Exorcism Specialist Company: Ghost Soul Trading - Chapter 57

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Chapter 57

“Is everyone here?”
Cha Manager stepped up to the podium with a microphone in hand as he spoke.
The employees straightened in their seats, clearing their throats or waving their hands.
“Looks like we’ve got most people. For those on field assignments or taking personal days, make sure to brief them on what we discuss today.”
He stood before the podium and swept his gaze across the employees seated in the Seminar Room.
“My goodness. Looks like quite a few of you had a drink yesterday. Just look at those tired faces.”
Several employees chuckled at his remark.
I also unscrewed my water bottle cap and took another sip without thinking.
“Anyway, the reason we’re all gathered here today is that I’d like to revise some of the formats we use for our result reports, and I think I need to get input from all the field staff. So, shall we take a look?”
As Cha Manager nodded while looking ahead, the employee sitting next to the projector and laptop turned on the screen.
Then the result report form I had seen so far appeared on the screen.
“Here you can see the request number, personnel deployed, and regarding the request fee—contract deposits, advance payments, final settlement amounts, offset processing sections, and outsourcing cost entries. Then you need to fill in specific details about the exorcism activities, right?”
He spoke while pointing at the form displayed on the screen with a laser pointer.
The employees stared at the screen with blank expressions.
“And you also need to note what grade of spirit appeared. But there are some employees who fill in these specific sections carelessly.”
Cha Manager stepped away from the podium with one hand in his pocket, still holding the microphone as he spoke.
He looked like an IT company executive promoting a new product.
“According to the five W’s and one H, you need to write in detail how you conducted the exorcism, what the situation was, and what kind of combat took place. But many people just write down the time roughly, mention how many spirits appeared, and write something like ‘we caught them like this~’ without much thought.”
As he nodded, the employee next to the laptop displayed the next screen.
It was a result report with some content blacked out with pixelation.
In the section where specific details should have been written, there were only three lines.
“Oh man. That’s mine.”
I immediately recognized my own report and spoke quietly, turning my head away.
“You spend three hours in the field, sometimes six hours or more conducting exorcisms, and you only write three lines? Shouldn’t you write more detail?”
Cha Manager glanced at me and spoke.
“And looking at it, employees below the manager level at least write with some sincerity. Usually it’s from the senior staff level and up that people write so carelessly. Of course, I understand. When you’re constantly going out to the field and constantly catching spirits, there’s not much to write about. If you write the same thing, they complain from above that it’s the same. I understand, but writing only three lines like this is a bit much, don’t you think?”
As I listened, I glanced at the other employees seated around the room.
From the way several employees were avoiding eye contact like I was, it seemed there were quite a few who felt guilty.
“But recently, among our new employees, you know Kim Chief, right? Kim Chief created a recording function on his smart glasses and succeeded in filming spirits. If we equip field staff with recording devices made in a similar way, wouldn’t we be able to write the specific sections in much greater detail? What do you all think?”
That’s when Cha Manager spoke.
Then everyone’s gaze turned toward me.
I covered my face slightly, feeling embarrassed.
“Manager, but when we tried filming with cameras before, the spirits didn’t show up on film. Even when they did occasionally appear, they only showed up faintly.”
“That’s right. We tried it before and it didn’t work at all, did it?”
Several employees raised their hands and asked.
“That’s exactly what we need to solve. If we create recording devices using a similar process to the smart glasses our Kim Chief made, wouldn’t everyone be able to use them? What does everyone think?”
At those words, every employee fell silent.
Silence hung heavy in the air.
Cha Manager lowered the microphone and waited quietly for the employees to respond.
“Sigh. So you’re saying you’ll catch people falsifying their grades.”
Ye-rim spoke up last.
Tae-woo immediately recalled what Ye-rim had said yesterday.
“No one’s answering. Wouldn’t it be easier if we filmed video? We wouldn’t need to write lengthy result reports—just attach the footage.”
Cha Manager asked again.
Then another employee raised their hand and answered.
“That’s true, but wouldn’t that mean we’d need to carry more equipment?”
They clearly wanted to prevent this.
Cha Manager shrugged.
“Well, if it’s necessary, we do it anyway. I can see none of you are particularly enthusiastic, but I think it’s a necessary measure, so let’s run a pilot program. Team 4 already has Kim Chief’s equipment, so that’s settled. Team 1 will run the pilot. If the results look good, all employees will use it.”
At that, the Team 1 employees frowned and hung their heads.
They clearly weren’t pleased.
“Right. Let’s do that. Kim Chief, after the meeting ends, go to the Technology Department with Yoon Manager. Find out if they can modify cameras for Team 1.”
“T-the Technology Department. Ah, yes.”
Tae-woo answered unexpectedly.
So the company had a Technology Department too.
“Then let’s wrap up the meeting and everyone get back to work.”
Cha Manager waved his hand as he spoke.
Before he could finish, all the employees stood up and headed out of the seminar room.
“It seems like the meeting started as if you were coordinating opinions, but it ended with a pretty one-sided conclusion, didn’t it?”
Tae-woo said, looking at Ye-rim.
Ye-rim chuckled and shot back.
“That’s how company meetings are, you know. You’re familiar with it.”
At that, Tae-woo could only nod in agreement.
In reality, most meetings at the company were like this.
They’d start by listening to various opinions as if they’d be consolidated, but the conclusion always ended up being whatever management had already decided.
Tae-woo chuckled softly and stood up.
“Let’s stop by the office briefly, check what we need to, and then head to the Technology Department together. I’ll show you the way.”
“Ah, yes, understood.”
Tae-woo answered.
Just then, employees from other teams whom Tae-woo only knew by face and name approached him and whispered.
“Kim Chief. They say they can’t make a camera that films ghosts.”
“They say it’s technically impossible. Or rather, it is impossible, right? We’ve tried everything—phone cameras, camcorders, mirrorless cameras—and nothing worked.”
They seemed desperately hoping that Tae-woo wouldn’t invent a camera that could film ghosts.
“But really, how do you even film them? Aren’t you curious, Manager Bang?”
Then another employee opened their eyes wide and asked Ji-seok, who was standing nearby.
“How would they? Ugh. I don’t know, I don’t know.”
Ji-seok waved his hand dismissively and headed to the office alone.
It seemed the hangover had left him unwilling to think about anything.
“Let’s go.”
Ye-rim nudged Kim Tae-woo and headed toward the office.
After confirming the documents she had mentioned checking, she waited about thirty minutes before moving to the Technology Department with Kim Tae-woo.

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The Technology Department was located on Basement Level 1.
As they descended in the elevator, a vast space opened before them, complete with a shooting range for weapon testing, soundproofing facilities, and various unfamiliar equipment scattered throughout.
At first glance, it resembled a secret research facility from a spy thriller.
“Wow—”
Kim Tae-woo let out an exclamation of wonder.
“Follow me.”
As Ye-rim led the way forward, Kim Tae-woo followed behind her.
Just then, an elderly man with white hair wearing a lab coat approached them.
“Ah. You’re from the Training Team, right? Is this young man the Founder’s grandson who just joined?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“I heard from Cha Manager that you’ve developed a camera that photographs spirits.”
“Ah, yes.”
Kim Tae-woo took out the smart glasses and handed them to the researcher.
The researcher examined the smart glasses and camera module carefully, then passed them to an employee sitting at a nearby computer desk.
“Yoon Manager, how are the weapons coming along? Do they need more adjustments?”
“I’d prefer something stronger. We went out on a field operation near Seongsan Bridge on Olympic Boulevard yesterday, and the projectiles couldn’t reach above the bridge supports.”
“My goodness. Is that so? But we can’t issue real firearms either. It’s not like Cha Manager, who performs exorcisms in private locations.”
It appeared that Cha Manager did indeed conduct exorcisms with real firearms.
“That’s true.”
“Then, hmm. Come along with me.”
The researcher gestured for them to follow and headed somewhere.
When Kim Tae-woo hesitated, the researcher added a comment.
“Kim Chief’s camera will be analyzed briefly by our researchers and returned to you.”
“No, that’s not necessary. The firmware inside is quite complex, and if something goes wrong, it could cause bugs.”
“Tsk. Are you doubting our staff? Don’t worry.”
The researcher patted Kim Tae-woo’s arm with a smile.
Eventually, Kim Tae-woo shrugged and followed him.
As they moved to one corner, countless firearms equipped with color parts were displayed.
They resembled real guns but were clearly airsoft guns.
“The one we set up before was a UMP, right? That has a short barrel, so the range wasn’t great. How about switching to a semi-automatic shotgun instead of a burst-fire model?”
“A semi-automatic shotgun?”
“Benelli M4. It’s a gas shotgun that can fire up to thirty rounds semi-automatically with a single load. Each shot fires five pellets.”
“Oh.”
Ye-rim ran her fingers over the large shotgun with evident interest.
“The magazine isn’t like a real shotgun shell—I made the tube beneath the barrel itself function as the magazine. You can carry just this tube and swap it out instantly, like a rifle or pistol.”
The researcher produced a black cylinder roughly twenty centimeters long and handed it over.
“Nice. I’ll need to switch to this.”
“The inner barrel is considerably longer than the UMP, so the rounds will travel much farther.”
“Yes, that’s excellent.”
“And those BB pellets I made from mirror polish and salt before? I’ve also created reinforced rounds. Take those with you now. They’re heavier, so they’ll hit much harder.”
“You should tell me when these things come out. Why are you only telling me now?”
“Yoon Manager never asked. I have several employees constantly pestering me for weapons, but Yoon Manager stays quiet and then complains?”
“That’s unfair.”
She continued caressing the shotgun with obvious satisfaction.
Just then, the researcher examining Kim Tae-woo’s smart glasses raised his hand and spoke.
“Manager. About these smart glasses—I can’t seem to work with them.”
At those words, the senior researcher standing before Kim Tae-woo turned around in surprise.
“What do you mean you can’t touch them?”
“The coding is incredibly complex. It’s systematic at first glance, but… it’s woven together so organically that I can’t predict which function might break if I touch the wrong thing.”
“Is that so?”
The senior researcher walked over while asking.
Ye-rim’s eyes widened slightly as she glanced at Kim Tae-woo, then followed behind him.
Kim Tae-woo himself moved forward with an expression suggesting he’d anticipated this.
“Yes. I’ve never seen coding structured like this before. It’s programmed to operate with incredible efficiency across minimal layers. Did you write this yourself?”
The researcher asked, looking at Kim Tae-woo.
When Kim Tae-woo nodded, the researcher pouted slightly.
“It’s genuinely genius-level work. I’d want to recruit you to our department.”
At that, the senior researcher tapped his shoulder.
“Don’t say things that make our department look bad. So you can’t work with it at all?”
“No. Analyzing this would take several days of disassembly. Even then, I can’t guarantee it’ll function properly once I’m done.”
“Hmm.”
The senior researcher turned to regard Kim Tae-woo with a meaningful expression.

Guihon Trading: Exorcist Specialists Chapter 57

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

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