Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 380 Offense and Defense
It was not until daytime that the true appearance of the manor was revealed.

Located in Seoul, it is like an oasis in the bustling city.

Inside the tall iron gate, what caught Zhu Rongyi's eyes was a carefully trimmed green lawn dotted with a few clusters of flowers.

The study is where Zhu Rongyi handles the affairs of the Daying Group. The spacious space is filled with the scent of sandalwood.

A pot of orchid is quietly placed on the windowsill, and the sunlight shines on the orchid through the window.

Zhu Rongyi was wearing loose pajamas, and the watch on his wrist last night was thrown on the desk. His eyes were focused on the documents in his hands, reading and signing one after another.

Every time the pen touches the paper, it is writing the future of Daying Group.

Zhu Rongyi paused what he was doing and his eyes were cold, as if they could penetrate the document and look directly into the future.

His fingers tapped lightly on the wooden desk, and each tap was a tap on the abacus in his heart.

After a long time, he signed the document and put it aside.

There were already enough documents piled up nearby, neatly stacked one on top of the other. These were all asset transfer plans carefully planned by him, or rather the Financial Department of Daying Group. Each piece of paper contained huge wealth and his contempt for the so-called law.

There are birds singing and flowers blooming outside the window, but the prosperity of the manor cannot hide the coldness here.

Zhu Rongyi knew that it had finally come to this.

Initiating inheritance while one is still alive is a unique move among chaebols on the Korean Peninsula.

After all, among the current chaebol generation in Seoul, only Chen Yangzhe has died, so Jin Jianying is not in a hurry.

I don’t know if Zhu Rongyi can set a good example for those who come after him.

Zhu Mengyong and other family members will inherit Zhu Rongyi's huge fortune in Seoul and even the Korean Peninsula, but the prerequisite is that Zhu Rongyi must avoid the huge inheritance tax, just like Chen Yangzhe tried to do before his death.

After Chen Yangzhe's death, inheritance tax became estate tax, which are different.

If one inherits the entire camp in a rigid manner, the amount of inheritance tax will be very huge. The key is that the inheritance tax cannot be paid with the property to be inherited, but must be paid by the heir himself.

How could Zhu Mengyong have so much money?

A sneer appeared on Zhu Rongyi's lips. For their chaebols, this inheritance tax was meant to prevent them from taking advantage of loopholes. It was a chain that the previous governments wanted to tie them up.

Unfortunately, whether it was Daying or Tianxia Shunyang, they had already accomplished their goal.

In their eyes, laws are simply obstacles, and they are good at getting around them.

Overseas foundations are tools that sound out of reach for ordinary people, but are within reach for chaebols.

The assets were quietly transferred to foundations that nominally had nothing to do with him but were actually firmly in the hands of the Zhu family in Daying.

This is to avoid extremely high inheritance taxes.

Zhu Rongyi put down his pen and turned his gaze to the bookshelf beside him where the books were placed. He pulled out a family photo album.

After flipping through the album, he took the photos and brushed his hand over them, his eyes lingering on each one, recalling the unity of the past.

The camp started from humble beginnings, which was inseparable from the efforts of everyone, but now everyone has changed.

"I originally thought that you and I would be different. Chen Yangzhe," Zhu Rongyi and Chen Yangzhe had been competing with each other for a lifetime. Originally, after Chen Yangzhe's death, he thought that he had at least won in the matter of inheritance.

But now it seems that the entire family has an irreparable rift, which may be the fate of every chaebol family.

As he looked, there was not much emotion in Zhu Rongyi's eyes, only calmness and calculation.

Zhu Rongyi knew that everything he had to do was to ensure that the Zhu family of Daying could continue to stand at the top of Korean Peninsula society.

Fortunately, he is alive now, so the camp will not become Shunyang. Under his control, everything will proceed according to Zhu Rongyi's wishes.

As long as the next few steps are completed, even if Zhu Rongyi dies, Zhu Mengyong will be able to inherit his estate securely without having to worry about those cumbersome taxes and internal struggles.

There were light footsteps outside the door. Zhu Rongyi looked up. The security guard outside the door conducted a thorough body search on the visitor before allowing the secretary to knock on the door.

After Zhu Rongyi let him in, his eyes were fixed on the secretary who pushed the door open.

The door was gently pushed open, and the secretary of the president, who was wearing a neat suit, walked in and bowed his head. "President, the succession procedure has been initiated, and the overseas foundation has been arranged. We can proceed with the transfer procedures after your signature."

Zhu Rongyi placed his hands lightly on the table, hesitated for a few seconds, and pushed the file next to him over.

Even though he trusted Zhu Mengyong, Zhu Rongyi still hesitated when it came to handing over the property. However, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes. "These are signed documents. Please check them before using them."

"Yes." The secretary took the documents away, came to the secretary's desk in the study, and began to check them carefully one by one.

Zhu Rongyi's phone rang. It was the prosecutor he had specifically ordered calling. His voice was respectful, "Chairman, the Kinmen Group has not yet transferred personnel back from the United States."

"No one was drawn?"

Zhu Rongyi was a little puzzled. The Kinmen Group maintained a group of elite security guards in the United States. It would not be an exaggeration to even call them an elite force. Most of the senior officials in Seoul were aware of this.

He just wanted to kill Zhu Rongyi. It would be strange not to transfer these people.

Zhu Rongyi nodded slightly, frowning slightly, "Chief Prosecutor Wu, please continue to help me monitor their entry. If you have any news, be sure to tell me."

After hanging up the phone, Zhu Rongyi breathed a sigh of relief. Once the funds arrived at the designated fund account, this first step would have been successfully completed.

After a long while, the secretary stood up and said, "President, there is no problem with this."

The secretary's arrival is not only to implement Zhu Rongyi's decisions, but also to convey messages on behalf of Zhu Rongyi.

"That's fine as long as there's no problem," Zhu Rongyi nodded calmly, waved his hand and told the secretary, "Go to the group and hand these over to Meng Yong."

Watching the secretary leave, Zhu Rongyi sat silently in the chair, somewhat missing his youth.

In the headquarters building of Daying Group, Zhu Rongyi's office is located on the top floor of the building. At this time, the heavy floor-to-ceiling windows are still closed, but sitting in the chairman's chair is Zhu Mengyong.

Zhu Mengyong enjoyed this moment very much. He was intoxicated by the feeling that every step he took could affect the fate of the entire camp.

However, he did not forget the main business. What he was waiting for here was Zhu Rongyi's secretary, and more importantly, those crucial documents. That meant that the camp would be under his control for decades to come.

The secretary came quickly. The first thing he saw when he came in was Zhu Mengyong sitting behind the president's desk. Although his eyes changed slightly, he didn't say anything.

"Director Liu," Zhu Mengyong smiled, "Come and sit down."

The president's secretary is at the department head level, so Zhu Mengyong's address is not wrong. Department Head Liu saluted Zhu Mengyong respectfully, just like he saluted Zhu Rongyi.

"represent."

"Are these the documents signed by my father?" Zhu Mengyong was quite impatient.

He flipped through the top two documents, and after getting the exact answer, he did not rush to read through them one by one, but squinted at Secretary Liu. "Director Liu," Zhu Mengyong said with a subtle look, "I wonder if my father has signed any inheritance documents for other people?"

"." Director Liu looked up at Zhu Mengyong and slowly shook his head, "It's not in these documents, and the president didn't give me any other documents."

"You didn't see it from the study?"

"Didn't see it."

Zhu Mengyong was a little surprised. Zhu Rongyi usually focused on unity and family affection, so what was he planning to do by giving up all the inheritance rights of the subsidiary company at this time?

He was not greedy and wanted to take away all the property. Zhu Rongyi's daily education was still of some use.

Zhu Mengyong just felt that doing so would easily cause internal conflicts within the Zhu family. After all, Daying Group must be inherited by him.

Zhu Rongyi has more than 20 brothers and sons in total, which is definitely not enough to be divided among those subsidiaries. If he does not make the decision, he is afraid that there will be open and secret fighting among his subordinates.

Zhu Mengyong doesn't want to take over this mess, he is too lazy to clean up after these people.

He nodded and looked at Secretary Liu, "After Director Liu's father retires, do you want to continue to be the president's secretary?"

Secretary Liu still lowered his head and said, "Follow the president's instructions."

Zhu Mengyong smiled slightly after hearing the president's instructions. Secretary Liu didn't say whose instructions he was following, he just said the word "president".

"During this period, I'll ask Secretary Liu to take care of my father at home," Zhu Mengyong said sincerely, "I'm busy with the group's affairs, and most of the time I have to eat and live in the group."

After all, he was the heir chosen by Zhu Rongyi. Zhu Mengyong, who was nearly 40 years old, was quite capable, but his uncles, brothers and younger brothers were also quite capable.
Throughout the Daying Group, as Zhu Rongyi announced the start of the succession process, the atmosphere in the internal confidentiality department suddenly became tense.

The expressions of the staff were very solemn as reflected on the computer screen. Their fingers jumped on the keyboard, making dense and rapid typing sounds.

The sound began in the morning and continued until the Seoul skyline began to be softened by the golden afterglow.

Zhu Mengyong was still sitting in the spacious office, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.

In front of him was an entire property inheritance team that moved computers into the conference room. With every transfer of foreign funds, Zhu Mengyong's eyes became more excited, and he did not show any fatigue from working for such a long time.

"Brother..." Zhu Mengyong murmured softly, "I still win."

In the future, not only the fate of Daying Group will be at stake, but also this elder brother who has always been at odds with him will have to listen to him.

Zhu Mengyong's eyes swept across the documents on the table and the busy team in the office.

I sat down at my desk, found something to do, and began to plan the future development blueprint of Daying Group.

The work in the room is in full swing. Apart from the crackling sound of the keyboard and the discussions of the team's elites, the only sounds are the slight hum of the air conditioner and the occasional noise of traffic outside the window.

Zhu Mengyong really wanted to stand up, walk to the window and look at the lights of Seoul, but he didn't dare.

These days, Zhu Mengyong has been asking indirectly about who wants to kill Zhu Rongyi, but Zhu Rongyi never opens his mouth. Director Liu, the secretary of the president, also dares not give in.

If Zhu Rongyi didn't say anything, he would definitely not dare to take any action. He didn't want to die first.

Unlike the Daying Group, elites are now gathered in the conference room of the Tianxia Group. They are repeatedly scrutinizing every detail to confirm whether the situation is true.

After all, every piece of information at this moment may become tomorrow's news headlines.

"President," one of them said solemnly, looking at Jin Jianying who was frowning, "Daying Group has indeed started the property inheritance process."

After the split of Shunyang, Tianxia Group has always attached great importance to its rival Daying Group and has been carefully observing the financial situation of Daying Group.

"How decisive!" Jin Jianying sighed, "They are afraid that the main camp will follow Shunyang's footsteps."

He felt a little bit sorry about it.

If Shunyang had not declined, their Tianxia Group would not have been able to succeed.

The purpose of the cooperation between the two brothers Jin Jianying, Shunyang and Li You is very simple. If they can bring down the big camp, they will become the only dominant force. It will not be too late to turn against them then.

"Pass this information to Shunyang and Jinmen," Jin Jianying said with a smile on her face, "Let them know the news."

Li You was not surprised when he received the news.

Given Zhu Rongyi's inexplicable fear of him, he might indeed do such a thing.

It's just that he is now focusing on something else, something that is provoking him.

"You mean?" Li You's expression was calm. Cui Dou Ri in front of him lowered his head and did not dare to look directly at him.

“Are drugs being circulated in large quantities in Gyeonggi Province again?”

“Not only that,” Choi Do-il said with an unpleasant expression, “Although this group of people is not in Gyeonggi Province, we are sure that they must be in the surrounding cities.”

"They not only transport drugs, but also kidnap people for ransom and even dig out their organs."

"Have you determined the approximate range?" Li You opened his lighter and lit a cigarette.

Instead of smoking it himself, he stuffed it into Choi Doo-il’s mouth, “Relax, it’s not your responsibility.”

"It's mine," Choi Do-il quickly took the cigarette, took a puff, raised his head, and smiled bitterly, "It's my fault for not supervising the Gyeonggi Province underground."

He paused, "We have confirmed that it should be a city in North Chungcheong Province, close to Gyeonggi Province. The gang is entrenched in this city."

"They must be in the business of buying and selling human organs."

Li You glanced at the panel with glowing text and slowly shook his head, "It's not should, it's definitely doing."

He smiled and said, "I was originally thinking whether I should do it myself, but now the best one is delivered to my door."

“And there are two of them.”

Cui Dou Ri didn't quite understand. He scratched his head and asked, "President, what are you talking about?"

Li You sat back in his chair slowly and looked at Choi Doo-il, "Are there many pawnshops in the Korean Peninsula?"

"Pawn shop? Now?"

Cui Douri thought about it and shook his head, "I really haven't seen it very often."

"Go find a man," Li You smiled, "He's a very sloppy man with long hair who runs a pawn shop."

"He's not wearing glasses," Li You chuckled, "Find him and don't disturb him."

"You can't beat him," Li You added, "keep an eye on him. Not only can we solve the drug and kidnapping issues, but we can also find someone to kill Zhu Rongyi."

(End of this chapter)