My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 622

Yoon Tae-min tilted his head, seemingly not understanding. In his mind, it was the normal thing to do. Park Do-joon nodded. “Of course, but time is the issue.”

“Time?”

“When you study and your grades improve, your reward system is stimulated through a sense of accomplishment. Yet, students prefer games over studying. Why is that?”

“I wonder?”

“The speed of reward is different.”

“Ah~!”

“Business is the same.”

When starting a business, you respond to the other party’s actions, make plans, and prepare a lot, but it takes years to receive the reward. And the larger the scale, the longer it takes.

“Quick rewards in a short time.”

“In simple terms, gambling is like a game.”

“That’s right.”

Park Do-joon said this as he slowly walked inside.

“And realistically, the culprit will want to experience more intense stress.”

Park Do-joon shook his head from side to side.

“In that sense, it wouldn’t be a slot machine.”

A slot machine is a game where you insert money, operate the machine, and match the numbers. It is highly addictive as a form of gambling, and the payout can be enormous, but the stress is relatively low because there is a limit to the amount of money that can be投入 [tōnyū – invested/inserted].

The slot machine’s revenue model is based on extracting money from many people using low probabilities. So the overall revenue isn’t bad.

“That’s why the feeling of being driven by numbers is strong. In fact, slot machines probably generate the best revenue per unit area.”

In fact, the most common thing in casinos is slot machines.

“But the stress level for each individual is low.”

Because the probability itself is so low, realistically, if the stress itself is high, people won’t try to do it.

“In that sense, the most likely options are card games or roulette.”

The odds in roulette vary depending on what you do. You can choose red or black to receive low stress, but the payout is low. Conversely, you can choose a number to significantly increase the payout, but you increase the stress instead.

“But the roulette side.”

Park Do-joon looked towards the roulette table. Two people who appeared to be Southeast Asian.

“It’s not them.”

“It’s not?”

“Yes, I told you? The culprit received special warfare training in the U.S. military and is currently active. So, in the current situation, that kind of physique is impossible.”

“I see.”

One is quite overweight for someone of Southeast Asian descent. Even if they received special warfare training, they don’t seem capable of executing it now.

“The other one has a blonde Caucasian woman next to him.”

“Is that bad?”

“No, it’s not inherently bad. However, Southeast Asian men are not typically the preferred type for blonde Caucasian women, especially not such a beautiful woman.”

“Hmm.”

“It’s simple. It’s a trophy.”

“A trophy?”

“Yes.”

‘I succeeded. So I live as a winner with a beautiful woman by my side.’ A so-called trophy wife or trophy partner.

Boasting that they can enjoy life by obtaining a beauty that failures cannot obtain.

“The culprit has no reason to reveal himself and boast. Rather, a woman is a burden to him.”

‘If my memory is correct, it will be even more so.’

The culprit who died in the explosion with the Philippine police… If he had even minimal affection for his family, he would have evacuated them, not to mention the police.

But the culprit blew up his family on the spot. He had no affection for his family and didn’t care about them.

‘A trophy wife or trophy partner is a burden to that type.’

So it’s not those two.

“The culprit won’t play difficult games.”

“Really?”

“Yes, complex choices are not his specialty. Think about it. The bomb either explodes and you die, or it doesn’t explode and you live. It’s very simple. In that sense, he’ll play popular games.”

You have to read the other person’s psychology, judge what cards the other person has, and think about the cards that may come next.

“If you’re looking for similar stress, poker is more likely. A very simple and intuitive game. Most people know the rules of poker.”

Park Do-joon looked around the inside of the casino for a while. Then he smiled.

“Bingo.”

“It’s a poker table, Senior.”

“Yes, it’s a very intuitive game.”

The game of poker is simple, and it is the most popular. But it is a game with a high level of stress because of the fierce mental battle with many people. High stress means that adrenaline secretion increases.

‘In other words, the culprit is likely to prefer it.’

And as Park Do-joon expected, one Southeast Asian man was focusing on poker there.

“There’s a person of Southeast Asian descent.”

“A lean physique, a nervous appearance, and solid muscles. He looks similar to the person we expected.”

“Yes.”

“And his clothes are different from the others.”

Most of the other people are wearing comfortable clothes, of course, because they are tourists. But he is closer to casual wear than that.

“That means he’s a local.”

Park Do-joon watched and slowly approached. A game was in full swing at the poker table.

“Fold.”

“Ugh.”

Four people are engrossed in the game, watching each other’s moves. Their eyes are full of intensity. Park Do-joon smiled wryly. A game where someone wins and someone loses, just like a bomb.

“Is that the right person?”

“I don’t know.”

In fact, he remembers the information about the case, but he doesn’t know the exact appearance. He encountered the case as data at a conference.

Unfortunately, there were no photos when he presented it at the time.

“But there’s a way to find out.”

Park Do-joon approached the table and slammed the money down.

“Is it possible to exchange money here?”

“Yes.”

“Then please.”

“Gasp! Senior!”

“Do-joon?”

What Park Do-joon took out was none other than a 100 million won check. So they couldn’t help but be shocked. [Approximately $75,000 USD]

‘Well, it’s not at a level where I can’t use it.’

Park Do-joon doesn’t flaunt money, but it’s not like he can’t use it. Of course, 100 million is not 부담이 안 되는 건 아니다 [budam-i an dweneun geon anida – not something he can easily dismiss].

‘But if it’s a card game, I won’t lose at least.’

Some profilers train to observe and analyze people’s behavior. But what is the most comfortable place among those places? None other than a casino, a place where the most essential human instincts are revealed.

Park Do-joon also once trained himself in a casino. Especially a casino where many races gather is the best place for training because different physical reactions manifest differently for each race and for people from each country.

“Let’s start.”

Park Do-joon checked the cards coming his way and chuckled.

‘A triple… not bad.’

A triple, that is, three of the same number. In general, the probability of a triple is not very high. In fact, from a triple onwards, the probability of winning increases dramatically.

Of course, that doesn’t mean you can definitely win with that card.

‘In the end, poker is a psychological game. Hehehe.’

Park Do-joon smiled and looked at the others. People either frowned with serious expressions, made expressionless faces, or looked around.

‘Looking at their expressions, those two are out.’

They squint and their gaze turns to the surroundings. If they were confident, there would be no reason to look at other people’s reactions. That means there is a high possibility that it is an ambiguous card.

‘Maybe two pairs?’

You can’t ignore two pairs. Unexpectedly, two pairs are the most common winning hand in poker. In such cases, you have to 고민 [gomin – contemplate/worry]. Whether to raise the stakes or go as is.

That’s the kind of 모습 [moseup – appearance/demeanor] that comes out at that time.

“Bet.”

Park Do-joon leisurely called a bet. Then one of them follows.

“Call.”

“Ugh… Die.”

Bet means to raise the stakes. Call means to accept it, and die means to give up.

‘Okay, I’ve figured out the two of them.’

Looking at the actions of the two, both cards will be ambiguous. One will call, and the other will die. The person who called will be an aggressive type, and the person who died will be a defensive personality.

“Raise.”

“Oh?”

In the meantime, another person calls a raise. Raise means to raise the stakes once more in addition to the call. Park Do-joon looked at the number of chips in front of him.

‘Not much.’

But he raises.

‘He’s going to leave.’

Clearly, they saw Park Do-joon smiling. Nevertheless, the fact that he is raising means that there are two possibilities: either the card came out well, or he feels like he’s going to shake it off and leave if it doesn’t work this time.

‘But it doesn’t seem like a good card. It’s a bluff.’

If that were the case, he would have gone all-in, that is, bet everything. The Southeast Asian man seemed to be 고민 [gomin – contemplating], but he called out.

“Call.”

‘He’s following after all?’

Well, if he’s addicted to adrenaline through stress, this level of stress won’t even be considered stress.

Park Do-joon called again and raised the chips. As expected, the man who called the raise earlier turned his cards over as they were.

“Ah~ That’s it. It’s not working out today.”

He pushed all his chips over, got up from his seat, and went outside. Now there are two people left.

After turning once like that, the dealer started dealing cards again.

Park Do-joon leisurely received the cards, checked them, and leaned back in his chair. And the remaining two people frowned at that.

‘They do have some sense.’

The person who called die looks on with interest. And the person who was watching that and called out said in a trembling voice.

“C, Call!”

At the same time, he looks at his cards carefully.

‘It’s definitely two pairs. No matter what, a person who reveals his emotions like that is doomed to fail at making money.’

So he will lose confidence. Park Do-joon leaned leisurely on the table and looked at the Southeast Asian man.

“Hmm……”

A look of 고민 [gomin – contemplation]. Then he raises part of his mouth even more.

“Raise.”

‘He’s going to raise?’

There was a slight 고민 [gomin – contemplation], but he eventually raised the stakes.

‘It seems like everyone has no intention of giving up.’

From now on, it’s a matter of who endures. Like a line from a movie, it’s the moment when you die if you’re scared.

The turn came back again. Park Do-joon made a simple decision.

“All-in.”

Park Do-joon raises all the money he has at once. The maximum is 30,000 per person, but if you follow the call on the initial stakes, you can fully fill 30,000 per round and go all-in.

“Ugh… Die.”

In the end, the man who had been following somehow 고민 [gomin – contemplated] and shook his hand as it was. Then he turned over his card.

“Damn it. I can’t do this.”

‘It was two pairs after all. He was too greedy.’