The Korean drama Flex x Cop starring Ahn Bo Hyun and Park Ji Hyun is currently streaming on Disney+. Is is receiving good response from the viewers. Here is the recap of the fifth and sixth episodes.
In episode five, Do-jun reveals Professor Noh used his artwork for fame and falsely accused him of copying others, leading to a self-inflicted injury. Yi-soo takes him to the hospital, where Kang-hyun criticizes Yi-soo for his recklessness.
Kang-hyun faces pressure from her superiors because of her father’s scandal, but she defends his innocence. She learns from Do-jun that a scarf he bought might link Professor Noh’s wife to their investigation. Meanwhile, a key to Noh’s safe is discovered missing.
Yi-soo and Kang-hyun confront Noh’s wife, Hwa-young, and catch her attempting to open the safe with her lover, leading to their arrest. Yi-soo organizes an exhibition in memory of a student who died after Noh stole her work. Elsewhere, Yi-Soo declines his brother’s offer to move closer, while their father, a mayoral candidate, faces political challenges.
The team investigates a death caused by choking on a rice cake, leading them to discover a missing historical seal. Kang-hyun finds similar choking incidents, all linked to thefts from the victims’ homes. Their investigation points to two suspects posing as funeral photographers, unveiling a larger mystery.
In episode six, it’s revealed that the funeral photographers have been murdering elderly people to steal a Korean seal. After discovering the thieves’ motives, the police work to uncover their identities, despite resistance from Kang-hyun’s senior officer. Their superior eventually assigns the case to Kang-hyun, suspecting a mishandled serial killer investigation by Team 2’s senior.
Kang-hyun’s team begins their investigation, while Yi-soo collaborates with an informant, Mr. Yoon, to track down the missing seal. They learn it’s being auctioned off secretly and devise a plan to retrieve it.
Yi-soo and Kang-hyun infiltrate the auction, posing as a couple, and successfully purchase the seal for 1 billion, leaving a GPS tracker in the cash bag. However, their plan hits a snag when the thieves discard the tracker.
Undeterred, Yi-soo uses the dark web to lure the criminals into selling another seal for 2 billion. Kang-hyun enlists her father to bait the thieves by pretending to be a vulnerable elderly man.
The plan works, and the criminals are caught in the act and arrested by the team. Kang-hyun graciously shares credit for the capture with her senior officer, and the team celebrates their success.
News of Yi-soo donating the Korean seal becomes popular, leading to a positive change in his family dynamics. However, the episode ends on a cliffhanger with the discovery of a lifeless body in a building for sale, bringing the cops to a new crime scene.