My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 660

People know monsters called Mimics exist. Yet, in novels, characters still reach for the treasure chest. This is because if it were a real treasure chest, there would be no reason to risk another adventure or their lives.

Knowing this, they reach for it, even if it might be a Mimic.

‘It’s a trap, like a Mimic.’

From Hong Woo-jong’s perspective, this situation is a trap with nothing to lose. Even if he’s wrong, there’s no problem.

“Besides, aren’t we going to dispose of Park Do-joon anyway?”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

“Then, there’s no problem with dragging that bastard in and torturing him, right?”

They only see what they want to see and believe what they want to believe. It’s human nature. Moreover, there’s a huge profit right in front of them.

“It’s something we have to do anyway.”

“Something we have to do anyway…”

And there’s the justification. Since they think it’s something they have to do anyway, a slight change of direction doesn’t seem like a big deal.

‘Damn it.’

Wang Woo-hwan gritted his teeth.

It’s a trap, but he can’t escape it. The guy who has the authority to refuse is already so deep inside that he doesn’t even realize it.

“So, are you saying you won’t do it?”

“That’s… not it.”

In that situation, if he refuses because he’s suspicious, there won’t be a second chance. Hong Woo-jong has already given him the final verdict. He can’t refuse.

“I understand. Then… I’ll prepare it.”

“Yes, because it’s something we have to do anyway.”

“Yes. Because it’s something we have to do anyway.”

Even as he said that, Wang Woo-hwan couldn’t shake off his anxiety.

“Do you think he got the information?”

“Maybe he did, maybe he didn’t?”

“But I don’t know if we can just stay here like this. If that bastard tries to do something… Ugh!”

The people who participated in Park Do-joon’s plan all had sullen faces, especially Jo Sang-gyu, who looked like he had just eaten shit.

“Do you really have to be the bait?”

“Otherwise, it will be difficult to bring out Wang Woo-hwan. Most of the police will be manipulated by those guys.”

“It’s sad that I can’t deny that.”

Jo Sang-gyu said with a sullen face at Park Do-joon’s words.

“Probably all the information has been passed on to Hong Woo-jong. And Hong Woo-jong won’t want to miss this opportunity because it’s almost the only chance left.”

“So, you’re saying he’ll move Wang Woo-hwan. I don’t know what Wang Woo-hwan will do.”

Lee Ji-soo said with a gloomy face. That’s definitely the problem. When you don’t know what the other party wants, your actions are severely restricted.

“Why are you worrying so much? It’s obvious.”

“Obvious?”

“He’ll kidnap me, then torture me to make me spill everything I know.”

“How can you say that so casually?”

Lee Ji-soo looked at Park Do-joon as if she was dumbfounded.

“Because I already expected it. Rather, this is cleaner than anything else.”

“Why?”

“If I become the target, there are so many ways to kill me. Hong Woo-jong is the type who doesn’t care about the means as long as he achieves his goal. As we saw with Hong Chang-sik’s death, he’s not the type to worry about the distant future if something is dangerous.”

If such a person really tries to kill Park Do-joon, there are too many variables: car accident, shooting, bomb, poison gas.

“Frankly, if someone shoots me with a Chicago Typewriter, do you think I’ll survive?”

“Chicago Typewriter?”

“I mean a drive-by shooting.”

“Ah…”

A drive-by shooting is a method of firing a machine gun or submachine gun at a target from a vehicle and immediately fleeing.

It was often used by gangs and the Mafia in the past, and it is still sometimes used today.

Because it involves shooting a tremendous amount of bullets at the target, it is easy to kill the target, and if you quickly abandon the vehicle and run away, it is not easy to track.

“Hasn’t that ever happened in Korea?”

“When was the last time there was a bomb threat? And you know the limits of the current investigation.”

“Ugh…!”

If a drive-by shooting occurs, how can the current police track it? It would probably be difficult. There are CCTV cameras everywhere, so tracking the route would be easy, but the criminals would have already secured a place without such CCTV cameras nearby, and as soon as they arrive there, they would pour gasoline on the vehicle, throw away the weapon, set it on fire, and flee.

By the time the police car or fire truck arrives, the car will be completely burned, and there will be no remaining evidence.

Surrounding CCTV? They can check it in advance and flee in the direction where there are no cameras, or they can have a vehicle waiting and burn it in a flash.

If they just walk away pretending to be ordinary people, you can’t just accuse them of being criminals.

If it were that easy to catch, would gangs in the United States still use it?

Even in the United States, when this happens, they assume it’s another gang in competition, but they have considerable difficulty tracking down who in that gang committed it.

“If they’re going to kill me, there are many extreme ways to do it, but now there’s one condition attached.”

“They have to capture you alive, Senior.”

“Yes, that’s right. They have to keep me alive, even to extract information.”

Park Do-joon didn’t know that Hong Woo-jong was trying to kill him, so he created the plan just to control them, but in reality, it was successful, and because of that, they had no choice but to think about capturing Park Do-joon.

“Then they’re going to try to kidnap you.”

Jo Sang-gyu said with a serious face. Park Do-joon nodded at those words.

“But I’m not so easy to be kidnapped.”

“Are you confident that you won’t be kidnapped?”

“Of course not. I’m not some kind of dragon bone [invincible being].”

If dozens of people rush in and drag him away, Park Do-joon has no way to stop them.

“But Wang Woo-hwan doesn’t prefer methods that expose himself. He’ll probably try to find a way to lure me out before he kidnaps me or anything.”

“Not by force?”

“Using force is almost an extreme situation.”

Of course, if he’s lucky, he might be able to drag him out silently.

“But that’s only if he’s lucky. Where would he get the manpower needed for a kidnapping in the current situation? His subordinates in Korea were arrested in the last incident.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

The female kidnapping organization is still keeping their mouths shut, but they have found out that Wang Woo-hwan is behind it. They just don’t know where he is.

“So, he can’t hire enough people to drag me out by force.”

“Won’t Hong Woo-jong send them?”

“It’ll be difficult. Hong Woo-jong’s position is that of a current member of the National Assembly [Korean legislative body].”

He can’t reveal his identity now and gather an organization.

“There’s Wang Woo-hwan, right?”

“Yes, there’s Wang Woo-hwan. The problem is that Wang Woo-hwan is Chinese, and now he’s in a situation where he’s lost his connections. So, which organization would want to help him?”

“Well, that’s true. Thugs are the kind of guys who would stab their former boss in the back if it’s not helpful.”

“Yes, the Chinese are even worse.”

Korean organizations won’t help Wang Woo-hwan. There’s nothing to gain, and they’ll end up touching the police and being tracked. Unlike Chinese organizations, they can’t even escape to China.

“So, in the end, it’s the Chinese organizations? Of course, they might be able to do it. But how selfish are those guys?”

Loyalty? Does that exist? Of course, they’ll demand a huge amount of money, and then the flow of funds will be revealed.

“But kidnapping by Chinese organizations is a pretty obvious method.”

They’ll use a car to ambush and drag him out.

“But it’s ambiguous to use that method on the police.”

First of all, the police are likely to possess firearms and know how to fight to some extent.

“But they could target him after work. Frankly, you know it too, Senior. Those guys know your house. It’s hard to believe that Hong Woo-jong doesn’t know it.”

“Of course, he knows. That’s why I haven’t been home recently.”

“Yes?”

“Just in case, I’m sleeping at my brother’s house.”

“Your brother’s house?”

“Yes, based on my analysis of Wang Woo-hwan’s methods, I think there’s a high probability that he’ll try to lure me out using people around me.”

“How do you know that?”

“Didn’t I tell you? After that guy joined the organization, the organization naturally expanded.”

But there’s no resistance. So, he has to get rid of the organization’s leader so surely that he doesn’t raise any suspicion.

“You said that Senior used a trap to get rid of him, right?”

“Yes, then what method should he use? Think about it. Wouldn’t those guys in such positions have faced threats to their lives while climbing to that position?”

“That’s true.”

There’s no way those guys wouldn’t have bodyguards around them, and those guys wouldn’t trust their bodyguards and let their guard down because the bodyguards could also become traitors.

So, he must have armed himself and tried to find a way to protect himself.

“Then what’s the method?”

“That’s…”

Lee Ji-soo pondered for a while at those words but couldn’t answer. She hasn’t encountered such a case yet, and they don’t teach that at school.

What they teach at school is the psychology of criminals to track them down, not the psychology of organization members to respond to gang warfare.

The difference is bigger than you think, but also closer than you think, so it feels like you know something but it’s subtly lacking.

But Jo Sang-gyu, who has a lot of experience, immediately realized what the problem was.

“Did he use his family as a weapon?”

“Whether it’s family or someone precious, he’ll try to use them as a weapon.”

“Hmm…”

Lee Ji-soo’s face showed that she didn’t understand something.

“There’s no way he wouldn’t have anyone around him, right?”

Park Do-joon shook his head at those words.

“No. Surprisingly, violent organizations don’t assign bodyguards to their families.”

“Yes? Why?”

“Organization members aren’t employees. Of course, they don’t have loyalty.”

If the opportunity arises, there’s a high probability that they’ll turn against the other party and seize power.

“You can’t entrust the protection of your family to someone you can’t trust.”

Then hire bodyguards? Of course, that’s possible to some extent. Most bodyguards try to fulfill their responsibilities from the moment they receive money, so they won’t hit someone in the back of the head or anything.

“But at the same time, hiring bodyguards costs money. And in organizations, that can unexpectedly become a condition for disintegration.”

“Why?”

“Imagine you work for a small business. You work your ass off to make money, but the boss’s son goes to hostess bars, drives sports cars, sexually harasses female employees, and so on. But you’re working for minimum wage. Would you want to work at that company?”

“Well, if that were the case, I wouldn’t work there.”

“That’s exactly what I’m saying.”

The same goes for organizations. The higher-ups spending money lavishly is completely different from not taking care of their subordinates.

“Of course, a certain amount of stimulation can be the basis for them to work hard.”

For example, the boss driving a German imported car? Most people understand that because the boss is a member of the company and also has the responsibility to decorate himself to some extent because he has to bring work for the people.