At around nine o'clock that evening, Song Yi and Jin Xiyuan left the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office after finishing their statements.

Reporters from the three major TV stations and three major news agencies who had received the news were already waiting at the door of the Procuratorate, preparing to interview Song Yi and others.

"Chairman Song, I heard that there were some unpleasantness between you and Lee Eun-joo at the premiere of "Memories of Murder". Can you tell us why you appeared in the prosecutor's office?" Song Yi heard the voice sound familiar, turned around and found that the reporter interviewing on the spot was actually Lee Hyun-jin.

"Miss Li Enzhu and I have no conflicts, and the misunderstanding has been resolved. The reason why we appeared in the prosecutor's office is to serve as witnesses to cooperate with the prosecutor's office in investigating another case. In order to protect the privacy of the parties involved, the specific case details cannot be disclosed. The details will be subject to the announcement of the prosecutor's office in the next few days." Song Yi rarely spoke, and the reporters at the scene pointed their cameras at Song Yi, and the flashes almost blinded Song Yi.

"Chairman Song, according to the latest news today, the director of the Blue House Secretariat, Kim Sung-guk, has resigned for allegedly accepting banquets and expensive gifts from entrepreneurs. There are rumors that Director Kim Sung-guk once helped Shin-A Media obtain a total of US$200 million in special loans from Korea National Bank, Hanwha Bank and Shinhan Bank. Does Chairman Song have any response to this?" The question was also asked by an old acquaintance, reporter Lu Qiuyan of the Chosun Ilbo.

"Really? I'm sorry, I didn't know Director Jin had resigned. As for Director Jin helping New Asia Media apply for a special loan of US$200 million, where did reporter Lu get the news?" Song Yi asked back.

"It was the staff inside the bank who provided the information to us, Chosun Ilbo. May I ask if New Asia Media has applied for this special loan of 200 million US dollars?" Lu Qiuyan continued to question Song Yi aggressively.

Song Yi knew that Jin Chengguo's resignation was just a fuse. It was obvious that the people behind Jin Chengxun wanted Song Yi to know their power. They hoped that Song Yi could keep things quiet and not involve them.

At this time, Jin Xiyuan stood up and said, "We, Shin-Asia Media, have indeed applied for loans from Kookmin Bank, Hanhui Bank and Shinhan Bank due to the needs of our company's operations, but we have never applied for a special loan of US$200 million. In addition to these three banks, our Shin-Asia Media Real Estate Group also has loan businesses with Woori Bank and Hana Bank."

"These loans are legal and compliant in every link from application, approval to disbursement, and there are no problems. Using so-called special loans to attack the reputation of our New Asia Media Property Group is a very despicable means of commercial attack. We at New Asia do not rule out suing bank insiders who provided the so-called insider information to the Chosun Ilbo." Kim Hee-won's attitude was very tough.

Cui Shanji stood in front of Song Yi and Jin Xiyuan at this time, "Dear media friends, Chairman Song and Executive Director Jin have not had dinner so far in order to cooperate with the investigation of the prosecution. If you have any questions, you can contact our public relations department tomorrow and we will give a unified response."

Just as Cui Shanji finished speaking, Song Yi's private car, the Rolls-Royce Silver Angel Extended Edition, had arrived. The driver ran down and opened the door for Song Yi and the others. Song Yi, Jin Xiyuan and Cui Shanji got in the car and left first.

A young male reporter from the JoongAng Ilbo at the scene looked at the Rolls-Royce Silver Angel and felt indignant. "So many people were waiting for him, but he just answered two questions and left. Is this the arrogance of the chaebol? He even said he hasn't had dinner yet, as if anyone had already had dinner!"

The partition of Silver Angel has been raised. Song Yi and Cui Shanji are discussing how to deal with the media interviews in the next two days. The driver in the front row cannot hear the private conversation in the back.

"Chairman, what about the $200 million special loan?" Cui Shanji asked Song Yi.

"This matter is more complicated. In order to allow Hyundai Asan to promote the two inter-Korean economic cooperation projects of Kaesong Industrial Park and Mount Kumgang International Tourism Zone, Zhong Xiaotong once privately promised Uncle Meng Xian that he would issue a low-interest loan of up to 2 billion US dollars."

"Later, the conservatives found evidence that Uncle Meng Xian had provided political donations to North Korea, and the low-interest loan promised by Zhong Xiaotong naturally fell through."

"Zhong Xiaotong was afraid that Uncle Meng Xian would expose him in the prosecutor's office, so he instructed Jin Chengguo to help the then New Asia Entertainment apply for a total of 200 million US dollars in loans from three banks including the Korea National Bank. Later, Chairman Zheng Enxuan and I used this 200 million US dollars to gain control of the listed company Asan Group. It was also through this loan that I was able to acquire DPS Entertainment and Shin Cine Communication." Song Yi and Cui Shanji talked about the inside story.

"Have you ever given any valuable gifts to Kim Sung-guk? This is very crucial. It will be very troublesome if the prosecution finds out that you bribed Kim Sung-guk." Choi Sun-hee asked with concern.

"No! There are definitely some ordinary social interactions, but I've never given any expensive gifts. The most expensive thing I've ever given is a set of tea sets, which only cost 200,000 won (1,200 yuan), not even enough for a bribe." Song Yi recalled carefully.

In fact, Song Yi had previously agreed to sell a fully furnished apartment in Wangjing Center to Jin Chengguo at cost price. However, Wangjing Center has not yet been built, so the transaction that has not yet been completed naturally does not count.

"The female reporter from Chosun Ilbo would not mention Kim Sung-guk's resignation for no reason. This may be a warning from some people to you for exposing the truth. It seems that there are more bigwigs who have received sexual services from Lee Eun-joo than we thought. Kim Sung-guk, Kim Sung-hoon? Are there any connections between these two people?" Choi Sun-hee pondered.

Song Yi had never thought about the problem from this perspective. "According to what you said, Jin Chengguo actually knew Jin Chengxun. The reason why Jin Chengguo resigned was because Jin Chengxun was arrested by the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office. Jin Chengguo was worried that Jin Chengxun would implicate him, so he took the initiative to resign? Then the reason why Lu Qiuyan took the initiative to mention the special loan of 200 million US dollars was actually to deceive me? If I refuse to respond directly, the Chosun Ilbo will focus on reporting tomorrow that Jin Chengguo helped me get the loan approved?"

Song Yi pondered it and the more he thought about it, the more likely it was that after today's interrogation by the prosecutors, the truth about which big shots were served by Lee Eun-joo would be revealed. If Le Xiyi got the list provided by Lee Eun-joo, he would definitely inform Lee Sang-dae as soon as possible.

Li Xiangda, the old fox, will definitely consult Song Yi for countermeasures. The two of them can decide to what extent the case of Li Enzhu should be investigated.

Cui Shanji hesitated for a moment and advised Song Yi, "Chairman, according to my estimation, there are at least 20 to 30 high-ranking officials and wealthy people that Li Enzhu has received in the past two years. If we want to bring all of these people to justice, it will inevitably cause a major earthquake in South Korean politics and chaebol families. These two months are also a critical period for our Xinya Media Real Estate Group to go public through a backdoor listing. If possible, we should try to make a big deal out of a small matter, or a small matter out of nothing, right?"

After thinking with his eyes closed, Song Yi said to Cui Shanji, "There is a famous case in the UK, the Mirriette case. Four crew members escaped to the lifeboat after the ship sank. They included the captain, the first mate, a crew member and a 17-year-old servant. Since there were not many supplies on the lifeboat, the four people were starving to death, and the 17-year-old servant was dying."

"At this time, the captain proposed to eat the servant to satisfy his hunger. After a democratic vote, it was passed with a vote of 2 to 1. In the end, the servant was eaten and the ship survived by his blood and flesh. In the end, the captain, the first mate and the crew survived." Song Yi continued to tell the story.

"Ah? The British are indeed a group of uncivilized barbarians." When Cui Shanji heard this story for the first time, she couldn't help but shudder in her heart.

"In times of crisis, people can sacrifice themselves to save others, but they cannot let others sacrifice themselves to save them, because life cannot be compared."

"The reason why you advised me to make a big deal out of a small matter is simply because you think Lee Eun-joo is just a small person. Her reputation and the harm she suffered are actually insignificant. She is a small person who can be sacrificed. But Sister Shan Ji, you don't understand. Sacrificing others is addictive. Today I sacrificed Lee Eun-joo for the backdoor listing plan of New Asia Media Real Estate Group, and tomorrow I may sacrifice you for a large sum of money. In this way, I will become a sophisticated egoist like Chen Jianxi, Zhou Mengjiu, Cui Anyuan, and Jin Gehao. If Lee Eun-joo was your relative or close friend, would you still advise me to let go of those beasts in human clothing who abused Lee Eun-joo?" Song Yi asked back.

When Cui Shanji heard Song Yi say this, she knew that Song Yi also had his bottom line as a person, "I understand, I will try my best to protect Miss Li Enzhu."

When Song Yi and his friends returned to Chengbeidong, Song Yi found that there was an unexpected guest at home. Kim Tae Hee was patiently drinking coffee with Chen Fuzhen in the tea room.

Song Yi felt a little surprised. "What brought President Chen here today? I remember that this seemed to be the first time President Chen visited my home?"

Chen Fuzhen looked at Song Yi, who looked tired, and couldn't help feeling a little distressed. The reason why she came to Chengbeidong to visit openly today was because of the Lee Eun-ju case. After all, her ex-husband You Jae-sik was also a person involved in the Lee Eun-ju case.

Chen Fuzhen came here with Chen Jianxi's request. Chen Jianxi meant that Yu Jae-sik and Chen Fuzhen had divorced, and Chen Jianxi hoped that the trial of Lee Eun-ju's case would not be open to the public, or at least Yu Jae-sik's name would not be exposed to the media. He did not want Samsung to be linked to Lee Eun-ju's unspoken rule case, which would undoubtedly affect Samsung's corporate reputation.

Yu Jae-sik received sexual services from Lee Eun-joo when he was the vice president of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and if strictly speaking, this should be considered as a job-related behavior. If reporters dig deeper, they will have reason to suspect whether other Samsung executives have also received similar paid escort services.

"Chairman Song bought this private residence at a good time. If it is sold this year, it can be sold for at least 15 billion won. Chairman Song's investment vision is still as outstanding as ever." Chen Fuzhen felt a little regretful that she would never be able to live in Song Yi's private residence as a hostess in this life. She glanced at the well-behaved Kim Tae-hee, "What a lucky girl!"

"Real estate is just like stocks. As long as you don't plan to sell it, it doesn't matter whether it goes up or down. Xiyuan, Sister Shanji, you guys go have dinner first. President Chen never comes to see me for no reason. He must have something important to discuss with me." Song Yi said.

Chen Fuzhen glanced at Cui Shanji and said, "Director Cui was not in a hurry to go home after get off work, but accompanied Chairman Song home. People say that Director Cui and Chairman Song get along like family. I didn't believe it at first, but now I finally believe it."

Cui Shanji looked at Chen Fuzhen coldly. She knew that Chen Fuzhen was hinting that she and Song Yi had an ambiguous relationship. "President Chen, please don't worry about our company's internal affairs. President Chen will come to visit our chairman tonight. Could it be that one of his relatives was involved in the Li Enzhu case and came here to plead for him?"

Chen Fuzhen laughed instead, "I didn't expect that after Sister Shan Ji became the public relations director of Xinya, her speaking skills have also improved. Chairman Song is really good at training subordinates and knows how to appoint people to the right positions."

Song Yi didn't want to see Chen Fuzhen and Cui Shanji continue to quarrel. "Sister Shanji, you should go eat first. Ask the kitchen to make me a bowl of rice noodles and send it to the study later. President Chen, I haven't eaten yet. Do you mind if I talk about business while eating?"

When Chen Fuzhen saw Song Yi defending Cui Shanji, she felt a little unhappy and followed Song Yi to the study.

Song Yi poured a glass of water for Chen Fuzhen, who was in a bad mood, "I'm so angry that I don't have room for a drink of water. Who is Choi Sun-hee? How dare she put on airs in front of me? Song Yi, I find that you have too many hostesses in this house." Chen Fuzhen hinted at something.

"What are you talking about? There is only one hostess in this house, Taixi. Didn't Taixi warmly entertain you today? Why are you angry with others?"

Song Yi put his hands on Chen Fuzhen's shoulders to help her loosen her bones. "If Sister Shan Ji really bullies you, I will definitely stand up for you."

Chen Fuzhen was so angry that she laughed, "Who am I, Chen Fuzhen? How can I be bullied by other women in the Republic of Korea? If I hadn't been possessed by a ghost, I wouldn't have been taken advantage of by a scoundrel like you."

Song Yi was unhappy. "Chen Fuzhen, you are going too far. In love affairs, there is no question of who is taking advantage of whom. You should know that between the two of us, I have always paid more and enjoyed less."

Seeing that Song Yi's conversation topic was getting off track, Chen Fuzhen quickly got back to business. "By the way, I heard that Lee Eun-ju, Lee Mi-sook, and Kim Sung-hoon of The Contents Entertainment were all invited by Le Xiyi to the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office for investigation. Are you going to use the Lee Eun-ju case to consolidate the factional power of the New Millennium Democratic Party?"

Song Yi smiled. "I'm not even a member of the Millennium Democratic Party. What qualifications do I have to integrate the factional forces of the Millennium Democratic Party? But if we can use the Lee Eun-ju case to move a few key positions and prepare for the presidential election in December, it's worth a try."

Chen Fuzhen said: "According to the information I know, the people who have received services from Lee Eun-ju include a Blue House official, a ruling party congressman, and two Grand National Party congressmen. The vice president of SK Telecom under SK Group, and the father and son of Kim Kyuk-ho of Lotte Group. Compared with them, Yoo Jae-sik is really just a small shrimp. If you really expose all these people, Shin-A will have a lot of trouble in the future."

"Even if Park Dong-ho, whom you supported, was elected mayor of Seoul, what would happen even if Song Woo-seok was elected president again in December? If the Grand National Party loses this presidential election, they will go to Daegu to invite Zheng Jinhui to participate in the next presidential election."

"You should know that President Zheng Puxi has helped the five major conglomerates a lot. If Zheng Jinhui runs for election, Samsung, Hyundai, Lotte, SK and LG will all support her to take over the Blue House. You and Zheng Jinhui don't have any close relationship. In five years, SK and Lotte will have plenty of ways to make things difficult for you." Chen Fuzhen reminded Song Yi.

At this time, someone knocked on the door outside the study, and Song Yi said, "Come in."

Kim Tae Hee walked in carefully with a bowl of beef noodles. She smiled apologetically at Chen Fuzhen and put the beef noodles on Song Yi's desk. "Oppa, the rice noodles are freshly cooked. Be careful of the heat. I'll go out first so as not to delay your conversation."

Song Yi blamed Jin Taixi, "Why don't you just ask Auntie to bring it to you? Why do you bring it yourself? What if you get your hands burned?"

"Auntie is busy cleaning, and I don't have anything to do, so it's just a piece of cake. I'm not a child, how can I be scalded by rice noodles?" Kim Tae-hee poured a glass of water for Song Yi, then closed the door and left the study.

Chen Fuzhen looked at the warm interaction between Song Yi and Kim Tae-hee, and suddenly felt like she was being fed a mouthful of dog food. She drank a sip of water, feeling depressed.

Song Yi picked up the chopsticks and politely asked Chen Fuzhen, "Sister Fuzhen, have you had dinner? If not, why don't you eat first and leave half a bowl for me."

When Chen Fuzhen heard Song Yi say this, she looked disgusted, but the corners of her mouth curled up secretly, "How can I leave the food I have eaten for you to eat? That bowl is full of my saliva, isn't it disgusting?"

Song Yi joked, "What's the big deal? It's not like I haven't tasted Sister Fuzhen's saliva before."

Chen Fuzhen's face flushed. She was afraid that Song Yi would go too far. "Did you understand what I meant just now?"

Song Yi buried his head in his meal, then drank a sip of water with satisfaction, "I really haven't eaten for a day, so this may be impolite, please don't take it as an offense."

Chen Fuzhen looked at Song Yi's voracious eating and advised him, "Eat slowly. No one is going to snatch the food from you. If you eat like this in our house, my father will kick you out."

Song Yi said, "Although I admire Chairman Jianxi's business methods, I really can't think of any reason for me to eat at the same table with him. And even though your Samsung is now the first family in South Korea, three generations ago, you were just from an ordinary family. There is no need to pretend to be aristocratic and pay attention to aristocratic etiquette."

Chen Fuzhen heard Song Yi's contempt for the Samsung family and was instantly unhappy. "Balzac said that it takes three generations to cultivate a noble. If you are not a member of a modern family, do you think the Korean dignitaries will care about a nouveau riche?"

When Song Yi heard Chen Fuzhen say this, he knew that she was really proud of her Samsung family. He took the initiative to apologize, "You are right to criticize, Sister Fuzhen, you should cultivate Yuanzhong's aristocratic temperament."

Chen Fuzhen was even more angry when she heard Song Yi say that. "What else can I say? Yuanzhong has been born for half a year, and you, as a father, have never thought of looking at him. You just have fun with the female artists in the company every day, right?"

Song Yi was sweating coldly at this moment, "I also want to meet Yuan Zhong, but I can't find a suitable opportunity. So, after I finish dealing with You Zaizhi's matter this time, I will find a way to meet Yuan Zhong, okay?"

"Wait until Yoo Jae-sik's case is dealt with? Isn't Yoo Jae-sik living a life of debauchery in Southeast Asia now? If he knew that Kim Sung-hoon was arrested by the prosecution, he would definitely not return to Korea to stand trial. Besides, my father said that he doesn't want Samsung to be involved in the Lee Eun-ju case." Chen Fuzhen was a little confused.

"Some underground casinos in Southeast Asia are setting up a scheme to defraud Yu Jae-sik of his money. When he loses all his money, he will think about returning to Korea and extorting money from you. I have had people keep an eye on him. As long as he returns to China, he will be investigated by the prosecutors."

"What I mean is that you can take advantage of the opportunity that Yoo Jae-sik is being investigated by the prosecution to push all the blame on Yoo Jae-sik personally. Since he accepted sexual services while serving as the vice president of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, he must have been guilty of crimes such as embezzlement, misappropriation of public funds and dereliction of duty. Just put him in jail for a few years, and when he is released from prison, you and he have been divorced for several years. Even if he keeps talking nonsense to the outside world, no one will want him anymore." Song Yi gave Chen Fuzhen an idea.

"Do you mean that Samsung and Yu Jae-sik should sever their ties?" Chen Fuzhen understood.

"You and Yoo Jae-sik are divorced now, and he no longer works at Samsung, so he has no relationship with Samsung in the first place."

"Things have developed to this point. A few typical cases must be arrested in the Lee Eun-ju case. Yoo Jae-sik is the best target. It would be good to let him come out to share the public opinion firepower. If I continue to hold on to Kim Geuk-ho and his son and those congressmen, I suspect Kim Sung-ho will commit suicide in prison tomorrow." Song Yi said.

Chen Fuzhen thought that Song Yi was really going to expose the secrets of the Korean entertainment industry regardless of the consequences. However, when she saw that Song Yi had controlled the case of Lee Eun-joo within a specific scope, she realized that Song Yi's way of handling things was mature enough and he was not the kind of rash man who only saw things in black and white.

Song Yi said, "Sister Fu Zhen, let me tell you my attitude towards the Li Enzhu case."

"First, Kim Sung-hoon and Lee Eun-ju's agents, as well as the vice president of SK Telecom who forced Lee Eun-ju into sex for the first time, must be severely punished. As for the other bigwigs who participated in sex transactions, they must apologize to Lee Eun-ju and provide financial and spiritual compensation. This is also Lee Eun-ju's personal opinion."

"As for my appeal, I hope that the lawmakers involved in the case can push for legislation in Congress to pass a Lee Eun-joo Act to clean up the unspoken rules in the Korean entertainment industry and protect the legitimate rights and interests of artists from infringement."

"And Lotte Group must provide assistance for Shin-Asia Media Properties Group's backdoor listing plan. If Shin-Asia Media Properties Group can complete the listing plan before November, I guarantee that the names of Kim Geuk-ho and his son will definitely not appear on the list of guests received by Lee Eun-joo." Song Yi said.

Chen Fuzhen glanced at Song Yi. There was nothing wrong with Song Yi's solution. It not only dealt with the main culprit, but also promoted legislation in Congress to reduce the occurrence of tragedies like Lee Eun-ju from a legal perspective. Finally, he blackmailed Lotte Group and let Lotte Group escort the listing plan of New Asia Media Properties Group.

"I understand. I will help convey your opinion. In my opinion, there is a high possibility that they will agree," said Chen Fuzhen.

Why are the bigwigs involved in the Lee Eun-ju case worried that Song Yi will not let go of the Lee Eun-ju case? The most important reason is that Song Yi owns the propaganda powerhouse of inschool. They can influence the three major TV stations and the three major newspapers, but they cannot control the public opinion of inschool. And Song Yi has proved his great power to guide public opinion in the presidential candidate election of the Democratic Party in the new millennium. 　Thanks to everyone's monthly votes, Lee Eun-ju takes the compensation and goes abroad to live in seclusion as an ordinary person. This may be the best result Song Yi can strive for at present. The more I know about South Korea, the more I feel that it is a country where ordinary people feel suffocated.

(End of this chapter)