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You're half right. Jake has cosplayed a cop for Shin, but that's only when Shin has caught him wearing a police uniform. Seems Shin has a bit of a uniform fetish, so of course Jake's going to play along.
Jake's a CIA agent that's infiltrated the Mercifuls gang. He's also a former Special Forces combatant. The CIA pays off certain high-level members of the NYPD (police) who do their bidding and allow let them to impersonate them on occasion. Other crime organizations (such as Ross Trautvein's) also pay off cops, so the agents have to be careful not to get caught
But can we please circle back to the fact that he’s a cop??? PLEASE