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4. Miracle in Chaos, Power

  How much time had passed? A faint light seeped through his eyelids. When he opened his eyes, he saw an unfamiliar white ceiling. Numerous doctors with complex expressions surrounded him."Where... where am I?" Min-gu asked in a cracked voice."You're in the hospital. You were just moved to a general ward from the intensive care unit," the doctor replied calmly."I think I was in a traffic accident..." Min-gu asked back with a confused expression."That's right. When you were first brought here, there was no hope. There wasn't even a hospital that would take you, so you were transferred here. But, but you recovered miraculously. It was an unbelievably fast recovery rate."The doctor spoke, unable to hide his astonishment."I see," Min-gu murmured bnkly. His tone was detached, as if he were hearing a story from another world. The doctor hesitated for a moment before continuing."After observing your progress and completing the tests for a few more days, you'll be able to be discharged. If you're worried about the hospital bills, you don't need to be. This treatment has been provided free of charge by our hospital."Min-gu stared at the doctor with empty eyes before slowly nodding.A short while ter, Min-gu walked slowly down the hospital corridor, his body surprisingly light. It was a massive general hospital, and the corridor connected to the cancer ward felt like a microcosm of humanity, a mixture of hope and despair.An elderly man with a drip in his gaunt limbs, struggling to take each step; a middle-aged woman pacing anxiously, waiting for something with uneasy eyes; a child sitting in a wheelchair, gazing bnkly out the window.Their faces were etched with a mixture of pain, fear, and faint hope. Some stared into the void with empty eyes, others tried to reassure their families with forced bright expressions, and still others barely suppressed painful groans. Min-gu took in each of their appearances."Hey, mister, where does it hurt for you?"A small child in a wheelchair, his clear eyes sparkling behind a mask, asked Min-gu."I'm okay. I'm all better," Min-gu replied inadvertently, immediately regretting his honest answer.Min-gu couldn't easily take his eyes off the child's face, worried that his innocent eyes would instantly cloud over with disappointment, or that he might be hurt by his words and secretly shed tears. Min-gu watched to see if the child's small shoulders slumped or if he looked like he was about to cry, inwardly repeating that everything was okay.He should have lied. Should he say he was in pain now, or would it be better to just pretend not to notice?"Wow, that's great! Mister, I'll get better soon too!"The little boy beamed a smile as bright as sunlight, but his pale face and thin limbs spoke of how close his fragile life was to the edge. The traces of surgery visible all over his small body hinted at the harsh time the child had endured.Min-gu felt a pang of sympathy and warmly csped the child's cold, small hand. He could feel a resilient life force that had endured the arduous hospital life within the child's delicate hand. The warmth emanating from the small hand gently softened Min-gu's parched heart."You'll get better soon, kiddo," Min-gu said, the lie slipping out before he realized it. He felt a sense of guilt, and at the same time, a simir powerlessness and lethargy to what he had felt during the traffic accident washed over him.The next day, Min-gu stopped walking when he saw the little boy running around in the hallway without a mask. The boy's face was full of life, and his scarred body was clean as if it had never been injured. Min-gu stood there bnkly, staring at the boy in disbelief.Inside the cold hospital room, the doctors were staring at Min-gu with sharp eyes.In their hands were backup copies of CCTV footage they had analyzed overnight for several days. The footage contained an unbelievable sight. Min-gu had only briefly encountered the young terminal cancer patient, but the cancer cells in the child's body had disappeared as if melting snow.The doctors, having witnessed the impossible, were in shock. They reviewed the footage day and night and meticulously examined the child's body. And finally, they reached a conclusion. Min-gu clearly possessed a 'special power' that could not be expined by any science.What was this power? A blessing from God? Or a curse from the devil? The doctors didn't know. They could only believe the reality unfolding before their eyes. A miracle that seemed to come straight out of mythology was happening at this very moment through a human being named Min-gu.Still in the cold silence of the hospital room, the doctors cautiously opened their mouths amidst the suffocating tension. Their voices trembled, but the truth they conveyed resonated more powerfully than any eloquence."Mr. Min-gu, you possess... an unknown power."After a moment of silence, the doctor asked carefully, "Mr. Min-gu, have you... had any special experiences recently?"Min-gu looked at them with a puzzled expression. "Special experiences?" His eyes were filled with confusion.The doctors carefully expined the astonishing recovery of the young cancer patient Min-gu had encountered, cautiously revealing the unbelievable fact they had discovered. But Min-gu shook his head in disbelief."That can't be. I'm just an ordinary person."However, the doctors looked at Min-gu with unwavering conviction. "We believe you have a special power, Mr. Min-gu. That power healed the little boy."Their eyes held unwavering belief. Min-gu looked back and forth between the doctors with a confused expression. He couldn't understand the changes happening within his own body.'Me... me, really? But why now? What's the point now?'Complex emotions swirled within his heart. Faced with an unbelievable reality, Min-gu fell into deep confusion.They carefully asked for Min-gu's consent and began a thorough physical examination. State-of-the-art medical equipment scanned and analyzed Min-gu's entire body, but no abnormalities were found anywhere. Only an ordinary and frail body made of proteins, destined to perish soon, was revealed.However, what caught their attention were the clear traces of severe fractures visible on the X-ray taken upon his arrival at the hospital, and the clean state of his body the next day, with all injuries miraculously gone. Like time flowing backward, or as if showing a reality from another dimension, the stark contrast between the two images completely shook their centuries-old medical knowledge.The astonishing miracle didn't stop there. In various parts of the cancer ward, terminal patients who had been nguishing in deep despair miraculously regained their health after coming into contact with Min-gu, and began to be discharged one after another, as if they had been waiting for it. The warmth of life rekindled in the rooms where the shadow of death had loomed, and ughter of joy echoed instead of tears of despair. The hospital was filled with confusion and awe at the sudden change. The medical staff could only express their astonishment and admiration at the unbelievable reality, and the patients and their families offered prayers of gratitude.After all the investigations were completed, Min-gu was walking home with heavy steps when he suddenly felt a deep resonance within his heart, compelling him to turn back. The pce his feet led him to was the subway station, a haven for the homeless where only cold winds circuted.In a secluded corner of the subway station, the tired faces of the homeless curled up under old bnkets pierced Min-gu's heart even more. He cautiously approached and gently reached out to each one. Every time his mysterious power manifested, Min-gu's body was overcome with extreme fatigue, but he couldn't turn away from those groaning in pain. His warm touch brought a miraculous warmth to the cold subway station."Something truly amazing is happening!""Wherever that man touches, the pain disappears as if washed away!"The miraculous rumors spread like wildfire, quickly going beyond the subway station and throughout the entire city. More and more people, holding onto desperate hope, flocked to the subway station to wait for Min-gu's touch. In an instant, the subway station was filled with people yearning for a ray of hope amidst pain and despair. Their eyes were filled with an earnest desire to find a new light of life in Min-gu's touch.

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