Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 71 Demonstrating Prestige
Of course, Li You did not do this out of mindless rage.

When faced with people who are clearly here to provoke and test him, if he keeps giving in and retreating, these people will become more aggressive and try to get on his head.

There is always some truth in the saying that a reckless man is better than a wise man.

Bai Ridong was helped by the waiter to leave, but Li You gave him a look that stopped him in his tracks.

"Reporter Bai." Li Zongzheng waved at the frightened reporter, "Come over and apologize to Representative Li."

Bai Ridong opened his eyes wide, but still walked over obediently, gritting his teeth and apologizing to Li You, "Deputy Li, I was rude."

"Reporter Bai, you don't seem to be very willing to do this?" Li You crossed his legs. "Then you must be careful when walking at night. It would be bad if you bump into something."

"I was wrong! Representative Li!" Bai Ridong gritted his teeth, picked up a glass of wine and poured it on his head.

Then he bowed 90 degrees, and a few drops of wine on his head splashed onto Li Zongzheng's clothes. He wiped them away with his hand with a look of disgust.

"Hey, reporter Bai, what are you doing?!"

Li Zongzhen quickly took out a few tissues and stuffed them into Bai Ridong's hand. Seeing that the reporter did not respond, he turned his head and looked at Li You with a smile.

"Mr. Li," Li Zongzheng, who was still acting as a peacemaker, poured a glass of wine for Li You, "Look how determined reporter Bai is to apologize. Why don't we just let this matter go?"

"Then go ahead," Li You took a sip and waved his hand casually as if to drive away a bug, "I didn't ask him to do that."

The two of them chatted in a disjointed manner, all of which were irrelevant.

Until soon, voices greeting Han Jiangzhi were heard from outside.

"Deputy Minister Han is here," Li Zongzheng stood up, "Let's drink together next time, Representative Li."

"Lawyer Li can drink quite a lot," Li You raised his glass lightly, "Let's drink together if we have a chance."

Everyone in the private room left quickly. After Han Jiangzhi came in, he looked around the room, turned around and closed the door.

He sat down opposite Li You, filled his new cup with wine, and drank it all in one gulp with a happy sound.

"Have you been waiting for me for a long time?" Han Jiangzhi poured the wine and lit a cigarette. "I was just transferred not long ago, so I'm a bit busy."

"I understand," Li You filled his glass and put the empty bottle aside.

"After all, he is Deputy Minister Han now, so it is normal to be busy."

"Then I won't waste any more time," Han Jiangzhi said while smoking a cigarette, "The reason I want to cooperate with you is that I think we are the same kind of people."

“It’s just that I’m a prosecutor.”

"In the future, our mutual aid association can act as a protective umbrella, and you can help us do things that are inconvenient for us to do."

Han Jiangzhi tugged at his tie and unbuttoned one button. "How about we mutually benefit each other?"

There was smoke between the two of them, but the emotion glasses that Li You was wearing could clearly see Han Jiangzhi's current state.

There is some caution and alertness, some urgency, but mostly confidence.

"Minister Han, what inconveniences are you referring to?"

"Illegal collection of evidence, etc." Han Jiangzhi said without hesitation, "CEO Li has a lot to gain."

"For example, reporter Bai, even though you threatened him, he will still help you honestly. As long as you join us."

"Representative Li should know how important public opinion is. Even if it is not useful now, it will be useful in the future."

Li You certainly understood this, otherwise he would not have helped Mou Xianmin that night. The 1 billion in cash was just a pleasant surprise. Han Jiangzhi was an expert in manipulating public opinion. If Li You remembered correctly, he still had a large number of undisclosed major cases.

Han Jiangzhi in the movie kept these cases secret and did not release them. Every one of them would shock the public if it was made public, such as the drug abuse case of the female celebrity that Park Tae-soo had seen.

Under Han Jiangzhi's arrangement, even if there is substantial evidence in such a major case, he will not make it public, but will coerce the criminals to use him for his own purposes.

Or they may keep it secret and wait until there are voices in public opinion that are unfavorable to them before releasing them to divert attention.

After solving a case, you can be featured in the newspapers and become a star prosecutor.

"Deputy Minister Han, aren't you worried about what I have in my hand?" Li You held a cigarette in his mouth but did not light it.

"I was worried," Han Jiangzhi nodded. "Although I didn't know what Mr. Li had in his hand, I was indeed very anxious and panicked at the time because I felt like I couldn't control myself."

He admitted what he had done, "and then I did some unwise things because I was afraid that it would be a sharp blade that could cut me off. This sharp blade of public opinion might save my life, but it would never allow me to have a career in politics again."

"It would be better for me to die."

"But I soon figured it out," Han Jiangzhi and Li You clinked their glasses, "I have so many leverages over them, and they can benefit from doing things for me."

"Representative Li's identity is naturally a handle. We hold handles that can kill each other, which also means that we can protect each other and seek greater benefits."

"Isn't it?"

"That's right," Li You finished his drink, "We can reach a consensus on this point."

Han Jiangzhi also drank the wine in his glass, "Then welcome Representative Li to join us."

"Let's go," he said with a smile, "We are waiting outside."

Outside the private room, Bai Ridong was drinking heavily, while the waitress beside him lowered her head in silence.

"What do you think of that guy's ability that makes him so valued by Vice Minister Han?" Park Tae-soo's junior, Expert Yu, muttered as he hugged the woman beside him.

"What ability?" Park Tae-soo also drank a few glasses of wine, his face a little red, "If Representative Li wants, people like you can disappear completely tomorrow, and I guarantee that no one will be able to find you."

"Senior, you are joking," Expert Yu smiled awkwardly.

"Are you kidding?" Park Tae-soo shook his head. "You all look down on these so-called low-class people, but you haven't seen how they fight or how they feed people to fish, right?"

"Do you remember who Qing is referring to?"

"Prosecutor Park! Don't say that!" Li Zongzheng's face changed.

"No matter how weak they are, they can kill us," he couldn't stop Park Tae-soo who looked a little drunk. "Those wild dogs have helped us to intimidate and even send people down before, right?"

He snorted twice, "What if someone treats us like wild dogs? Do you think we can be any better?"

"If we piss off Representative Li, he'll drag us to hell tomorrow." He looked around with misty eyes, "It really means hell."

No one cared about Park Tae-soo who slumped over the table, but his drunken words made those who held power and money think.

They were all smart people, and even though they looked down on Li You, no one wanted to really offend him.

There are many people in Seoul who want to be their dogs, but these people who want to be dogs are no match for the stray dogs.

Jiangnan Industry, which easily wiped out the wild dogs, is now qualified enough to be on equal footing with them.

"Prosecutor Park," Li Zongzheng nodded in appreciation, "is a smart man."

(End of this chapter)