My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 283

“Did you tell the team leader?”

“Not yet. But I’m going to try to persuade him.”

“Well, we’re all for it……”

Jeong I-yeon, who had been thinking for a while, opened her eyes, a strange glint in them, and said, “Then what are you going to do about this case?”

“First of all, since the higher-ups are making a fuss about overreach of authority, I’d like you guys to do some media play.”

“What do you mean? What is that?”

“There must be a family on the victim’s side. Approach them, coax them appropriately, and hand them over to the police side to sue and turn it into a large-scale case.”

“Pardon?”

Jeong I-yeon looked bewildered at those words. The case had already been transferred back to the juvenile division. But to turn that into a large-scale case?

“Is that possible?”

“The story changes if the victim holds a press conference.”

“Will they do it?”

“They will, according to the records I’ve seen.”

“The victim’s side, or rather, the families of the missing children, are abnormal. They only look at money, and it’s hard to expect any family affection.”

“Conversely, if the police handle the case poorly and illegalities or incompetence are discovered, they can receive compensation for it.”

“Ah! Well, there are people like that.”

Does their child’s death matter? It’s not important.

But there are plenty of people for whom the money that comes out of their child’s death is important. People have no idea how many parents abandon their children and then show up decades later, grabbing their families by the hair and demanding money.

“If that blows up, it will turn into a large-scale case again. Unfortunately, for the police, the standard for a large-scale case isn’t the victim.”

Whether it becomes an issue or not is the standard for a large-scale case for the police.

A serial murder case? The police can quietly reduce the investigation to hide their incompetence. A fraud case? They have nothing to do with it if someone goes bankrupt and commits suicide.

They just need to receive enough money from the fraudster to fill their pockets. In reality, it’s not just a day or two that fraudsters come to the police station and act like close friends with the police.

“But things change when it goes to the media.”

Even if the damage is only a few hundred thousand won [Korean currency, roughly equivalent to a few hundred US dollars], or even just a punch, the fact that it went to the media is a situation that the police can’t help but classify as a large-scale case.

“But will they give it?”

“They have no choice.”

Park Do-joon smiled slyly.

“Tell them to have a good taste of it.”

Contacting the victim’s families wasn’t difficult for Jeong I-yeon. As expected, the families didn’t care what the police did.

Even when they were told that their runaway daughters were missing, both families said indifferently.

“That good-for-nothing is probably selling her body somewhere.”

“Ah, we don’t know such a kid. I don’t care, so do whatever you want, kill her or save her.”

To the families who said that, Jeong I-yeon brought up the money story as Park Do-joon had said.

“But if that happens, you won’t be able to receive the money.”

“What did you say?”

“What money?”

“Right now, the police are trying to gloss over this case, even trying to cover it up. They’re actually threatening the police who are investigating it and taking the case away.”

“So?”

“In that case, the police’s incompetence and unfair actions will be recognized, and you’ll be able to receive money.”

“Really? Then of course, we’ll sue……”

“But to do that, you need to find out what happened to the children first. The worse the children’s situation, the more money you can receive.”

If they’re living with a new runaway gang somewhere, as the police claim, you won’t receive a penny, but if they’ve been kidnapped or killed, things change.

Since there was already someone investigating, and they took the case away from him, of course, a huge amount of compensation will follow in such cases.

“So, we need to find our kids first?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“If that’s the case, well……”

They don’t have to find them themselves, and they just need to report to the police and spend time, but they were tempted by the thought of making money.

“Then what should we do?”

“Ah, damn it.”

Women and Youth Affairs Unit Team Leader Joo Chun-ran came into the office with a constipated look on her face.

“What’s wrong, Team Leader?”

“Detective Jo, what’s the investigation record for those runaway prostitutes from last time?”

“Pardon? You told me to just leave it alone, saying they’re probably working as prostitutes somewhere anyway.”

“Ah, I’m going crazy.”

At those words, Joo Chun-ran’s heart pounded. She never thought things would turn out like this.

“What’s wrong?”

“A reporter came looking.”

“Yes?”

“They asked if we’re investigating it properly. So, the chief is going crazy right now, telling me to bring the investigation record.”

“But there’s no investigation record for runaway kids, is there?”

Once it’s registered as a runaway, there’s no investigation or search. And when a missing person is reported, the police unconditionally hand it over as a runaway.

That’s how they avoid doing work.

Of course, the investigation record ends there at that time.

“The chief told me to bring it right away……”

“But it’s just a runaway, right?”

“It must be a runaway. But what are we going to do? The reporter is sniffing around and sticking to us.”

Since the previous chief was fired for a crime-related issue, the current chief has a great fear and aversion to reporters.

For such a person, a reporter calling and asking if they know anything about a missing person case meant that they could lose their job to the media if they made a mistake.

“Make it somehow.”

“Even if you tell me to make it……”

This is a missing person case. And it’s not a case where an investigation record comes out just because you tell me to make it.

First of all, we need to investigate the surroundings, but that hasn’t been done at all.

“So, go out and investigate now! What are you doing!”

Joo Chun-ran was furious.

The section chief, who was watching that, clicked his tongue.

“That’s a good thing to do. That’s why I told you not to cause trouble, right?”

“Section Chief, the team leader over there is the one who overstepped his authority!”

“Yeah, think that way.”

At those words, Joo Chun-ran glared. But the section chief said very confidently.

“Why? Are you going to run to the chief and tell on me?”

“Section Chief, this isn’t right. This is clearly an insult to the Women and Youth Affairs Unit.”

At those words, the section chief shook his head. He also knows about Joo Chun-ran. She’s a police officer who’s strangely good at playing politics without doing work. So, she leads the female team members of this police station, and even though her rank is only team leader, she’s someone who’s not easily dealt with.

But this time, she’s crossed the line too much.

“Team Leader Joo, solve this on your own.”

“Aren’t we supposed to solve it together? This is an insult to the Women and Youth Affairs Unit……”

“When you’re talking, it’s an insult to you, but why is it an insult to us when you’re solving it?”

At those words, Joo Chun-ran glared, but the section chief had already drawn a firm line. He also heard some things and heard about the current situation.

“Hey, do it on your own, and don’t ask for help from the Violent Crimes Unit or the Profiling Team.”

“Pardon?”

“Those guys are grinding their teeth at Team Leader Joo.”

At those words, Joo Chun-ran’s heart sank.

Bang!

The chief was dumbfounded as he watched the team leader…… no, Cha Dae-hoon, slam his table.

“I refuse.”

“Refuse? Who do you think you’re talking to!”

“You’re the one who took the case away from me, citing overreach of authority. But why are you suddenly helping the Women and Youth Affairs Unit now?”

“Hey! We have to solve the case!”

“You told me not to solve it!”

“Hey, you son of a bitch! Are you really going to go all the way?”

“Aren’t you the one who made me go all the way?”

It would have been one thing if it ended with complaining about overreach of authority, but he’s the one who blocked the investigation halfway through.

But now you’re telling me to cooperate.

And that condition is even more ridiculous. He wants me to cooperate quietly from behind. In other words, they’ll solve it themselves, and Joo Chun-ran, or rather, the Women and Youth Affairs Unit, will take the credit. There’s no way a profiler wouldn’t know that.

“There’s even a rumor going around that the chief is having an affair with Team Leader Joo.”

“What? Who! Who’s spreading such nonsense!”

At those words, the chief got more angry than necessary and went wild.

‘……Is this real?’

But watching that behavior, Park Do-joon thought that to himself. The current chief is someone who became chief through internal promotion after the previous chief was fired.

So, there were rumors that he was closer than necessary to Joo Chun-ran, who he had worked with for a long time.

“That’s……!”

As the team leader was about to get angry and say something, Park Do-joon stepped in front of him, raised his hand, and said.

“Team Leader, don’t.”

“What?”

“You son of a bitch! Who is it! Who is it!”

The chief thought Park Do-joon was taking his side and went wild. But he flinched at the next words.

“This seems like a matter for reporting, but I can’t tell you that. Because you’re a suspect.”

“Suspect? You! You son of a bitch!”

As the chief was about to get excited and go wild, the team leader said coldly.

“You know too, Chief, right?”

“What?”

“Who Joo Chun-ran’s husband is. Joo Chun-ran’s husband is Traffic Division Section Chief Park.”

The chief’s eyes shook at those words.

And watching that, the team leader was also convinced.

“You don’t mess with family.”

It’s not a problem for a police officer to date another police officer. But if the two of them are having an affair, it becomes a serious problem within the police organization.

The reason is that the police protect each other with the word family, but it’s like messing with someone else’s husband, wife, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, or brother-in-law.

In fact, there have been several such cases, and that person wasn’t even treated like a human being.

“D, do you have evidence?”

“Well, it’ll come out if you audit it.”

“Who says so?”

“It seems like an audit will definitely come out if things have gotten to this point.”

Park Do-joon said nonchalantly. In fact, a reporter approached, and the reporter already knows that the chief cut off the case that the profiling team was investigating.

However, they’re only guessing the reason. What if it becomes known that the chief cut it off to take care of his mistress?

“I’ll tell the audit office.”

“W, wait a minute…… L, let’s both calm down……”

Unlike before, the chief’s voice suddenly became gentle and tried to persuade them. Watching such a chief, the team leader vigorously raised his middle finger.

“Fuck you, you son of a bitch!”

“Son of a bitch?”

“You have no conscience, you son of a bitch, messing with a family’s wife? Eat shit. Our profiling team will never help you!”

“Hey! Wait! Hey!”

But the team leader came out without looking back, and Park Do-joon also followed the team leader out of there.

“You son of a bitch.”

“I’m sad that my prediction didn’t go wrong.”

“Haa~ Fuck. Is this a police station? Or a kingdom of beasts?”

The team leader shook his head.

“How about it, are you thinking of changing jobs?”

“Honestly, I don’t know.”

In my heart, I don’t want to change jobs. But I’m feeling disgusted with this dirty police organization. Moreover, how can I not know the worried looks of my family?

My Calling is Profiler