The Returning Doctor Wanted to Live Quietly - Chapter 365



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Episode 365. After the surgery (3)

Tit-. Tit-. Tieeeeee-.

An unfamiliar phone call.

The sound of a call, like someone connecting to Cheonlian via a modem, rang for a long time, and Jinhyuk had to try to control his expression.

Hyunah Lee, who is now living in Germany.

Although I had become accustomed to the phone tone as I talked to her in Korea, it was still awkward.

That makes sense.

It’s still 2002.

The call quality is also terrible.

There was even a voice delay.

And it’s not even 0.8 seconds.

In seconds.

So it’s natural that international calls with poor quality feel stuffy and strange.

But this was also something the regressor had to take responsibility for.

After a while.

When the other person answered the phone, Jinhyuk hurriedly continued speaking.

“Professor. I am Lee Jin-hyeok.”

A person who doesn’t respond even after greeting you.

Jinhyuk waited calmly.

A situation with severe delay.

Saying more here will only cause confusion.

As expected.

Not long after, Han Dong-soo’s voice rang out.

The problem is.

[Where did you get the voice phishing! Hey! Inma! I thought I’d be fooled!]

The answer is strange.

Yeah, that could have been it.

Because I recently saw a Korean news report about a large-scale voice phishing organization being caught.

Voice phishing, popular since 2000.

There were even reports that the damage in 2002 alone exceeded 43 billion won, so it was worth being cautious.

Don’t calls from overseas show up strangely on the screen?

but.

“Professor, I’m the real Lee Jin-hyeok.”

[This kid! Where did you pick that up and pretend to know everything! How did you know that Lee Jin-hyeok was my son! Hey!]

“I’m the real Lee Jin-hyuk.”

[Hey hey. I got a voice phishing call too. He’s a really bad guy. He said he’s Lee Jinhyuk.]

“… … .”

[Where is it? Huh? The country code is Germany? Is this really Mr. Lee Jin-hyeok?]

“… … .”

[You! That’s why doctors get scammed all the time!]

Continued local broadcasting.

All sorts of things were said.

It’s not like someone who hasn’t called you in months would suddenly call you.

It was even said that if there was something to talk about, he would have sent an email or sent a messenger.

hereto.

“Professor, I can’t access the intranet here. I’ve opened up external access, but haven’t I blocked overseas access?”

[Huh? This guy is really. Talking plausibly. Are you really Lee Jin-hyuk?]

“My voice. You haven’t forgotten it yet, have you?”

[Then what number is it? Which son is he?]

“Ah… … . That, that’s… … .”

[Look at this. This son of a bitch! Hey! What kind of imitation are you making when you can’t even answer! Hey!]

“… … This is the 27th.”

[What’s the 27th? Wrong! Inma!]

“yes?”

Jinhyuk couldn’t hide his embarrassed expression.

Judging from the reaction, it seems like you answered incorrectly.

To be honest, he didn’t even remember which son he was.

‘Senior Jeong Jin-seok said I was number 27… … Then what number was I?’

A brief moment of thought.

The phone call was immediately disconnected.

Jang Hyuk-jun immediately rebuked him.

“Is this your first time calling since coming to Germany? Oh, so you should have called me more often.”

“What’s with guys talking on the phone…?”

“But you should have called to say hello. What are we going to do now? Hey, hey! The manager is going over there.”

“ah…….”

The head of the emergency medicine department who turns to the patient while leaving himself as the attending physician.

It was clear that he had also checked the charts.

EMR access wasn’t particularly blocked.

If you just enter the patient number, you can check the test records anytime, anywhere, right?

Jinhyuk, who was becoming anxious, called again.

But I don’t get it.

Two times, three times, four times, five times.

Jinhyeok, who was behaving in a way that would make him sound like he was obsessed with his girlfriend who couldn’t contact him, winked at Jang Hyukjun.

“Just buy some time.”

“Oh, I’m in the surgical department.”

“Just try to do something about it.”

“Ah, a little… … .”

When Jang Hyuk-jun ran towards me, grumbling, “What should I do when it’s so different?”

As soon as the connection was reestablished, Jinhyuk continued speaking hurriedly.

“How is Professor Langon? Oh, Mr. Kim Hyun-soo? What is he? How is Moo-sung? I heard that Kim Moo-sung is doing well without any accidents? Is Senior Yoon-taek still singing the Power Up Kit song these days?”

[… … Are you really Lee Jin-hyuk?]

“Yes, professor.”

[really?]

“yes.”

[Then call me dad.]

“yes?”

[Tell him you missed your dad.]

Now we know that this is not voice phishing.

No, it was clear from the beginning that it wasn’t voice phishing.

This is just.

‘You’re upset, you’re upset.’

It was clear that he was upset with himself for not having heard from her for a long time after she left for Germany.

Suddenly, I had two fathers.

There is one mother.

Two dads.

It was a ridiculous request, not even a ‘tofu-filled meal’.

but.

“dad?”

There was nothing I couldn’t do.

Oh, shame on you.

My face got hotter than the ‘Tofu in a Bowl’ joke.

No, by the way.

The saying that when you get old you become like a child is not really wrong.

What kind of unreasonable demand is this?

Oh, no.

Han Dong-soo might have been the typical example of a doctor who only studies well.

I heard that the juvenile judges and prosecutors are similar.

* * *

Various inspection data.

And the details of the inquiry.

I scraped everything and sent it by email.

It was the wee hours of the morning, but I was on call at the dermatology clinic.

Or wake up your partner and nag him.

Han Dong-soo will take care of it.

Jinhyuk ran towards the patient while waiting to hear back.

But Jang Hyuk-jun immediately runs over and shakes his head.

“Ugh. I was trying to kill time, but it was no use.”

“I should have done it right.”

“I told you I tried everything I could.”

This implies that additional questioning has already been completed.

Jinhyeok noticed the head of the emergency medicine department turning his head toward the guardian.

“Guardian, have you registered?”

“Oh, that’s my mother… … .”

“It hasn’t been accepted yet.”

“Really? That can’t be true. It’s been a while since I came to the emergency room.”

“I checked and it wasn’t working.”

“Oh, I understand.”

As soon as the guardian moved, the head of emergency medicine nodded to Janne Hooper.

The implication is to follow along and somehow buy time.

With only the patient left, he had the will to ask the question himself.

Soon, an interrogation that wasn’t really an interrogation began, with Jinhyeok and Jang Hyeokjun in attendance.

“Patient, I need you to be honest with me.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Have you been assaulted by your guardian?”

“yes?”

“No matter how you look at it, it looks like a bruise. If you have ever been assaulted, please tell me right away.”

“Th, what is that… … .”

“If we report this to the police, they will quarantine you. There are circumstances that suggest elder abuse.”

“… … .”

The bewildered patient could not answer properly and just blinked.

Quarantine measures.

Report to the police.

Elder abuse.

She thought about what he meant for a while, then suddenly threw up her hands in surprise.

“Never, really.”

“If that’s true… … .”

“Teacher, that’s really not true.”

“… … .”

“teacher!”

The patient called the emergency medicine chief again, but he did not answer.

Elder abuse.

Most of them lie.

I thought that if I just died, the problem would be solved.

Don’t make noise for no reason.

Our son isn’t that kind of son by nature.

I just got a little excited and that’s why.

The reality is that people continue to deny mental or physical abuse.

It was also his action as the head of the emergency medicine department who knew this better than anyone else.

Jinhyuk was also aware of this.

If reporting does not result in punishment.

It was one of the many things that happened in Korea, past and present.

But the problem is that it’s not Germany.

Things were getting bigger and bigger.

* * *

The situation eventually led to calling the police.

Even the security guards came running right away.

What followed was the isolation of the patient and the guardian who returned late.

Since it was quarantine in a hospital, it’s not much different, but if the police come, things will get worse.

Jinhyuk approached his guardian, who couldn’t hide his bewilderment.

“Guardian. I, um… … .”

“I, really, no, sir. It’s true. How dare you hit your mother. My father passed away and we live together.”

“Yes, but there is a misunderstanding right now… … I have urgently contacted the head office. There is something suspicious.”

“If it’s the main office… … .”

“It’s a hospital in Seoul.”

“ah…….”

The guardian, whose face was red, sighed belatedly.

He also lived in Germany for a long time.

I’ve been feeling strange for a long time since the day the exaggerated ones came out and started walking around.

Because I knew from the beginning that there weren’t many doctors who were that passionate.

Jinhyuk asked him.

“When looking at elderly patients, there are many cases where history taking is not done properly. There are also many cases where they cannot remember accurately. Many times, they just let it go.”

“yes…….”

“Is there anything you would like to say about your mother’s behavior, or her genetic condition?

“I already told you everything I had to say earlier… … .”

The guardian trailed off.

A situation where there is no economy.

Jinhyuk didn’t rush her because she was visible enough.

It is Jang Hyuk-jun’s job to comfort the crying patient.

He himself felt that all he could do now was double-check to see if he had missed anything.

After a while like that.

The guardian, who had been deep in thought with his brow furrowed, belatedly opened his mouth.

“I… … There’s something I didn’t tell you earlier. My mother… … . um. drank a lot of mushroom water.”

“Mushrooms?”

“Yes, you can drink cassia seed tea. You can drink barley tea. You can drink green tea, and you can drink mushroom water together… … .”

The explanation went on for a long time.

In Germany, it was said that I ate porcini mushrooms.

Sometimes dried mushrooms were eaten in powder form.

It is said that the mushrooms themselves were boiled in water and eaten.

Jinhyuk remained silent because he didn’t even know what a porcini mushroom was.

‘I’ve never seen anything like this… … .’

When I was tilting my head like that for a long time.

Jang Hyuk-jun, who was supposed to be staying by the patient’s side, approached.

“What happened?”

“Do you know what a porcini mushroom is?”

“Um… … I don’t know.”

“that is…….”

The explanation went on for a long time.

Jang Hyuk-jun also tilted his head.

“Huh. But I’ve never seen any cases of skin discoloration.”

“I’ve never seen it either.”

“Should I ask the head office about this too?”

“hmm…….”

Jinhyuk let out a short sigh and looked down at his cell phone.

Dermatology, which led to the opening of the skin beauty market, drew greater resentment than internal medicine.

Maybe it would be a nuisance to Han Dong-soo.

If it is revealed that he himself called and asked about it in Germany, he will not do anything for me.

You may wonder how one can do that in front of a patient, but humans are inherently such beings.

Humans can tolerate injustice but cannot tolerate disadvantage.

There was nothing special about being a doctor.

‘What are the cases where high-density granules are observed in eccrine glands (sweat glands)?’

When Jinhyuk tilted his head again.

The guardian took out the laptop he always carried around like a reporter.

What he showed me was a photo.

It was a picture taken with my mother.

“I… … . Can you see my mother smiling? She’s so happy… … .”

“hmm…….”

“This is a picture taken a year ago. This is… … .”

The explanation went on for a long time.

The patient and guardian in the photo were smiling brighter than anyone else.

My mother, who can be considered a first-generation immigrant, must have gone through many hardships.

The guardians, who were second-generation immigrants, must have had a hard time due to cultural differences and a sense of alienation, but it was clear that they cared for and loved each other as a family.

But there was something strange.

“I… … . But a picture from three years ago. Yes, yes. That one. Your mother’s skin color was brighter back then, wasn’t it?”

“Oh, yes. My mother originally had good skin.”

“Really? Wait, wait, wait.”

Jinhyuk snatched the laptop away and connected the mouse to check the photos.

A photo from 10 years ago.

The patient’s face, which would have been 60 years old at the time, was clean and without a single wrinkle.

Well, aging can happen rapidly, but the problem is that the skin color is too different.

It wasn’t just the blue spots that were the problem, it was to the point where it felt like my skin itself had turned black.

10 years ago.

8 years ago.

5 years ago.

Again, a photo from three years ago.

And Jinhyuk, who had recently checked the photos, asked.

“Does your mother do any kind of farm work? Why, like a weekend farm?”

“No, you applied enough sunscreen.”

“is it so?”

“Why is that… … .”

“It seems like my skin has been getting darker little by little for the past two years. The blue spots started appearing not long after… … .”

It means that the skin itself has become discolored.

The blue spots could be considered localized pigmentation.

At first glance it looked like a bruise.

A complete change in facial expression would only be something that would apply to an old man working in the fields.

Why, when you look at the elderly people you commonly see in the countryside, aren’t they clearly different from the grandmothers and grandfathers who live in Gangnam?

But what if that isn’t the case?

‘I don’t drink alcohol, but my face is dark? It’s not like my liver is in bad shape… … This is almost like heavy metal poisoning… … .’

In one case, he was alive.

So when the police came a little while later.

“Excuse me. I don’t think this is an assault issue.”

It was perhaps natural that Jinhyeok would step forward to block the way.