Got Dropped into a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work - Chapter 167

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Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story, I Still Have to Go to Work Episode 167

The agent group chat that Go Young-eun showed me left quite a shock and realization.

‘No wonder Agent Choi so easily sent me to work with the New Investigation Team.’

Was it because my assignment to Genbu Team 1 was already confirmed?

The Bronze Agent’s consideration in sending me to Go Young-eun’s team today was also because today would be my last day before going to the Emergency Rescue Team…!

‘This is unfair…’

No, if you just look at what’s apparent on the surface, wasn’t the anomaly that the Grape Agent created just whining about staying one more day and getting infected while taking care of the kids?

I was relieved because of that, but apparently since a supernatural disaster that barely managed regular rescues ended, and I was the only variable, I must have stood out conspicuously.

And if that variable’s nickname is ‘Destroyer Rookie’… is it basically over in terms of image?

That’s right!

‘Sigh.’

“….”

“Um… Sol-eum. Are you okay?”

I nodded my head.

However, I must not have looked very good, as Go Young-eun had somewhat worried eyes.

‘It would be strange if I act like this too much…’

Let me pull myself together before I get caught being a coward.

I somehow pretended to be calm and opened my mouth with a composed tone, sounding slightly regretful.

“The Emergency Rescue Team is of course a good team too, but since I’m someone who’s stronger with paperwork than fieldwork… I was a bit flustered.”

“….”

“Young-eun?”

“Oh, yes, right…”

Somehow Go Young-eun’s gaze seemed to have become dirty.

But right the next moment, she started saying comforting words to me. I guess I was mistaken.

“Well, looking at the big picture, it might actually be better. Since each team has one…!”

…?

The employee in front of me unnaturally stopped speaking.

And pressed the back of her hand.

The place where Director Ho had placed the prohibition spell.

“…!”

Someone is listening.

While pretending to be away, there’s someone somewhere in this office listening to the new employees’ conversation.

I made eye contact with Go Young-eun.

‘I can’t panic.’

Young-eun was probably about to say something like ‘since one was assigned to each team, the balance is good.’

I naturally picked up the conversation.

“Yes. Each team has its advantages, so even if I do end up going to the Emergency Rescue Team… I’ll work hard.”

“Yes. Let’s fighting together…!”

Fortunately, the conversation ended naturally.

We raised both hands to each other like fresh new employees and struck a fighting pose.

After that, Young-eun introduced the work of ‘New Investigation Team White Tiger Team 2’ and the topic naturally shifted.

‘Phew.’

Later. We ended up pretending to be as surprised as possible when we saw an agent yawning and getting up from under a desk in one corner of the office.

“A-Agent?”

“Oh, sorry. I was just trying to catch some sleep for a moment… You’re also a new employee, right? You two have already become close. Do well. I’m off duty today… yawn.”

“Yes. Thank you!”

And after giving us a warm look, the agent left the office. I internally let out a sigh of relief.

‘There was nothing to find fault with.’

Rather than surveillance… it seemed like they were casually listening because the new employees were cute and they were curious, wondering if there was anything they could help with. Anyway, it was right that we should be more careful.

‘…Director Ho’s prohibition spell was helpful though.’

Go Young-eun and I didn’t even mention related topics after that and focused on PC setup, and not long after, the agents returned from their external duties.

“We’re back, Young-eun!”

“Team Manager.”

I ended up greeting them while staying close to Go Young-eun’s side.

White Tiger Team 2’s team manager had a very hearty impression and laughed heartily when they saw me.

“Ah, this must be that… um, new employee!”

“….”

Just now… did they almost call me Destroyer and then stop?

If these people were all in that group chat too, it might have become an irreversible nickname.

‘Sigh…’

I never thought I’d say this, but it seems like when I was a team leader at Daydream was less embarrassing…

“You just returned from rescue work the day before yesterday. I heard you did something big. Today, just stay here without any incidents and get a feel for what White Tiger team does~ Got it?”

“…Thank you.”

I almost ruined the character I had established.

I pretended to be timid and bowed my head deeply, suppressing the urge to respond with crazy MZ-style reactions like I did at Daydream…

“Now, now. You can work next to Agent Park Ha’s seat today!”

And I ended up sitting at the seat of some agent who was off duty today and receiving a brief work briefing from Go Young-eun.

Phew.

“Today’s work is ghost story investigation… it’s not going to the field site, but it would be good if you could learn how to work on PC and even document processing methods afterward.”

“Will Agent Park Ha be teaching me?”

“Yes. I’ve been handling this type of work frequently recently.”

Go Young-eun seemed to be conflicted for a moment before adding.

“The agent who went to the mart with me… um, after they acted impulsively, they’ve been giving me relatively more paperwork-focused tasks.”

Ah.

‘Since the new employee almost died after suddenly being attacked by a water ghost, they temporarily removed her from fieldwork.’

Of course, since Go Young-eun was already a Daydream veteran, she seemed to have quickly cut ties with that agent mentally and recovered…

‘They’ll probably return her to fieldwork within a month here too.’

Anyway, if she continues to handle paperwork duties like this, she might naturally get access to the Disaster Management Bureau’s secret archives in Gangwon Province at some point.

‘…I’m envious.’

I wanted to take that route.

‘…No.’

It’s not too late yet.

‘This time I’ll properly appeal.’

It was perfect since it wasn’t field deployment work either.

I’ll show them how skilled I am at writing ghost story-related documents…!

Especially.

New Investigation Team paperwork?

‘That’s tracking ghost stories and writing about them.’

It’s work made for me.

I smiled and sat in front of the PC.

“I’ll give it a try.”

So today, the ghost story I need to track information about during work hours is…

[Do you know about the red clothes at Exit 4?]

It’s a ghost story originating from internet posts.

The modern internet is nothing short of a breeding ground for urban legends.

All sorts of false rumors, gossip, and ghost stories run rampant, spreading from mouth to mouth, no… from post to post, from video to video, without proper distinction between truth and falsehood.

Because people twist stories to fit their own values.

In whatever direction they find most interesting, entertaining, and plausible.

And through this process of mutation and regeneration, some of these stories eventually gain tremendous vitality.

Even though they clearly started as lies.

For example…

Like this ghost story I’m currently investigating.

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[Do you know about the red clothes at Exit 4?]

Recently, witness accounts of people seeing this kind of thing near subway station Exit 4 keep coming out

(Photo)

Red clothes with the sleeves tied twice

Too clean to be discarded, and the color is so eye-catching it feels strange

So there were various theories – it’s a sign for organ trafficking, someone’s possessed by a ghost, it’s the work of a psychopath, etc…

But it appears in too many places and feels like someone placed it there with a clear purpose, which is scary

Don’t know what the intention is, but it gives off a bad vibe, testimonies of people feeling sick or having nightmares after seeing it keep pouring in

(Photo)

Has anyone here seen this too?

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This was the most famous version that first appeared two months ago.

A ghost story about discovering something suspicious and conspicuous at subway Exit 4.

It’s a witness account that combines the eeriness of encountering everyday objects in bizarre ways in everyday spaces with the terror of imagination.

It spread across various internet communities and SNS, and similar witness accounts reportedly flooded in.

And now, two months later.

The urban legend has become horror.

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[Don’t touch the red clothes at Exit 4]

Testimonies keep coming out that it’s a lure for shamanic rituals

Seems like it’s meant to make ghosts attach to people who touch it

-They deliberately made it red to lure people… don’t touch it

-Even getting close might be dangerous. Seems like it’s meant to make ghosts mistake those clothes for your clothes. People with weak spiritual energy can catch something bad just by staring at it closely

-Just pretend you didn’t see it and pass by. Don’t pay attention to it. Someone’s in those clothes.

-Just the sleeves tied twice… ah, this feels bad, if that’s the ritual I know, it’s not a method ordinary shamans use…

-That’s something you shouldn’t bring to crowded places, what kind of curse are they trying to invite

-If you tear open the clothes, you’ll definitely find hair or paper money, but you’d be an idiot to touch it just to check, right? lol

This is just what I discovered and captured

And most crucially…

Someone actually found hair and paper inside the clothes…

(Photo)

Don’t know what it is but it really feels too strange, everyone be careful

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And the comment with the most upvotes is this one.

-The person who checked the clothes in that capture has lost contact..

└Really?

└Crazy

└It’s true, they apparently sprinkled salt and did some gut ritual or something, posted proof that all the salt burned, and no news since then

Ugh ㅠㅠ

└Fuck that’s scary as hell lol

Even more brutal and eerie testimonies were revealed.

And comment sections and quote posts everywhere became chaos.

-Is it true that the person who lost contact had an obituary posted?

-This is that thing, the YouTuber who picked up the red clothes was hospitalized and posted asking for help saying they keep having nightmares

-Fucking scary, damn, can’t they figure out who’s doing this?

-Some shamans are saying it might not be something humans are leaving behind

Reading up to this point, it really feels like a true ghost story with a genuinely chilling twist.

Red clothes are still being discovered at subway entrances everywhere, and with no room for public authority intervention, only those who know about this continue to tremble in fear while watching victims emerge – that kind of ghost story.

However, it doesn’t subside.

Because it’s ongoing.

-One more case of lost contact added.. I think we should report this

-Red clothes discovered outside Seoul too (Photo) Is this a copycat or the real thing

And people who had been consuming internet horror stories with mild interest gradually began seeking realistic solutions as the strangeness and eeriness became more tangible and frightening.

Public authority.

-Even if you report it to the police, they apparently don’t really do anything since it’s just clothes ㅠㅠ

And many police officers know what this is so there’s an atmosphere of reluctance, mainly among older officers

└Seems like there have been quite a few cases like this before, we just didn’t know

Public attention.

-Can’t we tip off the news or something?

└I tried tipping them off but they just treated it as internet buzz at the end of morning news, even when I said there are actual missing people they treated me like an unemployed person making a fuss lol

And more realistic witness accounts.

-I told the station staff too but since it’s outside the exit, it’s not the station’s jurisdiction, saw people screaming and fighting the day before yesterday (Video)

-Someone was quietly staring at the red clothes and collapsed, but no one helped so an elder supported them and called an ambulance, but what if something happens to that person too? I keep worrying…

-Stop taking pictures of the red clothes and posting them online, seems like it has indirect effects too

And finally, this internet urban legend flowed all the way to the Disaster Management Bureau.

Of course, most of these internet ghost stories are just tales created by a combination of coincidence, misunderstanding, and the ‘psychology of wanting to believe.’

It seems the Disaster Management Bureau initially approached it that way too.

The problem is….

An agent who witnessed the ‘red clothes at Exit 4’ attempted contact and sample collection.

Afterwards lost consciousness and remained in a coma for five days. Sleepwalking symptoms. Dokkaebi fire reacted hostilely. After regaining consciousness, repeatedly stated only ‘I have to wear red clothes.’

Subsequently jumped to death.

They had confirmed that this ghost story was real.

Even all those rumors circulating on the internet were exactly as they were.

It was the truth.

The agent is in stable condition after partial memory erasure procedure. Currently hospitalized for treatment.

Discussion underway to register ‘Red Clothes at Exit 4’ as a supernatural disaster. More case confirmations needed.

Thus, I, ‘Grape Agent,’ was assigned the role of collecting various stories about these red clothes at Exit 4 from the internet….

In reality, registration was already a foregone conclusion, and they just wanted me to gather more supporting materials from the internet.

It would be somewhat eerie and scary, but compared to field work, it was just the difficulty level of reading ghost stories.

It really was training work for new employees, a breather assignment.

But….

‘It would be a shame to end it there.’

Didn’t I clearly say so?

That I’m stronger at document work.

And… organizing internet ghost stories into documents?

‘This is really my specialty.’

I’ll show you properly.

I grinned and placed my hands on the PC.

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