My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 705

“That’s why we couldn’t catch him.”

“Do you have any records from that time?”

“No, when I retired, they searched thoroughly, just in case.”

‘Definitely cut off because of that issue.’

If it was Hong Chang-sik, he would have acted that way to protect Hong Woo-jong.

“What happened after that?”

“Of course, I couldn’t do anything.”

No one could uncover the truth. Whenever he tried to hire a lawyer in Seoul, the building owner would turn pale and rush over, yelling at him to leave.

“So, I ended up coming all the way here.”

HaeNam is a truly desolate place.

Of course, there’s support for HaeNam, but it’s not easy to make a lot of money here.

“Do you remember anything related to that case?”

“Almost nothing.”

Because the interference from all sides made it impossible to investigate.

‘Well, if I knew more than necessary, they wouldn’t have just chased me away; they would have killed me.’

Maybe the reason they let him live as a lawyer here isn’t just because it was a hassle, but as a kind of example to show what happens if you mess with them.

If they killed him, even if the prosecution was controlled by money, they would have no choice but to retaliate.

They might want to cover up cases for money, but risking their lives without getting paid to cover up a case wouldn’t be their preference.

“Thank you.”

Park Do-joon and Lee Ji-soo finished talking with him and left the office. They started talking quietly at a nearby cafe.

“Detective Park, what do you think? Does this seem like that ‘awakening’?”

“Probably.”

Awakening isn’t about suddenly realizing something and becoming an outstanding hero.

People with unusual kinks rarely recognize them naturally.

Because unusual kinks are, as the name suggests, unusual and not commonly experienced.

For example, if you have a foot fetish, you can figure out your kink relatively easily. There are plenty of foot pictures on the internet, and you can see feet in the world.

But if you have a fetish for being spanked, then you usually don’t experience that in everyday life.

Of course, some people naturally realize it in a relationship as an adult, but sometimes they find out for other reasons, such as feeling more than necessary when someone touches their butt.

Even that kind of fetish, while unusual, isn’t dangerous.

Sadists only feel it in one situation: aggression.

And once they become aware of that sadism, other relationships aren’t fun.

And if it gets worse and crosses the line, they won’t hesitate to kill.

“Even Hong Woo-jong wouldn’t have been a sadist from birth.”

There’s a high possibility that he awakened to his sadism for some reason.

“At least that part is easy, though.”

“Right. But the trigger of murder is a completely different issue.”

A rich young master who abuses his power is likely to be violent.

Moreover, you might get into a fight while living in society. Considering all of that, there are many opportunities to realize that you are a sadist.

The problem is that the opportunity to cross the final line of murder is not common.

“Judging from the fact that she applied for a restraining order, she probably knew about that sadism.”

Since they were lovers, there’s a high possibility that they had a sexual relationship, and sadists frequently use force during sex.

In fact, there are couples who are surprised by unexpected violence on their honeymoon and get divorced.

Usually, in such cases, they hide their sadism for the purpose of marriage, and then it explodes after marriage.

“But Hong Woo-jong has no reason or need to hide it.”

Hong Woo-jong, who has lived abusing his power, would have no reason to hide such a kink from his girlfriend, and he probably showed it to her as a matter of course.

“And money can’t control everyone.”

When she realized that her boyfriend was a sadist and that she would have to be beaten for the rest of her life, unless she was a masochist (someone who enjoys being beaten), she would naturally be horrified and break up with him.

“That resentment must have built up tremendously.”

“That’s right. Maybe that lawyer thought the same thing.”

He was rejected.

Hong Woo-jong, who had never experienced proper rejection or pain in his life, was rejected.

What would happen then?

Would he think, ‘I crossed the line,’ and feel sorry?

Absolutely not.

Of course, not all sadists are bad people.

If it’s just a personal preference and they enjoy it with someone who suits them, there’s no reason to say anything.

But Hong Woo-jong, being a sadist, wouldn’t have reflected on his actions and would instead be burning with revenge.

“And he would have taken her away, assaulted her, and even killed her.”

“And that would have become the trigger.”

An overwhelming pleasure beyond simply hitting.

From the moment he became addicted to that pleasure, such assault and murder became an indispensable situation for Hong Woo-jong, and he naturally turned into a sadistic serial killer.

“This case was probably the trigger.”

“Hmm, I guess that’s true.”

If you commit murder, you usually try to hide it if possible.

But the moment you awaken to pleasure through murder, that becomes the trigger, and he becomes a serial killer.

“So, this case would be the first case.”

“That’s right.”

It’s too clumsy and too carelessly handled.

Judging from the fact that it’s obvious that Hong Chang-sik covered up the case instead of Hong Woo-jong, it wasn’t systematically trained or planned.

Looking at Hong Woo-jong’s methods so far, he meticulously prepared for things over a long period of time.

Even the attempted murders of Hong Geun-jong and Hong Min-young, and the fact that he used a violent organization to kidnap and supply murder targets, are things that ordinary criminals would never think of.

Until they caught Wang Woo-hwan, the kidnappers didn’t even know where the victims they kidnapped were being supplied to.

So, even if the police knew about the kidnapping or caught them, that would be the end of it, and further tracking would be impossible.

“Hmm, a triggered case…”

Park Do-joon repeated those words.

“But…”

Lee Ji-soo listened to those words, thought about all sorts of things in her head, and tilted her head.

“There’s still a problem. Where does Kim Song-rim fit in here?”

Kim Song-rim is suspected of perjury for Hong Woo-jong. But in order for Kim Song-rim to commit perjury for Hong Woo-jong, there must be a connection between them, but there isn’t.

“Did Kim Song-rim receive sponsorship from Hong Woo-jong?”

“Impossible. They’re not on the same level.”

Even if they give and receive sponsorship, something has to match the man’s taste. But Kim Song-rim is not Hong Woo-jong’s type. She’s not ugly, but she’s not enough to catch the eye of Hong Woo-jong, who already has high standards.

Even if you think about them having a connection while living, there is nothing overlapping in the areas they lived in, the schools they attended, or even the companies they worked for.

Kim Song-rim has never worked near Hong Woo-jong, and there is no record of her working at the Daeguk Group.

“And if she was Hong Woo-jong’s type, he would have killed her a long time ago.”

There’s no reason for someone like Hong Woo-jong to keep a woman alive who knows his secrets and is his type.

Knowing that, Lee Ji-soo’s head ached.

“Your skills have improved a lot.”

“Even if my skills have improved, I still don’t understand.”

“Because your perspective is wrong.”

“Perspective?”

“Hong Woo-jong was clumsy at this point. It’s true that the murder was the trigger, but he wouldn’t have had time to study and solve something at that point.”

“Th-that’s right.”

In the case of the first murder, especially an accidental one, most people panic and worry about how to handle it.

That goes for serial killings as well.

Looking at profiling, there are many serial killers, but the reason they can’t move on to serial killings is that the police arrest them before that, that is, in the first murder, in many cases.

“Considering that, it’s hard for Hong Woo-jong to know Kim Song-rim at that point and ask her for help. Does it even make sense to secretly ask a stranger to commit perjury in the first place?”

“That’s why my head hurts.”

“Then who would it be?”

Lee Ji-soo couldn’t speak and frowned. Looking at him, Park Do-joon clicked his tongue and said.

“Who would it be? Hong Chang-sik, right.”

“Hong Chang-sik? Ah, he would definitely do something like that… but he’s already dead, right? Even if Hong Chang-sik was alive, he wouldn’t admit it in the first place…”

Hong Chang-sik, Hong Woo-jong’s father, was a human being classified as a psychopath like Hong Woo-jong. So, he would calmly assess the situation and find a way to block it.

Moreover, it’s not his own work, but his child’s work. Unlike other parents, he wouldn’t be anxious about his child committing murder. Psychopaths have some distance from their adult children, and Hong Chang-sik, who has built the Daeguk Group and experienced all kinds of things, wouldn’t be shaken by such things.

“Are you saying he’s an acquaintance of Hong Chang-sik? That doesn’t make sense. They’re not on the same level.”

“You’ve grown a lot… but your imagination is really poor.”

Park Do-joon smiled wryly as if he was disappointed.

“No, apart from that, there’s no way to prove it.”

“Why not?”

Park Do-joon said as if it was obvious.

“There’s one person who wants to catch Hong Woo-jong at all costs besides us. Hehehe.”

Hong Geun-jong.

He did not forget the resentment for his lost two fingers and legs.

So, he wanted to take everything from Hong Woo-jong right away, but there was a limit to suppressing Hong Woo-jong, who had strong political power.

No matter how much he was the older brother and the de facto chairman of the Daeguk Group, he could not ignore Hong Woo-jong, who was called the next presidential candidate.

That’s why he couldn’t help but be surprised and ask back about the information Park Do-joon brought.

“Murder?”

“Didn’t you know?”

“I didn’t know. My father wouldn’t tell me that. Ugh!”

Hong Geun-jong sighed deeply.

“I didn’t know at all. We were living together at that time…”

Every day after work, they saw each other’s faces and ate together.

However, Hong Geun-jong did not feel anything strange from the two.

“Maybe Min-young didn’t know either. If she knew, she would have run away early because of her personality.”

“Psychopaths and sociopaths are good at hiding their emotions.”

Even more so if it’s a family member they know well, they will hide it even more easily.

“That’s a shame. If I had that evidence, I could somehow blow it away.”