The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 193 Catching Rabbits

Samsung Mercer Residence, Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
At the entrance of the underground parking lot, more than a hundred meters west, a white car was parked in a parking space on the side of the road, motionless.

Pei Yongjun sat in the passenger seat, staring at the entrance and exit of the parking lot, watching the cars coming in and out from time to time.

"White, Genesis, license plate number 332-668." In the driver's seat next to him, Kim Ji-sung kept muttering Lin Nayeon's car information in a low voice, not daring to move his eyes, for fear that she would slip away from under his nose.

"Okay, don't use so much force, your eyes will get blurry after a while."

"My idol isn't a speedster. He won't be driving too fast when he leaves the underground parking lot."

Pei Yongjun instructed.

"Oh, I understand." Jin Zhicheng nodded.

"Here, have a drink of water." Pei Yongjun handed him a bottle of water.

Jin Zhicheng took it, drank two sips, and suddenly looked at Pei Yongjun and asked, "Team Leader Nim, will you leave the newspaper in the future?"

"Hmm?" Pei Yongjun looked at Jin Zhicheng, "Why are you asking this suddenly? Who told you that?"

"No, I just talked about it when I was having dinner with senior Chengzhu a few days ago." Jin Zhicheng was a little nervous.

"What did we talk about?"

"They say the newspaper is too small, limiting your development. Otherwise, that award wouldn't be so difficult to obtain." Jin Zhicheng looked like he'd been holding back on this question for a while, now speaking more fluently. "I think so, too, which is why I wanted to ask you today."

Pei Yongjun's eyes moved slightly.

Hanjiang Sports is too small, and the restrictions on him are felt not only by him, but also by people like Liu Chengzhu and Kim Zhicheng.

If I were still working in a decent newspaper, I would definitely have no problem winning this award from the Gyeonggi Province News Association with just a few news stories I had.

But now, because Hangang Sports is just an entertainment tabloid, they have to make great efforts. Even Woo Kyung-ho seems to have no confidence in his ability to win the award, so he specially intervenes to take care of him.

If this award is like this, I'm afraid Hanjiang Sports won't even be qualified to sit at the table in the future fierce competition between SK and Kakao.

Therefore, from a rational point of view, Bae Young-joon will have to leave Hangang Sports sooner or later, and returning to KBS is a good choice.

You have to get up from where you fell, and KBS also has Lee Dong-hoon as a helper.

But, not now.

Whether it is Lee Dong-hoon, Cho Kuk or Woo Kyung-ho, if he returns to KBS now, it would be like being sent back as alms. He will have to obey these people and may even be kicked out in the end.

This is not what he wants.

When the time is right and you have the ability to return to KBS and gain a foothold in KBS, then it will be the time to return to KBS.

Moreover, at the moment, Lin Bingxian has been very kind to him and has placed the entire newspaper on his shoulders. This is both trust and responsibility.

Pei Yongjun couldn't just walk away like that.

Timing, timing…

He muttered in his heart.

Win the grand prize, give an explanation to Lim Byung-hun, earn enough capital for himself to sit at the table, continue talking with those people with different ideas, and then create an opportunity to return to KBS.

This is how Bae Yong-jun plans his future path.

"In short, these are not what you should consider now," Pei Yongjun replied.

"Then you won't leave for the time being?" Jin Zhicheng became happy.

"Are you happy?" Pei Yongjun looked at him and asked.

"Well, I want to learn from you again, otherwise I will never have the chance." Jin Zhicheng said with anticipation in his eyes.

"Then you should study hard, okay?" Pei Yongjun said.

Jin Zhicheng is quite smart and has great potential.

"Okay, I will!" Jin Zhicheng nodded.

The car fell silent again.

As the sky gradually darkened and it was almost time for dinner, the barriers at the entrance and exit of the parking lot were raised again.

The next second, a white car slowly drove out.

"A white car, a Genesis model." Pei Yongjun recognized it at a glance.

Jin Zhicheng suddenly perked up, grabbed the camera next to him, and easily locked onto the car's license plate with the telephoto lens.

332-668.

It was Lim Nayeon's car.

"Let's go, follow us." Pei Yongjun said.

Jin Zhicheng stepped on the accelerator and caught up with the white car in front. The rabbit hunting began.

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One in front and one behind, two white cars merged into the traffic flow on the main road.

Kim Ji-sung held the steering wheel tightly, not daring to get too close. He lagged behind Lin Nayeon's car by two or three parking spaces, neither too far nor too close.

"Don't be too nervous. On the main road, there are a lot of cars and it's almost impossible to be exposed. What you need to do is not to get into an accident. If you hit a car, you're done. Keep your eyes on the road."

Pei Yongjun looked at Jin Zhicheng, who seemed to be staring out, and reminded him.

"Yes, yes, okay." Jin Zhicheng relaxed a little and paid attention to the traffic.

"Celebrities aren't speedsters. We can't drive fast, and neither can she. So just follow the flow of traffic," Bae Yong-jun instructed. "Do you know why I let you borrow Sung-soo's white car?"

"Why?" Jin Zhicheng asked.

"People are always more familiar with the color of their own cars. If you drive a black car, she might look at the rearview mirror more often," Bae Yong-jun pointed at Lin Nayeon who was changing lanes, "and maybe she'll notice you."

"The white car is the same color as her, so it's harder for her to notice."

These were all valuable experiences he had accumulated. Jin Zhicheng listened carefully and kept them in mind.

One was talking and the other was listening. They drove from the apartment area into the expressway beside the Han River. After driving for more than ten minutes, the white car in front suddenly began to change lanes gradually to the right.

"Watch out, she might be leaving, follow her."

"Ok."

As expected, Genesis drove out of the fork in the road a few hundred meters away.

Jin Zhicheng followed closely behind.

Pei Yongjun glanced at the Genesis driving out of the expressway, looked at the navigation in the car, stretched out his finger, zoomed in and out, looked at the nearby road network, and thought hard.

We drove off the expressway along the fork in the road and there was an intersection not far away. The Genesis in front of us suddenly turned left and headed straight for an alley diagonally across the road.

"Team leader!" Jin Zhicheng was about to turn the steering wheel, but was stopped by Pei Yongjun.

“Don’t turn around!”

"Turn left."

"But..." Jin Zhicheng was stunned for a moment, but still obediently drove to the left.

The two cars suddenly became separated.

"Team leader, now..." Jin Zhicheng didn't know what to do for a moment.

"Keep driving forward, hurry up, two intersections, then slow down and wait." Pei Yongjun clicked on the map on the navigation.

Jin Zhicheng stepped on the accelerator and the car rushed forward.

Pei Yongjun then continued to explain, "If she turns around, you turn around too. It will be easy to be exposed."

"She's trying to shake off any potential stalkers, not go to that alley." Pei Yongjun pointed at the navigation map. "It's full of old houses. Celebrities wouldn't choose a place like that for a date."

His finger slid up along the path that Genesis had taken. The two separate roads on the map merged together again, just after the two intersections.

"So, wait for her here."

"Okay! I understand." Jin Zhicheng became nervous.

The white car sped along and arrived at two intersections in a flash, but there was no sign of Genesis.

"Don't worry, we haven't come out yet. The road inside is probably in bad condition. You don't think the celebrities would come to scout the place in advance, do you?" Pei Yongjun gestured to Jin Zhicheng to slow down. "I'll tell you again, celebrities are not speedsters or robbers. Even if they want to shake off the reporters, it's easy."

“Be patient.”

Time passes by second by second, as if the days are long.

Jin Zhicheng was a little impatient, but Pei Yongjun remained calm.

More than a minute later, the white Genesis reappeared from the side path and rushed in front of Pei Yongjun and the others.

"Let's go." Pei Yongjun narrowed his eyes and said softly, "She's been running for so long, she's almost lost her vigilance."

"You know what? A rabbit that loses its guard..."

“It’s about to be eaten.”

Bae Yong-jun imagined the taste of the little rabbit.

I guess she would cry a lot, right?

The white car drove out like an arrow.

(End of this chapter)