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Chapter 265: Changing the Crown Prince? [Two in one, please subscribe]

It was just eight o'clock in the morning when Lee Chi-moon arrived at Samsung Electronics.

He had already decided to set the bid price for Lee Electronics' bid for the Korea Electric Power Corporation headquarters land project at 6.5 trillion won.

This price was 1.5 trillion South Korean won higher than the 3.9 trillion won bid by the Zheng Group and 66.67% higher than the 7 trillion won market price of the Korea Electric Power Corporation headquarters site. While high, it was still below the trillion won ceiling.

Overall, Li Zhiwen believes that the bid price is not too costly and will not lead to a bid failure.

This is the first time that Li Zhiwen is solely responsible for such a large project, and he must ensure that everything goes smoothly.

The board meeting was to be held at ten o'clock in the morning. Before that, Li Zhiwen had to personally prepare thirteen bids to be submitted to the thirteen board members, including himself and Li Zhengxian, for review.

He really did it himself, right in his office. He was responsible for printing, and his first assistant Liu Junying was responsible for checking and organizing.

After making sure that there was no problem and waiting for a while, Li Zhiwen took Liu Junying to the board meeting room.

The board meeting began at ten o'clock in the morning. The first item of the meeting was Li Zhiwen explaining to the board members the bidding plan that he had taken the lead in formulating.

Before that, his first assistant had to distribute the thirteen bids he brought to the board members.

"Tuk~Tuk Tuk~"

Liu Junying had just finished distributing the bid documents when there was a knock on the door of the conference room.

Everyone was either confused or frowning. What big deal had happened? Why did they need to interrupt the board meeting?

After glancing at the door, everyone turned their gaze towards Li Zhengxian. After all, he was the most senior person in the meeting room and the only one who could make the decision.

Li Zhengxian also frowned, looking unhappy about the interruption of the board meeting: "Come in!"

The door was pushed open, and Su Zhubin, the secretary of the chairman of the Lee Group, walked hurriedly to Li Zhengxian with a folder in his hand.

"President, something happened."

Hearing this, everyone in the conference room looked serious.

The Secretariat of the Chairman of the Lee Group is equivalent to the cabinet of the Lee Group, and the Director of the Secretariat, Su Zhubin, is equivalent to the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.

Now he hurried over to tell Li Zhengxian that something had happened, and this could not be a trivial matter.

Li Zhengxian quickly opened the folder Su Zhubin handed over. After just a few glances, his face turned red. He then looked at Su Zhubin and shouted angrily, "Have you called the police?"

Call the police? Everyone's heart skipped a beat! Something serious has happened!
"The police have been called, and three officers are waiting outside."

"Please ask them to come in and arrest him."

What do you mean? Are you going to arrest the board members?
All the participants looked at each other, and no one was not nervous.

This is normal. After sitting in this position, whose butt can be clean?
Soon, the police were called in by Su Zhubin, and everyone's heart was in their throat.

Under the gaze of everyone, three policemen walked up to Li Zhiwen's first assistant Liu Junying.

"Hello, are you Liu Junying?"

Swish! Liu Junying's face turned pale, and then he stood up tremblingly, nodding calmly: "I am."

"Hello, I'm Jung Jaeguk, Deputy Chief of the Economic Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. According to a report, you are suspected of serious violations of the Bidding Act and related laws. Please come with us and cooperate with the investigation. Thank you."

Finished!

After hearing what Zheng Zaiguo said, Liu Junying's mentality collapsed instantly. His legs went soft and he collapsed to the ground with a thud, trembling all over.

At this point, everyone realized that Liu Junying was suspected of serious violations of the Bidding Law. Doesn't that mean that the bid to be reviewed today had been leaked by him?!

A multi-trillion dollar project! It actually got leaked? This is the first time I've been solely responsible for such a large project! My assistant actually leaked the bid?!

Li Zhiwen was shocked, panicked, and angry. He grabbed Liu Junying by the collar and lifted him up, then shouted, "You sold the bid to Zheng Group?!"

"I'm sorry, I'm short of money, wuwuwu~"

"Long for money?! I'll beat you to death!"

Li Zhiwen couldn't help but be angry. Not to mention that Liu Junying deserved to die for what he did, just the reason he found was enough to make him deserve a beating!
The annual salary starts at 99 million, which is more than % of the people in South Korea. Do you still dare to say you are short of money?
"Zhiwen!" Seeing that Li Zhiwen's fist was about to hit Liu Junying's face, Li Zhengxian quickly scolded him.

Li Zhiwen's heart tightened and he broke out in a cold sweat, but his emotions also calmed down.

The thing has already happened, and getting angry is the most incompetent thing to do. The question now is how to save the situation?

It is not just about resolving the bidding issue, but more importantly, he must not let the directors and Li Zhengxian think that he is incompetent and cannot even manage the people around him.

Li Zhengxian originally thought that he was indecisive. If he was also evaluated as incompetent, there was no point in him taking over the job!
Thinking of this, Li Zhiwen let go of Liu Junying, then turned and bowed to the board members: "I'm sorry, everyone. I lost my composure in a hurry."

He had indeed lost his temper. Being betrayed by a trusted subordinate was shameful enough, but he was so angry that he yelled like that when no damage had been done. Was it really that serious?

A simple comment: He doesn’t look like a king!
Although they despised him in their hearts, Li Zhiwen was Li Zhengxian's son after all, and very likely his future successor. How could the board of directors dare not give him face? So this group of people expressed understanding and said it was okay.

Then, Li Zhengxian gave Su Zhubin a look, and Su Zhubin quickly signaled to the police to take Liu Junying away.

"President Li, everyone, I'm sorry to bother you. I'll take my leave now."

"Section Chief Zheng, take care."

Despite the vast difference in status between the two, Li Zhengxian still politely nodded to Zheng Zaiguo. Zheng Zaiguo bowed in return before leaving with his men.

Su Zhubin arranged for someone to send Zheng Zaiguo and others away, and then returned to Li Zhengxian to wait for his instructions.

"Notify the legal department and prepare to sue the Zheng Group."

"Yes."

Suing the Zheng Group was an external matter, but what about internal matters? This was the main event, and Li Zhiwen's heart was in his throat.

After looking at his son seriously, Li Zhengxian scanned the faces of everyone on the board of directors and said, "We need to hold someone accountable for this matter. I propose that Director Li Zhiwen be temporarily suspended.

The specific punishment will depend on whether he was involved in the bid document leak, so after the matter is fully investigated, the board of directors will discuss and decide on his punishment. Do you agree? Let's vote by raising our hands."

After saying this, he raised his hand. If a father doesn't protect his child, then naturally, others won't hesitate. Soon, all the board members except Li Zhiwen raised their hands.

Seeing this, Li Zhiwen couldn't help but panic in his heart, but he pretended to be okay on the surface. He stood up and bowed, saying: "I respect the decision of the board of directors and am willing to suspend my duties and accept the investigation."

"Okay, let's adjourn the meeting first. Zhiwen will stay."

Following Li Zhengxian's order, everyone except the father and son left.

As the door to the conference room closed, Li Zhiwen's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly bowed to his father and said, "I'm sorry, I've disappointed you."

Although Li Zhengxian prefers the third son in his heart, the eldest son is also his son, and he is the son he has always trained as his heir. How can he not love him?

There was some disappointment, but it wasn't enough to make him give up on his son. He wasn't afraid of making mistakes, as long as he knew and corrected them.

Immediately, Li Zhengxian walked up to his eldest son, reached out and gently patted his shoulder, and taught him, "Those who achieve great things must at least do two things. First, they must remain calm even when faced with a huge challenge. Second, they must know how to identify and utilize people. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand."

Li Zhiwen was prepared to be scolded for such a big mess, but Li Zhengxian seemed calm, which made Li Zhiwen feel relieved but also a little panicked. He was mainly worried that Li Zhengxian had already decided to change the heir, so he didn't bother to scold him.

"Take advantage of this break to think carefully about how to correct this. Once the matter is fully investigated, you will be responsible for purchasing the land for the power company's headquarters."

"Yes, thank you, Dad."

Li Zhiwen finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was still in charge of the land purchase; it was a chance for him to correct his mistakes and show his ability. Giving him a chance meant Li Zhengxian had no intention of giving up on him.

"Are you being polite to me? Go ahead and call Soo Bin in."

"Yes."

After bowing respectfully to his father, Li Zhiwen left the meeting room.

Su Zhubin was waiting outside the door. When he saw him, Li Zhiwen immediately smiled and said, "Uncle Zhubin. My dad wants you to come in."

Su Zhubin bowed to Li Zhiwen and said, "I'm sorry, Master. This happened suddenly and I was unable to inform you in advance. I apologize."

Hearing this, Li Zhiwen's heart sank. He was truly furious. If Su Zhubin had informed him in advance, he would have been prepared. While he would still be suspended, at least he wouldn't have been embarrassed at the board meeting. This would have severely damaged his prestige within the group.
But no matter how angry he was, he was now a half-useless "crown prince" and couldn't afford to offend the Prime Minister Su Zhubin, so he immediately shook his head and said with some gratitude, "Uncle Zhubin, I should be thanking you. If you hadn't found out that bastard Liu Junying was a traitor, this bid would definitely have caused huge losses to the company. At that time, I'm afraid it would not be just a simple suspension."

"No, no, just don't blame me."

"Of course not. Please go in quickly and don't make my dad wait anxiously."

"Yes, take care, young master."

"OK, bye."

Both of them were extremely polite to each other, but in fact they were just pretending to be polite.

Li Zhiwen planned to deal with Su Zhubin immediately after he took office, but Su Zhubin believed that it was almost impossible for Li Zhiwen to take over because the evidence that Liu Junying leaked the bid was given to him by Li Zhengxian himself.

At that time, the evidence was still in the file bag of Lelang Security Company.

Who was the boss of Lelang Security? Su Zhubin certainly knew. In other words, it was the Third Young Master who discovered that Liu Junying had leaked the tender documents.

Li Zhiwen himself didn't know whether the people around him were gods or ghosts, but Li Zhixuan knew very well.

Based on this point alone, as long as Li Zhengxian is not senile, Li Zhiwen will not be able to take over.

What's more, Su Zhubin also knew that Li Zhengxian and his wife originally favored the third child, Li Zhixuan.

For example, this time, Li Zhengxian not only did not tell Li Zhiwen that the third brother had a spy around him, but also asked Su Zhubin to put the evidence in a special folder in the secretary's office of the chairman of the Lee Group.

In this way, everyone thought that the fact that Liu Junying leaked the bid was discovered by the president's secretariat. Li Zhixuan was perfectly invisible, and the spies he arranged around Li Zhiwen were safe.

In other words, from now on, the third child will know everything the eldest child does. If this continues, can the eldest child still defeat the third child?
I'm afraid the Crown Prince is about to be deposed! Should I find an opportunity to curry favor with the new Crown Prince?
Just when Su Zhubin was thinking about how to cleverly curry favor with the new prince, Li Zhixuan also met the person who found out that Liu Junying leaked the bid documents at Lelang Security.

"Kim Go-eun? Why is it you?"

Kim Go-eun was the bodyguard who first discovered someone was taking pictures of Lee Chi-hyun and Park Ji-yeon last time.

Last time, he was promoted from an ordinary employee to deputy team leader by Li Zhixuan because of his merits, and this time he has made new contributions!

"Besides security, are you also responsible for intelligence gathering?"

"Yes. I graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Public Information. I later served in the military in the Intelligence Command. After that, I joined the Lee Group's Secretariat and Security Department, where I was also responsible for some intelligence work."

"Wow! What a talent! We can't let this go unnoticed."

"Thank you for the compliment, President!" Kim Go-eun seemed a little flattered by Li Zhixuan's compliment.

Seeing this, Li Zhixuan smiled and asked, "Have you married yet?"

Why are you asking this suddenly?
Although somewhat puzzled, Kim Go-eun immediately answered truthfully: "I have a girlfriend and we are getting married next year."

"Oh? Why wait until next year?"

"Uh..." Jin Gaoen was a little embarrassed and explained: "We won't be able to save enough money to buy a house until next year."

Hearing this, Li Zhixuan smiled and took out a bunch of keys from his trouser pocket.

"This is the key to a three-bedroom apartment in the New Dong-A Family Apartment in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu. It's over 140 square meters. Do you want it?"

Bonus house?! (▽)
Seeing Jin Gaoen's surprised expression, Li Zhixuan laughed out loud: "You have made a great contribution this time. This is the company's reward for you. The right to use this apartment for ten years. In addition to this, there is also a bonus of 100 million."

Just the right to use?
Jin Gaoen was slightly disappointed, but not dissatisfied. Then he heard Li Zhixuan say, "As long as you make new achievements, it is not impossible to give you this house."

“Thank you, President!”

Kim Go-eun was instantly filled with fighting spirit and had to work hard for the house!

"Here's 500 million. From today on, you'll be the head of the Lelang Security Information Processing Section, reporting directly to me. Take this money and set up my intelligence department. From now on, you'll be my eyes and ears. Do you understand?"

"Yes! Understood!"

(End of this chapter)