Chapter 236 North-South Talks, Mutual Assistance (4.5K)
After paying tribute to Shi Dongchu, Li You also had to count his gains.
【The plot of "New World" has ended. 】
[Story Mission: New World (Completed)]
Mission Reward: Green Special Term *1 (already collected)]
After collecting this special entry, Li You didn't have any special feeling.
Li You glanced at the entry and found that the ability was actually very good. Perhaps it was because the ability of this entry was too hidden, or it might be because Li You's body was already strong enough.
【Longevity Seed: Your life span is extended.】
"The matter has been resolved," Quan Zaijun lowered his head, "Those bodyguards who blocked the road were the ones who colluded with outsiders to assassinate Chairman Shi."
"Spread the news," Li You looked out the window, "Let everyone on the Korean Peninsula know what happened to the assassin."
"Yes, President Nim."
Li You was lost in thought for a moment as he stared out the window. When he came to his senses, he looked at Quan Zaijun standing in front of him and asked, "How is the thing I asked you to arrange going?"
"The people inside are ready," Quan Zaijun grinned, "Li Jiangshuo and Li Jiangfu will be transferred to the serious criminal prison tomorrow, and they will enjoy themselves then."
"What about Park Bo Hyun?" Li You glanced at him, "Don't you want that boy to take revenge himself?"
Jeon Jae-jun hesitated for a moment, "Will it cause trouble for President-nim?"
"Not really," Li You waved his hand casually, "He's just a minor prisoner. I'll give him a heads-up and make him seriously ill. Seriously ill prisoners will be transferred to the nearest hospital for treatment."
"Just go to the hospital and do it."
Jeon Jae-jun lowered his head and said, "Yes."
Li You stood in front of the mirror, adjusting his suit and tie. He had more important things to do today.
Following the visit of President Kim Min-jung to the North, today is the day when a delegation from the North comes to Seoul.
In order to show friendship, a welcoming banquet will be held at the Ambassador Hotel in Seoul tonight. In addition to the officials, politicians, and senior military officials who should have attended, some well-known Seoul entrepreneurs have also been invited. As the chairman of the Kinmen Group, which has been in the limelight recently, Li You was naturally also invited.
This welcoming banquet is of great significance and is also the first step to becoming a chess player.
July 25th, 6pm, Ambassador Hotel Seoul.
More than one hundred people, including South Korean senior officials and political dignitaries from the North, attended the ceremony.
The hotel entrance was brightly lit, with a red carpet laid out in front of the door. Rows of waiters in black suits greeted every distinguished guest with a smile on their faces.
The visit of the northern delegation added a touch of solemnity and dignity to the dinner.
In the banquet hall, the crystal chandeliers emit a soft light, and the silver tableware reflects a faint luster on the table.
The seat that Li You was assigned to sit in was quite good. Opposite him was an official from the North, who was dressed almost the same as the Korean official, but his facial features and temperament were completely different from those of the Korean official.
The two exchanged polite smiles, but Li You could feel the scrutiny and inquiry in the other's eyes.
When the dinner officially began, the host's words echoed in the hall, and it was obvious that he was trying hard to create a solemn and harmonious atmosphere.
After his eloquent opening remarks, it was the artists' turn to perform. This time, several top artists in the Korean music industry were invited to perform on stage.
Moreover, the performance will be broadcasted to the entire nation, which is equivalent to performing under the scrutiny of politicians from both the North and the South and the entire nation.
Once a mistake is made, even the slightest error will be magnified exponentially. Fortunately, these artists have rehearsed many times and have strong psychological qualities, so they performed without any mistakes.
The performance went more smoothly than they had imagined, and the artists even performed beyond their expectations.
In this era, the songs performed by Korean Peninsula are not the love songs of the future girl group, but rather steady and dignified music.
The politicians below were all clapping softly.
Jin Minzhong watched from the audience for a while, and praised the entertainment industry with the secretary-general next to him, "They did a good job today, and we will praise them more in the future if we have the chance."
The secretary general smiled and responded, "When these artists see you, they will naturally perform hard."
"Minister Park did a great job," Kim Min-jung applauded as the artists left the stage, "The artists he selected are all good."
It was obvious that Kim Min-jung was really satisfied and was in a good mood today, so he even appreciated Park Jung-gun, the Minister of Culture and Entertainment, even more.
"Has Minister Park submitted a list of artists before?"
"Yes," the secretary general said appropriately, seeing that Jin Minzhong was in a good mood, "There are quite a few artists here from Jinmen Entertainment, which has been quite popular recently."
Jin Minzhong smiled and said, "Golden Gate Entertainment is one of the pillars of the current entertainment industry. I also voted in favor of the "Meltdown Act."
"Yes, they are also very brave and skilled," Heo Tae-yeol said with a smile, "They dared to shoot this kind of theme for their first movie, so they can be considered an entertainment company with a sense of justice."
After listening to this, Jin Minzhong laughed and asked, "How is the performance of the movie?"
The Secretary-General recalled, "No other movie this year can compare to it."
"Now is the time for the development of our entertainment industry. We must promote and support these excellent works."
Jin Minzhong watched the artists perform on the stage, "Da Zhong, Qing Long, I think this movie can get at least one of them."
The Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards are the two highest awards in the Korean film industry.
The Secretary-General was slightly surprised to hear Kim Min-jung say this, but still nodded in agreement.
Originally, Park Jung-geon just wanted him to mention it in front of Kim Min-jung, and it didn't matter whether it was successful or not. He didn't expect Kim Min-jung to be so generous.
With Jin Minzhong's words, at least the Grand Bell Awards was confirmed. After all, the Grand Bell Awards is a government-sponsored award, and it can be regarded as a layer of protection for Kinmen Entertainment.
The grand dinner was still going on elegantly, soft music was flowing in the air, and the colorful performances received continuous applause from the guests.
As the performance came to an end, Jin Minzhong walked onto the stage at the introduction of the host. His speech was gentle and powerful, and his words were full of respect and welcome for the visiting delegation that had come from afar.
His words were like a spring breeze, making the atmosphere in the entire banquet hall even more lively.
The members of the visiting delegation responded to this enthusiasm with polite smiles and nods.
After the speeches, the banquet entered the networking session and the reporters left tactfully.
Only after seeing the reporters leave did the guests stand up, holding champagne or other drinks, and start chatting with people around them.
Social banquets are often the initiation for these people to start working together, and the theme of this banquet is cooperation.
In the eyes of ordinary citizens, the characters here are people they will never meet in their entire lives, or maybe they can occasionally see them on TV.
Li You stood up and communicated with the guests freely. No matter whether they knew each other before or not, they could chat with each other very familiarly. This place could be said to be the grave of social phobia.
However, most people did not communicate with the guests from the north, especially the businessmen, who had a natural barrier with the northerners.
After Li You communicated with many guests, he also noticed Li Lianchang on the other side. The two happened to look at each other, and Li Lianchang smiled and raised his glass to him.
He politely apologized to the guest and walked over with a smile, "Councilor Li."
"Chairman Li," Li Lianchang introduced him with a smile, "This is Minister Li of the North Korean People's Security Department."
Li You was a little surprised. After all, it was a bit unusual that Li Lianchang took the initiative to introduce people from the north to him.
"Minister Li," Li Lianchang said with a smile, "This is the chairman of the Seoul Golden Gate Group, the leader of our Jeonju Lee youth generation."
After hearing this, Li You finally understood that the thin old man in front of him should be the Quanzhou Li family who had fled to the north. No wonder Li Lianchang introduced him to Minister Li.
Li You took a quick look at him and estimated that Minister Li was about fifty years old, not very tall, and his face was full of wrinkles.
He was wearing a simple uniform, and although he was almost sixty years old, he still gave people a feeling of being energetic.
Li You took the initiative to extend his hand to express his respect, and Minister Li smiled and shook hands with Li You.
In fact, there was another reason. Minister Li looked kind, but Li You's heart skipped a beat when he saw him for the first time.
Because his eyebrows and eyes are too similar to another person in this banquet hall, but his face is not as smooth as that person, and has a more hostile look. There is no doubt...this is a character in a drama in the previous life.
"Hello, Minister Li."
"Hello, President Li."
The two men shook hands and used the titles used in official meetings.
"I just heard Councillor Li introduce Chairman Li. I didn't expect that there are such young and outstanding young people in our Jeonju Li family."
Minister Li looked at Li You and smiled. "We will have many opportunities to communicate in the future. Councillor Li and Minister Li, please take good care of me."
The three of them exchanged some pleasantries, and Minister Li took his leave.
Li Lianchang and Li You watched him leave and went to communicate with other members of the visiting group.
Li You took the initiative to ask, "Is Minister Li here for anything else?"
"Other matters?" Li Lianchang withdrew his gaze from Minister Li, thought slowly and smiled, "There are other matters, but they are not important. I should just ask the police department for help."
"Can you tell me the details?"
Li Lianchang saw that Li You seemed to be very interested in Minister Li, and couldn't help but persuade him, "Just do some superficial work, don't get too involved with that side."
"I understand," Li You nodded, "I'm just asking around."
Of course Li Lianchang didn't believe what Li You said, but he also knew that Li You was a man who understood things and could naturally see the situation clearly.
He thought for a moment and said, "Minister Li should have reached some cooperation with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Department this time. You can go to the police department and ask."
Li Lianchang did not say what the specific matter was, but just asked Li You to go to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and show his attitude that he did not want to have anything to do with the North.
Li You nodded, but was not in a hurry to find someone from the police department.
The banquet went smoothly, but Minister Li from North Korea came up to us again.
"I heard that Chairman Li's Kinmen Group has a subsidiary responsible for the security industry?"
Li You's face remained calm, he just nodded slightly, "Kinmen Security is a subsidiary that was recently merged into the group, and it's still in its infancy."
"I just talked to Secretary-General Quan, and it was he who introduced Kinmen Security to us," Minister Li smiled.
"Secretary General Quan?" Li You narrowed his eyes and thought about it. He had indeed heard of this person. "Minister Li, do you need our business in the country?"
"Yes," Minister Li admitted frankly. He looked around and said, "Why don't we go over there and talk?"
"Minister Li, there are no customers here," Li You said calmly, "Just tell me what your business is."
Even though we are in a friendly period now, once we are labeled as collaborators with the North, even the big shots will suffer.
Minister Li naturally understood, he just smiled faintly, "Mainly want to appoint Kinmen Security to help us catch a group of fugitives in Seoul."
Li You looked at him for a while and nodded slightly, "Can you tell me the specific reason?"
"This group of fugitives used to be members of our country's special forces, but they defected." Minister Li said helplessly, "But we can only assign a criminal police officer to investigate here. The main task is still the responsibility of the police here."
"Since these defectors are likely to contact some underground forces in South Korea, Secretary-General Quan recommended Kinmen Security to us."
Li You glanced at the nearby Secretary General Quan, who was standing there and nodded gently at him. Li You then said seriously, "Since this is the case, we can naturally accept the commission."
"But because the people you are dealing with are too dangerous, the fees are not cheap. If there are casualties, the compensation will be very large."
"No problem," Minister Li nodded and smiled gently.
Seeing the two people reach a consensus, Secretary-General Quan slowly walked over and said, "This incident is a joint action by three parties. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and Minister Li have already appointed representatives. Chairman Li can also appoint a person in charge to attend the action meeting tomorrow morning."
Li You glanced at the two of them, raised his glass and clinked it with theirs.
After separating from the two, Li You came to the balcony. He wanted to enjoy the breeze on the balcony and then leave, but the words appeared in front of him again.
[The plot of "Cooperation" is in progress. 】
[Plot Mission: Action of Cooperation]
[Operation Co-operation: Cha Ki-sung, commander of the North Korean special forces, and several of his subordinates stole the copper plate for counterfeiting US dollars and defected to the Korean Peninsula.
Lim Cheol-ryung, an action team leader of this unit, lost his wife and comrades to defectors. While continuing to investigate the whereabouts of the papermaking copperplate, he discovered that Cha Ki-sung had fled to the Korean Peninsula.
During the talks, North Korea made the first invitation to the South Korean government to "cooperate in the investigation", and Lin Zheling, the person in charge, disguised himself as a criminal police officer and was sent to Seoul to perform official duties.
On the other hand, the South Korean government believes that there is something fishy going on and plans to catch Cha Ki-sung first.
The factions for this mission are: Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Defection Group, North Korea, Kinmen Group
Mission objective: Your camp is the Kinmen Group. Please seize the papermaking copper plate and deal with the other three camps on your own.
Mission reward: Special item*1]
(End of this chapter)
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