Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 251: Turning enemies into friends and dealing with the evildoers

In one of the offices of the Blue House, there was a sound of a man throwing things in anger, "Damn it, Lee Woo! Are you trying to trip me up?"

Song In-moon, director of the National Intelligence Service, was furious. He had just been called to President Kim Min-jung and given a scolding. The National Intelligence Service was suspended from investigating the matter and was strictly ordered not to cause any more trouble.

The first director of the National Intelligence Service stood in the office, lowering his head and not daring to speak. He did not raise his head until Song Renwen calmed down. "Director, then should we suspend the operation?"

"Of course it's suspended." Song Renwen was angry, but he had to listen to the words above. He rolled his eyes and said, "Do you want me to be scolded by the president again?"

For the first time, he lowered his head in embarrassment and said, "I understand. I'll contact the people in the hospital right away."

"Now the news is all over the place. President Nim asked me to calm down this incident," Song Renwen lit a cigarette irritably, "Do you have any solution?"

"I heard that Secretary-General Quan has some connections with the Kinmen Group. How about..."

"Do you want me to give in to him?"

The first chief gave a bitter smile. If he didn't have a good relationship with Song Renwen, he would not help this guy. As soon as Song Renwen stepped down, he would be the next to take the stage.

"This is no longer a matter of submission or not, Dean." He sighed, "Now the president is watching you, and even waiting for you to calm the situation down as soon as possible.
If you continue to be stubborn, I'm afraid it will be bad for you."

Leaving his office and slowly walking towards Secretary-General Quan, Song Renwen's mind was still echoing with the words of the president and the chief minister.

Come to think of it, it was obvious that I had already lost, and pretending to be unconvinced would only make me lose face even more.

Song Renwen recalled his attitude towards Secretary-General Quan and Li You at that time and sighed heavily.

No matter how well you perform at the time, you will probably see how bad it will be later.

Fortunately, he and Secretary-General Quan are both adults who have been working in society for many years and are not so desperate for a trivial matter. This level of rectification is already considered a heavy hand.

After all, no matter how much they disagreed, they were both under the president's command, so it was easy to connect him and Li You.

What worries Song Renwen the most is Li You. If Li You doesn't give him face, Song Renwen will be in big trouble.

Song Renwen tried hard to calm himself down and tried his best to figure out the matter clearly.

He knocked on the door gently and came in after hearing Secretary-General Quan's voice. As soon as he entered the door, Song Renwen put on a smile and took the initiative to speak, "Secretary-General Quan."

Secretary-General Quan looked at him with a smile, with a hint of teasing in his eyes, "Secretary-General Quan, how come you have time to come to my place today?"

He was both making fun of Song Renwen's current situation and referring to how Song Renwen had ignored him before.

Fortunately, Song Renwen was well prepared. He took a breath and said, "Secretary-General Quan, I came here this time because I want to ask for your help on something very important."

"President Song, please don't be like this," Secretary-General Quan waved his hand with a smile, "I'm just the secretary next to President Nim. I don't have any special abilities."

Song Renwen was stifled for a moment, "Secretary-General Quan, I was at fault for the previous incident, but this time I understand my own problem, so..."

"Does Dean Song really think so?" Secretary-General Quan said sarcastically, "Or are you saying this just because of what happened today?"

Song Renwen lowered his head, feeling a little humble, "I do feel that there are some problems in the way I handled the matter. I would like the Secretary-General to make an appointment with Chairman Li for me so that I can apologize to him in person."

"It's not easy to contact President Li," Secretary-General Quan sneered, "Because Dean Song ruined the relationship between me and President Li before, and now President Li may not give me face. No matter how polite he is on the surface, there is a gap in his heart."

"I know," Song Renwen coughed dryly, "That's why I thought that if the three of us sit together and have a drink, we can forget our grudges."

Secretary-General Quan remembered what President Kim Min-jung had said, and finally threw away the humiliating words in his mind, took out his cell phone and called Li You.

After Li You had incited public opinion, he asked Zheng Zaizhong to find Lin Zheling and Jiang Zhentai, and prepared to hand over the agreed second papermaking copper plate to Lin Zheling.

Just as I was wondering when Song Renwen would give in, my cell phone rang again.

Looking at Secretary-General Quan's number on the caller ID, Li You smiled faintly, "Why did Secretary-General Quan contact me today?"

Secretary-General Quan understood what Li You meant. He turned on the loudspeaker and said, "I saw Chairman Li was making a big move, so I wanted to come over and ask about the situation."

Li You smiled and said, "If Secretary-General Quan wants to ask about the situation, I will tell him everything I know."

"It's like this, Director Song of the National Intelligence Service has realized his mistakes. We are all adults, and there is no such thing as enemies or enemies, so let's understand each other."

To Song Renwen, it was like a teacher criticizing a primary school student to his parents.

Secretary-General Quan laughed and watched Song Renwen's reaction out of the corner of his eye. "And President Nim has also spoken. Chairman Li has been tossing around for so long and has gained a lot of benefits. How about I connect you with Dean Song? Let's find a place to sit down and have a chat."

To Song Renwen's surprise, Li You did not make things difficult for him but was very polite.

"Since all the secretaries-general have said so, I think Dean Song must have understood the truth of the matter," Li You said with a smile, "I don't mean to embarrass Dean Song. After all, Dean Song was just implicated."

Song Renwen looked at Secretary-General Quan in confusion, not knowing what the so-called 'truth of the matter' meant.

Secretary-General Quan pretended to be panicked, "President Li, Dean Song doesn't know about those things yet, we..."

Li You cooperated with his performance very well. "Then I'll trouble Secretary-General Quan to talk to Dean Song in person and find out how he was deceived and deceived by those villains."

From what they said, it seemed that they felt that this matter was not Song Renwen's fault, but that Song Renwen was just deceived.

"Once the truth comes out, we'll find a chance to sit down and talk."

Song Renwen could hear that these two people had given him a way out and asked him to reveal the person who was secretly targeting Li You.

"I know what you are talking about," Song Renwen sighed while standing in the office. "It was Minister Jin from the Ministry of Justice and the Chief of the National Police Agency. They were targeting the Kinmen Group. I really became a knife in their hands."

"I didn't expect that," Secretary-General Quan said immediately, "What do they want? Why are they targeting an outstanding entrepreneur like Chairman Li?"

Song Renwen's face changed. "Minister Jin first contacted me because the head of the National Police Agency wanted to expand the rights of the police."

"Minister Kim also had some intentions. He wanted to transfer some of the prosecutorial powers to the National Intelligence Service," he sighed. "For a moment, I was blinded by the benefits, so I agreed."

"Later, that thing was discovered." Song Renwen shook his head. "I shared the news with Minister Jin. It just so happened that Chairman Li had some conflicts with Chairman Zhu of Daying Group and Vice Chairman Chen of Shunyang."

Li You also knew what happened next. He shook his head and said, "Dean Song, didn't you notice?"

"If we all die fighting each other, Minister Jin will be the happiest one."

Li You took the cigarette that An Sangjiu lit for him, took a casual puff, stood in front of the French window and looked at Seoul. After a long while, he said, "You and I were originally two parties that would never conflict with each other." "Now the president has a problem with me and is no longer optimistic about you. Are they unhappy after both sides suffered losses?"

He smiled and said, "Even if we work together, we can make these guys who are waiting to take advantage of the situation eat shit. I have an idea that can help Dean Song regain his power."

"Is Dean Song interested?"

"Restart?" Song Renwen was already upset about the defeat. When he heard Li You's words, he was still skeptical and didn't know what Li You was planning.

"How about." Secretary-General Quan coughed softly, "We can talk in person later?"

Song Renwen smiled apologetically, "Then we..."

"Tomorrow night will be fine," Li You smiled. "It's better to resolve a feud than to create one. I'll treat Dean Song to dinner tomorrow."

The next night, in a quiet club hidden deep in the bustling city.

Secretary-General Jeon, Director Song of the National Intelligence Service, and Lee Woo gathered together.

The design of the clubhouse combines modern and classical elements. In the center of the spacious box is an exquisite mahogany dining table covered with a snow-white tablecloth.

Song Renwen was wearing a neat suit and had sharp eyes as he examined every detail of the room, making sure that it was safe as if it was an occupational disease.

Secretary-General Quan and Li You were wearing the same formal attire, but their expressions were more calm and they just waited quietly.

As the waiter gently brought the aperitif, a subtle atmosphere began to permeate the air.

Li You raised his glass and took a sip, his eyes inadvertently sweeping over Song Renwen and Secretary-General Quan, who were two of the most popular men under the current President Kim Min-jung. Although Song Renwen was a little behind the times now.

Secretary-General Quan was the mediator this time, breaking the silence with his words, "The food here is good, it's a place my friends and I often come to, you two should try it later."

As the delicacies were served and the aroma filled the air, the three began to talk. After three rounds of drinks, their conversation became more and more in-depth, and the topic gradually shifted from business cooperation to the intersection of national interests.

Song Renwen then realized how much he had underestimated Li You before. He raised his glass and said, "President Li, I formally apologize to you for what I did before."

He drank the wine in one gulp.

Li You smiled faintly, "It's just that I was deceived by a villain, why should I worry about it?"

"In the eyes of many people, my current image is extremely stupid," Song Renwen looked at Li You and Secretary-General Quan, "Chairman Li said before that he could help me turn the situation around in front of the president. What can I do?"

"This method was discussed by Secretary-General Quan and I," Li You smiled, "Secretary-General Quan said a lot for Dean Song."

"I see," Song Renwen knew that this was a way to share the cake with Secretary-General Quan. He smiled and said, "If Secretary-General Quan needs any help in the future, just let me know."

Secretary-General Quan raised his eyebrows unceremoniously, "A friend of mine asked me for help before. He wants to get a promotion in the National Intelligence Service. Dean Song, can you see if there is any opportunity that can help you?"

This kind of small favor can't even be considered as returning a favor, Secretary-General Quan used the word "conveniently" and said it as a matter of course.

"Of course," Song Renwen smiled, "I'll arrange this matter later."

"Look," Li You raised his eyebrows, "If Director Song wants to turn the situation around, the National Intelligence Service needs to solve a major case within your area of ​​responsibility, and it cannot involve the North-South rapprochement that President Nim promotes, also known as the 'Sunshine Policy'."

“And who is against the rapprochement between the North and the South?”

Song Renwen's mind was working very fast due to the alcohol, "America?"

He took a breath and looked at Li You in surprise. He didn't expect Li You to be so brave.

"Don't be so surprised," Li You smiled, "It's not like we're really going to fight them."

Li You reminded him meaningfully, "Doesn't President Song want to know why Minister Jin is interested in that thing?"

Song Renwen was referring to the four copperplates for papermaking. He naturally knew that. Thinking of what Li You said above, he narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is Minister Jin in touch with the United States?"

"President Song also knows how well-informed the Kinmen Group is," Li You drank a glass of wine, "A few days ago, my people saw Minister Jin secretly meeting with a foreigner, and happened to take photos."

Originally, the anti-American sentiment on the Korean Peninsula was relatively eased in the 1990s, but with the advancement of North-South relations, the so-called "ethnic supremacy" was brought to the table. As the biggest boss, the United States has always been disliked by most people on the Korean Peninsula.

During the financial crisis a few years ago, many people believed that it was the International Monetary Fund, which was controlled by the United States, that used policies in the early stages of the crisis that exacerbated social unrest.

"I understand," Song Renwen said, rubbing his hands, "I wonder what President Li wants?"

"Just think of it as Dean Song owing me a favor," Li You smiled, "How about it?"

"No problem," Song Renwen said readily.

Li You did not answer, but asked, "Does President Song need help from the Kinmen Group?"

Song Renwen was silent for a long time before he shook his head. "You are really different from other young people. No matter who looks at you, they will think you are a cunning old fox."

Li You shook his head and laughed, "President Song overestimated me."

He paused and sighed, "It's just following the trend."

Secretary-General Quan finally found a place to interrupt. He said seriously, "Ordinary people can't follow so many trends."

Song Renwen laughed out loud, "I didn't know until I met him. I realized that President Li is a nice person, humble and polite. He is completely different from the rumors."

Li You also grinned, "I always speak nicely to my partners."

The three of them laughed for a while, and Song Renwen's smile gradually faded. He whispered, "Minister Jin is also an old fox. If we want to take action against him, I'm afraid we can't do without the help of President Nim."

"It doesn't matter," Secretary-General Quan smiled, "Minister Jin was not originally under President Nim's command, he just joined the team a little faster, and many of his ideas are different from President Nim's.
The most obvious ones are the North-South issue and the issue between the Korean Peninsula and the United States. His position is different from ours.

President Nim has many people who want this coveted position under his command. "

Song Renwen nodded in agreement, muttering bad things about Minister Jin, completely forgetting that he had lost his temper in the office yesterday.

Li You smiled without saying anything, looking at the two people who had become allies.

(End of this chapter)