My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 624

“But aren’t there people who prioritize education with enthusiasm?”

Yun Tae-min seemed to still be thinking based on Korean standards.

Park Do-joon clicked his tongue at those words.

‘Should I call him a greenhorn after all?’

If you’re going to be a diplomat, you need to know the culture and situation of that country well. But no matter how I look at it, Yun Tae-min still doesn’t know that well.

‘Well, it’s not like that’s a problem that’s only been around for a day or two.’

Even before Park Do-joon regressed, diplomats knew nothing about the common people of other countries. The only ones they knew were the top tier. Or rather, it was the NIS [National Intelligence Service] agents who knew that well.

It’s their job to track down the things that happen in those dark places.

“That’s true based on Korean standards. But that’s not possible in the Philippines.”

“Why?”

“Because the terrain is different. I don’t know how big the Koyante area is, but it won’t be small.”

At Park Do-joon’s words, the NIS agent nodded.

“It’s incredibly large. In Korean terms, it’s about twice the size of Gangnam-gu [a wealthy district in Seoul].”

“That’s so big?”

“The Philippines is a poor country. But are there any schools there?”

At Park Do-joon’s question, the NIS agent shook his head.

“There aren’t.”

“There aren’t any?”

Yun Tae-min was surprised at those words.

If it were Korea, there would have to be at least 10 schools in that area.

“In the Philippines, a poor neighborhood doesn’t just mean a slightly less well-off neighborhood.”

It also means a neighborhood that is completely out of control and virtually impossible to govern.

“Building a school and providing education in such a place? It’s not easy.”

Of course, you can try. But people who live in such places prioritize immediate income over future prospects or values. That’s why it’s hard to even go to school.

“Rather, having enough wealth to go to school in such an area means that you are likely to become a financial target.”

Not to mention sending them to private academies when there aren’t even schools? Of course, there are no private academies around.

“And in that case, you have no choice but to send your children elsewhere.”

“You mean studying abroad?”

“Yes, Korea used to be like that. And there are still places like that.”

In Korea, there was a saying that people should be sent to Seoul and horses to Jeju [a famous island known for its horses]. That’s how different the level of education is in each region.

Even in Korea, there is quite a difference when comparing the level of learning in Seoul and the Gyeonggi area [the province surrounding Seoul] with other provinces.

“Compulsory education is implemented, and the whole country is now within a single-day living zone.”

Even so, if there is that much difference, what about the Philippines? Is it really possible to study in a place called Koyante? There are no private academies there?

“Hmm……”

Yun Tae-min was silent at those words. Because it’s an area he doesn’t understand. But profiler Lee Ji-soo understood right away.

“You mean regional limitations.”

“That’s right. Regionally, there are clear limitations for those from that region.”

It’s not a matter of talent or potential. As long as you have a base in one area, you can’t help but be affected by that area.

“The saying ‘Mengmu’s three moves’ [referring to Mencius’ mother moving three times to find the best environment for her son’s education] didn’t just come about for no reason.”

A saying that came about because Mencius’ mother moved three times for Mencius’ education. In education, geographical influence is, in fact, virtually absolute.

“Then we should assume he studied abroad.”

The NIS agent nodded as if he understood that.

“That’s right.”

“But that’s still not proof that he’s a criminal, is it?”

Yun Tae-min asked as if he still didn’t understand. That’s for sure. Then Park Do-joon looked at Lee Ji-soo.

“What about you?”

“Well, I understand it to some extent, but I still don’t quite get it. It’s clear that he’s likely to be a criminal, but murder seems too far-fetched.”

Park Do-joon clicked his tongue at those words. Well, this is really an area of training, so most people have no choice but to not know.

“Okay, you can send him abroad to educate him. But if that’s the case, you should just leave Koyante.”

“Yes?”

“What do you mean?”

“Studying abroad costs money.”

“That’s right.”

“The reason why studying abroad is difficult is because it costs twice as much money.”

You have to maintain a house and living here, and you also have to maintain a house and living for your child studying abroad. If you live together, you can just add one more spoon to the table, but if not, you can’t help but incur huge expenses when you think about rent and living expenses.

“If that’s the case, it’s more profitable to combine that and move the whole family out of Koyante.”

“Huh?”

Only then did Yun Tae-min realize that something was wrong. As Park Do-joon said, that’s much more efficient.

“But why didn’t the family move and only Vincent went to study abroad?”

He couldn’t have been satisfied with living in Koyante, which doesn’t even have proper water.

“I don’t understand.”

“I think so. Not that he didn’t go out, but that he couldn’t go out.”

“Yes?”

“In fact, the reason for this behavior is quite simple.”

“Simple?”

“Yes, the reason why families are separated in the form of studying abroad is because of money.”

If the living environment is extremely limited and a profitable job is already in place, leaving that place is not an easy problem.

It’s uncertain whether you can quit your job and change jobs, and if you go to such an uncertain place and fail to adapt, you fall to the bottom.

“Perhaps the other family members, at least the father’s side, can’t leave Koyante. Because they have to work.”

At those words, the NIS agent tilted his head.

“There is no place in Koyante that can be called a workplace. If there was a place to work in the first place, it wouldn’t be such a poor area, would it?”

“That’s what I’m saying. There’s no reason why the workplace here has to be a decent company.”

At those words, Lee Ji-soo’s eyes widened.

“Could it be? A criminal organization?”

“A criminal organization?”

Yun Tae-min still didn’t seem to understand, but fortunately, the NIS agent understood first and nodded, explaining.

“There are many criminal organizations in the Koyante area. That’s for sure. Poor security doesn’t just mean there are petty criminals.”

Rather, if it’s just a poor neighborhood full of petty criminals, the Philippine government would have tried to clean it up by building a police station or demolishing it and rebuilding it. But the reason why they can’t do that is often because there are organized criminal groups, and very powerful criminal groups at that.

“A place like Koyante is a very good place for criminals to emerge.”

Since they can’t change their status through studying, they have to change their status through crime. And there are more than one or two of those guys. So the gangs that have settled in such places can increase their size to an enormous level.

Pushing them out is not a police arrest operation, but a military operation using the military, so it’s not easy for the government.

“The US government couldn’t even touch how enormous the Irish gangs were in the early days of the US.”

Even though the United States is short on power, why was it swayed by just one gang? Is it simply because it’s a gun-free country? No.

At that time, there was a great famine in Ireland, so a huge number of immigrants came to the United States. But just because you come doesn’t mean that jobs or jobs ‘pop’ up.

“A movie said that every week, a division-level gang trainee came to the United States.”

Of course, it’s a cinematic expression and there’s some exaggeration, but it’s not a complete lie. It was a time when men who couldn’t make a living were recruited into gangs and all carried guns.

It’s not like now, when the difference in firepower between the military and civilians is severe. It was a time when the military and civilians used similar firepower guns.

“It’s like Koyante.”

“That’s right.”

Poor people live in Koyante, and poor people choose violence as an escape. Even if they die, countless people who are collapsing head there every year.

“Moving such a place is not easy.”

It’s not easy to find such a place among the sources of criminal organizations, and the Philippines is a country with poor security nationwide.

“Realistically, if you try to abandon Koyante and move to another place, you have to fight one of two things.”

You either have to fight the gang that’s holding the area tight, or you have to fight the police who are securing the security. Either way, the attackers are at a disadvantage and the defenders are at an advantage. And if you go alone, you’ll just become prey.

“So, is the human being named Vincent the child of a gang in that area?”

“It seems so. I don’t know the details, though.”

But considering his fluent English skills and the level of the school he graduated from, it’s likely.

“And it’s hard to see that a guy who grew up as the boss’s son in such a place grew up without any problems.”

Everyone nodded at those words. It’s a neighborhood where dozens of people die every day. A neighborhood where if you’re raped and return alive, you’re lucky. It’s not difficult to predict how the child of someone who holds the power of darkness will change in such a place without profiling.

“And if that’s right, one question is solved.”

“Which one?”

“How to get a bomb?”

“Indeed.”

Being from a poor neighborhood and being able to access the black market are completely different issues. But if his father was a gang, it’s not impossible.

“On the surface, he’s a self-made man who grew up in hell, but the real thing is the lord of hell, or something like that?”

“That’s an appropriate expression.”

Park Do-joon nodded at Lee Ji-soo’s words. Because it’s a perfect expression.

“Unfortunately, self-made is sometimes a sad word.”

People praise self-made people and look up to them. But on the other side of self-made, there is definitely a cruel side that sometimes you have to step on others to get up.

“Of course, the United States is very sensitive about crime.”

But even if it’s the United States, it doesn’t have mind-reading skills. You can’t refuse entry to someone who doesn’t have a criminal record because of a criminal record.

“Moreover, Vincent is a talented person who graduated from a prestigious school in the Philippines.”

Looking at that aspect, the United States wouldn’t have suspected it at all.

“Rather, it would have been easy to adapt to the military in that respect.”

He has lived a rough life and has almost no respect for human life. The reason why criminals are not used on the battlefield is not because they cannot kill people, but because the guns they are holding are likely to be aimed at allies.

“But if Vincent has a strong goal of becoming a US citizen, there’s no reason for him to do that.”

Park Do-joon said those words and asked.

“Just in case. Was there any change of power in that Koyante? Did the group that dominated the area disappear?”

“It’s not a change, but there was a war. The timing is roughly… when Vincent was discharged.”

The force that originally dominated Koyante was an organization called the Red Warriors. But at the time when Vincent was discharged, the Red Warriors got into a fight with another organization called Golden Foot.