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ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTS ARE FICTITIOUS

- Sir, it's this way. - Okay.

Excuse me.

Have we spoken earlier?

I'm Kumamoto from the Dept. of Folklore at Shinyo University.

I came to receive the object that I asked you about.

Thank you.

Hello, sir.

- Did you find anything? - No, not yet.

There wasn't even CCTV because the building was old.

They skillfully avoided the dashcams of the nearby cars.

What about near the highway?

It seems that it was committed in an abandoned building near the highway.

There was a bloodstain discovered there,

and I'm afraid it might be Detective Yang's.

It's clean everywhere else.

I'll start with the last time that he called home

and compare the CCTV footage taken in the vicinity and the abandoned building

to come up with a list of possible suspects.

- Okay, thanks. - Yes, sir.

PREGNANT ON BOARD

Hey, over here!

Forensics!

Chairman.

I was right.

I was sure that this spirit had come from Japan,

so I focused my search there.

Luckily, I got a call from a professor of Japanese folklore that I know.

According to him, there is a similar spirit that curses

by using a person's name in Chinese characters and personal items.

It may be Inugami.

What is Inugami?

It's a canine spirit.

Woof. Woof.

It's a dog spirit.

I see...

Ma'am, did you just say it was a dog spirit?

Sir.

Inugami.

You might underestimate it because it's a dog spirit,

but you shouldn't.

It's a spirit that a person creates themselves.

And it's a very evil spirit.

Did you just say a person can create a spirit?

For example, they can take a dog,

bury it in the ground with its head sticking out.

Then they leave food in front of it and let it starve to death.

Afterward, they chop off its head and put food in its mouth.

Gosh, wouldn't you be annoyed?

Try putting yourself in the dog's shoes. Wouldn't you get angry?

That's how you purposefully give it a grudge.

That's just one of the many ways to create an Inugami spirit.

After being created like that, it becomes the manifestation of the grudges.

So it loathes humans

and curses them.

That is Inugami's only desire.

Doesn't that all sound scary?

Basically, even in the world of spirits,

it's considered a psychopath.

Oh, come on.

- What's that? - Are you off to school?

Some donations came in.

We have a lot to do, so come help us when you're back from school, okay?

Thank you so much for thinking of us like this.

- We look forward to your support. - Thank you.

Thank you.

- Thank you so much. - Thank you.

Gosh, you scared me. Shit!

- Gosh, are you all right? - Are you okay?

I was really scared! I told you I hate it when kids run up to me without warning.

- Damn it. - Oh, come on.

Can't you control these kids?

- Seriously, please control them! - Everyone, just a moment.

We need to take a look at the big picture. Come this way.

Excuse me, everyone! This way, please.

Okay, so the big picture here is...

Oh, wait. Everyone! This way!

I could punish her if you ask me to.

The lady that just pushed you.

Should I punish her?

Can you stop it?

Yes.

But from what we saw so far, his power seems strong,

and he's not your run-of-the-mill Inugami spirits.

An ordinary talisman will be no match for it.

Apparently, we need to use a Tsukumogami.

A talisman won't work?

Tsukumogami isn't a mere talisman. It's a spirit that's within an object.

So that means

we're going to pit a spirit against another spirit.

Luckily, that professor told me

that he knew of an uncanny Tsukumogami,

so I asked him to send it to Korea at once.

But when I told that Japanese man

it was urgent, he quoted me 80 million won.

So I told him that it was too expensive

and I ended up negotiating with him for about an hour.

I managed to knock off five million, and we settled on 75 million in the end.

Wait, ma'am...

Money isn't the issue, no matter how much it is.

When is the product going to arrive?

I asked him to send it as soon as possible,

so I think we'll be able to have it here

in your office within two days.

Pardon me. I'm sorry to interrupt,

but if it will take two days,

I think it'd be best if you could go over how the chairman is supposed to spend

the next two days.

Don't meet anyone.

It'd be best if he could be somewhere nobody knows about.

But we have less than a week

before our company's IPO.

We're also very much backed up with things he needs to sign off on,

and he needs to attend a lot of meetings too.

Then he just needs to be careful for two days.

Sir. Don't hand off any of your belongings to others.

And continue to use disposable items like that.

Throw them out after you use them once

or just keep them safe for two days.

Okay.

We're already doing that.

Already.

Thank you.

You bastard!

Why aren't you taking care of him properly?

- What do you mean? - You let him use energy last night!

Energy... What energy?

The chairman is capable of killing someone he's met

just through his mind.

Don't you know how much of a toll it takes on him every time he does that?

Sir!

I apologize, ma'am.

We need to preserve the chairman's body until the IPO!

Got that?

Yes, ma'am.

- Mr. Lee. - Yes?

Did I ask too much of you?

- Not at all. - You're not a nitwit.

- Listen carefully. - Yes, ma'am.

Take proper care of the chairman until we catch that enchanter.

That's not difficult, is it? Isn't it quite simple?

Yes, ma'am.

Don't just answer me.

Just do what I asked of you.

Kill?

Just kill me now. Damn it...

- Please? - Am I asking for too much?

What if one of those kids gives me germs?

Didn't I tell you not to let them get near me?

Yes, you're right.

It was all my fault.

So let's just go over there and take a few more pictures of you working.

The reporters are leaving in ten minutes.

I wouldn't have to do any of this if my album didn't bomb.

Damn it. How annoying!

Your album wasn't the only thing that bombed, your movie did too.

- Because of drunk driving, commercial... - Hey!

- What did you just say? - All right. Let's go.

- I don't want to! - Just this once!

The lady that just pushed you.

Should I punish her?

I could punish her if you ask me to.

Yes, Jin-hee.

You're not at school yet, are you?

Come out to the front of the orphanage.

Okay.

Get in. I'll give you a ride to school.

When Forest was created,

the order that was sent down to the Coding Team was to create a system

that would make those curse posts popular.

So in other words, they asked you to make those curse posts

popular on purpose?

That's right.

They asked us to manipulate it to make the Forest of Curses hashtag trend

amongst users.

Manipulate?

Why would they send down orders like that?

I'm not sure.

Maybe...

This is a recording from the last meeting that Detective Yang took

regarding the Forest case with Mr. Kim, a former employee at Forest.

Detective Yang headed home

after the meeting and spoke to his wife over the phone

before he was abducted.

According to the medical examiner,

prior to the impact of the car crash, his cause of death...

he was tortured severely with a blunt object.

I'll get a picture of Jin Jong-hyun, his name in Chinese characters,

and a personal item as soon as possible.

Let's put a curse on him as soon as I gather everything.

Just bring them to me.

I'll bestow upon him an incredibly cruel curse.

But did something happen?

While I was hesitating,

that scumbag...

He killed someone I know just because he had the fountain pen cap

that was used in cursing Kim Ju-hwan.

- And in such a cruel manner. - What?

That means...

Jin Jong-hyun knows how we carried out the curse as well.

How could he?

Jin Jong-hyun might be receiving

spiritual aid from someone.

A shamaness, perhaps...

A shamaness?

And a powerful one could be near Jin Jong-hyun.

Anyway, we must put a curse upon him as soon as possible.

This is a case of abduction and torture of a police officer,

and it's considered a challenge made to the police force.

I played a large role in it by being careless with my initial

handling of the Min Jung-in case.

SEODONG POLICE STATION

Now, no form of mercy shall be shown.

We will do whatever it takes to catch the bastards

who tortured Detective Yang, got that?

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Dismissed.

POLICE UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATIVE FACULTY APPLICATION FORM

Sung-joon.

You must catch the bastards

who did that to Jin-soo with yourself.

Yes, Chief.

- Your coffee is ready. - Thanks.

Mr. Lee Myung-jun?

Traffic is pretty bad, right?

- I'm sorry for being late. - No, I just got here myself.

Hold on. Shall we sit by the window?

Let's go over here.

Here.

I'm not sure if you like hot Americano.

Yes, thank you.

All right. Let's see.

Here. I'm the one you spoke to earlier.

I'm Kim Pil-sung, a reporter with the Weekend Mister.

Okay. Nice to meet you.

No need to inspect it.

As I've mentioned over the phone earlier...

Do you think you can do it?

So I heard you need one of our chairman's personal items.

Oh, so, the thing is...

You are Chairman Jin's driver, aren't you?

My apologies. A transportation assistant, not just a driver.

Sorry, I'm an old man. I apologize.

But... Wow. You really look like him.

One of my underlings in the army was called "Bonehead."

You look like him.

What? "Bonehead?"

Wow, it's good to see you again. Wait, not again...

Anyway, where were we?

- We were talking about Chairman Jin. - That's right.

- So what's your name? - Lee Myung-jun.

I keep thinking of Bonehead.

Since you're around Chairman Jin Jong-hyun a lot,

I'm sure it will be a walk in the park for you to just take one thing.

Well, normally, it wouldn't be a big deal.

But recently...

- It's quite difficult. - Oh, why?

I'm not sure,

but the chairman has been taking care of every little thing he owns.

What?

I asked my friend who works as his assistant and she said...

All right. So... What did the assistant say?

I heard he just uses disposable things now.

I see...

He even drinks coffee in paper cups,

and I heard he collects them and takes care of them himself.

Oh... What a unique character he is.

He's always been a bit unique. But sir.

Why do you need something of his?

Is it for a DNA test? Drug test? Something like that?

No, it's not that.

Wow.

Wow, you're really quick.

I can't give you the details.

I can tell you that it's not for a DNA test.

So it can be something small, you see.

Okay? For example, a button is fine too.

Something that obviously belongs to him is fine.

As I've mentioned before, it's not a big deal normally, but...

All right. I get it.

What is he saying?

All right.

This is one million won.

If I get an object that belongs to Chairman Jin,

there will be an extra million won.

Here. Put it away right now.

- Really? - That's right.

- What a great gig... - Yes, exactly.

As soon as possible.

It won't be easy.

It won't be but...

- I'll call you tonight. - That's the spirit!

Mr. Driver. I mean Bonehead, up!

Attention, and salute!

There's the salute. That's it.

Move. Carry out the mission now. Go!

- I'll be in touch. - Okay.

Oh, yes. Everything went well.

Yes. I told him I was a reporter.

He was happy to take the money and he just left.

But ma'am...

Why are you spending so much money on getting one item?

Oh, no. That's not what I meant.

I just feel bad that you're paying me to be your middleman

when I could take care of it myself.

So call me as soon as that driver gets in touch with you.

It doesn't matter how late it is.

And deliver it to me straight away after receiving it.

It's a bit of an urgent matter.

- Of course. - As soon as possible.

Okay.

URBAN DETECTIVE KIM PIL-SUNG

- Hello. - Come in.

- Did you find out? - Yes.

I looked up an interview with Chairman Jin from six years ago,

and you were right. Forest started as a private company.

It was a distribution company called Daein.

And Pyungrim was their accounting firm.

Is that still around?

It's a small company, but they're still in business.

I confirmed that they had Daein's old tax documents.

Can we get access?

I told them we were looking into tax evasion charges on Chairman Jin,

and I badgered them about their involvement.

They got very scared.

They finally agreed to let us have access if we go there in person.

- I'll go check it in person. - Pardon?

If you just tell me what you're looking for,

I can check it myself.

No, it's okay.

If they were his personal CPA,

they should have copies of his government ID and such.

I just need to take a quick look at that.

But if you're looking for identification,

wouldn't it be faster to go through the police?

No, I'm going to take care of this myself.

Have our team dig around for red flags surrounding

- Forest's Coding Team. - Okay.

Text me Pyungrim's address now.

Okay, safe trip.

Gosh, today was tough.

- Joo-bong. - Yes?

When will it arrive from Japan? Did you hear from them?

Yes, I just got word. It's on a plane.

- Already? - Yes, ma'am.

He's quite talented.

Ma'am, I looked into it and...

Go on.

It seems like the Japanese spirit became naturalized after coming into Korea.

I think it made a lot of adaptations to fit the country.

Of course.

Even the spirits have to adjust their new surroundings.

In Dr. Kim Jung-min's paper,

it says a lot of Japanese spirits came over through Busan

during the Japanese occupation.

Especially in Asin-dong, with the Japanese cemetery

- as the epicenter... - Where?

Oh, Asin-dong.

Asin-dong?

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

would be better for you. Right?

What are you talking about?

Asin-dong...

Asin-dong.

Yes, Ms. Jin?

Chairman.

Do you remember the shamaness that your mother asked to perform

that ritual on you?

Who?

You know...

The bad seed that you needed to get rid of...

I went with you that night. Remember?

Oh, yes.

Yes, but what about her?

What was the name of that town again?

Asin-dong.

It's the town I used to live in.

Chairman.

I think we can catch that enchanter.

Really? That's good news.

No, wait.

I'll call you back after I know for sure.

Okay. Oh, and Chairman.

The Tsukumogami will be delivered to your office by tonight.

Just be careful today.

I'll take care of that enchanter with Mr. Lee.

Okay.

- Joo-bong. - Yes, ma'am?

My goodness.

I'm finally benefitting from keeping you around for all these years.

Goodness! My precious!

My goodness. How did you find that out?

You solved this problem.

What's today's schedule?

You have dinner with Chunil Group's Director, Lee Jong-hoon.

That third generation conglomerate heir kid?

Despite what it looks like,

we do the most thorough job in the accounting industry.

You'll see from the documents that we always follow the law,

no matter what the client says.

We're not saying you did anything. We're just investigating.

I can't take a reporter's word.

You're not recording this, are you?

No, I'm not.

Here it is.

Daein.

- I can look at it by myself. - No.

Take a look and ask any questions right away.

Okay.

JIN JONG-HYUN

Jong as in the end and Hyun as in the present.

What an unusual name...

Is there something wrong?

No.

Thank you.

- Are you done? - Yes.

You're very organized here.

Seriously?

JIN JONG-HYUN

It's going to be a while, so go on and eat first while you wait.

Yes, sir.

- Welcome. - Can I get a lighter?

- Which one? - Oh, just a disposable one.

No, the blue one.

I'll get it to you by tonight. Standby.

- How much is it? - It's 500 won.

Thank you.

Bye.

I'm sorry for being late.

Hello, Mr. Jin. Over here.

Oh, yes. There was just so much traffic.

Don't worry about it. Not a problem.

Oh, wait. Did I make a mistake?

Should I address you as Chairman Jin now?

Is he a chairman, Director Lee?

Hey, you've never heard of Forest?

It's that thing...

where kids screw around with other kids. He's the chairman there.

Oh, I did hear of that.

A lot of kids use that nowadays.

- It's nice to meet you, Mr. Chairman. - Oh, hello.

Back in the day, everyone called themselves a CEO.

And now, it's all always Chairman.

I guess this follows a trend too?

You can use address me whatever makes you comfortable.

I'm comfortable.

Right.

I really like people like you, Chairman Jin.

S. M. M...

What's an "S.M.M?"

Oh. A self-made man.

It's hard to find them nowadays.

It's all thanks to you, sir.

My goodness. Don't say that I took care of you and all!

Oh, wait. What's that smell?

What?

Wait, don't you smell that?

It smells like someone is burning incense.

- What the? - You're right. What is that?

Damn... This isn't some random karaoke place in town,

clean it up properly.

Sorry, Director Lee.

I'll have someone light some candles.

Damn it. This is so disgusting.

Bring over the air purifier and a few candles.

Move.

How do you feel, Chairman Jin?

- What? - Come on.

Forest is going public in a week!

It seems that my company invested a bit as well.

As for me...

I trust our Chairman SMM here,

and I believe you'll do a good job growing it.

That's why we're working together.

Oh! Amazing. That's awesome.

That's my company's air purifier.

You're so on top of it.

Give me some credit.

- Nice to meet you. - Hello.

Let's see here, Chairman Jin.

How much are your shares worth once you go public?

My guess is...

around 200 billion won?

Congratulations!

You started from the bottom and you're basically the president now.

That's so great. Drink up and let's have another.

- My goodness. - Sir.

I, unfortunately, can't drink for a couple of days.

I apologize.

Oh, come on.

You'll be a wealthy man worth 200 billion won in one week.

What could possibly stop you from drinking?

Chairman.

If you keep pulling away from my drinks,

my company will pull out its investment.

Oh, come on now... I'll just have one drink then.

Kidding. I'm just kidding.

We won't pull out. We won't.

Drink. Seriously congratulations.

I feel so good.

Wait. Where is my lighter?

Oh, here you go.

Oh, thank you.

Never mind.

I apologize.

Oh, there's no more fluid. Damn it.

Chairman.

Is that something valuable?

No.

I just have a habit of not throwing away my things.

Excuse me.

Wait. You'll be worth 200 billion won next week.

You don't toss out a disposable lighter?

I apologize.

Wow.

I seriously give up! Wow!

I seriously give up!

These are the kind of guys that become chairmen.

Wow. I seriously respect you.

Seriously, this man is something.

Everyone, give a round of applause for the chairman.

Let's all have a drink. Congratulations!

Why aren't you drinking? Drink up. Make him drink.

Hey, you drink too.

You drink up too.

Yes. Okay, I got it.

Ma'am, the package has arrived at the airport.

- It's on its way to Forest headquarters. - Is that so?

Get in touch with Mr. Lee. We should head over there as well.

Yes, ma'am.

Jong-hyun.

I had so much fun with you tonight.

Oh, sir, thank you.

You're the best!

Get home safely, sir.

Chairman, I'll see you next time.

- Bye. - Take care.

Don't lay a finger on my body.

What's his deal?

Chairman, we just received word that the package arrived at the airport.

It will be delivered to your office.

You can relax and rest peacefully now.

Myung-jun.

Yes, sir?

Do you know what kind of number a trillion is?

Pardon? One trillion?

Yes. Do you know what kind of number a trillion is?

Hey.

Do you know how many grains of rice there are in a sack?

I'm not sure. I'm sure there's an unbelievable amount.

Punk...

You never read Oh-seong and Han-eum, have you?

I'm sorry, sir.

Oh-seong figured out

how many cups of rice there were in a sack

and how many grains were in a cup.

That's how he figured it out.

So do you know what the total was?

I'm not sure.

There were over eight million grains of rice in one sack.

You thought I was going to say a trillion, didn't you?

A trillion is an unbelievably big number.

But...

that young jerk's inheritance is one trillion won.

His grandfather inherited it and then it was passed down,

passed down, and passed down once more to make it one trillion.

But that young jerk probably doesn't understand

what a trillion is,

and he's probably never seen a trillion of anything.

It's a sort of luck that you can't even imagine as a human being.

Human beings just pretend to be really smart

when they're between happiness and misfortune.

That isn't something that can be made into a reality by thinking.

Some force that we aren't aware of...

determines that for us.

I can't even imagine that.

But punks like that don't even know what they're enjoying.

Just wait.

In just one week,

the world will change.

The world will change in one week, you jerk.

Sir.

Sir?

Sir.

Where am I?

We're at your residence, sir.

I'll escort you to the front door.

No, I'm fine. Go.

I've sobered up.

But sir...

I apologize.

Thank you.

Go home.

I'll see you tomorrow.

What the...

That punk.

CHAIRMAN JIN

Damn it, I'm screwed.

Open the door. Quickly!

Hey, Bonehead!

- Here. Give me my money. - Wow, you're good.

Give me my money.

- What? - My money.

- Oh, right... - Seriously?

All right.

Here.

There's no time. Hand over the money.

You're not conning me, right?

- Stop messing around and give it to me. - Okay.

Bonehead, have you ever thought about working for me?

- No, I haven't. - Damn it.

I'll teach you well.

- Thanks. - Call me if you change your mind.

Hello, sir?

Where are you?

I was on my way home. Did you need something?

This punk...

What did you do with my lighter?

Your lighter?

Do you need a lighter, sir? Shall I go pick one up?

You little punk...

Where are you?

Hello? Sir?

LEE HWAN

Lee Hwan!

- Hey, Hwan. - Yes, sir.

Listen.

- I think I lost something. - Pardon?

When is that package arriving from Japan?

Oh, I heard that should be arriving at the office very soon.

- I think you should head over there now. - Okay.

I got it.

Hello?

I got it.

I'll go straight to the orphanage after I receive it.

Okay, come as quickly as you can.

Yes, Mr. Lee, I've arrived.

Okay.

Taxi!

Let's go.

Ignore all the lights. I'll pay you whatever you want.

Learn how to drive, jerk!

URBAN DETECTIVE KIM PIL-SUNG

Are you cold? Why are you covering up your face like that?

I can see your whole face.

You have the heat blasting.

- What about the item? - You spent way too much money

getting this 400-won lighter.

- Hey... - Thank you. I'll be in touch.

Oh, are you very busy?

Take care.

This too.

- Hey, punk! - Yes?

The writing on the talisman should be visible!

I did make an effort, but...

- Where are you going to do it? - Here. We're in a rush.

JIN JONG-HYUN

- Sir. - I don't need the change.

- What about the package? - It's almost here. This way.

I'll start now.

- Chairman, we're ready. - Let's go.

Quite a powerful creature...

- Sir... - Jeonseongseonggi irulseong.

Dongcheongduji gisingyeong.

Jeonseongseonggi irulseong. Dongcheongduji gisingyeong.

Ma'am, it's here!

- Open it now! - Yes, ma'am.

Jeonseongseonggi irulseong. Dongcheongduji gisingyeong.

Die.

Hold it.

Die.

Die... Die...

Die... Die!

Die!

Die.

Die...

Die.

Die!

Die!

- Die! - Die.

Die!

Die!

Die!

Just die!

Die!

Jin-hee...

Something went wrong.

So-jin.

So-jin.

So-jin!

Sir! Ma'am!

Are you all right?

Sir, are you all right?

- Lee Hwan. - Yes, sir.

What happened?

You were unconscious for a bit.

Ms. Jin.

What about the enchanter?

Probably...

struck by the backlash.

So-jin.

So-jin!

So-jin!

I'm looking for someone.

How did you get that lighter?

It must have something to do with that Forest of Curses tag.

I need to see that punk's corpse in person for me to be at peace.

That person knows who I am.

Why don't we put a curse on him?

Who put you up to it?

If we can't put a curse on him with an item...

You have to physically touch him.

Subtitle translation by: Justin S. Kim