The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 89

The window shattered, and people poured in, but the chaos was brief; these were professionals.

The woman who had been sitting by the window drew a knife and lunged at Haru.

Haru tilted her head slightly to dodge the knife, then twisted the woman’s arm backward, forcing her to stab herself in the collarbone.

Thunk, crunch-

“Aaaagh!”

The man in the passenger seat climbed over with a knife. The man next to Seo-eun on the innermost side also approached Haru.

Snap.

“Kyaagh.”

Haru broke the woman’s little finger to make her drop the knife, then pulled it out and shoved her toward the passenger seat.

Then, rolling inward, she approached the other man and slashed at his instep with the knife.

Thwack!

In that instant, she pulled her foot back, only piercing the tip. The man stabbed at Haru’s shoulder without even groaning.

Slice, slice, clang, clang.

Haru dodged the man’s knife twice and parried twice. Meanwhile, another man was closing in from behind, right on top of her. She was in danger of being attacked from both sides.

As the man lunged again, Haru also thrust her knife out, half a beat later.

Shzzzzzz-

The man’s knife and Haru’s arm narrowly crossed paths. Haru’s clothes tore as her arm was slashed, but she didn’t care and continued to thrust her knife forward.

Stab-

Giving flesh to take bone [risking a minor injury to inflict a major one]. The tip of Haru’s knife accurately pierced the man’s armpit, and as he stiffened, she moved behind him, slashing his side and stabbing his neck twice.

Slice, pick, pick-

“Keh, kehk.”

The blood spurting from the man’s neck splattered across the side window.

Haru kicked his back, sending him flying toward the approaching man. The man roughly shoved aside his comrade, who had already lost his combat ability, as if he were a nuisance, and charged fiercely at Haru.

Whoosh- Pow, pow!

Haru and the man exchanged blows with the seats between them. As Haru ducked slightly, he moved closer, extending his arm and swinging his knife under the seat.

Stab!

“Keugh!”

The downward-aimed knife didn’t reach its target; instead, Haru’s knife had pierced his wrist.

Crack.

Haru didn’t pull out the knife but broke the man’s fingers, snatched the knife he was holding, and slashed his arm.

Shzzzzzz-

The flesh split open, and blood gushed out. As the man swung his other hand, she grabbed that hand as well, skillfully twisted it, and stabbed the back of his hand repeatedly with the knife.

Stab, stab, stab!

Three times in the back of the hand, once in the elbow, and finally, she plunged the knife into his chin.

The blade could be seen piercing through his open mouth as he tried to scream.

However, since the neck nerves weren’t severed and the brain wasn’t pierced, some movement remained. Just as she was about to pull out the knife to finish him off, something flew in from the driver’s seat.

Haru urgently knocked it away with her knife.

Clang-!

A dart shaped like an awl [a pointed tool for piercing holes]. When another one was thrown, Haru twisted her body to dodge it and shot forward as if propelled.

Just as she was about to reach the driver’s seat.

Screech-!

The driver, their leader, slammed on the brakes. He seemed to have anticipated this, as he was securely fastened with his seatbelt.

Because they were driving very fast, Haru’s light body shattered the windshield and flew out.

Crash!!

Haru was thrown out, tumbling dozens of times on the road before finally stopping. Then, staggering to her feet, she faced the van. In her right hand, she still held a blood-stained knife.

Vroom!!

The leader stepped on the accelerator to the maximum, charging at Haru with terrifying speed. Haru didn’t even blink and instead ran toward the car.

“That crazy bitch, she’s desperate to die!”

The leader didn’t think about slowing down, and Haru didn’t seem to want to avoid it either. If they collided head-on, Haru’s body would be torn to pieces.

Just before they collided, Haru pushed off the ground with great force.

Whoosh-

Her body soared in a smooth arc. Her body slipped right through the broken window, and the shattered glass tore her leggings.

Scratch-

At the same time, the knife in Haru’s hand sliced the leader’s index finger and accurately severed his carotid artery.

Thud!

Haru’s body flew rapidly and crashed hard into the back seat.

“Kehk, kerhk.”

The powerful slash combined the speed of the car and Haru’s momentum. The leader’s neck was split open like gills, gushing blood.

He tried to turn around with bloodshot eyes before collapsing. At the same time, the steering wheel turned sharply.

Screech-

The car crossed the center line and drove in reverse. A large truck was approaching from the opposite direction.

Haru’s eyes darted quickly. She saw Seo-eun in the back and then the oncoming truck, and she propelled her body forward, exceeding her limits.

Barely managing to reach out, she turned the steering wheel back in the opposite direction.

Screech- Bang!

A head-on collision was avoided, but not completely. The truck hit the rear end. The car shook violently, and the sky spun around.

Crash, bang, crash!

The van flipped over, rolled twice, and finally stopped after hitting the guardrail on the opposite side.

Screech- Screech

Beep, beep, beep!

Due to the major accident, the cars coming from both directions slammed on their brakes, and the sound of horns blared loudly on the road.

Wee-ooh, wee-ooh, wee-ooh!

Almost simultaneously, several black sedans and patrol cars arrived, and people got out. Bodyguards and police officers.

Not knowing what had happened, they cautiously approached the van.

Thump, thump, crunch-

At that moment, the trunk of the van opened, and slender feet emerged.

Creak, creak.

Haru, in a disheveled state, appeared from there. Limping, she carried Seo-eun, who was bleeding from the head, in her arms.

“Madam!”

“Madam!!”

The bodyguards rushed forward, vying to take Seo-eun from Haru. Haru stared silently at Seo-eun, who had her eyes closed, with a complex expression. Then, someone approached and stood beside her.

Haru felt her tension ease at the shadow and familiar scent.

“You’re hurt.”

Haru turned her head and looked up at the owner of the heavy voice.

“I’m fine.”

Hae-soo looked at her with eyes full of concern.

“In the future, if something like this happens, call me first.”

Haru nodded deeply.

“I will keep that in mind.”

*

When the police checked inside the van, three men were already dead, and the woman who had been stabbed in the collarbone at the beginning was barely breathing with broken limbs.

Only one person had survived.

Hae-soo headed to the hospital with Haru. She had bruises all over her body, broken arms and ribs, and sprained ankles.

Despite all the chaos, fortunately, there were no life-threatening injuries.

As he quietly watched Haru receiving treatment from a distance, the inside of the hospital became noisy.

Seo-eun, wearing a patient gown, was slightly visible among a group of people in black suits.

She was wearing hospital slippers and frantically looked around the emergency room before spotting Hae-soo, who stood out at once. Then, she naturally found Haru in front of him and quickly approached.

“Haru-ssi!!”

Pushing through the group of bodyguards, she rushed over and grabbed Haru’s hands with both of hers, her eyes turning red.

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry. It’s because I’m so clumsy…”

“It’s not your fault. It’s my fault.”

“No, it’s because I…”

“No, it’s really my fault…”

They blamed themselves, comforting and embracing each other in their own ways.

*

Gangjin Police Station, Gangsu Unit Headquarters.

The team members were huddled together, reviewing the hospital’s CCTV footage.

The footage clearly showed a woman disguised as a cleaner instantly subduing bodyguard Kim in the elevator and knocking out Chief Kang with a spinning kick on the stairs.

“She’s flying around, is this some kind of martial arts? That… your sister-in-law took care of these four all by herself?”

Hae-soo frowned slightly and corrected him.

“She’s not my sister-in-law, it’s Haru.”

“Whatever, does living with Dol-gyeok [a formidable person] make you like this? Can I live there for a few days too?”

“No.”

“Tch, pretty women are okay, but not a pot-bellied middle-aged man?”

Oh-gaeng chimed in at the team leader’s words.

“Hyung [older brother/term of endearment], isn’t that obvious? You have to compare things that are comparable.”

At that moment, the youngest member, who had been standing alone, shouted.

“I called all the registered companies for these people, and they said the names are registered, but they’ve never seen them.”

They all had IDs, but when checked, their occupations and residences were all different. They were fake identities.

Their fingerprints were all worn away.

“They’re professionals.”

“I have a bad feeling, this reminds me of that time.”

“Red Moon.”

“That’s right! Those Red Moon executives!”

Hae-soo frowned and looked at the monitor displaying their background checks.

‘They’re from the same company as Number 11, but why are they targeting Seo-eun? Because of Haru?’

Hae-soo grabbed his coat and turned around.

“I’ll be visiting the hospital for a bit.”

“Going to see your sister-in-law?”

The youngest member jumped up.

“I’ll go with you!”

“You stay here, come here, I’m busy.”

The youngest member tried to follow but was grabbed by the nape of his neck by Oh-gaeng.

*

Beep, beep, beep, beep-

A private intensive care unit, a woman with no color in her face lying still. She glanced at the detective next to her and barely moved one hand.

“Why, why, do you have something to say? Here, hold this, write it here. Can you write?”

The detective quickly put a pen in her hand and held out a tissue box. She trembled as she moved her hand.

-Seo-eun

“Ah… you want me to call this person? Um, okay, I understand. Just a moment.”

The detective was about to leave to inform Seo-eun’s security team when he ran into Haru.

“Ah, that, amazing bodyguard… uh, are you okay?”

“Yes, can I talk to that woman for a moment?”

“Yes, sure. Go ahead and talk.”

With the detective’s permission, Haru and the woman were left alone to face each other.

Haru looked down at her with cold eyes and whispered softly.

“Why is the company targeting Seo-eun-nim [honorific suffix]?”

The woman’s eyes widened at Haru’s words. She trembled as she wrote on the tissue.

-Who are you

Haru inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. She didn’t know about her existence yet. They weren’t targeting Seo-eun because of her. They were targeting Seo-eun herself.

“That’s none of your business, seeing as you proceeded even after Number 11 failed, was it an order from the VIP?”

As the title of VIP came up after Number 11, the woman looked at Haru as if she couldn’t believe it.

-You’re from the company too

“Don’t lump me in with trash like you, I’m someone who’s been chasing you for a long time.”

The woman’s eyes were fixed on Haru, as if trying to determine the truth of her words.

Then, she heaved her chest once, coughed a few times, and wrote again.

-Don’t help Seo-eun, that cop, warning.

Haru stared at the phrase for a moment before picking up the tissue and standing up.

This was the reason. This was why they willingly told her, because their goal was a warning. Even though the kidnapping failed, the VIP’s warning was half successful.

“What are you doing here.”

“Homeowner.”

Haru ran into Hae-soo as she was leaving the hospital room. Thinking it was a good opportunity, Haru told him everything she had just learned.

That the company was keeping an eye on Shin Hae-soo and Ahn Seo-eun, and that they were showing their willingness to use physical threats to warn Ahn Seo-eun.

Haru felt a warmth in her heart as she told Hae-soo, realizing that she could share such stories by revealing her past.

“So… at least it means that my and Ahn Seo-eun-ssi’s [honorific suffix] actions are bothering that VIP, whether it’s one person or several.”

Hae-soo’s eyes sparkled.

Yu Madam’s words from a long time ago came to mind.

‘Now that the leash is broken, the owner will step in.’

They are starting to show themselves little by little.