Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 346 Target Busan
After Zhao Taixie sighed, he continued, "It was not until this time that the young boss was released that we got to know him again and no longer regarded him as a subordinate."

"Instead, he really regarded him as an elder with brains," Cho Tae-seop said. "He said that the young boss should use his fists while he himself had the brains, and the two of them should do something big together."

"Then he started using his connections to bribe people," Cho Tae-seop said frankly, "and the first target was me."

"He had indeed asked the Attorney General for help through his uncle, but he was also very clear that the Attorney General's position was too high and it was impossible for him to have a long-term relationship with him, so he targeted me who was taciturn at the table at the time."

Although Li You did not ask Zhao Taixie whether he accepted the bribe, Zhao Taixie said it himself very frankly, "I refused at first, until he said that."

"He said, 'If I don't have enough money and power to deal with the bad guys, I won't be able to change anything even if I stay in that poor village for my whole life.'"

"So I took it," Cho Tae-seop said frankly, "and I took more and more until today."

"I helped them win the entertainment management rights of many hotels," Zhao Taixie said. "Then he became more and more arrogant and began to regard himself as an elder in front of the young bosses."

"He even often clashed with the younger brothers who followed the young boss. Although the young boss always taught his younger brothers a lesson about how to be disrespectful, he also became estranged from him."

"At this time, the boss who was kicked out of the dance hall was getting worse and worse," Zhao Taixie sighed, "He wanted to win over my friend and promised me a higher salary, hoping that we could run the business together and make money together."

"My friend was indeed a little shaken, but just when he was hesitating, the driven out boss deliberately sent someone to assassinate the young boss. Of course, this assassination would not succeed because it was originally a plot to alienate the young boss," Zhao Taixie said with a smile, "When the young boss started to fight back, he found that there might be something wrong with my friend."

"So they forced him to withdraw and gave him 200 million won when he withdrew."

"They fell into a divisive plot," Zhao Taixie commented while drinking tea, "In fact, if he had been more honest, maybe there wouldn't be so many problems."

"Anyway, the boss who sent the assassination came to him again, and the two of them officially started to cooperate and began to operate the slot machines in the hotel."

A smile appeared on Cho Tae-seop's face. "Something bad is happening. 'The war against crime has begun.'"

"All those old cases were dug up one by one," especially the woman at that time, who had always held a grudge against him. "He was arrested by the police again and beaten up, and they even made him confess his dark past."

"Luckily I was there," Cho Tae-seop shrugged. "I called the police and released him, setting him free again."

"But the bad thing happened later. The big boss he was working with was investigated very hard because his business was hit and he had a lot of problems," Zhao Taixie sighed, "This person can't be called a big boss. After all, he was chased like a rat at that time."

"A lot of evidence was found against this person. He hid from place to place and finally found my friend. My friend vowed to protect him. But when President Roh ordered a severe crackdown on crime," Cho Tae-seop recalled with some fear, "Busan was the most severe time."

"Even if he started to contact various officials, the campaign to crack down on gangsters and eliminate evil was so intense that no one dared to support him, not even me."

"In the end, that person was arrested, even himself," Zhao Taixie looked at his reflection in the tea, "and it was because of this incident that I was able to return to Seoul."

"After he was arrested, I tried my best to get his case into my own hands, so he started to work for me, still in his usual style, helping me to win over forces and build good relationships with other people," Zhao Taixie smiled with emotion, "I really learned a lot from him at that time."

"The most important thing is," Zhao Taixie narrowed his eyes, "he helped me catch the young boss in that case, who is his distant nephew."

"If this is based on morality," Li You raised his eyebrows, "he should be sunk into the sea."

"Chairman Li guessed wrong," Zhao Taixie smiled and shook his head, "In fact, it was just a trick."

"The crime of his distant nephew was very minor. He only needed to stay in prison for a year or so, and he didn't have to hide from place to place during that time," Zhao Taixie smiled. "I was transferred back to Seoul because of this."

"By the time his nephew, the young boss, was released, the 'war on crime' was already over."

Zhao Taixie sighed, "This is what happened at that time."

"As for now." Zhao Taixie smiled and waved his hands, "I heard that he is training his son to be a prosecutor." "How did that young boss end up?"

"I heard that after he was released, he took his family to the United States," Zhao Taixie said, "and he never came back because he had made enough money anyway."

Zhao Taixie finished speaking, as if he had just remembered, "My friend's name is Cui Yixian."

He added with a smile, "We are still friends until now."

"Although he has no moral principles and survived by constantly betraying his former master," Zhao Taixie said, "he also has no backbone. Even if he almost buried him alive or kicked someone in the groin, he would greet them with a smile in the blink of an eye."

"And he betrayed the people he had previously welcomed with a smile, not for revenge, but for profit."

"He told me that this is an era without morality and where profit is paramount."

"Be flexible and good at greeting people with a smile. When faced with tough situations, lower your head shamelessly and learn to admit defeat with a smile."

"He doesn't mess with big shots, and small shots don't dare to mess with him. This is why he has been so stable for so long."

"I have enough benefits for him, so he certainly won't betray me," Zhao Taixie said with a smile, "I believe it's the same for Chairman Li."

Li You also understood what Zhao Taixie wanted to express by saying so much.

Such a smooth person who is good at building personal connections, I wonder how deeply he will penetrate into Busan’s network over the years.

"Councilman Zhao is going to introduce him to me?"

"No," Zhao Taixie shook his head, "If I were to say it..."

"It was Cui Yixian who approached me and wanted me to act as a matchmaker between you two."

Li You was stunned for a few seconds.

"Who on the Korean Peninsula doesn't know what Chairman Lee has done in recent years?" Zhao Taixie asked, "Not to mention that Chairman Lee's purpose is so clear."

He sighed, "As the second largest city on the Korean Peninsula and the largest port, how could Busan escape Chairman Lee's sight?"

Li You raised his eyebrows, "Is that what he said?"

"That's what he said," Zhao Taixie smiled, "In his words, Busan seems to be in Chairman Li's pocket."

"I think he is looking forward to working for President Li."

Li You also laughed, "To be honest, I'm really short of people."

"I'm really looking forward to having someone like this come to me."

Li You said seriously, "Councilman Zhao, please contact him for me."

"The next target will be Busan."

(End of this chapter)