The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 206

< #206. Hiking Trio >

One day, Haru, wearing Shin Hae-soo’s jacket tied around her waist like a skirt, led the way up the mountain with a noticeably lighter step.

“Huff, huff, slow down… I’m going to die…”

Jung Young-soo groaned, drool threatening to spill. Just then, Joksae, who had lagged behind to tie his shoelaces, passed him and muttered.

“Looks like you’re the only one dying? You should exercise regularly. What good is sitting in front of the computer all day? Tsk, tsk.”

“That, that little punk…!”

Young-soo was shocked watching Joksae steadily climb. He had assumed that Joksae, being smaller, would have similar stamina, but he was keeping up with those monstrous people.

Realizing he was in last place, Young-soo gritted his teeth and took another step.

After about 30 minutes of climbing a steep path, they finally arrived at a resting spot.

“Haa, haa, this is the hardest hike I’ve ever done. But, sis… what are you doing?”

Haru was taking something enormous out of Shin Hae-soo’s bag and fiddling with it. It was a thick, sturdy belt with holes in it, the edges lined with metal. Something was dangling below the belt as well.

Like a magic bag, an incredibly long rope came out too.

Clunk.

Haru hooked a ring onto the belt and attached the rope, answering,

“This is a beginner’s course, so this much equipment is enough.”

“…Excuse me?”

Young-soo looked where she was looking. She was looking at the steep cliff he had been leaning against.

Young-soo asked in a trembling voice.

“N, no way, right?”

Haru silently brought the safety harness and fastened it around Young-soo’s waist and thighs.

Hae-soo and Hwang Jang-soo also followed her lead and put on their gear without a word. Young-soo felt that something was very wrong.

“I… is this even considered hiking?”

“Ha, I never thought I’d be rock climbing in my twenty years of life.”

Jang-soo nudged Joksae’s shoulder at his grumbling.

“You did parkour, so you should be good at rock climbing too.”

“Ugh, you simple-minded old man, don’t talk if you don’t know anything.”

“Don’t be a baby, don’t be scared. It’s my first time too. Even six-year-olds climb here.”

“Hoo…”

Everyone put on their safety harnesses and connected with ropes.

It was called a rock climb, but it was just a slightly steeper path, not too dangerous as long as you didn’t fall.

As Young-soo was trying to reassure himself, Hae-soo approached him.

“Young-soo, let’s start.”

“…Yes?”

“Haru said the slowest person should be in the lead for safety. Let’s go.”

“Seriously…”

Young-soo began rock climbing for the first time in his life.

It was only 20 meters to the top, but it was a hellish time that felt like a lifetime to Young-soo.

“Haa, haa, haak, haak, I think I can taste blood in my mouth.”

Eventually, Hae-soo and Jang-soo practically dragged him up, and as soon as Young-soo got to the top, he lay down and caught his breath.

However, less than five minutes after getting up, Haru, who had gotten up again, disassembled and organized the equipment and opened her mouth.

“It’s 30 minutes from here to the summit. Let’s squeeze out the last of our strength. Let’s go!”

She shouted confidently, snatched the bag Hae-soo was holding, and immediately jumped up, and Hae-soo and Jang-soo chased after her, not wanting to be outdone.

Joksae shook his head and started walking again.

The only one left was Young-soo.

“Should I not go? Let’s not go, what’s the point of going up if we’re just going to come down anyway?”

Young-soo stared at Joksae’s back disappearing in the distance before turning his head away.

“I’m not going, I’m not going. It’s a miracle I even came this far. I can’t go even if you beat me to death now.”

Young-soo lay back down and looked at the sky. The sky was clear, and the wind was blowing gently. It was a little cold, but the clear air that refreshed deep inside his lungs felt good.

“Hoo, haa… The weather is really nice.”

Chirp chirp.

Squeak squeak-

As he lay still, silence fell, and he heard the sounds of nature that he hadn’t heard until now. The sound of something rustling through the fallen leaves, birds chirping, insects buzzing.

Suddenly, he remembered what Hae-soo had said before climbing the mountain today.

-I heard that a trio has been going around doing bad things in the mountains these days…

Young-soo suddenly felt a chill. He suddenly raised his upper body and looked around. No one was there. No one would know if something happened to him.

“Cough, cough, since I’ve come this far, should I go one more time…?”

Young-soo grabbed his trembling legs and started walking again.

And before long, he was able to meet Hae-soo.

“Huk, huk, oh? Shin, bro?”

“You came? Let’s go.”

He had been waiting for the missing Young-soo. Young-soo couldn’t say anything and narrowed his brows, composing his touched heart.

And so, they finally reached the summit.

“Huh… 600 meters?”

Joksae’s grumbling reaction was exactly what Young-soo felt. He was secretly disappointed that it was only 600 meters after struggling so hard to get up.

At that moment, Haru put her hand on the stone slab that read ‘Gangnae Mountain 600 meters’ and said as if she was informing them.

“Next time, 1 kilometer, then 1.5 kilometers! We will conquer the highest mountain!”

“Haa…”

Joksae shook his head with a disgusted look.

Her eyes seemed full of sincerity.

Young-soo was almost exhausted from whatever was next, so he sat blankly, dazed, catching his breath.

Then, he became curious about the trio story he had thought of earlier and turned his head to Hae-soo.

At that moment, a young woman with a selfie stick appeared.

“Hoo, hoo! Okay, this is finally the summit. Oh my, there are other people here. Honeybees [a term of endearment for her viewers], I’m so embarrassed, what should I do?”

She seemed to be a personal broadcaster, wearing quite heavy makeup, a t-shirt that revealed her cleavage and navel, and leggings.

She stood in front of the stone slab, making a V-sign for certification and talking to herself.

“Today, conquering Gangnae Mountain! Yeobong [her broadcasting name] is crushing Gangnae Mountain! Aww, why are you showing the sweat, huh? Hey, focus on me, focus on me, why are you asking to see other women, you wanna die?”

As she turned the camera, Haru was slightly visible. The woman with the nickname Yeobong took a fist-pumping pose at the camera and had a cute conversation with her viewers.

Hae-soo, who had been quietly watching the scene, muttered.

“You shouldn’t climb mountains alone at this time of day.”

“…Yes?”

Hae-soo spoke softly, but his voice was so weighty and his pronunciation so accurate that they could hear him right away.

Yeobong finally properly checked Hae-soo’s face and was startled, then looked around at the other people and was horrified to find Jang-soo, stepping back.

“Kyaa!”

Jang-soo was embarrassed and hid behind Hae-soo.

At Hae-soo’s words, Joksae asked.

“Why? Is it because of that trio thing you mentioned earlier?”

“Shin, bro, what exactly did they do?”

Soon, attention was focused on Hae-soo. Yeobong, who was broadcasting live, tilted her head and kept her distance, listening.

“It’s not a big deal, but we’ve received some reports. They’re threatening and assaulting hikers, and attempted sexual assault on women. They’ll be wanted soon.”

“What do they look like? Were they caught on camera coming down the mountain?”

At Haru’s question, Hae-soo frowned, trying to remember.

Yeobong seemed a little less wary after hearing Hae-soo’s words. She figured he wasn’t dangerous if he was saying things like that so openly.

“Everyone, I’m okay. I think there are police officers among the hikers. Whew…”

Just as Hae-soo spoke again, the sound of leaves rustling came from the path.

“One of them is bald and tall.”

At that moment, a bald, tall man appeared. He flinched and froze when he heard Hae-soo’s words as soon as he came up.

“One of them has rose tattoos all over his arms and legs.”

Swish-

“Hey, did you find that bitch? Huh?”

Following him, a man in short sleeves and shorts appeared, his arms and legs covered in rose tattoos.

Hae-soo stood up from the rock he was sitting on, cracked his neck, and continued.

“One of them… was muscular and carrying a golf bag.”

Thud-

“Ouch, why aren’t you going… huh?”

Next, a muscular man with a black golf bag appeared.

The trio instantly froze, stunned by Hae-soo and Jang-soo, who didn’t seem easy to deal with, and by Hae-soo’s accurate description of their appearances.

Thud, thud-

Hae-soo slowly walked towards them, continuing to speak.

“I suspected you were trying to kidnap someone in that bag.”

-Ugh, ugh!

Just then, the bag the muscular man was carrying moved, and a strange sound came from it.

Hae-soo flicked his fingers.

“You three over there, come here.”

The trio hesitated at Hae-soo’s call. The rose-tattooed man in the middle took out a screwdriver from his pocket and shouted.

“Guys, get your tools out. We’re going to spill some blood today. Let’s get to work, the loot is guaranteed!”

“Yes, boss!”

“Yeah!”

The bald man took out a wrench from his pocket, and the muscular man put down his golf bag and took out a hammer from the outer pocket.

Yeobong, who was broadcasting, didn’t leave her spot, even though her legs were shaking.

“Ah, ah, scary, scary, what do I do? There are police officers and scary men…!”

This was real. There was no way a hidden camera prank for her would be this big, and the murderous intent coming from those three was real.

But.

It was an opportunity. Yeobong felt fear, but at the same time, she realized it was a huge content that would skyrocket her position, and she turned the camera to film them.

“I, I, if it looks like it’s too dangerous to film, I’ll run away, BongBongs [term of endearment for her viewers], please, please report it to the police quickly.”

┗LOL so fake and childish

┗What’s going on? Wow, their physiques are crazy? When did Yeobong become such a big star? Did she spend a lot of money?

┗Look at their eyes, they’re so scary? Is this real?

┗So scary ㄷㄷㄷ [Korean internet slang for