My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 491

“But according to the criminals’ testimonies, the perpetrator didn’t say a word to the victim from the moment he threatened and raped her until he left. I think he ‘couldn’t’ speak, not that he ‘didn’t’ speak.”

Because that’s all the language he knows. If he were Korean-Chinese, they could communicate to some extent, even if not fluently.

“But he isn’t.”

If Park Do-joon’s prediction is correct, he committed a crime in China and fled to Korea. He had no opportunity or time to learn Korean. So, he probably can’t speak Korean at all.

“That’s probably why he chose manual labor.”

It’s not just for the sake of being untraceable; it’s not like factories or other places don’t hire undocumented workers. Nevertheless, he chose manual labor.

“He probably chose manual labor for these three reasons.”

One is that there’s no need to talk. The job of a ‘Gombang’ [a day laborer, often unskilled] is simple. If you’re told to move sand, you move it; if you’re told to move bricks, you move them. Naturally, that’s something that can be handled with gestures.

“The second is because of the free time. As you know, rape is one of the most incurable habitual crimes.”

Especially in the case of indiscriminate rape not based on affection. The recidivism rate of such guys is enormous. And from his perspective, there’s no reason to stop, nor does he want to.

“The third is that it’s easy to find targets.”

These places inevitably have weak security. Especially in the summer, many people sleep with their windows open. Naturally, many people are exposed to crime in the process.

“Other cities are ambiguous.”

Most cities go to sleep at night, but areas near entertainment districts or somewhat bustling cities are surprisingly awake even at night. So, realistically, many people are out and about at night, making it not easy to commit crimes.

“But people who have to go to work the next day go to sleep at night.”

So, the old downtown areas have fewer people out at night. Especially in places like this, where workers live in factory zones. If you have a fixed space and commute, it’s hard to commit crimes while moving around, so he probably chose a job that allows him to move freely.

“And the perpetrator is likely to be on edge because he’s in a difficult situation.”

“Yes? Difficult situation?”

“Thanks to the operation by Moonlight Law Firm this time, he hasn’t been able to commit crimes for longer than he thought.”

After the rumor spread that Moonlight Law Firm was doing fluorescent painting, the crimes completely stopped. A guy who used to commit crimes as often as once every two days, or at most once a week, is now completely unable to move.

“Of course, in the current situation, we can’t know whether the reason he’s not committing crimes is simply because his desires aren’t satisfied yet, or because he feels threatened by the fluorescent paint.”

The important thing is that he also knows about the fluorescent paint situation.

“Then he might have already left, right? No, in the first place, there’s no evidence that he came to do manual labor.”

When someone spoke negatively, Park Do-joon quietly said to him.

“It’s not time for him to leave yet.”

“Why?”

“Because he needs money. He’s not a skilled worker, and he’s not fluent in Korean. If he works, he’ll most likely work as a ‘Gombang,’ which is a physically demanding job.”

So, for beginners, ‘Gombang’ is a job where you have to rest for two days after working one day. In the case of ‘Gombang,’ the daily wage is around 150,000 won [approximately $115 USD].

“Even if we assume he works 15 days a month, that’s only about 2.3 million won [approximately $1,770 USD].”

“Isn’t that enough to save up?”

“Criminals have no sense of the future.”

When you survey ordinary people about the future, they answer, ‘I need to prepare for the future.’ So, ordinary people think, ‘I shouldn’t get caught like that,’ when they see strong punishments.

‘But criminals are different.’

Criminals are different. Their value judgment about the future is almost non-existent. They think, ‘It’s fine as long as I don’t get caught,’ or ‘Well, it’ll work out somehow.’

So, the idea that they’ll be scared and won’t commit crimes if you impose strong punishments doesn’t work.

Because they believe they won’t be the target of that punishment.

“There’s a line like that in some game, right? One big score.”

“Ah, I know it too.”

There’s a line like that in a certain game. Make a lot of money with one big score, hide the crime, and run away.

This line can come out because the writer of this crime game is an ordinary person.

Criminals can’t spend their retirement comfortably with one big score. If they make a lot of money in one go, they spend it all recklessly, and then when they lose it, they commit crimes while looking for another big score.

“This guy is the same. I don’t know how long he’s been here, but he probably hasn’t saved a lot of money. But he needs money to move to another city.”

Because he might have managed to live in a shared accommodation in this city somehow, but it’s not easy to find shared accommodation in another city. It’s not easy to go to a motel either. Because if he works once every three days, the motel fee is at least 50,000 won per day, or 30,000 won even for a long-term stay.

Naturally, if you consider the cost of eating and drinking in such cases, you’ll inevitably spend more money than you earn.

“So, he’ll try to make money somehow. So, there’s a high probability he’ll be here today.”

Everyone nodded at Park Do-joon’s words. In fact, the police had seen many such criminals. Escape is never easy. Money is spent enormously on eating and drinking, but there’s no way to recover the money spent.

“However, if we miss him this time, we don’t know where he’ll flee. So, we must arrest him this time at all costs.”

“Understood.”

Everyone nodded at Park Do-joon’s words. Then, they scattered to the designated dawn labor markets. Park Do-joon also moved to the place he had marked with the prepared vehicle. He can’t go to work in manual labor in a nice sedan.

“Detective, do you really think he’ll be here?”

Lee Ji-soo asked worriedly. Park Do-joon said that he would go directly because the place they were going to today had the highest probability, but in fact, this wasn’t the only dawn labor market.

That’s why the police all scattered.

“It’s highly likely.”

“Hmm, well, geographically, this place is the most likely.”

Geographically, the closer the safe zone is to the center, the more likely the criminal is to be nearby. And the place they are currently going to is the closest labor market to that.

“But there will be more than one or two people.”

“Don’t worry. We’ll be able to find him easily.”

Of course, Park Do-joon explained it well enough, but it’s hard to expect that the police will be able to understand and find him for sure. That’s why Park Do-joon had a backup plan.

“Why else would I deploy female officers?”

“To provoke the criminal?”

Jung Yi-yeon tilted her head. In fact, she thought that would be the case, but there were parts she didn’t understand.

“That’s right. I’m trying to provoke the criminal. If there’s a criminal inside, he can’t help but be swayed by desire when he sees a woman coming out alone, unable to find work and leaving the place. Especially if she’s a pretty woman in her twenties.”

“But he doesn’t commit crimes in his own territory, right?”

So far, there have been no rape cases in this area.

“That’s right. But I told you, the Bunghwa-dong area, where he used to commit crimes, is no longer an environment where he can commit rape. Then he’ll try to change his hunting ground.”

“Ah! So, the psychological barrier that he shouldn’t commit crimes in this area is now disappearing.”

“Yes.”

If the criminal decides to leave that place, that place is now outside the psychological defense wall. Then he won’t hesitate to commit crimes there either.

“And if pretty women go back alone in the meantime, he’ll be tempted.”

Of course, he doesn’t know if he’ll get a job, but if he doesn’t, he’ll at least want to find out where the tempted target lives.

“The female officers don’t really live there, though.”

If there’s no bait, it’s one thing, but once the bait comes into view, his desire as a predator will be hard to control.

“And in that case, he’s bound to show abnormal signs.”

Park Do-joon said as he got into the vehicle heading to the scene.

“So, if he’s there, he’ll do something, for sure.”

Dawn labor market. Not everyone gathers in one place. But there are such labor markets here and there in the city, and people flocked to the labor markets to find jobs.

“Three ‘Gombang’ for Wonkwang Villa!”

“Masonry! Bricklaying! Two people!”

“One tile assistant for Bongbong Villa!”

“Five carpenter assistants for Unsu Building!”

Assistants are people who help skilled workers, literally playing a supporting role. Masonry refers to people who build brick walls. It was a little easier than ‘Gombang,’ so people flocked there in an instant. However, the people who hired them were mostly similar.

People who were a bit older, shabby, and had tool cases around their waists. The rest were all ‘Gombang.’ They didn’t pay as much attention to Jung Yi-yeon and Lee Ji-soo as they were surprised.

“Wow, this is kind of a blow to my pride? I’m still pretty, aren’t I?”

“You’re pretty. But that doesn’t mean that’s what those people want.”

If they take a woman who doesn’t know how to work just for eye candy, they’ll get too much abuse.

“Would the person who comes to pick up people in a place like this be a high-ranking person in the organization? What time would you have to wake up to come to this early morning labor market?”

“Ah, I guess so.”

It’s a task to be handled in the practical area. So, they sent you to see the work and bring people from the labor market, but you only brought women who can’t work? Then you’ll really get torn to shreds that day.

“Moreover, those people aren’t field workers either.”

Practical work doesn’t mean actually moving luggage or doing construction. It’s the person who manages and supervises the site. Naturally, that management and supervision includes administrative work.

“Usually, the carpenters or higher-level workers in charge of the area control the work.”

In other words, even if you bring a flower, you won’t be working with them, so there’s no use in seeing them. Besides, no matter how pretty you are, will you look pretty if you’re covered in dust and sweating all day?

“Moreover, you can’t even see the pretty face.”

By regulation, you have to wear a helmet and a mask because of the dust, so what’s the point of having a pretty face?

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