My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 460

“There’s no reason to go inside.”

“Pardon?”

“Isn’t it enough to get a warrant?”

“But to get a warrant, we need to know there are victims inside, right?”

Park Do-joon scoffed.

“You’re putting the cart before the horse.”

“Putting the cart before the horse?”

“Warrants are requested to secure evidence. Securing evidence to get a warrant is absurd.”

“Well, yes, but….”

The problem is, the court won’t issue a warrant without reasonable suspicion. Of course, there’s a high possibility that disabled women are being held in that house, but that doesn’t mean a warrant can be requested based solely on suspicion. There needs to be at least some concrete evidence.

“The purpose of the warrant doesn’t necessarily have to be rescue.”

“The purpose of the warrant doesn’t have to be rescue? Of course… Ah!”

The important thing is to get inside. Whether that process is a rescue or some other kind of crackdown doesn’t really matter.

“The game is over the moment the police go in.”

The moment the police go in and find the victims, everyone there becomes a criminal caught in the act and immediately enters the victim protection process.

“It’s not impossible to request a warrant under a different pretext instead of to rescue the women.”

“But with what?”

“They’re already in violation of the liquor tax law and tax laws.”

“Ah! That’s right!”

According to the law, all alcoholic beverages for business purposes must follow a set distribution channel. This is to prevent tax evasion.

But they brought in alcohol through small stores. From the start, they probably didn’t even register this place as a bar.

“They’re in violation of at least three laws.”

And with that much, it’s not difficult to request a warrant.

“The reason I came all the way here is because of this.”

Park Do-joon said, shaking the phone in his hand.

“All these charges require proving that they are illegally selling alcohol.”

And from this location, anyone could clearly see that they were running a liquor business from the outside. The original owner must have installed the large windows because of the good view, but in such cases, if the lights are on inside at night like now, the inside can be seen from the outside.

Right now, the inside looked like a restaurant selling alcohol to anyone.

Because there was a drinking party going on.

“But how many police officers are mobilized after the warrant is issued is up to the police.”

If a warrant is requested for such a minor matter, at best, only about four police officers will come, but that’s only in typical cases.

Yoo Gi-tae judged that human trafficking and rape were occurring here, and there’s no way the police, knowing this fact, would only send three or four people.

“Now that we’ve secured the evidence, it’s time to call the police.”

Park Do-joon’s eyes flashed.

Yoo Gi-tae immediately reported the photos to his superiors and requested support. In case there was a possibility of another cover-up, he reported directly to the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency instead of the Mokpo Police Station, and the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency was so surprised that they decided to dispatch personnel.

Yoo Gi-tae’s statement that there might be a case of sexual slavery of women with disabilities had a significant impact that could not be ignored. From the start, if he was sent down to Mokpo as the head of the special investigation unit, he must be someone who is recognized to some extent.

Naturally, the police requested help from the Coast Guard for safety and mobilized a riot police squad to raid the island unexpectedly.

“What’s going on?”

“What’s happening?”

As the police rushed in, some people who sensed something strange tried to escape the island, but the entrance to the port was already blocked by Coast Guard ships.

“What is this?”

“What are you trying to do!”

Seeing that, people came to the port where the boats were landing and blocked the entrance. Conversely, some were terrified and ran into the island.

“What about them?”

“Leave them. Where can they run on the island?”

Park Do-joon smirked as he watched the group running away.

“It’s obvious who they are.”

They are probably illegal immigrants working here. And the guys who are trying to block the police from landing at the entrance are the ones who were employing them.

In other words, they’re not just curious; they’re getting angry like that to buy time to escape.

“If they were just curious, there’s no reason to get angry.”

“Well, that’s true.”

And anyway, even if they run away, this island isn’t that big, and there’s nowhere to escape. There’s no need to search; if we just block the entrance, escape is impossible.

“Detective Park!”

At that moment, a reporter came running urgently from afar. And behind her, many reporters followed.

“Oh, Reporter Seo Joo-ran, long time no see.”

“I heard it’s a big case? I heard it’s a big case?”

Park Do-joon calmed her down, who was already excited.

“It is a big case, but it’s not a pleasant one.”

“Ah….”

At those words, the quick-witted Seo Joo-ran realized and tried to calm down. Such a big case might be good for a reporter, but it’s a desperate situation for the victims. Showing that you’re happy about it is insensitive.

“But there are quite a few reporters this time?”

“I had a big scoop last time thanks to you, Detective. So, it seems like many reporters came this time just in case. Oh, women’s groups will also be coming on other ships.”

“They’re coming, surprisingly. I didn’t expect much.”

In fact, Park Do-joon was planning to make this case as big as possible. He wanted to use this incident to induce a full-scale investigation into the disappearances of women with disabilities, which had never been properly investigated. One of the methods was to call women’s groups. But honestly, he didn’t have high expectations.

Because they never come to places where there’s no money to be made.

“Many reporters are coming. They chase after places where reporters go like hawks.”

“Well, that’s true.”

In the meantime, the police were almost all disembarking. However, they were still unable to enter because of the people blocking the entrance.

“Won’t they run away if this goes on?”

“That won’t happen. In preparation for that, four police officers are already hiding near that house.”

In case they hide the victims, the remaining four police officers are hiding near the store, so they won’t be able to sneak people out.

“We’re here to execute the warrant….”

“No, not without my permission!”

“I won’t allow it!”

However, the police officers who brought the riot police were at a loss because of the men blocking the police’s entry.

“Hmm.”

Park Do-joon was watching that and was about to step forward himself. But Yoo Gi-tae stepped forward before him.

“If you’ve learned it, you have to use it.”

“Ah, are you going to handle this yourself?”

“Yes.”

At those words, Park Do-joon stepped back, and Yoo Gi-tae stepped up to the man blocking them.

“Who are you?”

“I’m the head of the Masangdo fishing village association. What gives you the right to bring cops here like this?”

“We came with a warrant.”

“Oh, shut up! Get out! This is our island!”

As expected, they were shouting and trying to drive them away. Most police officers avoid conflict here and drag out the time, or they give up executing the warrant and retreat. But Yoo Gi-tae had learned something from Park Do-joon.

“I’m Yoo Gi-tae.”

As he reached out his hand to shake, the head of the fishing village association unknowingly reached out his own hand to receive it. But Yoo Gi-tae, grabbing that hand, quickly flipped him over and handcuffed his wrist.

“What are you doing!”

“I’m arresting you for obstruction of official duties.”

“What? Let go! Won’t you let go?”

Of course, the head of the fishing village association was furious. But Yoo Gi-tae wasn’t going to let him go. He had learned from Park Do-joon that this was what he should do. Instead, he asked the gathered people firmly.

“It seems like this person is taking responsibility and blocking the police’s execution of the warrant, but is there another person in charge?”

At those words, everyone flinched, and their gazes turned to someone. He’s probably the second-in-command here.

“Is blocking the police’s entry your official position?”

Yoo Gi-tae handed over the arrested head of the fishing village association to a subordinate, received another pair of handcuffs, and approached him, asking. As expected, he couldn’t say anything and looked around.

‘He said he’d run away because he didn’t want to take responsibility.’

As expected, as the second-in-command looked around, asking for help, the people who were blocking the entrance with him subtly turned their gazes away, trying to avoid responsibility.

“No, that’s….”

“Block them! You bastards! Block them!”

The head of the fishing village association was beside himself with anger, but the second-in-command, who had not yet been arrested, was inevitably afraid of the responsibility.

“Is this person blocking them your official order?”

“Well, first of all, it’s our island, and entering without permission isn’t a very good idea….”

And as soon as those words came out, Yoo Gi-tae grabbed his hand and handcuffed him.

“I’m arresting you for obstruction of official duties.”

“What? But I didn’t do anything wrong….”

“Didn’t you prevent the execution of the warrant?”

Then he handed him over to another police officer and received another pair of handcuffs.

“Is there another person in charge?”

At those words, people’s gazes turned to another person again. And he couldn’t say anything. Because he knew that the moment he said a word, he would be arrested.

“Block them, you bastards!”

As the head of the fishing village association, sensing something was wrong, screamed, some people, watching their reactions, tried to approach cautiously. But the number of people on this side was already much larger.

“You’re not going to keep someone who’s been punished for obstruction of official duties as the head of the fishing village association, are you?”

Park Do-joon subtly intervened as it seemed like a conflict was about to break out. What he wanted was the arrest of criminals, not the police getting into a brawl.

“Anyway, the head of the fishing village association has severe disqualifications, so he won’t be recognized anymore.”

“What? You bastard, who says…!”

“You’ll end up that way anyway if you’re arrested as an accomplice, what.”

Park Do-joon said very leisurely. Then the men who were approaching began to gauge the situation. They followed his orders because they were afraid of the power of the head of the fishing village association, but now that he was being cut off, there was no reason to ruin their own lives by following his orders and going to prison as accomplices.

“Is there anyone else who will take responsibility next?”

And Yoo Gi-tae shouted at them, asking them to specify who would take responsibility, and people turned their gazes to one person. He’s probably the third-in-command.

“Ah, um, no.”

But as the atmosphere became one where he would be solely responsible and arrested by the police, he naturally tucked his tail in. He belonged to the same organization as the head of the fishing village association and was the third-in-command, but he didn’t particularly wield any power, and he had only sucked up to the head of the fishing village association, so he absolutely didn’t want to take responsibility for that crime.

“I have no intention of obstructing official duties.”

As expected, as he stepped back like that, the men who had been cautiously stepping forward all tucked their tails in and began to step back.