The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 77



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Episode 77 Fumo Connection Back, Yuno!

The next day, I was sharing a glass of soju with Park Jeong-se and Kang Jin-gyu at a small, shabby restaurant, with samgyeopsal as an appetizer.

“Now, let’s each have a drink.”

Park Jeong-se poured us some drinks and raised his glass.

“For the amazing robber team!”

“For!”

“Wow!”

After we emptied our first glasses, we poured each other’s glasses again. While we were washing away the spiciness of the soju with the fat from the pork belly, Kang Jin-gyu asked.

“But why are we gathered here today?”

“Just. I wanted to buy you all a drink to say thank you for your hard work. And to build up our amazing teamwork.”

Kang Jin-gyu tilted his head.

“The word ‘shin’ is missing from ‘shin-hak-dae-han’.”

Today, only me, Park Jeong-se, and Kang Jin-gyu were here. There were no other investigators, and most importantly, Chief Shin Hyo-jin was not there.

“When ‘God’ comes, ‘Han’ comes too.”

“Ah. Manager Han Jae-sik.”

“Isn’t it good for us prosecutors to hang out together sometimes, rather than with the department heads?”

This time, I threw up.

“A regular prosecutor? You’re the deputy chief prosecutor.”

“Mom, what good does it do to be a deputy chief prosecutor these days? You have to give me at least the title of deputy chief prosecutor so I can go somewhere and save face.”

“Is that so?”

“Hey. It’s sweet, sweet, maybe because it’s alcohol from Seoul.”

“Isn’t it great that you came to Seoul?”

“Good. I like it, and my wife and kids like it too. But more than anything, I’m glad that you’re not alone anymore. You’ve been suffering alone all this time.”

At those words, Kang Jin-gyu slightly lowered his head. It seemed that he had realized that he had not been of much help to Manager Shin Hyo-jin. Park Jeong-se looked at Kang Jin-gyu and said,

“I’m not saying this to Pro Kang, so don’t take it to heart. Pro Kang has had a hard time too.”

“No. As my senior said, the manager has had a hard time. Even though I’m here, I can’t be of much help to you.”

“That must have been the case. Senior Kang completely backed off from this. Before I came, the manager must have been running around on his own. You can tell by looking at it.”

Kang Jin-gyu glared at me silently, and Park Jeong-se burst out laughing.

“Anyway. I’m here now, and we have our swords. Let’s help the boss and do a good job.”

“yes!”

Although he answered calmly, Kang Jin-gyu had a somewhat uneasy look on his face. Even as he ate the meat, he seemed to be deep in thought.

“Senior Kang, do you have any concerns?”

“no.”

“What’s wrong? Even to me, it looks like you have some concerns.”

When Park Jeong-se joined in and asked, Kang Jin-gyu scratched his head with an awkward expression and began to speak cautiously.

“I’ve just been thinking a lot lately. I’ve been wondering if it’s really right for me to become a prosecutor.”

Park Jeong-se, who had emptied his glass, leaned back in his chair and looked at Kang Jin-gyu.

“Why did you think that?”

“When I became a prosecutor, I promised myself that I would never let anyone suffer because of me. Sending someone to prison is a very powerful power, and I wanted to use it well.”

“Okay.”

“That’s why I always conduct investigations carefully and carefully examine the defendant’s opinions. Looking back, I realize that there were many times when I did stupid things.”

“Stupid?”

I helped Park Jeong-se a little because he seemed not to understand.

“It’s being manipulated by other people. Seniors think they’re investigating carefully, but in reality, they’re easily manipulated by those who play with the law. I was manipulated by Kyungsoo Kim last time.”

“aha.”

“Senior. In my opinion, it’s because you’re too soft-hearted. Prosecutors need to have the attitude of a Doberman Pinscher who won’t let a single criminal escape, and the mindset of a guilty convict who will send all the bad guys to the hay.”

“Guilty… … What bread? What are you talking about?”

“Guilty, guilty, guilty. Guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty! Go …

After hearing what I said, Park Jeong-se laughed and even clapped his hands.

“Wow. This is the first time in my life that I’ve heard such a refreshing idiom. Guilty as hell! Good.”

“Thank you! I made that up!”

“Yeah, yeah. Hey. I heard a lot about Hyun-Torae before I came here, but this guy, this is even more unexpected and absurd than it looks.”

Unlike Park Jeong-se, who was smiling, Kang Jin-gyu still had a somewhat displeased expression.

“But there’s this thing called the presumption of innocence. You’re not a criminal until you’re found guilty.”

“hmm.”

Park Jeong-se, who had stopped laughing, crossed his arms and looked at Kang Jin-gyu.

“Pro Kang is mistaken about one thing.”

“What is it?”

“The presumption of innocence is not the attitude that prosecutors should have.”

“Well then? What attitude should an inspector have?”

“Of course you’re guilty!”

When I interrupted, Park Jeong-se snickered, gave me a gentle pat on the head, and continued talking.

“Even if it’s not a guilty verdict, prosecutors should not assume that the defendant is innocent.”

“You say no?”

“Think about it. The police investigated first and sent the case to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment. After investigating, they thought this guy was guilty. The investigating prosecutor also investigated and found him guilty. That’s why they indicted him. And if that’s not enough, the trial prosecutor conducts additional investigation.”

Park Jeong-se raised three fingers, one at a time, toward Kang Jin-gyu.

“The police, the investigative prosecutor, and the trial prosecutor. After passing through these three, they all judged that the person was guilty and went into indictment. The prosecutor, or at least the trial prosecutor, must have the conviction of a presumption of guilt, not a presumption of innocence.”

“ah.”

“If there is no guilt, why don’t you just not indict in the first place? Either drop the charges or suspend the charges. Indicting someone means they are certain that they are guilty, but until then, the prosecutor can’t talk about presumption of innocence.”

“okay.”

“Even if the police, the investigating prosecutor, and the trial prosecutor all made a mistake, the judge will filter it out again when he makes his ruling. You don’t need to worry about that. Once you’ve been indicted, it’s important to have confidence in the presumption of guilt.”

Kang Jin-gyu nodded as if he had come to some realization. I muttered in response.

“You don’t have to think about it so long and complicatedly, senpai. Just remember this! I said.”

“Guilty, guilty, guilty.”

Kang Jin-gyu continued to mutter about guilt for a while after that, as if he was possessed by something.

* * *

A few days later, Wi Jun-woo and I attended the final hearing of Ma Jun-seok’s drunk driving case. The result was as expected. A suspended sentence.

“I got a suspended sentence.”

“It was expected.”

“That’s true, but still, when I see that face, I feel angry for no reason.”

We who were in the audience sighed as we watched Ma Jun-seok rejoice. Even though it was something we had expected, we still felt uneasy.

The lawyer emphasized that he was still a college student and a young man in his early twenties with a bright future ahead of him. There was also a bundle of petitions from people around him that showed how solid a young man he was.

It would also have helped if he had reached an agreement with the victim. Detective So-jin made a deal on the condition that he drop the assault charges against Officer Im-yeon.

Even if it weren’t for that agreement, he would have gotten a suspended sentence if he hired such a capable lawyer. But he probably wanted to make it a little more certain.

Well, I guess it’s fortunate that Detective Im Ji-yeon doesn’t have to go to court for assault charges.

1 year in prison, 2 years probation.

The sentence was suspended for two years. This means that if he does not commit a crime punishable by imprisonment or more severe punishment for the next two years and lives as a good citizen, he will be exempted from prison.

Ma Jun-seok, who had become a free man, hugged his lawyer like an idiot, patted his shoulder, and laughed heartily. He looked at that scene and said to Wi Jun-woo.

“Don’t worry. Our plan starts with him getting a suspended sentence. It’s going according to plan.”

“But are you really okay without me?”

“There’s nothing we can do. The investigator in charge of Senior Park will be here soon, so please take care of him until then.”

“yes.”

Wi Jun-woo reluctantly answered. It seemed as if his butt was shaking because he wanted to solve the case together with me.

In our office, Section Chief Moon Seung-hwan was helping Director Shin Hyo-jin and Kang Jin-gyu all by himself. When I joined, Wi Jun-woo came with me.

Since it was standard for there to be at least one investigator for every prosecutor, our office, consisting of three prosecutors and two investigators, was unusual.

Moreover, Chief Shin Hyo-jin was not only approving the case but also participating directly in the trial. And now even Park Jeong-se has joined in.

There are four prosecutors and two prosecutor investigators. No matter how much I help them and how skilled the investigators are, they are bound to be overloaded with work.

In this situation, if I take Wi Jun-woo out to investigate the scene, Chief Moon Seung-hwan will have to handle Chief Shin Hyo-jin, Park Jeong-se, and Kang Jin-gyu all by himself. That doesn’t make sense.

“It seems that the director went to Deputy Director Nam and caused a commotion by asking him to add more prosecutors and working-level officers.”

“Oh, as expected. Respect!”

If it were other people, they would say, ‘Hey. Even so, would the manager do that?’ But Manager Shin Hyo-jin is a person who would really cause trouble and still be left out.

“I’ll wait since they said it’ll be filled soon. I’ll handle this one by myself.”

“yes.”

“Now that the trial is over, go see Senior Kang. I will also go and implement the first stage of the plan.”

“yes.”

Wi Jun-woo grabbed his bag and quickly approached Kang Jin-gyu, who was at the prosecutor’s table. I also quietly followed Ma Jun-seok and his group, joining the crowd of people leaving the courtroom.

Outside the courthouse. After a while of compliments, encouragement, and laughter, saying they had done well and had worked hard, the group of lawyers soon left.

Soon after, Kim Kyung-soo appeared, looked around, and approached Ma Jun-seok. The two lowered their heads and began whispering in small voices.

What can a prosecutor and a defendant talk about alone?

‘Let’s listen to what those two are talking about.’

[yes!]

There was a sizzling sound, and soon two voices could be heard.

– Congratulations. I heard you got a suspended sentence?

– It’s all thanks to the hard work of the inspector.

– You are the son of Congressman Ma Yong-gi, so of course I should take care of you. Oh, and please tell your father that I received the box.

– Yes. He said he would thank me soon anyway.

– You don’t have to. Well, if you want.

As I watched them holding each other’s arms and laughing as if they were old school friends I hadn’t seen in a long time, I started cursing.

“That rotten bastard.”

[Kim Kyung-soo. Are you going to catch him now?]

‘Not yet. For now, let’s focus on Ma Jun-seok. Kim Kyung-soo will catch me and tease me later.’

As Kim Kyung-soo disappeared with a bright smile, Ma Jun-seok also took a deep breath and walked towards the main gate.

I gave orders to Aliotte.

‘Aliotta. Now is the time.’

[Old story!]

Aliotta changed his glasses into sunglasses by tinting the lenses. He wore a nice designer suit for the first time in a while and even put on sunglasses, and I thought he looked pretty good.

‘Oh, he’s killing me. Isn’t he like Men in Black?’

[What is Men in Black?]

‘You don’t even know that? You’re talking about artificial intelligence?’

[I am, after all, an artificial intelligence specialized in law.]

‘This other part is complete idiot.’

[Isn’t that a bit harsh?]

Although Aliotta was furious, I ignored her and chased after Ma Jun-seok. In order to catch Ma Jun-seok, who kept escaping by using his father’s connections even after committing a crime, we had to know the details of his future plans. In order to do that, Aliotta and I decided to hack Ma Jun-seok’s cell phone.

Since Aliotta had to be within 2 meters of the phone to hack it, she followed Ma Jun-seok out after the trial ended.

Fortunately, Aliotta’s hacking skills were improving day by day. It didn’t take as long as when he first hacked Kim Kyung-eun’s cell phone.

However, it wasn’t all that easy. While Aliotta was hacking, I had to somehow hold on to the opponent.

“Mr. Ma Jun-seok?”

I stopped in front of Ma Jun-seok, put my hands together in front of me, and confidently spread my legs apart, striking a pose like a cocky rapper. Ma Jun-seok looked back at me and asked.

“Who are you?”

“Mr. Ma Jun-seok, you drove drunk and hurt someone, but this time again, you used your father’s connections to get a suspended sentence.”

As soon as I finished speaking, Ma Jun-seok’s expression turned cold.

“It wasn’t a case of using connections, it was a fair judgment?”

“Is that so? According to the information I have gathered… … .”

“That crazy guy.”

Ma Jun-seok turned around without even listening to the end of my story. He looked around to see if there were any more idiots like me around, and gradually increased his speed.

[What are you doing? You have to follow me. I was just about to hack in.]

‘Don’t worry. I’ll be back.’

“If you just keep going like this, you’ll regret it, right?”

Ma Jun-seok did not stop despite my provocation.

“Dad, all the times you used your chance have been revealed. Are you going to submit this report like this?”

Ma Jun-seok stopped walking when he said he would submit the report. He turned around and approached me again, then asked with a suspicious look on his face.

“A leak? No, more than that. A report? Where do you think the report should be submitted? Sir, where did it come from?”

“I haven’t introduced myself yet. Hello. I’m from ‘DPB’.”

“Where?”

“DPB. Department of Pumo Connection Back. You know.”

“… … .”

Ma Jun-seok had a face like he had seen all kinds of crazy people. It wasn’t just Ma Jun-seok. Even Aliotta, who was trying hard to hack, had a look of shock on his face.

[Pumo Connection Back?]

‘Isn’t it cool?’

[Did you really go crazy?]