The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 134 I Don’t Understand (Two in One)

[Lee Seungri, a member of the popular boy band Big Bang, was taken away from a nightclub by police late last night!]

[Burning Sun, a top nightclub in Gangnam District, was closed down, and the owner Lee Seungri was suddenly investigated by the police! ]

[Last night, a large-scale brawl broke out at a nightclub in Gangnam District, attracting police attention. The club has now been closed down!]

[YG Entertainment issued an urgent statement, saying that it is the artist's private life and the agency is difficult to confirm! ]

[Lee Seung-ri's fan club launched a petition, asking the police not to use excessive law enforcement against the artist! ]

Since the early morning, when an unknown blogger suddenly broke the news that Lee Seung-ri was taken away from a nightclub late at night, more and more news has emerged.

The entertainment industry, which had just calmed down, began to become chaotic again. Members of a top popular boy group were suddenly taken away by the police from their nightclub, causing everyone to speculate.

[Did this guy really commit a crime? He doesn't look like a good person to me.]

[Ahhh! What are you talking about? Just open your mouth and say it. Can you show me your photo?]

Sure enough, someone sent out photos, but they were photos taken in the nightclub last night.

The photo seemed to have been taken in a hurry, and there was some double image, but it could still be seen that the police were escorting a man out. Although it was a little blurry, it was still possible to tell from his side profile that this man was Lee Seung-ri.

There is also a photo that seems to explain the reason for the incident. In the photo, people are in chaos on the dance floor, and the security guards are making gestures as if they are fighting with someone.

Popular idols, nightclubs, fights, police, a series of words teased people's nerves, and the hot topics suddenly became more popular and climbed up the hot search list.

More and more people were drawn into the topic, excitedly speculating about what had happened. Some believed it, some didn't, some supported it, some opposed it, and the whole place was arguing with each other.

And suddenly, someone found a familiar person in the photo.

[Hey! Why does that person on the stage look so much like reporter Bae Young-jun?]

[What? It really seems to be him. So someone as decent as Reporter Bae would go to a nightclub?]

[Why is reporter Pei there? Is there a fight going on?]

【How can it be? 】

[What are they doing? Doesn't it look like they're fighting?]

Now things seemed to become even more confusing, and people flocked to Hanjiang Sports' website, leaving messages under the news, hoping to get some responses.

However, what everyone waited for was not just a reply, but shocking news.

"Special News from Our Newspaper!! Lee Seung-ri: The Dark Hand Hidden in the Luxurious Nightclub!"

[…This newspaper continues to track down the serial crimes of Jung Joon-young, Zico, and others, including sexual assault, imprisonment, and intentional injury, and attempts to uncover the mastermind behind the crimes.]

During the investigation, Lee Seungri, a popular member of the boy band Big Bang who calls himself "Seungsoo", gradually surfaced.

[He is very close to Jung Joon-young, Zico and others...]

As the report unfolded, the long-standing secret network of relationships between Lee Seung-ri, Jung Joon-young, Zico and others was gradually revealed to the world.

Li Shengli, who is at the center of this network, is of course the biggest suspect in this criminal network.

[…There is no doubt that Li Shengli is the core of this evil criminal gang.]

He was the one who gathered these villains and created a haven for them to commit violence and assault, Burning Sun.

[This most luxurious nightclub in Gangnam District hides countless pains and tears. He has built this place into his own kingdom of absolute darkness.]

[In nightclubs, VIP guests enjoy supreme treatment. They can request any woman to be brought to them, and the staff will do whatever it takes to meet these requests.]

[As long as he was paid, he would use the fame of his men to recruit innocent customers and fans, then after getting them drunk or even taking hallucinogenic drugs, he would assault them and film the incident.]

[The victims are often forced to keep silent due to being recorded and threatened with violence, and even become the targets of their long-term animal desires...]

The unimaginable crime scene slowly unfolded, and news readers were furious.

[Xiba?! This ruthless guy!]

[Ah! How could this happen?!]

[Do all police officers eat shit?!]

[No one cares? Why not call the police?!]

The news then revealed a recording of the victim.

[Due to threats against most victims and a lack of evidence, they have remained at large for years, and we finally interviewed one of them.]

[She accepted our interview under the pseudonym Julia...]

Then, Julia's trembling voice recounted her experience of being victimized.

[…In the end, they beat me up and took photos…]

[I had no choice but to give up and bury this matter deep in my heart...]

The public's long-accumulated anger suddenly erupted.

Enthusiastic people on the Internet have been digging out the past interactions of Lee Seung-ri, Jung Joon-young and others. Each scene seemed to be just a contact between close friends at the time, but now it seems that the criminals were laughing wildly and unscrupulously in front of countless people.

Furious!

Countless attacks and anger flooded Lee Seung-ri's social accounts and also affected YG Entertainment. In a blink of an eye, Lee Seung-ri's reputation fell from heaven to the bottom.

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Kakao Entertainment Building, Apgujeong, Gangnam District, Seoul City.

As soon as night fell, the entrance of the building became bustling. Tonight was Kakao Entertainment's annual charity dinner, and many people gathered at the entrance to watch.

In fact, most of the guests at this dinner are business people and politicians. However, because IU, as the leading artist of Kakao Entertainment, will attend the dinner tonight, many people at the door held IU signs, hoping to see her early.

Pei Yongjun drove around the crowd and stopped at the side door. He got out of the car and walked to the entrance of the dinner. He took out the invitation from his arms and the waiters at the door immediately led him in.

"Please take the elevator directly to the third floor. The banquet is there."

Pei Yongjun nodded and walked towards the elevator. There were already people waiting there. Pei Yongjun nodded to them and suddenly someone called out from behind.

"Editor Pei, is that you?"

Pei Yongjun turned around and saw that it was someone he had met once.

Lee Kyung-il, head of the General Affairs Department of the Gangnam Branch of Seoul First Kookmin Bank.

I met this person at a class reunion with Zheng Taihao. He also graduated from Korea University.

"Hello, Section Chief Li." Pei Yongjun smiled at him.

"Senior asked me to come." Li Gengyi shook hands with him.

"Me too."

It seems that they were all called by Zheng Taihao, so it is normal to meet them here.

The elevator arrived and the waiter asked a few people to get in and go up.

Pei Yongjun exchanged a few pleasantries with Li Gengyi, and mentioned his name during the conversation. Several people around him looked at him more.

The third floor was reached in a flash, and the waiter led them to their corresponding seats.

"Wow, the scene tonight is quite grand." Li Gengyi looked at the spacious banquet hall and seemed very happy. "I heard that IU will be there too."

"I wonder when I can see her. Are there any other celebrities coming tonight? Editor Pei, do you know?"

A general affairs manager at a bank branch could certainly mobilize a significant amount of funds, but his status was somewhat lower, so logically, he wouldn't be invited specifically to such a banquet. Zheng Taihao, the head of the criminal division of the Southern District Prosecutor's Office, was one of the biggest local bosses in Gangnam, so almost all major companies headquartered in Gangnam had to give him some respect.

This light comes to Li Geng whenever he touches the ground.

However, in the eyes of some people, his behavior seems to be that of a person who has never seen the world.

"This is not the place to chase stars." A faint sarcasm came from the side.

The two turned their heads and saw a middle-aged bald man with a beard who came up with them.

Li Gengyi, who was speaking happily, suddenly changed his expression, but he was unfamiliar with the place and just pretended not to hear.

But seeing that he didn't say anything, the bald man was a little relentless and looked at Pei Yongjun again, "Pei Yongjun from Hanjiang Sports?"

"Hello," Pei Yongjun nodded, "It's me, you are..."

"Ha, the editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine," the bald man sighed, seemingly modest but with a hint of arrogance. "These days, anyone can be called editor-in-chief."

"Vogue" is an internationally famous fashion magazine. This person should be the editor-in-chief of the Korean version of "Vogue". When he saw Bae Yong-jun, he showed a bit of condescending arrogance.

"Please invite the paparazzi too... hehe."

He chuckled softly a few times.

Li Gengyi's expression kept changing, but Pei Yongjun remained calm.

"Sir, it's time for you to sit down." Seeing that the situation was not good, the waiter next to him quickly made a gesture to Li Gengyi to invite him in.

This is the middle side of the hall, the location is pretty good.

The bald man showed the invitation in his hand and said, "Sorry, I won't say anymore. I'm going to the front now."

His seat was obviously better, and he followed the waiter forward leisurely.

"Ah! Xiba!" Li Gengyi couldn't help but let out a breath, his face turning grim. "What the hell!"

But there was no point in saying more, so he had to suppress his anger and asked Pei Yongjun to sit down.

"My good mood was ruined by this bastard!"

"Section Chief Li, there's no need to be angry about this kind of person." Pei Yongjun advised.

"Oh, you have a good temper, alas!" Li Geng sighed as he looked at him with an unchanged expression, but he could only let it go.

The two sat together in silence, waiting for the dinner to begin.

Unexpectedly, Li Gengyi suddenly saw the bald man who had just sat down in front of him was stopped by the waiter again.

"What? I'm not on the list?"

"How can it be?!"

The bald man shouted, his face full of disbelief.

"Sorry, sir, there may be some errors. We will confirm it again, but please leave first."

The waiter's attitude was very firm, and he even called another waiter over, "Please cooperate."

The bald man yelled for a few words, but seeing more and more people looking at him, he had no choice but to stand up dejectedly and follow the waiter out.

When passing by Pei Yongjun and the other man, the bald man looked at them, with his head hung and his face extremely ugly, without any of the arrogance and majesty he had just had.

"Ah! This guy, hahaha." Li Geng saw his extremely embarrassed face and laughed out loud, and his depressed mood disappeared.

"I thought he was some kind of person."

He was just smiling when he saw the waiter send the bald man out. He then turned back and said to Li Gengyi, "I'm sorry, sir, I've troubled you just now. Please sit in the front seat."

"Mo?" Li Geng was stunned for a moment. "Me?"

"Yes, and, Mr. Pei, we have prepared a private room for you. Please follow me." The waiter looked at Pei Yongjun again.

"Ah! It's you!" Li Gengyi finally understood and looked at Pei Yongjun, "I thought..."

Pei Yongjun, who was a good guy in his eyes just now, suddenly changed his image, which surprised him.

It seems that Pei Yongjun did not get in like himself, relying on Zheng Taihao, but had another way, and this way must be extraordinary.

It seems I need to learn more about it.

"Section Chief Li, see you later." Pei Yongjun stood up. "I have some things to take care of."

"Okay, okay, Editor-in-Chief Pei, you can go ahead and do your work." Li Gengyi's attitude suddenly became much more respectful.

"Do you know Editor-in-Chief Pei?" As soon as he sat down, someone on the other side came over.

"Oh? What?"

"Editor Pei is quite famous now. Didn't you see today's news?"

Li Gengyi doesn’t pay much attention to entertainment, so he doesn’t know yet.

While listening to the explanations of others, he watched Pei Yongjun's figure disappear into the distance with the waiter, and exclaimed in amazement, "Ah, this guy is extraordinary."

You have to make good friends with them.

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"Hey! You guy, why don't you come up to the box prepared for you?" Yu Qinghao was already waiting for him at the door of the box, smiling and gently tapping his shoulder.

"I met a friend downstairs and talked to him." Pei Yongjun shook hands with him.

"Well, I saw it. There was also an annoying guy. I helped you deal with it." Yu Qinghao seemed to like helping people solve their problems.

"He won't hold a grudge against me, right? He's the editor-in-chief." Bae Yong-jun looked at Woo Kyung-ho.

Yu Qinghao is not an ordinary person as he can kick out guests at will.

"Hahaha, scared?" Yu Qinghao didn't care at all. "If you're scared, just come to us. Not to mention the editor-in-chief of Vogue, even if the president comes, he will definitely treat you with the utmost respect."

Pei Yongjun said nothing and shook his head.

"Today's news is good, it's really satisfying!" Yu Qinghao had already anticipated his answer and quickly talked about today's news about Lee Seung-ri.

He spoke a few words with a beaming expression, then checked his watch. "Alright, I have something to do. You can rest here. The dinner will start in a little while."

He turned and left, and Pei Yongjun pushed the door and walked into the box.

This was a rather luxurious little box with only four or five seats, and it was fully stocked with alcohol, drinks, snacks, fruits, etc., but he was the only one there.

Pei Yongjun glanced at his watch, picked up the water beside him and took two sips.

Soon, there was a knock on the box door.

"Director Yu, are you there?" A clear female voice sounded.

Pei Yongjun looked towards the door and saw a slim figure appear at the door.

It was Lee Ji-eun.

"Sorry, he's not here." Pei Yongjun shook his head, stood up, and looked at her innocent face mixed with indescribable charm. "But, he's not the one you're looking for, is he?"

"Mo? What did you say?" Li Zhien smiled softly and blinked playfully, "I don't quite understand."

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(End of this chapter)