My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 205

“I’m telling you, this is an opportunity precisely because we can’t make it public.”

“This is an opportunity?”

“If this comes to light later, Jindo Group will likely be stripped of its redevelopment rights in the area.”

“Of course.”

Logically, no one would entrust redevelopment rights to a company that forcibly evicts residents, commits murder, and then pollutes the area with chemical arson.

“So, in the long term, they’ll be looking for a new company.”

Bae Deok-gi’s eyes sharpened at those words.

“Are you saying we should bid, then?”

“Yes, but of course, we need to do some groundwork beforehand.”

“Groundwork? What kind of groundwork?”

“Offer a reward.”

“A reward?”

“Yes, the police won’t announce anything about this incident. To be precise, the official statement was that it was an accident caused by a fire.”

The police haven’t yet stated that a murder occurred. The report itself, suspecting a murder, has been submitted, though.

“Even if they’re the police, they won’t be able to cover up arson.”

There are traces of murder on the body and traces of arson in the building. Of course, they could bury it if they really wanted to.

“But you’re saying things will be different if we offer a reward.”

“That’s right.”

If Hyunseong Group, of all companies, offers a reward? Can they cover that up? Regardless of pressure from above, the police will inevitably face tremendous public scrutiny.

“But we can’t say we received that information from the police, can we?”

“There are plenty of victims anyway.”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s not difficult to pin the blame on someone, even if they’re innocent. The guys who were strong-arming residents out of their homes have fled. They’re suspected of being the culprits, but we can’t be sure.”

“And?”

“But not being sure doesn’t mean we can’t offer a reward.”

Chairman Bae Deok-gi’s eyes twinkled at those words.

“So, it’s not a reward for the fire… but a reward for victim relief?”

“Yes, there are quite a few people who have been unfairly deprived of their homes.”

That’s why Park Do-joon asked if the victims were categorized in the countermeasures committee.

“Good idea. Our image will improve!”

If they provide relief to the victims in that area, they can gain favorable points when the time comes to select a company for reconstruction.

“But to do that, those Jindo Group bastards have to step down, right?”

“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of that.”

That was Park Do-joon’s job.

“Detective.”

“Yeah?”

Park Do-joon, while surveying the accident site, turned his head at Lee Ji-soo’s call.

“What is it?”

“I have a question about the case.”

“What is it?”

“Why did they bother operating four separate organizations?”

Lee Ji-soo said, as if she couldn’t understand.

“I mean, wouldn’t it be okay to operate just one instead of four?”

“You mean Jindo Group?”

“Yes.”

“It’s definitely more efficient that way, but at the same time, it’s not.”

“Huh?”

Lee Ji-soo tilted her head at those words. She didn’t understand how it could be efficient and not efficient. But she understood why with the next words.

“It’s definitely efficient in terms of cost. If you combine them into one, you can save at least 30% of the cost. But then it’s not enough to pressure the other party.”

“Not enough?”

“Which would be more frightening, being threatened by four violent organizations or one violent organization?”

“Ah!”

Of course, it’s four. If it’s one, you can at least report it to the police or resist, but four are targeting you? Wouldn’t you feel threatened?

“If the goal is to save money, it’s efficient to respond by combining them, but if the goal is to take away quickly, it’s more effective to attack simultaneously from four places.”

Even if they are gangsters and receive support from Jindo Group, they can’t really kill people.

Just look at the situation that has been turned upside down by this accident.

“So, it’s not about money; this is better for putting more pressure on the other party.”

“That’s right. You need to start recognizing the difference in perspective.”

Where you place the purpose in profiling has a very large impact on the behavior of the crime.

The behavioral patterns of someone who wants revenge and someone who wants to enjoy their pleasure are clearly different, just like their purposes.

“Simply thinking about general efficiency, operating four places separately is a loss.”

But as a way to make the other party give up quickly, other than money, this is better.

“And when you see that, you can also predict that someone in Jindo Group knows the psychology of people well.”

“Predict? Are you saying there’s a profiler?”

“That’s probably not it. But we can’t rule out the possibility that they graduated from a related department or studied it in depth.”

In the first place, companies research a lot about such individual psychology and group psychology. That’s how they can pioneer the market.

Of course, there is a high possibility that psychology or profiler graduates are stationed there.

However, in the case of Hyunseong Group, this part was weak because the chief secretary had been playing that role.

‘It’s just a matter of talent.’

The reality is that no matter how many 100 psychology or profiler graduates gather, they cannot beat one genius.

Sometimes there are people who feel it instinctively without learning, and that would have been the chief secretary of Hyunseong Group.

“The important thing is that they will thoroughly keep silent about this incident.”

“But how do you track that?”

Lee Ji-soo has little experience, but that doesn’t mean she’s a fool. Rather, she was smart. That’s why she knew that if a large company tried to cover up an incident, they would have to give up without being able to do anything.

“Well, there’s always a way.”

Hyunseong Group will offer a reward soon. And if that happens, the police will be caught between Hyunseong Group and Jindo Group. A situation where they can’t openly stop it, but they can’t continue investigating either.

‘The problem is that we have to solve it in the meantime… This is a problem when my memory is vague.’

Clearly, Jindo Group lost in court. That means that there was solid evidence that even Jindo Group’s power could not cover up the incident.

‘I wonder what that is.’

Considering the power of Jindo Group, it’s absurd that they can’t stop it. In Korea, their power is so strong that there is a saying that even if a large company commits murder openly, they cannot be punished.

‘That’s the key.’

If they can find that, they can definitely turn it over. It was only when they lost in court without external pressure, but if that falls into the hands of Hyunseong Group, even Jindo Group can’t drag them to court.

‘Because it will be published in the media in large letters.’

The problem is that decisive evidence.

‘First of all, it’s not the case where a family died in that house.’

The murders that took place there are close to accidents.

The first will be 100% manslaughter, and the second is also likely to be manslaughter. The only clearly intentional murder was the killing of the children.

‘And it’s unlikely that Jindo Group will have a problem with that.’

The guys who caused the accident will definitely be punished, but with the power of Jindo Group, they can block whatever they say.

In fact, it’s not strange because the number of guys who take the blame and go to jail is not one or two.

‘The key in this situation is that.’

Evidence that Jindo Group put them in. And evidence that they helped them escape. That would definitely hit Jindo Group.

‘I exclude the possibility that the criminals will open their mouths.’

Even if they say they are wronged, Jindo Group can cover it up.

‘Furthermore, the fact that a company like Jindo Group could not cover up the incident means only one situation.’

That information leaked elsewhere. Jindo Group can cover it up even if they kill someone. But if it leaks to the media, they can’t cover it up.

‘Something’s wrong.’

And those pieces of evidence will definitely be with the guys who ran away.

“Detective, what are you thinking so hard about?”

“Huh? No. I’m just thinking about the criminal.”

“They’ve already fled.”

“That’s right. But I think those guys have the evidence.”

“Evidence?”

“Yeah, there’s no trust among criminals. Especially in the position of being hired to work. It’s surprising, but ordinary people who are mobilized for crime are more trustworthy than criminals who are mobilized for crime.”

“Huh? Aren’t they criminals if they’re mobilized for crime?”

“It’s a little different. Of course, legally. But in terms of profiling, the interpretation is different.”

When judging in terms of loyalty to the organization, ordinary people surprisingly try to be loyal to the organization in any way. On the other hand, criminals talk about loyalty, but when it comes to interests, they go for their own interests instead of loyalty.

“It’s the same on the battlefield.”

When a war breaks out, it seems like operating a special unit composed of heinous criminals would be good, but in fact, ordinary people with proper training perform better.

When dangerous orders or assault orders are issued, ordinary people follow the training and carry out the orders, but criminals put bullets in the back of the commander’s head and choose to flee.

“In the case of ordinary people being put into crime, they try to move according to the orders of the organization.”

Therefore, in the worst-case scenario, it is common for ordinary people to take the blame and go to jail when they commit a crime by order.

“But criminals are different. Considering the worst-case scenario, there are quite a few cases where they leave related evidence behind.”

“Then isn’t it more advantageous to use ordinary people for crime?”

“But ordinary people also have a higher risk of reporting. So, in fact, ordinary people are mostly put into economic crimes. In the case of crimes involving direct violence, the possibility of touching the conscience of the reporter increases.”

In the case of economic crimes, all they see are paper and numbers. So, they know it’s not right, but the possibility that it will come as a pang of conscience is not that great.

But in the case of these direct crimes, it stimulates people’s conscience. The victim is in front of them, a death has occurred, and in the process of threat, they must also be prepared for their own physical threat.

“So, ordinary people are not usually put into these aggressive incidents.”

The people who are put into these incidents are naturally professional criminals.

They have no conscience and no guilt.

“And those guys probably have no loyalty to the client, so they’re likely to try to secure a weapon to protect themselves.”

‘Maybe that went outside.’

So, Jindo Group eventually lost in court.

‘It must be a recording file or a video.’

If it was a document, Jindo Group would have claimed it was fabricated, and the court would have accepted it.

But the fact that they couldn’t means that it’s something that can’t be claimed to be fabricated, that is, a recording or video file.

‘It’s probably a recording file.’

Recording files are easy to secure. In the case of video, you have to install CCTV and bring the other party there, but in the case of recording files, you can secure them with just a cell phone.

A Professional Profiler