My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 722

“Ah!”

“It’s the same now. Once we get Kim Song-rim into the victim group, people will believe what she says is true.”

“But it’s ambiguous to say she’s alive in the murder victim group, isn’t it? She didn’t directly kill anyone.”

“There are people who have been directly harmed, aren’t there?”

Park Do-joon said as if it were obvious.

“And they have the power to help each other. Hehehe.”

Hong Geun-jong moved immediately at Park Do-joon’s words. It wasn’t a difficult task. It was true that Kim Song-rim was a victim, and it was true that she had a sense of fear related to that fact.

So, as Park Do-joon said, Hong Geun-jong immediately sent Kim Song-rim overseas, specifically to the United States. The United States was beyond Hong Woo-jong’s reach, and Hong Geun-jong’s wife and children already lived there, so there were no additional costs.

And just being with someone close made it easy to enter the realm of the group Park Do-joon mentioned.

Of course, Park Do-joon’s reason for sending her to the United States wasn’t just about such psychological traps. There was also a more realistic impact.

-Do you think Assemblyman [A member of the National Assembly] Hong Woo-jong ordered the murder?

-I think so. That’s what the police said.

-But Assemblyman Hong Woo-jong’s side says it’s completely unfounded?

-Ask him if he knows that he told me to commit perjury to cover up the murder.

-Are you admitting to perjury?

-At that time, Hong Chang-sik was the chairman of a major corporation representing Korea, and Hong Woo-jong was his successor. How could I resist them? If I refused, I would have been killed. I had no choice.

-So, you were with someone else that day?

-That’s right. And there was a prosecutor who investigated it.

-So, are you denying that you were in a romantic relationship in the past?

-A lover? Hong Woo-jong wouldn’t even know what I looked like. I first saw Hong Woo-jong a week before that testimony.

-Then how did you end up committing perjury?

-Pressure came from someone I knew within the company.

Kim Song-rim’s interview turned the United States upside down. Hong Geun-jong smiled, very pleased with that fact.

“No, how did he know? I was dumbfounded when you told me to evacuate Kim Song-rim to the United States.”

Kim Song-rim is a criminal and is currently under investigation. And she is a key witness in Hong Woo-jong’s murder case. So, when Park Do-joon told Hong Geun-jong to evacuate her, Hong Geun-jong thought he was crazy.

He thought that if she just opened her mouth, he could definitely take down Hong Woo-jong.

But Park Do-joon found an even more certain way.

“As I said before, even if it explodes in Korea, there will be political pressure and various reasons that make it realistically limited.”

“That’s true. My lawyer told me that if that happened, Hong Woo-jong would vehemently deny the charges. Of course, he still does now.”

“That’s right. But if it explodes in the United States, even Hong Woo-jong can’t cover up the case.”

“I know that. What I want to know is how you knew this would explode in the United States.”

“It’s a serial murder case committed by a current member of the National Assembly. Do you think the American media would miss such sensational news?”

There’s no way. Of course, since he is a member of the National Assembly of another country, the weight is relatively less. But Korea is a well-known country even in the United States, and he is even suspected of trying to kill or killing his brother and father.

So, the situation is already well known.

“However, the United States is far away.”

That’s why it’s impossible to cover the story in the United States. All they can do in the United States is to rewrite what comes out of the Korean media. Of course, that won’t cause a big stir.

“But if the person involved comes to the United States, reporters there will naturally flock to her.”

She testified directly, and the victim of the murder is fleeing. And the person who seems to be behind it is Hong Woo-jong, the most powerful presidential candidate in Korea.

In that situation, with the help of other victims, she fled to the United States, so it would be natural for American reporters to find her.

“So, instead of rewriting, they want to cover the story themselves?”

“That’s right.”

In fact, the news covered in that way is being enthusiastically reported by major American media outlets. And Kim Song-rim is desperately interviewing with everyone. She knows that’s the only way she can survive.

“I didn’t know she would be so active.”

“There are really only two ways to survive in such a case. But one of them has failed.”

The ways to survive are to shut up or become so famous that the other party can’t touch you. And the method of shutting up has failed.

“However, there is a limit to becoming famous in Korea.”

Many media outlets are still watching Hong Woo-jong’s every move. So, even if she wants to speak out, there is a limit to the places that can pick it up and talk about it.

“But the United States won’t be watching him.”

So, from her point of view, she can say whatever she wants.

“Furthermore, by doing this, you can curb Hong Woo-jong’s political power.”

“Political power?”

“Yes.”

“How so?”

“There are two reasons. As I said before, it’s about putting pressure on the media that is watching Hong Woo-jong’s every move.”

Hong Woo-jong is desperately trying to cover up the case, and in fact, many media outlets are watching Hong Woo-jong’s every move and not covering or reporting on it.

But if it’s already exploded in the United States, what kind of atmosphere will it be if they keep their mouths shut in Korea?

“Is it different?”

“It’s different. When people see it, the story about the concept of neutrality becomes a problem.”

“Neutrality? In this case?”

Hong Geun-jong tilted his head, looking like he didn’t understand. Well, it’s not common for people to understand that subtle group psychology.

“To put it as simply as possible, it’s like this. If the Korean media doesn’t talk about what they said in the United States, the Korean media will become Hong Woo-jong’s subordinates that day. Not having data because you didn’t cover the story and not delivering data that you already have are completely different issues.”

“Aha!”

Under the guise of maintaining neutrality, if they are definitely not covering Hong Woo-jong’s case and keeping their mouths shut, it is impossible to know whether that is neutrality or not.

“But the story is already out.”

Even the major American media outlets have reported it, but the Korean media outlets, which are good at rewriting, are pretending not to know? Of course, that is not a matter of neutrality and is disadvantageous to Hong Woo-jong.

“Hmm…….”

“And in fact, no matter how strong Hong Woo-jong’s support is, there is no reason for the media to pledge that much loyalty.”

“But Hong Woo-jong is…….”

“Yes, he is one of the presidential candidates. So what? Has there been only one presidential candidate in history?”

There were more than one or two. But did the media all wag their tails at them? No. Rather, the media ruthlessly bites them to suck up the issues when their positions are different or when they think that person has no chance of winning the presidential election.

“They’ll already be coming out from the inside, won’t they? Your company has an analysis team, doesn’t it?”

“That’s true.”

Already, the Daeguk Group’s analysis team has judged Hong Woo-jong as ‘no chance of winning the presidential election.’

Rather than the presidential election, there is talk of whether he can keep his seat as a member of the National Assembly in the next general election. Because Hong Geun-jong, the perfect upgrade of Hong Woo-jong, has announced that he will run in the election.

“It’s obvious where CEO Hong Geun-jong will run.”

Wherever Hong Woo-jong goes, Hong Geun-jong will go. What will happen then? If you’re very lucky, it’ll be a three-way battle, and realistically, Hong Geun-jong will suck up Hong Woo-jong’s votes, and a third party will have a 70% or higher chance of winning.

“In addition, the fact that Hong Woo-jong is a presidential candidate is also a problem.”

“What do you mean? How is that a problem?”

“He is suspected of serial murder, and he will never be able to get rid of that.”

In fact, since Hong Woo-jong is the culprit, of course, that suspicion will follow him forever. And that suspicion has already gone to the United States.

“No citizen likes their country’s president being suspected of being a serial killer around the world.”

“Hmm…….”

“Fraud or other crimes are at least understandable.”

Fraud? Well, you can be misunderstood for fraud if you do business wrong. Embezzlement or bribery? How many businessmen or politicians don’t take money? So, they officially criticize it, but deep down, the political supporters judge, ‘Well, he’s probably taking it appropriately. Isn’t it okay if he doesn’t get caught?’

“But not murder.”

Bribery may be understandable, but if you are suspected of murder in the process, especially the murder of your ex-girlfriend and father. And if that is being publicized in the foreign media, what will people think?

No matter what Hong Woo-jong says, in such cases, people can’t help but think negatively about that person’s legitimacy or beliefs.

Even if they are politically supporting Hong Woo-jong, they will think, ‘What if he is really a murderer?’ right before the vote. And if that happens, people’s reactions will naturally turn the other way.

“But still, there is a possibility of becoming president…….”

“Hahaha, that’s why I had it publicized in the United States.”

“That’s why you had it publicized in the United States?”

“Think about it. Would people nominate a member of the National Assembly who is suspected of being a murderer in the United States for the presidential or general election?”

“Really?”

“Yes, in the long run, Hong Woo-jong’s image will continue to be damaged, and there is no way to restore it.”

To prove that, you need to find evidence in many ways. The problem is that until you prove that you are completely innocent, the keyword ‘murder’ will continue to follow Hong Woo-jong. And as long as that continues to be a problem, people will not vote for that person, even if they are reluctant.

“The tail wags the dog.”

“That’s right.”

To attack Hong Woo-jong at the point of absolute support, you have to prove that this side is a murderer. But in the current situation, and with Kim Song-rim continuing to talk in the United States, Hong Woo-jong has to present evidence to prove that he didn’t do it.

“The problem is that there isn’t any.”

Because proving that you didn’t do it is scientifically impossible, and realistically, Hong Woo-jong did commit the murder.

Presenting evidence that he committed the murder but did not commit the murder is only manipulation.

“But once you’ve been caught manipulating, it’s not easy to manipulate a second time.”

All you can do is present evidence that you were with someone else at that time. The problem is that he already claimed to be with Kim Song-rim, so he has to deny that, but the fact that he denied that is the strongest evidence that he manipulated the testimony.

“And at this point, there is no one who will testify for Hong Woo-jong.”

“I guess not.”

“And the other thing is that his current status is a weakness.”

“The other thing?”

“He is a very powerful presidential candidate.”

“Isn’t he?”

“But this scandal broke out in the United States. But when people think about it, would they want to make a president out of someone who had a serial murder break out in the United States but was not proven innocent?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Hong Woo-jong’s strongest supporters are not because he is a politically complete person.”

The biggest reason for supporting him is that his parents were killed by China, so they feel sorry for him, and he is the central figure in the anti-China sentiment, which is already bad, so support is pouring in.

“Without a political base, all of that will fly away.”

If he is suspected of killing his parents, will that support remain? Of course, it may remain. But that number will be very small.”

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