My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 514

“Thinking that something went wrong and trying to confirm it only happens in movies.”

If something goes wrong, the first thing to do is run. Considering that, even if the police don’t announce they found the child, the culprit has at most two days to escape.

“But in this vast area of Anseong, where do we even begin to look…”

Lee Ji-soo said, looking doubtful.

“We have to search.”

“Just the three of us?”

Lee Il-seop asked, as if it were absurd.

“We don’t even have a search warrant.”

“We won’t get a search warrant in the first place. You know that, right?”

They wouldn’t be doing this on the streets, so it’s obviously happening indoors, but without an address, there’s no way a warrant will be issued.

“So, in times like these, we have to do something called psychological profiling.”

“Psychological profiling?”

“Yes, for example, the guys we’re tracking will obviously commit their crimes in secluded places, away from populated areas.”

Logically, they wouldn’t be dismantling bodies where people frequent.

“That’s true, but Anseong isn’t that big of a city.”

Of course, there are urban areas. But Anseong doesn’t have a very large urban area compared to its size. A lot of it is rural, with rice paddies and fields, and some industrial areas.

“How do we track them in such a place?”

“We can check the vehicles.”

“Check the vehicles?”

“Yes.”

“But we don’t know the culprits’ vehicles.”

“We don’t know the culprits’ vehicles.”

Park Do-joon looked out the window at a passing vehicle.

A vehicle sped by with a wailing siren.

“But those guys have to carry the bodies around. And a regular vehicle is dangerous.”

Lee Il-seop tilted his head, confused. Park Do-joon calmly explained.

“These guys either kidnap people or have a way to bring them here.”

“And?”

“Then why did they bother stealing a vehicle?”

“……?”

“Remember the vehicle used in this case?”

“Yes.”

The culprits stole a delivery vehicle parked in front of a store and used it for the crime. Although the vehicle was completely burned, the store’s name was marked on the side, so the store eventually decided to change its name, because their image was ruined.

“But if they already have a vehicle to use for kidnapping, why steal one?”

“Well… oh?”

Lee Il-seop tilted his head. If they have a vehicle for crime, they can use that; there’s no reason to steal one.

“Moreover, that vehicle wasn’t good for kidnapping.”

A Darman van used for deliveries at a mart. Darman is a light and truly small van made for deliveries.

It’s not as big or comfortable as a regular van. It’s also very slow and has no safety features. Some models don’t even have air conditioning; Darman is made cheaply.

“Come to think of it, why is that? If they’re organ traffickers, they should have a vehicle needed for kidnapping, right? Did they steal a vehicle every time they used one?”

“If they did, rumors would have spread.”

Park Do-joon said, looking out the window at the passing cars.

“They probably couldn’t use it.”

“Couldn’t use it?”

“Yes, they couldn’t use it because it would stand out.”

“Stands out? What do you mean by that, Detective?”

“Do you know what the key is in organ trafficking?”

“Huh? What is it?”

“Fast delivery.”

Lee Ji-soo and Lee Il-seop frowned at the words that sounded like a Chinese restaurant motto. But Park Do-joon didn’t even blink and said.

“I’m not kidding. Most organs start to decay over time, no matter how well they’re preserved. You can’t use those organs.”

So, the act of transporting organs is done by professional companies using specialized equipment.

“For example, let’s take an example of what happens in the United States.”

If it’s decided to take an organ donated in area A to area B, what preparations are needed?

First, get a plane ticket. It’s natural to check the weather conditions that day. Once the ticket is secured, then secure an ambulance. And inform the donor’s family of the surgery schedule.

Once the surgery schedule is set and the date arrives, the surgery begins after final confirmation from the bereaved family.

“After that, it’s a race against time.”

The ambulance rushes straight to the airport to make the flight time.

“So, the rule is to avoid rush hour for surgery times.”

The route is also constantly checked, and if it seems like there will be a problem, they even pay more to transport it by helicopter. After all, the receiving side will pay for that cost.

“When it is transported to another location by plane, the ambulance or helicopter there receives it and takes it directly to the hospital.”

Not a single minute is wasted on the road, and it is transported quickly.

“Do you think organ traffickers have transportation equipment or professional storage equipment?”

At best, they’ll just move it with some ice in an icebox. Of course, that’s not fundamentally impossible, but it’s not medically recommended because the possibility of infection is very high and the temperature is not kept constant.

“And if they don’t get the organs on time here, the criminals are the ones who lose money.”

So, they have to move it on time no matter what.

“It’s dangerous with a regular vehicle.”

It’s not that you can’t drive fast. But the road may be blocked, an emergency may occur, or the road may be under construction.

“The culprits must have settled not far from here.”

“That’s right.”

You can’t move quickly on national roads. They’re definitely going to take the highway. To do that, the highway must be close. Fortunately, many highway tollgates are located in secluded areas.

“Isn’t there one on the other side too?”

“That’s true. But the culprits wouldn’t have risked crossing the city center.”

“I still don’t understand.”

Lee Il-seop tilted his head. That’s because Park Do-joon is talking as if he knows what vehicle they’re moving in.

“Do you think they have a vehicle that can solve all those problems?”

“Yes.”

“What?”

“An ambulance.”

“An ambulance?”

“Have you ever seen something like that?”

“What?”

“An ambulance that says ‘Organ Emergency Transport.’”

“Oh, so… ah, I think I’ve seen it.”

“But was that a 119 vehicle [Korea’s emergency telephone number, similar to 911]?”

“Huh? Ah…!”

Only then did Lee Il-seop realize what Park Do-joon was saying. Certainly, although very rare, he had seen such a vehicle. But those vehicles were all private ambulances, not 119 vehicles.

“You can’t use 119 vehicles.”

Because 119 is literally a national service. In order to transport it in a situation where an organ transplant is being performed, you have to arrive at the airport at least two hours in advance and wait for it to fly right away. But it is illegal for 119 to wait for an individual.

“Of course, it’s different if an emergency occurs during transport.”

For example, if the vehicle being transported stops due to engine failure, 119 can be dispatched to transport it, but it will not wait and transport it.

“A private 119 then.”

“To be exact, it’s a private ambulance. There is no such thing as a private 119.”

However, basically, a private ambulance is also an ambulance. In other words, if a person is on board or being transported in an emergency, emergency driving is possible with the siren on.

“And private ambulances are less monitored by the police.”

“That… I guess so.”

Legally, ambulances are not allowed to sound sirens except for emergency dispatches. However, it is not easy to crack down on that. In fact, in the past, all sorts of problems were caught, such as sounding sirens while going to eat.

“That’s inevitable. You can’t stop an ambulance just to crack down on that, can you?”

Lee Ji-soo also immediately recognized the problem and nodded.

“That’s right. That’s the weakness.”

If you stop an ambulance, it will take at least 3 minutes. But the golden time is a matter of seconds. That’s why ambulances are also granted immunity from traffic violations when they sound sirens and run in emergencies.

“If someone catches them during transport and a fatal accident occurs, it’s a big deal.”

“Didn’t a taxi driver do something like that before and cause a stir?”

“That’s right. Although he wasn’t properly punished.”

It was a minor collision, but he demanded money and obstructed driving, causing the patient on board to die.

At that time, he said with his own mouth that he would take responsibility if the patient died, but after the patient died, he did not reflect or compensate.

Rather, the court did not apply a murder charge even though he said he would take responsibility if he died, and only sentenced him to one year in prison.

“I remember that case. That criminal was a habitual accident causer, wasn’t he?”

“There were such suspicions. The important thing is that no one forgave him at that time.”

Only the court forgave them. Most people said that he deserved the death penalty. He blocked the road demanding money while a person was dying.

“I see. Realistically, you can’t crack down on that.”

Lee Ji-soo’s face also turned pale.

“Yes, whether it’s an organ or a person.”

Let’s say the police or someone suspects something and stops them. Will that police officer check ‘where this organ came from’ or ‘where this person is being transported from?’ There’s no way.

If they say they are transporting an organ, they just send them away, and even if there is a person in the vehicle, they just send them away.

“But they say they send it with professional equipment…”

“Yes, they probably do. But have you ever seen that professional equipment?”

“Uh, uh? No.”

“Moreover, that equipment is also basically subject to repackaging.”

There is always a possibility. So, organs for transplantation are packaged in medical equipment and then repackaged in an icebox.

Of course, the icebox is full of ice.

“It’s not like there’s just a transplant organ inside.”

As a result, people have the idea that transplant organs are transported in iceboxes.

“Can you confirm that?”

“It’s impossible.”

If you open it and get infected, the responsibility issue becomes a headache.