The Cop Is Too Strong [EN]: Chapter 99

On the way to Pyeongtaek Port.

Kang Su-dae stopped by Gangjin Police Station to hand over Maltong and his two subordinates, then headed to Pyeongtaek Port.

Because it was nearly a two-hour drive and they had to take the highway, Hae-su rode in a van with his teammates instead of his motorcycle.

“Why don’t you take care of yourself, hyung-nim?” [Hyung-nim is a Korean term used by males to address older male friends or brothers.]

“Hey, I usually do, but I’m saving myself for times like this. A boss has to step up when things get really dangerous.”

“That boss talk again. Anyway, did you bring your stab-proof vest?”

“Do you think I’m a kid? Did the maknae [youngest member] bring his?”

At the team leader’s question, the maknae, who was driving, looked down at his sweaty chest and replied.

“I’m wearing a special stab-proof vest and a regular stab-proof vest on top of it!”

“Good job! What about Dol-gyeok?” [Dol-gyeok likely refers to another team member or a code name.]

“Yes.”

It was around the time they exited the highway and entered the city. As they were descending from an overpass, a red sedan suddenly darted out.

“Uh oh!”

“What the!”

The maknae belatedly turned the steering wheel, but he couldn’t completely avoid the car driving in the wrong direction.

Thump-

The red car hit the back of the van, and the van was pushed forward, colliding with a 1.5-ton truck.

Crash!

Because the truck was moving so fast, the van rolled one and a half times before finally stopping. It was completely overturned, with the roof facing the ground.

***

Inside the Gyeonggi Northern Province Violent Crimes Unit 1 van.

“Team Leader, please stop shaking your leg. You’ll shake away your good fortune.”

Team Leader Jo turned her head sharply at the detective’s words.

“That’s all superstition. Shaking your leg is good for blood circulation. You shake too.”

“Is that so? I should.”

At Team Leader Jo’s words, all the detectives except the driver started shaking their legs.

Daldal daldal daldal [Sound of shaking]

Then Team Leader Jo shouted.

“Stop! Ugh, it’s making me dizzy. Just don’t shake. Hey, did you bring your gun?”

“I didn’t bring it.”

“I brought mine.”

One brazenly shook his head, and the other proudly raised his gun and answered. She grabbed the detective who didn’t bring his gun by the collar.

“You son of a bitch! Why didn’t you bring it to a case like this? The Chinese guys are going to get the death penalty anyway if they’re caught, so they’ll charge at you even if you point a gun at them!”

“Ah, well, even when I’m in a really dangerous situation, I can’t bring myself to shoot. Isn’t almost every other case police brutality? So I just…”

Team Leader Jo handed him her gun and continued.

“I’m the one shooting it, so don’t worry about that. If you die, it’s my fault, so defend yourself well.”

“T-Team Leader, what about you?”

“Actually, this is yours. I brought it for you, you bastard!”

“S-Sorry!”

Then another detective asked.

“Are you really going to shoot?”

“Shoot the legs, focus on the thighs.”

“What if we accidentally hit their necks trying to aim for their legs?”

“Then just shoot! I’ll take responsibility and cover for you.”

“Oh, that’s so cool.”

Meanwhile, the members of Violent Crimes Units 1, 2, and 3 from Gyeonggi Northern Province had arrived at the Pyeongtaek Port container terminal, the agreed-upon location, and were hiding and waiting.

“But when are they coming?”

The appointed time was approaching, but the Special Task Force and Kang Su-dae showed no signs of arriving.

Then, the radio crackled.

-…This is Suhana, unexpected accident… Expect a 30-40 minute delay.

“Ah… Songpal, what about the Special Task Force?”

-This is the Special Task Force, expect a 1-hour delay due to traffic congestion.

“Damn it, you should have left earlier! You guys were far away anyway!”

-Requesting sender’s identification.

“This is Jo Ara, team leader of Gyeonggi Northern Province Violent Crimes Unit 1, you son of a bitch! Instead of admitting your mistake, you’re asking for my ID! Hurry up and get here!”

-…Songpal.

The Special Task Force leader, sensing Team Leader Jo’s anger and crazy instincts rising from the depths of her heart, did not respond.

Team Leader Jo huffed and looked around.

“Damn it, things are getting twisted. I have a bad feeling about this.”

Just as the appointed time was approaching, the radio crackled again.

-This is Suhana, change of location, change of location, not Pyeongtaek Container Terminal, but Seobu Wharf!!

“Damn it!! I knew it! How long will it take to get there?”

As soon as the radio message ended, Violent Crimes Units 1, 2, and 3, who had been scattered, quickly got into their vehicles.

“At least 30 minutes!”

“Leave now!”

Vroom!

Team Leader Jo and the Violent Crimes Unit belatedly arrived at Seobu Wharf. No more than five minutes after they took their positions, the gangsters appeared.

“They’re here, they’re here.”

“Whoa…”

The ship they were supposed to trade with had already arrived.

As they appeared, about a dozen men who looked like Chinese nationals disembarked from the ship.

Combined, there were about thirty of them, while Team Leader Jo and the Violent Crimes Unit numbered only ten.

Even with guns, they were outnumbered, and if they were ambushed, the casualties would be high. They would wait as long as possible.

A Chinese man with a large axe scar on his head and the gang boss came out and exchanged words.

Next to them, each translator busily translated. Occasionally, the boss would smack the translator on the back of the head.

“…Hey, you son of a bitch! You have to filter that when you translate!”

“Yes, yes, I’m sorry.”

“Anyway, twelve, the cops are cracking down these days, so the numbers are decreasing, but we have top-quality goods.”

“Twelve, cops crackdown, numbers decreasing, top quality goods.”

“Are you even translating properly?”

“Yes, I graduated at the top of my class in Chinese. They say they understand and confirm.”

“Okay, Gomchi, open it up.”

At the boss’s words, Gomchi approached a container, unlocked it, and opened the iron door. Then, a Chinese man who appeared to be the leader of the action team used his phone’s light to inspect the inside of the container.

Then, he licked his upper lip with his tongue, went inside, and dragged out a young woman.

“Ah, nice!”

He immediately put his hand inside her clothes and groped her. However, the woman trembled with fear and did not resist.

The action team leader and the boss made eye contact and nodded.

The boss gestured, and a man behind him stepped forward and handed a black bag to the Korean gang boss.

The boss also gestured, and Gomchi ran up and received the bag.

“Check it.”

“Yes, boss.”

Gomchi opened the bag in front of them. Inside, it was filled with white powder.

Gomchi used a knife to scoop some up and put it on his tongue to check.

Poke, yum yum, poke, yum yum, poke, yum yum

“Stop eating so much, you bastard.”

“Sorry. It’s correct.”

“Okay, the deal is done. Go, you Chink.”

The boss waved his hand, and the translator next to him waved his hand in the same way and said.

“Deal done, hurry up and get lost, you Chink bastard.”

“Hahaha.”

The Chinese boss laughed and waved his hand at the translator’s words.

“Okay, see you in a month. I’ll cut off your tongue then.”

“Boss, he says he’ll see you in a month. He says he’ll give you a Chinese delicacy then.”

“Really? The bastard has a heart, unlike his appearance. Go on, get out of here.”

The group of Chinese men turned around and started walking.

Clank clank, whirrrrr-

At the same time, the crane lifted the container. It sounded like screams were coming from inside.

It was a container with people inside. It was terrifying to imagine what would happen if it was dropped.

Team Leader Jo frowned as she watched the container being moved onto the ship.

“Isn’t it over if they load that?”

“Damn it, when are the Special Task Force and Kang Su-dae coming?!”

*

Hae-su, wearing his helmet securely, urgently replied to Jo Ara’s radio message on the road to Pyeongtaek Seobu Wharf. A stream of blood was flowing down his forehead.

“10 minutes, no, 7 minutes.”

Vroom-

Then, he strongly pulled the accelerator of the rattling motorcycle. A delivery box was attached to the motorcycle’s luggage rack.

*

7 minutes is too late. It’s definitely too late. Those Special Task Force bastards aren’t even answering. Team Leader Jo habitually shook her leg and felt anxious.

“Damn it, damn it, what should I do?”

“The ship, the ship is about to move, it’s over if they get on. What do we do?!”

“Gun, do you have a gun?”

“I really don’t want to shoot a gun.”

“Then die, let’s go, damn it, let’s go!”

Team Leader Jo shouted loudly for the first time and rushed forward. Seeing her, the other team members clenched their fists and shouted.

“Let’s go!!”

Tadat dat [Sound of running]

Like a woman with no tomorrow, Team Leader Jo ran towards the place where thirty Korean and Chinese gangsters were gathered, raising her gun high into the sky.

Bang bang!!

“Police! Everyone freeze!”

Team Leader Jo’s thick and sharp diaphragmatic breathing echoed loudly on the pier.

The Chinese men who were about to board the ship and the gangsters who were seeing them off with curses turned their heads and focused their attention on Team Leader Jo.

Ten people, most of whom had already drawn their guns.

The boss raised both hands and sneered.

“Oh my, do they pick cops based on looks these days? Is the young lady the team leader?”

“I just fired blanks. It’s live rounds from now on.”

“Okay, arrest me.”

In that instant, the boss exchanged glances with the Chinese men.

“Lie down on the ground! Hands above your head!”

“Get down, you bastard!!”

“Hurry, hurry, lie down!”

“Ahem, this is a new suit…”

The gangsters slowly lay down on the ground, and the detectives approached and started putting on handcuffs.

Team Leader Jo, who was about to handcuff the boss, had a bad feeling and frowned.

“What are they saying?”

“Ah, that we’re already dead. Pretty detective.”

Thwack!

“Kill them all!!”

The boss sharply shook off Team Leader Jo’s hand and shouted. At the same time, the Chinese boss pushed away the detective who was handcuffing him and shouted.

“Kill!!”

The gangsters’ berserk button was pressed by their shouts. They glared and charged with sashimi knives, even though guns were pointed at them.

“Uwaaa!!”

“Die, die, die!!”

Bang bang! Tatang! [Gunshots and clashing sounds]

“D-Don’t come, you bastards!”

The detectives, who had been scattered to make arrests, were at a considerable disadvantage due to the numbers. Some hesitated to shoot, were overrun, and even had their guns stolen.

Bang bang!!

A detective’s shoulder was deeply pierced by a sashimi knife. Another detective was shot in the abdomen and arm with a stolen gun. Team Leader Jo’s eyes rolled back at the sight.

It all seemed to be her fault. She should have waited for the Special Task Force to arrive, or just let the ship go. Today wasn’t the only day, but as it was, the detectives were in danger of being killed before the Special Task Force arrived.

“Damn it, damn it!! Stop it, you bastards!!”

Bang bang-!

Team Leader Jo shot while keeping her distance, but as she was reloading, a Chinese man quickly approached her from behind and pounced on her.

“Hup!”

Clang! Tatak tak- [Sound of weapons clashing]

She reflexively raised her gun and blocked his knife, but he was no ordinary fighter. After exchanging blows several times, Team Leader Jo was thrown over his shoulder.

“Kyaaak!”

Thud!

Team Leader Jo hit the asphalt hard on her back and couldn’t breathe properly. She dropped her gun, which slid far away. As she tried to pick up the gun again, the man kicked it away.

The Chinese man squatted in front of Team Leader Jo, licked the blade of his sashimi knife with his tongue, and asked.

“Hey, are you scared?”

Zzzzzz zzzzzz [Sound of trembling]

Team Leader Jo backpedaled while lying down. Strangely, she couldn’t muster any strength in her body.

She couldn’t understand what he was saying, but she could feel his emotions. A terrible murderous intent. Team Leader Jo’s legs trembled with a fear of death she had never felt before.

Tadat dat Pook-! [Sound of stabbing]

“Ugh!”

The man pounced like an animal and stabbed Team Leader Jo’s thigh with his knife. Then, he licked his upper lip with his tongue as he watched her groan in pain.

“The pain is temporary.”

He rolled his eyes and raised his knife high. At that moment.

Daldal daldal Vroom! [Sound of motorcycle approaching]

Suddenly, a delivery motorcycle that appeared from somewhere charged at the man.

“Hap!”

A man jumped off the motorcycle and tackled the man. The two men rolled around several times before standing up.

The person who stood up was Shin Hae-su, not the Chinese man.

Hae-su had the man’s neck firmly pinned in his arm. His gaze was fixed on the detectives who had been injured by knives and guns. His eyes were so dry that no emotion could be felt.

His lips parted slightly.

“I guess I’ll have to use excessive force.”

Crack!

A terrible sound rang out, and the body of the man whose neck was pinned in Hae-su’s arm went limp.