Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 221 The Melting Pot of Charity
The sunlight illuminated the bedroom very brightly. Li You opened his eyes and saw Li Youmo, who was still sleeping soundly with his back leaning against his chest.

No matter how considerate he was, Li Youmo still felt a little depressed inside.

She was obviously the one who came first.

But she understood Li You's character. She didn't cry, make a fuss, or threaten to commit suicide. She just took the initiative to cater to Li You, so he naturally felt guilty.

Li You got up quietly, slowly pulled his arm out from under Li Youmo's neck, and quietly got out of bed to wash.

It's the weekend anyway, so Li Youmo can take a rest and it's okay to sleep until he wakes up naturally.

But Li You has something important to do today.

Charity is a topic that the wealthy people across the Korean Peninsula cannot avoid, and Li You is no exception now, especially as he is about to pay taxes for the fourth quarter of last year.

There are places and people everywhere to do charity, but Li You still prefers to find people he knows, such as Pastor Li.

Shi Dongchu used to often go to him to deal with some tax issues through charity.

Today, Pastor Li also initiated a banquet. Although the time was at noon, the nature was the same as the previous charity dinner.

In the eyes of ordinary people, charity is like a word in the clouds that they cannot touch at all. It can even be said that they will never attend an occasion like a charity dinner in their lifetime, so they have no idea about the chaotic and ugly transactions involved.

The car stopped at the familiar banquet hall.

It seemed that Pastor Li had been waiting at the door early. As soon as Li You got out of the car, Pastor Li quickly came to greet him.

Compared to the last time Li You attended this kind of charity dinner, Pastor Li's smile this time was more sincere and full of compliments.

"Chairman Li, nim," Pastor Li greeted him and took the initiative to stretch out his hands and hold the hand that Li You extended.

"Pastor Li, it's been a long time since we last met." Li You's words were meaningful.

Pastor Li bowed his head and said, "It is my honor to help President Li, Nim."

After shaking hands with Li You, Pastor Li bowed respectfully and led him to the table at the front of the banquet hall.

"It was President Shi who made an appointment with me today. He will be here soon," Li You gently waved his hand, signaling Pastor Li to go about his own business. "Pastor Li will go out and pick him up later."

"Of course," Pastor Li nodded and bowed, but hesitated. He never left Li You's side.

Li You naturally noticed this. With a smile on his face, he looked at Pastor Li and asked, "Pastor Li, do you have anything else to say?"

"That's right," Pastor Li gritted his teeth, "The donations we received today will be donated to the Charity School for the Deaf and Mute. This is a school opened by our church in Gwangju for deaf and mute children. It is mainly run by donations."

Li You frowned. Gwangju School for the Deaf and Mute.

"What do you want to say, Pastor Li? Just say it boldly. I am not a man-eating monster."

His gentle tone made Pastor Li shudder slightly. Pastor Li forced a smile and said, "This school is now headed by a director of our church."

"He wants me to introduce him to you."

Li You sat in his seat and had no interest in meeting other people in the banquet hall. However, since Pastor Li had spoken, Li You had a familiar feeling and naturally had to ask.

"See me?" He raised an eyebrow. "What's the matter?"

Pastor Li smiled awkwardly, "Recently, your Kinmen Real Estate bought some land in Gwangju and is preparing to develop it. It just so happens that the director also has some construction teams under his name, and he wants to see if he can cooperate with Kinmen Real Estate."

"Want to cooperate with Kinmen Real Estate?" Li You was not being too ambitious. Rather, with the current scale of Kinmen Real Estate, an ordinary construction team could not withstand Kinmen Real Estate's requirements for construction.

"Since Pastor Li has spoken," Li You nodded gently, "it can be regarded as repaying Pastor Li for introducing President Shi to me. Let's ask this church director to come over."

Pastor Li felt bitter because he had finally established a relationship with her.

After this recommendation, it will be extremely difficult to ask Li You for help in the future.

Li You is now in his early twenties and has a long way to go. This favor would become more valuable as time goes by, but the bad thing is that Pastor Li also owes a favor to the church director.

He hurried over to a short, fat man who sat alone at a corner table, but stood out in the brightly lit charity dinner.
Because his bald head shone greasy under the crystal chandelier, people lost the desire to talk to him at first sight. Some local dignitaries who wanted to communicate with him left after hearing his Jeonju accent.

The man's eyes were small and cunning, always looking around, looking for the next target to be calculated.

"Director Nim," Pastor Li smiled and hurried to him, "Chairman Li agreed to meet you."

"Thank you, Pastor Li, for your support," the short and fat man's face was instantly filled with smiles. After thanking with a smile, he took a few steps to catch up with the person who led the way.

"President Nim," Pastor Li came over and smiled, "This is our church director Li Jiangshuo, a well-known philanthropist in Gwangju and the principal of the Gwangju Charity School. He has provided educational assistance to many deaf and mute children and is very prestigious in Gwangju."

There was no smile on Li You's face. His memory and the words floating in front of his eyes had already told him everything.

He took a few glances at Li Jiangshuo in front of him. The fat Li Jiangshuo moved clumsily and slowly. He was wearing a suit that was too tight, highlighting his round waist.

The tie was clipped tightly around his throat, making Li Jiangshuo look like he had difficulty breathing. He kept stroking his bald head with his hands, as if trying to show off his only remaining masculine features.

When looking into Li You's eyes, Li You could see the greed and indifference in the depths of his eyes.

"Chairman Li, nim," Li Jiangshuo extended his hand to the seated Li You, but received no response.

The short and fat man was obviously a little embarrassed, but he still deliberately patted his hands lightly and withdrew his hands with a greasy smile.

"Li Jiangshuo, right?" Li You said lightly.

"Yes, President Nim." Li Jiangshuo nodded and bowed, but when he lowered his head, his eyes were filled with resentment.

In front of so many people, Li You didn't give Li Jiangshuo any face at all.

"Tell me," Li You propped up his head with his hands, "What qualifications does your construction team have to cooperate with Kinmen Real Estate?"

Li Jiangshuo was stunned for a moment, then turned around to look at Pastor Li with surprise in his eyes. He thought Pastor Li had already taken care of everything.

"This..." Li Jiangshuo turned around, smiling awkwardly, and said, "I have some reputation in Gwangju."

"Wait a minute." Seeing that Li Jiangshuo was trying to fool people, Li You understood that he just wanted to make some money from it, so he lightly suppressed what Li Jiangshuo wanted to say.

Li Jiangshuo was stunned for a moment, and even Pastor Li began to be stunned. He had indeed never seen Li You in such a cold and hard state. Li You had never had this attitude in front of him before.

"Pastor, I heard that he is a very famous philanthropist in Gwangju?"

"Yes," Pastor Li looked at Li Jiangshuo who was completely frozen in place, and felt bitter in his heart, "Principal Li is indeed very famous in Gwangju."

Li You nodded slightly and looked at Li Jiangshuo, "You have a brother?"

Li Jiangshuo reacted and mistakenly thought that it was his twin brother Li Jiangfu, who looked similar, who had offended Li You.

He smiled awkwardly and said, "I do have a brother named Li Jiangfu. If he has offended President Nim, I will have him rush over from Gwangju to apologize to you in person."

"No need," Li You shook his head. "Since the principal has a corresponding construction team, there is no problem in cooperating with Kinmen Real Estate. However, I would like to send a research team to Gwangju for an on-site survey."

"We'll see how the specific project and contract are arranged later. Do you think it's ok, Principal?"

"Yes, yes!" Li Jiangshuo didn't expect that Li You agreed to his request for cooperation here, and he agreed immediately.

Looking at Li Jiangshuo's leaving back, Li You's eyes turned cold.

Pastor Li stepped forward and said, "President Nim, if you don't want to cooperate with him, you don't have to."

"It's not for your sake," Li You smiled coldly, "Isn't Pastor Li close to him?"

"It's difficult to introduce him to you because we're not close," Pastor Li said with a wry smile.

Li You nodded, "It's better not to get more involved with him in the future."

Pastor Li's pupils shrank, and he seemed to understand what Li You meant. He glanced at Li Jiangshuo who was chatting with someone in the distance, and his heart tightened.

"I understand, President-nim."

"You should have his basic information?" Li You picked up the wine glass beside him and drank it slowly. "Send it to Shang Jiu later."

Pastor Li responded immediately and then hurried to find An Shangjiu outside.

[The storyline of "The Crucible" has begun. 】

[Story mission has been opened: The Devil on Earth by the Furnace]

[The human devil beside the furnace: The Wujin Town in the story does not exist, but the devil does exist in the world.

In a school for the deaf and dumb in Gwangju, every adult is like a devil, and this school is a purgatory that imprisons these poor children.

Some of the deaf-mute children cannot hear, some cannot speak, and some even have neither. But no matter what kind of poor people they are, they can only wail in their hearts in this purgatory.

The children are eager to be saved, but the only kind-hearted teacher has just entered the school and has not yet discovered the true face of the demons.

Mission objective: Please destroy all the demons in this purgatory.

Please note: No other options can be selected for this task.

Mission reward: blue entry*1]

Li You stared at the words on the panel, feeling a little silent.

From the moment Li Jiangshuo came in front of him, he knew who he was and where Li Jiangshuo came from.

One of the most powerful films on the Korean Peninsula, The Crucible.

This movie is full of tragedy, completely telling what happened in reality. It can even be said that despair is the keynote of this movie.

The entire movie mainly tells the story of a new teacher at Gwangju School for the Deaf and Mute, who discovers that something is wrong with the school after spending some time at the school.

After an in-depth investigation, the teacher found that except himself, other teachers and the principal were in cahoots with each other and abused the children in the school.

The teacher initially chose to swallow his anger due to family reasons, but eventually, tortured by his conscience, he chose to join forces with humanitarians outside the school and tried to send the demons in the school to prison.

But their efforts were nothing in front of the powerful demons, who received only minimal punishment.

After the release of this movie, it caused a huge public opinion on the Korean Peninsula. Millions of people signed a petition to reopen the old case, and the investigation of the case was restarted.

After a resentencing, the criminals involved were sentenced to twelve years in prison, and this hellish school was finally closed.

In the same year that the movie was released, the South Korean parliament supplemented the relevant laws. The official name of the law is very long but its nickname is the "Meltdown Law".

The general content of the bill is to protect the disabled and minors under the age of thirteen from being harmed.

Perhaps it was because of the shock he received when watching the movie in his previous life, or perhaps it was because of the requirements of the mission, but more likely it was the conscience of a normal person.

Li You touched his chin and twirled the lighter in his hand.

"The vice president is here quite early," Shi Dongchu said as he approached with a smile, interrupting Li You's train of thought. "The charity dinner is about to begin. What are you planning to shoot today?"

Li You smiled and said, "I haven't decided what to shoot yet, I just thought of a good movie script."

"Movie script?" Shi Dongchu was stunned, not understanding how the topic got to movie scripts, but since Li You mentioned it, he continued the conversation, "What kind of movie script is it?"

"I can't tell you yet."

Li You has an idea. He will humanely destroy these demons, but at the same time, he also wants to make "The Crucible", not only for the children of the Korean Peninsula, but also for himself.

This time, he can indeed save the children of this school quietly, but in the future or now, there will always be more children who will suffer.

The uproar caused by "The Crucible" in the previous life was enough to force the Korean Peninsula to add new bills. In this life, with Li You behind the scenes fanning the flames, the uproar caused will be overwhelming.

It benefits others and himself, and Li You himself will also gain great reputation with "The Crucible".

(End of this chapter)