My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 553

When the target becomes too large, people tend to think, ‘It couldn’t possibly fail, could it?’ and don’t respond properly. The medical kit incident is one such case.

“But what can you do with just four people? Even if there are more, if it’s such a big deal, the police should already be involved.”

If such a medical kit incident were to occur in Korea, the police would definitely be aware of it by now. Of course, you can’t just investigate a company without reason, but with the U.S. case as a precedent, verification is unavoidable.

“So, we should assume that there’s a situation where people are hush-hushing and controlling information.”

“Does that happen?”

“More often than you think. If you thought this could make money, would you let anyone else get involved?”

“Ah, I guess not.”

Of course, they wouldn’t let anyone get involved. They want to take it all for themselves. Even if it’s too big for them to handle alone, they would inform people they know discreetly rather than promoting it widely.

“That’s the problem. Fraud and this kind of investment have similar tendencies.”

The real money-making opportunities are never revealed to outsiders; they try to keep it among themselves. Fraudsters also target this, so it takes a long time for outsiders to become aware.

“Then, what are the criminals trying to gain by pretending to be scientific experts?”

“Who knows.”

It’s impossible to know. There are too many variables.

‘Let’s organize my thoughts. If Wang Uhwan is involved, what would he want?’

Of course, it could be wrong from the start. The presence or absence of Wang Uhwan completely changes the direction.

‘But… let’s assume he is.’

I already know information about Wang Uhwan and the organization he belonged to. They were thoroughly beaten in China, and as a result, their power was reduced.

But the last news I heard was that they were so secretive that they couldn’t be completely eradicated.

‘That’s bullshit.’

China, which doesn’t give a damn about human rights, can’t eradicate a secret organization? They could just drag the members away and torture them alive without any problems.

‘We should assume they didn’t do it, not that they couldn’t.’

In countries with poor security or corruption, most crimes are not that they can’t be stopped, but that they aren’t. Unless it’s like Brazil, where criminal organizations are almost as large as the military.

‘They must have survived through some kind of deal.’

If so, what will the organization do? Naturally, they will try to prevent the resulting damage.

‘That damage would be money.’

Organization members? It’s easy to find violent organization members in China anyway. Humans are abundant in China.

‘Then they need to make money. But with what?’

The problem is what that is.

‘Kidnapping women? No, that’s not it.’

That doesn’t make money. It’s hard to see it as organ trafficking either. Of course, organ trafficking requires consultation with experts. It’s not impossible since he has a criminal record.

‘But he’s already been caught once. Wang Uhwan isn’t that stupid.’

He already scammed hundreds of Koreans by promising organ transplants. And that method is too similar to the current situation.

Using self-proclaimed experts to win over the other party, providing them with drugs to destroy their immune system, and killing them to destroy the evidence.

‘Drugs… drugs?’

At that moment, an incident flashed through Park Do-joon’s mind.

‘Humans don’t commit completely new crimes easily.’

To be precise, even if they think it’s a new crime, it’s often a variation of an existing crime. That’s true even for smart guys. In fact, smart guys are even more likely to do that.

Because they worry about making a mistake and getting caught if they commit a crime they don’t know at all.

So, criminals want to refine and control their existing crimes even more than other crimes.

‘Drugs. Right. Those guys have a drug distribution line.’

If they can even get and supply hard-to-find immunosuppressants [drugs that suppress the immune system, often used after organ transplants], can’t they get drugs?

Of course, selling drugs in China is punishable by death. But are there no drugs in China?

That’s not true. Selling drugs is punishable by death, but violent organizations that produce drugs are left alone. Because they are needed. Because they have joined hands.

In fact, there are countless violent organizations in China that do dirty work that the Public Security Bureau [China’s main security agency] can’t handle.

‘Drugs….’

At that moment, one memory came to Park Do-joon’s mind. A drug incident that occurred in the middle of Gangnam [affluent district in Seoul, South Korea].

Crazy bastards who spread drugs, calling them study drugs. At that time, politicians made a fuss, saying they would create a law to execute anyone who gave drugs to children in order to protect them, but it eventually fizzled out.

First of all, extreme over-punishment has too much potential for being unconstitutional, and what they were trying to protect was not ‘students’ but ‘rich students in Gangnam.’

If such a thing had happened in a poor area, would politicians have made such a fuss?

‘No, that’s not important.’

If his memory is correct, it ended with those guys going to jail appropriately. Because no matter how new laws are made, punishing past crimes with new laws is unconstitutional.

Furthermore, drug crimes in Korea are punished leniently, so it is not uncommon for celebrities to openly do drugs and then come out and be active.

Some celebrities even argue that marijuana should be legalized, saying that it makes them more creative and motivated.

Of course, that’s bullshit. Of course, it’s true that marijuana is less addictive than cigarettes, but regardless of addiction, becoming accustomed to it inevitably leads to stronger drugs like methamphetamine or ecstasy.

‘Drugs….’

He remembers it because it wasn’t a case that Park Do-joon was in charge of. In the first place, it wasn’t a difficult case that required profiling. Someone sensed something strange and reported it quickly.

‘Drugs…? Wait, could it be?’

That was possible because the parent knew about drugs. Just because someone took drugs doesn’t mean they smell strange or act strangely.

Of course, it does get like that if it gets severe, but the reason those guys spread those expensive drugs in the middle of Gangnam in the first place was to turn students into drug addicts and make them long-term customers.

‘Most people don’t have any information about drugs.’

They know drugs are bad, but they don’t know what kind of reactions they show when they’re high. If the victim’s father was an ordinary person who knew nothing about drugs, he would have thought, like other victim’s families, ‘Oh, my child is just in a good mood today.’

In fact, it is also true that drugs were once sold as study drugs. Because it lowers stress and improves concentration. It’s not a lie that marijuana advocates say, ‘I feel good when I do marijuana.’

“Study drugs.”

“Study drugs? What’s that?”

They saw the same case together, but Lee Ji-soo couldn’t easily connect the case. But Park Do-joon can intuitively know. If he’s a smart guy and can easily get drugs, he’ll naturally focus on the consumer class that consumes drugs.

Wang Uhwan would be even more so.

“Yeah, there was an incident that shook Korea at one time.”

There was a time when a certain drug was popular among students, calling it a study drug. In fact, students who used it saw their grades rise and their condition improve.

“But later, it turned out to be drugs.”

“Huh? There was such an incident?”

“Yeah.”

“But I don’t remember….”

“That’s already a method from several years ago. It’s almost an 80s or 90s method. Even that disappeared in the early 90s.”

“Why?”

“The media broke it once.”

“Is it completely different from the Gangnam case?”

“Completely different. The Gangnam case was just giving it away for free without any plan, and that was completely planned and deceived the parents. The result of students becoming addicted to drugs is the same, but the response afterwards is completely different.”

At that time, the media heard rumors about the study-enhancing drug and became suspicious. If there was such a drug, why wasn’t it being licensed? They say that if a large number of people take it, they will all end up studying well, so they are secretly selling it to a small number of people, but logically, from a company’s point of view, it is more profitable to sell it to 10,000 people than to one person, so they naturally sell it that way.

Furthermore, if it is so effective, companies will use it a lot for their employees, not just for studying. Office workers are the ones who suffer from chronic fatigue.

“But they were tracking it because they said they were selling it quietly. But it turned out to be drugs.”

It was also a weakly diluted drug that didn’t cause very severe addiction symptoms.

“A drug organization spread it to produce drug addicts. Koreans tend to go crazy when it comes to studying.”

Even ADHD, that is, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity], parents even got diagnosed at psychiatric hospitals and gave their children medicine, calling it a study-enhancing drug. It certainly does raise concentration to some extent, but they don’t care about the body being ruined instead.

“In fact, the area with the most prescriptions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder treatment is Gangnam.”

“Crazy? No, do they go that far?”

“Yeah.”

All they need to do is study well. There are more parents who think that way than you think.

“Could it be.”

“How can we sell that? How can we give them confidence?”

“Experts… I see.”

If self-proclaimed experts come out and say, ‘Just try this medicine! Your study brain will shine!’, parents can’t help but be tempted.

“But if there are four people, not just one, it seems quite reliable.”

Just like the U.S. medical kit incident.

“Why drugs….”

“The reason for drugs is always the same. Money.”

Anju-dong is a rich neighborhood. It’s such a rich neighborhood that even the neighborhood dogs carry 10,000 won bills [approximately $7.50 USD] in their mouths. It’s natural. Regardless of being subordinate to the Daeguk Group, the Daeguk Group is a large company and, due to the nature of the defense industry, it pays a fairly generous salary.

“And it’s also a neighborhood that focuses on studying as much as Seoul.”

“Korea definitely cares about studying first if the conditions are right.”

“That’s right.”

I have some money to spare? Then the first thing I do is not save money, but educate my children.

“Furthermore, in Korea, the culture itself looks down on working in a factory.”

Even if the target is a large company.

For example, let’s say there are two people working at Hyunseong Group. But if one person receives 5 million won a month in a factory and the other receives 4 million won a month as an office worker, who will be preferred in the marriage market?

Surprisingly, it’s the office worker who receives 4 million won a month.

Some even belittle working in a factory, saying that even if it’s a regular job, it’s not a large company employee.

A Job as a Profiler