The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 26
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Episode 26 If this continues, I’ll propose to you
Law is a good thing. If there were at least laws, this damn world wouldn’t fall into complete ruin, and we could at least have some semblance of a human world.
But if you look closely, the people who use this law the most are the bad guys. The original purpose of requiring search warrants and arrest warrants was to reduce the indiscriminate arrests or searches of citizens by public authorities, thereby violating their human rights.
These days, I wonder if it’s because of movies and dramas, or if these guys are studying law. If you do something, they demand ‘do it according to the law.’
If there is even the slightest violation of the law when conducting a search or arrest without a warrant, there is no choice but to hire an expensive lawyer and attack them.
Legally speaking, you are right. Inevitably, you may have to give up evidence that could be the smoking gun, and you may have to let go of the criminal you worked so hard to catch.
There was even this incident. An illegal alien suspected of drug trafficking was arrested. When the police arrest him, there are Miranda rights, right? You have the right to appoint a lawyer, you can request a review of the legality of the arrest, etc.
There were also cases where people objected, saying that they were not properly informed in English about this and that they were not told in English that they would be searching the house.
So what happened? The drugs we found during the search were no longer usable as evidence, and the police released him because they had illegally arrested him.
Of course, he was caught again later, but the story goes that he had a hard time obtaining evidence legally twice before that.
Anyway, that’s why we can’t just barge into that billiard hall. Even if we did, they wouldn’t cooperate since we don’t have a warrant.
The police on the other side may sense that you are suspicious and quickly destroy the relevant evidence. So it is best not to make any hasty moves.
But since Aliotta said there is a way, I can’t help but be happy.
‘What is the method?’
[Do you see that person over there? That lady.]
Just then, a woman who looked to be in her 30s was coming out of the building. Judging from the way she came down the stairs, she must have come out of the billiard hall.
She greeted the prayer warriors guarding the front with a familiar expression, and began to walk away.
[Come and chase after me.]
‘You want me to chase you? What should I do when I go there?’
[There’s no time! I’ll miss it. Hurry up!]
“uh.”
I hurriedly opened the car door and started running.
“Inspector? Where are you going?”
Wi Jun-woo asked, but I ran without looking back. I couldn’t miss it.
He followed closely behind and asked Aliota.
‘What should I do if I chase after them? Grab them and ask them? How do I get in there?’
[Can you tell me that I asked? I have the ability to hack any electronic device within 2 meters. If Hyun-kwang allows it, I will try to hack that lady’s cell phone.]
‘Okay, good. I give you permission to hack!’
[Okay, let’s run faster. The lady has already turned the corner. If we go further, there’s a bus stop, right?]
It’s not that I can’t run. It’s just that that lady started out early.
Anyway, I almost caught up with the lady while panting.
‘Aliotta, can’t you just hack here? It seems like the distance is less than 2m.’
[They say it’s 2m, but in reality it’s shorter. And it’s hard to do it while moving like this. Isn’t advertising and reality always different?]
Aha. So the commercial was about Kim Go-eun, but in reality, it’s comedian Lee Soo-ji?
[Stop the lady.]
‘How do I stop it?’
[I don’t know. Hyungwang, you should take care of that. Huh? Hurry up! If you keep doing that, you’ll catch a bus.]
whatever!
What do you want me to do!
How should I… … .
“Hey! Nice to meet you, my friend!”
[… … No, I told you not to act.]
Although Aliotta was startled by my footsteps, it was effective. The old lady who was walking frighteningly towards the bus stop stopped.
The woman turned around and looked at me. When she saw that there was no one else around her and that I was talking to her, she raised one eyebrow and pointed at herself with her finger.
“You called me just now?”
‘Hey, I stopped you. What do I do now?’
[I’m trying to hack right now. Please buy me some time.]
‘Hey, you #@$%%$^#%@$’
“Hey, nice to meet you, my friend!”
As I continued to talk about my friend, the woman looked me up and down with a suspicious expression.
“Friend?”
“Why are you using formal language between us?”
“Do you know me?”
“Oh my god, how long has it been? Is this your first time since graduating from school?”
I didn’t know what to say. I just blurted out whatever came to my mind.
“It’s easy to judge a person by their appearance.”
The woman turned around and looked slightly wary of me, as if she had seen a voice phishing criminal up close.
“What are you talking about? You’re seeing things wrong. How could you see such a beauty wrong?”
“beauty?”
The woman was slightly embarrassed by the word “beautiful,” but she didn’t look upset.
“Wow, look at your skin. What on earth did you do to your face? You were really pretty back then. How did you get even prettier?”
“Is that so?”
When she heard that she had become pretty, the old woman curled up like a spring maiden.
“What’s with the sneeze on your face? Today, I just came out with a pimple on my eye.”
At some point, even the polite speech disappeared.
“But. Do we know each other like Watchke?”
Although she had lowered her guard a bit more than before, the lady still questioned me cautiously. All I could do was nag Aliotte.
‘Are we there yet?’
[Please wait a moment. This is my first time doing this in real life.]
“You know what a troublemaker is?”
“A troublemaker?”
“Why, back in school, you were the one who was always picking on people in your class and acting all weird.”
“Hey, Eunhye? Are you talking about Kang Eunhye?”
“Yes, I remember. Eunhye and I know each other well.”
When we were in school, everyone had at least one kid in their class who was particularly outgoing and liked to take the lead. If you give them nicknames like “bully,” “snobby,” “snappy,” “entertainment club president,” or “snappy,” everyone would respond, “Oh, that kid.”
Maybe this lady’s troublemaker friend was Kang Eun-hye.
“But you don’t speak in a dialect at all? How come you speak Seoul dialect so well?”
“I just moved up to Seoul and lived there. It’s been a long time.”
“Is that so?”
Fortunately, the conversation was going well.
“What brings you here from Seoul?”
“business trip.”
“Eunhye and Watchke know each other?”
“Same class in first grade… … .”
“I graduated from an all-girls high school.”
“… … I lived next door to my friend. I lived next door to my classmate.”
I felt like my acting was reaching its limit. The woman tilted her head slightly.
“Then, is that the girl who used to follow Eunhye around back then? What’s her name, you punk?”
[Okay! I’ve already hacked the phone. I’m still looking into the information. This lady’s name is Kim Kyung-eun.]
I sighed in relief when I found out that I had hacked into his phone. Now that I know his name, I guess I can just buy him a little more time.
I called his name softly.
“Jeong Eun-ah.”
[Gyeong-eun! Gyeong! Gyeong! Gyeong!!]
“Kyung! Kyeong-eun! Kyeong! Eun-ah!”
“Wormma.”
When Aliotta shouted ‘Kyung!’ loudly in my ear, I unknowingly followed suit and called her ‘Kyung-eun’ loudly.
Kim Kyung-eun looked at me with her eyes wide open in surprise.
“What, why did you call my name like that and make a fuss?”
“I liked it.”
“What did you say?”
Kim Kyung-eun looked at me with a hot expression. It was the same for Aliotta, who was busy hacking.
[Hyun-kwang, you said you liked it even though it was urgent. Do you think this would work with Hyun-kwang’s footwork?]
‘Do you think I did it on purpose? I have nothing to say when I’m calling your name and making eye contact with you. What are you talking about here?’
When did you ever have a long conversation with a girl? I just kept talking without thinking.
“I… … said that Kyung-eun liked you a lot.”
Kim Kyung-eun, who was looking at me with her mouth wide open, covered her reddened cheeks with both hands.
[… … This kind of thing works.]
‘Hey! Hurry up! I have nothing more to say!’
[Okay, we’re almost done. Just a little bit!]
Damn, at this rate I’m going to propose.
Kim Kyung-eun, who had been looking at the ground with her head down, suddenly spoke.
“Okay.”
“uh?”
“I should have gotten married a long time ago. Right after I graduated from high school.”
Kim Kyung-eun even shows off her ring-bearing finger.
[Okay. I’ve got the call history, texts, and KakaoTalk. I’m going into Telekill now.]
I was absentmindedly listening to Aliotta’s words when Kim Kyung-eun suddenly looked at me with a pitiful expression.
“You really can’t.”
“uh?”
“So you’re going to Seoul? You want to see me get married and forget about me?”
“Oh, oh. I guess so.”
“Wow. What the hell.”
[All done! You can go!]
“Sir, you can’t forget the girl you were with… … .”
“uh…….”
Kim Kyung-eun looked at me with eyes filled with pity.
“Eunhye followed me around, was that because you wanted to see me?”
“Jeong Eun-ah.”
[Sir! Sir! Sir!!!]
“Hey! Eun-ah!”
“Wow, I’m so nervous I can’t even call your name properly.”
“I guess I should go now.”
“You think it’s going to be easy like this?”
“I should go, I’ve seen you living well.”
“No, dick. That’s it.”
I looked at Kim Kyung-eun with a firm face as if cutting off her words.
“… … Be happy.”
He left Kim Kyung-eun, frozen like ice, on the side of the road, turned around, and walked away.
As I was walking a little, I heard Kim Kyung-eun’s voice from behind me.
“I have to open an ‘Audrey Hea Salon’ in front of the nuclear school. Come visit sometime.”
* * *
When we got back to the car, Wei Jun-woo asked with a very curious look on his face.
“Where have you been? Why did you suddenly run out?”
“Don’t be ridiculous. I just gave a woman an unforgettable memory.”
“In this short time? Have you spat on anyone?”
“There is something like that. It’s like giving a woman a Hwayangyeonhwa that she didn’t even have.”
Wi Jun-woo looked like he was wondering what the hell he was talking about. Regardless, I asked Aliota a question.
‘Hacking went well, right?’
[of course.]
‘If it doesn’t work out after all the hardships I went through, then it can’t be helped. You’re making a single person into a man with a story.’
The thought of that made me feel bad for no reason. Then, Aliotte caught my eye and brought something into view.
[There was nothing special in the call list, text messages, or chat messages. I found this in Telekilo.]
‘This was in Telekilo?’
[Yes. The name of that room was ‘Daebak Billiards Hall.’]
‘Okay. Can you send this to my phone?’
[of course.]
A moment later, the phone rang.
“Chief.”
“yes?”
“I have information that I obtained by sacrificing my body and going through the crisis of proposing to a married woman.”
“What is it?”
Instead of answering, I opened my phone and showed her the text message she had sent.
At the top it said ‘Daebak Billiards Hall’ and underneath it was the word VIP written in white inside a red square.
Below that was a square QR code, and underneath that was today’s date.
“What is it?”
“This is an admission ticket to that billiard hall.”
A text message found by hacking into Kim Kyung-eun’s cell phone. It seems that the system was set up to only allow those who received the text message to enter the billiard hall.
Judging from the dates written on it, it seems like the content changes every day. And judging from the fact that it says VIP, I guess this lady is also a regular at the billiard hall.
“Now that we’ve received this, let’s go into the billiard hall. How great of a billiard hall must this be that they only operate on a reservation basis?”
Wi Jun-woo hesitated a little.
“Are you really going in? Last time, you got scolded for going undercover and acting alone without reporting to your superiors. That’s why you’re in the public service office now. But if you act alone like this again this time.”
“I’m not going alone. I’m going in with the manager.”
“But shouldn’t we report it?”
“What are you going to report? What are we going to investigate?”
“uh…….”
“No, we’re just going to play billiards. It’s not a weekday, it’s the weekend. We just happened to go play billiards by chance, very, very coincidentally.”
He quickly gave in to my persuasion.
“That’s true. We’re not working right now, we’re going to play billiards.”
“Besides, it’s useless if you don’t go today. Today’s date is written here.”
“Okay, let’s go then!”
“It must be so great that they are cutting it from the entrance. Let’s go and see!”
“Oh yeah!”
Whenever he hesitated, Wi Jun-woo would take the lead, now more excited. Then, suddenly, he turned around and looked at me.
“But how did you get this text? In such a short time. You’re really amazing, inspector.”
I spread my thumb and index finger and placed them under my chin.
“By using my beauty?”
“… … The inspector is also truly great in many ways. Great. Great.”
‘Is that a compliment?’
Aliotta had no answer.