Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 250: Master of Leverage
An Shangjiu politely said goodbye to Jiang Zhentai and Lin Zheling, leaving Jiang Zhentai and the box of money behind.

Lin Zheling, who was standing aside, had a complicated look in his eyes. He knew that here, Jiang Zhentai had no say in this matter.

These days, people from Chen Rongji's faction of Shun Yang Group are still a little confused.

They have never been prepared to go to war with Li You, or the Kinmen Group.

Therefore, Li You's sudden move caught them off guard. Before they could even react, many of Seoul Holdings' industries had already become a mess.

By the time they realized that Li You was serious, their passive response was a step too late. Before the board meeting could even begin, the backbone Chen Rongji was taken away by the Procuratorate.

Fortunately, the Procuratorate's purpose was to manage their group and disgust them. Now that all the losses had been made, Chen Rongji was finally released from the Procuratorate's Office.

The first thing Chen Rongji did when he came out was not to take revenge on Li You, but to snatch back some industrial market from Chen Dongji.

Although the industries under Chen Rongji are few, they are larger than those under Chen Dongji. After all, some of Shunyang Products and Shunyang Trade under Chen Rongji are also the mainstays of Shunyang.

After the initial chaos, Chen Rongji began to deal with Chen Dongji's offensive with all his strength from the day he walked out of the Procuratorate. With the support of Zhu Rongyi of Daying Group, he gradually stabilized his position.

Although they managed to hold the city, looking back, they found that their losses in Seoul were already incalculable.

During the fight, the person Chen Rongji hated the most was undoubtedly the instigator Li You. After things stabilized, he naturally prepared to retaliate.

Chen Rongji had a very detailed plan and set up a deep trap in business, just waiting for Li You to lead the Kinmen Group into the trap.

It is said that Li You is good at seizing opportunities. Chen Rongji wants to see whether Li You has opened his third eye. This time he has made sufficient preparations in secret, waiting for Li You to reveal a flaw.

Until a phone call came in, Chen Rongji looked at the words Minister of Justice Jin on the screen and answered the phone silently. He still had some joy in his eyes, "Minister Jin? Is it..."

Minister Jin interrupted Chen Rongji anxiously, "The president is angry, stop everything."

Chen Rongji really had no idea what could have caused President Kim Min-jung to be so angry.

Even if Li You is the illegitimate son of Jin Minzhong Xiba, they haven't taken any action yet. Chen Rongji feels that there is something else behind this matter.

"What is going on? What could have made President Nim angry?" Chen Rongji asked puzzledly, "Let's not talk about whether the trap we prepared will be discovered. Even if it is discovered, it won't provoke President Nim."

"I don't know how Li You did it. The North publicly attacked the National Intelligence Service."

"Hiss." Chen Rongji narrowed his eyes. "Wouldn't this make public his connection with the North?"

Minister Jin sighed, "In fact, I don't believe that Li You has the courage to do this, but the reality is that Li You has indeed found a very good opportunity, and it also involves Secretary-General Quan who represents President Nim."

"You can watch the TV program for the details. This incident has caused a huge uproar. Song Renwen has really made trouble this time."

Chen Rongji turned on the TV in the office and randomly tuned to a program that was reporting on this incident.

"It is reported," the host holding the microphone said solemnly, "the North Korean Ministry of People's Security sent criminal police to cooperate with the criminal police of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Department to jointly arrest a group of cross-border murderers.
Due to shortage of manpower, the relevant departments specially cooperated with Kinmen Security, a subsidiary of Kinmen Group, to jointly capture the criminals.

However, during the arrest operation, the operation was obstructed and sabotaged by the National Intelligence Service. The Ministry of People's Security of North Korea has publicly protested to the Blue House Office, pointing out that some officials of the National Intelligence Service do not want to ease the relations between the North and the South.

Minister Jin scratched his hair in annoyance. He was really the one being blamed.
"Anyway, the public opinion is very strong now, and it may even affect some of President Nim's plans. I have inquired about it. President Nim just called Song Renwen to his office."

Song Renwen is the head of the National Intelligence Service.

"I guess Song Renwen is being scolded right now."

Chen Rongji pondered for a moment, frowned and said, "Is that really a group of murderers? I don't think it makes sense. If it is really just a group of murderers, the North's actions are too much. How much benefit can Li You give them to do such a thing?"

"In order to deal with Song Renwen, Li You might even offend President Nim."

Chen Rongji was about to say something, but Minister Jin stopped him and continued, "Forget it. It's not important to guess Li You's intentions at this time. What's important is the attitude expressed by President Nim now, and what attitude we should use to deal with Li You next."

Naturally, he couldn't tell Chen Rongji that Li You might have the papermaking copperplate, so he just muddled the issue by saying it vaguely.

But what he said was also right. Chen Rongji didn't dwell on what Li You was capable of. He just sighed and said coldly, "What else can we do? Chairman Zhu and I are not made of clay. How much did Li You bully us and cause us to lose? Now he has offended President Nim. Why can't we continue to deal with him?"

Minister Jin said calmly, "What then? If the North files another lawsuit against you at the Blue House, what will you do? Won't you be in trouble?"

"Now is not the era for you chaebols."

Chen Rongji fell silent.

Minister Jin sighed, "President Nim meant that we should stop doing what we need to do and not provoke the Kinmen Group and Li You in the near future."

"After this incident, President Nim did dislike Li You in his heart, but due to the current situation, he had to set an example on the surface, otherwise it would affect the whole body."

Chen Rongji was silent for a moment, his tone became strange, "But Minister Jin, have you ever thought that doing this is equivalent to letting Li You ride on my head for a while?"

"Riding on your head"

Minister Jin wanted to laugh, thinking that since he had already ridden Zhu Rongyi, what would be the harm in riding another one?

However, he did not say this out loud in the end. He just sighed slightly and said, "Be patient. Impatience can ruin a great plan, President Chen."

Seeing that Chen Rongji didn't say anything, Minister Jin added, "Just bear with it this time, and I will do my best to help you next time."

He sneered, "No matter how good Li You is at borrowing power, he can only borrow it for a period of time. It's not possible that there will be a big power for him to borrow every time."

Chen Rongji didn't respond, because he remembered another important event that could really help Li You gain an advantage.
The World Cup New Town will be open for business early next year.
Chen Rongji thought silently for a while, and finally sighed, "I know."

It would be very humiliating to bow to Li You, but if you don't bow your head at this time, if it leads to any consequences, you will offend the president.

Li You's leverage is a bit too strong, so bear with it for now.
(End of this chapter)