The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 27
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Episode 27: You can’t do it. You can’t do it. You’ll fail. You’ll get caught. You’ll get caught.
The place we were going to was ‘Daebak Billiards Hall’ on the second floor across the street. It was a building next to the restaurant building where the parking complaint had been filed.
As we crossed the street, passed the gold shop, and reached the entrance in front of the stairs, the two guards blocking our way in.
“You can’t come in.”
“You can come in today.”
I winked and showed him the text message on my phone. The guy who had been blocking my way with an arrogant face took a step back in surprise as soon as he saw the text message.
“I’m sorry! I don’t know!”
“Please come in!”
“Have a nice day!”
The two bowed politely, as if nothing had happened. We started to climb the stairs, nodding our heads like the chairman who had come to pay us.
“It’s really ugly when gangsters greet you like that in movies or dramas, but it actually feels good when you receive it.”
“That’s why people who are full of pretense are obsessed with protocol.”
“I have no pretenses.”
As I said that, I stood in front of the billiard hall on the second floor, and Wi Jun-woo muttered quietly behind me.
“What does the inspector lack other than vanity? Sanity, manners, and being rude… .”
“Stop mumbling and come up quickly.”
“yes.”
Wi Jun-woo came up with a blank expression on his face and said something while looking at the stairs leading to the third floor.
“Hey, that’s just a pile of trash.”
The stairs leading to the third floor were completely blocked by trash bags and all sorts of other junk.
“If you do it like that, people won’t be able to walk.”
“The third floor is empty anyway, so it doesn’t matter, right?”
“I saw from outside earlier that there was a ‘For Rent’ sign on the window. If you don’t manage it like that, who would come and see your store?”
“That’s right.”
“Okay, enough rambling.”
I grabbed the doorknob of the pool hall.
“Let’s go inside first.”
“yes!”
As we pushed the door open, a new world unfolded before our eyes.
The lights were as bright as day, the smoke was thick, and shouts and cheers could be heard everywhere.
This was a private illegal gambling den.
“wow.”
“Shall we split up and take a look around?”
“Is that so?”
Wi Jun-woo infiltrated the crowd with his wits. He looked around at the people who were engrossed in gambling and asked Aliota.
‘Are you filming all of this right now?’
[Yes, I will record everything.]
I looked around every nook and cranny to give Aliota as much information as possible.
There were tables for playing the familiar Hwatu, and there were also places for Western-style card games. In the cheering area, it seemed like they were playing illegal sports Toto, and there were also tables for the classic Yabawi.
Looking at the cash piled up on the tables, it seemed like the money moving around was in the millions per table.
‘Why are the curtains drawn?’
[I guess it’s to completely block the outside world.]
‘But isn’t it necessary to do it to that extent?’
The walls were covered with curtains. And not just the windows. Long curtains that stretched from the ceiling to the floor hung on all four walls except the entrance we entered through.
I completely understand the intention behind not knowing whether the sun or the moon has risen outside right now. People will be so absorbed in gambling that they lose track of time.
Maybe that’s why there’s no clock.
But after covering the entire wall with curtains like this, I lost all sense of direction. I couldn’t even tell if the wall was on the street or not. It felt like this place was a different world, far removed from reality.
‘Why are those people there?’
In the middle of the curtained walls, two large, men with fierce appearances stood, looking around the casino.
[To deal with people who cause trouble, like now.]
“No, wait. I told you that’s not what I was trying to do. That wasn’t my plan.”
“The table is closed.”
“No. No! This is my pattern! I can’t lose here!”
“What’s the problem?”
“No. Aah! Ouch! No. No. Please let go of this.”
One of the men tried to flip the table over, but then the big guy standing in front of the curtain walked over and easily subdued the man by twisting his arm.
Of course, where money is involved, there are often people who act violently.
The inside of the billiard hall, or rather the gambling hall, was wider than I thought. I should say that they utilized the space well.
There seemed to be a kitchenette in the inner corner, serving drinks like coffee and alcohol, as well as simple snacks like ramen.
“I didn’t know there was a place like this in the city of Gunnae. It’s a whole other world.”
[I didn’t know they were operating so openly like this.]
Just then, a man who had just entered the door caught my eye. He had an ordinary face, but he was a bit tall, and he seemed somehow familiar.
‘Why does that person look familiar?’
[Let me analyze it.]
Aliotta, who recognized my gaze, immediately began analyzing the face. She followed the man’s face and analyzed the shape of his face, the size and position of his eyes, nose, and mouth in real time.
[I’ve captured the facial features. Let’s search the Internet to see if there’s another person like him.]
‘Is that okay?’
[First of all, since he looks Korean, let’s limit the location to Korea. Let’s look for a photo of a man between 35 and 45 years old, and about 189cm tall.]
On the left side of my vision, the man’s face appeared, and in the right square, several people’s faces were flashing by at a rapid pace. Beneath them was the word “searching” written in English.
‘I’ve seen it. Are you imitating Mid?’
[My developers are drama nerds. It seems like they’ve watched all the American, British, and Chinese dramas.]
‘So this is also a CSI imitation?’
[Please don’t tell me. I’m busy right now.]
After about 10 seconds, the picture that had been flickering on the right side of my vision stopped and the red word “match” appeared above it.
‘Oh, that guy!’
The photo is of former baseball player Jo Byeong-sik. He was famous as a baseball player, but after retirement, he entered the entertainment industry and became more active.
‘You were kicked out of the broadcasting industry after being embroiled in controversy over drunk driving and assault resulting in death, right?’
[Yes, a year ago.]
Jo Byeong-sik looked around the table here and there and then looked around. To be exact, it seemed like he was looking at the big guys standing in front of the curtain.
In front of the curtains surrounding the wall, there were four or five teams of large men standing two by two, spaced apart, one of whom had red handkerchiefs wrapped around his forearm like soccer captains.
Jo Byeong-sik, who had been keeping an eye on the big guys, walked straight towards the big guys wearing red handkerchiefs on their arms.
One of the big guys was a bit taller, and the guy next to him had a thick nose, called a bulbous nose.
‘Hey, let’s hear what Jo Byeong-sik has to say.’
[okay!]
As Aliotta focused in that direction, there was a brief sizzle, and then he could clearly hear the conversation he was having with the big guys.
“Brother, are you here?”
“It’s a bit quiet today?”
“It is not yet time.”
“But why did you come here today? Why didn’t you go over there?”
Jo Byeong-sik looked at Bokko with a displeased expression and answered.
“Do I have to report every single place I go?”
“Oh, no. I just… … .”
“Look at my clothes. Do I really have to wear a suit like this and get covered in soot?”
Bokko, who had been asked, scratched his head as if embarrassed. The tall man glared at Bokko, frowning slightly as if he was not pleased with something.
“Then I’ll go up.”
“Yes. Have a nice time!”
When the two big men bowed at a 90-degree angle to greet him, Jo Byeong-sik snapped his fingers, opened the curtain, and disappeared behind it.
As Jo Byeong-sik disappeared, Kidari, who was standing next to him, scolded Bokko.
“I told you not to ask useless questions.”
“I’m sorry.”
“In here, keep your mouth shut, cover your ears, and don’t pretend to know anything. Got it?”
“yes.”
I looked closely at the curtains through which Jo Byeong-sik had disappeared, but they did not appear to be particularly different from the curtains surrounding the other three walls.
‘Hmm. What? Wasn’t there a wall behind the curtain?’
Aliotta quickly started analyzing.
[The interior area is not much different from what it looks like from the outside. There is no space hidden behind curtains.]
‘Then where is that person going?’
If you don’t know, you can check, right?
I stuck my chest out and confidently walked towards where Jo Byeong-sik had disappeared. As I got closer, the two large men standing in front of me stood close together as if blocking my path.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
I tried to open the curtains with a smile, but Bokko politely but firmly pushed my shoulder back.
“You can’t go in.”
“Hey, I saw Byung-sik go in a little while ago. I’ll go in too.”
Bokko once again stretched out his arm and blocked my path.
“You can’t go in.”
“Byeong-sik can go in, but why can’t I?”
Until then, Kidari, who had been standing still, stepped forward and grabbed my shoulder firmly, pushing me away.
“I clearly told you that you couldn’t go in.”
“Ah. Yes, that’s right. You definitely said that. Ha. Haha.”
Oh, the evil power.
I’m going to get a bruise on my shoulder.
“I’ll go. I’m going, but I want to know why. Why can Byung-sik go, but not me?”
“Only VIPs are allowed in there.”
“Huh? I’m a VIP too?”
I quickly took out my phone and showed Kim Kyung-eun the text messages I had hacked earlier. Then Kidari snorted.
“Not the red VIP that gives out to dogs and cows. Gold.”
“Gold?”
What, there was discrimination even among VIPs?
Kidari waved his hand as if he didn’t want to talk anymore and signaled for me to get out.
‘They’re all big, but their agility isn’t that great, right?’
[No. A person of that size has good agility. Rather, his endurance is lacking.]
‘Don’t you think you can shake them off and get through the curtains?’
[Hyun-kwang? No. Absolutely. Never. Never. Even if someone threatens you with a knife. You can’t. You can’t. You’ll fail. You’ll get caught. You’ll get caught… ]
Aliotta continued speaking, but I didn’t hear anything else.
“Oh, over there.”
“… … ?”
It was because I quickly jumped through the curtains, pointing to a distant place as if there was something there, diverting Kidari and Bokko’s attention elsewhere.
“Ugh!”
I thought I had jumped through the curtains, but Tallari grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and threw me to the floor.
“You don’t understand what I’m saying.”
“I’ll handle it.”
I was barely able to stand up, shaking my butt, when Bokko grabbed my arm and started dragging me outside.
“No, we’re both VIPs, so is it okay to discriminate like this? Why is it only Byung-sik? Why?”
Bokko blurted out, either because he was annoyed by my constant grumbling or because he didn’t like the noise.
“A brat like you shouldn’t go upstairs.”
“bantling?”
“The minimum bet there is ten million won.”
“A million… … .”
Bokko threw me out the door without me noticing. As I stood there with my mouth wide open with a dumbfounded expression, Bokko looked at me with a sad face.
“If you go upstairs, you’ll just get robbed. It’s best to just play downstairs.”
With those words, Bokko closed the door and disappeared inside. I got up from my seat, dusted myself off, and went down the stairs.
“Have a safe trip!”
“Come again tomorrow!”
The two prayer warriors guarding the entrance to the stairs bowed to me as I was leaving.
Who are you calling a lover?
The amount of information that kid has pulled out from inside there is incredible.
Illegal gambling dens, I’m going to destroy them completely.
I found myself laughing without realizing it.
“Oh my, is this really a bruise on your shoulder?”
I rubbed the shoulder that Kidari had grabbed.
This is something that should have been done by Wi Jun-woo.
“Chief, as soon as I get back to the branch office… … . Huh? Chief?”
As I looked around for Wi Jun-woo, Aliotta clicked her tongue.
[Wei Jun-woo is still inside there.]
‘Are you still inside?’
[Even though I told him not to, Hyungwang kept putting on a show by himself and got kicked out.]
‘The loach came out, but the squid is still inside?’
Just then a commotion was heard from the top of the billiard hall stairs.
“I saw it clearly. The ball was in the middle cup. No, I’m not being a jerk. Oh, don’t push. Okay. I said go, go.”
[It looks like the cuckoo is also being chased away.]