My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 57

But internally, all the spies from the Jindo Group would have left by now.

“Of course, the desperate Jindo Group might have left one or two behind.”

But they would be weaker than in the past, and approaching them wouldn’t be easy.

The Hyunseong Group isn’t stupid; they wouldn’t fail to reinforce security procedures.

“A business using profiling…….”

Bae Deok-gi really liked that.

“I’ll probably need your help from time to time. Hehehe.”

#Midnight Flight?

After finishing his work with Chairman Bae Deok-gi, Park Do-joon returned to his house and looked at the statue of the Goddess of Justice.

“Hmm, there’s definitely something to it.”

He hadn’t had time to check it before because he was busy, but when he checked, there was already the number 50 written there.

“It doesn’t seem to be per case.”

One thing is certain.

The number goes up each time he solves a problem. However, he couldn’t figure out what the criteria were.

“Luck…….”

He doesn’t know if it’s compensation for his regression or compensation for something else he doesn’t know about.

“Then, what can I do with the luck I have?”

Park Do-joon scratched his head and said quietly, holding the statue of the Goddess of Justice.

“I hope I get the lottery numbers for next week right.”

And when he glanced at the panel, the number 50 remained the same. Of course, the scales didn’t move either.

“Looks like there’s some condition, huh?”

It seemed that this luck wouldn’t activate unless sufficient conditions were met.

“So, luck depends on conditions.”

Perhaps something Park Do-joon decided to call the luck stat became the condition. And the score of 50 points was far from enough to win the lottery.

“Then what’s left…….”

Park Do-joon pondered. Of course, he could accumulate luck stats. But he needs to confirm whether this is really a luck stat or something else.

This stat has only worked once.

That could be a coincidence.

Therefore, he cannot operate based on the assumption that this is an ability that brings luck.

“Let’s say I have a car for now.”

He can’t use the luck stat on just anything. Otherwise, he won’t be able to use it when he needs it later.

“What do I need most right now…….”

Park Do-joon looked around.

A narrow studio apartment. And clothes packed in it.

“I definitely need to move rooms, right?”

The thought that came to Park Do-joon’s mind was none other than a house.

Not owning a big house or anything. Just finding a place to live after leaving this place.

Since he can’t win the lottery with 50 points anyway, it doesn’t make sense to be able to buy a house.

“Hmm…… I hope there’s a good monthly rent.”

Park Do-joon said that while holding the statue of the Goddess of Justice.

At that moment, 40 points were deducted from the number panel on the statue of the Goddess of Justice, and the scales moved.

“Oh?”

It definitely moved.

If Park Do-joon’s prediction is correct, it means there is a monthly rent that suits him.

“But the monthly rent in this area is ridiculously expensive, isn’t it?”

The monthly rent in Seoul is going crazy.

The average monthly rent near the workplace is 300 million won deposit and 2 million won per month [approximately $250,000 deposit and $1,667 per month].

Since it’s in the heart of Seoul, it’s too expensive to even think about moving in.

Of course, considering the company’s dividends, it’s not impossible to move in. But if he uses up all the dividends like that, there’s no future.

Furthermore, no matter how well the company is doing, it’s just a company with a hundred employees.

They can’t afford to pay a deposit of 300 million won.

“But when is this coming out? Should I go look for a real estate agent first?”

Park Do-joon scratched his head as he said that. Seeing that the number has decreased, if it’s luck, there should be some news.

At that moment, someone knocked on Park Do-joon’s door.

“Hyung [older brother/male friend], are you there?”

“Who is it?”

“It’s me, Pil-joong.”

At those words, Park Do-joon opened the door to the studio apartment. There, a student wearing glasses and a tracksuit was standing.

“What brings you here at this hour? Shouldn’t you be at the academy at this hour?”

Go Pil-joong. He is a night worker who takes care of things while living in the studio apartment. During the day, he studies for the bar exam at the academy, and at night, he takes care of the studio apartment and solves his room and board.

“Ah, it’s a relief that hyung is here. But aren’t you going to work today?”

“It’s my day off today.”

“That’s a relief. I honestly didn’t expect it when I knocked.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Hyung, you said you’re a police officer, right?”

“I’m a police officer. Why, is there a problem?”

“Uh, it’s not about work here…….”

“Let’s go inside…… I can’t say that, it’s too narrow. Let’s go to the rooftop together.”

Park Do-joon took him to the rooftop.

The rooftop was a space where people could rest and smoke.

Park Do-joon took out a coffee from the vending machine there and handed it to Go Pil-joong, then asked again.

“What’s wrong?”

“Actually, something strange happened.”

“Something strange?”

“Yes.”

“What’s wrong?”

“It looks like a midnight flight.”

“Midnight flight?”

Midnight flight. That means secretly running away at night to avoid something. Running away to avoid debt or running away to avoid something else.

“You know that the owner of this building is rich, right?”

“I know.”

You can’t ignore it just because you’re running a studio apartment.

This studio apartment alone has five floors, with men’s studio apartments on the 2nd and 3rd floors and women’s studio apartments on the 4th and 5th floors.

The first floor also has a spacious restaurant, and even rice and food are provided.

Usually, studio apartments only provide rice and kimchi, but here, the owner often provides grilled fish or bulgogi [Korean BBQ beef].

The reason that’s possible is because this building is the studio apartment’s building.

I heard that the landlord has four buildings.

So there’s no problem with making a living.

“What’s the problem?”

“Um, I don’t know if I can tell hyung this.”

“What is it?”

“Ah, I’m worried about this.”

“You have to tell me so I know.”

“Actually, I also go to other buildings for cleaning.”

“Really?”

“Because I get room and board.”

Go Pil-joong’s family is poor. In fact, it’s hard to even pay for academy fees. So the studio apartment owner doesn’t charge him any rent on the condition that he does this and that.

Rather, he is properly paid for working at night.

“Instead, I sometimes do building cleaning or something.”

“Okay, but did someone run away from our studio apartment?”

“It’s not our studio apartment, it’s from a one-room building.”

“Then why can’t you say it?”

“That’s…… the person is a woman, and no matter how I look at it, it seems like she’s working at night.”

“Night work? Ah, I know what you mean.”

Night work. That means working in the entertainment district. That’s illegal. Of course, he’s worried that if he tells the police, that person might be in trouble.

“But that person is running away at night? What’s going on?”

“Actually, I went to clean that building last week.”

He, who often cleaned the building, said that he went there because he was told to clean an empty room in that building.

But it wasn’t completely empty; there were household goods and a dog.

“It’s Bbo-bbi, a Maltese.”

“The dog isn’t important. But why?”

“Actually, I’ve talked to the older sister [term of endearment for an older female] who used to use that room, and she loves the dog so much.”

“She loves the dog?”

“Yes, she’s definitely not the type of person to abandon the dog and run away.”

But the inside was in a situation where most of the luggage was packed, and there weren’t many clothes.

On top of that, she’s been behind on her rent for 9 months.

“How much is the monthly rent there?”

“10 million won deposit and 900,000 won per month [approximately $8,333 deposit and $750 per month].”

“And she’s been behind for 9 months?”

“Yes.”

Then, in fact, you should see that the deposit has been used up.

Because houses with pets sometimes charge for the cost of removing dog odors later.

“Besides, she took her clothes, so the boss said it’s definitely a runaway.”

“Hmm, I understand.”

If you have multiple buildings, you’ll have experience. So it’s highly likely that he’s thinking that way.

“But I don’t think so.”

“You don’t think so?”

“I told you. That older sister loves the dog so much. It’s almost like family.”

“Really?”

“Yes, if she was going to run away, she would have taken the dog.”

But she abandoned the dog and ran away…….

“Did you report it to the police?”

“I did. But…….”

Go Pil-joong scratched his head.

“The police also said she ran away because she didn’t pay the money.”

‘I roughly understand.’

In fact, midnight flights often happen. And in most of those midnight flight cases, they just give up on catching them. Because you can’t know where they went.

“But you don’t think so, right?”

“Yes.”

Park Do-joon pondered at Go Pil-joong’s words. Of course, the police could investigate.

‘But they won’t.’

Unless it’s a real disappearance, if she took her clothes, it’s not a disappearance but a runaway.

“Have you not cleaned it up yet?”

“Yes? Ah, yes. Actually, I was told to clean it up yesterday, but no matter how I think about it, it doesn’t seem right.”

“Let’s go together. I need to see the scene first.”

At Park Do-joon’s words, Go Pil-joong’s face brightened.

“Thank you, hyung.”

“No thanks. I need to check what to check.”

Park Do-joon smiled as he got up from his seat.

***

‘Is it here?’

A one-room apartment a bit far from the police station. It’s a plausible one-room apartment that’s about 20 years old and even has an underground parking lot.

Room 508 there was the woman’s house.

“This number is…….”

As soon as he opened the digital door lock, as if he had already received the number, he heard a dog barking.

Woof woof!

“Bbo-bbi, shh! Be quiet.”

Fortunately, Bbo-bbi knew Go Pil-joong and started wagging its tail, and Go Pil-joong found a feed bag in the corner for Bbo-bbi and brought water and feed to the bowl.

“It’s about 10 pyeong [approximately 33 square meters]?”

It’s a good room. There is a separate kitchen and a separate bathroom in one room.

“Yes, it’s quite usable, right?”

“Yes. It’s usable.”

Park Do-joon looked at Bbo-bbi, who was busy eating.

‘It’s well-managed. The fur is shiny, and there are no tear marks. It seems like she really loved it.’

Park Do-joon turned his head and looked around the room.

Disordered drawers and beds. And mostly empty drawers.

“It definitely looks like she packed her bags in a hurry?”

“That’s right. So the boss said she ran away.”

“Is there anything else besides that?”

“There’s nothing else in particular…….”

“Well, the boss isn’t a bad person anyway.”

The landlord is not a person who tries to get everything out of you. In fact, a monthly rent of 900,000 won with a deposit of 10 million won in this neighborhood is ridiculously cheap. Other places sometimes have five times the deposit here.

Of course, even that is not enough, and it’s a mess.

“How is it?”

“How is it?”

Park Do-joon said while looking around.

“I don’t think she ran away?”

“Yes? Why? Is it because of the dog?”

“No. To be honest, it’s not because of the dog.”

Go Pil-joong told Park Do-joon because he was worried that she had abandoned the dog he cared for, but in fact, Park Do-joon doesn’t think the dog is that important.

‘How many guys are there who love and abandon them?’

There are so many humans who really suck and lick and then abandon them when they have a hard time, so the dog is not evidence.

Rather, the first thing you abandon when things get tough is the dog.

Pets cost a lot of money. It’s not a burden to simply eat because the feed doesn’t cost much, but pets don’t have medical insurance, so you have to pay hundreds of thousands of won once you go to the hospital.

So even if they’re pretty, there are quite a few cases where they abandon them when they have a hard time.

Profiler