The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 27 A superior move
D Company is on the rise and has ample funding.

Reporter Li hummed an unknown tune as he watched the two police officers chatting across the hall. "If they dig up this news about Choi Jong-bum today, Bae Yong-jun won't be able to stay at Hangang Sports anymore. With those idiots like Park Ji-cheol, they'll ruin Hangang Sports sooner or later."

After waiting for a while, the young policeman and the middle-aged police officer with short curly hair came over. It was Kim Yong-min.

"Hey, what are you two doing?" Jin Rongmin looked dignified.

"I'm Mr. Choi Jong-Bum's attorney. This is my business card and his letter of attorney. Is he here?"

Jin Rongmin put down the notebook in his hand, took the power of attorney, looked at it for a while, frowned, and looked at the other person, "What about you?"

"I'm Lee Hae-chan, a reporter from Dispatch," Reporter Lee replied.

"What are reporters doing here? This is a police station." Jin Rongmin scolded.

"Officer, I'm just following Lawyer Li. I'm not interfering with your official duties. Please continue answering Lawyer Li's questions."

"Choi Jong-Bum, he..."

"You're not saying you haven't seen him, are you? Officer Nim, just a reminder, I'm recording this."

"Ah, you kid..." Li Haizan's words made Jin Rongmin's face change.

"Officer nim! I'm recording!" Lee Hae-chan raised his voice. "You wouldn't treat citizens in that tone, would you? Or are you unable to answer a question truthfully, such as whether you've even met Choi Jong-bum?"

Jin Rongmin's momentum stagnated and he was speechless for a moment.

"Officer, have you met Choi Jong-Bum?" Lee Hae-chan pressed. "If not, we'll have to put an ad in the newspaper looking for him. I hope this doesn't become a big deal and affect your future."

"You..." Jin Rongmin seemed to be unable to cope with it. He hesitated for a long time before finally speaking, "I have met you."

Li Haizan and Li Zhongjiu looked at each other and smiled triumphantly.

"Then let's meet him."

"No." Jin Rongmin refused directly.

"Mo?" Li Haizan was stunned. "What do you mean? Don't you know that you can't refuse a lawyer's visit?"

"Of course I know, but Choi Jong-Bum has already left."

"Left? I was recording."

"It's useless for you to record anything! If you leave, you're gone!" Jin Rongmin was so angry that he turned around and left after saying this.

Li Haizan and Li Zhongjiu looked at each other.
"Is it really not here?" Li Zhongjiu asked.

Li Haizan frowned and thought, and suddenly his eyes swept over the thick notebook left on the table.

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The next day at 9: am, at the Citizens' Auditorium in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

The small auditorium was filled with people, and the invited reporters were whispering to each other.

"Wow, how did Hanjiang Sports suddenly dig up such big news?" a reporter asked the person next to him.

"I heard it was that Bae Yong-joon, you know him? The one who got fired from KBS."

"Him? It seems he's quite capable."

"Who says not? He even invited us here, it seems he is full of confidence. Let's see him steal the show today."

"Then you're still coming?"

"It's rare for me to hold a press conference to explain a breakup myself. I'm happy as long as I can get a question from the audience. I'm not picky."

"But I really don't understand how he could convince Goo Hara to hold a press conference. Doesn't Goo Hara know what Hangang Sports is? She's not afraid of getting herself into trouble."

"Yeah, it's not like Goo Hara doesn't have money. I really can't understand it."

The two were whispering to each other, while a large number of Goo Hara's fans who heard the news came to the auditorium entrance with anxious expressions.

"Why did Hola-oni break up so suddenly?"

"Yeah, I don't know either. I asked Hola Ouni's stylist, but she didn't know either. She said she didn't see any signs at all."

"Really? The stylist didn't know about it? Did they really break up so suddenly? Will Unnie be okay?"

Compared to the media, fans' concern is much more genuine.

Amid the clamor, time ticked by, and suddenly, a cry of surprise erupted from the crowd. "What! Choi Jong-Bum? How is that possible?!" A reporter stood up abruptly, staring at his phone in disbelief.

"what?"

"what happened?"

The people next to him looked at him.

"D Agency!" He waved his phone. "Look!"

[The truth behind Goo Hara's breakup! Her boyfriend was a victim of domestic violence!]

The bold and black title is very shocking.

According to reliable sources, popular idol Goo Hara suddenly announced her breakup yesterday, and there's a hidden reason behind the breakup!

[Boyfriend Choi Jong-Bum has been suffering from domestic violence for a long time! ]

[I was often slapped and even pushed down the stairs, resulting in broken bones!]

[Infatuated! Choi Jong-Bum had no choice but to break up, but still claimed he was still deeply in love with Goo Hara!]

The report was so convincing that everyone present was speechless with shock at the content of the news.

"This this……"

"How can this be?"

"Who sent this? Is anyone at D Agency?"

"Everyone," a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses stood up from the back row in the corner of the press box, "what are your thoughts on the news we just published?"

"Editor-in-Chief Li? You are here too? Is your information accurate? Goo Hara is committing domestic violence?" Everyone gathered around and asked questions in rapid succession.

"Dear colleagues, you can rest assured that our source of information is guaranteed." Li Haizan smiled, showing his reserve.

Seeing Li Haizan's expression, everyone looked at each other, and they had already believed it halfway.

"No wonder Hanjiang Sports made such a big fuss and invited us specifically."

"But this time it's all over. The big news was snatched away right before my eyes. If I were Bae Yongjun, I would be so angry!"

"Who says it's not? Dispatch is really amazing. They can get such detailed information?"

"If you don't believe me, I can tell you," Lee Hae-chan raised his voice, "the protagonist of the press conference later is actually Choi Jong-bum."

"He will share his own story of domestic violence, and you can compare it with our report."

The reporters present already believed it to about 70%. Everyone could see that D Agency was specifically targeting Hanjiang Sports and wanted to snatch away the big news that the other party already had in their hands.

"Now I have to make wedding clothes for others, oh no."

"If you don't invite so many people, you still can't make such a big joke. You are really greedy."

“Who knows, what if it’s Goo Hara today?”

"How is that possible? Even if it were, he would definitely not come out after seeing this report!"

What could have been a reversal news story of the year was shattered half an hour before it was to start. Looking at the level of detail in the D agency news, even if Bae Young-jun could invite Choi Jong-bum, he would only be a foil and a mere footnote for everyone to verify the D agency news.

Everyone shook their heads and smacked their lips, thinking that Society D was still a step ahead.

Outside the door, the fans were in chaos.

Amidst the chaos, the door to the backstage of the press conference finally opened.

The first person to come out was Pei Yongjun, followed closely by a hunched figure.

His face was pale, his cheeks were red and swollen with palm prints, and his arm was bandaged and hung in front of his chest.

A reporter who was familiar with Goo Hara quickly recognized her, "It's really Choi Jong-Bum!"

"It's over! Pei Yongjun is finished now!"

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