Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 269 I Want Both Sides
In the afternoon, the sun shone obliquely on the towering building of the Kinmen Group, and the golden signboard shone brightly in the sun.

Yoon Ji-woo stood at the door of the building, as if she was in a world that did not belong to her. She looked blankly at the people coming and going around her.

Yoon Ji-woo was wearing a dark, slightly worn sweater, with her hands hidden deep in her sleeves and clenched into fists. The black vest she was wearing made her look even more rustic.

Apart from her, everyone here, both men and women, was dressed very formally and elegantly.

Yoon Ji-woo walked slowly from the small square in front of the door to the door. He walked very slowly and looked around intently, trying to imprint everything in his heart.

Employees and customers of the Kinmen Group walked past Yoon Ji-woo in groups of two or three. Most of them were busy with their own things, and Yoon Ji-woo could only receive a curious look from them at most.

Given Yoon Ji-woo’s age and temperament, he doesn’t look like a staff member, nor like a job applicant, nor does he look like a client of the Kinmen Group.

Yoon Ji-woo bit his lip and did not respond to the gazes falling on him.

The busyness and tranquility here made her very envious. People always yearn for things that they cannot reach, and Yoon Ji-woo is no exception.

This is the first time that Yoon Ji-woo has come to Seoul alone since she was a child, and also her first time to visit Kinmen Group.

"Hello?" The security guard at the door stopped her politely and asked her what she wanted to do.

Yoon Ji-woo opened her mouth and her eyes lingered on every person who passed by her, trying to find something from their expressions and behaviors.

The security guard noticed her wandering eyes and frowned slightly, "Would you please cooperate? Don't interfere with our work."

Yin Zhiyou gritted his teeth and shook his head, whispering, "I have nothing to do, I just want to take a look at the Golden Gate Group."

For these security guards who have climbed up from the bottom, reading people's expressions is a compulsory course for them. He saw Yoon Ji-woo's embarrassment and was sure that he was not someone who came to cause trouble.

He nodded gently, "If you have nothing else, please go back first. Jinmen Group is not a tourist attraction."

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Yoon Ji-woo nodded silently, she turned her head away, and finally gave up the rash idea in her mind.

She returned home with tired steps, her eyes trembling slightly as she passed the door. She was unwilling to look at the place in front of the door, where her father fell.

Yoon Ji-woo closed the door, leaned against it, slid weakly to the floor, wrapped his arms around his knees, and buried his face deeply between his legs.

Her shoulders trembled slightly, and she tried her best to suppress the sadness in her heart. Even her breathing was accompanied by a silent pain.

The only clue was a picture of the back, and it was so blurry that she didn't know how to find it.

In the evening, Li You's car arrived at the agreed place.

It is still the previous Kinmen Club, which now directly belongs to the Kinmen Group. It is also a secret place for Li You to meet with other dignitaries.

The driver stopped the car and security guards came over immediately. When they saw Li You in the car, they quickly bowed and said, "Chairman Nim."

Cui Douri, who had arrived earlier, also came forward and saluted respectfully, "President, they are all here."

This was the first time that the presidents, or bosses, of these forces in Gyeonggi Province met after the formal conclusion of the alliance.

Li You patted his shoulder and asked, "How are they doing?"

"They are all very happy," Choi Do-il recalled what he had observed, with a smile on his face, "They all hope that the alliance can continue to expand so that they can make more money."

Li You smiled and said, "Sometimes the reason why a cooperation fails is simply because the price is not high enough."

“Human greed is always growing.”

Listening to Li You's words, Cui Douri smiled softly and pursed his lips, then followed Li You into the clubhouse. The security guards on both sides bent down at 90 degrees and solemnly welcomed the two people in.

"You see," Li You also sighed, "In the beginning, this might be what I was pursuing."

He smiled and shook his head. “But now that I have these, I will have endless motivation to keep climbing.”

"When you first joined Jiangnan Industrial, did you ever think that you would get these things after risking your life?"

Cui Douri's face was filled with reminiscence, "At that time, I just thought that at least I would not be a dog for those high and mighty people, that was enough."

Li You said calmly, "You should think now that a real man should be like this."

"I promised you that I would lead you all the way forward," Li You smiled, "Since you are not suitable to go to the front, we will go to the back."

Each floor of the club is independent and very private. Apart from the neatly-organized security guards, no other unrelated people can be seen.

At the same time, each floor has slightly different styles, sizes, and services provided.

He came to the door of the room but was not in a hurry to go in. "Sooner or later, the entire Korean Peninsula should know who we are."

Cui Dou Ri nodded silently and said no more.

Accompanied by Choi Doo-il, the two entered the box.

As soon as they saw the situation in the box, the presidents, who were dressed in formal attire, sat up straight. When they saw the two people coming in, they quickly stood up and saluted.

Li You pressed his hand and asked them to sit down.

These people did not have any other unusual behavior, even though many of them had led people to fight each other.

But the thick skin they had developed over the years made them sit together because of money.

Li You calmly walked to the first seat in the back and sat down. They all watched him walk away quietly, and no one dared to speak first.

However, the atmosphere in the room was not awkward. A few minutes before Li You arrived, the room had been served with dishes and drinks.

Cui Douri sat on the left of Li You. He stood up and lowered his head to pour wine for Li You, and said something to adjust the atmosphere, "This is the first time for all of you to meet President Nim. If you have anything to say, you can say it now."

He glanced at the crowd and found Cui Wuzhen sitting in the crowd with an expressionless face. He sat quietly with his head lowered, but his eyes were a little distracted and unfocused, and no one knew what he was looking at.

It was obvious that Choi Moo-jin was distracted.

Cui Dou Ri was dissatisfied, and his eyes became slightly cold. He looked at Li You calmly, and after receiving Li You's eyes, he immediately called out Cui Wuzhen's name.

"President Choi Moo-jin," Choi Doo-il raised his glass towards him, "what do you want to say?"

Cui Wuzhen was originally in a daze, but when he suddenly heard a shout, he looked up in a daze and saw Cui Douri's warm smiling face.

He knew that his distraction had been discovered, so he smiled bitterly, quickly stood up and raised the wine glass in his hand, "Thanks to the care of President Nim these days, our Dongchuan has achieved greater development."

Choi Moo-jin talked about a bunch of meaningless things, and at the end he asked the person next to him to pour him a full glass of wine, and raised it towards Lee Woo. "Thank you, President Nim, for helping us with Kyung-ho's matter. Dongchuan will definitely remember this favor."

Li You smiled and said, "President Cui, you are too polite. As an ally, it is just a small favor."

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Cui Wuzhen shook his head silently and drank the wine in one gulp. "It's just a small favor for you, but it's a big problem that we can't solve at all."

Cui Douri laughed at the side, "With our president here, this kind of thing won't happen to any of you again."

As Cui Douri was speaking, he noticed that Li You's wine glass was empty. Cui Douri quickly leaned over and poured wine into Li You's glass.

After he filled Li You's glass, he filled his own glass again and raised his glass with a smile, "Let's all toast to President Nim."

Cui Wuzhen breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Cui Douri was trying to ease the awkward atmosphere. After all, there were only a dozen people at the table, and he would easily be noticed if he was distracted.

He picked up his glass and stood up with everyone else. He bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, President Nim."

Li You put down his wine glass and looked at the faces of the people drinking for a moment, but his eyes did not reveal his thoughts.

Of course he noticed Cui Wuzhen who was distracted. Cui Wuzhen, who governed Dongchuan with an iron fist, was not as simple as he seemed.

But unfortunately, Li You is now a real hero on the Korean Peninsula. His roots are getting deeper and deeper, his strength and influence are growing, and his influence has spread to many aspects of the middle and upper classes in South Korea.

Even people of the same rank as the Director of the National Intelligence Service and Secretary-General Jeon cannot act rashly against him and can only cooperate with him as equals.

People like Cui Wuzhen, no matter how talented they are, will no longer be his opponent at this stage. Their status are no longer equal.

Speaking of the drama "My Name", Li You always feels an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

After thinking about it carefully, I found that the background before the plot began was very familiar.

It was also a male policeman who infiltrated a drug gang and became good brothers with the boss, just like Park Jun-mo and Zheng Qiche.

But what needs to be distinguished is that in "My Name", the undercover male policeman, Yoon Kyung-ho, was discovered and eliminated by the boss Choi Moo-jin, and it was Choi Moo-jin who shot and killed Yoon Kyung-ho personally.

Yoon Kyung-ho's daughter Yoon Ji-woo will track down the murderer in the future, so Choi Moo-jin deceives her into believing that the person who killed her father is a policeman. He then sends the trained Yoon Ji-woo to work as an undercover agent in the police force.

Speaking of this, Li You raised his eyebrows.

Choi Moo-jin was clearly in collusion with the police in Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province, yet he was able to put his second-in-command on the national wanted list. Even though what he did was so obvious, Yoon Ji-woo never suspected Choi Moo-jin.

It’s a long story, but in fact, it only takes a moment for a thought to change.

Everyone quickly finished their drinks and sat down in a relaxed atmosphere.

Cui Wuzhen also forced a smile on his face, and Li You said, "Thank you for your hard work these days."

Li You smiled and said, "With your help, our alliance will surely be indestructible."

He smiled meaningfully, "Also, I want to remind you all."

Li You paused and nodded at them gently, "The underground forces in South Korea are too weak to come to the fore, which is something I don't want to see."

"Although it has declined, it is also due to many historical reasons," he said thoughtfully, "but we are different from anyone in the past. My development in the business and political circles will only get stronger."

Li You looked around and looked at the people who were listening to him attentively.

"I hope you don't just focus on making money, but communicate more with local officials. If possible, you can also communicate with local prosecutors and police. Only by connecting with them can we have more to do."

Li You not only wanted them to join the alliance, but also wanted to bring in positive local figures.

He specifically mentioned a few names and said, "You guys did a great job."

The people whose names were called were slightly startled, because behind them stood the officials and prosecutors, who were also the first ones to submit the covenant.

Now it seems that the people behind them may have already established contact with Li You.

"It's not easy," Cui Wuzhen whispered, "This country is too class-based."

"Some things are not set in stone," Li You said calmly, "Just like I have brought you benefits, so you are sitting here today and listening to my orders."

"You have the same relationship with them. When you bring enough benefits to these high-sounding people, it is enough for them to ignore everything else."

At this point, Li You smiled slightly, "I now need your help to expand this group of people infinitely."

Cui Wuzhen was stunned and sighed in his heart.

In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that this is true, but not everyone is willing to give up enough benefits.

Except for the opening moment, Choi Doo-il did not speak for the rest of the time. He just listened quietly and poured wine for Li You.

Li You raised his cup and clinked it with Cui Douri, who carefully placed his cup at the bottom.

After the two of them and everyone else at the table drank a glass of wine, Li You continued, "This is what I need, and I won't let you worry about it in vain."

He smiled and said, "If the fees are too high, you might as well try asking Dou Ri. As long as the person is valuable enough, the amount of money doesn't matter."

He thought that many people were short-sighted and would not be willing to spend their own money to do these things, so he decided to let Li You pay for it.

If he had people in every prosecutor's office in every city in Gyeonggi Province, there would be no need to worry about not being able to completely control these underground forces.

Li You narrowed his eyes and looked at their expressions.

Some people were indeed thoughtful, and these people might be the ones Li You wanted to train in the future.

Some even showed greed on their faces, and it was obvious that they wanted to make a fortune from this.

Li You glanced at Cui Douri, and he continued, "I am familiar with many prosecutors in Seoul. I believe you should know this?"

After getting everyone's answers, Li You took out a cigarette, refused Cui Douri's offer to light it, and lit it with his lighter in a cool manner with a click.

After lighting up the cigarette, Li You took a puff nonchalantly, "I hope you all understand one thing. In fact, our recent actions are very big, and you have all made money, but have you ever thought about why you can carry out big actions safely and make so much money?"

The implication is obvious, which means that without Li You's protection, they can't do it.

"I don't want to repeat the same thing again in the future," Li You said coldly, "What I said was not a request."

(End of this chapter)