John Wick
"Doctor, what happened?" the handsome, melancholic Naslav asked sharply. "It was just adrenaline keeping you going, but now that the adrenaline's effects have worn off, it's normal for you to pass out."
Henry extended his finger and gently pressed and weighed the other person's heart above the ventricle, then observed the vital signs and said, "Don't worry, he's not dead. Just follow the same care guidelines for postoperative patients."
"Since there's no general anesthesia, it should be easier to handle. What If...? you don't know what to do, you can get an IV drip of saline or glucose and then rest. Anyway, this place doesn't look like a professional hospital."
Someone asked, dumbfounded, "What If...? I die from the infection?"
"So he was destined to die. And since it didn't spread, didn't enter the lymph nodes, and he could still stubbornly keep cursing."
Even Death would be troubled by the soul of someone like this.
Henry said nonchalantly, "It's none of my business anyway." He then took off his rubber gloves and threw them into the trash can next to him.
Only then did the others notice that this man had saved four lives, yet he hadn't shed a single drop of blood on himself.
Honestly, everyone was confused after seeing Henry's wild plays.
He claimed to have no medical qualifications or medical license. But the removed lung lobe was right in front of everyone, its obviously unhealthy black color making it hard to question whether he had made a mistake and removed a normal lung lobe.
"So—did your surgery go smoothly?" the handsome, melancholic Slavic man asked.
Only after he finished his own surgery did the surgeon from the Continental Hotel come over and check on the old man's condition.
Although he hadn't seen the condition before the chest was closed, judging from the wound, the sutures, and the excised specimen, Henry's procedure should have been fine. There were just too many flaws; the old doctor didn't even know where to begin.
He looked at Henry, who had helped rescue the man, with a strange expression, neither praising him nor scolding him for stealing his business. After all, he was the one facing that group of Russian Mob thugs; if any of the people he had stabbed were to suffer any harm, he himself would be in trouble.
What's the point of worrying about other people in this kind of situation?
However, since the people were on his turf, he couldn't just remain silent. Now that there were no more unfortunate souls hanging by a thread, the old doctor immediately directed all the available emergency personnel.
The wounded who weren't seriously injured were told to get lost, while those who needed to rest were put in the ward. Especially the one who had been shot.
This guy was inexplicably forced to undergo lung cancer surgery, and now we still have to arrange post-operative care for him.
Although his expertise lies in cardiac surgery, postoperative care for thoracic and abdominal surgeries is generally similar. This involves using medication to control postoperative pain, prevent infection, and accelerate recovery.
Charlie, who brought Henry to the Continental Hotel, and Mooney Fisher, the hotel manager, witnessed the whole thing and were unsure how to deal with him.
They had their plans in mind. In a world where Mutants are not uncommon, finding a Mutants with suitable abilities, training them, and recruiting them for their own use is largely a matter of luck.
Because they lack the advantage of Professor X or Magneto, who are naturally able to win people over from the same standpoint, they can only succeed by investing more money, using more cunning, and employing both soft and hard tactics.
Those who worry about having their jobs taken by Mutants are only ordinary people. In the more primitive and bloody underground world, anyone who is useful will be supported with plenty of money and beautiful women. Why would anyone want to exclude them?
But what if the other person is multi-talented?
Henry Brown has sent a message to many people through his handling of Congressman Mike Liddell Halton: don't assume that just because he's bulletproof, you can keep him by your side by any means necessary to ensure your safety.
This guy is the type who responds better to gentle persuasion than force.
And then there was that clueless guy present—the handsome, melancholic Slavic man who saw his companions being helped regardless of their condition—approached Henry, extended a hand, and introduced himself, "John Wick."
Upon hearing that it was this familiar figure, Henry, despite the man not resembling the actor Keanu Reeves, was still incredibly handsome, even appearing more refined. Henry readily introduced himself, "Henry Brown," and shook hands with the man.
The two parted ways almost immediately. Henry also realized at the same time that the other man's melancholy expression wasn't something that appeared after his wife's death, but rather something he had always had. Was that what attracted his ordinary wife and made her consider retiring from her life of crime?
"Thank you for saving my companion," John said.
Henry raised his hand and said politely, "I've already received payment."
"I just have a question."
"Please ask, I will answer to the best of my ability."
John Wick asked with a slightly wary look, "Since you can knock them out with such precision, why do it after the surgery?"
Instead of having a bunch of us help restrain the person before the surgery?
Ah, this is a problem. You can't just say that the Russians and the Russian Empire are all one family, and that you're just trying to get some interest out of what happened back then.
Henry knew, of course, that there was a culprit for every wrong, and these people weren't the original murderers. But he was there to save them, not to deliberately capture and torture them.
The problem is that the order in which things are done isn't very important. And this is due to unfavorable environmental conditions, not my own fault!
However, these words were naturally difficult to say aloud. Henry explained, "Knocking someone unconscious What If...? surgery is not the same as direct anesthesia. What would happen if the injured person suddenly woke up, and the person responsible for immobilization didn't have time to react?"
"Instead of testing your reactions and risking greater harm, it's better to keep the person awake and remind you to properly restrain them. Performing this action post-surgery is simply to allow the injured person to rest and recover better. Is that a satisfactory answer?"
It was a plausible reason, and the straightforward John didn't pursue it further, saying, "If you need help when you get to New York, you can come to me." In any case, it seemed these people could survive.
Completely unaware that his friendly behavior had ruined the plans of many people.
Henry, of course, wouldn't refuse such a gesture of goodwill. Never underestimate these individuals at the pinnacle of human potential; their contributions before their last drop of blood is unimaginable.
Even a villain like the Punisher, a native anti-hero of the Marvel Universe, is still an ordinary person without superpowers, without any Super-Soldier Serum, not Mutants, and without technological armor. He reached the pinnacle of human combat power solely through military training.
John Wick's style perfectly embodies the saying "a gentleman's friendship is as light as water." Unlike typical Western socialites who are full of witty banter, he exchanged a few simple greetings with Henry before returning to the Russian Mob to prepare for their departure with the others.