My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 453

“He said something like that before.”

“Ah, is that so? I understand.”

Park Do-joon nodded, looking around the room. The room looked like it had been cleaned up haphazardly, but there was no evidence of slaves.

“See, it’s clean, right?”

“Yeah, it’s clean.”

Park Do-joon, responding listlessly to the salt farm owner who was grumbling irritably as he followed, turned his gaze to the workers.

“Do you live here?”

“Yes.”

“That’s right. This is our accommodation.”

‘Yeah, usually they have nothing to say after this.’

But that was only for people who didn’t know well. In Park Do-joon’s eyes, it looked different.

“First, everyone using this place, please leave.”

“Yes?”

“Are you going to obstruct the search?”

In case information leaked from here and they prepared for it later, Park Do-joon sent them out and only allowed the police to enter.

“Do you see anything strange here?”

“No.”

“Not at all.”

It wasn’t the kind of room where slaves lived that people usually think of. It was quite neat and tidy.

“Is this really the employee dormitory?”

“I don’t think so.”

“But it’s too clean, isn’t it, Detective?”

“Some of it might have been cleaned up. Not all slave owners deny them basic hygiene.”

Some at least guarantee that they wash, eat, and drink. Those who don’t even guarantee that are the worst of the worst.

“Here, you have to look at what’s missing, not what’s there.”

“What’s missing?”

“Yes.”

Yoo Gi-tae didn’t understand the words and looked around. No matter how he looked, he didn’t know what it meant.

“What’s missing here?”

“Um, there’s a refrigerator and a washing machine, and there’s no TV. But there’s no landline here, so that might be natural….”

The police officers didn’t understand the concept that what’s missing is important, not what’s there.

‘That’s why they’re always being dragged around.’

Park Do-joon clicked his tongue and said,

“As you can see, there’s electricity here.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Because there’s electricity, they can use the washing machine.

“But where are the cell phone chargers?”

“Yes?”

“Those people from before. Of course, they each have a cell phone.”

“Right?”

In this day and age, it’s stranger not to carry a cell phone.

“But where are the cell phone chargers here?”

“There aren’t any?”

“If they’re illegally using slaves, do you think the slave owner would give them cell phones?”

The eyes of the police officers who were listening lit up at the words. Of course not. Because they have to prevent them from reporting. Blocking the means to contact the outside. That’s the first thing these criminals do.

“As you can see, there are no cell phone chargers here.”

Logically, it doesn’t make sense that there are no cell phone chargers in their own accommodation where there is electricity.

“We can’t believe the nonsense that they charge them at their family’s house.”

There’s no reason for the owner to charge them at his house. There’s electricity here too.

“The second thing that’s missing is bags.”

“Bags?”

“Yes, look. There are no bags, right?”

“Detective, is that important?”

“It’s important. If they came here voluntarily as workers, would they only come with their bodies?”

They usually bring their belongings, such as their luggage or clothes. In fact, places where the work is hard have a high turnover rate.

“But there are no bags here. There’s no way a kidnapped person would have a bag.”

In fact, accommodations where workers with frequent job changes work are piled up with bags or carriers.

“As you can see, there’s no personal furniture here either. Where would they store their belongings?”

“Aha!”

A bag doesn’t just include the concept of moving luggage. It also has the concept of their own storage space in a shared space. But there are no bags at all in the shared accommodation?

“It doesn’t make sense.”

“What’s missing is important.”

Yoo Gi-tae clicked his tongue at Park Do-joon’s words. He had never thought about it that way.

“Furthermore, look here. There’s one more thing missing.”

“What is it?”

“Shoes.”

“Shoes?”

“Yes, shoes. You saw those people earlier, right? They were wearing sneakers, right?”

“Ah, did they?”

“They did.”

The police officers nodded as if they remembered.

“But there are no boots here. They wouldn’t work in the salt field wearing sneakers, would they? Then what would they wear to work?”

“…….”

“In other words, we can assume that someone wearing boots went out.”

But boots are not really comfortable. They are essential for working in the salt field, but there’s no reason to wear them if you don’t need them.

“There’s no reason to buy sneakers for slaves.”

They don’t have to go anywhere anyway, and they might run away if they wear comfortable shoes.

“Perhaps the slaves who were here have definitely been taken out of here and moved to another place.”

“Um, there are a lot of suspicious things.”

Yoo Gi-tae nodded at the words. What’s missing is important. He could see what to carefully check when executing a search warrant.

“But you can’t prove a crime with that, can you?”

In Korea, the principle of presumption of innocence is the basis. Of course, in fact, the court and the prosecution have been constantly trying to undermine it, and in fact, it has worked to some extent, so the principle of presumption of guilt is secretly applied in quite a few crimes, but that doesn’t mean that you have to find evidence to prosecute in Korea.

“I guess you can’t use the fact that it’s not here as evidence, right?”

You can use it as a hunch, but it’s not physical evidence.

“Of course. So we have to find physical evidence in other ways.”

“In other ways?”

“Yes, first, you have to drive the criminal to the part that bothers them.”

“In what way?”

“Let’s wait and see.”

Park Do-joon turned around and went outside. And looking at the workers outside, he said loudly.

“Are you all working here?”

“I told you, we are.”

“Then you eat and sleep here.”

“Yes.”

“Then go in and stand in your place.”

“What?”

“You have your own place, right? So go and stand in your place.”

The employees couldn’t hide their embarrassment at the words.

‘Of course, they don’t have their own place.’

There’s no way they have their own place. Because it’s not their accommodation.

“Hurry up and stand. Can’t you stand?”

At the words, they looked at each other, and the owner urged them.

“What are you doing? Go and stand quickly. It’s annoying.”

“Yes.”

In fact, what does it matter if they stand roughly? It’s not like the military where there are names on each spot. Just go and stand where the luggage is piled up. One by one, they started to go in and take their places, and of course, they were flustered at first, but they quickly settled down.

“Is it done now?”

“It looks like it for now.”

Park Do-joon smiled at the sight.

‘Human thoughts are so obvious.’

When it comes to a place, it’s not like the military where there are beds or lockers. So how do you decide on a place? It’s natural to decide based on the roughly piled up items.

There’s no space to store their belongings because there are no bags, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have their own belongings. So most of them roughly designate it as their own place and pile it up.

‘And that becomes the standard.’

As expected, the people roughly took their places in front of it.

“Good. Then change your clothes.”

“What did you say?”

“I said change your clothes. You said that’s your clothes there, right? So change them.”

The employees’ expressions changed awkwardly at the words. They had never thought of changing their clothes.

“No, who’s deciding that?”

“Why? Can’t you do it?”

“That’s…….”

‘They can’t.’

Humans don’t try to wear other people’s clothes. Furthermore, if the clothes are not clean new clothes or clean washed clothes, but dirty clothes that have been worn and roughly taken off, then even more so.

If it’s clothes that they used to wear, they’ll wear them even if they’re uncomfortable because they’re their own clothes, but if it’s clothes that someone else wore and took off… Furthermore, if the target is a slave and proper hygiene cannot be guaranteed, then it’s natural to be reluctant to wear them.

“Why? Can’t you change?”

“There’s a woman here, isn’t there?”

“It’s not a woman, it’s a police officer. Well, if you’re uncomfortable, I’ll tell her to go out. Ji-soo, go out.”

“Yes, Detective.”

After Lee Ji-soo left, Park Do-joon urged them again.

“Change your clothes. I’ll see if the size fits.”

“…….”

Everyone rolled their eyes at Park Do-joon’s words. That’s because hygiene is secondary, and of course, the size won’t fit. How can the clothes size of people who can’t eat properly and do hard labor and the guys who were sucking honey while watching them fit?

“Hmm, you can’t change.”

“No, that’s…….”

Park Do-joon smiled as he watched them become uncomfortable, but Yoo Gi-tae was also uncomfortable.

‘In the end, it’s all ambiguous to be evidence.’

Of course, the fact that the clothes don’t fit can be evidence, but that’s not evidence that there are slaves.

“Well, there’s only one way in the current situation.”

Park Do-joon said sadly.

“You are all suspects from this moment on.”

“Suspects?”

“Yes, you are suspects from this moment on. And according to the law, please appoint a lawyer.”

“What…… did you say?”

The employees’ eyes widened at the words.

‘It’s ambiguous. But that ambiguity is sometimes heavy.’

In order to punish someone as a criminal, there must be clear physical evidence or evidence.

But not suspects. A suspect is just a word to refer to someone who is under investigation. In other words, it’s not illegal to use the word suspect because it feels like they’re hiding something.

‘But it’s embarrassing for the people who hear it.’

For people who don’t know much about the law, being listed as a suspect is a burden in itself.

In that situation, Park Do-joon drove a wedge.

“And according to the law, I recommend that you appoint a lawyer.”

“Recommend?”

“Yes, there’s no reason to notify you of the Miranda rights unless it’s a current arrest. But you should know about the right to appoint a lawyer.”

The Miranda rights must be notified when arresting someone. But what the police have now is a search warrant, not an arrest warrant.

Furthermore, they are not caught in the act. Of course, there’s no reason to notify them of the Miranda rights and put handcuffs on them here.

‘However, if you tell them that they are on the suspect list, talk about appointing a lawyer, and only talk about the summons investigation later.’

But those who are suffering from it will be at a loss in the sudden situation.

Professional Profiler