The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 119

119. Like Father, Like Son

[Juvenile (Lawless) Delinquents Attack Police Station, One Officer Injured.]

– A post titled “Gangjin Police Officer Assaults Fourteen-Year-Old” is causing a major stir on the popular community site ㅇㅇ. The police have released a video related to the incident, and the truth is shocking.

– Destroy everything!!

– Shit! I told you not to call! Are you ignoring me, you fake cops!!

– What the fuck?! We’re juvenile offenders! If you come near us, we’ll kill you all! Even if I kill you, I’ll only get two years!

The video showed Lee Jang-guk and his friends smashing a patrol car and hitting Shin Hae-soo in the head with a steel pipe.

– mut: Is this real? I’ve lived long enough to see fourteen-year-olds attacking a police station and smashing patrol cars. Is this Harlem?

– sanbaram: Get rid of juvenile law

– tjdal284: This is crazy, they’re really crazy bastards. Those kinds of guys should be locked up for life, no, executed. It’s a waste of taxes.

– MatchlessHonor: Isn’t the person who got hit in the head Detective Shin? Unbelievable!

– MatchlessHonorMember: He’s just standing there, as expected, Detective Shin is the light.

And to prevent further controversy, they immediately uploaded a video of Haru subduing them.

It might have seemed a bit excessive, but it was to show that it wasn’t assault.

– WhiteBearKeeper: ?!

– MyEnemyIsMe: Crazy

– jeaHyuk: Awesome

– FetusArmy: Is this a movie?

– channel0: She’s flying around

– Miracle: Even though it’s covered, her figure shines through. A pretty female officer is always welcome.

┗ FarmingLife: Can you see her face?

┗ Miracle: Can’t you tell just by looking? She exudes a pretty girl aura.

– Neighbor’sDog: That’s excessive force

┗ FetusArmy: You crazy bastard, say that even if your mom’s head gets smashed

┗ MyEnemyIsMe: Living up to your name

– CabbageDragon: They’re breaking them even when they’re standing still?

In the video, Haru became a hot topic more for her looks than for the incident itself.

There were also occasional posts saying it was excessive force or that it was too much against young kids.

At headquarters, Haru approached Hae-soo, who looked serious while monitoring the reactions.

“Is the police in a difficult situation because of me?”

“No, nothing’s wrong. Get back to work.”

“Yes.”

Just then, the team leader and Oh Geng, who had gone across the street for some *tteokbokki* [Korean spicy rice cakes], came in.

“It’s a mess. The reporters are all lined up outside. They always love to bash the police. They’re looking for you and Officer Ha.”

Hae-soo jumped up at those words.

“May I go out there?”

“Ah, Dolgyeok [Hae-soo’s nickname, meaning ‘Charge’], you know some reporters, right? Yeah, you go handle it.”

Hae-soo gave Haru a look and left headquarters. Haru quickly followed him.

The youngest musclehead stared wistfully as they left.

* * *

“Oh, they’re coming out!”

“Detective Shin!! Over here!”

“The female officer is out too!!”

Hae-soo looked around at the reporters who were camped out at the police station entrance. He recognized about half of them.

“Everyone, follow me. We’ll do the interview in the auditorium.”

“Wow!”

“As expected of Detective Shin!”

The police station auditorium, where he had done an interview with reporters before.

Hae-soo stood in front of the reporters with Haru by his side.

“Since the investigation is still ongoing, I can’t say much about the case. Now, I’ll take questions.”

“Is your head okay? Did you get a diagnosis or a CT scan?”

“It looked like you deliberately took the hit with the steel pipe, is that right?”

“Many people are saying you deliberately got hit to justify the suppression! What do you have to say about that?”

“I didn’t think a fourteen-year-old would swing a steel pipe at someone’s head. It was my mistake for being careless. There’s nothing wrong with my brain, and I got seven stitches in my head. I guess my head is tough.”

Some people chuckled at Hae-soo’s answer.

“Is Officer Haru, who’s standing next to you, new here? Can we interview her?”

The reporters already knew Haru’s name and rank through the police station’s website.

Hae-soo turned to her at the reporter’s words, and Haru nodded.

Hae-soo switched places with Haru and said quietly so only she could hear.

“You don’t have to answer anything you don’t want to. I’ll do it for you.”

“Yes.”

Haru was wearing a black mask that covered her entire face.

“I’ll take questions.”

“Do you have a boyfriend?!”

“You.”

“Yes, me?”

“Was the suppression in the video quite violent? Do you usually hate juvenile offenders?”

“It was basic suppression. I don’t spare those I hate.”

“Is that a murder threat from a police officer?”

Haru stared at the questioner with a look of disgust, without answering.

“Why did you subdue the boys who weren’t attacking in the incident? Isn’t that excessive force?”

“It’s not excessive force. Next question.”

Haru continued the interview, looking at the reporters with dry eyes that didn’t waver at any question.

Then, the reporter who had mentioned the murder threat raised his hand again and asked.

“There’s a lot of interest in Officer Ha after seeing the video. Excuse me, but what are your three sizes?”

The auditorium suddenly turned cold. Then, breaking the brief silence, Haru answered almost reflexively.

“Same as your mom’s.”

“Wh-what?”

At that moment, the other reporters protested to the reporter who had asked the question.

“Keep it reasonable. Why are you suddenly asking a police officer for her three sizes? That’s why people like you get called trash reporters, isn’t it?”

“Didn’t you ask if she had a boyfriend?”

“Are those the same thing? Can’t you get attention without writing like that? Then just quit being a reporter~”

“What? What did you just say.”

Just as the voices were getting louder, Hae-soo slammed his palm hard on the podium.

Bang!

The reporters were startled by the thunderous sound, and their attention focused on Hae-soo. Hae-soo frowned and said in a low voice.

“Are you fighting in front of the police right now?”

Even gangsters who roll around in a field of knives are intimidated and can’t make eye contact with Hae-soo. Unless they were war correspondents who go to battlefields, there was no way they could face Hae-soo’s energy.

The reporters felt the pressure and became quiet as if they had swallowed honey.

“I’m sorry.”

“The interview is over. Everyone, please go back.”

Hae-soo took care of Haru, and the reporters left the auditorium without complaint.

On the way to see off the reporters, they saw a group shouting at the police station entrance with red headbands and megaphones.

– Violent police! Resign, resign!

– Resign!!

Just by looking, they were a group of thugs with tattoos here and there. There were about a dozen of them, gathered somehow, and Lee Jang-guk’s father, Lee Gi-wang, was at the forefront.

The video was also uploaded to the community, and public opinion was slowly turning. Knowing that he couldn’t win anyway, he was harassing them in this way. He was no longer interested in his son going to the juvenile detention center, and was only thinking about getting a settlement.

– The violent police are coming out! Violent police, resign! Resign!!

– Resign! Ugh, spit!

Hae-soo frowned at them. He thought he should use his connections to speed up the case and make it quiet.

At that moment, the youngest popped out.

“Detective! Detective, look at this.”

“What”

The youngest played a video on his phone. It was a video from a famous YouTuber.

Haru also peeked her face between Hae-soo and the youngest to check the phone.

[Violent Police? No No, Violent Dad]

– I wrote this after receiving a lot of information from an anonymous informant. This is information based on facts and there is evidence, so please refer to it.

The father of Lee Jang-guk, the juvenile offender who was suppressed for destroying a patrol car, had nine violent criminal records. We were fooled by the victim cosplay.

Lee Jang-guk, who is only fourteen years old, surprised us with 15 criminal records, but in fact, the criminal record was also like father, like son. Lee Jang-guk’s father, Lee Gi-wang, had nine violent criminal records.

(Lee Gi-wang’s photo. Tattoo enlarged)

– Lee Jang-guk has been reported to the police four times by residents for domestic violence since he was five years old. Lee Gi-wang has been beating him since he was young. His wife didn’t run away because she had an affair, but because she was beaten. This is the evidence.

(Photo of wife being assaulted) (Video of assault taken by wife)

– The video and photos were collected by the wife to report Lee Gi-wang, but she did not report it for fear of retaliation.

On the day of the incident, Lee Gi-wang dragged his son Lee Jang-guk, who was in the hospital, to the police station and demanded a settlement. Money is more important than his son’s safety.

Let’s not blindly trust the posts on community sites where biased information is posted, even now. I’m angry that I was fooled by a pig.

“Hmm….”

Hae-soo was surprised because there was quite a bit of information that he wouldn’t know unless the police told him. He could see that comments were already popping up like mushrooms.

‘Who gave this information… could it be?’

Someone came to mind, but now is not the time to confirm it.

Hae-soo and Haru stared at Lee Gi-wang and his group, then turned around and returned to headquarters. Not long after, the protesters also learned of the information and quickly dispersed.

* * *

The revealed evidence was not enough to arrest Lee Gi-wang right away. However, it was enough to turn public sentiment around.

– Miracle: Where did all the people who said they felt sorry for him go? Our Detective Ha is so pretty

– FarmingLife: It’s so creepy that this tattooed pig wrote that kind of post, I was completely fooled.

– IAmStrongerThanYou: I’m Lee Jang-guk’s friend, and Lee Jang-guk is still getting beat up a lot. That’s weak, sometimes it looks like Lee Gi-wang is trying to kill Lee Jang-guk. Lee Jang-guk is just a victim

┗ Jang-guk, welcome

┗ Jang-guk, does that mean you can hit a police officer in the head?

┗ Jang-guk, have a good two years in juvenile detention

Bang!

Lee Jang-guk frowned and threw his phone against the wall.

“What the fuck, how do they know?”

Creak-

At that moment, the front door opened roughly and Lee Gi-wang entered. Jang-guk reflexively flinched.

“Hey.”

“Yes, yes, Father.”

“Go out and get a settlement from that bitch Haru.”

“Ah, how can I….”

“Our Jang-guk has grown up, he can even talk back.”

“No, it’s not. I’ll go.”

As Jang-guk got up to pick up the phone that had fallen on the floor, Lee Gi-wang snatched his phone and checked it. Jang-guk’s face turned pale.

“What is this?”

“Ah, it’s nothing!”

“Shut up and stay still.”

Lee Gi-wang quickly found the comment Jang-guk had written.

“Did you write this?”

“Yes? No.”

“You can delete it if you didn’t write it?”

“Ah, that’s….”

Jang-guk felt the murderous intent in Lee Gi-wang’s eyes and took a step back.

“Look at this bastard, you can’t repay the grace of raising you without a mother, and you’re cursing your parents like this? What? Looks like I’m trying to kill you? Okay, let’s die today, you son of a bitch!”

Crash!

* * *

Violent Crimes Unit Headquarters.

As soon as the youngest hung up the internal phone, he shouted.

“Lee Jang-guk reported his father Lee Gi-wang! Domestic violence!”

“What, where is he now”

“Daesung Hospital Emergency Room!”

The team leader jumped up and pointed at the youngest with his index finger.

“Youngest, no, Woo Gang-cheol, no, just keep being the youngest.”

“Yes? No, looking at my age, face, and rank-”

The team leader ignored the youngest’s words and continued.

“Youngest, and Officer Ha, go visit Lee Jang-guk.”

Haru jumped up and grabbed her coat. As a rookie, her movements are quick.

“Yes, I understand.”

“Yes… let’s go.”

The team leader put them together to get them to know each other. The hierarchy will naturally take its place when they are together.

Since they can’t be together at a violent crime scene anyway, they have to be together at times like this.

“Oh Geng and Dolgyeok-”

“Yes, we’ll go catch Lee Gi-wang.”

Hae-soo and Oh Geng were already up and getting ready to leave.

* * *

Lee Jang-guk said he came to the Daesung Hospital emergency room by himself in a taxi. His condition was serious. Bandages were wrapped around his head, arms, and legs, and blood was still on the bandages.

Jang-guk stared silently at Haru, who had broken his arm, and held out his phone.

“I couldn’t record the video, but I recorded the audio.”

Haru took his phone and played the recording. Lee Gi-wang’s curses and Jang-guk’s screams, and the sound of smashing something frantically, lasted for several minutes.

It was easy to guess the situation just by the sound.

“Can I put this bastard in jail with this?”

Instead of Haru, the youngest nodded.

“Yes.”

* * *

Same time, Lee Gi-wang’s house.

Knock knock knock

“Police.”

“Lee Gi-wang, we know you’re inside. Open the door before we break it down.”

Then, Lee Gi-wang’s voice was faintly heard from inside.

– Break it down if you can, you bastard… hic

“We’re going in.”

Hae-soo immediately punched the door lock with his fist.

Bang, bang, crack!! Beep-

He quickly broke the door lock and opened the door, and Oh Geng tilted his head, looking at his fist.

“Even if he commits a crime with his bare hands, he has to be charged with special assault. Is that a hand? It’s a weapon.”

Oh Geng clicked his tongue, saying it was fortunate that Hae-soo became a police officer.

When they went inside, they saw Lee Gi-wang leaning against the wall with a bottle of *soju* [Korean distilled rice liquor]. His face was red and his eyes were half closed.

He glared at Hae-soo and jumped up.

“You crazy bastards! Where are you coming in!!”

He turned the bottle upside down and swung it at Hae-soo’s head.

Crash!

Hae-soo slapped it away with his hand as if slapping his cheek, breaking it, and slammed Lee Gi-wang’s face against the wall.

Wham!!

In time, Oh Geng held out a piece of paper to his face.

Hae-soo naturally continued the explanation at Oh Geng’s actions.

“This is an arrest warrant. Lee Gi-wang, you are under arrest for domestic violence. You have the right to hire a lawyer and you have the opportunity to explain, but let’s get hit one more time.”

“Uh, uh?”

Wham!!