Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 167: The picture shows the dagger
"Strictly speaking, you are also considered my family's power." Li Mingyi smiled, "This is within the rules."

Li You caught the words in Li Mingyi's words, "Rules? Are you talking about traditions?"

Li Mingyi sighed, "Traditions are just traditions after all, if there were no rules, no one would follow them.

Looking across Japan, there are many unruly fights, murders, and chaotic battles between gangs.

For example, the ambitious Sannokai in Kanto has been climbing towards the position of the number one organization in recent years, biting and devouring small organizations everywhere.

The reason why people in Osaka are so abiding by the rules and don’t invite outsiders is because there is a giant who lives here and made these rules for us.”

"It is not allowed to start a large-scale war between families. Only small-scale decapitation operations using cold weapons are allowed, and no one else is allowed to be involved."

Li You sat quietly there, waiting for Li Mingyi's explanation.

"The entire Osaka Yakuza is under its control. When we send money to the Yakuza, we are also sending money to it."

“Perhaps you’ve heard of it by the name, The Continental Hotel.”

Li You lowered his eyes. He was indeed surprised. Of course he had heard of its name, but he didn't expect that the first time he would come into contact with it would be in Japan.

As early as when he killed Song Dong Hyuk in Busan, he heard Wang Wu talk about a hotel in Hong Kong and said that the people inside were very powerful.

But at that time, due to his low status, he had no conditions to explore such a huge monster, let alone the qualifications.

I did become eligible after Kinmen was established, but it had only been four months at most, and I was so busy running my business that I forgot about it.

The rule that only allowed the use of cold weapons was understandable. He remembered clearly that when the Continental Hotel in Osaka was massacred in the movie, the Japanese yakuza in the hotel did not use guns, but bows and arrows and knives.

"The current owner of the Osaka Continental Hotel is named Shimazu Hiroshi," Li Mingyi said with a hint of envy, "The Shimazu family is also a prestigious family in Osaka.

Fifty years ago, they were on equal footing with other families, and each family controlled its own underworld organization.

But forty years ago, Shimazu Hiroshi's father accepted investment from a larger force, which established the Continental Hotel in Osaka and helped the Shimazu family control the entire Osaka underground."

Li Mingyi noticed Li You's cold expression, "There have been families who wanted to challenge the Continental Hotel or the forces behind it, but they all died miserably."

"Over time, no one will challenge the Shimazu family anymore."

Li You was silent for a while and then asked, "Can you introduce the Continental Hotel?"

He wanted to confirm whether the rules were the same as he remembered.

"I don't know the power behind it," Li Mingyi spread his hands helplessly, "Besides, I was not in Japan when it was established. These are all told to me by my elders. The elders suspect that the power behind the mainland hotel controls some political and military forces."

"The rules in the Continental Hotel are very simple. The most important thing is that you are not allowed to kill people inside. They use this kind of gold coins for transactions."

Li Mingyi threw a heavy gold coin to Li You, "This is a special currency they minted, which is only circulated in underground organizations."

Li You grabbed the gold coin in the air and looked at it carefully.

"It is said that if you use gold coins at the Continental Hotel, you can get all the services of the underground organization. Every family in Osaka has some of these gold coins in case of emergency."

"But unfortunately, this time the two armies are not allowed to seek help from mainland hotels, outsiders or other families," Li Mingyi shook his head. "Shimazu Hiroshi's rule."

"So I only have the help of the Zhongshan family and the Li family. You are the only one in the Li family who can help me with this matter."

Li You looked closely at the pattern on the gold coin.

On the front was a lion standing in front of a shield, with sun rays radiating from the back, and a line of words written on the top in some language that Li You didn't recognize.

The reverse side shows a person holding a shield decorated with a cross and words written above it.

Seeing that Li You was interested in the gold coin, Li Mingyi explained, "These are two Latin words. The front side means 'from oneself', and the back side means 'unity is strength'."

"I've studied the currency of mainland hotels. Their currency system is very strange," said Li Mingyi, a real estate businessman, who seemed a little confused. "Gold coins are only circulated between underground organizations and killers. External expenditures are still in US dollars."

"The value of gold coins cannot be linked to the U.S. dollar. The smallest unit of currency is the gold coin. I once sent someone in. Just drinking a glass of wine cost one gold coin, but buying guns and equipment also cost one gold coin."

It’s exactly the same as what Li You knew.

He knew more than Li Mingyi, for example, behind the Continental Hotel was the High Table, and the twelve seats at the High Table were the controllers of underground organizations in twelve countries.

But they are not only the controllers of the underground organization, they also have their hands deep in everything in the local area, including the government, the military, etc. However, his question is why he has never heard anyone else mention it in Korea.

There is an elder further up. He might be like the Japanese emperor, a symbol, he is not quite sure.

But that’s all. Not much is said about the members of the High Table in the four movies, and most of them are side narrations.

"That's off topic," Li Mingyi waved his hand, breaking away from the economic analysis, "Our opponent this time is the Tianchuan family."

"I will first tell you the strength of us and our opponents, and then you can evaluate whether the reward is appropriate, Li You."

The old man's wrinkled face became serious. "Like the Nakayama family, they are a famous family that trains geishas among the aristocratic families."

He pointed to the five remaining girls in the room, "They are not only proficient in singing and dancing, but also in killing skills."

Li You looked over and saw the five girls lowering their heads in silence, like they were being trained machines.

"Show it to the guests."

As Li Mingyi finished speaking, the girls who were kneeling on both sides of the long table and sitting so upright stood up and pulled out their katana from under their kimonos.

"Xuexi."

The girl standing in the middle of the right side tapped her forehead lightly, moved the vase in the middle of the long table down, and stepped onto the center of the table with her feet wearing only plain white stockings.

The scabbard engraved with cherry blossom petals fell off, and Xuexi, wearing an exquisite kimono, gently grasped the kodachi, the blade flashing coldly under the light. She began her sword dance, and it must be said that although her movements seemed gentle, they were naturally murderous, and the kodachi drew sharp silver arcs in the air.

Xuexi's expression was solemn and focused. She performed on the long table without touching any objects or losing her balance.

When the last movement was completed, Xuexi put the small sword back into the sheath steadily, and Li You gave a light applause.

"After the hotel on the mainland took over the Yakuza organization, they became assassins and warriors trained by the Zhongshan family. They are also the most loyal guards. So far, three batches have been trained, with a total of 36 people."

"Even the first batch has grown old, and most of the second batch serve as guards for the family members."

Li Mingyi sighed, "First, adopt children of a few years old from all over the country, and train each of them from a young age. After raising the orphans, select the ones with the best looks, body shapes, and talents."

"The time cost is too high." Li You lowered his hands.

"That's right, time is the most precious thing," Li Mingyi said helplessly, "The Zhongshan family is already in decline. By the time the next batch is trained, I will be over 70 years old."

"By that time, the Tianchuan family had already swallowed up the Nakayama family and Mingshan Real Estate."

Li Mingyi did not hide this matter from Li You. He told Li You about the Zhongshan family's trump card and the Tianchuan family's strength. He treated people with sincerity in the hope of winning Li You's help.

Li You looked at him without any expression, "We've finished talking about the Nakayama family, what about the Tianchuan family?"

"Perhaps you have heard of ninja?"

"Ninja." Li You couldn't help but think in the wrong way.

Although Naruto has not yet appeared, there are quite a few ninja comics in the Showa period. Li Mingyi knew at a glance that Li You was thinking of comics.

"It's not some ninja with super powers. There are no super powers in the world."

Li Mingyi coughed and drew Li You's attention back, "The ninja I'm talking about originated from ancient Japan. It's a kind of killer and spy who has received special training.

Ninja originated from two major factions in Japan, Iga in the northwest of Mie Prefecture and Koga in the south of Shiga Prefecture.

Shiga Prefecture belongs to the Osaka metropolitan area, one of the three major metropolitan areas in modern Japan, and the Tagawa family is a branch of the Koga-ryu in Shiga Prefecture. They were a family that trained ninjas many years ago and moved to Osaka decades ago.

In modern times, they train ninjas with corporate and military concepts, making them sharp swords in their hands. "

"Since Hiroshi Shimazu, who is in charge of the Continental Hotel, has banned the use of firearms for assassinations, the Nakayama family now only has 36 girls, excluding the elderly, and there may be only a dozen trained girls," Li You said expressionlessly, "and the Tagawa family is a family that specializes in training assassins, or ninjas."

"And the number is unknown?"

Li Mingyi nodded awkwardly, "It's definitely more than us."

"I will take over all the subsidiaries of Mingshan Real Estate in South Korea," Li You said, pouring the sake in front of him. "Plus..."

Li You glanced around and said, "Including the one just now, I want these six people too."

Mingshan Real Estate has three subsidiaries in South Korea, with a combined market value of about 70 to 80 billion won, but the market value cannot represent their value. Construction equipment and manpower are what Kinmen needs more now.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Li You is asking for too much.

As for these six girls, bodyguards must be arranged for the two women around them.

"The cost of training a person is tens of billions of won," Li Mingyi smiled, "The things and people you want are worth hundreds of billions."

"I am quite satisfied. After all, it is my life that was saved."

He looked around, asked Xuexi who was performing to go out, and called back the girl who had just accompanied Nakayama Yuki out.

"From now on, the six of you will follow him," Li Mingyi pointed at Li You, "Do you understand?"

The six girls responded in Japanese.

Li You knew that this old guy just wanted to arrange people to his side, but unfortunately, they were just his subordinates, and their loyalty would be infinitely high.

He dares to ask for something that others dare not ask for.

"Hundreds of billions are not for your life, but for the other party's life." Li You naturally had his own considerations, "President Nim, you should understand what I mean."

"So greedy." Li Mingyi shook his head, "Just as greedy as I was when I was young."

He grinned, "But if I wasn't greedy then, I wouldn't be who I am now. I understand you, what else do you want?"

Buying someone's life is one price, saving your own life is another price.

"I want the Kinmen Group," Li You gently put down his glass, "You should know that there are complicated factions within Kinmen. If you want to take it without damaging its foundation, you can't use a large amount of force.

So I need a little bit of penetration.

After I go back, I will promote cooperation between Kinmen Trade and Mingshan Trade, and I need to get a portion of Mingshan Trade’s shares and have the right to know about Mingshan Trade’s projects.”

Li Mingyi pondered for a while. The most important things in trade are channels and information. Doing this is equivalent to letting Li You share them effortlessly.

"No problem," Li Mingyi nodded, "If the cooperation is successful, Mingshan Trade will also benefit."

Li You smiled and said, "In addition to Kinmen Entertainment, I am also a major shareholder of another entertainment company. I need the Nakayama family to use their connections in Japan to promote the artists of these two entertainment companies."

The influence of Japanese entertainment in Asia appeared much earlier than that of Korean entertainment. In this era when Korean entertainment is just beginning to gain momentum, if it can take on some of the traffic from Japanese entertainment, it will naturally develop more rapidly.

It seems that SM Entertainment is about to launch that female singer, and in the future, because of her huge popularity in Japan, SM Entertainment’s momentum and influence will be completely expanded.

(End of this chapter)