An Office Worker Is Good At Exorcism - Chapter 54

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Chapter 53
Part 1. Release the Vengeful Spirit Bound to This Mountain (3)
The golden holiday had come to an end.
Though I hadn’t rested entirely, Kang Hyung-seok spent the remaining time with his parents before returning.
He shared a meal with Shin Jung-ah, who had suffered through it all alongside him, and the Company—which had paused during the holiday—began operating normally again.
Everything had returned to routine.
The same was true for Kang’s Uncle, who worked as a safety manager at the Construction Site.
Crackle!
Workers’ voices crackled through the radio.
(Materials are coming in! Hurry, hurry!)
(What do we do if you’re standing there? Clear the space first!)
Today was busy as well.
Still, Kang’s Uncle could see Kim moving about in a frenzy.
“Kim!”
Kim, who had been running with his hard hat rattling, met his gaze and nodded with a smile.
Then he rushed off again toward where he had been heading.
Kang’s Uncle observed the others too.
They were all people who had been hospitalized because of the medicinal liquor and had miraculously regained consciousness in an instant.
“Did you hear about that? Apparently it was chaos during the holiday.”
It was then that the voices of employees leisurely smoking behind a corner reached his ears.
“Ah, the ones who were hospitalized. They said it was mass food poisoning.”
“Have you ever seen someone with food poisoning return to work this quickly?”
“They probably came back because they need the money.”
“Look at Kim. Kim. He’s been flying around like crazy.”
“Well, you know. I heard a Shaman came too.”
“Really?”
“That safety manager’s nephew apparently called in a Shaman and did something or other.”
When Kang Hyung-seok was mentioned, Kang’s Uncle stopped in his tracks and listened intently.
“His nephew did that? How did he even think to call a Shaman?”
“I don’t know. But apparently something did happen. The Shamans were respectful to the nephew, or so I heard.”
“Like how our foreman stammers in front of the site director?”
Puhaha!
Kang’s Uncle let out a laugh, his lips curling upward.
Normally, he should have checked whether they were following safety regulations while smoking.
But they didn’t seem like the type, and more importantly, the atmosphere didn’t feel right for it, so he moved on to another area.
Above all, the fact that they weren’t speaking ill of Kang Hyung-seok seemed to be the biggest reason.
***
Crackle.
“Sigh.”
On the building’s rooftop, Shin Jung-ah smoked a cigarette while scrolling through news on her phone.
She had experienced something she would never forget in her lifetime.
It wasn’t merely a figure of speech—she had nearly died of fear, and she wondered if the world might acknowledge what had happened.
So she scrolled through the news, but found no articles related to Cheongdeok Mountain.
‘What a shame. After going through all that….’
Shin Jung-ah was scrolling through the news with eyes full of disappointment.
Then, like a surprise party thrown for someone whose birthday you’d pretended not to know, an article caught her eye.
Click.
【An animal abuse case has occurred on Cheongdeok Mountain in Gangwon Province, prompting police to launch an investigation. The primary suspect in this case is a man in his fifties named Kim, who maintains his innocence despite clear evidence of animal abuse. However, police have determined that Kim’s mental state is unstable and plan to continue their investigation. In particular, police have confirmed that Kim purchased animal feed and traps in the nearby area over several years, leading them to believe he has engaged in illegal poaching activities for an extended period. Police plan to conduct a thorough investigation into Kim’s motive and circumstances to uncover additional facts. This case has raised public awareness about animal protection, and a rigorous police investigation is being demanded.】
In particular, police confirmed that Kim had purchased animal feed and traps in the nearby area for several years, and through this they are estimating that he had been engaged in illegal poaching activities for a long time. Police plan to conduct a thorough investigation into Kim’s motive and circumstances to uncover additional facts.
This incident has raised social awareness about animal protection, and a thorough police investigation is being called for.
The article was brief.
Yet Shin Jung-ah smiled faintly, as if a knot in her heart she hadn’t even known was there had finally come undone.
‘So the world did notice after all.’
A small trace had been left in the world.
Though it wasn’t the kind of thing to spread as neighborhood gossip, something had remained nonetheless.
“Ahhhhh!”
Shin Jung-ah exhaled a long plume of cigarette smoke, her heart now unburdened.
She then tucked her phone into her pocket and opened the emergency exit door.
Her footsteps down the stairs were light.
***
[Broadcast starting in 3… 2… 1]
Pop!
“Hello everyone! I’m Yoon Sang! Did you have a good holiday?”
Yoon Sang, an Internet Broadcasting host who dealt in horror and the occult, began his stream with a bright voice.
“You all haven’t forgotten about me, right? It’s been a while!”
[Oppa! I saw you posted a notice. ㅠㅠ]
[It’s really been forever since a live stream.]
[Don’t you do field investigations anymore these days?]
[Wasn’t the last one at the Osan Abandoned Warehouse? When that plagiarism controversy broke out.]
[What happened with that thing about finding a shaman who looked like a company employee?]
Yoon Sang laughed awkwardly at the flood of messages.
Ever since encountering Kang Hyung-seok at the Osan Abandoned Warehouse, he hadn’t been able to produce any major broadcasts.
Embarrassingly, he still hadn’t found Kang Hyung-seok.
“Actually, that’s related to this broadcast, but I still haven’t found that person yet.”
[I saw the notice saying you visited the police station. What happened?]
[Didn’t you see the link? There’s an article about it.]
[That didn’t seem like a big deal though.]
Yoon Sang leaned back deeply in his chair and sighed.
“Everyone, you know that article? I’m the one who reported it to the police. Me.”
[What?]
[Is this for real?]
[shivering] or [trembling]
“So on the last day of the holiday, I went there looking for broadcast material, right?”
[Oh.]
Yoon Sang was always good at doing preliminary surveys anyway.
[What difference does it make if you say so?]
[But why that place? What kind of place is it?]
“I’d had my eye on it for a while. There were reports of animal sounds, and there were quite a few testimonies about people seeing ghosts in that area.”
[Ooooooo.]
[Something big’s coming.]
Yoon Sang shook his head with a disappointed expression.
“It’s over. Done. That place seems to have nothing now.”
[Huh? What do you mean.]
[Is there some kind of follow-up?]
[Come on, spill the tea.]
“There’s nothing remarkable, well, actually. Maybe it is remarkable.”
Yoon Sang searched his memory, took a sip of water, and then spoke.
“That Mountain, you know? It was really, truly. A strange place.”
[Ooooooo.]
[Here comes the tea.]
“Tell us what you saw.”
“I went up the Mountain and spotted this strange building halfway up. Since there was no one around, I went inside—the smell was overwhelming, and there were talismans plastered all over the walls.”
“Talismans?”
“Do you have photos?”
“If you’d gone at night, you would’ve pissed yourself.”
The comment was so apt that I laughed without thinking.
Thank goodness I’d gone during the day—if I’d ventured there at night, the shock would’ve been enough to shatter my sanity.
The more I dwelled on it, the more certain I became that only a genuine Shaman could set foot in such a place.
“I’ll show you the photos.”
Click, click.
I moved the mouse and displayed the photos I’d taken inside on the broadcast screen.
“Holy shit—”
“What is that?”
“This guy’s insane. What’s in the second photo?”
“Oh, that thing lying down? It looks like a person, right? But it’s not actually a person—it’s blankets bundled up to look like one. See how they’ve drawn facial features on it? It’s not normal. Look here.”
“Chills…”
“Damn, there are talismans stuck here too.”
“That’s insane. Absolutely insane.”
“…Yeah, that’s messed up.”
“Is this real?”
“Creepy, right? I looked up those talismans later—apparently they’re used to trap ghosts? I’m not entirely sure, but people said they were sinister. The thing is, they said that blanket figure would wander the nine heavens even after death.”
“?????”
“Was it meant to curse something?”
“Why would anyone put something like that there?”
“I don’t know. From what I heard, it was something about… redirecting fortune? I can’t quite remember. But even the person who told me wasn’t certain. Oh, and that blanket figure with the talismans—supposedly it’ll wander the nine heavens even in death.”
“Chills…”
“So that thing isn’t just shaped like a person—there’s actually a spirit inside it?”
“When you think of it as a corpse without a body… it’s terrifying.”
“That’s genuinely horrifying.”
The chat resonated so deeply with me that I even clapped without realizing it.
“I was so scared that I ran down the Mountain, and that’s when I saw him—the man from the article.”
The warehouse where Mugho was.
The place where the medicinal liquor was being made.
Recalling Seok-woo, whom I’d encountered there, my expression twisted as if I’d witnessed something filthy.
“Some lunatic was wandering around naked, reeking of alcohol. I still can’t make sense of what I saw.”
“Alcohol smell?”
“Sounds like he had a drink or two. Haha.”
“Is he a nature hermit? Lol.”
“Didn’t you read the article? He’s the one who abused animals.”
Recalling that moment, I twisted one corner of my mouth and shook my head.
“Do you know what that person did with the animal abuse?”
[?]
[Didn’t the article just say simple abuse?]
[What happened?]
“Well, apparently that bastard abused animals and turned them into infused liquor. You all know what infused liquor is, right? Soaking things in alcohol.”
[??????]
[He’s insane]
[Making infused liquor from animals…?]
[Yeah, snake liquor.]
[I’ve heard they make it with rats too.]
[That’s sick.]
[What the hell is that Mountain?]
[Even the photos shown earlier—is there really something there?]
[Like he’s possessed by a ghost….]
[Please come home, brother. Isn’t there something stuck to your body? ㅠㅠ]
Yoon Sang laughed and waved his hand dismissively.
Then he opened his mouth while watching the chat messages flooding across the screen.
“It’s fine. I already said I visited the Shamanic Temple earlier. They said it’s all over and there’s nothing to worry about.”
[It’s over?]
[Isn’t it over now that he’s been arrested?]
[No, he caught animals and made infused liquor from them.]
[That’s not a joke—is it really over?]
“Well, apparently there was something there. Anyway, it’s all finished. There’s nothing to worry about, nothing more to concern yourselves with. I personally received verification at the Shamanic Temple.”
Yoon Sang spoke with confidence.
Could it be that office worker from before who stopped by? lol
An impossible-to-ignore message appeared in the chat.
[Ooooh.]
Will you? Haha.
[What’s the connection that made that person resolve it?]
[Then did he go to the Osan Abandoned Warehouse because it’s related?]
[I was planning to look into it through the company since that warehouse was recently contracted.]
[It would be meaningless if the person who went to the mountain this time was him. lol]
[So he’s someone who travels around solving things like this? Is he like an exorcist or something?]
[What the hell is that person really?]
[Nah, he’s probably just a regular company employee.]
[Suspicion kills. Real talk.]
[Is this really true?]
[No, this guy’s been spouting nonsense since earlier.]
[Sigh.]
[Sigh, spouting nonsense]
Yoon Sang watched the chat messages scrolling up in a daze.
The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became that Kang Hyung-seok, who had performed the Ascension Ritual at the Osan Abandoned Warehouse, must be connected to Cheongdeok Mountain as well.
“Wait, seriously? So I missed him?”
Lol that’s hilarious
[Kavi lol]
Crossed destinies, destiny. Lol.
[When did that meme start….]
Yoon Sang pondered for a moment, then the thought that he truly had missed him struck him so hard he grabbed his own hair in frustration.
“Damn it, I should’ve gone just a little faster! Argh!”
Lol that’s hilarious
[Your expression lol]
See you next time lol
Hahaha
hahahahaha
“Ugh! Everyone, I promise I’ll find that person for real next time. I really will! Man, I feel so cheated.”
[Haha, that’s so funny!]
Don’t cry lolololol
hahahaha
“Anyway, I’m ending the stream now. Thank you so much for watching today! I really love you all. Please come back next time! You have to come back!”
Yoon Sang turned off the broadcast.
Then he stared at the PC camera with its red light glowing as it powered down, rubbing his face vigorously.

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