My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 312

“And you’re standing on my head?”

“Correct!”

“Sigh.”

Even as Park Do-joon said that, he didn’t feel bad. The ticklish feeling he had never experienced before his regression felt new and invigorating.

Before the regression, it felt like he was just filling each day because he couldn’t die, but now it felt like he was living with a small anticipation for tomorrow. Is this what people mean when they talk about being in love?

Seeing this from the side, Seo Joo-ran pouted.

“Is a single person supposed to endure this?”

“Reporter Seo Joo-ran, why don’t you get a boyfriend?”

“I’m busy. I want to climb the career ladder.”

“That’s why I’m telling you not to publish the article yet.”

“Pardon?”

“It’s not like I don’t know that Reporter Seo Joo-ran has ambition.”

A reporter without ambition wouldn’t risk their life investigating police corruption and get beaten to death. She might be a rookie reporter without significant achievements right now, but that doesn’t mean she can’t climb higher.

“What does publishing the article have to do with moving up?”

“The editor-in-chief is blocking the article. If he were truly righteous and just, would he block its publication?”

“That’s…”

Of course not. He would do his best to publish it.

“As you know, promotion isn’t just about having ability.”

If those above see that someone below can’t be controlled, they will never promote them.

“Ms. Seo Joo-ran, you know this, right? Our team leader was at the level of a small-town police chief compared to his peers.”

Yet, he wasn’t a director and remained a team leader until he quit and went to Moonlight Law Firm.

“It’s not like he didn’t have skills.”

“That’s right. He’s incredibly skilled.”

At Moonlight, he sat in on consultations with suspects and clients, analyzing their psychology and whether they were lying. Thanks to him, Moonlight Law Firm was able to conduct trials in a much more stable state.

They could catch clients lying in advance and prepare defenses for those parts.

“Ms. Seo Joo-ran, it’s all give and take in this world.”

Even if it’s not explicitly stated.

“If you back down appropriately on this, they’ll think it’s easy to control Ms. Seo Joo-ran and will likely promote you quickly.”

And once you reach a certain level, Seo Joo-ran can protect herself and break truly important cases.

“Still, letting this kind of guy go is a bit…”

Seo Joo-ran clicked her tongue as if she was disappointed.

“Seriously. From what I see, that bastard is completely wicked.”

“I said don’t publish the article *now*, but I didn’t say don’t publish it *later*, did I?”

“Pardon?”

“Publishing it later is possible. It’s true that this is a good case for drawing attention.”

This is the first time in years that someone has used burner phones to commit no-shows. Most no-show cases are one-offs, so they can’t become a big issue. But this is the first time it’s happened on such a scale.

“Some people think of this as just a prank call. And as I said before, this kind of behavior has a serious impact on people’s lives.”

It might be just a prank to some, but it’s a criminal act that inflicts enormous financial losses on others. So, it’s right to publish an article to raise awareness.

“But things change after the arrest.”

After the arrest, an article that only conveys the criminal’s offenses, without mentioning the court’s dismissal, is something those above have no reason to block.

They might even actively encourage you to write the article.

“And if it becomes a social issue, the punishment will also be stronger.”

“Oh? That’s true too.”

Seo Joo-ran’s eyes sparkled at those words. As a reporter, she could sense that this case would generate a significant number of views.

“Then what do I do? Just a civil lawsuit?”

“Have you finished contacting the victims?”

“For now, yes.”

Some said they would, and others said they didn’t want to even remember it. But a significant number of victims have requested representation.

“You should file a civil lawsuit and freeze all his accounts first.”

“Why?”

“That bastard will try to run away.”

Of course, that bastard will do anything to clear his name.

“And all those actions cost money.”

He’ll have to hire a lawyer to stop the arrest warrant, and that’s how he’ll get a chance to escape.

“And it would be good to do an interview with the media through you.”

“Through me?”

“It’s not a loss for the lawyer to become famous, is it?”

In particular, lawyers who are recognized as being on the side of the people are popular, and naturally, more people want to hire them.

If there’s a star lawyer, more work comes in, and realistically, the star prosecutor can’t do it alone, so they have to share the work with other lawyers.

“Of course, it’s not like Moonlight doesn’t have work, but it’s true that it has almost no public image.”

Apart from general cases, it’s not bad to have such an image.

“And realistically, it will be impossible to recover the losses from that bastard.”

Of course, the money earned at construction sites isn’t small. But that type of person doesn’t save much money.

“If he were the type to prepare for the future and be proactive, he would have somehow entered as a *tribute* [someone who does auxiliary work or an internship].”

“Tribute?”

“It means someone who does auxiliary work. It’s a bit different from simple manual labor.”

In simple terms, a tribute is someone who goes in as an assistant for tasks that require technical skills. It’s a kind of internship.

From the beginning, a tribute receives a salary that is no different from general manual labor. Nevertheless, many people working on-site try hard to become a tribute.

Because continuing as a tribute means you can learn skills under them.

Realistically, there are no schools or academies that properly teach the skills and processes used at construction sites.

It’s not like there aren’t woodworking academies, but everyone knows that what you learn at school is different from what you actually use in society.

“Considering his age and past life, he wouldn’t have had the opportunity to meet a professional technician and apprentice under them.”

But he’s still doing simple manual labor, well over 40.

“This type doesn’t try to escape reality.”

Instead, they distort their self-perception by harming other third parties, recognizing themselves as high-ranking people, and relieving their stress.

“So, of course, he won’t have much money.”

These days, the average daily wage for manual labor is 150,000 won [approximately $115 USD], so if you work 20 days, it’s about 3 million won [approximately $2,300 USD].

It seems small, but realistically, that’s not all you get. Because in the case of manual labor, the compensation for overtime is very high.

Originally, construction site workers work from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. But in most areas, they try to complete it quickly, even with night shifts. And workers who work after 5 p.m. get double the daily wage.

In other words, if you work 8 hours during the day, you get 150,000 won, but if you work at night, you get 150,000 won for 4 hours.

In other words, if you work hard yourself, it’s not impossible to earn 6 million won a month [approximately $4,600 USD].

“That much?”

“Earning 3 million won for working exactly 8 hours is a bit low in modern society.”

If that’s all you get, probably no one would work at a construction site.

“Furthermore, what I’m calculating is based on a 5-day work week.”

Depending on the construction site, if you go to a site that works on weekends, your income will increase even more.

“Then, in order for the victims to recover the losses, they have to generate that much income. But if the story leaks out haphazardly, it will definitely be confusing.”

If that’s the case, it’s much more beneficial to control the victims through one place.

“Well, controlling the victims is a job in itself.”

In reality, if the victims are not controlled, they will only bicker with each other over the damage, fail to reach a proper consensus, and eventually lose in court.

“But if you step up and convey your opinion, the court can’t ignore it either.”

As a result, you will see the effect of stronger punishment.

“I have a lot to do.”

“There’s a lot if you try to do it.”

Park Do-joon shrugged and said.

“Of course, it won’t be easy.”

“The arrest itself won’t be difficult.”

Soon, an arrest warrant will be issued, and no matter how much the criminal uses his head, there will be no way to escape.

“After that, we can solve it.”

Park Do-joon is a police officer, not a lawyer. He can help catch the criminal, but he can’t make up for the losses.

“Now, shall we catch the criminal?”

Catching the criminal wasn’t difficult. He had already been identified, and an arrest warrant had been requested because of Park Do-joon. Of course, Park Do-joon wasn’t just aiming for that.

“Hey, Mr. Gu, there’s no work today.”

“Damn it, fuck. Why do you keep doing this to me?”

Gu Seok-man said annoyedly. But the person who assigns people to daily jobs shook his head.

“There’s nothing I can do these days. Everywhere you go, it’s full of Chinese people. If you try to hire Koreans, the Chinese people complain that they can’t work.”

“But I’m still friendly with those bastards, right?”

“Just because you’re friendly doesn’t mean you become Chinese.”

As the proportion of Chinese people increases, the company prefers Chinese workers for control reasons.

In particular, Chinese workers are ignorant of Korean law, so there were quite a few cases where they were cheated cheaply without knowing.

To be exact, some know, but since they are in a position to control Chinese workers, if they give them a lot of money, they would rather step up and deceive other workers.

In addition, in the case of illegal immigrants, it was even better because they couldn’t protest even if they were given less money.

Of course, in order to work at these construction sites, you must receive mandatory safety training, but in the first place, there is no one who comes to investigate or check it, and in the case of the supervisor who has to check it, it is their own person anyway, so there was no problem even if they filled the workers with illegal immigrants. As a result, there was no reason to use Korean workers who give relatively expensive money.

“Damn it, fuck.”

It’s already 8:30 a.m. At this point, other places have already started working, so it means that today is also a bust.

“Don’t do that and learn a skill. You know how strong the income of technicians is these days.”

Simple labor is 150,000 won a day, but in the case of technicians, it is at least 300,000 won [approximately $230 USD]. If your skills and experience are recognized to the point of becoming a team leader, it is 500,000 won [approximately $380 USD]. Furthermore, technicians have a lot of people who can make a living, so they avoid night shifts, so it is very easy to find night shift jobs.