The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 67
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Episode 67: Thank goodness I’m not paralyzed
As we opened the door and went in, the smell of all kinds of food greeted us.
“It’s chicken.”
“Leave it there and go.”
The guy who looked like Kwon Jin-gu was so absorbed in the game that he didn’t even look at us. I put the bag of chicken on the table that was already piled high with food and waved my hand in front of his nose.
“Is this the cafeteria or the hospital room? What kind of food smells like this?”
Only then did Kwon Jin-gu look at me with a face that said, “What kind of guy is this?”
“Ventilate a bit. Your clothes will smell, huh?”
“What are you?”
“Do you think my hair is a little dull? Can’t you tell just by looking at it?”
“If the delivery has arrived, just leave it and get out, Inma. Hey, what are you doing? What are you filming? You guys. Secretary Jeong! Secretary Jeong!”
I took off my helmet, took out my civil servant ID from my pocket, and put it around my neck.
“Nice to meet you. I am Do Hyeon-gwang, a prosecutor from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.”
I extended my hand with a bright smile and even used polite language, but Kwon Jin-goo did not take my hand. He looked at me and Wi Jun-woo with cautious eyes and then asked again.
“What, really? You’re really a prosecutor?”
“You’re good at games. Looking at your fancy hand movements, it seems like the story about your paralyzed right arm is a lie. And seeing you sitting perfectly fine, I wonder if you really have a herniated disc.”
“no…….”
“No handcuffs on your wrists, no guards. You’re living in a very luxurious hospital room? Even though you’re a prisoner?”
Without taking his eyes off the speechless Kwon Jin-gu, he asked Wi Jun-woo.
“Chief, are you taking good pictures?”
“Of course. If this was 4D, even the smell would have been captured. It’s too bad.”
“Mr. Lee. Stop taking pictures, you piece of shit!”
Annoyed that he was being filmed, Kwon Jin-goo jumped up from his seat and ran towards Wi Jun-woo. Wi Jun-woo quickly tossed the cell phone he was filming to me and lightly dodged Kwon Jin-goo who was running towards him.
I took the cell phone that Wi Jun-woo had handed me and continued to film the two of them fighting.
“Wow, look at that body. Her waist is more flexible than mine. Is that a herniated disc? Oh my! My right arm is completely paralyzed! Chief, is your side job Jesus? You can raise up crippled people, relieve paralysis, and even cure discs! We can stop doing tests and make money with this?”
Kwon Jin-goo continued to swing his arms, but he couldn’t even touch the tip of Wi Jun-woo’s hair. Wi Jun-woo didn’t hit Kwon Jin-goo, perhaps worried about over-suppression, but simply avoided him.
Then, as Kwon Jin-goo stumbled after throwing a punch with his full body weight, Wi Jun-woo quickly grabbed his left arm and twisted it backwards. Kwon Jin-woo fell onto the bed.
“iced coffee!”
Kwon Jin-goo shouted, hitting the bed with his right arm like a wrestler surrendering.
“Arm! Let go of my arm! Arm!”
“Oh my, my goodness. As expected from our team leader. He caught him in one shot.”
I put down the phone I was taking pictures of. I thought I had enough evidence.
Wi Jun-woo was holding Kwon Jin-goo’s left arm behind him with one arm, and was pressing Kwon Jin-goo’s face down on the bed with the other arm.
I approached the bed and leaned over to Kwon Jin-gu, who was still tapping away. I made sure my face was in his field of vision. Then I smiled and spoke.
“Isn’t it a good thing that your right arm isn’t paralyzed? You probably wouldn’t have been able to tap out or surrender, right?”
Kwon Jin-goo’s face distorted.
“Let go of me, kid! Is that all for inspection?”
Kwon Jin-goo cursed at Wi Jun-woo while holding his arm.
“Chief, let’s let go now. You’re not paralyzed, so you’re feeling pain. Your arm will hurt.”
“What if he runs away? He’s not even wearing handcuffs right now.”
“There are police all around here anyway. They’re telling you to run away. They’ll just circle the hospital twice and catch you again. You falsely applied for a stay of execution, bribed a prison guard, and even tried to escape. How many years do you think Judge Hong will sentence you to?”
“… … .”
Kwon Jin-gu’s face became gloomy, and then he opened his mouth.
“I won’t run away, so let go of this.”
“As expected, you understand what I say. Chief, please let go of Kwon Jin-gu’s arm. I don’t think he’ll run away.”
As his arms were released, Kwon Jin-gu sat on the bed and glared at us.
“You’re the inspector?”
“Yes. Here is your civil servant ID.”
Jin-gu Kwon looked at the civil servant ID I handed him and frowned.
“I heard that the conversation ended after the inspection?”
“Really? This is my first time hearing about this.”
Jin-gu Kwon, who had been staring at me, shouted loudly.
“Secretary Jeong! Where did Secretary Jeong go? Secretary Jeong!”
“The kid isn’t looking for his mom. Why is he looking for Secretary Jeong?”
By the way, I was curious about what Jeong Bae-hyeok was doing, so I called Aliotta.
‘I’m done with the time I’ve wasted. I’ve secured all the evidence here.’
Suddenly, Aliotta appeared in my sight and curled her fingers into an okay sign. Then, she blocked one of her nostrils and continued talking in a nasal voice.
– Wow, this is much better than I heard. At that price, it must be popular.
[That’s not all, Father. Since we aim to be an eco-friendly kindergarten, we also go for a walk to the beach once a week.]
– Once a week? Isn’t that too often? The ocean isn’t even close.
[It’s right in front of you, Father. It’s only a 20-minute walk to the beach.]
– Yes? It’s a 20 minute walk? Isn’t that Gangnam?
[Oh, you’re mistaken, Father. The main branch of ‘Ace English Kindergarten’ is in Gangnam. Our branch is in Geoje.]
– Geoje? That rural area?
[Rural area? That’s too much to ask. This is a city. Geoje-si. Father, the waiting line at the Gangnam main office is three years. If you come to Geoje… … .]
– Hey, Mr.
[… … Hello? Father?]
Aliotta looked at me, took her fingers off her nostrils, and spoke in her original voice.
[I see you hung up the phone because you were so angry, so I guess you’ll be back soon.]
‘How did you do the voice modulation?’
[You can choose the gender when you first set up the AI. There is also a female voice built in.]
‘By the way, you’re really good at talking on the phone. Where did you learn such skills?’
[This is something you are born with. There is a limit to what you can learn.]
‘I’m glad you’re not an AI that specializes in voice phishing. Oh man, I’ll get over it.’
Aliotta thought this was a compliment in its own way and raised her proud face. While she was continuing her useless conversation with Aliotta, the door opened and Jeong Bae-hyeok came in.
“I’m sorry it took so long. Sir, the meal… … .”
Jung Bae-hyeok, who was talking, looked at the messy floor of the hospital room after the fight and his eyes widened. When he took off his helmet, he didn’t look like a deliveryman at first glance, so he immediately asked us.
“Who are you? Where do you come from?”
I presented my civil servant ID.
“This is Do Hyeon-gwang, a prosecutor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. I came to the examination room because I heard that Kwon Jin-gu has requested a stay of execution of sentence. He seems to be in very good health. I think he will be fine even if he serves 12 years in prison.”
“Inspector?”
“Where have you been and why are you back now?”
Jeong Bae-hyeok only then discovered Kwon Jin-gu sitting on the bed and quickly walked over to him.
“Director, are you okay? What the… … .”
Before he could finish speaking, Kwon Jin-gu slapped Jung Bae-hyeok in the ear. It was so strong that Jung Bae-hyeok’s head turned around.
“What the hell are you doing? Can’t you even do one thing properly?”
“sorry.”
Even after being slapped until his cheek turned red, Jeong Bae-hyeok just lowered his head.
Look at this kid? He was the one who made the mistake and now he’s taking it out on me? Of course, Jung Bae-hyeok didn’t do anything wrong either.
“Now that you found out that it’s not paralysis, you’re going to slap me like crazy? Since it’s not a herniated disc, why don’t you just kick me?”
Kwon Jin-goo glared at me menacingly.
“Didn’t you say you were coming in the afternoon?”
I pointed to Kwon Jin-gu and said to Wi Jun-woo.
“Did you see? When I showed up an hour early for the appointment, that woman with messy hair and a stretched-out T-shirt had exactly that look in her eyes. The look in her eyes of someone who’s been caught in a dirty act.”
“Oh my. Don’t even dream of dating again.”
“I didn’t dream of it originally.”
While we were talking to Wi Jun-woo, Jeong Bae-hyeok, whose cheeks were slightly puffed out, approached us.
“Are you Prosecutor Do Hyeon-gwang?”
“yes.”
“As the managing director said, the inspection was originally scheduled for 3 PM.”
“I got there a little early. There wasn’t any traffic.”
“… … .”
Jeong Bae-hyeok, who had been clearing his throat for a moment, asked again.
“I heard that Prosecutor Kang Jin-gyu will be appearing today.”
‘Wow. Are you saying you oiled Kang Jin-gyu?’
[He didn’t seem like that type of person. Kang Jin-gyu is disappointing.]
‘He doesn’t seem like the type to be flashy with money, but he’s a bit indecisive.’
“There was a change due to internal circumstances. I guess it was a bit difficult for you to come out instead?”
‘Aliotta. Please send me the Kwon Jin-gu case file and the application for suspension of sentence.’
[yes.]
As I was reading the file that Aliotta had brought into my sight, I looked at Kwon Jin-gu and Jeong Bae-hyeok, who were keeping silent, and then opened my mouth.
“Mr. Kwon Jin-gu. Age 35. Executive Director of Samgu Construction. Wow. Executive Director in your 30s. That’s quite an accomplishment.”
When I gave him a half-hearted applause, Kwon Jin-gu coughed in vain.
“Well, it’s nothing.”
“Oh, are you originally a humble person? I guess it’s okay to brag about things like this. Well, other than being born as the CEO’s son, I don’t have any accomplishments to speak of. I guess it’s okay to be humble, right?”
Kwon Jin-goo glared at me as if he was going to kill me.
“You say you have no achievements? I also worked hard at the company.”
“You were sentenced to 12 years in prison for breach of trust and embezzlement. Wow, my goodness. You manipulated the accounting books and embezzled company funds for the entire five years you worked as an executive director. You must have been very busy. You worked hard, right?”
“… … .”
I tilted my head to one side as if I didn’t understand.
“The amount of money embezzled after working hard like an ant for 5 years is a whopping 24.6 billion won. The fines awarded in court alone are 20 billion won. But you haven’t paid a single penny yet? Why?”
“Why? Why? I couldn’t pay because I didn’t have money.”
“You don’t have any money? Where did you spend all that money?”
“I spent all that money here and there, drinking and having fun.”
“He spent all 24.6 billion on drinking and partying. Man. He must have sat on a pile of money in that bar, no matter where it is. He must have built a building, right?”
Kwon Jin-gu avoided my eyes. I leaned down slightly and looked at Kwon Jin-gu, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, at the same height. So that he wouldn’t avoid my eyes any longer.
“That’s what I think. I think most of that money is probably stashed away somewhere. I guess that’s a reasonable suspicion.”
“… … Why, why?”
“Why would you do that?”
Instead of answering, Kwon Jin-gu swallowed hard and looked at Jung Bae-hyeok. When Jung Bae-hyeok remained silent, he pretended not to know. I walked slowly around the hospital room and told him what I was thinking.
“What are the chances that an asymptomatic inmate will be admitted to a hospital, especially one outside the prison? It would be difficult without the power of money.”
Kwon Jin-goo and Jung Bae-hyeok made eye contact.
“But this isn’t a problem that can be solved simply by bribing the guards or the warden. The hospital also needs to be oiled. I’ve been in prison for less than a year now, but this is already the third time I’ve been to an outside hospital for treatment and care.”
I turned around and looked at Wi Jun-woo.
“Chief, do you know how much this VIP ward costs for one day?”
“Well, this is hotel-level, but I’ve never been to a five-star hotel.”
“The daily hospitalization fee is a whopping 1.5 million won.”
“1.5 million won?”
Wi Jun-woo opened his mouth. It was understandable. Of course, a bigger and better hospital would be more expensive. 1.5 million won is not a small amount. If you are hospitalized for just three days, the entire monthly salary of a new employee at a large company will be lost.
“A person who cannot even pay the fine because he has no money is staying in a special room that costs 1.5 million won per day.”
This time, he continued speaking while keeping his eyes on Jeong Bae-hyeok.
“If you want to keep a secretary who can’t say anything even after getting slapped, you must be paying her a reasonable salary. Right, Mr. Jeong Bae-hyeok? You’re not going to say it’s because of loyalty to the former executive director of the company, are you?”
Earlier, only the left cheek where Kwon Jin-gu had hit her was red. Now, her whole face was red.
“Besides, no matter how much money you spend on prisons and hospitals, it’s useless if the prosecutors hold on to them tightly and won’t let them go. That means they’ve also spent some money on the prosecutors.”
“… … .”
“Still, you don’t have any money? That’s strange. Isn’t that right, Chief?”
“That’s right.”
Wi Jun-woo nodded without even knowing what I meant.
[Even if you don’t know, there’s probably money in the secret account.]
‘I have to find my owner.’
I looked at Kwon Jin-goo and laughed heartily.