: There is no direct historical evidence of a major crime syndicate leader surviving an assassination attempt by a serial killer and then forming a formal partnership with a detective to hunt him down.
Massage parlor owners (some with criminal ties) helped the police. The killer stabs a mob boss who survives and seeks revenge. is the gangster the cop the devil based on true story
But as the credits roll, a common question lingers in the minds of viewers: : There is no direct historical evidence of
: In the film, the "Devil" (the killer) makes a critical mistake by attacking a high-ranking gang boss, Jang Dong-su (played by Ma Dong-seok). In reality, Yoo Young-chul's downfall was similarly tied to the underworld; he was eventually caught after a group of private massage parlor owners—who had grown suspicious of a "client" responsible for their employees' disappearances—teamed up to track him down and helped the police apprehend him. But as the credits roll, a common question