My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 369

He remembered that record, especially since the people who turned in that report weren’t third parties but friends.

However, he initially thought his younger sibling was simply asleep due to the headset. The reason for the false accusation was ridiculous: they felt their parents favored their studious older brother, so they wanted to ruin his life.

Ultimately, the truth came out, but the family dynamic was irrevocably broken. They couldn’t live together anymore, so the younger sibling was asked to leave the house.

“This is insane.”

That was all Kim Si-deok could say. Because, as Park Do-joon pointed out, only the police had access to this level of information. From the photos to the address, to the relationships with people around him.

“I’m sorry. I think you’re right.”

Kim Si-deok said with a bitter smile. When things had escalated to this point, even he couldn’t deny the possibility.

“But I don’t know what to do now.”

There’s a murderer inside the police.

It’s hard to describe how shocking that statement is.

“And it could be an even bigger problem.”

“What do you mean?”

Park Do-joon gave Kim Si-deok a wry smile. In fact, he was also contemplating a disturbing possibility.

And he didn’t even want to entertain that possibility.

But at the same time, he couldn’t dismiss it.

‘Of course, it could be just a needless worry.’

But from the perspective of a profiler dealing with crime, he couldn’t help but be suspicious of human psychology, even the psychology of a police officer who became a criminal.

“What we can see isn’t just criminals.”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

“If we investigate… we can investigate civilians too.”

“That’s true.”

“But the fact that all four victims found were criminals isn’t a coincidence.”

“Not a coincidence?”

“Yes.”

“What are you trying to say?”

“I want to talk about twisted justice.”

And Kim Si-deok’s face began to turn completely pale when he heard those words.

# Twisted Justice

The police are just. That’s a misconception.

The police are just a job, and there are no specific personality tests in the police selection exam other than the interview.

Of course, individuals with good physiques and strong academic records become police officers; purely righteous individuals can’t realistically become police officers.

The problem starts here. If a truly righteous person manages to join the force, they are confronted with police officers who are either inactive or corrupt.

They begin to feel disillusioned and slowly change. They either become apathetic like their colleagues, become corrupt themselves, or find themselves unable to adapt and leave.

“But a very few become even more twisted.”

They develop the belief that they *are* justice, and that this justice won’t be served if it’s not them who enacts it. Now, if their sense of justice simply became stronger, it would be quite welcome in a police officer.

The problem is that it doesn’t just end with a strong sense of justice.

Simultaneously with a sense of justice, hatred for criminals simmers. And among them, some begin to dehumanize criminals.

“There are few people as dangerous as those who think they are justice.”

Villains? At least villains recognize that they are doing bad things. So they try to control it appropriately and hide their actions.

On the other hand, those who believe they are justice don’t think that way. They believe they are justified in doing anything because they are justice.

Didn’t someone say that? The real danger is not malice but twisted justice.

“And there are more of those guys inside the police than you think.”

“Can’t deny that.”

There are quite a few people who believe they are justice simply because they are police officers.

For example, do police officers who frame someone simply do it for the sake of performance? Of course, it can provide a performance boost.

But unless that performance is a particularly significant achievement, it’s not worth ruining someone else’s life to obtain it.

“There was that police officer in the false assault case before.”

“Why are you bringing up that story?”

“That’s a characteristic of those guys.”

The case summary of the false assault case police officer was simple. A police officer and a driver got into an argument over a speeding issue.

The driver claimed he didn’t speed, and the police officer claimed he did.

The problem is that there’s no official record of the speed measurement. It wasn’t officially measured, just estimated by sight. Of course, since there’s no record, the driver had the advantage.

Then the police officer suddenly twisted his whole body and rolled on the floor. Then he arrested the driver on the spot for obstruction of official duties, claiming the driver attacked him.

Of course, that was a lie. But as the prosecutors and judges with public authority sided with the police, the trial dragged on. Only when it went to the Supreme Court did they acknowledge the innocence, stating that the angle of the filmed video made it impossible for the driver to break the police officer’s arm.

But the driver’s life was already ruined. He was fired from his public office, extorted for a huge amount of money due to compensation issues, and even had to pay huge attorney fees.

It would have been ideal if he could have been reinstated since he was found innocent, but he passed his retirement age during the years of trial, making reinstatement impossible.

And regarding that, the police officer confidently said, ‘I’m a police officer, and it was a legitimate exercise of public authority.’

In fact, he didn’t receive any punishment in connection with that case. He even received a commendation and was promoted afterward.

Even after completely ruining a person’s life. He thought he was justice, and he didn’t feel sorry at all for the victim who suffered as a result.

“And sometimes that leads to the disposal of criminals.”

People would be surprised if they knew how many police officers say that criminals aren’t people or that criminals deserve to die.

“Of course, it’s true that Korean law is too lenient in reality.”

The problem arises when it’s not just hatred for criminals or feelings about justice.

“It becomes a problem when they judge that *they* are justice.”

Justice is not justice.

*I* am justice.

To achieve that justice, I can do anything.

Because I am justice.

“It’s not even a game line [a line from a video game]……”

Kim Si-deok grabbed his head as if he had a headache.

“Besides, these days, that kind of atmosphere is very prevalent in Korea.”

“That kind of atmosphere is severe.”

Even if the wide-area IT team doesn’t directly handle comments, they roughly know what the social atmosphere is like.

People prefer so-called ‘cider’ [refreshing, satisfying justice] or personal revenge. Because the police don’t provide adequate social protection.

In fact, it’s not wrong to say that if you have money, you can commit fraud worth hundreds of billions and still walk around proudly.

The problem is that sometimes such personal revenge enters the realm of crime.

For example, they spread all sorts of nonsense in mom cafes [online communities for mothers] to ruin a store that didn’t provide them with satisfactory service, and when it goes bankrupt, they brag that they taught them a lesson. Or they cause accidents by cutting in front of them with a knife or slamming on the brakes because they didn’t yield to them, and when an accident happens, they say it’s ‘cider’ [satisfying]. The atmosphere that they are justice and that whatever they do is right is spreading rapidly.

“And some police officers are being contaminated by it.”

In particular, some of the younger police officers are showing that tendency. To be exact, it’s more likely that they passed the exam with that kind of mindset.

The problem is that the police have no way to filter that out.

“You don’t think he’s one of those guys, do you?”

“Honestly, I do. He’s providing information about snuff films. No matter how far a police officer goes, they wouldn’t go that far.”

Bribery? They can receive it.

Covering up a case? Well, let’s say that’s possible.

But snuff films of all things?

“It’s too dangerous a crime to simply receive money and pass on information.”

Because if it ever blows up later, it won’t end with ruining their life.

“They might pass it on without knowing?”

“Of course, that could be the case. But would they really not know that the person they passed the information to has disappeared?”

Only a minimum of four have been found. Then there may have been more victims. Would they really not know that?

“I’m going crazy.”

Kim Si-deok smiled bitterly. No matter how he looked at it, this wasn’t a normal situation.

“Then what should we do? Should we find the police first?”

“That’s not urgent; we should find the culprit first.”

Park Do-joon smiled wryly.

“But I don’t know if we’ll be able to find them this time.”

Park Do-joon couldn’t be sure this time.

The first thing that was done was an investigation of the scene and additional analysis of the video. And as Park Do-joon expected, there was nothing at the scene. It was either empty, or the landlord had already cleared it out because the rent wasn’t paid.

Of course, nothing came out of that house either. No signs of a fight, no fingerprints, no DNA.

“I think you’re right.”

As someone with a criminal background, there’s no good excuse to refuse if the police come and demand accompaniment. Because if you act that way, they’ll suspect you again and make an emergency arrest.

Since emergency arrest allows detention for up to 24 hours, it’s a much better choice to cooperate and get it over with quickly that day.

Being forcibly arrested for 24 hours or clearing up misunderstandings and getting out in 2 hours. In fact, the answer is already decided.

“But is it the local police?”

“That’s unlikely. The criminals will probably claim to be plainclothes police officers.”

“Why?”

At Lee Ji-soo’s words, Park Do-joon looked around and said.

“The police stand out wherever they go.”

When the police are dispatched, they can’t help but attract attention. The very presence of the police indicates that something bad has happened.

“These studio apartment villages have a fairly high crime rate. So if the police park their car and try to do something, it will attract attention.”

“Ah!”

But from the criminals’ point of view, such attention is not welcome.

“But the victims are different.”

Either way, they’ll check their ID and then follow them, so it doesn’t really matter if they’re in plain clothes.

“But the criminals?”

Kim Si-deok tilted his head. Originally, he could have sent a subordinate for this on-site confirmation, but everyone was resistant because Park Do-joon suspected the police, so Kim Si-deok had no choice but to come out himself to resolve the conflict. Sending a subordinate would only cause them to keep arguing with Park Do-joon.

“The police are basically in pairs.”

“So one of them is a police officer?”

“That’s right. If one person is a police officer, it’s not difficult to deceive.”

Because they only need to show their ID. The possibility that one ID is a police ID and the other person is not a police officer is not very high.

“Moreover, if it’s not a forced arrest but a request for cooperation, it’s even more so.”

So everyone probably thought it was easy and came out willingly.

“I understand that, but what should we do since there’s nothing to track?”

Considering the general police process, even if they demand accompaniment, the police don’t go inside the house. They only go inside if there’s a warrant or if the landlord lets the police inside.