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ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTS ARE FICTITIOUS

Gosh, I made circles because of this damn navigation.

We're in the middle of nowhere.

Are you sure a blessed person would live in a place like this?

Come on. I told you not to say things like that.

You're going to lessen its effects if you say things like that.

Hurry up and follow me.

Come on.

Geez...

All right. I get it.

Excuse me.

I heard that the baby shaman here is extraordinary.

We traveled a great distance.

Our baby shaman...

is feeling a bit under the weather,

- so today might be a bit difficult. - I see.

Oh... Don't be like that.

We've prepared a generous offering.

So just help us with that.

What are you talking about?

You know, we're asking for the curse.

Everyone has been raving about

how the shaman here can produce a spectacular curse.

A curse?

It's wishing misfortune upon someone else.

That's not something that you just hand out to anyone.

Please, don't be like that. Just curse that bastard.

That piece of trash.

As if cheating on me with a young floozy wasn't enough,

he just destroys the house every time he gets drunk.

If I can't even get that...

I feel like my anger and stress are going to kill me!

I told you that it wasn't that simple.

There are things that you need to prepare too.

We prepared everything already.

Take them out. Hurry up.

What? Okay.

Wait. Let me show you.

That bastard's photo and his name in Chinese characters.

Oh, and...

Here is that bastard's wallet.

Just twist all four limbs of that bastard.

- Just make sure he dies a painful death. - But that's going too far...

If you could just have him ache for a couple of days...

Oh, that's right.

The offering.

Well, then...

Just wait a moment.

She must be bringing her. My goodness.

I'm sorry.

My baby, I'm sorry.

This is all my fault.

So-jin.

You just need to do it one more time.

My poor baby...

My poor...

Oh, good grief...

Calm down. Just be patient.

It's all done.

- You can leave now. - It's already done?

Really?

Yes.

We just cursed him with an ailment for a couple of days.

Now that you've cursed him,

you must be feeling relieved now.

Anyway,

our baby shaman has recited a curse. Now, you may leave.

Oh my...

It's going to take us forever to go back.

Gosh, looks like we'll be up all night.

What is it?

He collapsed and he's on the way to the hospital.

What?

I think the curse worked.

Hey, get in the car now.

Oh, my.

No... Please, no...

Mom...

It's dangerous.

Who are you?

Wow...

It's the perfect sacred ground to host a spirit.

All of the energy from the mountains converge here.

We're closed for the day, and I was about to go to sleep.

Come back tomorrow.

Oh, no. That's not it.

Do I look like someone who came to get their fortune told?

Who are you?

Sister, you recently performed a good exorcism for us,

so I came to return the kindness.

It's the perfect time to return the kindness.

And the energy is perfect.

Return what kindness?

Mom...

Sister, you're running so low on energy.

Why did you do something so reckless?

What are you blabbering about in the middle of the night?

Get out of here.

Not knowing what's going on and getting killed...

would be better for you. Right?

What are you talking about?

Let's hurry up and clean this up.

10 YEARS LATER

I'LL SPEAK FOR THE POWERLESS

JOONGJIN DAILY I'LL SPEAK FOR THE POWERLESS

JOONGJIN DAILY REPORTER LIM JIN-HEE

Mr. Min Jung-in, are you ready?

Do you have to record it?

This is just for fact-checking purposes.

There is no way this will be leaked to the public.

I can turn it off if it makes you uncomfortable.

No.

Let's just get started, Ms. Lim.

So you were kidnapped by unidentified assailants?

I was on my way home after a quick beer in Sinchon.

Someone just came running towards me

and covered my nose with a handkerchief soaked in something.

I lost consciousness immediately.

And then?

And then when I woke up,

I was at some sort of abandoned factory,

and my hands and feet were tied to the chair.

And...

They didn't say anything. They just kept hitting me.

You know, Ms. Lim.

Those bastards...

They were hired by Chairman Jin Jong-hyun.

How do you know for sure that Chairman Jin is behind this?

Chairman Jin was there.

He was there?

Chairman Jin was there?

Yes, I'm sure of it.

While I was getting beaten up,

I smelled something weird.

It was like someone was burning incense.

Incense?

Chairman Jin has a distinctive smell.

At first,

I thought it was because he was smoking weird cigarettes.

So you saw his face?

No, I couldn't see his face because it was dark.

But there's no one else that smells like that.

Mr. Min.

Other than that,

Is there something concrete that proves Chairman Jin was behind this?

Look here.

I told you everything on the phone before.

Why do you keep making me repeat the same story? Over and over!

Just a moment.

Yes, you've already told me everything.

But think of this as telling the readers of our newspaper again.

I understand that this must be painful for you.

But you need to be the one to expose him in your own words

for Chairman Jin to pay for what he did.

I'm sorry.

I'll try again.

Okay.

I was working in the Coding Team of Forest,

the company that Jin Jong-hyun is the chairman of.

But I was fired out of the blue, using restructuring as an excuse.

So I was talking to other employees about how ridiculous this was,

and one of my colleagues from the Finance Team

said something odd.

He said that one of the subsidiary companies of Forest is weird.

A weird company?

What is it? The important part is just about to start.

What's the point of watching any more of this?

He's just whining because he feels like he was wrongfully dismissed.

Whining? He was physically assaulted and is giving testimony.

Do you call that whining?

Listen. There's no evidence that the company was behind the assault.

Sir, there is a weird subsidiary company of Forest,

and that company does nothing. Something seems off.

And after writing an article about how the money was being poured

into that company, he was assaulted and even threatened by the company

There you go again.

A reporter should base their argument on facts.

You can't create a narrative.

Even the Prosecution rejected it due to insufficient evidence

and called for an additional investigation.

You just want to blindly believe in this guy and print an article?

Oh, come on. Let's not be like this.

All right. Let's calm down.

Forest is an IT company that has

grown at a rapid pace in the last ten years.

You're aware that the current administration likes them.

And Chairman Jin Jong-hyun

is a very popular businessman with the youth nowadays.

To write an article about this is...

It's the perfect way to be called trashy journalists.

I'm not saying that we shouldn't write the article.

Even the Prosecution asked for an additional investigation.

Then, I'm sure the police will find some concrete evidence.

And Ms. Lim, you are the perfect one to follow the police investigation.

So let's hold off on this story until there's clearer evidence. Okay?

Come on.

Hey, where are you off to now?

Hey, answer me.

I wanted to check on the progress of the additional investigation.

She's so damn rude.

Sir, are you really going to let her act like that?

But her persistence has paid off a lot in the past.

How is losing advertisers paying off for the company?

Come on.

Geez.

SEODONG POLICE STATION

SEODONG POLICE STATION

Yes, Mr. Jung.

You could have sat down and waited. Your leg isn't well.

I'm fine. Don't worry.

What did you want to see me about?

Oh, right. You should step down from the Forest case.

Why? We're in the middle of the additional investigation.

The Prosecution called me directly and told me to give up on

this ridiculous investigation.

But sir, you're not the type to give up on an investigation like this.

Damn it, you punk. It's not that.

I heard that Forest was about to go public.

There's a lot of talk about this creating a controversy

to sway stock prices before it goes public, okay?

We might be blamed for all of it if we just dive in.

Even if we investigate, let's do it after it goes public to avoid all that.

Oh, come on...

Hurry up and fill this in to be submitted.

What is it?

POLICE UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATIVE FACULTY APPLICATION FORM

I recommended you for an available position

in the Investigative Faculty, Police University.

You should go there.

What is it all of a sudden?

How can you lead the Criminal Team with your legs like that?

This is nothing for a detective after a few cases.

Is that nothing? Is it?

You'll have to live like that for the rest of your life. Listen to me.

You've done good work.

So spend the rest of your time in the warm indoors

and take it easy. You deserve it.

You don't know the strings

I had to pull to get you in there.

Forget it. Thank you, sir.

You hold an unwell man captive for this nonsense?

- Are you really going to act up like that? - Who's acting up?

Stop there!

Sung-joon.

It'll be better for your team if you go there.

Pardon?

Do you know how your team is walking on eggshells because of you?

So stop being so stubborn.

If you're going to pursue that Forest case,

just take care of a voice phishing case while preparing the PU curriculum.

Okay? Leave now.

Come on, Chief!

Chief Jang!

Jin-hee.

Hi, Detective Yang.

Mr. Jung is in a meeting with the Chief. He'll be right here.

How's your wife? She's due soon right?

Yes, she has two weeks left.

I can't believe I'm a father.

But she's going to have a C-section, so I'm not too worried.

Even so, take care of her.

Gosh, that can only happen when Mr. Jung lets me go home.

Can you ask him to come home already?

That's true. I'm sorry about that.

- It's alright. - What is this?

- Are you two talking about me? - No, sir.

What brings you here at this hour?

What is that?

Take it.

What is it?

Well, I saw it in movies

that wives of detectives do things like this.

I'm getting nervous, Detective Yang.

My wife is busier than me and she's not acting like herself.

I agree. I'm going to give you two some privacy.

I'll head back in.

You're here because you were curious about the investigation, right?

What's the matter? Did the higher-ups reject the article?

Even the Chief told me to let go of the Forest case

and take on a voice phishing case.

So are you going to let go of the case?

Hey, that's a scary question.

Ma'am, you're very scary.

Don't worry. I already told Detective Yang to look into that suspicious company.

Don't do that.

Are you talking about that subsidiary of Forest?

Yes. It doesn't seem like a simple case of assault.

It seems like they're hiding something big.

We need to start with that subsidiary.

I see.

Hey, Lim Jin-hee!

Cheer up.

Why do you look so down?

- It's just that... - It's just that?

It makes me upset.

The bastards who think

they can run this world however they like with their power,

the bastards who think they can do anything

and get their way,

and the parasites that sponge off of those bastards.

Also, the helpless people

that can't do anything out of fear.

Hey, why do you seem like you have the whole world on your shoulders?

You might not believe it,

but we're doing our very best.

Do you think the Prosecution will accept it after the additional investigation?

If they don't, we need to keep investigating, until they do.

You are so square. So square.

You're unbelievable.

You said that me being square was sexy.

- You said that's what made you like me. - I did?

Yes. You asked me to marry you because I was square.

What? When did I say that?

You proposed to me.

- Wow! - Let's stick to the facts!

Sure. You're the one who proposed to me!

What is it? What's wrong?

Does it still hurt?

Maybe you need more rehabilitation therapy?

No... It just aches a bit.

- I told you to get more treatment. - Hey.

Don't I remind you of Long John Silver from Treasure Island?

The one-legged captain.

You're great.

I'm serious.

I don't know.

I'm going to get going.

I should go home and clean or something.

Jin-hee.

Don't try to take on everything on your own.

- Every person has a role to play. - Yes, I understand, sir.

Hey, don't forget to change your underwear and shower.

You're going to start smelling soon.

It hasn't even been a few days.

Oh, trash.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRL JUMPED TO HER DEATH FROM THE APARTMENT IN SUWON

A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL JUMPED TO HER DEATH IN SUWON AFTER BEING BULLIED

HIGH SCHOOL GIRL JUMPED TO HER DEATH FROM THE APARTMENT IN SUWON

CHAIRMAN JIN JONG-HYUN OF FOREST

CHAIRMAN JIN, DREAMING OF A GIANT FOREST BUILT WITH NETWORK

They didn't say anything.

They just kept hitting me.

Those bastards...

They were hired by Chairman Jin Jong-hyun.

One of my colleagues from the Finance Team

said something odd.

He said that one of the subsidiary companies of Forest is weird.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO COULD TELL US ABOUT CHAIRMAN JIN OF FOREST

STOP ACTING LIKE A BIG SHOT

YOU'RE JUST ONE OF THE TRASHY REPORTERS

PRIVATE COMMENT: PLEASE ENTER THE PASSWORD

I WOULD LIKE TO MEET IN PERSON AND REPORT ABOUT CHAIRMAN JIN

Director Kim.

Yes.

- Sorry. I'm so late. - No, it's okay.

- I'm really sorry. - Don't worry. I just got here.

I'll get what he's having. Thank you.

So did you figure out how to handle it internally?

Yes, we did. And...

Come on. I said it was fine.

- Please, take it. Please. - Gosh...

No, please. You can take it. Don't worry.

Come on... You don't have to do this all the time.

I also brought a flash drive.

We'd appreciate it if you could proceed with this.

What's the narrative?

"Mr. Min was caught while trying to sell users' personal information

to an illegal foreign gambling site and got fired as a result."

"This led to hostility on Mr. Min's part and he proceeded to come up

with a ridiculous reason to threaten to sue the company internally."

That's the narrative.

All the materials are on the flash drive.

We even included footage of the Audit Team's testimony there.

So industrial spy is the concept?

That's a bit old-school.

The classics have always worked.

We'd like it if you made sure the article comes out tomorrow morning.

Okay. I get it.

Oh, and I'm just really curious about it.

It's about Chairman Jin.

Why was he watching at the scene of the attack?

He is a bit...

I mean, he's a bit off like that.

Actually, he's a bit of a weirdo.

I mean, it's not like he's some kind of pervert.

Why would someone in his position go there to watch all that?

And I heard that your company has a weird subsidiary company?

- What's that about? - That's a consulting company.

- Thank you. - Consulting?

That's right.

What kind of consulting?

They consult with the chairman on the direction of the business.

It's just a consulting company.

Hey, tell me the truth.

What is it?

I'm here. Where are you?

I'm in the middle.

Hello, I'm Lim Jin-hee, a reporter at Joongjin Daily.

Yes. I'm well aware.

You do? How?

Do you mind if I record this?

Sure, if you'd like to.

I read a posting about you looking for information on Chairman Jin.

Do you mind if I call you by your name?

If you'd like.

I read all of the articles you wrote.

While I was reading them,

I thought to myself what an honorable person you were.

Thank you for those kind words.

But you said that you had something to report.

There's probably no one else that knows about

Chairman Jin's true identity as well as me.

True identity?

Chairman Jin isn't human.

Well, some people can seem inhuman.

He's not inhuman. He's just not human.

He's an evil spirit.

What do you mean?

And I heard that your company has a weird subsidiary company?

What's that about?

That's a consulting company.

- Thank you. - Consulting?

That's right.

What kind of consulting?

They consult with the chairman on the direction of the business.

It's just a consulting company.

Hey, tell me the truth.

What is it?

Well...

They do some spiritual consulting.

What is spiritual consulting?

The CEO of the subsidiary company is a shaman.

A shaman?

Yes.

The CEO is a shaman.

Wait, let me get this straight.

The country's top IT company's Chairman

gets his fortune told by a shaman?

You might find it funny,

but it's a fact.

My goodness.

I've heard of celebrities consulting with shamans

to help them decide what their next projects were going to be.

But you're saying that a shaman is the one in control of the company?

Yes, that's how our company ended up where we are.

I got it.

Now, I kind of understand.

So you were embarrassed and going this far to hide it?

Gosh, Mr. Lee.

You have quite a tough life.

He's not inhuman. He's just not human.

He's an evil spirit.

What do you mean?

Chairman Jin has been possessed by an evil spirit.

You can't stop him with laws made by humans.

What's your deal?

I understand that you don't believe me at this moment,

but I'll tell you anyway.

This is a spiritual battle.

Chairman Jin has been possessed by an evil spirit that has and enjoys

the power to cause misfortune for people.

Where did you come from? Do you belong to some online forum?

I'm not sure what Chairman Jin is up to,

but I'm telling you that you can't approach this like.

Is that so?

Then what about you? Why are you telling me this?

I'm an enchanter.

An enchanter?

You've never heard of enchanters?

They kill people with curses.

I'm sure you've heard of them.

It was also a trending keyword online for a while.

Come on.

Do kids find this fun?

- Do you think this is a joke? - You need to stop him as soon as possible.

Normally, you collect things

like hair from the victim to gather the power for a curse.

So I've been talking to a ghost.

Then keep on fighting in that spiritual battle of yours.

Excuse me, I have some chores I need to catch up on.

I'm different.

I just need that person's photo, name in Chinese characters,

and something that belongs to them to put a curse on them.

That's why I need you.

If you call me ever again,

I will call your parents. Understand?

Go home.

Tell me the name of someone you want to curse.

You earned that right.

I just need that person's photo, name in Chinese characters,

and something that belongs to them to put a curse on them.

Go home now before I get angrier.

Chairman Jin!

There are reports of you instigating an assault on a former employee.

Is this true? Please, give me a comment.

Let go of me! Let go!

Is it true you assaulted a former employee?

REAL-TIME SEARCH WORD: FOREST WHISTLEBLOWER

WHISTLEBLOWER OF FOREST, TURNED OUT TO BE A BROKER OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We have received reports from Mr. Min's colleagues that

he often spoke about illegal gambling while he was working on the Coding Team.

And soon, we discovered a detailed report that revealed

he was cousins with the administrator

- of an illegal gambling site. - Kim Ju-hwan...

Our Audit Team...

Min Jung-in.

PERSONNEL CARD

Hello? Mr. Min?

Damn it. How dare you call me?

You destroyed my life.

This is a misunderstanding. I'm on my way to the office.

We'll print a retraction.

My identity has been exposed.

What use is all that?

That bastard is going to kill

- my whole family now! - Where are you right now?

Let's meet and talk.

Where are you right now?

Mr. Min, please, calm down.

It's because of you.

It's because of you. Damn it!

It could have just ended with what happened to me...

I thought I mattered...

Mr. Min, where are you right now?

Are you driving? Are you on your way to see your family?

Please, stop the car.

Stop the car and talk to me.

I understand that you're angry and you feel wronged.

It's all my fault. I'll take responsibility and take care of it.

Mr. Min!

Please, stop the car.

Mr. Min.

Mr. Min, are you all right?

I'll expose all the things that Forest has been up to.

I promise you. So, please...

Please, calm down...

Do you know how Jin Jong-hyun's Forest was able to get so big

in the last ten years?

It was because...

Mr. Min?

Mr. Min, answer me!

Mr. Min?

Mr. Min?

Mr. Min!

Mr. Min!

Mr. Min!

JOONGJIN DAILY

Jin-hee. This morning, Mr. Min...

Hey...

Yes. Just wait until the autopsy results are out.

You scared me!

You met with Forest, didn't you?

Ms. Lim, why are you so upset again?

Answer me. How much did they give you to write that?

I just don't understand what you're talking about.

You don't?

You know what?

You're the one who killed Mr. Min. Understand?

- What was that? - What?

Come on...

Okay, just wait.

Just calm down.

Ms. Lim, you have your phone with you, right?

Right?

What?

You have it with you. Just take it out. Please?

Quickly. Just take it out.

Right.

Oh, come on now.

You weren't even recording.

I just spoke to the police on the phone.

They have to perform an autopsy,

but they found empty liquor bottles in the car.

Drunk driving. Isn't it obvious?

If things had gone awry,

innocent civilians might have been put in danger.

Did you know this?

You're trash.

Hey. Are you the only honorable one here?

Is that what you think?

Does everyone else look like trash to you?

Let go of me. Let go!

You just want to get beat up to death, don't you?

Do you know who killed that whistleblower?

It was you. You, dumb brat!

You're the one who gave that useless punk hope. Damn it.

Did you know?

You piece of trash.

Hey.

Do you know what I'm going to do next?

Once that punk's autopsy is finished, I'm going to have you write the article

that outlines his BAC and the fact that he ended up dying while drunk driving.

And if you don't write that article, then...

I'll write another article that trashes him.

Over and over.

I'll just keep publishing them.

Please...

Let's just be reasonable, okay?

And we should know our place.

What are you doing?

Hurry up and get up.

Go to the station and see them wrap up the autopsy.

Report to me straight away after you witness that.

Go on.

42ND PRESIDENT KIM JU-HWAN

Kim Ju-hwan...

Tell me the name of someone you want to curse.

I just need that person's photo, name in Chinese characters,

and something that belongs to them to put a curse on them.

Hey, Ju-hwan.

Which Chinese character

do you use to write your name?

JOONGJIN DAILY

Jin-hee, I was so excited to hear from you that I skipped study hall to come here.

Jin-hee.

Hey.

You said something about causing people misfortune.

The curse?

Yes, the curse.

There was someone that I really wanted to kill today.

Someone besides Jin Jong-hyun?

Okay, Jin-hee.

You don't need to give me the details.

If you tell me, I'll curse that person.

Okay.

Hey, Ju-hwan.

- What? - Which Chinese character

do you use to write your name?

Are you going to tell me my fortune?

No.

I was just curious.

Ju as in pour and Hwan as in happy.

It means to spread happiness profusely.

Thanks.

That nitwit brat.

KIM JU-HWAN

What about something that belongs to him?

Could this work?

42ND PRESIDENT KIM JU-HWAN

Yes. This is more than enough.

Then I'll get started.

KIM JU-HWAN

You just want to get beat up to death, don't you?

Ju as in pour and Hwan as in happy.

There was someone that I really wanted to kill today.

It's done.

I cursed him.

What?

It's done.

Okay.

I'm feeling a little bit better thanks to you.

Thank you.

Well, do I need to pay you some sort of offering for the curse?

No, it's fine.

You will call me again.

We share a destiny now.

What?

Go home today and call me later.

Get some rest. You look terrible today.

By the way, what's your name?

Baek So-jin.

So-jin?

Yes. Why do you ask?

Nothing.

There is someone I know with that name too.

Really?

I hope that someone is a good person.

Might as well be...

I'm a bit tired. It's been a while since I've put a curse on somebody.

I'm going to get going.

SUNG-JOON

What's going on? I'm getting worried.

What's up? Can't you get in touch with your wife?

Don't worry too much.

If something happened to her,

we would have heard about it from someone at the crime scene.

Darn it.

JOONGJIN DAILY

DO NOT ENTER UNDER INVESTIGATION

JOONGJIN DAILY

What is this?

42ND PRESIDENT KIM JU-HWAN

THANK YOU TO PARK SEONG-IL FOR HIS SPECIAL APPEARANCE

It was like a powerful force crumpled him up.

I'm serious. You have to believe me.

Are you saying that the spirit responsible for this is after me?

First, we need to find out how this enchanter cast this curse.

How dare you!

We must act now.

The one with that fountain pen cap is the one who instigated the enchanter.

Jin-hee, we must kill Chairman Jin.

Subtitle translation by: Justin S. Kim