The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 73
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Episode 73: Who Touched Our Child?
“Inspector, aren’t you going to eat lunch?”
“Yes, I have to eat it.”
“We’ll go eat first.”
“Yes, have a nice trip.”
It was lunch time, the time that all office workers were waiting for. Section Chief Moon Seung-hwan and Director Kang Min-hee said goodbye and left, saying they were going to have lunch.
“uh?”
At the sound of their greeting, Wi Jun-woo raised his head, glanced at his watch, and looked around the office.
“what are you doing?”
“Oh, that’s it. Uh, so.”
Wi Jun-woo, who was about to say something, quickly got up from his seat, picked up his cell phone, made a call to someone, and ran out of the office.
“What is it, why is it like that?”
[Aren’t you going to eat? Are you going to follow Section Chief Moon Seung-hwan and Director Kang Min-hee who left earlier?]
That could be the case. There are times when people in the same office all eat together, but usually, prosecutors eat among themselves, and prosecutors and investigators or working-level officials eat among themselves.
‘Then just say hello and leave to go eat. Why are you acting like that and leaving?’
[Isn’t it because you feel embarrassed to leave Hyungwang alone?]
‘Oh my. Since when have we been eating together?’
[Or else.]
I stood up and looked around the offices on both sides. Chief Shin Hyo-jin went to the morning trial and hasn’t returned yet. Park Jeong-se and Kang Jin-gyu are probably still in the office, right?
‘Huh?’
I knocked on the door and opened it, but there was no one in the office.
‘Am I the only one left in the office right now? Where did Park Jeong-se and Kang Jin-gyu go? Was there a trial this morning?’
[There was a trial, but it’s probably over by now.]
‘But why didn’t you come back?’
[Did you forget? I thought you two were going to a mackerel restaurant or something earlier?]
‘Oh, right.’
Park Jeong-se, who has been at the Wonju branch for a long time and is now back, said he misses the delicious restaurants near the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office and made an ambitious plan to go on a tour of those restaurants for a while.
Since it seems like it would be a bit much to eat alone outside during lunch time, it seems like Kang Jin-gyu is trying to take Park Jeong-se around with him.
You said you were going to a mackerel restaurant today. It’s an old and shabby place, but the food is pretty good, so it’s popular among the inspectors. If you want to eat without waiting in line, you should leave early.
[Where is Hyungwang going? Should I call Kang Jingyu? He will join us.]
‘Okay. Since when did I eat with other people?’
Originally, I ate lunch alone from Gunnae-myeon branch office. It wasn’t intentional, but because we all had different schedules and were busy, we didn’t feel the need to gather together to eat.
After coming up to Seoul and joining the 5th trial division, we often had lunch together. It seems that we had a lot of company dinners and the atmosphere was friendly, so we ate together a lot.
Also, since we had a lot of work to do, we had lunch together and talked about work.
But little by little, things were moving towards each person resolving the issue on their own.
The absolute amount of cases falling into our department was also decreasing, and since each trial ended at different times, there was no need to necessarily eat lunch at the same time.
They say that in the past, the youngest would take turns making restaurant reservations at meal times, but that culture has largely disappeared.
‘Yes. That’s correct.’
I walked slowly and alone to the cafeteria.
…
As I stood in line to receive my food and side dishes, holding my tray, I had a strange feeling that people around me were staring at me. It also seemed like they were whispering here and there.
‘what?’
[Why are you like that, Hyungwang?]
‘Is it just me? I feel like people are staring at me?’
[The number of people who glance at Hyun-kwang more than usual increased by 47%.]
‘Really? So what those people are gossiping about is probably me?’
[Would you like to hear?]
‘huh.’
I listened while receiving my food. There was a chirping sound as the frequency was adjusted, and then Aliotta started to randomly pick up sounds from around her and play them to her.
– Really?
– Pro Kim was an example.
– It was just bad luck rather than an example. Honestly, is a month of honesty worth it?
– Who did you hate that made you do that? Could it be Vice President Nam?
– No. You said it was because of the sword?
– Sword? Do Hyun-kwang?
… … Chijijik.
– That’s that guy over there.
– Really? Would you want to do that? Between the same prosecutors? Isn’t that too much?
– You came up from somewhere in Gunnae-myeon. You must have wanted to stand out somehow.
– Because he looks exactly like a parasite.
… … Chijijik.
– It didn’t work out for Kim Pro.
– You were in the same class at the Judicial Research and Training Institute, right?
– That’s right. I’m saying that because there are more people you know. Aren’t you just jealous?
– Do you really want to trample on your colleagues to get to your top?
… … Chijijik.
– With what face do you come to eat?
– Can you eat rice after getting hit in the back of the head by the same inspector?
– I heard that he graduated from a local university and a law school in a rural area.
– How on earth did you become a prosecutor with those skills?
– That’s right. I told you not to let just anyone check it. You think you’re so great, don’t you?
… … Chijijik.
– He was originally famous for installing things on his own without listening to his superiors.
– The prosecution organization is all about following orders.
– Where did such a crazy guy come from?
– Don’t worry. A guy like that won’t last long.
[Um. I’ll turn it off.]
It wasn’t just one or two. Wherever Aliotta tuned in, I could hear people slandering me from all directions in the cafeteria, east, west, north, south. Eventually, Aliotta turned off the wiretapping function, perhaps out of concern for my mental health.
I walked between the tables holding the tray, then moonwalked back to the last seat I had passed. There were four people eating together, but when I approached them, they stopped talking and looked up at me.
“This is Do Hyeon-gwang.”
“… … .”
Not only that table, but the entire cafeteria became quiet. It felt like they were watching what I was saying. I was still standing next to the table, looking at each person and responding.
“This idiot showed up at Gunnae-myeon branch office. The reason I was famous was because I was very good at catching bad criminals. The lifeblood of the prosecution organization is not about following orders, but about establishing the rule of law and implementing justice. And. Don’t worry. I’ll be a prosecutor for a long time.”
As I looked at each of their faces and refuted them, their faces turned bright red. I don’t know who they are, what department they are from, or if their positions are higher than mine.
But you can’t just blatantly go after someone from behind like this.
I took my tray and went to an empty table and sat down. As soon as I sat down, the quiet cafeteria began to hear sounds again. It was as if a film that had stopped was replayed.
The sound of people talking, spoons and bowls clinking, chairs scraping against the floor, someone’s footsteps.
I was about to eat rice when I suddenly felt a fever and put the spoon down.
“Anyway, those so-called prosecutors. People who say they learned everything they could learn. They gossip about others behind their backs.”
“That’s what I’m saying.”
“huh?”
I looked up and saw Wi Jun-woo sitting across from me, putting down his tray as he approached me.
“When did you come?”
“I just got here. I was in a hurry, so I’m a little late.”
“What is that… … ?”
Before I could even finish asking my question, I heard footsteps next to me. I turned my head and saw Manager Shin Hyo-jin, Park Jeong-se, and Kang Jin-gyu all carrying lunch trays and approaching the table where we were sitting.
“Oh my, the trial ended late, so you’re only just getting here. Did you finish eating the sword?”
“No. I just started eating.”
Park Jeong-se pulled out a chair next to me and sat down, saying:
“Oh, right. After all, the best restaurant is the cafeteria.”
“You said you were going to a mackerel restaurant?”
“I really wanted to eat at the cafeteria today. Even after graduating, I miss the cafeteria more than the good restaurants near the university. The cafeteria is the best.”
“That’s right. Let’s all go to the mackerel restaurant together later.”
Kang Jin-gyu also joined in. He looked at their faces one by one and then blankly looked at Wi Jun-woo. Wi Jun-woo took a spoonful of soup as if nothing had happened.
“Wow, this is delicious. Do you use seasoning?”
‘… … .’
[I guess Wi Jun-woo called everyone together.]
At that moment, Manager Shin Hyo-jin suddenly stood up from her seat and looked around the cafeteria. The eyes of the people eating slowly turned to Manager Shin Hyo-jin. She placed both hands on her hips and spoke loudly.
“If you have anything to say, come see Chief Shin Hyo-jin of the 5th trial division. Don’t just arrest our youngest. Being a prosecutor isn’t a job for God. If you do something wrong, you get punished. Why are you arguing so much about that? If I hear you swearing at our swordsman one more time, I’ll make a formal complaint. You know I’m the kind of person who will do anything, right?”
As her sharp gaze swept across the cafeteria, everyone lowered their heads and avoided eye contact.
He wasn’t a powerful and successful prosecutor like Chief Kim Jong-hyeok, but he was famous for sticking to his guns once he got into trouble. He was even known to get into trouble with Vice Chief Nam Woo-joong.
Manager Shin Hyo-jin, who had been looking at the people, sat back down and spoke to us with a warm smile.
“Come on, let’s eat. You must be hungry.”
“yes.”
When our eyes met, Manager Shin Hyo-jin spoke softly.
“Sorry. The situation just came up the other day, and the disciplinary action was announced yesterday. I should have expected something like this to happen. I just didn’t take care of it.”
“no.”
“Okay. Let’s eat.”
“yes.”
For a while, the only sound in the cafeteria was the sound of chopsticks clacking together. I, too, followed the others and picked up a spoon to eat the soup.
“It’s really delicious. I guess you don’t skimp on MSG.”
It seems like Park Jeong-se is right. The food at the cafeteria in this area is the best.
* * *
“It doesn’t seem like it hit that hard. I don’t think there were any casualties.”
A police officer working at the traffic safety division of the Gaemyeon Police Station said as he looked around the area near the utility pole. A senior police officer next to him picked up a piece of bumper that had fallen on the ground.
“It’s dark gray. Does this look like an expensive car?”
We had just responded to a report that someone had crashed into a utility pole and fled the scene. Looking around, fortunately, no one was killed and the car didn’t appear to have sustained any major damage.
“I think he just crashed his car and ran away.”
“hmm.”
“There is no evidence of damage in the surrounding area.”
“That’s right.”
The policeman who was looking around said.
“Was it because you were not a good driver?”
“Well, it doesn’t seem like a big accident, so I guess that could be the case.”
At that moment, the senior police officer’s radio rang.
“yes.”
The senior who had been listening to the walkie-talkie headed straight to the patrol car.
“We’re going out.”
“Where is it?”
“Let’s go first.”
“yes.”
As the police officer quickly sat in the driver’s seat and started the car, the senior sitting next to him said while fastening his seat belt.
“There’s a convenience store before the intersection in front of me, right? I heard there’s a car in front of it that’s suspected of being drunk.”
“Drunk driving?”
“They say the car won’t move. The driver is still in the driver’s seat.”
“Oh, it will take 3 minutes to get there.”
The police car was picking up speed. It was to go faster. If the car won’t move even though the driver is in it, there are two main reasons.
A situation where the driver has fainted due to a heart problem, stroke, etc., or has fallen asleep.
If the driver is sick, you should quickly take emergency measures and call an ambulance. You need to take him to the hospital before the golden time is lost.
If the driver is asleep, it is most likely due to drinking. If possible, stop him before he causes more damage due to a stopped car on the road.
That meant that no matter what, we had to get to the scene quickly.
When they arrived at the scene, they saw that a dark gray, expensive foreign car was parked there. The police approached the car cautiously.
Inside the car, the driver was seen sleeping soundly. He was a man in his early twenties who looked a little young to be driving a luxury foreign car. His complexion was rosy, but he didn’t look ill.
The officer knocked on the driver’s window with his hand.
“Sir, wake up. Sir! Open the window!”
The senior police officer took a look around the car in the meantime. The right front bumper was broken. It looked like the car that had crashed into the utility pole and fled.
“It’s a good thing I didn’t hit anyone.”
He came up next to the officer and knocked on the window harder.
“Get up!”
Then the driver opened his eyes with a frown.
“What kind of kid is making such a fuss?”
The police officer who was watching the scene from behind let out a small sigh. Looking at the scene, it seemed highly likely that it was the real Jinsang of Jinsang.