Chapter 220 Lack of Mutual Trust

Chapter 220 Lack of Mutual Trust

Chapter 220 Lack of Mutual Trust
"Brother Xinhou, even though I know you are making excuses for your stinginess, I still think what you said makes sense," An Rushong gave him a thumbs up and said.

"Haha, I can't help it either." Li Xinhou didn't think the other party was mocking him, or that he didn't care at all, so he laughed and said, "We prosecutors are not like you big business tycoons. The salary provided by the Republic of Korea is not enough for me to rent a real 'luxury bag' in a place like this, so..."

So he didn't say anything, but just spread his hands and made a helpless expression.

An Rusong flicked the cigarette in his hand to remove the ash from the butt, then stretched out a finger, waved it at Li Xinhou, and said, "Brother Xinhou, I just transferred one million to your account. One million US dollars, not one million Korean won. Now you're crying poor to me?"

"Hey," Li Xinhou laughed and said, "Not all of that money belongs to me. After all, if I want to settle your case, I also need to take care of some people."

An Rushong smiled and thought to himself: I believe your ghost.

As if seeing through his thoughts, Li Xinhou said while splashing water on himself, "Rusong, don't feel bad about the money. You have to believe me, I didn't take advantage of you. Although I love money, I am trustworthy. As long as I take money for something, I will definitely do it for others. I will not take money for things that I cannot do, and I will return the money if I fail to do it. You will naturally realize this after spending more time with me."

He paused, glanced at An Rusong, and said with a smile, "Most importantly, I dare not provoke you chaebols. After all, 'power seems to have shifted to the market.' If I take the money but do nothing, Song Huiyong might come looking for me later."

"Power seems to have shifted to the market," this was not said by Lee Shin-ho, but by the current President Roh himself.

Two years ago, Samsung's current Chairman Lee donated 400 billion won to Korea University in exchange for a doctorate in philosophy from the university. At that time, it was not known whether it was to hype the matter or to curry favor with Chairman Lee, but the current president of Korea University, Yu Yunda, actually wanted to hold a grand degree awarding ceremony and invited nearly a thousand celebrities to attend.

As a result, this incident angered the students of Korea University. On the day of the ceremony, some students blocked the main entrance of the school auditorium and held a demonstration to protest against President Lee's behavior of exchanging money for a degree. Although President Lee finally got the degree certificate, the entire degree awarding ceremony was not held.

If things ended here, it wouldn't be a big deal, but the more explosive plot is yet to come.

After this incident, Korea University President Yu Yun-dae made a public apology, but the object of his apology was not the students and the Korean people, but Samsung Chairman Lee. He believed that the student demonstrations were because the school did not do its job well, which caused trouble to Chairman Lee. Not only that, Korea University also held an emergency meeting of directors for this incident. After the meeting, all the directors of the entire university resigned.

This incident caused quite a stir at the time. The key point was that in 2000, President Kim was invited to give a speech at Korea University, but was intercepted by student protesters. The final result was that President Kim returned the same way, and Korea University did not apologize afterwards, and no one resigned.

It is based on this that President Lu spoke these words of truth.

As for Song Huiyong mentioned by Li Xinhou, he is the current anti-corruption minister of the Seoul Central Local Inspection Office.

"Haha, Brother Xinhou, I'm not a chaebol," An Rushong said after taking a puff of cigarette.

"But you are rich, so rich that people envy you," Li Xinhou said, "Don't think I don't know anything. My daughter in the United States has told me that your company has great prospects. In the future, it may develop into a large company with a market value of tens of billions or even hundreds of billions. Oh, I'm talking about US dollars."

"Haha, I didn't expect that your daughter has more confidence in NGN than me as the president." An Rushong laughed. He didn't want to discuss this issue.

"Well, there's no need to explain any more, Brother Xinhou. I believe you," he said, changing the subject. "If I didn't believe you, I wouldn't have made this deal with you."

"That's what I said," Li Xinhou nodded and said, "I will help you finish this case as soon as possible. What are you going to do with the reporter Dong Gaojun? Send him to prison, or..."

As he spoke, he made a gesture of wiping his neck with his right hand.

"Don't joke, Brother Xinhou, I don't want blood on my hands," An Rusong said with an exaggerated expression, "As for sending him to prison, what crime will he be charged with?"

"Hey, there are a lot of things going on with him," Li Xinhou said casually, "Forget it, since you don't intend to kill him, let me handle the rest. After all, you paid, so I have to provide good service."

An Rusong really didn't care about a minor character like Dong Gaojun, so he didn't really care what crime Li Xinhou would accuse him of. Besides, that guy dealt with drug addicts and gangsters all day long. If he said he had no criminal record, no one would believe him. As a prosecutor, it would be no big deal for Li Xinhou to cause trouble for someone like him. The cigarette in his hand was about to burn out, and An Rusong put it out in the ashtray, then said to Li Xinhou, "Brother Xinhou, are you interested in another deal?"

"Tell me about it," Li Xinhou did not give a direct answer, but said it cautiously.

Although it was only the second time he had met him, An Rusong had a certain understanding of this guy's character: stingy, money-loving, but at the same time, cautious and careful enough. In fact, people like him were the best targets for bribery, and if they were as reliable as he said, then it would be perfect.

"I want to deal with someone," An Rusong said, "This person is called Song Puhe, a talent scout from The Contents Entertainment Company. I hope you can check him out, and it would be best if you could send him to live in jail for a while."

That's right, the person An Rushong wanted to deal with was the guy who wanted to harm Rubin, and the reason why he asked Li Xinhou to do this was, on the one hand, because he felt indignant about Song Puhe's attempt to harm Rubin, and on the other hand, it was actually an inspection of Li Xinhou. He really wanted to strengthen the relationship between the two.

"Can I ask the reason?" Li Xinhou asked curiously.

An Rushong said nothing.

"Don't get me wrong, I just want to tell you that The Contents Entertainment is not as simple as you think," Li Xinhou said, "Its chairman is called Li Chengxun, a guy who looks very wretched, but his background is very deep. Since the person you are talking about is from The Contents Entertainment, it will not be so easy to touch him."

He raised one hand and made an incomprehensible gesture in the air, then continued, "Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't dare to provoke them. I just want to tell you in advance that even if I target this person, I may not be able to send him to jail in the end. You have to know that the Director Nan you know has a connection with this Li Chengxun."

"I know everything you said," An Rusong nodded and said after he finished speaking, "and I also know Li Chengxun. But you don't have to worry about these, just do your thing. If Li Chengxun comes to you, you can tell him that I asked you to do this."

Li Xinhou stared at him for a few seconds, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll help you do this."

After a pause, he continued, "I'll help you for free this time."

"Oh?" An Rushong felt a little surprised. The other party was so stingy that he could actually hear the word "free" from his mouth?

"Haha, we are all acquaintances now. Isn't it normal for you to help me and I to help you?" Li Xinhou laughed, but his smile looked a little fake.

An Rusong frowned and said, "Brother Xinhou, what you said makes me feel uneasy."

"Just tell me, what do you want me to do for you?" A stingy person actually said "free". If he said he didn't have some ulterior motives, An Rusong wouldn't believe it. What's more, this guy has already made his intentions clear. What do you mean you help me and I help you? Isn't it because there is something that needs his help?

"What? You don't believe me?" Li Xinhou said with a serious expression, "If that's the case, then you'd better pay, just like this time, pay..."

"Okay, okay, I believe you, Brother Xinhou," An Rusong interrupted him and said with a smile, "Then even if I owe you a favor this time, I will definitely repay you when I have the chance in the future, how about that?"

"That's more like it," Li Xinhou's anger turned into joy, and a smile reappeared on his seemingly righteous face.

An Rushong knew very well that this guy must be hiding something in his heart. He most likely needed to ask him for a favor, and it must be related to Li Chengxun, because he made the statement of "free" only after he proposed to get to know Li Chengxun.

However, since this guy didn't want to talk, An Rushong didn't plan to continue asking. The current relationship between the two was far from close, and mutual trust had not been established. Not to mention that Li Xinhou didn't trust him, didn't he also not trust the other party?

Trust is something that needs to be cultivated step by step, and the prerequisite is that Prosecutor Li Xinhou is worthy of An Rushong to establish a relationship of mutual trust with him.

(End of this chapter)