My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 182

“Ju Dong-kyung?”

“Yes…”

Ju Dong-kyung looked at Park Do-joon with a pale face.

‘Hmm, he said there were almost no injuries, so it’s not because he’s physically unwell, but probably due to psychological shock.’

Of course, it’s impossible to know whether it’s the shock of seriously injuring someone or the shock of attempting murder himself.

Park Do-joon decided to ignore those aspects. Instead, he decided to pressure him in a different way.

“So, you were driving while drowsy at the time?”

“Yes.”

Drowsy driving is an accident, not murder, so the punishment is naturally lighter.

‘Of course, he wouldn’t claim he attempted murder.’

It’s obvious. But by pressuring him, he can be made confused.

“By the way, why were you there?”

“Pardon?”

Informing him of a fact he can’t deny and pressuring him, cornering him. That’s the most common method used in investigations.

“Well, because I was going to work.”

If it were a simple traffic accident, they wouldn’t ask why he was there. Perhaps that’s why Ju Dong-kyung answered casually.

‘Well, experts plan out ways to escape even while taking on contracts.’

In the case of a disposable tool like Ju Dong-kyung, he doesn’t think that far. More accurately, he probably thought he could get away with a rough excuse.

In reality, that would have been the case if it were a simple traffic accident.

“I’ve already checked. No company provided concrete to Ju Dong-kyung.”

At those words, Ju Dong-kyung’s pupils began to shake. In reality, he didn’t receive concrete. No, to be precise, he couldn’t receive it.

“I received it from a place I don’t usually get it from…”

“Is that so?”

Of course, he already knows it’s a lie because he’s checked with all the surrounding companies. Despite that, Park Do-joon pretended not to know and asked.

“Then, what was your destination?”

“Pardon?”

“If you received it, you would have tried to deliver it somewhere, right? So, where was the delivery location?”

At those words, Ju Dong-kyung swallowed hard.

“Why do you ask that…?”

“There was an internal tip.”

“An internal tip?”

“Yes, I can’t tell you the details.”

Park Do-joon said that while looking at Ju Dong-kyung. Receiving that gaze, Ju Dong-kyung couldn’t speak and his pupils shook.

‘There’s definitely something fishy.’

If it was an accidental accident, he shouldn’t care about internal accusations or anything. But at those words, he was clearly unable to hide his embarrassment.

‘He’s not a politician, nor is he a trained person. The tools used in this situation are actually obvious.’

If it were secretly killing, it would be easier. But killing by disguising it as a traffic accident means it’s not easy to find someone who fits the conditions.

‘A person with a vehicle with appropriate weight, in a situation bad enough to commit murder, and with a personality that’s not good enough to do so.’

Is it easy to find such a person? Of course, such people are not common.

There’s almost no chance that such a person would be familiar enough to hide their feelings.

“What are you talking about? A tip? I don’t know anything about that.”

Saying he doesn’t know is, ironically, another expression of saying he knows something.

“Is that so?”

“Yes, I didn’t do anything that would warrant a tip.”

“Is that so?”

Park Do-joon just smiled at those words.

“But why were you there?”

“Pardon?”

“According to the tip… No, it’s nothing. I can’t tell you the details of the tip. But I’m curious why you were there.”

“That’s…!”

At this point, unless he’s an idiot, he can easily guess what the tip is about, so Ju Dong-kyung swallowed hard.

“That’s because of work…”

“Then, I can confirm the place where you received the concrete and the place where you were supposed to deliver it, right?”

“That work isn’t company work. It’s personal…”

“Ah, personal work?”

“Yes.”

“But for personal work, you’re taking a ready-mix concrete truck? That’s quite inefficient, isn’t it?”

“That’s my business.”

“Is that so? I understand.”

Park Do-joon just smiled at those words.

‘What a joke.’

People who drive those special oversized vehicles basically have their own cars. The reason is that those large vehicles have terrible fuel efficiency.

When going to run personal errands, like going to the bank or the market, can you really take a ready-mix concrete truck? First of all, the fuel costs during the trip are enormous, and there’s no space to park such a large vehicle.

So, generally, they have a separate personal car and go back and forth from home, taking the truck from the garage.

In other words, if it was personal business, he would have taken his own car, but realistically, he wouldn’t have taken a ready-mix concrete truck.

“I’ll report it as is.”

“Report it?”

“I have to report it, whether they believe it or not.”

Park Do-joon shrugged and got up from his seat. Then, as he was leaving, he turned his head to look at Ju Dong-kyung and said.

“You haven’t hired a lawyer yet, have you?”

“Pardon?”

“You’ll need to hire a good lawyer.”

Park Do-joon said with a smile, but Ju Dong-kyung felt chills looking at that face.

“Ju Dong-kyung and Lee Don-joong must be flustered right now.”

The restaurant inside the police station.

Park Do-joon said, shoving rice into his mouth.

“A variable is a very complex problem from the perspective of the parties involved. And when that variable becomes too large, people are bound to make mistakes.”

Originally, Woo Joo-hye should have died. Realistically, in such an accident, she should have died.

“But Woo Joo-hye survived.”

“Did they think they could kill her for sure?”

“No, the opposite. To be precise, they probably considered the variable of her surviving to some extent.”

It’s not committing murder with a weapon, but just disguising it as an accident. If you’re lucky, you might actually survive.

“The unexpected variable for them isn’t the result of Woo Joo-hye surviving. It’s the fact that there’s someone on the inside.”

“But isn’t it dangerous to disclose investigation information first? What if they hire a lawyer?”

“In the first place, it’s illegal for a lawyer to interrogate. There’s no way the other party wouldn’t know that. They probably already thought about hiring a lawyer.”

They have to settle it as an accident somehow to end with the minimum punishment.

“The reason I leaked the information is to prevent them from doing what they need to do. The most important thing in these contract killings is secrecy.”

“That’s true.”

Lee Ji-soo nodded. Contract killings must be done as secretly as possible. There should be as few people as possible knowing between the two people, the client and the executor, for both of their safety.

“But since I went and included the word ‘tip,’ they can’t trust each other.”

Park Do-joon picked up the soup, slurped it down, and leaned back in his chair, saying leisurely.

“Of course, just because they do that doesn’t mean they’ll immediately cut ties with each other and try to fend for themselves.”

The boat they’re on is too absolute for that. Like a seesaw, if one side jumps off, the other party is bound to fall.

“First of all, both parties will never open their mouths.”

But someone has to take responsibility.

“Did Lee Don-joong know Ju Dong-kyung usually?”

“The possibility is not high, right?”

“Right, there’s someone who mediated. Probably someone in the construction industry.”

“The construction industry?”

“That’s where gangsters get involved the most.”

To be precise, taking land and buildings is one of their ways of making money. Gangsters are often involved in redevelopment areas.

Lee Don-joong is from a gangster background. No matter how much he created the current company for legalization, there must be money within it to legalize.

“Legalization is a kind of laundering. Then where does the money that needs to be laundered come from? These web hard drives cost a lot of money to start.”

“Ah, I see.”

Of course, it’s true that Lee Don-joong made an early preemptive move, but it’s not like he quickly realized the potential first and created the market.

In other words, there were already people who did it first, and he followed them to launder money, which turned out to be a big hit.

“First, I threw bait over there. In that case, we can put pressure on them from this side so that they have no choice but to move. If we keep throwing variables, their plan will go wrong.”

“Are you going to give another variable? What variable is it?”

“If a person survives an accident, the value changes.”

Park Do-joon said with a smile.

“And reporters tend to stick to the side that can be milked.”

If Woo Joo-hye had died, the incident would have been about her death. Then it would have been forgotten. Nothing is forever.

Then, would the real culprit be revealed because of that? In fact, the possibility is not high. Because the social value ends the moment a person dies.

It may be unfair to the bereaved family and friends, but to reporters, dead celebrities have no value. After milking the news to the very end, they close their mouths on the lawsuits or truth battles that follow.

Because in such cases, you can unnecessarily make enemies.

You can’t compare the power of someone who is already dead and has nothing left to milk with the power of a living authority.

“This is what it means to say that reporters are not interested in the truth.”

“That’s right. But if there’s someone who will continue the fight, they’ll stick to it.”

Woo Jin-sung is a good person. At least a good boss. There’s no way such a person wouldn’t speak up about this incident that looks strange to anyone.

Park Do-joon asked him to, but even if he hadn’t asked, he would have held a press conference and claimed injustice.

-According to an anonymous tip, this incident is not a simple traffic accident but an attempted contract killing.

And Woo Jin-sung, as Park Do-joon asked, urged the police to investigate through a press conference.

He said that Park Do-joon was investigating, but he knew that other police officers were already thinking of it as a traffic accident.

Woo Jin-sung was furious at that fact and volunteered to hold a press conference.

Of course, there is the burden that Lee Don-joong is an advertiser. But he’s just an advertiser, and he has no intention of receiving advertisements from that side anymore. Also, there is no possibility that he will become a politician.

It is true that he is interested in politics, but the crime he committed is too dangerous for the general public to forgive.

Moreover, if he becomes a politician, his political enemies will 탈탈 털어버리다 [털어버릴] (thoroughly expose) his soul.

Wouldn’t it be a problem that he’s from a gangster background?

“Of course, Woo Jin-sung has nothing to lose. In some ways, it’s an opportunity.”

“An opportunity?”

“Woo Joo-hye was growing. But she’ll have to rest for a while. She needs to grab an issue to come back.”

That’s how she can be recognized for her value later.

“In such cases, sympathy is the best.”

If you hold a press conference about a stalker, of course, that sympathy will be directed there.

“And Lee Don-joong can’t retaliate for the time being.”

If Lee Don-joong retaliates after holding that press conference, it’s like admitting that he’s the culprit.”