Humint (휴민트)

HUMINT

INTELLIGENCE GATHERING THROUGH HUMAN SOURCES

MAHADOR, SOUTHEAST ASIA

Soo Rin, it's me.

Put your clothes on.

Her vitals are stable.

Thanks for your hard work.

What's this?

It's nothing special.

Wow, it's the first time I've received a gift at work.

Anyway…

Thank you.

Can I…

Really get out today?

Two hours after I leave,

a backup team will come and escort you.

Before you leave, we need to go over your testimony

one last time.

You can do that, right?

Originally…

I was sent to Russia as a foreign currency earner.

Foreign currency earners…

Must leave their families behind in the fatherland.

So I left my child and husband

to work in Vladivostok

and receive training.

Then one day,

while I was working at a restaurant,

State Security raided the place

and I was suddenly ordered back home.

They said

they were taking me to a ship headed for Rajin Port.

But then…

Some Russians

took me away.

Those Russian animals treated me like their plaything,

and they even recorded it on video.

And…

They even injected me with something like bingdu .

" Bingdu " mentioned, sir.

Have her confirm it was narcotics.

We need to confirm that for her escape op to be approved.

What exactly is bingdu ?

In our country,

we call the ice drug bingdu .

And so…

I barely stayed alive, dealing with men

whose faces I can't even remember.

And before I knew it…

I had been taken all the way to China.

Hey, we need more info on the drug situation.

When was her first dose, and who gave it to her?

But we're getting info on the human trafficking route.

That's not what's important here.

Get her to talk about the drugs.

Sir! I'll do whatever you tell me!

- Please get me out of here! - What the hell? Stop her!

Please just get me… No!

Can you send backup first?

You get out first. We've got all the info we need.

What do you mean? We're getting her out today.

This is an unauthorized op, so the budget hasn't been approved.

Once we get funding with this intel, we can get her…

Just get out of there first!

Is this seriously…

The best we can do?

Listen carefully.

There's a hiccup in our communication right now,

- but I'll fix it right away, so... - Please!

Please don't leave me!

I have to get back to my family!

Okay.

You'll expose the whole team. Just pull out now!

I'll pay extra.

Do not engage.

Get out.

You son of a bitch!

Hey, you South Korean bastards!

You got what you wanted and now you're leaving me?

Keep your promise!

Please don't abandon me!

Please!

Please don't leave me…

Please… Please!

Please!

Stop it!

I'm sorry!

I'm sorry. Please don't!

I said do not engage! Get out of there!

Soo Rin, stay with me.

Manager Zo.

You didn't take your gun, did you?

If you open fire, there's no turning back.

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE SAFE HOUSE, MAHADOR

Checking her pupils.

No pupillary response.

Soo Rin.

Soo Rin, wake up.

Hooking her up to the monitor.

Oxygen saturation is low.

Give her oxygen.

What's wrong? Can't find a vein?

Her veins are blown. Let me check her feet.

What is it? What's happening to her?

She's in V-Fib. Get the defibrillator.

Start CPR.

Charge to 150.

Shocking now. Stand clear!

Clear.

Charge to 200.

Shocking now. Stand clear!

Clear.

One more time. Out of the way!

There's no pulse.

What are you talking about? No, wait.

What else could we do? The higher-ups wouldn't sign off.

She wouldn't have lasted long, even if we had pulled her out.

If we'd just done what we promised,

Kim Soo Rin would not have died.

She trusted us.

There's no such thing in this business.

Everyone's just using each other to survive.

It's part of the job.

Get used to it.

Is people dying something we can just get used to?

No one starts out being used to it.

You get used to it as you go.

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Manager Zo, is this your first time losing an informant?

Yes, it's his first, but he's handling it fine.

Well, it must be a bit of a shock.

But thanks to Ms. Kim Soo Rin's efforts,

we have a clear picture now.

We can directly tie this case to the drug distribution network

in the Daechi-dong academy district.

"North Korea has been distributing drugs to our teenagers,

trying to ruin the future generations of the Republic of Korea."

We've secured multiple testimonies

related to drugs from North Korean female defectors.

And traces of drugs were found in Kim Soo Rin's body...

This HUMINT operation has made it clearer

that international human trafficking crimes are targeting North Korean women.

Hey, Manager Zo.

No, no. Go on.

They were drugged and trafficked

through Russia and China to Europe, Southeast Asia, and even South Africa.

Many of the trafficked women's point of departure was Vladivostok.

Many testimonies suggest the North Korean State Security's involvement,

so we suspect the consulate's involvement too.

This is the latest intel

from the Russia team on the Vladivostok mafia.

VLADIVOSTOK MAFIA ORGANIZATION CHART

Wow.

This is a good case.

With North Korean-Russian relations growing closer these days,

even the US and China are on edge.

Imagine we get control of a situation

where international crime is happening within their borders.

Chief Jung, you work on the report.

Manager Zo, you head to Vladivostok immediately.

VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA

ARIRANG RESTAURANT

Welcome.

Let me take your coat.

Is this your first time here?

Welcome.

Over here!

Hello.

You're here early.

No, I just got here.

Aren't you tired?

I'm fine.

They look quite wealthy, so take good care of them.

Welcome.

It's our first time here.

What's good here?

Are you from the South?

You don't refuse to serve South Koreans or anything, do you?

It's sad enough our country is divided.

Must we draw a line when serving a meal too?

Come here.

My friend here runs a large pharmaceutical business.

If I treat him well tonight,

I could make quite a bit of money.

CHAE SEON HWA

Ms. Chae Seon Hwa?

All right, then.

Today, I'll put my trust in you and go with whatever you recommend.

I'll ensure the warmest hospitality so your business can succeed.

FIVE MONTHS LATER

TUMEN RIVER FANGCHUAN REGION, NORTH KOREA-CHINA-RUSSIA BORDER AREA

If you don't stay on your toes, you'll end up like that too.

But isn't this Russian territory, not China?

China's Public Security Police are cracking down hard these days.

It's safer for someone from Russia to cross you over to China.

Don't make any trouble, and stay strong!

Boss! Bingdu .

New one. The best.

First, sample.

If you like it, our consul general will supply this one next time.