My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 4

A Profiler by Nature - Episode 4

“What do you think?”

“A typical murder.”

“Just as I thought, right?”

The investigator spoke as if it were obvious, and Han Sung-ki frowned at his words.

“No, why did you call me for such an obvious case?”

“Well, the new team leader we got this time, he’s a complete coward. He’s terrified that something might go wrong.”

“Damn it. I’m swamped.”

“Just give me your opinion. What do you think?”

Han Sung-ki replied indifferently, “The perpetrator is likely a man in his 20s, probably in a relationship with the victim. The relationship likely ended recently, and he probably holds a grudge because of it.”

“And?”

“Judging by the method of murder, he ambushed her from behind and stabbed her, then immediately fled.”

“That bastard’s the one, isn’t he?”

Han Sung-ki was dumbfounded by the investigator’s words.

“You already knew?”

“She had a boyfriend. They broke up about a month ago, I heard.”

“It’s him.”

“Yeah. His fingerprints were all over the place, and he knew the door lock code, so it wouldn’t be hard for him to get in. The victim’s parents are also convinced he’s the culprit.”

The two spoke as if they had already caught the culprit, and Han Sung-ki nodded.

“Probably. Hey, rookie, what do you think? Even you can tell the murderer is that bastard, right?”

Park Do-joon stared silently at Han Sung-ki. The answer was already decided, and he was being asked to agree.

‘Are you telling me to accept the predetermined answer?’

Park Do-joon scratched his head. Agree? No.

‘If my memory is correct, that person doesn’t seem to be the culprit.’

The memory of the murder is uncertain. But there’s another memory: a few years later, Park Do-joon was disciplined because of this case.

‘That son of a bitch. I got disciplined because of you back then.’

The profiling in charge of this case was Han Sung-ki, and Park Do-joon, being a rookie, couldn’t answer properly.

But later, when the truth was revealed, demands for the disciplining of the profiler who solved the case erupted, and Han Sung-ki blamed Park Do-joon, saying he was the profiler in charge.

Fortunately, it was his first field deployment, and it was acknowledged that he could make mistakes, so the discipline ended with a three-month pay cut.

‘Those sons of bitches. Do they think I’ll let that happen again?’

Park Do-joon wasn’t the only one at fault. At the time, the Metropolitan Profiling Investigation Team all knew that Park Do-joon was being wronged.

But they insisted on shielding Han Sung-ki, saying that if the case was made public, Han Sung-ki would lose his job. They forced Park Do-joon to take the blame, and he had no choice but to do so.

‘It won’t be like that anymore.’

Park Do-joon has no intention of letting that happen again.

Actually, his three-month pay cut? He doesn’t care about that. What’s unfair is the boyfriend.

He was sentenced to 15 years for murder and spent 5 years in prison. As a civil servant, he was eventually fired.

He was released, but he was already branded as a criminal, and his body and mind were so ruined that he couldn’t find a job.

‘I remember he eventually committed suicide.’

He doesn’t remember the truth of the case, but he remembers that.

Because there was an uproar online demanding the disciplining of the investigating officer.

“I don’t think so.”

Han Sung-ki, who had been speaking indifferently, stopped abruptly at those words.

“What?”

“I don’t think that boyfriend is the murderer.”

“Huh? Look at this guy. Hey. You got the top score on the exam, so what, you think the world is easy? You’ve never even been to a crime scene, what do you know about this?”

“The crime scene experience is not relevant, Detective Han.”

“What?”

“A profiler’s job is to find the truth, not to pick out a criminal. We can’t just identify a suspect and be done with it just because the circumstances seem to fit.”

“Look at this guy?”

Han Sung-ki’s mood soured at Park Do-joon’s words. How dare a rookie who had never been to a crime scene lecture him?

And Park Do-joon smiled bitterly inside as he looked at Han Sung-ki.

‘Yeah, you haven’t changed. If a person’s personality changes after regression, that’s not regression, it’s a parallel dimension or something.’

In fact, picking out criminals like this is a method Han Sung-ki often uses. He prefers a method where he doesn’t find the criminal himself, but analyzes the case and finds the circumstances. Han Sung-ki prefers any method as long as he catches the criminal.

“So, from a profiler’s point of view, you think there’s another culprit in this case?”

“Yes.”

“Okay, let’s hear it, from a profiler’s point of view.”

Han Sung-ki emphasizes the position of profiler. In other words, he’s saying, ‘How could a guy like you, who has never experienced a real case, know how to analyze a crime scene?’

‘Sorry, but I’ve been to more crime scenes than you.’

Originally, he was gradually transferred to internal affairs due to his lack of skills, and Park Do-joon led a new team in his place. Eventually, Han Sung-ki was a profiler in name only, stuck inside doing paperwork, and Park Do-joon was appointed as the next team leader despite being three years younger.

“Can I go inside and analyze it?”

“Okay? All right. Let’s go inside and take a look.”

Han Sung-ki huffed and went inside, and the investigator who was with him followed, as if he didn’t understand the situation.

“First… let’s start from the moment we entered this officetel [a type of studio apartment commonly found in South Korea].”

Park Do-joon stood at the entrance.

“The murderer was in front of her. And the victim opened the door. According to Detective Han.”

“Yeah. That’s right. And the victim went inside. The culprit stabbed her from behind with a knife.”

It’s a reasonable deduction. The act of stabbing someone with a knife is an incredibly stressful act.

The act of stabbing a knife while looking at someone in front of you is never an easy thing to do.

“But if the grudge is strong, stabbing from behind is possible. The victim fell forward and died, and the culprit fled. What’s so strange about that? Isn’t that right, Joo-won?”

Han Sung-ki called Seo Joo-won as if trying to rally an ally. And Park Do-joon scoffed inwardly at that.

‘He’s not confident.’

Forensic science and profiling have the same goal of finding the culprit, but their methods don’t overlap. So now he’s asking for help to identify the culprit using forensic science methods, not profiling methods.

“Of course, that’s true. But that’s a forensic science method.”

“What? So? What’s the difference? The man had a motive to kill, and the victim actually died? So what?”

Han Sung-ki thought that the rejected man was consumed by anger and killed the victim. Such incidents often happen in reality.

“I don’t think so.”

“Why? I don’t see any other answer.”

“First of all…”

Park Do-joon looked at the people and then glanced around. He didn’t have much time to look closely because he had followed Han Sung-ki in and out in a short moment, but he still had time to see the situation inside the house.

“Let’s start with this photo.”

“This photo?”

“Yes. This photo.”

Park Do-joon pointed to the scattered photos. The photos, which appeared to be taken with a lover, had the man’s face damaged.

“Why this?”

“Most of the photos have the man’s face erased with a pen or something.”

“Isn’t that obvious since she dumped him?”

Park Do-joon shook his head at Han Sung-ki’s words.

“The emotions of the dumper and the dumpee are different.”

The person who dumps tries to have a good ending no matter what. It’s actually rare for them to beat up the other person or express anger towards them while dumping them.

They say love and hate are just one step away? If there’s no love, there’s no reason to be angry at that person or erase their traces.

“But as you can see, all of these photos have their faces completely ruined with a pen. The culprit wouldn’t be playing with colors on his face after the murder, so it’s the victim who did it.”

“So?”

“That means she’s a person with intense anger. In other words, it’s highly likely that she was dumped, not that she dumped him.”

“She was dumped?”

The investigator frowned at those words, and Park Do-joon nodded.

“Yes. In that case, there’s an error from the premise that the man was consumed by anger and committed murder.”

She broke up with him because she wanted to, but a person whose love has already faded is consumed by anger and tries to kill someone? Is that possible?

Generally, it’s hard for that to happen. And Han Sung-ki was slightly embarrassed by Park Do-joon’s words. But he was confident.

“Hey, do you know how many guys change their minds? Isn’t it possible that he changed his mind later and asked her to meet him again, and when she refused, he went crazy and killed her?”

Park Do-joon shook his head at Han Sung-ki’s words.

‘What kind of profiler is that?’

A profiler must analyze the situation and the scene coldly. But if he distorts the scene at will just because he doesn’t want to be wrong, then he’s not qualified as a profiler, or even as a police officer.

“I don’t think it makes sense for someone who has so much affection to be rejected. Furthermore, as you can see, there are photos, right?”

The investigator tilted his head at those words. What does the fact that there are photos have to do with a change of heart? But at Park Do-joon’s words, he nodded as if it could be possible.

“If she had sorted out her feelings, she wouldn’t have left photos with her face so ruined.”

If she had sorted out her feelings, she would have sorted everything out and thrown it away. She wouldn’t have left the photos on her desk like this.

“You look at photos when you miss someone.”

Park Do-joon pointed to a few photos that hadn’t been colored yet.

“In other words, the victim still has feelings for the man?”

“Yes. Probably.”

That’s why the feeling of love turned into hatred.

That’s why she attacked the photos.

“That’s your opinion.”

“A profiler’s thoughts are their weapon. They have to sharpen it.”

Han Sung-ki frowned at Park Do-joon’s words. But he raised his voice as if he couldn’t lose.

“You made that judgment based on just one photo?”

“I can’t say it’s just one.”

In the first place, profiling, which is not forensic science and requires reading people’s minds, must analyze everything with meaning, even a single pupil or a gesture. If you think anything is trivial, then finding the culprit or the truth will be out of the question.

“And it’s not just one thing.”

Just one thing? If that were the case, Park Do-joon would have been suspicious too. But because it’s not just one thing, he’s sure there’s another culprit.

My Calling Is Profiler [EN]

My Calling Is Profiler [EN]

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[English Translation] Delve into the captivating world of criminal psychology with 'My Calling Is Profiler.' He may not measure the ocean's depths, but he possesses an extraordinary gift: the ability to fathom the human heart. Witness the rise of a profiler who can dissect the minds of criminals with unnerving accuracy. But his talents extend beyond the realm of lawbreakers. Prepare to see the world through his eyes as he deciphers the hidden motives and intricate patterns that shape our reality. A thrilling journey into the depths of the human psyche awaits!

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