Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 351 Benefit Cooperation
Three days later, Seoul.

In the office of the chairman of the Kinmen Group, Cui Yixian smiled respectfully, "Chairman Nim, I have already talked to most of the people."

"So fast?" Li You raised his eyebrows. He originally thought that he would have to give Cui Yixian at least a week.

"I have my own way, President-nim."

"..." Li You was silent for a while, his face looked a little strange, "How did you talk about it?"

He was very suspicious that Cui Yixian might have started taking action a long time ago, and might even have talked to a lot of people before coming to see Li You a few days ago.

Cui Yixian smiled and said, "Money, benefits, and a little analysis."

He rummaged through his bag and pulled out a stack of documents. “This is what I specially visited President Cui with before I left that day.”

Li You was of course aware that Cui Yixian was visiting Cui Douri, but without Cui Yixian's permission, Li You did not dare to contact Cui Douri without permission.

"I asked President Cui for some non-public information," Cui Yixian said cheerfully, "It's all about the revenue of the underground forces in those cities in Gyeonggi Province."

Cui Yixian demonstrated, "I also collected their revenue before the alliance."

"With this comparison, they should know how much profit they can gain from surrendering."

"But these are just the underground forces," Cui Yixian arranged the information neatly, "I can't visit all the officials."

He told the truth, "After all, there are still some officials in the city hall who are good people who have raised the flag and refused to go along with us."

"There are also prosecutors who investigate cases with an iron fist. I really can't understand these people."

Li You smiled and said, "It seems that Mr. Cui is very confident that those you have talked to will be honest?"

"I can't say for sure," Choi Ik-hyun said with a forced smile, "The situation in Busan is uncertain, and we need Chairman Nim to act as soon as possible."

Li You did not object, but stood up and looked out the window, as if thinking of a countermeasure.

Cui Yixian was also looking at Li You. When Li You stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, even in a suit and tie, he couldn't hide his fierce aura.

After a while, Li You turned around and pressed another button on the desk. Within a minute, Quan Jae-jun hurried over.

"Are you on duty today?"

At Quan Jae-jun's insistence, at least two or three Kinmen security guards who could cover Li You should be left on the top floor, but Li You did not expect that it was Quan Jae-jun who came today.

"I'm free at the company anyway," Jeon Jae-joon said with a smile.

Li You nodded and strolled back to his office chair. "When Mr. Cui leaves later, call two people to go back with him."

"Thank you, President," Cui Yixian said with a smile.

Li You smiled and said, "It was my fault for not sending someone to protect Mr. Cui earlier."

No matter how eloquent he is, Cui Yixian is still an older middle-aged man and is afraid of knives and guns.

Li You sent two security guards from Kinmen. Not to mention that their safety was at least guaranteed. Even for the sake of Kinmen, the people from Busan did not dare to attack Cui Yixian openly.

As to whether it was negligence, Cui Yixian couldn't say.

If Li You was a little more ruthless, he would use these two Kinmen security guards as bait.

If they died in Busan, based on Li You's previous behavior, Busan would probably be massacred that night.

"I'll go call him right away," Quan Zaijun was about to raise his leg when Li You stopped him again.

"Get ready," Li You twirled his lighter, "Let Mr. Cui and the others go back today, and the day after tomorrow you follow me and go to Busan in person."

Jeon Jae-jun nodded vigorously, "Yes, President."

After Quan Jae-jun went out, he closed the door gently. Choi Ik-hyun sat on the sofa opposite Li You's desk, looking at Li You silently.

He was not afraid of Li You's gaze. He just sighed after looking at each other and said, "The president is going to Busan in person?"

Li You laughed instead, "Mr. Cui doesn't want me to go?"

He stood up, picked up the teapot on the table, walked slowly to the sofa, and poured a cup of tea for Cui Yixian himself. "I don't know how to make tea, so just drink it casually."

Cui Yixian quickly held the teacup with both hands and said, "You're welcome, President."

He took a sip of tea and looked at Li You who was sitting casually at his desk. "Although I have vaguely heard of President Li's name over the years, I have never been able to come and ask to see you."

Cui Yixian spoke with great emotion, probably from what he was thinking, "I had only seen Chairman Li in newspapers before, and heard his name from underground forces. I was also impressed by his courage and skills, but after seeing him in person, I finally understood why so many forces were willing to attach themselves to the Kinmen Group."

He sighed, "I won't say much about expressing my feelings, Cui."

Cui Yixian finished his tea and politely put the cup back with both hands. "I will definitely do my best to help the president and take Busan."

Li You looked calm, as if he had known he would say that.

He nodded. "In fact, I am willing to meet Mr. Cui, not entirely because of Councillor Zhao's recommendation. Or his recommendation is just a letter of introduction. I really want to meet Mr. Cui in person."

"Especially when I know that Mr. Cui is good at dealing with different kinds of people," Li You went straight to the point, "I was thinking that the powerful Kinmen Group might need someone like Mr. Cui."

Cui Yixian was stunned for several seconds before speaking in confusion, "I'm not denying the toughness of the Kinmen Group, but Chairman Nim, doesn't the Kinmen Group get along well with officials in Seoul and even the Blue House?"

"There is no right or wrong," Li You sighed, "Many people are just reluctant to cooperate with Kinmen because of the current momentum of Kinmen Group and the benefits it brings." He looked at Cui Yixian, "If an opponent who is equal to Kinmen appears, those who are currently cooperating with Kinmen will defect to that side without hesitation."

After all, Kinmen’s military force is what these people fear the most, but Li You is obviously not satisfied with this.

"I see," Cui Yixian understood, but he still couldn't help asking, "Then will you, President, allow a force to emerge that can compete with the Kinmen Group?"

"No," Li You said frankly.

Just like the way the Daying Group suppressed the Kinmen Group, the Daying Group was actually also hindering the emergence of a force that would be on par with it in the future.

Li You looked at Cui Yixian, "But I think there is no need to worry."

He spent two or three minutes simply explaining what happened, that is, explaining his concerns.

To put it simply, Li You needs Cui Yixian to infiltrate the social network among those officials.

"I would now like to invite Mr. Cui to officially join the Kinmen Group."

"Of course," Cui Yixian laughed, "I wonder where the president plans to arrange me?"

"No need to arrange anything," Li You leaned back in his office chair, "I will give Mr. Cui the greatest freedom."

Li You narrowed his eyes and said, "Mr. Cui will be responsible for moving among those officials and make them stand firmly on the same front with the Kinmen Group."

"I understand," Cui Yixian touched his chin with some amusement. What Li You gave was almost what he expected.

Cui Yixian said seriously, "With these words from President Nim, I feel relieved."

He thought for a moment and mentioned the person he had mentioned before, "I have already learned about the situation of Zhang Daozhi, who I mentioned to President Li before."

"The last time I came to Seoul, Jang Do-sik picked up his brother who was in jail for him."

Cui Yixian's eyes were calm. "This man's name is Song Yuzhe. I heard that he was a black boxer before he was imprisoned. He was arrested because he killed someone in the boxing ring. Black boxing was originally not a big deal, but the problem was that there happened to be a strict investigation at that time, and he was found."

"After being arrested, Song Yuzhe took all the blame for Zhang Daozhi's crimes."

"The original sentence was more than seven years, but Jang Do-sik helped him a little and he behaved well in prison, so he was released early."

"He has now started working for Jang Do-sik again," Choi Ik-hyun frowned, "and is now managing a bar. I think Jang Do-sik is just letting him try his hand first. There will definitely be better jobs for him."

Li You nodded, "Tell me about the forces under Zhang Daozhi?"

"In addition to Song Yuzhe, the brother who just got out of prison, he also has a close confidant named Jiang Yunzai," Cui Yixian already knew it very clearly.

"Jiang Yun-jae is a cold but arrogant man who is only loyal to Jang Do-sik," Choi Ik-hyun thought for a moment, "Rumor has it that he got into trouble in high school and was taken in by Jang Do-sik, so he's so loyal."

"The other is Ms. Han, who has a close relationship with Jang Do-sik. Her original name is Han Soo-jin. Although this woman is cruel to outsiders, she seems to be nice to the women under her command."

"I understand all of this," Li You shook his head, "What I want is something that concerns Zhang Daozhi's life."

"Yes," Cui Yixian sat up straight, "There is a policeman who is crucial."

He licked his lips and said, "My friend who works at the dock told me that since last year, there has been a policeman who often goes to the dock to investigate cases."

Cui Yixian's eyes were filled with excitement. "This policeman's name is Zhao Zhengkun. I secretly asked someone at the police station to check his information."

"Tsk," Cui Yixian sighed, "He is completely different from Zhao Zhengkun a few years ago."

"I suspect he was already taking drugs at that time, and he was taking them heavily."

"No one suspected it?"

"He wrote a prescription at the hospital," Cui Yixian was also a little confused, "saying that he has some digestive disease or something, so he has lost so much weight and his complexion is not good."

"So," Li You put it all together, "after he got in touch with Zhang Daozhi, Zhang Daozhi picked up the goods from the dock?"

Cui Yixian glanced at Li You and replied affirmatively, "I think so."

"It's from overseas," Li You frowned, "not from the north."

That kind of stuff is everywhere in the world now, and no one knows whether those things are smuggled on those ships.

It is even possible that Li You ruled out the correct answer right away.

After all, it cannot be confirmed that the source of goods for Zhang Daozhi in the north was provided by Zhang Mingjun and his gang, whom Li You assisted the police in suppressing at that time.

"Forget it," Li You simply put these things aside and looked at Quan Zaijun on the side, "Did you hear everything?"

Jeon Jae-jun nodded silently.

"When we get to Busan, we'll first arrest Zhao Zhengkun," Li You smiled contemptuously, "and we'll know after we try him."

"President," Choi Ik-hyun stood up after the two of them confirmed the matter, "I will go back to Busan first and confirm it again."

"Okay," Li You nodded.

After leaving the office, Cui Yixian breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the two security guards who followed him, he didn't put on airs as an employer and smiled as he gave each of them a cigarette.

(End of this chapter)