The Peninsula chaebol started by rescuing Samsung's little princess.

Chapter 144 Chairman Zhao, please accept my condolences!

"Snapped!"

A slap made the restaurant's head chef spin around on the spot.

Despite the humiliation, he dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction, and cautiously asked while covering his face, "Young Master Zhao, what are you doing?"

Standing before him, Zhao Yuantai looked down at him angrily and said, "Do you know I don't eat black pepper?"

"I didn't put in black pepper!"

The head chef was full of grievances.

"I don't eat onions!"

"I didn't put onions in it either!"

"I don't eat beef!"

"Uh—but I made black pepper beef tenderloin—"

"Snapped!"

No sooner had the head chef finished speaking than Zhao Yuantai slapped him again.

Now the head chef understood that Zhao Yuantai hadn't come here to eat at all; he had come here to beat people up!

Sure enough, after slapping him twice, Zhao Yuantai felt much better and his pent-up frustration was relieved.

Satisfied, he took a wad of cash from his wallet, threw it on the table, and strode out of the restaurant.

Since the car accident, although Zhao Yuantai was released quickly and his father said that Li Haorong had a good attitude and they had reached a settlement.

But he was still worried, after all, Li Haorong didn't seem very well-behaved to him at the time!

However, after staying at home for a while, he found that nothing had really happened, so he gradually relaxed his vigilance and started going out again.

Hiring servants at home couldn't satisfy his desires, and he'd been feeling really stifled lately.

He was quite pleased with himself for having just given the restaurant's head chef a good talking-to.

A cold wind blew outside, and Zhao Yuantai hiccuped, tightened the scarf around his neck, and got into his sports car.

Now that he's married, he can no longer go to bars and party every night like he used to.

The sports car quickly drove onto a secluded road in Hannandong, where two huge headlights came into view, so bright that Zhao Yuantai couldn't open his eyes.

As they got closer, Zhao Yuantai could see clearly that it appeared to be a modern heavy truck.

Zhao Yuantai didn't think much of it; his family's transportation company had plenty of these kinds of vehicles!

Just then, the heavy truck suddenly swerved and crashed directly into Zhao Yuantai's sports car.

The impact force of this truck, weighing over ten tons, was clearly incomparable to that of Zhao Yuantai's small car!

In a single exchange, Zhao Yuantai's car flew off like a kite with a broken string, crashing violently into a building nearby.

The heavy truck didn't stop at all and continued to crash into him, just like when he had hit Li Haorong before.

"Bang!"

With another thud, Zhao Yuantai was covered in blood inside the completely deformed sports car.

At that moment, he felt as if ants were gnawing at every bone in his body.

He struggled to open the car door, only to find that it was completely stuck due to its deformation.

Just when he was in despair, he suddenly saw the windshield shatter. His strong will to survive gave him a burst of strength, and he kicked it away, crawling out of the car.

Just when he thought he had survived, the heavy truck started moving again!

Seeing that Zhao Yuantai was still alive, the other party struck again and charged at Zhao Yuantai once more.

This time, they ran over Zhao Yuantai directly with the tire.

"ah----"

After Zhao Yuantai let out a scream, he immediately fell silent.

The heavy truck reversed back and ran over Zhao Yuantai again.

In a daze, Zhao Yuantai saw a person jump out of the heavy truck and squat down in front of him.

His eyes were covered by blood, so he could only see the four words "Hanjin Transportation" written on his uniform.

"Stop! Hands behind your head and don't move!"

It's said that police around the world are always late, but today's police arrived quickly.

Before the matter was over, the police arrived at the scene.

However, the person in front of them was agile and quickly fled into a nearby alley and disappeared after hearing the police's voice.

"Cho Won-tae, son of the chairman of Hanjin Group, died in a car accident in Hannam-dong at 9:40 pm yesterday."

The perpetrator was identified as a 41-year-old male surnamed Lee from Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province. He was previously a truck driver for Hanjin Logistics, but was fired by the company last week.

According to the perpetrator, he had long been bullied by his superior, Zhao Yuantai, and was frequently beaten.

Because he was fired, his family's source of income was cut off, and in a fit of anger, he chose to take this desperate measure.

Halfway through watching, Li Haorong turned off the news playing on Mars Video on his computer.

Li Haorong was discharged from the hospital after only two days.

His injuries weren't serious to begin with, but the constant stream of people coming to visit him—including subordinates, company presidents, and even members of parliament—made it all very difficult for him.

Only now, sitting in his own office, did Li Haorong feel truly at ease.

He looked at Quan Junxu and Lao Mo beside him: "You guys handled this pretty well. Hopefully, that guy won't recant his testimony in prison?"

"No, his wife's medical expenses and his two daughters' living expenses are a huge sum!"

Old Mo replied coldly, his tone devoid of any emotion.

"Have someone protect them to prevent anyone from using them to threaten Old Li!"

"President, don't worry about these small things. They're all professionals!"

Jeon Jun-wook said with a smile.

"They were quite professional. The police said the driver at the scene was driving the truck like a tank!"

"He did indeed drive a tank!"

Old Mo then chimed in.

"Haha, that's a good joke!" Li Haorong suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Since that's the case, why don't you tell me more about that person's identity? I've already handed you all the leverage, what else can't you say?"

Although the three of them used the pronoun "he" when they were chatting, it was obvious that the "he" who made the move last night was Lao Mo!

When Lee Ho-young asked Jeon Joon-wook if he needed someone to do something, Jeon Joon-wook recommended Old Mo to Lee Ho-young.

Originally, Li Haorong did not want his driver to get involved in this matter, but Quan Junxu said that Lao Mo was the most professional!

Trusting Jeon Jun-wook, Lee Ho-young entrusted the matter to Old Mo.

And Lao Mo did indeed handle this matter very efficiently.

He first found a scapegoat, a driver who had just been fired by Hanjin Logistics, whose wife was sick and hospitalized and urgently needed money.

Then, he personally scouted the location, designed the route, and did everything himself, looking very professional!

After killing Zhao Yuantai, he was even able to secretly exchange clothes with Old Li while being pursued by the police and escape.

Is this something an ordinary soldier could do?

"Old Mo's resume is all true. He retired from the military, worked abroad before, and just returned to the peninsula."

However, what his resume didn't mention was that he was actually working as a mercenary abroad, and while in the military, he belonged to the 1st Airborne Special Operations Brigade!

Upon hearing the code name "Ikkyu," Li Haorong was somewhat dazed, thinking he was watching a TV series!

He was very familiar with this code!

That's a unit designation that frequently appears in the history textbooks of the Korean Peninsula. In the relatively thin textbooks of the peninsula, this unit is given a prominent place in history.

First came the Seoul Spring of All Youngsters, then came Yoon Kaka's furious fight for a woman, both of which resulted in Ikko losing.

"Someone with that kind of status becoming my driver probably isn't just doing it because I'm generous, is he?"

"Hey, Chairman, your business is getting bigger and bigger, you must be encountering a lot of situations like this lately, and you must need people to help you with the work, right? My cousin has a lot of good brothers like that around him!"

"Just to be my bodyguard? I bet they have other plans."

"Since my father was tried, many of his cronies in the government have been suppressed, and very few of them are still around now, most of them hiding their identities."

But nobody wants to be suppressed forever; they need support too!

"So you've taken a liking to me?"

"Yes, Chairman, we've all witnessed your achievements in managing the company over the past two years. It's only a matter of time before you become a chaebol!"

"Haha, that's interesting!"

Li Haorong burst out laughing.

So, the people behind Jeon Jun-wook are treating them like Lu Buwei, and they're even hoarding their valuable assets!

"So, what's your opinion, Chairman?"

"That's not urgent. What's most important right now is, Lao Mo, I want all your brothers. I'll put them in Mercury Investment's security department, starting as bodyguards!"

After Lao Mo's "interview," Li Haorong became very interested in the group of people around him.

This incident, and Lee Kun-hee's attitude, made him realize that Samsung was a layer away from him, and that he had to cultivate some of his own front men!

Upon hearing Li Haorong's words, Quan Junxu didn't say anything more. Li Haorong's agreement to accept these people proved his willingness to cooperate.

"Where's Li Haorong? Tell him to get out here!"

Just then, a commotion broke out outside the office, interrupting the three's conversation.

Li Haorong led the two out of the office and just saw Zhao Lianghao and his men barging into Mars Technology.

"Oh, Chairman Zhao, what brings you here?"

Upon seeing Zhao Lianghao, Li Haorong's expression immediately changed.

"Li Haorong, stop pretending with me. I never thought you were really shameless!"

He claimed the matter was over, but in reality, he hired someone to commit murder!

Zhao Lianghao angrily pointed at Li Haorong's nose and cursed.

Li Haorong's expression immediately changed, and he asked in surprise, "Hired murder? What makes you think that?"

Seeing Li Haorong's innocent expression, Zhao Lianghao became even more furious: "You dare say you didn't kill my son?"

"What? Yuan Tai is dead? How did he die?"

"you----"

At this moment, Jeon Jun-wook chimed in, "Chairman, I saw on the news today that Cho Won-tae died in a car accident last night!"

"What?"

Li Haorong was surprised again and quickly stepped forward to grasp Zhao Lianghao's hand: "Chairman Zhao, please accept my condolences!"

Unexpected things can happen at any time. I've been busy lately and haven't had a chance to take care of it.

I was planning to invite you and your son to dinner after I finished this busy period, but I never expected this to happen.

Li Haorong spoke with deep sorrow and sincerity, but Zhao Lianghao didn't believe a word he said.

Although Zhao Lianghao is a spoiled rich kid, he's not stupid!

A while ago, Zhao Yuantai hit Li Haorong with his car, and yesterday he was hit by a truck. The accident process was even exactly the same. What a coincidence!

But the person arrested by the police insisted that he did it himself and that no one else was involved.

Furthermore, the evidence chain before and after the trial was complete, and the police station, unwilling to cause trouble, planned to close the case hastily.

Furthermore, with Samsung backing Lee Ho-young, Cho Yang-ho could only silently suffer the loss of his son!

Faced with Li Haorong's hypocritical act, Zhao Lianghao was so angry that he laughed. He said coldly, "Very good, you're very good!"

We'll see!

After uttering harsh words to Li Haorong, Zhao Lianghao shook off Li Haorong's hand and turned to leave!

"Alright, everyone go back to work, stop huddling here!"

Quan Junxu sent all the Mars Technology employees who had gathered around back to work, and then returned to the office with Li Haorong.

"President, are you about to be targeted by that President Zhao?"

"Don't worry, he won't have the energy to target me!"

After saying that, Li Haorong picked up the phone and dialed a number: "Hello, Chairman Zhao? This is Li Haorong from Mars Technology—"