The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 212

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Thud!

A white ball soars across the sky. The lush green meadow stretches coolly to the ridge.

Clap clap clap!

“Nice shot, Chairman Lim!”

A man applauded the middle-aged man holding the golf club.

Chairman Lim smirked and said as he moved.

“Didn’t Kim Hae-kwon say he was divorced?”

“Yes, it’s been three years.”

“I thought it hadn’t been long, but it’s already been that long? His wife was Kang…”

“Kang Seon-ju.”

“Right, Kang Seon-ju, wasn’t she pretty and had a good figure? Why did she get divorced?”

The face of the man called Kim Hae-kwon momentarily hardened before quickly relaxing.

“What’s the point? All she ever talked about was money, money, money. Ugh, I won’t say more, lest I offend the chairman’s ears.”

“Really? What a waste…”

Kim Hae-kwon rode the golf cart with Chairman Lim to where the ball had landed.

After finishing golf, Kim Hae-kwon sent Chairman Lim ahead and scoffed as he watched the chairman’s retreating figure on the way to the clubhouse.

“Those old men are always the most lecherous, openly commenting on other people’s wives’ bodies. Trash bastards…”

Kim Hae-kwon didn’t seem to care that the female caddie next to him was listening.

Hae-kwon continued, offering the caddie some unsolicited advice.

“But those greedy types are easily swayed by flattery, which is how salesmen like me make a living. That’s how the world is. If you’re too honest, you’ll suffocate, become a pushover and a fool… Let’s go.”

The caddie got on the golf cart first.

Only then did Hae-kwon really notice the caddie. Although she wore her hat low, her fair skin couldn’t be hidden. Her figure was striking even in loose-fitting clothes. He licked his lips and sat next to the caddie instead of the back seat he had originally intended to take.

“I haven’t seen you before? Are you new here?”

“Yes.”

“You’re so stiff. You’ll see a lot of dirty things here. If it gets tough, contact this *oppa* [older brother/term of endearment used by women]. I can at least buy you a drink.”

He stuck his business card on the driver’s side. The caddie nodded with a polite smile.

“Yes, thank you…”

* * *

Boom boom boom boom boom!

Underground first floor, Hwang Jin-i Karaoke.

“Sss, ha… Ah, damn it, I’ve got a difficult customer…”

In the hallway, women in short dresses leaned against the wall, smoking.

“Ugh, ugh, urgh!”

Some man was being supported by a woman as he headed to the bathroom, only to throw up in a corner.

“Okay, let’s go in. Let’s go in~ Excuse me~”

A small waiter came out of the kitchen, carrying a plate of fruit snacks through the hallway.

Before entering a room, he took something out of his vest pocket and hid it in the snacks.

Squeak-

“Okay, handsome bosses and pretty ladies, delicious snacks are here~”

When he opened the door and entered, Kim Hae-kwon was laughing with Chairman Lim, each with a hostess on either side.

Hae-kwon narrowed his eyes as he looked at the waiter.

“Hey, what are you? I’ve never seen you before?”

“Oh, you must be very affectionate here. Yes, hello, boss! I’m Sseulsseulssakssseul, here to sweep away all the bosses’ tips! Please take care of me!”

The waiter’s smooth introduction made not only the hostesses but also Chairman Lim laugh.

“Look at him, openly asking for tips, you rascal!”

Chairman Lim threw a 50,000 won bill [approximately $40 USD] on the floor. The waiter quickly picked it up and bowed deeply to Chairman Lim.

“Thank you, boss! May you live long and prosper!”

Hae-kwon muttered, watching the waiter leave.

“There seem to be a lot of new faces wherever I go today. Do they think I’m an easy target?”

The hostess next to Hae-kwon put his arm around her chest and acted cute.

“Aww, *oppa*, he’s cute.”

“I don’t find guys cute. But looking at his face, he could pass as a woman in drag.”

“Pfft, seriously, we were saying the same thing when he came.”

“Shut up. You know what to do when we’re done today, right?”

“Of course, I’ve cleared my schedule.”

Hae-kwon turned to the hostesses next to Chairman Lim and said.

“Hey, ladies, you know what to do? You have to treat our Chairman Lim well today. Got it?”

“Yes, of course! I’ll make sure you can’t go home today, *oppa*.”

The Hwang Jin-i Karaoke has a motel right upstairs. Kim Hae-kwon went to the motel with the hostesses, then came out to the parking lot and called a designated driver.

“Hoo, phoo, ah, damn it, did I drink too much? What a waste, it won’t even get hard, ugh…”

As he staggered and leaned against the car, smoking, a person wearing a hat low approached from afar.

Step step step

“Hello. Did you call for a driver?”

A clear voice. Hae-kwon shook his head and looked at the designated driver. Although she wore her hat low, her skin was fair, and although she wore black clothes, they clung tightly, revealing her figure.

“Oh, wow, a female driver at this hour.”

“Ah, yes. When you’re making money, there’s no day or night.”

“That’s true, let’s go.”

He naturally got into the passenger seat instead of the back seat. And as the driver was about to shift the gear from park to drive, he placed his hand on top of hers.

The driver didn’t start the car and remained still for a few seconds before turning her head to look at Hae-kwon.

He flinched and took his hand away.

“Eh, why, what’s wrong? Ah, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. It’s a habit, let’s go quickly.”

“Yes.”

The car started, and Hae-kwon glanced at the designated driver before dozing off.

* * *

Tap, tap tap.

Someone is poking his side. But his eyelids are too heavy to open.

“Please wake up.”

“Ugh…”

Then.

Smack-!!

Hae-kwon’s cheek felt as if it had been branded with fire. He hit his head against the opposite window and opened his eyes wide, lifting his head.

“Huh!”

Startled, he looked around and saw the female designated driver from before sitting next to him, and the waiter Ssakssre from the back seat leaning his face forward.

The outside was a place he had never seen before. There were no neon signs and no people walking around.

A strange sense of unease washed over him.

“Wh-what, what is this? Where are we?”

The driver, Haru, looked at him with dry eyes and opened her mouth.

“You must have drunk a lot if you can’t recognize a caddie who came as a designated driver.”

Hae-kwon frowned and dredged up his memories, finally realizing that the caddie and the designated driver were the same woman, and his eyes widened.

“D-d-double job?”

“Pfft.”

At his answer, the waiter Ssakssre, Joksae, chuckled and handed a black bag to Haru.

Haru took something out of the bag and showed it to Hae-kwon, continuing.

“Golf course membership payment corporate card. You’ve been arranging entertainment, prostitution, and even compensated dating for Chairman Lim, Chairman Park, Chairman Kang, Chairman Kim, etc.”

It wasn’t just today’s events.

When she showed him the data of his past actions, Hae-kwon panicked and shook his head, saying.

“N-no, this is, it’s just business, normal business!”

Haru ignored his words and reached out. Then Joksae handed over a stack of printed documents.

“You’ve also been skimming a considerable amount from order margins. It’s strange that you haven’t been caught until now.”

Haru showed the data to Hae-kwon. Seeing this, Hae-kwon realized that these were contents that he couldn’t deny if submitted to the company, and he hung his head low.

“What, what will happen to me then? Am I going to jail?”

“We’re not police.”

At Haru’s words, Kim Hae-kwon raised his head again. But the following words were even more shocking.

“We’re thieves. Thieves who threaten people who do a lot of wrong and extort money. Old expressions called us righteous thieves.”

Too surprised by the answer, Hae-kwon asked back in disbelief.

“…What?”

“There’s a commercial building under your name in Myungjin Building. If you transfer that to us, we’ll cleanly dispose of this. We’ll handle the aftercare accurately so that no traces remain even if the police investigate in the future.”

“Th-that’s my entire fortune…”

Hae-kwon hesitated and made a desperate expression, but Haru mechanically ignored his words and continued to say what she had to say.

“We’ll run the registration through a laundering process once. Someone close enough to you to give the building to, but physically distant from you. If you transfer it under the name of the son of the divorced Kang Seon-ju, we’ll take care of the recovery.”

Seeing that they had prepared even the specific method, it was clear they were serious.

Horrified, he waved his hands.

“N-never, absolutely not! How much, how much do you need?!”

“Cash is also possible. The market price of the building is 280 million won, but we’ll only take 200 million won. Sell the building quickly.”

“Ah, uh, th-that’s…”

Haru snatched the data from him as he hesitated and packed it into her bag, saying.

“Then I’ll hand this data over to the police tomorrow. We have a connection with the police, so the investigation will proceed immediately.”

“H-h-how, how have I lived my whole life! Shit!”

The opponent is just a woman anyway, and one is a scrawny guy. He’s not in his best condition because he’s drunk now, so even if fighting is difficult, he can still run away.

He snatched the bag from Haru and opened the door.

Thud-

Hae-kwon stopped with one foot on the ground after opening the door. Because right in front of the door stood a huge man with bulging muscles and a fierce impression that looked like he could eat people alive.

A primal fear surged.

He smiled and asked.

“Where are you going?”

Haru continued from behind.

“Since you’ve expressed your refusal, we’ll hand over the data to the police. Until the investigation proceeds, please stay here with us, and we’ll drop you off in front of the police station at the appropriate time.”

Hae-kwon sat back down as if he had given up, hung his head low, and muttered.

“The building, I’ll sell the building…”

* * *

A few days later.

Kim Hae-kwon sold the building in a fire sale, withdrew the cash from the bank, and got into his car.

He can’t report it to the police. If he reports it, not only will all his assets be confiscated, but he will also lose the business connections he has made and the company will claim a huge amount of damages.

He can’t avoid going to jail either.

Thud-

He got into the car, stared intently at the cash in the cardboard box, and then lifted his head.

But someone’s face was reflected in the rearview mirror.

“Keheop!!”

He was horrified and turned around. Hwang Jang-soo and Haru were already in the back seat.

Haru reached out her hand.

“We’ve been waiting. Give it to us.”

He shook his head, hugging the wad of money.

His eyes were wide and bloodshot.

“I can’t trust you. You approached me with the intention of stabbing me in the back… 100 million won in advance, and I’ll give you the remaining 100 million won if you destroy everything.”

“We’ve already destroyed it. The police won’t be able to prove your charges either.”

“…What?”

“And you don’t have a choice.”

While he was making a bewildered face, Hwang Jang-soo snatched his wad of money as if taking it away.

Haru pointed her index finger forward.

“Please stop at that intersection over there.”

The money has already been taken, and there’s nothing more he can do.

Hae-kwon hesitated, but reluctantly took her to the place she was talking about, dropped her off, and remained there with the emergency lights on, burying his head in the steering wheel.

He had been robbed of 200 million won in cash in an instant, so the sense of loss was very great. Moreover, although they had promised, he was very uneasy because he couldn’t be sure whether they had really handled it cleanly or whether this would happen again in the future.

Honk honk honk- Honk!

In the meantime, a horn sounded from behind. A small car, a pink Morning [a popular compact car in Korea]. It must be a young woman or an *ajumma* [married or older woman].

Hae-kwon’s anger boiled over. To dare to pick a fight when he was in such a bad mood, that car behind him deserved to be cursed.

He opened the window and cursed at the Morning behind him.

“Go around, you son of a bitch! Don’t honk! You son of a bitch!!”

Then the door of the pink Morning opened, and a man got out. A giant with a physique close to 2 meters [approximately 6’6″] and a fierce impression. His arms couldn’t stick to his sides because of his latissimus dorsi muscles.

Step step step

Hae-kwon froze and quickly put his head inside. But before he could even roll up the window, the giant approached.

“What? What did you say? Hey, get out.”

He immediately cowered and hung his head low.

“Ah, no, I just… I had a bad day today…”

“Does having a bad day give you the right to cause trouble on a busy road?”

“Ah, no, it doesn’t. I’m sorry…”

“Move your car quickly before you get your ass beat.”

“Yes, yes, I understand.”

It was like being slapped on the cheek when he wanted to cry.

He carefully closed the window first, in case he could be heard, and then went home, cursing.

He got on the elevator, just before the door closed.

Zhiiiiing Chuck-

Someone’s foot got caught and the door opened. Two men with scary faces.

Now his body reflexively shrinks.

One of the men showed his ID hanging around his neck.

“Police. Are you Kim Hae-kwon?”

“…Yes?”

Hae-kwon blinked, unable to understand the situation for a moment.

The two approached and grabbed one of his arms each, saying.

“We’re arresting you on charges of embezzlement, prostitution, bribery, and sexual harassment. You have the opportunity to explain, and exercising your right to remain silent may be used against you. Let’s go.”

“Wa-wait a minute. I think there’s something wrong!!”