My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 269

“So, we should assume the culprit didn’t initially know how to maximize aggression but learned through experience.”

In other words, they became more skilled at training the dogs as they gained experience.

“Then the number of dogs involved could be higher than we initially thought.”

Even professional trainers experience a 30-40% dropout rate during training. So, what about these individuals, who aren’t professional trainers, attempting to train dogs? Their dropout rate is bound to be even higher.

“And naturally, dog bite incidents would have been even more frequent because they would likely treat the dogs harshly.”

“That’s right.”

Even on dog farms where they raise dogs for sale, dog bite incidents are common. But these dogs were specifically being raised to maximize aggression.

Park Do-joon might not know every detail of the process, but he could confidently predict one thing.

“In that process, they would have to eliminate the dogs’ trust in humans. They certainly wouldn’t have treated them well.”

This isn’t just about human psychology; it’s about animal instinct. No animal can develop positive feelings toward a species that consistently antagonizes it.

“And when a dog bite incident occurs, there aren’t many hospitals equipped to handle it.”

You’d have to go to the emergency room, but many rural hospitals don’t have fully operational emergency rooms.

“Dog farms are usually located on the outskirts, in rural areas. In such areas, how many hospitals with emergency rooms can you readily access after an incident?”

And access frequently?

“But there could be other large dog farms, right?”

“Of course, there are. But the frequency of bite incidents will vary significantly.”

Park Do-joon stated this as if it were obvious.

“As you know, other dog farms raise dogs for sale, either as pets or for other purposes. This applies to large breeds as well.”

If they’re for pets, the farms will try to sell them when they’re small and cute. In fact, if you visit a dog farm, you’ll often see the dogs kept in small cages, sometimes called ‘floating cages,’ for ease of management.

As a result, these dogs rarely bite people.

For consumption? Those farms raise dogs with the intention of slaughtering them from the beginning.

As one dog butcher explained, in such situations, dogs lose their will to resist because they become accustomed to their fate. They become, so to speak, natural enemies.

In fact, a broadcasting station conducted an experiment where, no matter how thoroughly the dog butcher washed and changed into new clothes, the dogs would still show fear when he approached, some even urinating in terror, regardless of how fierce they were.

This is because they can sense a scent of death that humans can’t detect.

“Certainly, dog bite incidents wouldn’t be frequent in such places.”

It’s just an accident, and it won’t be a regular occurrence.

When Park Do-joon suggested a solution from an unexpected angle, the team leader’s eyes lit up, but discomfort settled in the eyes of others. The team leader noticed this immediately.

“You guys need to study more instead of being jealous. You’re profilers too!”

The team leader clicked his tongue, looking at his colleagues who had received the same training and had access to the same information but couldn’t solve the problem.

“Find out immediately which hospitals have been treating frequent dog bite incidents. Focus on hospitals located primarily in rural areas.”

Since it’s not personal information and the problem can be resolved with a phone call, they divided the areas and began making calls.

“Will we catch them?”

Lee Ji-soo, rising from her seat, posed the question to Park Do-joon, who nodded.

“We’ll catch them. Accidents happen everywhere.”

Finding a place where dog bite incidents, especially those caused by large breeds, occurred frequently wasn’t difficult.

Yangyang County, Gangwon Province. That’s where the trail led.

“Team Leader, I found a suspicious place in Yangyang.”

“What? How suspicious is it?”

“They said more than four people a month have been bitten. And some individuals have been bitten repeatedly.”

“‘Repeatedly’?”

“One person was bitten up to eight times, apparently.”

“Eight times?”

At this, the team leader’s face brightened. If it were a typical dog owner, would they have been bitten eight times? They probably would have gotten angry and euthanized the dog, sold it, or given it away.

“Where is it?”

“It’s a place called Jabo Hospital in Yangyang.”

“Do-joon, let’s go!”

“Yes, Team Leader.”

“You send a request for cooperation to the local police. And just in case, get a warrant and file it!”

“Yes, I understand.”

The team leader immediately got up and headed to the hospital with Park Do-joon.

Upon arriving at the hospital, something entirely predictable occurred.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t give you that information.”

“Pardon?”

“Isn’t it personal information? I can’t disclose patient’s personal information.”

“You son of a bitch……”

The team leader frowned at the doctor’s response but didn’t lose his temper, as he had anticipated this. That’s why he had instructed them to request a warrant on the way. He also believed that the higher-ups, eager to impress the Daeguk Group [a fictional powerful conglomerate], would obtain it regardless.

However, what the team leader underestimated was the extent of the higher-ups’ incompetence.

-Team Leader, they’re saying they can’t issue a warrant?

“What? Why?”

-They’re asking what evidence there is that a dog bite incident is related to the case.

“Did you explain the profiling to them?”

-I did. But the prosecutor said such imagination isn’t evidence; they need physical evidence.

“You crazy……! Sss, Hooo!”

The team leader tried to calm down by taking a deep breath. Well, wasn’t it common for the police or prosecution to disregard profiling?

It’s the same prosecutor who released a murderer, arguing that even a scientific genetic probability of 1 in 3 billion isn’t impossible, so how could requesting a warrant based on frequent dog bite incidents be considered strange?

“Team Leader, what should we do? In this situation, we won’t be able to find those guys.”

“That’s right.”

He expected the doctor to withhold information, but he didn’t anticipate the prosecutor refusing to issue a warrant. With such a high-profile case, the prosecutor was likely being cautious of media scrutiny.

“Let’s look for another lead.”

“Another lead?”

“Didn’t I tell you? They eat a lot and poop a lot. Would they carry all that feed themselves?”

“Ah, that’s right.”

If there are about sixty dogs, they’ll consume roughly three sacks of feed per meal, considering they’re large breeds. Even if they only feed them twice a day, that’s six sacks a day, totaling 180 sacks a month. Would they really buy that from a regular store every time?

“There will definitely be a place selling feed in bulk around here.”

There are usually one or two such places in the countryside, selling not only dog food but also feed for chickens or cows.

Unless someone is raising cows or pigs on a large scale, they typically buy feed in small quantities from such places.

“Let’s go find one.”

“But will they give us information?”

“We have to make them give it.”

Park Do-joon said confidently.

“I’ll make them have no choice but to give it.”

Finding a place that sold feed wasn’t difficult. Unless you went into Yangyang City, there was only one place selling such feed in the surrounding towns.

“A place that buys dog food in bulk?”

“Yes, for large breeds, they would have bought more than 100 sacks every month?”

“Ahem, it’s difficult for me to disclose that……”

At this, Park Do-joon glanced at the 1-ton truck outside, assuming they used it for deliveries.

“You have to tell us.”

“No, I’m telling you it’s difficult to tell you. That whatchamacallit? Personal information…… Anyway, that’s it, personal information, that thing. Don’t you need to bring some kind of document?”

As expected, Lee Ji-soo had an ‘I knew it’ expression at the owner’s refusal. But then, she was surprised by Park Do-joon’s words. She quickly masked her surprise as Park Do-joon said something unexpected.

“Unfortunately, this won’t get us a warrant.”

“What? Then I can’t tell you.”

In a situation where he should be coaxing and asking nicely or subtly persuading, he was openly stating that a warrant wouldn’t be issued?

Naturally, the owner drew a firm line. But Park Do-joon had anticipated this and said it anyway.

“That’s why I’m telling you this.”

“You’re going to tell me?”

“I don’t know the exact location of that farm, but we have information that the dog that injured the successor of the Daeguk Group came from there.”

“Dae……guk Group?”

The Daeguk Group incident was already widely discussed in the media, so there was no way they wouldn’t know about it. But why was that incident being brought up here?

“I can’t go into details, but the successor of the Daeguk Group has suffered an irreparable disability. The Daeguk Group is furious and seeking revenge on those involved.”

“Disabled?”

“Yes, they’ve been diagnosed with a permanent disability.”

In fact, the three fingers that were swallowed by the dog couldn’t be found and reattached, and the severed Achilles tendon was not simply cut but torn to shreds by the dogs, making restoration impossible.

“Are you, are you threatening me now?”

“It’s not a threat, but I’m asking you to be careful. We’re the police, so we have to protect the citizens. But even we can’t stop the Daeguk Group.”

“That’s……”

Thinking about it, it wouldn’t be difficult for the Daeguk Group to ruin a small business. They wouldn’t even need to do anything illegal. They could simply open another feed store right next door and sell the feed at cost.

From the merchant’s perspective, they have to add a margin to make a living, so their prices would inevitably be higher. If a sack of feed costs 40,000 won [~30 USD], the Daeguk Group could sell it for 30,000 won [~22 USD] by eliminating the profit margin.

For someone buying dog food, especially in large quantities, 10,000 won [~7 USD] per sack is a significant difference. If they’re buying 100 sacks, that’s a difference of 1 million won [~740 USD].

What about the feed store owner? He would inevitably go bankrupt and become penniless. It wouldn’t even be a minor inconvenience for a large corporation.

“Ah, that……”

In the end, the feed store owner, after agonizing over the decision, revealed the truth.

“I don’t supply to just one or two places, so it’s a bit…… yeah.”

The dog farm is illegal, and he makes a living by selling feed to such farms.

“You know, if I bring the police with me…… they won’t like it.”

He not only knows the law well but also fears that reporting the farm could lead to his own financial ruin.

“Kkeueung……!”

“Oh no, what should we do?”

So, the feed store owner is now in a situation where he faces bankruptcy regardless of his choice. Realizing this, he began pacing back and forth.

“Don’t worry. I’m not asking for everything.”

“You’re not asking for everything?”

“Is there a place that recently stopped ordering feed?”