You Promised Me, Mr. Lee San-ha - Chapter 114



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Episode 114: The Customer is King, But Our Country is a Democracy (2)

“Would you stop?”

An Hee-yeon stood up from her seat and glared at the drunkards.

I could see anger flashing in her sharp eyes.

I remembered what Ahn Hee-yeon said before the musical performance started.

‘Being scared and feeling nervous aren’t the same thing, right?’

If you think about it, it’s always been like that.

He did not hesitate to stand up for what he believed was right.

Most people try to avoid trouble.

It is common to only take action when the situation becomes unavoidable or when harm comes to me.

Because it’s not my job.

It seems like human instinct not to want to get hurt by being involved.

But Ahn Hee-yeon was different.

“If you’re drunk, go in quietly. Don’t bother the staff.”

Stand up to injustice without fear.

Standing proudly, like a warrior at the very front of the battle line.

No. Maybe the expression ‘fearless’ is inaccurate.

Because not being afraid and not feeling fear are two different things.

Even now, her fists are shaking slightly.

Soon, the red hiking suit frowned.

“Where did that brat come from and start causing trouble again?”

“Stop making a fuss and get out. This isn’t your bedroom.”

“Dude? Oh, shit, seriously. Why are kids these days so shameless?! Did your parents teach you that?”

“Stop it and go back. Before I report you.”

The decisive answer leaves the red mountaineering suit speechless.

After a while, the red hiking suit laughed and raised its voice.

“Report? Report?! What the hell did I do that you’re reporting me for? Anyway, those uneducated kids always do this-”

“According to the Police Officers’ Duties Execution Act, if a citizen is found to be intoxicated and poses a risk of harm to the life, body, or property of themselves or others, the police may take protective measures at the police station.”

Silence falls all around.

All you can hear is the TV news and the sizzling sound of meat on the grill.

Not a single word of the voices that were rumbling from all directions can be heard.

The man who had been talking nonstop became quiet and said nothing when the topic of law came up.

The red mountaineer looked down at the table for a long time before barely refuting.

“What harm did I cause you?! Aren’t you just trying to be treated fairly as a customer?! Why are you blaming me for the fact that the part-timer here is not doing his job well!”

“Isn’t it property damage to swear at part-time workers, disrupt their work, ruin the atmosphere of the store, and cause customers to leave?”

But Ahn Hee-yeon refuted it very simply.

The speechless red climbing suit changed the subject to a personal attack.

“Hey, you piece of shit! Where the hell is that little girl, opening her eyes wide and picking a fight?! When I get home, there’ll be a girl just like you! Huh?! You’re as old as my dad—”

“Then why don’t you go home and tell your daughter about it? I’m not close enough to you to accept your drinking.”

Perfect counterpunch.

Unable to control his anger, Red Mountaineering Suit got up from his seat and grabbed the pot.

Inside the pot, the clam soup that was served as a side dish was boiling.

“I’ll kill this bald bitch… …!”

It seemed like he was going to just pour the clam soup over it.

Just as I was about to block his path, the red hiking suit man shouted first.

“Fuck, that’s hot!”

Yes. Usually, the one who touches it gets burned first.

It is a natural reaction to hold a pot of boiling water with one’s bare hands.

He threw the pot down on the burner in a fit of rage.

Tankrang!

Some of the broth splashed onto the blue hood on the other side.

“Keeeeeek! Hotttttttttt!”

The scream that is heard without fail.

It may seem like some kind of slapstick comedy, but it’s actually a surprisingly common accident.

It is said that many burn patients were burned while cooking while intoxicated.

Of course, in this case, the burn occurred while holding the pot for a purpose other than cooking.

Anyway, it was very fortunate that Ahn Hee-yeon was not hurt.

The red hiking suit threw a tantrum, wrapping his hands in wet tissues.

“This, this fucking bitch… …!”

The area around the eyes is red.

‘You were the one causing trouble and got hurt, so why are you taking your anger out on something for nothing?’

If this situation continued, it was clear that the red mountaineering suit would harm Ahn Hee-yeon.

I grabbed Ahn Hee-yeon’s wrist and led her back.

Then he spoke in a voice small enough that only she could hear.

“Thank you for your hard work. I’ll take charge from now on.”

I immediately reached out for the red hiking suit.

“Patient? Please show me your hand.”

“What are you?!”

I put a glass of ice water in his hand.

“You’ve hurt your hands a lot. You need to get treatment quickly.”

“What are you?!”

“I work at the hospital. Please calm down. I’m here to treat you.”

It’s not wrong, since the company is located near the hospital.

… … I didn’t say I worked ‘at a hospital.’

Originally, the profession of a doctor had a tendency to give people trust.

Was that why?

Thanks to this, the red hiking suit seemed to let down its guard to some extent.

But the anger that was still rising to the top of my head showed no signs of subsiding easily.

“Really? Do I look real right now?!”

“It’s not good if your blood pressure rises. It can cause blisters to burst.”

“What, what? Really?”

Are you sure it’s true?

After a brief conversation, I was convinced that these people had absolutely no medical knowledge.

I looked at his picture with a serious expression.

“Ugh… … This is serious. I’m not an expert in that field, but I’ve heard of it.”

Of course, it’s not your major.

Because I never majored in the medical field in the first place.

From now on, I’m going to say some nonsense that will make even the show doctors on TV tilt their heads.

“The infection has already started. Look, not only the affected area, but all the other areas are red too.”

That goes without saying.

It’s rare for a Korean to drink that much without their body turning red.

The red climbing suit answered with a voice mixed with a little fear.

“Well, that’s true, but what do you mean by infection… … ?”

“Severe pain and inflammation of the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. Erythema of the skin with huge blisters. Tearing, conjunctivitis, corneal damage. Eventually, the blisters will reach the trachea. Then, life will be difficult.”

“No, I just got burned by something hot. W, what… … .”

Of course, this is baseless nonsense.

I just read about the principles of application of blister agents that I learned in the military.

But that alone was enough to strike fear into these ignorant creatures.

The blue hood also showed its wounds and spoke.

“I, I already have pain in my eye. What should I do? Yes? Yes?!”

I roughly examined the corners of his eyes.

It’s natural that it stings when you get chili powder splashed in your eyes… … .

“No way… …! Staff! Is this clam soup?”

The part-time worker who was standing off to the side answered in surprise.

“Yes? Oh, yes. It has mussels and clams in it. And crab too.”

I acted passionately, frowning.

“Oh, this is a big deal?! Of all places, clam broth would get into a burn… … . I’m going to get vibrio sepsis!”

The expression on the blue hood’s face hardens.

I think I’ve heard the term vibrio sepsis somewhere.

“You’ve probably heard of Vibrio sepsis. It’s a terrible acute bacterial disease caused by bacteria in seafood that enters the affected area, causing swelling, redness, erythema, blisters, ulcers, and necrosis.”

I took a deep breath to drive the wedge in.

Then he continued speaking in a serious voice, like a doctor giving a death sentence.

“The mortality rate is over 100%… … . It seems like this will be difficult to treat in just any hospital… … .”

How can it exceed 100%?

But these drunks believe me too easily.

Now the face of the blue hood was bluer than the hood.

The red hiking suit hung on my trouser legs.

“Oh my goodness, teacher! What should we do?!”

He, who had always spoken informally, started using extremely formal language.

I shook my head.

“I’m sorry, but you’re going to die.”

“No! I can’t die like this!”

I said it in a really ridiculous way, but you fooled me.

Now the prerequisites for the promise are sufficiently met.

I pretended to be thinking seriously and then gave a prescription.

“First of all… I’ll look into a hospital that has a ‘famous doctor’ who specializes in that area. You two, pay, clean up, and go out and wait. Can you do it?”

The two responded with emotion.

“Oh, yes yes! That’s right.”

“sure!”

Ring! Ring!

Two appointments are registered.

Lee Chang-ho: We agreed to calculate, clean up, and go out to wait.

Kim Young-nam: I promised to calculate and clean up and go out and wait.

Looking at the way they acted, it seemed like there was no need to go as far as keeping their promise.

But there is no way to know what kind of truth will come out of it.

To be sure, it would be cleaner to enforce the fulfillment of the promise.

The moment I was about to fulfill my promise, one more desire arose.

“And apologize to the staff and that woman. They should all know what this is.”

“Huh!”

The red hiking suit bites its lower lip as if its pride is hurt.

I continued speaking calmly.

“If you don’t apologize, I won’t recognize you, Teacher ‘Myeong-ui’?”

“Ugh!”

Only then did the red hiking suit nod its head helplessly.

The blue hood nodded its head several times.

Anyway, you take great care of your health.

So, I guess you go hiking too.

I opened the status window.

Lee Chang-ho: Promised to apologize to the staff and Ahn Hee-yeon.

Kim Young-nam: Promised to apologize to the staff and Ahn Hee-yeon.

The promises of the two targets were combined into one, forming [Apologize to the staff and Ahn Hee-yeon, pay, clean up, and go out and wait].

“Well then, shall we keep our promise now?”

I double tapped the status window.

And now everything is starting to return to normal.

“K-AAAAAHHH! I’m sorry!”

… …Is this normal?