Chapter 135: Chapter 8
Thump. Thump.
Dolsok shuddered at the sound of the guy patting his palm with a club.
After a quick glance at him, Kanghyok took out a stethoscope from the bag. He then listened to Pyonsu’s heartbeat.
‘I hardly hear anything. Fortunately, the bleeding has stopped.’
He didn’t have to open his heart. Though he could open it, he didn’t. Kanghyok breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, “Good for him. He’s not going to die.”
He took out so gauze from the bag, and pressed hard on the wound on the chest caused by the needle. Fortunately, Pyonsu had no other serious disease, which helped stop the bleeding very quickly.
“Good. Let’s wait a little more.”
Much relieved, Kanghyok looked at Pyonsu.
Orumsuni and the other mbers of the team massaged his legs and arms. Massaging was a traditional folk redy, which produced good effects. Anyway, a massage like this helped the blood clogged in one’s arms and legs circulate throughout the body well.
“Huck!”
A little later Pyonsu opened his eyes, breathing out lightly. He blinked his eyes, as if he hadn’t yet co to himself completely.
“Mother... how co you who died....”
“Dad! It’s ! Are you all right?”
“Ugh? Are you Yoni? What the heck happened to ...?”
“You collapsed suddenly while drinking a while ago. Can’t you rember?”
“No, I can’t rember anything. Who is this gentleman?” Though he couldn’t afford to pay attention to other people, Pyonsu instantly noticed Kanghyok and Dolsok among his n like the leader of his team.
In particular, he instantly realized that Kanghyok’s social status was special.
“This nobleman....”
Yoni, his daughter, got nervous.
Co to think of it, she didn’t know anything at all about Kanghyok and Dolsok.
Those who were about to attack the two a little while ago scratched their heads now as if they felt sorry for their reckless actions. They felt like they made a big mistake against their will.
Led by Yoni, they all dropped to their knees and offered apologies. “We’re so sorry! Pardon us all to hell.”
But Kanghyok thought nothing of it. “Oh, you don’t have to.”
On the other hand, Dolsok now got spirited again. “Now you appreciate how important this nobleman is. He is Kanghyok Paek of the Paek family of Suwon.”
Only then did Kanghyok raise his head and say, “I’m Kanghyok Paek.” Very different from how he looked normally, Kanghyok held out his hand.
As if he still felt weak, Pyonsu just nodded his head. “Oh, I see. By the way, why did you co to see ?”
“Dad, he has saved your life.”
“Really? Thank you.”
“You’re welco. You are not yet cured, so don’t feel complacent yet,” said Kanghyok, waving his hand.
Everybody beca nervous at his remark. As they witnessed his miraculous dical skills a mont ago, they couldn’t take his words lightly. Moreover, he was holding a syringe full of flood.
“By the way, how did you feel when you bumped against that guy at the show?” asked Kanghyok, pointing at the man who played on the swing.
He was the guy who made a big fuss, wielding a club just a little while ago. He now sat on his knees and asked for forgiveness.
As if he recalled it, Pyonsu made a frown. “Oh, I was pretty hurt at that ti.”
“Blood vessels of the ventricles of the heart burst when you bumped. As blood was coming into the heart, it couldn’t beat. I removed the blood pooled in there. So, don’t worry.”
Nobody could understand his explanation. Only Yoni’s and Dolsok’s eyes sparkled as if they understood sowhat.
“By the way, how should I call you, Pyonsu?”
At his question, Pyonsu gave a rry laugh. However, he obviously felt so pain in the chest and frowned. “Just call anything except for bastard.”
“Hmm... let just call you Pyonsu, then. How did you feel when you collapsed?”
“Ugh...”
“Did you blank out?”
“Exactly.”
When the heart stopped beating, no blood could circulate throughout the body. And when soone lost consciousness like that, it was natural that he or she went blank. Even a high school boy knew that.
There ca out exclamations in admiration from around Kanghyok.
Dolsok was looking at his master, full of respect.
“That’s because your heart stopped beating. The reason I pressed on your heart hard was to make it beat again.”
“Was it that I died and ca back alive again?”
“Yea, that’s right.”
Without Kanghyok’s tily treatnt, he would have died, of course.
“Huh... am I now saved then?”
Kanghyok shook his head at the question. “Not now. Though there is no bleeding from the ventricles of the heart, it can burst anyti.”
“What should I do, sir?” This ti his daughter, Yoni, asked. As her father, who she thought had died, was now alive, she beca very friendly.
Kanghyok couldn’t look at her face a while ago as he was so absentminded, but he looked at her carefully now and found that she was very pretty.
Thinking that she was a beauty, Kanghyok replied, “From now on, he should take dicine, and his condition should be watched closely. He’ll be alright in several days.”
“Really?”
“Just tell us how. We’ll take care of him well.”
Those guys who threatened to kill Kanghyok now bowed and scraped the floor.
With a perplexed look Kanghyok watched them. Suddenly, he recalled their performance at the market street. Though he was not sure how long they were going to stay here, he felt it would be good to make friends with them.
“It’s not that difficult, but you don’t have anything to help him now. Dolsok!”
“Yes, master.”
“Bring the bag.”
“Yes, sir.”
Dolsok imdiately brought him the black bag. The leather bag didn’t look like a common bag. Kanghyok searched through the bag and took out two pills. Then he handed them to Yoni.
“Your father has to take this every day.”
“How?”
“He can swallow it with water. This one is...”
Kanghyok took out two types of pills.
One of them was an antibiotic to prevent the infection of the wounds caused when Pyonsu bumped against the swing man and when Kanghyok pierced with the syringe. The other one was a steroid, called a panacea.
If soone wanted to be cured as soon as possible, this was the perfect dicine, as long as the cause of the disease was not a virus.
After thinking about how to explain to Yoni properly, Kanghyok gave her a rough explanation, “This is a dicine that keeps away the bad spirit coming into the heart. If he gets the sa injury on the sa spot, I can’t help him anymore. So, he should not take part in any performance directly.”
“Got it, sir. I’ll make sure he only gives us instructions.”
“Pyonsu, did you get it?”
“Got it. I’ll do as instructed.” As if he ca to his senses, Pyonsu now sat on the floor upright. Then, he bowed politely to Kanghyok from his position.
“Thank you. I’ll proceed with the scheduled performance well.”
“The performance is not your priority now... Anyway, you’ll be alright. If you feel any problem in your heart, co to my house. Don’t forget to pick up the pills from my house tomorrow.”
As he finished curing Pyonsu, Kanghyok now had nothing to do. Of course, he had so assignnt for Pyonsu in mind. But that was not urgent.
‘I can give him that assignnt when he cos back to see tomorrow.’
Kanghyok stood up to leave.
But Pyonsu shouted at him with an urgent voice, “Oh, no! Don’t leave now, my savior. Yoni, serve him well with drink.”
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