Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 428 Starting a War
"Director," Jiang Renjiu hesitated for a long time before finally gritting his teeth and agreeing. After all, there was nothing he could do if he didn't agree. "Do you mean to ask me to stir up a conflict between Chen Zhen and Quan Yaohuan?"

Li Zicheng thought about it and said, "Yes, that's what I mean."

"What should I do?" Jiang Renjiu asked.

"Use your abilities," Li Zicheng said calmly, "Didn't Mr. Jiang want to destroy the cooperation between the two of them?"

Jiang Renjiu licked his lips. He would take the ten billion if he didn't take it. "I will do as you say, Director."

Back at the manor, Jiang Renjiu pushed open the door of a courtyard.

The lights hanging on the pavilion in the courtyard were on, illuminating an area under the courtyard.

In the center of the courtyard stands a large round stone with a strange shape. The hollow stone body is cleverly carved into the shape of a sunken bathing pool, exuding a warm atmosphere.

Jiang Renjiu was once confused about this, but under the lights and music tonight, he finally understood what it was used for.

Jeon Yo-hwan was leaning leisurely on the edge, soaking in the hot spring carved out of stone.

On his side, there were two women that Kang In-gu often saw in the manor. They leaned lazily against Jeon Yo-hwan in the middle, and their laughter floated softly in the night breeze, interweaving with the soothing music coming from afar to form a soft and melodious song.

Jeon Yo-hwan looked equally lazy and contented, with a cigar still between his fingers. Every time he took a puff, the smoke would curl up under the light, entwining with the hot air rising from the stone, like a dream bubble, hazy and blurred.

His eyes were dazed as he enjoyed the comfort brought by the stone bath and the bustling and decadent atmosphere around him.

Jiang Renjiu frowned slightly. He felt the complex scent of tobacco, spring water and perfume in the air, and a hint of subtle envy and irony emerged in his heart.

After Jiang Renjiu approached, Quan Yaohuan saw him through the smoke of the cigar and took the initiative to say, "The breeze is blowing under the moonlight, it's so comfortable, Mr. Jiang, come in and speed up the blood circulation."

Jiang Renjiu shook his head. "Compared to this, for people like us, wouldn't it be more beneficial to blood circulation to get some money to touch it?"

Jeon Yo-hwan smiled and said, "That one is indeed the most efficient."

"Then why don't you quickly choose the Puerto Rico option? Isn't there a time limit?"

Jeon Yo-hwan took a puff of cigarette and walked out of the stone bathtub, wearing only his underwear. The woman next to him quickly handed him a bathrobe, and Jeon Yo-hwan put it on.

He looked at Jiang Renjiu with a playful look, "Mr. Jiang, have you ever heard of..."

“Pablo Escobar?”

"Pablo?" Jiang Renjiu shook his head. "I don't know."

"He was the world's number one drug lord more than a decade ago. For a while, the annual revenue of Daying Motors, which we Koreans are so proud of, was not as much as his annual income. He also controlled the political circle in Colombia and dominated the local area."

Jeon Yo-hwan looked envious at first. He took Kang In-gu to a table nearby and asked, "But do you know what happened to that guy?"

He grabbed a handful of ice cubes from a round box and threw them into two cups in two waves. "He was chased by the DEA, escaped in his slippers, and was shot to death."

Jeon Yo-hwan shook his head. “I’m the cocaine godfather of Suriname, but I’m still a nobody.”

He reached for the bottle and said, "Mr. Jiang, the United States is such a country. That's why I have made an agreement with Suriname's President Delano that I will never have anything to do with the United States."

Jiang Renjiu wanted to persuade the pastor and then pass the news to Chen Zhen to make them turn against each other. He was naturally anxious. He said, "Pastor, we are not selling goods to the United States. We are just passing through. Besides, Puerto Rico is not a territory of the United States."

"I know," Quan Yaohuan still smiled at this time, "but if we are not careful, it will touch the sensitive nerves of the Cali Group. They will think we are invading their territory. The whole of North America is their territory."

He shook his head. "I've considered it from all angles. Let's wait a little longer."

Jiang Renjiu insisted: "I just spoke to President Gu."

Jeon Yo-hwan's face looked unhappy. He poured wine into a glass full of ice cubes and threw it heavily in front of Kang In-gu.

Jiang Renjiu was anxious, and before Jeon Yo-hwan put the lemon slice in his hand in, he picked it up and drank it all.

Jeon Yo-hwan tossed a lemon slice into his glass.

"He said there was no other way except to ship it back to Korea via Puerto Rico," Kang In-gu looked at Jeon Yo-hwan, "Just because someone is too timid, we have to face such an embarrassing situation?"

When he and Jeon Yo-hwan looked at each other, Jeon Yo-hwan's expression had become extremely gloomy.

"You don't have to put your hands on it. I know fire will burn your hands," Jeon Yo-hwan said with a gloomy look in his eyes. "Right?"

"Don't make me say the same thing again."

Jiang Renjiu looked at him, then at the two gun-wielding men behind him, sighed, and prepared to use his usual method, "If you continue to refuse, I can only make the decision myself, and I will continue here."

But before he could finish his words, Jeon Yo-hwan, who was always gentle to him, suddenly jumped up, grabbed his neck with both hands, and pushed Kang In-gu against the pillar.

Although Jeon Yo-hwan is not tall, Kang In-gu could resist him, but he doesn't dare to do so here.

"Kang Renjiu, who has sharp eyes and ears, keeps saying this. Why is that?"

Jiang Renjiu began to have difficulty breathing, "Because you are a coward and you won't listen to me."

"Hey!" Jeon Yo-hwan's eyes widened, and a look of madness flashed across his face. "Shit, what the hell did you say?"

He became a little crazy, "You are possessed by the devil!"

Jeon Yo-hwan pinched Kang In-gu's neck hard, causing his face to turn red and his breathing to become increasingly difficult. When Kang In-gu's face was struggling, he suddenly let go of his hand.

Kang In-gu, who got a chance to catch his breath, fell to the ground. Before he could take a deep breath, Jeon Yo-hwan turned around, picked up a wine bottle and smashed it hard on Kang In-gu's head.

Blood immediately flowed from Jiang Renjiu's head.

Looking at Kang In-gu sitting on the ground, Jeon Yo-hwan reached out and pulled his hair. Kang In-gu's eyes were blurred by alcohol and he kept gasping for breath.

"I have to throttle the devil, right?"

"I know you have no money," Jiang Renjiu looked at him, "If you kill me now, you will go bankrupt. Do you have the guts to do that?"

Jiang Renjiu's eyes widened. "Kill me! We all think that it is better to die than to live like a beggar, right?"

"You kill me now and then starve yourself to death."

Jeon Yo-hwan stared at him for a few seconds, smiled and shook his head, then pointed at Kang In-gu, "You are indeed possessed by an evil demon. This happens when a person is mentally weak."

He let go of Jiang Renjiu's head and looked down at him condescendingly, "Go back and rest. Your body must be healthy so that your soul can be healthy."

Jeon Yo-hwan turned around and snapped his fingers, then picked up the wine glass and asked two black guards with guns to drag Kang In-gu up.

Jeon Yo-hwan's personal bodyguard, Glass, reached out to stop the two men from dragging him away. Instead, he searched him first and took away the gun from Kang In-gu's waist.

"Take him away," Glass waved his hand.

While being carried, Jiang Renjiu turned around and cursed: "Shit! You are really amazing. I wish you live happily forever in tiny Suriname, you coward!"

Although Jeon Yo-hwan had a smile on his face, his eyes were gloomy, and it was obvious that he had been hurt.

He took a sip of wine, shook his head disdainfully, took off his bathrobe, put on his underwear, and jumped back into the round bathtub.

Jiang Renjiu was pushed into his room. He picked up his phone and saw the message from the casino security guard, "I saw the boss. He was at the hot pot restaurant."

Jiang Renjiu ignored the blood dripping from his head and quickly sent a message to Cui Changhao, "Brother Shang Wan, I can't convince the pastor. I want to act in my own way."

After sending the message, he was about to leave, and when a guard at the door tried to stop him, he threw him to the ground over his shoulder.

Glass, who had not yet walked far, turned around and led his men to surround Jiang Renjiu.

Pointing a gun at him, Jiang Renjiu gasped and said, "I'm not going to find your boss, I'm going to the hospital!"

He pointed to the wound on his head and said, "I'm seriously injured!"

Glass looked at his still bleeding head, hesitated for a moment, put down the gun in his hand and made way.

Soon Jiang Renjiu drove to the hot pot restaurant and stood in front of the door. He wanted to open the door but couldn't. He could only knock on the door heavily.

Although he received a call from Cui Changhao at this time, he hung up decisively and knocked on the door of the hot pot restaurant again.

After the door opened, the person inside looked at him expressionlessly, "Come in."

When he was brought into the hot pot restaurant, Chen Zhen was the only one inside. He was eating meat slowly, and the hot pot was still bubbling.

Jiang Renjiu walked to his desk. "Are you really going to cooperate with Pastor Quan?" "Just to get rid of Byeon Gi-tae?"

"I don't understand what you are talking about."

"Don't be silly, I heard it from Jeon Yo-hwan's former confidant."

Chen Zhen wiped his mouth and paused his meal. "Even if this is the case, Pastor Quan will not cut off his left and right arms."

Chen Zhen felt that Quan Yaohuan would not agree to this proposal.

"For money, he can sell out everything," Jiang Renjiu shook his head, "He can even sell out God, let alone Byeon Ki-tae?"

Chen Zhen smiled, "Really? Bian Jitai is our concern. He knows my weakness. If he is eliminated, we can still benefit from it. This deal is not bad, right?"

As they were talking, a woman in cheongsam soon brought a tea tray and poured tea for them.

Jiang Renjiu watched the tea pour into the cup in front of him, "You have a hundred confidants here, right?"

"You want to know my background?" Chen Zhen narrowed his eyes.

“No,” Jiang Renjiu shook his head, “I bet you’ll lose a hundred heads for one person.”

Looking at Chen Zhen, who had a gloomy expression in front of him, he added: "Oh, sorry, it's one hundred and one, including yours."

"Are you trying to say that after this deal, Jeon Yo-hwan will kill me, so I shouldn't work with him?" Chen Zhen raised his eyebrows and laughed dryly, "Can I understand that you're saying this because if he uses my channels, you won't make any money?"

"That makes sense," Jiang Renjiu took a sip of tea, "but you forgot one thing, will Jeon Yo-hwan still need your channels in the future? If he sells the overstocked goods this time, he will no longer need us, and his power may even surpass that of the Cali Cartel in Colombia."

In fact, he didn't know how powerful the Cali Cartel was, but it was right to use the tiger's skin as a first step.

Chen Zhen frowned, not understanding what he said.

"It's so hot," Jiang Renjiu hissed, "Shall we go out and get some fresh air?"

After saying that, he stood up first and walked towards the back door.

The two stopped in the alley behind, and Chen Zhen looked at Jiang Renjiu with disdain, wanting to see what he was planning.

Jiang Renjiu took out his cell phone and showed him the photo he had taken.

The photo shows the cocaine plantation planned by Jeon Yo-hwan.

Chen Zhen was dismissive at first, but after a sidelong glance he became serious, "It seems the rumors are true. Where is this place?"

Jiang Renjiu naturally couldn't leak it. "You'd better not get close. If you get close, the soldiers will shoot you. So this is just a rumor. Outsiders have never seen this place. If you help him smuggle cocaine, he can build a cocaine empire. Then he won't need us anymore, because he can make a fortune from this kingdom. We can only die."

Chen Zhen frowned, his eyes flickering, "How can I be sure this place really exists based on just a few photos?"

Jiang Renjiu snorted coldly, "Well, then you make your choice, either help the priest sell cocaine, or die."

"Either kill him and then take over this kingdom with me," Jiang Renjiu held up his phone again, and the photo was shining in front of Chen Zhen.

Chen Zhen sighed helplessly, turned around and paced, hesitating for a long time and shook his head, "You still don't understand? If we kill Quan Yaohuan, how can we deal with the President of Suriname and the Cali Group? Do you think they will help us?"

Chen Zhen shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I don't think so."

Jiang Renjiu stepped forward and raised his wrist, "Chen Zhen, the president of Suriname gave me this as a token of friendship so that I can communicate with him."

“It’s the same in Colombia. There is a language that is used all over the world.”

When Chen Zhen was puzzled, Jiang Renjiu opened his wallet, took out a hundred-dollar bill, and spread it in front of Chen Zhen. On it was the line "In God We Believe".

"At the end of the day, it's based on this mutual trust that the president and the Cali Cartel are willing to be friends with the dollar."

Their conversation was being monitored word for word by Choi Chang-ho through Kang In-gu's cell phone.

“Now,” Jiang Renjiu put down the banknotes and looked at him closely, “let’s get rid of Jeon Yo-hwan, and we can cooperate as planned.”

As he was talking, the man who was guarding the door for Jiang Renjiu came over and said, "Brother, David sent a letter saying that he would hand over Byeon Ki-tae to us."

When Chen Zhen looked at him playfully, Jiang Renjiu frowned, "David said they gave Byeon Ki-tae to you?"

"Put your treasure on my side, and I will give you a greater reward."

Jiang Renjiu looked at him earnestly, "Brother, remember my words, 'fight for money', it's time to fight him to the death."

Chen Zhen looked solemn. He took the phone from his subordinate and called Park David's number. Since this was instructed by Jeon Yo-hwan, Park David didn't need to hide.

Originally he wanted to use this incident to get Park David to help him get rid of Jeon Yo-hwan's right-hand men, but after seeing the photo, Chen Zhen knew that Park David had other ideas.

"I'm Chen Zhen," Chen Zhen looked at Jiang Renjiu and said to Park David on the other end of the phone, "Will you hand Bian Jitai over to me?"

"Yes," Park David stood in front of Jeon Yo-hwan, "We will hand him over, and you can kill him or chop him up as you like."

Chen Zhen narrowed his eyes, "I am very satisfied with your decision."

Park David was relieved, "I will inform you of the delivery location and time as soon as possible."

Chen Zhen hung up the phone and patted Jiang Renjiu's shoulder heavily, "Don't let me down, brother."

After hanging up the phone, Park David and Jeon Yo-hwan looked at each other. Jeon Yo-hwan was a little surprised by Park David's expression. "You agreed so quickly? Chen Zhen, this sloppy guy, is so neat this time. I always feel a little strange."

He thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure out the reason. He simply knocked on the table, stood up and prepared to leave, leaving the matter to David Park. "Check everything and see if you have overlooked any dangerous factors."

"Yes, Reverend."

Cui Changhao, who was far away in Washington, clasped his hands together and listened to the wiretap from Jiang Renjiu with some uneasiness.

After thinking for a long time, Cui Changhao picked up his mobile phone.

"Team leader," his colleague Wang Shixian warned him, "If we ask him about Chen Zhen now, the fact that we have been monitoring him will be exposed. Do you know this?"

The call was connected quickly.

To Choi Chang-ho's surprise, Kang In-gu was not particularly angry, but just complained a few words.

"Are you now exposing yourself for eavesdropping on me?" Jiang Renjiu drove the car and prepared to go to the hospital for bandaging. "You asked me what Chen Zhen and I were planning. If you want to know, just eavesdrop on us. Feel free to use the methods you are good at."

Cui Changhao stood on the rooftop, looking somewhat dejected. "Jiang Renjiuxi, if you insist on doing this, we can only stop the battle."

"Choi Chang-ho, do you still think this is a battle? This is not a battle, I'm struggling for my life," Jiang Renjiu persuaded earnestly. He has seen through Choi Chang-ho these days.

It's no exaggeration to say that he is indecisive and soft-hearted. He is the standard good guy in movies and TV dramas.

"If the battle plan fails and Jeon Yo-hwan and Chen Zhen join forces, I'll be dead," Jiang Renjiu sighed, "Can't you help me? Didn't we agree that you would trust my on-site judgment?"

Cui Changhao was silent for a long time. The cold wind from the high-rise buildings in Washington blew past. He gritted his teeth and asked, "How can I help you?"

Jiang Renjiu thought of the mysterious National Intelligence Service agent, "You can track Jeon Yo-hwan's movements and location, right?"

Cui Changhao nodded, "Yes."

"Tomorrow, Jeon Yo-hwan will transport cocaine to Chen Zhen's place. Study their route and leave it to me."

Jiang Renjiu planned to let Chen Zhen ambush Quan Yaohuan in advance.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Renjiu thought for a while and sent a message to Li Zicheng, telling Kinmen about these things.

Similarly, David Park also passed on the message after returning to the room.

Li Zicheng looked at the two messages received on his mobile phone with a slight smile on his face.

Park David thought he had destroyed Kang In-gu's option of going to Puerto Rico, allowing Jeon Yo-hwan and Chen Zhen to successfully cooperate. On the other hand, Kang In-gu secretly joined forces with Chen Zhen to prepare to ambush Jeon Yo-hwan.

"Will you go and see the excitement?" Li Zicheng narrowed his eyes. "After this, no matter how successful they are, as long as Jeon Yo-hwan is alive, if Park David and Kang In-gu are still under Jeon Yo-hwan's control, one of them will definitely die."

"So should we let Jeon Yo-hwan die or let him live?"

Li Zicheng lowered his head and thought for a while, "I'll ask the president."

(End of this chapter)