The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 149

149. The Brothers are Here

More than thirty shadowy figures advanced on a slender woman, each wielding a deadly weapon: iron pipes, hammers, pipe wrenches, and sashimi knives.

Haru quickly assessed the situation, then turned and ran.

No matter how skilled she was, fighting so many armed opponents in an open area was a losing battle.

Haru darted between the trucks, into a space barely two meters wide, where only two or three people could squeeze through at a time.

“Crazy bitch!”

“Think you can win by hiding in a hole?”

Taunting laughter echoed around her.

The men had seen Haru swiftly incapacitate three of their comrades, but they chalked it up to carelessness on their part. Now, confident in their numbers and Haru’s apparent disadvantage, they leisurely advanced, cornering her like a rat.

“Hey, Fishnet, block her from behind.”

“Yes!”

The youngest member eagerly pursued Haru. Suddenly, she whirled around, brandishing her hairpin.

*Thwack!*

“Gack!”

The hairpin pierced the young man’s neck. Haru kicked him in the side, yanked out the hairpin, and selected her next target.

“This crazy bitch!”

“Don’t let her breathe, stomp her!”

The men finally raised their weapons and charged.

The first man lunged, thrusting his sashimi knife toward Haru’s stomach.

Haru subtly twisted her forward ankle, narrowly deflecting the blade, and countered with a thrust of her hairpin. It pierced the man’s armpit, and blood spurted out like a geyser.

*Thwack, squirt!*

She trapped the man’s arm, twisted him to force him to drop the knife, and snatched the falling weapon mid-air, slamming it into another man’s instep.

“Kuaaak!”

She slashed the hamstring of the screaming, immobilized man with the knife, and shoved him into a man swinging an iron pipe, causing a collision.

*Thud!*

“Ugh!”

The iron pipe connected with his unfortunate comrade’s head.

From the left, a man who had stepped over the first fallen attacker swung a hammer. Haru dodged by turning sideways, trapped his arm, and stabbed the hairpin into his side.

“Kuh!”

A man, unable to swing his weapon freely due to the chaotic melee, threw his knife and grabbed Haru’s hood.

“Got her!”

Simultaneously, the man stabbed in the side with the hairpin groaned in pain but still managed to grab Haru’s arm.

*Tadatadak-*

Meanwhile, other men rushed in from behind, cutting off her escape.

“Hammer! Hammer! Smash her head first!”

A man who couldn’t easily charge swung a hammer at Haru’s head.

Haru dropped the hairpin and sashimi knife and suddenly dropped to a seated position.

*Sreureuk-*

“Huh?”

“Heop!”

Haru shed her hoodie like a snake shedding its skin. Underneath, she wore a tight-fitting, stab-proof vest.

*Sgeok-*

“Augh!”

Haru snatched the sashimi knife from the ground, slashed a man’s ankle, and rolled under the truck.

It was already difficult enough with the limited space, but being surrounded on both sides was impossible.

“To the side! She rolled to the side, you bastards!”

As the men scrambled to flank her, Haru was already climbing onto the truck.

“She’s on top, on top!”

“Hey, get up there!”

*Thwack, thwack, clang!*

“Aaaagh!”

Two of the youngest members, reacting instinctively to the order, had knives plunged into the backs of their hands as they tried to climb up.

Then, taller men with long iron pipes or nail-studded planks swung at Haru on top of the truck.

*Thwack, thwack.*

Haru kept dodging until an iron pipe grazed her side.

“Kuh-”

Clutching her side, she quickly scanned her surroundings and jumped down to the area with the fewest enemies, slashing one man’s neck with the sashimi knife.

*Chwaaaak-*

“Aagh, damn it! Catch that weasel-like bitch!!”

With her flexible and swift movements, Haru rolled between the trucks, climbed on top, and eliminated the men one by one.

She hurled the pipe wrenches or hammers they had been wielding. Her head was bleeding from glancing blows, and one eye was swollen, blurring her vision, but the murderous intent in her eyes remained undiminished.

As more than ten members were killed or incapacitated, the remaining men hesitated and backed away.

The fear of becoming the next corpse on the ground was taking root.

“Sh, shit…!”

“Ah, damn….”

Team Leader Cha, watching the carnage from a few steps back, felt it even more acutely.

“What *is* that monster…?”

Team Leader Cha narrowed his brows and unconsciously took a step back.

*Thud.*

He bumped into a wall, still far from the entrance.

Team Leader Cha slowly turned around with a growing sense of dread.

A large man with sharp features stared down at him, his muscles fitting the description of menacing, and a fierce murderous intent swirling in his eyes.

Team Leader Cha was certain that this man was a professional, a technician sent by some organization, judging by his appearance and the aura he exuded.

“Wh, wh, who are you…?”

*Sreueuk-*

The man, Shin Hae-soo, grabbed his face with one hand and squeezed hard.

Team Leader Cha couldn’t even think of resisting the crushing force, and slowly his back bent as he crumpled to the ground.

“Who are you…?”

As Hae-soo planted his foot on his chest and pressed down, Muscle Monster, Oh Geng, and Team Leader Kwak appeared behind him.

They had arrived almost simultaneously.

Oh Geng cracked his knuckles and grinned.

“Who do you *think* we are?”

*Chwararak*

Team Leader Kwak unfolded his baton and charged forward, shouting.

“It’s Officer Ha’s brothers!!”

“Uwaaaaa!!!”

“Uwaaaaack!!”

Responding to Team Leader Kwak’s battle cry, Muscle Monster and Hae-soo roared and charged at the gangsters who were already reeling from Haru’s onslaught.

Muscle Monster, already wearing stab-proof gloves, spread his arms wide as if offering a free hug and charged at the enemies.

*Thwack, thwack thwack thwack!!*

Like a human battering ram, thick both front and back, he charged at full speed, and the men in front of him were sent flying, collapsing as if they’d been in a traffic accident.

*Cooong! Eudeuk, kwadeuk!*

Oh Geng proved he hadn’t lost his touch, throwing men with weapons over his shoulder, breaking their arms, and subduing them one by one.

“Hey!! Get away from our Officer Ha over there!!”

Team Leader Kwak showed that his voice hadn’t rusted either.

Although outnumbered, the gangsters, already demoralized by Haru, abandoned her as if welcoming the distraction of four muscular men, and charged at them.

And Hae-soo was incandescent with rage.

*Thwack, thwack, kwajik!!*

Hae-soo thoroughly crushed and pulverized the guys who dodged Muscle Monster, who was like a tank, and charged at him.

Hae-soo usually avoided joint locks and used striking techniques when he was in a hurry due to the large number of enemies, but he also used striking techniques when he was very angry.

*Thwack!*

A man was hit by Hae-soo’s fist and slammed into the truck’s cargo container, and then another fist was planted in his face.

*Kwagwang!!*

The cargo container was dented, creating a rare situation where his head seemed almost embedded in it.

The thirty-plus gangsters were quickly dealt with as soon as the Special Crime Squad arrived.

Haru, who had been physically and mentally battered, stood motionless on the truck after the Special Crime Squad arrived, then slowly climbed down.

*Thud, thud.*

Chief Wang approached with difficulty, blood dripping from his side. He looked at Haru and tears welled in his eyes.

“M, Miso, for me…”

The moment he opened his mouth, Haru’s body spun one and a half times.

*Whoong- Thwack!!*

A 270-degree spinning kick unfolded before his eyes, Haru’s instep slammed into Chief Wang’s nape, and he immediately collapsed on the ground like a frog.

Hae-soo approached Haru, who was looking down at the fallen man with a blank expression.

*Sreueuk*

Hae-soo placed his coat on Haru, who was only wearing a stab-proof vest, and asked quietly.

“Are you okay?”

“Hoo, hoo….”

Haru heard Hae-soo’s voice and finally relaxed, letting out a deep sigh of relief and shaking her shoulders.

Hae-soo was about to take his hand away after putting on the coat when.

*Tuk*

Haru grabbed his large index finger.

Hae-soo reflexively tried to pull his hand away but stopped. Haru closed her eyes while holding his finger and carefully took a deep breath.

He wondered why Haru, who wouldn’t even twitch an eyebrow even if a hundred men with sashimi knives attacked her, was in such an anxious state, so he examined her body more closely.

He thought it was all someone else’s blood, but her forehead was torn and still bleeding, and there were scratches on her chin and cheeks.

When Hae-soo discovered the wounds, his heart ached as if it was falling into the deep sea.

But the Haru he knew wasn’t mentally weak enough to tremble like this with just these kinds of injuries. So he looked around and quickly found the cause.

Something could be seen through the crack in the cargo truck’s door, which was half-open.

*Squeak-*

Opening the door, he saw women lying around carelessly, drugged, and women in despair.

Seeing them reminded Hae-soo of the underground place when he first found Haru.

*Sreueuk*

Hae-soo held Haru’s hand tightly.

“It’s okay, it’s okay now.”

* * *

Mujin Group dared to kidnap and provoke the police, and they were even trafficking people at the kidnapping site.

Of course, if it hadn’t been for Haru’s efforts, they would have all been on a smuggling ship today.

Thirty-three Mujin Group members, including Team Leader Cha, a key figure, were arrested.

A large amount of drugs was also found there, and thirty-seven women who were about to be sold abroad were rescued.

Eleven of the women had been reported missing, and the rest were Korean-Chinese or Southeast Asian women.

Since there were experts specifically for chasing drugs, the case was handed back to the drug team.

At Hae-soo’s request, Haru was hospitalized and also received psychiatric treatment.

[33 members of the organized crime group ‘Mujin Group,’ which commits all kinds of illegal activities such as human trafficking, drugs, and organ trafficking, arrested]

-…were arrested by. The casualties were 9, and 1 police officer was confirmed to have minor injuries.

[7 deaths during the arrest of Mujin Group, Special Crime Squad, another case of excessive force? Detective Shin of the Chungnam Metropolitan Investigation Unit, Detective Shin’s past history being re-examined]

-…Detective Shin suffered from tens of millions of won in settlement debts due to excessive force and was even demoted to a local precinct [a smaller police division]. However, he became a detective again, but his actions remained unchanged.

Some call him an extreme nickname, a murderer in police clothing.

┗Roanes: What bullshit?

┗Janggeum: No, I heard Detective Shin didn’t kill anyone this time

┗Monghwanhyeonjae: What kind of article is this? Is another journalist being a journalist again?

┗Gomtangtang: This shouldn’t be simply passed over as simple good versus evil (link) List of deaths caused by Detective Shin + Special Crime Squad so far / Over 20 in 3 years. Is this not a serial killer even then?

┗Wangsimni70: Holy shit 20 people… that’s fucking awesome

┗Janggeum: So, should they just get beaten to death by the guys who are holding knives?

┗Gomtangtang: There are many articles that say they only held knives and didn’t attack

┗Janggeum: What the fuck, I’m so speechless, are you an alt account?

┗Gomtangtang: Am not?

┗Samuchida: The Special Crime Squad is reducing the population of our country, doing a good job.

The article is more aggressive than before. It feels like it’s targeting Shin Hae-soo himself rather than the Special Crime Squad.

Looking at the nicknames of the commenters and the journalists, they are presumed to be people from Daesung who used to write favorable articles.

“Hmm….”

Hae-soo was about to leave the police station to visit Haru in the hospital during lunch break but stopped.

Because there were several reporters waiting at the entrance of the police station.

Why did the situation suddenly change like this? I need to ask directly now.

Hae-soo saw the reporters, took a step back, picked up his phone, and made a call.

[Director Ahn Seo-eun]

*Trill, trill, trill, trill*

-The other party is unable to answer the phone…

He had left a missed call before, but there was no reply.

Hae-soo’s eyes sharpened.

It’s one of two things. Either she’s deliberately not answering, or something happened to her.