My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 390

‘Well, it speaks volumes when a current ambassador sticks his face into a local child sex crime program.’

It wasn’t a joke; it really happened. There was a program in some country that lured minors and broadcasted it, and the program didn’t even blur the faces of the perpetrators.

The method was simple: act like a minor online to trap child sex offenders.

And who got caught but the Korean ambassador, his face broadcasted without any blurring. The broadcasting station kept airing it because he was the biggest catch they’d had so far. In this messed-up situation, the ambassador, instead of repenting, shouted about diplomatic immunity and fled back to Korea.

In reality, he didn’t receive proper punishment in Korea and the case was simply closed with his dismissal. The diplomatic relations that had been built up were thrown into the gutter, and Korea’s image in that country became that of a child sex offender.

‘If my memory is correct, Team Leader Cha Dae-hoon was originally supposed to go.’

The memories that aren’t about crime are quite clear. And in reality, I remember Cha Dae-hoon being dispatched quietly around this time without such a fuss.

‘But Team Leader Cha isn’t here.’

I don’t know why, but even after that, whenever I asked Cha Dae-hoon about this dispatch, he would just smile and say nothing.

“In my opinion, it seems like there’s some troublesome situation, and they can’t see a solution, so they’re trying to grab at straws… something like that? So they were probably trying to assess the profilers.”

At those words, Yoon Tae-min’s face hardened.

“And I’m the target.”

“Are you sure?”

“I’m not completely sure. But that’s what I feel.”

“Why Park Do-joon of all people? There are many others. Hahaha.”

“The others are a bit older.”

“Pardon?”

“They’re a bit older.”

This isn’t about the profilers. The ranks of the dispatched people are 6th or 5th grade [referring to civil service ranks]. But very few people have a 5th grade rank.

“That means the people with a 5th grade rank are the main targets of observation. And among them, Yoon Tae-min is the youngest.”

In other words, he’s not a civil servant who was promoted from a lower position, but a royal course [someone who advanced quickly] who passed the Foreign Service Exam from the start.

“Hmm….”

“Should I say more? Perhaps Yoon Tae-min is closely related to that incident and is in a fairly key line within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a promotion course….”

As Park Do-joon continued to speak, Yoon Tae-min’s eyes began to shake violently. He had kept it a complete secret. He hadn’t said a word. But everything was being revealed.

“Well, I know without you saying it.”

“What makes you think that?”

“It’s simple. If it’s an incident that requires urgently seeking a profiler, it must involve a country with strong influence. Or it’s a very important incident.”

Of course, it has to be the United States, or a country with influence equivalent to it. And as with any group, there’s a tendency to push such important tasks to their own line [their own people or faction].

“If it were a country like Somalia, would anyone care if the president got angry and declared war on Korea?”

In the first place, such countries can’t even come to Korea. Even if they declare war, there’s no way to do it. But countries where serious problems could arise if this issue isn’t resolved.

The United States, or Germany, the leader of Europe, or China, which is always twisted and nitpicking, if they cough uncomfortably, Korea has to suffer for years.

How much loss did Korea suffer when China cut ties with Korea over the THAAD [Terminal High Altitude Area Defense] issue?

“And the person to put in such a position is obvious.”

Anyone? Of course not. They’ll put in someone as capable as possible, and among them, someone from the most core faction.

“And if a problem arises, the person in charge is likely to come.”

Park Do-joon smiled and looked at Yoon Tae-min. The person who has to solve the problem directly is likely to want to see the person directly.

“And such a person would be more interested in me than the incident.”

In reality, Yoon Tae-min pretended to be interested in the incident while showing a lot of interest in Park Do-joon’s analysis methods and personal tendencies.

At those words, Yoon Tae-min was slightly taken aback.

‘So that’s why?’

Usually, profilers have no interest in diplomatic issues and no will to resolve them. Even if someone else had derived the same results as Park Do-joon, they would have only mobilized the police instead of calling the Chinese side, and although the incident would have been resolved, the awkward relationship with China would have remained.

“You’re an interesting person.”

“People who haven’t been through me say that.”

People who are victimized by Park Do-joon. To criminals, it would be a terrible nightmare, not interesting.

“I understand.”

Yoon Tae-min nodded.

“I’ll contact you soon.”

Yoon Tae-min left without affirming or denying, but his eyes couldn’t hide the confusion.

“Hmm, one thing is done, and now the only thing left is to screw that bastard over?”

Park Do-joon said quietly, watching Yoon Tae-min walk away.

“But it doesn’t seem easy.”

“I don’t know.”

“What don’t you know!”

Young Yoon-jin was stubbornly pretending not to know.

“What did you burn there?”

“Used tissue.”

“You son of a bitch! Are you kidding me?”

The police raised their voices, and Young Yoon-jin was more than relaxed, even brazen.

And beyond that interrogation room, Park Do-joon watched Young Yoon-jin.

“He won’t open his mouth?”

“Never. What on earth could it be?”

The thing that was burned at the scene was undeniably certain. The National Forensic Service only said that they couldn’t know anything other than it was a small notebook.

Young Yoon-jin poured lighter fluid that was usually available and burned it in an instant. In fact, there was a cigar and an oil lighter, not a regular cigarette, at the scene.

“I don’t know why you’d go that far.”

“It’s emotional.”

“Emotional?”

“Yeah, gas lighters are common, but the feel of a click-oil lighter is a bit different.”

Cigars are quite thick, so oil lighters light better than disposable lighters. Of course, the firepower of a gas turbo lighter isn’t lacking, but it can’t overcome the feel of a Zippo lighter.

“Many people think that a man’s wildness is the emotion of an oil lighter. Those types are actually very proud of their masculinity.”

In the case of Young Yoon-jin, the boss of a violent organization, he has no choice but to appeal to it. If he doesn’t appeal to it, he’ll be seen as easy to take advantage of and be eaten alive.

“Maybe that paper is a list of payers [those who pay for protection or services].”

“Payers? We’ve already secured that.”

Lee Ji-soo tilted her head at those words. And at those words, Park Do-joon shook his head left and right.

“Sorry, but that’s just bait.”

“Bait?”

“A decoy, to divert attention. The main incident we’re focusing on is the murder. The evidence we’ve obtained is about prostitution and confinement.”

The list of women who have worked so far. And the daily income of those women. And information about the people who received entertainment from them.

It’s illegal, but at the same time, it’s information that most bars that engage in prostitution have, so there’s nothing particularly strange about it.

So the police had no idea what it was. They have all the typical items they’re aiming for when they raid.

“But there’s no list of who sent those women.”

“That’s right. There’s no list of who sent the women….”

Clearly, the victim was murdered under severe torture. It’s highly likely that it was done by someone, but a serious sadist.

And who that woman is and when she disappeared is under investigation. Fortunately, thanks to the Chinese tattoo she had, there were some women in the bar who remembered her, so it’s thought that her identity won’t take long to find out.

“And they said it was a notebook, right?”

“Yes.”

Not a notebook, but a small notebook. In fact, that’s why it burned so quickly and was completely destroyed before the police could secure it.

“That means there’s not much information to go into it.”

In fact, other information, such as income details and lists, was written in notebooks, not notebooks. It was even divided into several volumes, not just one.

But just a small notebook.

“That small but at the same time key information is all there is.”

“Then what do you think we should do?”

As Park Do-joon turned his head at the voice he heard at that moment, the chief of the violent crimes division, who was in charge of this case, came in with a tired face and asked.

“I’m sorry to ask in a situation where I’m spoon-feeding you [relying on you to do everything]. I don’t think that bastard will open his mouth, what should I do?”

He said with a truly apologetic face.

“Of course, with this level of crime alone, we can throw him in jail long enough.”

But it’s not that he doesn’t know that he’s doing this. He’ll definitely know. The fact that he’s doing this even though he knows means that he won’t even blink an eye even if he’s threatened.

“Pressure him by sending him to China.”

“China? This is a Korean crime.”

“But at the same time, it’s a crime in which a Chinese victim occurred.”

“The court won’t send him, will it? No, will they even request it?”

Of course, since it’s an issue that has become an issue in China, China may make a fuss about punishing them themselves. But frankly, that’s not very likely. First of all, Korea is the place where the crime occurred.

“That’s right, senior. The court won’t send him.”

In fact, the United States had requested custody of a criminal who committed underage pornography crimes in Korea. In fact, he sold child pornography to the United States, and in the United States, that’s a crime that results in a life sentence.

However, the Korean government refused extradition to the United States on the grounds that the crime occurred under the jurisdiction of the Korean government. Will they really send him this time if China requests it?

“Of course, if they say they’ll send him with that, they can’t send him. But if they say they’ll send him additionally for other crimes, the story is different.”

“Different?”

“Yes, here you only need to investigate the proven charges of kidnapping or confinement.”

Even with that alone, he’ll get more than 20 years in prison. In fact, if you look at the list of victims, there are at least 100 victims.

“But there’s no evidence of murder anyway, is there?”

“That’s right.”

“But would China judge it that way? The judicial systems of Korea and China are definitely different.”

In Korea, if there is no evidence of murder, they are released as is, but in China, if there is testimony from rescued people, they can be indicted for murder. China’s courts are not so fair and will not be lenient to Korean criminals.

“What do you think will happen if they sentence him to death in absentia and then apply to the Korean court?”

“Ah, that’s right.”

Even if the Korean government doesn’t have a good relationship with the Chinese government, they can’t not send a person who has been sentenced to murder.

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