The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 88



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Episode 88: What on earth did you write?

“Attorney. Are you okay?”

“Oh, I’m sorry, Your Honor. It’s okay.”

“If you’re having a hard time, would you like to take a break?”

“No. I think it would be better to just do it all at once.”

“As you wish.”

After taking a moment to catch his breath, Oh Seon-yeol asked me again.

“A drunk driving offender, a prosecutor, and a detective. It’s hard to believe that the schedules of these three people, who seem completely incompatible, overlap by mere coincidence.”

“It’s hard, but it’s true. Just like how the odds of winning are so low, there’s always a winner in the lottery.”

Oh Seon-yeol spoke with a stern expression, as if he had made a big decision.

“Okay. If the prosecutor and detective were not illegally investigating Ma Jun-seok, but the two were actually dating, then please show me just one piece of evidence.”

“Evidence?”

“Like pictures of the two of you together, or text messages you exchanged.”

Oh, you used your head a bit?

But are you the only one who uses your head?

“That is personal information, so I cannot disclose it.”

“It’s not like it’s a secret relationship anymore. Since it’s already been revealed that you two are dating, why can’t you just reveal a picture or text message?”

“If you want my personal information, please come with a warrant and follow the proper procedures.”

I’m not wrong. If you want personal information, you obviously need a warrant.

But there was one thing I overlooked. The average person is more concerned with whether or not something is shady than with whether or not it is legal.

Moreover, if it is not your own business but someone else’s, you tend to think, ‘If you are confident and proud, there is no need to request a warrant, right?’

Oh Seon-yeol also knew that, so he deliberately spread his arms out toward the audience and appealed.

“There are suspicions of illegal surveillance against you right now, but you can’t make it public? If you just make it public, all suspicions will disappear? I’m not asking for something big. A selfie of the two of you holding each other’s arms, or a text message full of affection. Wouldn’t that be enough?”

Public opinion moves at a different pace than the law. Oh Seon-yeol was trying to move public opinion now. Those who sympathized with his thoughts nodded their heads in agreement.

“That’s true.”

“If you’re dating someone, you take a lot of selfies.”

“What kind of warrant is that when you can show that much?”

As the murmuring grew louder, Judge Hong Sang-jin stepped forward again.

“Please be quiet.”

When the public opinion in the gallery turned in his favor, Oh Seon-yeol looked at me with a grin. If I continue to insist on the warrant in this situation, I will be the only one who is considered strange.

Since there were many reporters among them, there was no way to know what kind of strange articles would be published.

‘What should I do?’

[Hyun-kwang. If it’s okay, can I leave a message on your phone?]

‘What does that mean?’

[I can hack your phone. It’s completely synchronized with Hyungwang’s. I’ll leave a message on your phone that looks like you and I exchanged text messages.]

‘Oh. Can you do something like that? Killing.’

[What can you do with this much?]

Aliotta bowed with a pretended humble face as if he were a subject meeting His Majesty.

[If you give me permission, I’ll jump right in.]

‘Hey. If you really get to know me, you’re a really scary guy.’

[Is this allowed?]

‘Okay. Go ahead.’

As I was talking to Aliotta quietly, Osunyeol smiled with a satisfied smile, perhaps thinking that I was nervous.

“If you don’t want a picture, text is fine too. Even just a heart emoticon will do. You’re not saying you can’t reveal that, are you? Maybe it’s not that you can’t reveal it, but that there’s no evidence?”

Kang Jin-gyu, who had been quiet until then, raised his hand.

“Objection! If you want to make an illegal temple claim, the defense team has to present evidence to support it. Why should we present evidence that the witness was in a relationship?”

Oh, Kang Jin-gyu. It’s been a while since you said something right.

But it’s already too late.

Oh Seon-yeol was no pushover. He looked at the gallery, or more precisely, the reporters who filled the gallery, and said:

“We can collect and submit evidence, but the longer we do, the longer the trial will take and the further away the verdict will be. If the two of you are really lovers, can’t you release even one photo or text message?”

This time, Oh Seon-yeol looked at me and said.

“If you don’t want to reveal the secret messages between you two to the public, then fine. I’ll just check them out without revealing them to everyone. Isn’t that all I need to do to confirm whether or not we’re really lovers?”

Judge Hong Sang-jin looked at me and Oh Seon-yeol alternately.

Whether we are lovers or not. Instead of a lengthy and tedious witness statement, it would be neatly concluded by just revealing the text messages. Judge Hong Sang-jin, who had been pondering for a moment, seemed to agree with that and soon agreed.

“Okay. Instead, I will check with the prosecutors as well as the lawyers. That way, we can fairly judge whether the two are lovers or not. Prosecutor Do Hyeon-gwang, Detective Lee Mi-yeon. Is that okay?”

Lieutenant Lee Mi-yeon looked at me with a blank expression. She had an expression on her face that seemed like she didn’t know how to respond.

It can’t be helped. We’ve never exchanged text messages. Oh, did we? Well, I think I asked you to send me some materials.

Anyway, I decided that it would be better to make the text public. If I try to hold out here by saying things like personal information, they’ll think I’m just trying to avoid getting caught for illegal surveillance.

Anyway, it’s written as if Aliotta and Detective Im Yeon exchanged text messages.

It’s nothing. Even if you can’t eat it, it’s still good!

“Yes, that’s fine. If it’s not public, but only three people can see it, then that’s fine.”

Judge Hong Sang-jin nodded and this time asked for permission from Police Inspector Lee Mi-yeon.

“Detective Lee Mi-yeon?”

“Huh? Oh, that… … .”

Lieutenant Im Yeon-i, whose words were trailing off, looked at me with her eyebrows furrowed. I thought she meant, ‘What should I say in response, you punk?’

As I nodded, Lieutenant Im Yeon-i took a deep breath and answered in a hoarse voice, like a Doberman being dragged to a slaughterhouse.

“Yes, I like that too.”

Judge Hong Sang-jin said.

“Then, let’s check the text messages between the two to see whether Prosecutor Do Hyeon-gwang went to Hongdae to conduct illegal surveillance or to date Detective Lee Mi-yeon.

Originally, viewing personal information would require legal procedures, but since both parties have agreed, we will proceed right here.

However, since we have decided not to make it public, only the judge, prosecutor, and lawyer will confirm it, and we will never reveal the contents of the confirmed text messages to anyone in the future. If we do, we will be held legally responsible. Do you all agree?”

“yes.”

“yes.”

When both the prosecutor and the defense attorney agreed, Judge Hong Sang-jin nodded to me.

“Please submit your cell phone.”

“yes.”

‘Aliotta. What happened?’

[Oh yeah! It’s done. Haa. I’ve put my soul into it.]

‘Where is the soul of artificial intelligence?’

[I changed my chips.]

‘I’m anxious.’

I took out my phone, unlocked it, and handed it over to the court officer with the text messages open. I wanted to take a quick look at it as I was handing it over, but there was something written so long that I couldn’t read it.

Hey, Aliotta! What did you write so long in such a short time?

The court officer first brought the cell phone to Judge Hong Sang-jin.

Judge Hong Sang-jin, who received the cell phone, lowered his glasses slightly down the bridge of his nose and began reading the text message over them.

“Ahem. Hmm.”

Judge Hong Sang-jin, who was reading the text, coughed in vain and loosened his tie with one hand as if his throat was stuffy.

Judge Hong Sang-jin took a handkerchief out of his pocket and awkwardly wiped the sweat that had formed on his forehead and the bridge of his nose.

‘Is the font size too small? Is it hard to read?’

Judge Hong Sang-jin, who had been reading the text while making audible noises, raised his head and looked at Kang Jin-gyu.

“Inspection side. Take this and read it.”

“yes.”

Kang Jin-gyu stepped forward and received the phone from Judge Hong Sang-jin. Kang Jin-gyu, who was standing there scrolling down and reading the text, also started to clear his throat and cough.

Kang Jin-gyu, who had been scratching his nose with his hand for no reason, was gradually turning bright red like a carrot.

The courtroom was quiet. Everyone was waiting for the judge, prosecutor, and lawyer to check the text messages on my phone.

So everyone’s eyes were focused on the judge at first, and now on Kang Jin-gyu. When his face turned red, everyone started muttering, “What? Why is that?”

Soon, Kang Jin-gyu raised his head with a face that was red all the way to his ears.

“Uh. I think I can stop reading, Your Honor.”

“Please read the lawyer’s side too.”

“yes.”

Oh Seon-yeol, who had been looking at those two with a puzzled expression, quickly took the cell phone.

“Okay, I’ll check it out too.”

Oh Seon-yeol, who was looking at his phone with a confident expression, also began to sweat on his face. His fingers, which had been moving without hesitation at first, gradually began to move more slowly. It was as if he was chewing over the contents of the text message.

Oh Seon-yeol swallowed once and loosened the tie around his neck. Judges Hong Sang-jin and Kang Jin-gyu were also looking at the courtroom ceiling with awkward expressions.

‘Aliotta.’

[yes?]

‘What the hell did you do to my phone?’

Aliotta spoke to me with her arms folded with a proud face.

[Don’t worry, I’ve filled it with enough text for lovers to exchange.]

Wait. But isn’t this guy an artificial intelligence?

That’s an AI specializing in law. Do you think that guy would know what kind of text messages can be exchanged between lovers?

‘You’re an AI that specializes in law. Do you know what kind of texts lovers exchange? Do you write a lot of weird stuff?’

[No. What do you think of me?]

‘No, as you always say, there is no input. There needs to be some data to look at and do deep learning or something.’

[I have too much data.]

‘What data?’

Aliotta held out her finger and waved it around in front of me.

[That’s not important right now. Focus on the trial.]

Oh, I’m anxious.

I’m afraid to ask.

What on earth did he write that made Judge Hong Sang-jin still blink and look at the ceiling, and Kang Jin-gyu’s face turn red and he can’t raise his head!!

“Oh. I, I read it roughly too.”

Oh Seon-yeol’s voice was heard. His mouth was dry and his voice was cracking slightly. The court officer took the phone from him and handed it back to me.

I wanted to read what was written, but I couldn’t look at my phone because Judge Hong Sang-jin kept talking.

“In my opinion, I think these two were lovers. What about you two?”

Judge Hong Sang-jin looked at Kang Jin-gyu. Kang Jin-gyu was twisting the sleeve of his robe with his fingers, his face red.

“Prosecutor Kang Jin-gyu!”

“yes?”

“What do you think the relationship between these two people is like?”

“Ah. We’re lovers. Of course we’re lovers. If you see this and still say we’re not lovers, then, oh. That’s, oh.”

As Kang Jin-gyu kept repeating “Ugh,” Judge Hong Sang-jin quickly turned his head towards Oh Seon-yeol.

“What about the lawyer? Do you still think that the two of you are not dating? Did you really go there to do illegal stalking?”

“No. It looks to me like they are dating. The testimony that they went to Hongik University to date, not to do illegal temple work, is credible.”

“Then, is there anything else left to discuss?”

Oh Seon-yeol shook his head with a pale face.

“No. This concludes the witness examination.”

Judge Hong Sang-jin wiped his forehead with a handkerchief again.

“It suddenly got too hot… … Ahem. The courtroom is heating up with the heated arguments between the prosecutors and the defense attorneys. Let’s take a 20-minute recess to cool things down.”

As soon as the word “adjournment” was out, the judge, prosecutors, and lawyers rushed out of the courtroom. They even fanned their faces with their hands because it was so hot.