My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 558

As Park Do-joon had predicted, the police officers, amazed that the arrest went smoothly, stared at him before urgently asking,

“So, what do we do now?”

“Obviously, we need to get their cooperation. Most of the people here were probably introduced by someone. In other words, they were introduced by people who have already used drugs.”

That’s why Park Do-joon told them not to mention the charges in front of everyone. People clam up when they feel threatened.

“Will they open up easily?”

“It shouldn’t be too difficult. They aren’t real criminals.”

Just victims who didn’t know any better.

“So, with a little prodding, they’ll spill everything they know.”

“Prodding, not interrogation?”

“Yes.”

Park Do-joon smiled as he said that.

“And at the same time, we can keep the real culprits in check.”

“So, you’re saying we were about to let them drug our kids?”

The parents’ eyes began to waver.

“Yes, those guys were planning to get your children addicted to drugs and then sell them the drugs.”

“Wait, I heard drugs are expensive. They were just giving them away?”

“Drug prices have been falling for a long time. In the United States, it’s about 1,000 won per pill [approximately $0.75 USD, reflecting the exchange rate at the time of writing].”

Everyone couldn’t hide their dismay at that.

“I can’t believe this.”

The parents despaired and even shed tears at the realization that they had almost ruined their children’s lives.

“We didn’t know. Really.”

‘Yes, you wouldn’t know.’

That’s why Park Do-joon told the police not to mention the charges in front of the people. If he had, Song An-nyeo might have incited the parents. But Song An-nyeo had disappeared, and the parents were calmly being persuaded by the police.

“That’s why we need your help.”

“Our help?”

“Yes, you are all innocent. But aren’t there other innocent victims?”

“Ah….”

The students who had already taken the drugs. They desperately need drug addiction treatment. It’s still early, and the concentration was lowered for simple conditioning, so there aren’t any problems yet, but if left unchecked in the long term, they will inevitably become drug addicts.

“And you all got information from them to come here, right?”

“How did you know that?”

“You shouldn’t underestimate the police’s intelligence.”

Park Do-joon just gave them a light smile, as if it was nothing. Seeing that, the parents didn’t ask any further.

“You have to tell us about them. We need to save those people.”

“Okay. Then what happens to our kids?”

“They’re innocent. They didn’t even take drugs. In the first place, none of you even knew that they were selling drugs here, right?”

The people nodded their heads vigorously at that.

“So don’t worry. Nothing will happen.”

And as Park Do-joon had predicted, they hurriedly told the police about the people who had introduced them and the people they had heard rumors about.

“They’re talking surprisingly easily?”

Lee Ji-soo chuckled at the sight.

“If we had interrogated them in the police style, they probably would have clammed up out of spite.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. Cooperation and interrogation are different.”

Strictly speaking, this is cooperation. They are victims and can’t even be punished.

“But some police officers can’t even distinguish between cooperation and interrogation.”

That’s why Park Do-joon sought cooperation on their behalf.

“But are these all the people here?”

“Of course not. I don’t know how much they’ve spread it around. But the rumor will definitely spread.”

“Rumor?”

“Yeah. Do you think this will just pass? Humans are inevitably going to find someone to blame. Who do you think they’ll blame in this situation?”

“The person who introduced them, I guess.”

“Probably.”

Such incidents will continue to occur, and of course, the internet will go crazy. And there’s no way the reporters won’t know about it.

“The rumor will probably spread quickly.”

And the parents who hear the news will rush to the police station. No one wants to turn their child into a drug addict.

“It’ll be much faster than doing an interrogation.”

Rather, if they interrogate in this situation, the police will be criticized for unreasonable forced investigation.

“Is that so?”

“Yeah, we’ve put out the immediate fire for now.”

Of course, treating the already addicted children is a completely different matter.

“Now, all that’s left is to tie Song An-nyeo to other crimes and make her confess.”

“But that won’t be easy, will it?”

From Song An-nyeo’s point of view, her life is at stake, so she won’t open her mouth easily.

“We shouldn’t be the ones doing that.”

Park Do-joon said with a bitter smile.

# Body Language

Song An-nyeo came in for cooperation, thinking they wouldn’t know about her involvement. She naturally assumed there wouldn’t be a problem. But as the interrogation progressed, her eyes widened.

“What did you say?”

“The National Intelligence Service. Are you deaf?”

The NIS agent said again firmly.

“Which organization are you with?”

“O-Organization?”

“Which Chinese intelligence organization are you with!”

The NIS agent slammed the desk with a bang.

“I-I don’t know! I’m not even Chinese!”

“Yeah, you’re not Chinese. But we know your record well. A third-rate celebrity—no, it’s embarrassing to even call you a celebrity. Just a couple of minor roles. After that, you were doing pretty well in a bar, but you got scammed and lost all your assets, and then you received funds from China in cash to live on.”

“F-Funds from China? I’ve never heard of that.”

“Ha, does this crazy bitch think we’re fools?”

No good words could come out of the NIS agent’s mouth. As a result of several analyses, it was being revealed that, as Park Do-joon had said, she was spreading drugs to students.

In fact, most of them were children of Daeguk Group factory workers. It felt like they were targeting them. Of course, that was their misunderstanding.

Even if Anju-dong has a Daeguk Group factory, the people with the most money are ultimately the Daeguk Group workers.

It’s hard to make that much money consistently unless you’re a building owner.

“We already know everything! You’re being manipulated by China to spread drugs in order to steal national secrets.”

“No, I’ve never spread drugs…”

“Do you think we’re idiots? Victims are coming in one after another right now.”

At those words, Song An-nyeo’s breath caught in her throat.

‘The drugs were discovered? That can’t be. They said they wouldn’t be!’

Of course, there was no concrete evidence related to drugs yet. To be precise, the people involved were being contacted and samples for testing were piling up, but the results wouldn’t come out in just a few hours.

But because they thought there was a high possibility that drugs would be found, the NIS agent was able to come on very strong.

“I’ve never spread drugs like that…”

“You bitch, do you think we’re fools?”

The NIS agent spoke as if he would beat her to death right away.

“We’ve already received information. You’ve been seduced by China and are trying to subvert the country using drugs, and to make matters worse, you’ve kidnapped women and offered them to Chinese spies!”

“I’ve never done that…”

“Im Tae-moo told us everything, you bitch!”

At Im Tae-moo’s words, Song An-nyeo’s breath caught in her throat.

‘No, how?’

She had heard that Im Tae-moo was not involved in this case. She had heard that he was just a makeup artist, and in fact, he only did the necessary makeup and didn’t ask any questions.

“How stupid. He didn’t not ask questions; he didn’t need to.”

“He didn’t need to ask questions?”

“Yeah, why would he ask you when he knows everything?”

At those words, Song An-nyeo’s hands began to tremble.

“You provided the kidnapped women to the head of the Chinese spy organization. You already know that the head is a sexual sadist.”

“Th-That…”

“We also know that you played the role of an old woman to deceive the women and control the children.”

Song An-nyeo was speechless at the NIS agent’s words.

“I’ve seen a lot of guys who are spies for China, but you’re the first one I’ve seen who kidnaps women and offers them up.”

At the NIS agent’s words, Song An-nyeo’s breath caught in her throat.

‘That can’t be…!’

In fact, this is also an area that Park Do-joon predicted. They are just tools. Will Wang Woo-hwan provide the necessary information? No. He’s just using them, just like Park Do-joon is using the National Intelligence Service.

Song An-nyeo doesn’t know anything.

And not knowing anything is a psychological weakness.

“We know that you are already working as a Chinese spy in Korea!”

“No!”

“You’re a traitor!”

“N-No! I…!”

Song An-nyeo bit her lip. Then she said urgently.

“Call my lawyer.”

“You bitch.”

At those words, the NIS agent got up from his seat.

“I’m going to kill you for sure.”

But Song An-nyeo could only tremble without saying anything.

“It’s as expected. She’s not talking.”

Beyond the interrogation room, Lee Ji-soo said with a sullen look as she watched the NIS agent leave.

“I wish she would confess to the kidnapping.”

“There’s no way. In fact, no matter what she does, Song An-nyeo can’t avoid the death penalty. She’ll get at least 30 years in prison.”

Multiple kidnapping murders, drug sales, plus violation of the National Security Law—all of that is by no means a light crime.

“And she even has a lawyer.”

The lawyer will try to protect Song An-nyeo at all costs. That doesn’t mean the lawyer will hand over Song An-nyeo’s statements to the police or the National Intelligence Service.

“Are you tracking the cell phones?”

“Yes, but all the cell phones are turned off like clockwork.”

“I figured.”

No matter how much they trust Song An-nyeo, they wouldn’t leave everything to her on the spot. Of course, someone must have been planted inside, and that guy would have told them that he was caught as soon as the police arrived.

So, by now, all the cell phones would have been discarded.

“Can we find out anything? Song An-nyeo is really the type to do as she’s told, right?”

She was good at playing the role of a grandmother and had decent acting skills, but that didn’t mean she knew anything. In fact, according to his acting teacher, who was contacted by the National Intelligence Service, she was good at acting in her own way, but her acting skills were below par when it came to things she didn’t know or understand.

For an actor who has to play the life of a stranger, that was a fatal weakness, and it was the biggest reason why Song An-nyeo, who had a decent mask, didn’t succeed.

“She’s too intimidated to provoke her inferiority complex and make her spit it out.”

Provoking and getting a confession out of inferiority is only possible for people with strong self-esteem. But Song An-nyeo is not the type to care about her self-esteem, as money is her best virtue.

“Watch and learn.”

But Park Do-joon was confident.

“Because what we need to get isn’t just a confession of guilt. Hehehe.”

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