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By 2006, peculiar disturbances in the river drew the attention of local fishermen who encountered a bizarre, seemingly mutated fish. The encounter escalated tensions, as another individual teetering on the edge of despair witnessed an enormous shadow lurking beneath the water—a prelude to the horror that was about to unfold.
Gang-du, a snack stall owner, found himself embroiled in this rising chaos when his daughter, Hyun-seo, berated him for sending their intoxicated uncle to a parents' meeting rather than attending himself. Their strained relationship reflected a deeper issue stemming from Gang-du's shortcomings as a father, primarily symbolized by his failure to provide Hyun-seo with a functioning mobile phone, despite secretly saving for one.