The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 62
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Episode 62: Are you by any chance the son of that detective from back then?
There was silence at the table for a moment. All movement ceased, and everyone wondered if what they had just heard was right, or if they had been hallucinating or mistaken.
그러다가 내가 진짜로 ‘개새끼’라는 말을 내뱉었다는 걸 인지하는 순간, 봇물이 터지듯 여기저기서 말들이 쏟아져 나왔다.
“Sword! What kind of catchphrase is that?”
“People have things to say and things they don’t.”
“Inspector, are you someone who only lives for today?”
“Please understand, Chief. Prosecutor Do is a bit of a jerk by nature. He may be harsh, but he won’t bite.”
The person who scolded me, the person who scolded me, the person who apologized to Manager Han Jae-sik and asked for forgiveness on my behalf. Everyone was talking at the same time. Only one person, Manager Han Jae-sik, was quiet.
The people around him, who realized that he had kept his mouth shut until now, also gradually reduced their words. In the silence that had once again come, Manager Han Jae-sik and I glared at each other.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I misspoke.”
I was the first to speak.
“개새끼가 아니라. 개새끼를 사수로 뒀던 검사 아저씨, 맞죠?”
“… … .”
“no?”
When Manager Han Jae-sik quietly exhaled instead of getting angry, everyone just rolled their eyes and looked back and forth between me and Manager Han Jae-sik.
In that heavy silence, Wi Jun-woo suddenly opened his eyes wide with an expression of realization and pointed at Chief Han Jae-sik with his finger.
“Huh? Huh? Is it true?”
“Manager, please don’t point your finger at people.”
Kang Jin-gyu tried to stop him politely, but Wi Jun-woo didn’t seem to hear him.
“부장님이 진짜 그 개새끼예요? 아니, 내 말은. 진짜 개새끼를 사수로 뒀던 그 검사? 진짜로? 레알? 오늘의 현또라이를 있게 만든 장본인? 노답이었던 중딩의 삶을 구제해 준 은인? 개싸가지 십 대를 참된 길로 인도한 이 시대의 진정한 어른?”
Manager Han Jae-sik, who had been blankly staring at Wi Jun-woo, who was rapping like a Show Me the Money contestant, opened his mouth.
“… … Are you by any chance the son of that detective from back then?”
“No.”
“The way you speak so bluntly is similar?”
“My name is Wi Jun-woo. I am a prosecutor who works with Prosecutor Do. Your son is over here.”
When Wi Jun-woo pointed at me with his hand, Manager Han Jae-sik’s eyes turned to me.
“Are you the detective’s son?”
“yes.”
“her.”
As Manager Han Jae-sik looked at me with a hazy gaze as if recalling past memories, I heard Manager Shin Hyo-jin’s voice.
“What, Chief Han and Dogyeom knew each other?”
“Rather than knowing, it was a long time ago. We just happened to pass each other.”
“Chief. To say it was just a passing thing, the influence you had on our prosecutor was enormous… … .”
“Chief?”
“yes.”
I barely managed to stop Wi Jun-woo from getting lost in his chatter and looked at Chief Han Jae-sik. 15 years ago. I couldn’t help but feel a sense of emotion as I met the prosecutor I had met at my father’s funeral again here.
“It’s been a while. This is Prosecutor Do Hyeon-gwang.”
“You’ve grown up well. I’m Han Jae-sik.”
We extended our hands and shook hands. Adult to adult. Inspector to inspector.
…
I stopped by the bathroom and came out to get some fresh air, and Manager Han Jae-sik was standing outside. When he saw me, he held up his cell phone as if making an excuse.
“I’m on the phone with my daughter in the US. I’m a goose dad.”
“Oh, you must be so busy running around to other department dinners because there’s no one at home. You’re so annoying.”
Manager Han Jae-sik looked at me blankly.
“Now that I look at it, it really is that guy from back then. He still has the same sass.”
“It’s innate.”
“How did you become a prosecutor with that temper? You would have failed the interview.”
“At that time, I listened to the manager’s advice and tried to fix it. No, should I say I suppressed it? Anyway, at that time, you said that if I wanted to become a prosecutor, I had to fix this temper. Thanks to that, I passed the prosecutor’s appointment without a hitch.”
Manager Han Jae-sik tilted his head with a look of incomprehension.
“But why is it like this now?”
“My mother passed away when I was finishing my training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute, and after that, I relapsed again. Now, I can’t get better.”
“Hmm. That must have been hard.”
“It’s okay. I’m just in a state of despair. People around me also seem to think that’s how he is now.”
“No, you punk. What I mean is, it must have been hard for you since your mother passed away. Neither of your parents are alive anymore.”
“ah.”
If I say it’s not hard, I’d be lying. Memories of my father and mother suddenly come to mind at moments when I least expect it. I laugh, but my heart poundes. I cry, but I also feel dazed.
Because of this guy’s personality, he was always bullied, a problem child, and a loner. Although, there were times when he suppressed his personality and seemed human.
At that time, I was going to college, going to law school, and studying like crazy to become a prosecutor. I couldn’t even talk comfortably to anyone, let alone make friends.
My parents were the ones who took the best care of me, a crazy person with a dog-like personality and a crazy temper. Since I don’t have parents like that, of course I miss them.
Then suddenly, Aliotta looked at me with a determined face.
[Hyun-gwang, don’t worry. From now on, I and Wi Jun-woo will protect you.]
‘Okay. Oh, goosebumps.’
Manager Han Jae-sik looked at me with deep eyes for a moment and then said.
“Anyway, it’s nice to see you here. I didn’t know you’d become a real prosecutor.”
“I didn’t know that the chief was still at the prosecution.”
“I’m glad you became a prosecutor thanks to me. But there is one thing I did well during my 15 years as a prosecutor.”
Manager Han Jae-sik nodded and burst into laughter. Aliotta shouted at Manager Han Jae-sik.
[Do you think that was a good thing? Making this kind of idiot a prosecutor?]
‘Didn’t you say you would protect me just a moment ago?’
[I said I would protect you, I didn’t say I wouldn’t tease you.]
Aliotte smiled with a uselessly noble face.
* * *
Kyungsoo Kim looked up at the sky. The sky was cloudy today, just like in his mind, as if it was about to rain.
“Hey, because of that bastard’s sword.”
I don’t know how much I was crushed by Chief Kim Jong-hyeok because of the Min Jong-guk case that was recently concluded. I told him to be careful because the opposing lawyer was a former prosecutor and he was Chief Kim Jong-hyeok’s senior from the first class of the training center. But now he’s been sentenced to prison.
– Didn’t I tell you to do this? If you leave it alone, you’ll get a suspended sentence. What are you doing?
It seemed as if Chief Kim Jong-hyeok’s screams were still ringing in my head. Well, it’s not unreasonable.
Attorney Jeon Gwan Min Chi-seung was not just a senior, but the defendant’s father. He must have literally gone crazy when his son was sentenced to prison.
Clearly, he omitted evidence and drafted and submitted the indictment in favor of the defendant. Where did it go wrong?
– I am clearly in favor of the defendant… … .
– Shut up, you punk! Why are you making such long excuses after you ruined the whole thing?
– I’m sorry. Still, you will be granted bail on appeal.
– Of course. If not, you would have taken off your prosecutor’s clothes, Inma.
Fortunately, the defendants are still high school students. They are in their teens. If you use their father’s connections, it won’t be a problem to testify in court about how good and honest high school students they were.
It will cost a lot of money, but if you reach an agreement with the victim, there is no problem in reducing their sentences. You can reduce their sentences and get them suspended sentences.
However, it is inevitable that a red line will be drawn on their records. If it was a suspended sentence, the criminal record itself would not remain after two years. However, if it is a suspended sentence, the criminal record remains.
Min Jong-guk is probably dying right now.
I feel like I’m dying because I couldn’t handle the case properly.
“Sword, let’s wait and see.”
If you just sit still, you’ll be stuck in the military camp. How dare you crawl all the way to Seoul? I wonder how you, a graduate of a local university and a guy who didn’t do well at the Judicial Research and Training Institute, managed to come all the way to Seoul.
Besides, he has a bad personality and is rude. Who on earth gave him the connections to come to Seoul?
Kyungsoo Kim shook his head. There was no point in worrying about that now. Now was the time to make up for his mistake. It wasn’t too late to worry about arguing with Dohyungwang later.
Footsteps were heard from behind. It was Prosecutor Kang Jin-gyu from the 5th trial division.
“Pro Kim. You’re here early?”
“No. I just got here.”
“What are you talking about, calling me here?”
Kang Jin-gyu looked around the deserted rooftop where no one had set foot with an anxious expression.
“Senior, is this really true?”
“what?”
“You know, the Min Jong-guk incident last time? I asked you to go easy on him.”
“ah.”
Kang Jin-gyu scratched his nose with an awkward expression.
“I was a bit busy at the time.”
“No matter how busy you are, you said you would do it till the end.”
As Kim Kyung-soo continued to harass him, Kang Jin-gyu took notice and protested.
“I wanted to do that too, but I was really busy. The materials were so poor that even if I just brought them, I would have gotten a suspended sentence.”
“That’s what I’m saying.”
“Besides, it was handed over the day before the trial. I didn’t know that the sword would be stirred up like that and that evidence would be collected… …”
Kyungsoo Kim sighed.
“That was the case of Attorney Min Chi-seung’s son. He was our senior from the first class, Chief Kim Jong-hyeok.”
“… … .”
“Do you know how much trouble this has caused me?”
“I’m sorry. But judging from what the swordsman investigated, those guys are evil. They deserve to be punished… … .”
Kang Jin-gyu, who had been speaking quietly, shut his mouth when he saw Kim Kyung-soo’s murderous gaze.
“Senior. You’ve been a prosecutor for longer than me, so you should know better. Is this a place where people get heavy sentences just because their crimes are heavy? That’s not true.”
“But still, as inspectors… … .”
“Hey. Here you go again. If you keep doing that, you’ll rot away in the court forever.”
“… … .”
Kim Kyung-soo approached Kang Jin-gyu, who had his head bowed with a flushed face, and put his arm around his shoulder.
“In that sense, senior. I have a favor to ask.”
“What, what? I won’t accept any favors. Even if it means I rot in court.”
“What kind of favor is that? Hey, senior, you’re going to catch people. When did I ask you for a favor?”
“No, you’re asking me a favor now… … .”
When Kang Jin-gyu trailed off in embarrassment, Kim Kyung-soo spoke even more confidently.
“That’s right. It’s a favor, not a request. This is different. I’m just asking you for a favor.”
“What is it?”
“I’ll probably go there tomorrow to get a stay of execution.”
“Suspension of execution of sentence?”
“He was the executive director of Samgu Construction, and he’s currently in prison for embezzlement and breach of trust. But he has a herniated disc.”
“disk?”
“And my right arm is paralyzed.”
Kim Kyung-soo looked at the innocent Kang Jin-gyu with the face of a pharmacist selling medicine.
“Just think about it. How can you serve in prison with a paralyzed right arm?”
“yes.”
“And then there’s the disc. It hurts so much I can’t even sit properly. I have to lie down. And do you think this can be treated properly in prison?”
“It’ll be difficult.”
“What if I can’t use my waist anymore? I’m still in my 30s.”
“Then that won’t work.”
“Right? I’m asking you to look at that incident as it is.”
Kang Jin-gyu glanced at Kim Kyung-soo with an expression of disbelief.
“You want me to see it as it is?”
“Yes. This is not a request. It’s a shame that a young man is paralyzed in the waist and right arm. No, you have to be healthy to earn money to pay the fines and penalties. Why would you make a person disabled in prison?”
“That, that’s true.”
“So, for the sake of the young people, please just pay a little more attention to them. Please, please.”
“hmm.”
“Well, it’s not a request. It doesn’t matter if you don’t listen. If I come out of prison with a cripple in my back and arms, my family will be ruined, and it’ll be hard to live in the future, but whatever. I can’t help it if I sell it.”
When Kim Kyung-soo glanced at him, Kang Jin-gyu nodded quietly, saying, “That won’t do.” It seemed like he had almost fallen for it.
“I’ll buy you a meal later.”
“Huh? Okay. I’m your senior so I have to buy you food.”
“I’m saying this because I have so many things to be thankful for. I’ll really live once.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
Kim Kyung-soo smiled faintly as he came down from the rooftop. Although he was older than him, Kang Jin-gyu was the easiest person to deal with in the world.