My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 408

“The difference is significant.”

“Well, the refining technology itself is different. The Chinese drug dealers mix it with starch to increase the quantity.”

That’s why high-purity Vanilla XTC costs at least ₩100,000 [approximately $75 USD]. It’s common for the price to go up to ₩150,000 [approximately $113 USD] in clubs or entertainment districts.

“Wow, is it that expensive?”

“That’s why they’re all wasted and staggering around on drugs.”

Wasting your fortune on drugs isn’t just about being addicted.

“Moreover, that’s the minimum price.”

“Minimum price?”

“Yes, these dealers charge double or triple if they think the other person is really hooked.”

“₩200,000 [approximately $150 USD] per pill?”

“Yes, and by then, one pill is never enough.”

So, they sell their household goods to buy drugs, and if that’s not enough, they’ll even commit murder to get money.

“Anyway, if there are about 80 pills, that means it’s at least ₩8 million [approximately $6,000 USD].”

“Yes.”

“It doesn’t make sense for one person to buy that many drugs.”

People usually buy drugs little by little whenever they have money. It’s very rare to buy and store them like that.

“Besides, it’s a private home.”

If they were really rich, like a *chaebol* [family-owned conglomerate] family throwing a party at home, it might be possible. But for an ordinary household to buy ₩8 million [approximately $6,000 USD] worth of drugs alone?

“Ah, they probably did a ‘*ppumppai*.’”

“*Ppumppai*?”

“Don’t you know? It’s like pooling money to buy together. That way, you can buy it cheaper.”

For example, a drug that costs ₩100,000 [approximately $75 USD] per pill can be bought for ₩90,000 [approximately $68 USD] if you buy 80 pills at once, saving about ₩10,000 [approximately $7.50 USD]. From the seller’s perspective, they make a lot of money easily and reduce the risk of being tracked, so they sell it cheaper.

“From the buyer’s perspective, they get expensive drugs a little cheaper.”

“Hmm.”

“But what does that have to do with them being gathered together?”

“They’ll be in a hurry to receive it because they’re impatient.”

At those words, Joo Kwang-won said urgently.

“Yes, shouldn’t we raid them right now?”

If they receive the drugs and scatter from there, it will be difficult to track them.

“Of course, we could do that. But I think there’s another possibility.”

“Another possibility?”

“The delivery guy, how many shoes were there?”

“I think there were about twelve pairs?”

“How many men’s shoes were inside?”

“Uh… about six? Seven?”

He didn’t remember that well, but it didn’t matter. He had already obtained all the necessary information from within.

“That seems to be enough. Let’s call the reporters first.”

“Reporters?”

“Yes, we need to make a big splash and build up some achievements.”

At the same time, he needed to put pressure on the other side.

‘It doesn’t make sense for an organization of this size not to have backing.’

It’s impossible to perfectly avoid investigation just because they’re good at it. An organization of this size definitely has someone backing them, and they’re using that backing to cover up the case or avoid investigation.

“What should we tell the reporters?”

“Hmm… I wonder?”

Park Do-joon pondered for a moment. Then, he smiled and said.

“I’ll only tell the people who come, hahaha.”

“Yes?”

“Most people think predictably.”

Park Do-joon immediately called the reporters. And the first person to arrive was none other than Reporter Seo Joo-ran.

“Reporter Seo, it’s been a while.”

“Detective Park, I love you.”

“No, I’ll pass on that. Are the other reporters not coming?”

He didn’t just call Reporter Seo Joo-ran. But surprisingly, the reporters who seemed ready to rush over hadn’t arrived yet.

“I wonder? They said they were coming, but they’re not here?”

“Hmm, are they scared?”

“Scared? Senior, what do reporters have to be scared of?”

“The *chaebol* [family-owned conglomerate] drug case was recently exposed due to an anonymous tip. So, reporters with good instincts will think that this might be related to the *chaebol* drug case.”

And they’ll know that the moment they bite, they’re screwed. They might think that if they stir up a case that the *chaebol* is desperately trying to cover up, they’ll suffer the consequences.

In fact, all news related to drugs has disappeared from the media. It’s not that drug-related cases have really disappeared or that Korea has suddenly become a drug-free country.

It’s just that if the topic of drugs comes up in this situation, people will be able to infer, ‘So, what’s happening with the *chaebol* drug case?’ So, they erased the traces themselves to prevent people from making that inference.

“Oh? Is it really a *chaebol* drug case?”

Reporter Seo Joo-ran was surprised at those words.

“Why? Are you not going to report it then?”

“No, that’s not it, but I feel like the desk might fire me if I’m unlucky.”

Park Do-joon nodded at those words. It was definitely highly likely.

“If it’s a normal case, the desk will probably cut it to prevent association and inference.”

“It’s not a normal case?”

“This would be a good title. ‘High-ranking officers of the Ministry of National Defense engage in drug-fueled orgy party’.”

Reporter Seo-joo-ran’s face hardened at those words. The desk couldn’t cut it unless they were crazy.

“Oh, let’s go right now.”

“Shall we? It doesn’t seem like the others are coming.”

Even if they did come, he would need to get the necessary information when the time was right. Park Do-joon took her and a few reporters to the official residence and presented the warrant.

“Police.”

“Why the police?”

“We’re going to search this place.”

“That’s not allowed. That’s illegal.”

“Is this a military security facility?”

Of course, this wasn’t a military security facility. Of course, it was a military facility, so some troops set up and guarded guard posts, but that didn’t mean it could be considered a military security facility.

“Just a moment.”

Eventually, a squad leader guarding the guard post urgently called somewhere. Then, a lieutenant ran over in an instant.

“What’s going on?”

“We have evidence that general-level officers are having a drug party inside.”

“Don’t talk nonsense! This is a military protection facility.”

“We also have a warrant?”

“Where did you get this lie! Where did you hear this nonsense and come here with this ridiculous warrant!”

“It’s not nonsense. Our people delivered the drugs directly inside.”

The lieutenant’s face turned pale at those words. Park Do-joon said firmly to him.

“If you don’t move now, tonight’s main news will be ‘Ministry of National Defense: Desperate attempt to hide drug party by generals in official residence’.”

Of course, generals don’t live here. This is an apartment for field grade officers. But the important thing isn’t the word generals, but the attempt to hide the drug party.

“Open it.”

“……”

“No, ask the person in charge. Oh, and please bring me a spare key. It’s Building 3, Unit 402.”

The lieutenant eventually had no choice but to pick up the phone and opened the guard post door in less than 5 minutes.

“Lieutenant?”

“The general ordered me to let them in.”

Park Do-joon smiled and went inside. Reporter Seo Joo-ran looked at it and asked curiously.

“No, they’re letting us in this easily? The Ministry of National Defense I know would shoot us if we tried to enter?”

“They have to protect the general.”

“Yes?”

“Why do you think I included the general in the title?”

Truth? That’s not important. If the term general is included, the Ministry of National Defense will be destroyed and a major audit of all generals will be inevitable.

“But if we only take down the field grade officers here, the general-level officers will become the investigators, not the subjects of investigation.”

“Huh!”

Knowing that, the person in charge of managing this place quickly made a decision and cut ties. No, unless the general is doing drugs, there’s no reason to protect them in the first place.

“Isn’t it too late?”

“It won’t be too late. Ecstasy isn’t a drug that wears off that easily.”

Park Do-joon said that and headed to the apartment, and the lieutenant followed behind with a constipated expression, calling someone. He seemed to be finding out about the password or spare key to the house.

“Here it is. Open it.”

Park Do-joon shook the search warrant and said, and the lieutenant eventually had no choice but to enter the password. When they went inside, the inner door was closed.

Park Do-joon opened the inner door wide. What was seen inside were scattered clothes and military uniforms. And a feast of flesh…….

“I think my title sense isn’t bad.”

At that moment, the flash of the camera began to burst madly into the living room, which had been curtained to block the light. And the men and women who were out of their minds from drugs ran around like crazy, trying to cover their bodies.

“No, wait a minute……!”

“Oh, misunderstanding!”

“No! Don’t take pictures!”

A woman running away, a man desperately covering his private parts.

“What are you doing! Arrest those bastards right now! Arrest them!”

Even the man who still believed in his rank was yelling at Park Do-joon and the reporters to arrest them and take their cameras, followed by the lieutenant and soldiers…….

“What a sight, really.”

Park Do-joon expected it, but he could only click his tongue in dismay as he watched the spectacle with his own eyes.

And that night, there was only one main news story, of course.

-High-ranking officers of the Ministry of National Defense engage in drug-fueled orgy party.

# Other Witnesses

The orgy party of high-ranking officers that took place at the Ministry of National Defense.

It was only natural that it became news. And everyone’s attention was focused there.

“I heard they tied them up for sure.”

“What does the military police say?”

When Park Do-joon asked the chief, the chief shook his head.

“Don’t even mention it. I thought that bastard was going to kill someone.”

“Well, I’d want to kill them too. Moreover, they’re soldiers who can access guns that can actually kill people.”

“That’s right.”

A total of 16 people were caught at the scene. Among them, 7 were men and 9 were women. They were high on drugs, happily biting and sucking each other, and eventually got caught.

“I heard all the men are officers?”

“Because it’s an official residence.”

Ironically, all seven men were officers, even field grade officers or higher. They were high on drugs and having an orgy party with their subordinates and superiors’ wives.

The other soldiers who found out about this were so enraged that they tried to run away with their guns, but their subordinates had to drag them away to stop them.

“These bastards are really vicious.”

Lee Ji-soo couldn’t help but stick out her tongue as she looked at the first statement. That’s because the men, the officers, were still shouting that they were wronged, while some of the women talked about what they had suffered more easily than expected.

“They’re probably like that because they don’t know reality.”

Park Do-joon clicked his tongue and said at Lee Ji-soo’s words.

“They’re field grade officers. Moreover, their workplace is the Ministry of National Defense? They’re practically the next generation of generals within the military.”

In fact, working at the Ministry of National Defense has a completely different power than working at a front-line unit in an ordinary place. Even if they are the same colonel, the colonel of the front-line unit and the colonel of the Ministry of National Defense are completely different beings.

In fact, in terms of power alone, the colonel of the front-line unit can be regarded as a general.