Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 212 Bureaucrats, Killers

Li You naturally would not refuse Li Lianchang's invitation.

It is a pity that Lee Yeon-chang lost the last competition with Kim Min-jung as the presidential candidate of the Grand National Party.

The general process of the campaign is to first run for presidential candidate within the Grand National Party, and then run for president with other candidates.

At the end of the year before last, Li Lianchang defeated his opponents in the presidential election and was elected as the presidential candidate.

But his competitors were not convinced and said they could not accept the result. They even founded a new party with the support of the outgoing president and took away some votes.

In the presidential election at the beginning of last year, Li Lianchang received more than 9 million votes, only 300,000 votes behind the president-elect Kim Min-jung.

The competitor who led his people away received five million votes, a large number of which should have been votes for Li Lianchang.

The meeting between Li You and Li Lianchang was not as solemn and serious as Li You had imagined.

This politician who failed due to bad luck did not have the bureaucratic aura that Li You was familiar with.

As the mayor of Seoul, Choi Changdi is also the official that Lee You has dealt with the most, and the bureaucratic atmosphere can almost be said to permeate his entire person.

But Li Lianchang, the head of the Grand National Party congressman whose status is much higher than Choi Chang-e, seems to be returning to nature and not putting on airs.

The two met in a traditional Korean restaurant. The wooden tables and chairs in the hall and the Chinese calligraphy and paintings on the walls were elegant yet solemn.

Li You was allowed to enter only after passing security check.

But it doesn't mean that they don't trust Li You. It's just that for politicians, even the most trusted people have to be searched. Every politician still remembers how the famous scene of shooting the sun came about.

Li You walked into the private room and the food on the table had already been placed.

After looking around the room, he set his sights on the only person in the room.

Li Lianchang was drinking tea slowly and leisurely, with an elegant and calm posture, looking quite like a scholar.

However, Li You would not think that Li Lianchang was an easy person to get along with just because he behaved gently and elegantly.

Li Lianchang has served as Supreme Court Justice, President of the Control Yuan, and even as Prime Minister under the incumbent President Jin Shui-san. He is a bureaucrat standing at the highest level.

"Congressman nim," Li You performed a formal and solemn ceremony.

"President Li is here, please take a seat." Li Lianchang smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

Li Lianchang spoke slowly and clearly, "Actually, I wanted to meet with Chairman Li a few months ago."

He smiled, "After all, Chairman Lee's name has been heard in Seoul since last year."

"And I also learned that you are the young talent of our Quanzhou Li family."

Li You was a little silent. Last year, Kinmen had not yet been merged, and the high-ranking Li Lianchang would not notice his name.

In the Korean Peninsula at this time, these top politicians can still dominate the chaebols. It will only be after a certain president comes to power in the future that the era of chaebols will be completely transformed.

Lee Yeon-chang, who is at the top of the Korean society, noticed the small forces at the bottom last year.
Li You responded to Li Lianchang with a smile, his tone carrying some sincerity, "I would also like to thank Councillor Nim for his concern for me, which has shielded me from many storms."

Li Lianchang calmly shook his head, "I can't help you much, President Li, there's no need to be modest."

He whispered, "Last year, even I was busy with my own affairs, so how could I spare the time to help you? Your achievements are all earned through your own efforts."

To Li You's surprise, Li Lianchang did not accept the credit given by Li You, but just sighed sadly.

When Kim Min-jung came to power last year, he naturally ruthlessly cleaned up his competitors, namely Li Lianchang's faction.

At that time, Han Jiangzhi led the Mutual Aid Association to join Kim Min-jung's faction. When Li You cooperated with Han Jiangzhi and stayed in the Mutual Aid Association, he also helped Han Jiangzhi deal with a certain congressman under Li Lianchang.

Who could have thought at that time that he would meet and chat with Li Lianchang.

"No matter what," Li You bowed his head and thanked him, "Congressman Nim's name was of great help to me. I still want to thank you again."

Li Lianchang laughed and nodded, "Chairman Li is thoughtful. You can continue to use my name in the future."

Li You warned himself that Li Lianchang’s bread was not so delicious.

"I heard about Shunyang," Li Lianchang changed the subject and talked about the recent news. "I didn't expect Shunyang Semiconductor to become independent. This surprised me a little."

"I heard that Chairman Li owns a lot of shares in Shunyang Semiconductor. I think it should be Future Electronics?"

Li You lowered his head and narrowed his eyes slightly. This meant that Li Lianchang was about to get down to business.

Future Electronics is currently the only semiconductor company in South Korea, and Li You’s vision for its future is to be like Samsung Electronics in its previous life.

Samsung Electronics is able to take up 45% of the global memory chip market, and its revenue even accounts for 20% of South Korea's total GDP.

Since it concerns Future Electronics, no wonder Li Lianchang suddenly wanted to meet him.

When talking about this, Li You finally felt that he was facing the top leader of the Korean Peninsula. Li You nodded gently, "Future Electronics is indeed controlled by Chen Daojun and I now."

"Let's control it together." Li Lianchang smiled. "I don't think a member of the Chen family who has lost his power is a match for President Li."

Li You narrowed his eyes slightly. Li Lianchang was clearly hinting at him to take control of Future Electronics. "Daojun is both my friend and my subordinate. He will listen to me on some matters."

Li Lianchang raised his eyebrows in surprise, "It seems that Chairman Li and I have the same idea, and we are more efficient in implementing it."

Li You, who was able to climb here from obscurity, was indeed the one who took the initiative to intervene in Shunyang, rather than Chen Yangzhe pulling Li You into the game.

After finding out that Li You was actively interfering in Shunyang's affairs, Li Lianchang changed the subject again, "What do you think of the entertainment policy promoted by President Kim recently?"

He added, “There is no need to deliberately distort the facts just because President Kim and I are rivals. Just tell the truth.”

Li You smiled and said, "The current economy has already shown everything. After only a period of promotion, the economy of the Korean Peninsula has rebounded significantly."

"I think the entertainment industry will be one of the economic pillars of South Korea for at least the next 30 years." Li Lianchang nodded in agreement. "It's true that I'm a conservative, but President Kim's move is really a good one."

He looked at Li You and asked, "Is Chairman Li the major shareholder of SM Entertainment?"

"It's me," Li You said with a smile, "It brings me a lot of liquidity support now."

He guessed that Li Lianchang did not care about the so-called liquidity, but the more important propaganda effect.

As expected, Li Lianchang looked at Li You intently, and motioned for Li You to pick up his chopsticks. "The money brought by the entertainment industry is one thing, and the other thing is what we value most."

"Publicity," Li You watched him stop and took the initiative to add the last key word.

"Especially in this kind of national entertainment environment," Li Lianchang exclaimed, "I wonder how much benefit it will bring."

Li You was stunned and didn't know how to answer for the time being.

Li Lianchang is now quietly asking Li You whether SM Entertainment can stand on his side.

Li Lianchang said calmly: "President Li can go back and discuss it carefully with the producer. If it is possible... there may be opportunities for cooperation in the future."

He smiled and said, "That's about enough for the conversation, President Li."

Li Lianchang put his chopsticks together and started eating first, saying with emotion, "The food in this restaurant is very good. Chairman Li, you can try it soon. You can also invite guests here in the future."

After eating and drinking, the two did not continue the deep conversation, but said goodbye to each other politely and went back home.

A few days after meeting Li Lianchang, some of the people Ding Qing sent to Pingchang County returned, along with some Jiangnan security personnel.

While Li You had some time, Zheng Zhongzhong brought the people who had returned to Li You's office.

The unremarkable middle-aged man stood in front of Li You and began to report to Li You bit by bit what they had discovered in the past few days.

According to his description, this hardware manufacturing company called New World Metal looks no different from an ordinary business. It even has its own factory and operates seriously every day.

Not to mention the factory's reinforced concrete exterior walls, even the building where the company is located has only one main entrance. If you want to enter, you must pass through the front desk, so the people sent there have no way of sneaking in.

Li You nodded, understanding that the group of investigators sent over had done their best.

He held his forehead and thought about it. A simple investigation would not reveal anything more. Perhaps Chi Hyung-do mentioned in this panel would be the key person, so he took out his mobile phone and called Park Tae-soo.

Park Tae-soo, who was newly transferred to the General Affairs Department, has been in high spirits recently. He has taken the position of Chief Prosecutor of the General Affairs Department. It can be said that he is not far from the position of Deputy Prosecutor General. He is not yet 40 years old and still has plenty of time.

As soon as he heard the special phone ring, Park Tae-soo knew it was Lee Woo calling, and he quickly picked up the phone, "Chairman nim."

"Help me check this person," Li You was very sure that the name given on the panel was his real name. "There is a hardware manufacturing company called New World Metal in Pyeongchang County. There is an employee named Chi Jiongdao. Check his identity information for me."

"No problem," Park Tae-soo agreed with a smile, "I'll just go to the household registration department and ask."

"I'll give you his information this afternoon."

Pyeongchang County, Newland Metal Co., Ltd.

Chi Jiongdao lowered his eyes and walked into the company gate like a machine.

What caught his eyes was the girl at the front desk. She greeted Chi Hyung-do with a smile, and was not embarrassed at all when she didn't get a response from him.

It should be said that everyone he passed by would greet him with a smile.

Chi Jiongdao walked into the office. There was a pile of documents in the reception area next to him. A round-faced woman with a work badge around her neck looked up from the pile of documents and said with a smile, "Senior, I wrote your last mission report for you. I'll write this mission report for you later."

Chi Jiongdao nodded woodenly. He had killed a small company owner in Pyeongchang last week.

At New World Metals, everyone has a life.

For example, the senior who once brought Chi Hyung-do into the industry, this senior had a happy family and always told others and his family that he worked in a hardware company.

As for them coming here to work, they just sit here and watch TV.

But once they enter the industry, they will be inseparable from the company for the rest of their lives. There is no such thing as retirement here.

Because every time they completed a mission, they were required to write a mission report and submit it.

From the time I entered the industry until now, I don't know how many reports on killers are in the hands of company presidents. Every president hated this system before taking office, but they would not let go after taking office.

Chi Jiongdao has been in the industry for ten years. He has carried out so many tasks without any failure and is now the number three person in the company.

Because of his strong ability as a killer, Ji Hyung-do has always been feared by the current president Kwon Jong-tae. Even though Ji Hyung-do is a robot-like person without emotions and desires.

When Ji Hyung-do first entered the industry, he was still a cheerful boy and felt that he could withstand the pain of long-term killing, but obviously... he couldn't resist it, and even lost his desire for money and material things.

Chi Jiongdao, who is not interested in competing with the world, doesn't know what he can do if he leaves the company, so he continues to kill people for the company in a daze.

Until the last mission.

During lunch break, the employees seemed to be chatting casually together, but in fact they were openly exchanging information.

Chi Jiongdao sat on the bed in the dining room and glanced out the window through the gap in the curtains as if nothing had happened. The people who were following him were still there.

Obviously, he was the only one in the entire company who discovered it, but Chi Jiongdao did not bring it up now.

Perhaps it was because in the last mission, he did not kill the young cannon fodder partner assigned to him, but instead spared his life.

The mission he was carrying out this time was the first time he had failed in ten years.

Once compassion is awakened, it will always exist.

(End of this chapter)