My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 537

“You can’t arrest someone just because they have that book.”

If they were identified and arrested solely for possessing the book, a conviction would be impossible.

“Moreover, if there’s a record of them actually applying for the police exam, it’s even less suspicious.”

If they claim they carried the book because they haven’t given up on the police exam, the police can’t easily refute that without other evidence.

“Is there no other evidence? Like DNA?”

“I doubt it. This is a game, after all.”

“Pardon?”

“From the perspective of someone playing a game, they’ll perfectly clean up and avoid giving the slightest excuse to be caught.”

Just like Park Do-joon disguised himself as a shaman, and the truck he used that day was unusually clean. It’s very rare for a truck that usually carries a lot of stuff to be so clean.

“He probably cleans it regularly.”

He’ll get rid of anything that could identify him.

“There won’t be trophies either.”

For serial killers, trophies are a key element that allows them to relive the feelings of the crime. But this criminal doesn’t kill for pleasure but as a tool in a game.

“In that case, he doesn’t need trophies.”

Rather, trophies could be a source of danger for him, so he won’t keep them.

“Then do we just follow him until he commits another crime? Is that even possible?”

Following a criminal who moves around so much increases the chances of being discovered. Moreover, since the criminal’s livelihood is transportation, he’ll know the road conditions better than anyone else, so he’ll easily notice if someone is following him.

“Besides, he commits murders irregularly, right?”

“That’s right.”

So it’s hard to predict when he’ll commit murder.

“We need to use a different method in this case.”

“A different method?”

“Show him that he’s winning.”

“Show him that he’s winning?”

Jo Sang-gyun was horrified by those words.

“Are you suggesting we leak this case to the media? Absolutely not. Do you not realize how much impact that would have if it leaked?”

Even when a celebrity’s suicide is reported, there are countless people who follow suit [copycat suicides].

The reason why detailed news isn’t reported in the media is because of the risk of copycat crimes.

If this fact leaks, there’s a high possibility of copycat crimes, and at the same time, criminals with similar tendencies who are stimulated by the crime may also start committing crimes.

“Of course, I think so too. I’m not an idiot.”

“Then?”

“Arrest the wrong person in front of him.”

“The wrong person?”

“Make it seem like we misinterpreted the information he provided.”

“Misinterpreted?”

“Yes, this type doesn’t run away.”

“Does that have anything to do with his method?”

“It does.”

The criminal fears that the police will track the crime and arrest him. But for a criminal who plays this kind of game, asserting his existence is more important than that fear.

“So, what do you think will happen if we arrest the wrong person in front of him?”

“Well, I don’t know?”

“He’ll want to mock the other person and show off his invincibility. It often happens in online games.”

In PVP [player versus player] games, there are guys who dance on the defeated person’s character or tease them in the chat. Those guys have that kind of mentality. They want to scratch the other person’s nerves by saying, ‘I won, I’m perfectly fine.’

“Well, this isn’t online.”

“Right, then how should he assert himself?”

Will he send a letter or something saying, ‘I caught the wrong guy.’? The police are unlikely to believe that. They might suspect it, but it’ll be hard to identify who he is right away.

“Is he going to present another victim?”

“He probably will.”

Since he sees the other person as a tool, the most certain trophy to show off his victory will be a dead person.

“But isn’t that dangerous?”

“It won’t be that dangerous.”

He’ll be arrested the moment he tries to find a target.

“Getting him to talk is next.”

Jo Sang-gyu nodded at Park Do-joon’s words. Does he admit the crime and bow his head the moment he’s caught? It would be nice, but unfortunately, there’s no such criminal. If they admit the crime too easily, it’s suspicious.

‘Especially in this kind of case.’

It’s a serial murder. Moreover, the motive is a challenge to the police. As the police, they can’t just let it go. Besides, if that kind of guy is in society, he might kill someone again because of his inferiority complex. In that situation, they can never let him go easily.

“But there’s no way to make him think he’s won, is there?”

In order to make him think he’s won against the police, it has to be known to him but not to the public.

“We can’t go and tell him, can we?”

Leak it to the media?

That’s something that should never be done. Indiscriminate killings to play a game with the police.

If the public knows that fact, how big will the shock be?

You can’t get rid of the police, you can’t blame the police, and you just have to fall into fear.

“Just arrest him for murder.”

“Him? But you said we shouldn’t?”

Park Do-joon calmly said.

“Humans originally think of everything based on their own standards. So, we just need to show him a situation where he can misunderstand.”

Then Park Do-joon pointed downwards with his finger.

“When you go to hell and then are sent to heaven, humans tend to get excited and celebrate their victory. Hehehe.”

And Park Do-joon knew better than anyone else that that would be his last mistake.

Chang So-man went to work at the moving center, grumbling as usual. Of course, there isn’t a separate moving center. It’s just a place that mediates between customers and movers and receives a commission.

However, there are times when that’s not the case, and that’s when the items to be moved are in a specific location.

For some reason, for example, if the house they were supposed to move into has legal problems, or if it’s smaller than the house they originally lived in, they often store their belongings in container-type warehouses. If they find a new house, they often move the belongings from the container-type warehouse to the house.

“Looks like there’s a lot of stuff today?”

Chang So-man tilted his head when he saw a large vehicle entering and realized he had been called.

“Ah, there are a lot of office supplies, so there’s a lot of volume.”

“Ah, I see.”

Chang So-man nodded as if he understood. Office supplies definitely have a lot of items. In particular, desks have a limit to how much they can be stacked, so they take up a lot of space.

“Let’s move it first.”

“Yes.”

The owner of the moving center, which provides storage, said leisurely.

“Well, it won’t be difficult. Honestly, offices are easier than homes.”

The boss spoke leisurely. But Chang So-man felt uneasy.

‘What is it?’

The gazes of the many people watching this place around him. Chang So-man was clearly feeling it. It couldn’t be a coincidence. Some of them subtly avoided his gaze when Chang So-man looked at them.

‘What is it? Who is it? Cops?’

At first, he thought they might be cops. But when he thought about it, it wasn’t very likely. If they were, they would have already rushed in to catch him.

Chang So-man asked the boss in a sullen voice.

“Boss, who are those people?”

“Huh? Ah, those people? Well, they said they came to rent a container?”

“But why are they staring so intently over here?”

“They said they’re curious about the inside, or something? I told them not to interfere with work.”

Chang So-man couldn’t say anything, even though he felt sullen at the moving center owner’s words.

‘But why are they watching me?’

But because the surveillance was so blatant, Chang So-man couldn’t help but feel his heart pounding.

‘Damn it, did I get caught?’

It was hard to say he was caught, and conversely, it was hard to say he wasn’t. Chang So-man glanced at his car, thinking about running away right now. But he soon bit his lip.

‘These damn bastards.’

A man was subtly hiding behind his car on the side where his car was. Whoever he was, it was impossible for him to escape using his car.

‘Escape on foot from here? There’s no way that’ll work.’

There’s no need to put container warehouses in expensive downtown areas. All you have to do is stack the containers. So, most container warehouses are in cheap places on the outskirts of the city. Of course, taxis don’t run around there very often.

There are buses, but you can’t escape on a bus when the cops are following you. Run? There are fields and paddies all around here.

In other words, police cars or motorcycles can easily drive around if necessary, and it’s impossible for him to hide.

‘I’m screwed.’

Chang So-man, who was sure they had come to catch him, froze. And the fear he hadn’t known until now made his whole body stiff.

‘Damn it, what should I do? Should I run away now? If I run away now, is there a way? No, it’s impossible.’

The police wouldn’t have come all the way here by bus. There were already two policemen standing behind his only escape route, the truck, and someone was standing at the entrance. The only vehicles here now were the truck that the moving center owner came in and the large moving truck, but the owner had the keys to the truck that Chang So-man had the same model as, so by the time he snatched the keys, the cops would already be rushing in.

In the case of the large truck, he didn’t even know if the keys were inside, and he couldn’t even drive such a large truck in the first place.

‘I’m going crazy.’

The fear and terror that he didn’t know when he thought it was just a game and was just getting revenge on the shitty police. As that rushed in, his whole body stiffened and he couldn’t do anything.

“Hey, you! What’s wrong with you today? Are you not feeling well?”

The moving center owner frowned and said something, but his body, already steeped in fear, didn’t move properly.

“Hurry up and finish up and go rest. You don’t look good.”

“Yes? Ah, yes.”

Chang So-man said that and swallowed hard. But then the police started to slowly approach. And Chang So-man swallowed hard as he watched them.

‘Should I run away? No, even now… Is there anything that could be a weapon?’

In that moment when all sorts of complicated thoughts flashed through his mind, suddenly a scream was heard from the opposite side.

“Do Kwang-woo, I’m arresting you on suspicion of murder!”

The police suddenly attacked the driver of the large truck that was carrying the moving items. And the man called Do Kwang-woo took out a sashimi knife from his chest.

“These fucking cops!”

“Do Kwang-woo, put that down!”

“Resisting will only make your crime worse!”

“Fuck you! You son of a bitch! Argh!”

The man who was waving the sashimi knife was hit by a taser that flew from behind, and he trembled before rolling his eyes back.