The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 86

The Police Are Too Strong – Episode 86 (86/255)

“Scan her, she might be in disguise. Check it with the system.”

“Yes.”

Number 11 felt no pressure on this mission. The mission wasn’t to eliminate a target, but to scare a VIP as a warning.

Even though the team leader ordered a check, he didn’t think the ordinary woman, with her slender figure, could be in disguise.

Still, he proceeded with the scan to avoid any mistakes.

He moved towards the target to scan her with the camera in the top button of his shirt as he passed by.

Just then, before he could get close, he made eye contact with the ordinary woman. Number 11’s eyes widened slightly, and his pupils trembled.

He avoided her gaze, lowered his head, and quickened his pace.

‘Is it her? Is it? It’s definitely her. It’s been 10 years, and her face and demeanor have changed 180 degrees, but I can tell. As the only survivor from the same team, I can tell. It’s certain. Did she recognize me? No, she never paid attention to others. She couldn’t have, but…’

He entered the men’s restroom, quickly opened each stall to check if they were empty, and after confirming they were all vacant, he went inside, closed the door, and spoke.

“Abort the plan, abort the plan. I just saw-”

Just then, a shadow fell over him. Before he could look up, two hands came down and grabbed his chin and head.

Crack-

Number 11 was so surprised that he couldn’t even put up a proper fight and collapsed.

*

Swoosh-

Like a ghost, Haru stealthily entered the stall and checked his pulse by placing her finger under his chin.

He was only unconscious, not dead.

She quickly took out the man’s earpiece and put it in her ear.

-Why suddenly? What is it? Who did you see?

He hadn’t mentioned seeing her yet. Haru crushed the transceiver and searched his body, taking out anything that looked like a tracking device, then opened the bathroom window and threw them into the adjacent building.

She took the knife and sheath the man had and strapped them to the inside of her thigh under her skirt.

Haru examined the man’s face. It was him. The only survivor from her team. Of all people, this guy came here for some mission and recognized her.

Haru closed the stall door and quickly racked her brain. She had come in a hurry, so Seo-eun would think it was strange. But she couldn’t just leave this guy alone.

Her mind was a tangled mess. Urgent and unavoidable matters collided. First, she needed to prioritize.

Since he was unconscious, she would go to Seo-eun first, explain that something came up, and then come back to deal with the aftermath.

Step, step.

As Haru opened the bathroom door, she came face to face with a dark shadow. A jolt of fear shot through Haru.

“Who are you?”

*

Shin Hae-soo left work earlier than usual to buy Haru’s birthday present at the department store.

After 12 tonight, it would be Haru’s birthday. The very day he brought Haru up from the underground world.

“Hmm?”

He happened to spot Ahn Seo-eun and Haru. They were so eye-catching that he couldn’t miss them. They were where everyone’s attention was focused.

He was about to approach them when he noticed Haru quickly following someone, which made him curious. He disappeared quickly so Ahn Seo-eun wouldn’t notice.

She followed a man and even went into the men’s restroom, then came out alone.

“Who are you?”

Haru’s face was pale. Fear. It was the first time he had ever seen her afraid.

Haru had, for the first time in her life, a life she wanted to protect, and she was afraid of losing it all.

Then, she spotted Hae-soo and trembled in surprise. The person she shouldn’t be caught by was right in front of her.

“I, I…”

Hae-soo grabbed her trembling shoulders and met her cold eyes.

“It’s okay.”

Hae-soo grabbed her wrist and went inside. He opened the closed stall and saw the man who had gone in earlier collapsed.

He was only unconscious, still breathing.

“I didn’t kill him, but I have to kill him. Otherwise… it’s dangerous. For the landlord, for me, for everyone.”

Hae-soo was lost in thought at Haru’s incomprehensible words. He hadn’t dug into it, but he always suspected that Haru might be involved with executive-level figures.

Hae-soo vaguely interpreted Haru’s words and assessed the situation.

“…Does this man know what you are?”

“No. I subdued him before he saw my face or hands clearly.”

“Is it dangerous if this man contacts the outside world?”

“Yes, it is.”

Still with an anxious look, Hae-soo looked at her and calmly continued.

“Okay, then let’s say I’m dealing with this. I’ll prevent this man from contacting the outside world, so don’t kill him for now. You can’t kill someone who didn’t attack you with a knife.”

“…”

“Trust me, stop trembling.”

Haru slowly met Hae-soo’s eyes and nodded deeply.

“Yes, I trust you.”

With that, he took the unconscious man with Haru and came out of the restroom. As soon as they came out, they ran into Ahn Seo-eun. Judging by her face, she seemed to have been looking for Haru urgently.

“Haru-ssi! Hae-soo-ssi?”

Her gaze went to Haru, then to Hae-soo, and then to the unidentified man.

Hae-soo said, carrying him on his back.

“I came to arrest a violent criminal. Enjoy your shopping.”

“Yes? No…”

Hae-soo quickly took the man and disappeared in front of them. Seo-eun blankly stared at Hae-soo’s back, then snapped out of it and grabbed Haru’s hand.

“Haru-ssi, where did you suddenly disappear to?”

“I had to go to the restroom… I’m sorry.”

“I was worried. Really.”

“I’m sorry.”

Haru also couldn’t take her eyes off Hae-soo’s back as he took the man away.

There were definitely teammates nearby. That man, Number 11, was from the same team, so he might have recognized her face right away, but if she acted rashly, it would become uncontrollable if the others recognized her too.

She thought that if she lived in a different world from them, she wouldn’t run into them. It was too naive of her.

They wouldn’t attack Hae-soo, who was a police officer, to save their comrade. But…

“Ahn Seo-eun-nim.”

“Yes, Haru-ssi.”

“I don’t feel well.”

Seo-eun, who had become close to her over the past two weeks of eating and sleeping together, knew that Haru wasn’t the type to say such things.

Seo-eun couldn’t help but be surprised, her already large eyes widening even more.

“Really? Where does it hurt? Your stomach? Let’s go to the hospital first.”

“No. I think I’ll be fine if I go home and rest.”

“Oh, really? I’ll buy you some medicine. Let’s go. Let’s go quickly.”

“Yes, thank you.”

*

In the underground parking lot, people were secretly waiting in an unseen place. They were confused when they saw Shin Hae-soo putting the man in the company car.

-What’s going on?

-Who is that person?

-Do we take out Number 11?

A middle-aged woman wearing sunglasses and a dress got out of a red compact car and walked towards Hae-soo when a radio call came.

-Stop, that’s the detective. Detective Shin that the VIP mentioned. If we mess with the police now, it’ll get complicated. Retreat.

-Yessir.

*

Hae-soo took the man and drove around in circles to shake off any possible tail, then entered the underground parking lot of Reed Building.

He needed to find out who the man was and what his relationship with Haru was. But currently, there were no charges, so he couldn’t release him or put him in jail.

Judging by Haru’s reaction, he thought he might be an executive-level figure [someone high up in a criminal organization].

Hae-soo put the man in a closed cleaning supply locker at the end of the underground parking lot. The door was a sturdy steel fire door with a strong lock.

The man woke up and slowly looked around.

“Where am I?”

“You’re not asking who I am?”

“Who are you?”

His eyes moved sequentially from Hae-soo’s shoes to his clothes and face.

“A police officer, Detective Shin who’s been a hot topic lately? I see. What are you doing, tying up a good citizen like this?”

As if proving he wasn’t an ordinary guy, he quickly deduced many things from small details.

“I’m thinking.”

“What?”

“Whether to kill you or not.”

“Haha.”

His laughter, with his hands and feet tied, contained composure and sarcasm. If he had executive-level skills, he could do that. Until he got hit.

“Your team has withdrawn. They recognized that I’m a police officer.”

Only then did his pupils shake slightly.

“You’re worth that much, a disposable item to be discarded at any time.”

He shut his mouth as if he wouldn’t say anything more.

“Okay, think slowly. There’s plenty of time.”

As Hae-soo tried to gag him first, he said urgently.

“A current police officer assaulting a civilian without any charges and even detaining him? Can you handle it when I get released?”

Hae-soo smirked.

“You can’t make this public. At best, you’ll run to your team and report everything. But that won’t happen.”

Hae-soo gagged him again, got up, and left.

Clang, click, click.

As the iron door closed, the inside was filled with pitch-black darkness where not a single ray of light entered. The sound of the lock was particularly loud.

“Mmph, mmph…”

Thud.

Hae-soo even blocked the iron door with his police car and headed to the elevator.

*

Beep- Click.

Reed Building, 10th floor penthouse. As soon as he entered, only cold air circulated. He didn’t see Haru, who would usually rush over and give a polite bow.

Hae-soo checked the text again.

[Ahn Seo-eun: Haru-ssi said her stomach hurt, so we parted ways earlier. Please take good care of Haru-ssi.]

Judging by the time the text arrived, she should have arrived quite some time ago, but she wasn’t there. She wasn’t answering her phone either. No, she left her phone at home.

He remembered her pale face when they met in the restroom.

He also remembered when she ran away after dealing with the robbers. She didn’t even leave a note like then.

Haru was an existence that came like a mirage and seemed like she would disappear like a mirage.

Hae-soo left the house again with a vague sense of unease.

She wasn’t at the children’s house on the 9th floor, nor at the convenience store on the 1st floor.

“Where the hell did she go…”

Hae-soo’s steps stopped as he passed through the lobby and went outside. Under the streetlights, he saw a slender figure sitting on a long bench.

As he got closer, he saw that she was holding a dagger in her left hand, he didn’t know where she got it. It looked like she was waiting to greet someone.

Her eyes were filled with determination, anxiety, injustice, and sadness.

When she saw Hae-soo, she slightly hid the dagger behind her.

Hae-soo put an athletic jacket over her shoulders and said.

“It’s cold at night.”

Haru’s shoulders trembled slightly. She looked at Hae-soo with her 불안하게 흔들리는 [uneasily wavering] eyes and opened her mouth.

“I will tell you. My past.”

Then, she hesitated, moving her small mouth, and barely opened it again.

“Listen, and you can abandon me.”