My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 585

A sealed space, and only one reason to enter it: the exam questions.

“So, did you find any evidence of a leak?”

“Fortunately, there’s no trace of that.”

“Fortunately, no trace…”

Park Do-joon glanced around.

“He was found five hours after the estimated time of death?”

“Yes.”

“And no CCTV in the hallway?”

“All CCTV cameras were turned off.”

“Why?”

“Because of the possibility of hacking.”

“Ah.”

Indeed, the CCTV here uses external lines. If someone could hack into it and watch from the outside, they could certainly see the questions being prepared through the CCTV during the meeting.

“Is there no way to block it midway?”

“Blocking it is possible, but since it’s an external company, and the security systems of Korean companies are…”

“Well, I understand.”

The security systems of Korean companies are notoriously weak when it comes to preventing hacking. Even when banks are hacked, they often fail to catch the culprit.

“An internal video storage system would be better, but…”

“That would be impossible in a hotel like this.”

There are two types of CCTV. One is a structure that monitors using lines coming from the outside. The other is a structure that stores videos taken internally on a hard drive inside.

But these days, most use external lines. Because it’s cheaper and more convenient.

If you put a hard disk inside, you have to have staff to manage it and experts to fix it when problems arise.

However, using external lines naturally reduces costs, handles expenses, and frees up space, so external companies are used.

“I understand.”

You can’t just leave lines with external hacking possibilities, and it’s a waste to install separate CCTV internally. All problems related to the College Scholastic Ability Test [CSAT, South Korea’s standardized college entrance exam] are created every season, and of course, the place where they are confined changes every year. It could be a hotel, a dormitory, or a training center.

The important thing is that it must be absolutely secret and access must be completely impossible.

“Hmm…”

If they had known there would be a murder inside, they wouldn’t have turned off the CCTV, but since it had already happened, there was no point in turning it on now.

“Then, were there no surveillance personnel at that time?”

“Unfortunately, no.”

Everyone is sleeping at night.

Preventing contact means preventing contact with the outside, but since they don’t stop people who have become close from talking to each other inside, they don’t monitor the inside at night.

“Hmm.”

Park Do-joon looked around at those words. Then he went to the window and rattled the door.

“It doesn’t open.”

“It’s for emergencies. Ah, of course, that doesn’t mean someone can come and take it away.”

In other words, even dropping it out the window is impossible. And due to the nature of the hotel, there is only one passage through which people coming from outside can access.

“And as you saw when you came, that passage is monitored 24 hours a day. Since we rent the entire place during the question creation period, there are no additional guests.”

“I see.”

“Yes, I think the culprit was aiming for the College Scholastic Ability Test questions.”

The victim’s cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage due to a skull fracture. According to the coroner, he was pushed and his head hit the corner of the desk, resulting in death.

“You seem to think that someone came to get the College Scholastic Ability Test questions and fought…”

Park Do-joon shook his head at the agent’s words.

“You’re wrong.”

“Wrong?”

“If they were criminals, they would have known how to get it out somehow.”

“But how? As I said before, it’s impossible to access this place.”

“Yes, access here is impossible.”

Park Do-joon said that and headed to a corner of the window.

“But this window is quite large.”

“…?”

“Is that evidence of a leak?”

“Leaks aren’t just possible with paper or program files.”

Park Do-joon said as if he had thought of something.

“Please wait a moment.”

“Yes?”

However, Park Do-joon did not answer and went outside, and after a while, he came back with a large tablet and a newspaper.

“Electronic products are prohibited. We confiscated cell phones, when did you…?”

“It was in my bag. This is a Wi-Fi version, so I can’t use it here.”

“Then why did you bring it?”

“Ah, if I receive a novel, I can use it instead of a book. I can’t bring dozens of books, can I?”

“Please wait while I check.”

The National Intelligence Service agent took it just in case and checked it. He returned it only after confirming that the data was not working and that at least 100 books were stored on it.

“But you must obtain separate permission to use it later.”

“Yes, I will.”

Park Do-joon said that and turned to hand what he had brought to Lee Yeon.

“Yeon, hold this for me.”

“Hold the newspaper?”

“Yes.”

“Until when?”

“I’ll be right back.”

Park Do-joon made her hold the newspaper like that and went outside. Then he came back after about 15 minutes.

“Why are you making me hold this? It’s annoying.”

“To show you this.”

Park Do-joon showed the tablet he had just brought out. And the eyes of the National Intelligence Service agent who saw it widened.

“How!”

“How? It’s common sense.”

“C, common sense?”

“Yes.”

He was so surprised that his voice trembled, unlike a National Intelligence Service agent. It was understandable. The newspaper was faintly visible in the tablet Park Do-joon had handed over, but it was still recognizable.

“It’s 9:30 PM now. It’s night. And the murder is estimated to have occurred between 2 and 3 AM. Also at night.”

Park Do-joon said that and looked at the lights on the ceiling.

“If you turn on the lights inside the building, it’s easier to see from the outside.”

Unless special reflective treatment is applied, the inside will be visible from the outside at night.

“But what happens if you take a picture of it with a camera?”

“With a camera?”

“Of course, I don’t have a camera, so I took it with this.”

Park Do-joon said, shaking the tablet.

“Think about it. What if you take a picture with a telephoto lens from a distance?”

“Taking a picture with a telephoto lens from a distance, I didn’t think of that.”

The development of modern technology is amazing. Of course, the performance of telephoto lenses has developed tremendously, to the point where they can capture people’s expressions from kilometers away.

“But look at that window.”

A place a little away from the hotel. There was a low mountain there.

“Judging by the location, it doesn’t look like an abandoned mountain.”

“That’s right. There is also a hiking trail that goes up from the neighborhood.”

“That mountain is high enough to take pictures of here.”

The agent nodded as if he knew that too.

“Then does that mean the College Scholastic Ability Test questions have already been leaked?”

“That’s what we should think.”

Of course, there is a possibility that the culprit was flustered and fled. But even with that possibility alone, you cannot take the exam with the College Scholastic Ability Test questions leaked.

“Oh my god.”

Lee Yeon’s face turned pale. No wonder, the exam is only about a month away. It is very difficult to create new questions within that time. Before that, they have to be printed and distributed.

“I’ll… go and hurry.”

“Yes, but just in case.”

Park Do-joon looked around, took the tape, and taped a newspaper to the window.

“Go out and take a picture.”

“Yes, thank you.”

The National Intelligence Service agent left in a hurry.

“What should we do?”

“Catch the culprit.”

Park Do-joon said with a long sigh.

“Otherwise, everything will really fall apart.”

The next day, the question creators had no choice but to be furious.

“A leak? No, damn it? A leak?”

“No, they’re keeping us locked up for two months, what? A leak?”

“I’m sorry. The situation is…”

“Situation or whatever! I can’t do it! I won’t do it!”

There is a reason why the question creators are so furious. Creating questions is never easy. You have to adjust the difficulty and there should be no errors. No, that’s easy.

The really difficult thing is that it should not be the same or similar to any existing problem in any problem book.

“Hey, Chairman. I wouldn’t say anything if it wasn’t for this, but I don’t understand this situation. So, you’re saying we have to create all the questions in fifteen days?”

“Well, considering the printing and exam preparation… within that time…”

“Do you think that makes sense?”

Of course, it won’t take as long as two months like last time. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy.

“Are you sure it was leaked? No, I’m sorry that a murder happened.”

“That’s…”

In the end, the chairman opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind.

“We did an experiment.”

“Experiment?”

“Someone who came to help us with the investigation told us about the possibility…”

The chairman began to distribute the printed paper as if he had no choice.

“What is this? Isn’t it a newspaper?”

“It looks like a newspaper?”

“Yes. It’s a newspaper. It’s a newspaper taken with a telephoto lens from the hiking trail over there yesterday.”

“What?”

“Wait, this… is the conference room?”

Everyone was embarrassed and opened their mouths wide. The condition of the photo was not very even, but it was still enough to recognize the letters.

“This is a bit blurry because it was taken with a lens that we urgently obtained, but according to experts, if you take a picture with a more expensive lens, you can take it to the level where you can clearly recognize the letters.”

“They take pictures like this?”

“No, wait! Then are you telling us to live with the curtains closed 24 hours a day now?”

“Do you think we are children of darkness!”

People who are dumbfounded.

But there was no way to do it now. You can’t just use the questions in a situation where a leak is suspected.

“I’m going crazy.”

“I’m going crazy.”

People who are furious.

“Please hurry up now.”

In the end, everyone had no choice but to curse and return to submit the questions, and Park Do-joon, who was left behind, sighed deeply.

“Oppa [term of endearment used by a younger woman to an older brother or male friend], how is it? Who is suspicious?”

“No, you’re a lawyer. Aren’t you supposed to protect me?”

“No, I need to know who it is to prepare for the defense. And strictly speaking, the reason I came is not to defend, but to block any legal problems.”

“Hmm…”

Park Do-joon scratched his head at those words. In fact, that’s true.

It’s a defense in case of emergency, but in a situation where he doesn’t even know whether he will ask for a defense in case of emergency, he can’t unconditionally defend him.

“And you know that the police have to give the defense lawyer the investigation records, right?”

“I know.”

You can’t not give it. You need that to be able to defend. Park Do-joon scratched his head at those words.

My Heavenly Job is a profiler