The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 137: Escape from Death (Two in One)

Glancing at Lee Ji-eun who continued driving, Bae Yong-jun changed the subject, "What happened backstage at night?"

While eating just now, Lee Ji-eun didn't say much about what was going on.

"It's nothing, it's just that one of the dancers seemed to have something happen and suddenly didn't want to go on stage." Lee Ji-eun explained.

"They had only been debuting for a short time, so they were all shocked. The manager was a little weird and went after them directly, so I helped them out."

"By the way, that dancer was really weird. He just stood there, as if looking at... you?" Lee Ji-eun recalled the scene.

"Me?" Pei Yongjun asked.

"Well, you, judging by your gaze, it's like this." Li Zhien nodded and said seriously, "Maybe you're fascinated by me, Editor-in-Chief-nim?"

"That's a good reason, I like it." Pei Yongjun also nodded and agreed.

"Ah, you," Li Zhien laughed and glanced at him, "I feel that Editor Pei, you are actually different from what Sulli told me."

"Why are they different? What did you say?" Pei Yongjun seemed a little curious.

"Just..." Lee Ji-eun thought of Bae Yong-joon mentioned by Choi Sulli. He seemed like a great hero who was upright and serious, and he was completely different from the easy-going man next to her who was slightly drunk.

It was precisely because of this that she carefully prepared a series of actions to express her apology to Pei Yongjun at the beginning, because she was worried that Pei Yongjun had a bad temper.

However, recalling her interaction with Bae Young-joon tonight, Lee Ji-eun adjusted her opinion of him.

Could it be that Shirley is just too obsessed with him and admires him too much?

She was a little worried.

"I feel like you're a very serious person."

"Of course we have to be more friendly to Sulli's friends," Bae Yongjun said, "After all, she doesn't have many friends."

"Especially with a good friend like you, there are even fewer."

"Don't let me scare you away."

"Editor Pei, should I record this and tell Shirley? I feel like it's a shame to tell me."

"You can relay it." Pei Yongjun made a gesture of invitation.

IU giggled.

The car drove more and more smoothly. After leaving the main road, Lee Ji-eun followed the navigation through a somewhat old residential area and drove towards the Han River Bridge.

She planned to send Bae Yong-jun home first, and then drive his car to Goo Hara's house.

"You have a good relationship with Director Yu." After a moment of silence, Pei Yongjun asked.

"Yeah." Lee Ji-eun nodded.

"He helped me a lot when the company was restructured two years ago, so we became familiar with each other." She explained briefly.

“Was he the marketing director at that time?”

Li Zhien glanced at Bae Yongjun, "Are you a little curious?"

"Yeah, yes." Pei Yongjun nodded frankly, "I was fascinated by him, so I wanted to ask you about it."

"Ah!" Li Zhien pretended to be surprised, "Then I wish you two happiness."

They both laughed.

"Actually, I only know a little about Director Yu because I happened to meet his family once before." Li Zhien stopped laughing and said while thinking, "I don't know much else. He is quite mysterious."

"Mysterious? How mysterious?"

"As for this, maybe..." Lee Ji-eun shook her head with a smile, with some apology in her voice.

She felt that she had already figured out Pei Yongjun's temper, and such a rejection should not make him feel resentful, so there was no need for her to disclose Yu Qinghao's privacy.

Pei Yongjun didn't say anything.

IU glanced at him and found that he was frowning slightly, with a serious expression, staring out the car window.

Well?
what happened?

Angry?
She thought for a moment and smiled tentatively, "Editor-in-Chief, we are actually friends, so you can..."

Pei Yongjun suddenly turned his head, his eyes bright and sharp as lightning.

Lee Ji-eun was stunned by the gaze, and at this moment, Bae Yong-jun suddenly pounced on her.

"Mo? You..." She was about to turn her head when her eyes suddenly widened.

At the fork in the alley ahead, a car suddenly rushed out, its engine roaring, and its bright lights like sharp blades, piercing her eyes. The heavy car body rushed straight towards her, like a monster from the abyss.

All the blood in Li Zhien's body seemed to freeze.

She wanted to do something, but her whole body was out of control. Her vision was frozen, and she could only watch the car rushing towards her like a dark cloud, approaching inch by inch.

This is……

Countless thoughts seemed to flash through her mind in an instant, but she didn't know what she was thinking.

It's black in front of you.

Is this dead?

Am I dead?

In a flash, Lee Ji-eun realized that it was Bae Young-joon's generous figure.

His eyes were like lightning, staring intently at the car speeding towards him. With his right hand, he pressed down Li Zhien's panicked and helpless hands, squeezed hard, and firmly grasped the steering wheel.

Then twist it hard to the right while suddenly lifting the handbrake with your left hand.

Lee Ji-eun was like a drowning person, subconsciously grabbing something, hugging it tightly, closing her eyes, as if waiting for the judgment of fate.

boom! ! !
Zira!!!

The world was spinning, the brake pads made a huge screeching sound, and then there was a loud bang, which exploded beside her ears, as if the world was ending.

She didn't know how long it was before she felt someone touch her cheek.

“Jieun, are you okay?”

She suddenly opened her eyes, and before her was Pei Yongjun's handsome features, his eyes like torches, his eyebrows like swords, his eyes like stars, as if...

The omnipotent hero that Choi Sulli mentioned.

Li Zhien's heart was pounding like a drum.

It was as if Bae Yong-jun had pulled him back from death.

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"Ji Eun, are you okay?" Bae Yong Jun looked down at Lee Ji Eun, who was clinging to his arm tightly. "Hmm?"

She was staring at herself blankly.

"Are you hurt?"

He asked again, and Li Zhien finally came back to her senses. Her eyes moved, and her thin lips opened and closed slightly, muttering to herself, "I, I'm still alive?"

"That should be the case." Pei Yongjun watched as her eyes gradually regained their spirits. "Is there something wrong?"

Li Zhien nodded in confusion, "I, I..."

She muttered a few times before her eyes gradually regained their spirits. "Were we in a car accident?"

"Yes." Bae Yongjun nodded. "It's okay. Why don't you check if you are injured first?" "I should be fine." Lee Ji-eun began to regain her normal thoughts and tried to move her limbs. Only then did she realize that she was leaning in Bae Yongjun's arms, holding his arm tightly, and suddenly stopped.

Pei Yongjun noticed her gaze and slowly stood up.

"I..." When Li Zhien noticed that Pei Yongjun had pulled away, a feeling of panic suddenly arose in her heart, and she subconsciously tightened her arms in her arms.

"Why is there no sound from that car over there?" she muttered to herself, turning her head to look at the silent car that had hit her, "Could it be..."

Why isn't there even a groan?

The person opposite wouldn't be...

The worst-case scenario emerged in her mind, and her brain went blank.

Pei Yongjun stopped and looked into her eyes.

Her face, still reminiscent of childishness, was close at hand, but her usual composure was gone. Her big eyes were sparkling, and her pupils were full of anxiety, revealing the fragility hidden deep in her heart under the moonlight.

She was afraid that the confidence and composure she usually had as a big star who had worked hard to make a name for herself would disappear.

Pei Yongjun met her eyes and felt something in his heart.

"Don't be afraid, I'll go down and take a look at the situation." He patted the back of her hand.

"Oh, okay." Li Zhien felt relieved when she felt the warmth on the back of her hand.

However, his warm palm separated from her as soon as it touched her, and her heart suddenly felt a strong sense of attachment and reluctance to let go.

Just as she was about to hug her again, Choi Sulli's innocent smiling eyes suddenly flashed through her mind.

illusion.

calm.

He is Bae Young-joon.

calm.

She looked at Pei Yongjun deeply, forced herself to suppress the feeling of loss in her heart, slowly loosened her hands, and let him stand up.

"Are you okay?" She looked at Pei Yongjun.

"It's okay." Pei Yongjun shook his head, stood up, leaned towards the right car window, and tried to pull the door handle.

His hand felt a little stiff, but he could still move it. He pushed the passenger door open with a bang, stepped out of the car, and looked around.

Fortunately, Lee Ji-eun was not driving fast. Her car pulled over and hit the flower bed. The black Kia car that suddenly rushed out was right in front of his car, denting a corner of the front of his car.

The Kia was in an even worse state. The front of the car was hit by the edge of the flower bed, leaving a large dent. The front hood bounced high and dangled in the air.

The engines of both cars were turned off, and the scene was silent except for the rustling sound of Pei Yongjun's shoes stepping on the broken glass of the rearview mirror.

He walked around the two cars, took a few steps forward, looked at the alley where the Kia came out, thought for a moment, and then walked back to his car.

Li Zhien had already climbed into the passenger seat and was about to get out of the car when she saw him coming back. She looked up and asked, "Editor-in-Chief, how is it?"

"No one died." Pei Yongjun's words interrupted her thoughts, "Or rather, there was no one."

"No one?" Lee Ji-eun was stunned.

"Yes," Pei Yongjun nodded, "There's no one in the car opposite."

"How could anyone bump into me without anyone?"

"Just do something with the accelerator," Pei Yongjun pointed to the alley a few steps ahead. "Wait there, get ready, adjust the position of the steering wheel, and then lock it."

"Then, when we happen to drive here, we'll seize the opportunity, press the accelerator, and then..." Pei Yongjun clenched his fists and touched them together.

Li Zhien's eyes suddenly widened.

"It was intentional." Pei Yongjun added, "The alley over there is very secluded and there are not even any security cameras. It can't be a coincidence."

"This is the only way to get back to my house from the dinner venue."

"I'm coming for you?" Li Zhien finally understood what was going on. "Who is it? Why would they do such a thing?"

"Who do you think it is?" Pei Yongjun looked at her. "Knowing I would be attending the dinner and paying attention to my car, how could they do such a thing?"

"He must really hate me."

"Good luck is a warning, but if you have bad luck, you might lose your life."

"Lee Seungri?" A name suddenly popped up in Li Zhien's mind. "Wasn't he taken away by the police? How did he end up here?"

"Has he been arrested?" Pei Yongjun smiled softly. "If you can catch him, you can release him, right?"

Li Zhien didn't know what to say for a moment.

Pei Yongjun took out his cell phone from his pocket and called Jin Rongmin.

"Ah, Yongjun, what's going on? I'm patrolling outside and there's a fight going on here." A chaotic background sound of cursing came from the phone.

"Stop fighting! Xiba!" Jin Rongmin roared, and then continued to say to Pei Yongjun, "Speak, I'm going to go to the side and let these guys fight."

"How is Lee Seung-ri?" Bae Yong-jun asked.

"What's wrong? Nothing's wrong." Jin Rongmin was confused for a moment. "Is there something wrong?"

"I just had a car accident. It was an empty car that was lying in wait on the road I had to take to get home."

"Are you okay?" Jin Rongmin immediately became nervous.

"You mean..." After confirming Pei Yongjun's safety, he immediately understood what Pei Yongjun meant, but he couldn't believe it. "How is it possible?"

"He's still in the detention center. He can't see a lawyer until midnight tonight. I've been preventing him from doing so."

"Even if he has some evil intentions, he can't even see a lawyer. How will he arrange it? I can't predict it, right?"

"If he is not in the detention room, it can be arranged, right?" Pei Yongjun asked back.

"That's possible. He has some influence, so maybe he can pull it off. But, this is someone I arrested personally, and he's suspected of trafficking in illegal drugs. He can't possibly escape from prison, right? Unless he's from the police station, no one else can..."

Jin Rongmin was stunned.

"Branch office?" Pei Yongjun repeated.

"Xiba..." Jin Rongmin's tone changed, "I'm going to make a call, wait for me!"

Within two minutes, his phone rang again.

"Yongjun! You guessed it right! The police came over and said that our jurisdiction is not within the scope of our office, so they took Li Shengli away!"

"Our director has always had some issues with me, fearing I might take his place, but he hasn't told me yet. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't know until tomorrow morning!"

"Xiba! I asked someone I know at the police station, and they said Li Shengli never even made it to the police station. He must have been released halfway!"

It turns out that Lee Seung-ri, who was imprisoned, has disappeared, and Kim Yong-min is furious.

"Where did this guy go?"

Pei Yongjun thought for a moment, swiped his phone, and clicked on a familiar page, which was Burning Sun's social media homepage.

The page had been silent for a day, but just two hours ago, it suddenly sent out a new message.

【Tonight at 0:! Carnival restarts! 】

[Tonight, we return to the pinnacle of freedom! Everyone! Witness the King's return! ! !]

"I think I know where he is." Pei Yongjun narrowed his eyes slightly.

(End of this chapter)