Chapter 122: Great people? I will see them [3]
The room beca silent again.
Ganghyuk was moaning from ti to ti.
“Heum”
It was very unusual that Ganghyuk did not say anything after the examination.
He was pondering scratching his chin.
‘Brain neuron no. 5. That is the problem. It is a sure thing.’
He looked at the face of Simin rembering the path and distribution of brain neuron no. 5.
But he could not think of any idea.
His face did not show any changes.
‘Ok, I need to diagnose it first. Then I will think about the redy.’
He was not sure if he could treat this case.
But a good doctor should keep the order.
If he gives a dicine without the correct diagnosis, he will be a quack.
He has pride as a doctor.
He broke the silence and asked questions.
“Did you have this injury a year ago?”
“Yes.”
“How did you get it.”
“It is a long story.”
“Tell just how you got that scar.”
Simin started his story as if he forgot the pain.
Hwang Yungil turned his body away from Simin murmuring ‘Hugh, it will be a long story again.’
But Ganghyuk could not do that.
He was older than Ganghyuk and he is a great man.
He is the loyal subject who sacrificed his life for the country in Jinju Castle.
‘If I cure this injury and remove pain, he may survive in the battle,’
Of course, it would be better if Ganghyuk would be in Jinju Battle to make it sure.
But Ganghyuk does not want to take such a risk.
‘It is better not to be in the battlefield. But if I have to, I will choose to be near Sunshin.’
He was not defeated even once so the probability of death would be low.
Ganghyuk paid attention to Simin’s story leaving the daydream aside.
It was not in the important scene unlike his expectation.
“Then Yeojin ca. Without Sunshin we were all dead.”
“Is that so? Then the scar...”
“Wait. I will tell you.”
“Yes.”
He said ‘soon’ so Ganghyuk did not have any other option but wait.
Ganghyuk was wondering if he did not know the aning of the word ‘soon’.
His story ended at lunch ti.
“Yes, a bastard on the horse swung his sword and I got this. I thought I died but Sunshin rescued . He is a great military officer with physical strength and skills.”
It seems that Simin repeated the sa story many tis.
When Simin started the story, Hwang Yungil waved his hands.
“Heo, you told your story as if you were a useless man. Dr. Baik. He is a good military officer, too. He is as good as Lee Sunshin. He has good skills in archery.”
“Haha, sir. I am not as good as he.”
“He is very humble. Anyway, please treat him. He will be a great contributor to this country.”
“I don’t know if I contribute to the country greatly, but I have a mind to sacrifice myself for the country. I think I was dead at that ti and my life after that ti is a bonus.”
If sobody else made this remark, Ganghyuk would hoot.
But he was the man who really died for the country so Ganghyuk felt moved.
‘Why am I doing? Am I getting old?’
It is said that man would shed tears easily when he got old.
He had the sign just before he ca to Joseon.
He thought himself a robot because he did not cry at all.
But he was changed a year before coming to Joseon. He wept when he watched movies such as ‘Gukje Market’ or ‘1987’. A resident who watched the movies with Ganghyuk gave him his handkerchief because he cried too hard.
‘Actually, that was only the beginning. I cried even when I saw a cody movie.’
He did not understand why he did that.
When he saw himself in the mirror, he felt strange. He could not acknowledge his change.
He did not want to show his weakness in front of great n.
Ganghyuk kept asking.
“Yes. Then what treatnt did you have?”
“It seed not a big problem. I left it. It cured automatically.”
“Did you leave it without treatnt? Was there anyone who took care of it?”
“Yes, I did. He wiped the blood out and gave fluid food for better digestion. Sunshin helped a lot.”
Whenever he rembered the old days, he talked about Sunshin.
It seems that he fell in love with Sunshin.
‘It is good to see the great n taking care of each other.’
If this relationship could continue, how it would be beautiful.
But the history did not allow it to be developed.
Even Admiral Lee died in his last battle.
‘I have to concentrate on the examination.’
Ganghyuk tried to concentrate on the scar and redy suppressing his sentintal thought.
“Then, the scar was made at that ti.”
“No, it was open and now it is closed automatically.”
“No other treatnt, right?”
“No.”
Simin nodded his head.
Since dicine was not developed, they did not know about trauma treatnt.
‘Even in western countries, they burnt and sterilized with alcohol at that ti.’
Additionally, Joseon has been peaceful country without war for quite a long ti.
It was said trauma redy was more developed in the Warring States period in ancient China.
Even Mukjae Ilgi or Miam Ilgi which were known to be best dical books in that period did not have any records on trauma treatnt.
Ganghyuk sighed again.
“Then when did you have pain?”
“I don’t rember exactly. But I rember the feeling vividly.”
“How was it?”
“I thought I had a new cut. The pain was sharp. I asked people many tis.”
“Yes, I suppose so. And the sa pain persists, right?”
“Yes.”
Brian neuron no. 5.
If we describe it with familiar na, we can call it a tertiary neuralgia.
It usually happens when blood vessel structure such as artery in the cerebellum has an issue and presses neurons.
Simin’s case was a rare case that a part of nerves were injured because of trauma.
“Can you feel my touch?”
“Eum? Yes, I do.”
“Did you have pain?”
“Yes, sotis I feel pain even with wind. That is why I always wear this strange looking hat.”
From the history and the nature of the pain to his face reminding of tick disorder...
All things say that it is a tertiary neurology.
As he diagnosed, he must be happy. But he could not be happy at all.
‘There is no treatnt.’
He looked at the Ho-visit bag left at the corner of the room.
He knew everything in the bag, as he brought it with him every day.
‘No, there is nothing for neurology.’
As a matter of fact, a tertiary neurology is not a difficult disease in Korea although it sounds critical.
Only so of the cases that dication does not work needs operation.
‘It is nonsense. I have Viagra but no antiseizure drug. What should I do?’
He looked at Simin again.
He had good painkillers.
He had non-steroid anti-inflammatory and narcotic pain-killers.
However, they cannot help such a sudden and keen pain that neurology gives.
“Why, is it difficult to cure?”
Simin asked with a worried face, as Ganghyuk’s face beca darker.
Ganghyuk shook his head slowly.
Although the possibility of cure was not high and it did not look very safe, there might be a dicine that he could try.
‘It is better to ask him to stay for a while.’
There must be a way.
“It is very experintal way to treat, but...”
“Oh, is there a thod?”
“I think I can try but...”
“But?”
“It will take long. Do you mind staying here for a while?”
In old tis or now, every employee has the sa problem.
We work to have a good life, but we cannot take a rest when we are sick.
It is true even in Joseon.
Most of the noblen who Ganghyuk treated went to work right after he removed the stitch.
But Simin nodded his head laughing loudly.
“No, I don’t mind at all. I was fired. I did not know that it would help .”
“Fired?”
When Ganghyuk opened his eyes wider, Yungil answered instead.
“You have connections everywhere. You may know that the governnt is not quiet these days.”
“Yes, I know it.”
Ganghyuk rembered the conversation between Ryu Seongyong and Lee Hangbok.
‘King Seonjo was not so stupid as I thought.’
He thought he was a real fool, but he was better than he thought.
He tried not to be controlled by the parties.
In Gichukoksa he suppressed Dongin but he left so room for them to counterattack.
However, that made problems again.
The survived Dongin tried their best to take revenge on Seoin.
‘They talked about the crown prince.’
It was not on the surface but most of the people knew this issue.
Jeong Cheol, the chief of Seoin, addressed the urgency of appointnt of crown prince.
Lee Hangbok tried to stop him vainly.
‘Jeong Cheol would not bend his own will.’
He looked very stubborn.
And there was enough reason why he wanted to pursue it.
King Seonjo did not have a rightful son.
He had sons from concubines only.
If King Seonjo died without appointing his successor, there might be turbulent.
‘However, he does not need to ntion it directly to Seonjo.’
Lee Hangbok repeatedly reminded Jeong Cheol that the King was young, and he did not like such discussion.
However, Jeong Cheol did not listen to him and repeatedly requested the King to appoint his successor.
King Seonjo did not like it.
Dongin was attacking Jeong Cheol to take advantage of this situation.
The governnt was stirred up because of the issue, although the war was at their nose.
Hwang Yungil continued his talk, watching Ganghyuk.
“Yes... He does not like the fractional strife. Therefore...”
“I am fired. Haha.”
“Able and righteous n are fired and political people who are good at fractional fighting are dominant. I am really worried about this situation.”
“Anyway, it is good for . I can get enough ti to be treated.”
Ganghyuk looked for sothing from the drawer while hearing their conversation.
He took out Seomsu and Chooh which used to be a poison and is now being used as anesthetic.
“I don’t know if I have enough ti. It is very important to find the right concentration if I want to use it as a treatnt.”
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