My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 303

“That’s why most doctors either serve as military doctors or public health doctors to fulfill their mandatory military service.”

That way, they don’t forget what they’ve learned.

“There are other benefits to doing that.”

“Other benefits?”

“Extensive clinical experience.”

I hate to say it, but that’s the reality. In military hospitals, some doctors treat soldiers more as clinical trial subjects than as patients.

Due to the strict hierarchical structure, soldiers can’t easily refuse treatment, and even if a doctor makes a mistake, it’s often covered up due to the nature of the military. From the doctors’ perspective, there’s almost no better place to gain concentrated clinical experience than the military.

People might think that a shorter conscript service period is more beneficial than a longer military doctor service, but in terms of gaining clinical experience, being a military doctor is much more advantageous, so many doctors prefer to go that route.

Trying to gain clinical experience outside the military can lead to a medical malpractice incident that ruins everything.

“Even if they want to serve as a regular soldier to save time, this isn’t the right time for him to do it.”

Some doctors might enlist right after starting or finishing their first year to minimize the disruption, but almost no one enlists during their fourth year, when they have the most intensive studies.

“You think it’s a way to escape military service.”

“That’s right.”

There are more people than you think who cause trouble and try to use the military as an escape.

“Especially in this situation, family approval is absolutely necessary.”

“Family approval?”

“More accurately, it’s highly likely that the family orchestrated it.”

Given that his father is the director of a large hospital in the area, he likely wields considerable power within the family and the community.

And if his son is following in his father’s footsteps as a doctor, the father’s influence will only be amplified.

But would such a father allow his son to go to the military at such a critical time in his studies? Generally, that’s unlikely. As a senior doctor and a father, he would know what kind of military service is most beneficial for his son’s career.

“The father probably recognized the accident and investigated it thoroughly.”

And while relieved that it was treated as a simple disappearance, he would have wanted to prepare for any possible fallout. But now that his son is a fourth-year university student, sending him abroad for further studies is a complicated matter. Moreover, sending a medical student abroad presents its own set of challenges.

Korean medical technology is world-class, so there aren’t many countries that offer a significant advantage for study, and even if he goes abroad, he needs to be at least a resident to learn effectively.

A medical license obtained in the United States isn’t automatically valid in Korea, so the ideal path is to get a Korean medical license first and then go abroad for specialized training, but right now, going abroad for studies is not a viable option.

“In that situation, the military becomes a tempting option.”

Of course, there might be a perceived loss in terms of immediate clinical experience, but there are many ways to mitigate that. Since he has access to his own hospital through his father, he can gain clinical experience there during leave or after service.

“Moreover, he can choose an undemanding specialty.”

Instead of fields that require extensive hands-on skill and carry higher risk, such as cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, treatment of brain diseases, or emergency medicine, he can go into safer, less demanding fields like ophthalmology or dermatology, where immediate clinical experience isn’t as critical.

“Then?”

“It’s a common story.”

The story of someone causing an accident and using military service as an escape is more common than you think.

“In the worst-case scenario, Gu Deok-gong is likely the one who caused the accident?”

“I think so.”

If he was just a participant or an organizer, there would be no compelling reason to enlist as an escape.

He would have covered it up using his family’s influence.

The fact that he didn’t suggests that he was directly involved.

“Moreover, that road hasn’t been built for very long.”

In games, multiple playthroughs are important because you can clearly recognize various unexpected variables and routes.

The same goes for public road racing. If it’s a newly built road and they plan to use it as their hideout, they must memorize and become intimately familiar with it.

The saying that even a neighborhood dog can navigate its own territory with ease is because of that familiarity.

“So, it’s likely that an accident happened during their practice runs.”

“But will he confess now?”

That’s the core problem. Gu Deok-gong is definitely a prime suspect. But that very fact makes him almost impossible to track. He would have destroyed all related data.

In fact, he even changed his phone number after the accident. He probably destroyed his old phone too. You can change your phone, but suddenly changing your phone number often indicates a past you want to sever ties with.

“And that past is probably the guys he raced with.”

“That’s right.”

To escape the consequences of causing someone’s death, he cut himself off from his past and is now living as if he’s a righteous person. If you only look at his present actions, he appears to be a model young man.

“I don’t think it’s humanly possible to track him through conventional means.”

Even though Lee Ji-soo is relatively inexperienced, she’s a police officer and has naturally learned how the police typically track cases. But in this particular case, it’s nearly impossible to find concrete evidence.

There are no direct witnesses or testimonies. Of course, there’s no surviving vehicle either. No, even if there were a vehicle, given the nature of the accident, it’s likely that there was no direct contact because Oh Seong-hoon swerved to avoid the other vehicle.

Black box footage? It’s been submerged in water for a long time and deemed unrecoverable, and the other party certainly wouldn’t have left their black box footage intact.

“There are no witnesses. But we can create witnesses.”

Park Do-joon shrugged, and Lee Ji-soo was startled by his words.

“Wait a minute! Senior, you’re not thinking of what I’m thinking, are you?”

“What are you thinking?”

“That… you’re going to fabricate evidence?”

“Ji-soo, I’m a profiler, not a mind reader.”

“Fabricating evidence, or torture, threats, intimidation…”

Of course, such actions are illegal. Creating false witnesses to solve a case? If that were revealed, the police department would be in complete turmoil.

“Am I stupid? Why would I do that?”

“Then?”

“I’m just going to use a simple trick. Hehehe.”

Park Do-joon immediately contacted Reporter Seo Joo-ran.

-Yo~ Detective Park, how have you been?

“Reporter Seo, how have you been?”

-Yes, by the way, what’s going on? You don’t usually contact me so often. Are you lonely?

“No, I’m not lonely at all. You weren’t like this before, but since you went to headquarters, it seems like you’ve only become more brazen?”

-Hahaha, I guess that’s what happens when you try to be a reporter. But seriously, what’s going on?

“Actually, there’s something that you might want to write an article about.”

-An article?

“You know about the accident related to public road racing that happened recently?”

-Ah, I know.

It was an incident where 38 cars were involved in a traffic accident, and separately, there was a car that plunged into a reservoir. It was an incident where a major tragedy could have occurred if the police hadn’t deployed rescue teams in preparation for the worst, and the police were praised for their preparedness, a welcome change from the usual.

“The bodies of the people who died there have been found.”

-Bodies? What bodies?

“Actually, this is… it seems to be an incident related to illegal public road racing from years ago.”

-Public road racing?

“Yes, the incident occurred about 4 years ago, and it seems that they crashed while trying to avoid a car that was illegally racing on public roads.”

Park Do-joon explained his theory in as much detail as possible, and Reporter Seo Joo-ran wrote it down meticulously.

-Is this information verified?

“Yes, and I need some help tracking down the culprit.”

-What can I help you with?

“Please write an article about what I just told you.”

-That’s not difficult.

“Please also write that you are tracking down the culprit based on an anonymous tip.”

-Aren’t you not supposed to reveal that you received a tip?

This is bound to be a sensitive issue.

Because there are often only a limited number of people who can access anonymous tips.

So, there are more cases than you think where you have to conceal the fact that a tip was received.

“Actually, there was no tip. It’s just a means of putting psychological pressure on the culprit.”

-Ah, I see. Well, you’re a profiler, so you know that well. I’ll do that.

“Thank you. Oh, and if you know any reporters in Daegu, please spread rumors there.”

-I’ll ask my seniors.

“Thank you.”

Park Do-joon ended the call and smiled. Then he asked Ji Sang-hwan, who was next to him.

“How is the search going in Daegu?”

“I’ve already received a request for cooperation through my father’s acquaintance in Daegu. But do you think he’ll confess just because of this?”

“We have to make him feel compelled to confess.”

“But do you think there are still guys who are still active in illegal racing?”

What Park Do-joon asked Ji Sang-hwan was to find a racer from “B্লাই드는” [pronounced “Beullaideu,” a Korean transliteration of “Blind,” likely referring to a racing team or crew] who is still active in Daegu.

“There will definitely be. A guilty conscience is relative.”

“Relative?”

“Yes.”

Park Do-joon predicted that “B্লাই드는” disbanded due to the accident. But the disbandment of “B্লাই드는” and the fact that the members who belonged to it no longer race are completely different issues.

“We don’t know who caused the accident. But everyone knows about the accident, so they would have agreed to the disbandment.”

“That’s true.”

“But will people who weren’t directly involved in the accident feel guilty about it? Unfortunately, no.”

It wasn’t intentional murder; it was an accident. Naturally, the guilt is weaker than in the case of premeditated murder.

“Moreover, it will be even weaker if they were just bystanders.”

If they weren’t directly involved in causing the accident but were following at a distance or waiting behind, they would have heard about the accident, but they certainly wouldn’t feel personally responsible.

To them, it was just an unfortunate event, and the reason they agreed to the disbandment of “B্লাই드는” was because they didn’t want to be implicated.

“But if that old spark starts to ignite in a completely different form, the story will probably change. Hehehe.”

# Gains and Losses

“B্লাই드는” was a fairly large illegal public road racing group in Daegu. They disbanded, but not all of them quit racing. Many of them moved to other groups and continued racing, and some of them are still racing to this day.

However, as time passed, they became the leaders of their respective groups.

“Hyung [Korean term for older brother or respected male figure], aren’t you from “B্লাই드는”?”

“Was I?”

Kang Joon-man, who leads the Daegu public road racing team Speedrun, nodded at his team member’s words.

It wasn’t exactly a secret.

“Why?”

“No, is “B্লাই드는” back in the news?”

“Why would “B্লাই드는” be in the news? It’s been over 4 years since “B্লাই드는” disappeared.”

People who used to be active in “B্লাই드는” have either retired or are living their own lives. If you get older and your reaction speed slows down, you slowly retire from this scene.