Chapter 620: Leaderless
Since Seoul Northern District Prosecutor Jang Ik-hyun announced the investigation, public opinion against Kim Chan-il has become increasingly intense.
In fact, no matter how much the people criticize the chaebols, they know that they cannot live independently of them. Even when the chaebols are about to go bankrupt, the employees under them will unite and overcome the difficulties together.
But all this is based on the fact that the upper echelons are relatively fair in selecting talents.
Therefore, on the Korean Peninsula, all cases involving fraud involving large groups are taken very seriously.
In recent years, as smartphones and the Internet have flourished thanks to the Kinmen Group, major groups have also established related subsidiaries.
However, the relevant laws still have flaws, and the Internet is full of all kinds of people.
When Jin Canri first learned that he was being investigated, he acted as if he didn't care, but now he feels like his butt is on fire.
"Congressman nim!" Jin Canri rushed into Zhao Taixie's office with his collar loose and his face full of fear.
Zhao Taixie had just been playing a game of Go with a national player. After the national player made his move, Zhao Taixie was thinking hard, but after Jin Canri rushed in in a panic, the national player's face was obviously a little flustered.
Zhao Taixie looked at the national player's expression, sighed and shook his head, "Let's stop here today."
"Okay," the national player nodded and stood up quickly, "See you next time, Congressman Nim."
Zhao Taixie stood up and saw him out.
After the national player left, Jin Canri quickly knelt on the ground, "Please save me, Congressman Nim!"
"President Kim," Cho Tae-seop stood in front of him and looked down at him, "You don't look very well."
"Stop that. Come and sit down."
"Yes, Congressman Nim," Jin Canri felt that there was a turning point.
Zhao Taixie crossed his arms and stood by the window. "Playing Go for two hours here every week is my only rest time."
"I'm so sorry!" Jin Canri bowed his head repeatedly, "The situation is really urgent!"
"This precarious situation has lasted for three weeks," Zhao Taixie closed his eyes and faced the sun. "When we first started the investigation, it was still late June. Now it is mid-July."
"Before Shunyang collapsed and was acquired by Kinmen, everyone said that 'Malaysia will never die' and that there is a chance of survival even if the sky falls."
Jin Canri quickly stood up, "Congressman Nim, thank you!"
"But that's Malaysia," Zhao Taixie opened his eyes and remained unmoved. "If there is a dilemma at the beginning, we have to give up that piece."
The smile on Jin Canri's face immediately disappeared without a trace.
"Just like in Go, players should look at the entire board and not let go of one or two pieces that cannot survive, which would put the entire board in danger."
"Congressman Nim, just once. Please give me another chance!"
Zhao Taixie looked at the chessboard and stretched out his finger, "Shhh"
His eyes lit up, "Thanks to you, I came up with a brilliant move."
After the move was made, a voice called out from outside the door, "Councilman nim?"
Zhao Taixie just glanced at Han Zhixian at the door, and she opened the door. Outside the door, Jin Zhenyu walked in with the killers hired by Zhao Taixie, and the two bowed slightly.
"Take him out."
Jin Canri wanted to beg for mercy, but the killer twisted his neck and he lost the strength to resist.
Zhao Taixie stood in front of the window, looking outside silently. Han Zhixian, who was in uniform at the door, answered a phone call.
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"Yes," Han Ji-hyun nodded, "I will tell Congressman Nim."
She hung up the phone and immediately reported to Cho Tae-seop, "Member-nim, there was a call from Chairman Kim Gun-young's office just now."
"It is said that Tianxia Group has made new progress in its acquisition of Daying Ocean."
"Okay," Zhao Taixie said calmly, "It's been a difficult step to get here."
At noon that day, an urgent news broadcast was broadcast on TV, and Li You from the Kinmen Group certainly saw it.
"President Jin Canri of Tianxia Telecom just committed suicide by jumping off a building."
"It is said that President Kim Chan-il jumped from the rooftop of a building in Guro District, Seoul."
"When President Kim was found, he was sent to the Seoul Young-il Hospital. Although he received CPR, he was unable to recover."
The female host on TV reported the news interruption at a very fast speed, but Li You did not feel surprised.
Because Jin Canri committed suicide, the case that was being investigated by the prosecutor will lose the right to prosecute and will be closed.
"It's a chess move to survive by cutting off the tail," Li You shook his head and handed the signed document to Yin Xuanyou in front of him. "How did Wen Chenghuan perform?"
Yin Xuanyou frowned and thought for a while, "He has good abilities, but he is not suitable for management."
"After all, he is young," Li You smiled, "he still needs to learn more. Please take care of him."
"Yes, President Nim."
Because of Li You's stimulation of the Busan situation, the three-way balance of power in the battle for the Daying Ocean has been broken.
Daying Haiyang can no longer rely on Tianxia Group to bully others, and Tianxia Group will not give Daying Haiyang the opportunity to get close to it. It is obvious that the two have already torn their relations.
As Tianxia Group and Daying Group began to share and bite off the Daying Ocean, other medium-sized groups could not wait to enter the market to get a piece of the pie.
The situation in Daying Haiyang, which had been improving, immediately fell into trouble again.
In the three weeks since Kim Chan-il was investigated, countless Daying Ocean employees and their families have taken to the streets of the Korean Peninsula holding signs.
Every day, they shout headlines such as "Oppose mergers and acquisitions" and "Reject layoffs at Daying Ocean" at the government.
"Tell me, why did Li You disappear again after that action?" Zhao Taixie asked Han Zhixian while sitting in the car after leaving there, "He clearly had the opportunity to swallow up a part of Daying Ocean, but he gave it up?"
"Maybe because he keeps his word?"
"Keep his word?" Zhao Taixie sneered, "It's better to believe that this chaebol is a good person than to believe that he is trustworthy."
"He gave up the benefits after making a verbal agreement with Kim Gun-young?" Zhao Taixie shook his head. "Kim Gun-young paid something for me, and Lee Woo got the position of mayor of Busan. But if the benefits were big enough, they would not be afraid to go back on their word. It's just that the benefits are not big enough."
"What a pity," Zhao Taixie shook his head, "I couldn't pull Li You off the field."
After a brief pause, he talked about something else, "What is Jiang Wanzhe doing recently?"
"Are you talking about Kang Man-chul, the representative of the Progressive Labor Party?"
"It's him."
"He recently lived in a protest tent at the Pyeongtaek factory."
Zhao Taixie immediately ordered Jin Zhenyu, who was driving, "Turn around and go to Pyeongtaek."
"What?" Jin Zhenyu glanced at the rearview mirror in the middle, "Go now?"
"Contact him and tell him I'll be there right now and buy him a cup of instant coffee."
After arriving in Pyeongtaek, not far from Seoul, Jin Zhenyu drove to Daying Ocean's factory in Pyeongtaek. Jiang Wanzhe, with gray hair and not very clean clothes, came out to greet him with a hoarse voice, "How could Congressman Cho Tae-seop, who would be entertained by the president at the Blue House, think of visiting my simple tent and want to drink a cup of instant coffee with me?"
"I didn't ask you to entertain me," Cho Tae-seop laughed, and looked at the clothes of Kang Wan-cheol, the leader of the Progressive Labor Party, and said, "Please clean yourself up. You look more like a hypocrite."
The Progressive Labor Party is a small faction and currently has only two seats in the National Assembly, but it has many ordinary members, and Cho Tae-seop has shown great respect for him.
"Haha," Jiang Wanzhe laughed, "Laozi's Tao Te Ching taught me that 'less is more, more is confusing.'"
Less desire means more can be gained; too much desire makes it easy to be confused.
Jiang Wanzhe will reduce desires and pursuits, express himself more focused on the essence, and achieve greater achievements.
But Cho Tae-seop refuted him, saying, "In our time, it is a good thing to feel more confused."
"I heard that your son was admitted to Harvard University?" Zhao Tae-seop smiled as he drank the cup of instant coffee.
"I thought that the children of the mainist faction would be sent to places like Pyongyang University to study."
Jiang Wanzhe laughed guiltily, and waved his hand and patted his chest, "Choosing a university is not something I can decide. You have to decide your own life."
"Yes, it's easy to talk to Councillor Kang," Cho Tae-seop clapped his hands, "Then I'll get straight to the point."
"It's best if this strike ends in a dignified way."
Jiang Wanzhe narrowed his eyes and sat up straight. "It seems that Councillor Zhao came prepared. You can just come clean. Why bother trying to convince us? What conditions do you want to curry favor with a small political party like us?"
Zhao Taixie shook his head. "Our goal is to help President Zhu keep the company and prevent workers from losing their jobs. Negotiating conditions is too hurtful."
Jiang Wanzhe narrowed his eyes. Many people knew about his cooperation with Zhu Mengyuan. After all, he personally led the demonstration, but Zhao Taixie was the first person to come.
"Hearing you say that, I'm even more curious."
"Are you satisfied with your current position as party leader?" Zhao Taixie smiled, "Didn't you want to fight for three seats last time?"
"Actually, I'm the only one sitting here now."
"So don't make unnecessary concessions during the election. Although you have achieved 'single candidate' and have retained your position as party leader, aren't you still a foil for the Grand National Party? What's more, President Joo can't protect himself, so how can he help you improve?" Cho Tae-seop kept smiling, "Don't you want to improve?"
"I really want to make progress, but this parliamentary election has only just begun, and you've already started preparing for the next one?" Jiang Wanzhe was a little surprised. "Recovering the economy and cross-party cooperation, so you have planned such a blueprint. Even if your support rate continues to rise, you still have to cooperate with non-competitive parties to contain the ruling party."
Jiang Wanzhe laughed, "I just stood next to you and took a few photos. How can you refuse?"
This "Progressive Labor" congressman who worked for Zhu Mengyuan had always been the core person leading the Daying Marine Strike, but with Zhao Taixie's promise, he changed his target in a few words.
After all, the situation in Daying Ocean was getting worse and worse, and there was no room for recovery. The ship was going to sink.
It would be better for him to jump off the boat as soon as possible.
The media outside the Daying Ocean factory in Pyeongtaek City quickly broadcast the new news.
On TV, Jo Tae-seop and Kang Man-chul had a passionate conversation in front of the camera.
"We support you in making a happy decision for the country," Cho Tae-seop said after praising Kang Man-cheol. "We will do our best to create an environment where workers and companies can coexist harmoniously."
In the vast sea of Busan Camp, Zhu Mengyuan stared at the scene on TV in amazement. "Jiang Wanzhe dared to betray me? Does he know how much evidence I have against him?"
“His wings are hardened”
The door of the office was broken open, and prosecutors with their credentials hanging on their chests filed in. "Zhu Mengyuanxi, you are accused of multiple crimes. Please follow us back to the procuratorate to cooperate with the investigation."
"What did you say?"
It is already very good that the prosecutors from Zhu Mengyuan's faction can reach a stalemate with the prosecutors from Zhu Mengyong and Jin Jianying's faction.
But when Zhao Taixie, a senior in the judicial field more than ten years ago, took action, Zhu Mengyuan could not withstand it.
He was taken to the Busan District Prosecutor's Office before he could even make a phone call.
Everyone, including Li You, got the news.
"As expected of Zhao Taixie," Li You exclaimed, "When he started, he was as powerful as thunder and lightning, not giving Zhu Mengyuan any time to react."
It looks like this is Cho Tae-seop and Kim Gun-young's next move.
First Telecom, Daying Ocean.
"Jo Tae-seop is really generous," Li You was very sure of this old man, "Politicians on the Korean Peninsula have always needed funds, but he wants to meet his own needs."
Zhu Mengzhun of the Zhu family tried to pursue a career in politics as a member of a chaebol family, but was obviously not accepted.
What Zhao Taixie lacked in the past was capital support, and Jin Jianying's presence in recent years has helped him gradually fill this gap.
Since the beginning of this year, Zhao Tae-seop has almost been the only one in charge. The large sum of money that Jin Jianying received was also a transaction with Zhao Tae-seop, and it was not a unilateral investment in Zhao Tae-seop.
It can be said that Zhao Taixie's current ambition is gradually being revealed due to the expansion of his power, and Jiang Wanzhe, a pro-ideological congressman who claims to yearn for the north, is not a clean person either. He turned his guns so easily.
The people had great trust in this Progressive Labor Party member, and he alone suppressed most of the demonstrations that Zhu Mengyuan had instigated for self-protection.
"What do you think?" Li You looked at Mou Xianmin who was sitting quietly next to him.
In order to let the child be influenced by his father, Mou Xianmin has been staying with Li You in the study recently.
"I feel," Mou Xianmin frowned, "that Zhao Taixie is too used to thinking clearly about the consequences of doing things before doing anything, and analyzing the pros and cons clearly. He really does things like playing chess."
"Even when playing chess, people cannot predict everything, let alone a complex animal like human," Li You said with praise, "there will always be things that are beyond his expectations."
"If Jinmen and I were not here, his power would have reached another level by now." Li You stretched, stood up and helped her walk to the bedroom. "It is Daying Haiyang that has been influenced by him. With Zhu Mengyuan taken away, Daying Haiyang will collapse faster without a leader."
(End of this chapter)
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