The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 83



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Episode 83: There Was a Sin, But There Was Not

I, Kang Jin-gyu, Wi Jun-woo, and Seo Il-jun were sitting in the office having a meeting. Seo Il-jun, who had just come back from the fruit tree, put the black box chip in a plastic bag down on the table with a gloomy face.

“They said the chip was damaged so they couldn’t check the video.”

“You can’t catch anything at all?”

“Fortunately, the screen seems to have recovered. But I can’t hear any sound.”

“This is it.”

There’s not much use in showing the screen. The screen will only show the front anyway. Of course, you can see that you hit the sign, but you won’t be able to know exactly what happened inside the car.

[When did this get damaged? Was it broken from the start?]

I thought that what Aliotta said made sense, so I asked Kang Jin-gyu.

“Was it damaged when the police investigated it?”

“I don’t know about that.”

“You don’t know?”

“Since the police arrested him at the scene, I guess they didn’t bother to check the black box. They didn’t even collect any evidence.”

“omg.”

Seo Il-jun added.

“I guess the police were really lax. I didn’t see it that way, Lieutenant Lee Mi-yeon.”

“Because it wasn’t already Lieutenant Lee Yeon who arrested him.”

“Yes? The inspector said so. That Lieutenant Yeon-i Lee caught him at the scene.”

I kindly explained it to Seo Il-jun, who didn’t know anything.

“Detective Lee Mi-yeon is from the Gaemyeon Police Station. That was in front of Hongik University. It wasn’t her jurisdiction. The investigation was directed by Mapo Police Station.”

[If it were Im Yeon, she wouldn’t have made such a basic mistake.]

‘yes.’

“I bet Yang & Ji would have done something about it. They’re the kind of guys who would do that and still have more than enough left over.”

Wi Jun-woo said with an unusually bitter smile. It seems that Yang & Ji’s notoriety has spread even among the investigators.

Kang Jin-gyu spoke in an unusually bright voice, perhaps because he thought the mood had died down.

“It’s okay. You don’t need a black box.”

“Really? Senior. Think carefully before you say anything. Is it really okay?”

“You arrested him at the scene. You caught him right in the driver’s seat. And on top of that, his breathalyzer test results were at a level where his license was revoked. Isn’t that what kids call a “snap”?”

Certainly, the bread of breads, the effect of Guilty Bread seemed to be good. After receiving the grace of Guilty Bread, Kang Jin-gyu’s confidence rose significantly. He was also filled with the will to send them to prison.

But it wasn’t something to be taken lightly. The opponent was none other than ‘Yang & Ji’, who had the highest winning rate in South Korea.

[That’s right. You can’t let your guard down.]

Even if you get caught at the scene, it’s different if Yang & Ji defends you. If you just entrust them with a case, they’ll win it no matter what.

Because it literally becomes ‘there was a sin, but there was no sin’.

‘Aliotta. Do you have a recording of that situation?’

[Of course. You can get the audio separately as well as the recorded video.]

Even as I was chatting with Inspector Im Yeon-i while sitting at a cafe in front of Hongik University, the loyal Aliotta was zooming in and looking at the club.

It was also Aliotta who noticed Ma Jun-seok as soon as he came out of the club and gave me a hint.

Even while panting and running towards where Ma Jun-seok was, Aliotta tuned in to the frequency and eavesdropped on the conversation between Ma Jun-seok and the woman.

Since the content related to the crime was saved, naturally the video and audio from that time remained.

‘Can the black box chip be hacked?’

[I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ll give it a try. It might be a bit tricky since you said the chip is damaged.]

‘Let’s give it a try. Why don’t you just hack it and put the sounds you saved here in there?’

[If possible, it can be used as sufficient evidence.]

I said, holding the bag containing the black box chip in my hand.

“Can I have this?”

“What are you going to do with that?”

“Sir. Are you trying to sell it on Carrot Market? You can’t.”

Oh my. What do these people think of me?

“I’m planning to go to the orchard again tomorrow.”

“What are you going to do?”

“Please take one more look. It might be fixed.”

Even if Aliota hacked and restored the chip, it was obvious that everyone would be suspicious if the chip that had been given up on by the orchard was suddenly restored.

It is safest to first have Aliota repair it, then take it back to the orchard for confirmation.

But Wi Jun-woo shook his head.

“Hey, you can’t. You said it couldn’t be done once there, so do you think it’ll work?”

“Yes, I can.”

“Do you know what kind of Superman the inspector is?”

“Am I Superman? Don’t I look a bit like him?”

“Not at all. But.”

Wi Jun-woo stopped himself as he was about to say something.

“What is it? What are you trying to say?”

“I don’t think I would be surprised at all if the inspector showed up one day wearing panties over his pants.”

“Come to think of it, even Superman is crazy. Why does he wear underwear over his pants?”

Kang Jin-gyu stopped the banter between me and Wi Jun-woo.

“Both of you, let’s stop talking about panties.”

“Anyway, I’ll take this. I’ll definitely get back before the trial ends tomorrow.”

I put the bag of chips into my pocket, ignoring everyone’s concerns.

* * *

The second trial date.

“Prosecutor. Has Ms. Lee Hye-seon appeared?”

Judge Hong Sang-jin looked down at Kang Jin-gyu and asked. Kang Jin-gyu turned his head and looked at the audience, but Seo Il-jun shook his head.

“The witness was unable to appear due to unavoidable circumstances.”

“Did Mr. Cha Dong-guk attend?”

“no.”

Judge Hong Sang-jin glanced at Kang Jin-gyu over his glasses, which were pulled down to the bridge of his nose, and opened his mouth again.

“Did Mr. Kang Hyun-soo attend?”

“The witness has unavoidable circumstances… … .”

“Are you saying that all three witnesses requested by the prosecution today did not appear?”

“yes.”

Kang Jin-gyu gritted his teeth. The witnesses who were supposed to testify that Ma Jun-seok was driving drunk and crashing into various places and driving recklessly were all absent today.

All three, who had initially readily agreed, later refused to attend, citing reasons such as “I am not sure if what I saw that day was accurate.”

‘I’m not sure. They must have done something about it.’

Kang Jin-gyu looked at Oh Seon-yeol, who was sitting on the defense side with a shameless face. He was a person known as cold-blooded even at the law firm Yang & Ji.

No wonder his nickname is ‘Oseonhyeol’. It means that the court where he wins is filled with the blood of the opponent. The opponent is beaten to the point of blood clots and loses.

“Then the prosecution cannot question the witness. Did you submit the evidence? I don’t see it submitted here.”

“Oh, that’s it. Strangely enough, all the CCTVs at the scene were down at that time. The black box from the car that Ma Jun-seok was riding in was collected, but the chip was damaged, so the footage… … .”

Judge Hong Sang-jin looked at Oh Seon-yeol when Kang Jin-gyu trailed off. He was also well aware of the notoriety of Yang & Ji and Oh Seon-yeol.

The fact that the prosecution’s witnesses were absent one after another and even the evidence was destroyed could not have been seen as just a coincidence.

But as a judge, he couldn’t make a decision without evidence. He immediately moved on to the next piece of evidence.

“Then, is the prosecution’s evidence limited to the documents submitted here, Exhibits 7 and 8?”

“Yes. These are the statements of the police officers who arrested Ma Jun-seok at the scene and the breathalyzer test results. As you can see, Ma Jun-seok was arrested at the scene while sitting in the driver’s seat immediately after driving, and his blood alcohol level was 0.08%, which is the level for license revocation.”

Kang Jin-gyu’s voice became stronger again. It doesn’t matter if there is no black box footage. There is enough evidence that Ma Jun-seok drove drunk.

“There is no black box footage, but this alone clearly proves that Ma Jun-seok drove drunk.”

Judge Hong Sang-jin nodded while looking at the submitted evidence.

“Okay. Does the defense have anything to say about this evidence?”

“I will not deny the evidence submitted by the prosecution itself. The defendant was drunk and was arrested in the driver’s seat. However, I will deny the fact that the defendant Ma Jun-seok drove under the influence.”

Laughter erupted from the audience. It was incredible to hear a lawyer say, “I drank, but I didn’t drive drunk.”

Judge Hong Sang-jin looked at Oh Seon-yeol.

“Is there any evidence to support that claim?”

“Your Honor, I request the examination of a witness who can prove the innocence of the defendant, Ma Jun-seok.”

The first woman to appear on the witness stand had long hair that fell below her shoulders and was wearing a neat one-piece dress. She had a glamorous body that was not completely covered by the dress, and she took the witness oath with a somewhat nervous expression and sat down on the witness stand.

Oh Seon-yeol came forward and began questioning the witness.

“Please tell me the name of the witness.”

“I’m Amanda Lee.”

“Please tell me your real name.”

The woman who had been glaring at Oh Seon-yeol for a moment, put her hair behind her ear and spoke into the microphone.

“This is Lee Bong-soon.”

“Do you know the defendant, Ma Jun-seok?”

“Yes. I met him once or twice at a friends gathering.”

“Was the witness present with Ma Jun-seok at the scene on the evening of the 25th when the incident occurred?”

“yes.”

“Tell me about the incident that day. Did Ma Jun-seok drive drunk?”

Oh Seon-yeol deliberately looked at Kang Jin-gyu and asked him a question. It seemed like he was saying, ‘Listen carefully to what he says.’

“no.”

“Why do you think so?”

“I called a taxi because I was told I shouldn’t drive after drinking.”

“Your Honor. I submit as evidence the call records of Ma Jun-seok calling the designated driver that day and the statement of the designated driver who actually answered the phone and came to the scene.”

After submitting the evidence to the court officer, Oh Seon-yeol continued questioning the witness.

“Then you should wait for the agent. Why did you get in the car?”

“that…….”

Lee Bong-soon, who had been looking up slightly to check Oh Seon-yeol’s expression, continued speaking.

“I asked them to turn on the air conditioner because I was so hot. My legs were also hurting. So my brother got in the car and started it.”

Kang Jin-gyu snorted. He’s blaming everything on that woman. In the first place, he got in the car and started the engine because of that woman. How much money did he give her to make such a statement?

“So you didn’t plan on driving until then?”

“Of course. Of course. I had no intention of driving at all.”

The two acted out their memorized lines as if it were a well-written script.

“But why did the car suddenly move?”

“Then my brother suddenly had a seizure.”

“A seizure?”

“He was struggling, barely able to breathe, and even though I was there to stop him, it was no use. Then, one of us touched something and the car started moving.”

The two intentionally avoided saying ‘I drove’ and instead said ‘the car moved’ in order to appeal that they did not drive on their own will.

“Your Honor, the defendant, Ma Jun-seok, has been suffering from depression and panic disorder since last year, which has caused him to have intermittent seizures. I am submitting the hospital treatment records he received over the past year as evidence.”

Oh Seon-yeol received the papers from Gong Min-ho, raised them as if to show off, and handed them to the court officer.

“At this time, the total distance the car moved was 11.4 meters. We are also submitting as evidence the expert opinion statement and foreign case law that the car can move this distance without the driver’s will when the driver is not fully conscious and is having a seizure.”

Kang Jin-gyu sighed as he saw Judge Hong Sang-jin nod. This side had no proper evidence or witnesses, but the other side had an abundance of evidence.

“Prosecution. Please cross-examine.”

“… …There is no counter-argument.”

Kang Jin-gyu gritted his teeth and answered. If only there was a black box video, we could question him about anything. What kind of cross-examination would there be about something that happened when the two of them were alone in the car?

“The witness may come down. Does the defendant have any other witnesses?”

“Yes. I would like to call the defendant, Ma Jun-seok, as a witness.”

Oh Seon-yeol even brought Ma Jun-seok to the witness stand. The plan was to show the judge that he was innocent and that he was sufficiently reflecting on his actions.

Kang Jin-gyu sighed as he watched Ma Jun-seok continue questioning the witness as he had practiced.

There was no flaw in Yang & Ji’s plan. Looking at all the evidence, testimonies, and expert opinions they presented, it was impossible not to find Ma Jun-seok not guilty.

If things continued like this, there was no chance of winning. The absurd situation where I drank alcohol but did not drive while intoxicated might actually happen.

That can’t be. There has to be some kind of rebuttal.

Whatever it is.

A rebuttal.

Kang Jin-gyu recited the spell in a small voice without realizing it.

“Guilty as hell. Guilty as hell. Guilty as hell… … .”

That was when.

bang-.

The courtroom door opened with a bang, and Do Hyeon-gwang walked in with a bright smile on his face, walking confidently along the path in the middle of the courtroom.

As everyone’s eyes turned to him, Do Hyeon-gwang stopped in the middle, placed both hands on his waist, thrust his chest forward, and shouted loudly.

“The Return of Superman~!!”