My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 636

“Why are there so many male wallet verifications?”

“It’s a relatively moderate means of verification.”

Men’s wallets, while expensive, aren’t so out of reach that ordinary people can’t even dream of owning them. So, a wallet is a moderate way to show you have some financial leeway.

“Even luxury men’s wallets are affordable enough to buy for around 2 million won [approximately $1,500 USD].”

“But the culprit wouldn’t be someone like that, right?”

“Probably. He’s not the type to be satisfied with that much.”

In reality, wallet verifications only attract a bit of attention.

“They might even get criticized.”

There are actually comments calling people beggars for verifying with a mere 2 million won wallet, so the likelihood of the culprit using a wallet for verification isn’t high.

“Based on male site standards, they’d probably use a car or a watch.”

The most reliable ways for men to prove themselves are cars and watches. And both of those are items you can never buy cheaply.

In fact, the most common ways to flaunt wealth on social media are watches or cars.

“For women, it includes bags, too.”

“Proving those things isn’t easy, though.”

“It’s fortunate that there aren’t many of them.”

And thankfully, it’s a rule to include the tag ‘verification’ in such posts.

“It’s a relief that finding the data isn’t difficult thanks to that.”

Of course, there are many verification posts themselves. But ambiguous ones—wallets or watches with fakes—can be filtered out, and checking for items without fakes, like cars, wasn’t difficult. There weren’t that many.

“Still, it’s not a small number, is it? Is this site really lacking in rich people?”

“Being rich and having a good personality aren’t synonymous.”

Rich people aren’t fools either. That’s why they try not to associate with people who have terrible personalities. Because those guys pretend to be friendly but will later stab you in the back.

In fact, even in chaebol [large South Korean conglomerate] families, those known for bad character sometimes accept commoner sons-in-law or daughters-in-law, often not out of genuine love but because people of their own status avoid them.

“Those guys want to show off their presence.”

“Ah, so those guys come here.”

“Originally, one’s sense of presence comes from comparative advantage.”

For example, even if you’re active on a perfectly normal site and try to show off how rich you are, how many people will admire and follow you?

“If you try to verify yourself but the place you belong to isn’t decent, you’re more likely to get criticized.”

Just because someone is rich doesn’t mean there are benefits for you, nor do they give you money. Rather, if someone is rich but socially criticized, people will unite and tear them apart instead of sucking up to them.

“But Cobrian is different.”

“Its value is money.”

Not personality, future value, or social responsibility. Only money matters. Cobrian is a site where everything is forgiven and anything can be done as long as you have money.

“In that sense, if they verified themselves, they’d try to occupy the highest position possible.”

Being rich is power and the core in Cobrian. So, there are bound to be many guys who show off and play around with their family’s wealth.

“They’d probably ridicule someone with an annual salary of 1 billion won [approximately $750,000 USD].”

“That’s right. They have no reason to work. Is that it?”

“Yeah, it’s like labor is for beggars, not something they do.”

In reality, there are quite a few of those guys, and countless others sucking up to them, hoping for even a crumb.

“There are so many idiots in the world.”

Lee Ji-soo sighed deeply while reviewing the data at Park Do-joon’s words.

“It still seems like there are at least 100 people.”

Even after carefully selecting, there were over 100 people. Lavish homes, cars that were at least German-made, and even supercars.

“Hmm….”

Of course, they could investigate further if they wanted to. But wasting time is a waste, and if it takes too long, the culprit is likely to commit another crime. No, they will 100% commit a crime.

“In that case.”

Park Do-joon looked at it and seemed to have an idea, looking at Lee Ji-soo.

“You’re quite pretty.”

“Huh? What are you suddenly saying, Detective Park?”

“Hmm, if you change your clothes and hide your face, would it work?”

“Pardon?”

“Want to try some fishing?”

Lee Ji-soo looked bewildered at Park Do-joon’s words.

“Fishing?”

“These guys want to prove that they’re different from others. And this Cobrian is an absolutely male-dominated site.”

Having money means you can do anything… that also applies to women. For example, having money means you can cheat or hit women; that’s these guys’ basic mindset.

The so-called ‘hit her every three days’ mentality. They think that you have to beat a woman every three days for her to listen. Because they have money.

“But when a woman actually shows up, they get all excited and panting.”

The reason they can say such things is because they either think they’ll never meet a woman or they won’t get caught by a woman.

“What does that have to do with me?”

“It’s simple. Even if they talk like that inside, they’ll go crazy trying to look good when a female user comes in.”

“Why?”

“Do you think it’s easy to meet a woman with that kind of mindset?”

There’s a saying that birds of a feather flock together. Having money means you can do anything. Most people don’t think that way. Where would you find a woman who says it’s okay to cheat and live coolly with their own money?

“But what if there was such a woman? What do you think would happen?”

“Hmm?”

“I wonder?”

“Of course, they’d want to meet her.”

You can meet and enjoy each other casually, or have a marriage where you don’t interfere with each other.

“Relationships between men and women aren’t just byproducts of sexual desire.”

If that were the case, the system of marriage probably wouldn’t have been created. It would just be about satisfying each other’s sexual desires.

“The process of marriage is, simply put, a socially recognized process. The reason parents constantly talk about marriage isn’t just to have children.”

There are many people who force marriage to establish themselves as the head of a household and to inherit wealth using blood relations.

“As such, they’ll cling to a woman who seems likely to marry them.”

“Um, so?”

“So, you set conditions and upload a photo there. And if you meet those conditions well, you can identify the culprit.”

Of course, you can’t reveal your real identity, so it’s enough to cover your face and only show your body.

“What kind of conditions?”

“Simple. Looking for a father with perfect genes.”

“Huh? What kind of disgusting condition is that?”

“It’s not like there aren’t women like that.”

There are actually women like that. They think that the entire future of their children is determined by genes. Of course, it would be difficult for children to grow up properly under parents with that kind of thinking. Genes are just one influence in growth, not everything.

“The important thing is this. The perfect genes you want aren’t just about money, but intelligence is also important.”

“Ah, so you’re saying to prove something that acknowledges their intelligence?”

“That’s right. How many people can meet the conditions of having the wealth to protect themselves and their children and the intelligence to pass on to their children?”

At most 100 people. If you cross-reference within that, it’ll be around 10, no, probably around 5.

“One of them, huh.”

“They’re trying to get married while killing people? That’s absurd.”

One of the police officers listening looked dumbfounded.

“That’s what it is. The culprit thinks of poor people as trash and objects to be disposed of. Conversely, they probably think they need to leave behind their superior genes.”

Would a monster trying to kill the poor and working class think that the genes of a monster like themselves should not be left behind? That’s unlikely.

“Could it be wrong?”

The special investigation team leader asked cautiously, looking worried. It is a murder case, after all. Creating an innocent victim would make things worse.

That’s what murder cases are like. You get criticized for not preventing it, but you also get criticized for creating an innocent victim in the process of preventing it.

“It could be. Nothing is perfect in this world. But if the target is identified, it becomes easier to investigate.”

“Why is that?”

Another police officer tilted their head at Park Do-joon’s words.

“That guy left his opinion very honestly, didn’t he? Right on the internet site.”

“Ah!”

Looking at thousands or tens of thousands of posts, analyzing them, and identifying a terrorist murderer among them is nearly impossible.

But analyzing the posts left by specific targets and judging whether those targets actually committed terrorism is relatively easy.

“Profiling isn’t magic. But it can narrow down the target.”

If the target is narrowed down like that, the investigation also becomes easier.

“Then do I have to prove myself too? But I don’t have anything.”

“Don’t worry. I know someone who has everything.”

“This is going to be so much fun.”

Jung Yi-yeon willingly agreed to lend her belongings at Park Do-joon’s request.

“Choose from here.”

As they entered the house, one room was entirely filled with all sorts of handbags, bags, and luxury goods, leaving Lee Ji-soo speechless.

“Is it okay to borrow this?”

“We’re just taking pictures anyway.”

“Yeah, but….”

“So, feel free to borrow.”

“Oh, okay….”

While Lee Ji-soo entered with a dazed expression and looked at the bags and items with wide eyes, Jung Yi-yeon approached Park Do-joon.

“I know the Cobrian site too.”

“How do you know? It’s an extremely male-dominated site.”

“Ah, all the guys around me who seem like idiots do that.”

Jung Yi-yeon said with a scornful look.

“Especially the ones who lose in the wealth competition do that a lot.”

“Wealth competition?”

“Is there something you don’t know, Detective Park?”

“I don’t know everything. Unless the wealth competition among the rich is connected to crime.”

“Well, if it’s something like that, I don’t know, but if they’re rotten from the start, they wouldn’t be criminals you’d be tracking, would they?”

“It’s not that they can’t be, but most of those types just spend money and live idly. It’s rare for them to go to the extreme of murder. Rape is surprisingly common, but since they have money, they cover it up with money, so the case doesn’t escalate to the point where profiling is needed. In the first place, profiling is mostly applied to track down criminals when you don’t know them. As a result, those who lack ability are either caught before becoming profiling targets or are suppressed by family members with ability.”

“I guess so.”

For example, the reason Hong Woo-jong’s case was revealed is because both Hong Woo-jong and Hong Geun-jong are guaranteed to have at least some ability. If one of them was completely hopeless, that kind of fight would never have happened in the first place.