My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 44

“They’re probably moving around as a group in that area,” Park Do-joon said, beginning his profiling in earnest.

“They’re likely all around Jeon Bu-man’s age. They might have juniors, but no seniors. None of them will have proper jobs, and they won’t be from wealthy families. Socially, they’ll belong to a class with little power. They might have been with Jeon Bu-man in Seoul, but their hometown is likely in Jeon Gu-wan’s constituency [the geographical area an elected official represents].”

“I’m still amazed. How do you figure that out?”

Park Do-joon chuckled.

“Well, their age is obvious. Seniors or very young guys would be a burden to them.”

A common trait of criminal organizations is that they establish a clear hierarchy.

“But if there are seniors in the same organization, Jeon Bu-man’s position becomes precarious.”

Of course, even with power, it would be difficult to take Jeon Bu-man’s place.

But even so, Jeon Bu-man wouldn’t accept anyone older than him.

“But in violent groups, isn’t it often the case that lower ranks are older than higher ranks?”

“That’s true, but as I said before, these guys aren’t a formal criminal organization. They’re the type who commit crimes opportunistically.”

Criminal organizations enforce a very strong hierarchy to control their members.

In fact, it’s only natural because being part of a criminal group means you’re not exactly a model citizen, and those guys wouldn’t just accept a situation where the higher-ups are grilling Hanwoo [premium Korean beef] while they’re eating ramen [cheap instant noodles].”

“So, criminal organizations prioritize seniority over age.”

“What about these guys?”

“They’re a group that formed locally. And before them, there’s a structure that arises from public authority.”

“Where’s that?”

“School.”

Schools in these rural areas are influential. And the connections you can make in these rural schools are also significant. In other words, before they recognize and act as a criminal organization, older students already have a kind of structure as school seniors.

“But isn’t Jeon Bu-man’s father Jeon Gu-wan?”

“That’s right. But even so, would Jeon Bu-man really try to accept seniors? Wouldn’t it be uncomfortable?”

There’s no reason to accept something uncomfortable knowing it will be. People want to control others. It’s a kind of desire.

If you can’t control that properly, you become a criminal.

“So, even if they’re seniors, the age difference won’t be much. And they probably live in his father’s constituency.”

Of course, Assemblyman Jeon Gu-wan and Jeon Bu-man live in Seoul. Elections are held in the constituency, but legislative activities themselves are done in Seoul.

So, naturally, they end up living in Seoul.

“Huh? But they live in Seoul, yet they’re likely from the constituency? Why?”

“It’s simple. In Seoul, even if you’re a member of the National Assembly, there’s a clear limit to shielding such crimes. More precisely, they won’t report it, but not many people will want to associate with them.”

Because in Seoul, there are many ways to escape their grasp. Just keeping a distance usually makes them stop caring about you.

You can even report it to a media outlet, and even if they cover it up, you can take it to the opposing party during the election, make it an issue, turn the tables, and protect yourself.

“And then?”

“But if they’re in the constituency, revenge is possible even after losing the election.”

“Ah!”

“That difference is very big.”

Someone in Seoul reported it and exposed it? Then Jeon Gu-wan probably wouldn’t be able to touch him. The media would be all over it, he’d lose his power, and there would be no group to avenge him since he’s already finished.

“But in the constituency, the story changes.”

In constituencies where power has been passed down for decades, it’s their kingdom, to put it simply.

Running righteously and getting elected in the countryside? Sadly, there’s no such dramatic election.

“People who get elected in the countryside are one of two types: either someone sent down from above or a local clan leader.”

And Jeon Gu-wan is the latter.

“Even if they lose power, revenge itself is possible.”

He’s not the president. Simply becoming a multi-term assemblyman and becoming a local boss is a way to weaken power but maintain it thinly and for a long time.

“But isn’t there a way to get out of that area?”

“It’s not easy. Korea is very territorial.”

Selling land in the countryside and moving to Seoul? Realistically, it’s impossible. Of course, if you have a very large piece of land and sell it all, it might be possible, but that type is another local clan leader, not someone treated as a tool.

“It’s very likely they have fields or rent fields to farm.”

At Park Do-joon’s words, Kang Chang-soo sighed deeply.

“They’re in the same situation as the daughter of a subcontractor.”

“Well, that’s not wrong.”

Because the family’s livelihood depends on it, and the factory depends on it, the daughter of a subcontractor can’t refuse the main contractor’s abuse.

Selling and going somewhere else? Is that possible?

The industry is small. Moving the factory also costs money, and even if you move, if a company that’s a main contractor makes calls here and there, the factory goes bankrupt.

“There was a similar incident, I see.”

“Yes.”

A case where the son of a main contractor raped the daughter of a subcontractor. The incident was revealed only after she committed suicide. Later, it was found out that the daughter had been raped for years, but the father couldn’t even report it, let alone say anything, because he was afraid of going bankrupt. Eventually, she chose suicide.

“Surprisingly, such incidents happen often.”

The moment humans think they have the power to control someone’s life and death, they become incredibly cruel.

‘That’s why I hate humans.’

Park Do-joon hates humans. And he hates this era. An era where a few good people suffer, and the majority of bad people exploit them.

An era where the world is full of evil, yet people look only at the few good people and mentally convince themselves that the world is still worth living in.

“As a joke, it’s like still having family in China [a reference to the difficulty of severing ties].”

You can’t simply say that the guys who hang out together are ‘bad guys.’ Of course, most criminal organizations have that tendency.

“But this is an organization created without such purpose.”

They’re probably a gang that has been hanging out since childhood, and a gang that Jeon Bu-man dominated.

“So, it’s not a matter of good and evil, but a matter of dominance?”

“Yes.”

Park Do-joon nodded.

“In that respect, the profiling of Jeon Bu-man is certain. In fact, it perfectly matches a serial rapist.”

He wants to dominate the other person, and he’s used to such dominance. But he’s hostile to the world because he’s been ridiculed by the public for being ugly.

“But it’s probably not just about being ugly.”

In fact, people who are considered unattractive date well and live well. Even celebrities who are considered unattractive get married.

Of course, it depends on the person, but there are definitely women who look at the inner self rather than the appearance.

“Moreover, Jeon Bu-man’s family has both money and power.”

Even so, if he can’t get a woman, it usually means one thing.

“You talked about the daughter of a subcontractor earlier, right? Reversing that, it means that if you have power, you can find a partner no matter what your child’s condition is.”

“Oh, can it be interpreted that way?”

“Yes, especially if it’s a family of powerful people.”

There are women who look at the inner self, but there are also women who strictly pursue practicality. Not being able to find a partner because you’re ugly is not necessarily the case.

At least, you can create opportunities with the power of money and power.

To put it strongly, marriage is also possible.

“Being ugly is a relative thing.”

Assemblyman Jeon Gu-wan is ugly. And Jeon Bu-man, who resembles him, is so ugly that his nickname is gangster.

But Jeon Gu-wan also got married and had children.

“In other words, appearance is not the only problem. Jeon Bu-man probably has personality problems. So much so that the other person can’t stand it.”

“Even if you give them power and wealth, they can’t stand it?”

“Yes, I have a rough idea.”

People of this type are likely to be very obsessed with the other person. To put it nicely, it’s obsession, but to put it bluntly, it’s like jealousy.

However, I can’t use the word jealousy because he’s not married yet.

“The reason for trying to receive money and power is simple: because they want to enjoy it.”

Just enduring the unattractive face you see at home brings in a lot of money. Besides, the people around you are all fawning.

“But they can’t use it.”

“Hmm……”

What could be the reason they can’t use that money and power?

Is it to have a solid family education? In fact, that’s unlikely.

In the first place, a person with such strict family education wouldn’t do this.

“They’re probably the type to control so tightly that they can’t even breathe.”

They’ll check their location by the hour, use all the cards in their own name so that all usage details are sent to them, and constantly try to monitor and control them.

They won’t just say something about spending money, but they’ll try to prevent them from meeting anyone in the first place.

“It’s what types who are obsessed with women usually do. In such cases, women recognize that they have more opportunities than themselves.”

In other words, they constantly suspect that they are simply a source of money and that the other person is having romantic feelings with someone else.

“In fact, most divorces of the rich are for that reason.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“People who earn more than 10 million won a month rarely get divorced.”

Because they have money, women don’t choose divorce. They tend to tolerate even if men cheat.

If they can take care of their children and themselves with enough money, no matter who they meet outside, they pretend not to know. Because they can’t guarantee child support if they divorce.

“That’s quite well known.”

“Yes, but people don’t know much about the remaining low probability of divorce.”

But even so, there are cases where women choose divorce.

There are cases where women have the ability and confidence to do so, but in most cases, women feel a fear for their survival because men suspect, obsess over, and try to control them.

So, they choose divorce.

“Ah, was there such a secret?”

“There’s always something else behind the popular thing.”

Jeon Bu-man is probably that type. So, it’s very likely that women won’t try to be by his side.

“A type who is so obsessed with women that they are a threat……”

Such humans see women not as people but as objects. They recognize them as their possessions and things.

“And such types of humans often commit rape.”

And the mindset of such guys doesn’t just regard women as things.