My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 616

“You think we can’t catch them?”

“We can’t. But we can use this to provoke the other side.”

“Which side?”

“The side that’s getting hit by lightning right now. Heh heh heh.”

Yoon Tae-min came to find Park Do-joon.

“I’ve been waiting for you.”

Park Do-joon smirked at Yoon Tae-min’s arrival, making Yoon Tae-min’s expression stiff.

“For me?”

“Aren’t you in a difficult situation with China? What’s China saying? Or rather, are they claiming ignorance about the whole thing?”

“How did you know that?”

Yoon Tae-min’s eyes widened. He came seeking answers, but he hadn’t even mentioned China yet.

“Did you get information from somewhere?”

“No, shall we go somewhere more private to talk?”

“Let’s do that.”

“Ji-soo, you come with us too.”

“Me too?”

“You’re part of the team, so we move together.”

At Park Do-joon’s words, Lee Ji-soo followed with a bewildered expression. Soon, they found a secluded spot where they could talk without being overheard.

“China claims they know nothing about the China Unification Front.”

“They probably really don’t.”

Could China, with its extreme control and management of its own people, truly be unaware of an anti-government organization? That seemed impossible.

Of course, it’s debatable whether the China Unification Front is truly an anti-government organization. Outwardly, they appear to align with the Chinese government’s direction.

‘But the concept of an anti-government organization is a bit different in China.’

In China, the term doesn’t only refer to groups that deny or try to overthrow the government.

Any group that doesn’t follow the Communist Party’s directives is considered anti-government. In that sense, the China Unification Front is openly defying the government.

“It’s a serious situation if the Chinese government is unaware of an anti-government organization with the power to commit terrorism.”

It’s not something to ignore just because their current goals align. If their opinions diverge from the Chinese Communist Party at any point, the Party itself could become the target of their bombings.

“So you knew that’s why I was coming?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm……”

Yoon Tae-min’s face grew uncomfortable at his words.

“The Chinese government will want to clear up this misunderstanding at all costs.”

“What misunderstanding? It’s hardly a secret that China is eyeing Korea, is it?”

“That’s true. But regardless, there’s no reason for them to use a terrorist group. China has no need for such methods in the first place.”

“No reason to use such methods?”

“What the Chinese government wants is a divided Korea.”

The Chinese government targets each country with different strategies. The United States and Europe are being undermined internally through a massive influx of drugs, while Korea is being targeted with drugs and the sowing of discord among its people.

“Hatred between men and women. Hatred between generations. And hatred between regions.”

In fact, countless cases have been traced back to IP addresses in China when people reported online insults and accusations of being ‘reds’ [a derogatory term for communists].

“That’s what they’re aiming for.”

China’s strategy is to instigate conflict by having one side call the other ‘red’ and the other side call them ‘J 쪽바리ap [J 쪽바리ap is a derogatory term for Japanese people],’ and then watch them fight.

“Of course, it’s also true that they are openly suppressing and antagonizing Korea. But trying to subjugate this side and trying to invade this side are quite different. First of all, Korea isn’t China’s top priority.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“What China needs to take first isn’t Korea, but Taiwan.”

China wants to expand into the Pacific and exert its influence globally. However, one potential route is blocked by Korea and Japan, and the other by Taiwan.

“Looking at their priorities, Taiwan is higher on the list.”

Taiwan has the historical connection of once being part of the same country, and its military strength makes it a worthwhile target. Crucially, Taiwan offers immediate access to the Pacific, whereas conquering the Korean Peninsula would require swallowing North Korea, South Korea, and Japan, resulting in greater losses.

Furthermore, while Korea and Japan might not be able to defeat China outright, they possess the firepower to cripple it significantly.

“So Korea is quite low on their list for conquest by force.”

“Hmm……”

“And the Communist bloc’s unique strategy is the two-faced strategy.”

“The two-faced strategy?”

“It’s about smiling and extending a hand in front, while preparing to stab you in the back.”

The Chinese Communist Party used this strategy to take over China. They would join forces with the Kuomintang army to fight Japan, and then, while the Japanese and Kuomintang armies were engaged and the Kuomintang army was weakened, they would attack the Kuomintang from behind and break them.

“That’s right. The Chinese government has no plans to officially antagonize Korea.”

“But what about things like claiming kimchi as their food or taekwondo as their own?”

“That’s due to two problems.”

They destroyed their own cultural heritage, leaving them with a cultural inferiority complex that drives them to steal from others. The other reason is as a stepping stone to absorbing Korea in the distant future.

“Want to absorb Korea? That’s true. But want to absorb it now? That’s not it.”

Absorbing Korea now would be more harmful than beneficial. Currently, China wants to subjugate Korea and keep it under its control, but it doesn’t actually want to absorb it.

“But what about public opinion?”

“Public opinion is like this: Frankly, if you told the public to conquer China and reclaim Liaodong and Manchuria, you’d get a 70% approval rating online. But do you think that person could become a member of the National Assembly?”

“Ah…… I guess not.”

People can talk freely online and gain popularity through it.

“But the more ridiculous [병신짓 – byeongsinjit] you are, the more popular you become online.”

However, when it comes to reality, people are forced to be serious.

Why? First of all, to conquer Liaodong and Manchuria, we have to solve the North Korean problem.

Even if the North Korean problem is solved, military power is needed to conquer the region, and to replenish military power, conscription would begin indiscriminately.

And if a war breaks out, China would fire missiles like crazy at Korea, and even if Korea somehow occupied Liaodong and Manchuria, China would choose to wipe out the entire Korean Peninsula with nuclear weapons rather than recognize it.

“You can talk about it because it will never happen.”

The same goes for the guys who are trying to conquer Korea now. They know they can never do it, so they are just expressing their anger.

Of course, even if the Korean government knows that, it is helpless because it has no countermeasures.

“The Chinese side is also troubled by this situation.”

Regardless of each country’s future or how they get along, in modern times, they cooperate and trade with each other for their own benefit.

Korea has no choice but to do so even more. Even the United States is preparing for war with China on one hand, but increasing trade volume on the other.

Are they stupid? No. Rather, it’s because they’re smart. Sharing profits makes it harder to betray each other, so safety is guaranteed.

However, what the United States is wary of about China is primarily because China is a one-party dictatorship. Dictators are viewed with suspicion because they can sever ties at any time regardless of profit, making profit an unreliable control mechanism.

“So what does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs say?”

“It’s ambiguous. We can’t antagonize them, and we can’t call them allies.”

If we antagonize them, it will play into the terrorists’ hands, and if we call them allies, the people will see it as kowtowing to China.

“The government is taking this situation seriously.”

“And you have a sense of who’s behind this, right?”

“I can’t deny it.”

It’s hard to believe that the National Intelligence Service or other agencies don’t know what Park Do-joon knows.

“But the fact that you came to me means you can’t find a way.”

“That’s right.”

In order to define the victim as the perpetrator and attack, there must be strong evidence. Moreover, Hong Woo-jong is known to the public as a relatively diligent member of the National Assembly.

To punish him as a criminal, suspicion alone is not enough.

“From our point of view, we want to resolve at least the China and China Unification Front issues, regardless of the Hong Woo-jong issue.”

Regardless of how unpleasant Hong Woo-jong is, relations between China and Korea will inevitably collapse if the current issues are not resolved.

“That’s not difficult.”

“Not difficult?”

“You’re making one mistake right now.”

“What is it?”

“You’re working under the assumption that there are no China Unification Front members.”

“But they don’t exist?”

“No, this is a matter of perception.”

“A matter of perception?”

“Officially, there are no violent organizations of national scale in Korea.”

But realistically, there are many. Park Do-joon knows more than five.

“There’s an expression in advertising: It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. This is more important than you think.”

“What do you mean?”

“You can’t deny what already exists.”

Even if it doesn’t really exist, even if experts know it, it’s not easy to convince people and deny its existence.

“Forgiveness is easy because it also includes the feeling of giving up – that what has already happened can’t be helped.”

“I don’t understand.”

Park Do-joon scratched his head. It seemed difficult to explain, no matter how he thought about it, so he just said it directly.

“People have already recognized the existence of the China Unification Front because of the terror.”

“That’s right.”

“But now the government wants to convince the people that ‘such things do not exist.’”

“That’s right.”

“There’s no reason to do that.”

They believe it exists. So the words that they can live with peace of mind don’t work. It’s not like they’ve been fooled by such tricks once or twice.

If anything, the record of the Korean president running away after saying, ‘Everyone, Seoul is safe. Please engage in your business,’ has become a meme and is spreading among people.

“Why do you think I talked about gangsters?”

“Honestly, I don’t know.”

“National-level gangsters exist. They still wield strong power. But the general public doesn’t know. Why is that?”

“I don’t know?”

“They’re being controlled.”

Violent organizations of national scale exist, and you can’t deny that. But at the same time, they are being controlled by the police and prosecutors.

“Whether it’s taking control of liquor suppliers who were giving and receiving bribes, or supplying towels to motels, they tried to legalize [양성화 – yangseonghwa] them anyway, and they actually became legalized [양성화 – yangseonghwa].”