Dark-Haired British Doctor Chapter 338

Episode 338 Kansas [1]

Joseph, Alfred and Colin.

To be honest, the one with the weakest overall ability among these is Alfred.

He has a good personality, a lot of money, and above all, he treats me very well, but considering such things when evaluating my abilities is typical corruption.

'So I can't leave it behind.'

Anyway, that's why I'm teaching mainly anesthesia rather than surgery.

You might think that all we're teaching you is how to turn a gas valve, but that's not the case.

If you say something like that, the first thing to do is to contact the anesthesiology society…

Oh, and there's no anesthesiologist here.

Anyway, Alfred is the one who is most adept at taking blood pressure among us.

Even so, since the reliability of the device is low, it is not possible to trust it 100%… … .

Still the best, and aside from Blundell, he's also the best at transfusions.

Just grabbing the blood vessel is the best.

In fact, he can be said to be the greatest anesthesiologist of the 19th century.

'Yeah… … I really made it great.'

For this reason, I passed Alfred.

Although I didn't say anything specific, it seemed like everyone had figured out that this was a selection process.

It had to be that way.

It's been a long time since our group stopped trusting the average 19th century doctor.

It is only natural that we see people who would survive if we treat them die if we treat them elsewhere.

There's a saying that seeing is believing, right?

This is exactly it.

"phew."

Alfred sighed in relief, wondering if he had wanted to go that far, no matter what.

Meanwhile, I moved towards Joseph and looked at his face.

This guy has pretty good skills.

If you had gone to medical school in the 21st century, you would have become a pretty decent surgeon.

It may not be able to change the world, but at least it can change the life of the patient right in front of you.

Above all, the obsession with disinfection is incredible.

“What are you doing?”

“Oh, I’m wiping it.”

"why……?"

“Just in case.”

Even now, he is not standing still, but is cleaning the instruments that were used in the surgery earlier.

If I keep doing that, I'll have to boil it in boiling water again, so if I keep watching it like that, I think it's not obsession, but madness.

It may sound bad to call it madness, but it's a good thing.

At least here it's absolutely good.

'Actually, without this guy… … it won't work.'

Yeah, Joseph passed too.

So the last ones left were Colin and John Snow.

These two guys are what you call geniuses.

To be precise, Colin is a surgical genius and John Snow is an internal medicine genius.

“I will stay.”

I want to take them both with me, honestly.

If you want to take the first two with you because you need them and because you are close to them, these two are fun to watch grow.

If you teach me one thing, I'll teach you three or four, if not ten.

Even Jon Snow sometimes finds out things you don't teach him.

Of course, there are times when I make mistakes, but I can correct those.

I guess it's because this guy came in after I was already a professor, but he's very loyal and respectful.

"why?"

But that kind of guy will stay.

When I asked why, he mumbled… … .

It doesn't seem to be just for seeing patients.

'What? You're a genius, so you figured something out?'

There's a saying that geniuses see what we can't.

You might say, 'Hey, even geniuses are people, so no way'… … .

That's because you don't know the genius.

Even if you just go to university hospitals, there are some true geniuses, but aren't there some geniuses that are even better?

Even if you look at things like Oppenheimer's biography, or Feynman's, or Einstein, Gödel, Fermi, and other geniuses who made their time cry, you can see that there is a real difference.

“I guess America… isn’t this place very different from London?”

“Oh, right.”

There is almost a difference between the countryside and the city.

No, culturally it's also very different.

If you think about it, people who immigrated from England in the 1600s became Americans, so how could things be this different?

Well… … If the environment changes, isn’t it natural to be affected?

I don't know if this is a good example, but South Korea and North Korea are so different that it makes you wonder if they are really the same people.

“I think that difference could affect the disease as well.”

"oh……."

“I had that thought the whole time I was moving, but I don’t think I’ll have time to check it out if I go to the hot springs.”

“Yeah, that’s true too. Hmm…….”

As expected, geniuses are different.

I didn't feel any sudden surge of jealousy or anything.

After all, aren't you my disciple?

If the disciple does well, I might just take some of that credit… … no.

'I'm proud. Just like that.'

haha.

“I think it would be a good idea for John Snow to stay.”

I was laughing in embarrassment because I had such bad thoughts inside, but then Miller Curtis stepped forward.

The red-faced Indian had an expression on his face that I had never seen before.

What should I call this?

Anger? Fear?

Anyway, it seemed like he was feeling bad.

"why?"

“Kansas City… has a very different vibe than here.”

“How?”

“There are a lot of black slaves there. It’s the same in other parts of the South… The problem is that Kansas is so close to the North.”

"is it so?"

A somewhat ignorant thought occurred to me that the South was all connected to the North, but I didn't dare say it out loud.

There is a saying that silence is golden for nothing.

As you live, you come to realize that it's often better to keep your mouth shut unless you really know something.

“Yes. It’s not just that. The northern part of Kansas City is also very industrialized. That’s why there are so many slaves who run away from the plantations in the south… and that’s why they treat them even more harshly.”

“It’s so harsh…….”

Hit me?

“Beating them with whips is basic, and when they find a runaway slave, they immediately hang them on a tree and beat them to death or burn them to death. This is what they do on all the big plantations… But in Kansas, there are so many runaway slaves that you can see them at every entrance to town or farm.”

"ah……."

I looked back at John Snow, the youngest of us.

The boy, who was only 15 years old, lowered his head as if he was scared just by hearing those words.

If you think about it, Nana, Joseph, Alfred, and Colin are actually children, but no one seemed to think so.

It didn't really matter since those parties were like that too.

“Then I’ll leave John behind.”

“I don’t want to leave you alone… Hey, you two stay.”

“Yes? Two?”

“It’s okay. Didn’t you see clearly who those people were just now?”

“Ah, ah, yes. I will do that.”

So we decided to leave the village, leaving the two mercenaries and Jon Snow behind.

Since I wasn't planning on leaving in the middle of the night, I decided to sleep here, but since I was showing off my skills, I got invitations from all over the place and was able to stay quite comfortably.

Even the bedding was extremely comfortable.

It was so fluffy, perhaps because they had stuffed cotton here and there in case anyone would say it wasn't a continent of cotton.

The downside was that it was so soft that it felt like my back was going to break, but no matter how I looked at it, my bed was softer than my landlord's bed, so I just put up with it.

In fact, I was able to sleep quite comfortably if I lay on my side.

'As expected, cotton… is really a scam… '

I don't think I've ever had this much luxury even in London.

Since the uncivilized people don't have floor heating, they don't feel 'warm' at all in the winter.

London is warmer than Seoul, but it's still quite cold when it's cold. I don't know why they don't have ondol.

No wonder my parents asked me about the Ondol structure when they came to London and decided to try their hand at that business.

'If that happens, Kim Tae-pyeong will be listed in textbooks as the mastermind behind the London Giant Smog?'

It wouldn't matter if it happened 100 years from now, but looking at the way things are going now, I think I'll see it in my lifetime.

Add ondol heating there?

Wouldn't it end up like we're all dying?

“Then have a good trip!”

“Okay. I’ll trust you and leave it to you. If anything goes wrong, just get on your horse and run away.”

"yes!"

The next morning we left John Snow behind.

Just in case, I left the fastest horse, Sepil, behind.

Now, both the patients and their guardians are repeatedly saying thank you… … .

Aren't relationships something that can change abruptly depending on the situation?

If the patient dies or something, you'll have to run away, probably.

If Nana Liston were here, they could have said that it was because he was weak even though he died, but John is young and lacks experience, so it would have to be like that.

“Then please take good care of our John.”

"yes yes."

“You know what happens when something strange happens?”

“Oh, yes! I will keep that in mind!”

Of course, I couldn't just leave him alone, so I made a strong request to one of the city's most influential figures, the owner of a bar and hotel.

When I showed him the talisman with the words “Ipchundaegil” written on it that I used to threaten the king, he nodded while trembling.

Looking at his appearance, he looked like he would run out with a gun if he was about to get in trouble.

“Good.”

“You… isn’t that a blessing?”

Liston can now read not only Korean but also Chinese characters well.

“Ah… I missed the mark. Does that mean it’s a curse?”

It seems like you know better than I do.

I was afraid that I would feel embarrassed if I said I was wrong because I didn't know, so I just nodded.

“That’s right. There’s even a saying that the closest being to God is the devil.”

“That’s a nice saying, but I’ve never heard it before.”

“Because it’s Korean.”

“Is there a concept of God and the Devil in Joseon?”

“That's what I'm saying."

“Yeah, whatever.”

We have long since come to know that when we talk about Joseon with each other, things we didn't want to know come out.

So, without saying who would go first, we all looked out the window.

Indeed, the scenery of the American continent was truly something to behold.

Ohio was nice to look at, but as we entered Kansas, another landscape began to unfold.

There were also areas where smoke rose here and there, and as you went around them, endless fields stretched out before you.

“From now on… you have to be careful. Well… you’re not black, so you won’t be the first to pull out a gun, but there will be a lot of people, including me and other civilians, who will start a fight.”

“But don’t worry, we know the farm where we’ll be staying tonight.”

“Well, that’s true. But you might still see some strange things.”

“Ah… yes. Well, I have something I want to ask you, but I hope you don’t try to do anything on purpose.”

I think I know what Mr. Patrick's staff is worried about.

I guess he's telling me not to be a bother.

I wasn't worried because I was good at it.

The problem was Liston.

“Huh? Why are you all looking at me?”

It wasn't just me who thought that, everyone was looking at him.

Isn't this medieval knight overflowing with a needless sense of justice?

It would be fortunate if you had a sense of justice, but you also had the power to realize that justice.

I heard that large farms are like lords and have their own militias… … .

Well, could a militia, let alone a real army, deal with an angry Liston?

I don't think it will work.

“Brother, don’t cause any accidents.”

“Haha, I’m a kid. Let me catch a beast.”

“It makes me feel uneasy when you say things like that.”

“No, no. There’s no need for that.”

“Why do you keep touching the knife?”

“Hasn’t it been a while since you last had a haircut?”

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