Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 636: The truth of a joke, asking for help

The root of all this is that this is indeed not slander, but a fact with a lot of empirical evidence.

Park Won-chul testified that he provided Roh Moo-hyun's wife Park Yang-seo with one million US dollars in September last year, and also gave Roh Moo-hyun a gift of several million US dollars and a watch worth tens of thousands of dollars on his birthday.

"We are no match, President Li."

This is what Wen Zaiyin said when he saw Li You.

Wen Zaiyin asked Li You for help because he knew he had no other choice.

The alliance between Zhao Taixie and Zhu Mengyuan means that it cannot be a simple public opinion attack. Moreover, according to Wen Zaiyin's understanding of his good friend, this is pushing him to death.

Li You looked at Wen Zaiyin, his face behind the gold-rimmed glasses full of anxiety.

"I know Councillor Wen is very anxious," Li You said with a smile, "but there is no need to be so direct."

"With every passing moment, I feel more and more uneasy," Wen Zaiyin answered seriously, "If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely calm down and communicate with President Li slowly."

The two of them sat down at this point. Wen Zaiyin took the tea handed over by Li You and drank most of it in one gulp. "What does President Li think of Minister Lu's matter?"

"It's hard to say," Li You shook his head.

Moon Jae-yoon sighed, “Please speak frankly, Chairman Lee.”

"Then I need to ask Councillor Wen first," Li You stared at him, "Is this matter true or false?"

Wen Zaiyin opened his mouth and sighed: "It's true, but..."

Li You knew that there must be a lot of twists and turns involved, so he calmed down and listened to his explanation.

According to what Roh Moo-hyun told Moon Jae-yoon, this matter is also related to the previous election.

Unlike Choi Changdi, who had Lee Woo behind him, Roh Moo-hyun, who was running for president, did not have enough support behind him, and he initially wanted to follow Cho Tae-seop's path and use his wealth to support himself.

But it's a pity
He has no talent in this area. A few years ago, a mineral water company he ran suffered heavy losses and went bankrupt, accumulating a debt of 3 billion won.

Their family had been constantly demanded for debts in the past few years, so his wife Park Yang-shu borrowed some money to pay off the debts.

The company from which she borrowed money last year started asking for repayment again, so Park Yangshu borrowed another sum of money from Park Yuan to repay this second debt.

After a while, Li You looked at him strangely, and Wen Zaiyin, who always behaved elegantly, was also a little embarrassed.

Moon Jae-in could not help being embarrassed. Even though it sounded like a far-fetched story, he knew his good friend well enough to know that he would not be able to lie to him about this matter.

In fact, it was precisely because he did not lie that Moon Jae-yoon was embarrassed, because this matter is very important to politicians.
It seems so foolish that such a thing could be taken advantage of by the president of a small or medium-sized company.

“So this is the money that Ms. Park Yang-seo borrowed, or she borrowed it in her personal name to pay off her debts and avoid affecting her husband, who is the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries.”

"Lu Jianping's bribery is another case involving him and Park Won-ci."

“Yes,” Wen Zaiyin nodded.

"Does Minister Lu know about this?"

"This..." Wen Zaiyin opened his mouth, feeling it was difficult to say. After all, if he said he was unaware, it would indeed seem that Lu Wuxuan was completely brainless, and he himself felt that this was unlikely.

If Roh Moo-hyun did not accept bribes but only borrowed money, he would be 100% convinced, but he was really unsure about the extremely close relationship between the couple. Lee Woo shrugged and told Moon Jae-yoon: "If this statement is true, it means there is no consideration relationship, and there will be no legal responsibility."

Wen Zaiyin smiled bitterly. After all, he was a lawyer, so how could he not know this? The problem was...
The truth of the matter is so trivial that even if it were the truth, no one would believe it. Instead, they would think they were deceiving the public, causing greater anger and inquiry.

"That's why I came to see Chairman Li on behalf of Minister Lu," Wen Zaiyin held the teacup tightly, "Please don't blame him. His house is surrounded by the media now. He is surrounded by interviews every time he goes to and from get off work, so he can't come to you."

"understand."

Seeing Li You start to think, Wen Zaiyin didn't say anything more, but waited for Li You to come up with a solution.

If even Li You says there is no good solution, then there is even less point in looking for other people.

Could it be that this ambitious and hesitant friend of mine is going to retire from now on, and his retirement life will never be peaceful?

He did not disturb Li You, but just sat there quietly waiting.

"The nature of this matter is special. It would be useless for me to intervene alone," Li You said. "It might even have the opposite effect."

Wen Zaiyin himself actually knew this. After all, an official known for his integrity was caught up in a corruption scandal. At this time, a chaebol came to his aid.
It's hard to say how the rumor will turn out.

"The focus should be on Park Won-ji," Li You said calmly, "What you said is not true. Only Park Won-ji, one of the people involved in the incident, said it exactly, and that is the truth."

Li You didn't need to know whether what Wen Zaiyin said was true or false. He just reminded Wen Zaiyin that "the truth in the eyes of others is the truth."

"It is useless to just impress yourself, Councillor Wen."

"I can ask the Supreme Prosecutor's Office to take over this case," Li You leaned back on the sofa, "Chief Zhao and I are quite familiar with each other."

Prosecutor General Cho Chang-sik Moon Jae-yoon is of course aware of his relationship with Lee Woo.

"It's impossible to ask someone to do something without any cost."

"President Li, just say it directly," Wen Zaiyin said seriously.

Li You laughed and shook his head: "Just because I told you, can you really do it?"

"If I ask you and Congressman Lu to provide me with political support, will you do it?"

"Minister Lu can't do it," Wen Zaiyin paused and said seriously, "but I can do it."

He said earnestly: "After I took over his responsibility and became a member of parliament, I realized how much determination it takes to make a change."

Li You was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Wen Zaiyin in front of him carefully for a while.

Anyone who can rise to the top in the political arena of the Korean Peninsula, which can be regarded as a millstone of power, is certainly not a gentle and modest gentleman.

He chuckled, "If Councillor Wen is willing to cooperate, there won't be any problem."

"Of course I can protect my ally's friend," Li You said, changing the subject, "but I hope this ally's friend can't be my enemy. Councillor Wen must make this clear to Minister Lu."

Let Roh Moo-hyun give up his dream?

Wen Zaiyin remained silent for a while, but after a while he managed a smile and said, "I will go back and persuade Minister Lu. Chairman Li, please rest assured about this."

(End of this chapter)