My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 171

“What does that have to do with the lawsuit?”

“His parents are dead. So, where would the inheritance go?”

“Ah! That’s right. He wouldn’t be in this situation if he had just received the inheritance.”

But there was no mention of the inheritance.

“That’s right. Jang O-gi probably squandered all of it.”

Since he was the only relative, the court probably appointed him as the legal guardian.

Jang Jin-woo might have objected as a minor, but the court isn’t exactly known for prioritizing the concerns of minors.

Naturally, Jang O-gi would have swallowed all of that fortune.

“He became an adult and succeeded later. Then he would want to get the money back. But Jang Jin-woo didn’t file that lawsuit. Why would he do that?”

“He doesn’t even want to see him in court.”

“That’s right.”

I don’t know how much property his parents had, but considering Jang Jin-woo’s income at the time, he could earn an ordinary person’s fortune in a week.

“He earns a billion a month, so he wouldn’t want to waste his time suing for 200 million, especially against a guy he really hates.”

Furthermore, suing a celebrity’s family would inevitably create an unfavorable social image for the celebrity.

“So he probably gave up on recovering his parents’ inheritance.”

“That could be true.”

“Money is important, but its value is different for each person. Ji-soo, would you sue someone you really hate to get 100,000 won [approximately $80 USD]? Knowing that reporters would come running?”

“No.”

In that situation, I would rather just forget about the money.

“Well, if he’s that kind of person, there wouldn’t be any contact.”

The team leader also nodded at Park Do-joon’s words. If he hates someone extremely, there is a high possibility that there will be no contact at all.

“But the biggest problem is that his uncle went bankrupt.”

And when Jang O-gi went bankrupt, he asked Jang Jin-woo for help, but Jang Jin-woo refused.

“He held a grudge, but there are no traces of it, and time has passed, but the grudge hasn’t disappeared.”

The team leader frowned and said.

“That’s probably right. Humans instinctively need to blame someone.”

I don’t know why Jang O-gi’s business failed. But if Jang O-gi’s business failed, there must be a reason. Even if Jang Jin-woo had helped, it was likely to fail. However, from Jang O-gi’s point of view, he would think that he could have survived if he had stopped it at that time, and he is likely to hold a grudge against Jang Jin-woo for not helping him at that time.

“And the grudge is likely not to fade over time.”

If it’s not just a loss, but a complete fall into the abyss of life, it will be even more so.

“Hmm, first, Ji-soo, find out about the company. Do-joon, you should contact the agency from that time. There might be someone who remembers Jang O-gi visiting.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Park Do-joon nodded.

Park Do-joon went to find the manager of Juggernaut [Jang Jin-woo’s band name] at the time. If it’s the person in charge of Juggernaut, he will definitely know.

Fortunately, he is still active in the entertainment industry and has many years of experience, so he is now a team leader, and his name is well known, so it was not difficult to find him.

“Jang O-gi? I don’t know that name.”

“He would have come to find Jang Jin-woo, saying he was his uncle.”

“Jin-woo’s uncle? Ah, I remember! He was a really shameless guy.”

Fortunately, he remembered Jang O-gi. He didn’t remember the name, but he remembered what he did because it was so shocking.

“I first met him when Jin-woo was in his debut group.”

“Debut group?”

“Yes, it was three months? Four months? After Jin-woo’s parents passed away.”

Park Do-joon’s eyes widened at those words. That was not in the preliminary investigation.

“Why didn’t you tell me that during the investigation?”

“It was years ago. I only remembered it because you said he was his uncle. Would I remember if you just came and asked if there was anyone suspicious?”

“Ugh, I see.”

The specificity of the questions is one of the things that Park Do-joon keeps telling the police is important, but it is not being followed.

Well, ordinary police officers don’t have many options. There is no logical error in trying to specify even if you have to know something to specify the question in order to know.

“But you first saw him during his trainee… no, debut group days?”

“Yes.”

After his parents passed away, Jang Jin-woo became even more desperate. He said he had to succeed to protect his younger sibling, so he doubled his practice time, and the company had to force him to rest, saying he would collapse.

“He came and said nonsense at that time.”

“What did he say?”

“I told him to go do manual labor.”

“Yes?”

“I knew his younger sibling had gone to the big house [orphanage].”

But he came and demanded money, saying, ‘How long do I have to feed a girl who hasn’t even stopped bleeding from her head?'” [a euphemism for a young girl who has not yet reached menarche]

“He’s crazy.”

“That’s right. The company was a mess at that time.”

Jang O-gi raved at Jang Jin-woo, saying, ‘Does dancing and singing make money? Go do manual labor and bring money.’

“The agency president was so angry that he called the police and dragged him out.”

“Was that so?”

“Yes, so Jin-woo received the settlement as soon as he became an adult. Honestly, even though his first album was a success, it wasn’t the time to receive the settlement. The president knew Jin-woo’s situation, so he gave him some money in advance so he could take his younger sibling out and live, but later I found out that this bastard had taken the child to an orphanage.”

“Didn’t the company know?”

“Jin-woo didn’t say anything about that issue.”

Well, he wouldn’t even want to mention it because he was embarrassed that the guy who made a mess was a relative. Furthermore, looking at the situation, it’s safe to say that the relationship was completely cut off at that time.

‘So Jang Jin-woo didn’t change agencies until the moment he died?’

Even after the contract period ended, he refused other agencies’ love calls and stayed here. If he had received help in that way, he would have stayed out of loyalty.

His evaluation of him was quite good.

“Anyway, after that, he didn’t see his face and lived, but he said he came to find him once when Jin-woo released his first solo album.”

“Ah, you didn’t know at that time?”

“I went to another team at that time.”

Juggernaut didn’t disband, but as the years went by, they were focusing on individual activities, so the manager who had been taking care of the group was recognized for his experience and was put in charge of another group.

“I was taking the kids to an event, and it was a mess.”

When I asked what was going on in the unsettling company atmosphere, Jang O-gi came and made a mess of the company.

The president remembered him, so as soon as he came and demanded that Jang Jin-woo be handed over, he called the police and dragged him out.

“Well, Jin-woo probably said he didn’t want to meet him.”

And the president knew what kind of person Jang O-gi was, so he would have refused.

“Then, didn’t you hear anything else from Jang Jin-woo after that?”

“I didn’t. I’m hearing that human’s name for the first time now.”

They often met and talked, but Jang Jin-woo extremely avoided talking about Jang O-gi. Knowing that, I didn’t even ask.

‘As expected.’

Since the phone would be blocked, there would be no call history, and he hated even hearing his name, let alone meeting him, so there would probably be no contact.

‘The police were dispatched and kicked him out twice, but that’s only a problem between the company and Jang O-gi. Jang Jin-woo doesn’t appear in the records.’

As a result, the police couldn’t find any contact, and the case was handed over as unsolved.

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome. If we can catch the culprit even now, we have to catch him. Haa, he was like a younger sibling to me. Jin-woo wasn’t the kind of kid to go like that…”

The team leader smiled bitterly for some reason. Well, he would be the one who saw how much Jang Jin-woo, who had become an orphan, struggled and succeeded.

“Please take care of it. We have to catch that bastard so that Jin-woo can rest in peace even in the afterlife.”

“You’re welcome.”

Park Do-joon said goodbye and tried to leave. No, he was about to leave. He almost bumped into someone at the entrance.

“Ah, I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay. Hohoho.”

Looking at the woman smiling, Park Do-joon felt something strange.

“Who… are you?”

“Huh? You don’t know me?”

“Ah, that’s…”

I remember seeing her somewhere. Looking at her familiar face, she is definitely a celebrity. It’s not strange to see celebrities at a large entertainment agency.

‘But I can’t remember? That can’t be.’

Of course, Park Do-joon doesn’t watch TV much. But he still knows who the celebrities are who are active these days. Furthermore, looking at the age revealed in the other person’s appearance, she is probably not a rookie celebrity who recently started her activities.

In other words, she is someone who has been active before, but I can’t remember.

‘I’ve had this experience before.’

People related to the case.

The memory of those people is either blurry or not clear in this way. I think it’s a side effect of regression.

‘The important thing is that I can’t remember.’

Not being able to remember is not important. What’s important is that she has a ‘commonality’.

When profiling, the important thing is commonality. And the fact that I can’t remember means that she is experiencing something related to the case. Considering that I am a profiler, the case is probably 99% likely to be murder.

“Ah, I’m sorry, Joo Hye-ssi [term of respect]. He’s a police officer and he’s too busy to watch TV.”

The team leader who came out with me smiled awkwardly and made excuses instead.

“Hoho, it’s okay. If you’re busy, that can happen.”

Woo Joo-hye just laughed, not thinking that everyone would know her. However, Park Do-joon did not laugh.

“Have you had anything strange happen to you recently?”

“Yes?”

Joo Hye’s face suddenly hardened at Park Do-joon’s words.

“I mean, have you had anything strange happen to you, or have you had any strange people wandering around you recently?”

“How did you…?”

“I’m a profiler. I can roughly tell by looking at the other person’s situation.”

When I made an excuse to her, Joo Hye had a confused expression.

“If anything strange happens, call the police right away. Safety is the top priority.”

“Thank you.”

Park Do-joon said that and just let her go, as there was no answer even if he kept asking about something he couldn’t remember.

“You didn’t have to come out, Team Leader.”

“No. Well, please take care of it.”

“Don’t worry. It will be resolved well.”

If the culprit is identified, then all that remains is to track them down.

And tracking is what Park Do-joon does best.

“He certainly had enough reason to hold a grudge.”

The answer from the company was quite negative when I asked about it. Lee Ji-soo nodded when I told her that fact.

“I’ve also looked into it. The company that Jang O-gi ran was quite big.”

“Then why did it go bankrupt?”

“He got caught tampering with parts.”

Originally, the raw materials had to be Korean-made to match the quality, but Jang O-gi used Chinese-made materials to lower the price of the raw materials.

Naturally, the overall performance deteriorated, but only Korean-made materials were used for inspection, so it passed the inspection and was supplied to large companies, but it was discovered during an audit.”