The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 72

At Geonyeong Corporation’s office, with Jang Kang-cheon in prison, the vice president had taken over as the acting head.

He was on the phone, his expression grim.

“Yes? You’re suddenly cutting off the deal? We need to start production immediately; what are we supposed to do without materials?”

-We’ll supply until the contract expires. When they tell us to cut, we have to cut. What can we do? You should have seated the president properly…

“No…”

When the trouble first started, only the stock price fell, and there wasn’t much talk. But now, as if everyone had made a pact, trading partners were severing ties, and material support was being cut off.

The reason was that Geonyeong Corporation’s president was seen as the culprit who triggered a cold wave across all companies.

The collapse of Geonyeong Corporation, considered the right-hand man of the Geonyeong Group, was a significant blow.

The chairman of Geonyeong Group received a report from the corporation’s vice president and hurled his cell phone.

Smash!

“What kind of bullshit is this!”

“Ch, Chairman…”

The chairman gritted his teeth, panting.

Immorality, corporate image—none of that mattered. The stock price might plummet for a while, but it would soon recover.

Companies are all about money. There’s something else going on here.

The chairman suddenly thought of the young chairman’s face. He was a cunning fellow, like a snake. And the rumors he had heard indirectly…

If the rumors were true, even he couldn’t handle it. The chairman frowned and said.

“Secretary Oh, give up on the corporation. Prepare for the sale.”

“…Yes?”

“Let’s get what we can before it becomes scrap paper. Proceed!”

“Yes, I understand.”

***

-Geonyeong Group, giving up on Geonyeong Corporation?

-Geonyeong Corporation’s continuous plunge, stock price halved in a week

-Corporate crisis, is this okay?

┗Seriously, are all the companies I know trash?

┗Hell Joseon [a derogatory term for South Korea] is so embarrassing

┗Why don’t you go to another country while saying Hell, Hell?

┗Hell Joseon has the best security…

┗True, if you go to another country and say Hell, you’ll get shot

┗Meanwhile, Daesung Group is the only one that didn’t fall. Collection of God-sung’s good deeds (link)

┗Daesung is doing marketing in the meantime

┗God-sung is truly the light. Let’s rise to number one!

┗God-sung, God-sung!!

┗A hero appears when the country is in turmoil, God-sung!

An Seo-eun secretly watched the comments in her office, chuckling to herself.

“It’s not Daesung; it’s An Seo-eun…”

She didn’t like the fact that Daesung was being praised, but she still felt good.

Even before signing a contract with Hae-soo, An Seo-eun had predicted that the era when a company’s image would become its power would come, and she slowly built her image.

There, Hae-soo appeared as a joker [a wild card or unexpected element], and now Daesung’s image has become a just company, a transparent company, a clean company, a kind company, and a conceptual company in the public’s consciousness.

While looking at the results she and Hae-soo had achieved with satisfaction and smiling softly, Chief Kang came in.

“Madam CEO.”

“What is it? Why are you interrupting?”

“I’m sorry. The Chairman has called for you.”

At the word Chairman, her beautiful brow furrowed. She closed the internet window and got up from her seat.

“Let’s go.”

An family’s main residence.

Chairman An Gi-won was sitting on a one-person sofa in the living room. He opened his mouth before Seo-eun could even sit down next to him.

“Stop playing cops.”

Seo-eun paused as she was about to sit down and stood up again. Her eyes sharpened.

“Why?”

“Are you asking because you don’t know, or is this defiance?”

“You didn’t say anything when the stock price was rising, but now that the public sentiment has turned sour, you’re trying to pull out right away. Without principles.”

An Gi-won’s brow furrowed at Seo-eun’s provocative choice of words.

“The other guys aren’t stupid; they’ll soon realize that you’re helping that detective. It’s not just about being hated by them; stop it. I’ll take care of the rest.”

“I don’t want to. And it’s not a game; it’s my sincere intention. I will never stop.”

Seo-eun finished speaking, turned around, and took a step forward. An Gi-won clicked his tongue as he looked at her back.

“Tsk, she grew up being spoiled too much because she’s pretty… Chief Kim.”

“Yes, Chairman.”

“Double Seo-eun’s security, 24 hours.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Thud, thud, thud, thud!

Daesung E&M office hallway, the sound of high heels hitting the floor echoed loudly.

Seo-eun was moving her feet quickly with her eyes blazing.

The employees, who had predicted her mood just by hearing the sound of her high heels, were peeking and hiding behind the partitions.

Seo-eun plopped down in the CEO’s office, panting, and waved her hand.

“Give me some water, water, full of ice!”

“Yes, Madam CEO.”

Chief Kang quickly went out and brought back ice water full of cold water.

Gulp, gulp

Seo-eun drank the cold water in one go, chewed on a piece of ice, and muttered.

“Playing cops? A game? Seriously, it’s not even funny; what’s so scary about those dirty companies…”

As she felt the stimulating coldness of the ice and her mind calmed down, Hae-soo came to mind. No matter how strong he is, he is still a person. Didn’t more than ten experts try to kill him this time too?

She picked up her cell phone.

-This is Shin Hae-soo.

His consistent, monotone voice, quick answering, Seo-eun felt a sense of healing and smiled.

“It’s me. An Seo-eun.”

-I know.

“Tch, you don’t even know what happened to me.”

-What’s wrong? Did you call the police?

“No, it’s not something to call the police about. And if it was, I would have called Mr. Hae-soo.”

-I’m in trouble.

Seo-eun suddenly became sullen at Hae-soo’s sharp answer.

“…Why?”

-I’m on my way to Chungju in the company car. I’m scheduled to stay at the police academy for two weeks as a special instructor.

“Ah… special instructor… I see.”

Seo-eun’s face brightened up as if it were a lie when she heard Hae-soo’s situation.

-So I’m driving. My concentration is impaired, so I’ll hang up if it’s not urgent.

“Yes? Ah, yes, okay. I’ll call you next time.”

-Yes, goodbye then.

Seo-eun was stunned after Hae-soo hung up first and then looked at the mirror in the corner of her desk. Her expression quickly became sullen again.

It was a strange experience to have her mood go up and down with his every word.

As she thought of Hae-soo, a woman naturally came to mind.

Ring ring ring ring

Seo-eun was startled by the ringing sound at that moment. When she looked at her cell phone, the name she had just thought of was on the screen.

It was the first time she had called her first. Seo-eun hid her strangely guilty heart and carefully pressed the call button.

“Yes, Miss Haru.”

-The landlord left me for two weeks.

“Haha…”

-The only adult I know is An Seo-eun.

“Ah yes, I’m honored.”

-I want to try drinking alcohol.

“…Yes?”

-The landlord hates alcohol very much. This is an opportunity.

“Pfft, ah, I’m sorry. So… you want to drink with me?”

-It’s too big of a challenge to try alone.

Seo-eun covered her mouth with her hand and continued to speak, laughing silently.

“Okay. Are you okay today?”

-Possible.

“O, oh yes, possible, then I’ll go to Miss Haru’s building around 7 o’clock after work.”

-Okay.

Click

The call ended as soon as the business was over. Seo-eun stared blankly at her cell phone and then chuckled.

“Unique, she’s an interesting woman.”

After work, An Seo-eun met Haru in front of Reed Building.

A white hoodie, leggings, and sneakers, as if she was going for a run after work.

In contrast, Seo-eun was wearing a long dress that accentuated her hips, a leather jacket, and high heels with a black background and red soles.

Haru also felt the difference in their outfits and looked up and down at Seo-eun before looking down at her own clothes.

Thud

Seo-eun grabbed Haru’s wrist.

“These clothes won’t do. We have to play tonight; it’s an opportunity.”

“Tonight…”

Haru’s heart fluttered for some reason at Seo-eun’s words.

Seo-eun took her back to her house. And when she looked at her clothes, all she had were sportswear except for the clothes Seo-eun had bought her.

“This won’t work. Let’s go out for now. I’ll buy you one as a souvenir today.”

“Yes.”

Haru followed Seo-eun to a nearby clothing store and wore a short black skirt that clung to her hips and thighs, a white blouse, and low-heeled black heels.

And Seo-eun even applied the same red lipstick that she used to Haru’s lips, which didn’t even have tint on them.

Seo-eun admired Haru, who was still looking at herself in the full-length mirror with eyes that couldn’t read her emotions.

“Wow, Haru-ssi is definitely a model… The clothes look better on you than a mannequin, no matter what you wear.”

“I think so.”

“Haha… Let’s buy this; let’s go.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Seo-eun and Haru decided to go to a pub first for a simple drink.

Secretary Kang had been sent back, but bodyguard Chief Kim refused to leave, no matter how much she told him to go.

“Then follow us from a distance. We want to enjoy ourselves freely today.”

“I understand. I’ll act like I’m not there.”

“Yes, please.”

She understood Chief Kim’s feelings. As soon as Chief Kim left, the glances that had been glancing at them turned into blatant stares.

Men spoke to them several times while walking about 50 meters from the parking lot to the pub.

“Where are you going to play? We’re going there too; do you want to go with us?”

“I feel like I’ll regret it if I don’t say this; you’re too much my ideal type. Can I get your number…”

Seo-eun repeatedly apologized and headed to the pub with Haru.

As soon as they opened the door and entered, the eyes of the customers inside, regardless of gender, were fixed on the two women.

“Wow…”

“Hey, left, left.”

“What, are they celebrities? Their visuals are crazy.”

“Damn, I’m going to risk my life today and join them.”

A long-haired man with pink hair dyed drank a glass of soju [Korean distilled rice liquor] and got up to go to Haru’s table.

Swish

At that time, a burly man with a fierce impression blocked him in the middle. He was wearing a suit that didn’t suit the pub, giving off a mobster vibe.

“Go.”

“Yes, sir.”

The pink-haired man returned to his table without even trying. The man glanced at Seo-eun and Haru and took a seat three tables away.

“This is soju, this is beer, this is whiskey. There are many kinds, but I don’t even know the names.”

“I have to drink it quickly.”

“When the side dishes come out, uh, wait a minute…”

Haru’s eyes lit up, and she quickly drank a glass of soju.

“Keuh, why is this glass so small? It doesn’t even feel like… um.”

“Are you okay? Eat this.”

Seo-eun held out a round cracker, a basic side dish, and Haru took it, ate only one, and immediately drank the beer.

“This tastes similar to cider. But it doesn’t taste as good. It smells like urine too. Why do people eat this?”

“It’s said to be delicious if you mix these two. Wait a minute. I’ll make it. I learned it on the internet… uh.”

In the meantime, Haru poured whiskey into a glass and drank it. Without diluting it.

“Keueu… This feels a little strange. That strange and hot feeling that I saw in the article… This is alcohol.”

“Are you okay? You’re not supposed to drink it like this. Dilute it with ice…”

While they were tasting the alcohol, Chief Kim was busy blocking the men who were flirting with them from here and there.

The second destination was the club.

As they stood in line for the club, the attention of not only men but also women was focused on them. The men in line whispered.

“Let’s give up today and catch them.”

“Okay, I’ll take the left, no, the right, no, the left.”

“Shut up, I’ll take both.”

A handsome man left the line and took a step, and as the other men who were watching moved their feet, they approached Seo-eun and Haru.

Then, just as they were about to speak, the club’s guard came and stopped them before Chief Kim could step in.

“Let’s step back. Ladies, follow me.”

The guard took Seo-eun and Haru up. Other women muttered with dissatisfied expressions at the sight.

“Why are they getting special treatment?”

“It’s annoying; what’s so pretty about those plastic monsters.”

“I know, they’re obviously plastic surgery monsters.”

The guard frowned and looked at the other women.

“It doesn’t matter if you guys go, but if they go, all the men here will go. You know that, right?”

“Tch, whatever…”

Chief Kim was blocked by the guard and couldn’t come in, so he had to stand in line on the men’s side.

Seo-eun and Haru, who had smoothly entered the club with the help of the guard, widened their eyes as they linked arms.

“Ah…”

“Um…”

Not only Haru but also Seo-eun was actually at a club for the first time. She didn’t feel like she needed to come, and she didn’t have anyone to come with.

Brilliant lights, hot heat, swarming groups, narrow roads, many people.

Haru had many thoughts as she looked at the club.

‘It’s like an animal kingdom…’ There were also people who were doing things that were no different from sexual acts in the middle, with only one piece of clothing on. Haru was shocked by the sight, but she felt another new emotion as she watched the people who were absorbed in the song and dancing without caring about them.

“Let’s go over there.”

Seo-eun grabbed Haru’s wrist and squeezed onto the stage. Then, she faced Haru and shook her body, following the other women.

“Pfft, Haru-ssi is a really bad dancer.”

Haru couldn’t hear Seo-eun’s voice because of the loud music and leaned her ear.

“What?!”

“I said you’re a really bad dancer!”

“Thank you! So is An Seo-eun-nim!”

“Yes?”

At that time, the pink-haired man who had seen them at the pub cut in between them.

“Hello?”

Seo-eun moved to the side with a stiff face to avoid him and approached Haru again.

Then, the man grabbed Seo-eun’s hand and said.