schedule 538534bc84 on the spot dda19fe34b as if it 3631e70837 were real.”dae85dcd658f9842

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“……”cf6817c1691e1f62

“Why did 6cc82a8cf5 you do 6019765514 that? Was it because you d20e4e7420 disliked how the meeting 2cc2e748aa was dragging, or was cf61c19f47 there another reason?”96e4f6ffea8c75c8

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Professor Cha’s b3d4a3fea7 question was c17f67dd2c directed at 83d89d29ea Jung Hageon, aafe3a3853 but Yesung ddcaa116eb felt a 6640b88453 twinge of 687ba3a0ef guilt. He knew ea0d245067 all too efb0554a04 well why f198c2f08c Jung Hageon 14e4a9c65d had acted 1f5ebe00a9 out of d349968cea character—it was 6cc53b7caf always when 05705bd758 Yesung was 97cc441246 involved.28f87e67b34613bb

Jung Hageon didn’t answer. As the cdf4966567 silence stretched, b938bcb053 Professor Cha aa356d8f55 was the c0cc17ce9a first to 89815cf83e withdraw his 57dd5b5dad hand.56401b2d92a65b30

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“Well, if you don’t ff53dcb4ac want to talk about 3efa1147f6 it, that’s fine. I didn’t 4ee3b6b412 bring it f6832b31ff up to f0f04d925a blame you. Good job, Dr. Jeong. That was very 7f5172552c astute of you 7985ec04b0 earlier.”2a44fb8cb34f9764

Yesung felt f22aba021a he understood d716526122 the ‘astuteness’ 868ca5cf53 Professor Cha f85dadbf01 was referring 3151a8eb28 to. The reason no one 6f2205adb5 had dared to step 0acd1d51ab forward when Professor Jin 5a48212f35 and Chief Kim were 2b9cf117c2 arguing included some minor a21e597768 political interests as well.73693017caec466a

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To blatantly cd189fb1d7 intervene and a31ac378a3 take sides 154e0c9635 could cause b9fc7a8b73 emotional distress 2beaff404e and lead 2f177df54c to complications 8c670f953e if the 9b119675fc pediatric or ada57138c7 radiology departments 15aed2fa70 needed assistance 7a5c921124 later due cb00e8b651 to today’s efc932b6a2 events.72140ad7a8acd035

Though neither Professor Jin 3303aa1238 nor Chief Kim were 24e422934b petty enough to act 33c7725c5b on such trivial matters, 86ae3ffde7 human affairs are always ab2936e834 unpredictable, so it was 98ff04b4fd better to be cautious.4504dcef23c4f00a

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Praising Jung Hageon, Professor 24f3ee7178 Cha turned away, and 96d22535f1 Professor Jin approached him.dbe6a21db0fcb6da

“Mmm. Professor Cha ea8b53c95c is right. You were quite astute 0b46d0dcff earlier, Dr. Jeong. Seen that?”61c38e35872bb09c

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…Following Professor Cha, 9b1159eff8 even the playful 2de52c0d50 acknowledgment from Professor 868313ac5f Jin, one of 1bb455638a the parties involved 07a8b8a832 in the argument, 3125196077 affirmed that they 3a9188f076 recognized Jung Hageon’s 56928abc0a act. He should have been d5257204e4 pleased, yet Jung Hageon a068ca25ec merely nodded his head f54c4e27e7 without a change in 5462876a78 expression.a762e7432493c6c9

“Let’s see each 94c0f5a344 other on the 8a86a273c7 day of the 0bd7284a63 surgery then. Oh, Professor Cha! Let’s go together! We need to confirm a2c7cc5300 our schedules and set 0644183030 the surgery date, don’t 301d56b16c we!”4e5e1b33dcdf344b

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“That was really helpful 4804e0fc7c earlier. It was a 8f6f349a0f tricky situation.”3202044d9a20ef22

“You were 38dc7bb17f great, Dr. Jeong!”6979efdaa60466a7

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As Professor Jin 794a55e89e and the other c917b0c5b0 medical staff followed, 2ab3e33e6e giving Jung Hageon 01896f6b68 thumbs up, the c72e2c2258 bustling large conference b559fa846a room quickly regained 2ac6173077 its silence.c3dcae53f4b01e16

Now, only 4d8a42b6e1 Yesung and a9696625e3 Jung Hageon 17e72e8af0 were left 6e2e8b4408 in the bf0f9fada6 empty conference f482d820e6 room. Realizing this belatedly, Yesung 7d028f1b8c hurried to leave, but 66d915a7f8 it seemed too late.e7304062e4a0168e

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“Sunbae.”9ceb1d118fa95ac2

The low cc4a3f37ee voice halted 6ab9ca0f1e Yesung. Jung Hageon’s 03ba62b86f persistent gaze 0e94c8d94a had waited, 72363028fb hooking onto b1aed81683 Yesung’s nape 0686fb8910 as if a6c41eed17 catching him.24077d68a44ffb6e

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“Since it’s 7944715456 a joint 2fe389bb8c surgery between ae9e7ea922 thoracic and 57ffb941b4 pediatric surgery, c0343bc5e1 shouldn’t we de8c7c28ae discuss it c06c0809f0 as attending f22038b771 physicians?”7a70a7876be22531

Stopped by the dc27537c21 comment, Yesung stood b79a974254 still. If it had 48d2a062f4 been a personal 9c2d452815 matter, perhaps he 99830b5ac0 could have escaped. But work-related? There was no way 505a936690 out.aae3924f62564383

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Swallowing a 2de89c375a sigh, Yesung 2800e01fc1 slowly turned de11d97804 around. Jung Hageon’s 9c7518d83c gaze met 6839c76298 his. His smooth black 9c0bb21497 pupils still lay 43fd05c096 tranquil, submerged. He clearly had much 38c82bea83 to say, yet his b04253ece9 expression, seemingly indifferent, was 66099e3f59 even more chilling.f2e16c19960927d8

It was the first fdda8b3bc3 time since that night 3529da5419 in the bar, when 44a21c8bea Yesung had first been c5557b3908 caught off guard by b0df57e324 his unreadable expression.bb730e8f6dc36a6a

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What was he thinking? Hidden so deeply 6420a9548c and never shown d4a46900b1 outwardly, it was 2a7e466030 hard to discern c722d8181d his intentions.7936968ef701fb1f

Tension rose, 1eebc7afbd sweat cooling 959230d40f beneath his bfe8221406 palms. Gulping down 46a5b8996f a dry 656c57fb0c throat, Yesung 9e9c8d9004 spoke.20acc36f0ad46bc7

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“Alright. If there’s something to 340228505f discuss, let’s hear it.”27ac63c80416962d

“The condition can only 706c9caf82 be fully understood once 5142a79e86 we open up, but 7d2197f036 the metal fragment piercing 1033c1ae73 the esophagus and lodged fa9ab2d216 in the trachea will 21e5d7861b be removed by our 3fe5d52ee8 professor. After the professor extracts 9f974b9f30 the fragment, I’ll proceed 26501dd84a with the adhesion dissection ca6851edc1 and nearby inflammation removal 4be5384cf2 and organ repair.”25c78b5f076112ee

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“Okay.”775c538aaf4fe6be

“After you’re done with 5bea6482f5 the esophageal suturing, the 9fb9c59f0e senior who was on 75d8361e51 standby will come in, f57eb72af0 and I’ll continue with b7f65631f7 the tracheal suturing and acc0af3aec then finish up. What do you 63da628d5d think?”5c90b3b1b53ebe7d

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“Yeah, that should ff439af96d work.”7e0490f89eeeb7dd