Exorcism Specialist Company: Ghost Soul Trading - Chapter 102

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Chapter 102

The so-called Jjamppong Killer.
That was the term used to describe the perpetrator of the serial murders occurring in Juan, Incheon.
The first incident had occurred roughly two years ago.
It began when a woman was discovered dismembered near a drainage ditch.
After that, similar murders followed in succession, with the victim count reaching a staggering thirty.
Yet the Police Department had uncovered no clues whatsoever about the perpetrator.
Meanwhile, the crime zone had expanded from Juan, Incheon, across the entire Incheon region and stretched as far as Ilsan.
Initially, there was suspicion it might be copycat crimes, but because the modus operandi matched exactly—even details never reported in the media—they concluded it was the work of a single killer.
Then a woman appeared who had been abducted by the suspected perpetrator but miraculously escaped.
Covered in blood as she fled, she had been trapped in an unknown location for four days, and she testified that during her captivity, the killer ate nothing but jjamppong for every meal.
After that testimony, the killer became known among the public as the “Jjamppong Killer.”
Using this lead, police thoroughly checked delivery lists from every Chinese restaurant in Incheon and Ilsan, but couldn’t pinpoint the killer—whether he simply walked around ordering takeout from various shops remained unclear.
Eventually, the Police Department converted the case to a public investigation, yet no meaningful tips came in despite the appeal.
Throughout this period, the victim count continued to rise, and the police found themselves increasingly cornered.
It was then—learning that Guihon Trading employees had been deployed to capture Kim Baek-hun’s ghost—that the police requested Guihon Trading’s assistance in the Jjamppong Killer arrest operation.
This was only possible because executives from the company and high-ranking officials from the Police Department had connections.
But throughout hearing this explanation, I couldn’t understand it at all.
The Jjamppong Killer wasn’t a ghost yet.
As expected.
Ji-seok, who had been quietly listening to the details beside me, asked a question.
“Manager, I understand the situation and I see why we’re getting help from above, but why Guihon Trading? We catch ghosts—we’re not involved in catching criminals.”
Cha Manager nodded as if Ji-seok’s point was valid, then posed a counter-question.
“That’s true. But think about it carefully. Who would know the killer’s face and voice best?”
“Surely not…”
“Yes. The victims.”
After Cha Manager answered, he bit his lip firmly.
“Manager, so this is a request to find the murdered victims’ ghosts and learn the killer’s characteristics from them?”
“Essentially, yes.”
When Yerim summarized the situation and asked, he met his team members’ eyes and answered again.
Only then did all the team members understand why this job had been taken on.
“Given the scale of this case, the Police Department is allocating the consultation fee through special budget and paying it covertly, so cooperation with the police must be kept confidential. Of course, since the Police Department is the client, they’ll handle any significant property damage that occurs on their end.”
In other words, any equipment damage during the operation wouldn’t be deducted from revenue.
Of course, the qualifier “significant” implied that if major damage occurred, even the police couldn’t cover it.
“So who’s going? Is our entire team going out? Since it’s such a major case?”
At Ji-seok’s question, Cha Manager shook his head.
“If we all swarm out there, we’ll just draw attention. Since we need to communicate with the ghost, Moon Manager and Kim Chief will go. If the opportunity arises mid-operation, the new recruit can join too. Cases like this are rare, so there’s much to learn.”
“Yes, understood.”
Min-hye answered in a noticeably tense voice.
“Remember this well. Most of the bodies have been discovered in residential alleys. The Victim Ghosts died unjustly, so their resentment runs deep—they may become aggressive, and they might have even gathered nearby Wandering Spirits to bolster their numbers. Respond appropriately, but do not immediately banish the Victim Ghost. You must speak with them first.”
Cha Jun-ho Manager cautioned as he spoke.

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The first destination was a Villa Complex located behind Juan Station in Incheon.
After sunset, the group arrived at Juan Station, parked in one spot, gathered their equipment, and exited the vehicle.
Tae-woo wore a formal suit with a long coat, concealing the equipment strapped at his waist as much as possible, while Min-hye wrapped a long spear in cloth and slung it over one shoulder.
Whiiiiing—
A biting wind swept through the shabby villas.
Ji-seok closed his eyes and felt the wind for a moment, then nodded.
“There are definitely a lot of malevolent spirits here. Follow me closely.”
He spoke while looking at Tae-woo and Min-hye, then took the lead and began walking.
Tae-woo signaled Min-hye with a glance to follow closely, then trailed behind Ji-seok.

The neighborhood was very quiet.
Fluorescent lights were on in some units, but there were hardly any pedestrians.
It seemed everyone had left work; only haphazardly parked vehicles caught the eye.
Ji-seok, who had been heading deeper into the alley, stopped and pointed to a corner of the alley.
There, all manner of trash and recycling items were piled up.
“It seems the Jjamppong Murderer’s first body was discovered here.”
Ji-seok pulled up a photo of the Battle Site on his phone and compared it with the alley.
“So he chopped it up and dumped it here. Damn bastard.”
Tae-woo cursed under his breath and looked around.
“Yeah. Looks like he killed them, stuffed the body in a burlap sack, and dumped it here. Blood leaked from the sack, so someone reported it.”
“The guy’s brutal. Really.”
While Ji-seok and Tae-woo conversed, Min-hye remained silent and still.
“If the Victim Ghost wants to make their existence known, they’ll appear somewhere near where the body was discovered. They’re probably somewhere around here.”
Ji-seok looked around.
Tae-woo also kept his hand lightly on his sword hilt, ready to draw the Ghost Blade at any moment, scanning the surroundings.
He didn’t forget to check with the Ghost Radar just in case.
Then it happened.
At the end of the opposite alley, beneath a streetlight, a woman stood in an eerie manner.
As if all her joints were severed, she stood with her knees slightly bent, slowly swaying her body left and right.
Her hair was very long, and her face was covered in blood.
The moment they saw her, everyone in the group realized she was the Victim Ghost.
Ji-seok and Tae-woo turned toward her and took a step closer.
At that moment—spirits began to reveal themselves between the alleys.
As expected, ghosts of all ages and genders dressed in various clothing stumbled forward and revealed themselves.
They bore the appearance of ordinary Wandering Spirits—their skin ashen, their eyes hollow and vacant.
Just as Cha Manager had warned, it seemed the resentment of the ghost had summoned these other spirits.
“All ghosts except that Victim Ghost will be annihilated.”
The moment Ji-seok issued that final command.
A sharp cry pierced the air—
Min-hye burst forward between Tae-woo and Ji-seok.
The two men’s gazes snapped toward her in surprise.
Fabric fluttered—
She dashed forward, unwinding the cloth that had been wrapped around her spear.
Her footsteps thundered across the ground—
Her speed was every bit as tremendous as Tae-woo’s.
Ji-seok blinked, watching her silhouette recede.
‘She’s fast.’
Even Tae-woo couldn’t help but marvel.
Her movements were as light as if she were gliding across water.
Min-hye slid across the asphalt with breathtaking speed, sweeping her spear toward a nearby ghost.
The motion itself resembled the kind of technique you’d see in martial arts films.
The spear sang through the air—
The ghost’s neck was severed, and it dissipated entirely.
Again and again the spear sang—
She never stopped, cutting through the asphalt and slashing down ghost after ghost at tremendous speed.
At this rate, she would skewer even the Victim Ghost without hesitation.
For just a moment, she appeared consumed by madness.
“Kim Chief. At this rate, she’ll strike down the Victim Ghost too.”
Before Ji-seok’s words even finished, Tae-woo burst forward.
His footsteps thundered—
Tae-woo’s sprint was even faster than Min-hye’s.
Yet his weighty movements stirred whirlwinds in the air around him.
Steel sang—
Tae-woo drew his Ghost-Slaying Blade in an instant.
A sharp cry split the night—
In that moment, Min-hye, having annihilated all the ghosts in the alley, thrust her spear toward the final Victim Ghost.
But the Victim Ghost made no move to evade, standing motionless.
Then—in that instant—!
Tae-woo appeared before Min-hye and knocked her spear aside with his Ghost-Slaying Blade.
The weapons clashed—
Min-hye then used the centrifugal force of her spear’s deflection to spin and deliver a roundhouse kick toward Tae-woo.
It was as though she sought to obliterate anything that stood in her path.
The impact landed—
But Tae-woo caught Min-hye’s ankle with one hand as she flew at him with a burning expression.
Then he forcefully pushed her torso with his shoulder.
*Crack—thud—*
Min-hye, who had been running fiercely, was sent flying backward.
In that instant, Tae-woo realized why she had made such a movement.
A blue dot was glowing at Min-hye’s location as seen through the Ghost Radar.
In other words, a ghost had attached itself to her.
Tae-woo looked down at her in surprise.
Min-hye, who had fallen to the ground, frowned and glared at Tae-woo, but soon relaxed her expression.
At the same time, the blue dot that had emanated from her also disappeared.
She casually got to her feet and brushed off her clothes.
“My apologies, Chief.”
Min-hye said as a final remark.
She seemed to know what had happened to me.
I also had many questions to ask, but for now, dealing with the Victim Ghost took priority.
The moment I slowly turned around, the ghost rushed toward me.
*Thud—thud—thud—thud—*
At the grotesque sight of it crawling forward as if every joint in its body had been severed, I flinched in alarm.
This was the form it took because it had died dismembered.
I slightly cut my hand with the Blood Crimson Blade, then quickly sidestepped the ghost’s outstretched arm and drove my blade hard into its ribs.
*Squelch—*
*Shrieeeeeek—*
At the same moment, I could perceive the ghost’s consciousness.

When I opened my eyes after closing them, the dark night with streetlights illuminated revealed the alley scene I had just witnessed.
And below it, a woman walked by, her heels clicking.

*Click—click—click—click—*

Suddenly, a burly man leaped from the shadows and struck the back of her head with a blunt object.
*Crack—*
With a dull sound, black smoke swirled again.
And the scene that appeared was a woman lying face-down in what looked like a bathroom.
The closed door opened, and a man with a crushed face entered the bathroom.
This meant she had not seen the perpetrator’s face.

The sight that unfolded before me was utterly horrific.
So gruesome I couldn’t bear to keep my eyes open. I squeezed them shut, unable to witness another moment of it.
“I will… I will catch the culprit.”
Those words tumbled from my lips in a whisper.

When I slowly opened my eyes again, I found myself back in the alley where I’d encountered the Victim Ghost moments before.
Saaaaaaa—
The Victim Ghost that had been standing before me had vanished without a trace.
It didn’t seem to have been destroyed.
“Kim Chief. What happened?”
Ji-seok rushed over and asked.
“I saw what the ghost wanted me to see.”
“Yeah?”
“Yes. I witnessed the murderer’s voice and the murder scene.”
“Okay. Let’s head back to the company for now.”
He patted my shoulder and cast a quick glance at Min-hye.
She, looking embarrassed, rewrapped the cloth she’d loosened around her long hair.
But Ji-seok asked her nothing and turned toward the vehicle.

Guihon Trading Company – Exorcism Specialists – Chapter 102

Author
Cha U Lens
Publisher
Daon Creative
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Yoon Tae-ri
Cover
Lee Chi

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