The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 120

120. Summer Police Station

Thud.

Lee Gi-wang, slapped by Shin Hae-soo, rolled his eyes and collapsed to the floor with a thud.

Oh Geng squatted down, poked him, and asked,

“Get up while I’m asking nicely. It’s a hassle to put handcuffs on you.”

“…….”

When there was no answer or groan, Oh Geng narrowed his brows and checked Lee Gi-wang’s breathing.

“Hey, hey, breathe! Breathe!”

Not feeling any breath, Oh Geng opened his mouth to check if his tongue was rolled back, and prepared to perform CPR.

At that moment, Hae-soo slightly pushed him away with one hand, grabbed Lee Gi-wang’s hair, and raised his hand again.

“Open your eyes and breathe, Lee Gi-wang.”

“Hey, Hae-soo, he’ll die if you do that!”

Hae-soo’s hand swung mercilessly. Just before it hit, Lee Gi-wang’s eyes flashed open.

However.

Crack!

Hae-soo’s hand, already accelerated, did not stop.

Gi-wang spat out his teeth into the air and rolled around on the floor, while Oh Geng grumbled and handcuffed him.

“You gotta put on a show according to the person, you bastard. If you do that in front of her, the show will become real.”

“Sniff, sob… I, I was wrong.”

* * *

Lee Gi-wang, a typical example of being tough on the weak and weak on the tough, received an aggravated sentence of 8 years in prison due to his previous violent record, accumulated domestic violence, and public attention.

However, just because his son, Lee Jang-guk, is a victim of domestic violence does not mean that the incident in which he is the perpetrator disappears.

Even if the prosecution is in a confrontational relationship with the police, attacking a police station is considered a serious crime.

His actions of exploiting his status as a juvenile offender and attacking the police station, which undermines the authority of the police, were deemed to be of poor quality, and he received the highest sentence equivalent to murder: Protective Disposition No. 10 [the most severe form of juvenile detention], and 2 years of commitment to a juvenile detention center.

Articles related to the verdict quickly spread.

[Dad gets 8 years in prison, son gets 2 years in juvenile detention center.]

-Rural Life: Like father, like son.

-Sadoil: It would be nice if they both got 8 years, damn juvenile law.

-Si Eon-nim: Please, please abolish the juvenile law. Abolish it. Or increase the number of protective dispositions to 20. No. 20 is the death penalty.

┗Jang Geum: These days, cases related to juvenile offenders provoke public anger and generate a lot of views, so reporters often exaggerate. Imagine if your child was accidentally involved in a crime. As individualism strengthens, the tendency to think that it’s okay as long as it’s not me is too strong. Juvenile offenders could be your children.

┗Really: Shut up, you pretentious moralist.

┗Tsuke: Shouldn’t you ask if they have children first?

┗Blatar: Shouldn’t you ask if they’re married first?

┗Invincible Fist: Shouldn’t you ask if they have a girlfriend first… sob ㅜㅜ

┗Millennial: Old man… too long, didn’t read.

-Nickname is the Same: Still, he got the maximum No. 10. Did the judge actually work for once?

┗Probably has an acquaintance among the police.

-freestro: It’s obvious. People are paying a lot of attention, so he worked. This is how important attention is.

Those who had a great interest in the case saw the verdict appropriate to the charges and, as usual, left only a slight anger at the Juvenile Act, and their interest rapidly subsided.

The case subsided like that, and the attention to the female police officer, which had been buried in the case and received only a little attention, amplified.

(Kangjin Police Station Officer Ha’s 퇴근룩 [OOTD/Outfit of the Day for leaving work])

(Kangjin Police Station Officer Ha’s Arrest Scene)

(A Pretty Police Officer’s Day)

Ha-ru’s photos began to circulate on community sites. They were told not to take pictures at the press conference, so there were no photos leaked at that time, but paparazzi followed her afterwards.

All the photos were taken from a distance, but they were enough to guess Ha-ru’s appearance.

There are many contents where countless beauties broadcast, but the gap between the title of a police officer, especially a female detective, and the violent suppression that does not match her slender appearance was enough to stimulate the fantasies of many men.

-Lone Wolf: Is it real that that beauty is in the Violent Crimes Unit?

-Tsuke: Isn’t it a mistake that she applied for the police PR team?

-Rural Life: What a waste of police manpower. Send her to the PR team quickly.

-Rabid Dog Jeonggae: Fuck fuck fuck I want to see her so bad. Is there a proper picture of Officer Ha? I want to see a proper picture of her front. Bikini picture, lick lick.

-Dog Seller: You crazy perverted dog bastard, get lost.

Hae-soo’s worries deepened.

He is confident enough to tell all his colleagues about his cohabitation with Ha-ru, but if this is revealed, an unspecified number of people will not understand it and there will definitely be people who curse.

Lead Building Penthouse.

Hae-soo and Ha-ru are together on a 3-seater sofa.

Hae-soo is sitting upright, looking at his cell phone, and Ha-ru is lying down with her head on the armrest as a pillow, knees bent towards Hae-soo, playing a game.

“Ugh.”

Ha-ru instinctively stretched her legs because they were numb. Thanks to this, her toes stretched out in front of Hae-soo’s nose, but she didn’t know because she was focused on the game.

Hae-soo’s eyes widened at the toe terror while looking at his cell phone.

Swoosh-

Ha-ru’s feet slowly went down and landed on Hae-soo’s lap. Whether she just thought it was a soft sofa, or whether she didn’t care that it was Hae-soo’s lap, she stayed there.

Hae-soo wondered whether he should remove her feet or not, but left them as they were and touched his cell phone again.

“I can’t do this.”

“What do you mean? Oh my!”

Ha-ru put away her cell phone and looked at Hae-soo, then was startled to see her feet on his lap.

She didn’t know. That meant she was more comfortable when she was with Hae-soo.

“I, I’m sorry.”

Hae-soo casually brushed off her apology and showed her his cell phone. Ha-ru’s picture is taken.

“Do you know you’re becoming a hot topic these days?”

“I didn’t know.”

Ha-ru tilted her head.

She really might not have known. She doesn’t look for articles like that. When she comes home, she just exercises, plays games, and sometimes cooks convenience store food.

Hae-soo nodded and opened his mouth.

“Paparazzi are following you. I can’t catch them one by one and deal with them, so it would be better to go to and from work separately.”

“I’ll catch them one by one and deal with them.”

Subtle murderous intent was flowing from Ha-ru’s eyes, as going to and from work with Hae-soo was one of the joys of her life.

Hae-soo hurriedly waved his hand.

“No, no, don’t deal with them. Public interest will fade quickly anyway. It’ll only be a month or two at most. Let’s do it separately until then. My motorcycle… no. Buy a car this time.”

At Hae-soo’s dissuasion, Ha-ru collected her murderous intent and shook her head slightly.

“No. Then I’ll take the subway or bus. I had fun riding it when I went to work at Daesung Guard.”

“Public transportation… ?”

“Yes, public transportation is fun.”

Looking at Ha-ru’s expression, it was clear that she was sincere. When I think about it, she seems to feel a sense of accomplishment from doing something herself in society.

I remember the expression on her face when she was happy looking at the receipt after she finished paying when I made her calculate it herself at the mart before.

“Okay, but wear a mask and hat, so they can recognize you at the company… A bodyguard would have been better than a police officer.”

Ha-ru’s shoulders drooped a little at Hae-soo’s words.

“I understand. I’ll be careful.”

So, Hae-soo went to and from work on his motorcycle, and Ha-ru used public transportation. She wore a mask and hat like a celebrity, or wore a hood.

* * *

Violent Crimes Unit Headquarters.

Oh Geng fanned his armpits with a file.

“Ugh, it’s hot.”

“You smell like armpits, you bastard! There’s a young lady over there, you…”

The team leader pointed to Ha-ru, who was sitting upright at the very end.

Only then did Oh Geng recognize Ha-ru’s existence and lowered his armpits.

“Ah, Officer Ha, sorry, I didn’t realize.”

“It’s okay. I’m waiting for my seniors to treat me comfortably as if I were a male junior.”

“Ah… really?”

“Wow, she speaks so beautifully. It’s because she’s well-educated.”

Hae-soo nodded without anyone knowing. However, maknae [youngest member] Woo Gang-cheol caught the sight.

‘As expected, did the senior order it? That’s why my sister-in-law was like that when she was with me….’

“I’m hot too, so I’m going to take off my jacket.”

“Huh? Oh, yeah, yeah. Why is this damn air conditioner so weak? Ask them to change the air conditioner… uh oh oh.”

Ha-ru jumped up and took off her jacket. Then, a tank top that revealed her figure was revealed.

Hae-soo was also surprised and jumped up.

“Freeze, put it back on.”

“Yes, I understand.”

As soon as Hae-soo finished speaking, Ha-ru put her jacket back on.

“Didn’t you bring other clothes?”

“Yes, it was hot.”

“Um… wait.”

As Hae-soo left, the team leader and Oh Geng muttered, looking at his back.

“As expected… no matter how much you try to separate personal feelings, you can’t help it. Look at him taking care of her right away. Cool.”

“That’s right. Officer Ha, just wait a little bit. Hae-soo went to get the remaining supplies. By the way, when is this summer going to end?”

“Just bear with it a little longer. After the end of the dog days [hottest days of summer in the lunar calendar], the heat will disappear like a lie. It’s amazing when you see things like that.”

“End of dog days? When is the end of dog days?”

At Oh Geng’s words, Ha-ru immediately answered.

“August 15th.”

“The end of dog days is on Liberation Day [Korean Independence Day]. Let’s bear with it for a month.”

“A month is long.”

Looking at the seniors struggling with the heat, the youngest member gave a positive remark to give them strength.

“Still, it’s good that there aren’t any major incidents during this heat wave, so we don’t have to run around outside.”

“…….”

Suddenly, the air in the headquarters turned cold. The youngest member, not knowing what he had done wrong with the cold team leader and Oh Geng’s reaction, opened his eyes wide and looked around.

“…You,”

Just as the team leader was about to say something.

Ring ring ring ring

The internal phone rang. The team leader glared at the youngest member and answered the phone. Only then did the youngest member realize that he had uttered a forbidden word and buried his head on the floor.

“This is Kwak Soo-cheol, head of the Violent Crimes Unit. Yes, ah… it’s not a case? Yes, yes, yes??? Yes? Us? We’re the Violent Crimes Unit? The Chief of Police? Yes… I understand.”

In that short time, Team Leader Kwak’s expression went from one extreme to the other.

“What is it? What is it? If it’s not a case, what is it? I can’t understand it with my imagination.”

The team leader walked out weakly and sat on the youngest member’s back, sighing so hard that the ground sank.

“Sigh… we have to go out and support the summer police station.”

“Su, summer police station?”

Ha-ru’s eyes sparkled at the words summer police station. She came straight to the Violent Crimes Unit, so she had a fantasy of working at a police station wearing a uniform.

At that time, the headquarters door opened roughly.

Bang!

“Ah, damn, you scared me.”

“Where are we going?!”

Hae-soo, who had heard the news from another violent crime detective in advance, rushed in.

In the meantime, Hae-soo handed Ha-ru a short-sleeved round t-shirt with the word ‘Police’ written on it, and Ha-ru received it and was about to take off her jacket, but when Hae-soo gestured, she went to the corner and put on her clothes.

The team leader grabbed his surprised heart and opened his mouth slightly.

“Boseong Beach, Boseong Plaza Police Station….”

Hae-soo and Oh Geng’s eyes widened at the team leader’s answer. Boseong Beach is the hottest place in Chungnam and is famous nationwide for its mud festival.

Among them, Boseong Plaza Police Station was in charge of the center.

* * *

The next day, Monday.

The Violent Crimes Unit in uniform appeared in the parking lot of Boseong Plaza Police Station.

“Ugh, if you’re going to send me to the summer police station, at least give me a new uniform. Ugh, it’s tight.”

“Why are you blaming others for your weight gain, hyung [older brother/term of endearment for older male colleagues]? Look at me, I look perfect, right?”

“Perfect… can you say that after looking over there?”

Oh Geng turned his head following the team leader’s words. There, Hae-soo and Ha-ru were walking with a force like police promotional models.