On the morning of January 25, Song Yi returned to the villa to take a shower after running. Kim Tae Hee was in the cloakroom helping Song Yi choose clothes for the congressional hearing.

Jin Taixi held up two suits, one black and one blue, and asked Song Yi, "Honey, look at these two suits, which one do you think is more suitable?"

Song Yi, who was brushing his teeth, took a quick glance and said, "Black is fine. Blue is too eye-catching. I'm not going to attend a film festival awards ceremony. There's no need to steal the show. If Zheng Jinhui or Le Xiyi saw me, they might think I was protesting."

Kim Tae Hee was amused by Song Yi, and her nervousness was relieved a lot. It's like going to court to sue someone. Even if you know you will win the case, you don't want to go to court for no reason.

She helped Song Yi put on his shirt, sweater and suit jacket, and then helped him tie his tie, then looked him up and down, "Very good, my husband is as handsome as ever!"

It is the winter transfer window of the Premier League. Kim Hee-won is busy strengthening Manchester United and has taken Song Won-joo and Song Won-ho back to the UK. Kim Hee-won invited her sister Kim Tae-hee to go on vacation in the UK, but Kim Tae-hee declined because the winter in the UK is too cold.

Song Yi knew that Kim Tae Hee was worried about him, so he chose to stay in Seoul to accompany him. Song Yi gently hugged Kim Tae Hee and said, "Don't worry, I'm just going to the National Assembly to accept questioning, not to the court for trial, it's nothing. When it's over, the two of us will go to Europe to play and enjoy our world together. As for Yuan Hao, let Xiyuan take care of him for a few more days."

Kim Tae-hee was a little excited. She hadn't traveled alone with Song Yi for a long time. Every time they went out, they brought their family with them and didn't have much fun.

After starring in "Dae Jang Geum", Kim Tae Hee officially retired from the screen. Since the birth of her son Song Wonho, Kim Tae Hee has become even busier.

First of all, she is responsible for the design and marketing of her personal clothing brand THK, and secondly, she has to manage THE Art Museum, and attend some public activities of the SA Welfare Foundation and gatherings of Seoul's socialites.

Kim Tae-hee admires Song Yi for this. The chairmen of other large Korean conglomerates would like to stretch the twenty-four hours in a day into forty-eight hours, but Song Yi can balance his career and women.

"Wouldn't that mean you're treating your sister like a babysitter? If it doesn't work out, I'll call mom and see if she can spare some time to go to England to help take care of Wonhao. By the way, I heard from dad that you let Hyung-soo intern at Sohan.com. He's only a junior this year and hasn't even finished his studies. Will he be a hindrance to the company's work?" Kim Tae-hee said worriedly.

"Hyung Soo is 22 years old this year, he's not a child anymore, how could he be a hindrance? He originally wanted to intern at Manchester United, but my mother-in-law was worried, so I arranged for him to join Sohan.com."

"Hyun-soo is joining Sou-Han.com to work in its logistics department. His job includes connecting with Tongyun Logistics. It can be considered as a preparation for him to take over the family business in the future." Song Yi told about his arrangements.

"There must be a lot of reporters waiting outside the National Assembly today for news about you, so how are you going to the National Assembly?" Kim Tae-hee asked Song Yi.

"This is a critical moment, and we must not lose momentum. We can dress a little more low-key, but the more expensive the car, the better."

"When the hearing is over, the media reports will definitely be two-sided. If I go there in a Rolls-Royce, reporters will criticize me for being ostentatious and unrestrained. If I go there in a Hyundai, reporters will also criticize me for being guilty and timid. The Chosun Ilbo and the Dong-A Ilbo even dare to scold the president, do you think they will show mercy to me?" Song Yi said.

Kim Tae-hee knew that Song Yi was telling the truth. South Korea's three major newspapers, Chosun Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo, mostly reported negatively about the pro-government SA Group and Song Yi.

JoongAng Ilbo previously maintained a basic objective and neutral stance, but it was JoongAng Ilbo that first broke the tape scandal. Chen Jae-yong personally visited JoongAng Ilbo president Roh Seok-hyun, and JoongAng Ilbo later published the interview report by Roh Seok-ik, exposing part of the tapes of Ha Mi-ae and Song Yi, which caused an uproar in South Korea.

From this perspective, the establishment of ABS TV has changed the propaganda dilemma of the ruling party, the Open National Conference. In a sense, although ABS is a private TV station, it can also be regarded as the mouthpiece of the Open National Conference.

It’s just that Song Yi currently wants to downplay this pro-government tone, so he tried to replace Zhou Dongyong, the first president of ABS TV Station.

Kim Tae Hee was a little confused. "Honey, Sister Sun Hee is now the president of ABS TV, but her father, Chairman Choi Won-seok, still hasn't changed his political stance. Dong-A Ilbo still frequently criticizes the current government's economic and foreign policies. What is he trying to achieve?"

At this time, the aunt brought Song Yi's breakfast, which was a large fried dough stick with salty tofu. Song Yi answered Kim Tae-hee's question while eating breakfast, "The political stance of Dong-A Ilbo is conservative. It doesn't matter how much Choi Won-seok criticizes Song Woo-seok's economic and foreign policies. This is actually a talisman for Choi Won-seok."

"If Choi Won-seok suddenly changes his stance, and the Dong-A Ilbo starts to get closer to the current government, then within a few days, the Dong-A Group or Choi Won-seok will have economic problems, and the end will not be good. Do you believe it?"

"I've commented on Choi Won-seok before. He's a sophisticated egoist. When his son-in-law Chen Zaican's company almost went bankrupt, Choi Won-seok asked his daughter to move back and ignored Chen Zaican."

"Later, Shinhan Media went public, and Shin-A Group went public through a backdoor listing of Shinhan Media. However, the relationship between Choi Won-suk and Chen Jae-chan, the father-in-law and son-in-law, did not ease. Choi Won-suk is the type of person who will look down on you no matter whether you are rich or poor," Song Yi complained.

Before Song Yi finished his breakfast, his secretary Jiang Xiu Na rushed to the villa in Chengbeidong to pick up Song Yi to go to Congress.

Kim Tae Hee likes Kang Soo Na who follows the rules, does things in moderation and is very low-key. As Song Yi's secretary, Kang Soo Na has a lot of say in the SA Group system, but she has never been arrogant and has never done anything beyond her secretary status.

"Xiuna, have you had breakfast? If you haven't, eat something at home to fill your stomach. Today's hearing may last a long time." Kim Tae-hee said.

Jiang Xiu Na waved her hand quickly, "No, thank you, Director Jin. I had already eaten at home this morning."

Song Yi put the dishes aside, then slowly wiped his hands, "Xiuna, let's go."

Kim Tae Hee sent Song Yi to the underground garage, helped Song Yi straighten his shirt collar, and hugged Song Yi again, "Hubby, come on, I'm waiting for you to come back victorious!"

At 9:55, Song Yi's Rolls-Royce Silver Angel appeared in the parking lot of the National Assembly. When Song Yi walked out of the car, reporters from various TV stations and newspapers took pictures of him from all angles.

Song Yi's expression was very serious. He ignored the reporters' questions and walked into the National Assembly Hall under the escort of Jiang Xiu Na. The last time Song Yi came to the National Assembly Hall was to attend Song Yuxi's presidential inauguration ceremony.

The male reporter from Chosun Ilbo was somewhat dissatisfied with Song Yi's arrogance. "The congressional hearing was scheduled for 10 o'clock, but he didn't arrive until 9:55. Isn't Song Yi too arrogant?"

His colleague Lu Qiuyan has known Song Yi for a long time and is also a witness to the rise of SA Group. She inexplicably did not want to agree with her colleague, "He just came to attend the hearing. There is no conclusion yet on who is right and wrong between Le Xiyi and Song Yiyi. We don't need to rush to take sides."

"The fact that Song Yi arrived half an hour early does not prove that he is not guilty. The fact that Song Yi arrived on time does not prove that he is guilty. The outcome of the hearing has no necessary connection with what time Song Yi arrived. The members of Congress have no objections, so why do you have such a big opinion about him? Why didn't you say this to Song Yi's face just now?" Lu Qiuyan said.

The male colleague was speechless after being confronted by Lu Qiuyan. Only now did he understand why the sweet-looking Lu Qiuyan gave people such a distant and aloof feeling in the Chosun Ilbo.

How could he have the guts to say that he was arrogant in front of Song Yi, the richest man in South Korea? Song Yi might not be able to take over the Chosun Ilbo, the largest newspaper in South Korea, but he had ten thousand ways to make him lose his job.

When Song Yi entered the National Assembly Hall, he attracted everyone's attention. Although the 300 members of the National Assembly often saw news about Song Yi on the website, on TV and in newspapers, more than half of them had never met Song Yi up close.

Although there are only 300 members of the South Korean National Assembly, the National Assembly Hall has 400 seats, and the other 100 seats are set up for Northern lawmakers after the unification of North and South Korea.

The Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea is Han Jinli, who previously served as the Supreme Committee Member of the New Millennium Democratic Party and took office as the Speaker of the National Assembly in June 2004. According to relevant regulations, he withdrew from the ruling party Open National Assembly.

Han Jinli and Song Yi had a lot of dealings. In 2002, the New Millennium Democratic Party held its presidential candidate primary election, and Song Woo-seok's opponent was Han Jinli. Han Jinli looked at Song Yi with a complicated look. If Song Yi had supported him at the beginning, would he have entered the Blue House instead of Song Woo-seok? Song Woo -seok, Xia Meiai, Park Dong-ho and Zhou Dong-young belonged to the reform faction of the New Millennium Democratic Party, while Han Jinli belonged to the old faction in Hunan. The latter opposed political reform, defended vested interests, and insisted on opposing reform.

The two factions could not reconcile their contradictions on the reform issue, and they parted ways. Song Woo-seok later withdrew from the New Millennium Democratic Party, joined the Open National Conference, and led the Open National Conference to win the mid-term elections, changing the political landscape of the ruling party being small and the opposition party being large.

Song Yi nodded and greeted Han Jinli, then walked past the seat of the opposition Grand National Party without blinking, without greeting Grand National Party Supreme Committee member Zheng Jinhui.

Next to Zheng Jinhui's seat was Le Xiyi, who wanted to pretend to say hello to Song Yi, but Song Yi didn't give him a chance and walked right past him, completely ignoring him.

Song Yi's series of actions attracted the collective attention of members of Congress. No matter how much South Korean politicians kill behind the scenes, they still have to maintain harmony on the surface. Song Yi's clear love and hate is undoubtedly a manifestation of political immaturity.

Xia Meiai arrived earlier than Song Yi. When she saw Song Yi's actions, a smile appeared on her face. Song Yi was not in politics, and the Grand National Party was clearly at odds with Song Yi. It was normal for Song Yi to be unwilling to pay attention to Zheng Jinhui and others.

There is also an acquaintance of Song Yi in the Grand National Party's parliamentary seats, that is, Ji Sangyu, Gu Ji-eun's ex-husband. The reason why he pays so much attention to Song Yi is because of his wife Shim Eun-ha.

Bong Joon-ho had previously collaborated with SA Pictures to shoot the 2003 box office champion film "Memories of Murder". This is also the second collaboration between Bong Joon-ho and SA Pictures.

The male lead of the movie is Song Kang-ho, who is Bong Joon-ho's favorite actor, but the female lead has not yet been decided.

According to the news released by the film magazine "Cine 21", SA Pictures is interested in Lee Young-ae to play the leading female role. CJ Entertainment was not satisfied with the candidate recommended by Song Yi, believing that Lee Young-ae's acting skills were not enough to support the humanistic care of the film, and set the casting target on Sim Eun-ha, who has retired from the film industry.

Ji Sang-yu doesn't want Shim Eun-ha to come back and film "The Host", but Shim Eun-ha herself is already tempted.

The movie "The Host" was obviously aimed at becoming the box office champion in 2006, and the film's main creative team is also very luxurious.

The movie was jointly produced by two giants, SA Pictures and CJ Entertainment. The director was Bong Joon-ho, and the co-actor was Korean film emperor Song Kang-ho. She really had no reason to refuse.

In 1998, Shim Eun-ha won the Best Actress Award at the 34th Baeksang Arts Awards and the Best Actress Award at the 19th Blue Dragon Film Awards for her role in the romantic film "August Photo Studio". Shim Eun-ha only needs one Grand Bell Award to achieve the Grand Slam, and she certainly hopes to realize her dream with "The Host".

Ji Sang-yu knew that Shim Eun-ha had a grudge against Lee Young-ae, and if there was a chance to snatch the leading role in Lee Young-ae's movie, there was no reason for Shim Eun-ha to give up.

If Shim Eun-ha had given up on acting in "The Host" and Lee Young-ae had gotten the advantage by winning the Grand Bell Awards for this movie, it would have been even more painful than killing Shim Eun-ha.

Shim Eun-ha certainly knows how close the relationship between SA Films and the Grand Bell Awards jury is. Without Song Yi's support, Jun Ji-hyun would not have the opportunity to become the youngest Grand Bell Awards actress in Korean film history. Zhou Mengzhun, the current Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, is Song Yi's uncle. Song Yi may not be able to decide who will become the Grand Bell Awards actress, but he can definitely decide who will not win the Grand Bell Awards actress.

The main reason why Ji Sang-yu was unwilling to let Shen Yinhe star in the movie produced by SA Pictures was because he was concerned about Song Yi's reputation.

Song Yi was on vacation on Deokyogi Island, and married Han Ga In stayed on the island to accompany Song Yi. Song Yi flew back to Seoul from Deokyogi Island, and Han Ga In also appeared on the Tae Hee private plane. Ji Sang Yu didn't want his wife Shim Eun-ha to follow in Han Ga In's footsteps.

At 10:15, the National Assembly hearing officially began, and the entire hearing was presided over by the Speaker of the National Assembly. The opposition Grand National Party will question the Minister of Justice Ha Mi-ae and SA Group Chairman Song Yi based on the content of the recording.

If members of parliament determine through the content of the recording that Ha Mi-ae has abused power, neglected her duties, or leaked state secrets, the South Korean parliament will initiate a temporary vote to impeach Ha Mi-ae.

The National Assembly will ask Song Woo-seok to dismiss Ha Mi-ae and reappoint the Minister of Justice. As for Song Yi, who is involved in the case, he will be handed over to the Seoul High Court for a separate trial.

Han Jinli played the recording provided by Le Xiyi in the meeting room. When the members heard the conversation including key words such as "president", "election", "candidate", "Zheng Jinhui", "North Korea", etc., they all turned their eyes to Song Yi to observe his reaction. Song Yi still looked calm, as if the content of the recorded conversation had nothing to do with him.

Le Xiyi felt that Song Yi was still pretending to be calm and that he was just fighting desperately.

"Dear Chairman Han, Representative Zheng, and all the members present today. The recording I submitted has fully proved that Minister Xia Meiai was guilty of misconduct in leaking government confidential information to Song Yi."

"Before the Ministry of Justice established the Public Mediation Office, Xia Meiai first sought Song Yi's opinion. Minister Xia, Song Yi is not a government employee, nor is he a professional in the judicial field, and he has never taken the judicial examination. He is only an economic adviser to the Blue House, not a legal adviser. Did you push for the reform of the prosecutorial system and the establishment of the Public Mediation Office at the instruction of Song Yi?" Le Xiyi attacked Xia Meiai's vital points right away.

Han Jinli turned his gaze to Xia Meiai, "Minister Xia, please answer the questions raised by Chief Prosecutor Le Xiyi."

Xia Meiai was well prepared. She answered, "The reason why I promoted the reform of the prosecution system and established the Public Mediation Office was because I got the instruction and support of the President. He consulted the opinions of the majority of members of the National Assembly and finally reached a consensus to establish the Public Mediation Office. When the Public Mediation Office was first established, the National Assembly voted and more than half of the members of the National Assembly agreed to establish the Public Mediation Office to limit the investigative power of the prosecution system. This is in the minutes of the National Assembly. I don't understand why Le Xiyi insisted on dragging this matter to Song Yi, who is not related. Does Chief Prosecutor Le Xiyi think that Song Yi, the economic adviser of the Blue House, can order me, the Minister of Justice, to do things? Isn't it absurd and ridiculous?"

As Xia Meiai's old rival, Le Xiyi certainly knew how difficult Xia Meiai was, and he did not expect to defeat Xia Meiai in one swoop.

"Chairman Han, Representative Zheng, and distinguished members of the parliament. The recording clearly shows that Song Yi had learned about the reform plan of the prosecution system from Xia Meiai before the parliament voted to establish the Public Mediation Office, and clearly expressed his support for the establishment of the Public Mediation Office."

"In the recording, Song Yi highly praised the prosecutorial system reform led by Xia Meiai, and believed that she could use this achievement to win the support of the majority of members of the Open National Assembly and become the first female presidential candidate of the Open National Assembly. Song Yi, do you have anything to say about the content of the recording?" Le Xiyi continued to ask.

Han Jinli nodded to Song Yi, indicating that Song Yi could answer. Zheng Jinhui, Le Xiyi and Chi Shangyu stared at Song Yi, waiting for his answer.

Song Yi stood up calmly and said, "Dear Speaker Han, and all the members attending the congressional hearing today. I deny all of Le Xiyi's accusations."

As soon as Song Yi finished saying this, the entire conference hall exploded, and members of Congress from various parties whispered to each other. They originally thought that Song Yi was refuting the relevant content of the recording, but who knew that Song Yi did not play by the rules and directly denied all of Le Xiyi's accusations.

Han Jinli made a quiet gesture with his hand, then took the microphone and said, "Please keep quiet. Song Yi, you said you deny all the accusations made by Prosecutor Le Xiyi. What is the basis for your denial?"

Le Xiyi looked at Song Yi, waiting for his answer. He knew that Song Yi was always eloquent, and he wanted to see what Song Yi could say in front of so many parliamentarians today.

"The reason why I deny all the accusations made by Prosecutor General Le Xiyi is that I have never said any of the words in the recording. Since I did not say these words, then the accusations made by Prosecutor General Le Xiyi are naturally unfounded." Song Yi's words caused an uproar in the audience again, forcing Han Jinli to emphasize the meeting record again and ask everyone to be quiet.

Le Xiyi couldn't believe that Song Yi was still struggling at this time. He seemed to have heard a huge joke. "Song Yi, from what you said, are you saying that I forged this recording? Did I deliberately make a fake recording to frame you and Minister Xia?"

Song Yi nodded, "You are right, this recording was fabricated."

Seeing Song Yi's actions, Zheng Jinhui couldn't help but feel angry. "Song Yi, you are really good at speaking. This recording clearly records the entire conversation between you and Minister Xia Meiai. Anyone who is familiar with you and has had contact with you can tell that the man's voice in the recording is you. Now you say that this recording was forged by Chief Prosecutor Le Xiyi. Please provide evidence to prove your point. The law stipulates that whoever advocates must provide evidence."

"Since you keep saying that this recording is fake, please produce relevant evidence to prove that it is a forgery. You must know that what is true cannot be false, and what is false cannot be true. No matter how eloquent you are, you cannot cover up the fact that you have committed a crime." Zheng Jinhui said.

Song Yi and Zheng Jinhui looked at each other. "Representative Zheng, I know you are anxious to send me to jail, but there is no need to be so anxious. Since I said that this recording is forged, I must have evidence that this recording is forged."

"It's a congressional hearing now. We are all gathered here, sitting together and discussing things in a peaceful manner. Don't start by making a big deal about me and presume me guilty. Whether I have committed a crime or not should be determined by the court, not by Representative Zheng. This is a society ruled by law, not the Joseon Dynasty, where officials have two mouths. What the superiors say is right, and what the subordinates say is also right. Whether I am guilty or not is up to you, Representative Zheng," Song Yi said slowly.

When Zheng Jinhui heard Song Yi say this, she was furious. She looked at Song Yi with a sullen face, wishing she could eat his flesh alive. As the eldest daughter of former President Zheng Puxi, Zheng Jinhui has a high status in South Korean politics. Even the current President Song Yuxi is polite to her. Song Yi has repeatedly provoked her, which made her hate Song Yi completely.

Xia Meiai whispered, "Zheng Jinhui is a well-known petty woman. It's great for you to do this today, but you have to be careful of her revenge afterwards."

Song Yi didn't care. Zheng Jinhui was a woman who was only strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Now that the Grand National Party had decided to let Zheng Jinhui compete for the 2007 South Korean presidential election, considering Song Yi's huge influence on the Open National Assembly, Zheng Jinhui would take action against him even if Song Yi did nothing. Since he would offend Zheng Jinhui sooner or later, Song Yi was unwilling to bow down to Zheng Jinhui.

Han Jinli was very happy to see Zheng Jinhui being humiliated. He had been irritated by Zheng Jinhui before when he presided over the relevant meetings of the National Assembly, and Song Yi was able to vent his anger for him.

He knocked on the table with his gavel. "Please be quiet. Song Yi, since you said you have evidence that Chief Prosecutor Le Xiyi forged the recording, please provide relevant evidence to prove your point."

Le Xiyi glanced at Song Yi with a sneer. He wanted to see what so-called evidence Song Yi could come up with.

Song Yi nodded. "Chairman Han, in order to prove my point, I need Congress to approve the presence of Kim Sung-guk, Director of the National Intelligence Service, to testify for me. Intelligence experts at the National Intelligence Service have a way to prove that the recording provided by Prosecutor General Le Xiyi is a fake."

"Prosecutor General Le Xiyi intercepted many public conversations between me and Minister Xia Meiai, cut out the audio of our conversations piece by piece, and then forged this specious fake recording by splicing the audio of the conversation together," said Song Yi.

When Zheng Jinhui heard the name Jin Chengguo, her heart sank. She and Le Xiyi looked at each other and immediately said, "I object."

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