My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 505

It’s a completely different era compared to the 1980s. Back then, we didn’t even have genetic testing technology, but now genetic testing is easily accessible.

“And people’s thinking has changed a lot too.”

In the past, not being able to have children was considered a major failing, so people might lie about having a child for the sake of love.

Logically, a child couldn’t just appear out of nowhere without any connection.

“But now, it’s an era where people don’t even want kids after getting married.”

So, there’s no reason to claim they had a child for love.

“Then?”

“Moreover, someone who would instigate such a crime would have difficulty with normal love.”

People often think that when you fall in love, you’ll do anything, even commit a crime. But that’s only true for ordinary people.

No matter how much you’re in love, you don’t just do anything. Psychologically, someone who commits that kind of act is fundamentally twisted, severely twisted.

“Furthermore, this wouldn’t fall under the category of an accomplice [someone who knowingly assists in a crime].”

It’s rare, but there are people who are so extremely submissive that they’ll do whatever the principal offender tells them to do, offering minimal resistance. However, looking at the characteristics of this case, the woman is the principal offender, not an accomplice.

“But that woman is so twisted that she would commit such an extreme crime. It’s impossible to believe that someone like that committed a crime purely out of love. At the very least, even if it’s not obvious, there’s a high possibility she has a very strong criminal history.”

That’s the only way it’s likely she would have connections with guys who commit crimes like this.

“And if you were to pay someone to do this, how much would you have to give them?”

“Well…”

Lee Ji-soo thought about it and shook her head. She doesn’t know all the cost issues of criminals. But one thing is certain: it definitely wouldn’t be cheap.

“It’s structurally difficult for a woman to be wealthy enough to pay that money and have that level of trust to order it.”

Even if she were in a position to do that, she would get infertility treatment with that money, not cut open a mother’s belly and steal a child.

“Ah, infertility treatment.”

At those words, Lee Ji-soo realized something. She hadn’t thought of that. When you think about it, it’s so obvious. Whether it’s love or money, the best way to trap someone is with a child.

“But the fact that she’s going to this extent when she could get pregnant herself suggests two possibilities.”

First, infertility. And infertility that has no solution in the hospital.

Second, she doesn’t want to get pregnant herself. There are women like that, but usually, when they get married, they try to have children.

“Maybe the man and woman aren’t married. The man’s family probably doesn’t like the woman.”

If they were married, they couldn’t lie about having a child, no matter how hard they tried. It’s natural for the belly to keep growing.

“The man is probably a bit inexperienced in society, pure in a good way, and naive in a bad way.”

“Why?”

“If a woman shows up after a few months or almost a year and presents a child, how would they usually react?”

“I guess.”

Usually, the man’s first words aren’t ‘I’ll take responsibility,’ but ‘Is it really my child?’

“In dramas, they call the man a son of a bitch for saying that.”

Logically, if a woman suddenly appears after almost a year of no contact and says it’s your child, no one wouldn’t find that strange.

“In dramas, the story usually progresses from the woman’s perspective, so they portray the man and his family as strange for acting that way, but it’s a perfectly reasonable thought.”

Moreover, it’s not like there’s no way to verify it. It costs a few hundred thousand won [Korean currency, roughly equivalent to a few hundred US dollars] and the answer comes out within a week. Even including the mailing period, it’s about a week.

“To prevent that, the man has to cooperate.”

“That’s true.”

If the man says it’s his child, it’s really hard for even his parents to force a genetic test.

“To do that, the woman has to maintain contact with the man and keep the relationship going.”

“Maintaining that for so long with a bad woman… she’s definitely not the smartest type.”

“Right.”

Of course, it’s not impossible for the woman to wear a mask and deceive the man properly.

“But it’s not that easy to deceive someone continuously. Moreover, she can’t show him that she’s giving birth. Does it make sense to tell the man she’s pregnant but not show him the birth? For that to be possible, the man has to be a bit naive.”

At Park Do-joon’s words, Lee Ji-soo nodded. And Park Do-joon continued to tell Lee Ji-soo about profiling.

“The man is probably indecisive and weak-willed. This is probably the first time he’s rebelled against his parents. In fact, he’s likely being gaslighted and controlled by the woman.”

At Park Do-joon’s words, Lee Ji-soo nodded. Certainly, if he’s that kind of person, he’s likely to be dragged around if the criminal deceives him.

“But, Detective Park, there’s something I don’t understand.”

Lee Il-seop, who was listening, tilted his head.

“What is it?”

“That man, you said his family doesn’t like her? But will it be over once he presents the child?”

Lee Il-seop’s question was sharp. They’ll probably freak out and say it’s not their child. And that can’t be hidden forever. They might not know when the baby is very young, but after a year or two, people with good eyes will say the child resembles someone.

But if it doesn’t resemble either the mother or the father, there’s bound to be a problem. Then, of course, they’ll demand the results of a genetic test.

“Besides, they’ll definitely demand a genetic test, right?”

At Lee Il-seop’s words, Park Do-joon nodded.

And said with a serious face.

“That’s why it’s a problem.”

“Why is it a problem?”

“We should assume that the criminal is a woman and doesn’t have the ability to pay hundreds of millions of won [Korean currency, tens of thousands of US dollars] to accomplices.”

But how can she induce such a heinous and cruel crime?

“Marriage registration only requires the consent of the adults involved. As long as both are adults, parental consent is not required.”

At those words, Lee Il-seop tilted his head.

“Does that have anything to do with this case?”

“It does. I told you, the motive is money. So, what happens if the man who registered the marriage dies?”

“That…”

Lee Il-seop was speechless, and Lee Ji-soo, who was listening, was also shocked.

“You don’t mean, they’re aiming for inheritance?”

“It’s right to see it that way. Circumstantially, it’s not a crime committed out of love.”

Apart from doing a genetic test, once you register the birth as your child, it takes a very long time to cancel or invalidate it.

But if the man’s family all dies in the meantime, where does that wealth go? Naturally, it goes to the woman, that is, the son’s wife.

“They don’t need the child anyway.”

Just abandon it and run away with the wealth? Then they’ll have enormous wealth. The child? No one knows who abandoned the child, no matter where they abandon it.

“You don’t mean, they’re going to do that?”

“It’s a possibility we can’t ignore. You know how cruelly this case was carried out, right?”

“Ah…”

Lee Ji-soo also gaped at those words. Certainly, it wasn’t difficult to predict what those guys who brutally murdered the mother would do to others.

“Then the problem of giving money to the criminals is also solved.”

If they’re not getting paid to commit the crime, but are accomplices committing the crime together? Of course, the criminals have nothing to lose.

“That kind of…”

Lee Il-seop was confused. It’s too extreme, but looking back on his short police life, it’s not entirely impossible.

“Then how do we track these guys down? Do we track the hospital?”

“It’s meaningless.”

She probably didn’t even try to get pregnant, and since it’s a fake pregnancy, she didn’t go to the OB/GYN [Obstetrics and Gynecology]. Besides, the hospital won’t give out evidence without a warrant.

“We can’t just go anywhere and test the child either.”

“We need to narrow down the radius first.”

“Narrow down the radius?”

Lee Il-seop asked as if he didn’t understand. Unlike Lee Il-seop, Lee Ji-soo, who was still a profiler, quickly noticed.

“Are you trying to identify the place where those guys met first?”

“Yes. I told you? There must be a place where the woman and the men met. But where would these extreme criminals meet?”

Of course, this is the problem.

“Realistically, there’s almost no place to meet.”

Of course, there are many cases of associating with bad guys. There are bad guys everywhere.

If it were a man, there’s a possibility they’re in the same gang, but the principal offender is a woman.

Then the places where the two can meet are extremely limited.

Nightclub bookings, pocha [Korean-style tented street food stall] hunting, etc.

“Could it be a bar?”

The first place that comes to mind is a bar. But Park Do-joon thought differently.

“I don’t think so.”

“Why?”

“Bars surprisingly keep to a certain code. It’s true that they break the law, but they don’t go as far as committing these crimes.”

Being bad and committing crimes that cross the line are completely different issues.

“And, just because you’re prostituting yourself doesn’t mean murder is easy. The biggest problem is that they know each other too well as bad people.”

“Ah, so they don’t have much trust in each other?”

“That’s right.”

They’re bad, but they don’t trust each other, and they commit these crimes together? The possibility is too low.

“Moreover, criminals rarely join hands with each other.”

In that situation, if they’re going to do something like this together, they must have committed something equivalent to this at least once in the past. And they wouldn’t have been caught.

“You don’t mean another mother’s murder?”

“I don’t think it’s that.”

If that were the case, there would have to be another missing mother, but that’s not the case.

“Then?”

“It’s not a mother, but it’s still murder.”

It will be murder, multiple murders.

“An organization with multiple murder experiences involving a woman, I don’t understand.”

Lee Ji-soo frowned. At Lee Ji-soo’s words, Park Do-joon said.

“I think it’s probably organ trafficking.”

“Organ trafficking?”

“Yes.”

“Out of the blue?”