My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 210

“From the start, no matter what, you shouldn’t have escalated things this far.”

People? Could die. Accidents? Could happen. Truthfully, Jin-do Group could cover up a death. But setting a fire on top of that, soaking the whole neighborhood in chemicals…

If that gets out, their redevelopment rights will be revoked, and they’ll face massive compensation claims.

“You, you bastards…”

Hwang Do-won gritted his teeth.

“Why are you getting so worked up?”

“It was my brother.”

“I know, I know. I know you cherish him like a brother. That’s why we’re giving you a generous cut.”

“He was my real brother, you son of a bitch!”

Hwang Do-won grabbed the director by the collar.

“My own brother was there!”

“…What?”

The director couldn’t hide his bewilderment at those words. He hadn’t known that.

“You goddamn bastard!”

Hwang Do-won, unable to contain his rage, threw a punch. At that moment, people noticing the commotion rushed in and began dragging him away.

“I’ll kill you! I’m going to kill you!”

Hwang Do-won screamed as he was dragged away.

“Director, are you alright?”

“Shit, how dare a gangster lay a hand on…!”

He felt no remorse for having killed his brother. Rather, he was even more furious that a gangster had touched his precious body.

“What should we do with that bastard?”

“What do you mean, what should we do? We have to dispose of him.”

“Dispose?”

“Do you think that bastard will still work with us?”

Of course not. Rather, he’ll suspect them of killing his brother and attack them.

“His usefulness is over. We need to replace him.”

The director said, dusting off his clothes.

“Jin-do Group will probably cut ties with Hwang Do-won.”

From Jin-do Group’s perspective, Hwang Do-won is now a liability. So, they’ll likely cut ties and begin erasing evidence.

“But that doesn’t mean Hwang Do-won is someone who will die easily.”

It’s rare to lead a violent organization and have the business acumen to work with a large corporation like Jin-do Group.

There are many organized crime members, but not all of them work with conglomerates.

“Hwang Do-won is probably planning to expose evidence related to this incident to get revenge on Jin-do Group.”

This incident isn’t the only one. This probably isn’t the first time Hwang Do-won and Jin-do Group have worked together, so there’s bound to be plenty of evidence.

“But will Jin-do Group just stand by and watch?”

“Of course not.”

‘So, after losing the trial, there were no rumors.’

Park Do-joon remembers Jin-do Group from before his regression. He clearly remembers them losing the trial, but Jin-do Group didn’t collapse or decline afterward.

If these facts had been made public, even Jin-do Group should have taken a hit.

‘That means someone was given the information, but their power was insufficient.’

So, they lost the trial, but they couldn’t leak the reason to the press and get it out.

“It’s probably a reporter he knows personally.”

“A reporter?”

“It’s not exactly a secret that gangsters and reporters are like brothers.”

People might want to believe that reporters seek justice and pursue the truth, but unfortunately, gangsters and reporters pursue their interests to a similar degree. The only difference is that gangsters obtain their interests through illegal means, while reporters obtain them through the legal extortion of freedom of the press.

“You know, right? It’s not a new thing that reporters threaten people to extort money.”

“That’s true.”

They cover up incidents if they’re paid, and if they’re not, they expose them to cause trouble.

“But where would reporters get information that could be so threatening?”

“Ah, I’ve never thought about that.”

Internal whistleblowing? Unfortunately, there are hardly any whistleblowers in Korea. That’s because there’s no protection for whistleblowers.

“Many gangsters sell such information to reporters and take a cut.”

“Hmm.”

So, there’s a high possibility he’ll hand over the data to such a reporter.

“But there’s still something I don’t understand. Wouldn’t those reporters try to cover up the incident in reality?”

“They probably would.”

‘So, the incident must have been suppressed.’

Probably, for an incident of this scale, it would have been cut by the desk [killed by the editor] rather than the reporter. But since the evidence had already been passed to the prosecution and the court, it would have been impossible to win the trial itself.

“So, we need to seize that timing and get it into our hands.”

“But they won’t give it to us willingly, will they?”

“Of course, they won’t give it to us willingly. But I told you, the ultimate goal is money.”

Park Do-joon said confidently.

“Is that true?”

Chairman Bae Deok-gi doubted his ears at Park Do-joon’s words.

“That’s what the investigation has revealed so far.”

‘Is this possible?’

When Park Do-joon initially offered to hand over the rights to Incheon District 11, Chairman Bae Deok-gi thought it was absurd. The construction project in Incheon District 11 was so coveted nationwide that there was no way Jin-do Group would give it up.

But at this point, it’s an incident that Jin-do Group would have to give up even if they didn’t want to.

“So, that incident was carried out under the orders of Jin-do Group?”

“To be precise, Jin-do Group wanted to seize land and buildings in the area, and an accident occurred in the process.”

However, the accident grew uncontrollably, and the entire area became contaminated with chemicals.

“Did that Hwang Do-gyu spill everything?”

“No. Hwang Do-gyu is still keeping his mouth shut. But that’s my judgment.”

“Hmm…!”

“Right now, Hwang Do-won believes his brother is dead. So, he’s going to retaliate. Hwang Do-won isn’t stupid. He can’t not know that Jin-do Group is trying to dispose of him.”

Even if Hwang Do-won tries to pledge his loyalty to Jin-do Group, there’s no way Jin-do Group will continue to use Hwang Do-won, who has already been classified as a liability.

“That’s probably right. If it’s the Jin-do Group I know, they would.”

Jin-do Group is a ruthless bunch without blood or tears.

‘Moreover, the name Hwang Do-won doesn’t exist in my memories.’

I can’t ignore the fact that my memory is uncertain, but there’s also the possibility that he was secretly disposed of. No, in fact, that’s more likely.

“So, should we approach Hwang Do-won and offer to buy it from him?”

“No. We could be counterattacked.”

“Counterattack?”

“Yes, Hwang Do-won will definitely demand that Hyun-sung Group guarantee his safety.”

But Hyun-sung Group is in no position to grant that. Hyun-sung is aiming for Incheon District 11, and Hwang Do-won is clearly the perpetrator of the District 11 fire incident.

If Hyun-sung Group tries to protect him, they will face significant disadvantages when trying to acquire Incheon District 11.

“Jin-do Group won’t just stand by and watch.”

“Well, that’s true.”

Jin-do Group doesn’t have good relations with other companies, but they are mortal enemies with Hyun-sung Group.

So, they will try to prevent Hyun-sung from getting it, even if someone else does.

“So, we need to get it without negotiation.”

“But how?”

“Soon, Jin-do Group will try to dispose of Hwang Do-won. And Hwang Do-won knows that.”

So, he’ll look for someone who can take revenge on Jin-do Group by any means.

“The police are impossible.”

In the first place, there’s no way Hwang Do-won, a gangster, would trust the police, and even if he gave it to the police, it would be hidden with 100% certainty.

“Most of the media is the same.”

There are hardly any media outlets that can escape the power of Jin-do Group. Why do Korean media companies, whether TV, internet, or newspapers, all praise large corporations? Because they can’t operate without the money they give.

“Newspapers may have right-wing and left-wing factions, but money doesn’t.”

Even if a reporter wants to publish it in the newspaper, an issue of this magnitude would almost certainly be cut by the desk [killed by the editor].

“Then who should we spread it through?”

“Jirashi.”

“Jirashi?”

“Yes.”

Jirashi. An unregistered, illegal newspaper. Of course, Jirashi isn’t a very trustworthy source of information. The fact that it’s illegally distributed means it lacks credibility.

“But at the same time, it’s an untraceable newspaper.”

Because it’s illegal, no one knows who’s distributing it, so the information that appears in Jirashi isn’t subject to anyone’s external pressure.

To view Jirashi, you have to pay a subscription fee of about 5 million won per year.

Considering that a regular newspaper costs about 10,000 won per month, it’s an exorbitant price, but at the same time, the unrefined information that comes out of Jirashi is worth it.

For example, if there’s a rumor that a celebrity is doing drugs, the chance that it’s true is less than 30%.

But for a company that’s trying to use that celebrity as a model, it’s much more profitable to check that possibility in advance for 5 million won a year and cut ties.

Because the damages could be hundreds of billions of won after the accident breaks out.

“Most of Jirashi is false, but a very small part of it is true.”

The problem is that the very small part boasts such powerful power.

In fact, it’s not exactly a secret that real reporters secretly work with Jirashi. Information that the desk would see and cut is never even brought to the desk and goes straight to Jirashi.

“Jirashi…”

At Park Do-joon’s words, Chairman Bae Deok-gi stroked his chin and pondered.

“But we don’t have any connections to Jirashi.”

In the first place, Jirashi operates completely anonymously. Even large corporations don’t know its existence.

That’s because Jirashi itself is so secretive, and they’re extremely sensitive about hiding themselves because they’ll lose out if they’re exposed.

Of course, if a large corporation sets out to investigate, it’s not impossible to find, but large corporations often turn a blind eye because they often obtain government policies, inside scoops, or internal information from other competitors through Jirashi.

“That’s the same for Hwang Do-won.”

“What?”

“He probably doesn’t know who Jirashi is either.”

He may know the contact method, but there’s no way to know who the real Jirashi reporter is.

“So, have Hyun-sung Group spread a rumor. Jin-do Group is targeting Hwang Do-won. They say they’re going to destroy all the people involved this time.”

“Then what will change?”

“It will change, for sure.”

Park Do-joon’s eyes sparkled with conviction.

“Damn it, shit! What’s going on?”

He definitely contacted everyone. And originally, the reporters should have been swarming with their eyes wide open.

That’s what happened in the history before Park Do-joon’s regression. But now, for some reason, no one contacted him. That’s because before, they rushed to take advantage of the weakness and fill their pockets generously from Jin-do Group, but this time, Jin-do Group has declared revenge.

This was clearly a different level of threat to the reporters.

Of course, this wasn’t a rumor spread by Jin-do Group, but by Hyun-sung Group, but there were no guys with the courage to confirm it, and even if they called Jin-do Group to confirm, there’s no way Jin-do Group would say, ‘That’s true.’ So, fact-checking itself was impossible.”