My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 248

“So, you know about it too.”

“How could I not? It’s so famous. Even lawyers avoid cases from that area. We even had a crazy guy come to our firm and try to pour gasoline.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Ah, there was this Korean compatriot living in Ansan… no, a Joseonjok [Korean-Chinese]. Anyway, they got sued. We defended them, but it was a lost cause from the start. They openly broke the contract and ran off with the money, so there was nothing we could do.”

It was clearly his fault. He didn’t pay the money he owed and ran off with the goods, so naturally, he was sued and lost the trial.

“But the court gave him a suspended sentence.”

“I see what you mean. So, he was facing deportation?”

Even though Joseonjoks are treated as compatriots and receive all sorts of benefits, having a criminal record means automatic deportation.

“So, he came to our law firm, poured gasoline, and tried to set it on fire. He said he didn’t have time to liquidate his assets before being deported, so he’d have to sell them for next to nothing.”

“Crazy.”

Fortunately, the other lawyers noticed something was off and tackled him right away, so he only managed to spill the gasoline and didn’t light it.

It would have been weirder if they hadn’t been suspicious, considering he was reeking of gasoline and carrying a can.

“Anyway, after that, everyone started avoiding cases involving Chinese people.”

Once they knew it was dangerous, they didn’t really have a choice.

“Isn’t that a bit of a generalization?”

“Of course, not everyone is like that. But most people who hire lawyers are criminals anyway.”

“I get what you mean.”

Even if they’re not Chinese, people often throw a fit when they lose. But setting a fire to burn everyone to death was a first.

“From what I’ve heard, the authorities barely have any power in the Ansan area, right?”

“Realistically, yes.”

The police wouldn’t be met with guns, but they might face obstruction to hinder investigations or delay entry to give the culprit time to escape.

Of course, such actions could be prosecuted as obstruction of justice if done openly, but most of the time, they are carried out discreetly and quietly.

For example, a car suddenly breaking down and blocking the road, or the building manager suddenly becoming unreachable when the door needs to be opened.

“Moreover, even if you catch him, proving Zhong Hou’s crime is a whole different issue.”

“Haa… that’s the biggest problem.”

It’s certain that Zhong Hou is the culprit. However, under modern law, to interrogate Zhong Hou, who is only eight years old, the presence of a guardian or lawyer is mandatory, and just like last time, they won’t let Zhong Hou admit guilt.

“Let’s worry about that after we catch him. The important thing is getting him out of there.”

Getting Zhong Hou’s family out is essential for everything to work out.

“What’s your plan, Detective Park? I don’t think we’ll get a warrant for this.”

It’s suspicious, but just the fact that the ownership almost changed isn’t enough to get a warrant.

“We need to lift the attachment now.”

“Detective Park, what are you talking about? Why would you lift the attachment?”

Jung Iyeon asked, surprised by his words. The only way to compensate the victims is through the house, assets, and accounts. But lifting the attachment?

That would essentially mean handing the assets over to Zhong Hou’s gang, wouldn’t it?

“No way. We can’t let that happen.”

“What? Why?”

“You said it yourself. Only bona fide third parties are protected. If Lu Wang receives the ownership, does that make him a bona fide third party?”

“Uh, well….”

Jung Iyeon thought about Park Dojun’s words and shook her head.

“No, definitely not.”

He tried to change the ownership but was rejected due to the attachment. Lu Wang knows this. So, if the attachment is lifted and he receives the ownership again?

“He’s receiving it knowing it’s a crime.”

In other words, since he knew about the attachment, he can’t be considered a bona fide third party.

“So, taking it back later won’t be difficult. Especially if the police request the release of the attachment.”

“Ah, I see.”

“Besides, in this situation, would Lu Wang legally buy the building with money?”

That’s unlikely. Even if Lu Wang is relatively wealthy among the Chinese in Korea, he can’t raise hundreds of millions of won [Korean currency] in a short time.

Even if he could, would he really pay hundreds of millions to buy the house and take it over? That’s unlikely.

A building where a murderer lived is bound to decrease in value. Who would buy it at a high price in that situation?

“He’ll probably get it for an absurdly low price or even for free.”

Of course, there won’t be a proper transaction record. If that’s the case, even if there’s a trial later, they’ll be able to get the house back.

“Ah, I see.”

If he had received it before the attachment, he could claim to be a bona fide third party, but since the attachment was in place and the case became a news issue, he can’t claim that.

“But will that change anything?”

“It will. I told you, Chinese people have no honor. Besides, they’ll never see each other again anyway, right?”

Lu Wang will try to stay in Korea. But Zhong Hou’s family can never stay in Korea. Zhong Hou committed murder. Even if he’s just an eight-year-old who doesn’t know anything, there’s no chance he’ll get Korean citizenship when he becomes an adult.

In that case, he’ll either get a visa or be deported, but Korean law isn’t lenient enough to give a visa to a murderer.

“So, his family will have to return to China.”

And Lu Wang will naturally try to swallow them up.

“Well, Zhong Hou’s family seems to trust Lu Wang.”

Park Dojun scoffed at their foolishness.

“There’s no one to trust in this world, hahaha.”

#Divide and conquer is basic

“The weather is getting colder.”

In late autumn, Park Dojun put on his coat and slowly walked around the Chinese enclave in Ansan. Of course, he didn’t come here for fun. He was trying to provoke Lu Wang.

Park Dojun, dressed in typical Chinese attire, casually joined a group of people drinking.

“Let’s have a drink together.”

“Oh, sure.”

The men drinking were giggling at the prospect of free drinks. Moreover, Park Dojun brought expensive baijiu [Chinese liquor], not cheap soju [Korean distilled beverage], so there was no reason to refuse.

“I haven’t seen you before.”

“We’re all the same. I came looking for a job.”

“It’s not easy to find a job.”

These places have a lot of newcomers coming and going, so no one thought it was strange.

“I heard the Zhong Hou family came here?”

“Zhong Hou? Who’s that?”

“Don’t you know? I was kicked out because of them.”

Everyone showed curiosity at his words. They hadn’t heard of it before. The media is talking about it, but they don’t mention the exact name.

“If they’re here, I’ll have to leave again.”

“No, who are the Zhong Hou family?”

“Those guys everyone is talking about in Korea, the child-killing murderers.”

“What? What are you talking about?”

“You really didn’t know? They’re a family of murderers who kidnap and kill children. The rumors were rampant in my neighborhood.”

Park Dojun poured baijiu into his mouth and sighed as if complaining.

“After that happened, all the Chinese people in that neighborhood were fired. The atmosphere was terrible. I was fired too, so I came here to find a place, and I saw them coming out of that villa.”

“What? Child-killing murderers?”

“Yes, ah, you didn’t know. Well, the news didn’t mention their names or anything.”

Park Dojun smiled bitterly as if there was nothing he could do. But the people drinking with him started to look serious. Child murderers are something they can’t ignore.

‘It’s something that Chinese people can never ignore.’

China has poor security. Child abduction and child trafficking happen frequently.

Even stabbing a mother holding her child in broad daylight and kidnapping the child is the current situation in China.

‘People see as much as they know.’

For people from China, where there were so many of those kinds of people, this issue isn’t just ‘that kind of thing happened.’ It means their child could be a victim.

Even Korean parents take their children around with caution when that kind of thing happens, so for people from China, where such things are common, child murder is something they can never ignore.

“What are you talking about? Tell me more!”

“Well, I don’t know much. I just heard rumors. They killed a child and ran here to escape the police.”

“Why did they kill the child?”

“Who knows? Maybe they sold the child’s organs or used them for medicine.”

Of course, it sounds absurd. Using a child for medicine, but there are still uncivilized people who believe in that.

There was a ridiculous superstition that children were effective for leprosy, and in the past, even in Korea, there were cases where leprosy patients kidnapped and ate children.

So, in the past, the first people the police suspected when a child disappeared were leprosy patients.

Even Korea had such times, so how about China? Of course, there are such rumors in China. And there are still people who believe in them.

The news didn’t say how the child died. It just said they died. The news of the child’s death was so brutal that they didn’t report it in detail.

They talked about the body being found, but they didn’t mention the condition, so they had no choice but to be suspicious.

“Be careful with your children, just in case.”

Park Dojun said, pouring the last of the baijiu into his mouth.

“I have to go now. I need to leave here quickly. This is too much.”

Park Dojun got up, but the people left behind didn’t seem to care about him leaving. They were seriously talking among themselves.

“What should we do about this?”

“We can’t just stand by, can we?”

“Right? We need to gather people and talk about it.”

Their eyes were full of anger.