The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 31
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Episode 31 Who knew that they would all be thrown away like this?
Secret passage.
In fact, this wasn’t just for her safety. Being able to escape without being caught by the police in an emergency was a huge advantage for VIPs.
VIPs who spend money like water are usually the ones who would be in trouble if caught by the police. Like the people here now.
Retired baseball player Jo Byeong-sik, Ella, the national fairy from twenty years ago, and trot singer Yuk Won-ki Telebi, who is currently enjoying a surge in popularity with the program ‘Let’s Sing the Legend’, etc.
The reason they came to this remote, expensive place in Gunnae-myeon instead of other secret gambling dens in the first place was to ensure complete secrecy and ensure safe escape in the event of an emergency.
“We will now begin fire drills.”
As soon as Rachel finished speaking, the staff quickly started moving.
Put the money away, lock the safe, hide the evidence.
Rachel grabbed one of them and said.
“I’ll take the VIPs out first, so follow me and close the entrance.”
“yes.”
“Okay, everyone stand up and follow me.”
Although they froze at the mention of the word police, Rachel’s calm voice had a calming effect on the people.
Everyone looked at each other, awkwardly stood up, and started following Rachel like chicks chasing their mother hen.
Rachel opened the office door used by the employees, stepped inside, and opened the cabinet door on the opposite wall with both hands.
The cabinet was being used as a wardrobe, with old-fashioned jackets and dresses hanging on a long pole running across it.
“You’re not saying let’s disguise ourselves as that, are you?”
When Ella asked in a disbelieving voice, Rachel snorted and pushed aside the hanging clothes.
“wow.”
Ella, who had been peeking out from behind to watch, let out a gasp of admiration. As she pushed the clothes away, the back of the cabinet that had been hidden by the clothes became visible.
No, it would be more correct to say that it was not visible. There was a gaping hole where the back of the cabinet should have been. Not only the cabinet, but also the wall behind it.
Rachel looked around at the admiring people and smiled with conversion.
It was her ambitious project, a secret passage.
Everyone was staring blankly at the entrance Rachel had pointed to. The round entrance was a bit narrow, but it was big enough for a grown man to fit through if he just bent over slightly.
“This is exactly that. What is that? Why, you know, that thing. The lion, the closet, and all that stuff.”
“I don’t know. When have you ever seen me read a book?”
“What are you talking about? I don’t read books either. I’m talking about movies. Kids’ movies.”
“I don’t watch kids’ movies.”
While Ella and Jo Byeong-sik were talking, Rachel pushed the clothes away completely and turned on the light of her cell phone to peer into the darkness behind the cabinet.
“We’re going to leave this way now. I’ll take the lead, so please follow me one by one.”
“You’re going in there?”
“Don’t worry, it’s safe. It might be a little cramped, but other than that, it’s fine.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Rachel was the first to enter the cave. At first, they just stared at each other blankly, but then one by one, they entered the dark entrance.
The inside was narrower than I thought. And it was dark.
Of course, the darkness was somewhat alleviated because everyone was holding up their cell phone lights.
But there was nothing they could do about the narrow, dirty, and musty smell. They were walking in a single file down the narrow road, looking only at the back of the head of the person in front of them.
Jo Byeong-sik, who had leaned against the wall to keep his balance in the dark, soon regretted it. His hands were covered in black dust.
“Don’t be too scared. Just trust me.”
“What’s going on? You even comforted me?”
When I patted Ella’s shoulder and tried to comfort her, she snorted as if nothing had happened. Still, she didn’t look upset.
As Jo Byeong-sik looked at his palm again, Ella grumbled while shining her cell phone at the bottom of her feet.
“Oh my god. Where is this place? Is there a place like this?”
“All I have to do is escape safely.”
“Would you like to film Shawshank Redemption? I’d crawl through the sewage as long as it was safe.”
Jo Byeong-sik let Ella’s words go in one ear and out the other, shining the light of his cell phone here and there on the walls and ceiling.
“But where can I hear the squeaking sound?”
“Okay. What are you joking about again?”
“I’m not joking, I’m serious. Listen carefully. Squeak squeak. Squeak squeak.”
“Meow. Meow.”
When Jo Byeong-sik imitated the sound of a mouse, Ella did not back down and imitated the sound of a cat. As expected, she was not one to be fooled once or twice.
So this time I changed my strategy.
“Oh, over there, under your feet.”
“I won’t be fooled.”
“No, that’s not it. That thing over there. Isn’t that a cockroach?”
“What? Eww!”
“Ahh!”
At the mention of cockroaches, Ella started to tremble and twitch her arms and legs, causing her fist to hit Jo Byeong-sik in the nose.
“Hey, Koya. Am I bleeding from the nose?”
“I don’t know. Where is the cockroach?”
“Let’s go quietly.”
“Why did you stop?”
The line stopped for a moment as Ella and Jo Byeong-sik caused a ruckus, and people behind them shouted at them, desperate to get out quickly.
“Everyone, be quiet! We haven’t completely escaped yet.”
Rachel, who had been leading them from the front, stopped and made everyone quiet. Whether it was because she was immature or fearless, Ella and Jo Byeong-sik were irritating her even in this situation.
But I guess I have to put up with it since they are VVIPs at the casino.
Thanks to Rachel, everyone became quiet. Although Jo Byeong-sik did hold his nose and groan for a moment.
“Everyone, follow me.”
Rachel started walking again. There was no way anyone could hear them here now, but it couldn’t hurt to be careful.
Moreover, since this was her first actual firefighting training, she was extremely nervous.
After that, it seemed to be quiet for a while, but soon it became noisy again. As expected, it was because of Ella and Jo Byeong-sik.
Ella wiped something from her face with her hand in the darkness.
“Why is there so much dust?”
But the feeling that touched my hand was not dust. The feeling that touched my hand was like.
Ella was startled as she picked up her phone and looked at what was in front of her.
“Eww! That’s a spider?”
“What are you talking about? Are you afraid of spiders?”
“Ouch, it’s dirty. Oppa, are there any spiders on my clothes? Look at my hair too. Are there any?”
“None. That’s all you did when you killed him with your own hands earlier.”
“Take a good look. Shine your phone on it.”
“Oh, right. Let’s be quiet!”
The last words came from the back of the line.
“You two. Are you out on a picnic right now? Are you filming a variety show? People don’t seem tense, they’re tense.”
The atmosphere became cold due to the sharp voice. Ella walked away and asked Jo Byeong-sik quietly.
“Who is that old man? Rachel is still quiet, so why is he causing more trouble?”
“I guess that guy is a city councilman or something. He’s worried that the police will catch him. I hope you understand.”
“What about us? Is there anyone here who isn’t worried? If we get caught by the police, our lives are over.”
Ella suddenly became depressed. She hadn’t thought about anything until just now, but after saying the words, she became more worried.
“We won’t get caught by the police, right? Surely not?”
“Don’t worry. The rabbit is working hard right now to avoid being caught.”
“If I get caught by the police, my life is truly over.”
As she spoke with a mixture of grumbling and complaint, the organic TV that was walking in front of her turned around.
“The young lady has many worries.”
“Teacher, you’re a young lady? You’ve covered all your wrinkles with makeup, but you’re in your forties.”
At those words, Ella glared at Jo Byeong-sik.
“Don’t you know that your age has changed? You’re thirty-eight by name.”
The organic TV, which was listening to the two bickering, spoke quietly.
“Anyway, don’t worry. I’ll be at the office soon.”
“Huh? The office?”
“I come here all the time, it’s okay.”
“Really?”
Ella didn’t hear the answer, because the line moving forward had stopped. There was a squeaking sound, like a door opening in front, and the line started moving again.
“wow.”
Ella, who had stepped out of the hallway, looked around. As the organic TV had said, this was the office.
But it didn’t seem like a typical office. There were a couple of desks and chairs, but in the middle there was a soft sofa and a low table for guests.
There were a bunch of papers stuck on the wall, and Ella, frowning and concentrating in the darkness, realized that one of the papers was a map of Gunnae-myeon.
“Oh, what about here?”
“It’s a real estate office.”
“real estate?”
Jo Byeong-sik approached Ella, who was looking confused, and explained in a low voice.
“Why, there’s that building next door. The noodle restaurant building where we always get in and out of the car. It’s on the third floor.”
“Ah. The third floor is real estate… … Wait. So we’re in the building next door? What’s going on here!”
Once everyone in the narrow passage had cleared, Rachel closed the door and drew the curtain to block the entrance again.
Rachel spoke in a small voice to the VIPs who were gathered in a circle and looking only at her.
“We’ve just left the billiard hall. As you may know, this is the building next door. But it’s still too early to feel relieved.”
The voice of someone trying to cheer was drowned out by Rachel’s tone.
“When we turn the corner, there will still be a lot of police in front of the billiard hall. So we have to get out the other side as quietly as possible. And, one more thing.”
Rachel sighed heavily.
“Normally, I would have parked your cars downstairs, but this is an emergency situation, so I can’t do that. The parking structure is about 100 meters away from here. You have to follow me there.”
“Why did you park your car so far away? This building has a parking lot too.”
The city councilman was annoyed. He seemed to be upset that he hadn’t completely escaped yet.
“Okay, let’s go right away. Everyone, keep your mouths shut, open your eyes wide, and follow me.”
Rachel led the group out of the real estate office and quietly went down the stairs. They passed the nail shop on the second floor and came down to the noodle restaurant on the first floor.
The empty store seen through the glass window was covered in a dim darkness. Rachel turned around and signaled to the people to stop.
Rachel cautiously poked her head out of the building entrance and looked around the dark street.
I could see red and blue lights flashing around the corner, so I figured there were police cars there. But there was no one on the street in front of the noodle shop.
Anyway, the parking lot building is on the opposite side of the billiard hall. If you just carefully get out of this alley, you can completely escape. Rachel looked back again and motioned for the people to quietly follow her.
They all followed Rachel out in silence, perhaps realizing the seriousness of the situation. Even Ella and Jo Byeong-sik remained silent.
When the last person had just left the building.
“It really hit me.”
Everyone stopped in their tracks at the sudden voice. When they looked around, they saw a man in plain clothes and a young man in a suit looking at them.
“What did I say?”
“That’s right. When I told you that gamblers were coming out of here, you said something like, ‘What kind of nonsense is that?’ Who would have thought that they would all throw it away like this?”
“It’s all thanks to my outstanding brain.”
“Haha, really me.”
Rachel, who barely escaped through the secret passage, couldn’t understand the situation where two men suddenly appeared in front of her and started a comedy routine.
Anyway, I couldn’t waste time here. I had to run quickly to the parking lot building.
“Everyone, don’t worry and just follow me… … .”
Pavat-!
An incredibly bright light illuminated them. Everyone frowned and tried to figure out their surroundings because it suddenly became as bright as day.
Rachel, who had just come to her senses, looked back and saw police cars appearing from somewhere, shining their headlights toward them.
The two people who had been doing the comedy earlier also approached them with their backs to the headlights. Everyone just stared with their eyes wide open, not knowing what was going on, and no one opened their mouths.
The man in the suit who had been standing at the very front approached Rachel, who was looking bewildered.
“Look at how slow you are. I told you that people these days don’t exercise enough. Why does it take so long to get from there to here?”
“Who, who are you?”
The man in the suit grinned at Rachel’s question.
“Me? Prosecutor Do Hyeon-gwang. Okay, is everyone ready? If you’ve committed a crime, you should go to jail.”