My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 78

“We need to go there first and figure out a plan if he’s actually there.”

If he had no reason to hide, there’s no reason for him to be hiding in such a rural area. The very fact that he’s hiding there is proof that he’s the culprit.

“Besides, we need to move quietly for Yoo Jung-ah’s safety.”

In the worst-case scenario, they’ll kill Yoo Jung-ah. It’s obvious that if they kill Yoo Jung-ah and get caught, they’ll only be charged with killing her. But if Yoo Jung-ah survives, they’ll be implicated in Jeon Wan-gu’s murder.

Under Korean law, killing Yoo Jung-ah would at best get them about 15 years, but if it’s revealed that they killed Jeon Wan-gu, they’ll face the death penalty as retribution, or at least life imprisonment. And there will be a serious investigation to find the targets of political retaliation behind them.

Of course, they wouldn’t want to keep Kang Young-han alive either.

“But it’s a headache trying to figure out how to subdue those nine guys.”

“There must be a way.”

Park Do-joon couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

***

It was late at night when they arrived at Kang Young-han’s house.

“Did we really have to come this late? I’m exhausted.”

“It’s for safety.”

“Safety?”

“Yes, safety. We have no choice but to get close during the day.”

“What? Isn’t it better to approach during the day? You can’t see anything at this hour, can you?”

“No. It’s the opposite. To be exact, night is better if you’re just confirming that people are living there.”

Park Do-joon looked at the house in the distance above them.

There was a light shining brightly through the window.

“As you know, light travels far at night, right?”

“Oh, right?”

Of course, they have no choice but to turn on the lights at night to live. In other words, the fact that the lights are on is proof that they’re there.

“Plus, the light comes from inside out.”

What happens if you turn on the lights at night? Naturally, you can see inside from the outside. On the other hand, you can’t see outside from the inside.

“And that’s what this is for.”

Park Do-joon took out his binoculars and zoomed in on the place. After looking at it for a while, he quietly handed it to Jung Yi-yeon.

Jung Yi-yeon took it and casually looked at the house before freezing.

“Th-that…”

“It’s as expected. Thank goodness. She’s alive.”

Yoo Jung-ah was in the light. She was being harassed by the criminals surrounding her.

It’s obvious what she’s been through in there, but at least she’s alive.

“Th-that… We have to go save her right now, don’t we?”

“No. That’s not a good idea. We’re at a disadvantage even if we rush in now.”

There are nine of them, while there are only two of us.

“Then how about calling more police?”

“Well? The level of police in this rural area is too obvious.”

Of course, now that the victim has been identified, it won’t end with sending a couple of patrol officers, but it’s not easy to approach unnoticed.

Moreover, if they sense that the police are coming, it’s too obvious what they’ll do.

“Besides, the access road itself is terrible.”

First of all, there’s only one access road to Kang Young-han’s mansion, and you’re 100% sure to get caught if you go that way.

Moreover, the house is surrounded by barbed wire, so you can’t help but get caught if you try to cross it.

“Then what do we do? Detective Park. We can’t just leave the victim in that situation, can we?”

“Wait, don’t make a fuss and stay still. I’m thinking.”

Park Do-joon glanced at the house while pondering.

‘We need more people…’

There are as many as nine violent criminals gathered. So, we have to reduce that number somehow. The problem is that there’s no way to get them to come out.

‘It’s hard to aim for the timing when they come out to buy food or supplies in the first place.’

We can’t just wait indefinitely in a situation where we don’t know when they’ll come out to buy things. At that moment, a good idea came to his mind.

“Maybe there’s a way.”

“How?”

“We’re going to join them as allies.”

“What?”

Jung Yi-yeon tilted her head at those words.

***

The next morning.

“Huh? What’s going on?”

Kang Young-han, who was lying down leisurely watching TV, frowned at the suddenly turned-off TV. He got up and tapped the TV, but it didn’t respond.

“Damn it. What’s wrong with it?”

“Hold on, boss. I don’t think it’s a TV problem.”

“What?”

Ji Young-soo said as he approached him.

“I was in the bathroom just now, and the bathroom lights went out too, boss.”

“Damn it! Hey, check the circuit breaker!”

At those words, one of his subordinates ran to check and then raised his head and shouted.

“Boss, the breaker is fine!”

“Damn it! Hey, check other places too.”

At those words, they went around checking here and there, but nothing was resolved.

“Boss, what should we do? Could the cops have raided us?”

“If that were the case, would it be this quiet? Hey, call the KEPCO [Korea Electric Power Corporation].”

Eventually, one of his subordinates called KEPCO.

Then he said, looking embarrassed.

“Boss, KEPCO says there’s no problem on their system.”

“What?”

“They say everything is normal on their system, so there’s nothing they can do.”

“Hey…! Damn it, are you kidding me? Shouldn’t they come and fix it?”

“They say the current is flowing normally on the system.”

“These crazy bastards!”

Of course, it’s practically impossible to check whether electricity is flowing into one house. But most criminals have low education and are not very intelligent.

Of course, there’s no way to know if what they’re saying is true or false.

“Boss, what should we do?”

“What do you mean? We have to go to KEPCO right now and turn it upside down. Young-soo, you go and make a fuss.”

“Me?”

“Those public officials don’t work in the first place. Especially in a place like this, they try not to work even more.”

Kang Young-han knows that the public officials in this area don’t try to work because the jurisdiction is so wide and it’s hard to move around since it’s such a rural area.

But if you break into the office and threaten them, they’ll eventually move.

“Go with about three people and make a fuss. Then they’ll dispatch someone.”

“Yes, boss.”

Eventually, Ji Young-soo took three people, including himself, and headed to KEPCO in the town.

“This is so frustrating, really.”

Electricity is an essential element in modern life. Of course, it was incredibly inconvenient that it wasn’t working properly.

Besides, isn’t this a rural area with nothing? The only joys are a pretty girl and TV.

“Ah, damn it.”

Eventually, Kang Young-soo, who was lying down taking a nap.

Just as he was having a sweet nap, his cell phone suddenly started ringing.

“Who is it again, damn it.”

He reluctantly woke up and checked the screen. Ji Young-soo’s name was on it.

“Hey, Young-soo. What are they saying there?”

-Hello? Are you related to Ji Young-soo?

But the voice coming from beyond was not Ji Young-soo’s voice, but a woman’s voice.

“Who are you? Where’s Young-soo?”

-This is the emergency room at Daebang Hospital. Ji Young-soo and his party were in a traffic accident and were brought here. Are you a guardian?

“A traffic accident?”

-Yes, a cement truck changed direction abruptly and overturned, crushing the vehicle they were in. They are all in a coma and need emergency surgery. Is there a guardian?

At those words, Kang Young-han became dizzy.

“Damn it! What are you talking about? A traffic accident?”

-A ready-mix truck changed direction abruptly and overturned, crushing the vehicle. They are in a life-threatening situation, so you need to come right away.

“No, what are you saying? Why is Young-soo dying!”

At that moment, a shout suddenly came from beyond.

-Code Red! Ji Young-soo’s heart has stopped.

-Prepare the defibrillator immediately! Start chest compressions!

At those words, Kang Young-hwan became dizzy.

Perhaps because the situation was urgent, the person who called shouted urgently.

-Come quickly! There’s no time!

Then the phone was disconnected.

Kang Young-hwan urgently called again, but he couldn’t connect because it was an emergency situation.

“Damn it… Hey! Where is everyone?”

“What’s wrong, boss?”

“Young-soo and the others had an accident. A concrete truck crushed them.”

“What?”

“The hospital just called. Young-soo’s heart has stopped. I have to go first, so only two of you come with me.”

“Yes, boss.”

Kang Young-hwan hurriedly ran out of his hideout with his subordinates.

And at that moment.

At the hospital, Park Do-joon was thanking the nurse.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, we’ll be able to arrest them easily.”

“It’s nothing. I have to help in any way I can.”

“Then, could you please prepare a hospital room where we can examine the victim? Since she’s been through a bad experience, I’d like you to prepare a private room for her for the time being.”

“I will.”

The nurse nodded at Park Do-joon’s words and left.

Park Do-joon looked at the cell phone on the table.

“Detective Park, you’re amazing. How did you get them out like this?”

“Electricity is fair to everyone. It would be inconvenient without it.”

To that end, he deliberately cut off the electricity going to that place. Even a normal person would get angry if you replied that there was no way to fix it, but an impatient criminal wouldn’t be able to stand it.

Of course, it’s not a good idea for the police to raid them after that. It’s not night, and if they know the electricity is cut off, they’ll become more wary.

Naturally, as time passed, their vigilance was relieved and they thought it was just a simple power outage, so he thought some of them would come to KEPCO to solve it.

In fact, three people came out, and it was easy for the police to subdue them.

That’s how the three people were arrested.

He used the cell phone of one of them to pretend that an accident had happened.

If you add some acting behind the scenes, such as Code Red, the other person has no choice but to be fooled.

“Those guys don’t know about these hospital procedures.”

“What do you mean?”

“There’s no such thing as Code Red in a hospital.”

“What? No, then what about those things in dramas?”

“That’s an element to create tension.”

In a real hospital, they create a virtual doctor’s name and deliver the situation.

For example, if a cardiac arrest really occurs, they broadcast ‘Dr. Kim Cheol-soo, please come to the emergency room’ instead of Code Red.

That’s not because that doctor really exists, but it’s a kind of slang that means a cardiac arrest has occurred in the emergency room.

This is because patients become anxious if they keep shouting Code Red in a large hospital where several people die every day.

“But Kang Young-han doesn’t know that.”

It is literally a trap that uses human psychology. Anyone reacts similarly if someone they know has had an accident.

Moreover, if the person who called is a woman, and it’s a hospital, and if you do a little show behind the scenes, there’s no time to doubt.

“What if he suspects it?”

“He can’t. If he suspects it in that situation and runs away, the other subordinates will think that Kang Young-han abandoned Ji Young-soo and ran away.”

Kang Young-han has to check on Ji Young-soo’s situation, whether he likes it or not.

“Besides, Kang Young-han would have seen the police digging in the wrong place in real time through the news.”

Because the incident was an incident, news continued to come out about the police investigating completely irrelevant places and wasting their efforts.”