Infected - Chapter 24



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Episode 23

As the rope reached the wall, Finance lifted Anna up to the roof.

During this time, his left hand, which was holding the rope, slipped, but Jae-jae gritted his teeth and held on.

When my remaining strength was running out, I was able to climb up to the rooftop with Young-man’s help.

Anna, who had arrived first, was lying on the floor, lost in thought.

My eyes were open, but I was close to exhaustion.

Youngman asked.

“What happened?”

Finance wiped the sweat and explained the situation downstairs.

The faces of the group darkened as they heard the story.

There are guys swarming right downstairs too.

“Let’s do something about this first.”

Finance lifted Anna up from where she was lying.

His face was very pale.

Minyoung followed and added.

“It’s probably because you’ve been standing in the hot sun since yesterday and you haven’t eaten anything.”

Come to think of it, that’s what happened.

When Anna first encountered the group, she was standing on the blazing rooftop.

According to Minyoung, he was there all day.

Anna remained on the rooftop while the three slept on the shack in the warehouse.

In simple terms, it means that I haven’t been able to get a proper rest since the incident happened.

When dramatic situations continue one after another, it’s only natural to feel discouraged.

Even though the amount of blood shed wasn’t much, the psychological burden must have been great.

As Anna was placed on a cot in the examination room, Min-young skillfully began administering first aid.

Finance watched for a moment, then wiped the sweat off his face and went out into the hallway.

Did you just walk out the door?

Suddenly, Min-yeong, who was in the examination room, called Jae-jae.

“Just a moment.”

“I’ll go up first and rest for a bit. He got into trouble because he was acting all alone, so you have to treat him really badly. Anyway, the kids who don’t listen… … .”

“Other than that.”

Min-yeong, who had followed him outside, looked up at Jae-jae with sharp eyes.

The atmosphere was clearly different from before.

She went through the finances in a burdensome manner.

“why?”

“Your hand.”

“yes?”

“Extend your hand.”

Finance reached out his left hand absentmindedly.

And I was surprised.

Not only were his palms covered in blood, but the skin was torn in several places.

Only then did the pain begin to creep in.

“Oh, shit… What is this? Since when has it been like this?”

I had a burning sensation, but I didn’t think it was this kind of injury.

I thought carefully about finances.

Perhaps it was the palm that was swept when Anna was lifted up to the roof at the end.

Other than that, nothing else came to mind.

“Follow me.”

Jae-jae, who was about to go to the rooftop, followed Min-yeong into the examination room without fail.

Anna, lying on the bed, had her eyes closed, comfortably asleep.

“Is he okay?”

Finance asked, looking at the ringer inserted into Anna’s arm.

“Yes, I’m sleeping. It’s a kind of fatigue.”

“town!”

When the gauze soaked in disinfectant touched him, Jae-jae grimaced like a wild beast.

But Min-yeong didn’t let go.

“Hold on. He who can hold on to a rope with one hand, can’t he hold on to this?”

A new gauze has arrived.

Finance has completely turned its back.

I would rather have it broken somewhere, I really hate this stinging feeling.

It was like pouring oil on my palm and lighting it on fire.

“But… you are truly amazing.”

Jaejae, who had been frowning, turned his head.

“yes?”

“That’s amazing.”

“What is it?”

Jae-jae asked with a blank expression, not knowing what to do.

Min-young answered, removing the piece of rope attached to the wound.

“When I looked down, I doubted my eyes. No matter how strong a person is, it is not easy to hang on his own body, so I was shocked to see a person hanging with one arm.”

“Well, that’s… ahem.”

Jaejae, who was stingy with compliments, coughed in vain.

Praise out of nowhere.

When I think about it, it seems like I did something great.

Because I saved someone who almost died.

If Young-man hadn’t shown up in time and saved me, I would have died.

I feel dizzy just thinking about what happened just now.

I couldn’t even remember how I had such a reckless idea.

All I could think about was just living.

He wanted to save Anna and himself.

“It looked a little different.”

“How was it at first?”

Finance’s eyebrows shot up.

“I didn’t really think much of it. I just thought he was a really big guy. I was a little scared when he was arguing with people. But when I saw him today, I realized he was a person with a surprisingly strong spirit of sacrifice.”

“Oh, yes.”

I suddenly felt uncomfortable with the continuous compliments.

I was surprised that Min-young would say such things so casually, and I didn’t know how to react.

Jae-jae was uncomfortable with even a pat on the shoulder every time he solved a case.

But Minyoung didn’t stop.

“If it were me, I would have given up. Or I would have been too busy climbing up.”

“Min-young, you’re a doctor. If a doctor does that… Well, I guess it’s not like it wouldn’t work. Doctors are people too.”

Finance scratched his forehead as if he was embarrassed.

Minyoung smiled slightly at the sight.

I didn’t know how to receive the money, so I just smiled awkwardly.

Eyes still open.

“Thank you for helping Dad. And for coming all the way here.”

Minyoung was still holding onto the hand that had been treated.

The moment Jae-jae felt that touch, he smiled awkwardly and tried to pull his hand away.

“Ahem!”

Anna, who I thought was asleep, suddenly coughed and rolled over onto her other side.

At the same time, Young-man opened the door wide and came in.

“How is it?”

Thanks to this, I was able to free my hands from the tight grip on finances.

“Oh my, I keep touching… … .”

Minyoung, who only then realized that she was holding his hand, smiled awkwardly.

The two people jumped up and looked at Youngman.

Nothing happened, but the atmosphere was strange.

But Young-man didn’t seem to feel anything and just stared at Anna, who was lying down.

“Are you sleeping?”

“Yes, Dad. I think I need some rest.”

“Yeah. You wrapped a bandage too. I came down after seeing the blood stains on the rope. Min-young, you’re good at it, right?”

Young-man asked with a proud face.

“Oh my, yes. Your treatment is so good, my hands are freezing.”

Finance frowned and smiled at the awkward atmosphere.

“Then I’ll go and get some rest. My arm still feels sore.”

“I know.”

As soon as he came out, everyone’s eyes turned to Jaejae.

But that only lasted for a moment, and I didn’t care anymore.

I wasn’t even curious anymore.

They no longer wanted to think about why they had to drive someone to death and why they had driven the group.

Of course, that doesn’t mean they should die.

If a situation arises where we need to join forces, we will, but we don’t want to step up and do something together.

‘But did the conversation go well?’

Only then did Anna remember the role of the group that had gone to persuade people while she and I searched the second floor.

‘I guess I can just ask Lee Beom-sik.’

With that thought in mind, I walked up to the rooftop.

Every time I felt an unfamiliar texture on my hand, I realized that there was a bandage wrapped around it.

Suddenly, I started laughing.

Could it be because of the conversation in the examination room?

Suddenly, I found it funny that people thought of me as a good person.

What good does all that do when hundreds or even tens of millions of people may have died?

‘But that doesn’t mean I can live alone.’

It was when Jae-jae was mumbling to himself as he climbed the stairs.

Bam!

Suddenly, the rooftop door opened and sunlight poured in through the cloudy sky.

I turned my head with a frown, and then I heard Beomsik’s voice.

“Huh? You’re here.”

“Where are you going?”

Beomsik, who was holding the door, seemed to hesitate for a moment.

“Where are you going? Why are you worrying so much?”

Finance entered the rooftop with an awkward smile.

“Are you okay? He was like that earlier too.”

“Oh, I’m fine. I think it’s okay even if Anna doesn’t show up.”

I remembered Anna rolling over, coughing in her head.

I was pretending to be asleep while listening to everything.

Actually, it didn’t really matter even if I heard it.

Because I wasn’t saying anything strange.

‘But why were you pretending to sleep?’

“… Anyway, it’s strange.”

Jae-jae muttered to himself as he walked toward the transceiver.

Under the tent, the makeshift chair that Youngman had been sitting on was moving back and forth in the wind.

Jaejae, who was approaching the chair, looked back and asked.

“Do you have any news?”

“No, those are still the same.”

Beomsik pointed to the infected people who filled the hospital grounds.

“We brought firecrackers too. Can’t we set them off in the underground parking lot?”

“I was going to do that when Anna came, but it’s not really meaningful since they’ll all come rushing in after hearing the helicopter sound anyway. It’s better to save it and use it when needed.”

“That’s true.”

The helicopter doesn’t really care if there are infected people on the ground or not.

I’m going to get off at the rooftop anyway.

So there was no need to waste resources unnecessarily.

This was especially true because firecrackers are an item that can shine in times of crisis.

Finance asked.

“But aren’t you hungry?”

“Why wouldn’t I be hungry? I feel like I’m going to die.”

As Beomsik smiled with a relieved face, Jaejae shook his head while patting his stomach.

Finance was so hungry.

I was so hungry that my stomach started to hurt.

My stomach was in an uproar, wanting to eat some proper food.

It felt like I hadn’t had a steaming hot meal in years.

It’s only been two days.

“By the way, have you told the people below?”

“Oh, they were really happy to hear that the rescue was coming. But they seemed a bit awkward about handing over their belongings, and their expressions were not good. I think I would be the same. Since we’re complete strangers.”

Beomsik said, recalling the memory from earlier.

“So what did you decide to do?”

“I finally got it. There’s a storage room where we stayed yesterday. I gathered everything except for my personal belongings, but there’s nothing there besides water and drinks. Honestly, you could’ve gotten that just by raiding the vending machines. There’s no way I could’ve run away here with food.”

“You’re done.”

Finance sighed and spoke roughly.

Well, it was a story that was possible at least theoretically.

How could people who risked their lives running here have food in their belongings?

I’m not a soldier carrying combat rations.

But I still had a hopeful mind.

It was a great regret.

Now it was time to come up with some countermeasures.

They said a rescue team was dispatched, but they couldn’t tell the exact time, and with the weather being like this, there was a high chance that it wouldn’t happen.

“What are we going to do now?”

Beomsik asked, squinting his eyes against the strong wind.

The sky was cloudy and looked like it might rain.

Instead of answering, Jae-jae looked out onto the rooftop, feeling the wind.

It was a mess.

Wherever I looked, there was no place that was in good condition.

There was no building whose windows were not shattered, no neighborhood whose flames were not rising.

At least two people knew.

Why does a fire occur in this situation?

That damn cubs were able to touch the transformer or jumped off and smashed the pipe.

Well, there are probably many other reasons as well.

One thing that’s really fortunate is that the power hasn’t been cut off in the city center yet.

This meant that you could get fresh ingredients and food wherever you went.

If only I could get out of this hospital.

At that moment, something crossed Jae-jae’s mind.

Infected people