The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 35 The dove takes over the magpie's nest
The two chatted for a while, and Pei Yongjun asked, "By the way, there is something else I would like to ask for your help."

"I'm following a news story right now and want to check the police cameras on the street. It's over at Hakdong."

"Oh, no problem. I'll call their director later and you can go directly there."

"If there are more cases like this, be sure to find a few more for me," Zheng Taihao reminded him.

In the past, he only thought of Pei Yongjun as a junior who was easy to talk to, and this time he just helped out because the evidence was complete.

Unexpectedly, in this news event, because he caught Choi Jong-Bum in time and obtained a series of solid evidence from Bae Yong-Joon, the public opinion criticizing the prosecutors for their poor handling of the case quickly dissipated, and he also gained a lot of attention within the prosecutor's office.

What's more, that bag of "Busan specialties" is also quite delicious.

He looked at Pei Yongjun in front of him and felt that he had really underestimated his potential in the past.

"I will definitely not forget you, senior." Pei Yongjun replied.

"Good! That's right!" He raised his hand and laughed, "The nation is great!"

"Truthful news!" Pei Yongjun high-fived him.

"Hahaha, this is how we at Korea University must unite!" Zheng Taihao became excited. "Let's get together this weekend. I'll introduce some classmates to you then."

"That's great. You set the time and I'll arrange the place."

"That's really troublesome." Zheng Taihao smiled and poured a cup of tea for Pei Yongjun, "My great reporter."

"To justice!" Pei Yongjun raised his teacup.

"I wish the truth would come out!" Zheng Taihao drank the tea in one gulp.

"Reporter, prosecutor," he spread his hands, "a perfect match!"

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Hangang Sports News, Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Pei Yongjun returned to the social news group's office carrying an empty shoulder bag.

As soon as he entered the door, he felt a dazzling gaze from the right. Turning his head, he saw Park Ji-cheol standing in the office area of the social news group, looking at him with resentment in his eyes.

The two looked at each other, and Park Ji-cheol turned and walked into the office.

Pei Yongjun looked at his back, stood there for a while, then turned around and went into the office.

"Zhicheng, go to the editorial team and call the intern from that day." He looked at Jin Zhicheng who was concentrating on changing the format in front of the computer.

"Mo?" Jin Zhicheng was stunned for a moment before he remembered who he was talking about. "Oh, okay, Team Leader, I'll go right away."

He responded, stood up and trotted away.

Pei Yongjun walked into the office, sat down, took out the bank card of Seoul First Bank from his arms, held it in his hand, and turned it in circles.

As editor-in-chief, his monthly salary is 7 million, or 84 million a year.

Ordinary journalists like Yoo Sung-soo and Cha Eun-kwang earn 4 million per month, which is 48 million per year. If we include editor Zhao Fengzhu, the total number of people is 144 million.

If you add it up, it’s 228 million.

This amount of money was not a small sum for Hanjiang Sports, and it solved his urgent need. Moreover, Lin Bingxian also allowed him to be independent from Zhao Dongxu, which was indeed a sincere gesture.

The reason for all this, of course, is to try to reconcile the conflict between Pei Yongjun and the old man in the newspaper.

"What a pity..." Pei Yongjun muttered to himself as he concentrated on thinking.

"Team leader, I didn't see her." Jin Zhicheng came back to report.

"Ok."

"One more thing. The president's secretary asked you to go to the conference room for a meeting at five o'clock to discuss the reporting plan for next month."

"Ok, I see."

Pei Yongjun nodded.

At around 4:40, Pei Yongjun got up and walked towards the meeting room.

When I opened the door, I saw three or four people sitting scattered inside. They were the leaders of various news groups.

"Hey! Team Leader Pei! You're here?" Seeing that it was Pei Yongjun, Zhang Jiyuan from the sports team stood up and walked over to Pei Yongjun to shake his hand. "You're amazing at the press conference! It was so exciting!"

Several other people also stood up and greeted them enthusiastically, their attitude was completely different from the previous two days.

"You've worked hard these past two days. Please sit down."

"Congratulations, let's get together. I want to congratulate you."

Until now, the news of Goo Hara's domestic violence incident is still on the hot search headlines. Starting this afternoon, major media began to reprint it, and the popularity of the news has skyrocketed.

Everyone was amazed by Bae Young-jun's wonderful comeback at the press conference.

In the news industry, popularity is life.

Pei Yongjun is very popular now, so everyone is naturally very enthusiastic and gathers around to talk to him.

Only one person did not stand up.

"You seem so proud and impressive, Mr. Pei, the reporter." A harsh voice suddenly emerged amid the warm greetings.

Park Ji-cheol sat across the table, motionless, looking at Bae Yong-jun with a squint and speaking sarcastically.

The atmosphere in the meeting room became awkward for a moment.

"Team Leader Park, don't say that. The newspaper finally has some big news, let's all be happy." Zhang Jiyuan spoke to ease the atmosphere.

"Are you happy? You've already been overwhelmed by outsiders, and you're still happy?" Park Ji-cheol stood up.

"What do you mean by climbing to the top of your head..."

"What do you know?" Park Ji-cheol looked at Bae Yong-jun, his eyes filled with jealousy. "He's a big reporter from KBS and graduated from Korea University. He's amazing."

"You've condescended to come here, and that's a great honor for us."

Park Ji-cheol glanced at the others.

"We all worked hard with President Lin, and we've worked our way up step by step for so many years, and now we're in such good shape!"

"He came and became the editor-in-chief. Now he's even more powerful. Who are we? Do they even care about us?"

He had endured many years of hardship, clinging tightly to Zhao Dongxu's thigh. He didn't know how much hardship and fatigue he had endured before he became the editor-in-chief. He didn't expect that Pei Yongjun would suddenly appear out of nowhere.

He was already extremely jealous and was about to squeeze Pei Yongjun out by taking advantage of the merger, but he didn't expect that he would come back to life and make news that he couldn't even imagine.

Looking at the big news that was extremely popular and everyone was talking about it, instead of making him admire it, it made him even more jealous.

I envy Pei Yongjun's talent, education, and achievements, and I envy his existence.

President Lin was happy, and the newspaper was getting better, but what about him?
If the two groups merge, I'm afraid he will become the one being merged.

The dream that was within reach was shattered by Pei Yongjun and turned into nothing. Every time he saw Pei Yongjun's news being reprinted, it was like being slapped in the face, reminding him that he would never be worthy of being an editor-in-chief.

Park Ji-cheol opened his eyes wide, his cheeks twitching, "Bae Yong-jun, as long as I'm here, you can't take over my position!"

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