The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 238

< #238. Crisis of Jjoksae >

Jjoksae twisted his lips at the angry voice coming from the phone.

“Yes?”

-You don’t think I’m joking right now.

“Yes, yes, go ahead.”

-···Don’t regret it. Give me the drugs, and I’ll forget this ever happened.

“Forget it ever happened~ Poof.”

-You son of a bitch-

Jjoksae chuckled and hung up. He received more calls after that, but he ignored them and headed to Gangjin Police Station.

On the way, his phone suddenly started ringing.

Beeeeep

-[Speed Errand Center]

Jjokjjok has been reported for ‘hit-and-run’ on an errand. Legal action may be taken in the future.

-[Speed Errand Center]

···

Messages came in one after another. It meant that the same guy was doing this in the area with different accounts.

Jjoksae’s account was suspended, and his settlement funds were frozen. However, legal action would not be taken. To do so, the employer who ordered the delivery would have to reveal themselves and their identity.

Beeeeep-

This time, it wasn’t a message from the errand center. It was from an unknown phone number.

-[Photo] I’m giving you one last chance. Put the stuff in the mailbox of 1003, Dongjin Apartment Building 101, by 10 PM tonight. Then nothing will happen. If today passes, I’m coming to find you.

A blurry photo of Jjoksae’s face was attached. However, he had anticipated that they would check the CCTV [closed-circuit television], so he was wearing a hat, glasses, and a mask, making it impossible to identify him.

Jjoksae chuckled and tapped on his phone’s keyboard.

-Go ahead.

“Ah, this is fun.”

Jjoksae’s face was beaming with joy as he could clearly feel the other person’s anger boiling over in the text messages.

Jjoksae was naturally someone who found the most joy in teasing others.

In the meantime, he arrived at Gangjin Police Station, and Haesu came out to meet him.

“You’re here.”

“Wow… I can’t believe I’m walking into a police station on my own two feet instead of being dragged in. It’s a new experience.”

“You shouldn’t have to be dragged in anymore.”

Jjoksae stared up at Haesu for a moment before averting his gaze.

As they entered the Violent Crimes Unit, the special team members greeted Jjoksae.

“Wow, Jjoksae, it feels like just yesterday I saw you dressed as a grandma. Now you’re working as Haesu’s informant? You’ve turned over a new leaf.”

“An informant, that sounds cool.”

Ogeng recognized Jjoksae, and the new recruit looked at Haesu with admiration. Not at Jjoksae, the informant, but at Haesu, who even had an informant.

Jjoksae showed Haesu the messages he had received.

Haesu narrowed his brows after seeing the last message Jjoksae had sent.

“Jjoksae…”

He called out in a subtle voice and casually put his arm around Jjoksae’s shoulder. Jjoksae instinctively trembled and looked up at him.

“We’re conducting an investigation, right? So instead of just brushing them off like this, we should negotiate. Call them.”

“Ah…”

At Haesu’s words, Jjoksae picked up his phone with a look of disgust.

He called the number that sent the messages to track their location, but when they didn’t answer, he sent a text message.

-Me: 10 million won

-Are you trying to die?

-Me: Don’t want it?

-5 million

-Me: 10 million won

-7 million

-Me: Deal. I’ll decide the location, time, and method of transaction.

Watching the text messages, Ogeng said,

“You’re going, right?”

“No, we should send him.”

Jjoksae’s eyes widened. Ogeng also tilted his head and asked.

“Isn’t it dangerous?”

“It’s okay. My informant is good at what he does.”

With wide eyes, Jjoksae pointed at his face with his index finger and shook his head.

*

The meeting place.

They would first leave the money at the designated location, a trash can in the park, and then Jjoksae would check the money and leave the drugs there.

Jjoksae might try to run off again, but the drug’s value was five times the transaction amount, so they couldn’t refuse.

Not only special team detectives but also Violent Crimes Unit detectives were stationed all over the area.

Thump-
A man in a black tracksuit with the hood pulled down threw something into the trash can. The detectives didn’t apprehend him but had two people tail him.

Soon after, Jjoksae received a text message.

-Check it

-Me: Okie dokie

Jjoksae checked the black bag in the trash can. It really was cash. A hundred bundles of 50,000 won bills.

He was told that if this mission was successful, he would receive this money as a reward.

Jjoksae put a bag filled with flour in the trash can instead of the drugs and left the place with a beaming smile and light steps.

“Easy money.”

However, contrary to expectations, the guys didn’t show up.

Jjoksae tilted his head, and the detectives also whispered among themselves.

“What, aren’t they picking up the drugs?”

“They should either pick up the drugs or catch the informant, but they’re not doing either?”

“I think these bastards caught on…”

Just as Jjoksae was about to approach Haesu with a bewildered expression, Haesu turned around and walked in the opposite direction, sending a text message.

-Scary Boss: Don’t acknowledge me and return. Home.

-Scary Boss: No, to my house. Lead Building.

Jjoksae nodded slightly and turned his steps. They might have been followed without him noticing.

He returned to Lead Building like that, but nothing happened.

The detectives sighed in vain and dispersed.

And as Jjoksae was heading back to his house that night, a large man blocked his path in the alleyway.

Jjoksae’s lips curled up with a bitter smile.

“You’ve finally shown up.”

Turning around, there was another large man there as well. The man waved his hand at Jjoksae.

“Come here, little one.”

“Go ahead!”

Contrary to the men’s expectations that he would be frightened and obediently get caught, Jjoksae charged straight at them.

“This bastard!”

The large man reached out his hand towards Jjoksae. Jjoksae quickly bent down and jumped, passing through the large man’s armpit.

Behind him, there were two more men.

“Catch him!”

“You rat-like bastard!!”

Hung, hung-!

Jjoksae easily escaped from their grasp like a loach, quickly pressing the power button on his phone three times.

Emergency button, location information is sent to 112 [emergency telephone number in South Korea] and Haesu, who is designated as an emergency contact.

Jjoksae chuckled as he looked at the large men chasing after him, panting.

“If you want to catch me, you need to lose that fat first-”

Thwack!

Jjoksae suddenly felt his vision spin and collapsed.

Creak-

“Keuh”

He felt someone stepping on his neck with a shoe. It felt like his neck bones would break. Soon his vision recovered, and a man was looking down at him with a cold gaze.

“Where are the drugs.”

A monotonous, dry voice, emotionless eyes like a dead fish. Jjoksae realized after looking into his eyes. This man doesn’t value human life any more than a fly; killing is easy for him.

A long, horizontal scar under his short hair made him look even more brutal.

Jjoksae froze in the face of the sudden onslaught of deathly fear, unable to even speak.

He took out a knife from his pocket and asked again.

“Where are the drugs.”

Just like copying and pasting with a computer, the same voice tone and syllables without the slightest difference.

At that moment, Jjoksae saw someone in the back. Jjoksae put his hand in his inside pocket and struggled to open his mouth.

“Ugh, th-that, here…”

Jjoksae took out his empty hand and raised his middle finger.

“Go ahead.”

In an instant, the man’s eyes flashed with murderous intent. At the same time, a foot flew and slammed into him.

Bang!!

He flew far away and crashed into the wall. It seemed like he flew at least 4 meters.

It was Haesu’s appearance.

“Are you okay.”

Haesu immediately reached out his hand to help Jjoksae up and put him behind him. The other large men were already sprawled out there.

At that moment, the scarred man got up as if nothing had happened and dusted off his clothes. Haesu had expected that look.

At the time of the kick, he twisted his body in that short moment and protected his side with his elbow.

He’s no ordinary guy.

Haesu cracked his neck joints and looked at the man.

The man also loosened his body, raised the knife to eye level, and glared at Haesu.

“…!”

He properly identified Haesu’s face and widened his eyes.

Haesu doesn’t know his face.

“You, do you know me?”

The scarred man didn’t answer but threw the knife away and immediately turned around and started running away without hesitation.

Haesu knocked the knife away with his forearm and quickly chased after him.

“Where do you think you’re going, you bastard!”

Pow!

Ogeng jumped out from the alleyway and gave him a body check. He spun sideways like he was doing a triple axel, let the body check flow, and ran forward again.

Ogeng, who suddenly lost his target, fell over as is and just stared at his back with wide eyes at his incredible reflexes.

“Stop!”

This time, the new recruit jumped out and blocked his path. He didn’t slow down at all. The new recruit read his will and ran towards him, swinging his baton.

Clack, thwack-

Before the new recruit’s baton could be fully swung, the man stepped on the wall next to him and jumped up, lightly flying over the new recruit’s shoulder, who had made a second futile swing.

The new recruit, who was suddenly used as a springboard, grabbed his shoulder and stood there blankly.

When he entered the market after passing through the alleyway, Muscle Monster Woogangcheol jumped out last.

“Waaaaaah!!”

He knocked down all the empty wooden boxes stacked next to him, covering the man.

The area was so wide that the man couldn’t completely avoid it and kicked and smashed it.

Crash!

In the meantime, Woogangcheol reached out his hand to grab the man, and the man reached out his hand in response, grabbed two of Woogangcheol’s fingers, bent them, and kicked his hamstring, making him kneel on one knee.

“Keuheok!”

Then he kicked his back, knocking him over, and ran again with that momentum. No, he was about to run.

But it took too long.

Thud

Someone’s thick hand grabbed the back of his neck. He felt an atrocious grip. Just as he was about to take off his jacket without checking, his body floated up as if being sucked back.

At the same time, a large hand covered his face.

Crash!!

His face was smashed into the wooden boxes.

“Keueu…”

The scarred man identified Haesu’s face looking down at him and released the hand holding his arm.

Seeing his reaction, Haesu let go of his hand, looked down, and said.

“You’re a salaryman [a term for someone who works for a company].”

As Haesu raised the man, turned his arm back, and put on handcuffs, he opened his mouth.

“Detective Shin Haesu.”

The scarred man suddenly knelt down in front of the detectives.

Haesu’s eyes widened slightly at his sudden action.

He’s the first type of salaryman he’s ever seen. The way he said his name without being told, acknowledging that he was a salaryman, and the way the guys who thought they were so great were kneeling.

“Please save me.”

He could feel the sincerity in his voice and eyes.

The first survival-type salaryman he’s ever encountered.

Haesu was surprised inside but hid his feelings, squatted down, and met his eyes.

“What can you do.”

The salaryman calmly looked into Haesu’s eyes and opened his mouth.

“I…”

***

Hanmun’s villa.

Hanmun narrowed his brows as he looked out the window at the bright moonlight and took a sip of wine before turning around.

“Is Seo Pro still not here?”

“Yes, I’ll contact him.”

“No, it’s okay.”

Beeep Beeep

At that moment, Hanmun’s phone rang. Hanmun checked the name on the screen and smirked.

“He can’t become a nobleman, huh? Oh, Seo Pro, is it over?”

-No, a small problem has occurred.

“Problem?”

-Yes, are you at the main residence? I’ll come and see you in person to tell you.

Hanmun narrowed his brows and rolled his eyes around before answering.

“Oh, the main residence, got it.”

-I’ll be there soon.

“Okay.”

Hanmun hung up the phone and turned his head to the chief of staff.

“This bastard is weird? He’s not usually this talkative, and he’s not the type to come find me first…”

“I’ll check where Seo Pro is.”

Hanmun waved his hand.

“No, he’s quick-witted. Chief Yang, open the vault.”

“Yes.”