The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 173

Police Too Strong – Episode 173

173. A Suspicious Person Moved In Next Door

Ilseong Electronics headquarters lobby. President Bae was returning to his office after a meeting where he had betrayed his boss.

“President Bae! President Bae the Betrayer!”

“You can’t do this!”

As the commotion drew attention, President Bae frowned and turned. A young man in a deliveryman’s vest and helmet was waving.

“What is it? Get him out of here.”

“Yes, sir. I apologize.”

Just as he frowned and turned, about to walk away, the young man shouted.

“I have something to give you! They said it’s very important!”

“Drag him out by force.”

President Bae stopped, just as his chief secretary was about to order the security guards.

“Wait.”

He glanced at the onlookers and beckoned.

“Bring him in.”

President Bae took the deliveryman into his office. The deliveryman explained that a well-dressed man with limited Korean had paid a premium for immediate delivery.

“So, the condition was that it had to be given directly to me, no matter what?”

“Yes, that’s right!”

“Okay. You can go now.”

“Yes, thank you!”

The deliveryman left, beaming. President Bae immediately tore open the thick envelope and dumped its contents onto the table.

Whirr

“This is…”

President Bae’s face hardened instantly.

He knew just by looking at the first page.

It was evidence that the Chilseong Society [a powerful, possibly criminal, organization] had secretly planned to bring down Ilseong.

There was an abundance of evidence: recordings, videos, and approval documents. Illegally obtained, of course, but enough to fuel President Bae’s desire for revenge against Teacher Cheon.

“Even a cornered rat can bite, Teacher Cheon, you son of a bitch… Hey, gather all the kids.”

“Yes, sir!”

* * *

At the same time, in Teacher Cheon’s office.

“…That’s what happened.”

“Yes.”

“Hmm…”

Teacher Cheon paced his office, silent. Chief Ma stood waiting.

Thud

After five minutes, he stopped, turned to Chief Ma, and raised a finger.

“Put aside the Detective Shin case. Take Bae Shin-ju’s head before Ilseong self-destructs. He knows too much to let those barbaric bastards ruin everything slowly.”

“Yes, Teacher.”

Chief Ma, calm, bowed slightly and left.

* * *

A night with a bright moon.

Dozens of vans and sedans gathered in the Ilseong Electronics parking lot. Men in tracksuits warmed up. They numbered over a hundred.

President Bae’s office.

His secretary checked his phone and spoke to President Bae.

“Teacher Cheon’s location has been identified.”

President Bae jumped up, as if waiting for this.

“Where is he?”

“His villa in Paju.”

“Living the good life, that sly old fox… Let’s go pluck his white hairs.”

Thwack!

Before he finished, the door burst open and a man went sprawling. It was a subordinate guarding the door.

Swoosh

A shadow fell over him. President Bae looked at the door.

A giant of a man, filling the doorway, shone with inner light.

President Bae’s eyes shook as he recognized the giant.

The giant respectfully put his hands together and spoke politely.

“Today, no one here will leave alive.”

* * *

[Ilseong Electronics President Bae Shin-ju Commits Suicide by Jumping from Company Headquarters]

…He left a handwritten suicide note, repenting and taking responsibility for his sins with his death, causing shock.

┗Cube: Does it end when you die? The embezzled money will probably come back from overseas.

┗LastLeaf: Isn’t the chairman going to die?

┗WindMacaron: Wow, the scenarios are all the same.

┗Gompl: Check the body carefully. He’s definitely using a dummy and escaping overseas.

┗FioreC: How does dying take responsibility for your sins?

┗channel0: I’m more amazed that there are so many comments on this article.

Shin Hae-soo was taken aback by Bae Shin-ju’s sudden suicide.

He didn’t seem the type, but the situation was suspicious.

The Ilseong chairman’s trials were turning unfavorable, his sentence doubled. Ilseong Group’s affiliates were being acquired cheaply by various companies at an unprecedented rate.

Hae-soo carefully watched the acquiring companies.

‘It’s them. They made Bae Shin-ju commit suicide, and they’re acquiring the affiliates.’

She knew a lot about their incidents.

However, Royce Kim’s materials were such big cases that she worried about how to use them.

Hae-soo could investigate small-scale corruption, but that wouldn’t change anything. Entrusting it to a prosecutor wouldn’t help either.

She could bring down one company, but Ilseong had set a precedent, making it difficult.

As Royce Kim said, powerful figures needed to move to dismantle them all at once.

However, no one like that was around Hae-soo right now.

‘An opportunity will come.’

Hae-soo decided to wait and find someone who could efficiently detonate this.

Beep click-

She opened the door, but Haru wasn’t on the sofa. His shoes were there, though.

-Hello. This is Haru the Ephemeral. Today, forty-five pull-ups…

“…Hmm?”

Hae-soo followed Haru’s voice and stopped heading to the exercise room.

The exercise room had a glass door. Beyond it, a green monster(?) was doing pull-ups.

Hae-soo’s pupils shook.

‘Where did Haru go? Why is he doing that? Is it his way of breaking away? Has he been under stress since his leave? His posture has gotten better….’

Hae-soo froze, then tiptoed backward and left again.

He needed some time alone.

* * *

Chirp chirp

A traditional Korean house [hanok] with persimmon trees shading the wooden veranda. Birds chirped pleasantly.

A middle-aged man sat on the veranda, swiping through a tablet.

“Tsk tsk, that police chief, I knew he had the eyes of a fox.”

The door opened and a young woman in tight jeans and a white blouse came out.

“My darling daughter is awake? Who are you trying to meet, dressed so beautifully?!”

“Dad, I’m thirty-three. You should be pushing me to meet someone, but instead… I have to dress up fiercely even on my way to work to attract flies or whatever.”

“No, my darling daughter should stay by Dad’s side forever.”

Jo Ara sighed, putting on her shoes.

“You were pushing me to meet Shin Hae-soo at one point….”

Jo Ara glanced at the tablet Jo Gam-chan was holding and continued.

“Dad, if it bothers you that much, why don’t you become a member of the National Assembly [Korean parliament]?”

“Hmm… Should I?”

“What do you mean, ‘Should I?’ Not just anyone can become a member of the National Assembly just because they want to.”

“Ahem, this Dad is a man who does what he sets his mind to.”

“How?”

“Wait and see.”

Jo Gam-chan picked up his phone and scrolled through his contacts. Jo Ara’s eyes widened as she saw the screen when he pressed the call button.

[Assemblyman Oh Seong-ju]

Assemblyman Oh Seong-ju is a three-term member of the National Assembly.

* * *

The connection between Ilseong Group and the Chungnam Police Agency ended with the police chief vehemently denying it.

He insisted he had only followed the rules, and no action was taken. No illegal evidence was found, and the public’s attention was no longer on the police chief because Ilseong was already collapsing, so it was glossed over.

Team Leader Kwak frowned at the article on his phone.

“Ugh, this is infuriating.”

Oh Geng, passing by, flinched.

“Huh? What’s that? That creepy tone?”

Team Leader Kwak raised a hand at Oh Geng’s cheekiness.

“Hey, where do you think you’re going, hitting your team leader-”

“Whoa, whoa, the Violent Crimes Unit leader is hitting his team member!”

A bear-like figure rushed out and stood to Oh Geng’s left.

“Don’t hit our team leader!”

Hae-soo stood behind Oh Geng’s right side and looked at Team Leader Kwak.

Team Leader Kwak sighed and shook his head.

“Wow, seriously, these guys… How long has it been since I became the team leader? It feels like just yesterday that I was changing your diapers, and you can do this to me?!”

Hae-soo subtly moved behind Team Leader Kwak. Team Leader Kwak’s expression brightened.

“That’s right, Dolgyeok always knows his loyalty.”

“Hae-soo, you bat!”

“Hey, shut up, are you guys free today?”

“What’s the matter?”

“Housewarming party. I moved, remember? Let’s do it today or next week.”

“Ooh….”

“I’m in, maknae [youngest member]!”

“We have to make time, it’s our team leader’s invitation.”

Team Leader Kwak tapped Hae-soo’s arm in admiration.

“What’s this? Has this robot been updated? His comments have gotten a bit smoother?”

* * *

Team Leader Kwak’s house.

Team Leader Kwak had left work early to clean the house.

Dressed sloppily, he stood in front of the elevator with recyclables and food waste.

Click, swoosh-

The door across the hall opened, and a man in a black short-sleeved shirt and slippers, with a goblin tattoo on one arm, swaggered out.

Team Leader Kwak bowed.

“Hello. You’re the neighbor, right? I just moved in.”

“Yeah.”

The tattooed man didn’t even look at him, just nodded vaguely while looking at his phone.

In the elevator, he frowned.

“Ugh, damn, what’s that smell….”

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

-First floor. The doors are opening.

After getting out and heading to the recycling area, the tattooed neighbor went the same way. A security guard appeared, and Team Leader Kwak was about to greet him when.

“Hey!”

The tattooed man yelled at the security guard. The security guard, used to it, bowed and ran to him. He was old enough to be the tattooed man’s father.

“Yes, yes.”

“Didn’t I tell you not to let other bastards park in that spot? What if someone scratches my car in this cramped space? Are you going to take responsibility? Your salary won’t be enough to cover it if it gets scratched!”

“Ah, well, there were complaints….”

“I don’t give a damn about complaints, can’t you save one spot? I’m paying for the management fees, so you should do your job if you’re getting paid, you old man!”

He raised a hand to pretend to slap him. Team Leader Kwak approached.

“Excuse me?”

The tattooed man anticipated the reason and frowned to intimidate Team Leader Kwak.

“Ah, shit… What?”

To Team Leader Kwak, who had dealt with gangsters for 20 years, it looked like a newborn kitten hissing.

Team Leader Kwak saw his intention and chuckled.

“Is that person your personal security guard? Security guard, does this person pay you separately?”

“Ah, not personal, and the salary is included in the management fees….”

“What kind of bullshit is that?”

“Well… I think you’re the one talking bullshit. I don’t think our apartment has any obligation for the security guard to save parking spaces for residents. Isn’t that right?”

Team Leader Kwak asked the security guard, who hesitated.

“Well… that’s true….”

“Old man, all that is included in the management fees I pay. If you’re eating those expensive management fees, you should do this much. No, fuck, why am I meddling? Mister, aren’t you scared of anything?”

The tattooed man rolled up his sleeves, making his tattoo more prominent, and approached Team Leader Kwak, clearly intending to threaten him.

He shrugged and got right in front of Team Leader Kwak’s face. He was tall, so Team Leader Kwak had to look up.

Team Leader Kwak chuckled at his cute provocation.

“You’re laughing?”

“Haha, you really don’t know what’s scary.”

A heavy voice came from behind.

“Hyungnim [term for older brother or respected male figure]?”

“Hyungnim, what’s going on?”

Sometimes, you can guess a person’s appearance by their voice. The tattooed man flinched, instinctively took a step back, and turned.

The color drained from his face.

A bear-like man with bulging muscles, a chilling man with eyes that looked like he could tear people apart, and a solid man like a Korean-Chinese contract killer boss stood there.

In his 28 years, the tattooed man had never seen such terrifying faces.

The chilling man put his hand on the tattooed man’s head and said.

“What did this baby say?”