Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 578 Capture
Three days later, the matter had escalated to its climax. With irrefutable evidence of Zhang Wenyu's guilt, Jiang Changyuan was confirmed as the acting mayor.

No one stood up for Zhang Wenyu. Although Congress had complaints about the appointment, the appointment of the acting mayor was not within their power.

The local officials in Busan kept their heads down, fearing that the knife would fall on their necks at the next moment.

"Politicians are politicians after all. They have lost their bloodiness long ago."

Sitting in the car, Li You looked at the message sent back by Quan Jae-jun and shook his head in disappointment.

I originally wanted to take this opportunity to pick out some dishonest guys and kill them, but in the end no one came out to cheer for Zhang Wenyu.

Of course, the reason why it was handled so quickly is that the politicians are giving in and want to resolve the problem quickly.

The disturbance caused by this incident was so big that it had already reached the Blue House and the National Assembly.

So Jiang Changyuan was identified and asked to quickly appease the people and resolve the incident.

If it was just Kim Seung-hoon's case, then maybe only the entertainment industry would suffer some losses, but when Zhang Wenyu was involved, the fire of public opinion burned the politicians' buttocks.

In the past two days, people have been making all kinds of speculations, wondering whether those politicians they think are abnormal have also engaged in similar dirty behaviors. When the speculations reach other people's ears, they begin to turn into rumors.

The gossip tabloids helped to add fuel to the fire, and soon not only Zhang Wenyu and Busan officials, but officials from other regions as well began to be spread rumors.

Of course, some of them are not rumors, and some people are taking the opportunity to attack their competitors.

Things were fine in other places during these three days. After all, although various officials were surrounded by rumors and their reputations were damaged, they were not arrested.

When power is in hand, those rumors that come out of nowhere will become true rumors.

But it is different in Busan. The mayor of a city fled for fear of crime, and several officials were arrested. These people can't even carry out their normal work.

Rumors simply cannot be stopped.

It should be said that since Zhang Wenyu "fled for fear of crime", the Busan officialdom has been in chaos.

The mayor of a metropolitan city committed a crime and disappeared, resulting in that officials, regardless of their status, are now very concerned and need to think about the upcoming reshuffle in the officialdom.

For example, the acting mayor Jiang Changyuan who is about to take office.

The advantage of too much public opinion is that...
This forced the Blue House to order Kang Chang-won to rush to Busan to take office immediately.

Even if he is only acting mayor for a year and a half, promoting his own people and suppressing outsiders is bound to happen.

What's more, when Jiang Changyuan was the mayor of Jeju City, his cooperation with the Kinmen Group also made them realize that this was an opportunity to get close to the Kinmen Group.

It is not shameful to be dependent on a chaebol. Now, participating in various elections requires the chaebol to provide campaign funds, which has long become one of the political rules on the Korean Peninsula.

Forming factions is not a bad thing in the political circles of the Korean Peninsula. On the contrary, with the help of allies, one can continue to move forward.

When Kang Chang-won arrived at Busan City Hall and held a press conference, many political factions in Busan were silently paying attention to this mayor who represented Lee Woo's will.

Adhering to the principle of speaking more, making more mistakes, Jiang Changyuan did not hesitate to come up with a long list of official terms.

He simply and clearly stated that after taking office, he would cooperate with the Procuratorate in internal anti-corruption efforts and strictly deal with those who accepted "sexual entertainment", acting like a cold-faced mayor.

But the media and the public are very fond of this.

They just thought that a cold-faced judge had come, but they didn't know that the first thing Jiang Changyuan said during the internal meeting was not to implicate too many people.

Kim Seung-hoon has too many artists under him, and the most popular one, Jang Zi-yeon, has been entertained nearly thirty times. Although other artists have not been treated like this, there is no need to say that they are white lotuses.

Of course, including Zhang Ziyan, many of these people serve the powerful and wealthy in other places.

After Kinmen Entertainment contacted the artists privately, they quickly revealed a list of names.

Just looking at Busan, Kim Seung-hoon used this method to bribe more than a dozen people from the city hall and related departments, not to mention the entrepreneurs.

Whether it is the Blue House or the National Assembly, even Lee Woo, they all hope that Busan will become stable as soon as possible and stop the turmoil.

Only after Jiang Changyuan promised to punish only the most evildoers and target entrepreneurs and some scapegoats within the company did the other officials of Busan City Hall feel relieved.

After the meeting, the news began to spread to the politicians through the mouths of these officials.

The conference room is located in an inconspicuous small building not far from the city center.

The high-rise buildings outside the window were being washed by heavy rain. Looking outside from inside, one could only see blurred blocks of color. The air conditioner was trying hard to spit out warm air, and its hissing sound was mixed with the crisp sound of flipping papers.

Many of the Millennium Democratic Party city council members were sitting nervously at the long table, some even feeling like they were sitting on pins and needles.

Of course, there are also city councilors from other parties. After all, they are all ordinary city councilors, not those high-ranking members of Congress.

Members of the National Assembly are members of the National Assembly of South Korea and are also members of the central legislative body. They represent the legislative power at the national level and are responsible for formulating national laws, reviewing the national budget, and supervising the government.
City councillors are affiliated with the local council, that is, the Busan City Council. According to the law, they are responsible for formulating local regulations, reviewing local budgets, and supervising local governments. Their powers are limited to the administrative regions such as cities and districts to which they belong.

The status of city councillors is certainly not comparable to that of congressmen, but they are local bosses, and officials can basically do nothing without their support.

After turning on the heater for a while, Councillor Kim Ji-young, who had just arrived, finally felt a little warm. "It would be nice if Representative Moon was here."

For a moment, the Millennium Democratic Party member Heo Nam-sik, who was sitting at the end of the long table, suddenly stopped tapping his knuckles on the table.

"Moon Jae-yoon isn't a congressman, what is he doing here?"

He had reason to be unhappy. After all, Xu Nanzhi was a very ambitious guy and wanted to be the acting mayor. However, he asked Roh Moo-hyun and Moon Jae-yoon for help, but was quickly rejected.

Seeing that the others were silent, Xu Nanzhi squinted his eyes and looked around, "Mayor Jiang wanted to meet us specially and gave us this document that was prepared in advance."

He patted the documents on the table again, causing the glass ashtray to tremble slightly. The ashes of the half-smoked cigarette butt were shaken out and fell on the cover of this "Special Policy Draft".

The middle-aged male congressman across from him pushed his gold-rimmed glasses for the fourth time, and his ears turned pale due to the pressure from the temples. "Newcomers naturally can't wait to make achievements."

The sound of his Adam's apple rolling was particularly clear in the silence around him, and even the edges of the official paper of his document were rubbed rough by his thumbs.

"This document is a policy on internal rectification, but judging by the news from City Hall, he will not make a sweeping move as he said at the press conference."

"Jiang Changyuan has been the mayor of Jeju City for so many years, of course he wouldn't be so stupid."

The sixty-year-old congressman, who was close to retirement, adjusted the knot of his tie. The tie was a little too tight, making it a little hard for him to breathe.

“They are even controlling the procuratorate,” one legislator hinted at the Kinmen Group, “it would be great if they could help us settle public opinion.”

The moment the electronic clock in the corner started ticking, Xu Nanzhi became annoyed. Brown stains were forming on the cup of hot coffee in front of him.

"They took Kim Seung-hoon away last weekend," Heo Nam-sik said, still unwillingly. "The next day the whole thing was all over the news. After the mayor was brought down, we had to pay a lot of money and reputation.

A hoarse voice came from the person who was not sitting in the meeting seat, but leaning on the upper left side of the sofa.
"So we have to earn these back through him. Isn't the best way to shake hands and talk about cooperation?" The speaker was from the Grand National Party. He crushed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, and sparks flew over him.

Xu Nanzhi's face looked a little unhappy. Because of his autocratic behavior these days, many parliamentarians have complained about his actions.

After all, he is just a leading figure in Busan, just a city councilor, not those high-ranking congressmen of the Millennium Democratic Party, let alone a party leader.

"Should I bury my head like an ostrich?"

"You are so ambitious, why didn't you support Zhang Wenyu a few days ago? Why didn't you oppose Jinmen and Daying?"

The Adam's apple of the man sitting on the sofa rolled up and down. He pulled his collar to reveal his lining and sneered, "Is it because he has been pressing you down?"

"Do you see hope when he falls?"

"Stop arguing," sighed the old congressman who was about to retire. He rubbed his knuckles against his temples repeatedly. The cold light reflected by the cufflinks cast shadows on his skinny cheekbones. He stared at the tea swaying in his glass. "Nanzhi, you are younger than me, why don't you go and look at the data?"

“How much has our support dropped in Busan?”

"We have had hundreds of threatening and abusive emails in our reporting mailboxes."

"This is Busan, our base camp."

Xu Nanzhi, who was criticized by Big Brother, sighed, knowing that these people must follow Jiang Changyuan.
Or in other words, Li You, who is behind Jiang Changyuan, is discussing cooperation.

In fact, what made him most nervous was that Kang Chang-won was a non-partisan person, not one of the Grand National Party members that Lee You had supported in the past.

This means that this is someone who can be absorbed into the Millennial Democratic Party.

"Mayor Jiang is here," the secretary downstairs ran up to report.

"Be prepared," the old congressman blinked hard and looked out the window, "When the storm is about to come, we must be prepared early."

Jiang Changyuan downstairs looked at the small building. The heavy rain washed the faded campaign posters on the outer wall, and Zhang Wenyu's face had been distorted in the water.

After going upstairs, he shook hands with the congressmen one by one.

Since the city council of Busan Metropolitan City has as many as 42 people, the whole process took nearly half an hour and countless phone numbers were received.

Even as he put away his phone, there was still a gentle smile on his lips.

Jiang Changyuan, who had been dealing with all kinds of people on Jeju Island for a long time, clearly sensed the hidden hostility of Xu Nanzhi.

He had done his homework before coming here. Heo Nanzhi, who was expected to take over the position of acting mayor, would certainly not like him as an airdropped acting mayor.

As for other congressmen, in the final analysis, there is no hatred between them and Jiang Changyuan.

They may even have opportunities for long-term cooperation in the future.

But to Heo Nam-sik, Kang Chang-won was the one who cut off a great opportunity for him.

Jiang Changyuan didn't show it on his face as he was thinking about it. Instead, he smiled and walked forward to shake hands.

Facing the gentle Jiang Changyuan, Xu Nanzhi could only force out a smile, "Congratulations, Mayor Jiang."

"We still need a lot of help from many councillors."

In Heo Nanshi's heart, even if he put on a smile on the surface, he would definitely be happy to make things difficult for Kang Changwon at certain times.

They sat back at the conference table, and the secretary picked up the coffee pot and poured a cup of coffee for Jiang Changyuan.

The phone in Jiang Changyuan's arms rang, "Excuse me, answer the call."

"President Nim," Jiang Changyuan did not lower his voice, but smiled brightly and flatteringly, "You're here?"

"I'll pick you up!"

When he said this, the members present looked at each other in bewilderment.

Seeing Jiang Changyuan trotting out the door, the old congressman slapped his forehead and said, "Is it Chairman Li?"

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Jiang Changyuan received a call from Chairman Li of the Golden Gate Group.
For a moment, the congressmen present hurriedly pulled out their chairs and quickly chased after him.

The old congressman followed slowly behind, knowing that it would take some time to arrive and was in no hurry.

Raindrops hit the puddles on the asphalt road, splashing dirty water.

When the congressmen arrived downstairs of the small building, the black umbrellas had already formed an undulating wave.

After all, they are not members of Congress, but just city councilors of Busan. However, in front of a behemoth like the Kinmen Group, city councilors cannot even show their status.

Jiang Changyuan, who had deliberately soaked his tie with rain water, was adjusting the knot for the third time when he heard the dull sound of wheels rolling over puddles in the distance.

Several cars crushed the rain curtain, and the headlights penetrated the drizzle, illuminating the pale faces of the congressmen.

The more than 30 black umbrellas tilted forward at the same time, and many city councilors' trouser legs were soaked in mud. There were also people at the back who were squeezed so hard that they couldn't even hold an umbrella.

Kang Chang-won in the front row rolled his Adam's apple twice and forced his fingers to loosen their tie. This was his first time meeting Lee Woo in the position of Mayor of Busan.

Twelve security guards got out of the car first, and used Moses to block the way so as not to encounter any water.

In the front seat, Jeon Jae-joon's suit sleeve brushed against the chrome door handle, but it took him a while to open the door.

The leather shoes slowly fell to the wet ground, and the tilted edge of Quan Zaijun's umbrella was always above Li You.

When Li You walked out, the city councilors' umbrella ribs collided when they bent over, and the crisp metallic sounds mixed with the sound of rain spread over the steps.

No matter how much they argue and disagree with each other, when facing the real person, they still have to behave themselves and act like grandsons.

The car window reflected Li You's movement of raising his wrist to look at his watch, the dial glowing coldly under the dark clouds.

Li You took the cigar handed to him by Quan Zaijun, and the sparks flickered in the rain.

Li You raised his head and stared at Jiang Changyuan for two seconds, "Mayor Jiang, sorry for the wait."

Jiang Changyuan was closer, and when he bowed deeply, he clearly saw a lipstick mark on Li You's pants.

If he was closer, Jiang Changyuan could still smell the sweet scent of the ointment.

(End of this chapter)