The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 95



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Episode 95 It doesn’t matter if it’s not that guy

Yang & Ji Law Firm, located in Seocho-dong Law Town. Most of the conference rooms here are made of glass walls. The inside can be seen clearly from the outside.

However, there were some places made of wood and the inside was completely invisible, and those places were mainly used by super-special VVIPs who did not want their personal information to be exposed to others.

Just like right now.

In the conference room, which was made up of old-fashioned wooden tables and chairs, sat one practicing attorney, three practicing prosecutors, and one member of the National Assembly.

Manager Kim Jong-hyeok said nervously.

“How on earth did you handle this? How long did he have to treat us like water to do something like this? Huh?”

“sorry.”

“You dare hand over the evidence of the entertainment to the police? And you even threaten them? How much of a fool must you be to do something like this? Huh?”

Jeong Min-gu, who was hanging his head, felt wronged. He had put in a lot of effort, but he was being pushed around like this.

“I did my best. Since he had done so much, it was difficult to suspend the indictment. But I made the indictment look nice and submitted it. If I had brought it back, I would have been given a suspended sentence.”

“however?”

“You know. That bastard Park Jeong-se was really angry and rushed at me. He must have thought he was some kind of investigative prosecutor. That’s why I asked him to do something. I can’t do this on my own, so please give me a line from my higher-ups.”

“So. So now it’s all my fault?”

“That’s not it.”

Manager Kim Jong-hyuk slammed his desk in anger.

“He used to carry cement and hit the jackpot. Now he’s the boss because he’s making some money, and he’s all hunched over. How dare he be an inspector? Does that make sense?”

“No way.”

Kim Kyung-soo clicked his tongue inwardly as he watched Jeong Min-gu playing the janggu. How could such narrow-minded and childish people be his superiors? And this wasn’t even the only place they were. He felt embarrassed.

Gong Min-ho, who had been listening quietly until now, spoke up, perhaps thinking the same thing.

“Let’s talk about the incident. There’s nothing to be gained by coming here and judging the rights and wrongs of the past.”

“Ahem. Okay, let’s do that.”

Although Manager Kim Jong-hyeok seemed to have more to say, he nodded his head with a groan, as he was in the right place. However, before Gong Min-ho could open his mouth again, Kim Kyung-soo struck first.

“Before we get started, I want to make one thing clear.”

“What are you talking about?”

“This time, there were three people who were served by Hwang Dae-bong at the bar.”

“What are you talking about? Why three? There are four of us.”

Congressman Ko Yoon-seok asked sharply, but that was it. The others were silent. Ko Yoon-seok looked back at Chief Kim Jong-hyeok and Jeong Min-gu, wondering why no one agreed with what he said.

“What? Why isn’t anyone saying anything? Were all four of us in the room at that time?”

When no one spoke, Go Yoon-seok also kept his mouth shut. In the heavy atmosphere, Kim Kyung-soo bowed his head toward Chief Kim Jong-hyeok.

“I think I’ve already proven my sincerity with the recent Samgu Construction incident, Manager.”

Chief Kim Jong-hyeok looked at Kim Kyung-soo with his chin slightly raised and an expression of deep thought. Kim Kyung-soo kept his mouth shut and just kept his head down.

He wanted to make excuses, throw a tantrum, open his mouth and start talking nonsense, but he held it in. Now, coming out would be poisonous. He had to make Chief Kim Jong-hyuk make his own decision.

He had already taken the blame for the previous Samgu Construction incident on behalf of Vice President Kim Jong-hyeok. It is enough to step forward and take the lead once. Now is the time to protect yourself.

The Kim Young-ran Act, an anti-bribery law, presents two types of illegal acts when there is no job-relatedness: receiving more than 1 million won in money or valuables from the same person at one time. And receiving more than 3 million won in a year.

Last time, it was okay because I proved that I received 900,000 won each from Kwon Jin-gu and his father, Kwon Seon-dong, and 500,000 won from Kwon Jin-gu’s wife, Ra Mi-jin. It didn’t exceed 1 million won per person.

But the total is 2.3 million won. Since it hasn’t even been a year yet, if it goes over 700,000 won more, Kyungsoo Kim will be subject to the Youngran Kim Act.

How much time had passed? In reality, it had only been a few seconds, but to Kim Kyung-soo, who was bowing his head, it felt like dozens of minutes had passed.

“Don’t do that.”

“thank you!”

“What are you talking about, Manager Kim?”

Chief Kim Jong-hyeok quietly explained to Go Yoon-seok, who was startled.

“Pro Kim can’t be caught here. Let’s get Pro Kim out.”

“No, but still. If I get out like this alone.”

As Go Yoon-seok hesitated, Chief Kim Jong-hyeok’s eyes became fierce.

“Are you planning on not seeing us anymore? I guess you won’t benefit from the prosecution anymore?”

“That, that’s not it.”

“Do you know how much help Pro Kim will be in the future? Our Pro Kim has a bright future. And. The three of us are all involved in the 3rd Criminal Division. What a disgrace. We have to let one of them go.”

Go Yoon-seok still glared at Kim Kyung-soo with a displeased expression, but he could no longer come forward to oppose him.

He was the only member of the National Assembly, and there were three prosecutors. He seemed to think that there would be no benefit in expressing an opposing opinion.

“But can we really decide that? There must be a lot of people who saw Prosecutor Kim at the bar, and Hwang Dae-bong, who entertained us, is there. There’s probably CCTV there too.”

When Go Yoon-seok, who couldn’t let go of his foolishness, blurted out the words, Gong Min-ho answered.

“Don’t worry about that. That’s what I’m here to do.”

“Yes, yes. How much is the attorney fee that Yang & Ji receives?”

Although Manager Kim Jong-hyeok spoke with a slightly sarcastic tone, Gong Min-ho continued speaking in a businesslike manner without changing his expression.

“We’ll take care of the aftermath. You just have to make the decision. The three people who were served by Hwang Dae-bong at the Gangnam bar that day, excluding Prosecutor Kim Kyung-soo, are the ones. Do you agree?”

“yes.”

“Don’t do that.”

“I agree.”

“Well, then. I agree.”

As soon as Go Yoon-seok finished speaking, Gong Min-ho nodded.

“Then let’s proceed like that.”

I don’t know how he does it, but the way he speaks is so everyday, like, “Let’s eat kalguksu for dinner tonight,” that everyone has no choice but to believe Gong Min-ho’s words.

At that moment, Go Yoon-seok suddenly raised his head as if he had remembered something.

“But, other than that, will Hwang Dae-bong testify on our side? If Prosecutor Kim also goes around saying that I entertained him, then it’ll all be useless, right?”

“Could that be true?”

“No way. If he was someone who would testify in our favor, why would he have brought this up in the first place?”

Go Yoon-seok scolded Jeong Min-gu while making a fuss. However, Gong Min-ho responded without any change in expression.

“It’ll be okay. Hwang Daebong is protesting right now.”

“demonstration?”

“You can think of it as throwing a tantrum. He’s throwing a tantrum because you’re not giving him what he wants.”

“What does Hwang Daebong want?”

At that question, Gong Min-ho looked at Manager Kim Jong-hyeok.

“You know, sir? What does Hwang Daebong want?”

After thinking for a moment, Manager Kim Jong-hyuk said.

“You’re probably asking for a reduction in prison sentence. This time, you received a 10-year sentence for embezzlement and breach of trust.”

“Can you please waive the prison sentence?”

“Of course. If you appeal, you can get it removed right away.”

Go Yoon-seok snorted in disbelief.

“Is it that easy? If it was easy, why didn’t you do it this time? Why didn’t you do it and let the situation get to this point?”

“Tsk tsk. You have to know something to tell me.”

“What? What don’t I know?”

As the atmosphere began to turn tense, Jeong Min-gu, unable to stand it any longer, stepped forward.

“Calm down. We’re on the same side now.”

Chief Kim Jong-hyeok glared at Ko Yoon-seok with a displeased expression and then snorted.

“The first and second trials are different. Appeals are under the jurisdiction of the appellate division. There are no strict prosecutors like Park Jeong-se or Do-geom, and no old-fashioned judges like Hong Sang-jin.”

“okay?”

“Besides, all the judges there are my friends. It’s a much better place because I can get my word out there.”

Ko Yoon-seok groaned at Chief Kim Jong-hyeok’s words. He had no way of knowing whether it was an exaggerated lie or the truth.

Even though he didn’t like it, he had no choice but to believe it. Gong Min-ho asked Manager Kim Jong-hyeok again as if nothing had happened.

“Then you can definitely grant what Hwang Daebong wants?”

“That’s right. I can reduce your sentence significantly.”

“That’s fine. We can make a deal with that.”

Go Yoon-seok asked with a look of disbelief on his face.

“Then, will everything really be resolved? The fact that three people received the hospitality instead of four, and the fact that this has been covered up?”

“yes.”

“Are you sure you won’t be subject to the Kim Young-ran Act? Really?”

Gong Min-ho spoke to Go Yoon-seok.

“If you don’t trust me, trust Yang&Ji’s know-how. Yang&Ji never fails.”

Go Yoon-seok, who had been nodding at that confident look, let out a sigh.

“It would be better if there were no indictment at all.”

“That would be the best option. We will also work towards a non-indictment. However, we must also consider the worst case scenario, so we will prepare measures after the indictment.”

Go Yoon-seok smiled happily, as if he liked Gong Min-ho’s answer.

“Do you know who took charge of this?”

“I heard that Chief Han Jae-sik of the 8th Criminal Division was in charge.”

When Jeong Min-gu answered, Manager Kim Jong-hyeok was greatly relieved.

“If it’s Han Jae-sik, it’s okay.”

“Is that so?”

“He has no connections, no authority, and no manners. He’s not the kind of guy who would go against the manager.”

Kim Kyung-soo, who had been quiet until then, asked.

“But you never know what will happen to people. If I get indicted, who will be in charge of the trial?”

“Well, we just have to avoid one person, no matter who it is.”

“Yes. If it weren’t for that guy, we would have a chance.”

“Although we at Yang & Ji boast the highest win rate in South Korea, to be honest, we also want to avoid that kind of trouble.”

When everyone unanimously mentioned one person they wanted to avoid, Go Yoon-seok asked.

“Huh? One person? Who? Who should I avoid?”

Go Yoon-seok asked with a puzzled look on his face, but the three prosecutors and one lawyer just avoided eye contact. No one answered.

Hyun Torai Do Hyeon Gwang.

As long as it’s not that guy.

Manager Kim Jong-hyuk clenched his fist.

* * *

Wi Jun-woo walked straight to the office with my head tucked into his side. The people he met in the hallway seemed briefly shocked.

Since my gaze was mostly directed to the floor, I couldn’t tell exactly whether they were shocked or laughing.

Only when I arrived at the office did Wei Junwoo let me go.

“Chief, isn’t this too much? I’m just saying that you’re a bit too strong. You shouldn’t be dragging people around like this.”

“You are the one who is going too far, inspector. I knew you had no filter in your mouth. Why are you going there and adding fuel to the fire?”

“Fan-fencing? I was just spying.”

At that moment, the office door opened wide and Park Jeong-se, Kang Jin-gyu, and Shin Hyo-jin appeared one after another.

“Spying?”

“You came here to spy?”

“You said spying, sword?”

All three looked at me with their eyes shining brightly.

I guess you were quite curious.

Park Jeong-se asked.

“So. What are you going to do with Manager Han? Are you going to sue him?”

“I don’t know. I think you’re still thinking about it.”

“Of course you’re worried. You’re at a crossroads, whether to join Vice President Nam’s line or not.”

“Is it a person?

Wi Jun-woo hurriedly covered my mouth and pulled me back.

“Why do you keep covering my mouth?”

“I’m stopping it because I can stop it.”

“I have the freedom to speak, too.”

“You have the freedom to speak, but you can’t take responsibility for what you say.”

While we were bickering, the rest of the people continued their conversation ignoring us.

“But since public opinion is in an uproar and many people are watching, you will probably prosecute them, right?”

“You never know. Manager Han has been a non-mainstream figure so far. If he succeeds in this one case, he can move up to Manager Nam’s line. He might want to take the opportunity.”

“If we indict, who will be in charge of the trial? Do you know, sir?”

“I don’t know. There are five trial divisions. And there are so many trial prosecutors within them. But.”

“but?”

“Who would want to take on a case like this? Unless they’re crazy.”

“… … .”

At the end of the conversation, everyone’s heads turned to one side.

“I can’t even put a gag on it, okay?”

“Chief, I tell you that I become fierce if I can’t express my feelings.”

“I think it’s true that it’s getting fierce.”

“so…….”

While I was arguing with Wi Jun-woo, I suddenly felt the surroundings become quiet, so I looked around.

Everyone’s eyes. That is, the eyes of Director Shin Hyo-jin, Park Jeong-se, and Kang Jin-gyu were fixed on me.

“Did you find me?”