My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 249

‘What the hell?’

They were armed with all sorts of weapons, ranging from Chinese-style cleavers to huge knives they’d acquired from somewhere. Some even carried iron pipes.

“What’s going on, everyone?”

Even Lu Weng, who usually threw his weight around in this area to make a living, was speechless at the sight of so many armed people.

He knew his life was on the line if things went south. Usually, they didn’t cross certain boundaries, but Lu Weng, being Chinese himself, knew they were capable of hacking him to pieces if they decided to act.

“Lu Weng, we heard there’s a child killer hiding here?”

“What? Who said that?”

“We know everything. We heard there’s a guy here who killed kids and ran away?”

“Yeah, isn’t that the guy from the news?”

“I don’t know anything about that. There’s no such person here.”

“No one? Really, no one?”

The man at the front, wielding a Chinese-style knife (a broad, heavy blade), approached, brandishing it menacingly.

“So, you wouldn’t mind if we searched the place?”

“Who said you could!”

“We did!”

“Don’t be ridiculous!”

“Hmph, so you’re protecting a child-kidnapping murderer. Lu Weng, do you know what the consequences will be?”

“You crazy bastards.”

Lu Weng swallowed hard, looking at the residents glaring at him menacingly.

‘Where did the information leak from?’

It was true that Zhong Hou’s family was hiding here. But they had been moving very quietly. They had left their house in such a hurry that they couldn’t even take anything with them. From the start, the vehicle they usually drove was an unregistered car, making it impossible to track them.

They had even driven the car far away and abandoned it after they arrived here.

“Lu Weng, think carefully. We don’t want to hurt you.”

‘Damn it, this is bad.’

If he denied it here, he would definitely be kicked out. Even if no problems arose here and he managed to send them away, the fact that he had brought dangerous people into the village would spread, making it impossible for him to live here normally. A little further away, Park Do-joon was watching the scene with a broad smile.

“Detective, how did you know?”

“Know what?”

“That people would flock there like that?”

“Ah, that? It’s obvious. I told you, Chinese people are selfish.”

“Y-yes, you did.”

“But that selfishness isn’t just about wanting money. It’s more about wanting to be safe.”

“Yes?”

“As I said before, the ultimate cause of Chinese selfishness is the issue of personal survival.”

Chinese people believe that if they find a victim and report it, they will be dragged to the Public Security Bureau [China’s main law enforcement agency], tortured, and framed for the crime. That’s why, even if someone is dying in front of them, they won’t even report it, let alone help.

In fact, even if a rape occurs on the street, Chinese people are too busy avoiding the area to help.

“Is that really that different?”

“It is. Well, selfishness is an instinct that all humans have. When comparing it, it’s not like Koreans are necessarily any better.”

“Then?”

“However, the more primal the instinct, the more intense and aggressive it is.”

In Korea, it’s rare for the police to frame you for a crime if you report it. Of course, it’s not non-existent. There have been quite a few cases where innocent victims have been wronged. But the possibility is low, so people don’t have to worry about their survival when reporting.

“But China is different.”

In China, they investigate the person who reports the crime first. In the process, if they miss work, they won’t be compensated. Instead, they may be suspected of being a criminal by their company and fired, with no way to resist.

“As a result, Chinese people have a strong tendency to protect themselves. However, their characteristic is that this tendency crosses the line.”

The reason Koreans try to have more is to satisfy their desires, while the reason Chinese people try to have more is to protect themselves.

“In fact, in China, you can cover up a murder if you give enough money.”

“But what does this incident mean in that context?”

“It’s simple. To survive, you have to attack first.”

There’s a released murderer nearby. What would a Korean do?

They would probably be afraid and wary, but they wouldn’t attack first.

But not the Chinese. They attack first, monitor him, and prevent him from moving again.

In the past, when a specific disease broke out in China, Chinese people nailed the doors of people from that region shut, preventing them from leaving and starving them to death.

The people living in that house were from that region, but they had moved away years ago and hadn’t visited in a long time, so there was no possibility of them bringing the disease. But the Chinese people locked the family in, nailed the doors shut, and even welded them.

They screamed from the windows to be saved, but no one paid attention, and the whole family almost starved to death in the house.

It was only later that it became an issue and they were rescued. What’s funny is that they reported it to the police, but the police refused to rescue them. They finally uploaded a video to the internet, and when it gained worldwide attention, the Chinese authorities rescued them, and they were able to survive.

“So, if they think something is dangerous to them, they attack first?”

“That’s right. That’s the Chinese mentality.”

Legal protest? Fair law enforcement? Chinese people don’t believe in that in the first place. Just look at it now.

“They’re causing a ruckus like that, but no one is calling the police?”

They know that the police have issued an arrest warrant. But no one called the police.

“So, it’s an opportunity.”

“I guess so.”

“Chinese people have no faith in public authority. They think they have to protect themselves. So, in a way, this is natural for them.”

“And if we call the police here, they’ll come?”

“Exactly.”

Making two groups hostile to each other and then attacking one group is a very common but also very effective method.

“I didn’t think public authority would work properly.”

Jung Yi-yeon clicked her tongue. This way, the police can confidently take Zhong Hou away with the support of the villagers.

“What are you doing? Why aren’t you reporting it?”

“Ah, I should.”

Jung Yi-yeon smiled and made a call.

“Hello? Is this the police? I found out where the Zhong Hou family from the news is hiding.”

As Park Do-joon said, when the police arrived, the Chinese people, who would have interfered with bared teeth before, were now urging them to quickly arrest the criminals.

“You can’t come in without a warrant, you fuckers!”

Of course, Lu Weng tried to interfere at first. But the other Chinese people who saw his actions were furious.

“Lu Weng, are you crazy?”

“Want me to cut your head off!”

“Damn it.”

Lu Weng was sweating bullets. It was not a joke; there was a high possibility of that happening.

‘Should I sell this place and leave?’

If you get targeted by a group, the ending is usually like that. And as that thought occurred to him, Lu Weng became annoyed.

‘Damn it! What is this! What benefit do I get from this?’

Of course, they were close, but he had no obligation to help Zhong Hou’s family to the point of ruining his own life.

‘Well, I guess I’ve done my best.’

Naturally, Lu Weng began to look for a way to save himself first. In the end, there was no way for him. And as Lu Weng struggled, the police gave him an ultimatum.

“If there is a criminal here and you are concealing them, you may be deported.”

Lu Weng frowned at the words. Deportation? Of course, he wouldn’t lose his assets even if he was deported. He could dispose of the assets here through an agent.

He couldn’t trust the same Chinese people, but he could hire a lawyer with money.

‘But I’ll be robbed if I go to China.’

That was the problem. He earns money and returns to China?

Then it goes to the local Communist Party officials.

That bastard would use every means to extort money.

In fact, there was such a person in his village, and when he refused to give money to the end, he was branded as a reactionary, and his whole family was ruined before his eyes.

‘How hard have I worked to earn money here?’

But to be deported because of this problem and give money to a Communist Party member, not even the Chinese government? That was impossible.

“Okay. Go in.”

Then the decision was quick. Lu Weng stepped back from the entrance, and after a while, Zhong Hou’s family was dragged out in handcuffs.

“What? They were really here?”

“Are those bastards child murderers?”

People were angry, and they glared at Lu Weng and shouted as they were dragged out.

“Lu Weng, is this betrayal!”

“Hmph, betrayal my ass. It’s just fair law enforcement.”

“I won’t forget this grudge, Lu Weng!”

“Bullshit. You’re the ones who lied, saying you didn’t know anything about this case?”

Now that things had turned out this way, Lu Weng was determined to draw a line with them, and Zhong Hou whined as he was dragged away.

“Waa! Mom! Mom!”

“Lu Weng, I’ll get revenge!”

“You’re the ones who lied, so it’s your fault.”

Lu Weng turned his gaze away indifferently, and no one thought of helping Zhong Hou’s family.

“I think we succeeded in catching them.”

They succeeded in catching Zhong Hou’s family. But, as expected, they were stubbornly denying any knowledge of the matter.

“Ah, damn it. I’m going crazy.”

The team leader grabbed his head, looking at Zhong Hou’s family in the interrogation room.

“What’s wrong?”

“I can’t communicate with them. No, they have no intention of admitting their guilt.”

Because of the law, they cannot separate parents and children for interrogation. So, Zhong Hou is currently being interrogated with his mother.