My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 152

But he took the risk and made the murder public. The plan itself was brilliant and ingenious, and the purpose of the murder was clear.

“When people are desperate, pride doesn’t matter much.”

In fact, when ISIS was collapsing, some ISIS members were caught trying to escape dressed as women. For them, women were often treated as nothing more than sex slaves, and beards were considered incredibly important.

But when the situation became desperate, they shaved their beards, put on hijabs [traditional headscarf and veil worn by Muslim women], and tried to escape.

“Looking at his actions, his ability to judge situations and solve problems is quite outstanding.”

It is said that humans are animals that use imagination, but most people’s imaginations are not very well developed.

“Well, the Korean education system is strange.”

When it comes to education, imagination is extremely limited. In fact, it’s often discouraged.

If you engage in activities that involve imagination, such as drawing or reading books, you’re often told you’re wasting time and should memorize another English word instead.

But when you go to college, they suddenly tell you that imagination is important. Then, when you get a job? Again, they tell you to follow instructions and not to use your imagination.

“But this guy has a great imagination.”

“That’s right.”

Of course, this type of person often takes a different approach to problem-solving than others.

“I am the same way.”

Imagination is also important for profilers.

The reason why Park Do-joon is better than others is because he imagines, ‘What would the criminal do?’

This is a different method from other profilers who simply apply what they have learned.

“Cross-dressing… I never thought of that at all.”

A man cross-dressing. Perhaps other detectives would not have considered it.

“And the fact that such cross-dressing is possible allows us to estimate his physical characteristics.”

“He must be quite slender.”

He would be a slender type, and not very tall. A typical weakling.

“He probably suffered a lot of bullying.”

“It’s easy for that type to become a victim of school violence.”

If you have a thin physique even after growing up, you are likely to be targeted for attacks such as school violence because you lack muscle strength. Of course, having that physique doesn’t necessarily mean you will be a target.

“But this guy doesn’t get along with others socially.”

Psychopaths or sociopaths often struggle socially. If they develop social skills and gain power and authority, it can help them blend in, but if they lack social power, it’s a disadvantage.

Especially during student days, life is often based on power and force, not law and principles.

Even if you seek protection from the law, schools often conceal crimes to protect their reputation, and even if you report it to the police, they may dismiss the case because you are a student, which often leads to retaliatory violence.

Of course, even if you suffer retaliatory violence, you can’t expect protection from the police or the school.

“As a reaction, his resentment towards social rules and aggression towards society become stronger.”

“That’s right.”

It doesn’t happen to ordinary people, but if they are psychopaths or sociopaths, it becomes a serious problem.

A sociopath who doesn’t trust society? Aren’t those the most likely to become criminals?

“But there are many people like that. Furthermore, it seems impossible to identify the person just by cross-dressing. We can’t search all the real estate agents, can we?”

“That’s definitely true.”

There are a lot of real estate agents, and a lot of people working for them. It’s impossible to track them all down. Even in Yongsan [district in Seoul], the number is significant.

“Should we search the restaurants?”

“It will be impossible.”

If they meet in a public place, they might be able to hide the awkwardness of the cross-dressing. But if it’s a restaurant, they will meet one-on-one and sit facing each other, making it more likely the victim will realize the other person is not a woman.

“I think we should approach this differently.”

“A different way?”

“Look for empty houses around the time of the murder.”

“What do you mean?”

“The criminal approached to kill the victim. But how do you kill someone like that without being detected? Is it realistically possible?”

“Huh?”

“Come to think of it…….”

This is Yongsan, a densely populated area in Seoul.

“If a murder happens in a crowded place, it will inevitably be discovered.”

“That’s right.”

“Since he approached the victim disguised as a woman, he could easily lure the victim. But it will be impossible to find the scene of the murder.”

“Motels or other spaces would have to be cleaned later, right?”

“That’s right.”

Of course, there are methods such as knocking them unconscious and taking them away, but if you bring out a large carrier that wasn’t there when you went in, people will become suspicious.

“But what if it’s an empty house?”

“Are you saying he took them to a vacant house under the pretext of a date?”

“You need to remember the purpose of the app.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

It’s presented as a meeting, but the purpose is simply ‘one night’ from the beginning. So, they won’t hesitate even if you ask them to go to your house.

“The murder location will be an uninhabited house. Realistically, there are not many factories inside Yongsan.”

Even if there are any, most of them are apartment-type factories [multi-story buildings with individual units used for manufacturing or warehousing], so it is not easy to take out the body and move it to another place.

In the first place, even if you put an apartment-type factory on the market through a real estate agent, you have to move with the manager of that place to see it.

“But that’s not the case with completely empty houses.”

Often, the owner gives the real estate agent the key or password and lets them show it on their own.

It would be impossible in a place where people live, but in a place where people don’t live, whoever enters will change the password anyway.

“You can definitely commit murder in an empty house where no one lives.”

Everyone’s eyes widened at Park Do-joon’s words. Right now, they know the time of death, and Yongsan is a crowded neighborhood. How many empty houses are there?

“In Korea, when buying a house, you usually find it with tenants already in place.”

You find a house by putting it on the market with tenants, and the new tenants take over the existing lease. This is because the landlord loses money during the time after the previous tenant leaves.

“It’s true that it’s not common to find people buying a completely empty house.”

“And that information will be in the real estate records.”

The two people’s eyes sparkled.

“We’re almost there.”

Park Do-joon could tell intuitively.

Searching for real estate was not difficult. And the empty houses at that time were a bit different from what they had imagined.

“It’s a luxury apartment?”

“I heard that the previous owner moved out due to immigration.”

As a result, it was put up for sale at a bargain price and was empty for a while, but now people were living there.

“Wait a minute. So, there was a murder here?”

The woman, who appeared to be the owner of the house, was speechless. The apartment she bought for billions of won was the scene of a murder?

“It’s uncertain, but we’re checking.”

“But even if you check…! I’m going crazy. A murder? How can that be!”

From the owner’s point of view, it’s enough to drive them crazy. But that doesn’t mean that the facts that have already happened can disappear.

“Was there anything strange when you moved in?”

“No, there wasn’t anything like that. It was just an empty house.”

“Hmm, is this not the place?”

Park Do-joon clicked his tongue at the words of another profiler.

‘If he were my subordinate, I would have scolded him.’

Such vague questions only cause confusion. Knowing that, Park Do-joon tells them to ask questions accurately.

“Wasn’t it too clean when you moved in?”

“Clean?”

“Like the smell of bleach.”

“Bleach smell… Ugh…”

The owner frowned at those words.

‘I guess so.’

If a murder actually happened, the house price would drop. So, from the homeowner’s point of view, it is much more profitable if the murder is not revealed.

People may think it’s ridiculous, but humans are beings who can do anything for their interests.

“If the murderer still has a master key that allows him to access this place, Madam, you may be in danger too.”

The woman flinched at Park Do-joon’s words. Well, no matter how important the house price is, her own life is more important, right?

“To be honest, I did smell bleach when I first moved in.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

To be exact, she said that she faintly smelled bleach when she came to see the house. The homeowner thought that it was just because the people managing the place were cleaning it.

‘That can’t be.’

There is no management office that even does bleach cleaning. Furthermore, this place was put out urgently because the owner was moving abroad. Would the former owner manage this place by cleaning it thoroughly with bleach?

Bleach is used to completely erase traces of something. Like blood stains.

“Is there anything else you remember besides that?”

At Park Do-joon’s words, she slowly opened her mouth as if she had already given up. The beginning is difficult, but once it starts, people naturally open their mouths.

“So, there wasn’t really anything.”

“Then, can you introduce me to the real estate agent who introduced you to this house?”

“Of course! If they sold it to me knowing there was a murder case, I’m really going to make a fuss.”

She gritted her teeth.

“No, there was really nothing like that?”

“Do you trust the real estate agent? Do you trust the police? Huh? I didn’t see you like this.”

“It’s true. We don’t know.”

The elderly man was sweating profusely at the sudden visit. If they knew that a murder had occurred, why would they sell it?

If they don’t notify you of such a thing, they will have to pay a huge amount of money if they are really unlucky.

“He probably doesn’t know. It’s not like he’s going to go around telling people that a murder happened.”

The man’s expression brightened at Park Do-joon’s words.

“Did you hear that? Did you hear it now? I didn’t know. It’s true.”

The male real estate agent said as if he was wronged. Park Do-joon casually spoke to him.

“Do you know any real estate agents who are men but look pretty like women?”

“Huh? Why are you asking that?”

“If you hide the fact that there was a murder at the scene, won’t it be complicated later? Even to prevent that, you need to catch the criminal and specify the time so that you can be free from compensation issues later.”

The real estate agent’s eyes shook at the mention of compensation.

Then he racked his brains.

A Profiler’s Calling