Exorcism Specialist Company: Ghost Soul Trading - Chapter 104

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Chapter 104

When the two entered the office, they found Cha Jun-ho Manager staring intently at the monitor with a grave expression.
He was reviewing the information about the Jjamppong Killer that Ji-seok had transmitted online.
“We have the composite sketch, a deep voice, an SUV user, and someone living near Juan. That’s fairly solid information, but there’s no evidence.”
He spoke to Ji-seok and Tae-woo, who stood beyond the monitor.
“Yes, yes?”
Ji-seok asked in a bewildered voice.
“Say we got the composite sketch from a ghost’s memory. We can believe the man with this face is the culprit, but how are we going to convince the police? We need evidence—actual evidence.”
“Isn’t it enough if we just provide this much?”
“Come on. This is a five-hundred-million-won job. We can’t just slap together a rough sketch and call it done. At that rate, we might as well pay a shaman a couple million won instead. Right? Honestly, from the police’s perspective, there’s no proof this composite is even the real perpetrator.”
“…Hmm.”
Ji-seok scratched his head.
“I know you’ve worked hard running around for days, digging through the memories of victim ghosts. But to actually wrap this up, we need to find concrete evidence against the perpetrator. This is like washing rice and then stopping before cooking the meal.”
Cha Jun-ho Manager removed his eyes from the monitor and leaned back in his chair as he spoke.
Tae-woo unconsciously gauged Ji-seok’s reaction.
“…Yes.”
Ji-seok answered quietly.
“Either find solid evidence, or catch the perpetrator directly and contact the police. But given the information we have, I think the latter is the better option.”
Cha Jun-ho Manager tapped his desk as he spoke.
Ji-seok bit his lower lip and fell silent in thought for a moment before nodding as if he understood.
“Understood.”
Ji-seok immediately left the office.
Tae-woo followed after him.
“Let’s get ready to move out. We’re catching that Jjamppong Killer today.”
“Yes, understood.”
Tae-woo answered immediately, but he could sense the atmosphere was far from good.
The reason was that Ji-seok had determined catching a serial killer wasn’t part of Guihon Trading’s work.
In truth, Tae-woo shared that sentiment.
Tracing the perpetrator’s traces from the memories of deceased victims was something Guihon Trading could do, but finding and apprehending a living criminal wasn’t part of Guihon Trading’s duties.
Moreover, it was broad daylight now—hardly an appropriate time for any kind of operation.
“Choi Employee. Prepare yourself. We’re heading out immediately.”
Ji-seok retrieved a taser gun from the drawer and left first.
Min-hye blinked in surprise at the cold atmosphere.
“Let’s go.”
Tae-woo offered Min-hye an awkward smile before gathering his equipment and following Ji-seok.
Min-hye hurriedly grabbed the Anryeong Spear and headed to the elevator.

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Inside the vehicle traveling from Seoul to Juan, Incheon, Ji-seok gripped the steering wheel and spoke with an excited voice.
“No, honestly, is catching criminals even our job? That’s police work. We gathered information from the dead victim spirits and organized it—our work at Guihon Trading is done. Why should we catch the criminal too? Seriously, this is ridiculous.”
He was quite agitated.
Min-hye rolled her eyes, unsure how to respond.
“You’re right. That’s not really our responsibility.”
Tae-woo nodded vigorously in agreement with Ji-seok’s words.
“What, will the police give us a commendation if we catch the criminal? And even if we get one, what good is it? It’s not like our salary increases.”
“But sir, it’s 500 million won.”
“500 million sounds nice, but it’s team revenue, not my money. Honestly, the police are just squeezing us!”
“Yes, yes. You’re right.”
“And if we do this with the police, they’ll keep asking us for favors. Ugh. Manager, seriously.”
Ji-seok continued his complaints without pause.
Tae-woo simply responded quietly from behind, nodding in acknowledgment.

After driving for quite some time, they arrived at Juan, Incheon.
Because it was daytime, unlike at night, many people were moving about near the station.
The group parked their vehicle in the public parking lot and got out.
However, since it was daytime with many eyes watching, they had to keep their equipment to a minimum.
Min-hye, who carried nothing but a spear, wore a suit, coat, and leather gloves, while Tae-woo had a USP pistol and a blood-stained sword hidden inside his coat.
Ji-seok also concealed a fan, talismans, and a taser gun inside his coat as they entered the residential area.
However, Tae-woo was uncertain how they would track down the perpetrator.
All they knew was the face and voice, and since it was daytime, the spiritual presence was extremely weak.
‘The manager must have some method for coming out in such a hurry.’
Tae-woo quietly followed behind Ji-seok, who led the way.
Upon arriving at the location where the first victim’s body was discovered, Ji-seok immediately snapped open his fan.
The five-colored fan revealed itself, and warm air swirled from all directions.
Several passersby looked at Ji-seok with puzzled expressions.
The sight of a middle-aged man in a suit wielding a fan typically used by shamans seemed peculiar.
“Kim Chief. Are the smart glasses booted up?”
Ji-seok asked with his eyes closed, waving the fan.
“Huh? Oh, no. I’ll turn them on now.”
Tae-woo immediately booted up the smart glasses.

[System booting]
.
.
.
[Initializing system.]
[Starting recording.]
[Ghost Sensor activated.]
[Ghost Radar activated.]
[Ghost Microphone synchronized.]

Beep beep—

[Synchronizing equipment]
[Equipment synchronization complete]

[Primary Weapon – Spirit Slayer Blade (Not equipped)]
[Secondary Weapon – Blood Water Sword (Equipped)]
[Secondary Weapon – USP FULL SIZE (Equipped)]
[Flashlight – Battery 100%]

Once the UI fully displayed, I nodded in acknowledgment.
“System is ready.”
“From here on, just guide us to the locations where spirits are congregating.”
“Yes? Ah, understood.”
I didn’t understand what Ji-seok was trying to do.
But sensing he had some kind of plan, I refrained from asking and focused on the Ghost Radar instead.
Whoosh—
I swung the fan once more.
Each time, warm air dispersed outward, and blue dots faintly appeared on the Ghost Radar before vanishing again.
The spiritual energy had been detected momentarily, then disappeared.
In reality, during the day—especially on streets bathed in sunlight—a spirit’s presence was barely perceptible.
Therefore, unless a location possessed exceptionally dense yin energy or one possessed extraordinarily developed spiritual sensitivity, detecting ghost aura during daylight was difficult.
Though my spiritual vision was particularly developed, allowing me to occasionally see spirits even in daylight, I detected nothing now.
But as Ji-seok swung the fan, energy radiated outward, causing the spirits to respond with minimal reluctance, and the radar caught those faint traces with a reaction.
Considering that fans and bells were sacred instruments for summoning spirits, this response was only natural.
Whoosh—
As Ji-seok stirred the air once more, several blue dots faintly emerged from an alley nearby.
“This way.”
I moved in that direction as I spoke.
Ji-seok and Min-hye followed immediately behind me.
When they arrived at the spot where several blue dots had appeared, Ji-seok stirred up a breeze once more.
Then blue dots faintly emerged from another direction.
Tae-woo’s group moved their steps toward that direction again.
After passing through several more corners, they arrived at—the front of a dilapidated Villa Building that looked like it would crumble with a single kick.
Mold bloomed across various parts of the building, and the window frames of each unit were so rusted they seemed ready to fall apart at any moment.
“Ugh.”
Tae-woo clicked his tongue while looking at the Ghost Radar.
A very strong blue dot was emanating from inside the villa.
The fact that it was releasing such spectral energy even in broad daylight meant there was a spirit of considerable power present.
“….”
As Tae-woo stared blankly, Ji-seok spoke.
“Ha. I see. That’s why experience can’t be ignored.”
He let out a hollow laugh.
“Yes? What do you mean?”
Tae-woo asked, looking at him.
“The reason I told Kim Chief to track the spectral presences showing up on the Ghost Radar is this: murderers are so closely connected to death that spirits swarm around them in massive numbers. If someone like that is wandering around this neighborhood, they’d definitely be dragging multiple spirits along. I thought that might be the case, and… it seems I was right. We found him correctly.”
Ji-seok answered while looking up at the building.
“Is the Jjamppong Killer definitely here?”
“I can sense an incredibly powerful murderous spirit’s aura from inside. At least a Grade 4 Malevolent Ghost or higher.”
“A murderous spirit?”
Tae-woo’s eyes widened at a term he’d never heard before since joining Guihon Trading.
“Yes. A murderous spirit. There’s a high possibility that this Jjamppong Killer has a very vicious malevolent ghost possessing him. It looks like the Manager was keeping that possibility in mind when he ordered us to capture him.”
Ji-seok spoke with a relieved tone, as if he’d finally understood.
“Is it different from the ghost of Kim Baek-hun at the Happy Motel?”
“It’s different. Most serial killers are possessed by malevolent ghosts, but Kim Baek-hun… I’m not sure if he was manipulated by some malevolent ghost while alive, but his case was that he possessed Yang Hak-soo’s body after death. Because of him, the Manager killed Lee Manager.”
At Ji-seok’s explanation, Min-hye looked at Tae-woo with an expression of utter shock.
As a new recruit, she had never heard anything about this.
She seemed quite startled by the fact that there had been a murder case within the Training Team.
“But here—this Jjamppong Killer has a vicious malevolent ghost possessing him. Don’t you feel the spectral energy? It should show up on the radar, right? It doesn’t?”
Ji-seok continued, asking.
“…It shows up on the radar. Something very powerful.”
“Of course it does.”
He nodded and picked up a stiff, card-shaped talisman.
“Does it show which floor?”
“No. Only the direction.”
“Alright then, let’s go inside. If we sweep from the lower floors, something will turn up.”
Ji-seok gestured for them to follow and entered the villa.
The villa consisted of six floors total, from the Basement Level to the fifth floor.
He first descended to the Basement Level.
Tae-woo pulled his coat back slightly and placed his hand on his waist, ready to draw his weapon at any moment, as he followed behind him.
Thud-thud-thud-
The sound of footsteps descending the staircase echoed with an eerie resonance.
The moment Ji-seok arrived at the Basement Level, he furrowed his brow.
The door was completely corroded with rust.
Moreover, water pooled thickly before the Entrance Door, suggesting a leak somewhere above.
Drip-drip-drip-
The irregular sound of water droplets falling from the ceiling reached his ears.
And beside the door lay an empty jjamppong bowl.
Ji-seok gestured toward the door, signaling Tae-woo with a meaningful glance.
It meant a powerful malevolent spirit dwelled within.
Click-
Tae-woo drew his revolver and blood-red blade, aiming them toward the door.

Guihon Trading Company – Exorcism Specialists – Chapter 104

Author
Cha Woo Renz
Publisher
Daon Creative
Planning / Editing / Production
Yoon Tae-ri
Cover Art
Lee Chi

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