My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 602

“But?”

“That’s the problem. There’s no involved party. The prosecution dismissed it due to lack of standing [legal term meaning the party bringing the case doesn’t have a sufficient connection to the harm alleged].”

“Wait… are you saying?”

“Exactly.”

If it’s dismissed for lack of standing, all investigations stop immediately. Naturally, there’s no way to find the money.

“So, people filed for reconsideration regarding that.”

It’s true that the CEO who committed the fraud is dead, but it’s also true that there were other employees or partners involved. So, to anyone, this dismissal for lack of standing seems unreasonable.

“But the court rejected the reconsideration and again dismissed it for lack of standing.”

“Again.”

“Right.”

And no matter how much the victims cried and complained, since the dismissal for lack of standing was issued twice, indictment was impossible.

“What about the other employees?”

“Well, the employees are hopeless. They didn’t even get paid.”

“True.”

A con artist wouldn’t consistently pay their employees.

“What about that partner?”

“Find him. I think I know something.”

Park Do-joon’s eyes gleamed.

The Unicorn case was quite famous in Korea. The amount of damage was 894 billion won [approximately $670 million USD], making it the third-largest case in history, so it couldn’t not be famous.

Park Do-joon also knew about the case but hadn’t connected it to this incident.

“Ugh…”

“What’s wrong?”

“No… just a bit of a headache…”

“Do you want a headache pill?”

“No. I took one.”

‘But it’s not working.’

The headache came as soon as he accurately recognized the Unicorn Group case and started searching his memory. It meant that this case had disappeared from his memory.

‘And the situation is strange.’

When he tries to think about the real culprit in that case, he definitely gets a headache. So, he couldn’t accurately recall the memory. But when he retraces the court’s decision of dismissal for lack of standing, there’s not much of a headache.

‘That means that in the original history, it was decided to dismiss it for lack of standing, and that was confirmed.’

At that point, it’s treated as information rather than a case, so there’s no headache related to it. In other words, there was a secret that no one knew in the original history.

“So, what about the other accomplices?”

“The accomplice fled overseas.”

“Overseas?”

“Yeah, to China.”

“What about the funds? Was anything recovered?”

“Well, somewhat.”

Since it was a big case, some investigation was done.

“But the money that guy took to China is about 30 billion won [approximately $22.5 million USD].”

“So, even after deducting expenses from 894 billion won, 850 billion won [approximately $637.5 million USD] is still missing.”

“Right.”

Jung Kwang-ho, who was listening to the story, began to stiffen.

“So, what happens to that 850 billion won?”

“It literally evaporates. But it doesn’t seem like the family took it. The family ended up on the streets afterward.”

“We don’t know where the money went.”

“No.”

Park Do-joon quietly muttered at that.

“Could it be that even the prosecutor doesn’t know?”

“……”

“There’s definitely a possibility.”

In the process of the investigation, they might have found where the money is. Normally, they would indict and then return the money to the victims. But…….

“What if there’s no record of finding it?”

The money wasn’t found. And there’s no reason to return it.

Because it becomes unclaimed money.

“Is that possible?”

“It’s not impossible. There are cases where lawyers embezzle their clients’ money, right?”

Even lawyers who are supposed to work for their clients do that, let alone judges and prosecutors at the pinnacle of power. All they lack is money.

“Those who have as much power as the president in the legal world, they could become the real president with that money. It’s at least 850 billion won. That’s enough to do everything from the general election to the presidential election.”

Lee Yeon said with an astonished face.

“No, but what does that have to do with the court?”

“Even though it was dismissed for lack of standing, if a request for reconsideration is filed and the court starts investigating again, the situation gets complicated.”

If that happens, they would naturally have to conduct an investigation and reveal the truth. In the process, the possibility of the secret about the location where the money is hidden being leaked increases exponentially, and the moment it leaks, the 850 billion won will be returned to the victims.

“If the court senses that something is wrong with the case and changes the prosecutor in charge, then the possibility of it being revealed becomes even greater.”

If they found it once, wouldn’t they be able to find it twice?

“Crazy?”

“Then there’s one thing that makes sense.”

“What is it?”

“In this case, the prosecutor was not the one in the weaker position, but the judge.”

Apart from the fact that Jo Ah-min clearly caused an accident, investigating behind it was wrong. But the reason why they couldn’t make an issue of it is that Judge Jo Han-seop was in the weaker position.

“Prosecutor Park Tae-woon still has the money.”

“Ah!”

And since he didn’t disclose it, Judge Jo Han-seop, who wanted the money, had no choice but to be dragged around.

“What if the judge goes crazy and reveals it?”

Lee Yeon shook her head at that.

“It’s meaningless.”

“Oppa [Korean term for older brother, used by females], in Korea, only the prosecution has the power to indict. And the prosecution never indicts itself.”

Even if a fellow prosecutor kills someone, the prosecution will try to avoid indicting them at all costs. Even if they disclose it, would the prosecution accept it as it is?

Of course, it will come out as insufficient evidence no matter what. Since they do everything from indictment to investigation, eliminating or ignoring evidence is not difficult.

“On the other hand, the prosecution can retaliate as much as they want.”

“How? The court makes the judgments, right?”

“That’s right. But the prosecution’s power to indict is absolute power. The moment judges are indicted, they will be excluded from their duties regardless of the truth.”

The court cannot entrust a judge who has been indicted in a criminal case with a verdict.

“If they create a false charge and mess them up a couple of times, the personnel evaluation and the judge’s life will be ruined.”

That doesn’t mean that the judges can’t protest. Because if they do, they will start digging into their past.

“But if they are clean, even the prosecutor can’t touch them, right?”

Park Do-joon shook his head at Jung Kwang-ho’s words. Of course, if they are clean, they can hold out a little longer. The problem is whether the judges who are being investigated are clean.

“Judging from Jo Ah-min’s spending habits, that family is quite wealthy. And it’s impossible to live like that on a judge’s salary.”

Of course, they may not be punished even if they are indicted, but the prosecution can continue to harass them in the second and third trials and completely destroy Jo Han-seop through media play.

“At that point, they can kick him out of his position as a judge. And with the power of the prosecutor, burying a lawyer is a piece of cake, Oppa.”

“What?”

Jung Kwang-ho was dumbfounded at that. For him, who had given up on his dream of entering the legal profession early on, he had never imagined such a dirty structure.

“Moreover, it’s 850 billion won. Which judge would refuse that?”

Even if they gave him 1/100th of that, no, even 1/1000th, there would be plenty of judges who would give Jo Han-seop a guilty verdict.

“But knowing that, Jo Ah-min caused an accident?”

Park Do-joon shook his head at that.

“Ah-min probably doesn’t know that. There aren’t many people who would tell secrets to someone who spends so lavishly and makes so many mistakes. Ah-min probably received an order to get married by force.”

In response to that, Jo Ah-min enjoyed a bachelorette party, and then an accident happened.

“From Jo Han-seop’s point of view, he would have been afraid that Park Tae-woon and Park Nam-sang would break off the engagement because of that.”

The solution that came out was to make Nam Ji-sung a rapist.

“Then everything makes sense.”

Why is he retaliating against Nam Ji-sung so harshly? It’s because the more he becomes a bad guy, the more advantageous it is for the Jo Han-seop family.

“Park Tae-woon is watching that?”

“He already has a weakness.”

He doesn’t know how much he promised to give, but since he has a weakness, even if he reduces the amount, Jo Han-seop can’t protest much.

“Rather, changing partners now is troublesome.”

He doesn’t know what kind of partner will come, but they might make a declaration of conscience, or that partner might demand more money.

“In that they can be controlled with weaknesses, the Jo Han-seop family is already a great prey.”

Jung Kwang-ho had nothing to say to Park Do-joon’s analysis. Then he asked in a trembling voice.

“Then what about my subordinate? Is there no way for Ji-sung?”

In this situation, Jo Han-seop will somehow frame Nam Ji-sung for sexual assault.

“Hmm……”

Park Do-joon pondered for a while at that. Then he said.

“It’s actually impossible to detonate it without evidence. You know that, right?”

“I know.”

“But there are cases where it’s advantageous because there’s no evidence.”

“Advantageous cases?”

“Yes, suspicion itself can be a powerful force.”

“How can you raise suspicion? The media won’t accept this.”

“That’s true for normal media. But the story is different for media that people with money and power watch.”

“Is there such a media?”

“There is, Jirashi [private intelligence or gossip papers]……. Hehehe.”

Park Do-joon smiled slyly.

“There is such a media that no one believes but can’t be completely ignored.”

Jirashi.

People call low-quality media or articles Jirashi. But they don’t know that the subscription fee for that Jirashi is over 5 million won [approximately $3,750 USD] per year.

“What the heck is Jirashi?”

In a quiet coffee shop. Lee Yeon said as if she didn’t understand.

“Don’t you read it?”

“I don’t know about my father, but at least I’ve never heard of it.”

“Well, it’s not good to come into contact with it early.”

Park Do-joon shrugged and said.

“Think of it as a newspaper without any brakes or verification.”

“Why do you read that? It’s not verified.”

“Since there’s no verification, there are no brakes.”

Information that the media can never say. Or information that is uncertain and could cause problems is bought and disclosed for money in Jirashi. As a result, 90% of it is fake, rumors, or fake rumors created by Jirashi to fill pages.

“But 10% of the information is real. Information that has not been exposed to the outside.”

From small celebrity dating rumors to big news like a company’s good news, if the unprocessed information is correct, its value is incredibly high.

For example, if rumors of a celebrity’s school violence start circulating in Jirashi, the person who receives it can reduce losses by not using him as an advertising model. That alone is enough to justify the 5 million won subscription fee.

“It’s not the value of 90% of the fakes, but the value of 10% of the real ones.”

“Yeah, in fact, the real value is less than 1%.”

Among the 10% of real information, only 1% is really dangerous.

Profiler by trade