Genius Engineer in the Labyrinth - Chapter 55
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Episode 55
From the moment I first saw Kang Jin-man, I knew what kind of person he was.
A human being who accepts being used as someone’s tool as his fate.
There were more people like this in organized crime groups than you might think.
If the world hadn’t been underwater, Kang Jin-man would probably have served time in prison for someone else’s crime, or carried out a murder request from his boss.
It wasn’t because I had any particular thoughts about becoming attached to Chairman Kim, but because he gave me a job to do.
I gave Kang Jin-man several tasks to prevent him from having other thoughts.
I assisted Director Park and learned from Director Park about the mechanical equipment that goes into the Hallasan ship, such as motors and screws.
This was because if a problem occurred during the voyage, it had to be fixed.
Because he is both loyal and strong, I planned to take Kang Jin-man as a crew member on the Hanlasan ship.
It would be best to bring Director Park, but Director Park would be the chicken instead of the pheasant because he would have to run the apartment on my behalf.
“Oh! I thought you were going to bring it tomorrow, but is it already done?”
“Thanks to Mr. Jinman’s help, I was able to move up the schedule. Mr. Jinman is very good.”
Kang Jin-man scratched his head and responded to Chief Park’s praise.
“When I was working in the public corporation, it was boring and I would always skip school, but once I started doing practical training, it was fun.”
Okay. This is a perfect fit for an AS article.
Chief Park and Jin Man began installing the motor and screw on the stern of the ship.
If the wind doesn’t blow, the plan is to use the engine to provide propulsion.
The motor was taken from a truck engine parked in an underground parking lot, disassembled, each part was dehydrated, dried, and then brought back to life after being treated with grease, lubricants, and various chemicals.
There was a mechanical restoration expert in the engineering team led by General Manager Park.
The grease, lubricants and chemicals he had requested were brought down to the flooded city of Seoul.
As luck would have it, the Guro tool market was not far away, and with the help of divers, it was not difficult to obtain the products.
We created a diving team comprised of those with skin scuba certification.
They put on deep-sea diving suits from the ark and went into the sea.
Thanks to this, I was able to farm the sunken cannon and other necessary items in downtown Seoul.
Although some items were wrapped in plastic and did not absorb water, many items were submerged in water.
In such cases, the inventory management team determines whether the product is usable, and then revives it by performing various repairs such as removing moisture or replacing the circuit board, or uses some of it as parts.
MacGyver was a stopgap measure, and the experts were the real deal.
Many things from the old world have been restored, including automatic watering devices installed on verandas and rooftop gardens.
As the engine was almost installed, the radio rang.
– mister!
“Hey, Hoyoung! What’s going on?”
– We’re in trouble. A diver is trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building.
“Oh! Okay! I’ll go.”
I instructed Jeong-woo to immediately launch the ark ship.
Before I knew it, the engine was put into testing.
The screw cut through the water with a brisk movement.
Medicines are for pharmacists, precision machinery is for professional engineers, but when it comes to accidents that require improvisation, it’s MacGyver’s turn to step in.
Hallasan Lake approached Everest Lake.
The Everest was anchored in the middle of the sea so that divers could work in the submerged city of Seoul.
They used the donor ship to retrieve items that the divers had dug up, and they also supplied air to the divers using a pump installed on the ship.
People were seen moving around anxiously on the deck of the Everest.
As they moved in a hurry, some people almost tripped on doorknobs and fell.
Seeing that, Bomi scolded me.
“See? I told you the door wasn’t allowed.”
The Everest had a deck lined with doors.
It wasn’t wrong, but it didn’t make me feel very good.
The Everest was like a child that I built with my own hands.
Director Park noticed that my face was stiff and made an excuse for me.
“It’s been delayed because there are still other urgent matters piling up, but we will soon begin the work of removing the door handle and filling the hole.”
“The Everest is a decent ship in terms of structure and function, and it’s stable to work on, and it has a decent load capacity.”
When Jungwoo made an excuse, Bomi smiled and changed her stance.
“Oppa. I installed that deck by hammering nails into it one by one. It was so hard. Did you do a good job?”
After being so harsh on Everest, when Jungwoo praised him, he started talking as if he had made it all up.
That’s why they say that raising a nephew is useless.
As they went through life and death together and worked together, Hoyoung and Bomi were like nephews to each other.
I glared at Jeongwoo, not Bomi.
Jungwoo was perplexed by my intense gaze, as if he was looking at his daughter’s boyfriend, and couldn’t find the reason.
As we docked at Everest, the diving team leader ran over and reported the situation.
“I went into a newly discovered mart to farm when a pillar suddenly collapsed, trapping Choi. What’s worse, the air supply pipe was cut off by the debris, so I’m using a makeshift air tank to supply air, but the pillar is so heavy that it’s difficult to rescue him.”
“Are you injured?”
“It is said that the pillar crushed his leg, causing him to bleed and break his bones.”
“What about the doctor?”
I turned my head and asked Director Park.
“Running now.”
As soon as I saw the lifeboat rushing toward me through the waves, I jumped into the sea.
As we went down the air intake pipe, a mart sign appeared.
Looking at the building, it looked cracked and dented, so it wouldn’t be surprising if it collapsed at any moment.
And here and there, bubbles of air were rising, which seemed like a precursor to an earthquake.
I hurried into the building.
After passing through a passageway with a half-collapsed ceiling, a hall appeared with fallen stalls and scattered merchandise.
On one side, a group of people wearing deep-sea diving suits were seen gathered.
A large pillar had collapsed in front of them, trapping a person underneath it.
People tried to push the pillars with all their might, but the pillars would not budge.
It might be possible to lift it by tying a rope to the donor ship installed on Mount Everest, but it wasn’t easy to get the rope here, and if the rope was pulled and touched something else, the building could collapse.
It didn’t seem like the pillar would fall even if I applied my strength.
Choi’s pale face was visible through the round window on his helmet.
Blood continued to spurt from the thigh pressed against the pillar.
Before the mart collapsed, it seemed like Mr. Choi would go first.
I don’t have time, what should I do?
Should I try that method?
It’ll be a bit of a struggle, but the shield’s sharpness and durability should make it possible.
The people attached to the pillars were pushed back for a moment.
But even if we save Mr. Choi here, will the higher-ups be able to handle it properly?
Mr. Choi has lost so much blood that he will likely need a blood transfusion as soon as he goes up there.
There probably won’t be anything like a blood transfusion pack.
I was worried about how the doctor would respond, but first, he had to remove that pillar before he could do a blood transfusion or not.
Please!
I kissed the golden shield and struck the pillar with all my might.
The corners of the golden shield were deeply embedded in the thick concrete pillar.
Yes! I clenched my fist inwardly.
I kept slamming the shield down.
However, he carefully controlled the direction of the shield he was swinging down so as not to shock Mr. Choi.
Even though I was underwater, I put all my strength into shielding to the point where I felt like I was sweating.
The pillars were gradually broken off, as if biting into an apple, and the cut pieces of concrete were growing.
After all the concrete had been removed to the area where his ankle had been pressed, Choi was able to be pulled out.
There was no time to provide emergency treatment to Mr. Choi.
Because I could see cracks in the ceiling.
I waved my hand and quickly made people leave the store.
And I ran alone, carrying Mr. Choi on my back.
As Mr. Choi and I were the last to leave the mart, the mart collapsed as if it had been waiting for us.
Then, the buildings next to it began to shake.
I went straight up to sleep.
When Mr. Choi and I appeared above the water, people cheered.
“Wow! I survived!”
“Detective Kim rescued Mr. Choi.”
“See? My uncle said that if we move, everything will be solved. I said MacGyver.”
Bomi’s voice was heard shouting proudly.
But there was no time to care about people’s reactions.
I shouted.
“Doctor! Where is the doctor? I have lost too much blood.”
A middle-aged woman in a blue vest who had been waiting shouted.
“Come up here. And lie down here.”
Hey! Why is Nurse Jang here?
Where is the doctor?
Although I had my doubts, I quickly brought him on board because Mr. Choi’s life was in danger.
Then, Nurse Jang immediately began the treatment she had prepared.
First, he hit Choi’s cheek to bring him back to his senses after removing his helmet, and then asked him about his blood type.
After checking the blood type, they started transfusing blood from another person’s arm directly into Mr. Choi.
It was my first time seeing a direct person-to-person blood transfusion.
Nurse Jang connected what appeared to be a makeshift syringe to the transfusion tube and controlled the transfusion speed and other factors.
Bomi said, handing me a towel.
“Wow! Nurse Jang, you were amazing. As soon as you arrived and heard about the accident, you asked about everyone’s blood type, saying that they would need a blood transfusion. And just in case Mr. Choi lost consciousness or didn’t know his own blood type, you set aside type O. Should I become a nurse too?”
“You said you wanted to be a navigator.”
When I nagged her while wiping off the water, Bomi sulked and said something.
“You can be a sailor, a longbowman, and a nurse. Didn’t you say that in a world submerged in water, you have to have multiple jobs?”
I observed Nurse Jang’s treatment without answering.
I heard that she had experience as an emergency medical technician in addition to her experience as an emergency operating room nurse, so her emergency treatment was certainly stable and quick.
As soon as the blood transfusion progressed stably, the wound on the thigh was disinfected and the bone was set, and treatment began.
There was no doctor, but she seemed to be able to do it on her own.
I noticed why she came alone to show off her skills, leaving the doctors behind.