My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 252

Naturally, when problems arise, it’s difficult to hope they’ll be properly resolved. Why has Saudi Arabia recently chosen a pro-China stance, unlike other countries?

It’s because other countries, like the United States and Europe, keep bringing up human rights issues.

“What do you mean, Senior?”

Lee Ji-soo tilted her head, seemingly not understanding the situation.

“Ah, in Saudi Arabia, it’s almost impossible to resolve rape cases.”

“Why is that?”

“Rape cases are often considered the woman’s fault.”

“Excuse me?”

“You know about honor killings in Islamic cultures, right?”

“I do.”

“Saudi Arabia essentially has a similar attitude.”

“If that’s the case… Ah, I understand.”

In some Islamic cultures, if a woman is raped, her male relatives might kill her for supposedly bringing dishonor to the family. This is called honor killing.

It’s actually happening implicitly in many Islamic countries. Saudi Arabia legally prohibits such honor killings, but they still occur.

“In this situation, do you think the police investigation will be properly conducted?”

“It wouldn’t be.”

From the perspective of the police in that country, the woman received the punishment for her ‘sin’ of attracting the man. Naturally, they don’t investigate thoroughly.

“Moreover, these countries probably have almost no advanced investigation techniques for rapists.”

There are hardly any CCTVs, and the investigative system isn’t well-established. They might be able to do DNA testing, but if the perpetrator didn’t leave any DNA, they’re helpless.

“That’s right. It’s a case where someone died six months ago, and it’s still under investigation. Well, it’s said to be under investigation, but it seems they’re not investigating at all.”

“But are we allowed to investigate if we go there?”

“Of course not. But the law can be interpreted differently.”

“Yes?”

“It’s impossible for us to officially cooperate in that country.”

Saudi Arabia is so closed off to outsiders that it’s obvious we’d be rejected.

“But it’s different if we accidentally find out and notify the country.”

“Ah…”

If we happen to find something and then the embassy passes the information about the perpetrator to the Saudi Arabian police, then even the Saudi Arabian police can’t just ignore the perpetrator.

Because it would be a diplomatic discourtesy.

“It won’t be easy.”

“It won’t be.”

The problem is that we have to ‘accidentally’ find out. Since official cooperation is impossible, only the rights of a tourist, not even a citizen, will be recognized. Requesting diplomatic status? That’s not possible.

In the first place, it’s a serious diplomatic breach for the police of another country to go to another country and investigate. So, the best thing to do is to disguise ourselves as tourists and track them down.

“But something’s strange.”

“What is it?”

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea that I know isn’t this proactive.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea is notorious for not caring whether its citizens die in other countries or not. But to ask for a profiler to be sent unofficially to solve a murder case…

“Well, they must have their reasons.”

Of course, Park Do-joon knew what those reasons were, but he didn’t say anything more.

Saudi Arabia, a land overflowing with money and oil. And a country of scorching sun. As soon as Park Do-joon got off the plane, he gasped at the heat.

Fortunately, there was almost no humidity.

“If it were humid, probably no one would live here.”

Someone approached Park Do-joon, who was blankly looking outside the airport, and spoke to him. Park Do-joon turned to him and nodded.

“You’re from Hyunsung Group.”

“How did you know?”

“Civil servants don’t wear T-shirts and hats like that.”

The man chuckled at Park Do-joon’s words.

“I’m Go Gwang-soo, a section chief from Hyunsung Construction.”

“I’m Park Do-joon. It seems no one came from the embassy.”

“Because you’re officially here as a tourist.”

Park Do-joon nodded at those words. It would be strange to have someone from the embassy meet a detective who came as a tourist.

“Let’s talk as we go.”

Park Do-joon followed him out of the airport and said.

“There are two things you need to do. One is our side of the work. The other is to catch the rape murderer. Did you receive the data?”

“Yes, I’ve checked everything.”

“What do you think?”

“Both are ambiguous.”

“Both are ambiguous?”

“Yes, first of all, we can’t figure out what they’re thinking on the construction side.”

“Yes? Why is that?”

“Because it’s an official document.”

“I don’t understand?”

“Profiling is about analyzing the actions and psychology of the other party. But the official documents they presented weren’t written by them in the first place, were they?”

“Ah!”

Of course, front-line workers write them, and as official documents, they are written according to set words and regulations. Moreover, what Park Do-joon received had been translated once.

“It’s impossible to read the other party’s psychology using such documents.”

“So that’s why it’s ambiguous.”

“Ah, of course, that’s part of it, but there are other reasons too.”

“Other reasons?”

“Everywhere else has been decided, but only the Asian side hasn’t been decided.”

“Yes.”

“I don’t understand that.”

“Well, usually they’re decided together.”

Of course, one place may be delayed depending on the situation, but the time is taking longer than expected. In such a situation, the fact that the decision is suddenly sluggish means that something is not progressing due to a serious internal problem.

“Before knowing that, it’s impossible to guess the inside. At least you have to see the other party’s actions directly.”

“It’s not easy.”

“There’s no other way. This is different from crime.”

“Why is that?”

“You can’t statistically calculate the probability like a crime. Profiling isn’t mind reading.”

Profiling is a science. Within it, thousands and tens of thousands of cases are analyzed and statistics are taken to predict the other party’s actions and thoughts.

And that data becomes the keyword for analyzing the other party.

“But have there been any keywords analyzed like this so far?”

“Ah…”

“No. There’s none at all. Even if there is, it will be thoroughly protected as a state secret.”

No country would want to systematically reveal that they could predict the other party’s actions and read their thoughts. If they hold onto that, they can have an advantage when negotiating with the other party.

“In other words, because there is a lack of statistics, the other party’s behavioral cues become important.”

“Behavioral cues?”

“People say that words are everything when they talk, but in fact, words are only a part of it. The delivery of information is done through words, but psychological delivery is done through actions.”

You can tell what the other person is thinking by looking at their eyes, actions, or behavior towards others.

“So you have to see it once in person.”

There are no statistics on these industrial actions, but there are enough statistics on human behavior, so you can apply them to find a solution.

“Um, okay, I understand. But what about the rape case?”

“There was nothing to analyze in the first place.”

“Well, the police here don’t seem to be investigating at all.”

The deceased woman was Korean, but worked as a flight attendant for an airline in Saudi Arabia. And one day, she was raped and found dead.

In fact, the investigation record ends there. It’s a situation where it’s almost closed without any progress.

“It doesn’t seem easy to solve this alone. I don’t think the people around me will like it either.”

“We’ve already found some people on our side.”

“People?”

“Saudi Arabia is still a dangerous country.”

“I’m Kim Woo-sung. This is our team that will move with us.”

When they arrived at Hyunsung Construction, a fully armed team was waiting for Park Do-joon.

“You’re a mercenary.”

To be exact, a private military company, a so-called PMC. From fully armed escort to rescue operations. Some with questionable ethics even do assassinations.

“This is Kim Woo-sung from War Factory, who is currently running a private military company in Saudi Arabia. Our Hyunsung Construction and other Korean companies are the main customers.”

“Nice to meet you.”

Kim Woo-sung bowed his head and greeted.

“Two cars?”

“Three people per car, a total of six people will be deployed.”

“Is the security that bad?”

“It’s not that bad, but you never know.”

Park Do-joon nodded at those words. In the Middle East, you can buy an AK rifle for only a few tens of thousands of won [Korean currency, roughly equivalent to a few U.S. dollars] and an RPG for only a few hundred thousand won.

It is true that Saudi Arabia has more stable security than other Middle Eastern countries, but you shouldn’t think based on Korean standards.

“I appreciate it.”

“You’re welcome. And I checked with the office, and it seems like there will be an opportunity to face them directly soon.”

“What do you mean by ‘directly’?”

“We will have another briefing with China’s Poongjin Construction Corporation soon.”

As the final candidates, we have to do our best to impress each other.

“I’ll get you in as part of our team at that time.”

“Ah, that would be great.”

And Park Do-joon’s plan was to solve the murder case in the meantime.

“Then where are we going now? Should we go to the accommodation first?”

Park Do-joon shook his head at Kim Woo-sung’s question.

“No, let’s go to the scene of the incident first.”

“Aren’t you going to the embassy?”

“There’s nothing particularly helpful to gain by going to the embassy.”

In the first place, the documents submitted to the embassy have already been received, and considering the working methods of the Korean embassy, it’s unlikely there’s anything more they can offer.

‘It would be a relief if they didn’t get in the way.’

Whether they interfere because they don’t like him, or whether they pretend to be friendly thinking about currying favor with Hyunsung Group, it’s obvious that it will only interfere with the investigation.

“Let’s go to the scene first.”

“Let’s wear this first.”

Park Do-joon couldn’t help but smile wryly as he looked at Kim Woo-sung handing him a fairly thick bulletproof vest.

“Is this it?”

The scene of the incident, which they arrived at after driving for three hours, was in the middle of the desert far from the city.

“To be exact, it’s the place where the body was found.”

“I know.”

The body was found here and was said to have been desiccated by the intense heat of the sun at the time of discovery.

As a result of the autopsy, it had been abandoned for about two weeks. In fact, the victim was said to have been missing for two weeks prior to the discovery.

“But there’s no missing person report…”

“The company simply assumed she was engaged in illegal prostitution.”

“Ugh.”

“In fact, that’s not the case at all.”

“Well, it’s a country swimming in money.”

Prostitution is illegal in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia basically adheres to Islamic law [Sharia law], and prostitution is subject to severe punishment there.