My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 414

“So, they caught him?”

Lauren, the head of Vanilla, frowned.

Despite being a woman, she had earned recognition for her abilities within the organization, or rather, the company. Arriving in Korea as a pioneer, she had proven herself over the past five years, earning a promotion to head of the Asian center. The news about Ki-seung Han was unsettling.

“You said there were no problems?”

-I thought so too. They shouldn’t have been able to track them this far. No one even entered the office, right?

“Ugh.”

Lauren groaned involuntarily. Ki-seung Han had advised them to remain still after the drug misdelivery, arguing that fleeing would arouse suspicion. They had followed his advice and observed the police watching them without intervening.

‘But how?’

She couldn’t understand how they had managed to enter Korea undetected. He hadn’t been caught in years. This method wasn’t exclusive to Korea; no country in the world routinely opens and searches the ballast [the space in a ship’s hull used for stability].

So, it had worked quite well in Korea.

“Is there any chance Bae Jang-won will talk?”

Lauren asked anxiously, as Ki-seung Han had introduced him.

-He won’t talk. He knows it’s against his interests, so there’s no way he’ll say anything.

“Then how did they find out?”

-I don’t know. But it’s clear that if they’ve tracked it this far, it’s not safe there either.

“No, you told me not to run away from here?”

-I’m not talking about there. As I said, the police are watching it, so running away will only get you caught. It’s better to stay put and seek help from the U.S. Embassy if there’s a problem. Without evidence, even the Korean police can’t indict you.

The Korean government is wary of the United States.

That was true, so Lauren frowned. Officially, they were upstanding American citizens. The employees stationed in Korea had spotless records, with perhaps a speeding ticket at most.

They hadn’t sent anyone with even a minor criminal record, be it assault or drug-related. So, they couldn’t pin anything on them.

-But the warehouse is the problem.

“That’s a problem.”

They could find a way to hide, but the warehouse was a liability. Bae Jang-won had used it to deliver drugs. He might not talk now, but you never knew what could happen.

Furthermore, they didn’t know how the Korean government had discovered their use of cargo ships to import drugs. That suggested a possible traitor within their ranks.

-I’ll handle that. It doesn’t seem like anyone has been assigned to my side.

“Okay, then what about this side?”

-You have to take care of it. You never know when and where information might leak.

“I know. Do you have a good place? We can’t just dispose of it.”

The quantity was substantial. They had been importing and stockpiling it over several shipments. Even for suppliers, the amount was significant.

Moreover, now that the supply line had been compromised, they couldn’t maintain it without the existing stock.

-I’ll find a suitable place to hide it, so don’t worry. They don’t know about me, do they?

“If the Korean police knew about you, they would have arrested you first.”

-I guess that’s true.

The Korean police wouldn’t be as suspicious of Ki-seung Han, a Korean, as they would be of an American.

Besides, it would make sense to apprehend Ki-seung Han first and then dismantle the Vanilla organization based on his testimony.

With solid evidence, even the U.S. Embassy couldn’t protect them.

In other words, the fact that they hadn’t raided Ki-seung Han meant they hadn’t obtained concrete information yet.

-Get rid of what’s there immediately. And I’ll take care of this side.

“Okay. I’ll leave it to you.”

Lauren said irritably. As soon as she hung up, she called her subordinates.

“The Korean police have discovered our distribution line.”

“Yes?”

“What are you talking about, CEO? What does that mean?”

“I heard that an arrest warrant has been requested for Bae Jang-won in court. The charge is drug distribution.”

At those words, everyone’s face turned grim.

“CEO, what should we do then?”

“Follow the plan. Ki-seung Han has decided to empty the warehouse outside. If we go out, they’ll follow us.”

“Then what about what’s here?”

“We have to get rid of it.”

“Yes?”

“We have no choice. We have to throw it away.”

It was a waste, but they had no choice. It was time to clean house when things got this bad.

“Take out all the related materials and burn them, and put the electronic products in the microwave.”

No matter how advanced science and technology are, you can’t save home appliances that have been put in the microwave. For that reason, it was standard procedure to microwave all burner phones [cheap, disposable cell phones] and computer hard drives used for placing orders.

“Nick, you and I will empty the safe.”

“Yes, CEO.”

While other employees were busy incinerating evidence or microwaving electronics, Lauren opened the safe and began removing the drugs.

“It’s a waste. This alone is worth tens of thousands of dollars.”

“We have no choice. If we hesitate because we regret losing this much, we’ll all die.”

She said that and headed to the bathroom with the drugs. She started pouring it little by little into the toilet and flushing it.

‘Damn it, I was so close.’

If she had held out a little longer, she would have been promoted. She knew this loss would negatively impact her career, leaving a bitter taste in her mouth, but she had no choice. She had to survive.

“Move quickly!”

In a rundown warehouse in Pyeongtaek, Ki-seung Han was urgently directing people.

“We have to move it today.”

“This?”

That was a huge amount of drugs, easily over 600 kilograms. He had to move it today.

“Yeah, you’re not going to say something stupid like it’s heavy, are you?”

“No.”

Ki-seung Han’s subordinates moved the drugs to the vehicle without complaint. They were the ones who usually delivered them. But as the situation grew dire, Ki-seung Han had called them in to move the goods in a hurry.

“Hurry up!”

People moved luggage in a hurry.

But they didn’t know they were surrounded.

“The amount is enormous.”

Park Do-joon clicked his tongue as he watched the endless stream of boxes being carried out.

“They must have been preparing for a long time. If they’ve grown that much in the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas, they’ll naturally want to expand their market to other places.”

If they were confident in the quality, it was certainly possible. And to do that, they needed a massive supply of drugs.

“At first, you have to spread it at a cheap price.”

That way, people who don’t know anything about drugs will try them and then bring in huge amounts of drugs to buy them. In fact, even in the United States, drugs are sold to high school students for just a few dollars.

If drugs are sold cheaply in high schools, there is no way to escape after becoming an adult.

“And once you do good quality drugs, you can’t help but go there naturally.”

Unlike food that changes depending on your taste, once you do high-purity drugs, your body adapts. After that, you naturally only do that drug and the amount of drug naturally increases.

Low-purity drugs are cheap, but the body that has already adapted to high purity does not react to it.

“They’re terrible guys.”

Of course, their evil deeds would end here. Now that they had found that amount of drugs, their drug business was over.

“Let’s start cleaning up.”

At Park Do-joon’s command, the police immediately drew their guns.

“Don’t move! Police!”

Ki-seung Han froze for a moment.

“Police?”

“It’s the cops!”

The men carrying drugs hurriedly dropped them and tried to run. But there was nowhere to escape. The warehouse was surrounded by a fairly high wall, making it difficult to climb over, and the police wouldn’t let them.

“Run!”

“Ugh, shit!”

The men carrying drugs desperately tried to escape, some even brandishing knives at the police.

“Die, you bastard!”

“Get lost!”

Of course, the police wouldn’t let them go just because a drug offender took out a knife.

Bang!

“If you take out a knife, the use of a firearm is authorized. Do you know what that means?”

The drug offenders all froze at the sound of the warning shot. Ki-seung Han, however, threw himself into the truck loaded with drugs, started the engine, and floored the accelerator.

Vroom!

The one-ton truck roared forward. But he had overlooked one thing. Park Do-joon had anticipated this possibility.

It would be dangerous to try and stop the truck with their bodies. However, blocking the entrance with a car might delay the raid. So, the solution was simple.

They had subtly installed tire spikes in the narrow alley. The spikes were concealed on the only path leading out of the entrance due to the nature of the entrance.

Bang!

As expected, the tire burst on the spikes, and the truck driven by Ki-seung Han swerved and crashed into the rice paddy next to it.

“Drag him out!”

Now that the truck was stuck in the rice paddy, there was no way to resist. The police didn’t hesitate to pull Ki-seung Han out of the vehicle.

“Damn it! Let go! Let go! Do you know who I am!”

Ki-seung Han desperately tried to resist, but the police wouldn’t release him.

“We know. Ki-seung Han, former Strategic Planning Office of Jindo Group.”

At those words, Ki-seung Han’s face hardened. Knowing his background meant they knew what he was up to.

“Oh my, what is this? Looks like about 200 kilograms?”

Park Do-joon smirked as he approached, looking at the drugs loaded on the truck Ki-seung Han had tried to escape with.

“Okay, arrest him.”

“Yes, us?”

The police who had pulled Ki-seung Han out of the car hesitated slightly. Usually, the credit went to the person who made the arrest. But this time, they hadn’t done anything.

“Isn’t it a drug case anyway? The drug team should arrest drug offenders, who else will?”

“Ah, thank you.”

At those words, the police smiled and handcuffed Ki-seung Han.

“Ki-seung Han, you are under arrest for drug distribution.”

With the handcuffs tightening around his wrists, Ki-seung Han could only grit his teeth.

At that moment, the drug team led by Joo Gwang-won raided Vanilla’s office in Itaewon.

“Don’t move! Police!”

“Huh?”

Lauren, who was packing her bags to leave, was startled by the sudden arrival of the police. But she nonchalantly said:

“What? Police?”

“I know you can speak Korean, you bastard. You were so brazen last time.”

Only then did Lauren recognize the face of the police officer at the front.