The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 184

< #184. Net Positive >

Inside the black van, Team Leader Mustache from Team 4 stared silently out the window, recalling Director Ma’s instructions.

‘If absolutely necessary, it doesn’t have to be an accidental death. The Sanitation Team will take care of it.’

“Ha.”

*Even* if the target is dangerous, it’s just one person. The entire sales team is *投入* [invested/committed] for such a task, and they might not even be able to handle it as an accident? This is practically ignoring me and my team members.

Director Ma may have considerable power, but it’s clear that he’s been out of the field for too long and has lost his touch.

“How many employees did Shin Hae-soo retire?”

“Eight.”

“Eight…”

He chuckled and relaxed.

They’re overestimating him based on this number alone. Looking closely at the cases, they were all handled one by one, and only involved *派遣* [dispatched/temporary] employees, not the sales team.

There’s only one, Team Leader Ban, but he was retired for ignoring company orders and acting independently. Besides, he was known for getting ahead through politics rather than skill.

All these incidents could be accomplished by just one sales department *代理* [agent/representative] from the company.

Team 4 Leader shook his head, shaking off the loosening thoughts.

Still, complacency is a sin for professionals. A tiger gives its all even when hunting a rabbit.

Prepare thoroughly and execute.

* * *

Haru had recently noticed someone lingering around her and Shin Hae-soo.

Their hairstyle changed frequently, they wore a mask, and their style of clothing was completely different, but they didn’t change their mannerisms, perhaps out of carelessness.

Even a regular person or a *형사* [detective] with a good eye might not notice, so they might not have felt the need to put in the effort to disguise their physique.

Haru didn’t notice until the third time either.

However, the angle of the signboards in frequently passed alleys or inside Lead Building changed slightly, and among the items lined up in the convenience store, only one was turned upside down.

This is the checking method she learned during team training in training camp.

Beep- Click

Swoosh

Haru came home after going out and felt something cold.

So she searched every corner of the house, but couldn’t find a camera.

But then, while looking through Hae-soo’s room, she found something sticking out slightly behind the dresser. It doesn’t have a lens, so it’s not a camera, but there’s a hole. It’s a bugging device.

After that, she found one in the bathroom shelf, one on the sofa, one in the TV set-top box, and one on the treadmill in the exercise room, for a total of five bugging devices.

Each time she found one, Haru’s beautiful *眉間* [brow] narrowed more and more.

She didn’t remove the bugging devices, but covered them with books, vinyl, or other objects so they wouldn’t be heard well.

It’s so subtle and skillful that ordinary people would never know. That’s why, if they knew she noticed, they would think it’s even stranger.

‘These bastards….’

Importantly, those who followed her disappeared after Hae-soo went to work. It is presumed that they are following Hae-soo to figure out his route in advance.

This means that Hae-soo, not Haru herself, is the target.

So Haru had been following him for the past few days, worried that something might happen to Hae-soo. She also attached a new bugging device with a fully charged battery to his shoes.

Tracking was easy because there was a GPS device on the bottom of all his shoes.

While Haru was *역으로* [inversely/conversely] monitoring those who were monitoring, their tracking of Shin Hae-soo stopped. That means one thing.

Preparation is complete.

“Hmph.”

Haru lifted the mattress on her bed in her room and lifted the top of the two divided floor panels. Black leather is subtly hidden between the black grooves on the underside of the floor panel.

It’s so seamless that it can’t be seen even when the floor panel is lifted. Haru carefully took it out and took something out of the leather.

Sreung

It is a dagger with a sharply sharpened blade. It was taken from No. 11, and it has the same grip as the one she had been using for a long time.

She stuck it in her waist, put on a special stab-proof vest, and put on a hoodie and leggings over it, and Haru left the house with a determined look.

* * *

Sales Team 4 observed Shin Hae-soo deeply. They are professionals among professionals, and even if the target is a *형사* [detective] with a good eye, they will not be caught. They don’t take risks to the point of being caught, and they thoroughly disguise themselves and gather information.

-Here’s three, confirm that there is one more young woman living in the target’s residence.

-The woman is presumed to be unemployed and rarely leaves the house.

-The time the woman goes out is irregular, and no pattern can be found.

Team 4 Leader, who shaved his mustache for the first time in a while for smooth disguise, narrowed his brow and pressed his in-ear.

“Here’s one… Net positive.”

The company’s work motto is not to harm anyone other than the target.

The easiest way to handle things is at home, but since they can’t touch the woman, it was impossible to handle it at his house.

Team 4 Leader’s *고민* [worry/concern] deepened.

The target, Shin Hae-soo’s combat power, is level 2 based on the information and appearance collected so far.

Level 2 is equivalent to a company employee *代理* [agent/representative] or *주임* [assistant manager] level, Level 1 is equivalent to a team leader level, and Director Ma is classified as an exception.

Even if he is a *형사* [detective], it is not common for ordinary people to be given a level.

However, when Team 4 decided that he was level 2 and reported it, Director Ma ordered them to upgrade him to level 1 and prepare.

The plan varies depending on the level.

He doesn’t like it, but he made several scenarios as level 1 for now.

Now that all the information has been collected, including the route, the opponent’s combat power, and variables, it’s time to make a decision.

Sales Team 4 gathered in a black van and *고민* [pondered/deliberated].

“How about a car accident? I’ll drive myself.”

Team 4 Leader shook his head.

“Car accidents are inaccurate. Team Leader Ban actually had it done as an outsourcing, but he escaped and a hole was *뚫렸* [pierced/opened], and Team Leader Ban himself was retired for proceeding with the elevator himself. If you’re not careful, you can only raise *경계심* [vigilance/suspicion].”

“If an incident occurs and they stay in a motel or something outside, it would be good to handle it.”

“There are too many variables in such places, hmm…”

“It would be best to come in and handle it while the woman is out, but that woman is the problem.”

“We can’t handle the woman… there’s only one way.”

At the team leader’s words, the team members all understood and nodded quietly.

The best time is when he is alone at home, but since it is impossible at home, only the most difficult method remains.

Handle it when he moves alone in a deserted place at a rare time.

Of course, drugs should not be used because drugs should not be detected during the autopsy.

Also, since he is a police officer, you must handle it quickly so as not to leave many traces on his body.

“If you mark the point, two or three people will ambush him and handle it as a suicide by *투신자살* [jumping to one’s death]. The Sanitation Team will fill in the gaps.”

“I understand.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The location and method have been specified. There is also Plan B depending on the time and variables. If it fails and the target escapes, there are even 2nd and 3rd plans.

* * *

And, on the day of the *決戰* [decisive battle].

Team 4 Leader was bugging and lowered one side of his headset and *무전* [radioed].

“The order departs from restaurant number 1. Delivery start.”

-Two net positive

-Three net positive

-Four net positive

The order refers to the target, and restaurant number 1 refers to the Gangjin Police Station.

Every Friday, Shin Hae-soo takes public transportation and walks home.

Now that November is approaching, the days have become shorter, and the sky was already dark when he left work.

Team 4 Leader observed Hae-soo from afar and followed him. Two and three will also join in the middle and follow Hae-soo at a distance, and then ambush him at a point where it is easy to handle.

Four goes to the point in advance to prepare for variables.

“Order waiting, entered the *포장마차* [street food stall].”

-Two net positive

-Three net positive

-…

Four is silent. Team 4 Leader does not tolerate even the smallest mistakes. He narrowed his brow and tried to *무전* [radio] again.

-…Four net positive

“…Net positive, let’s stay focused.”

The next answer was not heard.

Team 4 Leader quietly clicked his tongue. It is clear that he is upset and ignored it. Four is the only female team member, and her operational capabilities have become much wider, but the team leader did not like her because she sometimes came out emotionally like this.

* * *

A little while ago, the female member of Team 4 arrived at the rooftop overlooking the alley, which was the point. Then, she was looking around with binoculars.

Swish-

The woman’s body flinched.

She clearly locked the rooftop door and confirmed that no one was on the rooftop, but she felt a presence. Even very close.

Whoosh

She lowered her binoculars, took out a dagger from her chest, and turned her body. But no one was visible.

“Huff.”

Perhaps she was very nervous because she was carrying out a unique mission in which all team members were *投入* [invested/committed] against one person for the first time.

She let out a small sigh and tried to turn her body again. At that moment, a sharp knife touched her neck.

Zzzt-

“Keu, keu-”

She couldn’t even scream and vomited blood from her neck like a waterfall and collapsed on the spot.

Haru grabbed her body, jerked her head back, and *칼로벤* [cut with a knife] made the cut look like gills.

Her body quickly became *축쳐졌다* [limp/lifeless].

Haru took the in-ear plugged into her ear, plugged it into her own ear, and opened her mouth slightly.

“Four net positive”

* * *

The third team member was listening to *무전* [radio], checking the target’s location in real time, and moving to the point.

Soon, he will join two, and he will be in a position to assist if he starts attacking first. However, I don’t think I’ll have to step in.

Chuck-

Arriving at the alley, the point, the third one looked up at the rooftop where four would be watching.

I can’t see it. I know the target isn’t close yet, but not seeing it now is *업무태만* [dereliction of duty].

“Here’s three, where’s four?”

“I’m here.”

The third one turned around at the chilly voice and swung his *칼을든* [knife-wielding] arm. A woman wearing a mask, looking at her hair and eyebrows, is not four. The moment I thought that her covered mouth would be making a bitter smile, my neck tingled.

Pooh Cheeik-

She quickly moved one step to the side and avoided the blood spurting out like a fountain and the *칼을휘두른* [knife-wielding] by the third.

The third one looked at her, who appeared like a ghost, with wide eyes as if he couldn’t believe it, grabbed his neck with both hands, and slowly collapsed.

-Here’s three, where’s four?

Team 4 Leader felt something strange in the third *무전* [radio].

Even though four is sometimes emotional, she is faithful to her mission.

But again, there is no answer.

-Four net positive

The team leader shook his head and stopped. The voice sounds like four, but there is a sense of heterogeneity.

The team leader pressed *무전* [radio] again.

“Here’s one, where’s three now, did you see four?”

I can’t hear anything. Just 10 seconds ago, I heard it.

The team leader rushed to the point and shouted.

“Abort the mission, abort the mission!”