Exorcism Specialist Company: Ghost Soul Trading - Chapter 20

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Chapter 20

“Ugh. Quite a workload.”
Bang Ji-seok rested his chin on his hand, muttering as he stared at the monitor.
Ye-rim and Tae-woo also examined the same screen on their respective monitors, reviewing the requests assigned to Team 4.

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[Namyangju Redevelopment Zone Exorcism Request] – 5,000,000 won [Broker: Yeongdo Baksu]
With tensions running high between remaining residents and developers in the slated demolition area, a ghost has been reported appearing in an already-demolished building.
Multiple construction workers in the vicinity of the ghost sightings have suffered accidents or sudden deaths—a mysterious phenomenon.

[Seoul Station Ghost] – 2,000,000 won [Broker: Gilju Aegi Bosal]
A ghost frequently spotted standing on the tracks as the subway enters Seoul Station.
Train operators are suffering extreme stress.

[Sungmin University Dormitory Ghost] – 10,000,000 won [Sales Team 2]
Rumors of a ghost appearing in the dormitory at Sungmin University in North Chungcheong.
Initially dismissed as mere gossip, but actual incidents have occurred where people heard the ghost’s voice, became entranced, and threw themselves from buildings.
Over ten suicides in the past decade.

[Taehyung Group Tycoon’s Villa Ghost] – 50,000,000 won [Sales Team 1]
A ghost reportedly appearing at the Jeju Island villa of the Taehyung Group tycoon family.
The Taehyung Group chairman who stayed at the villa died suddenly, and his son subsequently contracted a rare disease.
The villa has been left abandoned since, but an exorcism request has been made for asset liquidation purposes.

Next to the request was the compensation amount listed.
Seeing this, Ye-rim furrowed her brow.
“No. Why is the revenue so low on this new request? We made four thousand just catching that ghost at the mart, but what is this?”
At her words, Bang Ji-seok’s lips twitched slightly.
“They probably thought catching ghosts was easy and called us cheap. If we reject it a few times, they’ll likely raise the compensation and request again. Still, what our Sales Team caught is over a thousand.”
Hearing his words, Tae-woo whispered a question to Ye-rim.
“What do you mean by raising the compensation?”
“Ah. Sometimes clients think that a hundred or two hundred thousand is enough to catch a ghost and just submit requests like that. We’re not some X-score or anything… Anyway, when we reject it, the desperate client sometimes raises the compensation.”
“Does it usually go over ten million won?”
“Of course. Even famous shamans charge well over ten million for a single ritual. We have several people mobilizing to catch ghosts. In exchange, we handle it thoroughly.”
Ye-rim answered while pointing at the monitor.
Tae-woo nodded his head and found himself thinking anew that this was impressive.
“Ah. But isn’t the Seoul Station ghost a bit too much? Only two hundred thousand?”
She spoke to Bang Ji-seok in a disgruntled tone.
“Well. Apparently there’s no way around it. Since it’s a public institution, they can’t allocate budget for ghost extermination, so some of the station staff pooled their money to make the request.”
Bang Ji-seok answered while leaning back in his chair and crossing his legs.
“Then we should handle the dormitory and Taehyung Group cases here. For the rest, we should hold back for now and check if they raise the compensation on their end.”
“Yeah. That sounds good.”
He and Ye-rim had this conversation.
Tae-woo listened quietly to their discussion, then scratched his cheek and spoke.
“Um. Sorry to interrupt, but wouldn’t it be good to take on the Seoul Station ghost too?”
At those words, Bang Ji-seok waved his hand dismissively.
“Ugh. If word gets out that we took a job for two hundred thousand, it’ll be a headache. No way. That lowers our rate.”
It was a naturally understandable statement from a manager’s perspective.
If we exorcised a ghost for two million won, there was a chance that many more requests at that level would come in afterward.
If that happened, the result would ultimately be a decrease in revenue.
“But if it’s a public institution—wouldn’t it be good to build a connection? I don’t know much, but it seems like building ties with government workers pays off in the long run.”
“What, is Korail some government building?”
“Still, word of mouth spreads among government workers. Back when I was programming, another department had me make a government app, and work just poured in afterward—it was sweet. Even if the app quality was poor, as long as the deliverable came out, money came in anyway.”
At Tae-woo’s words, Bang Ji-seok furrowed his brow.
“Ugh. That’s why our country’s public institution apps have such terrible interfaces and servers.”
He added his comment, then fell silent with a contemplative expression before nodding.
“Hmm. Now that I think about it, Kim’s point does make some sense.”
And immediately he continued, looking at Ye-rim and Tae-woo.
“Yoon and Kim—you two go to Seoul Station. You need the experience anyway, Kim. I’ll go handle that five-thousand-won job at Taehyung Group.”
“Yes, understood.”
“Then I’ll go report this.”
Bang Ji-seok stood up and headed straight to the director’s office.
Shortly after, Bang Ji-seok emerged from the director’s office and gestured for Ye-rim and Tae-woo to come in.
The two hastily got up from their departure preparations and entered the director’s office.
Cha Jun-ho sat at his desk, staring intently at the members of Team 4.
“So Yoon Manager and Kim are heading to the Seoul Station job, and Bang is going to the Taehyung Group villa? Why is a two-hundred-million-won Seoul Station job being handled that way?”
Bang Ji-seok answered immediately to Cha Jun-ho’s question.
“Ah, it was Kim’s suggestion. He thought that handling public sector projects regardless of sales might be beneficial for us down the line. When I thought about it, that made sense too. Plus, since Kim needs to gain various experiences, I told him to go along with Yoon Manager.”
“Hmm. That’s not wrong. In any business, building connections with public institutions and government enterprises does make things easier. It’s just a bit bothersome that the sales figure is lower. Well…”
Cha Jun-ho crossed his arms thoughtfully before speaking.
“Then you go to Seoul Station instead, Bang.”
“Me, sir?”
“Yes. They’re sending two people there, so mathematically it makes sense to send someone to the higher-revenue job.”
“No, I… well…”
“And if we want to build relationships with those government types, it’s better optics to have a manager-level person show their face rather than a deputy or assistant manager, don’t you think?”
“Ah, yes. I understand.”
Bang Ji-seok answered with a displeased expression.
“Then get moving right away. Report in regularly.”
“Yes, understood.”
The Team 4 members immediately filed out of the manager’s office.
The moment Bang Ji-seok left, he sat down at his desk, grumbling about his dissatisfaction.
When Tae-woo’s eyes widened slightly and he glanced at Ye-rim, she whispered softly.
“The incentive drops based on the sales amount for each job handled. There’s a difference in incentive between processing a five-hundred-million-won case and a two-hundred-million-won case, so that’s why he’s like that. He’s trying to pocket more incentive.”
“Ah, I see.”
Tae-woo nodded at Ye-rim’s explanation.
He understood the situation immediately.
“Don’t worry about it. We just need to do our job.”
“Yes, understood.”
“The Taehyung Group villa job was directly contracted by our Sales Team. Since the client knows who we really are, let’s call and schedule a meeting.”
“Yes, understood.”
Tae-woo nodded and reached for the phone at his desk.
‘A place that knows Guihon Trading’s true identity… so there are quite a few of those.’
Through these experiences, Tae-woo came to realize that Guihon Trading was a secret that wasn’t really a secret—everyone who needed to know already did—and it was a demon-exorcising company.
Tae-woo dialed the number he’d been given right away.
A woman with an extremely weak voice answered the phone.
“Hello, this is Kim Tae-woo from Guihon Trading. Are you the client who requested the Jeju Island villa job?”
[Yes, that’s correct.]
Her voice sounded like that of a patient on the verge of death.
“Yes. The reason I’m calling is that we’ve taken on the Jeju Island job, and I wanted to see if we could arrange a preliminary meeting.”

[Yes, anytime is fine.]

“Then would it be alright if we visited this afternoon?”

[Yes.]

“So where should we go?”
I asked, pen and notepad in hand.

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Outside a VIP room at Taehyung General Hospital in Seoul.
The address I’d received over the phone was right here, outside this hospital room.
The nameplate beside the door read “Han Ju-young.”
“Han Ju-young. Wow. The Taehyung Group owner’s wife.”
Ye-rim spoke the moment she saw the name.
“If she’s the Taehyung Group owner’s wife…”
“Yes. You know Shin Tae-chun, the chairman who died not long ago? She’s his widow.”
“Ah.”
“They went to that villa, and Chairman Shin Tae-chun suddenly died. Their son contracted a rare disease and went to Germany. And now his wife has cancer. If that villa really is haunted, we’re dealing with something quite powerful.”
Ye-rim explained.
I swallowed hard and nodded.
“Let’s go in.”
She knocked on the hospital room door, then opened it and stepped inside.
As I followed her in, an enormous, luxurious hospital room came into view.
Han Ju-young lay in the spacious room, receiving care from nurses.
“Hello. We’re from Guihon Trading.”
Ye-rim and I stood by the door and bowed at a ninety-degree angle. Han Ju-young glanced at us, then gestured for the nurses to leave.
Once the nurses had gone, she beckoned us to come closer.
tried.
Her body was skeletal, her cheekbones jutting sharply, her skin wrinkled and papery, her eyes hollow—she looked as though death could claim her at any moment.
“You’re from Guihon Trading. How nice.”
She spoke weakly.
“Yes. How is your health?”
“I’m dying, what else?”
She turned her head to answer Ye-rim’s question.
“Sigh. I told him from the start not to build a villa there. When he decided to build a family villa, I secretly consulted a feng shui master about the land without my husband’s knowledge. The master said the yin energy there was so strong it was a cursed place—not even suitable for a grave. So I opposed it. But my husband didn’t believe in such things. He hated the idea.”
She then got straight to the point.
“But he went ahead anyway, built that villa, and went there to enjoy himself. And just like that, he was gone.”
There was a deep bitterness accumulated in her words.
“Was it the feng shui expert who said the yin energy was strong? Could you be more specific about what they said?”
Ye-rim asked respectfully, her hands clasped together.
“The master said the yin energy there was so overwhelming that it shouldn’t even be used as a burial ground. If you were to bury someone there, it would be like cursing that dead soul. But he built a house there anyway, so how could anyone’s body remain healthy?”
“I see.”
Ye-rim answered.
As Tae-woo listened to her words, he felt a chill run down his spine.
Standing beside Han Ju-young, who was speaking, was a man who appeared to be in his late fifties.
His ashen face stared directly at Ye-rim and Tae-woo with an unwavering gaze.
Through the news, Tae-woo recognized him as Shin Tae-chun, the chairman of Taehyung Group—and a ghost.
Ye-rim seemed to have noticed him as well, but she continued the conversation without showing any reaction.

Guihon Trading: Exorcism Specialists – Chapter 20

Author
Cha U-Renz
Publisher
Daon Creative
Planning / Editing / Production
Yun Tae-ri
Cover Design
Lee Chi

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