Genius Grandson of the Loan Shark King

It feels like a power struggle

President Hu Jintao could not hide his anger when he heard the news of the search and seizure of JK Media.

- Sir, things seem to be getting too big. If things continue like this, I might be in danger.

"How on earth do you go about your work? How can you not notice the movements of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau?"

― Sorry. Rest, that hunting dog has moved. That human is a man who only takes orders from Shanghai Fang······.

Hu Jintao interrupted Hao Xun and asked nervously.

"Enough with the excuses. What about Han-jeong? What on earth did that guy do?"

- We lost contact after you said sorry.

"Tsk. That's why they're from Shanghai. Didn't I say you shouldn't have any relationships with them?"

- sorry.

"What do you think? Do you think this is an attempt to drain my strength?"

Hu Jintao did not strongly oppose Jiang Zemin's actions to check Kim Moo-hyuk.

The more Jiang Zemin and Kim Moo-hyuk fought and got hurt, the more it benefited them.

But as time passed, things took a strange turn.

Wen Jiabao's feet are now completely tied up. But it was okay up to this point.

Because he knows the relationship between Won Ji-bao and Kim Moo-hyuk better than anyone else.

Then, one by one, people related to him started falling off their horses.

It was no different from usual for Shanghai Bang to take over that spot, but when I came to my senses, JK Media had also come in.

― It's hard to figure out what the target is. If you were the target, I would have arrested you on the spot. If you were the one who took the lead, you would have been arrested even more.

"Just hide your body for now. I have a strange feeling. It feels like they're targeting me."

- I will do that. And President Kim Moo-hyuk said he wanted to contact me.

"Not now. If I make a rash move, everything I've built up so far could go up in smoke."

- I will convey it that way.

After finishing his phone call with Hao Xun, Hu Jintao patted his armrest and sat deep in thought.

He himself has not yet fully inherited power.

Although the position of General Secretary of the Party was quickly inherited by the President of the State, Jiang Zemin held on to the position of Chairman of the Central Military Commission until the very end.

That meant he was going to use that position to become regent.

Hu Jintao knew that, but he kept his head down and endured it again and again.

During the SARS outbreak that hit China last year, Jiang Zemin's associates were accused of downplaying and covering up the disease, as well as of falsely reporting the extent of its spread to the WHO and foreign governments.

'Won Ji-bao and I had no choice but to follow that plan.'

However, the number of SARS infected people continued to increase, and the truth about the SARS infection was revealed through the revelations of a doctor.

Hu Jintao saw the SARS outbreak as an opportunity to reduce Jiang Zemin's power.

He publicly instructed that there be no cover-up regarding the SARS announcement.

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And he dismissed the Minister of Health, a close associate of Jiang Zemin, and the mayor of Beijing, a close associate of his, to hold them accountable.

From then on, Hu Jintao began to work earnestly to resolve SARS, and eventually successfully resolved it.

And he held a plenary session and took over the position of Chairman of the Military Commission from Jiang Zemin. It was a landslide victory for Hu Jintao.

'It'll be over once I'm officially elected at the National People's Congress next year!'

This was an incident in which Hu Jintao, who had been acting cautiously as if walking on thin ice under Chairman Jiang Zemin's reign, showed his teeth to Jiang Zemin for the first time in 10 years.

'But Jiang Zemin didn't seem to have any intention of stepping down like this.'

Jiang Zemin, with the support of the elders, wanted to regain his position as the leader of East Asia by targeting South Korea and Kim Moo-hyuk, while Hu Jintao took a step back and watched.

On the one hand, he encouraged Kim Moo-hyeok to fight Jiang Zemin, and on the other hand, Kim Moo-hyeok fought with Jiang Zemin as he had planned.

Up to this point, everything went as I expected.

But a variable has arisen.

Jiang Zemin put aside his fight with Kim Moo-hyuk and attacked his close associates one by one.

'This can't go on.'

If things continued like this, he would be pushed out by Jiang Zemin and become a puppet.

Hu Jintao's goal was to establish a family-run regime in three years and to select the next leader with his own hands.

Hu Jintao pressed the button next to him to call his secretary.

"Contact Won Jiabao and tell him to come in immediately with our standing committee members."

He had to come up with a plan to prevent Jiang Zemin's sword from flying towards him.

* * *

It's already been several days since Chairman Yoo Seong-jin and Kim Hyeon-jeong were taken away by the police.

A lot has happened in the meantime.

After concluding the North Korea-Japan summit, Jang Song-taek asked for help from Russia, South Korea, and Japan instead of China, which is pressuring North Korea on every issue using economic aid as a weapon.

Since the talks had already been concluded behind closed doors, governments around the world accepted North Korea's demands.

But China has been strangely inactive.

"The Chinese government said they can't tell you anything because they are still investigating the matter. They are also refusing to meet with you at the embassy."

Myungsoo's face was pale, as if he had been working hard for several days.

Cheonha Group was a large corporation ranked within the top 40 in the business world.

The leader of that group was arrested in China, and it is not known whether he is alive or dead.

"The President is even thinking of sending a special envoy. I know it won't work, but it's something that needs to be done."

Sending a special envoy at a time when Korea-China relations are not good will not solve the problem, but something had to be done.

Politics is, after all, a show.

"Have you found out anything? What the hell is going on? Why did the police arrest you? Don't you think there's a charge against you?"

I had nothing else to say to Myeongsu, who kept asking me questions as if he was frustrated, so I just shook my head.

"Information from Shanghai is completely blocked."

Black Bear's information team moved to Shanghai to obtain information, but was unable to obtain anything.

"Is that so? You must have made up your mind. It can't be Hu Jintao… It must be Jiang Zemin, right?"

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"Maybe. Hu Jintao's money went into JK Cinema, so he has no reason to attack it."

"That old man should just retreat to the back room and be treated well. He still has a longing for power."

Myeongsu clicked his tongue and cursed Jiang Zemin for a long time.

"So what are you going to do? Are you going to save him? Or at least know if he's alive or dead."

"You can't kill them. No matter how hard you try, you can't kill them without paying attention to the international community."

While discussing countermeasures with Myeongsu, a knock was heard, followed by Director Ma's voice.

"Boss. Vice President Seo Hyeong-jun has arrived."

"Tell them to come in."

Seo Hyeong-jun came in right away. He bowed his head slightly toward me and Myeong-su.

Myeongsu also stood up from his seat, bowed his head slightly, and spoke.

"I'm going to get up now. I'll contact you if anything progresses."

"Thank you. Go in."

After Myeongsu left, Seo Hyeongjun sat down in the seat where Myeongsu had been sitting. As soon as he sat down, I got to the main point.

"I'm glad that Vice President Seo Hyeong-jun is safe. What on earth is going on?"

"······The head office has been closed. The permit for the Shanghai branch, which was supposed to have a grand opening ceremony soon, has also been suspended."

It was in the final stages of opening China's largest multiplex in Shanghai.

It wasn't long ago that the Shanghai city government and even the Chinese government spared no support.

But then suddenly everything got blocked.

"We can start over later. The rescue of Chairman Yoo and Director Kim Hyun-jung is more important than the business."

Seo Hyung-jun nodded. His face darkened instantly.

"I didn't know they would barge in like that while I was away."

"It's fortunate that at least the vice president is safe. If everyone else had been arrested, things would have become more complicated."

It was a blessing in disguise that the police were dispatched when Seo Hyeong-jun went on a business trip to Taiwan.

"Yes. If things had gone as planned, I wouldn't have been safe either."

I nodded. If he had kept to his original schedule, he would have been in Hong Kong, not Taiwan.

He took a deep breath and opened his mouth in a dark voice.

"······CEO Kim Moo-hyeok. No matter how much I think about it, JK Media is just showing off, and Chairman Yoo seems to be their target. Otherwise, there's no way they wouldn't have known I was in Taiwan, so they wouldn't have rushed in."

Although Yoo Seong-jin was the owner of the joint venture, it was a formality.

Because the ones doing business with JK Media in China were Seo Hyung-jun and Kim Hyun-jung.

JK Media's business had three main divisions.

One was the multiplex business. The second was producing and distributing movies. And the last was the management business.

If there was any part of that business that they wanted to touch, they would have arrested Seo Hyeong-jun.

"I handle most of the business. Although Director Kim Hyun-jung helps me a lot, I am the core of the work."

"Please continue speaking."

"Vice President was also present, but he was not arrested. If you want to attack Hu Jintao by using JK Media, you should have arrested Hao Xun as well. However, I think arresting Chairman Yoo Seong-jin should be considered an attack on the president."

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"The moment Hao Xun is arrested, Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin will have no choice but to engage in an all-out war. After all, Hao Xun is Hu Jintao's hidden sword."

Neither Hu Jintao nor Jiang Zemin could wage an all-out war.

Seo Hyeong-jun shook his head at my words and continued speaking.

"I'm trying to find out by moving my guanxi, but most people are hiding. I was able to contact the vice mayor of Shanghai and ask him. It wasn't something the central party did, but rather the Shanghai party secretary directly gave the order. Even the mayor of Shanghai didn't know about it."

The Shanghai Party Secretary has moved······. When I heard that, a certain person came to mind.

"You said it was Cheonryangwi's sole action?"

Tian Liangwei was the person Jiang Zemin considered as Hu Jintao's successor.

Behind the scenes, Jiang Zemin was shaking Hu Jintao's power, and in public, Chen Liangwei was attacking Hu Jintao.

So he attacked JK Media, which was related to Hu Jintao, without Jiang Zemin's instructions?

It was nonsense. It felt like information was being leaked on purpose.

"Is the vice mayor also a Shanghai faction?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Did you ever advise me to come to China and resolve things?"

"Yes. That's why I immediately declined. Going in now would be suicide."

"Well done. The vice mayor must be on the same side. There are too many suspicious aspects to believe that Cheonryangwi acted alone."

China was a place where the party secretary was stronger than the market.

Shanghai was the home of the Shanghai faction, and most of its people were under Jiang Zemin's influence.

"Ha, how do we resolve this? For now, the vice president should stay in Korea and continue to investigate."

"I will do that."

"You must have had a hard time coming in so quickly, so go back now and get some rest. Let's have dinner together tomorrow."

"Yes, sir."

After sending Seo Hyeong-jun back, I started thinking about a solution.

'What the heck? I feel like this is more of a power struggle in China than something I'm aiming for.'

As I looked closely at the scene, I saw that I had gotten involved in a fight between those in power.

'Or is this a ploy to catch both me and Hu Jintao?'

The more I thought about it, the more complicated it became. But that doesn't mean I can just wait like this.

I called Director Ma and requested a meeting with the Chinese ambassador.

The Chinese ambassador accepted the meeting with me as if he had been waiting for it.

* * *

"Welcome, President Kim Moo-hyuk."

"Nice to meet you, Ambassador."

I met the Chinese ambassador at the Chinese embassy in China. As soon as he met me, the Chinese ambassador began to lament as if he wanted me to hear it.

"The relationship between China and Korea is not very good."

"How could it be good? Sending a spy to the Blue House."

"That's a conspiracy."

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"The facts that have been revealed are too explicit to be called a conspiracy."

"That's it. We don't know."

"Well, that's a matter for the government to decide. What I found today is nothing more than······."

The Chinese ambassador just listened to my story. When I finished, the Chinese ambassador nodded.

"I see. Someone told me to contact you if President Kim Moo-hyuk comes. Would you like to contact him?"

Somehow, he accepted the meeting so easily and it seems like he was waiting for me.

"Who is it? The person who told me to contact the ambassador?"

"You will know if you call directly."

"Call me. I'll call you right away."

She picked up the phone next to her and made a call somewhere.

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