Chapter 35

"Hey, where are you going, Chairman!"

Samyoung Hospital's Vice President Kim Young-deok hurriedly chased after an old man.

It makes sense that Chairman Joo Hwan-ki, who should clearly be lying in the hospital room, is walking around the hallway.

I knew it would happen soon, but I didn't know it would happen this quickly.

Even after brain hemorrhage surgery, you're walking around like this?

It was also strange that he didn't notice that the VIP of Samyoung Hospital was awake and walking around the hallway.

But that wasn't important right now.

"Chairman! No, even the president?"

Behind Chairman Joo Hwan-ki, President Joo Yong-ho was following closely behind.

"We got caught, let's run away."

Chairman Joo Hwan-ki, who had shouted like that, quickly walked away.

President Joo Yong-ho also nodded his head slightly with an apologetic expression and followed after him.

Vice President Kim Young-deok urgently grabbed Chairman Joo and President Joo.

"Chairman! Where are you going? What are you doing right now, sir? As your guardian, I have to make sure that you are at peace..."

"Hey!"

Chairman Joo Hwan-ki waved his hand as if he was annoyed.

Hmph!

"omg!"

Vice President Kim Young-deok, who was holding onto the hem of the clothes, almost fell out.

This is not the strength that an 80-year-old patient who just got out of surgery can muster.

A tremendous amount of strength, like that of a young man in his 20s.

"Come, Chairman!"

"Hey, Vice President Kim. Let me out. I'm fine."

"Huh? What are you talking about now? If you're awake, you should go and get some more tests done! What's wrong with someone who collapsed from a cerebral hemorrhage!"

"Further testing? How long does that take?"

"It takes about an hour."

"30 minutes. I can't give you more than that."

Vice President Kim Young-deok, who knew Chairman Joo Hwan-ki's stubbornness, sighed and nodded.

"I'll reduce it to 40 minutes."

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Vice President Kim Young-deok took off his glasses for a moment and then put them back on.

I rubbed my eyes again and again, but the result was the same.

He has been a neurosurgeon for 30 years and is known as an expert in removing brain tumors. Of course, there was no way I could have seen it wrong.

"uh---"

On the left is an MRI of the head taken when Chairman Joo Hwan-ki was first hospitalized.

Sure enough, a malignant brain tumor was visible.

On the right is an MRI of the head that Chairman Joo Hwan-ki just took.

There was no malignant brain tumor, which should have been there.

"What's going on...?"

Not only was there no brain tumor, but even the aging symptoms typical of the elderly brain were gone.

As we age, our hippocampus actually shrinks.

As the hippocampus shrinks, the prefrontal cortex shrinks, and concentration and memory decline. This is something that all older people experience.

"however---"

Chairman Joo Hwan-ki clearly had the brain of a typical octogenarian.

But the photo he was looking at now had the brain of a person in their early 50s.

People often see their 50s as the time to retire.

But in fact, the brain is at its peak from the mid-40s to mid-50s.

In other words, it means that Chairman Joo Hwan-ki's brain is equipped with the latest processor, not a 586 computer. Tried it on a different machine and got the same result.

Bam.

Chairman Joo Hwan-ki hit Vice President Kim Young-deok, who was just blankly staring at the photo.

"Vice-principal, how long are you going to just look at the pictures? You said you'd do it in 40 minutes, but it's already been over an hour. I'm the vice-principal, so I'm holding back. I made a reservation for 3 o'clock, right? Hurry up and finish it."

"A reservation...? What reservation?"

"What? I'm just going to play ball.

Chairman Joo Hwan-ki suddenly stood up, grabbed a stick, and swung it in the empty air.

It was so neat that even Vice President Kim Young-deok applauded and then immediately put his hand down.

"Me, nice shot... Oh, no, that's not it... You're going to play golf right after the surgery...? Well, everything else seems fine..."

The surgical outcome was also good.

Strangely enough, blood pressure and urine protein levels are normal.

You clearly had diabetes...?

"Yes. I know my body best. I feel fresher than ever right now. Do you know what freshness feels like?"

"...I know."

"That's exactly how my brain feels right now. It's like when I was watching the Olympics 40 years ago. Back then, we didn't really need a calculator. We just did everything in our heads."

Chairman Joo Hwan-ki smiled brightly.

His expression showed a liveliness that no patient in his 80s could have.

Chairman Joo Hwan-ki tapped Vice President Kim Young-deok on the shoulder.

"Hey, don't worry. If you collapse, it's obviously my fault. I won't hold Samyoung Hospital responsible."

Chairman Joo Hwan-ki personally gave his guarantee, and President Joo Yong-ho was also nodding next to him. They say that being ranked 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the Samyoung Group is okay, so what can I do if I accept it?

"If that's the case, then what can I do..."

Boom boom boom!

Before Vice President Kim Young-deok could finish speaking, Chairman Joo Hwan-ki and President Joo Yong-ho were gone.

Vice President Kim Young-deok, who was left alone, burst into unbelievable laughter.

"Huh... what the hell is going on..."

Vice President Kim Young-deok looked at the MRI image again, this time with a sharp expression.

It's ridiculous to say that the brain tumor suddenly disappeared.

If it wasn't there to begin with and was caused by a machine setup error, then everything makes sense.

Looking at the chairman's condition, he was so full of energy that even young people would tell him to go away, and his health checkup results all came out normal.

In order to reclaim the position of the number one hospital in the country, errors like these must be reduced.

Suddenly.

Vice President Kim Young-deok picked up the extension phone.

"Oh, I'm the vice president. Tell all the VIPs to come to my office. Right now."

There are days when a whipping is needed.

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