Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 245 The Intimidation Begins (4.2K)

The negotiations with Che Qicheng did not encounter any major obstacles and were completed easily.

To be precise, Che Qicheng no longer has any beliefs of his own. What he does now is to work for money, and it is natural for him to reach a cooperation.

Apart from coming here today, Li You had nothing else to do, so he returned to Mou Xianmin's villa and began to plan his next step.

Mou Xianmin listened to Li You's analysis and also put forward some opinions.

"Should we go ask the head of the National Police Agency?" Mou Xianmin helped Li You pour tea. "Although there are undercurrents, the National Police Agency is still in charge of this operation in name only."

"The police chief doesn't have enough power to begin with. It's useless to go to him. He might be involved in the conspiracy with Chen Rongji."

Li You raised his eyebrows. "Besides, guess why no one in the Procuratorate took any action?"

Mou Xianmin hesitated for two seconds and said thoughtfully, "The prosecutors don't want to be involved in this matter?"

"On the one hand," Li You shook his head, "I asked Cho Chang-sik and Park Tae-soo on the way back. One of them is the senior prosecutor of the Southern District Prosecutors Office of Seoul, and the other is the chief prosecutor of the General Affairs Department. They all received orders from their superiors."

"Superior?" Mou Xianmin was stunned. "The Minister of Justice?"

"In the administrative structure of the Republic of Korea, the Minister of Justice is the superior of the Prosecutor General, but in actual operation, the Prosecutor General leads all prosecutors and has relative independence."

Li You sipped his tea slowly. "Outsiders think that the Minister of Justice has no right to interfere. But in fact, almost every Minister of Justice is a former prosecutor. In the Korean Peninsula, where the relationship between seniors and juniors is extremely important, the specific situation can be imagined."

"I suspect that the police chief is now the knife in his hand, and he has tempted him with some benefits."

Mou Xianmin thought about it carefully and came up with a relatively reasonable explanation, "All the police chiefs of previous generations have wanted to expand the power of the police. Maybe the Minister of Justice is relying on this."

As she spoke, she was startled. "Isn't that a collaboration between the National Police Agency, the National Intelligence Service, and the Minister of Justice?"

"Not necessarily." Li You sneered, "At least I know that Chen Rongji and the main camp are clearly targeting me."

"Perhaps they are a four-way alliance, but each has their own thoughts and goals."

"So," Mou Xianmin stopped what he was doing, "The National Police Agency wants to expand its power, the head of the National Intelligence Service and Secretary-General Quan are competing for favor, and the Daying Group and Chen Rongji are targeting you. What about the Minister of Justice?"

"This involves what I brought back today," Li You pondered for a moment, "The election year is coming soon, and there are not many justice ministers who can escape unscathed. But if he uses this thing to get the protection of the behemoth above, maybe he can find a way out."

Li You opened the metal box that he had casually thrown on the coffee table and let Mou Xianmin see what was inside.

Mou Xianmin took a deep breath. She had studied abroad for a long time, so of course she knew what it was. "Is this a copper plate of a US dollar?"

"And it's a new version." Li You didn't touch the copper plate, but just flicked it from the metal lid of the box. "In the past few years abroad, you should have heard a lot about the 'super dollar'. If it weren't for Che Qicheng and his gang, this would have become the new source of the 'super dollar'."

"No wonder." Mou Xianmin closed the metal lid. "With this, the Minister of Justice will be a guest of honor even when he goes to the United States."

"But how did he know?"

"Judging from the NIS's nervous reaction today, they know that the four copper plates are in Che Qicheng's hands."

"He is the Minister of Justice," Li You raised his eyebrows, "and he is familiar with the head of the National Intelligence Service. It is obvious how he knows."

"He was hiding behind the scenes, pushing this matter forward with various promises, just for these four bronze plates."

Li You narrowed his eyes, "But they don't know that the copper plate is in my hands. The National Intelligence Service came today, most likely because the camp had some communication with the National Intelligence Service."

"Yes, even if he doesn't know about it, it would be disadvantageous to us if he got the news that the things were in our place."

Li You pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.

Mou Xianmin frowned and looked at the metal box. "But the National Intelligence Service is now under the direct jurisdiction of President Kim. They..."

"President Kim is the smartest one," Li You laughed. "He won't take care of these things himself. He can just push everything onto the National Intelligence Service."

"Think about it," Li You stood up and stretched his arms. "The National Intelligence Service did a good job. The copper plate fell into the hands of the Korean Peninsula. President Kim can reap the benefits. Whether it is destroyed or returned, he can make a profit from it."

"The NIS failed to do its job well, and the copper plate was taken back by the North's detective. President Kim can also say that he signaled the Seoul police to fully cooperate, and only then did he get the job done. He can use this opportunity to improve relations with the North and continue to promote friendly relations between the North and the South."

"If the copper plate is missing and its whereabouts are unknown," Li You shook his head, "he can also pretend that he knows nothing, and no one can question him."

"No matter what the outcome, President Kim will be able to get away with it, and it won't be his fault anyway."

Mou Xianmin laughed at this time, "Since there is no threat from this big boss, then our current situation is not bad?"

"It's really not bad," Li You said with a cold look, "They want to deal with me, but there's no need for me to be polite with them."

Mou Xianmin was a little surprised, "What do you want to do?"

"Let them see the strength that Kinmen has accumulated during this period of time."

"What are you going to do?"

"Doesn't Chen Rongji like to dance?" Li You hugged her backhand, "Then let's start with him."

When Mou Xianmin heard this, she knew that Li You had no intention of making any small trouble. She did not try to persuade him, but just leaned against Li You and asked, "What support do you need?"

"Do you remember the Longfeng Real Estate?"

Mou Xianmin thought about it carefully for a long time before he remembered, "Chen Xingjun's wife's home?"

"Yes," Li You chuckled. "At that time, Longfeng Real Estate was about to transfer the real estate project to Jinmen Real Estate, but suddenly it was reported that Longfeng's President Xian had become Chen Xingjun's father-in-law and stood us up."

"We later found out that President Xian's most trusted second-in-command had received a large sum of money from Chen Rongji." (See Chapter 147 for details)
"I remember you mentioned this," Mou Xianmin nodded.

Li You looked out the window. "I deliberately spared his second-in-command's life. I still have the evidence in his hand about Chen Rongji taking money."

"Hsien Sung Daily is here?"

"Okay," Li You nodded, "I'll have Park Tae-soo act according to the schedule of Hyun-sung Daily."

Li You raised his eyebrows, "This is just a verbal fight. I have to prepare some martial arts tactics for these guys who are used to verbal fights."

"Then I can't help you," Mou Xianmin winked at him, "Do it yourself."

Li You was speechless, "Of course I will do it myself."

Li You has been tolerating this kind of person who has been secretly stirring up trouble for a long time.

The Kinmen Group, which almost unified the underground of Seoul, began to operate in full swing under the order of Li You the next day. After a year and a half of merger, it finally showed its terrifying fangs. The first target was the Shunyang Group under Chen Rongji.

If it were a normal business confrontation, even if Chen Rongji had half of Shun Yang, the Kinmen Group would be no match for them.

But armed struggle doesn't care about these.

Originally, there was internal strife in the Shunyang Group, with Chen Rongji and Chen Dongji attacking each other's business.

Many times, people who don’t understand the situation think that the leader of Shunyang is schizophrenic and will punch themselves at any time. After learning more about the situation, they realize that Shunyang has not yet determined the president, or that the position of president is still under competition.

The internal fighting among wealthy families has always been a topic of interest among the public, and Chen Rongji and Chen Dongji have also become the protagonists or supporting characters in many comic novels.

But soon, the protagonists of these anecdotes began to change.

For Seoul, which has never been free of conflicts, it is not a bad thing to compete with each other through commercial means.

In the afternoon in Seoul, the sun scorched the streets, and it seemed as if even the air was boiling.

On the road in front of Shunyang’s headquarters building, a blue pickup truck, like an out-of-control beast, roared towards the heart of this business giant.

The truck avoided the obstacles in front of the building, turned a corner and rushed towards the building from the front. The glass door of the building groaned and cracked under the impact of the truck, and the truck's tires left black marks on the ground.

In the chaos, only the roar of truck engines and the sound of broken glass echoed in my ears.

Shunyang employees, who were taking their afternoon break, screamed in terror and rushed out of the building in panic, their faces filled with fear and shock.

Unfortunately, the truck did not completely rush into the building. Its front end was stuck tightly in the broken glass door, like a moment frozen in time.

The driver of the truck was a bearded man with his fists clenched on the steering wheel and numbness in his eyes. He got out of the car before the police arrived, put on a baseball cap, and disappeared into the crowd.

Involving Shunyang Group, the police and rescue workers quickly arrived at the scene, their voices were commanding in a tense and orderly manner, trying to restore order from this chaos.

The sky in Seoul is still blue, but in front of the Sunyang headquarters building, the impact is like an undercurrent that cannot be ignored.

The police retrieved the road surveillance footage, and the image on the screen clearly showed the blue truck. The driver's face flashed before the camera, and the blurred outline seemed to mock their incompetence.

They had no way of finding out where the vehicle and people came from, even if they took a picture of the driver's face.

Wang Wu personally picked up Jin Jiunan who was driving, and threw him a backpack on the way, "I'll arrange for you to stay in the countryside for a few more days, take care of yourself."

Jin Jiunan silently took the backpack, nodded slightly, tightened his baseball cap, and boarded the bus to the countryside.

The scenery outside the car window gradually changed from the hustle and bustle of the city to the tranquility of the countryside. Jin Jiunan leaned against the window and looked into the distance.

The impact of this collision was very serious, because the Shun Yang Building almost represented the face of the Shun Yang Group. Now it should represent the face of Chen Rongji.

There is a tradition of truck demonstrations on the Korean Peninsula, but this is the first time an actual collision has occurred.

Although they repaired it quickly, pictures of the messy scene with the front of a blue pickup truck stuck in the door had already been circulated.

This was just the beginning. In Shunyang Group, Chen Rongji's industries suffered one blow after another.

Smaller industrial companies that were easier to smash and destroy were rushed into and smashed in broad daylight.

The facades of small companies are no longer bright and shiny, but are replaced by broken glass, messy desks and chairs, and document fragments all over the floor, which look like the wreckage after a storm.

When the offender was taken away by the police, he even made faces at the camera and didn't look afraid at all.

At the headquarters of Shun Yang Group, Chen Rongji stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with a frown on his face, his eyes penetrating the glass and reflecting a cold light.

He and Chen Dongji had recently settled down and stopped fighting in business.

The business had gradually become like a carefully woven web, but now it was being ruthlessly torn apart, revealing a mess.

This should have been a busy time for the company's operations, but there was a heavy atmosphere in the office building of Shunyang Building.

The office door was closed and the curtains were drawn, blocking out the noise from the outside world.

The employees are not stupid. It is obvious that there is a force targeting Shun Yang Group, or Shun Yang Group on Chen Rongji's side.

However, the perpetrators were repeatedly questioned at the police station and there was no flaw at all, and their confessions were exactly the same.

Since they did not hurt anyone, they just smashed things, so the crime they committed was not serious. If they have money, they can pay compensation, and if they don't, they can just go to jail for a month or so.
Li You has always believed that it is better to target a company than a person.

Two days later, each of the Shunyang senior executives of Chen Rongji's faction received a letter. When they frowned and opened the envelope, they found only a yellow bullet in the envelope.

An unsigned warning was enough to make them frown and feel fear in their hearts. The threat posed by a bullet was far greater than any words.

They could guess who it was, but they had no evidence.

Given the current size of the Kinmen Group, no one can investigate Li You without evidence.

The sky outside the window was gloomy, and the heavy clouds seemed like they would crush the high-rise building at any time. The stock price of Shunyang Group began to decline like the weather outside the window.

Negative news spread in the market like a virus, and the media's exaggeration added fuel to the fire. Chen Rongji was forced to convene a board meeting.

In the meeting room of Shunyang Group, the tense atmosphere almost solidified into substance.

These senior executives looked at each other, their coffee in their hands did not move due to nervousness, the steam gently floated in the air, carrying a hint of bitterness.

Until the assistant at the door knocked and came in, holding an envelope familiar to the senior executives. This letter was specially delivered on the day when Chen Rongji convened the board meeting.

Chen Rongji's fingers trembled slightly. He took the envelope handed to him by his assistant and his eyes darkened.

Inside the envelope, the yellow bullet lay there, as if a mockery of the recent turmoil in Shunyang Group.

Chen Rongji took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

He knew that now was not the time to act impulsively and he had to remain calm and make a wise choice.

The drop in stock prices is like a sharp blade, cutting their interests and dignity bit by bit.

Chen Rongji did not open the envelope, but placed it on the table in silence, wondering whether to choose to use commercial means to go to war with the Kinmen Group, or to accept the recent losses.

After a long time, in the eyes of everyone on the board of directors, Chen Rongji took a deep breath. Patience has always been what he is best at.

(End of this chapter)