My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 674

“Exactly. The issue of trust is entirely different.”

There’s no way someone would grant a request that involves murder without trust. Moreover, if the guy claims to be a current politician in South Korea, would anyone believe him?

“But what if it’s just surveillance?”

“Ah.”

That definitely reduces the pressure. It’s cheaper, and usually, any violent organization, or even a neighborhood thug, would do that kind of job if you pay them.

“From the start, Wang Woo-hwan believes his family is being held. But he doesn’t know if they’re just being watched or actually held hostage.”

‘He can’t go from Korea to China.’

So, all he can do is call his family to check on their safety.

“But if they’re being held hostage, would they even be allowed to make phone calls?”

“Probably not.”

“And even if they kidnapped his family and are holding them, it’s hard to manage. Realistically, that period is only about six months at best.”

“That’s true.”

Locking them up, feeding them, housing them, and creating a 24-hour surveillance system is incredibly difficult and complicated.

“Furthermore, such actions are likely to provoke Wang Woo-hwan’s resistance.”

Even though they’re exploiting his weakness, if they cross the line too much, Wang Woo-hwan will try to rescue his family in other ways.

In the worst-case scenario, we can’t ignore the possibility that Wang Woo-hwan might use other people to evacuate his family and then kill Hong Woo-jong himself and flee.

“So?”

“Yes, they guarantee his freedom while keeping him under surveillance and subtly threatening him.”

That way, Wang Woo-hwan will think his family’s lives are at stake, making him easy to control.

“But that still doesn’t make sense. If that’s the case, shouldn’t he evacuate his family and escape himself?”

“Well? Maybe. Wang Woo-hwan has probably considered that possibility. He’s a smart guy.”

“But?”

“But can he really gamble with his family’s lives? Wang Woo-hwan was born and raised in China. Does he not know how low the value of human life is in China? Especially since he was at the forefront of such actions?”

“Ah……”

“Threatening to kill someone in Korea is a very light threat. But if you say that in America, you’ll be shot on the spot.”

That’s true. In Korea, there are tons of people who shout ‘I’ll kill you!’ whenever a fight breaks out, and even middle schoolers scream that when they fight.

But in America, you can’t say that. That action itself goes beyond a simple dispute and becomes a threat. Plus, because there are guns and it’s so easy to get them, even elementary school students can kill adults if they get upset.

“That’s why the United States considers threats to kill as serious crimes and punishes them.”

In Korea, people often start with threats to kill during games and even ask about the well-being of parents, but in the United States, the moment you say that, the police are called, and they arrest the person who said it.

Even if they’re a minor, there are no exceptions. A kid who was about a fourth-grader in Korean terms had the police barge into his house and drag him out because he threatened to kill someone online.

It was because he said he would kill the other person’s entire family for losing a game online.

“Judgment varies depending on the region and situation. And Wang Woo-hwan will perceive Hong Woo-jong’s threat as a real danger.”

If you reported that in Korea? The police would probably refuse to even accept the report, and even if they did, they’d just leave it unresolved.

Because they wouldn’t even get a warrant for something like that. Of course, they wouldn’t even be able to find out where the guy who made the threat lives.

“He knows it’s possible because the value of human life is low [in China], and he can’t ignore the probability of that being true.”

“Right.”

Even a 50% chance can become increasingly dangerous.

“Evacuate? Of course, he could try to evacuate them. But what if the evacuation fails? What is evacuation? It means betraying the other party.”

And if Hong Woo-jong knows that, would he let Wang Woo-hwan live? Beyond that, would he let Wang Woo-hwan’s family live?

“A 50-50 chance with his family’s lives is something he can’t ignore.”

He can’t ask anyone for help either. His organization has collapsed, and he’s wanted by the Public Security Bureau [China’s security agency], so calling them would only put him in more danger.

“So, we should see it as a bluff?”

“Probably.”

Surveillance itself doesn’t cost much and is threatening enough.

“Hong Woo-jong is a smart guy. He probably thought that would be enough.”

“Hmm……”

“And it’s also part of gaining trust.”

If he asked for murder from the start, he would refuse without hesitation. But if he entrusts surveillance for a long time and naturally makes him aware that he is a criminal, he is more likely to accept murder later.

“Anyway, Hong Woo-jong needs to bring in someone from the outside to grow his power.”

“That wouldn’t be bad either.”

Lee Ji-soo clicked her tongue. She was amazed that Hong Woo-jong had calculated all of that, even at this point.

“So, what should we do now? It seems like the surveillance is already happening.”

“Will the lawyer call his family?”

“Probably not. The lawyer probably thinks he’s gotten himself into something he shouldn’t have.”

“So, he’ll just think about running away.”

“Yes.”

Even if he called his family and said, ‘Run away,’ it’s uncertain whether they could escape, and he probably thinks he’d be in danger if he did that and got caught.

“So, he’ll probably quit right away.”

“Then what should we do now?”

“Now we just wait.”

“That’s it?”

“Yeah. Right now, Wang Woo-hwan is probably half out of his mind with anxiety.”

He can’t call his family, and his family is in Hong Woo-jong’s grasp. He’s probably relying on the possibility that the lawyer will contact him.

“Probably tomorrow, that hope will be shattered.”

And the day Park Do-joon can wedge himself into his mental gap is the day after tomorrow.

“What?”

Wang Woo-hwan’s heart sank. That’s why he had to ask again as if to confirm.

“Your lawyer has submitted his resignation. We are currently looking for another lawyer, but……”

Park Do-joon said, pretending not to know anything. Everything was a trap: the lawyer running away, being informed of it, and even not being able to find a lawyer.

To be exact, if a public defender drops out, another public defender should naturally come forward.

‘But that’s impossible.’

Among the lawyers who know each other, they’ll probably let each other know that it’s a dangerous case, and then no one will want to take it.

“That……”

Wang Woo-hwan felt like he was going crazy at those words. He thought the lawyer was on his side because he was actively biting and antagonizing the police. But he ran away as soon as he heard something dangerous.

“The best way is to hire a private lawyer. Of course, most of them will refuse, but……”

Park Do-joon said sadly. In fact, as the rumors spread, most lawyers would refuse.

“Why……”

“Don’t you know why? Aren’t your family members in danger? To save them, you have to fight Hong Woo-jong. But how many lawyers would do that?”

“Tch.”

Wang Woo-hwan bit his lip at those words. But unfortunately, the name Hong Woo-jong didn’t come out of his mouth.

“My family? My family!”

‘He’s not falling for it.’

If he got excited here and talked about ‘Hong Woo-jong ordered it’ or Hong Woo-jong’s crimes, he could implicate Hong Woo-jong, but Wang Woo-hwan was still a very cautious man.

Even though things had come to this point, he wasn’t saying Hong Woo-jong’s name.

“There’s nothing we can do for you right now. We don’t know where they are.”

“What? How can you say that!”

“Should we tell the Public Security Bureau?”

Wang Woo-hwan’s eyes shook at those words. The Public Security Bureau? He couldn’t trust them either. Weren’t they the kind of guys who would commit murder for money?

“Of course, if you give us a little help, we can help you too.”

Of course, even if Wang Woo-hwan didn’t fall into the trap, Park Do-joon had no intention of giving up here.

“What do you mean?”

“I know a place that wouldn’t back down even if the other party was the president. I can help you hire that place. In fact, most places would refuse to defend you unless it’s a place like that.”

Wang Woo-hwan’s face hardened at those words. He seemed to know where Park Do-joon was talking about.

‘He must be dumbfounded.’

Moonlight Law Firm.

Certainly, with Moonlight’s power, they couldn’t cover up a case even if the president came. But Wang Woo-hwan had tried to kidnap Jung Yi-yeon, the daughter of Moonlight’s CEO, hadn’t he?

And now he’s being told to hire Moonlight?

“That’s ridiculous!”

“Well, will anyone else help you? You know it’s not about the money, right?”

“But why would Moonlight help me?”

“Weren’t you threatened into doing it? And the one who threatened you is Hong Woo-jong. A knife is just a knife even if it goes to jail. The important thing is the guy who wields it.”

Clearly, Wang Woo-hwan was used by Hong Woo-jong. And Hong Woo-jong will still try anything to hunt Park Do-joon, and Jung Yi-yeon, one of those methods, is still in a dangerous state.

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

If he’s a guy who betrayed the other side and is trying to take them down, they’ll judge that he’s worth using. And if that’s the case, they’ll be willing to defend him.

“That……”

“And if you accept that, you’ll be able to evacuate your family.”

Wang Woo-hwan’s eyes shook at those words. Park Do-joon clearly mentioned that his family was in danger first. He knows that means he’s tracking Hong Woo-jong and probably found out in the process.

‘And……’

Now that he’s become a disposable pawn, no one knows what will happen to his family’s safety.

‘There are two possibilities.’

First, shut up and quietly go to jail with the maximum sentence. Due to the lenient nature of Korean law, even if he takes all the blame, he’ll get a sentence of 5 years at the shortest, and 10 years at the longest.

And Hong Woo-jong will lose interest in him once he’s disposed of, and then his family will be safe.

‘Or maybe……’

The problem is thinking differently. That is, erasing the traces themselves. Of course, that includes the safety of his family: killing his family and then killing or deporting Wang Woo-hwan.