ALL CHARACTERS, NAMES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS ARE FICTITIOUS
ANY RESEMBLANCE IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL
EPISODE 14
Dr. Ye, your actions
are not justifiable in any way.
If you were to prevent unnecessary care, you should've notified internally.
There were plenty of people you could've told, including your chief and me.
No doctor blows the whistle on their colleague
to a government organization
that tries to stifle us.
You were just trying to make waves.
However, I believe you had a reason.
Why did you do such a thing?
Of course, he has a reason.
I bet he tried to rat me out so that you could slander me
and eliminate me from the election for director.
Are you trying to pretend that you didn't know
and dump it all on a junior doctor?
Or is this part of the act?
I didn't ask you, Dr. Kim.
I learned from Dr. Kim Tae-sang...
that we should make use of the HIRA.
The hospital quality improvement incentive from 2017, a total of 360 million won,
was deposited into one of the staff's personal account.
It was Director Lee Bo-hun's.
After his death,
someone at the hospital secretly negotiated with the HIRA
and transferred the money from Director Lee's account
to the hospital's account.
I don't know how the money was moved when the account owner was already dead.
The timing was perfect
as if the person was waiting for him to die!
Whether it was embezzled
or misappropriated, I don't know how they managed to return the money
that was in a personal account.
Dr. Joo.
The deputy director can find out what happened with that money.
Please be our deputy director.
Please find out what happened.
If Director Lee passed away due to his illness,
why was he found dead after falling off someone else's roof?
Please uncover the truth.
Do you think accusing me would cover up your wrongdoing?
If you make it sound like I was responsible for the director's death,
do you think you can get away with it?
Do you really think I killed him?
Do you think
I pushed him off of my roof with these two hands?
You learned it from me?
Are you saying I used the incentive
to frame Bo-hun or something?
How?
You said it was in his personal account, so how could I have done it?
How did I return it right away as if I knew about it?
Do you want to know?
Because I knew about it.
Because I knew what Lee Bo-hun was up to.
He's dead anyway,
so I covered up what he did for his sake.
This runt must have heard some rumor and came here to talk nonsense.
You must have heard it from your brother.
My gosh.
How unfair for people who don't have a family member working at the HIRA.
"What bullshit are you trying to pull? Are you trying to ruin my life?
-I'll get you for this!" -You little...
-Stop! -Hey!
Watch what you say, Dr. Ye.
Calm down. Talk it out. You don't have to do this.
The two of them...
had an argument...
that day.
The day Director Lee died.
Do you remember now?
It's what you said to the director.
You said he was trying to ruin your life.
What bullshit did he pull?
You said you'd get him for something he did.
Is it really just a coincidence...
that he died that very night?
He's lying!
You didn't have an argument? Is it all a lie?
It's all a lie.
I heard you.
The day the director died,
I heard you yelling
and having an argument with someone.
The person who walked out of your office immediately afterward
was our previous director.
I saw it myself.
Lee Bo-hun...
had a myocardial infarction and fell to death.
Why did you do that to me?
You're the only one who would touch that bank account.
We've known each other for so long.
You and I have spent more time together
than we have with our family. How could you do that to me?
Did you hate me that much?
The director and I
had known each other for 30 years.
How could you...
How could you accuse me of such a thing?
Why did you bring Joo Kyung-moon to our hospital?
I stayed by his side for 30 years
as a friend and as a colleague.
I worked twenty years under you as your junior doctor
and another ten years as your deputy director.
Who supported you while you hogged the director position?
While people praised you, calling you "our benevolent director,"
who took all the hatred?
Do you think I like being the bad guy?
Do you think it doesn't hurt my feelings when I'm hated?
Do you want to know why Director Lee died like that in someone else's house?
Do you want to know the truth?
Fine.
Lee Sang-yeop.
Did you say you reported it to the director?
Did Director Lee really tell you to cover it up
when you told him that a patient died?
Look me in the eye and say that again.
Did you really report it to him?
Kim Jung-hee.
What did you do when your patient died?
Who went to the family and got beaten up on your behalf?
How could you not even show up the entire time?
Seo Ji-yong, do you still grope female patients?
Do you still text the nurses?
Your wife begged and pleaded with Director Lee not to fire you.
That's the only reason you are still here. Did you know that?
Hey, Jang Min-gi.
Who said you can allocate organs to your family first?
Did you think the director would never find out?
Can anyone of you here
say that you didn't suck Lee Bo-hun dry?
Joo Kyung-moon.
You pretended to be aloof from fame and ambition,
but you gladly took whatever the director gave you.
Do you really not have any ambition to become the director?
Why did I do that to you? Why did you do that to me?
This was my last term.
I wasn't going to run again.
I know.
But it's over for me, too.
Why did you bring Joo Kyung-moon to our hospital?
Did you think I didn't know?
Why did I do that to you? Why did you do that to me?
Why do you think
Bo-hun got a myocardial infarction?
Because of you.
You!
Because of all of you!
All of you took bites out of his heart.
For the past ten years, all of you had done things
that took a toll on his aging heart.
You took a bite out of his heart whenever you needed to!
So who are you to question me?
Don't you have anything to say to yourself?
Is that why you had that man
do your surgery for you?
To stoop down to the other people's levels?
To do your part in killing him?
Ye Jin-woo!
Dr. Ye.
In the next ten to twenty years,
this day will come to you for sure.
Patients are pouring in,
and the profits keep dropping.
On a day you're running around like a chicken with its head cut off,
taking care of more patients than you can handle,
a young punk like you will come and complain to you.
"Why aren't you devoting yourself to each patient?
Why can't you be friendly and spend more time per patient like in other countries?
Why are you trapped in the system, running in a hamster wheel?"
We all live that way.
However, you are the only one
who got suspended.
Good for you.
Sangkook University Hospital
can't dump me.
Not even Mr. Gu or Director Lee's ghost can't do that!
I'll dump them all!
After accomplishing everything,
I am...
walking out of here on my own.
Goodbye.
Dr. Kim Tae-sang.
Even if you leave now, the suspicions that were raised today remain.
Regarding the incentive
and Director Lee's final moments,
we will investigate thoroughly and notify you.
CHIEF OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY KIM JUNG-HEE
We've got to do something. Damn it.
Let's resolve the urgent matter first
rather than meet again later.
Are you for
the president's dismissal? We need two-thirds of the chiefs' agreement.
And the vote for the deputy director.
Mr. Gu is known for destroying labor unions. He won't be an easy fight.
ECOWORK: INCREASE IN FOREIGN INVESTMENT
DAILY MEDICAL: HEALTH COVERAGE TO BE INCREASED
Is that possible?
Those punks. How dare they try to dismiss the person I appointed?
Leave them be.
Let's see if Mr. Gu's still got it.
Yes, sir.
MR. GU WANTS TO SEE YOU
Just say you won't fire them.
You can just cancel it.
Why are you making them resent you?
Why are you going this far?
Get back to work.
Bye.
Find me some positive laws
regarding drug distribution.
Would you like to review court cases?
Yes.
And find out if a non-profit corporation can change the ownership
of its real estate to joint ownership either via trusts or donations.
Not all of its real estate, but a portion.
Yes, sir.
-Go to Director Oh's home right now. -Pardon?
Yes, sir.
I'll report back as soon as I get there.
Are you heading out?
Yes. Please go in.
Did you hear what happened in the auditorium?
How did you find out already?
Regardless, you must make preparations.
They may use the fact that you purchased the land in Songtan
at a price higher than its fair market value.
You're worrying about something that will be difficult to prove.
If they demand an explanation,
it will be a nuisance for the headquarters and the Minister of Environment.
They'll try to establish definitive grounds for my dismissal.
Wouldn't the "they" you referred to
try to contact the people who participated in the autopsy first?
I'll prevent that.
Of course, you will.
But if they say the hospital president
told them to cover up the cause of death,
it's over.
Let me meet the people
who took part in the autopsy.
You really don't have to worry about them.
Is the headquarters taking care of the matter?
Yes.
What about Director Oh?
She's quite a handful. Can they silence her as well?
As you can see.
Okay. Fine.
I'm sure you'll do a good job since this is what you do.
Also,
I heard they appointed a new deputy director on their own.
I hear he isn't an employee of the hospital.
I'll take care of it.
However, medical institutions really are different from regular businesses.
It's very difficult to prevent former employees from entering.
Of course.
There are more outsiders than employees coming in and out.
We can't stop them at the door for everyone to see, either.
If they make it another turf war
like they did when we were planning to go on strike,
Mr. Gu will completely play us again.
Still, we must restore the trainee nurses' salaries.
Getting 400,000 won is ridiculous.
While we're at it, let's stop them from forcing us to offer non-covered items
and get rid of the pay-for-performance program too.
We should take care of them too.
But there are people who benefit from the pay-for-performance program...
The director and I
had known each other for 30 years.
I stayed by his side for 30 years
as a friend and as a colleague.
What were you thinking?
How long did you think you could hide it?
Who said that?
Can anyone of you here
say that you didn't suck Lee Bo-hun dry?
Anyway, should we let the police know
that the director had an argument
with the deputy director the day he died?
I'll see you later.
Okay.
You punk. Who's your department chief?
I'm starting to get really hurt.
Hey, if you wanted to recommend someone for the position of director
or deputy director, you should've recommended me,
your chief, not Joo Kyung-moon.
You're helping others and not me.
What? Don't smile, you jerk.
I'll keep my eyes wide open and watch
how much better Kyung-moon is than I am.
You can't open your eyes wide even if you try.
Let's go, Chief.
INVALID CODE
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM
YE JIN-WOO
INVALID CODE
JOO KYUNG-MOON
INVALID CODE
Excuse me.
KIM EUN-HA
Dr. Ye...
You wanted to save your ass.
You wondered what you could do
-to remain in Seoul. -Why was it via IV?
-You're doctors. You're nurses. -You won't be sent
-to Naksan. -If you go,
-those people won't die. -They work hard
-to put... -You should be ashamed.
Relocation. Termination.
Removing the entire department or firing one at a time...
That's all you know how to do, right?
I bet you didn't even think of alternatives.
Is that how you got this far?
Using others' workplace as your playground?
Everyone has a specialty.
Just as you're good at...
ratting on others.
Either by hiding behind a dead man
or anonymously filing a complaint.
I guess you didn't like that.
I'll show you my other specialty now.
I won't hide or cover things up.
I'll face you head-on.
Sorry, but...
I deal only with my employees.
Stop annoying me.
May I take a look?
Someone wanted to show you this.
She said that if you saw things yourself,
even you would change.
She believed that you'd come to embrace us
once you understood how things work here.
She said you weren't different from us.
However, you've been seeing this all along.
You saw this every single day, but you didn't change.
Both the group who tried to change you
and the group who tried to fight you failed.
That's why...
we decided to change the person who sits there.
You must think you'll succeed in that.
However...
I mean, it's your choice,
but do you really have time for this?
If I were you, I'd take this opportunity to take a few months off
and devote my time to your brother.
What does he have to do with this?
We do not need your concern. We are doing just fine.
Mind your own business.
You're doing just fine?
Attack me, if you want.
You have no right to use him to mock me.
Let's not touch each other's families.
Dr. Ye.
Consider today as your last day here
or you will get dragged out like a dog
in front of patients.
Do you like living like that?
Do you enjoy destroying every place you go?
If you were going to hurt everyone you meet,
why did you come here?
This is where we save people.
My job is to create,
protect,
and expand.
That's what you think.
Do you want to know what it truly feels like
to be hurt and destroyed?
PRINT
Yes?
-Dr. Joo. -Can you get that for me?
CHUNGYE HOSPITAL'S SUBSIDIARY INVESTMENT
CONFLICT OF INTEREST CASE OF PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTOR
NEW PHARMACEUTICAL AFFAIRS ACT
"Pharmaceutical distributors cannot supply drugs to medical institutions
that they have a special relationship with."
I found everything I could use against Mr. Gu, but...
What's bothering you?
He was too blatant about calling it a subsidiary.
I'm sure someone like him would have looked up the law.
"I formed a subsidiary.
You must purchase drugs only from them."
He was too blatant about it.
A subsidiary is more than just a special relationship.
It's definitely a violation of the law.
Right. However, he pretty much announced that he broke the law.
But even with what we have, it's enough to kick him out.
They're all causes for dismissal.
Misconduct, code violations, and engagement in illegal activities.
That's right.
Let's push forward with this.
Your codes are locked too, right?
I cannot see outpatients or perform surgeries.
I've been deleted.
I ought to kill that son of a bitch.
You say things like that too?
This is all bullshit.
If I didn't have to restrain myself...
Those bastards...
My gosh.
Anyway,
about Director Lee and the incentive...
Could Mr. Gu be behind that, too?
The incentive was deposited into Director Lee's account in January.
That was before Mr. Gu came.
It was before he was appointed.
Well, there's no reason for Mr. Gu to go after Director Lee
even before he got appointed.
He wouldn't have done that even before he took the job.
Fine.
Let's go with this.
Dr. Joo.
What?
Is Seon-woo sick?
You should
ask your brother.
Mr. Gu...
Mr. Gu wouldn't know, would he?
About what?
About Seon-woo.
You said you were bringing a friend.
I did.
It's nice to meet you. I'm Ye Seon-woo.
I'm Joo Kyung-moon.
Ye Seon-woo? We have someone with the same last name in Emergency Medicine.
Ye Jin-woo. Ye Seon-woo.
-You're right. -I am?
That's right. He's Jin-woo's brother.
They look alike. They both have fair skin, you know.
Dr. Joo,
you're treating the director's friend of over 30 years.
He's the most important patient of your career. Treat him well.
He's clearly young enough to be your son. Stop calling him your friend.
MEDICAL RECORD NAME: YE SEON-WOO
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BITFIT TO LAUNCH WEARABLE FITNESS TRACKER. BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SMART SCALE.
MS. KANG
Hello?
Director Oh?
Are you okay?
What happened?
Are you hesitant to tell me because Ms. Kang is there?
She's used to this kind of matter,
so feel free to tell me what happened.
Okay.
She says she doesn't care about anything else, but because of her child...
Since they know where she lives, she's worried
that they might do something to her child.
Director Oh asked
if he ever messed with children.
What did you say to her?
What could I say?
I couldn't lie to her, saying the chairman would never do such a thing.
I told her you were taking care of it
and asked her to trust you and wait.
Okay.
Take care of it quietly.
That sounds good.
Are you on the first floor?
Dr. Joo, you'll come in tomorrow, right?
Of course. Not just tomorrow.
That's right. You're the deputy director now.
By the way, why were you...
I don't know if it's okay for me to ask you this.
I just don't understand why you were kicked out.
Who could know what Mr. Gu is thinking?
Should I drop you off at that building?
Yes. Right there.
I keep troubling you.
It's not very far anyway.
Thanks. Get home safely.
-Good night. -You too.
Since a while ago?
I doubt it...
It's nothing. Don't worry about it.
Okay.
CHODANG-DONG, HANSEONG-GU
Get out.
Excuse me! Please help me!
What's going on?
This car has been following me for a while.
I said to get out!
You have such a loud voice for a petite lady.
What does my voice have to do with this?
I dragged him all the way here. How can I trust the police if you act like this?
Hey, you. Open the door.
Hey. Mister.
You're mistaken...
You look pretty normal. Show me your license.
Dr. Lee?
Don't you remember me?
How could I...
I'll take you home.
Who are you?
You called for a designated driver.
Do you know him?
Why did you follow someone you know? That's more suspicious. Get out.
I'm sorry, sir.
Okay. Just go home.
But Mr. Gu, I can't...
Mr. Gu?
We're at a park near Jeongneung Police Station.
So?
If you want to see your driver again, come right now.
Otherwise, I'll press charges for real.
I'm sorry, sir.
You don't need to--
Why did you do it?
Because it was necessary.
Why did you need to spy on a civilian?
Why must I explain myself?
How low will you go?
How do you always show me your absolute worst side?
If you don't want to see the worst, just leave.
You should've left as you were told
instead of coming to someone else's hospital
and making me put a tail on you.
"Someone else's hospital"?
It was our hospital and our school way before you showed up.
Stop trying to fool yourselves.
"Our"? Whose?
It belongs to the foundation.
If you can't accept that, just buy the hospital.
If you can't afford to do so,
do as you're told.
It's not like the foundation can do whatever it wants.
They received government funding and tuition from students.
You can't just ignore that
even if you were just a businessman!
What?
"Just a businessman"?
"Even if"?
You're the same.
Why must I be different?
Why did you...
Well... I thought you liked Mr. Gu.
I do not.
When you got drunk,
you kept worrying about how he would've felt.
"He must have hated it
every time I went over and bugged him."
You said things like that.
I meant his feelings about the hospital.
I wanted him to get to know the hospital, so I'd go...
That's what I meant,
not his feelings about me.
I see.
But whether or not it was for the hospital,
don't women stay away from men
who they really can't stand?
I wouldn't even want to hear them speak.
How do you always show me your absolute worst side?
If I were you, I'd take this opportunity to take a few months off
and devote my time to your brother.
Is Seon-woo sick?
You should
ask your brother.
Jin-woo.
You can't go to work either? Is that why you're here?
Do you know...
Did he tell you?
Is that why you told Mr. Gu...
What?
Who is "he"?
Good. Come to the ER.
Let us make use of a competent doctor.
Your code isn't locked?
It's not like we have to use the system to see patients.
It doesn't matter much.
Then why are you bumming around?
-I am not. -You are.
Dr. Lee, mind your own business, will you?
Fine.
I just can't get myself to mind my own business.
I want to get a story out about our situation.
A story?
Through that reporter?
The one that I saw in the parking lot?
Right? Hey.
Hey. You'd better not tell Seon-woo this time.
I didn't tell him last time, either.
And if you got a girlfriend, you should introduce her to Seon-woo.
That way, he'd feel more comfortable opening up to you.
She's not my girlfriend...
yet.
Anyway, you'd better not...
Hi.
Hello.
Hello, I'm Lee No-eul. I'm Jin-woo's classmate.
I'm Choi Seo-hyeon. It's nice to meet you.
I don't have my card on me.
You're very busy, aren't you?
What? This is about me, too.
I was fired, too. Why don't you interview me--
No, she will not.
I'll introduce myself officially next time.
-Okay. I'll see you again later. -Okay.
Sorry for making you come here every time.
Shall we begin?
Sure.
It's about the autopsy report.
Is this everyone?
Let's go.
We can't reach the medical examiner. They just say he's at a training session.
At a time like this? Without even writing the report?
That makes no sense.
If a medical institution has control over a pharmaceutical distributor,
they may not enter into transactions with each other.
Thus, the pharmaceutical distributor you set up as our subsidiary
violates Article 47, Section 4 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act.
For having an exclusivity agreement with the distributor,
the Fair Trade Commission can impose a penalty.
It's a violation of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act,
but all the hospitals do it?
The law was made because many people do it.
But still, what's illegal is illegal.
The president illegally entered into the exclusivity agreement.
Article 47, Section 4
of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act does not apply to this.
If the entity does not own over 50% of the distributor's shares,
Article 47, Section 4 does not apply.
Sangkook University Hospital owns only 49% of its shares.
It owns 70% of the shares.
We did our homework. Come on, now.
We recently sold some shares. It's 49% right now.
When did you sell them?
Who...
Who prescribed the drugs?
You have all been in the medical field for over 20 years.
You should've known from the start that there could be legal issues.
Why did you prescribe them, then?
You made it impossible not to using the system.
You should've spoken up then.
No matter how many shares it owns,
medical personnel cannot receive economic benefit resulting from that.
They only checked the old numbers
and didn't check the details of the donations.
Who received economic benefits?
That's right. You, the chief of Plastic Surgery.
Your department received an incentive
for prescribing the distributor's drugs.
Sangkook University Hospital firing the people involved in the autopsy matter
may be nothing compared to all the things
that Gu Seung-hyo has done.
I looked into Hwajeong Logis since he used to work there,
and that company
had numerous cases of accidental death and suicide.
While Mr. Gu was there, too?
There was at least one case every year up until a few years ago.
Even if he didn't do anything himself,
he probably made working conditions intolerable.
"Termination without justifiable cause"?
You should know the reason better than anyone else.
You posted the financial statement.
You confessed it to me yourself.
For regular companies, they're required to disclose financial statements,
so I thought it wasn't that big a deal,
but apparently, it's a serious matter for hospitals.
Hospitals refuse even if the National Assembly demands to see their records.
But the brave man that you are revealed that.
Why now?
Are you complaining that I fired you too late?
Are you angry I didn't fire you sooner?
What about the others?
Ye Jin-woo. He's the whistle-blower.
You must know better than I do.
Director Oh. Due to the error she made on that inspection,
Sangkook University Hospital's credibility has been severely damaged.
And Dr. Lee No-eul?
You have too many questions.
What are the grounds for dismissing the president?
There are three.
Misconduct, code violation,
and improper financial management, all of which are under the condition
that the president caused losses to the medical institution.
After Mr. Gu's inauguration,
the income increased by 176% compared to the previous year's.
Net profit increased by 305%.
Including the 70-billion-won investment in the Songtan Center,
the amount of donation and investment received increased by 4.7 times.
"Losses" doesn't just mean financial loss.
Listen, Dr. Joo.
Remember the financial statement
that you posted? That is what you call "losses."
In a corporation, if you cause financial loss,
you'll be held liable for neglect of duty.
Two of you here are liable for that.
And the other one...
is in fifth place in income among the Big Five plastic surgery centers.
It was you who posted the financial statement.
It's strange. How did he know?
That Ye Jin-woo reported the deputy director for the surgery.
He said it in the auditorium in front of everyone.
Only the medical staff were there.
How did he find out?
We need to find another way. He won't budge.
We'll find a way.
We've asked the Korean Medical Association
and the Korean Hospital Association to release a statement
regarding the management's distrustful acts.
So, to sum up what to include in the article...
A request for the autopsy report,
the president's distrustful act of retaliatory terminations,
and statements by the associations...
The president's expulsion based on a two-thirds vote by the chiefs.
"Expulsion" may be too strong a word.
I'll go with "dismissal."
Okay.
I feel like we are using you only when we need you.
I used you first, Jin-woo.
For Lee Jeong-seon's receipts.
Did you forget already?
You didn't...
use me.
I'll call you.
Are you busy?
Yes.
Why am I being so childish?
I have a pile of underwear in my locker.
What if the nurses see them?
You went to see the president.
I did.
And?
We only fed Mr. Gu's ego.
The law--
We're the ones who benefited from it,
so we'll be the ones to get punished.
The improper terminations?
About the financial statement that you posted before...
Word will spread that I did it.
If you're upset that I took credit for it, you can tell people that you posted it.
What about the autopsy result?
We have no proof.
We failed even with proof for other things.
After going home on time for the first time ever yesterday,
I was afraid my wife would be shocked if I went home,
so I went to a random burger joint.
There was a man alone in the corner.
Maybe it was because he was in a suit
or because of how I felt,
but my heart ached, looking at him.
He looked about my age.
I couldn't tell
if he was eating a burger or dirt.
That's how...
he looked.
You are not like him.
We can get a job elsewhere.
But if I were an office worker,
especially at this age,
I'd probably feel hopeless...
not knowing where to go.
Let's go to Director Oh.
Why?
She's the only one we have left.
She must announce that Mr. Gu had pressured her
for the initial inspection.
No.
Why not?
I didn't think it through.
I shouldn't have asked her to announce the autopsy result.
I believed I was giving her a chance,
but it just ended badly.
She's the director.
She's responsible for the hospital and the staff.
She's not in that seat to get bowed to
but to bear the burden for others.
You know how strict she is on herself,
but she hasn't been reachable for days. She must have a reason.
I'm sure Mr. Gu has a reason, too.
We cannot afford to cut others some slack.
Hello, Dr. Lee.
Yes.
How?
Sanction? Like a kind of disciplinary action?
Such a thing happened?
Connect me to Hwajeong Apparel's president.
Apparel?
This is the office of Mr. Gu Seung-hyo, Sangkook Hospital's president.
Is Ms. Jin in?
Okay.
She's on the line.
Hello, Ms. Jin. This is Gu Seung-hyo.
It's been a while.
Pardon?
Thank you.
I'm calling
because I'd like to ask you something about your business.
May I come and speak to you in person?
I'll head over there.
Right now?
Then I'll be there within an hour.
Yes. I'll see you soon.
Mr. Choi, Mr. Gu is on his way down.
What's the brand that Apparel launched?
-The shoe brand? -No, the lingerie brand.
-They collaborated with some company. -Lingerie... You mean, Viant?
Viant.
At the groundbreaking ceremony,
there were so many people from Hwajeong.
They were all presidents of subsidiaries, and they said...
The Songtan property for the Cancer Center
belonged to the Minister of Environment.
Hwajeong Group bought it from him in our hospital's name.
There's nothing wrong with buying a plot of land from a Minister.
Are Dr. Lee Sang-yeop's in-laws civil servants?
Not just regular civil servants.
I heard his wife's family is super influential.
Really?
I heard this from an elder in my wife's family.
There's a lot of civil servants in my wife's family.
Anyway, they purchased the land when things were shaky
between Hwajeong and the Ministry of Environment.
In what way?
Hwajeong Group...
Hwajeong Group was being sanctioned by the Ministry of Environment.
Sanction? Like a kind of disciplinary action?
Such a thing happened?
Really? I've never heard about it.
I'm sure they made sure of that
since they made a monetary deal
with the head of the ministry they had issues with.
So it's as if I bought a house
from the judge of the trial I was on.
It's as if after the deal was struck...
The judge let him off the hook.
Hwajeong got off without being sanctioned.
That's right.
But according to Dr. Lee...
But the land wasn't bad, so it's hard to say it was purely for improper reasons.
It's in a good location, and the land is good, too.
It could be just a coincidence.
It could've been for both reasons.
But that doesn't make it legal.
It's not that simple.
This isn't only about Mr. Gu.
Think about it.
A current Minister and Hwajeong Group are involved.
A land that size must have cost tens of billions of won.
What money would Mr. Gu have to buy that?
The chairman obviously paid for it.
It'll be a headache if the chairman gets dragged into this.
A way to pressure Mr. Gu but keep the chairman from jumping in...
They bribed the Minister. Do we really have to turn a blind eye
for our own gain?
Dr. Lee Sang-yeop may find out more if he digs deeper.
Like exactly what was exchanged between Hwajeong and the Minister.
Dr. Lee's in-laws include people very high up in the government.
I bet he mentioned this
because he heard something more and thought we have a chance.
But he can't step in himself, so...
Dr. Lee...
I have an appointment.
Okay.
He already left.
He won't want others to hear.
I'll call you.
Dr. Ye.
Did you talk to your brother?
DR. LEE SANG-YEOP
HEALTH INSURANCE REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT SERVICE
What's gotten into you? You really came.
Did you think I was lying?
Where are we going?
Somewhere.
Why are you being so secretive?
Did you call my office yesterday?
What?
My colleague who sits across from me said you called me at my desk
because I wasn't answering my cell.
Yes.
So it was you who took care of me yesterday.
Did you think it was a house fairy?
It was you.
Are we here for an exhibition?
Jin-woo. Where are you going?
Jin-woo!
Push me.
There are...
people who are...
inspired by you to pursue their dreams.
There aren't many people who didn't give up, finished their education,
and got a job
like you did.
You are their hope.
Why must I be their hope?
Why must my life
be an inspiration for someone else?
I just...
live my life.
I don't really find my life...
joyful or happy.
That's how everyone feels about life.
It isn't just you.
I want it to end when it ends.
That's all.
Nothing more.
Jin-woo.
Thank you.
Those bastards. This has been our stomping ground for years.
How dare they underestimate us?
-Thank you. -Sure.
I'm sorry for making you do this, Chief.
Shut up. Go.
We came to talk to you about the land in Songtan.
You may see us as a disorderly mob,
but the Council of Chiefs exists for a reason.
If we all request your resignation, there's a reason for that.
Since your dismissal was decided upon,
please accept it.
Are things good with the Ministry of Environment?
You purchased the land in lieu of a sanction.
You are quite nosy. It has nothing to do with you now.
It was used as a bribe.
It has nothing to do with you anymore.
If you don't step down,
we will make sure to let the world know about the land deal
between Hwajeong Group and the Minister of Environment.
Give me our doctors' ID cards. Now.
You get your paychecks from the hospital, but you don't know who you work for?
Did you forget where you work at? This is Sangkook University Hospital!
You're good at reporting things.
You should've told me things like that right away.
Don't you have anything we can use?
Something like that financial statement? Anyone?
I posted... the financial statement.
"In order to improve competitiveness,
Sangkook University Hospital, a non-profit hospital,
will be converted into a for-profit hospital."
Just make it happen.
What is this?
You knew this would happen, didn't you?
What did you say?
Why did you suddenly say that?
Why do you want to see this now?
Did I tell him to kill someone or steal a corpse?
That asshole Gu Seung-hyo, too.
Does he think he's a doctor
just because he hangs around doctors?
It's because the chairman is so out of control.
I've never received this much support.
Let's do everything we can so that we won't have any regrets.