The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 82



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Episode 82: Just Trust Me

On my way to work at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, a new donut shop opened up. A cup of coffee and a donut on my way to work in the morning.

‘Isn’t this just like a New Yorker?’

[He seems like a thief.]

‘Make sure to hit the button.’

[If you look at Hyungwang now, anyone would think the same. He’s a thief.]

I was eating a donut, hiding my body behind the flower pot in the break room, and I immediately agreed. I couldn’t think of anything to say to Aliotta.

‘There’s nothing I can do, Inma. There was only one donut left.’

How delicious are these cranberry donuts! I can’t shamelessly eat them alone in the office. Wi Jun-woo would definitely try to steal them even if he had to split them in half.

I ended up going to the break room instead of the office, hiding the bag of donuts in my jacket. Perhaps because it was early in the morning, there was no one in the break room.

But I couldn’t just sit at the table and eat. Someone passing by might see me and come in to intercept me.

In the end, I decided to hide in the innermost part of the break room, behind a large flower pot, and eat there.

A sweet and sour cranberry jam filling the inside of a donut and a sip of warm coffee.

Wow! This is life.

While I was feeling my own little happiness, Aliotta crossed her arms with a pouty expression and poured cold water on me.

[Life? Don’t you think it’s too grand to talk about life?]

‘No. I said this is the fun of living.’

[You mean, you squat down like this and eat secretly like a thieving cat, with wrinkles in your suit pants and cramps in your legs? What a life you have.]

‘Are you jealous? Because you can’t eat AI.’

[Jealousy!! That’s ridiculous!! Don’t you know how enviable, no, uncomfortable it is to go through the process of tearing, chewing, and digesting to get the energy to move!!]

Aliotta was talking so loudly that it looked like spit was flying.

[How convenient it is to just plug in the cord and start charging.]

‘Ah, it’s delicious. Aren’t you jealous?’

[No, that’s not it.]

‘No, you can taste it too.’

Because it’s synchronized with my brain, Aliotte can taste what I’m eating, so it knows how delicious this donut is.

However, he can’t tear and chew like me.

It doesn’t matter since I’ll taste it anyway, right? Tsk tsk.

Crispy chicken.

The taste of a cold beer.

The firmness and chewiness of the pork belly.

Cranberry jam that flows when you take a bite.

Imagine if there was no such thing.

Is that edible?

Even if the taste is the same, who would want to drink chicken-flavored juice instead of tearing into the chicken?

[Just tasting it is enough. Even if it is crunchy and chewy, I will be jealous… … right?]

‘uh.’

[I am…….]

‘fizzle!’

I put my finger to my mouth because I could hear people walking towards the entrance to the break room.

Anyway, since only I could hear what Aliotta was saying, it was a problem that I just had to keep quiet.

Who is it?

I heard footsteps and it seemed like there were two or three of them. At first I thought they would leave soon. But they seemed to be sitting down in the back of the break room.

I peeked through the gap in the leaves and saw the 3rd detective division’s loners. The chief loner, the deputy chief loner, and the loach loner.

Well, I was just going to eat this quickly and leave.

My legs are starting to feel numb.

Still, I was curious about what those loners were talking about when they got together. Even while talking in the empty break room, they were talking in low voices, as if they were talking about some kind of secret.

‘Aliotta’

[Yes. I will wiretap!]

Chijijik-.

I overheard their conversation as I chewed on the last piece of donut.

-What happened with the Ma Jun-seok incident?

Oh. Are you going to talk about the Ma Jun-seok incident?

I sat down and listened to their stories.

“What the hell are you talking about.”

Eventually, the seal could no longer hold its snout shut and just threw it away.

“What? Who are you?”

I tried to jump up from behind the flower pot, but my legs were numb and I stumbled slightly. I stood there awkwardly holding onto the flower pot and spoke as calmly as I could.

“I heard dog barking a while ago. I was wondering who brought a dog to the prosecutor’s office.”

“What is it? You… … Is that blood, blood?”

I smiled and licked the cramberry jam off the corner of my mouth.

“What are all these loners from the 3rd division doing here?”

“What? Part 3 of the Loner? This kid!”

Kyungsoo Kim glared at me with his eyes wide open. But he didn’t take any action. I guess he was just pretending to be brave because his manager was right next to him.

I lightly ignored Kim Kyung-soo and spoke to Manager Kim Jong-hyeok.

“The prosecutor says I have to repay the favor? Why does that sound like ‘I took the money and ate it, so I should clean up the mess’ to me?”

“What, what is it?”

“If only there was evidence, I would report it to the Inspector General right away. I have suspicion, but no evidence.”

“This guy? You’re that guy, Hyun-to-line.”

‘We should have all been punished together last time. What a shame.’

[There was insufficient evidence at that time.]

‘I heard you were getting a lot of money from here and there. Should I go and look for evidence now?’

[Wouldn’t it be better to focus on the Ma Jun-seok case for now? If you chase two rabbits, you’ll lose both.]

‘Hey.’

[Don’t worry, Hyungwang. People like that aren’t meticulous. If you leak evidence sooner or later, we’ll grab it when the opportunity arises.]

It’s a shame, but Aliotta was right. Right now, it’s time to focus on the Ma Jun-seok case. There will definitely be a chance to catch those guys later.

While I was gritting my teeth, Kyungsoo Kim bowed his head to Manager Jonghyuk Kim.

“Boss, don’t worry about that guy. There’s nothing good that can come from getting involved.”

Manager Kim Jong-hyuk glared at me with an angry face and then suddenly stood up from his seat.

“They say a puppy doesn’t know how scary a tiger is, so do you know where this is and why you’re setting up shop here?”

“Didn’t you know where this was? It’s the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. Do you have dementia?”

Manager Kim Jong-hyeok looked at Jeong Min-gu and Kim Gyeong-su.

“Just stop. A guy like that won’t last long as a prosecutor anyway. He’ll probably just rot away in the trial department for the rest of his life.”

“Hey. Don’t underestimate the trial department. Even so, I’m pretty good at it.”

“Even if a guy like you is good at something, it’s useless.”

“You seem very proud because you got away with it last time without getting caught. But, you know, if the tail is long, it will get caught.”

“If you try to catch my tail, your hands will be torn off.”

I fired a fact bomb at the greasy face of Manager Kim Jong-hyeok, who was laughing.

“I have a piece of advice for you. Don’t stand as a defendant in a trial where I am a prosecutor.”

“This guy?”

“Me. I’m really good. If I get caught, I’m in big trouble.”

Manager Kim Jong-hyuk gritted his teeth and trembled.

* * *

It was the first day of Ma Jun-seok’s drunk driving trial.

“What is the defendant’s name?”

“This is Ma Jun-seok.”

“What’s the address?”

The trial began with Judge Hong Sang-jin’s interrogation. Although it was not my case, I was sitting in the courtroom gallery as I had played a significant role in catching the criminal.

I also wanted to see how the famous Yang & Ji would handle this case. More than anything, I thought that if the mentality of the prosecutor in charge, Kang Jin-gyu, wavered, I would step forward and shout, “Guilty!”

[Wi Jun-woo told me not to do that.]

‘That’s right.’

[He was being very strict.]

‘Is it really not possible?’

[I didn’t want to say that as a real AI. If a person tells you not to do something, then let’s not do it.]

‘Tch.’

Wi Jun-woo, who had to go out on a business trip to get some data, gave me a firm order as I entered the audience seat alone.

Please, for God’s sake, just shut up and sit down.

‘Yeah. If you keep screaming guilty here, you’ll get kicked out.’

[If it were Judge Hong Sang-jin, he would of course be kicked out. 100%.]

The charges revealed by Kang Jin-gyu include driving without a license and drunk driving during the probation period. However, the other party only agreed to driving without a license and claimed innocence regarding drunk driving.

I looked at the lawyer who was claiming innocence with a shameless face. What kind of logic was he using to claim innocence?

‘Huh. You’re claiming innocence for this? Is that possible?’

[If we analyze past precedents, it is not impossible. Considering that the actual driving distance was only about ten meters, and that the defendant’s age and the fact that Yang & Ji Law Firm is representing the defendant, it seems like there is a pretty good chance of winning.]

‘That was when I was away.’

Judge Hong Sang-jin said.

“Prosecution and defense. Please submit the list of evidence.”

The next step was to submit the list of evidence and witnesses. Since today is the first day of the trial, we will end here.

I shook my head at the sullen opposing lawyer.

‘It might take longer than you think. They definitely won’t accept the black box footage as evidence. If we keep arguing about it, it’ll take a long time.’

“Defense side. Any objections to the list of evidence?”

“Yes, we all agree.”

Surprisingly, the other side agreed to request the black box as evidence without any objections.

‘What, why don’t you agree to this?’

[That’s right. The black box must have recorded that Ma Jun-seok was driving while drinking.]

The first day of the trial ended so blandly. Now, in the second trial, they will seriously debate the guilt or innocence of the defendant using evidence and witnesses.

Wi Jun-woo, who had finished his external work, also returned to the courtroom just in time. As soon as the trial was over and the judge left, Wi Jun-woo and I went straight to Kang Jin-gyu.

The trial is just beginning. At times like this, you need to cheer them up with praise.

“Good job, senior.”

“What good are you doing?”

“It’s true. I’m not shaking, I’m not fumbling, I’m not crying, I’m not scared, I’m not calling out for my mom.”

“hey!”

“Why are you getting angry when I compliment you?”

“Am I a kindergartener? Why are you crying and looking for your mom?”

“Senior, for some reason… … .”

“No, don’t say it. It’d be better if you didn’t listen. Ugh.”

Even after hearing my praise, Kang Jin-gyu left the courtroom with a frown on his face. Wi Jun-woo, who was next to me, harassed me.

“Then why are you talking nonsense?”

“I told you, I was complimenting you. Yes? With a pure heart.”

“Your praise is not pure, Inspector Kang! Let’s go together.”

Wi Jun-woo soon followed Kang Jin-gyu out. I couldn’t stay alone, so I quickly followed after him.

When I came outside, I saw Park Jeong-se and Chief Moon Seung-hwan walking toward us. Judging from the fact that he was wearing a judge’s robe, it seemed that Park Jeong-se was also on his way to trial.

“Hello. Are you coming into court?”

“Oh. Is Pro Kang’s trial over?”

“Today was the first trial, so it ended quickly.”

Park Jeong-se, who nodded, was holding quite a thick stack of documents. Not only that, but Chief Moon Seung-hwan, who was standing behind him, was also pulling a cart full of papers.

“Wow. That’s a lot of data.”

“right?”

“What is happening?”

“Hwang Dae-bong, the president of investment company Citrus. He is on trial for embezzlement and breach of trust. The data is a total mess.”

Park Jeong-se shook his head with a look of pain on his face.

“They turned a blind eye to the investigation, there’s no proper evidence. What we have is riddled with holes.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. Prosecutor Park and I are staying up all night every day to conduct this additional investigation.”

It seemed like Chief Moon Seung-hwan’s complaints weren’t a lie, because they both had dark circles under their eyes.

‘Who on earth was in charge of this and handled it so sloppily?’

[That detective, Detective Division 3’s Jeong Min-gu, was the investigating prosecutor.]

‘Oh, that’s right.’

– If it’s handled well, I think a suspended sentence will be no problem.

I’m sure I said that when we were talking secretly in the break room.

“Anyway, Kim Kyung-soo and Jeong Min-gu. We can’t leave these guys alone. Sooner or later… … .”

“uh?”

My words couldn’t continue because Kang Jin-gyu, who was looking at his cell phone, shouted out.

“Why? What’s going on?”

“I got a text message from Detective Seo Il-jun.”

Kang Jin-gyu’s face darkened as he looked at his cell phone.

“I’m with the video analysis team at Gwasudae right now, and they said that the black box chip in Ma Jun-seok’s car was damaged, so the video inside can’t be recovered.”

“Wow, kids. Did you do anything already?”

‘Oh my. You’re going to come out like this?’

[Is it Yang&Ji’s doing?]

You’ve gone that far? Already?

however.

‘Don’t you have the video footage from that time anyway?’

[yes.]

I held Kang Jin-gyu’s hand tightly with my eyes sparkling.

“Don’t worry, senior.”

“What is it? Why are you like this? It’s worrying me.”

“Just trust me.”

“I can’t believe you because you keep doing this.”

“Hehehe.”

[Hehehe.]

Kang Jin-gyu was looking at me like I was crazy, but I looked at Aliotta and smiled evilly.