28 – The Outcome of the Match
The judgment of Kim Chul-soo’s free clinic versus the hospital association had begun!
First, the hospital association treated Leble Village under William’s care.
A place where Matthew’s spies had diligently obstructed William!
Judges Mongus, Kim Chul-soo, William, and others gathered in Leble Village to review the treatment conditions.
“It seems there are still patients remaining here?”
Mongus scanned Leble Village and remarked.
There were sporadic cases of flu patients in Leble Village, who refused treatment cooperation. They were Matthew’s spies who would not accept help even if William offered it.
William’s face contorted.
“They are individuals who have refused treatment even when I offered. I would like to exclude them from the assessment.”
“Treating patients is also a healer’s ability. Isn’t it too convenient to exclude them from consideration?”
“…”
“Well, fine. Let’s see by visiting the isolation room.”
Isolation is fundamental in treating the flu!
Knowing this, William had set up a flu isolation room.
“Yes! I will guide you there.”
With confidence, William led the group to the isolation room.
William believed in his victory without a doubt.
There were a total of 3 patients in the isolation room.
Considering that there were 12 flu patients in Leble Village on the first day, this was a significant reduction. The flu in this era is like a weed, no matter how many times you pull it out, it grows back.
Just reducing 12 patients to 3 was a great achievement!
“Here we are.”
In the isolation room that William guided them to, there were 3 influenza patients.
Cough-cough! The room was filled with coughing sounds.
There were no other treatment disciples.
William had left the patients unattended while undergoing assessment!
Mongus’ face stiffened at the sight.
“It’s serious.”
If you neglect the patient, it could become serious and then it would be too late to deal with.
Monggu wanted to scold William, but he held back.
We are still in the process of evaluation. A comprehensive assessment will be made based on William and Kim Cheol-su’s treatment situations.
“…I see. The remaining three patients are all flu patients. They seem to be in urgent need, so we will treat them and move them.”
Treating the patients is the duty of a healer for now!
“Oh, these were the patients we were supposed to treat today. Yesterday, due to a shortage of sanctity, haha.”
William raised sanctity and subtly glanced at Kim Cheol-su.
A look as if saying, ‘You can’t do this kind of thing, right?’
At that moment, Kim Cheol-su also raised sanctity.
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“I will help too.”
“Hmm? Mr. Kims Charles..?”
William was surprised.
How could Kim Cheol-su, who only raised sanctity equivalent to a candle just a month ago, be treating flu patients now?
Incredible.
But what Kim Cheol-su raised was sanctity the size of a torch.
Truly of a size befitting a formal priest!
William couldn’t believe his eyes.
‘How, how did this happen!? Mr. Kims Charles was clearly just an apprentice priest until a month ago!’
Certainly, just a month ago, Kim Cheol-su’s sanctity was candle-sized.
When did he grow this much?
Feeling a sense of crisis, William hurriedly outputted sanctity to the maximum, but there was hardly any difference in sanctity size compared to Kim Cheol-su’s.
“Incredible..!”
Shock appeared on William’s face!
William felt anxious about the changed appearance of Kim Cheol-su.
“Wow, Kim Cheol-su brother seems to have grown a lot, right?”
Monggu’s face showed admiration and kindness.
Monggu was the one who personally evaluated Kim Cheol-su’s clinic last time. Monggu also knew that Kim Cheol-su only had sanctity equivalent to a candle, but now he had grown to the size of a torch.
This is a growth speed comparable to that of a hero and a priest La La Man!
“I had a small realization.”
Kim Cheol-su humbly said.
Honestly, Kim Cheol-su still doubted if he had talent.
He set the mood just right.
He looked like a humble Urkyo priest with a devout mindset!
“Haha.. Not only the mindset but also talent? I look forward to the future of Kim Cheol-su brother.”
“Ahem, I’m honored.”
Kim Cheol-su, who was trying to act devoutly to earn points, revealed his true feelings in response to Monggu’s words.
‘Don’t expect too much!’
It was a word that seemed to imply that there might be more work coming his way!
Already, there are so many patients in the clinic, and he’s going crazy.
However, in Mongus’s eyes, Kim Cheolsu was just a humble person.
“Oh my, where did such a priest come from?”
Mongus’s evaluation of Kim Cheolsu rose even further.
Mongus and his companions treated three patients before moving on.
They had seen all they needed to in Leble Village.
Now it was time to go to the village Kim Cheolsu treated!
Kim Cheolsu was smiling faintly.
That was because there wasn’t a single cold patient in Lete Village.
“Oh.”
Even when Mongus looked around Lete Village or entered the isolation room, there were no patients.
The villagers looked healthy, all wearing masks made by Aunt Margaret.
There seems to be nothing more to see here.
“Brother Kim Cheolsu, who made them wear masks?”
“It’s for prevention. Since the cold virus enters through the nose and mouth, this prevents it.”
In a way, masks are like armor that blocks swords and spears!
Mongus nodded satisfactorily.
Indeed, Kim Cheolsu was ahead by two moves.
Not only treating but also preventing diseases, he was a meticulous medical professional.
“We’ve had a good look around. Now, let’s announce the results. The winner is…!”
“Just a moment, please wait!”
William hurriedly stopped Mongus.
This won’t do. It’s as clear as daylight.
If there were eyes, they could see the treatment situation in Lete Village and Leble Village at a glance!
Already, Kim Cheolsu’s group looked triumphant, while the hospital group looked grim.
Mongus blinked and asked.
“Do you have anything else to say, Brother William?”
“Just wait a moment. I have one thing to confirm!”
Just hang on a little longer.
We need to buy some time.
William asked Kim Cheolsu.
It was partly to buy time, but there was a genuine question.
“How… did you manage to treat all of Lete Village? I also isolated the patients in Leble Village, didn’t I?”
The methods were similar.
They followed the basics of treating a cold, so William was curious why there was such a difference.
Kim Cheolsu responded as if it was pitiful.
“Didn’t you only operate one isolation room?”
“Well, yes.”
“Do you happen to know the difference between the flu and a cold?”
“…? They are not the same disease. A cold makes you sneeze and weakens the body. The flu is a severe form of a cold.”
“No, cold and flu are different diseases! A cold is caused by rhinovirus, and the flu is caused by influenza virus. Therefore, someone with a cold can get the flu, and someone with the flu can also get a cold. That’s why you needed to create two isolation rooms, one for cold and one for flu. But William, you only made one. That, William, is your downfall!”
“Virus…? Is it a different kind of curse…!”
Kim Cheol-soo’s words were not pleasant.
William, who threatened Kim Cheol-soo’s medical team and neglected the residents of Letema, seemed unqualified as a medical professional!
“It’s not just that. Mr. William, you neglected the residents of Letema despite lacking immunity. You did it to win. In Reblema, even during evaluations, you abandoned patients. Treating patients and that’s it! No, continuous health management is necessary!!”
“….”
William fell silent.
Kim Cheol-soo’s barrage of facts left him speechless!
Defeat.
“Did you really neglect patients to win, William?”
Mongus’s eyes narrowed.
He wanted to mention the patient neglect, but hearing it, it seemed like William had resorted to tricks to win.
“W..well…”
“If what Kim Cheol-soo says is true, William, you need to think more about the survival of your hospital board.”
“….”
Mongus was furious.
As a medical professional, one should be more dedicated to patients!
Of course, even with high medical costs and many neglected patients, William had crossed the line.
William hung his head.
“I’m sorry…”
“Hmph! Apologies won’t cut it! The Western Hospital Board won’t be able to operate properly anymore! I thought highly of you, but it seems I was mistaken!”
Satisfying judgment!
William’s expression turned pale!
Due to William’s mistake, the entire hospital board was now in crisis…!
“The winner is Kim Cheol-soo! Nothing more to see!”
“Wowwww!!”
Kim Cheol-soo’s medical team cheered at Mongus’s declaration of victory.
After a month-long battle, victory was finally achieved!
William’s face turned as red as if it would burst.
Can there be such humiliation.
Although the hospital board used despicable tactics, Kim Cheol-soo overcame it. It was obvious that storm clouds were gathering over the future of the hospital board!
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“William, if you plan to continue working as a medical professional, do not neglect patients!”
I delivered the final blow to William!
Upon hearing my words, William, like a drenched puppy, lost his spirit and hurriedly fled!
Along with the hospital board.
“Oh, I’ll sue you.”
After all the disputes, now that I’ve won, it feels like the pent-up stress is melting away.
Since the evaluation team leader, Mr. Mongus, imposed sanctions on the hospital board, there shouldn’t be any more trouble from them.
Phew!
A month-long battle, it was long.
I wondered what would happen if there weren’t enough logs to burn.
I’m glad it worked out well.
“Thank you so much, Mr. Kim Cheol-soo. Thanks to Mr. Kim Cheol-soo, the people in our village were able to get healthier.”
The village head, Mr. Caviar, expressed his gratitude.
Looking at the friendly face of Mr. Caviar, the anger he received at the hospital committee subsided a little.
“Oh, it’s all thanks to the cooperation of the people in our village. You’ve worked hard.”
“No, it’s all thanks to Mr. Kim Cheol-soo. Would you enjoy holding a festival? We would like to treat you to our local specialties.”
“Oh, I didn’t do it expecting anything in return.”
“Our specialty is salmon. It’s caught in a nearby river.”
“Salmon? Hmm… Well, if you insist that much, then…”
Even if he said that, it was natural for him to participate in the festival.
A fundamental etiquette of Koreans: steadfastly refusing twice!
Can’t resist salmon.
That day, I received an extravagant treatment from the villagers of Letema and ate my fill of salmon sashimi and grilled salmon steaks.
Salmon is indeed tender and delicious.
It had been a while since I indulged in a feast.
And as Miss Catherine said, the hospital committee had taken care of our patients during the competition period.
Now that the competition is over, they have returned.
So, it seems like patients will start coming to the clinic again from tomorrow.
“Huh…?”
Come to think of it, I accepted the competition because the hospital committee was taking care of my patients.
I wondered if I could take a little break.
But I didn’t even get a day off.
“Oh.”
What a feeling of loss.
I feel proud and happy for winning, but why does it feel like I’ve only worked?
“Congratulations, Kim Cheol-soo!”
“Congratulations, Kim Cheol-soo. We’ve defeated the cunning hospital committee!”
Of course, with congratulations from Miss Catherine, Mr. Malboi, and others, I temporarily forgot about it.
Whatever, let’s enjoy this happy day!
I was intoxicated with the joy of victory.