The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 79



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Episode 79 Doberman

“I’m going to leave work. Everyone, thank you for your hard work.”

“Yes. Goodbye.”

As I was greeting the people in the office and standing up from my seat, Kang Jin-gyu poked his head out from the next room and said.

“Oh. Carl, you’re getting off work? I’m jealous.”

“If you’re jealous, seniors too… … Oh, no. It’s not easy to get off work on time. You need to be smart and fast with your hands to get the work done quickly.”

As I shook my head and spoke, one of Kang Jin-gyu’s eyebrows went up.

“Sword. What does that mean? Are you saying I’m stupid or my hands are slow?”

“Both. Look at this. You’re stupid, so you can’t even understand… … Ugh!”

“Hahaha. Our inspector seems to be out of his mind due to overwork these days. Hurry up and get off work. Hurry up!”

Wei Jun-woo suddenly ran out, covered my mouth, and pushed me out of the office. Only after I got out of the door did Wei Jun-woo let go of the hand that had been covering my mouth.

“Do you really have to pick and choose words that are so hated?”

“That’s true, huh? By the way, huh huh! Why are your hands so sweaty? Don’t you wash them?”

“I wash my hands well. Wait. I just came back from the bathroom… … .”

“Eight! Thud thud thud!”

“I’m joking, just joking. Hehehe.”

Wi Jun-woo held his stomach and giggled. As I frowned and groaned, Wi Jun-woo became serious and asked.

“Are you going to the site?”

“yes.”

The scene that Wi Jun-woo is talking about is the place where Ma Jun-seok is scheduled to go. This is because Wi Jun-woo also knew that I was going to spy on Ma Jun-seok.

“You kept failing last week.”

“You never know. We might get something today. Manager, you’ve worked hard too.”

“yes.”

I waved at Wi Jun-woo dryly and turned around. The new prosecutor investigator they were hiring wouldn’t be coming to work until next week, so Wi Jun-woo would have to assist the remaining prosecutors until then.

‘Where did you say you were going today?’

[It’s a club in Hongdae.]

Even if Ma Jun-seok is released on probation, I’m the one who made a big fuss about sending that guy back to the bakery. I even made a plan to go with that.

‘Those who drink and drive are habitual offenders. Their recidivism rate is also high.’

First, hack into Ma Jun-seok’s cell phone to find out his schedule, then go near him and kill him. The moment he gets drunk and gets behind the wheel! If you run in right away, it’s game over.

‘What do you think? Aren’t you going to kill me?’

[Yeah, whatever.]

Aliotta answered indifferently. Still, Detective So-jin was impressed when he first heard of my plan.

– Wow. That would work. Why did you worry about this?

There was opposition, too. Like Detective Yim Yeon-i.

– Are you saying that we should illegally spy on civilians right now? Are you asking me to agree to something like this?

There was also a bat-like Wei Jun-woo.

– Wow~! The plan looks great. Our inspector has to know at least one thing. But, after hearing the story, it seems like illegal surveillance of civilians won’t work.

Even Aliotta was indifferent at first.

[Because it’s illegal.]

‘Hey, Inma. If you go by that, hacking cell phones and eavesdropping on other people’s conversations are all illegal.’

[Who said what? It’s just like that.]

The only good thing is that Aliota takes priority over my synchronized orders.

Anyway, I’m not doing this for my personal glory or benefit. Besides.

“Hey, this isn’t an illegal temple. If I were to happen to be walking down the street and, uh? happen to see a guy driving drunk, wouldn’t I, of course, show my democratic citizenship and report him? That’s what it is.”

[Ouch, oh.]

Even though I was blindfolded and pretending not to notice, I still let Aliota pass.

‘So, I guess I can just go to Hongdae today by chance?’

[Yes. I have plans to meet friends at a club in Hongdae today.]

I’ve already completed the first stage of the plan. I followed Ma Jun-seok out of the trial and hacked his cell phone.

Now all that’s left is to follow Ma Jun-seok secretly wherever he goes and spy on him to see if he’s drunk driving. Last week, I tried to kill him twice near the meeting place, but I got nowhere. Once, he showed up in a taxi, and the other time, he showed up in a friend’s car.

I don’t know what today will be like.

Just then the cell phone rang. It was Detective Yim Yeon.

‘Isn’t there anyone who has no reason to call me?’

“yes.”

– This is Detective Im Ji-yeon.

“What’s going on?”

– You said you were going out today?

He didn’t say much, but I could tell. What Lieutenant Im Yeon-yeon was talking about was the Ma Jun-seok case. Perhaps Wi Jun-woo had told her that I was going to the scene today.

“yes.”

– Where are you going?

“Hongdae.”

– I’ll go too.

“Huh? You’re coming?”

– I’ll be there in an hour. I’ll go and call you.

Lieutenant Im Ji-yeon said what she wanted to say and then hung up.

“What? When are you going to snort at my plans? Why are you coming?”

[You’ll know when you meet.]

First, I headed to Hongdae.

* * *

I got a call while I was walking down the street in front of Hongik University. It was Detective Im Yeon.

“hello?”

– Where are you?

“Before reaching the four-way intersection in front of Hongik University.”

– Oh. Am I there?

I stopped and looked around.

“It’s past the pharmacy, in front of the cosmetics store.”

– Oh, I see.

This time, Detective Im Ji-yeon said what she wanted to say and hung up.

“You have a really hasty personality.”

[Even walking looks rushed.]

‘Can you see it?’

[There he comes.]

He seemed to have a very impatient personality, as if he were a detective. When he saw me, he walked towards me like an animal hunting for prey.

‘Hey, if I were the culprit, I’d be pissed. I would’ve just turned around and run away.’

[Sohaejin said that it was a Doberman. That was exactly right.]

It wasn’t like I had done anything wrong, and Detective Yimyeon wasn’t there to catch me, but the sight of her walking at a fast pace like an angry Doberman had an aura that made anyone look for an escape route.

“What brings you here?”

“Why are you picking a fight as soon as you see me? Without even saying hello.”

“When you scold me for planning something like this, it’s because it’s strange that I came to participate.”

“I think it’s better than having no plan at all. I definitely want to catch that bastard with my own hands.”

“There’s no guarantee that we’ll catch it today.”

“I know, me too. I came out with the mindset of grabbing at straws. Anyway, let’s get in the car first. What are you doing standing in the street?”

I looked around. Wasn’t that the one walking towards me?

“Did you come by car? Where did you park it?”

“No, not me. Sir, don’t you have a car?”

“There isn’t any.”

Inspector Yim Yeon-yeon asked in surprise.

“Weren’t you going undercover? You were going undercover without a car?”

“Oh, ambush? That’s going to be a big deal. No matter what anyone says, we’re just going to be walking down the street and accidentally come across someone driving drunk.”

“If you don’t have a car, you can say you don’t have one. I brought mine. I thought you had the inspector’s car, so I left it here.”

“He just said what he wanted to say and hung up without giving me a chance to say anything.”

“ah.”

Still, Detective Im Ji-yeon scratched her head, embarrassed, as if she knew it was her fault.

“Then what should we do?”

Across the street, in the alley next door, was the club we were aiming for. I pointed to a cafe diagonally away from the club.

“Let’s go to that cafe over there first.”

“Excuse me? Is it too far from the club?”

“It’s more suspicious to stand on the street. It’s a good place to just sit and die.”

I took the lead and headed to the cafe.

* * *

We sat by the window of the cafe with a good view of the street outside. I bought coffee, a piece of cake, cookies, and other things and sat next to Lieutenant Im Yeon while looking out the window.

Lieutenant Im Ji-yeon frowned slightly and looked out the window.

“I think I’m in the wrong seat. That club is too far away.”

“But this is the best. There’s no place closer where you can sit quietly for a long time.”

“This is why you need a car.”

What Detective Im Ji-yeon said made sense. The club seen diagonally from here was quite far away, making it difficult to distinguish people’s faces.

Of course, this didn’t apply to me since I have Aliotta. This is because Aliotta can greatly expand my field of vision.

“Don’t worry. Even though I look like this, my eyesight is pretty good.”

“Why does a person with good eyesight wear glasses?”

“Your eyesight is good because you wear glasses.”

“yes?”

“You have four eyes to see.”

Still, as if she couldn’t take it anymore, Lieutenant Lee Mi-yeon sighed as she looked out the window towards the club once more.

“Hey, no. It’s too far. Even if Jin Dong-bin were to pass by naked from there, you wouldn’t know.”

“If you just walk by naked, of course you wouldn’t know.”

“why?”

“Who would look at your face when you’re naked? Even though Jin Dong-bin is the most handsome actor in Korea. No, even more so when it comes to Jin Dong-bin.”

“……ah!”

Lieutenant Im Yeon, who realized what I meant, stared blankly into space for a moment, then her face turned red.

But soon he cleared his throat and quickly turned his head away.

“Ahem. Well, it’s a bit far, but if you look closely, you can probably make out a person’s face.”

“Can I just show you my face?”

“Ahem.”

Detective Yim Ji-yeon quickly changed the subject.

“So what are you going to do now? Just lie in wait?”

“I told you, we’re not undercover. We… … .”

“I know. I just happened to be here drinking coffee and happened to find him. So I’m just going to sit here until he does something.”

“Yes. It might be a bit boring. I might end up wasting my time today. Is that okay?”

Inspector Yim Ji-yeon snorted.

“What do you think I am? I’m a detective, a detective. Do you think I’ve tried going undercover, or rather, just hiding and waiting, once or twice? I’ve stayed up all night, and I’ve slept in my car for over a week. Coming up empty-handed is a daily occurrence.”

“yes.”

Even while talking to Inspector Im Ji-yeon, I wasn’t just sitting around playing.

[What are you talking about? Hyungwang is just playing. I’m doing all the work.]

‘Okay. I’ll listen to the genius, so just work hard and show off your skills.’

[Tch.]

Although he scoffed at the topic of artificial intelligence and folded his arms, he still had a mission to fulfill, so Aliota turned his gaze back across the street to the Hongdae clubs.

Even while I was chatting with Lieutenant Im Ji-yeon, Aliotta was continuously zooming in and analyzing the cars and people passing in front of the Hongdae club from the edge of my field of vision.

“But that’s because I’m a detective. It’s no different for you, Prosecutor.”

“What’s different?”

“Detectives’ job is to be out at the scene all day long. Prosecutors don’t usually go to the scene. Of course, Prosecutor Do seems a little different.”

“Yes.”

“I thought it would be a big blow if I gathered all my courage and came all the way to the scene, only to find nothing for a few days and come up empty-handed. Don’t you think so?”

I shook my head.

“No, that’s not true. I expected that this plan would fail a lot anyway.”

“Was it so?”

“Of course. No matter how high the recidivism rate is, who would drive drunk after less than a month of probation? I naturally assumed that it would take at least several months, maybe even up to a year, to catch Ma Jun-seok again.”

Lieutenant Im Ji-yeon looked at me with wide eyes as if she was surprised.

“Why did someone who knew that continue to push forward with this plan?”

“Because I promised. If that guy gets a suspended sentence, I’ll put him back in jail. I promised you, Inspector.”

“Hmm. Your Majesty, that’s really reckless.”

“I have a lot of hair.”

“omg.”

Lieutenant Im Ji-yeon looked at me as if I was looking at a dirty bug.

[Hyun-kwang! You’re like this cursed virgin!]

‘Oh, why?’

[You must be a virgin because you shamelessly make unfunny dad jokes like that.]

‘Hey! I told you to just look at the club!’

[Hyun Kwang.]

‘Don’t talk to me.’

[Hyeon Gwang!]

“Oh, why? What?”

Lieutenant Im Ji-yeon made a bewildered expression, then quickly frowned.

“There is a limit to what can be accepted even in dad jokes.”

“No, I didn’t say that to you, sir… … .”

[Hyun-kwang! Hyun-gwaaaaang!]

‘Oh, why? Why? Whyeeeeeeee?’

[Hey, Ma Jun-seok! I called a taxi, but it looks like he’s not waiting and is just going to drive!]

Okay! You got it!

‘Aliotta! Report it to the police right away!’

[yes.]

I jumped up from my seat and said.

“Get up. Let’s go catch that bastard.”

“Is that kid out?”

Lieutenant Im Ji-yeon looked out the window toward the club. Naturally, she couldn’t see whether Ma Jun-seok was there or not, but she quickly got up from her seat and followed me.

“It’s the dark gray foreign car over there.”

“yes.”

“Go! Go quickly and ask!”

Lieutenant Lee Mi-yeon, who was running toward the door, turned her head and glared at me as if she was going to bite me.