Chapter 367 Chapter Should

Chapter 367 Chapter Should

Chapter 367 Response
Pyeongchang-dong, Jongno-gu, half slope of Inwangsan Mountain.

In the courtyard of a villa located on the southern slope of a mountainside, An Rushong stood on the terrace on the third floor of the villa, overlooking the scenery below the mountain among the green pines and trees, feeling an inexplicable sense of comfort in his heart.

This mountain view villa covers an area of ​​379 pings, of which the main building of the villa covers an area of ​​nearly 200 pings. Its exterior is made of wood and cement and is surrounded by dense trees. The space is very private and at the same time, it is seamlessly connected with the natural landscape of the mountains, giving people a warm and comfortable feeling while being extremely close to nature. It is obvious that just from the exterior design of the villa, you can tell that the original designer of the villa was a master.

The selling price of such a villa is nearly 70 billion won, which is about 500 million dollars when converted into US dollars. In An Rusong's opinion, this price should be considered very reasonable. If it weren't for the subprime mortgage crisis sweeping the world and the global real estate market being in a downturn, the selling price of this villa would have to increase by about to percent. The key point is that you may not be able to buy it even if you have money.

Therefore, economic crises like the subprime mortgage crisis are relatively friendly to An Rusong. His NGN has just completed its first round of financing and has a large amount of US dollar cash in hand. The crisis happened to break out at this time, the exchange rate of the Korean won against the US dollar fell sharply, and the real estate market was almost collapsed. It was obviously most appropriate for him to purchase real estate at this time.

This villa does not belong to a private individual. Its previous owner was an entertainment company. The villa was actually used by the company as a "scenery" for filming film and television dramas. Now, in order to survive the economic downturn, the entertainment company has no choice but to sell the villa to recover funds.

An Rushong liked this place very much. Compared with the villa he had liked before, the environment here was better. Most importantly, according to Luo Minzhi, the structure of this villa was very conducive to the arrangement of security measures: because the main body of the villa was made of pure cement structure, it was very solid; the floor span was relatively large; and it was located halfway up the mountain, and there were no other complex road facilities except for a small road connecting the villa up and down the mountain.

After getting the villa, you only need to install certain monitoring facilities in the courtyard of the villa to establish relatively strict security measures, which is extremely beneficial for ensuring An Rushong's personal safety.

This villa was introduced to An Rushong through Bai Jinjun. Yesterday, An Rushong asked the company's lawyer to complete the payment of the last installment on his behalf. At the same time, all the relevant property transfer procedures were completed today. If An Rushong had not planned to replace all the furniture in the villa, he could even move in today.

"Hey, it's good to be rich." Near the southern edge of the terrace, there was a parasol, under which was placed a European-style wooden table and two chairs. Jenny, wearing a pair of brown sunglasses, walked to the table and wiped the tabletop with one finger to make sure it was clean. Then, she sat on the chair and sighed, saying with emotion, "Look, you can buy whatever you want, including such a luxurious villa."

As she said this, she crossed one leg in an unladylike manner and placed it on the small table beside her.

An Rushong ignored her and continued to look at the mountain scenery.

In the courtyard downstairs, several young men in suits were patrolling around. They were not bodyguards hired by An Rusong, but people who worked with Jenny. Of course, their mission in the recent period was to fully protect An Rusong's personal safety.

Ever since the scandal of drug trafficking by US troops in South Korea was exposed, An Rushong has received more than one threatening phone call. Not only phone calls, but even the mansion in Songquandong has been broken into. Fortunately, An Rushong sent Sun Manzhu and others abroad early on, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

The danger of exposing the drug trafficking scandal of the US military is that the existence of the "Status of Forces Agreement" gives those US soldiers extraterritoriality. They are not subject to the constraints of South Korean law, so they can do certain things recklessly. Under normal circumstances, those US soldiers will still be concerned about military discipline and will be afraid of their own military police.

With the exposure of the drug trafficking scandal, although the US military headquarters in South Korea has not yet made an official response, the American soldiers implicated in the scandal have already determined that they will not have a good time. The lightest punishment will definitely be being sent back to their country and then discharged for dishonorable reasons.

In this situation, military discipline and military police have little restraint on these guys. They will definitely take some revenge before leaving South Korea, and the target of revenge is obviously An Rushong.

An Rushong didn't know what Leonard, Thurman and others were doing. Of course, he didn't need to care about that. The only thing he needed now was for Leonard, Thurman and others to win, so that they could completely control the power of the US Forces Korea Command. At that time, his life would be much better than it is now.

As mentioned before, An Rushong is not really worried about possible assassinations from drug-dealing American soldiers. And considering his current special status, the bigwigs in the US military headquarters in South Korea are unlikely to directly target him. After all, the impact of that would be too bad.

The drug trafficking by US troops in South Korea has caused such a stir internationally that just this morning, when an AFP reporter was interviewing Russia's newly elected President Medvedev in Moscow, he asked about the drug trafficking by US troops in South Korea as a digression. At that time, the successor to President Putin simply shrugged his shoulders and said that he was not surprised at all that the Americans could do such a thing, and he had reason to believe that this scandal would eventually come to nothing.

Therefore, this scandal has now affected more than just the reputation of the US military in South Korea. It has already damaged the national image of the United States. Even if it is just to calm the storm and restore the national reputation of the United States, Washington cannot turn a blind eye to this matter. After two days of silence, both the Pentagon and the White House should respond to this scandal. To be honest, An Rusong's exposure of the US military's drug trafficking scandal in South Korea really shocked Lee Min-bo, who had just started his administration. For this reason, on the night when the scandal was just sent to the news pop-up window, Bai Jinjun called him and invited him directly to the Blue House to talk face to face with Lee Min-bo for nearly three hours.

Just like any other president in South Korea, Lee Min-bo is not afraid of difficulties and attacks from the opposition parties, nor is he afraid of power struggles within the party. Of course, he is not even afraid of the calculations of those chaebols. But there is only one thing he has to worry about and keep in mind, and that is the attitude of the Americans towards him.

An Rushong's revelation of drug trafficking by US troops in South Korea has nothing to do with him as the president. Even if the US military Korea Command wants to hold someone accountable, it cannot be found on him. But the problem is that Lee Min-bo is worried that the fermentation of this scandal will affect the stability of South Korea-US relations and thus cause dissatisfaction with him in Washington.

He summoned An Rusong to the Blue House as soon as possible because he wanted to find out what was going on, especially whether this turmoil would further affect the stability of South Korea-US relations.

In response to Li Minbo's inquiries, An Rusong did not hide any information. He told Li Minbo everything about the cooperation between NGN and the US NSA, as well as the process and details of Generals Leonard and Thurman's involvement in drug trafficking by US troops stationed in South Korea.

In fact, as President, it would be wise for Lee Min-bo not to get involved in this matter.

As the whistleblower of the scandal, An Rushong is just a businessman, not a government official. Although he has a relatively close relationship with Li Minbo, in the final analysis, there is no real subordinate relationship between the two parties. An Rushong has the right to make decisions for NGN Company according to his own intentions. Li Minbo cannot restrict him in this regard, and of course, he does not have to take responsibility for his actions.

The most important thing is that the Americans who now hold the dominant power in the US Forces Korea Command are not friendly to Lee Min-bo. As a new president with conservative positions, Lee Min-bo is not unhappy to see General Thurman succeed.

Just as An Rushong was gazing at the mountain scenery, a cell phone rang not far behind him.

An Rushong was brought back to his senses by the ringing of his cell phone. He subconsciously turned around and looked in the direction where the ringing came from.

The phone rang from Jenny. When An Rusong looked back, the woman was still half lying in the seat. Her high heels had been kicked off, and she was stretching out her long legs, using her toes to pick up the handbag on the small table.

An Rushong let out a breath, put one hand in his trouser pocket, and walked slowly towards the parasol.

Just as she approached, Jenny took out her cell phone from her handbag. She looked at the screen and then pressed the answer button.

Not knowing who called, Jenny briefly spoke to the other party in English and quickly hung up. Then, she started to read text messages on her phone and said to An Rusong, "There is a response from Washington."

An Rusong took the remaining chair and sat down next to her, and asked casually, "What's the response?"

"The Pentagon's response," Jenny replied casually, still looking down at her phone. "Just four hours ago, Peter Pace held a press conference."

Peter Pace is the current Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and one of the highest decision-makers in the U.S. military. The fact that such a figure has come out to respond to the drug trafficking scandal involving U.S. troops stationed in South Korea shows that Washington is really paying attention to this matter.

(End of this chapter)