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ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTS ARE FICTITIOUS

What? A shamaness?

Do people still believe in stuff like that?

In this day and age?

Even so, a lot of city folks go to get their fortunes told.

- I heard thousands of them still go. - Yes.

They say shamans and fortune tellers are everywhere in Seoul.

That's right. If you want to know anything nowadays,

you can just go on the internet. You can see what's happening in the world.

Hey, look. Stop looking at your phone!

What are you going to do if your eyes pop out?

If they pop, they will be my eyes, not yours.

You old geezer, you're so stubborn. Damn.

Ten years ago?

Yes, there was a shamaness.

I guess she was a shamaness.

Anyway, I think a widow with a kid

lived all the way over there to be a shamaness.

That's right.

Even a lot of city folks came to get their fortune told.

A few people around here went there for rituals as well.

Yes. That's right.

But I heard the city people didn't come here to see the shamaness.

They actually came to see the kid that the shamaness lived with.

That's right.

I heard that it wasn't the shamaness that was gifted.

It was actually her daughter, the baby shaman.

I think she was around ten years old, or maybe younger than that.

Anyway, her face was so tiny.

That shamaness had this pretty little daughter.

I think her name was...

Right, So-jin. I think she called her So-jin.

And she was the baby shaman of Asin-dong.

I believe that's what people called her.

That's right, she was the baby shaman of Asin-dong.

Ma'am, what did you just say?

Baby shaman of Asin-dong?

But the shamaness's place caught on fire all of a sudden.

It just burned to the ground. She probably died there.

Then what about the daughter?

No idea. Maybe she's dead, maybe she's not.

She just disappeared.

That shamaness was using her daughter to make money

and she did all those curses for people. I think that's why she was cursed too.

My goodness. Don't be so brash.

What if you end up with misfortune because of it?

Anyway...

Even the kids don't go near that shamaness' house these days.

They don't want to suffer any misfortunes.

Ma'am, where did you say the house was?

DAEJIN INST. OF RADIOLOGY & MEDICAL SCIENCES

Give me back my baby!

Jin-hee.

Are you all right?

Yes, I'm fine.

I didn't know what to do, so I brought you to the hospital.

They did run some tests because of blood loss.

We need to wait for the results, but it's probably nothing serious.

Just lay down for a bit.

Once a bed opens up, you'll be moved to a room.

I'm sorry.

But...

What happened?

I think I got hit with backlash.

Backlash?

The curse that I was putting on him got bounced back, and it came back to me.

How could that happen?

Now, I'm sure Jin Jong-hyun has a shamaness

working for him.

They probably put a talisman or performed a ritual.

Does that mean you can't put a curse on him now?

I don't know how that shaman managed that backlash.

If we can't put a curse on him with an item...

Do you remember what you saw last time?

Remember? I put a curse on that boy.

Hey, what's wrong with him?

Hey, his nose is bleeding!

- He's bleeding a lot! - Hey, are you okay?

You have to physically touch him.

Then what about this?

An item that was used for a curse can't be used again.

The remnants of his spirits were burned up.

Okay.

How did you get that lighter?

Do you think they already figured out you were behind it?

I'll take care of that.

You just focus on recovering.

I need to stop by somewhere.

Stay here. Don't go anywhere.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

I'm sorry.

Besides a few muscle bruises,

you seem to be fine.

Ms. Jin.

What do you think happened to the enchanter who tried to curse me?

It wasn't any backlash.

If we're lucky, they have become bedridden

or perhaps, they died?

I need to see that punk's corpse in person for me to be at peace.

Even if they're alive, they know that they could be hit with a backlash by now.

So they'll think twice before acting rash.

Anyway, how much murderous energy went into it

for the Tsukumogami to be ripped apart?

So if they find out that the drum ripped,

won't they try to put another curse on me?

Don't worry, Chairman.

I'm looking into the enchanter.

Currently,

Mr. Cheon is investigating down in Asin-dong.

Asin-dong?

Yes. That's Chairman Jin's hometown.

And what about his hometown? Why did you stop there?

Do I have to tell you about every single little thing, Mr. Lee?

Ms. Jin, I think Lee Hwan should be looped in at this point.

The two of you need to start working closely together now.

About ten years ago,

there was a shamaness who performed a ritual for the chairman.

I sensed some energy from her that felt like she was going to

get in the way of the chairman's business.

So...

we kind of took care of business.

But I think the creature that's attacking our chairman now...

has something to do with that shamaness.

I see.

Sir.

I apologize.

Oh, that's right.

What happened to Myung-jun?

I had a nice talk with Mr. Lee Myung-jun.

It turns out he was trying to make some money for entertainment expenses

and ended up doing that.

Entertainment expenses?

Where did you find that piece of trash from?

I apologize, sir.

Anyway, Kim Pil-sung from Weekend Mister asked him if there was a chance

asked him if there was a chance that he could get any of your personal items.

It must be a fake business card.

Yes, Weekend Mister does not exist.

Then...

We can't find the bastard who tried to curse me now?

No, sir.

I have our supplier friends on it.

I'm sure we'll hear from them soon.

For now, the fire is out.

- Mr. Lee. - Yes?

Let's do our best and find that demonic bastard.

Chairman, I'm leaving. Take care of yourself.

Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Take care.

- Lee Hwan. - Yes, sir.

There's no reason for me to stay here anymore, right?

I think it'd be best to clear the rest of my schedule

and take some rest at home.

Yes, sir. I'll get started on your discharge.

- Lee Hwan. - Yes, sir.

Let's wrap this up well.

Yes, sir.

Go pay the bill.

My goodness!

What is it?

Hey, lady.

What's your deal?

If you don't watch that big mouth of yours,

you might spend the rest of your life sitting down.

What is she talking about?

Who are you?

I'm looking for someone.

Who?

Yes. I wonder who...

So...

the person I'm looking for is...

Sister, you're running so low on energy.

Why did you do something so reckless?

Are you looking for a male or a female patient?

They could be male or female.

Excuse me. You can't do this here.

Don't touch me.

I guess I'm in the wrong place.

Joo-bong, did you find anything?

Yes, ma'am.

They say the shamaness in Asin-dong had a daughter.

- A daughter? - Yes. She was about ten years old.

That's what the village elders say.

- So? - Yes, and also,

the elders said that her child,

So-jin, was well known as the baby shaman of Asin-dong.

It seems that she was the enchanter around this area.

I guess I got the wrong person.

That shamaness wench had a daughter?

- What's the child's surname? - I haven't gotten that far yet.

Yes, I'll contact you as soon as I identify her.

If she was around ten back then, she must be around 20 now.

I'm sure she's still young.

At the youngest, she'd be in high school.

Okay.

Just keep going for a bit longer.

And call me if you find anything.

Yes, ma'am.

URBAN DETECTIVE

The shamaness that's helping Chairman Jin Jong-hyun came by to see me.

She's the one who was there when he came to kill my mom.

I think he's been admitted to this hospital.

All of my employees are off today.

Gosh, I can't believe I'm making my own coffee today.

- Here you go. - Thank you.

Anyway...

Lee Myung-jun has been calling me nonstop

since last night.

I screened his calls as per your request.

Great. And...

- I had another request for you as well. - I see.

First...

- Here is the payment. - Oh, thank you.

Clients like you make this job worthwhile.

People in this country call us nothing and treat us like nothing,

but in other countries, private detectives are still detectives.

See? Urban Detective.

Deities protect the just.

With a strong sense of ethics as a foundation,

I embody justice.

But in reality, I'm always chasing after cheating on their spouses.

I wanted to ask your help with something else.

Oh, yes. Do you have another job for me?

It's nothing major. It's about the phone you used to contact me.

- Pardon? - I wanted to buy that off you.

Oh, come on. I always maintain my clients' confidentiality.

You're about to hurt my feelings.

Did I ever ask you for any details about the job?

- The thing is... - I'll give you three million won.

Wow. Ma'am. You're quite straightforward.

Confidentiality is always guaranteed though.

Here you go.

I hit the jackpot today.

Give it to me now.

But ma'am...

- That's going to be difficult. - Pardon?

I don't know why you want my phone, and honestly,

including what you've asked me to do yesterday,

you're paying way too much for everything.

Even my slow brain knows that this is something big.

I know that much at least.

And now you're saying you need my phone.

I think you need to add three million on top of this.

Okay, fine. I'll give you three million more.

Is there an ATM around here?

Yes, you can't transfer it to my account. Obviously not.

We don't want to leave a trail.

There's a convenience store right outside,

and the convenience store has an ATM in the corner.

Damn, should I have asked for five million more?

CEO KIM PIL-SUNG

Sir.

- Thanks. - Forest has eight subsidiaries in all,

and most of them involve the IT industry.

What do they do?

They develop emoticons and characters, and some are involved in licensing.

But nothing seems special about them.

What about the one Mr. Min found suspicious?

That's Jinkyung Corporation, and that one is a bit suspicious.

They say they provide subsidiary brand and business counseling...

What do they exactly do?

We haven't figured out what kind of company it exactly is.

It could be a shell company that was created for the company's IPO,

or it could be founded for tax evasion purposes.

I think we should focus our attention there.

What happened to the investigation of the Forest employee

that called Mr. Kim?

Well... Detective Lee was going to be in charge of that, but...

Where is Jin-sung?

He suddenly requested time off yesterday.

Why are you telling me that now?

I should have reported sooner. I apologize, sir.

This punk... This is no time to take time off.

I tried calling earlier, and he didn't pick up.

Send me Jin-sung's address.

And you take care of his duties.

Yes, sir.

- Satisfied? - Of course.

I don't think I need to count.

Here.

The pattern.

If you see here...

Just draw a "z".

It was taken in Machu Picchu, Peru.

It's actually Ulleungdo.

If you want it to be destroyed, I can do that for you.

If you want to destroy it completely, put it in a microwave.

That's the surest way.

- Do you want me to do it for you? - No, I'm fine.

By the way, didn't you keep all your clients' contact info?

Oh, I don't save such important info on there.

I could never trust those phones.

- Then? - I'm old school.

I still use stuff like this.

The image I had of private detectives included

writing down notes with a pen in something like this.

So my contact info must be in there as well.

Yes, of course. I wrote it down. Where was it?

Give me the page with my phone number as well.

Goodness. You're quite thorough.

I'd normally ask for extra money for stuff like this,

but I'll give it to you since the job went well.

Here you go.

Please, call me anytime if you have another job for me.

Ms. Lim Jin-hee.

Did you do a background check on me?

I feel bad after selling my phone off for such a high price.

The job you asked me to do was so strange.

And as I've mentioned earlier, you spent a lot of money too.

Before I became a private detective,

I was a detective with the police for 15 years.

I could clearly sense that this was on a whole different level

than secretly investigating a cheating husband.

So I looked into you, my client.

Are you threatening me right now?

Come on. What kind of lowlife do you take me for?

Ms. Lim, I read some of your articles.

You seem like someone with a strong sense of justice.

Right? Justice.

DEITIES PROTECT THE JUST

I looked into you just in case.

Why? If I were to be involved in a crime,

I would have to shut this place down.

And as I've mentioned before,

my high priority is confidentiality and a sense of ethics.

I consider them as important as life itself.

Fine, I'll trust you.

Take care, Ms. Lim.

Ms. Lim.

What do you think you're doing?

Now that the job is done,

you're just going to toss this out? Don't hurt my feelings.

CEO KIM PIL-SUNG

What is your name in Chinese characters?

It's a great name.

It's Pil as in always and Sung as in achieve.

If I only lived like my name.

You never know who you're going to meet in life...

Call me if you need me, Ms. Lim.

JIN ****-HYUN

Should I send the documents you need to sign off on to your home?

Okay.

Should we try to get on?

Excuse us. Coming through.

Excuse us. I'm sorry.

- We're just going to push back a bit. - You should know to get off.

- Seriously? - The last person to get on should get off.

Oh, please.

- We're all busy here. - I know. Just go on.

Give me the car keys and get out. I can drive myself.

I'm late. Seriously...

Get off.

How clueless.

The doors are closing.

Get off? Oh, come on.

Hey, Jin-sung.

It's me.

Hey, Lee Jin-sung!

Hey, man.

What about your wife and kids?

I told them to stay at her parents' place for a while.

Hey, Lee Jin-sung!

Seriously, what's up with you?

Is this because of what happened to Jin-soo?

Then you should pull yourself together and work even harder to find the culprit.

- I'm sorry, sir. - Hey, stop.

I'm sorry, sir.

Jin-soo...

Poor Jin-soo...

I think I was responsible for what happened.

- What are you talking about? - I'm sorry, sir.

I...

I was getting paid by Forest.

- What? - I'm sorry, sir. I'm really sorry.

Jin-sung, you...

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry, sir.

What do you mean you're responsible for what happened to Jin-soo?

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry, sir.

Hey!

What do you mean you think you were responsible?

The day before Jin-soo was abducted,

Forest contacted me.

They asked me to find out

if there was a fountain pen cap in Kim Ju-hwan's personal items.

So I was looking for a fountain pen cap, and it turned out that

Jin-soo had it.

So I reported that back to them.

It was just a fountain pen cap...

I didn't think it would lead to something so big.

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry, sir.

Who put you up to it?

Senior Director Lee Hwan of Forest.

Lee Hwan?

What else...

did you tell that punk?

What?

Our IPO is next week,

so everyone should focus on their parts to avoid hiccups,

especially with the legality review.

The chairman isn't feeling well, so he won't be coming into the office.

So please take extra care

in making sure that our shareholders don't get nervous.

- Is that clear? - Yes, sir.

That will be all.

You may go.

Yes, sir.

Yes, hello?

Is the background check on Kim Pil-sung done?

Urban detective.

Pardon? He owns a private detective agency?

Then why don't we just take him to where we have Lee Myung-jun.

I'll head over there as well.

Yes, okay.

So...

when did you first make contact with Lee Hwan?

A year ago. It was between February and March.

It was right around the time my landlord increased the rent.

What exactly did he ask you to do?

He didn't ask me to do anything in particular.

He just wanted me to watch out for them.

He asked me to let them know

if I come across any good intel.

What about recently?

What's the intel that they asked for?

Recently...

they wanted to know how Mr. Min's case was going,

and when Kim Ju-hwan died,

they wanted the autopsy report and the crime scene photos.

Those were what they wanted.

And...

Jin-soo...

The fact that Jin-soo had the fountain pen cap.

For now, we should be able to gather evidence that proves

Forest had interfered with Mr. Min case, and was involved in Jin-soo's abduction.

It needs to be solid.

Let's start with what we're sure about.

We have Jin-sung's confession as proof for bribing an office.

So we should be able to summon him as a witness.

What can we do with just being able to summon a witness?

And...

Jin-sung's statement isn't enough.

Do we not have any solid evidence?

No, sir.

Jin-sung said he was paid in cash,

and we don't have anything that shows how that intel was used.

This is going to be difficult to present as evidence.

You can't get full after the first bite.

Let's start by summoning that punk, Lee Hwan, as a witness.

- Let's try provoking them. - Yes, sir.

JIN-HEE

Yes, Sung-joon.

Jin-hee, where are you right now?

My car broke down, so I'm at a repair shop.

Okay.

It seems that...

Forest bribed one of our detectives.

But apparently,

they were looking for Kim Ju-hwan's fountain pen cap.

What?

Jin-hee.

You're okay, right?

Are you in danger?

No, I'm fine. Don't worry.

I'll call if anything happens.

Okay. Got it.

The shamaness that's helping Chairman Jin Jong-hyun came by to see me.

OKAY, I'LL BE THERE

We replaced the windshield.

- Thank you. - Sure.

Here you go.

But it seemed like

a rock was bounced from inside out.

We didn't see any other signs of an accident.

The exterior is quite clean.

But in the front...

Seriously? She's so rude.

Are you looking to buy a phone, sir?

No, I already bought a used one for myself.

It's my daughter's birthday.

- How old is your daughter? - She's in the ninth grade.

Students like this model the best.

- Which one is expensive? - This one is the most expensive.

- You said they like this one. - Then you should go with this one.

My goodness...

The price of cell phones nowadays is so expensive.

Excuse me.

My goodness.

Gosh, you precious little thing.

Call me if you need me, Ms. Lim.

The job you asked me to do was so strange.

URBAN DETECTIVE KIM PIL-SUNG

What is your name in Chinese characters?

It's a great name.

It's Pil as in always and Sung as in achieve.

Jin-hee.

So-jin.

What's wrong? What's going on?

Did you see my text?

I wasn't sure, so I looked for Jin Jong-hyun.

I saw him in front of the elevators,

and I went after him.

What?

What about him? Did he see you too?

No.

Damn it.

I tried to take something from him,

but I think he figured it out.

I got off the elevator before he could turn around and look.

So-jin, listen to me carefully.

You cannot do anything alone anymore.

- Do you understand me? - Why not?

Did something happen?

Anyway, I don't think you're safe here anymore either.

Let's go somewhere else and hide.

- Can you move around? - I'm fine now.

Where are we going?

Someplace no one knows about.

They're looking for us, aren't they?

URBAN DETECTIVE KIM PIL-SUNG

Who is this?

I asked him to get Chairman Jin's item.

That person knows who I am.

So if Forest catches this guy...

they can easily find out that you were behind it.

URBAN DETECTIVE KIM PIL-SUNG

CEO KIM PIL-SUNG

Why don't we...

put a curse on him?

- So-jin. - Let's put a curse on him

before your identity is exposed.

Let go! Damn it!

Then why did you give me his business card?

Because...

Didn't you prepare this just in case something goes wrong?

Geez! Seriously!

What is it? What's going on?

What's going on?

Look at these punks.

Hey.

Darn it. Who tied it so modestly?

Am I the Little Mermaid?

Do you know who I am?

All my juniors are in the police force!

You won't get away with this, punks.

Untie me at once!

Damn it.

Bonehead?

Hey! How could you do that to a person?

Hey! Damn it...

Do you think you'll get away with this?

We need to put a curse on him.

If we just let him be, you'll be in danger too.

Hurry up and give me his photo.

I'll do it right now.

Who are you?

Hello, Mr. Kim Pil-sung.

You just asked two questions a moment ago.

I think I can provide some answers for you.

I'm Lee Hwan, and I serve Chairman Jin Jong-hyun.

"Do you think you'll get away with this?"

In regards to that question,

yes, I believe we'll get away with it.

Wait.

Why are you doing this?

Before I came here,

I did a complete background check on you.

Where you live,

and about your wife who owns a salon too.

Ms. Jeong Jun-hee, right?

Oh, and you have a daughter who's about to enter high school.

- Kim Ye-seul. - No!

No! Please, no!

Hey! No!

No, you can't do that!

So why did you take on a job you shouldn't have

and end up in this mess?

Yes, that's true.

It's quite simple.

You just need to answer my questions.

And I'll let you go celebrate your daughter's birthday,

and you just forget about everything that happened today.

But if you don't cooperate,

I'll have to bring you and your family back here.

No, you can't. You can't do that. Let's not do that. Please?

I'll give you the first question.

Not for you. This question is for Lee Myung-jun.

Mr. Lee.

Look, Myung-jun.

All right.

Can you hear me now?

Is he the one who asked you to take Chairman Jin's personal item?

Yes. He's the one.

- Right? - Yes.

INBOX

MY LOVELY DAUGHTER

DAD, YOU DON'T NEED TO BUY MY PRESENT. JUST HURRY!

DAD, I MISS YOU! HURRY UP!

MY LOVELY DAUGHTER

Since you answered the question I wanted to know,

you can safely go home.

But as I've mentioned before,

you need to forget about everything that happened today.

- I will. Thank you. - Okay.

Second question.

Just like how you put Myung-jun up to it,

who put you up to it?

DAD, WE TOOK THIS PICTURE FROM THE TRIP. WE LOOK GREAT, RIGHT?

YES, WE LOOK AMAZING!

Jin-hee.

Hand it over now.

Listen...

I will tell you. I can tell you everything.

Okay, fine. If I tell you, what happens to that person?

Let me ask you that.

I guess I was just too nice to you.

You shouldn't be interrogating me like this.

Oh, no. I'm not trying to interrogate you.

I was Just... I mean, as you well know,

I have a contractual obligation towards my client.

Quiet.

And...

Hand it over now.

Hey, shouldn't you return to your family in one piece?

Start talking.

Who was it?

Wait, I, hold on...

Oh, please. Wait!

Wait! Seriously, come on!

You scared me!

Oh, no. Bonehead!

Oh, come on! Damn it...

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

Hey!

Okay, I'll tell you. Just stop!

All right, I'll tell you everything.

Great.

You shouldn't beat up people like that.

Damn it.

Start talking then.

If you cooperate, Myung-jun will get hurt less.

Right?

Damn it.

Who was it?

A reporter at Joongjin Daily named Lim Jin-hee.

She was the one who put me up to it.

CEO KIM PIL-SUNG

This man did nothing wrong.

Joongjin Daily?

Joongjin Daily reporter, Lim Jin-hee.

Satisfied?

I told you, so untie me quickly. I need to go home.

I told you. Untie me!

Joongjin Daily's Lim Jin-hee?

Yes.

So now...

what are we going to do?

It must have something to do with that Forest of Curses tag.

The ones that are cursed

come into contact with the enchanter, even if it is just for a moment.

Have you ever been cursed?

I'll ask you one last time. Where is that kid?

You have a shamaness, right?

What's her real name?

Jin-hee, this is my business.

Mr. Lee, that enchanter will be caught soon.

Let me meet this kid, So-jin, myself.

Doesn't that sound fun?

So-jin. Don't get involved, So-jin!

Subtitle translation by: Justin S. Kim