My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 620

“Besides, construction sites don’t usually have CCTV in the parking lots.”

In the first place, the construction sites that the chairman attends are mostly groundbreaking ceremonies to announce the start of construction. And the parking lots used for groundbreaking ceremonies are mostly temporary. There’s no other way around it. The construction site isn’t just 100 or 200 square feet; you can’t expect the chairman to walk hundreds of meters.

“Of course, it’s just a suspicion.”

But it’s a highly probable suspicion.

“Still, the suspicion of being from Southeast Asia is definitely ambiguous.”

Lee Ji-soo’s face still shows uncertainty.

Of course, Park Do-joon wasn’t just suspecting based on that situation.

‘If my memory is correct, one of them will blow up later.’

Vincent, the bomb-making murderer, was a Filipino bomb-maker who served in the U.S. military and worked as a bomb disposal expert in Iraq and Afghanistan.

‘It turns out he was paid to commit murder.’

At first, there were no traces, but later the crime was revealed. Vincent eventually blew himself up with the bombs he had while confronting the police at his home, along with about ten police officers who were storming in. He also killed four employees and his family who worked at his house. The incident resulted in over 20 deaths.

‘The Philippine police were turned upside down back then.’

Of course, the Philippines is a place where bomb terror occurs frequently, but Vincent wasn’t just paid to kill one or two people with bomb terror. Moreover, the main targets were often people with strong political or economic power, which created a difficult situation for the Philippines.

‘I didn’t remember it at first, but…’

Like all bomb makers, they leave their own characteristics. And that characteristic was revealed as it was.

‘I’m just glad I remembered the situation.’

It wasn’t a case he was in charge of, and it was an overseas case, so he had no reason to go. However, because it was such a big case at the time, some data was released, and later he was able to see the analyzed data at a conference.

So he couldn’t help but remember the case well.

“Hmm, Mr. Yoon Tae-min, do you have any influence in the Philippines? At least we need to be able to track down the culprit, right?”

“Realistically, it’s difficult. The Philippines is a proud country.”

So, realistically, it is impossible to request help from them to make an arrest.

“We don’t even know who it is yet, do we? We need to find that out.”

“Of course. So, I’m going to find that person.”

“How? Hong Woo-jong won’t tell us.”

“He’s probably having fun spending money right now. We should target that.”

“Pardon?”

“He’s doing dangerous work. He wouldn’t think about saving that money and living well.”

People who have dangerous jobs and don’t know when they will die tend to have very little regard for the future. Especially if they are being pursued by law enforcement, they have no concept of saving. Because the moment they are caught, everything is over.

“There must be more than one or two people spending money in the Philippines?”

“That’s probably true. But there’s one thing those guys enjoy.”

“What is it?”

“Gambling.”

Park Do-joon said confidently.

“We can raid the casinos. Hehehe.”

# Thrill

Park Do-joon, who arrived in the Philippines, looked around. Lee Ji-soo wiped her sweat and said,

“It’s my first time coming abroad. I feel down; I didn’t want to come for work.”

“You should come back later when you have the chance.”

Park Do-joon said while looking around.

“I was expecting it, but the Philippine government refused to help.”

“Yes. I requested help, but…”

Yoon Tae-min also wiped the sweat flowing down his face and said.

“They said they can’t investigate with uncertain information.”

“Just because of that? I think there’s another reason?”

“You’re sharp as always. Actually, the terror itself is one thing, but there was a part that bothered them in the profiling that Detective Park Do-joon mentioned.”

“You mean the part about being a U.S. citizen?”

“Yes.”

They can ignore Korea, but they can’t ignore the United States. And the United States is not a country that will stand still if you touch its citizens or residents without evidence.

“The Philippines, which is heavily influenced by the United States, must be uncomfortable.”

“Yes.”

So, even if they know the situation roughly, they can’t easily touch it.

“Well, it’s not like I didn’t expect it.”

Park Do-joon smiled bitterly and pulled his carrier out.

“Let’s just do it ourselves for now.”

“But we don’t even know where we are or who we are looking for?”

“Let’s drop off our luggage and go to the casino.”

“Casino?”

“Let’s talk on the way.”

Park Do-joon went outside, panting in the heat. Then, a man was waiting in front of the gate holding a sketchbook with the words “Yoon Tae-min” written on it.

“Mr. Yoon Tae-min?”

“Ah, here I am.”

“I’m from the embassy. I’ve been waiting. Let’s go.”

Park Do-joon nodded and followed him. As they went, a cooled van was waiting at the entrance.

“Get in.”

“Thank you.”

Park Do-joon got into the car and took a breath.

“Ugh, it’s really hard to endure the hot weather.”

“That’s right. It’s not easy weather. Especially in this humidity, hahaha.”

“That’s right. It won’t be easy even for a National Intelligence Service agent.”

The man who was getting into the passenger seat flinched for a moment at those words. Then he quietly got in. Then the car slowly started.

“How did you know?”

“What? That you’re from the National Intelligence Service [South Korean intelligence agency]?”

“Yes.”

“Well, it’s no secret that the embassy has black ops National Intelligence Service agents.”

“That’s not the problem, is it?”

Black ops agents shouldn’t have their identities revealed. But Park Do-joon, whom he was meeting for the first time, guessed that he was a National Intelligence Service agent. Of course, it’s true that there’s a high possibility that a National Intelligence Service agent would come to pick him up, but that’s not certain.

If there are any characteristics that make it obvious that he is a National Intelligence Service agent, he should fix them.

“Hmm… you still don’t know?”

“I don’t know?”

At those words, Park Do-joon scratched his head and said.

“First of all, you’re in great shape.”

“You knew just because of that?”

“That’s the first thing.”

Park Do-joon said while looking at the scenery of the Philippines passing by outside the window, then opened his mouth again.

“Your hands have a lot of calluses.”

“My hands?”

“People affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are usually in internal affairs. There’s no reason for them to have calluses on their hands.”

“But there are military attachés, aren’t there?”

“Of course. But the problem is that there isn’t one in this case.”

“There isn’t one?”

“Military attachés are basically soldiers.”

“So?”

“They have short hair.”

“Ah……”

Soldiers have short hair. And if they are serving as military attachés, they try to maintain that hair. First of all, they are still working as soldiers in terms of status, and due to the nature of military attachés, they have a lot of contact with other military attachés in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so they can’t just maintain long hair and wander around like a bum.

“But a muscular character with long hair… is not common among diplomats.”

Park Do-joon said with a smile.

“Appearance is also a very important area in diplomacy. So, they don’t pick people who are ugly and overweight.”

So, people who take the Foreign Service Exam and are selected are surprisingly slim. Overweight and burdensome body types are filtered out at the interview stage.

“But the difficulty of the Foreign Service Exam is not at the level where you can pass while maintaining such a good physique.”

It’s not called the three major exams [referring to the three most difficult civil service exams in South Korea] for nothing.

“The problem was my hair?”

The man stroked his hair as if he didn’t know at all. He certainly has long hair because he is here as a diplomat.

“Think about it. Is there a diplomat with long hair and a good physique like you, agent?”

At those words, the agent pondered for a long time and shook his head.

“There isn’t.”

It is true that some military attachés are in good shape, but they certainly adhere to short hair because they are military attachés, that is, soldiers doing diplomatic work.

“I’ll have to shave my head as soon as I get there. I can’t ruin my body.”

“That would be much better.”

The man nodded at Park Do-joon’s words and then asked directly this time.

“I’ve heard the news. But where are you going to find the culprit?”

“We have to go to the casino. Ah, you didn’t hear me earlier, did you?”

“Are you saying he’s a gambling addict?”

“There’s a high possibility.”

“What does dealing with bombs have to do with gambling?”

“The release of adrenaline due to tension.”

“Adrenaline?”

“Yes, people who handle bombs have a lot of adrenaline released.”

Moreover, if it’s a team that installs bombs, not a team that disposes of them, it’s even more so. Because if they make a mistake, they die.

“Rather, bomb disposal squads have become much safer than in the past.”

In the era where robots are sent to defuse bombs when they are found, rather than people going in, it is rare for people to protect themselves with their whole bodies as shields.

And in the first place, no matter how much you surround yourself with that shield, you can’t survive if it’s a real bomb. Realistically, people can’t survive if a bomb explodes. No matter how thickly you protect your body, the goggles themselves, which you have to look at the target, are very thin.

So, the purpose of bomb protection gear was often a self-deprecating joke to leave even a corpse behind.

“On the other hand, bomb installation doesn’t even have that.”

Of course, it’s less dangerous than disposal, but less dangerous doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous.

“So, they are under extreme stress, and huge amounts of adrenaline are released to relieve it.”

“Hmm……”

“What do you think is the problem in that case?”

“I don’t know?”

“Ji-soo, you know, right?”

“I know. In the end, adrenaline is also an addictive substance.”

Adrenaline is released to relieve extreme stress, and adrenaline is the most powerful addictive substance and the most powerful drug that the body produces on its own.

For example, there are many stories of soldiers fighting on the battlefield who were shot but didn’t even know it. The reason that’s possible is because of adrenaline.

It suppresses pain and blocks all sensation. And it creates the power to protect oneself by maintaining excitement.

And when the tension is released, the adrenaline level decreases, and pain is felt when receiving treatment. Otherwise, they would really die.

“But adrenaline is released not only for physical pain but also for mental pain.”

The moment the bomb explodes, they die. They have to maintain maximum concentration. It’s not something they can handle as easily as eating a meal.

“Those addiction symptoms become serious in everyday life.”

“Why is that?”

“Because it’s not fun.”

“Fun?”

“Yes. That’s the problem with addiction.”

People think that soldiers who have been active in dangerous places will find stability and live a peaceful life when they return to safe places. But the reality is often different. They crave the intensity and excitement they experienced, and ordinary life feels dull in comparison.