The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 76
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Episode 76 Guilty Pie!
“wow.”
Detective So Hae-jin put three or four pieces of eel in his mouth at once and kept exclaiming in admiration.
“It’s really delicious.”
“I’m glad you like it. Enjoy it.”
“Yes, thank you!”
Detective So Hae-jin smiled brightly as he put the well-cooked eel in his mouth with soy sauce.
‘Wow, people are so pure. So clear. You can see everything inside them.’
[I think that’s Sohaejin’s charm.]
With So Hae-jin at the helm, the rest of us also picked up our chopsticks and started to attack the eel. While I was eating a piece of well-cooked eel, Lieutenant Lee Mi-yeon, who still hadn’t put her mouth on it, asked.
“But, why did you shoot, inspector?”
“Can I not shoot?”
“It’s just like Haejin said. If the prosecutors wanted to get something out of it, they got it. They’re not the ones who buy it for anyone.”
‘The inspection awareness is really a mess.’
[You reap what you sow. That’s what prosecutors have been doing all along.]
“Detective, you’re hurt. You need to take care of yourself. If you take care of yourself, you should eat eel. Well, judging from the way you’re eating, it looks like you’ve gotten better.”
“Me? I’m not hurt?”
“You hurt your hand too, sir. You need to take care of yourself.”
When I pointed with my eyes, Lieutenant Im Yeon looked down at her hand. The back of her hand was bruised from how much she had squeezed the opponent.
‘Oh my. Just imagining what Ma Jun-seok’s face would have looked like is terrifying.’
[At that level, I think they would be punished for excessive suppression even if they weren’t charged with assault?]
‘I know.’
“Then what about you, detective?”
When Detective Lee Mi-yeon asked about Wi Jun-woo, Wi Jun-woo got angry.
“Oh, aren’t you crossing the line? The inspector and I are one body. Thread and needle. Rice and side dishes. Loach and squid. It’s only natural for the inspector to buy me food.”
“Oh, yes. The loach and the squid.”
“Stop rambling and eat some, Inspector.”
She looked at me for a moment, then spoke quietly to Detective So Hae-jin, who was sitting next to her.
“Haejin. Let’s make n-bread.”
“Uh, yes.”
“It’s not for nothing that I get this kind of stuff from the inspector.”
“yes.”
I just shrugged my shoulders.
Even if you buy it for me, I don’t want it. Well, that’s what it is.
The eel restaurant we were eating at had two floors. The first floor was an open hall, and this floor was divided into rooms. We sat in one of the rooms on this floor.
Because we were in the room, we could talk comfortably without worrying about what other people thought, but at first, everyone was busy eating their food and barely said anything.
Then, as the food gradually decreased, the bottle of soju we had ordered as a side dish also emptied, and everyone except Detective So Hae-jin started eating at a slower pace, I was the first to speak.
“Even if I bought it, it wouldn’t have cost more than 1 million won.”
“Don’t be so confident. He’s still eating.”
“But I didn’t order anything new. There’s already quite a bit left.”
“Don’t worry! I’ll finish it all without leaving any leftovers.”
Detective So Hae-jin kept mumbling while putting things in his mouth.
‘What on earth are you telling me not to worry about? Worry about leaving leftovers? Worry about spending over a million won? Worry about digesting it?’
As I was staring blankly at the human food vacuum cleaner, Lieutenant Im Yeon-yeon spoke.
“Why have you called us here?”
“Why did you call us together?”
“You didn’t really call me to eat, right? We’re not even close. What do you mean?”
“You’re quick-witted.”
“It’s different from anyone else.”
He said this while pointing at Detective So Hae-jin, who was diligently eating his food next to him, with his chin, but it seemed like he himself did not hear what Detective Im Yeon-yeon said.
I took a moment to collect my thoughts and then said.
“I heard you were sued for assaulting Ma Jun-seok?”
“Oh, that’s it.”
“I heard you completely broke his nose.”
“It was a total blast. It just made my nose bleed a little.”
“I guess you have very strong hands.”
“Are rumors spreading quickly or are you talking cheaply?”
I glared at Detective So Hae-jin and spoke, but this time too, he just continued to eat silently with his chopsticks.
“I heard that you contacted Detective So Hae-jin. He said that if you settle the drunk driving case, he will also drop the assault charge against you.”
“joy.”
“Please agree on that.”
“Are you crazy?”
Lieutenant Im Ji-yeon opened her eyes straight and glared at me.
“If you agree, you won’t be disciplined, sir.”
“Is discipline the problem right now? If we settle, won’t that guy get a suspended sentence for drunk driving? How can I see that?”
That’s right. If you reach an amicable agreement with the victim and submit a petition for non-punishment stating that the victim does not want to be punished, it will have a very favorable effect on sentencing. That guy Ma Jun-seok will most likely get a suspended sentence.
“That’s right. He’ll probably get a suspended sentence. If detective So Hae-jin agrees, I think there’s an 82% chance he’ll get a suspended sentence.”
“And yet you are asking me to agree?”
“Do you think that guy will get a prison sentence if you don’t settle? He’s a 23-year-old college student. He doesn’t have a criminal record that exceeds the fine, and his father is a member of the National Assembly. Even if Detective So doesn’t settle, there’s a 74% chance that he’ll get a suspended sentence.”
“So?”
“Since you’re going to get a suspended sentence anyway, let’s get what we can. There’s no need for you, Inspector, to be disciplined as well.”
Lieutenant Im Ji-yeon blew air through her mouth to clear her bangs from her forehead. She licked her tongue inside her mouth and opened her mouth again in a cold voice.
“Sir, didn’t you see Haejin at that time? That guy fell out of the car, closed his eyes, passed out, and fell to the ground. I thought he was dead then.”
“… … .”
The table became quiet. Detective So Hae-jin, who was about to put eel in his mouth and eat some soybean paste stew, closed his mouth and put his chopsticks down.
“It wasn’t enough that he was driving drunk, but he got to that point, and you don’t know how confident that guy Ma Jun-seok was? You don’t know. You didn’t see it. He was swearing and cursing like he had everything in the world. He didn’t do a breathalyzer test and insisted on getting a blood test. The police came in a group and made a big fuss about arresting innocent people.”
“So you blew a room?”
“Yeah, well. Not just one shot, but I blew it. If that guy was wrong, I wouldn’t have let him live.”
Lieutenant Im Ji-yeon grumbled and then picked up the glass on the table and emptied the alcohol that had been in it. She spoke as she swirled the empty glass in her hand.
“Even if I am punished, I can’t let that guy go. If I don’t settle, there’s a 74% chance of getting parole? Then there’s a 26% chance of getting a prison sentence. That’s over a quarter. At that level, it’s worth a try.”
“No, please. Just settle. If that guy comes out of the house, I’ll put him back in.”
“Ha! Inspector, did you get drunk after drinking that? How can you put a guy who came out of the house back in?”
Hehe. People are so untrustworthy. Don’t you trust me?
[Of course. When would you believe that Im Ji-yeon saw Hyun-kwang?]
“I keep emphasizing this. Does poop kill a dog?”
“I said the dog is quitting pooping.”
Wi Jun-woo corrected me, but I just pretended not to know and continued talking.
“People who are released without receiving a severe punishment tend to repeat their mistakes. In particular, drunk driving is a habitual offender.”
Aliotta quickly informed me of the situation.
[It was revealed that 74% of habitual drunk drivers caught in the past 3 years committed a second offense within 10 years. In addition, the rate of habitual drunk driving recidivism within 5 years reached 47%.]
‘Those crazy guys.’
“Drunk driving happens to one person again. The habitual drunk driving recidivism rate is 47%. That means that one out of two habitual drunk drivers who have been caught more than twice will drink and drive again. This is only counting those who have been caught. If you include those who haven’t been caught? It’s probably over 80%.”
“So what are you trying to say?”
“He’s definitely going to drive drunk again. Then I’ll catch him and put him in jail.”
“You want me to believe that?”
Inspector Im Ji-yeon’s eyes became fierce.
“I don’t know when that bastard Ma Jun-seok will drive drunk, but if he commits a crime later, I will definitely catch him. Are you asking me to just believe that and settle the matter?”
“I didn’t want to say this because it seemed like bragging, but if I put my mind to it, there’s no one I can’t catch.”
“Oh my.”
Lieutenant Im Yeon-i, who had snorted, crossed her arms and glared at me.
“I told you earlier. Ma Jun-seok. A twenty-three-year-old college student. His father is a member of the National Assembly. You’re going to arrest him? I hate saying this as a detective, but our country still has hereditary innocence. If you have money, you can hire a forensic technician and just get away with it.”
“hmm.”
“No, it would be more correct to say that he is innocent because of his connections. If he has connections, he can get released somehow. If he is not innocent, he can get a release. That guy’s father is a member of the National Assembly. How can you possibly arrest him?”
Perhaps because her throat was parched, Lieutenant Im Yeon-yeon poured water into a glass and drank it down in gulps.
“There may not be another chance. Even if he gets drunk and drives again, he may not be caught, and even if he is caught, there is no guarantee that he will be sentenced to prison. There may be another victim in the next accident. I can’t just miss this opportunity to get him sentenced to prison.”
I was quietly stroking my chin and listening to the story, then I put my fingertips together and placed both elbows on the table.
“Detective Lee Mi-yeon. I don’t believe in things like hereditary innocence or illicit innocence. Do you know what I believe in?”
“What is it?”
“Guilty as hell.”
“yes?”
Lieutenant Im Yeon-i, who couldn’t understand what he was saying, looked at Wi Jun-woo. However, since Wi Jun-woo didn’t know what he was saying either, he had no choice but to shake his head. Finally, even Detective So Hae-jin, who had stopped eating, all three of their eyes were focused on me.
I looked at them and explained calmly.
“Guilty, if you have sinned. Go, go. Bread, to bread. Guilty, go to bread. If you have sinned, go to bread.”
“omg.”
“wow.”
“… … .”
Hereditary innocence, hereditary guilt. That doesn’t apply to me. There’s only one thing I’m after. Guilty as hell!
[wow.]
I don’t know what that ‘wow’ in Aliotta means. Anyway, there was silence at the table for a moment. I had no choice but to open my mouth again.
“If a sinner is caught by me, I will send him to prison without mercy. It doesn’t matter if he has connections, money, or is young or old. He should be punished according to his crime.”
“… … .”
“Even if Ma Jun-seok is released from prison this time, I will definitely send him to Bread. I promise this on my honor.”
Lieutenant Im Ji-yeon stared at me intently with her arms crossed. It was the first time that my heart fluttered in a different way when a pretty woman looked at me.
‘Oh, this is scary.’
[Why are you so upset when you haven’t done anything wrong?]
‘What I’m saying is, it’s a total laser. If you meet those eyes, you’ll be able to confess to any sin you didn’t commit.’
When Detective Im Ji-yeon picked up the soju bottle, Detective So Hae-jin hurriedly snatched the bottle away and filled her glass. After emptying the soju glass in one shot, she put the glass down and spoke.
“Can you take responsibility for those words now?”
“of course.”
“Haejin, are you okay with that guy being released?”
“It’s okay. It’s more important for me that my senior not get punished. You know that. Without my senior, I’d be left out.”
She nodded, her lips pursed.
“Come on, let me talk. Do you have a plan?”
“What’s the plan?”
“Surely you’re not saying we should wait indefinitely until Ma Jun-seok commits another crime, which may or may not happen, are you?”
“Of course not.”
I waved my hand and inwardly urged Aliotta to do it.
‘Aliotta. Do you have any plans?’
[Is that so? This is something Hyungwang just did.]
‘Think about it.’
[That’s too much. Isn’t thinking originally a unique domain of humans? If you leave even thinking to artificial intelligence, what will become of the future of humanity?]
‘Fuck.’
Contrary to my true feelings, I lied with a bright smile.
“Of course I have a plan.”
[Oh. Really? So there is something that humans are better than AI. AI is good at deep learning, but it seems that it can’t keep up with humans when it comes to creating new things. To come up with a plan at this split second.]
What are you talking about? How do you plan in a split second?
I need to think about it from now on.