Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 227: Anger

In the Blue House, Kim Min-jung, the current president, was also watching the rebroadcast of "The Crucible" press conference on the TV in his office.

The Minister of Culture and Entertainment under his command rushed over. The minister of culture and entertainment, who had a sensitive political sense, obviously came for "The Crucible" as well.

Noticing that Kim Min-joong was still watching the press conference on TV, the Minister of Culture and Entertainment temporarily suppressed his inner anxiety and stood quietly beside Kim Min-joong.

Seeing the replay on TV come to an end, he finally spoke, "President Nim, how should we respond?"

He wiped his sweat and said, "There are many people in the entertainment department who are members of Councillor Li Lianchang, and Councillor Li Lianchang is in the same boat with this Li You."

"Minister Park," Kim Min-joong frowned, reminding him of his words.

Minister Park lowered his head, looking somewhat anxious. The fact that he was able to serve as the Minister of Culture and Entertainment under Kim Min-joong was enough to show how sensitive his political sense was.

He naturally realized how big an impact this "The Crucible" would have. If Li Lianchang used this incident to once again sideline his Ministry of Culture and Entertainment, then what would be the point of him being the minister?

Jin Minzhong stood up and stood in front of him with a serious look. Although he was not as tall as Minister Park, his aura completely overshadowed Minister Park. "I watched the press conference of "The Crucible"."

He shook his head slightly, "If it succeeds, it will indeed make what you imagine a reality."

Minister Park smiled bitterly, "Should I put some restrictions on it, or put some restrictions on that Li You?"

Jin Minzhong looked at him calmly, a little disappointed, "Why do you want to restrict him?"

Minister Park looked embarrassed and did not react. Kim Min-jung shook his head and sighed deeply.

"Have you forgotten who proposed the current entertainment policy?"

After Kim Min-jung said this, Minister Park finally reacted. It was as if he had suddenly been enlightened and he understood a lot of things in an instant.

Even the current policies to promote the entertainment industry and develop Hallyu were proposed and implemented by Kim Min-joong. "The Crucible" will indeed have a great influence.

However, no matter how big its influence is, it still belongs to the film industry and is still part of the entertainment industry.

Or simply put, the greater the impact of this movie, the more it proves that Kim Min-joong made the right choice.

Minister Park suddenly felt a little dry in his throat. "You were the one who proposed it."

"So," Jin Minzhong spoke in a tone similar to Li Lianchang's, "not only can we not suppress it, but we must also expand its influence and profit from it."

Minister Park scratched his head. Apart from Kim Min-jung, he really couldn't think of anyone else who had the ability and means to profit from Li Lianchang.

He did control the department, and even in name only, his status was equal to Li Lianchang's. But obviously, Minister Park was simply incapable of doing such a thing.

"What are you going to do?"

Jin Minzhong sat back in his seat, leaned back in his office chair with his eyes closed, and lay there motionless, thinking about what to do.

Minister Park stood aside, not daring to make any noise, for fear of disturbing Kim Min-jung's thoughts.

After a while, Jin Minzhong did not open his eyes, but said with some amusement, "You have not met this young man for such a long time, right?"

Minister Park was stunned for a moment, then he looked at the TV and reacted, whispering, "Not yet."

"You should go find him and talk to him," Jin Minzhong said calmly, "I don't need to actively seek profit, because as long as the movie is successful, coupled with media publicity, reputation will naturally come to me."

"But Minister Park," Jin Minzhong opened his eyes, "you have to take the initiative to find him. What he holds in his hand now is very important to you."

Minister Park nodded.

Jin Minzhong then reminded him, "Don't think he is young and ignore him. Think about how old you were to achieve such success and talk to him as an equal."

"." Minister Park was silent for a moment, "Yes."

Jin Minzhong turned off the TV and said, "You don't have to do anything in secret. Li Lianchang knows everything about this matter."

"Besides, they are both from the Jeonju Li family, so they are naturally closer. Even if the negotiation fails, there is no need to get angry."

Minister Park hesitated for a long time, "But after all, it was you who took charge of the Cultural and Entertainment Department, so you started to pay attention to it, Councillor Lee."

Not long after he was given more attention, Li Lianchang wanted to add more people to the team.

This is equivalent to Li Lianchang wanting to pick some of the peach trees planted by Jin Minzhong as soon as they bore fruit.

"The fight between us should have ended when I took office." Jin Minzhong narrowed his eyes and said lightly, "Or maybe the fight between us is nothing. We have more important things to do this year."

"Compared to that, The Crucible is just a tiny profit. Just give it a try. If it doesn't work, there's no need to fight for it."

Minister Park was stunned. "You mean with the North?"

Kim Min-jung frowned, "Minister Park, please be careful with your words and actions."

The atmosphere in the office was solemn. After Minister Park agreed, he lowered his head and said nothing more.

Kim Min-jung half-closed his eyes and said that when it comes to the overall view, he believes that no one in the entire Korean Peninsula can compare with him.

Only peace is the future.

"Minister Park" Kim Min-jung spoke again.

Minister Park hurriedly bowed his head, "President-nim?"

He thought Jin Minzhong had something else to say, but he didn't expect that he would simply let him go back and invite the official waiting outside the door in.

He walked out of the door, watched the officials come in, closed the door gently, then lowered his head and walked away.

Kim Min-jung may not care now, as he is only thinking about making the talks happen, but since it concerns his own future, Minister Park still has to try his best.

On the day of the press conference, the Gwangju Prosecutor's Office used thundering means, bypassing the lower-level police and temporarily detaining the Lee Kang-seok brothers and Park Bo-hyun as the main culprits in the Gwangju Prosecutor's Office.

Jiang Renhao was fired by Li Jiangshuo before this. In the following days, a police officer who cooperated with Li Jiangshuo applied for a meeting with Li Jiangshuo.

"Officer Zhang!" Li Jiangshuo seemed to have found a life-saving straw. He knew that this guy had a bad mind and must have some other ideas. "What should we do?"

"You can try it," Officer Zhang was just afraid that Li Jiangshuo would betray him. "You can try it. It's an unwritten rule in the prosecutorial system."

"Unwritten rules?" Li Jiangshuo looked at him in confusion, "What is that?"

"It's a kind of courtesy from a former official. Any lawyer who was a prosecutor will definitely win the first case he receives."

"Shit." Li Jiangshuo rolled his eyes. "That prosecutor dared to greet us now. You know who we offended."

Officer Zhang spread his hands and said, "Then there's nothing I can do."

His face turned cold, "Anyway, I came to see you today for one thing, be a good boy in here and keep your mouth shut."

Li Jiangshuo laughed so hard that the fat on his face trembled. "Why? You go find a way. If you can't, you have to accompany me."

"I have money. I'm still rich after I get out of jail. How about you?"

He said sarcastically, "If you go to jail and lose this layer of skin, what are you?"

He stood up through the glass and slapped the glass in front of Officer Zhang. "If you can't do this well, think about the consequences."

On the day of the trial, many people gathered inside and outside the court. When Li Jiangshuo and other two were escorted out of the car, many Gwangju residents threw things at them angrily.

They confronted Chen Yuli, Jin Yeon-doo, and Quan Min-soo in the court. In order to show that the court is close to human feelings, they specially arranged Kang In-ho as a sign language interpreter.

The school security guard appeared in court as a witness under pressure from Jeon Jae-joon, and the doctor who examined the children and understood the injuries they had suffered also appeared in court as a witness.

Li Jiangshuo and the other two had a lot of dirt on their bodies, and Park Baoxian's back was stained with rotten egg liquid, but they still sat at the table and admitted many facts about their crimes.

It can be described as a dead duck talking stubbornly.

But they looked confident, because after the meeting that day, Officer Zhang found Li Jiangshuo again and brought him "good news".

Officer Zhang went to see his classmate, a lawyer named Huang, who found that there was no relevant legal provision at all. The court could only sentence them to one to two years in prison at most based on other laws, and they could even be given a suspended sentence.
This is the source of their confidence. For rich people, they know exactly what probation means. Lawyer Huang was blinded by greed and agreed to be their lawyer.

Yu Li identified them in court and said that the three had committed crimes against her for many years.

When Kim Yeon-doo was testifying in court, the lawyers of the three asked her to identify which of the twin brothers was the principal who committed a crime against her.

Kim Yeon-doo did a great job, she recognized him, and even through Kim Yeon-doo, they found new evidence in the TV footage in the principal's office.

She also proved that she could hear faint sounds, so she was able to discover the scene where Yu Li was victimized.

"I can still testify!" As the victim's interpreter, Jiang Renhao should not have disrupted the order of the court.

But the presiding judge still allowed him to speak.

Jiang Renhao recounted everything he saw in the school, and the security guard testified that when the principal approached Jin Yandou in the bathroom, Jiang Renhao was outside the door and luckily protected Jin Yandou.

"And they tried to bribe me with money. They wanted to give me 50 million won to persuade Yeon-doo to reconcile!"

Lawyer Huang raised his eyebrows and said to the presiding judge, "That's just because Jiang Renhaoxi was fired and the school development fund was returned to him. According to the regulations of the Charity School for the Deaf and Dumb, each teacher will be provided with this amount of money when they join the school, and it will be returned to them when they resign."

The people watching the trial below were in an uproar.

Jiang Renhao stared at him blankly, "How can a person be so shameless?"

Quan Minxiu turned his head to look at his grandmother and Quan Jaejun who were sitting below him, and used sign language to express in a serious manner the disgusting things that the pervert Park Baoxian had done over the years.

The audience below heard this and anger rose in their eyes.

With sufficient evidence and the efforts of witnesses and victims' representatives, the presiding judge did make the correct judgment.

They did not go through three trials as in the original film, nor did they face a united presiding judge and lawyers during the trial.

But the fact is, compared to the ugly things the three criminals had done, in the end they only received unreasonably light punishments.

One year and seven months’ imprisonment.

Although there was no reprieve, the others present could see how satisfied they were by the looks on their faces.

After the news came out, reporters reporting outside the court reported it back to Seoul, and the TV station announced it. However, the public did not know how serious the incident was, and only knew that the criminal had been given a fair trial.
In Gwangju, the shock was much greater because many people really knew the whole story.

The crowd surged to the square in front of the court like a tide, the noisy voices merged into one, and the protest slogans rose one after another, deafening.

This time the police responded quickly, sirens piercing the air sharply, and several police cars drove hurriedly into the crowd, trying to clear a passage.

The protesters raised their hands and blocked the police cars from moving forward. The atmosphere was extremely tense.

The police quickly jumped out of the car and set up a cordon in the crowd. At the same time, they were on high alert and protected the criminals hand in hand.

The protesters still had some sense and did not attack the police. They just stood outside the cordon, holding banners and shouting emotionally.

When the criminals were the first to arrive, the crowd was boiling with excitement and began to crash into the physical protective wall formed by the Gwangju police.

The scene was in chaos, and this scene was also spread to all parts of the Korean Peninsula. Everyone was more curious about the specific matter and why a fair trial was made, but these locals were still unwilling.

Li You was also watching this scene on TV. He just watched silently and waited for the flames to burn again on the Korean Peninsula.

An Sang-gu had been standing there for a while. When Li You looked at him, he said, "President Nim, Director Park of the Entertainment Department wants to meet with you."

Lee Yoo raised an eyebrow, "Minister Park?"

Thinking of this official who nominally controls the entertainment industry on the Korean Peninsula, he nodded and said, "Let's discuss a time."

(End of this chapter)