The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 111



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Episode 111 I’m a nobleman

“Your Honor, I submit a video that proves that Chief Kim Jong-hyeok and Jeong Min-gu like singing.”

“Oh, video?”

It seemed like everyone was possessed by a pornographic demon. Everyone started having seizures when the word video came up.

Chief Kim Jong-hyeok was putting his fingers to his temples, trying to remember where and how he had been photographed, while Jeong Min-gu was biting his fingernails.

Even Kyungsoo Kim seemed to be trying hard to recall his memories, rolling his eyes vigorously in the audience.

Did those guys take a group photo of something?

Oh my. I can’t stand to watch this.

Attorney Gong Min-ho also seemed to have judged that there was a video that should not be made public after seeing the defendants, and that if it were made public, it would have a huge impact. He raised his hand and stood up from his seat.

“I object!”

Tsk tsk. Thinking about people.

I guess I should explain this soon.

“This video is the EDS documentary that aired last June. Since it was aired on public broadcasting, many people have already seen it. Even now, anyone can watch the video by going to the website and paying for each episode.”

I looked back at Manager Kim Jong-hyeok and spoke forcefully.

“It’s a full-view video.”

Judge Hong Sang-jin, who was listening to that, asked.

“What does that documentary have to do with the trial now?”

“It’s very well reflected in this broadcast. The fact that our Chief Kim Jong-hyeok and Prosecutor Jeong Min-gu really, really like singing.”

“That’s in the documentary?”

I felt the need to explain this video a little more.

“This program is a five-part documentary titled . As you can guess from the title, it is a program that deals with the daily life of a trainee prosecutor working at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.”

The educational broadcaster EDS has been broadcasting a documentary called as a year-round project. It consists of five parts for each occupation, and one part is released each month.

Among them, the one that aired in June was , which gave a glimpse into the lives of prosecutors.

Those who pass the examination for prosecutors must learn the duties of prosecutors for one year at the Judicial Research and Training Institute before being officially appointed.

This is a very important period because it is decided which branch office you will work in based on your performance at this time.

They attend lectures at the Judicial Research and Training Institute, but they also go to each branch office for training as ‘probationary prosecutors.’ The main character of this documentary was a probationary prosecutor who was doing training at the 8th Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.

When he heard the words EDS documentary, Manager Kim Jong-hyeok slammed his desk as if he had just remembered something. Then he laughed heartily as if he had been scared by something trivial.

“Oh, I remember. But I’m not in it.”

“It’s coming out.”

“I think the sword misunderstood something. The main character in that documentary was a new prosecutor trainee, and he was in the 8th detective division. We were in the 3rd detective division.”

Chief Kim Jong-hyeok is in charge of the 3rd Criminal Division. Chief Han Jae-sik is in charge of the 8th Criminal Division.

“I guess you didn’t see the broadcast. You were on it.”

“I said no.”

As Manager Kim Jong-hyeok looked at him, both Jeong Min-gu and Kim Kyung-soo nodded as if they agreed with what he said.

Although it is a public broadcasting station, EDS is an educational broadcasting station. Unlike other broadcasting stations, its impact is not that great.

With all kinds of interesting entertainment shows and dramas available, and so many OTTs to choose from, how many people would bother to look for educational broadcast documentaries?

Especially if you are a busy person working at a company.

Since it was not his department but the 8th criminal division, it seems that Chief Kim Jong-hyeok and the other prosecutors didn’t pay much attention to it. They definitely didn’t see it.

Originally, Wi Jun-woo and I planned to look through the SNS of prosecutors, investigators, and staff members. To find things like comments like, “Our prosecutor is good at singing,” or pictures from company dinners.

But there was something bigger than that. I got information about this documentary from an employee’s SNS. The problem was that I only knew the broadcaster and the title of the program, but I didn’t know exactly which episode and where the scene we wanted was.

After lunch, while I was killing time by questioning witnesses, Wei Junwu looked through the video and searched for the scene, and finally found out that it was in Part 3.

I said to Judge Hong Sang-jin.

“Can we play this documentary? They’re pretty sure they won’t be appearing anyway. So I guess it doesn’t matter if we play it.”

“I will grant it if the lawyer does not object.”

Gong Min-ho, who looked back at Manager Kim Jong-hyeok and Jeong Min-gu, stood up from his seat.

“No objection, Your Honor.”

I handed over a USB containing the third volume of to the court officer.

“Please play from 22 minutes and 31 seconds.”

“yes.”

A moment later, a large screen appeared inside the courtroom. A man who seemed to be the subject of this documentary was visible, and a VJ was asking him questions off-screen.

…

“The inspection is more work than I thought.”

“Yes. But after about a month, I think I’m starting to get the hang of it. At first, I was really lost.”

“Aren’t you stressed?”

“It’s okay. The seniors in our room are all very kind to us.”

The man answering glanced to the side. As the screen moved back slightly, he saw Manager Han Jae-sik and Kim Kyung-soo standing next to him.

Han Jae-sik, the head of the 8th criminal division, and Kim Kyung-soo, the head of the 3rd criminal division. I don’t know what kind of combination that is because I started watching the documentary from the middle, but I could tell that the man in the documentary was watching Han Jae-sik, the head of his own division.

Manager Han Jae-sik said with a laugh.

“He does a very good job. Actually, our Baek Si-bo is a bit clueless, but he’s smart, so if you tell him, he’ll quickly follow along.”

“yes.”

“That’s how we lead and follow. Our department is very close to each other.”

“Then you must have company dinners often?”

“Ah, that’s… … .”

In response to VJ’s question, Manager Han Jae-sik trailed off with a troubled expression. Then he answered.

“We’re busy these days… … .”

“Oh, of course. We have company dinners often.”

The prosecutor who thought Han Jae-sik wasn’t going to answer ended up talking to him and answering quickly. It was a completely different topic.

Manager Han Jae-sik, who had been staring blankly in surprise at each other’s answers, spoke first.

“You shouldn’t lie and say you’re going on TV. We’ve been so busy lately that we haven’t been able to have a company dinner.”

“No. We’ve had company dinners almost every week since I came here. We had one the week before last, and twice last week.”

“You had a company dinner? Every week?”

“yes.”

Manager Han Jae-sik just blinks.

“That… is that our 8th criminal division? Isn’t that a dinner party for the prosecutor trainees who just came from the internship?”

“No. It was the 8th Criminal Division dinner. Prosecutor Choi and Prosecutor Yang also went together.”

“Oh, really?”

“Prosecutor Choi said that the director couldn’t come because of the academic conference. You had an appointment last week, right? Prosecutor Yang said that you were meeting your wife on Friday. Everyone was disappointed that you couldn’t come.”

“Really? I didn’t know you had so many meetings and conferences that I didn’t even know about. My wife from the US came to Korea on Friday?”

“uh…….”

The prosecutor who was said to be clueless seemed to have finally realized what was going on. For a moment, he was silent and looked back and forth between the camera and Chief Han Jae-sik.

“Hey, let’s definitely go together tomorrow. We’re going to have a company dinner tomorrow. Oh, by the way, Director Kim said you’re going on a business trip tomorrow… … . Aren’t you going? A business trip? Right? There was no business trip. Ha. Haha.”

“Somehow. Every time I asked them to eat together, they all said they were too busy and tired. Huh.”

Over the shoulder of Manager Han Jae-sik, whose mental state seemed to be shattered, Kim Kyung-soo was seen suppressing his laughter.

When he saw the camera on him, he quickly came over and opened his mouth.

“Oh, you might misunderstand. Not all detective departments are like this… … like this. Our detective department 3 is really, really close-knit.”

“Oh, is that so?”

The VJ, who was feeling dizzy from the sudden revelation of bullying by his superior, thought to himself, “That’s right.” Then he focused on Kyungsoo Kim.

“What about the 3rd criminal division?”

“We actually have company dinners often. We get along well with each other. We’re not authoritarian either. So whether we’re a manager or a newbie like me, we get along well.”

“is it so?”

“What we have in common is that we all absolutely love music. We’re all absolutely obsessed with music.”

“It seems like karaoke is a must during company dinners for the 3rd detective division.”

“Of course. Our manager Kim Jong-hyeok, senior Jeong Min-gu, senior Yoo Hyun-soo, and even me. We all really like singing.”

Kim Kyung-soo, who had been talking excitedly and spitting, suddenly looked beyond the screen.

“Huh? There’s the manager passing by. It’s the manager! Manager Kim Jong-hyuk! Hello!”

As the camera panned, Manager Kim Jong-hyuk was seen passing by at the end of the hallway.

“Oh, yeah, Pro Kim.”

“You have to go pick another song tomorrow.”

“of course.”

Chief Kim Jong-hyeok waved from afar and left. Kim Kyung-soo looked at the camera with a proud face.

“This is what the 3rd criminal division is like.”

…

The screen was frozen with the face of Kyungsoo Kim smiling brightly.

I turned my head to the audience and looked at the real Kim Kyung-soo. Judging from the way he was blankly staring at the screen, I guess he had already lost his mind.

I was watching the documentary video and glancing at it from the corner of my eye, and about halfway through the video, I saw an expression on my face like my soul had left me.

Perhaps he had completely forgotten about it, but then he remembered what he had said in front of the camera.

Even though Jeong Min-gu and Ko Yoon-seok were glaring at Kim Kyung-soo as if they were going to kill him, he didn’t even seem to notice.

On the other hand, Gong Min-ho lowered his head slightly and looked lost in thought. They tried to deduct the band fee from the entertainment expenses because they all hated the song.

Because of this video, or more precisely, because of Kim Kyung-soo’s snout, that argument has been thrown out the window.

It looks like you’re racking your brain trying to come up with something to refute. I wonder if that’s possible, Gong Min-ho?

This time, I turned my head and looked at Chief Kim Jong-hyeok, who was sitting in the witness stand. He was looking at Kyung-soo Kim, who was smiling brightly on the large screen with his mouth slightly open and a soul-crushing expression.

When I looked closely, I saw cold sweat running down his forehead.

Surely you won’t faint like that?

I understand. You’ve been cutting down on entertainment expenses, but now you’re suddenly faced with this unexpected problem. It’s understandable that you’d feel mentally unstable.

At that moment, Director Kim Jong-hyeok’s face slowly moved towards me as if he sensed my gaze. When our eyes met, a crack appeared on his zombie-like face.

Shudder. Shudder.

It was as if he realized that I was the grim reaper who had come to get him. Suddenly, fear filled Chief Kim Jong-hyuk’s face.

I asked Manager Kim Jong-hyeok.

“I guess our manager really likes singing?”

Instead of answering my question, Manager Kim Jong-hyuk suddenly shouted loudly.

“There are four of you!”

“yes?”

What are you talking about?

“There are four. Not three.”

“huh?”

Then, Director Kim Jong-hyeok stretched out his hand and pointed to Kim Gyeong-su, who was sitting in the audience.

“Excuse me! Kyungsoo Kim! Kyungsoo Kim was there that day too. When President Daebong Hwang was entertaining us.”

“ah.”

“There are four of us! It’s less than a million won per person! We didn’t break the law!”

“… … .”

Oh? If it turns out like this.

Except for Kim Kyung-soo, the other three will get out?

Everyone’s eyes, including Judge Hong Sang-jin’s, were focused on Kim Kyung-soo, who was sitting in the audience. Kim Kyung-soo’s face began to turn pale.

Kim Kyung-soo, who was glaring at Manager Kim Jong-hyeok with trembling lips, suddenly jumped up from his seat and shouted loudly.

“Hey, this dog!”

For a brief moment, silence fell over this large courtroom. As if someone had turned off the speakers. Then, the next moment.

“what?”

“Who are you looking at?”

“You said you’d let me out? I said you’d let me out!”

“Where did you get the informal speech?”

“Hey, sit down!”

“Catch him! Cover his mouth!”

“Let go of me! These guys… … Ugh!”

“Quiet! Quiet!”

People were yelling, people were swearing, people were trying to stop them, people were yelling at them to be quiet. The courtroom was in complete chaos.

Judge Hong Sang-jin, who was shouting “Be quiet!” into the microphone, made eye contact with me. I said something to the dispirited Judge Hong Sang-jin.

“You see? How different the inspectors are on the outside and inside? I said I’m a nobleman.”