Chapter 48
Do Woonjong gave such Daeho a sly smile.
“Hehe. I never thought our Richard would come to me for advice.”
“Senpai, you got a Korean medical license, joined Yeonseong University Hospital, and suddenly quit to open your own clinic, didn’t you?”
“Ugh, that poke hurts. Can’t you see I got fat running the hospital?”
“That’s due to lack of exercise.”
When Daeho pointed out the fact, Do Woonjong pouted.
“That’s harsh after seeing me for the first time in a long while.”
“Senpai.”
“Well, honestly, my reason was the same.”
When Do Woonjong spoke openly, Daeho became more curious.
“So, what is it?”
“They pressure you with seniority above, and if you stand out even a little, they curse at you. Nowhere to hide.”
“So that’s why you left?”
When Daeho asked earnestly, Do Woonjong answered with a bitter smile.
“Coming from Johns Hopkins to Korea, I got hit with reality immediately.”
“After experiencing it, I understand.”
Daeho’s sharp words made Do Woonjong pause greatly.
“Ugh, just thinking about it is terrible!”
“By the way, you haven’t gone to the military yet.”
“I’ll go soon. I have to do basic military training before my health officer posting!”
“Contact me when you’re done. I’ll bring tofu.”
When Daeho replied teasingly, Do Woonjong’s fist trembled.
“This brat. Why is tofu coming up there?”
“Anyway, so?”
“So what? I survived the harsh life in the U.S., isn’t that enough?”
Do Woonjong grumbled, recalling the past.
However, Daeho tilted his head slightly.
“In my memory, senpai went clubbing every day off.”
“Hmm. You have to play when you play. Still, I was the ace in neurosurgery.”
“That’s an opinion with objective evidence, but hmm… let’s just say so.”
Daeho did not admit it easily.
At that moment, Do Woonjong glared and pouted.
“This brat, if you weren’t my junior, this… ah!”
“Alright, just tell me the story.”
“Honestly, it can be called a long-standing corruption of the Korean medical system.”
“So you know it’s wrong.”
When Daeho summarized, Do Woonjong nodded.
“Yeah. Everyone knows.”
“Then why don’t they try to change it?”
“I told you. It’s not a problem of individual doctors, it’s systemic.”
“So?”
At Daeho’s relaxed words, Do Woonjong sighed.
“Some gain power, some get trampled, and it keeps repeating.”
“You don’t have to keep going along with it, right?”
Do Woonjong paused, sensing something from Daeho’s question.
“You already did it.”
“Did what?”
“Breaking the hierarchy, breaking the ceiling, isn’t that it?”
“I’m not the talent to carry out such tasks.”
When Daeho answered, Do Woonjong looked at him in disbelief.
“Someone like you dares to speak up in department meetings?”
“Because it’s wrong.”
“That’s your opinion. The other side perceives it differently.”
“How differently?”
Daeho asked with innocent eyes.
Do Woonjong, with a shocked face, explained step by step.
“Specialists, fellows, even the head of the department. Now it’s not easy to touch you.”
“Will they just give up easily? Who knows, they might touch me using all sorts of excuses.”
“Then?”
“The Chunghyo ER will be smashed.”
Daeho answered with a bright smile.
At that moment, Do Woonjong swept his arms dramatically.
“Ugh. Where does this energy come from?”
“Here.”
“Richard, your personality is famous not in Johns Hopkins, not in Washington, but in the East Coast of the U.S.”
Daeho glanced at the increasingly exaggerated complaints.
Zap.
“Yes, senpai. Go ahead.”
“This brat. Who sees me like that? Hmm. What I want to say is…”
“The words?”
“They are doctors too.”
Do Woonjong left a pointed remark.
However, Daeho didn’t understand immediately.
“What do you mean?”
“You’ll understand when you experience it.”
“Judging from their behavior so far, I don’t trust them.”
“It’s the tip of the iceberg. They are ultimately just cogs in the system, so they can’t help it.”
Do Woonjong said, resigned but understanding.
But Daeho could not accept it.
“I think everyone has their position.”
“Exactly. That’s it.”
“But if that position harms me, I have no reason to endure it.”
Daeho stated his firm and upright stance.
Do Woonjong didn’t seem to intend to stop him.
“Fine. Do as you please. When has Richard ever listened to me?”
“Anyway, your advice helped.”
“Did it really help?”
“Of course. Do you think I came here to cause trouble for fun?”
Daeho smiled lightly.
However, Do Woonjong’s expression hardened.
“Seems like you came to cause trouble.”
“Huh?”
“No. If it helped you, that’s good. The last matter is well noted, so if the helper messes up later, come flying at me.”
Do Woonjong threatened in a non-offensive way.
Daeho replied with a smile.
“That’s easy enough.”
“Then let’s get up.”
Rumble.
The two cleaned themselves and got up.
Officetel.
Daeho lay on the bed, thinking.
He replayed his conversation with Do Woonjong in his mind.
A cold smile appeared on Daeho’s lips.
“This is ‘Welcome to Hell.’”
From Daeho’s perspective, many problems were visible.
He didn’t prolong the conclusion.
He summarized it simply.
Everyone’s position?
“Then I have my own position too.”
