THE UNCANNY COUNTER
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AND OCCUPATIONS ARE FICTITIOUS
JAHYE CHILDREN'S HOME
A children's home?
What is this? We can pay and stay somewhere better.
Wait here.
JAHYE CHILDREN'S HOME
Do you think there's hot water?
Shut your mouth. Your breath stinks.
That one looks good.
Yes, sir.
Cheong-sin, come here.
Come here. Right here.
Let's go.
2010 SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION: GRAND PRIZE
ASSEMBLYMEN'S MEETING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CHILDREN'S HOMES
Who's there?
Why is this lunatic here this late?
I wanted to see you before I left.
There are two men who I call my father.
One, the father who raised me.
Then the first father in my memories.
You.
Are…
Are you Cheong-sin?
Have you been well, Father?
Goodness, Cheong-sin.
You little rascal.
Why didn't you call before you came?
You surprised me.
You've grown so much that you're unrecognizable…
You remember
this scar, don't you?
I only ever did what you told me to do.
I thought it was natural.
My lips bled…
my body was covered in bruises…
and my forehead was gashed…
but I thought it was natural.
Why did I think that?
But you're smiling at me…
as if nothing had happened.
What?
I finally realized…
that I was mistaken.
Shut up.
And that everything about this is wrong.
Shut your mouth, you bastard!
You bastard.
You're still the same.
You haven't changed.
You bastard. You're still out of your mind.
Fine. It's my duty as a parent
to teach my ill-bred child properly.
Get up, you bastard. I said get up!
Get up. Get up, you bas…
What is this?
I'm not who I used to be.
No…
Father.
No, wait.
I'm… I'm sorry.
Please let me live.
I'm sorry.
So please forgive me.
I'll accept your apology.
But there's something I want.
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
The release of CCTV footage from random serial killings
that occurred this afternoon at a commercial building in Jungjin
has shocked the public.
The police collected all the footage from the area…
That's Ji Cheong-sin.
Isn't it?
They're narrowing down…
What are those jerks doing?
What should we do?
They'll keep doing that whenever they get hungry.
It's not something we can handle.
This isn't good.
Let's go up together.
According to the police, the tip line or social media…
Ji Cheong-sin has become complete.
Complete?
The host and the evil spirit
have become one.
What?
That's the infamous
final level of the evil spirit.
He's now immortal.
He'll now live forever.
Wait, then what…
What's going to happen now?
Our references say
that an evil spirit who becomes whole
obtains a new kind of power.
What is it?
It can begin to heal itself just as Ms. Chu does.
What is this?
So how can we capture him?
It's our first time, but I'm sure
you have some kind of data.
Yes, you just mentioned that you had references.
It's from over a century ago.
What?
It's practically our first time too, Ms. Chu.
What kind of nonsense is this?
Wait.
So, what do you suggest?
All of us together barely managed to capture
a level three. So--
One second.
Then…
what will happen now?
I mean, my mom and dad's souls.
If Ji Cheong-sin won't die
and will live forever, what will happen to my mom and dad?
A month after an evil spirit unites with its host,
the souls it ate up…
will perish.
Perish?
We can't summon them?
You promised…
to let me see my mom and dad.
You promised!
I have to tell them something one last time!
Mun.
There is one way.
What is it?
What am I supposed to do now?
Barrier.
Barrier?
What is that?
The front-runner in the presidential election,
Mayor Shin Myeong-hwi,
was arrested by the police as a murder suspect this afternoon.
The police found the dead body of a woman surnamed Kim
who went missing after volunteering
for his mayoral camp seven years ago.
From a presidential front-runner…
Shin's DNA was found…
to a murder suspect.
Meanwhile, representatives from Mayor Shin's campaign…
A twist
couldn't get any more dramatic than this.
Isn't that right, Chang-gyu?
TAESIN GROUP
Chang-gyu.
Do you know…
how I got past all those great and mighty smart-asses…
and brought myself to this place?
How?
By making wise choices.
Choice.
When life gives you a forked road,
you have to choose one person
and abandon the other.
That choice.
Chang-gyu.
Who do you…
want to side with right now?
Sorry?
Shin Myeong-hwi?
Cho Tae-sin?
Or Noh Hang-gyu?
He will plead the Fifth.
He won't cooperate with a biased investigation
being held at the police station in Oh Yeong-deok's constituency.
Mr. Attorney.
Don't bring politics into a murder case.
You people mixed politics into this case first.
You obtained the evidence illegally and announced that the DNA matches his.
Everything you did is considered libel
against a candidate in the next presidential election,
Mayor Shin Myeong-hwi.
Ms. Jang.
REPORTER KIM HYEON-GYU
-Why won't you answer it? -Pardon?
Call the reporters about the admissions fraud
involving Oh Yeong-deok's son.
We need to use that as our counter!
Political slander. A dirty fight.
Do I have to spell out everything?
EONNI'S NOODLES
Barrier?
What is that?
Su-ho.
What is it?
What?
We've only seen this method in old writings.
It's our first time, so we can't make any guarantees.
So what is this?
Are you asking us to do something that's not even verified?
What are these staffs?
You always just sat there. Where did you get these?
What kind of nonsense is this?
What is this?
These were made with birch trees planted by the first Yung people.
I guess you could call them magical staffs.
Like in Harry Potter?
But I'm not sure if these can really do magic.
Be careful not to get hurt.
It could get dangerous.
We could get hurt?
Why are you telling us to do this?
You haven't even examined this.
This is the only way…
to catch a level four.
-Su-ho, are you serious-- -No.
Let's hear them out first.
He says it's the only way.
Okay.
U-sik, you go first.
Now,
everyone, watch closely.
Especially you, Mun.
What you're seeing right now is the barrier.
Someone from Yung or someone who's with them
can raise this staff to create a barrier.
And those who have souls in them
will become weak once they're trapped in this barrier,
and they can't use any powers like psychokinesis.
On the other hand, Counters will lose their spiritual powers
as the territory powers them.
Then if we can bring Ji Cheong-sin into this barrier,
we can also summon him, right?
Right?
But remember,
in order to use your power within this barrier,
you need Yung's territory.
That means, Mun, you must be in full control of the territory.
Enough!
It almost killed me to just stand here.
Are you sure we can do this?
Those who create it are outside, so it's possible.
But you won't able to move while you hold the barrier up.
And though it isn't as bad as being inside, it's still draining.
There's a chance you won't be able to hold out.
It's even tough for the people of Yung.
He must be summoned quickly to maintain the safety of the Counters
who are outside the barrier, as well as the ones inside.
Everyone, remember.
When the territory is gone,
the barrier will be gone too.
And once the barrier is gone,
the Counters could also find themselves in danger.
Be careful.
And, Mun…
in creating the barrier
and summoning the evil spirit within that barrier,
the most important thing is the territory.
Do you understand?
I'll do it.
I will…
make sure I'll control the territory of Yung.
In order to carry out Wi-gen's plan,
I have to be able to call the territory to me
at will.
This isn't good enough. We won't stand a chance.
Ms. Chu.
Can we really let Mun keep doing that?
He's been doing that for hours without a break.
He must be that desperate.
It's not like anyone else can do this for him.
Goodness, I miss
the days when he used to act silly around us.
What does he want to tell them?
What?
Mun, I mean.
He said he has something to say to his parents.
Parents and kids miss one another
even when they are in each other's presence.
And they said goodbye so abruptly.
I'm sure he has millions of things to say.
So why are you so interested?
That's not like you.
Interested? I'm not interested.
He's in high school.
Hey.
Gosh.
Think of this as our last chance to catch Ji Cheong-sin.
He learns very quickly,
so we have to catch him
once we have him trapped.
Yes.
So the ones who will be holding these staffs
are you, me, Mo-tak, and Mun.
If the four of us will be holding these,
who'll summon him?
Oh, it's--
Who do you think?
Mun will have to do it himself.
He'll call forth the territory and summon Ji Cheong-sin.
He's doing it?
There's an old adage for this. "The one who tied the knot must untie it."
Speak of the devil.
He shows up as soon as I mention him.
Were you listening?
See? It fits perfectly in my hands.
-Hi-yah! -Goodness.
My gosh. Stop fooling around in here.
Jang-mul is going to take one of the four staffs.
What can we do? We have no one around here.
What do you mean?
Ms. Chu, have you forgotten already?
Think of our beautiful days in the field.
We worked in great harmony, like a ping-pong game.
-Give. Yippee. -Take. Whoopee.
What's with me?
What do kids call this nowadays?
Tiki-taka, right?
Where did he get that from? He's way too loud.
-Anyway, Chairman Choi, -Yes?
it's not that I don't trust you,
but you're going out in the field for the first time in a while.
You might not be like your old self.
-Will you be okay? -I see.
We aren't in the position to worry about my age or condition.
Wi-gen told me everything too.
We only have a month to summon Mun's parents.
In soccer, we call this the stoppage time.
It's when even the goalie gets out on the field to score.
Ha-na.
Make sure you stay sharp too.
Ji Cheong-sin thinks we're dead,
so he'll step into our territory at least once.
I'll be on the lookout.
Anyway,
where's Mo-tak?
Don't even get me started.
I've been too heartbroken to look at that kid these days.
If he's sad, he may as well just say so.
He spaces out all day long.
Sometimes, he stays out all day,
doing who knows what out there.
If Mo-tak makes another mistake,
they warned us they'll disqualify him.
I'm worried sick.
The culprit is a detective.
Someone who served 20 years.
All the cameras in the vicinity
were either broken or just off her route.
It's someone who knows this area well,
and I'm sure the CCTV footage was already taken care of.
You surprised me!
What's with you, man?
Are you crazy?
I'm sorry.
Wait, so you waited here for five days
to get my dashcam footage?
Goodness, you poor thing. I was away on a trip.
Yes, you seem to always park your car over here.
Well, I usually do.
Anyway, so, what's on that footage?
The woman I love was here, then…
My goodness.
I see. Goodness.
I understand how you feel.
That can happen.
You should cheer up.
Forget her quickly and live a new life.
I caught my wife cheating on me
in a parking lot too!
Goodness, that damn brat.
Why do these people always have affairs in parking lots?
Sir, that's not…
I get it.
I know how you feel.
I understand.
Goodness, this brings back old memories.
Goodness, I know.
That's not it.
I know how you feel too.
Damn it, I'm about to cry.
EONNI'S NOODLES
The dashcam footage…
of the cars in the parking lot on the day Jeong-yeong died.
You went out…
looking for these yourself?
They're calling it a suicide and won't investigate,
so I'm doing it myself.
This and this.
And this one too.
The culprit's silhouette was caught on camera.
But it's too dark to see who it is.
Could you put in a request with the NFS's Digital Analysis Team?
I'll give it a try.
Can I really trust you?
Sorry?
Jeong-yeong told me…
not to trust anyone at the police station.
That they were the people who destroyed the evidence
that was handed over to the NFS.
And you knew Jeong-yeong's whereabouts
better than anyone else.
So can I really trust you…
and believe you aren't on their side?
You… You're…
blaming the wrong man.
I'm really not…
on their side.
JUNGJIN POLICE STATION
So why?
Why was Mr. Shin's case reported to Seoul?
We asked for their cooperation, but they're ignoring us.
It's a high-profile case,
so they're walking on eggshells, too.
Damn it!
Learn how to knock!
I found evidence from the scene of Jeong-yeong's death.
-What? -What's the evidence?
Where did you get it?
From Ga Mo-tak.
He found dashcam footage from the cars that were in the parking lot
and went to the NFS.
All right. Great work.
You may leave.
You idiot. Didn't you get rid of the CCTV and dashcam footage?
I did get rid of it.
Damn it, this has never happened before.
Why are you standing around? Run over to the NFS and stop him!
Remember. If things go haywire,
you and I will both go down.
That'll be the end of us, you idiot!
Yes, sir.
Hurry up! Run!
Damn it.
Han-ul, follow me.
What are you doing, you punk? Follow me.
What's going on? What's with all of you?
You idiot. Didn't you get rid of the CCTV and dashcam footage?
I did get rid of it. This has never happened before.
Why are you standing around? Run over to the NFS
-and stop him! -You asshole!
-Stop him. -Get him off.
-Give it back. Give it to me! -Let go of him.
-How dare you? -You need to stop.
-You asshole. -Stop it.
-Let me go!
-Let me go, you jerk! -Stop that.
We should straighten this out.
The asshole here…
is you, asshole.
I found evidence
from the scene of Jeong-yeong's death.
You idiot. Didn't you get rid of the CCTV and dashcam footage?
I did get rid of it. This has never happened before.
Why are you standing around?
Run over to the NFS and stop him!
Remember. If things go haywire,
you and I will both go down.
Choi Su-ryong, you're under arrest
for Detective Kim Jeong-yeong's murder
and destruction of evidence.
You have the right to remain silent,
and to consult an attorney…
Mo-tak.
How could you…
do that to Jeong-yeong?
I'm sorry.
How do you call yourself human?
-Mo-tak. -Calm down.
I looked up to you.
Su-ryong.
How did you
end up this low?
I'm sorry, Mo-tak.
And…
all for what?
CHIEF'S OFFICE
Thanks, Detective Kang.
No.
I should apologize.
I'm really not…
on their side.
Yes, I'm sure you aren't.
You probably aren't.
But remember this.
Not taking action when you witness an evil deed
is another form of wickedness.
I have an idea.
Detective Kim must've been very lonely.
I should've been more helpful.
Wait, Mo-tak.
This is the key to her locker.
I haven't been able to give it to her family yet.
LIEUTENANT KIM JEONG-YEONG
I have to think back to that time.
Why?
Mun.
It's me. Hey, it's me.
-Ms. Chu. -Oh, sorry.
-Goodness, Mun. -I'm sorry.
You should've studied hard like this.
Let's go up and eat some noodles.
-Are you okay? -I'm fine. I'm all right.
You could've gone to SNU.
Here. I topped it with a lot of dried seaweed.
-Thank you. -Enjoy.
I remember when I first made those noodles for you.
We're done.
Hello.
Thank you
for the noodles and also for my leg.
You must be hungry. Eat up.
Hey, what's with you?
You're a big boy now, Mun.
Really?
I feel
kind of sorry for you, Mun.
You don't have to be sorry.
I pretty much forced you
to join us as a Counter.
You should be out having fun with friends
instead of catching evil spirits.
I made the decision to do this.
I think about this from time to time.
What would life have been like
if I had died in a coma?
I get sick and tired of seeing those trashy evil spirits.
But whenever I'm in that mood,
I go make some noodles.
Once I get some hearty broth in me,
it makes me feel great,
and when I see people enjoy this,
that also makes me feel wonderful.
And, yes, the world isn't just full of evil spirits.
We get this time to laugh, chat,
and live with one another.
That's life.
That's what I think.
-Mun! -Mun!
Hey, what's going on?
What brings you here?
"What brings you here"?
Do you have any right to say that to us?
Seriously. You always ignore our calls.
When you do answer, you say you're too busy to see us.
Sorry.
We can't resolve this with words.
-Hello. -Hey, you two.
Could you close your eyes for a moment?
-My eyes? Sure. -For a moment.
-Wait, why… -Thank you.
-You! -Ouch!
-You jerk! -Goodness, kids.
Goodness, Mun.
He's tired. Let him go.
It's been forever since we did this.
Forever, my ass.
Hey, wait. Isn't that Shin Hyeok-u?
I can't believe he ended up like that.
Stop glaring at me.
Hey, Hyeok-u.
So why did you stop paying?
I stopped giving you special treatment ages ago.
Instead of the president's son,
he became a murderer's son.
I thought we'd go to the Blue House. We'll have to visit him in prison instead.
Mun, let's go.
-Hey, Mun. -Hey.
Stop it.
I told you…
not to beat up friends of my friends or their friends.
Damn, you're lucky.
Let's go.
Are you okay?
Getting a kick out of acting cool?
Mind your own business.
Goodness. That annoying kid.
He's so ungrateful.
That rude jerk.
Ms. Jang.
We just have to get past this.
We've done well up to this point.
I have only one more wish left.
I want…
to give my everything
for my country and our people.
I can't go down like this.
And I could dream of doing this…
all thanks to you.
Ms. Jang, you know…
that…
you have my trust, right?
GYEONGIN POLICE STATION
Ms. Jang!
Let's go for a drive.
Let's go.
-Give it to me. -I got it.
What are we doing here?
Are you here to do charity work?
I hate kids, so I never had one.
So why should I watch other people's kids?
Shut up. They'll hear you.
We're here because you made trouble.
We should stay here until it gets quiet.
What? How long do you expect me to be with these rascals?
What are you doing?
Here.
Mister.
When will our father come back?
Your father?
Something urgent came up, so he'll be back in a few days.
But is it really okay for us to keep playing?
We'll get in trouble.
It's okay. It's all right.
Just do as you like.
You won't get in trouble from now on.
Hey.
How long do you think you can fool those kids?
What good will it do to fool them for a short while?
What's so bad about seeing the dark side of the world early on?
Don't you think they'll be shocked
when they find out the truth?
They're already--
Hey, wait.
Do you think you would've been different
if you'd grown up with a nice family?
Shut up.
If you speak up again,
you'll never get to speak again.
He stepped on it.
Okay, the Year of the Dog.
"No matter how tough things are, don't lose courage."
He stepped on it. We've seen him before.
We saw him with Ji.
-Call Jang-mul right now. -Okay.
What about Mun?
Okay, fine. I won't ignore you.
-Pick it up. -Go.
Let's go. Bye.
-Bye. -Bye.
No!
Are you okay?
Did that really happen?
What happened?
Ms. Chu.
Ms. Chu, no!
Anger or the desire to kill
wasn't…
what summoned Yung's territory.
I told you not to hurt my friends.
Is it that hard?
It was my desire
to save someone.
That was it.
Mun…
is over there.
Hey, kid.
Hello.
We've met already.
I was still glad to see you.
Do you want some delicious snacks?
Really?
Yes. It's really delicious.
Come with me.
The outskirts of Jungjin.
JAHYE CHILDREN'S HOME
Jahye Children's Home.
Near the border of Seoul.
Is it really good?
I want to go.
You can't.
I'm hungry, too.
Ji Cheong-sin is inside.
I told you not to mess with kids.
It's not-- I…
What's going on? What's wrong with him?
Hurry up and run.
Pack up.
We're leaving.
Mr. Shin.
You've become rather worn out.
What's happening?
What do you mean?
You told me to mind my business.
Then why are you here?
I came to say farewell.
This is the last time I'm checking in with you.
-What? -Don't be too sad.
Well, technically speaking,
you cut me off first.
Cho Tae-sin, you bastard.
I never knew you could be so harsh with your words.
You asshole.
Mr. Mayor.
You have every right to get angry,
but you should see this first.
It wasn't easy to get this.
I'm sure you already know
that Kim Yeong-nim and Ms. Jang were very close
back when she volunteered.
REFORMERS' PARTY, SHIN MYEONG-HWI
I WILL WORK FOR THE PEOPLE!
That's why
Ms. Jang asked Kim Yeong-nim to pet-sit her dog from time to time.
And she must have missed her dog,
so she installed a pet cam.
You know, the kind that takes videos of the pet
and sends the videos to the owner's phone.
What you're seeing now
was caught on that pet cam.
And this video was sent
to Ms. Jang's cell phone.
Mr. Noh Hang-gyu
went through so much trouble cleaning up this mess.
Don't you remember?
Right here. This is the climax.
Three…
two…
one.
Ta-da.
Mr. Shin.
I believe…
life is all about making choices.
I am dying to know
what you will choose to do.
You should've gotten here sooner.
Time is gold to Counters.
You're here early for once. Don't nag.
The territory just disappeared.
Ha-na.
What's going on in there?
Ready to go?
I said, are you all ready to go?
There are lots of kids.
I can hear Ji Cheong-sin, too.
Are the kids being held hostage?
I doubt it.
How do you know?
Ji Cheong-sin grew up here.
The kids are laughing.
Laughing?
You might as well adopt them.
Where are we going now?
Go your own way.
There's no reason for us to stick together.
You pestered me to join you first.
Now that everyone knows my face, what did you say? Go my own way?
Did you already forget?
What did I say I'll do if you get noisy?
If you're going to stick around, shut up.
Shit.
Let's bring it in.
What? All of a sudden?
Hurry up and do it.
-Don't grab me that tightly. -Hey.
-Come in. -Ha-na.
Okay.
-Mun, don't get nervous. -Don't.
Just do as you've always done.
Let's go see your parents.
Yes.
We have to see Cheol-jung, too.
Okay.
I'll call the territory
and summon him there.
Your eyes look determined. That's it, Mun.
Okay.
We can do this!
-We can do it. -Hey.
That was useless.
JAHYE CHILDREN'S HOME
I thought he died…
You.
What on earth are you doing?
Let's end this.
You coward.
You couldn't take me on alone, so you came up with this crazy plan.
No.
It's okay to be a coward with an asshole like you!
I'm summoning this evil spirit, Ji Cheong-sin…
to Yung!
Go!
No!
You…
Move aside! Move!
Move.
Please don't!
Please let him go this once.
I won't do that again.
Please don't hit him.
I'm so sorry.
Please…
Please don't do it.
Watch and see
what happens to your parents.
No!
We have a news flash.
The mayor of Jungjin, Shin Myeong-hwi,
was found unconscious around nine o'clock this evening
in a jail cell at the Gyeongin Police Station.
The police are investigating the details,
but some suggest he suffered from a great deal of pressure
while he was being questioned
as a suspect in the murder of Kim Yeong-nim
and decided to take extreme measures.
Shin was sent to a nearby hospital to get treated,
but according to our source,
he still hasn't regained consciousness.
Subtitle translation by: Eun Sook Youn
THE UNCANNY COUNTER
I'm sorry, Mun.
I won't give up like this.
If you're right, it found a host with the same vibrational frequency.
In other words, it must've gone to someone who's that evil.
What? You're alive?
-Where's Shin Myeong-hwi? -What?
Where is he?
-More lives are being sacrificed. -Let's do everything we can.
We must do it as soon as we can, before he becomes stronger.
We'll do it even if there's only a one-in-a-million chance.
We can free all the souls.
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