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"General Surgery, Park Min Gook"

Hello, Park Min Gook speaking.

This is Do Yoon Wan, the chairman.

Oh, hello, sir.

How can I help you?

"Minister Ryu Woong Il Injured in Traffic Accident"

Yes, I'm reading it now.

It hasn't been disclosed yet,

but he's at Doldam Hospital now.

He was in critical condition,

so I heard

Bu Yong Ju operated on him.

But all his aides and staff...

are incredibly concerned.

What is it...

that you want to say?

With that said...

since you're our most competent doctor,

I'd like to recommend you as his doctor.

What do you think?

What are you doing here?

I told you to stay in the ICU.

What is it? What's the matter?

The intercostal vessel bleeding earlier...

"Vessels between the two ribs"

How certain of it were you?

What do you mean?

It's our defence minister,

not just anybody.

Shouldn't you have taken a safer route?

Regardless of who he is,

what he does, and what his position is,

he's just another patient to me

once he's in the operating room.

I don't think about anything else.

This is all I think about,

from beginning to end.

"I must save this person.

I will save this patient no matter what."

Are you saying

we can do anything to save him?

He entrusted his life to me

because he wants to live.

We must save him, of course.

So you performed such a reckless surgery?

What?

Without even seeing his CT scan,

you knew it was his intercostal vessel.

It was all based on your gut instinct

and luck.

But what if your instincts were wrong?

What if Lady Luck wasn't on your side?

Then the minister...

What would have happened to him?

What is this about?

Why are you suddenly acting like a doctor?

I thought you were here

for the 10 million won.

Exactly.

I'm here because I desperately need money,

but after watching that operation...

I'm a little scared...

that I might be holding

onto another rotten lifeline.

Who says I'm your lifeline?

I haven't decided on anything yet.

You promised me a full week,

and not even a day has passed yet.

You haven't changed my decision at all.

Do you realise that?

Just my gut instinct and luck?

If that was all you could see...

it means you're not any better after all.

What do you mean by that?

It is your job...

to find the answer.

"Staff Only"

Good work.

We got over a big hurdle.

It's too early to say.

I just stopped the bleeding. That's all.

Don't be so modest.

I know how competent you are as a doctor.

Right, that guy we talked about.

Did you meet him?

Yes. Actually,

he was in the OR with me earlier.

He's an incredibly skilled surgeon.

Well, I don't know.

Maybe he just likes to bluff and show off.

It is our job to groom someone like him

into a true doctor.

I'll be in touch.

"Aura"

"Full Story on Jongno Family Suicide"

"Bankrupt Man in His 40s"

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"The couple was found dead"

"Why Such an Extreme Decision?"

Gosh...

Doctor Cha.

What are you doing here?

Oh, I came to see Doctor Kim.

Is he not in his office? - It's not that.

He is in his office,

but he seems pretty busy.

Why are you standing there like that?

You said you have something to tell me.

Say it.

Well...

The thing is,

my stomach was upset because of

the bread I had in the morning.

I should've taken better care of myself

before the surgery.

I let that happen during my first surgery.

I apologise.

I feel horrible.

Well, you seem busy,

so I'll leave you to it.

Why did you come to our hospital?

Pardon me?

What kind of mistake did you make...

that you got kicked out and ended up here?

I didn't get kicked out.

There are only two options.

I'll have to either suspend you...

or I'll have to transfer you.

Transfer me? To where?

Doldam Hospital in Jeongseon.

This was my choice.

Is that your habit or what?

Why do you keep beating around the bush

instead of answering my questions?

I never did that.

Why can't you be honest and just admit it?

Is it that hard for you?

Why?

Because of your pride?

Or because people might look down on you?

I'm not really following, sir.

Right, I'm not surprised.

You're the way you are

because you're clueless.

As of this moment,

you're banned from my OR.

I can't work with a surgeon

who runs out in the middle of the surgery.

As I explained, I had an upset stomach...

Don't even think about making excuses.

Doctors can't bring their personal issues

into the OR.

I don't care whether you were feeling sick

or vomited because of your anxiety issues.

Leaving your patient like that

is enough to disqualify you as a doctor.

Do you understand?

How could a cardiac surgeon work

with such a mindset?

Hey, how dare you even think

to operate on patients?

Who are you trying to kill?

Get over it, or just quit being a doctor!

Did you have to be so harsh on her?

You could've said it in a nicer way.

Gosh, what a complete mess. Both of them.

One is going into the OR because of money,

and the other one left her patient

and ran out of the OR.

Young doctors these days won't learn

if you push them hard like that.

They'll just call you a stuffy old man.

Are you saying I should hold my tongue

and sugarcoat my opinions?

I can't do that, Ms Oh.

I don't even have the time to do that.

What will you do if both of them

decide to pack up and leave?

Then I guess

they weren't suited for our hospital

to begin with.

It wasn't easy to bring them here.

Am I wrong?

Have some water.

Thank you, Dr Yoon.

I'm usually not like this.

You see,

I worked so hard to get here.

Since getting into med school,

I've never slept

more than four hours a day.

When everyone else was eating and pooping,

I was constipated

because I was always stuck in the library.

I studied nonstop.

I bet I've shed about a litre of blood

from my nose.

I worked so hard to graduate second

in my class,

and I finished third place

in the CS department.

But now...

At this

small hospital in the countryside,

I was told to quit being a doctor.

Gosh, I'm sure he didn't really mean it.

It's so unfair.

I feel sorry for myself

for spending all those years

just to become a doctor,

and I feel like all my hard work

was for nothing.

Come on. Don't think like that.

You're our role model.

Who?

Me?

Everyone knows

that Professor Oh in CS is a sexist.

Watching you

hold your head up high under him

impressed us all and made us think

we should be half as good as you are.

So many female doctors look up to you.

Also,

you were recruited by the genius doctor.

"Recruited"?

Who?

I bet you still don't know

who brought you to this hospital.

Geez, I thought I had someone useful

for a change.

She's a girl,

but she's smarter than most guys.

She got good grades too.

And her research paper is better

than some professors'.

Why does she get so tense in the OR?

Goodness.

She's a second-year fellow, right?

Why don't you send her to me?

A CS who can't even go into the OR?

Why would you take her?

If she causes trouble in the OR,

she'll really be doomed.

Right, so why don't you send her to me?

Goodness.

Gosh, no way.

It's true.

I saw and heard it myself.

They won't last long, right?

Which one, Seo Woo Jin or Cha Eun Jae?

Both of them.

Why do you think so?

Well, young people these days

aren't exactly fond of people like Dr Kim.

They don't like to be corrected

and hate it when someone's being nosy.

"I just need to do my job."

They draw a clear line like that.

That's not always the case though.

Some young doctors are very hard-working.

Doctor Seo

has fast hands. He's quite competent.

Right?

Oh, there you are.

I've been looking for you.

Me?

Yes, here.

It's medicine for pain and inflammation.

I was told to give you this.

By whom?

Well...

I was asked not to tell,

by Doctor Kim.

Gosh.

"Medicine"

Hey, Dr Seo.

I already called the X-ray department.

Go there now and get a chest X-ray done.

X-ray?

I was told to check for bone fractures.

By whom?

Doctor Kim.

He said you were

in a lot of pain in the OR.

"Chief of General Surgery, Doctor Kim"

"Treatment Room 2"

Just my gut instinct and luck?

If that was all you could see...

it means you're not any better after all.

What do you mean by that?

It is your job...

to find the answer.

"Chief of General Surgery, Doctor Kim"

"Medicine"

"Treatment Room 2"

"Doldam Hospital"

"Doldam Hospital"

"Emergency Medical Centre"

Yes. I'm doing fine, of course.

The hospital is nicer than I expected.

What?

What about my voice?

No, I did not cry.

You know, the temperature drops at night

in the countryside.

I guess that's why I have a stuffy nose.

Gosh, I'm fine.

I operated on the defence minister

on my first day.

All the doctors here are already saying

the hospital absolutely needs me.

I have to go, Mum.

Okay, I'll call you back later.

Which one do you want?

Coffee with milk and sugar.

"Cafe au lait"

How's your stomach?

Are you feeling better? - What?

Yes, of course.

I'm fine.

Do you want to take this one?

No, I only drink black coffee.

"Black coffee"

Later, then.

All right, later.

Hey.

About Doctor Kim...

What do you think of him?

I was told to give you this.

By Doctor Kim.

Go there now and get a chest X-ray done.

By whom?

Doctor Kim.

Who cares what he's like?

I just need to make money.

Why do you ask?

I was just curious.

Is he just a cranky old man?

Or...

Or what?

Never mind.

See you.

Doctor Seo.

We need you for a minute.

What? Who's here?

Professor Park Min Gook is here

from the head hospital in Seoul.

But he didn't come alone.

Professor.

"Hope, Love, Service"

Nice to meet you.

I'm surgeon Park Min Gook

from Geosan Hospital.

How can we help you?

Well...

Chairman Do haven't called you yet?

He must be referring to President Do.

What about him?

What did he say?

He put me in charge

of everything regarding Minister Ryu,

as of this moment.

He said that to you?

I operated on the patient,

and he'll transfer him to you

without my approval?

That's right.

I said that.

"Hope, Love, Service"

It's been a long time.

How have you been?

Gosh, you sly, obnoxious jerk.

You really came back.

I said I would.

You got kicked out in such disgrace.

You should lie low and live in hiding.

There's nothing for you to take here.

Why come back?

Are you that bored?

I'm back because I have so much to do.

But then again,

what would you even know?

You don't know how power or politics work

and refuse to be part of it.

But I do know

who is leeching off others

like a parasite.

Watch your words.

I am the chairman

of Geosan University Foundation.

What's he saying?

He's now the chairman. - What?

He's the chairman of the foundation.

He is?

So what?

What do you want me to do about it?

As of this moment,

all medical treatment for Minister Ryu...

will be overseen by Professor Park here.

Make sure no one at Doldam Hospital...

gets in his way.

If you don't do as I say...

you'll be reprimanded accordingly.

But what if...

I do not agree to that as his doctor?

We don't need your agreement.

If you don't want to do that...

you can either obey or leave.

So what will you choose?

Your livelihood...

or pride?

Doctor Nam!

Doctor Nam. - What's up?

Well...

I saw cars from broadcasting stations

driving by.

From broadcasting stations?

Are they shooting a TV series in the area?

But they were all headed...

to Doldam Hospital.

Doldam...

Oh, she must work at the hospital.

Wait! - Stop her!

Get her! - Excuse me.

How is Minister Ryu?

Is it true that he's here?

Is the defence minister here now?

How serious is his injury?

Is it true that he had surgery?

How critical is his condition?

Say a few words... - Wait!

Follow her! - Come on!

His BP is hovering around 90 over 60,

but his temperature is up at 38.9 degrees.

What about his urine?

About 10 to 15ml per hour.

Put him on propacetamol

and get a chest portable.

Monitor his input, output and temperature.

I'll call Doctor Kim.

Got it.

Seo Woo Jin?

You work here now?

What brings you here?

I'm Minister Ryu's doctor now.

I'm sorry...

but I've heard nothing about this.

The decision was made just now,

so you'll hear about it shortly.

Hand everything over to Dr Yang

and step aside.

I can't leave the patient until his doctor

tells me to do so.

Hey.

Seo Woo Jin.

Doctor Seo.

His BP is dropping.

Didn't you hear what Professor Park said?

He is now Minister Ryu's doctor.

Get out of our way, okay?

I can't leave the patient

unless his operating surgeon tells me to.

You little... What's your problem?

There are so many reporters outside.

What do we do?

They're asking how Minister Ryu is doing.

Doctor Kim.

Did you call them?

Wait and see.

Things will get very interesting.

Gosh! What should we do?

Doctor Kim!

Tell us! - How's Minister Ryu now?

"Epilogue"

Do you want to take this one?

No, I only drink black coffee.

I won't...

carry you this time.

My gosh. - Doctor Cha.

Cha Eun Jae!

Darn it.

Wake up, Eun Jae.

Later, then.

All right, later.