My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 417

“Aside from the illegality of his actions, these cases inevitably create multiple victims.”

“I see.”

Criminals who commit fraud while even providing immunosuppressants wouldn’t limit their scams to a single person.

“I know you dislike high-ranking people. But regardless, this could result in dozens, or in the worst-case scenario, hundreds of victims.”

And this is practically murder.

“Why wasn’t the police aware of this?”

“Because it wasn’t reported.”

It’s murder, but not overtly so. A cruel murder that cunningly exploits the psychology of people preparing for the end of their lives.

Moreover, would someone dying from such a scam really spend their remaining time seeking out other victims and demanding justice? The chances are very low.

“But shouldn’t this be investigated on a large scale? There must be more than just a few fraud victims?”

Furthermore, now that a high-ranking person has died, shouldn’t it be switched to an open investigation? Of course, from the dying person’s perspective, it’s annoying to have their reputation tarnished, but isn’t he already in a coma with no chance of waking up?

Besides, it’s not like he suffered this while doing something virtuous.

“I want to, but the higher-ups are worried that the culprit will flee if we expose this.”

“I understand what you mean. You’re saying we need to take a long-term approach.”

“Yes, because there’s virtually no practical benefit to immediate exposure.”

Would making this news public reduce the number of victims now? Unfortunately, the chances aren’t very high. Since these are people betting their lives on a slim chance, they’ll still go to China thinking, ‘I won’t be scammed,’ even if the news breaks this story.

“They might instead hide or find ways to reorganize their methods.”

So, the higher-ups’ choice is to investigate and catch them discreetly, to prevent that from happening.

‘For once, they’ve made a decent decision.’

Park Do-joon frowned as he thought that. The crime scene isn’t in Korea, after all.

“China… It seems the investigation won’t be easy.”

“It won’t be. But what else can we do?”

We have to catch these guys no matter what. Otherwise, their fraud and murder will never stop.

“China…”

Because it was a region where investigation was incredibly difficult, Park Do-joon couldn’t help but frown.

“That’s why it’s unofficial. You know what I mean, right?”

“Yes, I know.”

China is notorious for not admitting their mistakes. It’s common knowledge that Korea’s fine dust [air pollution] comes from China, but they claim it’s Korea’s fault.

Even though China is currently a hub for global organ trafficking, and the Chinese government itself is allegedly kidnapping Uyghur people in Xinjiang [an autonomous region of China] to extract and sell their organs, they officially claim that organ trafficking in China is happening within legal boundaries.

“So, if we say we’re investigating, they’ll get defensive and upset.”

“They will.”

They try to exert pressure, baring their teeth at the slightest disadvantage.

“So, we can’t investigate openly. Moreover, considering China’s characteristics… such an organization can’t survive without the protection of the Chinese government.”

“That’s true.”

A violent organization surviving in China? That’s solid proof that they’re under the protection of the Communist Party. Unlike Korea, where human rights and the principle of presumption of innocence are upheld, they could be dragged away and have their organs harvested if things go wrong.

“And China is more than capable of doing that.”

It’s not their citizens dying. Rather, criminals come into their country to buy organs and get scammed.

From China’s perspective, it’s beneficial because the criminals die and get cleaned up, and they make a lot of money.

“Indeed, as you said, even if rumors spread, someone will inevitably keep doing this.”

“That’s right.”

Normally, when rumors related to crime spread, the number of users naturally decreases, but this is a matter of life and death, so people can’t help but pursue it.

Even if 90% is a scam and only 10% is real, people will bet on that 10% chance and come to China for organ transplants as long as their lives are at stake.

“It’s going to be hard to get cooperation from China.”

“You should consider it impossible.”

At Park Do-joon’s words, Division Chief Kwa nodded and said,

“The problem is that we don’t even know how many victims there are. We don’t even know when or how this scam started.”

And if we don’t stop this early on, this scam will continue to happen.

‘This isn’t an incident I remember.’

Not just a vague incident, but there hasn’t even been a related case on the news.

“I don’t know who died, but it must be a high-ranking person, and even if history has changed a lot, those personal details wouldn’t have changed, so there’s only one answer.”

That is, the investigation failed. If the investigation had been successful, there would have been no reason to keep it a secret. Multiple deaths occurred, and they should have leaked it to the press to prevent further damage.

‘But because it failed, we can’t even talk about it.’

If the investigation fails and they make such claims without evidence or testimony, China will likely protest severely, and those in power will dislike the attention being directed at them.

Even if he died, power is often passed on, and other powerful people dislike such stories from leaking out. Because then people will say, ‘When powerful people are unwell, they go to China to get organ transplants.’

Even if that’s true, it can’t be seen in a good light, and rumors could spread even if you just go to China for tourism, so it would be reckless to release news to the media without clear evidence.

“You’re not telling me to go to China right away, are you?”

“I’m not telling you to go to China. We can’t just go there recklessly. First, we need to investigate in Korea and try to catch a lead.”

“With nothing?”

At those words, Division Chief Kwa smiled bitterly.

“Of course, I’ve received the basic data needed for the investigation. But it will probably be a zero-based start.”

Division Chief Kwa said, handing over a file, and Park Do-joon couldn’t help but smile bitterly as he received it.

“I knew it.”

-The number you have dialed is not in service…….

As expected, the phone number comes up as non-existent. And the name of the man is Shin Ham-sung.

“The phone number would have been a burner phone [a disposable phone] anyway.”

“That’s right.”

“The name Shin Ham-sung is probably fake too, right?”

“They wouldn’t be flashing their ID while doing illegal things.”

The information they brought was simple. He contacted Shin Ham-sung online to get a kidney transplant, and Shin Ham-sung approached him, saying he would provide a kidney transplant for 100 million won [approximately $75,000 USD]. Of course, the condition was that the 100 million won would be paid in cash.

Of course, he was suspicious, but he claimed to be a real broker and even provided immunosuppressants first to prove it.

“People fall for this?”

“Korea has good medical insurance. As a result, most of the drugs circulating in the market are in the legal domain. There’s no need to get drugs on the black market like in the US or China. It’s much cheaper to get properly diagnosed and receive medication from the hospital.”

“And?”

“To someone who thinks that’s normal, this immunosuppressant is something that’s only distributed in hospitals. In fact, it should be.”

Logically, there’s no reason to use immunosuppressants outside of hospitals. What kind of people would use immunosuppressants if they’re not undergoing treatment?

In reality, immunosuppressants are hardly sold on the black market either. At most, they’re used for organ trafficking in China.

“So, they believed it.”

“Ah, I guess that’s true.”

It’s true that if you supply drugs that can’t be obtained on the market and tell them to prepare first, they can’t help but be deceived.

“Since anyone they meet will inevitably have to take the risk of fraud.”

“I guess that’s true.”

In this kind of fraud, showing trust is showing expertise.

“And when I see this, this isn’t the first time this scam has happened.”

“Probably not.”

If they were scamming for the first time, their expertise would naturally be lacking. They would just think of running away with the money after introducing themselves as brokers. But if they scam with professional knowledge, people will trust them.

“And according to this statement, he had a lot of knowledge related to transplantation. A lot of medical knowledge, too.”

It wasn’t just plausible talk, but he actually provided detailed information about the medical terms used by doctors and the medicines needed for organ transplantation. And after confirming it with a doctor, it turned out to be true, so the victim’s side didn’t seem to realize they were being scammed at all.

“In that situation, it would definitely be different.”

“That’s right.”

In this situation, desperation would have made the other person look even more trustworthy.

“After deceiving people like that, they send them to China when the schedule is set, and when they go to China, they pretend not to know anything……”

To be exact, they even secure a hospital for them. They say it’s for hygiene and safety.

And when they go to the hospital in China, the Chinese hospital responds with some nonsense.

“All the related documents and records are fabricated.”

It’s unknown whether the real hospital was in on it or whether they just used the hospital’s name, but the hospital says they never had such a surgery scheduled, so the victim only realizes they’ve been scammed, but the culprit erases all records and flees.

“You can’t even call the hospital to confirm the facts.”

“That’s right.”

Of course, the actual hospital’s phone number is written on the documents. And if you search for the hospital on the internet, the phone number and information related to that hospital will come up.

“But they can’t ask by calling in the first place.”

The culprit, Shin Ham-sung, even explains that this surgery can only be done unofficially. That’s actually true.

Of course, even if you call the hospital and ask, ‘Do you have this kind of surgery?’ they won’t be able to say, ‘Yes, we do,’ because it’s an unofficial surgery. He clearly tells them that.

“In the end, the best confirmation the patient can do is whether the hospital exists.”

The best confirmation the victim can do is to check if the hospital exists and if the hospital performs transplant surgery. Once that’s confirmed, most people can’t help but believe it in this situation.

“This…… I can’t get a sense of it at all.”

Due to the nature of the case, it was almost impossible to find a starting point because it was impossible to identify the culprit or the victim.

“Should I try to track it through the internet or the number?”

“The internet won’t work.”

I don’t even know where they’re posting, and even if they do, there’s no chance that it will connect to them. They must have used accounts obtained through 100% hacking to promote it.

“The phone number is a burner. Should I look for the meeting place?”

“That’s going to be difficult too.”

Because it’s already been a long time. According to the statement, after some initial meetings, they naturally only communicate by cell phone.