My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 330

That’s why he was being punished as an attempted kidnapping robber and was facing deportation.

“I can’t rule out the possibility that Hong Woo-jong is behind this.”

“That’s why I called you.”

“Hmm, I can see that.”

For refugees, prisons in developed countries can seem like a step up. They provide food, shelter, and clothing. There’s no torture or assault.

Why is crime by Chinese nationals becoming such a serious issue in Korea right now? It’s because the Korean judicial system differs greatly from China’s, often giving criminals an advantage.

In China, people can die mysteriously or have their organs harvested if they cross the wrong people, but in Korea, you can file complaints and harass guards if you’re just slightly inconvenienced.

“If it weren’t for Geun-jong, my older brother, I would have really been in trouble.”

She likely would have been assaulted, at the very least. There’s no logical reason to kidnap someone solely for robbery. Of course, this would have happened later in the original timeline, but Hong Woo-jong seems to be rushing things out of impatience.

“Hong Woo-jong seems to be in a hurry.”

“Yes, he’s desperately trying to stop my wedding, too.”

In fact, when they announced Hong Geun-jong was getting married, he was uncharacteristically agitated and flew into a rage.

“So, you want Hong Min-young’s safety guaranteed.”

“Yes.”

“The best way to ensure that is for her to come to Korea.”

“What?”

Hong Geun-jong looked at him as if he’d spoken nonsense.

“Not keep her in another country?”

“Europe is overflowing with refugees anyway. It’s easy to manipulate things to make it look like a refugee committed a crime and kill her. It’s the same in the United States.”

The United States has very liberal gun laws. If someone shoots her and steals her bag, it will be treated as a simple robbery.

“But didn’t you advise me to keep my future wife in the United States?”

“That’s right. That’s why Korea is safe.”

“Safe?”

“Hong Geun-jong’s family and Hong Min-young are in completely different situations. You can’t apply the same solution when the circumstances are different.”

Hong Woo-jong can’t touch Joo Soo-ah right now because Hong Geun-jong is protecting her.

“If Hong Woo-jong kills Joo Soo-ah, what will Hong Geun-jong do?”

“Well…”

“Wouldn’t he consider killing Hong Woo-jong in retaliation?”

At those words, Hong Geun-jong’s face hardened. Then, he stared intently at Park Do-joon before finally nodding in agreement.

“I’ll take that possibility into account.”

If his own life is 100% certain to be at stake, wouldn’t he consider eliminating the threat? Unfortunately, if he weren’t capable of such ruthlessness, he would have dropped out of the succession battle long ago.

“That’s why Hong Woo-jong can’t easily touch Joo Soo-ah.”

Because the moment he does, he’ll be in a life-or-death struggle with Hong Geun-jong.

“If they both start fighting for their lives, Hong Woo-jong is actually at a disadvantage.”

“Doesn’t that apply to Min-young?”

“Psychopaths need training to understand how normal people think.”

To give you an example, from Hong Woo-jong’s perspective as a psychopath, Hong Min-young’s death is actually beneficial. Her assets will eventually come to him. So, there’s no reason for him to feel grief.

“And if they haven’t been trained to understand normal emotions, they tend to mistakenly believe that others will think the same way.”

Especially in situations like today, where families fight over money and hurl insults at each other, it’s even easier to fall into that way of thinking.

“You’re saying he’ll think I’m the same way?”

“That’s right.”

He probably thinks that since his assets will increase, he’ll turn a blind eye to her death, which is why he likely attempted to kill Hong Min-young this time.

“Conversely, it means that if Hong Min-young dies, there won’t be a full-scale kill-or-be-killed situation between them.”

“That crazy bastard.”

“Psychopaths think in ways that normal people can’t imagine.”

Even ordinary criminals think in ways that normal people can’t imagine, so it’s even more pronounced for psychopaths, whose thought processes are fundamentally different.

“That’s why, in the current situation, if Hong Min-young continues to stay in France, the danger will only increase. In the worst-case scenario, the killings could escalate into terrorism.”

“Terrorism?”

“Would Hong Woo-jong be afraid of involving innocent bystanders?”

France is already struggling with issues related to radical Islamic groups. In fact, there have been several terrorist attacks. If he kills her with a bomb attack, the attention will likely be focused on Islamic extremists, not Hong Woo-jong. Of course, innocent victims will be caught in the crossfire, but that’s not a significant concern for Hong Woo-jong.

“But it’s hard to commit terrorism in Korea.”

Unlike other countries, Korea is not a place where terrorism is common. Moreover, firearms are heavily restricted.

“Furthermore, Hong Geun-jong has been preparing for a long time. But he failed. If Hong Min-young dies, people’s attention will be focused on Hong Woo-jong.”

“On Hong Woo-jong?”

“Yes, in France, Hong Min-young is just a foreigner.”

What if Hong Min-young dies in France? She’s just another wealthy foreigner. From the perspective of the Korean media, it will be reported as the death of a Daeguk Group [a large Korean conglomerate] family member in France, but that won’t necessarily implicate Hong Woo-jong.

From France’s perspective, it will simply be a tragic accident.

“But if Hong Min-young has an accident following Hong Geun-jong, the story will be very different.”

“I see what you mean.”

Hong Min-young’s death outside of Korea is easily dismissed as an unfortunate accident, but Hong Min-young’s death in Korea can only be viewed as a deliberate murder. If Hong Woo-jong hasn’t made meticulous preparations, it will be even harder to stage an accident.

And in that situation, suspicion is bound to fall on the only person who hasn’t been targeted and who stands to gain from the deaths of both siblings.

“So, you’re saying that I have to come to Korea to live?”

“That’s right. Unless you’re truly committed to making a living as an artist in France.”

“Well… to be honest, I don’t see that happening either.”

She essentially ran away because she felt her life was in danger, given how dysfunctional her family seemed.

“Honestly, it’s not like I possess a genius-level talent for art.”

Talent? Of course, she has some. But if you were to ask if she has the potential to truly succeed and reach the highest echelons of the art world, she doesn’t have that level of exceptional ability.

“Then you should come to Korea even more.”

“What am I supposed to do in Korea? I don’t want to get involved with those people.”

The “those people” Hong Min-young is referring to here are Hong Woo-jong and her father, Hong Chang-sik.

“To be honest, if my older brother hadn’t sent me bodyguards, I might never have seen him again.”

“I know. That’s why you need to bring other people into the equation.”

“Bring in other people?”

“Hong Min-young is underestimating her position right now.”

“What are you saying?”

Park Do-joon smiled as he looked at Hong Min-young.

“Hong Min-young is not the designated successor of Daeguk Group, but she is the only daughter. Someone might be eyeing your position.”

“Are you suggesting that our Min-young get married?”

Certainly, if that were the case, Hong Woo-jong would have a much harder time interfering. But Hong Min-young frowned as if she didn’t like the idea.

“I don’t want to be sold off in an arranged marriage. How old am I to be getting married already? And I’m someone who strongly dislikes marriages without genuine feelings.”

“I know. But you can use this to put yourself at the center of attention.”

“The center of attention?”

“Yes, as the third daughter of Daeguk Group. If you get married, it creates an opportunity for other families to vie for influence within Daeguk Group. What would other companies think?”

At those words, Hong Geun-jong realized the implications. He had simply allowed his younger sister to do as she pleased, so he hadn’t considered that aspect.

In reality, there are frequent exchanges and partnerships between chaebol families. Of course, there are cases where they meet because they genuinely like each other, but most of these interactions are driven by financial interests and mutual benefits.

“You’re saying other groups will approach me?”

“That’s right.”

Even if Daeguk Group is lower in rank than Hyunseong Group, it’s a group that firmly controls key national industries, especially the defense sector. A daughter of such a group is in Korea and unmarried?

Wouldn’t other groups be interested in forming an alliance? Moreover, it’s not like Daeguk Group’s business ranking is insignificant.

“And what if you cultivate a close relationship with Hong Geun-jong?”

“I see.”

From Hong Woo-jong’s perspective, it becomes much harder to find an opportunity to eliminate her. What if he accidentally kills a young heir from another chaebol family? He could very well end up facing severe consequences himself.

“Kill her in an accident? Is that even possible?”

In order to fake an accident, the person who caused the accident has to bear the full force of the chaebol family’s wrath, but there are hardly any individuals who would be willing to do that. Then they would have to resort to murder, but if they commit murder, it would only appear as if someone is deliberately targeting Hong Geun-jong and Hong Min-young for their assets.

“Who is the beneficiary of the crime? If you actively highlight that aspect, the beneficiary’s actions will inevitably be extremely limited.”

And in order to effectively highlight that, you have to come to Korea. If you make noise in France, you’re just another wealthy foreigner.

“I understand what you’re saying.”

Hong Min-young nodded.

“So, you’re saying that the more I become a public figure, the safer I become.”

“That’s right.”

“Then what would be a good method?”

“Well? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself.”

He can’t dictate her path. Everyone has different preferences and strengths.

“Um, how about becoming an influencer, if you’re open to it?”

“Influencer?”

Jeong I-yeon, who had been listening quietly, spoke to Hong Min-young.

“Yes, you seem perfectly suited for it.”

Influencer. That is, someone who attracts attention and generates buzz on social media.

“You’re attractive, you have artistic talent, and you’re a chaebol’s daughter, so it seems like a natural fit.”

“Influencer…”

At those words, Hong Min-young seriously pondered the idea. In fact, even if it wasn’t for the problem with her second older brother, Hong Woo-jong, she wasn’t particularly interested in the family business.

“That’s a good idea. I’ll have to think about what to do.”

Hong Min-young nodded at Jeong I-yeon’s suggestion. In the meantime, someone approached and quietly informed Hong Geun-jong of something.

“Young Master, it’s time.”

“Oh, it’s already time for me to become a married man.”

Hong Geun-jong got up with a grin.

“See you later. Thanks, I feel a little relieved.”

“Then I’ll see you later.”

Park Do-joon, having parted ways with Hong Geun-jong and Hong Min-young, headed to the wedding hall. The wedding hall was already filled with prominent figures from various sectors of society.

“Senior, were you the one who advised him to get married?”

“I just told him how to protect himself.”

“But a wedding… I didn’t even consider that.”

Jeong I-yeon shook her head.

“But Senior, do you really think that person will give up?”

Jeong I-yeon lowered her voice slightly and asked, and Park Do-joon shook his head.

“Well? I don’t think he’ll give up easily.”

‘I don’t know the specifics of what he did, but he’s not the type to back down.’

He had lost almost all of his memories related to crime while regressing [reincarnating or traveling back in time]. But when he tries to recall Hong Woo-jong’s actions, his memories remain frustratingly vague.

It’s not just anyone whose memories are so obscured, but a politician? That suggests he’s a dangerous individual whose life is deeply entangled with criminal activity.

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