The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 138



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Episode 138: Is this right?

“Okay, okay. What are you doing now? The prosecution has to save face.”

Even though Manager Han Jae-sik tried to stop them, the two did not budge an inch.

“I’ll let this go if you promise not to hit me.”

“I won’t hit you. Promise! Promise!”

“Ha, I can’t believe it.”

As I was spinning around in my office with my head in a lock, the office door opened and Kisoyoung appeared. He had returned with the cases assigned to the Supreme Court this week.

“Oh, hey, So-young.”

Ki So-young didn’t say anything. He just looked at Do Hyeon-gwang and Wi Jun-woo with a pitiful expression for a moment before walking over to the table in the middle of the office with the case files.

Wi Jun-woo quickly untied Do Hyeon-gwang’s hair. Do Hyeon-gwang spoke to Manager Han Jae-sik as if he was being treated unfairly.

“Sir, isn’t this grounds for disciplinary action? Headlocking two coworkers in the same office?”

“Sir, that was just an act of self-defense because the prosecutor was rushing at me as if he was going to eat me.”

“That’s because the manager said he would teach me how to squat, but then made me fall on my butt.”

Manager Han Jae-sik clicked his tongue.

“Stop nagging, Dogum, come here and sit down. You too, Chief. We need to have a meeting about the case that came in this time.”

“Sir, are you saying that you’re just going to let this case of the investigator abusing the prosecutor’s head slide?”

“I was just giving advice on exercise with a pure heart!”

Manager Han Jae-sik nagged Do Hyeon-gwang because his head was pounding.

“Why are you doing squats in the office in the first place!”

“Boss, try it too. Men, thighs! Thighs, squats!”

“So why are you doing those thighs, no, squats here! You have to work in the office.”

At that time, Kisoyoung, who had placed all the case files on the table, spoke to them.

“I brought the cases I was assigned this week. They’ve decreased a lot compared to last week. Are you having a meeting now?”

“Oh, yes, yes! Of course.”

“I wonder if the meeting is really necessary, but I guess we should do it anyway.”

When he called, they didn’t even listen, but at Ki So-young’s one word, Wi Jun-woo and Do Hyeon-gwang came rushing over and sat down quietly at the table.

‘Why do these guys listen to the working-level officer more than me, the manager?’

Chief Han Jae-sik swallowed his irritation. Just hold on a little longer. If you can just tie the sword around his neck properly, you can go back to the criminal department without having to see this and that!

Even though I was bullied in the 8th criminal division, it wasn’t to this extent!

Everyone was sitting around the table when Do Hyeon-gwang started interfering.

“But why are we having a meeting? There’s no other prosecutor to share the case with anyway. And the chief won’t be there to think about the case with either. I’ll be doing it all by myself anyway.”

“I think that was wrong. It’s just leaving the sword to run wild on its own, uh, what I mean is, it’s dangerous because the sword is left to do it alone.”

“Why is that dangerous?”

Do Hyeon-gwang asked curiously, but Chief Han Jae-sik just looked at the case file without saying anything.

“Let’s see, the resident was being rude to the apartment management office security guard. He was yelling and throwing things.”

If we compensate for the damages and come to an agreement, this case might not even have to go to trial. At this point, I could hand it over to Dogum…

“It’s an easy case. It’s a piece of cake.”

Chief Han Jae-sik, who was about to hand over the case file to Do Hyeon-gwang, suddenly came to his senses the moment he heard those words. It was because it felt like the future was suddenly drawn before his eyes.

– Sir, this guy got so angry that he accused me of something, so he stormed into the security office with a knife and stabbed himself in the stomach?

– Let’s turn this into a murder case!

– Boss! I found out this guy was a serial killer!

– Boss! There’s an interview request on the news… …!

Manager Han Jae-sik shook his head as if trying to shake off the endless stream of thoughts.

‘If you leave it to the swordsman, it might really turn out like that. People these days are very angry.’

Manager Han Jae-sik avoided the sword that was reaching out to receive the file, turned around again, and placed the file in front of him.

“Let’s do something else, Sword. Not this.”

“why?”

“This case seems too small for a swordsman to handle. Just wait. I’ll give you something better.”

Do Hyeon-gwang expressed his doubts, but Chief Han Jae-sik was firm. Chief Han Jae-sik shook his head and opened the next case file.

“This is assault. There was an argument over someone reserving a spot in the parking lot in advance and then arriving late and cutting in line. Hmm. Well, if it’s to this extent… … .”

“You’ll give it to me, right?”

Do Hyeon-gwang reached out his hand, but the future was once again drawn before Manager Han Jae-sik’s eyes as if it were within his grasp.

– You said you got so angry after fighting over parking that you stabbed yourself in the stomach with a knife?

– Let’s turn this into a murder case!

– Boss! I found out this guy was a serial killer!

Manager Han Jae-sik shivered as if he had heard a terrible story, and then put the file down in front of him again.

“Other than this, let’s look at the next one, the next one.”

“why?”

“You could just pick up a knife and stab him in the stomach.”

“yes?”

“Do you think I’m doing this because I like it? I hear people are angry these days.”

“… … .”

After reviewing all the case files that Kisoyoung had received, Dohyeonkwang was left with only five very thin files.

“Just use the sword that was given to you.”

“What are you going to do with it? You’re not going to throw it away, are you?”

“Why are you throwing this away, you punk?”

What Do Hyun-kwang was pointing to were the piles of files in front of Manager Han Jae-sik. There were so many piles that they almost covered his face, so Manager Han Jae-sik stuck his head out from behind the files and spoke.

“These incidents.”

“Chief, can I give it to you?”

“No, that’s not true. The manager is also in cahoots with Dogeom.”

“A pack?”

Even if the minor cases are reported and processed first by the prosecutors, it is obvious that even if the case is given to Wi Jun-woo, it will be passed back to Do Hyeon-gwang.

Originally, prosecutors and investigators had a considerable age gap and a hierarchy, so even if they cooperated on work, they often did not get along in private.

Those two are the same age and came from the same military base, so they were strangely close. They always did investigations together, and they were always stuck together. What should I say? A needle and thread? No, it’s exactly like that. A goby and a magpie.

“Anyway. These incidents… … .”

“Surely the manager would do it?”

Do Hyun-kwang made a joke out of it, but Manager Han Jae-sik had no choice but to think about it seriously. First of all, we can’t just leave the cases that come into our department alone; someone has to deal with them.

Because it’s a department where the only inspector is a swordsman.

“Yeah, okay. Should I do it?”

Do Hyun-kwang made a surprised face.

“You’re the manager doing this? The guy who was always playing around is suddenly taking on some case. Do you know where the indictment form is stored? Just give it to me. I’ll do it.”

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve been away from the case.

But what if I leave it to the swordsman and he catches a murderer, a robber, and ends up on the news?

I should do it myself.

Yeah, that’s right. That’s right.

“No. I’ll take care of everything. Don’t look at the swords, just take the five I threw at you.”

Do Hyeon-gwang, who had a sullen expression on his face for a moment, soon stood up with a bright smile.

“Yeah, well, the manager said he’d take the initiative and reduce my workload. I’m grateful.”

Do Hyeon-gwang returned to his seat with a look of excitement, holding five thin files. Manager Han Jae-sik divided the pile of files on the table into two parts and moved them to his desk.

‘Okay, then I’ll start working too.’

It’s because he’s the manager and doesn’t do the work and just orders people around, but he was confident that he could do it better than anyone else. Manager Han Jae-sik picked up the case file on top.

So, this is. Uh, what should I do first? Should I start by summoning the suspect for questioning? Where is the indictment stored?

Manager Han Jae-sik, who had been blinking while looking at the computer, sighed deeply and quietly turned his head to the side.

Chief Han Jae-sik swallowed as he looked at two piles of case files stacked high on his desk, resembling the Pillars of Hercules.

‘But is this right? What I’m doing is right… right?’

* * *

“Eww.”

I yawned and stretched. Wi Jun-woo, who was sitting in his seat looking at his phone, glanced at me.

“If you’re bored, do you want to do some squats?”

“No. Who in the world does squats because they’re bored?”

“I told you earlier. For men, it’s the thighs.”

“I will politely decline this time.”

I looked at Chief Han Jae-sik as I answered. He was hidden behind the pile of files, but he was clearly struggling with the case files.

The Supreme Court, where I belong, is already a place where small cases are concentrated. Among them, the cases that Chief Han Jae-sik selected and handed over to me were as small as ultrafine dust.

It was obvious what he meant. He probably didn’t like the fact that I kept getting pushed around. He kept holding me down, and I guess he was going to go back to the detective department and cling to Chief Nam Woo-joong.

That’s why I said it was a waste of effort.

I looked back at five case files that I had finished a while ago. They were nothing more than cases, so I just wrote up the paperwork and that was it.

But one of them caught my eye. A case where neighbors living in a multi-family house were charged with assault and property damage. Seeing that they live in apartments 301 and 302, I wonder if they really are neighbors living next door.

There was something unique about this case that was a little different from the usual cases. The perpetrator was a woman in her late 20s, and the victim was a man in his early 30s.

[It’s not that surprising. It’s not that rare for a woman to be the perpetrator and a man to be the victim. Even in this vast case law archive I have,… ]

‘Okay! I know!’

I quickly put on the brakes because Aliotta was trying to show off.

‘You don’t think I don’t know that? I know that just by looking at Detective Im Yeon.’

[ah.]

When Detective Im Ji-yeon was mentioned, Aliotta was immediately convinced. After all, she had a history of crushing the nose of Ma Jun-seok, who had been driving drunk and injured Detective So Hae-jin.

What I found unique about this case was not just the gender of the perpetrator and the victim. It was an assault, but it did not involve the kind of “hitting” assault we usually think of.

The assault crimes reported in the report included ‘shouting loudly while getting right in the face’ and ‘poked the shoulder and chest with the index finger in an unpleasant manner.’

Aliotta thought it was time and started showing off again.

[Ahem! Aren’t I an AI expert in law? As for assault… ]

‘I know that too! I guess you don’t know, but I’m a prosecutor too!’

[… … .]

In Korean law, assault is committed when an assault is inflicted on a person’s body, and the body in question includes both the ‘mental and personal body.’

This means that assault does not necessarily have to involve bruising or bleeding. Strictly speaking, shouting in someone’s ear to startle them or spitting in their face to cause them mental damage are all considered assault.

So there is no legal defect in sending this case to the prosecution for assault. However, this level of cases usually end with a settlement and do not go all the way to the prosecution.

The fact that it has reached the prosecution reflects the victim’s strong will to punish the perpetrator.

‘Why do victims always want to punish the perpetrator?’

[Yes, that’s right.]

‘Did the perpetrator not apologize? Did the victim not accept the apology?’

[Why did the two fight in the first place?]

‘I guess you’re going back because you’re curious.’

[You can’t go back.]

‘I can’t stand it.’

[If you hold it in, you’ll get sick.]

‘Yes, that’s right!’

After making up my mind, I called Wi Jun-woo.

“Chief!”

“yes?”

“Let’s go to our site.”

Wi Jun-woo, who had been twisting his body out of boredom, suddenly stood up as soon as I finished speaking.

“Okay! Let’s go!”

At the word ‘scene,’ Manager Han Jae-sik raised his head.

“The scene? Where are you going? There shouldn’t be any incident like that, right?”

“There’s nothing like that going on, I just wanted to go check it out because I was bored.”

“Are you bored? Inma, the manager is working so hard, and the subordinate is saying something like that? If you have time to go around the site, this is… … .”

Manager Han Jae-sik paused as he pointed to the high pile of documents on his desk. I quickly accepted his words with shining eyes.

“Can you share the case with me? Should I do it myself?”

“That… … . No. Go ahead. This, oh man, I have to do it. No. People are so angry these days… … .”

I shrugged my shoulders, said hello to Kisoyoung, and left with Wi Junwoo. As I was closing the office door, I could hear Manager Han Jaesik’s sobbing voice through the door.

“Is this right? Is this… … right?”