My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 287

“Ugh. I told you, I can’t call them. Leave.”

As expected, the nightclub owner played dumb.

“Do you have a warrant? If you don’t have a warrant, get out.”

“Detective, what should we do?”

The atmosphere was hostile to anyone.

“What do you mean, what should we do? We have to meet them no matter what.”

“Damn it, that cop bastard won’t listen. The boss told you to get lost!”

The man who looked like a bodyguard behind the owner lowered his voice and growled.

“Or do you want me to complain to the higher-ups?”

It was obvious without even looking. All sorts of things happen inside these clubs. The rape of drunken women is almost a certainty, and there’s a high possibility of drug deals.

Of course, the club doesn’t sell them directly, but such actions ultimately lead to profits, so they don’t actively report them.

From a woman’s perspective, she was raped while drunk, but from a male customer’s perspective, he picked up a woman and succeeded in a so-called one-night stand, and clubs with a high success rate of one-night stands tend to attract male customers.

In fact, it is not women who spend money at clubs, but men.

The same goes for drugs. When people are high on drugs, they get excited and instinctively look for the opposite sex, and because they are out of their minds, they just keep ordering drinks all night long.

As a result, clubs do not directly engage in transactions, but they do not prevent such crimes from being committed inside.

“You’re going to regret this.”

“Regret? Bullshit.”

But they didn’t pretend to listen. After all, these clubs have strong connections with the upper echelons. That’s why they can easily cover up even murder cases inside the club.

“But if rumors spread that a woman has gone missing from this club, your sales will drop a lot.”

“What?”

At those words, the owner flinched. Men pay the money, but it is women who bring those men in.

A club without women is bound to fail. But kidnapping?

“What are you talking about?”

“It’s still uncertain, but…”

Park Do-joon paused for a moment. Then, as the owner and the bodyguard glared at him, Park Do-joon had no choice but to continue speaking.

“There is information that the guys who frequent this place are kidnapping women and turning them into sex slaves.”

“Sex slaves?”

“Yes, not rape, but sex slaves.”

“What does that mean?”

“It means they lock up the kidnapped women and rape them for years.”

At those words, the owner’s face turned quite unpleasant. Rumors that such criminals frequent this club? It would be ruined in an instant.

“Who knows? They might have even given birth while being locked up.”

“Childbirth?”

“There are quite a few cases like that. Some guys even target their own daughters born that way for rape.”

At Park Do-joon’s words, the owner now had a completely disgusted look on his face.

Even if rumors of rape cases at the club spread, the club would be shaken, but what if rumors spread that they were being subjected to such treatment? And what if rumors spread that they were protecting them?

Then, could the club really survive?

“Hey, call the kids!”

“Boss?”

“Call them, you bastard! Are you going to pay back the investors’ money?”

At those words, the bodyguard nodded. Of course, it’s best not to leak internal information. But that’s only when it helps the club. These are incidents that are too dangerous if made public.

They have to cut it off before it becomes public.

“Hey, cop, everything’s fine, but… make sure this doesn’t get out as a story about our club.”

“I will.”

“Damn it, there are all kinds of crazy bastards.”

The problem is that he can’t deny it. Knowing that, the owner had no choice but to call his subordinates. After a while, several people gathered in the hall, and Park Do-joon approached them and asked loudly.

“Please raise your hand if you know about this number. You may not remember, so you can also search it on your phone. Don’t even think about hiding it. You must know for sure that hiding it here means you are an accomplice to kidnapping, rape, or kidnapping and murder.”

At those words, the employees swallowed hard. Then, everyone took out their cell phones, and Park Do-joon called out the number he had secured in advance. Then, upon hearing the number, one person raised his hand.

“Um, I think I know that number?”

“Is there anyone else?”

But the people were quiet. At those words, Park Do-joon nodded and approached the man.

“Let’s go to the owner’s office together.”

Park Do-joon went to the owner’s office, avoiding the people. The owner came in with him, perhaps to understand the situation. Park Do-joon didn’t stop him. In the first place, it wasn’t an official interrogation, but a cooperation process.

“Is the number 010-○○○○-○○○○?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Do you know anything about this number?”

“It’s Joo Do-hyang’s phone number.”

“Who is Joo Do-hyang?”

“I don’t know. I only know the name.”

Well, he wouldn’t be the type to go around giving out his personal information. Even if he acts friendly, calling him ‘hyungnim, hyungnim’ [a term for ‘older brother’ used to show respect], it’s not like they’re real brothers, it’s just for show.

“Does he come often?”

“He’s not a frequent visitor, but he spends quite a bit when he comes.”

“How many people usually come?”

“Um, five? Six? About that many.”

“How about the bill? Does one person pay for it? Or do they split it evenly?”

“One person usually pays.”

At Park Do-joon’s words, Lee Ji-soo, who was listening next to him, asked.

“Detective, what is ‘split evenly’?”

“Simply put, it means splitting the cost of the drinks. It’s expensive for one person to rent a room or booth. But there are bound to be people who want to pretend they have money and have fun.”

Even if a room costs 2 million won, if five people split it, it’s 400,000 won. Of course, that’s still an expensive price, but it’s not something they can’t afford.

“But the fact that one person pays that money means that there is a structure where a number of people are under one wealthy person.”

“It’s a kind of subordinate relationship.”

“That’s right. It’s the most common structure in crime.”

It is quite common in the world of criminals for other criminals to be subordinate to one capable person and move like an organization.

“And it gives us even more confidence in what we said about having money.”

To be exact, it is a form in which other criminals gather around one rich guy.

“Besides, if he doesn’t come often but spends a lot of money each time, it’s even more so. How much does he spend?”

“Last time he came, he spent about 20 million won.”

“He’s a big spender.”

“He is a big spender.”

A person who comes often and spends a little bit often cannot be considered rich. This is because if the amount of money going out at once changes, they may use a card or other means.

But if they spend 20 million won at a time, the story is different.

“He must be quite wealthy.”

He doesn’t come often, but he comes once every two months and spends 20 million won each time, so he’s not a regular office worker.

“So, does he do well with women?”

“Um, so-so.”

“Hmm, he must not be a charming style.”

Just because you have a lot of money doesn’t mean you’ll be 100% successful. This is because women are the absolute boss in a club space.

In a club space, at least 70% of men go there with the desire to have a good time with a woman. On the other hand, the percentage of women is infinitely low.

Naturally, competition among men becomes fierce.

Moreover, women are not stupid, and they don’t think that there is a high possibility of meeting someone there and having a formal relationship. In the first place, it is true that a relationship that starts with a one-night stand at a club is unlikely to last long.

Of course, there are people who meet at a club, live well, and even get married, but that’s only when both sides are decent and upright people, not based on guys who are just trying to have a one-night stand.

“Money can give a man more opportunities, but it doesn’t guarantee a 100% chance.”

“In other words, if you have money and have enough opportunities but fail there, it means you’re not attractive.”

“That’s right.”

If he were an attractive man, he would be able to pick up women even if he was in the hall, not in a room.

“Um, it looks like you’ve been to clubs a bit.”

“Of course not. I don’t like noisy places.”

At those words, the employee shrugged.

“And women will probably avoid you too.”

“Well, they probably will. These guys are dangerous.”

Lee Ji-soo also agreed with those words. Just because there are no records of sex slave criminals doesn’t mean profiling is impossible. Even if the form is different, criminals have similar basic tendencies.

“That’s right. What these guys want is dominance.”

Is the only purpose sexual desire? Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Realistically speaking, if the only purpose is sexual desire, there are plenty of ways to satisfy it in Korea. It’s not difficult to change women and play around in bars, and there are also various sex shops in Korea.

Nevertheless, the common and core emotion of the guys who commit these crimes is dominance. Dominance doesn’t work on women they meet in such places.

Of course, it’s not that there are no parts that they accommodate when they meet in such places, but that’s different from dominance.

The core of dominance is the subjugation the other person shows to oneself, the fear they have of oneself.

But frankly, people you meet in such bars don’t have that much fear. The problem is that the guys who try to project that dominance have a subtle danger.

Someone might call it charisma, but charisma and that dominance are different.

Charisma is an atmosphere or aura that makes people follow you, while dominance is a threat punctuated by violence and intimidation.

A person who is used to such methods cannot accommodate the other person.

The same goes for clubs. In a club full of men who treat women well and accommodate their moods, there will be few women who feel attracted to people with a threatening atmosphere.

“Well, women have a subtle sense for these things.”

Lee Ji-soo, being a woman, knows this best. They say that women can tell what type of man the other person is at an instinct level.

In fact, in the case of men who subtly lack confidence, no matter how much they dress up and act, women notice it and avoid them.

“That’s good……”

‘Well, you wouldn’t care about women’s safety in a place like this.’

That’s not what’s important in the first place. What’s really important is the entry record.

“Do you have parking records for that vehicle?”

“That vehicle?”

“Yes, I know that parking records last quite a long time.”

I don’t know where those guys live, but they wouldn’t have walked all the way here. Of course, there is a possibility that they came by taxi, but realistically, would guys who lack a sense of law-abidingness really take a taxi?

In the first place, if their purpose is to pick up women, they will use something that can appeal to their wealth.

The first is clothes, and the second is a vehicle.

“If it’s a vehicle……”

“These days, they operate by recognizing license plates with cameras.”

And those records remain in the record for quite a long time.

And if you track the entry record and payment record, it won’t be difficult to identify him.

“Ah, that’s possible. Parking registration is under our jurisdiction.”

“Please do that for me.”

Park Do-joon smiled as the tracking was easier than expected.

Profiling as a Vocation