My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 56

“So, should we just fire these guys?”

“That would be difficult. One way or another, they did their job.”

“Suddenly firing them without any evidence, accusing them of being spies, would constitute wrongful dismissal.”

“And do you think Jindo Group would just sit back and watch? They’d probably try to damage Hyunseong Group by making it an issue through the media.”

This wasn’t just Park Do-joon’s imagination.

Even before his regression [time travel], Hyunseong wasn’t naive.

When information leaked, they knew there must be a spy, so they cut off the suspicious ones.

Then, Jindo Group helped them with their wrongful dismissal lawsuit costs, spreading the word through the media and ultimately succeeding in tarnishing Hyunseong Group’s image.

“So, there’s no way to deal with them?”

Bae Deok-gi sounded annoyed. In fact, they had achieved something significant: exposing spies.

So, they couldn’t just get rid of them.

Park Do-joon nodded at Bae Deok-gi’s words.

“In that case, we need to look at the forest, not just the trees.”

“The forest?”

“Strictly speaking, as you said, we can’t ignore the achievements of Kang Do-wook and his team.”

“And?”

“So, let’s target the forest: Jindo Group.”

“What?”

“Just as they can use the media, we can use the media too, Chairman.”

This was Hyunseong Group, after all. Even if the media claimed to be neutral, they couldn’t remain completely neutral when Hyunseong had already caught them doing something wrong.

If they did, Hyunseong could tear them apart for being mindful of Jindo Group, and they’d have no excuse.

“So, we need to negotiate.”

“How so?”

“We need to tell Jindo Group to take their gang back.”

Bae Deok-gi was intrigued by Park Do-joon’s words.

***

Jin Sang-gi, the chairman of Jindo Group, didn’t have a good relationship with Bae Deok-gi.

In fact, they were more like enemies than just having a bad relationship. However, as Korean businessmen, they avoided all-out war.

Otherwise, more than just one or two complicated things would arise.

In the midst of all this, Bae Deok-gi’s request for a meeting was incredibly irritating.

“What is it?”

“That team you planted in our company is quite an eyesore. I’d appreciate it if you took them back.”

“What are you talking about? I don’t understand.”

“Tsk, tsk. Even if Jindo Group is smaller than us, you should still manage it well, shouldn’t you?”

Jin Sang-gi inwardly seethed at Bae Deok-gi’s words. It was true that Jindo Group was below Hyunseong Group in the business rankings, even though they were similar in size.

“Are you picking a fight with me right now?”

“I’m not trying to fight. Rather, I’m trying to avoid one. Did you think I wouldn’t know about your shenanigans in our company?”

“Huh, do you have evidence?”

“Evidence? Do you think I don’t have evidence?”

Chairman Bae Deok-gi smirked and tossed a thick file of documents onto the table.

It contained information compiled by Kang Do-wook about the spies who had betrayed Hyunseong Group from within.

“With such clear evidence, are you trying to mock me right now?”

Jin Sang-gi picked it up and examined it, his face hardening.

‘These damn fools, what the hell have they been doing?’

Kang Do-wook was smart. To gain trust, he provided as much detailed information as possible. Also, knowing that the traitors would deny it, he attached evidence that could definitively tie them to the acts.

In fact, with this data alone, proving that the traitors had committed espionage was not difficult at all.

“Why, didn’t they tell you downstairs [did your subordinates not inform you]?”

They did tell him. After all, opportunities to become the chief of staff were rare. So, Chairman Jin Sang-gi had told them to get that position at any cost.

But he never expected it to come back like this.

“So, you want me to disclose this to the media?”

“Disclose it to the media?”

“Yes. So, let’s just resolve this amicably.”

“Bae Deok-gi, you……!”

“Don’t get so worked up. Everyone knows that you and I don’t get along, right?”

What would happen if this were exposed to the outside world? It would be like throwing mud on Jindo Group’s face. Not just one or two, but over a hundred spies planted.

Industrial espionage is still a heavily criticized act in modern society.

“Of course, throwing mud on Jindo Group’s face by exposing it to the media wouldn’t be difficult.”

Perhaps if Chairman Bae Deok-gi said just one word, Jindo Group’s industrial espionage case would be gleefully splashed across the front page of the morning papers.

“And if I exert a little influence, politicians will move too.”

“……”

In Korea, industrial espionage is severely punished. No matter how much of a politician, they can’t side with Jindo Group in this situation.

The best they could do would be to try to mediate for the reconciliation of the two companies.

“You and I, if we fight each other head-on like that, wouldn’t it only benefit others? Politicians will mediate, but will they do it just with words?”

They couldn’t wage an all-out war, but they couldn’t just let it go either.

“So, let’s keep it clean. Take all the guys you planted in our company. Including these bastards.”

“……”

“If you don’t like it, Jindo Group’s hundreds of industrial espionage charges will be exposed on the evening news tonight.”

Jin Sang-gi knew he had no way to win this fight and gritted his teeth.

***

“Hahaha. You should have seen his face.”

For the first time in a while, a smile appeared on Bae Deok-gi’s face. He had landed a blow on that detestable Jin Sang-gi. And he had succeeded in hitting him very hard.

To protect his wealth, rights, and reputation, Jin Sang-gi eventually promised to withdraw the internal spies.

He was furious. He never thought that the spy network he had cultivated for decades would be so easily caught and so easily collapse.

However, not only the information they had provided but also the names of those who had been kept secret were revealed. Of course, that was the name that came out after Park Do-joon organized the list of people who helped with the investigation of the case.

From Chairman Jin Sang-gi’s point of view, who didn’t know that, he had no choice but to think that all the spy lines inside the company had been exposed.

As a result, there was only one card he could choose.

“Chairman, resignations are pouring in. And this is…….”

Chief Choi handed over a white envelope.

Seeing that, Chairman Bae Deok-gi smiled bitterly.

“Is that Kang Do-wook’s resignation?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Unbelievable. We almost got hit hard.”

What if Kang Do-wook had become the chief of staff?

Perhaps Hyunseong Group would never have been able to beat Jindo Group.

No, the problem wasn’t just winning; the fate of the company would have changed.

“We almost had a big problem.”

Bae Deok-gi unconsciously touched his neck because he felt like his neck was getting chilly.

It wasn’t the first or second time he had experienced a crisis while running Hyunseong Group. But this crisis was so significant that it was truly one of the top.

“How many guys have resigned so far?”

“About three hundred.”

“Three hundred? Huh? Unbelievable.”

Even though it was something that happened throughout the group, still, a whopping three hundred people.

Of course, there may be people who are coincidentally submitting their resignations at this time. But even so, it is rare for three hundred people to resign at the same time.

Isn’t that almost like a retirement season?

“Thanks to you, we lived. That profiling thing, it’s truly amazing. Did you find out about the spies with that too?”

“Yes, well… something like that.”

Since he couldn’t say that he had regressed, Park Do-joon nodded obediently.

“I will repay this favor no matter what. Well, it would be good to look into getting a loan for Haneul Industries. At a super-low interest rate.”

At those words, Park Do-joon smiled.

That meant acquiring another factory to expand the business. It meant that they would be pushing work his way in earnest.

“I appreciate it.”

“Yes, I have to repay the favor. But it’s a shame.”

“What do you mean?”

“Those spy bastards. It’s a shame that they can work at the company just fine……. Wouldn’t Jindo Group take those guys?”

“Would they really?”

Park Do-joon shook his head from side to side.

“There’s no way.”

“There’s no way?”

“They are failures.”

“What do you mean?”

“Hyunseong and Jindo Group are rivals. And they are spies dispatched here.”

“So?”

“Jindo Group can’t publicly acknowledge that they went to work as spies. That means it’s just a simple job change on paper.”

It’s not a place where they have a good relationship, and they are transferring from Hyunseong Group to Jindo Group?

The treatment won’t be good.

In fact, they don’t often accept people transferring from Hyunseong Group to Jindo Group.

Because there is a very high possibility that they are double spies.

“Ah, then……?”

“That will be the same for the spies.”

To shut their mouths, Jindo Group will take them. But they can’t use them in important positions. Even if they wanted to use them like that, the people inside would refuse. The subordinates don’t know the full situation.

“On top of that, there is a possibility of double spies, so they will mostly be moving around in undesirable positions.”

“Oh ho?”

Of course, someone will endure it.

But how long will they last?

That depends on their choices.

“As a result, their future will only be ruin.”

Even if they know the situation.

“Even if we punish them as industrial spies, it won’t really help the company in the long run.”

Even if we punish a dozen or so criminals, there will still be several times as many potential spies left inside.

My Job Is Profiler