The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 53
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Episode 53: They say he’s a real prosecutor
“Aren’t we going to do a field investigation?”
“yes.”
“But isn’t this the direction of the academy?”
Wi Jun-woo tilted his head while driving.
“You need some information to conduct an on-site investigation. Kyungsoo Kim didn’t have any information to begin with. So this is the only place we can go.”
“That’s right.”
We headed to the Gaemyeon-dong police station that was in charge of the case. We passed through the large police station lobby and entered the criminal department. It looked much bigger and better than the police station we had gone to deliver chicken to Gunnae-myeon.
‘You said that the Sung Jun-ho case was transferred to this detective team 3, right?’
[yes.]
I went to where a sign that said ‘Detective Team 3’ was hanging. As it happened, a woman with short hair and casual attire stood up from her desk and our eyes met. I quickly said hello.
“Hello. I am Do Hyeon-gwang, a prosecutor from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.”
The woman looked me up and down with noticeably wary eyes.
“Central District Prosecutors’ Office? What’s going on here?”
“I have a question about the recent case of negligent homicide at an elite academy. I have a question for the detective in charge. Which one is it?”
The woman looked at me and Wi Jun-woo alternately and then spoke with a trembling face.
“You said you were a prosecutor?”
“Oh, it’s not this side. I’m the prosecutor. This side is investigator Wi Jun-woo. Our team leader doesn’t even wear clothes, and even though he looks like this, he’s not a bad person. Haha.”
Both Wi Jun-woo and the woman glared at me.
[Hyun Gwang. I think you shouldn’t be asking, “If you’re a prosecutor, why do you look like that?” but rather, “If you’re a prosecutor, why do you come to the police station to investigate a case?”]
‘Yeah, you’re good.’
The woman was glaring at me with such a fierce look in her eyes that I quickly took out my prosecutor ID card hanging around my neck and showed it to her.
“Yes, that’s right. Prosecutor Do Hyeon-gwang of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.”
The woman who had been leaning forward and carefully examining the civil servant ID card straightened up again. After looking us up and down one last time, she turned around and said.
“Haejin, please tell me what the inspectors are asking.”
“Yes, senior.”
“I’m coming back from an outside business trip.”
The woman glared at us both with displeasure until the end and then left. A man named Haejin, who was sitting on a chair, approached us.
“Hello. This is Detective So Hae-jin.”
With his broad shoulders and bulging muscles, anyone can tell he looks like a gangster. It seems like it would be easy to take the initiative when catching bad guys.
“Inspectors, how did you get here?”
“Who was the person who left a little while ago?”
“Ah. This is Detective Im Yeon-yeon.”
I got straight to the point.
“You know that case of negligent homicide that happened at an elite academy last time? A student fell down the stairs and died. I’d like to get some information about that.”
Detective So Hae-jin said, scratching his head as if he was annoyed.
“It’s been a while since that was sent. I already handed over all the data to Prosecutor Kim Kyung-soo.”
“I was put in charge of the trial for that case, but the materials I received were really poor quality.”
Detective So Hae-jin’s eyes widened.
“A trial? Are you the trial prosecutor?”
“yes.”
“Oh my goodness. This is the first time I’ve seen a prosecutor come all the way to the police station to investigate.”
“Have you often seen prosecutors come to the police station?”
“Oh, that’s not it.”
Detective So Hae-jin shook his head with an immature expression. He looks like a gangster who tells you to go away, but when you listen to him speak, he seems very innocent and naive. I guess that’s why you shouldn’t judge someone by their looks.
“I thought it was a bit strange. Prosecutor Kim Kyung-soo is quite overbearing and very ticklish, but Prosecutor Do is different. Is that because he’s a trial prosecutor?”
“Do you know Kyungsoo Kim?”
“Yes. I’ve met him before, and we’ve talked on the phone about cases. But he’s incredibly arrogant, and he speaks informally to me, like I’ve never seen him before, and he treats me like a subordinate… … .”
Detective So Hae-jin, who had been gossiping excitedly, suddenly stopped talking. It seemed like he had finally realized that the person he was talking to was also a prosecutor. Tension formed on Detective So Hae-jin’s face as he looked back and forth between me and Wi Jun-woo.
“uh…….”
“That’s right. Kyungsoo Kim is somewhat like that.”
“I, I made a mistake.”
“That guy is a bit like a loach. When you talk to him, don’t you feel like eating chueotang? That’s how I was.”
I responded with a nod, but detective So Hae-jin, who had come to his senses in the meantime, nodded.
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t be gossiping about you, Inspector. Stop it.”
“It’s okay. Why are you bringing that up? That guy, Kyungsoo Kim, is the kind of guy who stands in front of people and makes fun of them to their faces. What’s the problem with talking behind their backs?”
“Ah. Is that so?”
Detective So Hae-jin looked at me as if he was looking at some strange animal.
[I think I bought the favor?]
‘I didn’t say that to try to win your favor.’
[Originally, when a common enemy appears, it is natural to become closer.]
‘Kim Kyung-soo’s scars were replaced by unity. How nice.’
“Okay, now let’s talk about the incident. You said that the incident that day was reported by Min Jong-guk himself? Can you tell me what happened then?”
“Of course!”
Detective So Hae-jin answered readily and looked for the case file to refresh his memory.
“We received a report late at night and went out with an ambulance, but there were three people in the academy building. When we arrived, Sung Jun-ho was already dead.”
“Was there anyone else besides the three of you? A witness or something?”
“No, there wasn’t any.”
“But why did you report it as negligent homicide instead of an accident? If there were no witnesses, you could have just reported that Sung Jun-ho had tripped and no one would have noticed.”
“I sent you the autopsy report, haven’t you seen it?”
“Nothing came to us.”
Detective So Hae-jin snorted in annoyance. Then he muttered quietly.
“Really, me. I clearly handed it all over to the prosecution. How can a prosecutor do his job?”
“That’s right. That guy Kim Kyung-soo, he’s useless.”
When I swore at the prosecutor while hitting the drum, Detective So Hae-jin, who seemed slightly embarrassed, coughed, pulled out the autopsy report from the file, and handed it to me. I read the autopsy report out loud.
“There are purpura on the face, shoulders, chest, and sides, and there are bruises and lacerations on the back of the head. The back of the head is particularly swollen. This doesn’t look like a simple injury from falling down the stairs, does it?”
A bruise is a bruise. If it is dark red, it means that it is new. In other words, it means that the bruise was recently formed on the face and upper body.
The back of his head is swollen from the blunt impact, and there are lacerations. This could be because he rolled down the stairs, but the bruises on his face and upper body aren’t caused by just rolling.
[The spots on the face and shoulders were all missing from the death certificate.]
Aliotta checked the contents of the death certificate that was saved and told me.
‘They must have taken it out on purpose. It would be disadvantageous in court.’
I don’t know if it was due to pressure from the lawyer or if Kyungsoo Kim did it on his own. Where did it go wrong?
“Here’s a photo. Sir, isn’t this a wound from a hit?”
Wi Jun-woo, who was standing next to Detective So Hae-jin and looking over her shoulder, also found a photo of the victim’s body in the case file and showed it to her. As he said, there were dark bruises on the victim’s forehead and around her mouth, and it looked like a wound caused by a direct hit.
“That’s right. Bruised and with a cracked lip. No matter how I look at it, it looks like someone got punched in the face.”
Detective So Hae-jin nodded.
“That’s right. With a face like that, who would believe you if you said you just accidentally tripped and rolled over?”
“So that’s why you said you had an argument.”
“Yes. I already confessed because I was going to get caught anyway. There was a minor quarrel between us, and then one of us fell down the stairs, like that.”
[Min Jong-guk’s father is a lawyer, so he would have known better. When you can’t hide something, it’s better to come forward and say it. He must have coached his son in advance.]
“What did Min Jong-guk and Lee Seung-ho look like?”
“It was fine. It was probably a 2-on-1 fight. Or it was a one-sided fight.”
“Have you tried to visit the students around you?”
Detective So Hae-jin shook his head.
“It’s no use. They’re both good at studying, and Min Jong-guk’s father is a lawyer and Lee Seung-ho’s father is also a director of Yongin Pharmaceuticals. There’s some evidence that the two of them bullied Sung Jun-ho, but no one has come forward to testify.”
“Okay. Can I take this autopsy report?”
“I’ll make a copy for you.”
“Thank you.”
While Detective So Hae-jin was copying the autopsy report, he also asked about the academy.
“Is Elite Academy still in business?”
“We didn’t stop business, but it seems like they temporarily suspended operations on their own.”
“why?”
“The place where Seong Jun-ho died was the stairs. I don’t think anyone would want to go to school while passing by a place where someone died. Furthermore, since they are teenagers, they would be even more sensitive to such things. The students refused to come to school.”
“Then there should be no problem inspecting the site.”
“yes?”
Detective So Hae-jin, who was handing me the autopsy report, asked in surprise.
“Are you going to the scene of the incident too?”
“The inspection is on-site.”
“Oh, right. But even if you go, there won’t be anything to worry about. We already checked everything and found nothing.”
“But I’ll go anyway. Thank you for your words today.”
We left the police station with the autopsy report in hand.
* * *
“Oh my, my shoulder.”
“Senior, you’re here.”
“Yeah. I’m already getting frozen shoulder. Why is my shoulder so sore?”
Lieutenant Im Ji-yeon sat down in her seat and turned her shoulder.
“But if you just swing your arm a few times to catch the criminals, things will get better in no time.”
“That’s right. By the way, why did that inspector come earlier?”
“Oh, Prosecutor Do Hyeon-gwang. You know that case of negligent homicide that happened at an elite academy? You were asking me all sorts of questions about that?”
“Why are you so enthusiastic? You were indifferent when I first sent the case.”
“That’s right. I heard that they even went to an elite academy to conduct an on-site investigation.”
“Even the on-site investigation?”
“Besides, he’s a trial prosecutor, not an investigative prosecutor. Somehow, I felt he was a bit different from Prosecutor Kim Kyung-soo.”
At those words, Lieutenant Lee Mi-yeon, who had been leaning back in her chair, suddenly sat up.
“What? A trial?”
“Yes. Why is that?”
“Hey, call the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office right now.”
Detective So-jin quickly picked up the phone because Detective Im Ji-yeon’s face was so serious.
“It’s not a fake test?”
“Hey, no way. I had my civil servant ID card too.”
“Tsasha. Forging something like that is not a big deal. What kind of prosecutor goes around to police stations and crime scenes these days? And a trial prosecutor at that? This is suspicious. Check it out quickly.”
Detective So Hae-jin talked on the phone for a long time, saying, “Yes, yes” to see if the other person answered the phone. After finishing the call, Detective So Hae-jin looked at Inspector Lee Mi-yeon with a slightly dumbfounded expression.
“What? Is there really a prosecutor named Do Hyeon-gwang?”
“Yes. You asked me if I was flustered. I’m a prosecutor at the 5th trial division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. I heard they were really flustered because it was their first time being a prosecutor like this.”
“… … .”
“They say he came up to Gunnae-myeon branch office early this month. He was originally famous in Gunnae-myeon branch office. He goes around installing things… No, he goes around investigating things on site.”
“Gunnae-myeon branch office?”
Lieutenant Lee Mi-yeon, who had been listening to the story with a trembling face, nodded.
“Now that I think about it, I think I’ve heard of it. Wasn’t there an article about it? There, they caught a serial killer and a doctor dealing drugs.”
“I heard that we’ll be seeing this a lot from now on. Anyway, even from my perspective, it seems a bit different from the usual tests.”
“What’s the big deal? Even after experiencing Prosecutor Kim Kyung-soo, you still think so? All prosecutors are the same.”
“But in my opinion… … . Yes, that’s right. All prosecutors are like that.”
Detective So Hae-jin, who was trying to make excuses for Do Hyeon-gwang, quickly backed down after seeing the cold face of Inspector Lee Mi-yeon.
Inspector Lee Mi-yeon frowned.
“Ha. Please don’t just splash shit.”
Prosecutor Kim Kyung-soo, who used to spit out informal language with an arrogant expression, was also like a dog. How different would a prosecutor who chases you around the scene be?
I can’t say for sure, but it was a moment when I had an ominous feeling that my life as a detective was going to get more eventful from now on.