Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 25 Gaining Trust
"Huh..." Li You exhaled smoke and called Zheng Qitie, "President, how is the situation over there?"

"I'm fine, Chenghao is still in surgery." The voice on the other end of the phone was very tired. "How are you doing? Is everything resolved?"

Holding the cigarette between his fingers, Li You glanced at Gang Jian who was kneeling in front of him, "There is one Busan guy left, do you want me to take him back?"

"Gang Jian?" Zheng Qitie's face was icy. "No need to keep him. Just get rid of him. I'll tell you something when I come back."

"I have something else to tell you, President." Li You casually stabbed Gang Jian's neck with a knife, "Brother Cui may be in danger."

"What?" Zheng Qitie stood up from the chair outside the operating room. Realizing that his voice was too loud, he immediately walked out. "Shit. What's going on? What did you find out?" He had just contacted Hong Xicheng, Cui Zhengpei, and all the people above the level of group leader of Jiangnan Industrial. Basically everyone was there. Except Cui Zhengpei, he didn't even answer the phone.

And now, Li You told him that the person he suspected of betraying him was dead? Also, how did Li You know where he and Quan Chenghao were?

"Didn't you see the fire department on your way back?"

"No," Zheng Qitie clutched the phone tightly in his hand, "Shit, what's going on?"

"Maybe you took a different road. I went to find the road you took and saw Cui's car on fire. The fire department, road rescue, and police were all there. They said a body was found in the car."

"Shit," Zheng Qitie resisted the urge to throw his phone away, "How did you know our whereabouts? Did you investigate us?"

"I'm sorry, President." Li You smiled, "I have my reasons. My men found a photo of Jin Zhen and Gang Jian meeting that day. Although I don't know what they were going to talk about, it must be something bad for us, so I have been keeping an eye on Jin Zhen."

"Shit, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Zheng Qitie said gloomily, "Why didn't you give me the photos?"

"I'm very sorry, President." Li You sat on the cement barrel. "I'm afraid the photo is fake. I've been trying to verify its authenticity these past few days. I'm afraid that if I give you a fake photo, I..."

"Shit." Zheng Qitie closed his eyes in pain. As a company president, he guessed what Li You would think. It would affect his position and reputation in the underworld. "Did you kill all the people?"

"I'm not sure. There are a lot of guys who were shot and aren't moving right now."

"Before the police find out, I will contact the cleaners in Incheon to deal with it. Come back now and give me the photos." After hanging up Li You's phone, Zheng Qitie dialed another number, "We were attacked on the way to the port. Well, I will be responsible for the losses during this period."

After contacting the scavenger, Zheng Qitie opened the back cover of the phone, pulled out the battery, and stared out the window in a daze.

When Li You rushed to the hospital, Park Junmo had already completed the operation and was out of danger. He was still in a coma and lying on his side on the hospital bed. Besides him, there were only two people in the ward, Zheng Qitie and Xu Zhonglie.

"President," Li You handed over the photo, which clearly showed the scene of Jin Zhen and Gang Jian talking.

"You traitorous bastard," Zheng Qitie's eyes flashed with sternness, "Brother Xu, do you also know that Jin Zhen betrayed you?"

"I told Brother Xu," Li You ignored the inexplicable look behind Xu Zhonglie's sunglasses, "so the two of us came to support him."

Zheng Qitie looked at the two of them steadily for a while, especially Li You, "Brother Xu, go and arrest Jin Zhen first, and gather all the men back to the headquarters. I want to punish this traitor in front of everyone." Xu Zhonglie obeyed the order silently as usual.

Not long after Xu Zhonglie left, he turned his head to look at Park Junmo who was still unconscious, and told Li You, "You stay here to protect Chenghao, I will go back to deal with the traitor."

"Chief Shi has gone to get the news, and Li You is with Park Junmo, he will be fine." Zhao Changzhi looked at the difficult Liu Yizhen in front of him and felt a headache. "You are really irresponsible, Chief Prosecutor Zhao." Liu Yizhen couldn't stay calm in this situation, "I just lost my mother, and now I almost lost my husband. You knew they would be attacked tonight, right?"

Zhao Changzhi wanted to smoke a cigarette, but was pulled out by Liu Yizhen. He touched his forehead and said, "It's not just me. Junmo himself knows it. Li You told him in advance. We all think that Park Junmo can hold on until Li You comes to support him."

"I am grateful to Li You, but why do you think Junmo can face more than 20 armed assailants? What gives you the confidence?"

"Tattoo."

Zhao Changzhi and Liu Yizhen looked back at the door vigilantly.

"It's me, Li You."

The moment the door opened, Liu Yizhen's eyes were red. Li You and Shi Daoheng supported Park Junmo in the middle and walked in. He looked at the haggard Liu Yizhen with a gentle expression, "I'm sorry, Yizhen."

"Sit down first," Li You pulled out a chair and turned it over so that Park Junmo could lie on it to avoid touching the wound on his back.

"I knew you would come here and get angry, Yizhen," Park Junmo wanted to smile, but the pain from the wound on his back made his smile very forced, "so I asked Li You and Daoheng to bring me here."

"How can I not lose my temper?"

"Don't blame them. We could have held out until Li You came. I was too soft-hearted." Park Junmo smiled bitterly. "I was harmed by the guy I let go."

"You..." Liu Yizhen wanted to pat his back, but she took it back almost immediately. Park Junmo grabbed her hand and held it in his palm. "It doesn't matter. I have won Zheng Qitie's trust. Things will progress soon."

"Li You," Zhao Changzhi interrupted, "Tell me what you know."

Li You nodded under their gaze, walked to the blackboard, and took off Choi Jung-bae's photo first, "Choi Jung-bae was killed by someone hired by Busan. I passed by the scene. You can go back and ask the police station in charge of this kind of case for confirmation."

These words were spoken to Shi Daoheng.

"Then there's Jin Jin," Li You peeled off another photo, "I think he's going to die tonight. There's no way Zheng Qitie would let go of someone who killed Choi Jung Bae, not to mention he almost killed himself."

"Finally, it's Hong Xicheng. He really seems to be untrustworthy. Zheng Qitie even asked Xu Zhonglie to summon his men."

"This incident was actually a coincidence," Zhao Changzhi smiled. "His wife did have symptoms, but I asked the doctor to say it was a little more serious. It was just an accident."

Park Junmo leaned forward and said, "Jung Qitie should have trusted me a lot, but I am not sure whether I can replace Choi Jung-bae in Gangnam Industrial."

"Okay," Zhao Changzhi nodded, "Are you going back to Jiangnan Industry now?"

"Yes, we must nail Jin Zhen as a traitor and not allow him to quibble. Otherwise, with his socialite personality, many people might plead for him."

(End of this chapter)