Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 261: Verbal Trap

He waved to them and watched them go upstairs and enter the hotel before driving away.

James didn't drive too far, he just left the vicinity of the hotel and stopped the car at the corner.

He called his classmate at the city hall and said awkwardly, "Amy, can I bother you for a moment?"

The woman on the other end of the phone spoke very rudely, but with some inexplicable meaning, "Wait until you shave off your beard and lose weight, then ask me to do something for you."

James was a little embarrassed, in fact, this was also the reason why he was a little hesitant when driving before.

Amy, his old classmate from the City Hall, was also his ex-girlfriend. At that time, he was still quite handsome. James smiled bitterly and said, "People will get old, Amy."

"Bullshit," Amy said coldly, "You are only twenty-seven years old, you are old ass."

James knew he was in the wrong and didn't dare to say anything else.

Amy then spoke impatiently, "What's the matter?"

He then smiled and said, "Our company was acquired by a large Korean company some time ago.

Their boss came today, and when I drove him there, he mentioned that he wanted to register a PMC company with us.”

"Korean?" Amy's tone began to sound strange. "What's the name of the company?"

"Future Electronics," James paused, "He is the major shareholder of Future Electronics and the chairman of another Golden Gate Group."

Amy thought about it carefully, "After all, this is San Francisco, not Los Angeles. Although there will be resistance, as long as the money is enough, these people don't mind having another PMC company."

"I don't know about that, but I heard." James hesitated, not knowing whether he should say it, but he didn't want to pit his ex-girlfriend, "They may be involved in some violent behavior again."

He regretted it as soon as he finished speaking, "But it's just hearsay, I'm not sure."

"Can you focus on the key points next time?" Amy snorted coldly, "I'll ask my colleagues to check their specific situation."

"You said we wanted to have dinner together tonight?"

"This should be."

"These people just like to talk about things at the dinner table," Amy said sarcastically, "I'll go over there. You should also be more careful and don't let others sell you out and help them count their money."

"I know," James said helplessly.

After hanging up the phone, James didn't drive for a long time, but waited quietly for Amy to call him back.

When Amy called back, her tone was noticeably more serious.

"You, the boss, are not just any ordinary businessman in Korea."

After hearing this, James asked tentatively, "Is it really the Mafia?"

"Of course not," Amy said helplessly, "He's not at that level yet."

"How serious has it been?" James swallowed nervously. He was a good citizen.

"Although your boss is a newly emerging group-type power, its scale is the largest on the Korean Peninsula in the past 20 years, and it is still developing rapidly," Amy frowned as she looked at the information on the computer, "I mean their open industries."

"It's just that they haven't completely gotten rid of their underground forces, which is why they attracted the attention of the CIA," Amy sighed. "Recently, he seems to have provoked the CIA, but they won't tell me the specific reason."

She tried to advise him, "This person has run his group very well on the Korean Peninsula. Whether in terms of politics, economy, or military power, he has already reached the top of the local area. He is a powerful force with huge influence and rooted in Korea."

"Fortunately, it's a small place," James laughed after listening for a long time. He seemed to have understood what Amy meant. "So it won't be a threat to us?"

"It's not a threat to you," Amy said coldly, "How can you still laugh?"

James said calmly, "Why can't you laugh? No matter who he is, he provides us with a lot of money for our research. To me, he is a good person."

Amy scoffed, "So what did he say when he asked you for help?"

James smiled flatteringly, "He must have asked me for a try, maybe you can help me."

Amy interrupted him and said calmly, "I'll be there tonight, and you'd better stay here quietly before then."

In the hotel, Li You and Chen Daojun sat face to face, both with calm expressions.

"No wonder you said on the plane that this bearded guy was unusual," Li You smiled, "He looks completely different from what he looks like."

Chen Daojun nodded silently, “The reason why the purchase price is 20% higher than I expected is because of James.”

Li You smiled and looked out the window. The scene here is completely different from Seoul. "It's okay to spend money, but things must be done well and the technology must be in our own hands."

"I understand," Chen Daojun sighed, "Why would President Nim ask him to find some connections?"

"You can tell from his resume that it's impossible for an American from this elite class to have no connections at all," Li You turned to Chen Daojun and said, "The situation here and there has been very delicate recently. You can imagine how difficult it would be to open a PMC company here."

"Let him help. If he succeeds, it will be a pleasant surprise."

"Okay," Chen Daojun nodded slightly.

In fact, not only that, Li You also knew his information. It was estimated that it already existed in some security agencies in the United States. When he was in South Korea before, he had obstructed the former Minister of Justice and the Americans, and he had already been secretly targeted.

In fact, he might have been followed by some people when he got off the plane.

In other words, his business is very legitimate, so these institutions dare not investigate Li You blatantly, let alone refuse him entry.

Li You did not hide this from Chen Daojun, but told him directly. Chen Daojun was stunned and asked seriously, "Will these people obstruct it?"

Li You shook his head. "I don't know, but I have always believed in a concept that is particularly applicable to the current situation."

"People like them are not enemies at all. As long as they share common interests, no matter how tense they were before, they can achieve a relatively pleasant cooperation."

Chen Daojun narrowed his eyes and spoke after a while, "That's true."

The welcoming dinner was held in a high-end restaurant in the evening, and James and his research team toasted Li You one by one.

Until a woman arrived, James quickly put down his wine glass, and walked over to her amid the awkward gazes of his colleagues. After whispering a few words, he came over with the woman.

Li You looked at her. She was an elegant-looking white woman, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, which made her look more intellectual.

James introduced with a smile, "This is my old classmate Amy, currently working at San Francisco City Hall."

"Amy, this is Mr. Li, the boss of our company."

Seeing Li You, Amy slowly stretched out her hand and shook hands with Li You, "Hello."

"Hello," Li You smiled twice, "I didn't expect that James' old classmate is you."

He gave James a teasing look, causing his colleagues to laugh and start to boo from behind.

"Okay," James waved his fist at them angrily to scare them.

Amy still looked at Li You with some surprise. She was originally curious about how this young man climbed to such a high position, but now she understood with just one glance.

"Now that James has spoken to you," Amy gently extended her hand, "why don't we go talk next door?"

Li You nodded gently, "I'm fine."

After the two of them went out, their colleagues looked at James in surprise. He said with a serious face, “Stop making trouble. There is something important to do.”

The two people sitting next to each other didn't seem like friends.

"I've heard what Mr. Li and James said," Amy repeated. "Strictly speaking, it's not against the rules, but given the current situation, it's not appropriate to approve your registration of PMC at this time."

"That's why I need help," Li You said calmly, "I hope Miss Amy can help me, and I can give you something in return."

Amy looked at him quietly for a while, then shook her head and said, "I'm not short of money."

"I know," Li You nodded seriously, "I also know that Miss Amy doesn't just work at the City Hall."

Amy was silent for a moment, "What else can you give in return?"

"This brings up another question," Li You looked at her, "I wonder how Miss Amy got to know my information?"

"CIA" Li You suddenly smiled, "Is it?"

Amy simply nodded, "Since Mr. Li has guessed it, there is no need for me to hide it."

Li You laughed, "I'm not guessing, your largest foreign intelligence agency is the CIA, right?"

"Just that Miss Amy isn't curious? In fact, according to common sense, I'm not that prestigious enough for the CIA to notice me."

"I'm not curious," Amy also laughed and said honestly, "It's not good to know too much."

"If they can notice it," Li You spread his hands, "there must be a contradiction or conflict of interest."

"I have never had any dealings with them."

Li You narrowed his eyes and said, "There was a super dollar incident before. Miss Amy, have you heard of it?"

"." Amy laughed, "Mr. Li finally shows that he really wants to cooperate."

Amy didn't actually tell the truth to James. In fact, she asked the CIA for the details.

Although former Justice Minister Kim did not tell the Americans what the fugitive had in his hands, the CIA guessed it.

"Those things," Amy said decisively, "How many does Mr. Li have?"

Li You narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a long pause he smiled, "No."

Amy was stunned for a moment, and the smile on her face faded. She looked at Li You for a while, and suddenly smiled again. It seemed that Mr. Li was indeed not easy to fool.

As long as Li You admitted that he had the drug, Amy could even ask the CIA to arrest him on the spot.

(End of this chapter)