The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 16

Dying Night’s entrance was a chaotic scene, with numerous police cars and ambulances haphazardly parked.

Inside, patients covered in blood were constantly being carried out.

“Ugh…”

“Agh, gently, gently…”

The scene was quickly brought under control.

Shin Hae-soo’s central strike had broken their momentum, allowing the other officers to actively subdue them.

Still, there were many casualties, and more often than not, patrol cars had to transport the gangsters to the hospital rather than the police station.

Fortunately, none of the police officers sustained serious injuries or died.

Hae-soo was the only one who knew that there had originally been a fatality on the police side.

Hae-soo had about six or so knife wounds on each shoulder and a hatchet wound on his thigh.

The thigh wound was from when he recklessly tried to save the police officer who had died after the reset.

While he was receiving treatment, the Violent Crimes Unit 1 detective he had seen before approached him.

Detective Oh Kang-seok was a bit short but had a sturdy build and a sharp aura. He also had bandages wrapped around his hands and shoulders.

“Officer Shin?”

“Yes, you’ve worked hard.”

“We received a lot of help today. You’re a… physical therapist, right?”

Hae-soo scratched his head, recalling the nickname he had forgotten.

“Ah… the gangsters used to call me that.”

“Yeah, I heard rumors and thought your arrest style was so cool that I wanted to work with you… How did you end up supporting the precinct?”

“Well…”

Usually, those who were in the Violent Crimes Unit would go to the agency or the station when they got too old to work in the field. But since he was still young, they thought he must have had a reason for applying to the precinct.

Hae-soo hadn’t applied and had never thought about this question, so he couldn’t answer right away.

“Ah, you don’t have to answer if it’s difficult. But it’s a shame. Such talent not being in the Violent Crimes Unit… Do you have any thoughts of working in the Violent Crimes Unit again?”

Hae-soo kept his mouth shut before answering softly.

“If the opportunity arises…”

“Ah…?”

Oh Kang-seok sensed something strange in Hae-soo’s answer. Conversely, it meant he had missed an opportunity. Then, it could be inferred that he wasn’t quitting the Violent Crimes Unit but was pushed out.

Kang-shik nodded his head greatly.

“The bad guys… aren’t just outside, you’ve suffered a lot. Can our team occasionally call you for [Sunet] calls?” [A Sunet call likely refers to a request for assistance or backup from other units.]

He was quick-witted.

Hae-soo glanced at Officer Im before taking out a business card from his pocket and handing it to him. He also took out a business card and gave it to Hae-soo.

‘Violent Crimes Unit 1, Detective Oh Kang-seok’

“Please contact me.”

“Yes! Then, please take care!”

Hae-soo knew. The precinct officers were done once they handed over the gangsters to the police station, but the detectives had a mountain of work to do, from investigating the circumstances of the gang fight to investigating the damage and preparing briefings.

‘It seems like the precinct is more comfortable at times like this.’

Even though he was busier during his service, his commuting time was fixed.

Hae-soo finished his treatment and left the emergency room to go home. Officer Im, dressed in civilian clothes, was waiting outside.

“Officer Im, why are you here?”

“I was waiting for Officer Shin. You don’t have a car. I’ll take you.”

Since she wasn’t injured, she went straight to the precinct, returned the patrol car, and brought her own car.

“Um, yes, thank you.”

He could take a taxi, but it wouldn’t be polite to the person who waited.

On the way home in Officer Im’s car, she, who had been quietly driving, opened her mouth.

“Following Officer Shin around…”

Hae-soo glanced at her. Her eyes were filled with emotion for some reason.

“I feel a sense of duty naturally arises. As a police officer, it’s embarrassing, but… I really didn’t have any sense of duty originally.”

Hae-soo pondered her words before answering.

“It’s usually like that. I was like that too. Nine out of ten people who say they have a sense of duty and justice during the police interview are lying. As you see how many bad guys there are in the world and how many pitiful victims there are, a sense of duty builds up.”

“It’s not innate but acquired… It feels like that. But I think there are people who don’t develop it.”

Hae-soo suddenly thought of Dong Nam-cheol. He seemed like the type to throw his sense of duty in the trash.

“That kind of guy… should quit being a police officer. I think they’re the kind of people who don’t help the police work.”

“Ah, ha…”

Officer Im was about to retort at Hae-soo’s extreme answer, which was filled with anger, but she closed her mouth.

***

The Gangjin Police Station’s Violent Crimes Unit was filled with gangsters who had animal drawings on half of their bodies.

“Sit up straight, you bastard!”

“Hey, don’t hit my head. I’ll get dumber!”

“We’re really [冤枉, won-tong], detective. If they’re going to stab us first, we’ll die if we just stand there.” [冤枉 (won-tong) means wronged or falsely accused in Chinese.]

“Is our Gangsae alive?”

“Detective, I will faithfully cooperate with the investigation.”

The whole story of the Dying Night gang fight was like this.

The Hook Gang was a newly formed organization created by a knife fighter who was famous in the Chinese underworld after he came to Korea. Gangsters each have their own lines to protect, but they indiscriminately expanded their power by engaging in everything that made money, such as drugs, prostitution, and organ trafficking.

Then, they entered the Gangswae Gang’s sphere of influence. Dying Night was run by Madam Kim, the lover of Gang Dol-swae, the boss of the Gangswae Gang.

Since the Gangswae Gang was doing quite well in Gangjin City, she scoffed at the Hook Gang.

-Where did these cheap thugs come from, stinking up the place? Get lost.

The Hook Gang, whose eyes had turned upside down at Madam Kim’s disregard and disgust, cut down all the Gangswae Gang subordinates stationed at Dying Night, kidnapped her, harvested her organs, and threw her empty corpse in the trash in front of the Gangswae Gang’s headquarters.

Gang Dol-swae, the boss of the Gangswae Gang, who found the body, went crazy and hit Dying Night when there was a meeting, saying he would kill all the Hook Gang members.

As a result, Gang Dol-swae is lying in the intensive care unit due to the collision at that time.

He- He- Heek-

He was breathing heavily even with a breathing aid.

His fatal wounds included two stabs to the lungs, one to the neck, and more than ten stabs to various parts of his body. It was a miracle that he was still alive.

He wrote on the detective’s notebook with a trembling finger.

[Please catch those bastards.]

***

The taxi driver and emergency vehicle accident was handled by the Gangjin City Traffic Department.

The black boxes of the two vehicles were compared, and the taxi driver’s license was revoked and fined 8 million won for fraud, the Special Act on Prevention of Insurance Fraud, obstruction of business, and attempted extortion.

Shin Hae-soo compensated 3 million won for the repair costs of the two vehicles, the patrol car and the taxi.

The Dying Night stabbing incident, which resulted in eight deaths, took up the front page of the news.

Hae-soo received a special vacation for 2 nights and 3 days, earning glorious wounds.

So, it was when he was watching the news at home in the afternoon for the first time in a while and picking up a large bite of ramen with his chopsticks.

Beep beep beep beep

[Violent Crimes Unit 1, Detective Oh Kang-seok]

He sighed softly, stopping as he was about to put the ramen in his mouth, and answered the phone.

“This is Shin Hae-soo.”

-Yes, Officer Shin! This is Oh Kang-seok. Are you feeling okay?

“I’m all healed.”

-Oh my, that’s not human recovery power, but anyway, did you see the news? Even though there were many deaths this time, there’s a lot of praise for the police’s response.

“That’s a relief. The police were also badly injured, so it would be unfair if they were criticized for the high number of deaths.”

-You’re talking like it’s someone else’s business. We’ve decided to specially emphasize Officer Shin Hae-soo’s name in the achievements. The team leader also agreed.

“There’s no need for that, thank you.”

-You have no greed, you have to take care of it. Even if the goal isn’t power and money, it prevents interference when you have to do what you have to do.

It’s advice that makes you think a lot. Hae-soo nodded his head slightly.

“I will engrave it deeply.”

-Haha, no, I’ll see you again later. Take care!

“Yes, take care.”

He’s a hearty man.

The detectives in the Naeju Police Station’s Violent Crimes Unit all had good personalities, but their abilities weren’t great. Hae-soo was the only one who took the lead and overwhelmingly subdued the gangsters.

However, Oh Kang-seok wasn’t like that at the scene yesterday. Hae-soo also had things to learn from him, as his suppression skills were safe and excellent.

Hae-soo imagined what it would be like to be on the same team as him and was about to take a large bite of ramen with his chopsticks again.

Beep beep beep

[Asset Manager Gu Se-ju, Manager]

Hae-soo stopped in that state and pondered for a moment. But soon, he put down his chopsticks and put on his clothes. He was concerned because of the hit-and-run incident before.

“Yes, Manager Gu.”

-President Shin! How have you been? The thing is, there’s a place I want to go with you. When are you free?

“Is it urgent?”

-Yes, it’s kind of urgent. I heard from a friend who works at the Korea Bank headquarters that customer information was stolen by hackers this time. But when I checked, President Shin’s information was among them. Haven’t you received a text message from them yet?

“No.”

-These people aren’t processing it quickly, but anyway, you can’t do anything with just the information, but if you have President Shin’s phone, you can hack it and transfer money. I’m worried, so let’s go to the bank together. You have to reissue your OTP [One-Time Password device], security card, and account.

“If that’s the case, I’ll go alone.”

-No, let’s go together. You have to talk about it clearly at times like this so they can manage it well. You’re a VVIP [Very Very Important Person].

“Okay.”

-Shall I go to your house?

“No, let’s meet at the bank.”

-Yes, I’ll see you there!

Hae-soo hung up the phone and looked at the ramen. It was all bloated and turned into udon noodles. He picked it up with his chopsticks, but it all broke like tofu.

Hae-soo smacked his lips, put down his chopsticks, and put on his clothes.

***

Korea Bank, Dongbu Branch.

Bank employee Kim Eun-mi was watching the news while eating bibimbap outside during lunch break.

-…The Dying Night club stabbing is between two organizations…

The police officers shown on the news caught her eye. It’s all because of that blind date back then.

‘What’s so great about him that he…’

Eun-mi put down her spoon nervously.

“Ugh, I have no appetite.”

“What, you ate it all, there are three grains of rice left, three grains.”

Her colleagues giggled, but Eun-mi’s expression didn’t improve. It was the first time she had been rejected, so she had more regrets.

‘He has no money and can’t make money…’

Anyway, for whatever reason, she thought of him and returned to the bank, and she saw a familiar shoulder in the waiting chair.

Even though there were more than ten people waiting, that assertive shoulder was bound to stand out.

Eun-mi glanced at it, looked again, and her eyes widened.

“Oh my, oh my.”

“Eun-mi, what’s wrong?”

“No, that blind date, ha, it’s funny, really.”

Eun-mi said she was dumbfounded, but the corners of her mouth were raised.

“What, huh! That shoulder gangster is that blind date guy? Did he come to find you? What’s going on, really!”

“I know, men are reckless.”

“Oh, you fox, you have to be pretty, go talk to him.”

Eun-mi shrugged her shoulders, waved her hand at her colleague, and approached Shin Hae-soo with a very haughty expression.

“Excuse me. How did you know I worked here? Did you ask Im Sia? You can’t just come to work like this.”

Eun-mi’s words were cold, but her eyes weren’t.

Hae-soo found Eun-mi and widened his eyes. He remembered that she was an employee of Korea Bank, but he was surprised because he had completely forgotten about her existence.

“Hello. I see you here.”

“Ha, what, a concept? What brings you here, customer?”

“Ah yes, I’m waiting for someone I know.”

At those words, Eun-mi couldn’t help but laugh, covered her mouth, giggled, and answered.

“Yes, yes, I’m sure, but I have nothing to say to you? If you really want to talk, after work…”

At that time, a man suddenly came in.

“President Shin! Did you wait long? I’m sorry. The road was a bit blocked.”

“No. I just arrived.”

Eun-mi’s eyes widened. It was because the person who called Hae-soo president was someone she had seen a lot.

He’s an asset manager who only manages people with money.

‘Why is that person…? Then, did I really misunderstand?’

While Eun-mi was confused, the bank branch manager approached, adding insult to injury.

“Hello? I’m Woo Jin-hak, the Dongbu branch manager. It’s an honor to meet a royal customer under the jurisdiction of our branch.”

‘Huh?’

The branch manager himself came out to greet him, and even used the expression royal customer. Royal is another word for VVIP customer, meaning someone with more than 10 billion won in assets.

She didn’t think so. No, knowing his financial situation and job, she had no choice but to deny it. If it’s one of the two, he’s talking to the asset manager.

“Nice to meet you.”

However, contrary to Eun-mi’s thoughts, Hae-soo shook the branch manager’s hand.

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