My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 187

At least when it comes to the media, Woo Joo-hye and Woo Jin-sung’s The One Entertainment would have much more power.

“But what does it mean that the desk is blocking it?”

“Are you saying it’s the editor-in-chief’s abuse of power?”

Lee Yeon quickly caught on.

“That’s right. There’s a saying, ‘borrowing the authority of a tiger’ [using someone else’s power to intimidate]. An editor-in-chief can do anything with the power of a media company behind them.”

In reality, it’s more common than you think for editors-in-chief of media companies to cover up incidents with personal corruption.

Even reporters boldly reveal that they are reporters and demand money, so wouldn’t the editor-in-chief, the pinnacle of that power, do such a thing?

After all, those reporters succeed and take that position, right?

“The desk cut it… so the editor-in-chief cut it.”

“That’s right. But the editor-in-chief doesn’t want to take responsibility, so they use the expression ‘desk’.”

The editor-in-chief is an individual, but the desk is a group. Ultimately, the editor-in-chief cut it, but it’s a kind of psychological barrier to share the responsibility and pangs of conscience.

“Then, senior, if we hold a press conference, won’t that be cut too?”

“That’s impossible. As I said before, this is an incident that not only the media but also the public is interested in.”

From people’s point of view, Lee Don-joong is a chaebol [a wealthy business conglomerate owner]. A chaebol stalked a female celebrity and even committed attempted murder, so what incident would get more views than that?

“Desk, desk, but in the end, they’re just office workers.”

Hoga Howi [acting like a tiger by using the power of someone else] is just showing off with a tiger behind you, but you’re not a tiger yourself. Rather, such Hoga Howi has the risk of being the first to die if the tiger behind you gets angry.

“If Woo Joo-hye and The One Entertainment come forward and hold a press conference, then the atmosphere will probably be quite different.”

Park Do-joon was sure.

“Is that really Woo Joo-hye?”

“Wow, that’s crazy.”

Woo Joo-hye appeared with bandages on her face. She was in a wheelchair, with casts on her legs and arms. When she, who was the best female celebrity, appeared in that state, the reporters’ eyes widened.

In fact, at that point, her life was over.

Of course, her face was not injured at all. It was just a simple bruise. But Woo Jin-sung hid her detailed situation from the outside as Park Do-joon said, so everyone thought Woo Joo-hye was unable to recover.

“As you can see, Woo Joo-hye has suffered this much damage. But now the police are trying to cover up this case.”

Woo Jin-sung raised his voice. His voice was full of anger. He also knew that they were struggling to cover it up everywhere as a result of looking around here and there.

“Do you think this is normal? Do you think this is a proper society?”

Everyone was silent at his words. Most of the reporters here had covered the incident. But they knew that the desk had cut it off.

“This is abnormal. This is not it.”

Park Do-joon was staring at him from a little behind as he was giving a passionate speech. He told Woo Jin-sung the story through Lee Yeon, and Woo Jin-sung wielded the weapon he had been hiding.

“Look at this. It’s a text message that the stalker sent to Woo Joo-hye. But he even tried to kill her. But do you think it’s normal for this to be covered up like this?”

The letters appearing on the beam projector. Threats, obscene remarks, sexual harassment… Watching that, the reporters’ eyes sparkled and they kept writing and sending articles.

They were sure that the desk couldn’t stop this.

“Senior, but why did you specifically target the police and tell them to bite them?”

Lee Ji-soo said as if she was suddenly curious. Park Do-joon is a police officer. But she didn’t understand why the police didn’t protect the police and told them to bite only the police.

“To use their self-preservation instinct.”

“Self-preservation instinct?”

“Yes, a number of people must be involved in concealing this case. You know that, right?”

“Yes, I know.”

Prosecutors, court reporters, etc. More than one or two people will be involved.

“What will happen if you bite them all?”

“That’s… Ah, I see. They’ll all be desperate to hide their sins?”

“That’s right. It’s making enemies unnecessarily.”

I’m angry and frustrated, but that’s the reality. And if they all unite to stop the case?

No matter how much The One Entertainment is, it cannot make the case bigger.

Rather, The One Entertainment is at a disadvantage.

“But the police are different.”

The image of the police is not good anyway.

“In fact, even if this incident breaks out, the police image will not be so bad.”

From the people’s point of view, only the sound of ‘the police did the police’ will come out [people will just say the police acted like police].

“Instead, they show the police as a scapegoat externally.”

Then how will other criminals act? They will probably want to hide their crimes. And they will look for someone to blame for their sins.

“Because the police are also investigating the case.”

Officially, the prosecutor is not involved in the investigation, and the judge has nothing to do with it until the trial.

“So the police are bait?”

“That’s right. It’s bait.”

If the police are bitten, the prosecution will take issue with this and try to tackle it.

It is impossible to cover up the case in a situation where the media continues to explode.

“It’s called one punishment for a hundred [making an example of someone].”

If the police become a scapegoat, it will be a warning to others and they will not be able to cover up the case.

“But a lot of people will get hurt?”

“I don’t care. Those bastards aren’t police either.”

Park Do-joon said, watching Woo Jin-sung, who was resentfully resentful. He had no intention of caring whether those who were corrupt, took money, and exerted pressure went to jail or were fired.

“I’m just doing my job.”

Park Do-joon was confident.

***

-I will do my best to be investigated.

Lee Don-joong speaks confidently as if he is innocent. But he won’t know, he can’t come out now.

Park Do-joon, Lee Yeon, and Lee Ji-soo were watching the news at the restaurant.

“There’s no reflection.”

Lee Ji-soo smiled bitterly as she watched Lee Don-joong speak confidently.

“Yeah.”

There is also a psychology in such words of apology. ‘I’m sorry’ means that he is guilty, and the words ‘I will do my best to be investigated’ mean that he cannot admit it and will be released anyway.

“The newly hired lawyer is not good.”

If it was a proper lawyer, he wouldn’t have told him to write such an apology.

“Huh? How does senior know that?”

Lee Yeon, who was scraping the scorched rice at the end, asked, tilting her head.

“You’ve never seen him before, have you?”

“The lawyer writes such an apology. But such an apology like ‘I will do my best’ is ambiguous.”

It doesn’t seem like he’s complaining, but it’s not weak enough to see it that way.

“But what does that have to do with the incompetence of the new lawyer?”

“The fact that he’s a new lawyer is the problem.”

Wouldn’t there be a lawyer who dealt with Next World? There is. But they ran away, so to speak.

“The newly hired side doesn’t know why they ran away, so they’re saying that.”

From the perspective of the existing lawyer, this is a case that cannot be won and has no future, so he ran away.

The fact that the newly hired lawyer did not take that into account can be seen as a lack of insight into the case.

“But the new lawyer may not know about Lee Don-joong?”

“That’s right. And that means that Lee Don-joong didn’t tell the lawyer the truth about the crime he committed.”

Lee Yeon nodded at the words.

“You can’t defend what you don’t know.”

“Did you see that? If a lawyer makes a reply and apology based entirely on Lee Don-joong’s words about what even a novice lawyer like Lee Yeon knows to some extent, his skills are obvious.”

If he is a talented person, he will consider various possibilities and devise a defense method accordingly, but if he is a lawyer who believes Lee Don-joong’s words, he will devise a defense method only according to what he says.

“And Lee Don-joong is already cornered.”

After going to the media, Joo Dong-kyung’s claim began to gain strength, and the guys who tried to kill Joo Dong-kyung already realized that something was going wrong.

And recently, it was revealed that two of the people who worked under Lee Don-joong died in an unidentified accident.

“And when he acquired one web hard drive [online storage], the CEO also died.”

Lee Don-joong’s largest web hard drive. As a result of the investigation, the web hard drive company was not created by him. It is true that Lee Don-joong created a company in the early days of web hard drives, but if you look at the contents, he eventually acquired a pre-emptive company.

But just before the acquisition, the former president died in a suspicious accident. To be exact, he died in the same way as the accident caused by Joo Dong-kyung, and it was revealed that he succeeded in acquiring the company from the bereaved family at a low price.

“Fate has already tilted this way.”

Lee Don-joong will no longer be able to come out into this world.

“Then all that’s left is to get back on my feet.”

Woo Joo-hye will appear in her true form after some time.

Of course, there may be some who curse her for pretending to be too hurt on the Internet, but she is a clear victim in this case.

The reaction will not be very big, and she will probably be able to get back on her feet quickly.

“I’m sure I won’t be able to stalk again.”

Lee Yeon smiled with satisfaction.

“You won’t be able to.”

Park Do-joon also smiled and replied.

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“Number 1! Number 1!”

People shouting loudly. And people shouting from a distance.

“Number 2! Number 2!”

And watching that, Park Do-joon glanced at his watch.

“This, I think I’ll be late?”

“It’s election season.”

Lee Ji-soo, who was sitting next to Park Do-joon, said, watching the people screaming outside.

“Still, what was the guy who gave permission thinking?”

It’s already a blocked intersection. To allow election vehicles to campaign near there.

Of course, I know that it can’t be helped. You can’t campaign in a place where there are no people.

“Then change the date.”

The two campaign vehicles are colliding head-on, about 100 meters apart. It’s also number 1 and number 2. In other words, it’s a rivalry.

As a result, the already blocked road has turned into almost a hell gate.

“Come to think of it, didn’t you say that someone you know went to the election side?”

“Someone I know? Ah, you mean Han Seong-gi? Rather than someone I know, someone I don’t get along with… No, from that person’s point of view, he’s an arch-enemy. Anyway, I heard he’s working for Hong Woo-jong now.”

Hong Woo-jong is a smart person. He is challenging for the second term and took Han Seong-gi as his key figure.

“Why do you take a profiler to the political side?”

“If you can analyze the other person and find their weaknesses, it will be as advantageous as in the game. You’ll know later, but profiling isn’t just a way to catch criminals.”

It is a kind of method to read, analyze, and identify the other person’s psychology and behavior patterns.

My natural talent is a profiler