McCall becomes the go-to man when the helpless require the kind of vengeance they would never find without his skills.
here, what would be the meaning without using of "would"?
It could never be possible.
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Without "would", it sounds as if the helpless try to find vengeance without his skills but fail to do so. With "would", it is hypothetical: if they tried, then they would fail.