When he put on frameless round glasses, Park Dong-ho's temperament was obviously different. He is actually six years younger than Song Woo-seok and will only turn 50 next year. However, his hair has turned gray, which makes him look more elegant.

The driver patiently waited for Park Dong-ho at the door of his house. Park Dong-ho hugged his wife and then turned to leave. His wife whispered in Park Dong-ho's ear: "Come on, Dong-ho! Song Yi sent a lot of mutton last time. When you come back from the debate, we will cook hot pot to celebrate."

As the Hyundai Equus was driving on the roads in Seoul, Park Dong-ho closed his eyes in the car, guessing the questions that Lee Guangxue might ask, and going over the answers in his mind first.

He sighed slightly, wondering whether the ten questions that Xinya Network listed that Li Guangxue might ask were accurate. How could a cold machine guess the future behavior of human beings through statistical data and machine learning? About half an hour later, Park Donghao had arrived at the door of KBS TV station. A large number of supporters who had heard the news were waiting at the door. They looked at Park Donghao who walked out of the car with expectation.

Supporters held up various signs in their hands, "Come on! Congressman Park Dong-ho!" "Congressman Park Dong-ho, we love you!" "We hope you will make Seoul even greater!"

KBS's popular news anchor Lee Hyun-jin was responsible for receiving Park Dong-ho and his party. She took Park Dong-ho to the KBS studio. The TV debate between Park Dong-ho and Lee Guangxue attracted much attention. The media commented that this debate is very likely to influence the direction of the Seoul mayoral election in late July.

"Councilman Park, Councilman Lee Guangxue hasn't arrived yet. You can take a rest in our KBS dressing room. I see you look a little tired. Do you need me to get you a cup of coffee to refresh you?" Lee Hyun-jin took the initiative to speak.

Park Dong-ho was a little surprised. As the national television station of South Korea, KBS has a somewhat detached political attitude and never explicitly supports a candidate. Lee Hyun-jin was implicitly expressing his support for him.

Park Dong-ho thought Lee Hyun-jin looked familiar, and Lee Hyun-jin directly talked about their relationship. "When Shin-A Network launched the documentary "Hello, I'm Song Woo-seok", someone threw red paint outside the house of director Min Byung-cheon. I went to the scene as a KBS reporter to interview. It was through his documentary that I got to know you. I am also a senior and good friend of Ms. Kim Tae-hee."

When Park Dong-ho heard what Lee Hyun-jin said, he suddenly realized that Lee Hyun-jin was one of his own. As a good friend of Kim Tae-hee, Lee Hyun-jin's political stance naturally tends to be progressive.

"Does Hyun-jin have her own house in Seoul?" Park Dong-ho asked casually to ease his nervousness before the TV debate.

"I'm a native of Seoul and live with my parents. I haven't bought my own house yet. After all, housing prices are too high this year. I want to buy a two-bedroom apartment with my boyfriend before we get married. Based on our salaries, it will probably take another five to eight years to save up for the down payment," said Lee Hyun-jin.

"Is your boyfriend also from KBS?" Park Dong-ho was a little surprised. The salary of a KBS news anchor is already considered middle-to-high income in Seoul, and it still takes 5 to 8 years to save money to buy a house, which shows how high the housing prices in Seoul are.

Li Xianzhen smiled sweetly, "No, he is the planning PD of the SBS variety show "X-Man", a behind-the-scenes staff of the TV station, and also my senior at Seoul University. After graduation, he also sent me a message through inschool and contacted me."

Park Donghao's heart moved, "If the Seoul City Government provides you with a long-term rental apartment, and the decoration conditions of the apartment can be comparable to those of ordinary new communities, are you willing to rent a house and get married?"

"For us, we can get married by buying a house or renting one, the key is who to marry. If it is a long-term rental apartment provided by the government, the accommodation conditions are good, and the rent can meet our expectations, and we don't have to move frequently, then renting a house to get married is actually a good choice." Li Xianzhen said very pragmatically.

“There are not many young people as outstanding and pragmatic as you. Many girls in Seoul say that they don’t have a house and cannot get married. Some families even need both parents, grandparents, and grandparents to take out all their savings to help their children buy a house in Seoul.” Park Donghao shook his head. He did not support this approach.

After a while, Li Guangxue also came to KBS. He waved frequently at the KBS TV station and responded to the staff who greeted him. Li Guangxue was obviously well prepared today and seemed confident.

Park Dong-ho left the makeup mirror and headed for the studio. KBS obviously attached great importance to the TV debate between Park Dong-ho and Lee Guangxue, and vacated the second largest studio of KBS for this live debate.

Lee Guangxue was elected as a member of the National Assembly in 1992, while Park Dong-ho was elected as a member of the National Assembly in 1997. In terms of age and seniority, Lee Guangxue is his senior. Park Dong-ho walked up to Lee Guangxue and greeted him, "Hello, Congressman Lee."

"Hello, Congressman Park. You came really early, but there are some things that are useless to be anxious about." Li Guangxue said to Park Donghao.

Lee Guangxue's campaign slogan is "Economic Mayor". He made it clear that he would run Seoul like a large enterprise. "I will revitalize the economy of Seoul and make Seoul a world-class international metropolis."

After Lee Guangxue and Park Dong-ho took their seats, the TV debate officially began, which lasted for one hour. Lee Guangxue and Park Dong-ho are currently ranked first and second in the Seoul mayoral election polls.

"Councilor Park Dong-ho, you said that after you take office you plan to promote the Cheonggyecheon Stream renovation plan. The residents and businesses around Cheonggyecheon Stream will be relocated back to the original site. May I ask if the cost of the relocation will be paid from the public financial budget of Seoul City?" Li Guangxue was the first to ask.

"That's right. 20 million Seoul citizens can no longer tolerate the stinking sewer of Cheonggyecheon. During the World Cup, Cheonggyecheon has become a scar on the city of Seoul. The vast majority of Seoul citizens support the management of Cheonggyecheon," said Park Dong-ho.

"It's not that Cheonggyecheon cannot be managed, so why should we promise to rebuild it on the original site? We can actually build a few new communities on the surrounding land of Seoul City to resettle the residents near Cheonggyecheon, and then resell the land around Cheonggyecheon. The income from the land sales will be enough to pay for the renovation of Cheonggyecheon. Why should we waste the public budget?" Li Guangxue asked.

"I remember that Congressman Lee Gak-kwok's residence is located in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam District. If you are moved to Kowloon Village opposite Gangnam District in order to build the World Cup Stadium, would you be willing?" Park Dong-ho asked back.

"The World Cup is over. There is no point in making such an assumption." Li Guangxue certainly knew what Park Donghao meant. Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you. If you yourself are unwilling to move to the suburbs, why should the residents around Cheonggyecheon move?

At this time, Park Min-jeong, the owner of Xinyi Pet Shop in Dongdaemun Market, was watching today's TV debate. When she heard what Li Guangxue said, she couldn't help cursing. She had worked hard for twenty years to buy a shop in Dongdaemun Market, and Li Guangxue was going to destroy her livelihood.

"How can it be meaningless? Does Councillor Li Guangxue know who lives in Jiulong Village?"

"In the 1980s, in order to bid for hosting the Olympic Games, the French government identified the locations of the Olympic venues, broke into the homes of hundreds of residents, told them that their houses were expropriated, gave them an unnecessary amount of demolition money, and required them to move out within 7 days. These ordinary residents were suddenly driven onto the streets and became homeless vagrants. In the end, these two thousand people fled to settle in Kowloon Village, which became the largest slum in South Korea. If you cannot rebuild on the original site and cannot protect the interests of the residents around Cheonggyecheon, do you want the tragedy of Kowloon Village to happen again?" Park Donghao's words were loud and clear.

Song Yi and Kim Tae-hee were also watching today's TV debate at home. It was also the first time that Kim Tae-hee learned about what happened in Kowloon Village. She could not imagine that such a tragedy would happen in the highly developed city of Seoul.

"Is what Congressman Park Dong-ho said true?" asked Kim Tae-hee.

"Indeed, for the residents of Kowloon Village, it was the period of military rule at that time. It can be said that they could not get any help from heaven or earth. The reason they were able to live in Kowloon Village was because there was a metal scrap factory next to Kowloon Village. Except for them, no one was interested in this land." Song Yi said.

Li Guangxue felt that it was a misstep and he did not intend to dwell on this issue. "The media reported that the reason why Councilman Park Dong-ho promoted the Cheonggyecheon renovation project was because he was preparing to hand over the Cheonggyecheon renovation project to Xinya Construction. Xinya Construction bought tens of thousands of square meters of land in Longtoudong to build a high-end residential area. Is this true?" Li Guangxue dropped another bombshell.

Park Donghao smiled. Li Guangxue’s question was indeed similar to the one predicted by Xinya Network’s AI. It seemed that this artificial intelligence had some tricks.

"Councilman Lee, what you said makes me doubt whether you worked at Hyundai Construction for more than 20 years. When you were the president of Hyundai Construction, were all the projects you undertook assigned to you by the government? Didn't they go through a bidding process? Do you think that only Shin-Ah Construction bid for the Cheonggyecheon renovation project?"

"I heard that Councillor Lee Hsuk-kwok has visited Hyundai Motor Chairman Joo Mong-koo and Samsung Electronics Chairman Chen Jianxi. Does knowing someone mean giving them a project?" Park Dong-ho asked.

(End of this chapter)