The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 2



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Episode 2 Encounter with Artificial Intelligence

The sound of birds chirping from somewhere. The smell of the sea mixed with the wind. The dazzling blue sky and clear weather.

A coolness and warmth that cannot be felt in Seoul enveloped Gunnae-myeon Jicheong.

but.

Well, there’s something missing.

There’s something missing.

Here it is clear… … .

“Hey! Are you listening to me right now?”

Yes. Monday mornings at Gunnae-myeon branch office are only complete when we hear our manager’s shout.

“The guy who’s getting scolded, huh? What’s with that satisfied smile? Are you listening to me?”

“I wasn’t listening.”

“What, what is it?”

I had something to say in my defense.

“At first, I was listening carefully, but then the manager said the same thing again and again. He kept repeating the same thing. So I decided that I only had to listen to it once… … .”

“This is crazy!”

“Oh my, boss. Please be patient.”

Prosecutor Na Kang-jin, sitting next to him, familiarly stopped Chief Jang Gi-tae.

I can’t believe I’m getting used to that kind of thing. Seriously, that’s not something I can do.

While I was shaking my head, Manager Jang Gi-tae, who had caught his breath, glared at me.

“Do you know how many cases are pending right now?”

“yes.”

“You know?”

“I am currently handling exactly 198 cases.”

“So. Why aren’t the cases decreasing?”

You’re not asking me something so obvious right now, are you?

“Because the case isn’t closed.”

“That’s right. Why do you keep holding on to it when you can just end it?”

“I am doing my best to make sure that no one is wronged and that no sinner gets away with it.”

Chief Jang Gi-tae sighed and held his forehead.

“Dogeom is a new prosecutor who has been working for 7 months now. Who gives Dogeom a murder case or an arson case? Huh?”

Manager Jang Gi-tae picked up the documents in front of him and flipped through them one by one.

“Petty crimes, attempted theft, driving without a license. If the case is minor, the prosecution can be suspended. If it is habitual, the prosecution can be fined or imprisoned. It should be passed over properly. Is this something that can be held on to like this?”

“If you’re a prosecutor, shouldn’t you do your best in each and every case?”

“Hey, that guy, that guy. Why is he doing that?”

Senior Prosecutor Kim Hyeon-cheol, who was sitting next to me, bowed his head.

“I’m sorry, boss. It’s because I, a shooter, taught you wrong.”

I quickly pointed to senior Kim Hyeon-cheol with my hand.

“… … is what they say?”

That’s true. Senior Kim Hyun-chul, who has been teaching me for the past six months, always emphasized that there are no big or small cases for a prosecutor. Everything is an important case.

I’m just investigating that important case thoroughly.

“Ugh.”

Chief Jang Gi-tae pounded his chest as if he was frustrated.

Are you having a heart attack?

Why are you giving yourself a heart massage?

“Do you know how many unresolved cases our branch office has right now? The number of unresolved cases in the county is the highest in the country. It’s the highest. I’ve been scolded by the deputy chief more than once or twice.”

“I’ll help you out a little more.”

The kind-hearted senior Kim Hyeon-cheol stepped forward.

“When I heard that a new prosecutor was coming to our branch after a long time, I said, “That’s right, that’s good.” I could add more people, and since he’s young, I’m sure he’ll do a great job. Huh? But, no one who’s good at his job comes here. Where did he come from?”

“Hey, right. You too, manager.”

What a nimble guy.

I laughed.

“Why would someone who is so quick and good at their job come here? A person like that would have been transferred to Seoul. Or at least a large city, or a medium-sized city. Or a small city. In any case, they would have gone to a branch office in a ‘city.’ Since someone like me is a person like that, wouldn’t they have been transferred to a branch office in a ‘township’ like this?”

“No, that guy, that guy, that guy!”

“Manager, are you okay?”

“Get that guy out of here. Get out! Get out!”

I left the office, leaving behind Chief Jang Gi-tae, who was shouting with a vein appearing on his forehead.

My secret to easily escaping from boring Monday morning meetings.

Make the manager mad.

As a side effect, it may have a negative impact on performance evaluation.

* * *

As I opened the door to my office and entered, Detective Wi Jun-woo, who was sitting at his desk looking at his cell phone, asked with a surprised expression.

“Huh? The meeting is over already?”

“Just me.”

“ah.”

Chief Wi Jun-woo nodded, seemingly convinced.

It has already been 7 months since I started working at Gunnae-myeon Branch Office as a prosecutor. I learned the job as an apprentice under senior Kim Hyeon-cheol and it hasn’t been long since I became independent.

I wasn’t discouraged by the fact that I had to come down to the countryside. My goal wasn’t to become the prosecutor general or to stand at the top of power.

It doesn’t matter if it’s the countryside or Seoul. Country thieves don’t have any tricks to get away with their crimes.

Whether it’s a big or small case, a Seoul thief or a country thief, a murderer or a barbarian.

I don’t discriminate between incidents.

Even if I don’t go out of my way to find a case, I thoroughly investigate the cases that come before me, releasing the innocent and sending the guilty to prison.

That’s my goal.

I took off my coat, hung it on the hanger, and sat down in my seat. As I sat down, I sighed involuntarily.

Look at this mountain of papers piled high on the desk.

My only sin is working hard, so why don’t I think about reducing my workload?

Well, if you think about it, things can get a little tricky.

I think it’s enough for me to think on my own.

however.

I leaned forward and stuck my head out, and I saw Wi Jun-woo sitting next to me, who had been hidden by the mountain of documents.

He’s probably the same age as me. We address each other with respect, calling each other inspector and chief, but there’s no real respect or bond between us.

Just fellow office workers.

Even if I think alone, shouldn’t we work together?

While prosecutors are struggling, surrounded by mountains of documents, is it okay for investigators to just play games on their phones?

Thinking about it makes me mad.

“Chief?”

“yes.”

Hey, you’re not even lifting your head?

“Are you playing a game on your phone right now?”

“yes.”

Look at that shameless thing.

“It’s a bit weird to say this to people in the same office. But you don’t play games during work hours, do you?”

Only then did Wi Jun-woo look at me. With such a confident expression.

“Then what should I do?”

“The unlicensed driver record I asked for yesterday… … .”

“Inspector, it’s the third document from the right.”

Here it is.

“The rate of misdemeanor prosecutions… … .”

“Second from the left.”

hmm.

“Before we entered the meeting, I asked you… … .”

“Top left.”

hmm.

“Did you send the documents that Tongyeong Branch Office requested?”

“no.”

That’s right!

I was so happy that I couldn’t help but clap my hands.

“Chief, look at that. No, what if we don’t do our own work and just play games like this? If everyone does their assigned work properly, wouldn’t our country become a better country?”

I don’t know what he’s talking about. I just didn’t like seeing Wi Jun-woo playing by himself, so I picked up this and that and served it to him.

Then, Wi Jun-woo launched a counterattack.

“Have you finished writing the report on the truck tire theft case?”

“……no.”

“If you write a report, I can file one copy here and fax one copy to the Tongyeong branch office. Why would you send a report that doesn’t even exist?”

There is no way backing out here.

“The reference investigation is… … .”

“It’s 2pm.”

“Please let me know in advance… … .”

“I gave it to you yesterday. I wrote it on a post-it note in case you forgot, and you stuck it on your monitor.”

That’s right.

I put it there so it’s glued on.

A yellow post-it note.

“No, Chief! This is really.”

“What, really?”

Wi Jun-woo looked at me with a trembling face.

“Please continue to take good care of me in the future.”

“yes.”

Wi Jun-woo lowers his head again and looks at his cell phone.

“Hey, time’s over.”

Wow, our detective is doing a good job.

It’s a blessing, a blessing.

It’s definitely a blessing to work with a capable investigator.

“I am so blessed.”

* * *

Chief Prosecutor’s Office.

Director Jang Gi-tae sighed as he looked out the window in the afternoon.

‘Maybe I pushed too hard.’

Like a teacher who turns around and cries after swinging a whip, the fact that I scolded Do Hyeon-gwang this morning still bothered me.

He speaks carelessly and doesn’t fight, but I still think he was treated too poorly, considering he is a prosecutor.

Most of the backlog of unsolved cases in Gunnae-myeon branch office is due to the swordsman, but it seems that scolding him in front of other prosecutors was severe.

‘He’s not a guy without any abilities.’

He was a guy with a keen eye for incidents and a very sharp analysis. The only downside was that it took him too long to write reports.

If you think about it differently, it also means that each and every incident is looked into with that much affection.

Besides, he’s only been a new prosecutor for 7 months. Everyone makes mistakes and learns through trial and error at first.

Where is there a prosecutor who is good from the beginning?

“… … It must be in Seoul?”

At least a big city, or a medium-sized city, or even a small city… … .

To break the free-flowing stream of consciousness, Chief Jang Gi-tae shook his head.

‘Still, there’s no one like him.’

No matter what anyone says, a prosecutor is a prosecutor. Even if he is the worst among all prosecutors, it doesn’t change the fact that he is a genius among the top 2% of the talents who graduated from law school this year.

In fact, wouldn’t any prosecutor want to go to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office? If not Seoul, then at least a large city, or a medium-sized city, or… .

Anyway.

After studying hard and working hard to become a prosecutor, it is understandable that you would feel less motivated now that you are in a small county office where no one recognizes you.

In times like these, what the superior should do is to encourage and support the other person.

Chief Jang Gi-tae, who had been staring blankly out the window, left the prosecutor’s office.

After swinging the whip, you must also throw a carrot.

I was going to see her face and comfort her.

“Huh?”

Inside Prosecutor Do Hyeon-gwang’s office, only investigators and working-level officials were present. Chief Jang Gi-tae, who was looking around the office, asked.

“Where did the sword go?”

“You haven’t come back yet after lunch.”

Jang Gi-tae’s gaze returned to the clock hanging on the wall.

3:16.

“What time is it now and this guy… … .”

His eyes, which had been grumbling in disbelief, turned toward Do Hyeon-gwang’s desk.

There was a pile of unfinished case documents on the desk. It looked like they were going to build a fortress out of the documents.

If a terrorist comes into the branch office, I’ll be safe if I hide behind those documents. They’ll even stop bullets, right?

I felt a surge of excitement as I looked at the bulletproof documents.

“You’re slacking off when you have this much work to do? Oh, man. I’ll take care of this guy!”

What the hell is Sujae?

Can’t I get a refund for this? Huh?

* * *

“Who’s swearing? Why does it tickle so much?”

I walked leisurely, my ears perked up, remembering to trim my beard. After lunch, I was on my way home after doing some business at the bank.

It’s a personal matter, so I can’t ask the investigator to do something like this. I’m a person with common sense, too.

The original plan was to have a quick lunch, finish my banking, and be back before they noticed my absence.

Does everything in the world go according to plan?

While I was going to the bank, I stopped by a store to buy some dessert, and while I was eating, I read some news articles on my phone, and while I was reading the articles, I also cursed at the people next to me and politicians.

Because of that, there was a slight delay.

It’s definitely not the case that I’m late because I’m fiddling around on my phone.

You can go now and work hard.

He walks with such light steps.

Whoosh-.

A strange sound came from somewhere.

This is clearly the sound of something flying through the wind, or rather, let me correct that, falling through the wind?

The moment you raise your head and look up.

puck-!

A black object flying from the sky hit me square in the head.

“What the heck… … .”

Before I could even finish swearing, I lost consciousness and collapsed.