My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 62

“So, it’s highly likely that Han Gyuri is being held captive somewhere.”

“The problem is… where?”

Park Dojoon nodded at Jo Sangkyu’s words.

“But I still don’t know how to track them.”

“First, we need to understand the organization’s situation.”

“The organization’s situation?”

“Yes.”

Park Dojoon said in a serious voice.

“Every organization has its limits. We need to know what kind of people they are, what they are capable of doing, and so on… That’s how we can predict their actions.”

Jo Sangkyu couldn’t understand Park Dojoon’s words.

“What are you talking about?”

“The intensity of their retaliation.”

The stronger the retaliation, the greater the potential harm to the victim. So, if they’re that kind of people, we need to approach them differently.

“But how?”

“We can check the reported incidents.”

“Reported incidents?”

“Yes.”

Park Dojoon nodded.

***

Park Dojoon checked the Pink Club’s reported incidents and dispatch records. No matter how much the police try to protect them internally, they can’t erase the records of reported incidents and police dispatches themselves.

“There have been a total of 29 reports in the last two years, and a total of eight police dispatches.”

“And not a single indictment.”

“All ended with withdrawals.”

Park Dojoon rubbed his chin as he looked at it.

“It seems they are the type to retaliate aggressively.”

“How do you know that? Because they withdrew the charges?”

“Yes.”

“But couldn’t they have settled?”

Park Dojoon shook his head from side to side.

“It’s unlikely to be a settlement. A settlement basically means compensating the other party for their losses.”

But there were as many as 29 accusations. Compensating for losses doesn’t just mean returning the money. It means paying even more.

“If they were going to settle all 29 cases with money, there’s no reason to run the business.”

“Does that mean?”

“It’s highly likely to be a settlement through intimidation.”

A violent organization commits a crime and then compensates and apologizes? That’s unlikely.

“I guess even if a mixed martial arts fighter fights well, they can’t beat a gang.”

Detective Jo Sangkyu said knowingly.

“That’s right.”

Of course, if they really fought, the mixed martial arts fighter would beat the gang. 3 to 1? Maybe it would have to be 5 to 1 to be an even fight.

But that’s only when based on sports rules. If it becomes a street fight, the story changes. Even a mixed martial arts fighter can’t dodge a knife coming from behind.

“Not to mention ordinary people.”

“That’s true.”

Furthermore, the Korean police protect the perpetrator’s right to self-defense more than necessary. What this means is that there are many who provide personal information if the perpetrator wants it.

“And I think it’s highly likely that these guys have taken pictures of their IDs.”

Park Dojoon said, looking at the documents.

“First, we need to meet the victims and talk to them.”

Park Dojoon rubbed his chin as he spoke.

***

“Ah, that incident?”

The man in the suit squinted as if he remembered the incident.

“I remember. Because of those damn bastards… Hooo!”

“How much was the damage?”

“It must have been around 12 million won [approximately $9,000 USD].”

“12 million won?”

“Yes, for five people.”

“Does that make sense?”

So, each person drank about 2.4 million won [approximately $1,800 USD] worth of alcohol, which is enough to kill someone from acute alcohol dependence.

“What can I do? When I came to my senses, there were bottles of alcohol everywhere.”

‘Typical.’

The method of spiking drinks with Philopon [a type of methamphetamine], knocking them out, laying out expensive alcohol, and charging them exorbitant prices is still commonly used in the industry.

“No, to be exact, it was four people.”

“Four people?”

“I can’t drink.”

“Yes?”

“So, it doesn’t make sense.”

The victim can’t drink. His body doesn’t accept alcohol, so his limit is less than two shots of soju [a Korean distilled beverage]. Because of that, even though he met his friends after a long time, he didn’t drink at the first round.

“It was the same when we went there.”

He didn’t drink alcohol. But he fainted. He could have fainted from being drunk, but he can’t drink alcohol, so he only drank canned drinks.

But he fainted?

“So, I reported it.”

“But why did you withdraw the charges?”

“My friends begged me to save them.”

“Save them?”

“Yes, those bastards came to their houses.”

Thugs came in droves and threatened them to withdraw the charges, saying that if they didn’t, things wouldn’t be good and they would fight to the end.

“I’m still unmarried, but they all have wives and children.”

“I understand what you mean.”

In these cases, the target of intimidation is not the person involved but their wives and children. Most of them probably have young children, so it’s natural for them to be scared.

‘They’re vicious.’

Park Dojoon frowned as he thought that.

Even gangsters have their own lines. Of course, it’s not a line in the sense of being righteous.

To be precise, it’s a line about how far they can attack.

Gangsters generally don’t touch children. Not because they’re kind, but because it’s likely to cause social unrest.

But threatening even those children means they’re incredibly nasty.

‘And they’re likely dealing drugs too.’

In the first place, Philopon is also a drug. What drug dealer in the world would only deal with Philopon?

“Do you know this person?”

Hoping for the best, Park Dojoon took out Han Gyuri’s picture and showed it to the man. According to the records, the incident happened before Han Gyuri went missing.

“Huh? This person’s name…”

The man squinted as he looked at the face. He seemed to remember.

“The name is Han Gyuri.”

“Ah… that wasn’t the name.”

“They usually use stage names in bars.”

“I guess that’s true. Ah, yes, that’s right. I remember. She was the girl who came to our room.”

“Do you remember anything?”

“Yes, I remember clearly. She was a bit different from the other girls.”

“Different?”

“Yes, how should I put it? She was very withdrawn and couldn’t even speak properly.”

“Hmm….”

Park Dojoon pondered at those words and nodded.

‘She probably realized the situation she was in.’

Generally, the women who work with guys who commit crimes using Philopon are either part of the gang from the beginning or are being threatened.

‘It seems like the latter.’

But they can’t run away because they received an advance. No, in the first place, they don’t let anyone who comes in go. Because they’re afraid they’ll go out and report them.

“Then, was there anything unusual that day?”

“Anything unusual? There wasn’t. No, I can’t remember. I went in for about 20 minutes? And then I fainted.”

Since there was no other information, Park Dojoon and Jo Sangkyu said goodbye to the victim and parted ways. There was nothing that could be a clue to the case from the time he woke up.

“What do you think?”

Park Dojoon looked at Jo Sangkyu. And Jo Sangkyu nodded as he listened to those words.

“We can definitely link this to a drug case. But isn’t the missing person case the most important thing right now?”

Of course, he’s a member of the drug world, but he knows that people come first. Moreover, he also heard that this violent organization is a very dangerous type in the current situation. If we try to increase drug performance now, people could be in danger.

“Furthermore, there may be other victims.”

Park Dojoon rubbed his chin at those words. Could this be the first time?

“That’s probably very likely.”

If they package themselves as victims with the name of an advance, they have two advantages. First, they can package themselves as victims. And at the same time, they can tell the police that they ran away with the advance.

“But I don’t know what else to track with.”

Looking at the situation, there is a very high possibility that there will be additional victims. But it’s not easy to track them.

“But the good thing is that there’s one thing.”

“What is it?”

“The victims are probably still in Korea.”

“Yes? How do you know?”

“You can tell by the nature of the organization.”

This criminal organization is showing a very hasty tendency. And they show a tendency to take risks.

“Those guys will look for ways to make money quickly in a short period of time.”

“I guess prostitution and human trafficking are good for making money quickly.”

“That’s right. And they’re not thinking much about the aftermath.”

Most criminals act with the fear of being caught. So, they try to minimize the parts that can reveal themselves.

“But if they’re the type to threaten entire families like this. Usually, they don’t think about the aftermath.”

“Aren’t most criminals like that?”

Certainly, most criminals commit crimes thinking that it’s okay if they don’t get caught.

“That’s right. They think it’s okay if they don’t get caught, but these guys’ actions are too aggressive even if they think it’s okay if they don’t get caught. In fact, the crimes these guys are committing are on the lucky side. No, it should be seen as something that happened because of the incompetence of the police.”

“Police incompetence? What does that have to do with the current situation?”

“The current police are not trusted by the public. Recently, many police corruption cases have been reported through the media.”

Threatened? In that case, you should definitely report it to the police.

But in reality, the public’s trust in the police is not good. As a result, the proposition that the police can protect them begins to waver.

“But the damage is over 12 million won?”

“That’s all together. Usually, in these cases, they decide how much each person will pay.”

Then it’s about 2.4 million won per person.

“Then people tend to calculate the value according to the risk. Whether to report to the police and receive protection, or pay 2.4 million won and guarantee safety.”

The problem here is the attitude the police have shown. Generally, when the police are dispatched for these incidents, they don’t respond properly.

In fact, when this happens, the police should first take the victim to the hospital to test for Philopon and immediately proceed with the punishment of the perpetrator.

“Ah, I guess I understand.”

But will they really do that? If they did, this type of crime wouldn’t have continued for decades.

In these cases, the police maintain a position of only dispatching and watching with their arms folded, saying that it’s a matter between the parties involved.

There’s no reason to touch the side that’s bribing them. They also don’t tell the victims to get tested.

In fact, Philopon is a substance that metabolizes very quickly in the human body, so if you don’t get tested within 12 hours, it’s hard to find traces.