Stubbornness (2)

I was speechless before that absurd demand.

To be exact, I had plenty to say, but if I actually said them out loud, I felt like my own neck would be the first to go.

Seoul?

Oseong Hospital?

“Sir, listen carefully to me. Your condition right now is definitely one that needs surgery as soon as possible. The appendix has probably already ruptured, or is right on the verge of rupturing. Even as we speak, inflammation and pus may be spreading through your abdomen. That’s called peritonitis, and if it progresses, it can lead to sepsis and put your life in danger.”

I put on the most desperate, sincere expression I could.

“Going all the way to Seoul? If we call an ambulance now, it’ll still take at least four hours. No one can guarantee what’ll happen in that time. Our hospital’s surgery department is plenty capable too. Here…”

“Huh?!”

The man cut me off.

“What the hell do you know? You little punk!”...