My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 605

“Loyalty!”

The major leading the military police saluted and then gestured to the MPs. Disregarding rank and everything else, the MPs began to forcibly drag them away.

“General! No, General!”

“Please spare me just once, General!”

After they were dragged out, screaming at the top of their lungs, the three-star general looked at Jung Su-gwan, who awkwardly opened the window to ventilate the room, needing to get rid of the urine smell they had left behind.

“I think this is enough, right?”

“I will do my best.”

“I’m counting on you.”

Jung Su-gwan shook hands, his head aching.

“It’s been a while, Father.”

“Yes, it has. Thank you for the gift.”

Park Do-joon smiled at those words, knowing full well what that gift was.

“However, this gift is too big. We can’t digest it.”

“So, you’re still going to frame them for rape?”

“No, it’s not that. Rather, the situation has become strangely complicated.”

“Complicated how?”

“Regarding Unicorn, some of the victims are generals. In fact, it’s not just generals. There are ministers, judges, and prosecutors too. And not just one or two. They’ve all started looking to us to recover their losses.”

“I expected it to some extent. It’s virtually impossible to inflict that much damage by just targeting ordinary citizens.”

“Right. They all believe we’ll find the money for them, and that’s the problem.”

As they began to rage and lash out, a mere judge who was only a major and a prosecutor who was only a captain couldn’t possibly manipulate the case.

After they were arrested, as soon as a proper court was assigned, the trial was quickly being reinvestigated.

“Then there shouldn’t be a problem. With this much evidence, a normal judge wouldn’t convict them.”

“I suppose so.”

There was plenty of evidence that Jo Ah-min had a bachelorette party and that she had seduced Nam Ji-sung.

“But what’s the problem?”

“It seems they don’t know where Unicorn’s funds are.”

“Pardon?”

Park Do-joon frowned.

“What do you mean? After spoon-feeding them this much, they should be able to find it on their own.”

How many powerful people are among these victims? They should be able to search every account in the country and still have resources left.

“That’s why I’m so frustrated.”

The money must be somewhere. Whether it’s in someone else’s name or overseas, it’s definitely there. But no matter how much they search, they can’t find it.

“What about Park Tae-woon and Jo Han-seop?”

“They’re adamantly denying knowing anything.”

“Since people have already thoroughly searched their related accounts, they must be clean.”

“Yes, that’s the problem.”

Because it started with a rumor, the information is uncertain, and the possibility of it being wrong is greater than it being right. So, suspicion is growing.

“Thanks to the rumor, the military court issue was easily resolved, but finding the money is another matter.”

Police, prosecutors, and even members of the National Assembly have all been searching high and low, but they can’t find any trace of the money.

“If it’s overseas, there’s no way to find it.”

Park Do-joon shook his head.

“It’s in the country.”

“How do you know? You haven’t even seen all the case files.”

“I don’t know the details of the case, but isn’t it related to high-ranking officials? If there were even a trace of it being taken overseas, we couldn’t miss it.”

If it’s hidden in an overseas account, they would have to request international cooperation. But there’s no such data. And even if Park Tae-woon is the head of the Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office, he can’t handle it without leaving a trace.

“Is this the realm of authority [referring to using one’s position for personal gain]?”

“Yes.”

“But the problem is that we can’t find where it is.”

Park Do-joon scratched his head. Everyone must be digging in the wrong place.

“I’ll take a look.”

“Is that possible?”

“I have to make it possible.”

If they can’t digest the gift he gave them and get indigestion, he’ll only feel sorry.

“Well, it won’t take long.”

“Woo-woo!”

Jung Yi-yeon appeared with a half-dead face.

“Why do you look like that?”

“The bomb Oppa [term for older brother or close male friend] threw was too big. I feel like the whole country is watching our company right now.”

“It’s understandable. Where’s your brother?”

“He went to the second trial today. He’ll probably be acquitted without difficulty.”

Park Do-joon nodded. From the beginning, the indictment felt like a cover-up, framing him for a crime.

That’s why the possibility of an acquittal is 99% now that the judges and prosecutors have been removed.

Considering the generals above who are uncomfortable, it’s 100% certain he’ll be acquitted.

“But there’s no data related to Unicorn…”

“I know. You received that data, right?”

“They must be desperate.”

“It’s 850 billion won [approximately $650 million USD].”

The prosecution’s investigation records are prohibited from being taken out, but the victims are not in a situation to care about that. Moreover, among the victims were judges, prosecutors, generals, and even fellow prosecutors.

So, taking out that data was a piece of cake.

“But you still couldn’t find it?”

“Yeah, it seems they’ve destroyed all the crucial evidence.”

“They probably did.”

From Park Tae-woon’s perspective, he has to keep all the money for himself. If someone follows his trail later and finds a trace, it’ll be troublesome.

So, what’s the best way? Destroy all the related data itself.

In fact, the data has completely disappeared based on a certain date.

“What are Park Tae-woon and Jo Han-seop saying?”

“They’re screaming that they don’t know anything, what else.”

“Well, it started with a rumor.”

You can’t punish or discipline someone based on something that started with a rumor.

“This is a really serious situation. You know, I was there at the scene.”

That’s how it got connected to Moonlight Law Firm. But if Moonlight Law Firm can’t find that money, people’s anger might turn towards Moonlight.

“Humans are so foolish.”

“Suddenly?”

“Most people can’t get angry at the target they should be angry at. Especially in Korea, it’s even worse.”

There’s clearly a target to be angry at, but they’re afraid of that target.

For example, let’s say there’s a corrupt politician belonging to a specific party. Will people be angry at him? Funnily enough, they don’t.

They don’t actively try to recall him, and they don’t report his corruption to stop it.

Instead, they curse the people who voted for him, and even the residents of that area.

That’s how factions are divided, and solidarity strengthens in that area… In that area, that politician holds power and wields it, serving as a member of the National Assembly for generations.

“It’s the same now.”

It’s true that the money has disappeared. And it’s also true that the investigation data disappeared in the process. Then the target of anger should be the prosecutor, not Moonlight. But if they can’t find the money, they’ll vent their anger on Moonlight, not the prosecutor.

“Humans are irrational.”

“Oppa, you can say that so leisurely, but we’re sweating bullets right now.”

“I know, I know. Wait a moment.”

Park Do-joon clicked his tongue.

“First of all, you… no, everyone must be digging in the wrong place.”

“The wrong place?”

“Yeah. Think about it. If Park Tae-woon found that money, where would he put it?”

“He’d bring it.”

“Right. That’s where you’re wrong.”

Park Do-joon clicked his tongue.

“Don’t underestimate the patience of criminals.”

“What? This has something to do with patience?”

“Yeah, of course, most criminals don’t have patience. But some crimes require patience.”

For example, in the case of a Ponzi scheme, the longer the operation period, the more exponentially the profits tend to increase. So, while other criminals make mistakes due to haste or cash out early with thousands to hundreds of millions, those who run Ponzi schemes do it for a short period of 2 years and a long period of 5 years.

“How long did it take for this incident to happen?”

“6 years. It certainly took a long time.”

“Right. And the position of chief prosecutor isn’t something you can just get with a badge, is it?”

It’s strange if a high-ranking official doesn’t have patience.

“A high-ranking official has patience?”

“To be exact, there’s no reason for them to use it once they have the power. Rather, they can’t get there without patience.”

People think that high-ranking officials or powerful people are hot-tempered and have terrible personalities.

“But that’s the wrong order of judgment.”

They don’t need to be patient once they have power, so they don’t exercise patience, but it’s not that they’re people without patience.

Rather, they were able to get to that position because their patience is stronger than anyone else’s.

“And there’s no way such a guy would stupidly bring the money close just because he found it. Because if an investigation proceeds, he’ll be identified.”

“Investigation?”

“Yeah, it’s the prosecution. Don’t you know that? There’s no way he wouldn’t know that there are powerful people among the victims from the beginning.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

“So, he’ll try to erase his connection with it by keeping it in an area unrelated to him for at least the amount of time it takes for them not to directly look into the investigation records.”

This isn’t an incident that will end easily. Powerful people are also desperate to find the money. The possibility of someone looking into the investigation records can’t be ignored either.

“He doesn’t bring it close for his own safety?”

“Yeah. But right now, Moonlight and others are all digging into Park Tae-woon, so of course it won’t come out.”

“Ah!”

“And Park Tae-woon is a public official. All his information is exposed.”

Realistically, it’s quite difficult for Park Tae-woon to find a stable and inconspicuous place to hide the money. Of course, it might be possible for tens of billions. But can he hide as much as 850 billion won without a trace?

“Rather, it’s better to only know the method of access and hide the money itself.”

“But where is there such a thing?”

“It’s easier than you think.”

“What?”

Park Do-joon scratched his head.

“I think you’re forgetting, but Unicorn Group, well, it’s ridiculous to even call it a group. Anyway, it was a virtual currency company.”

“Ah!”

Virtual currency doesn’t take up space. And it’s money that’s traded worldwide.

“If it’s virtual currency, it can be stored sufficiently. It’ll be just three or four external hard drives at most.”

“If Park Tae-woon has it?”

There’s no way to find it unless you break into his house. And there’s no way a warrant will be issued in the current situation.

“I don’t think so.”

“You don’t think so?”

“I told you. Criminals, no, these types of criminals don’t try to keep evidence of their crimes close.”

Because if they get caught at home, they really can’t deny it.

“Moreover, Park Tae-woon virtually directed this incident.”

“So?”

“Then there’s no way he wouldn’t know who the victims are.”

It’s highly likely that he’s considering the possibility that they’ll attack him to find the money.”