The Cursed (The Method / Bangbeob / 방법)

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That stupid GPS made us circle around.

It's in the middle of nowhere.

If she's so good, why is she in the middle of nowhere?

I told you not to talk like that.

Don't be so negative.

You'll jinx us.

Come with me.

Come on.

- My gosh. - Fine, I'm coming.

Go.

So...

We heard the child shaman here was very gifted,

so we came a very long way.

Our child shaman...

isn't feeling well and won't be available today.

Don't be like that.

We brought plenty of cash,

so please do it.

What do you mean?

What else?

She wants the procedure.

It's all over town how good your shaman is...

when it comes to the procedure.

The procedure...

is putting a curse on a person.

We don't do that recklessly for just anyone.

Please don't be like that. Give that jerk the procedure.

That piece of trash.

Not only did he cheat on me with a young tramp,

but whenever he drinks, he wrecks the house.

If I can't do this,

I'm going to die from rage!

It's not that simple.

There's a lot to prepare.

We brought it all.

- Take it all out. - What?

Okay. Hold on.

That jerk's picture,

and his name in Chinese characters.

That's right. And...

that jerk's wallet.

Break his arms and legs so that he can die.

That's a bit too harsh.

Just...

make him sick for a few days.

That's right.

Here's the fee.

Then...

wait a minute.

- What's going on? - Goodness.

Sorry.

I'm sorry, my baby.

It's all my fault.

So Jin.

You'll have to do it one more time.

My poor baby.

You poor thing.

What's taking so long?

It's okay. Wait for a little.

It has been done,

so please leave.

It was done already?

Do you mean it?

Yes.

We made it so he'll be sick for a few days.

The procedure has been done.

I hope you feel better.

Regardless,

our child shaman did the procedure, so please leave.

Let's go.

My gosh.

It'll be so late by the time we get home.

Looks like we'll be up all night.

What's wrong?

It's him.

He collapsed and is on his way to the hospital.

What?

It must have worked. The procedure.

Hey, get in the car. Okay?

Oh no. What do we do?

No! I said no!

Mommy!

You're in danger!

Who's there?

Gosh.

What a great spot for a shaman.

You're absorbing all the energy of the mountain.

We're done for the day and going to sleep.

Come back tomorrow.

That's not it.

Do I look like I'm here to have my fortune told?

Who are you?

You performed a nice ritual lately,

so I came to repay you for that.

It's the best time of day to repay you.

The energy is perfect too.

Repay me for what?

Mommy?

Our priestess' energy is so low.

Why did you do something so reckless?

What are you babbling about in the middle of the night?

Get out of my face.

Maybe dying without knowing why...

is better for our priestess.

What was that?

Clean that up quickly.

(Contact us if you have anything on Forest or Chairman Jin.)

Mr. Min Jung In.

Are you ready?

Do you have to film me?

This is just for fact-checking.

No one outside of the paper will see it.

If it makes you uncomfortable, I'll turn it off.

No.

Let's begin, Ms. Im.

So,

you were abducted by strange men.

I had a beer in Sinchon...

and was heading home.

Suddenly, someone ran at me, and put...

a handkerchief with a chemical on it over my nose.

Instantly, I passed out.

- And then? - And when I woke up,

I was in an abandoned factory...

with my hands and feet bound.

They didn't say a thing,

and kept beating me up.

Darn it!

But... Ms. Im.

Those jerks...

were hired by Chairman Jin Jong Hyun.

How are you so sure Chairman Jin Jong Hyun...

hired them?

Because Chairman Jin Jong Hyun was there.

He was there?

Chairman Jin Jong Hyun was there?

Yes. I'm positive.

As I was being beaten up,

I smelled something strange.

Like incense.

Incense?

Chairman Jin has an unusual scent.

At first,

I thought he smoke an unusual cigarette, but...

So... Did you see his face?

No. It was too dark, so I couldn't see his face,

but he's the only person with that scent.

Mr. Min Jung In.

Do you have anything...

that can prove Chairman Jin Jong Hyun ordered it...

rather than just what you said?

Look.

I told you everything earlier over the phone.

Why do you keep making me repeat myself?

What's going on?

- Darn it. - Excuse me.

He must not be well.

What if she comes over?

Yes, you told me everything,

but think of it as telling our readers from scratch.

I understand it's painful.

But you need to give us enough information...

for Chairman Jin Jong Hyun to pay for his crimes.

I'm sorry.

I'll try that again.

Okay.

I worked for Forest, Chairman Jin Jong Hyun's company,

in a department in charge of coding.

They suddenly fired me,

saying they were restructuring.

So I was talking to my colleagues, saying how unfair it was,

and a manager who had started at the Finance Department with me,

said something strange.

That Forest has a strange subsidiary.

A strange subsidiary?

Why did you turn it off?

This is where it gets interesting.

What's the point in watching this?

He's throwing a fit because he was fired.

A fit?

The victim of an assault speaking about it...

is "throwing a fit"?

Look. There's no proof that the company...

hired them to assault him.

Sir. He posted online that Forest has a strange subsidiary,

and that subsidiary really is weird. They do absolutely nothing,

but all the money is being funneled there.

Once he posted that,

his company assaulted and intimidated him.

There you go again.

A reporter should base everything on facts.

You shouldn't make stuff up.

The Prosecutors' Office rejected that case...

for insufficient evidence.

You want to publish a story only based on his statement?

Let's not do that.

Hey. That's enough.

Forest is an IT company...

that shot up in the past 10 years,