The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 215

< #215. Haru Had No Talent. >

Two middle-aged men sat facing each other, enjoying tea.

Beyond the window, a vast green lawn stretched out.

“They are still fighting each other.”

At the words of the middle-aged man in a black suit, the white-haired middle-aged man sitting across from him put down his teacup.

“Originally, as the saying goes, when there are no tigers, foxes rule the forest, isn’t it? When there are many foxes, it’s natural for them to bite each other’s necks to become king.”

“Shouldn’t the teacher step in to direct traffic?”

At his words, the white-haired middle-aged man shook his head slightly.

“Hmm, hmm, it’s not time yet. The day when the sunlight is best will come.”

“I understand. It was a presumptuous opinion. The teacher will take care of it.”

“Hehe…”

The white-haired middle-aged man, Teacher Cheon, turned his head and looked out the window. His eyes were coldly sunken.

* * *

“Kkeueueueung!!”

Kuang!

Kim Ha-min, the new recruit of Violent Crimes Unit 4, slammed the barbell roughly on the floor.

Next to him, Haru, wearing silver-rimmed glasses without lenses, was diligently writing something on a tablet.

“Strength Level 5.”

“Hek, hek, hek, Level 5? Is Level 1 the highest? Why am I so low? I can bench 400 lbs! This isn’t right!”

Haru stared down at him expressionlessly before slightly turning her head. Receiving her gaze, Hwang Jang-soo quietly moved and increased the weight on the barbell on the squat rack.

Clang, clang, clang-

He kept adding weight, as if he would only stop after reaching a certain point. When it reached 250KG, he finally seemed satisfied, placed it on his shoulders, and started squatting.

“Heo-up!”

The new recruit was surprised that he suddenly started doing such high-weight squats without warming up, but he was even more horrified by Hwang Jang-soo’s actions and calm expression as he continued to do it as if it were light.

Haru went next to him, pointed with her hand, and explained.

“Level 2.”

“Th-th-that’s? H-how inhuman does Level 1 have to be…!”

“Shin Hae-soo is the standard. Level 1.”

“Heoeol…”

There are such people. Even with the same size muscles and the same body shape, some are stronger and more powerful, with bone density incomparably higher than ordinary people.

That was Shin Hae-soo. He already had a powerful physique, yet he possessed a blessed body that could exert even more strength.

Moreover, he was trying to maintain it, saying that his body would become duller if his muscles grew any larger.

While the new recruit was marveling, Haru stared intently at the tablet with a troubled expression.

In that gap, the new recruit was curious about the specific evaluation and peeked at the tablet.

-Kim Ha-min- Strength Level 5

Hae-soo, I miss you. When is Hae-soo coming? YouTube views are decreasing. Jang-soo looks like a bandit.

Ah, there’s an Exit event today.

‘Wh-what, it’s all useless words?’

Haru belatedly recognized the new recruit’s gaze, tucked the tablet under her arm, slightly raised the center of her glasses with her index finger, and opened her mouth.

“Trainee Kim Ha-min will focus on learning techniques to defeat people stronger than himself because his strength is lacking.”

“Yes, yes… I understand.”

The new recruit nodded awkwardly. Then Haru stomped her foot and said with precision.

“Trainee, the answer is unified as ‘Ack!'”

“Ah, Ack!”

At that sight, Hwang Jang-soo was reminded of the YouTube video Haru had been watching after receiving the instructor offer from Hae-soo a few hours ago.

-Fake Man (Hell Training)

“Your voice is too small. Do you understand?!”

“Ack!!”

Jang-soo shook his head slightly.

‘She’s taken on a strange concept. Well, if she’s having fun, that’s fine.’

Even though he was far behind Hwang Jang-soo and Shin Hae-soo, the new recruit was in reasonably good shape, as he supported the Violent Crimes Unit and boasted about his athletic prowess.

Compared to Joksae, who was good at parkour with excellent athletic skills, or Jung Young-soo, who sat in front of the computer all day, he was at the trainer level.

So Haru and Hwang Jang-soo immediately started technical training rather than strength training for him.

“Look closely at the opponent’s shoulder and stab the armpit.”

Heung- Peok!

“Eouk!”

The new recruit rolled on the floor after being hit by Hwang Jang-soo’s fist. Even though he was wearing all the protective gear, including gloves, a headgear, and a groin protector, the impact shook his brain.

“Are you okay?”

“I-I’m, I’m okay…”

Then Haru shouted loudly.

“The answer is Ack!”

“Aack!!”

“Good, again!”

Peok!

The new recruit rolled on the floor again.

Haru’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Haru did not know that her overall athletic ability, such as strength relative to her muscles, reflexes, and dynamic visual acuity, was at a genius level.

So she was just frustrated with the new recruit for not doing what she asked right away.

“Why isn’t this working? Assistant Instructor, to position.”

“To position!”

Originally, Haru was wary of Hwang Jang-soo, but she was completely consumed by the concept and treated him perfectly as her assistant instructor.

Haru waved her hand and gestured to attack, and Hwang Jang-soo frowned and swung his fist.

Kwack!

As the large fist reached out, Haru slightly lowered her body and dug inside, striking Hwang Jang-soo’s armpit.

Even though he was wearing gloves, Haru’s touch was still like an awl.

“Keuek-”

Haru didn’t even glance at Hwang Jang-soo as he caressed his armpit in pain, and scolded the new recruit with a frustrated expression, and faced the two of them again.

“This is how you do it. Is this difficult?”

“That’s, how…”

“Assistant Instructor, come in again!”

“Ah, yes…”

This time, he threw a light jab and then swung a hook in succession, and Haru quickly twisted her body and planted her fist in Jang-soo’s chin.

Kwang!

“Keoheok!”

With a dull roar, Jang-soo staggered back a few steps.

Haru’s punching power had also become stronger as she had been doing more strength training than usual to film YouTube videos these days.

“Is this difficult? Attack quickly when the opponent attacks. It’s simple. Again!”

“Ah… Ack!”

Peok!

The new recruit rolled on the floor again. Hwang Jang-soo was still dizzy from Haru’s punch, but it was enough to knock the new recruit down in one blow.

Haru’s own abilities were excellent, but she had no talent for teaching.

And, she never realized it until the end.

* * *

3 weeks later.

“Again!”

“Ack!!”

Peok! Kudangtang-

The new recruit rolled on the floor after being hit by Hwang Jang-soo’s fist. The only difference from before was that the speed of getting up had increased.

“That’s it, the 3-week special training ends today.”

The new recruit teared up at Haru’s words.

“I, I haven’t improved compared to 3 weeks ago…!”

Haru narrowed her beautiful brows and asked in a threatening tone.

“Did you learn how to put power into your punch?”

After being hit all day, his body wouldn’t move properly the next day. Knowing that, Haru had days when she only taught attacks every other day.

The new recruit recalled that and answered with precision.

“I learned!”

“Did you learn how to subdue an opponent stronger than me?”

“I, I learned…”

The new recruit glanced at Hwang Jang-soo, who was respectfully gathering his hands behind him.

A monster he had charged at with a tenacious spirit for 3 weeks but had never even touched once.

The new recruit’s gaze slowly shifted and glanced at Haru, made eye contact, and hurriedly lowered his gaze.

If Hwang Jang-soo was a monster, she was a monster hunter.

At first, he didn’t understand, but after spending 3 weeks together, he could see why Hwang Jang-soo hated and feared sparring with Haru.

It wasn’t just getting hit for show, but really overwhelming a monster like Hwang Jang-soo with that slender body.

‘Where on earth did the senior scout these people from…?’

But out of fear, he never dared to ask a personal question.

“Then that’s it. Go out into the world and fight!”

“Ack!!”

At that time, a familiar voice was heard from behind.

“The training will continue here every week, on Monday mornings.”

“S-Senior, have you arrived?!”

The new recruit approached Hae-soo tearfully. Then he belatedly realized Hae-soo’s words and was horrified.

“E-Every week?”

“Yes, did you think anything would change in just 3 weeks? You have to learn for at least a year, good job, and keep up the good work in the future.”

“Yes, yes, I understand…”

The new recruit turned around and bowed deeply to Haru and Hwang Jang-soo.

“Thank you for everything. Instructor Haru! Assistant Instructor Hwang Jang-soo!”

Haru nodded with a proud face, and Hwang Jang-soo glared at Hae-soo with a dissatisfied face at the words ‘every week’.

* * *

Inside the Lead Building elevator, suffocating silence gripped the new recruit’s neck. It was really hard to breathe.

At the end of his gaze, Shin Hae-soo stood tall with his unique dry expression.

“Ah, you don’t have to take me home.”

“It’s a graduation celebration.”

Hae-soo decided to take the new recruit, who didn’t have a car, home himself.

“Ah… Yes, thank you.”

Hae-soo nodded without even looking at him. Silence continues again.

It felt like the time it took to go from the 10th floor to the 1st basement was so long.

The new recruit suddenly had something pop into his head.

“Um… Can I ask you a question?”

“Do it.”

“H-How do you know Instructor Haru and Assistant Instructor Hwang Jang-soo? No, what are their original jobs? I know it’s rude, but I’m so curious…”

Hae-soo tilted his head slightly and opened his mouth.

“Haru is a former Violent Crimes Unit team member, currently unemployed, Hwang Jang-soo is my friend, currently unemployed.”

“Ah, ah…?! Violent Crimes Unit! Wow… The assistant instructor is your friend… I see. Th-thank you.”

The new recruit’s face went blank.

Haru looked even cooler when he heard that she was a former Violent Crimes Unit member.

Also, he was convinced that Hwang Jang-soo was so strong because he was Hae-soo’s friend.

‘Wait, even if they’re friends, they could both be monsters… be strong, um.’

* * *

Finally, the day to return to Violent Crimes Unit 4 after 3 weeks of hellish training.

As soon as the new recruit entered, Oh Gyeong and Assistant Manager Woo greeted him enthusiastically.

“Oh, our chick is here?! Did you have a good rest?”

“New recruit, welcome! I’ve been waiting… You, what’s wrong with your face?”

“Huh? Really? Why is it so swollen? Who did this to you?!”

The new recruit glanced at Hae-soo sitting at the very end and answered with an embarrassed smile.

“Ah, it’s nothing. I was learning boxing to be helpful…”

“Boxing? Which gym is it! Which bastard used our new recruit’s face as a punching bag!”

“I’m really okay. Team leader, calm down, calm down.”

At that time, Hae-soo beckoned to the new recruit.

“Assistant Manager Woo, new recruit.”

“Yes! Section Chief Shin!”

“Yessir!”

Assistant Manager Woo and the new recruit answered so loudly that the Violent Crimes Unit would leave. Oh Gyeong twitched his lips at the sight.

“Why are those guys more afraid of Hae-soo than the team leader? You’d think the chief called them, tsk.”

He was sulking, but Oh Gyeong had no resentment in his heart. This is because Hae-soo has always treated Oh Gyeong politely from the beginning to the present.

Hae-soo picked up one of the dumbbells stacked under Assistant Manager Woo’s desk and said.

“Lend this to the new recruit.”

“Yes? Ah…”

Assistant Manager Woo couldn’t answer coolly. He could pretend to die if Shin Hae-soo told him to, but lending his precious exercise equipment to others was by no means an easy choice.

He hesitated, made eye contact with Hae-soo, and the answer came out right away, unlike his heart.

“Yes! I understand!”

“The new recruit should increase his biceps and grip strength first. Grip strength is used the most when a detective fights.”

“Ack! Ah, I understand!”

The new recruit received the dumbbell from Assistant Manager Woo with both hands and immediately started exercising.

‘I wonder, have I improved? I wish I could check.’

Soon, the new recruit shook his head, recalling when he fell from the 2nd floor stairs.

‘No, it’s not like it’s common to deal with gangsters, and it’s best to avoid such things as much as possible…’

However, the new recruit underestimated Gangjin City, the Gotham City of Korea.

Ddiririri-

“This is the Violent Crimes Unit. Yes, yes, I understand, I’ll send them right away.”

Chief Kwak answered the internal phone and raised his head.

In his gaze, Violent Crimes Unit 4, or now the Special Investigation Team, was located at the very end.

“Hey, special team exercising leisurely! It’s a mass fight! Move out!”