The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 52
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Episode 52: A Two-Man Robbery Gang?
People around me always call me crazy. But if you think about it, there are so many crazy people in the world. It can’t be helped. There are 8 billion people on Earth, so I can’t be the only crazy one.
– I’ve never seen anyone like you in the world.
– I’ve never met a rascal like you before.
– That crazy guy. Where did that guy come from?
Everyone was talking about me like I was some kind of weirdo, but look at this. Isn’t the evidence right before my eyes?
The world is wide and there are many crazy people in it.
I am not alone anymore.
[Stop brooding. Let’s listen to what the lady has to say.]
‘Breaking the pain.’
After clearing my throat, I politely asked the lady again.
“Are you saying that the dead Sung Jun-ho said that his death was not a mistake?”
“yes.”
“Are you saying that… a ghost appeared?”
“Ah. Phew.”
The old woman let out a huge sigh as if the ground was collapsing and continued speaking.
“You might think it’s strange. Actually, I have a strange mind. Sometimes I see the future in my dreams, and I even see my deceased mother.”
“Ah, the future. The future… … . Do you by any chance know about my future?”
The old woman glared at me. I blinked in surprise.
‘Ah. What is it? Why does it sting? Is this the murderous intent I saw in martial arts novels? As expected from a divine spirit, that gaze is not ordinary!’
[What the hell are you talking about? My eyelash got into my right eye.]
‘Oh, really? It felt a bit warm.’
“Excuse me, ma’am. There’s something in my eye.”
I quickly rubbed my right eye and spoke to the lady again.
“So, you’re saying that you have a strange mind and often have miraculous experiences in your dreams?”
“Yes. It’s true. Don’t you believe me?”
There’s no credible evidence, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to hear it anyway.
[I only believe in verifiable data.]
Aliotta was still indifferent, but I decided to listen to Aunt Seong Jun-ho’s words for now.
“Just tell me. I will listen and then decide.”
“As I said before, I often have prophetic dreams or spiritual dreams, and yesterday, Junho appeared in my dream.”
“Are you saying that the dead Sung Jun-ho has appeared?”
“Yes. Junho came out and cried for a long time, and then he said, ‘I didn’t accidentally fall down the stairs.’ He said it was so unfair. Please help me resolve this unfairness.’ I held Junho in my arms and cried until I woke up.”
The old lady turned her head slightly, as if still overcome with emotion, and took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears. After wiping away all the tears, she looked straight at me.
“Prosecutor, please help clear my nephew’s name.”
I want to let you go too, but what do I need to know to let you go?
“If it wasn’t a mistake, could you tell me how he died?”
“no.”
“That’s right.”
‘Oh, you ghost, you’re doing just fine. If you have something to say, just tell me everything. Are you just trying to see what’s going on?’
“I know you don’t believe me, but it’s true. Please take good care of our Junho case.”
Anyway, I always do my best to investigate, whether it’s a big or small case, or whoever asks me to do it. My aunt’s request won’t make a difference, but wouldn’t it be better to put her at ease?
“Don’t worry. I will do my best for your nephew’s case.”
The lady held my hand tightly, looked into my eyes and said.
“Don’t just do your best, inspector. Do your best with those glasses too.”
“… … !”
“Well then, goodbye.”
The lady turned around and disappeared, leaving me dumbfounded. Wi Jun-woo, who had been listening to our conversation from the side, looked at the lady’s back and said.
“That aunt must have been really desperate. Oh my gosh, she even asked me to do my best for her examination and glasses.”
‘You said you were a miracle worker, but you didn’t notice me, did you?’
[I don’t think so. I don’t have any data on people with this ability. It’s hard to draw a definitive conclusion.]
‘You idiot. Without data, you’re just a piece of tin.’
[No, not to that extent… … .]
Ignoring Aliota’s protest, he spoke to Wi Jun-woo.
“Fortunately, there is time until the next trial, so let’s dig into the case now.”
“Yes. Since my aunt asked me to do something like that, I wonder if there really is something there.”
“That’s right. Besides, my aunt showed me that I’m not alone in this world.”
“yes?”
I nodded meaningfully as Wi Jun-woo, whose eyes were wide open, seemed to understand what I was saying.
“I guess I’m glad that it made me realize that I’m not left alone in this harsh world.”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“It’s a heartwarming sound.”
Following Aliota, Wei Junwu also beat his chest, as if he was suffering from indigestion.
As I came out of the court, I saw Chief Shin Hyo-jin and Kang Jin-gyu coming towards me.
‘Oh, you said Kang Jin-gyu would buy me lunch starting today? Exciting.’
I smiled brightly and greeted Manager Shin Hyo-jin first.
“Are you coming out for lunch?”
“Oh, let’s go eat first. I’m a little busy.”
“But you still have to eat lunch.”
“I have a lot of trial materials to organize this afternoon. I’m going to buy a sandwich and then go back in.”
“No, let’s go together. Senior Kang is buying lunch today.”
Kang Jin-gyu opened his small eyes as wide as they could go and looked at me as if he was hearing it for the first time.
“Hey, I decided to buy you lunch?”
“You promised me yesterday.”
“Oh. That’s just for the swordsman. It’s not like I’m buying lunch.”
Kang Jin-gyu desperately made excuses while sweating profusely.
“What? Pro Kang decided to buy me some food with the sword?”
“Yesterday, Senior Kang handed me a case. He said he’d buy me a meal in return.”
Manager Shin Hyo-jin rolled her eyes and looked at Kang Jin-gyu, who was calculating the number of people and lunch costs in his head, then snickered.
“Go eat and come back. I’m really busy so I can’t go.”
“Yes, sir.”
Kang Jin-gyu greeted me broadly. Manager Shin Hyo-jin smiled at me.
“Since this is a case I received from Pro Kang, I have to do better than usual.”
“Don’t worry. I was just planning to go to the scene after eating.”
“At the scene?”
“Yes. I’ll try to supplement the data. There are some parts that I’m a bit suspicious of.”
Manager Shin Hyo-jin stared at me blankly for a moment with a complicated expression.
“You’re going out into the field? You’re so passionate.”
“A newbie should have this kind of passion.”
“What about other cases? Is it time to go out to the scene?”
“I’m incredibly fast at handling cases. I’ve finished all my cases.”
“But isn’t it a bit excessive to go all the way to the scene? Even the investigating prosecutors are like that, let alone us in a trial.”
“The condition for passing this on is that Senior Kang buys me a meal. A person should pay for his meal. I may be a person who doesn’t have a good appetite, but I don’t want to become someone who can’t pay for his meal.”
Manager Shin Hyo-jin stared at me again without saying much. It seemed like she had something to say, but I couldn’t tell what. It seemed like she was trying to stop me, or maybe she was trying to encourage me.
[The facial expression analysis is also like that. Past memories, happiness, sorrow, regret. There are strange emotions mixed together?]
‘What, how can joy and regret be mixed together?’
Manager Shin Hyo-jin, who had been looking at me with a strange expression for a while, smiled faintly.
“I didn’t know that a swordsman was such a tasteless person.”
“I can guarantee that. He is a tasteless person.”
“Oh, Chief. I don’t have to guarantee that.”
People are so needlessly thorough.
“Then have a nice trip. I’m going to buy some sandwiches.”
“Yes. I will be back.”
“Then let’s go eat too.”
Me, Wi Jun-woo, and Kang Jin-gyu went out to find a restaurant.
…
We entered a nearby samgyetang restaurant and sat down. Since we arrived a little before lunch time, we were able to easily grab a seat with a partition.
Wi Jun-woo diligently placed spoons and water cups on the table, then ordered three servings of samgyetang from the waiter who brought radish kimchi and kimchi.
While waiting for the samgyetang to arrive, Kang Jin-gyu picked up a piece of pickled radish with his chopsticks and ate it. I looked at Wi Jun-woo and said.
“Chief.”
“yes.”
“Senior Kang here, you know. He’s eating kimchi so deliciously with chopsticks that our manager himself placed on top of, even meticulously laying out a napkin. He said he’d buy me lunch. But he’s not the manager. You get it?”
“Yes, I know.”
“Cough!”
Kang Jin-gyu kept complaining that the radish soup was spilled incorrectly.
“Oh my, Senior Kang. You’re drunk. Drink some water, please.”
After seeing Kang Jin-gyu drinking from a glass of water, he continued talking to Wi Jun-woo.
“Senior Kang, who is drinking the cool glass of water that our section chief personally brought after walking to the water purifier, Senior Kang, who would have had his throat and nose burning if it weren’t for the water that the section chief personally brought, promised to buy it only for me! He didn’t promise to buy lunch for everyone. Even if it’s a little disappointing, our section chief understands.”
“Of course. I understand.”
“Kehek! Kkeuk! Ugh, ugh! Kkeuk!”
“Oh, my. Are you okay?”
Suddenly, Kang Jin-gyu, who had been spitting water on the floor, coughed with his face as red as fire. I clicked my tongue and lightly patted his back.
“Are you okay? I think our manager should bring another glass of water. Senior Kang didn’t say anything about buying you food, but isn’t it the junior’s duty to bring you water in times like this?”
“That’s right. Even if you don’t get food, I’ll fill your water cup!”
“No, kekeke! Keuk! That’s not it, ugh, ugh!”
It seemed like he wanted to say something, but he couldn’t finish it properly because he was coughing. Kang Jin-gyu, who had been gulping down the new glass of water that Wi Jun-woo had brought, finally let out a deep sigh as if his coughing had subsided. In that brief moment, Kang Jin-gyu, who looked exhausted, looked back and forth between me and Wi Jun-woo.
“Are you a two-man robbery gang?”
“No way.”
I answered firmly.
“I’ll pay for lunch. Not just Dogeom, but also Chief Wi.”
“Thank you!”
“Oh my.”
“As expected of someone who has learned! As expected of our senior! A true adult of this era!”
“Oh, that’s a bit.”
Kang Jin-gyu gulped down water in embarrassment and then asked me.
“After lunch, are you really going to go to the scene? Because of that incident yesterday?”
“yes.”
“That’s a case that doesn’t really have much to discuss. Prof. Kim from the 3rd Criminal Division has prepared the documents and submitted them to us. All you have to do is bring them with you and read them at trial.”
“It’s strange.”
“what?”
“Are you saying the same thing as Kyungsoo Kim?”
“Oh, did you?”
“Did you plan it with Kyungsoo Kim?”
“What the hell is this?”
I didn’t read the script. I wasn’t brainwashed. How is it that I say the exact same thing as Kim Kyung-soo without a single word different?
Kang Jin-gyu cleared his throat for a moment and spoke again.
“That’ll probably come out as a house oil. Even if you try to dig it up, the sword will just suffer.”
“It’s hard. Don’t worry. You’ll have time anyway. Isn’t the scene the truth for the inspection?”
“hmm.”
“But, sir. Do you hate it when prosecutors go out to the scene?”
Kang Jin-gyu scratched the ball.
“That’s not it.”
Kang Jin-gyu, who had been looking at me for a moment, hesitating whether to speak or not, suddenly blurted out.
“There was a senior named Park Jeong-se who was in the 5th trial division of our office before being expelled to the Wonju branch office. He also loved the scene like a sword, and even during the trial, he thoroughly investigated if there was insufficient evidence. He probably thought of Park as the reason for that.”
“aha.”
That’s why his expression was so strange. His hard-working junior got demoted to the countryside.
“But Senior Park also dug up a case that might be worth investigating. This one is really simple, so there’s nothing to dig into.”
“You’ll have to try it to find out.”
“No, but still.”
Then an employee came with the samgyetang for us to eat.
“Wow, this looks delicious.”
“thank you for this food!”
I didn’t want to drag the conversation on any longer, so I stuffed the samgyetang into my mouth. Kang Jin-gyu must have been hungry too, because he watched us eating with relish and started eating the samgyetang without saying much.
‘I guess you got a hint from Kyungsoo Kim?’
[Yes. Although it wasn’t a threat or a persuasion, it does seem like he was persuaded. Kang Jin-gyu has a very indecisive personality.]
‘With just a few words from me, our Wi Jun-woo even bought food. People are so soft that they can’t be swayed by Kim Kyung-soo.’
[I need to be more thorough when I go out to investigate the scene in the afternoon.]
‘Let’s search through it thoroughly.’
Aliotta and I strengthened our resolve while eating delicious samgyetang.