The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 64
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Episode 64: There is no such thing as a prison
When I said I would go to the inspection in his stead, Manager Shin Hyo-jin nodded with a pleased face.
“Yes. The sword has come to trial, so I should go and check it out. Do you know what a sword or an imgeom is?”
“of course.”
“Suspension of execution of sentence?”
“Why are you doing this? I am Do Hyeon-gwang.”
“Look at me. I’m good at it. I want to look into this case with Pro Kang. I’ll hand over the suspended sentence case to Dogeom.”
“uh…….”
Kang Jin-gyu looked at me and Manager Shin Hyo-jin alternately.
“why?”
“Well, the patient is paralyzed. He also has a herniated disc, and his family can’t be ruined… … .”
After seeing Kang Jin-gyu muttering like he was chanting a Buddhist prayer on a rainy day, Manager Shin Hyo-jin put down the file he was holding. Manager Shin Hyo-jin’s face, which had become slightly serious, turned cold.
“He’s not a patient, he’s a prisoner. Whether he’s paralyzed or not, you can find out by going to the hospital, getting a doctor’s opinion, and examining him yourself. If he’s in a broken home, he’s responsible for his own crime.”
“……yes.”
“Did you hear anything from anyone?”
“Oh, no. No. That’s not me.”
Director Shin Hyo-jin let out a small sigh as she looked at Kang Jin-gyu, who was waving his hands and denying it.
“Sword. Sword. Are you busy today?”
“No. I have one trial in the morning and that’s it.”
“Okay. Then let’s do that.”
After finishing speaking, Chief Shin Hyo-jin lowered his head to the case file again. Kang Jin-gyu swallowed hard and looked at me with a pitiful expression, but I just smiled.
‘Oh yeah. It’s Imgeom.’
[I’ll go and tear it all up.]
* * *
“I’ll go and check!”
“Yes. Have a nice trip.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
I said goodbye to Section Chief Moon Seung-hwan and Director Kang Min-hee and left the office. Since there was only a morning trial today, I was finishing that up and heading straight to the inspection.
‘Inspection’ refers to a prosecutor going to a place other than the scene or court to conduct an investigation. Strictly speaking, going to the scene of a case and conducting an investigation, as I have done so far, is all inspection. In fact, it is not common for a prosecutor like me to go to the scene and conduct an investigation.
The medical examination that prosecutors usually talk about means the procedure of going to the hospital to confirm whether the person is truly sick and to hear a doctor’s expert opinion when a request for ‘suspension of execution of sentence’ is received.
Even though he is a prosecutor who likes to sit at his desk and write, he has to go to the hospital to check if he is really sick or not. Since the work of executing sentences is also part of the job of the trial prosecutor, the trial prosecutor goes out for these types of inspections.
“But why are we leaving so early?”
On the way to the parking lot, Wi Jun-woo, who was following me, asked.
“Didn’t you say the inspection is at 3pm? It’s not even 11pm yet. Why are you leaving already?”
“There’s nothing to do in the office anyway.”
“Don’t you have anything to do? You have a trial tomorrow. Don’t you need to look at the materials?”
“I’ve already seen it all. It’s all stored in my head, so I don’t need to see it again. What can I do if I only see it once and I remember it all?”
“Oh, really. Do you know that when you see things like this, you’re really unlucky, inspector?”
Wi Jun-woo shivered as he got into the car and started the engine.
“I know.”
“You know?”
“Isn’t it true genius to know all about one’s own bad luck? I guess that’s the fate of a genius.”
Wi Jun-woo turned his head and pretended to vomit.
“I have really good eyesight. I even saw you pretending to vomit just now.”
“Why do people with good eyesight wear glasses?”
“It’s good because I wear glasses. Oh, really. That’s why it’s hard to talk to people who aren’t geniuses.”
Wi Jun-woo glared at me briefly and then started the car quite aggressively.
“But if I go at this time, won’t I have to wait outside until 3 o’clock? No matter how I look at it, it’s too early.”
“What if you show up at the appointed time after getting everything ready? We have to come in early to check if you’re really sick.”
“Hmm. Is that so?”
‘Suspension of execution of sentence’ literally means stopping the execution of the prison sentence. It does not mean that the prison sentence is completely exempted.
But where can you get out of prison for even just a few days? That’s why, if this is possible, people often apply for a stay of execution.
Most of the reasons for application are immediate family events, especially funerals. In your case, you can only apply if you are seriously ill enough to require intensive hospital treatment.
I sat in the passenger seat and looked at the application for suspension of sentence that I had received that morning. The applicant was Kwon Jin-gu, the executive director of Samgu Construction. He was young, in his mid-30s, but he was already an executive director. That was because he was the president’s son.
He was sentenced to 12 years in prison for breach of trust and embezzlement, and was incarcerated. He complained of pain from a herniated disc and paralysis of his right arm, so he received treatment at an outside hospital from time to time. He is currently at Yongguk University Hospital for a detailed diagnosis and treatment.
‘He got locked up for embezzling company money like it was his own pocket money.’
[Most of the money that was stolen was not recovered.]
‘Only the employees are dying.’
His salary was probably overdue for several months. The company had probably closed for business. His business partners were also on the verge of bankruptcy due to lack of funds. He clicked his tongue as he read through the file.
“That rotten bastard.”
“You were healthy when you were embezzling money and having fun, but you suddenly got sick when you went to prison?”
“You must be sore. Let’s go and take a look. Is it really sore or is it just sore?”
“yes.”
The car started to speed away.
* * *
“If you have an emergency, you can press the nurse call button on the wall. Or, you can come to the ward station and ask us.”
“The director needs to rest, so I would like you to refrain from entering the hospital room until the examination is conducted.”
“Yes, I will. Then Professor Baek’s appointment is in the afternoon, so please rest until then.”
“Thank you.”
The nurse nodded, closed the door, and left. As the nurse left, Kwon Jin-gu looked at his secretary, Jung Bae-hyeok. Jung Bae-hyeok, who was neatly dressed in a suit, understood the meaning and approached the man in plain clothes standing next to him.
“You must be tired. It’s almost lunch time. You should eat.”
Jeong Bae-hyeok put a thick envelope in the man’s back pocket. The man, who was coughing in vain while looking at the distant mountains, put his hand in his back pocket. After judging the thickness, he barely suppressed his laughter and took out a small key.
“Mr. Kwon Jin-gu will have to eat soon anyway. Shouldn’t people at least eat comfortably when they eat?”
“Yes.”
“You’re not the type of person to run away from here.”
A guard in plainclothes released the handcuffs that were connecting Kwon Jin-gu’s hands to the bed rail.
“Then we will go and eat something too.”
“Eat something expensive. It will be enough to share with everyone outside.”
The man looking at his watch said.
“Professor Baek’s appointment is at 2pm, right? I’ll take my time eating lunch and then come back.”
The man opened the door and went out. Jeong Bae-hyeok put his ear to the closed door and checked if the sound of footsteps was getting farther away. As soon as the guard left, Kwon Jin-gu, who had been rubbing his handcuffed wrists, lay down on the bed.
“Oh my, I can live now.”
“Director, you still need to be careful.”
“Hey, how can you be more careful than this? Those damn handcuffs are going to cause paralysis that I didn’t have before. Oh, good. Yeah, the bed should be at least this big. Well, it doesn’t have to be a special room at a hotel. I can live with just this much.”
Jin-gu Kwon rolled around on the wide bed, enjoying the softness of the mattress with his whole body.
Jeong Bae-hyeok, who was anxious that the nurse or the guard might come back in, glanced outside the door and closed it in relief. This was because he saw the guards in the sickroom and the guards guarding the hallway both get on the elevator.
The guards also said they were having a big lunch and asked the nurses not to enter the patients’ rooms, so I thought I could relax a little bit now.
Jeong Bae-hyeok approached Kwon Jin-gu, who was lying on the bed, and spoke.
“I’ll tell you my schedule for today. Professor Baek will come and take a look at you around 2pm. I’ll probably take an X-ray and MRI then. There’s a physical exam scheduled for 3pm.”
“Imgeom?”
“The prosecutor will come directly from the prosecution office to check.”
Kwon Jin-goo, who was lying on the bed, threw a pillow at Jung Bae-hyeok. He could have avoided or blocked it, but since that would have made Kwon Jin-goo more violent, he just got hit. It didn’t hurt, but Jung Bae-hyeok’s expression hardened.
“Then just say that. Why are you babbling about something so difficult? Are you campaigning now by saying that you graduated from a better university than me?”
“no.”
“Even so, it’s just my warm body.”
Kwon Jin-gu, who had half-raised his body while throwing his pillow, lay down again. Jeong Bae-hyeok, who took a deep breath to calm his mind, continued speaking.
“The examiner will come out at 3 PM to check. I will meet with Professor Baek to hear his medical opinion, and he will also come to your hospital room to see the director in person.”
“Okay. Just get over it then.”
“yes.”
‘I wonder if I can get through it.’
Jeong Bae-hyeok nodded his head as he answered, but he still had doubts. He was in a position to receive a salary, so he had to do it. Hire a lawyer, find a hospital, and bribe people here and there.
Even though the company was struggling, he was still getting his big paycheck, so he was getting his money’s worth. But it was questionable whether that idiot executive director could actually get his sentence suspended. Then, Jeong Bae-hyeok shook his head.
Anyway, he only has to work as much as he gets paid. It is not his job to make decisions. Besides, he has already intervened not only with the doctors but also with the prosecutors.
‘Prosecutor Kim Kyung-soo. I told you not to worry.’
If it’s someone who’s really made a big deal out of it, or if it’s an incident that’s been getting a lot of attention from the media and the world, it’s going to be hard to get out of it. But in cases like Kwon Jin-gu’s, if you just do a little bit of manipulation, you can find a way out.
While he was lost in thought for a moment, Kwon Jin-gu suddenly sat up from the bed.
“Aren’t you ready for the game?”
“yes?”
“What do you mean ‘yes’? ‘Yes’ is. I want to play LoL.”
“But if the ID access time and location are revealed later, there will be chaos.”
“Oh my. Just this.”
Jin-goo Kwon, who was about to throw a pillow but instead just gestured with his bare hands, glared at Bae-hyuk Jeong.
“Isn’t it your job to keep that from happening?”
“yes.”
“You can’t play games there, and you can’t use your cell phone. What is this? It’s not like a prison. Oh, right. It was a prison there.”
“… … .”
“Anyway, if this continues, I think I’m going to get really sick and die, so hurry up and get ready to play.”
“Yes. I will prepare it right away.”
“And order me some rice too.”
“Please refrain from eating before the examination.”
“What are you talking about? I came out and now you’re talking about fasting and all that. Do you think I came out to fast?”
“… … What should I do?”
“Pig’s feet.”
“yes.”
As Jeong Bae-hyeok bowed his head and turned to leave, Kwon Jin-gu continued speaking.
“pizza.”
“Should we have pig’s feet or pizza?”
“Are you asking because you don’t know? Both. You should only have one or two things you want to eat. Oh, and order sashimi too. And chicken too. Seasoned, fried, spicy, cheese, green onion, order everything. Just smell it to your heart’s content.”
Kwon Jin-goo frowned again as he looked at Jeong Bae-hyeok, who was just lost in thought without any intention of ordering anything.
“What are you doing? Aren’t you moving quickly?”
“If you eat here, it’ll stink.”
“You said you were coming for the test at 3 anyway? There’s still a long time left. What are you worried about? You can take care of the smell after you eat.”
“… … Yes, I understand. Then I will place the order right away.”
“Let’s hurry up and play the game! It’s so damn slow.”
Jeong Bae-hyeok bowed his head in greeting and turned around, swallowing a curse inside. Thinking of the children waiting for him like rabbits at home.
‘Oh my, if only it weren’t for my kids, I would have given up a long time ago.’