My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 293

“That bastard is in Vietnam now.”

“Vietnam?”

“Yes.”

The team leader returned and, taking a deep breath, said to Park Do-joon,

“He flew to Japan that day, and from there, he immediately took a flight to Vietnam.”

“He must have thought Japan was too risky.”

“Probably. Anyway, Japan is close to Korea.”

Moreover, Japan has a well-established security system and has signed an extradition treaty with Korea.

“Vietnam has a treaty as well, but…”

However, Vietnam, in reality, has significant gaps in its security. With enough money, the police won’t even make arrests, making Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines and Vietnam popular destinations for criminals fleeing from Korea.

Their police force is inadequate, so they can’t properly investigate.

“And after checking, it doesn’t seem like he’ll be coming back to Korea. He withdrew 1 billion won [approximately $750,000 USD] from his mother’s account.”

“His mother’s account?”

“Yes.”

The team leader sighed deeply and said,

“And just now, I got a call from Chungju. She was found hanged in the forest.”

“You mean Jo Tae-woo’s wife?”

“Yes, the jewelry she took from home was still with her.”

The team leader frowned.

Because in such cases, it means only one thing.

“It seems she couldn’t overcome her conscience.”

Some people shamelessly live on after killing someone, but most people feel remorse.

If they can’t bear that guilt, they either commit suicide or turn themselves in.

“Did she kill Jo Tae-woo herself, or did she fail to stop Jo Kang-hwa from killing him? Which one could it be?”

At Lee Ji-soo’s words, Park Do-joon clicked his tongue and said,

“Probably the former.”

“Yes? Why?”

“If it were the latter, Jo Kang-so is still there.”

If Jo Kang-hwa killed her husband and father, Jo Tae-woo, she would have thought she needed to protect her only remaining son, Jo Kang-so. Of course, as a son, she might help him escape, thinking he killed someone in an accident. Who can understand a mother’s heart to protect her child?

“Jo Kang-hwa is someone to protect, and so is Jo Kang-so.”

She probably wouldn’t have chosen suicide.

“Do-joon is right. And in that case, continuous support would be needed.”

It’s true that 1 billion won is a lot of money in cash, but considering Jo Kang-hwa’s spending habits, it’s not a huge amount. Someone would have to secretly support him for Jo Kang-hwa to survive.

“But Jo Kang-so isn’t someone who would do that.”

No matter how much of a brother he is, he wouldn’t give money to someone who killed his father or was the decisive cause of it.

“But why did she take the jewelry with her before committing suicide? Usually, people take that for survival, right?”

“A change of heart, I guess. The feeling that she can’t protect her child. The news is probably all over the place already.”

Even though Jo Kang-hwa’s name isn’t mentioned, they can tell it’s her child just by knowing ‘what he did.’

The police are already taking this seriously and investigating, and the investigation revealed that he leaked information to his father at the club.

“Even if that’s the case, if she didn’t directly commit murder, she wouldn’t have necessarily committed suicide.”

Because if she went to prison, she would have to support him. But the fact that she committed suicide means there’s a high possibility that she directly killed her husband.

“The problem is that the higher-ups are urging us to catch this guy.”

“I heard Jo Kang-so put a bounty on him?”

“Yes, a whopping 500 million won [approximately $375,000 USD]. They say even a corpse is fine.”

“That’s not a small amount.”

“He’s not family anymore.”

Whatever the situation, to Jo Kang-so, Jo Kang-hwa is now the enemy who killed his father and caused his mother’s death.

From the beginning, N-Gang Holdings is a holding company, so there’s not much that can cause significant damage. Therefore, there’s no reason to attack directly.

However, he couldn’t forgive the crime committed by his brother, so he offered a bounty of 500 million won.

“Even dead is fine, huh…”

Park Do-joon could only smile bitterly at the anger he felt in those words.

“However, someone needs to be brought to their senses.”

“Yes? What do you mean?”

“Reality is truly miserable.”

Park Do-joon sighed deeply and said,

“Whatever you’re going to do, do it quickly. We have to go to Vietnam.”

“Out of the blue?”

“They want us to catch him by any means.”

“Is a joint investigation possible?”

“Is it likely? They just want us to go and track him down.”

“This is just great……”

Park Do-joon scratched his head.

“There are so many things we need to hurry with.”

N-Gang Holdings was more brutal than ever. It couldn’t help but be brutal because the former president, Jo Tae-woo, died, his wife committed suicide, and his eldest son, Jo Kang-hwa, committed a crime and is on the run.

After his wife died, they investigated her car and navigation, and as a result, Jo Tae-woo’s body was found in a nearby mountain, so now the only heir to inherit it was Jo Kang-so.

Jo Kang-so was furious and raged every day, so the company was extremely brutal. Fortunately, it’s a holding company, so unless it’s a very big deal, it doesn’t involve the plans of its subsidiaries, so there are no problems with operations, but nevertheless, it was extremely brutal.

“He told me to bring that bastard back even if I have to put a bullet in his head.”

“Young Master… I mean, CEO, please calm down.”

“Calm down? How can I calm down? Do you know what that bastard has done? Go right now…!”

“It would be better to calm down. If you take one more step, you could be charged with solicitation to murder. Then I’ll have to arrest you.”

At those words, Jo Kang-so’s eyes darted around. And looking at Park Do-joon standing at the entrance, his voice softened a bit. Anyway, Park Do-joon was the benefactor who found his hidden father’s death.

“How much did you hear?”

“When you say things like that, close the door. It’s easy to be misunderstood.”

“Ugh, get out.”

Jo Kang-so groaned and said.

Park Do-joon closed the door and came inside after his subordinate left.

“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it this time. As long as Jo Kang-hwa doesn’t actually get a lead bullet in his head.”

“That’s what I want to do.”

“I know. That’s why I came. Because we have to catch that bastard before that happens.”

At Park Do-joon’s words, Jo Kang-so squeezed his eyes shut.

He knows.

As Park Do-joon said, this punishment should be done by the police, not him. But due to the anger boiling inside, he knew it in his head, but it wasn’t easy to accept in his heart.

“What do you need?”

“I’m going to Vietnam soon, but I need to know where that bastard is hiding. I have something to say to him.”

“Something to say?”

“Haven’t the families of the victims contacted you?”

“They came and caused a ruckus. We couldn’t say anything because we had done something wrong.”

Park Do-joon sighed deeply at those words. In fact, it’s natural. If the family stays still when something like this happens, that’s abnormal.

But in this case, the family is abnormal from the start.

“I don’t recommend compensating those families.”

“What? Do you know what the media will say?”

“I know. But the four girls who were found, none of them were even reported missing. You know what that means, right?”

At those words, Jo Kang-so frowned. He’s a smart man, so he understood right away. The fact that they weren’t reported missing means that whether they ran away or went missing, the family didn’t care at all.

You can’t see a family that doesn’t care when young girls disappear like that as a normal family.

“But if we say we can’t compensate them like that, the media will say something. I don’t intend to be such a shameless bastard.”

Strictly speaking, Jo Kang-so or N-Gang Holdings has no responsibility to compensate. They are also victims, and Jo Kang-hwa is responsible for the compensation.

However, Jo Kang-so couldn’t do that in good conscience, so he was going to compensate them.

“If you compensate them, that money will probably be used for the family’s luxury shopping or gambling funds.”

“Then what should I do?”

“It’s simple. Compensate the person directly.”

“What?”

“Get permission from the court to appoint a legal representative, and then talk to the victims directly and compensate them.”

“Why bother? But the media play…!”

“That depends on how you do it. Didn’t I just tell you? Those families aren’t normal either. The public isn’t stupid.”

In fact, it’s so common for people to abandon their children and then suddenly show up later and demand money that people have a lot of complaints about such behavior.

“That kind of money is money that you can’t legally not give, but this money isn’t.”

There is no legal responsibility, but Jo Kang-so is giving the money out of conscience. As such, there is no reason to give compensation according to the law.

“Ugh, I understand. But you didn’t come just to advise me on that, did you?”

“That’s not it. As I said before, I’m going to Vietnam soon to catch Jo Kang-hwa, but I don’t intend to headbutt the ground [waste time and effort].”

“Headbutt the ground?”

“People are reluctant to hide in unfamiliar places. That goes for Jo Kang-hwa as well. Especially in places like the Philippines.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s a country where security isn’t guaranteed.”

Vietnam is a dangerous country. It’s still full of guns, and Korean kidnapping murders happen quite often.

“Unlike Korea, the risk drops sharply when you go to areas where locals live. And Jo Kang-hwa isn’t going to do charity work there, so he must have been playing around in the entertainment district.”

That means the place where Jo Kang-hwa is hiding is also likely to be such a place. Because those cities have some level of security. Because if those places don’t have good security, tourists won’t come at all.

And the police in those places are closely related to money, so they are easily corrupted. Conversely, it means that it’s a very good place for Jo Kang-hwa to secure his safety.

Moreover, due to the nature of tourist destinations, there are many motels, hotels, or accommodations where Jo Kang-hwa can hide. There wouldn’t be that many hotels or accommodations in ordinary cities in Vietnam.

“But I had this thought. Would Jo Kang-hwa have spent his own money to play there…?”

That’s unlikely. Right now, the police are busy tracking Jo Kang-hwa’s account. But surprisingly, there’s not much in Jo Kang-hwa’s account.

‘Of course.’

Jo Kang-hwa doesn’t have his own money. He’s never worked in his life, and of course, he doesn’t have his own credit card.

Of course, he would have had a check card given to him by his parents, but he can’t use it now.

In the end, no matter how much you dig into Jo Kang-hwa’s background now, it’s almost impossible to track information about him.

And it’s hard to believe that such a guy went to Southeast Asia purely for tourism, and he must have played extremely dirty, so would he use a card in such a case? He probably played with cash.