The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 185

< #185. Shin Hae-soo VS Chief Ma >

The second member of the sales department 4 team realized something was wrong with the team leader’s order to cancel the operation.

“What the hell is going on?”

He was almost at the target when, following the team leader’s order, he quickly peeked into the alley to check on the third member.

The third member was leaning against the wall. He frowned and slowly approached, knife in hand.

“Damn it…”

The second member’s face paled.

As he drew closer, he could properly assess the third member’s condition. A long, bloody gash marked his neck, and blood was still flowing freely.

He immediately pressed himself against the wall and quickly scanned his surroundings. He couldn’t see anyone yet.

Thump, thump, thump-

Then, a strange sound reached his ears. He looked up, following the sound, and something black enveloped him.

Thud-

Slender legs, presumably a woman’s, crossed and tightened around his neck. He felt like he could break free with his arm strength, but the grip was strangely tight, perhaps because her ankles were also locked.

Stab, stab-

Before losing consciousness, he instinctively stabbed her thigh with his knife. His shoulders were restricted, so the force was weak.

But it was enough to pierce through her clothes and wound her underneath.

However.

‘Huh?’

The sensation at his fingertips was strange. He didn’t feel the familiar sensation of tearing flesh that he had experienced countless times.

A familiar sensation flowed through the tip of the knife.

‘…Bulletproof vest!’

He was flustered. While he had occasionally worn vest-type bulletproof vests in preparation for a fight, he had never encountered someone wearing bulletproof gear on their lower body.

Clang- Chzzzz

In that moment, a dagger flashed towards his neck. The legs constricting his neck loosened slightly, and he quickly raised his knife to block it.

Even if technique was involved, he would be at a disadvantage, but if it was a pure test of strength like this, he had the upper hand.

The second member’s eyes narrowed, focusing.

Her concentration faltered, and the strength in her thighs around his neck lessened, allowing blood to flow again, slightly clearing his blurred mind.

Now, for the counterattack,

Stab, stab, crunch-

She abruptly pulled back the dagger that was meeting his knife and stabbed his shoulder. Because of this, the hand holding the knife lost strength, and in that instant, the force tightening around his neck became even stronger.

“Ugh, ugh-”

If his neck was properly strangled, he couldn’t do anything. With sheer willpower, he took half a step forward to try and dislodge her legs, then fell backward as if collapsing, slamming into the wall, but it was useless.

Slide-

The second member slowly collapsed and closed his eyes. Haru stabbed his carotid artery with a dagger to ensure he was finished.

Thud, thud-!

Haru suddenly jumped up and stepped back.

The team leader of sales department 4, who had witnessed the scene, was approaching, muffling his footsteps. Realizing she had been discovered, he rushed at Haru with curved karambit [a small Southeast Asian curved knife] daggers in both hands.

‘Hiss.’

Haru was about to charge towards him, but stopped, feeling a stinging pain in her right thigh.

In that moment, the team leader closed the distance and swung his karambits at her.

Swish, swish-

Fast, accurate, and controlled attacks – he was skilled. She had suspected it, but this attack confirmed that this person was their leader.

Haru quickly dodged, then rolled back once. Blood was on her back and head, but she ignored it.

Thud thud thud-

The team leader, his face grim, relentlessly pursued her and slashed down with his karambits.

Haru squatted down and lifted her dagger to block his attack, simultaneously kicking his ankle with her leg.

Thud-

Normally, his ankle wouldn’t budge even if struck head-on by this slender leg, but now his center of gravity was subtly leaning forward, and there was a pool of blood on the floor.

Blood is thicker than water and has less friction.

“Hiss!”

In that instant when the team leader’s balance was slightly disrupted, Haru’s eyes gleamed.

Like a predator spotting wounded prey, she pounced on him and stabbed his popliteal fossa [the hollow behind the knee], liver, between his armpits, and finally his neck.

Those five stabs flowed together smoothly and quickly, as if they were one continuous motion.

Stab, stab, slice-

“Ugh…”

The team leader stared at Haru with wide eyes, as if in disbelief, flailing his karambits. However, the flailing, now devoid of strength, didn’t even graze Haru’s clothes.

Thump.

After a few seconds, the team leader collapsed into the pool of blood, his nose submerged in it.

Haru stared down at him for a moment, then rummaged through his pockets, took out a radio, attached the GPS device and bugging device to her inner pocket, and left the scene.

A little later.

“Hmm…”

“It’s a rare failure.”

“I know.”

Four or five people in ordinary clothes that could be commonly seen on the street appeared at the scene.

They weren’t surprised to see the corpses lying around.

Then, they familiarly took out fluorescent vests and put them on, set up a construction sign in the alley, and began to collect the bodies.

Soon, they found the fourth member’s body on the rooftop.

They collected all the bodies, cleaned up the blood neatly, and treated the area with chemicals to make it appear untouched.

Their movements were efficient and confident, taking less than an hour.

Swish-

As they got into the van and the door closed, Haru, who had been watching with binoculars from the opposite rooftop, also got up and moved.

* * *

Squeak.

A chilling coldness emanated as the thick door, more than 10 centimeters thick, opened.

Thud, thud, thud.

The heavy footsteps echoed through the silent interior.

There were three people in the room wearing white clothes, hats, and masks, but they held their breath and watched the person who had just entered, as if no one was there.

Swish.

A man who was tall enough to reach the ceiling with his head, and whose body was no less thick – a man who naturally exuded an oppressive force that made people tremble just by standing in front of him.

Chief Ma removed the white cloth covering the bodies.

The pale, hardened bodies of the four members of sales department 4 were fully revealed.

Chief Ma looked at the bodies without twitching an eyebrow or showing the slightest tremor in his eyes.

Swoosh-

As Chief Ma took out a dagger, some of the people in the room flinched and swallowed hard.

He examined the corpses’ wounds in detail, as if looking at objects, using the tip of his knife to pry them open.

‘He is unhesitant in using a knife. To the end of the wounds, he is an expert, not Shin Hae-soo.’

“The CCTV.”

“We have secured everything, but we have not yet found anyone suspicious who was dealt with at the point.”

It is a basic rule to capture the blind spot of the CCTV at the point. It was being used in reverse.

Thud, thud.

Chief Ma approached the body of the sales department 4’s deputy and examined his neck. Unlike the others, the edges of his skin were slightly curled, and there were multiple constricted wounds.

‘He couldn’t twist his neck in one go, a man who isn’t strong, or… a woman. Is Shin Hae-soo being protected by an organization?’

While he was lost in thought, a rough voice like metal was heard from behind Chief Ma.

“Chief, to Teacher Cheon…”

Chief Ma narrowed his brows and turned his head. There stood a man in a neat suit with unsettling eyes resembling a snake.

“That’s enough.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The snake-eyed man lowered his head, and Chief Ma turned around and left the morgue.

The snake-eyed man slightly raised his eyes and stared silently at Chief Ma’s back before following him.

* * *

Beep, click-

As soon as Shin Hae-soo came home from work and opened the door, he was greeted by Haru, who rushed at him.

“Huh-”

Hae-soo reflexively pulled his upper body back slightly, and Haru quickly grabbed Hae-soo’s wrists and led him to the living room without a word.

Her eyes were quite serious, so Hae-soo followed her without saying anything.

Haru picked up the remote control in front of him, turned on the TV, and turned up the volume quite loudly.

-…The next case. Disorderly-

Then, she took out a device that looked like a radio from her back pocket and handed it to Hae-soo.

Hae-soo didn’t know what was going on, but he put his ear close to the radio.

-…Disorderly

The TV sound flows through the radio. This is one of two things. There is a radio nearby, or…

Haru looked at Hae-soo’s expression, walked over, and removed a small bugging device from the TV set-top box.

In addition to that, she walked around the house, removing all the bugging devices and showing them to Hae-soo.

“This is…”

But it was too early to be surprised.

“I committed murder. Four people.”

Hae-soo closed his open mouth and didn’t say anything. He just stared at Haru. There was no self-blame in her eyes. She killed someone who deserved to die.

“The bodies.”

“There are no bodies. They all took them. It won’t be easy to find traces.”

“Hmm…”

Haru grabbed his wrist and sat him on the sofa at Hae-soo’s lukewarm reaction. Then, Haru said in what she thought was the most serious tone.

“It’s dangerous. They’re targeting Hae-soo. They will never give up until they complete the mission. I attached bugging devices and GPS to their bodies, but they were quickly removed. They are professionals.”

Hae-soo nodded slightly instead of answering.

Hae-soo’s expression also became a little serious at Haru’s words. Professionals among professionals who make killing people their job have properly targeted him?

Before, they attacked one by one, and there was no big reaction after that. According to Lois Kim’s information, they didn’t deal with him because they were trying to put him under someone named Teacher Cheon.

The attempts to assassinate him one by one were because they disobeyed orders and made a fuss.

But this time, there were four of them, and they even infiltrated the house, attached bugging devices, and watched for days, waiting for the right time.

It’s dangerous. If the company guys are determined to attack, it’s dangerous no matter how good he is. At the same time, Haru is also in danger like now.

Then, Haru suddenly grabbed Hae-soo’s shoulders.

“Let’s run away. We have to run away. Hae-soo has a lot of money. We have to flee abroad.”

Hae-soo slowly lowered her hands, held her hand, and opened his mouth.

“Okay. First… pack your bags, I’ll stop by the station and come back.”

Haru thought Hae-soo would stubbornly refuse. But she was relieved that he was so willing to avoid the current crisis together.

She was thinking about a few days later, but she nodded, thinking about the things she needed to pack, since he said he would put it into action right away.

“Okay.”

Hae-soo also nodded and turned around and left the house.

Vroom-

Hae-soo’s motorcycle shot out of the Reed Building’s underground parking lot at high speed.

*

Gangjin Police Station Violent Crimes Division.

The Violent Crimes Team 1, who was on duty, stood up and saluted when they saw Hae-soo.

“Salute! Senior, what brings you here?”

Hae-soo waved his hand and gestured for them to sit down.

“Don’t worry about me, do your work.”

It was when he was packing his gun and bullets. Kim Woong-min, the youngest member of Team 1 and a police academy trainee when Hae-soo was a special instructor, glanced at him and widened his eyes.

Hae-soo said with a brazen expression as he packed his gun.

“I’m investigating, good work.”

“Yes, yes! Good work!”

It was when Hae-soo was heading back home from Gangjin Police Station and got on the elevator.

Beep-

It was almost closed. Suddenly, a shadow fell.

Thud thud thud- Bang!!

Something huge like a bull rushed in and slammed into Hae-soo’s body.