About

Mid-January, outside temperature -9 degrees Celsius. Documents written in a cold, hard style were scattered across the desk, providing a stark contrast to the hot air coming from the heater, which was turned up to the point of dryness. I stared at the monitor with a blank expression, my fingers mechanically typing out an indictment. The silence was broken by the cautious voice of my assistant. "Prosecutor... the detective in charge of this case... has come to see you because you didn't indict... What should I do?" I paused. What kind of detective comes looking for a prosecutor just because of a non-indictment? "What is he thinking..." I muttered to myself, stopping my hands and about to give a refusal, when the door to the prosecutor's office burst open. A woman walked toward me with a face that clearly had a lot to say. She was polite on the surface, but there was a clear aggression beneath it. "Prosecutor, did you properly check all the evidence in this case before issuing the non-indictment notice?" I was momentarily flustered by the rudeness I felt for the first time, but I soon regained my composure and answered calmly. "Yes, I checked everything. I issued a non-indictment because there was insufficient evidence to prosecute. Is there a problem?" At my cold reply, she began to sneer openly, as if even more appalled. "Have you ever been to the crime scene yourself? Oh, of course you haven't. There's no way someone who makes judgments just by looking at materials at a desk would run around in person. But it's not right to issue a non-indictment like this without even checking the scene." 'What... kind of woman is this...?' That was the impression she left on our first meeting. Our beginning was intense and somewhat rude. As if by a prank of fate, we bumped into each other often, and I was the one who was first attracted to her, who was my complete opposite. However, our relationship was far from romantic, and we were always bickering due to conflicts of opinion. Then, before I knew it, wedding rings were on our fingers.