Chapter 96 Misunderstanding?

Chapter 96 Misunderstanding?

Chapter 96 Misunderstanding?

Feeling nervous, Shen Taian pretended to be calm as he walked into the tea room. He didn't dare to get close to the tea table because he had never been allowed to sit in such a central position.

Therefore, after entering the tea room, he wanted to kneel down directly by the door, but was stopped by Councillor Kong with a smile.

"Come and sit here, Taian," Councillor Kong smiled and waved at him, motioning him to sit next to Nan Xuyu.

Shen Taian became even more flustered. He lowered his head, not daring to let the three people in the tea room see his pale face. He just carefully moved his seat and sat below Nan Xuyu.

"Go on, Xuyu," after he sat down, the tea master poured tea into the cup in front of him, and Councillor Kong turned his gaze to Nan Xuyu and said.

"Like I said before," Nan Xuyu should have continued the previous topic, he said, "This video exposed on NGN has become the top hot topic on Yahoo Korea, attracting the attention of the whole nation. It not only diverted the public's attention from the '12093 Bribery Case', but also turned the focus to the Ministry of National Defense."

At this point, Yin Zhimin, who had been staring at Shen Taian, suddenly said, "What we need to do now is to call for the initiation of the first round of meetings of the Military Prosecution Investigation Review Committee to investigate Jin Yudong's sexual assault crimes. In this way, as the primary prosecutor of the '12093 Bribery Case', once Jin Yudong's sexual assault crimes are confirmed, the Supreme Prosecutor's Office may not be able to hold on to this case."

After hearing what the two said, Shen Taian, who had been keeping his head down, felt something move in his heart, and in a trance, he seemed to realize something.

In these two short sentences from Nam Woo-woo and Yoon Ji-min, two key pieces of information were mentioned: NGN and Kim Woo-dong.

Of course he knew about NGN. Zhao Jingsheng and Zhao Chenghao had mentioned it to him before, saying that they had set up a company together with An Rushong and created some instant messaging software called NGN.

As for Jin Yudong, he knew this person's name more clearly. The crisis that Councillor Kong encountered this time started from this person. This person reported Councillor Liu and Councillor Kong to the Supreme Prosecutor's Office, giving the Supreme Prosecutor's Office an excuse to investigate the two councillors.

Nan Xuyu and Yin Zhimin's two short sentences seemed to say that someone had circulated a video on NGN that contained evidence of Jin Yudong sexually assaulting someone. This video seemed to have spread on the Internet and sparked heated discussions.
Shen Taian's eyelids drooped. He naturally knew what this meant to Councillor Kong. He also vaguely understood why Councillor Kong was so kind and amiable when treating him. Perhaps... perhaps there was some misunderstanding here?
Across the tea table, Councillor Kong nodded slightly after listening to Yoon Ji-min's suggestion.

It must be admitted that the appearance of the Internet during that period of time almost instantly kicked away the mountain that had been weighing on Councillor Kong. Because up to now, the only evidence that the Supreme Prosecutor's Office could really bring out to prove the matter was Jin Yudong's report. As for the bite from the Damusan Group, haha, it was indeed painful, but it could not directly cause harm to Councillor Kong and others for the time being.

To put it bluntly, the method currently used by the Supreme Prosecutor's Office is to use Jin Yudong's testimony as a rope to tie up the hands and feet of Councillor Kong and others, and then cut off their "branches" one by one. In this process, the Damusan Group is one of the peripheral branches, and the Zhao Jingsheng brothers are also one of the branches.

With Jin Yudong's testimony, the Supreme Prosecutor's Office can guide the public's attention. As long as this attention exists, neither Councillor Kong nor Councillor Liu can do anything, because the whole society is questioning them and paying attention to them, and any of their actions may be used by the Supreme Prosecutor's Office.

But now, there is a problem with Jin Yudong, the accuser.

The video circulating online is too clear. In the video, this righteous official, who had just condemned Councillors Liu and Kong for bribing him in front of reporters a few days ago, actually sexually assaulted a woman in a heinous way.

Just as Nan Xuyu said, this incident has caused an uproar on the Internet. On the Yahoo Korea forum, there are a large number of posts demanding Jin Yudong's death. The image of justice he had previously created in the public collapsed almost overnight.

This puts the public in a difficult position: Can the testimony of a beast in human form like Kim Woo-dong really be trusted? Is it reasonable for the Supreme Prosecutor's Office to investigate the two congressmen based on his remarks? Is there really no problem?
On the one hand, the public's attention has been diverted, and on the other hand, the position of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office has been questioned. In this case, Councillor Kong and Councillor Liu can both take action to do something. At least, they don't have to be as passive as before.

As long as the shackles of Jin Yudong are removed, Councillor Kong can easily deal with the remaining "twigs and twigs".

After all, he is a senior member of the Grand National Party. He was caught off guard and put in a passive position before. Now that he has a chance to turn things around, Congressman Kong will naturally not sit idly by and wait for death.

"Xuyu, what do you think?" In the tea room, Councillor Kong turned his gaze to Nan Xuyu and asked.

"I think we don't need to do anything right now," Nan Xuyu obviously had a different opinion from Yin Zhimin. He thought for a moment and said, "At least we don't need to do anything too obvious."

"Oh?" Councillor Kong showed an interested expression on his face.

"Although the overall situation is more favorable to us, the previous investigation of us by the Supreme Prosecutor's Office has already had a certain impact on the public," Nan Xuyu said. "Although the public is forgetful, it takes time to forget. Therefore, the best way for us to deal with it now is to stay still. At least, we cannot make any obvious counterattacks."

After a pause, he continued, "Of course, if we do nothing, it doesn't mean we have to remain indifferent. We should mobilize public opinion."

"I will talk to Editor-in-Chief Li and Editor-in-Chief Jin later," Nan Xuyu glanced at Congressman Kong and saw that he had no intention of objecting, so he continued, "The call for the launch of the first round of meetings of the Military Prosecution Investigation Review Committee can be first raised by the JoongAng Ilbo and the Dong-A Ilbo, and pressure can be exerted on the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee and the Ministry of National Defense through public opinion." Congressman Kong seemed to agree with this proposal and nodded slightly.

"As for you," Nan Xuyu said further after receiving the approval of the congressman, "you can get sick at the right time and show the attitude of a weak person or even a victim to gain the sympathy of the people. At this time, if you show a weak attitude, you will gain more support from the people than if you act tough."

Councillor Kong showed a faint smile on his face, and it was obvious that he was quite satisfied with this proposal.

"Ji Min, what's your opinion?" Although he had already agreed with Nan Xuyu's suggestion, Councilman Kong turned to Yin Zhimin beside him and asked in an inquiring tone.

“This method is more appropriate,” Yin Zhimin said quickly.

"Taian, what do you think?" Councillor Kong turned his head again and turned his gaze to Shen Taian, asking in a soft tone.

"I admire Mr. Nan's thorough consideration." To be honest, when Councillor Kong called out his name, Shen Taian was stunned, because this was the first time Councillor Kong asked for his opinion. In the past, the councillors gave him orders directly.

Fortunately, since entering the tea room, Shen Taian has been in a highly excited state and his brain is very active. Therefore, although he felt surprised, he responded quickly.

"Let's arrange it this way," Councillor Kong nodded and said.

Nan Xuyu and Yin Zhimin nodded in agreement, then stood up, bowed, and left.

Shen Taian also imitated the two of them and stood up from his kneeling position, thinking about leaving with them.

"Taian, please stay for a moment," Unexpectedly, Councillor Kong actually kept him.

Shen Taian quickly stopped, but instead of going back to sit down, he kept bowing and waited for Nan Xuyu and Yin Zhimin to leave before he carefully returned to his seat and sat down.

"Taian, you did a good job this time," Councillor Kong said with a smile as he watched him sit down.

It turned out to be a misunderstanding. Shen Taian was certain, but he pretended to be calm and said, "It was just an accident. I dare not take credit for it."

"Haha, merit is merit," Councillor Kong picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip of tea and said, "pass is pass, whether it was an accident or not has nothing to do with it."

Shen Taian could hear the emphasis on the last sentence "It's over once it's over" and he understood what he meant.

"In the future, I will strictly discipline the people below me and make them abide by the rules." Standing up, Shen Taian bowed and said.

Councillor Kong's implication was simple. He was very satisfied with the video that appeared on NGN, but he was not satisfied that he was not informed before the video went viral. This presumptuous behavior made him unhappy.

Of course, what Councillor Kong didn't know was that Shen Taian knew nothing about the video. At the beginning, he only reported to Councillor Kong once about Zhao Jingsheng and his team's NGN software when Liu Taihe was operating the Huapai website. After that, since Councillor Kong didn't care much about this software, he didn't pay much attention to it.

In this incident, Nan Xuyu was the first to get the news and learned about Jin Yudong's video, which first appeared on the NGN software. Councillor Kong then thought that this software was developed by Shen Taian's men, and thus this misunderstanding arose.

"Don't be too serious." Since the problem was raised, Councillor Kong showed a magnanimous attitude. He smiled and said, "Young people, it's good to have some drive and ambition."

After a pause, he asked again, "I remember you said before, what was the young man's name? An."

"An Rushong," Shen Taian said hurriedly.

"Yes, An Rusong," Councillor Kong nodded and said, "How about this, arrange for him to come over for dinner tonight. I want to meet him."

(End of this chapter)