The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 213

< #213. The Rookie's Troubles >

A few days ago, at Kang Seon-ju’s house.

She hung her head low at Haru’s question, remaining silent for a long time before finally looking up.

“Both. I want the money and the revenge… I must be awful. I want that person… to experience the same hell I did.”

Haru nodded, deeply sympathetic.

“Yes, we will proceed as you wish.”

“But, since you’re doing this, shouldn’t I pay some kind of fee?”

Haru replied, a faint, professional smile touching her lips.

“The fee will be paid by the other party.”

* * *

Guwon Asset Management company office.

In the president’s office, Kim Hae-kwon is meeting with a buyer to urgently sell a commercial building.

The other party, dressed in a luxurious suit, asked with a relaxed smile.

“You’ve listed it for less than the market price. It seems you urgently need a large sum of money.”

“…Yes, well.”

“I see. I hope everything works out for you. The president, who has given me full authority, also expressed his gratitude. Well, that’s all.”

“Ah, yes…”

Kim Hae-kwon doubted his eyes for a moment when he saw the signature of the buyer’s representative, who was also the president of this company.

It was quite a unique name.

[Representative Signature: Savior]

* * *

Kang Seon-ju’s house.

Haru pushed a paper bag containing 200 million won in cash towards Kang Seon-ju.

“This is the cash we received from Kim Hae-kwon. Please use it to cover the insufficient child support. We received more than enough commission from Kim Hae-kwon.”

Kang Seon-ju had no idea how much she would receive, and even after receiving it, she didn’t think to open the paper bag and check the amount.

She just kept shedding tears.

“Thank you. Thank you. What will happen to my husband, no, that bastard…”

Haru explained with a smile.

“He is currently under investigation at the police station for five charges. There is no chance of a non-prosecution disposition [meaning the case will definitely go to trial].”

“Ah…”

Kang Seon-ju nodded, then suddenly grabbed Haru’s hands with both of hers.

“Really, a miracle has happened in my life. Thank you, thank you so much. I will never forget this favor for the rest of my life.”

As she held her hands tightly, shedding tears and snot, Haru was flustered and couldn’t pull her hands away, nor could she offer sympathy or comfort, so she just remained still.

However, that silence was comforting to Kang Seon-ju. She released Haru’s hands after a long time.

Haru said to her in a firm tone, now that she had calmed down.

“Ms. Kang Seon-ju, you must forget all about our meeting. We have eliminated all traces of us, including CCTV and black box footage. We have never met. If you reveal it to anyone, you may not be able to keep this money.”

Kang Seon-ju nodded deeply.

“Yes, yes, I understand. I will do as you say. Thank you so much. May you be blessed.”

As she constantly bowed, Haru discreetly left the place.

Kang Seon-ju walked wearily to the dining table and sat in a daze for a long time before opening the paper bag.

“Oh my!”

She was surprised and dropped the bag when she saw the heavy bundles of yellow bills inside. Bundles of 50,000 won notes [approximately $40 USD] scattered on the floor.

“H, h, how much is this…?”

Her debts would be cleared due to the investigation. In fact, her original life was hell, so she had nothing to wish for even now that she was free from it.

If, just if, she could receive child support, she only had a little hope that she could receive even half of what was owed so far.

However, the amount she confirmed exceeded the amount she should have received until her son turned twenty, including the child support that was currently overdue.

She looked at the money, then at the front door where Haru had left, and burst into tears again.

She truly felt saved.

* * *

Kim Hae-kwon is arrested by detectives and sitting in the interrogation room at the Gangjin Police Station.

“…Embezzlement data… matches the company’s records, and look at this.”

A sharp-looking detective turned the laptop to show Kim Hae-kwon and continued.

“This photo is bribery, this is entertainment and prostitution, this is sexual harassment—three cases of sexual harassment—and seven cases of child prostitution have been revealed… Do you admit it?”

Hae-kwon hung his head low, seeing the evidence fitting perfectly as if he had fallen into a trap. Then, he remembered the people who took his 200 million won and raised his head again.

“I, I admit it all. I admit it. But please catch the thieves who stole my money.”

The detective tilted his head slightly and asked.

“Thieves?”

“Yes! Who gave you this data? It’s them! They knew all about my real estate and told me to sell it, and then they took 200 million won!”

“200 million…”

“That’s right! Even if I go to jail, it’s okay. Just catch those guys and get my money back. They’re real crooks!”

Then, the detective turned the laptop back and said in a dry voice.

“We know everything about the 200 million won, that you hid it in advance knowing that the investigation was closing in. Detectives aren’t stupid. If you don’t tell us the source and where you hid it, we will have no choice but to confiscate other assets to cover the damages.”

“No, I’m telling you! Those bastards took it all! Check the CCTV, no, the black box, check my black box! One pretty woman! One extremely fierce bastard! One skinny bastard! Three of them were acting like righteous thieves… !”

Tak. Tak. Tak.

Then, the detective rummaged through his pocket, took out a blue chip [SD card], and tapped it on the desk.

Kim Hae-kwon felt a chill at that moment and shut his mouth. Something was wrong.

“Black box?”

“……”

The detective, Shin Hae-soo, took the blue chip, the SD card, to his mouth.

Crunch, crunch-

Then, he chewed it up and swallowed it in front of Hae-kwon.

“There wasn’t one.”

Hae-kwon remembered what the woman had said when he saw Shin Hae-soo’s chilling eyes.

– …There are connected police officers, so the investigation will proceed quickly.

Kim Hae-kwon realized that the detective in front of him was the connected detective they were talking about.

Shin Hae-soo, reading his expression, smirked and opened his mouth.

“Receive your punishment and get out. If you make up false stories, you will be severely punished.”

“Ah, ah…”

Kim Hae-kwon’s eyes widened and he fell into despair.

* * *

Gangjin Police Station Violent Crimes Unit.

The atmosphere in the Violent Crimes Unit office was buoyant as the Happy Dream case and the related case involving the victim were neatly resolved.

The same was true for Shin Hae-soo’s Team 4.

“Hey, maknae [youngest member]! No, Muscle Monster, Rookie, come here too. Let’s eat jajangmyeon [black bean noodles]. Ah, it’s hard to organize things since the rookie came after calling you maknae all the time.”

Oh Gyeong-i tilted her head and peeled off the plastic wrap from the jajangmyeon bowl.

Hae-soo added.

“How about calling each other by rank?”

“Huh? Rank?”

“In the station I was in before, we called each other by company titles.”

Oh Gyeong-i paused for a moment, then snapped her fingers.

“Ah, right, I heard that many places do that. We have faces that can be misunderstood if we call each other ‘hyungnim [older brother/senior],’ so let’s put the rank in front of the last name.”

Muscle Monster looked at his face on his phone and muttered.

“My girlfriend said I have a cute face…”

“What’s cute about a guy who looks like he could tear a bear apart with his bare hands? Okay, then I’ll just be called Team Leader Oh as before, and Rookie… Rookie, or should we go with Chick, like your call sign?”

The rookie’s eyes widened and he waved his hands.

“Ah, no. That’s too cute. Can I just be Rookie?”

“Alright, Muscle Monster is Woo, so… Manager Woo, ah, no. The pronunciation is a bit weird, and if you’re a manager, then Hae-soo has to be a deputy. Hae-soo has more experience, so being a deputy is a bit much. You be a deputy and Hae-soo be Section Chief Shin. How’s that? Section Chief Shin, Deputy Woo, Rookie!”

“I’m all for it!”

“Understood.”

“Thank you!”

“Then, with no objections, let’s eat!”

Slurp, slurp, slurp.

The rookie slowly looked around at the team members who were inhaling two bowls of jajangmyeon each at their desks.

The meal was as scary as their threatening muscles and faces.

The rookie felt a sense of alienation as he looked at the detectives of Team 4 besides himself. It was as if they lived in a different world.

It wasn’t until a month later that he realized that not all violent crime teams were like this, but that Team 4 was strange.

He realized that the other teams, 1, 2, and 3, relied on Team 4, and that they were the de facto leaders of the Violent Crimes Unit.

When he learned that Violent Crimes Unit Chief Kwak had previously been the leader of this team, he wondered why it was Team 4 and looked into their past activities.

And he learned about Shin Hae-soo and Kang Soo-dae’s amazing records.

‘I’m in such a terrifying team… Can I fit in with this team? Will time solve it…?’

In the meantime, all three of them had already emptied one bowl of jajangmyeon and were halfway through their second bowl.

Then, Chief Kwak shouted.

“Hey, there’s a mass assault reported at the Law Courts intersection! Which team will go support? Ah, no. Team 4, you guys go! You’re the experts in dealing with big guys.”

Tak-

At the same time as Chief Kwak’s order, Oh Gyeong-i put down her chopsticks with a sound.

“Aish, really. Let’s go, guys.”

Oh Gyeong-i, regretting, stood up from her seat. Both of her bowls of jajangmyeon were completely empty.

Rather, only Deputy Woo, who seemed like he would eat the most, had about half left.

While the rookie was stunned, someone’s hand was placed on his shoulder.

“You haven’t eaten much yet. Let’s go take care of it quickly.”

It’s Section Chief Shin. The rookie finally came to his senses and jumped up.

“Yes, sir! I’m sorry!”

* * *

After preparing quickly, they arrived at the scene.

“You son of a bitch!”

“Die, die!!”

Thump, thump, thump! Crash!

A black mass was clashing, wielding baseball bats, iron pipes, and golf clubs.

“Stop! I will shoot if you don’t stop!!”

“Police! Stop!”

The police officers who had already arrived were having a hard time approaching rashly.

Then, the van carrying Team 4 stopped at the scene.

Creak-

“Burp, ah, I’m already digesting.”

“One, two, three… eighteen. I need to digest while taking care of those guys.”

“This maknae, no, Deputy Woo will clear the way for the seniors!!”

Deputy Woo, who was the last to get out of the driver’s seat, shouted loudly and ran forward fearlessly.

Oh Gyeong-i and Shin Hae-soo, not wanting to be outdone, jumped out without hesitation.

“Uh, uh, l, let’s go together!”

Team Leader Oh shouted loudly as he entered the chaotic crowd.

“From now on, I won’t hit anyone who stands still!!”

Thwack, thwack, thwack! Thump, thump!!

As soon as he finished speaking, Deputy Woo and Shin Hae-soo’s tanks rammed into the crowd.

The people hit by the muscular tanks flew backward and fell, or bounced to the side. The number was already close to ten.

Crack, crack!

Oh Gyeong-i twisted the joints of those who had fallen from being hit by the tanks and handcuffed them, and Hae-soo and Deputy Woo approached the gangsters, who had quickly lost their momentum, one by one and subdued them leisurely.

‘What did I just see…?’

The rookie shook his head with his mouth half open. During the Happy Dream case, most of them were still civilians, and it was an overwhelming victory because it was a surprise attack by the detectives, but he didn’t know that they could take care of gangsters with weapons so quickly.

The police officers who had been dispatched in advance were also standing there blankly, watching the overwhelming sight, with the same thoughts as the rookie.

* * *

The next day.

The location of the people who had escaped from the mass assault incident yesterday was identified, and they were dispatched to catch them.

Shin Hae-soo and Deputy Woo entered the building, and Team Leader Oh blocked the entrance and shouted to the rookie.

“Rookie! You block the back door! Knock down all the guys who try to escape!”

“Yes, sir!”

Crash! Thump, thump!

The rookie gripped his baton, his hands trembling at the sounds coming from inside.

Thump, thump!

Not long after, two bloodied gangsters burst out of the back door.

The rookie raised his baton high and shouted.

“Stop! Get down!!”

“Fuck you, you bitch!!”

Gangsters know herbivores well. They saw the rookie’s hands trembling and charged at him.

Thump, thump!

“Ugh!”

The rookie swung his baton at the gangster who was running towards him, but the guy behind him pushed him to the side, and he fell down the stairs from the second floor.

Oh Gyeong-i, who was blocking the front door, saw the scene.

“Hey! Rookie!!”