Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 320 My Present
It was late at night, but the corridor on the top floor of the Golden Gate Group was still brightly lit.

The footsteps of the crowd echoed in the empty corridor. Li Caihan walked behind Quan Zaijun, and the Kinmen security personnel followed closely behind.

As Jeon Jae-jun knocked softly on the door, Li You's voice came over, "Come in."

In the corner of the office, a floor lamp emits soft yellow light, illuminating the documents and various furnishings on the desk clearly.

Li Caihan's eyes swept across the exquisite ornaments and finally fell on the dark leather chair behind the desk, where Li You was sitting.

The air was filled with a faint smell of cigarette smoke, intertwined with the scent of leather.

Li Caihan couldn't think of any connection between himself and the Kinmen Group and Li You, and what he was investigating now had nothing to do with Li You.

But no matter what, he has already arrived here and even the walkie-talkie has been taken away.

Jeon Jae-jun stepped forward and placed the walkie-talkie in front of Li You. Li You's eyes were sharp and he slowly stood up from the leather chair. Li Caihan could feel the scrutiny of the walkie-talkie in his eyes.

Li Caihan lowered his head slightly to hide his inner nervousness, but he could not hide the determination in his eyes.

"Detective Li," Li You studied the intercom for a while, "Can you tell me about it?"

The walkie-talkie now has none of the magical properties mentioned in the mission. It is just an ordinary walkie-talkie. Even a broken one.

Li Caihan didn't say anything. The fact that he didn't know how to start talking was another matter. The important thing was that he didn't know whether he should start talking or not.

Li You also saw what he was thinking, smiled and shook his head, "Although I don't know what you are looking for, but you should know that I have no ill intentions."

He smiled and leaned back in his chair, "Sometimes exchanging things might be beneficial to both of us."

Li You waved to Quan Zaijun who was standing nearby, "Continue to look for that little girl."

"Yes," Quan Jae-jun lowered his head, turned around and left the office with his people.

"Chairman, are you looking for Kim Yoon-jeong?" Li Caihan looked straight at Li You.

Li You sighed, "I went to visit the school yesterday and planned to donate a playground and equipment to the elementary school. Who knew I would receive this news last night."

"Since I've encountered it, I might as well give a hand."

Li Caihan felt somewhat relieved, he knew that this case should have a solution.

When it comes to finding people, no one in Seoul or Gyeonggi Province today can surpass the Kinmen Group or the Former Alliance.

With just one order from Li You, these people can turn the entire Seoul upside down. No matter where the shadows and corners are, they cannot escape the Kinmen Group.

Li Caihan took a deep breath and mustered up his courage, but he didn't know where to start.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "I first got this walkie-talkie in 1989."

"1989?" Li You narrowed his eyes. "How many times have you contacted them?"

Li Caihan looked at Li You in surprise. He didn't expect Li You to know the details so clearly. He counted carefully.
“I can’t count how many times,” Li Caihan shook his head, “I only remember that Guard Park Hae-young and I solved five cases together.”

The mission briefing given by the panel is that the Kim Yoon-jeong case in the millennium is the beginning and end of everything, so.
Li You felt that his guess was almost right.

It was the present Lee Jae-han who contacted the future Park Hae-young through the intercom. In Lee Jae-han's eyes, he had contacted Park Hae-young many times.

But this was the first time that Park Hae-young, the future, was contacted by Lee Jae-han.

It was because of this contact that Park Hae-young later contacted Lee Jae-han in 1989.

Like a Möbius strip that goes on in a loop.

Now the millennial Lee Jae-han contacts the future Park Hae-young. After this contact, the future Park Hae-young contacts the 1989 Lee Jae-han. Then the 1989 Lee Jae-han starts to solve the case in this way, and it has been eleven years until now.

But time is not trapped in this loop. The loop is still getting bigger and time is still flowing normally.

According to the prompts on the panel, Li Caihan in the present and the past will solve the case after obtaining clues that will be discovered in the future, and the future will change accordingly.

"Detective Li," Li You lit a cigarette, "Please continue."

Li Caihan didn't know that Li You had just gone through a brainstorming session. He just frowned and continued, "I was assigned this walkie-talkie in 1989. When I was investigating the serial murder case in southern Gyeonggi Province, it rang for no apparent reason."

Lee Jae-han narrated, "In the serial murder case in southern Gyeonggi Province, all the victims were young women. I was in the southern part of Osong Mountain, looking for one of the missing people, Lee Gye-suk."

"When the intercom rang, Park Hae-young mentioned that he was a guard. At that time, I just thought that there were guards I didn't know who were also investigating the case."

"But he directly told me where Li Guishu was found, and also told me that the eighth victim, Li Meishan, would be killed next to the railway track at Xuanfeng Station."

"We did find the place where Lee Gye-sook was killed," Lee Jae-han frowned. "That's when I realized something was wrong, because I asked around at the police station and there wasn't a guard named Park Hae-young, and no one contacted me at that time."

Li You interrupted at this time, "That time refers to the time of your call, which is also 11:23?"

"Yes," Li Caihan nodded.

"Because the murderer was never caught, young women in Gyeonggi Province were in danger. My..."

Li Caihan opened his mouth with a painful look in his eyes, "My first love was also afraid, so after sending her home, I went to the railway that guard Park Hae-young mentioned, and then I really met Lee Mi-sun."

"Live?"

"Alive," Li Caihan nodded, "I successfully rescued her and then chased the murderer."

Li Caihan said, tears flashed in his eyes for some reason, "I was careless, I chased the murderer to the bus station, and then caught the wrong person."

"The real murderer got on the bus."

"At this time," Li Caihan tried to suppress his emotions, "I had a second conversation with Guard Park Hae-young from 2015."

"He told me that the fake murderer I caught would die, and that the ninth murder would happen in front of the Daesung Supermarket in Oseong-dong, with an eighth victim."

Originally this should have been the ninth victim, but Li Caihan saved one.

But I arrested the wrong person and was temporarily suspended. Li Caihan sighed deeply, "At that time, I handed in the walkie-talkie."

"To protect mine. Mine..." Li Caihan couldn't open his mouth. Li You narrowed his eyes and realized something was wrong.

"In order to protect my lover Jin Yuanjing, I gave her a stun gun for self-defense. At the same time, we also found that the criminal got on the No. 95 bus."

"After I resumed my duties, I had my third conversation with Guard Park Hae-young. The tenth case occurred in the Xuanfengdong Alley. The victim was my lover, Kim Won-jeong." "She shouldn't have been killed. I was a step too late. I guess the murderer is the bus driver."

Li You understood why Li Caihan had tears in his eyes. To put it bluntly, it was almost Li Caihan himself who killed his lover.

"At that time, I was determined to take revenge. When I went to the driver's house, I ran into his son Li Zhenheng."

Li Caihan's eyes showed hatred when he talked about this. "He ran away when he saw me. I naturally felt something was wrong, so I chased him. As a result, he slipped and fell down the stairs, breaking both legs. He has been unable to stand up since then."

"During the fourth conversation, guard Park Hae-young told me that the murderer was not the bus driver, but his son Lee Jin-hyung, but no evidence has been found."

Li Caihan lowered his head. "In the end, Guard Park found the evidence. It was the stun gun I gave her."

Li You nodded silently. Li Caihan did catch the murderer through the walkie-talkie and solved the unsolved case, but he paid for it with the life of his lover Jin Yuanjing. No wonder he was so painful.

"Time is magical and cruel," Li Caihan said with a wry smile, "We did catch the murderer, but the price we paid was equally huge."

"In the Gyeonggi Province serial murder case, nine victims were identified at the beginning. I saved one of them, and my lover died because of me."

"If President Li wants to borrow its power," Li Caihan pointed at the intercom, "I really don't recommend it. You don't lack anything."

"I know that based on this case alone," Li Caihan looked at Li You and said seriously, "you will definitely not feel the horror of time."

"But in each of these five cases, we paid a price, either here or there."

Li You raised his eyebrows, "What price did they pay over there?"

"One of my juniors," Li Caihan said silently, "I don't know if you have heard of the 1995 robbery case, but because of the joint efforts of Guard Park and I to solve the case, she almost died in 2015."

"In other words, she was originally dead and was rescued by us."

Li Caihan did not elaborate on the case, but simply mentioned, "Because the evidence in later generations was forged by the real criminal, I arrested the wrong person based on the evidence. That person was released from prison in 2015 and carried out kidnapping. In the process of rescuing the hostages, my descendant and he, along with the hostages, were killed in the explosion."

"Fortunately, we made up for it. I caught the real murderer and released the fake criminal. In the future, there will be no kidnapping case, and my descendants will not die."

"The Great Robbery Case" Li Youzhen still remembers this case. He graduated from high school in 1995 and was preparing to join the army.

I did read in the newspaper that the case had been solved, and the real criminal was the son of a prosecutor who was seeking excitement.

"It seems that President Li has an impression of me," Li Caihan shook his head, "It is precisely because of this incident that I may be targeted."

He did not ask who was the person who tried to attack him from behind, nor did he ask where the person was taken after being caught by Kinmen security.

After so many years, Li Caihan is no longer the stubborn and righteous criminal policeman. As long as the murderer can be caught, the means used don't matter.

"Actually, these are two cases," Li Caihan lowered his head, "I wonder if President Li knows about Jinyang New City?"

"Jinyang New City." Li You thought for a while and shook his head, "Not interested."

"In fact, the grand robbery case was just a cover-up for the Jinyang New City fraud case," Li Caihan lowered his eyes, "but the newspaper didn't mention it. It only mentioned that the criminal in the grand robbery case was the son of the prosecutor."

"Actually, what the newspaper said was wrong. The real criminal in the robbery case was killed by Han Shikui, the son of the Chief Prosecutor, because the criminal stole a necklace that contained evidence of fraud."

"Is there a big shot coming down from behind?"

"They may not be that big of a deal to you."

Li You laughed, "I didn't know Detective Li was good at complimenting."

"It's not a compliment," Li Caihan shook his head and said seriously, "Because I suspected the Kinmen Group and asked Guard Park."

Li You smiled unchanged, "It seems that I will be very successful in the future."

Li Caihan stared at the sign "President Li You" on the table in a daze.

"These are only three cases," Li You interrupted his thoughts, "There's no need to talk about the remaining two."

Through Li Caihan's words, Li You has roughly understood the effect of the walkie-talkie.

It is indeed possible to change the future by changing what we do now through clues obtained through conversations, but changing the past will lead to uncontrollable consequences in the future.

"Detective Li thinks," Li You suddenly laughed, "does my intervention now count as a change?"

Li Caihan raised his head suddenly, his pupils shrinking continuously.

He did overlook one point. How did Li You know about this? And whether what he was doing now belonged to the normal time track.

What frightened Li Caihan even more was that if this was not the normal time track, who would he kill this time?
"President Li" Li Caihan's lips trembled, "This..."

Li You waved his hand nonchalantly, "Detective Li, there's no need to ask any more questions. Judging from your behavior tonight, the future Kim Yoon Jung case should remain unsolved."

"Let's start with this," Li You laughed, "Even if Xu Hengjun's body is found, the real murderer has not been caught yet, and you haven't saved Jin Yunzhen."

"I want to see what will happen if I rescue him."

"President Li!" Li Caihan stood up suddenly. "Changing the past will really lead to serious consequences!"

"past?"

Li You's question suddenly made Li Caihan stand still.

"For you and me," Li You said with a smile, "why should we call the present the past?"

Li Caihan fell into a chair and muttered to himself, "Why?"

Li You smiled, not worried at all.

The panel gave him three mission objectives, one of which was to assist the current Lee Jae-han in solving the kidnapping case of Kim Yoon-jeong.

The second is to prevent Lee Jae-han's death, and the third is to solve Lee Jae-han's disappearance case.

The first mission objective was so clear that Li You didn't believe that the panel would harm him. He was very sure that he could solve the Kim Yoon-jeong kidnapping case without any risk.

As for the following two mission objectives
Li You looked at Li Caihan and said, "Detective Li, why don't we take this opportunity to go and see the person who wanted to attack you?"

(End of this chapter)