Got Dropped into a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work

Chapter 147

I never expected there to be a lunatic who could recognize people just by the veins between their gloves and sleeves.

Agent Choi.

And I never expected that I would be the one caught by it.

‘This is insane.’

It wasn’t just chilling—it was the kind of moment that froze a person completely.

But I couldn’t afford to freeze up.

I had to act just the right amount of surprised.

Suspicious behavior was the last thing I needed.

So—

“Excuse me?”

I decided to turn the suspicion around on them instead.@@@@

I let my eyes widen, gulped audibly, and took a nervous step back.

Like someone who had just been stopped on the street by a shady religious recruiter.

“S-Sorry, I... I actually have company waiting for me.”

Agent Choi patted my shoulder with an easy grin and started leading me out of the market’s inner area.

Wait. No!

“Uh, actually, I was trying to buy that item—”

“Oh, come on. It’s been sitting here unsold for five years. Just come have a chat with me. It’s been a while, and I’m curious... why is a rookie who’s supposed to be in a hospital hanging around here?”

“.......”

I hesitated—deliberately.

I let my hand fumble toward my fake right arm, hidden inside my coat.

I felt Agent Choi’s gaze settle on me.

“...I thought I might be able to find something here. Something to replace my arm, even temporarily.”

“Aha~ Who told you that? Jaegwan?”

“I can’t say.”

That was a trap.

If I immediately blurted out a name, it would prove that I was lying to cover for myself.

And that didn’t match the cautious, calculating personality I had built within the Bureau.

A bent stick made of glass and brass.Spins when near materials from ghost stories or items that activate supernatural phenomena.

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