My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 384

“And if that woman dies, the organization just swallows all the money.”

Of course, they can easily tell the people around them that she made enough money and went back to China. There might actually be people like that.

And since prostitution isn’t exactly a respected profession, even if they all go back to China, they probably won’t keep in touch with the people they met in Korea.

No matter how capitalist China has become, the social perception of women who have engaged in prostitution isn’t good.

“And even if their families report them missing, it’s virtually impossible to track them down.”

Even if they somehow find out that she secretly entered Korea illegally, the Chinese public security [Chinese police] will only investigate up to that point.

Her identity will remain a mystery, and she will disappear.

“You… Ugh, do you know how much brainpower I used to deduce all that?”

Jeong Jin-han said, sounding utterly fed up.

“You’re right. I’m expecting something like that to happen. Of course, it’s just a deduction.”

“Do you know anything about that organization?”

“Of course not.”

“I figured.”

Looking at the current situation, that group is probably bribing the police quite a bit. And realistically, the police probably don’t know much about them either. The higher-ups are likely suppressing the investigation data.

Even if a tip comes in, they’ll probably shut it down in the middle, so the chances of the organization being exposed are very slim.

“The police probably don’t even know about the supply of victims for that sadist.”

No matter how corrupt the police are, it’s unlikely they’d ignore it if they knew. They probably only know about the illegal immigration aspect.

“But we can’t deny the evidence staring us in the face.”

Someone was brutally murdered. And she was clearly subjected to severe torture and assault. The cause of death is excessive bleeding, but there are no wounds that would have caused her to lose a lot of blood quickly.

“So, it means they bled her little by little over a very long time.”

The culprit, whoever it is, is skilled in torture and has a lot of experience.

“And he’s probably someone with influence.”

If he were just a simple sadist, he would have kidnapped her himself or found another way. But to be systematically supplied with victims, he must be someone with power.

“I don’t know what to do.”

Jeong Jin-han lacked confidence. If he were alone, he might be able to fight. But he doesn’t have the confidence or the resources to fight. His family comes first, and he has to provide for them.

“But I can’t just back out either.”

Should he request to be removed from the case? Of course, he could. But from the perspective of those who want to cover up the case, that’s also an unwelcome action. He knows the kind of person he is.

So, those guys thought Jeong Jin-han would be scared and cover up the case, so they passed it on to him. But he’s refusing to play along.

There’s no way there won’t be repercussions later.

“If that’s the case, I might be able to help you a bit.”

“How?”

“Well…”

Park Do-joon said with a grin.

Park Do-joon decided not to ask Lee Ji-soo for help this time. Lee Ji-soo is a partner, but she’s also an official police officer. If he tells her, she’ll definitely help, but if he does, the higher-ups will definitely notice. And from the beginning, this case wasn’t something Lee Ji-soo could directly assist with.

“Chinese people?”

“There must be a huge number of Chinese laborers in Pyeongtaek, right?”

“It’s not just a huge number. It’s at least tens of thousands. Well, we don’t need tens of thousands, but still, it’s a significant population.”

“But I don’t think they can really do anything, can they?”

Lee Yi-yeon tilted her head. It’s understandable because most of them are just foreign laborers. The police and prosecutors treat even Koreans like dirt if they are ordinary workers. Would they even care about the protests of Chinese people?

Unfortunately, the chances are slim.

“Besides, the public image of Chinese people isn’t great either, right?”

“That’s true.”

Even if they band together and try to do something, no one will listen to them. Of course, a few self-proclaimed human rights groups might get involved, but most of them are just trying to extort money rather than having a genuine purpose.

“But the embassy is different.”

“Different?”

“I told you, the victim is a bar girl. How much money would that woman have made?”

“Well?”

“At least over 100 million won [approximately $75,000 USD].”

In fact, if you work hard in a bar, it’s not impossible to earn that much. There’s even a saying in the bar industry, isn’t there? ‘The customer goes home in a Matiz [small Korean car], and the hostess goes home in a Benz [Mercedes-Benz].’

“Where did that money go?”

“You said the criminal organization took it, right?”

“Do you have evidence?”

“Huh?”

“Do you have proof?”

“No.”

That’s just a deduction. There’s actually no concrete evidence. There’s no proof that they even belong to a gang.

“That’s what I’m saying. What if the police took that money?”

“What are you talking about? How could the police take that money?”

That seems impossible. There’s no way the police would manage that money, and would an illegal immigrant victim be crazy enough to entrust that money to the police?

“But human common sense is surprisingly flexible. And adapts to circumstances.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I’m saying it’s possible if it’s the Chinese public security.”

The Chinese public security is notorious for being corrupt all over the world. Of course, China is trying to change that image.

But even if they try to change the image, will anything really change if the underlying issues remain the same? In fact, there is a police department separate from the public security, but it’s basically the same.

The important thing is that they are widely perceived as corrupt, and the Chinese know that.

“In China, they inspire fear.”

The power of the Chinese public security is immense. They can arrest or assault without a warrant and face no consequences. There is no organization to hold them accountable even if they essentially kidnap someone.

“In China, ‘missing’ means more than just disappearing.”

Disappeared because they were out of favor with the Party? Then they either vanish mysteriously, or they are killed and their organs are harvested.

In fact, the Chinese rarely resist the public security and police unless it’s a truly extreme situation.

“What does that have to do with this case?”

“One of the things that Chinese police officers who come to Korea are most confused about at first is the limited power of the police.”

‘If you touch them, you die. If you’re out of favor, you disappear.’ That’s the reality of the Chinese public security, and they initially project that onto the Korean police based on their experiences. At least at first.

“So, they tremble at first. But after about a year, their thinking changes. ‘Ah, these guys are so easy to deal with.’”

Because the Korean police don’t have the power to arbitrarily arrest, kidnap, or assault. So, the Chinese, who were initially intimidated by the police, later wave knives at the police and act recklessly.

“Because the punishment isn’t severe anyway.”

In China, they would be dragged away, beaten to death, and processed as missing, or their organs would be harvested. But in Korea, it ends with deportation at most.

“I’ve heard rumors that China does that.”

In fact, selling the organs of death row inmates in China is a very lucrative business in Chinese prisons. That happens whether the death row inmate consents or not, so some death row inmates agree and request that their organ sales money be given to their families.

But unfortunately, that rarely happens.

In fact, there was a case where a bereaved family received the body of their executed child, but they had removed the internal organs, taken out the eyes, and taken out everything that could be sold for money, leaving only the remains.

Of course, you can’t protest that. If you did, the next internal organs to disappear would be yours, not your son’s.

“Here’s the question. If the fear of the police has disappeared, has the perception that the police are corrupt also disappeared?”

“I don’t think so?”

“That’s right. In fact, the Chinese tend to think that the Korean police are extremely corrupt. Well, half of it is true.”

“Half true? They’re not as corrupt as the Chinese public security, are they?”

“That’s true. But they’re corrupt in a different way.”

The Chinese public security is actively corrupt. If you give them money, they will use the power of the public security to beat people up as needed. Of course, the police do that too, but at least they usually act according to the orders of those in power.

“But instead, Korea’s corruption is more of a passive corruption.”

Instead of actively arresting criminals, they turn a blind eye and prioritize their own safety. And if a criminal with some money bribes them, most of them pretend not to know.

“And it’s also corruption that depends on the situation.”

Does the police not know that there are illegal immigrants? They know. And they know where they mainly work and when to raid those places to catch a large number of them.

There are plenty of prostitution bars like room salons [Korean-style hostess bars] operating right now. But is it possible that the police really don’t know about them and are just letting them operate? That’s highly unlikely.

“The important thing is that, in the end, the people involved can’t trust them.”

“So?”

“If rumors spread in this situation that the Korean police are pocketing hundreds of millions of won in assets from Chinese victims, what would happen?”

“That’s… Ah!”

Of course, the Chinese will vehemently protest. Beyond simply protesting, there will probably be a riot. The Chinese are incredibly focused on money. There’s even a saying that the reason we call Chinese restaurants ‘Jjajangmyeon restaurants’ [black bean noodle restaurants] is because the word ‘Jjajangmyeon’ is a derogatory term for the way Chinese people are perceived to cling to money.

“So, the police have to investigate this no matter what?”

“That’s right. And they have to do it quite publicly.”

They have no choice. Because the situation is already becoming public.

“The problem is that the money has actually disappeared.”

The violent organization pocketed it, but either way, the money is gone. And in that case, would the Chinese embassy just stand by and watch?

“Of course not.”

Of course, they are not always democratic and proactive in providing protection for their own citizens who are staying illegally. But they have been working hard for a long time to exert pressure on Korea regarding various issues.

Naturally, they won’t miss this opportunity to apply more pressure.

“And the more the investigation progresses, the more suspicious cases will likely surface.”

‘If my prediction is correct, this won’t be the first time something like this has happened.’

In that situation, the Korean police will have no choice but to go all out to clear their name and dispel the accusations.

“There are a few human rights groups that collaborate with Moonlight, right?”

“How did you know that?”

‘Because I fought them a few times before the regression [referring to a time-travel or reincarnation event].’

In fact, human rights groups don’t typically have a good relationship with the police. If human rights groups and the police have a good relationship, it usually means that one of them isn’t doing their job properly. And Moonlight joined forces with those human rights groups and clashed with the police on several occasions.

‘Looking back, it feels strange.’

At that time, Lee Yi-yeon participated in those clashes against the police, and Park Do-joon watched the news and wondered, ‘Why is she doing that?’