The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 119



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“Just give it to me. I’m the only crazy person who would let that happen.”

“I didn’t mean it like that.”

While saying that, Wi Jun-woo handed me the documents.

“Is this an application to object to the decision not to prosecute?”

“yes.”

We have been through all sorts of minor incidents, as expected of a gangster or a punk, and one of them is an application to object to the decision not to prosecute.

When a civilian files a complaint or accuses someone to the police, the police investigate the case diligently. If they determine that there is evidence of suspicion, they refer the case to the prosecution.

When the police transfer a case to the prosecution, it is called ‘referral’. At this time, they also send a ‘request for referral’ along with the contents of their investigation.

The prosecutor will conduct additional investigation based on those documents and decide whether to indict or not.

However, if the police determine that no matter how much they investigate, it will not become a case, they will not even send the case to the prosecution.

Just cut it out at the police stage.

Then, wouldn’t it be too unfair for the plaintiff who filed the complaint? Since it would just be discarded without even being sent to the prosecution. So, the last system that can save them is the ‘application for objection to a decision not to prosecute’.

As the word suggests, ‘Appeal against a decision not to prosecute’ means filing an objection to the police’s decision not to prosecute a case without sending it to the prosecution.

However, this only means that you can file an objection, and it does not mean that filing an objection will result in a reinvestigation.

[That’s right. In fact, according to the data I entered, the probability that an objection will be accepted and reinvestigated is less than 6%. The probability that the prosecution will indict after reinvestigation is less than 0.1%.]

I nodded at Aliotta’s words.

‘In the end, if the police decide not to prosecute, 99.9% of the time it ends like that.’

I looked over the objection form closely and said:

“Hey, what is this?”

“why?”

“The chief is right. The incident itself is too trivial, and the reason for the objection is written in an overly emotional manner.”

What kind of people are prosecutors? They are people who like logic and like to follow the law. If you want to catch the eye of these people, you have to write your objection reasons more strategically.

For example, if there was a legal misunderstanding or a factual misunderstanding during the police investigation, prosecutors may be tempted to take another look.

however.

Even if the reason for the objection is too emotional, the boss’s bullying? That was a completely absurd reason that had nothing to do with the incident in question.

Of course, there is a line underneath that says, ‘The police didn’t even look at the evidence he submitted.’ But if you write the beginning like this emotionally, it reduces credibility.

“The reason for filing the objection is ‘He is a really bad guy who bullies his boss.’ Who would see that and say, ‘Oh, I see. We need to reinvestigate this?’”

“Right? That’s right. Even now, since it’s a Hyun-Tora-I, I’m looking into it. If it were other inspectors… … .”

Wi Jun-woo realized his slip of the tongue and hurriedly changed his subject.

“So, what are you going to do?”

“There’s nothing I can do.”

Wi Jun-woo nodded.

“I knew it. Give it to me. I’ll make it non-quotable.”

“What are you talking about? A non-quotable disposition?”

“You said so just now. There’s nothing you can do about it.”

“Yes. There’s nothing written properly in the objection application. So I have no choice but to investigate further.”

“yes?”

Wi Jun-woo asked with a dumbfounded expression.

“You want to investigate this? Why?”

Actually, there was no good reason to investigate this. But sometimes, there are cases that are appealing even without a good reason. Like now.

“You said the police didn’t look at the evidence you submitted?”

“Maybe they didn’t look at it because it wasn’t evidence?”

“I also hate bosses who are abusive.”

“No, I hate bosses who are abusive. But there’s really nothing to investigate.”

Wi Jun-woo wasn’t wrong. He had illegally picked up acorns, but the police reported him for sending them away without warning. It was a fairly minor incident.

But why? I kept wanting to investigate this case. Since he was a victim of bullying by his boss, I just wanted to hear his story.

“First, let’s hear the story about the incident from the police, and then go out to the scene to investigate.”

“To the scene? Hey, inspector. That’s a bit too much.”

“Is it over?”

“I have a lot of work to do at the office right now, so why go all the way to the site?”

“Do we have a lot to do? Aren’t we almost done with the case?”

“I didn’t even get half of what I got today.”

“Hey, was our team leader this selfish of a person?”

“Huh? What is that?”

I said, clicking my tongue.

“If we finish the work quickly, who will have the hardest time?”

“uh.”

Wi Jun-woo, who was following my gaze and looking at Kisoyoung, swallowed hard.

“The person who has the hardest time here is Soyoung. The two of us share the case files, but Soyoung is the only one who records them.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“The more we work, the more it’ll kill Soyoung. But the manager who’s sleeping around with nothing to do won’t help you either. Right?”

“Hey, why me all of a sudden?”

Manager Han Jae-sik, who was meditating with his eyes closed, felt wronged, but I ignored him and asked Ki So-young.

“Soyoung, how much work do you have left to do today?”

Ki So-young glanced over the case files on his desk and spoke with his characteristically expressionless face.

“Hmm. Not that much. If I do what you just gave me, I think I can finish it by the end of the day.”

“Look at this. Even now, right? You can’t even go to the bathroom, you can’t even drink a sip of water. You don’t even have time to stretch your back, you work until your eyes are swollen and your wrists are broken, and you can barely, barely, somehow avoid working overtime. You have so much work to do, Soyoung.”

Wi Jun-woo was terrified.

“No, why are you saying that? When did Soyoung ever say that?”

Kiso Young also got involved.

“That’s right. Not to that extent.”

“No, Soyoung. You don’t have to say it like that. If you’re tired, it’s hard. You have to say it out loud so that the dull manager will understand.”

“hmm.”

“Now, be honest. Would you like more work here?”

“No, that’s not true. Honestly, I’d rather not have work.”

“Chief, did you hear that? If we add more work to this place, only So-young will have a hard time.”

“That… that’s true.”

Although he felt somewhat wronged, Wi Jun-woo eventually agreed with what I said.

“So let’s stop going out on business trips.”

“Oh, of course. I have to go. Of course.”

Wi Jun-woo answered while observing Kiso-young’s expression. Manager Han Jae-sik, who had been quietly watching what we were doing, spoke.

“You’re going on a business trip, but don’t you ask for permission from the manager? Am I the only one here who doesn’t have any presence, even to Soyoung?”

“What, you weren’t sleeping? We’re going out on business.”

Chief Han Jae-sik left me aside and spoke to Wi Jun-woo.

“Chief, please take good care of our swords. From what I’ve seen, the only person I can trust with my swords is our chief.”

“Don’t worry. I’m good at handling inspectors.”

“Sword, don’t buy it alone outside.”

Manager Han Jae-sik started nagging.

“Don’t worry. I’m going with the manager.”

“Okay, you said it well. When you go out on business trips, listen to what the manager says and don’t do anything the manager tells you not to do. Got it?”

“Yeah.”

If anyone heard me, they’d think I was a five-year-old kid and that the manager was my mom.

* * *

Although there were some twists and turns, Wi Jun-woo and I were able to leave the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office warehouse office for the first time in a long time.

The first place we went to was Gyeomyeon. The Integrated Investigation Support Team was probably the one investigating the case, but I thought it would be better to ask someone who knows, so I contacted Lieutenant Lee Mi-yeon of the detective team and was on my way.

“Now that I think about it, I think this is the first time we’ve met since the rumor about the prosecutor’s relationship broke out.”

“Is that so?”

A prosecutor and a detective were forced to testify that they were lovers in order to clear themselves of charges of illegally spying and tailing civilians.

Actually, as soon as I left the courtroom, I cleared up the misunderstanding about Detective Yeon-i, so it wasn’t awkward or embarrassing at all. The problem was Detective So-hae-jin.

“I guess Detective So Hae-jin cleared up the misunderstanding after that?”

“I think that’s what Detective Lee Mi-yeon said.”

Detective So Hae-jin may have a rough body, but he surprisingly has a naive and bright side.

If I had told the truth that the two of them were pretending to be a couple, and Detective So-jin accidentally revealed it, both I and Lieutenant Lee Mi-yeon would have been charged with perjury, so I couldn’t tell them the truth right away.

I heard that after the Ma Jun-seok case was over, Detective Im Ji-yeon gave a good explanation to Detective So Hae-jin.

“What did the officer say?”

“yes?”

“Did the detective say that he dumped the prosecutor, or did the detective say that he dumped the detective? Or did they just break up naturally because they were both busy?”

“Well, what would it matter if I said something?”

As I went inside to find the detective team, I saw Lieutenant Im Yeon-i and Detective So Hae-jin sitting in their seats.

Perhaps because she had called in advance, Lieutenant Im Yeon-yeon greeted us nonchalantly.

“Are you here?”

“How have you been, Inspector?”

“It’s been a while, Inspector.”

But detective So Hae-jin was noticeably nervous.

“Hey, inspector! What are you doing here, inspector?”

“I called you earlier.”

“I thought only the detective would come. Is this, uh, uh, okay? You can come?”

“What could be wrong with that? It’s not like this is my first time here.”

“Even so… … .”

Detective So Hae-jin looked at me and Inspector Lee Mi-yeon alternately with a very nervous expression, then approached Inspector Lee Mi-yeon timidly.

Then he whispered to Inspector Im Yeon-i in a voice that I could hear.

“Senior Miyeon. Even though we broke up, if you still like Prosecutor Do, blink once. If you feel uncomfortable seeing your ex, blink twice. If you want me to take revenge, blink your eyes… … , ugh!”

Unable to bear it any longer, Detective Im Ji-yeon hit Detective So Hae-jin on the back of the head. Detective So Hae-jin grabbed the back of his head with both hands and said.

“What, what does this mean, sir?”

“It means keep your mouth shut and stay still.”

“ah.”

The atmosphere became awkward for no reason, so Wi Jun-woo stepped forward.

“I called you earlier, right? I have something to ask you about Mr. Kang Min-jong’s case.”

Lieutenant Im Ji-yeon sighed deeply and said.

“Detective So will tell you better.”

After bowing her head and greeting, Lieutenant Im Yeon-i sat down and focused on her work, and we approached Detective So Hae-jin, who was still rubbing the back of his head.

“Are you okay?”

“Oh my. The back of my head still feels cold.”

“Yeah. It was pretty loud.”

“Senior Miyeon’s hands are a bit sore. Oh, right. You said you came because you were curious about the acorn incident, right?”

Detective So Hae-jin brought the case file that was on the desk.

“This is not a case from our detective team, but I looked into it because the prosecutor specifically asked me to.”

“Thank you.”

“Thank you. But you almost became my brother-in-law.”

Detective So Hae-jin, who whispered his last words as if they were some kind of secret, opened a file and said.

“But it’s a very simple case. Kang Min-jong accused Noh Cheon-seong. He said he picked up a lot of acorns from the mountain. But no evidence was found.”

“But did Kang Min-jong file a complaint?”

“Yes. They even checked the CCTV in the parking lot, but there was no evidence of acorns being taken out.”

“I guess there was nothing I could do since there was no evidence.”

“The case was closed with no charges and no indictment was filed. Then, Kang Min-jong filed an application to object to the decision to not indict.”

If everything the police investigated is true, then it would be right to not prosecute. That means there is nothing more to investigate.

[Look at that. I told you there’s nothing there.]

‘No. It’s not over yet.’

“Mr. Kang Min-jong’s accusation was investigated here at Gaemyo, but it wasn’t Gaemyo that first went out to the mountains to crack down, right?”

“Yes. The special forestry police and the illegal forest product harvesting crackdown team must have gone out.”

“I’d like to hear their story too. Is that possible?”

“I will contact you.”

“Thank you. You took the time to care about a case that wasn’t your case.”

“I should at least do this much for you. You almost became my brother-in-law.”

“Oh, that’s not it.”

How long are you going to keep saying ‘I almost became your brother-in-law’?

Suddenly, Detective So-jin glanced at Inspector Im-yeon Lee, who was sitting at the desk across from him, then came close to me and asked in a serious tone with a low voice.

“Prosecutor, if you still like Miyeon-sunbae even though we’ve already broken up, blink once. If you want me to let go of your legs again, blink twice.”

“… … .”

Wow, sir. You can’t even curse the detective.

Is there no option to hit the back of the head?