Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 200: Inquiry and Banquet

A week later, under the gloomy sky, the iron gate slowly opened, and Shi Dongchu, dressed in a neat suit, stepped into the Seoul Eastern Prison surrounded by high walls and electric fences.

There was a subtle worry in his eyes.

Passing through layers of security, Shi Dongchu went straight to the warden's office. The warden had been waiting for a long time, with a flattering smile on his face, as if he could squeeze honey out of it.

He simply greeted the warden with a polite smile on his face.

The warden came forward enthusiastically, talking to Shi Dongchu with a smile on his face, patting his chest and solemnly guaranteeing that Li Zhongjiu would not suffer any injustice here.

The smiles of both of them concealed their own thoughts and calculations.

The conversation between the two was like a duel between two masters, with each fighter going back and forth but never getting to the core.

Li Zhongjiu, the once famous gangster, was transferred here a few days ago and began his one year and two months prison life.

His arrival caused a small stir in the prison, but it did not make much of a fuss in the outside world.

Inside the office, there was a subtle atmosphere in the air. Shi Dongchu chatted with the warden for a while. Most of the time, the warden was trying his best to get close to Shi Dongchu, trying to get closer to him.

Shi Dongchu is very smooth-talking and always cleverly avoids touching on any sensitive topics.

After the two of them argued for a while, Shi Dongchu casually asked, "Warden Nim, besides me, has any other visitor come to visit Zhong Jiu recently?"

After he finished speaking, he chuckled twice, and there was both flattery and a bit of complacency in his laughter.

"Someone visiting Director Li?" The warden seemed to think about it carefully, and after a moment he shook his head affirmatively, "If it was someone visiting Director Li, I would know it."

He laughed dryly twice, "Don't worry, I will naturally take extra care of Director Li. Those simple meeting rooms are not worthy of Director Li."

Li You, who was far away at the other end, also had a barely perceptible smile on his face. He knew very well that he had to play this game carefully.

Faced with the warden's roundabout flattery, Shi Dongchu accepted this "good intention" calmly, but was secretly thinking in his heart.

Soon, with the sound of heavy footsteps, the prison guards escorted Li Zhongjiu to the warden's office.

The warden smiled and greeted the two men, "Since Director Li is here, I will not disturb the meeting between President Shi and Director Li."

After the warden left, he closed the door gently, leaving only Shi Dongchu and Li Zhongjiu in the office.

Outside the door, the warden quickly dialed Li You's number, with a smug smile on his face, "Chairman Li, Chairman Shi is here to visit Li Zhongjiu."

Li You smiled, "I know, you will benefit from it."

"Thank you, President Nim."

He contacted the warden through Zhao Changzhi as early as when Li Zhongjiu was just transferred to the prison, with the purpose of observing the movements of Shi Dongchu and Li Zhongjiu.

It is also to investigate who assassinated Ding Qing.

The warden left a bug in the office. At the same time, Jeon Jae-joon's car was parked quietly in a corner of the prison, and he could eavesdrop on the conversation in the office through the receiver at any time.

Jeon Jae-joon called Lee Woo, and after the call was connected, he placed the phone next to the receiver of the monitoring device so that Lee Woo could hear the conversation in the office through the phone.

The atmosphere in the office suddenly froze. Shi Dongchu stared at Li Zhongjiu, "Did you do this?"

He had some doubts about Li Zhongjiu in his heart. In addition to visiting him today, he naturally wanted to confirm the truth of the matter.

"What?" Li Zhongjiu raised a complicated smile, with less respect for Shi Dongchu on his face, "Assassinating Ding Qing?"

Although the gray industry was taken away by Li You, the foundation in the Tiger Faction is still there, and Li Zhongjiu naturally still has some of his own people.

Li Zhongjiu smiled, but immediately restrained himself.

"How could it be me?" He squinted his eyes and shook his head. "I'm in prison now. I was in the Procuratorate some time ago. How could I send someone to assassinate Ding Qing?"

Li Zhongjiu clapped his hands and walked to the warden's office chair and sat down.

"Brother, please don't blame me for this."

"Who told you that Ding Qing was assassinated?" Shi Dongchu sighed. Li Zhongjiu's answer was expected. "Director Cui? Did he come to visit you?"

He looked up at the ticking clock and felt helpless about Li Zhongjiu in front of him.

"Visiting?" Li Zhongjiu sneered, "He didn't have the guts to come in front of me. He told me over the phone."

"Seeing that you are still in high spirits," Shi Dongchu nodded, "I feel relieved."

Li Zhongjiu reached out and picked up the lighter on the desk and put it in his pocket.

At the moment before leaving, he turned back and looked at Shi Dongchu, trying to find a hint of hesitation in him that he had not noticed.

"Brother, I'm not doing badly in prison. At least I can take a break. What about you outside? How can you resist the storm brought by Li You by yourself? Can you rely on three good-for-nothings like Director Cui?"

He sneered, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth. "There are quite a few people in the prison who are members of the Tiger Clan. I have a good life in prison. Except for the lack of women, my life is almost the same as outside."

"But brother," Li Zhongjiu's face looked particularly sincere at this moment, "don't you think you have raised a monster?"

Shi Dongchu listened to Li Zhongjiu's words with a calm expression and did not say much.

"Li You," Li Zhongjiu smiled, "You always think that he is bringing benefits to Kinmen and promoting its progress, but your lack of competition has allowed a monster to gradually take control of the Kinmen Group."

There was no emotion in Shi Dongchu's eyes, he just looked at Li Zhongjiu steadily.

"The power and manpower he holds now are deeply rooted in Kinmen, with branches and leaves spreading to every corner. As long as he wants, he can pull you down from the position of chairman of Kinmen Group." Li Zhongjiu put his hand on the door handle, "The reason why he didn't do it now may be that he thinks the price to pay is too high and he is reluctant to give up his good reputation now."

There was urgency in his words and he tapped the doorknob gently.

"Or maybe Li You just thinks that since he is now the regent of the Kinmen Group, there is no need to take action now?"

He turned around again and faced Shi Dongchu, "Kinmen Real Estate, Kinmen Entertainment, and my business were also taken away by him, and Ding Qing is still supporting him with Kinmen Trade."

"Brother," Li Zhongjiu said sincerely, "How can the securities and financial subsidiaries you own compare to them? Don't you really consider yourself at all?"

Shi Dongchu never spoke a word, even when Li Zhongjiu turned around and pushed open the door, he still didn't speak.

He just stood there quietly, thinking silently about the story he read in the book, a story about the abdication of Emperor Yao and Emperor Shun in ancient China.

In this story, Yao's son Danzhu was also rude and trouble-making.

Li You, who was far away in the office of the president of Kinmen Real Estate, hung up the phone and ended his attempt to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two. It was obvious that Li Zhongjiu still had evil intentions.

These words cannot rule out Li Zhongjiu's suspicion.

But no matter what Li You thought, given Li Zhongjiu's character, he would ask someone to kill himself instead of Ding Qing.

On September 1st, with the cool autumn breeze, the Xiancheng Daily Building opened amid anticipation and attention and officially began to be put into use.

The building echoes the Kinmen Real Estate Building not far away.

This also symbolizes the transfer of some power. Mou Xianmin was officially appointed as the executive director of Xiancheng Daily Group and stepped into the core area of ​​group management.

She began to break away from Mou Zhengxiong and officially participated in how to manage the Xiancheng Daily Group. When she was fully grown, Mou Zhengxiong would naturally push her up again.

Its completion also symbolizes the full completion of the Digital Media City project carefully planned by Li You.

In addition to the Xiancheng Daily Group, which is headed by the group, there are also six TV stations in this area full of large and small buildings, providing content on various channels including shopping, sports, movie broadcasts, and news.

The main entertainment company is SM Entertainment. Thanks to the strong support of the Seoul Municipal Government for the entertainment industry, entertainment companies of all sizes have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain and have flocked to this media city, eager to get a piece of the pie in this fertile land.

The positions are already in short supply, which makes those small entertainment companies that initially obtained the qualifications to move in through equity exchange feel fortunate.

The invitation letter from Xiancheng Daily Group lay quietly on Li You's desk. He picked it up gently and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Just like when the Kinmen Real Estate Building was open for business, this was also an invitation to a dinner party.

However, that time, apart from the people from the Kinmen Group, Li You only invited those who were in the same interest group as him, and there were not so many so-called celebrities.

As one of the leading large media groups, Hyunsung Daily is also an important part of Seoul's upper class society. Naturally, a dinner party of theirs will include celebrities from all walks of life, which makes it more like a large social occasion.

It was still early when Li You arrived at the hotel where the dinner was held.

He walked slowly into the hotel, the light shining just right on his tailor-made suit, revealing Li You's tall and straight figure.

Mou Xianmin had already received the news on his way here, and was looking at him with a smile when he walked into the entrance of the venue.

Her carefully tailored evening gown, with deep sapphire blue as its base color, was like the brightest galaxy cascading down in the night sky.

A few strands of hair inadvertently fell in front of the forehead, adding a bit of casual laziness.

She naturally stepped forward and took Li You's arm, her skirt trailing the ground gently, swaying with her steps. "While there are few people around, I will take you to meet my dad first. He has always wanted to see you again, but you are both very busy, so your schedules are often different and there are too few opportunities for communication."

Li You gently straightened his clothes, walked through the luxuriously decorated corridor, and followed Mou Xianmin's guidance to a private temporary study room in the hotel.

Mou Zhengxiong was sitting behind a table with several documents on it. Li You glanced over the documents.

"uncle."

"Li You is here, please sit down first." Mou Zhengxiong said in a steady voice, his fingers tapping on the table unconsciously, making a slight sound.

After Li You sat down, Mou Zhengxiong frowned and stared at Li You with a sharp gaze, "I heard about your Kinmen incident recently."

He sighed, "Is it an internal fight? Or is there an external enemy?"

Li You understood that he was talking about Ding Qing's assassination. He shook his head slightly, "It has not been investigated clearly yet, and there is no definite news."

He thought about Jeon Jae-joon's investigation results, which were quite tricky.

"The assassin who assassinated Ding Qing was very professional. After failing the first time, he never showed up again. The two bodies he left behind seemed to be mere cannon fodder. We couldn't find out where they came from through the Procuratorate either."

Mou Zhengxiong propped himself up with his hands, his eyes sparkling. His words were full of admiration, but also mixed with subtle worry. "That's really amazing. Even your people didn't find their traces anymore."

"The Korean Peninsula is not big," Li You smiled, "but my power has not yet reached every city here. If this is a well-organized organization, and it sneaks into a small city, it is normal that we cannot find it."

"But in Seoul," Li You reached out and took out a lighter, lighting up the cigarette for Mou Zhengxiong, "Now as long as they show their heads, my people can find them."

"Look at that," Mou Zhengxiong smiled and looked at Mou Xianmin, pointing at Li You, "how confident he is."

Perhaps because Mou Xianmin was present, Mou Zhengxiong did not smoke much. He just took two puffs to satisfy his craving and then put the cigarette in the ashtray.

"Uncle, don't worry about me," Li You smiled. "I can't say anything else, but no one can compare to me in preventing assassinations."

"As long as you are prepared," Mou Zhengxiong asked about this. He was indeed worried that Li You might be in danger. It was natural for him to take it seriously as he finally had a future.

Li You nodded solemnly, "Thank you for your concern, uncle."

(End of this chapter)