Chapter 391 Longshan

Chapter 391 Longshan

Chapter 391 Longshan
At nightfall, South Camp of Longshan Base.

The black Chevrolet Suburban was driving slowly on a concrete road shaded by trees. Directly in front of the car, one could see a brightly lit camp area. It was the Collier Indoor Sports Field in the Yongshan Base, a place specially provided for American soldiers at the Yongshan Base to exercise.

In the spacious cabin of the Subaru, Jenny was still the one driving, and An Rushong was still the only one sitting in the back seat. In recent days, Luo Minzhi, as the bodyguard, was not arranged to accompany them, and An Rushong arranged for him to go to China.

At this time, An Rusong's destination was not the Collier Indoor Sports Arena in front of him, but the small building about 400 to 500 meters south of the stadium. From the current location of the car, he could see the neon sign hanging on the building. The sign read "DragonHillLodge" in English, which translated into Chinese means "Dragon Hill Hotel".

Don't think that this hostel is a hotel. In fact, it is an entertainment center that combines accommodation and entertainment. Next to the hostel is the so-called "USO", which is the office set up by the United States Service Organization in the US military base in South Korea.

Normally, USO often organizes activities and invites some celebrities to perform at Yongsan Hotel. Of course, most of the time, the invited guests are Korean local celebrities, mainly those girl groups who can sing and dance and show their thighs. After all, inviting these people costs the least. Moreover, when inviting these people, USO does not need to show up in person, as long as the task is handed over to the Korean army, they can handle everything - the key here is "everything"!
After all, after decades of domestication, the so-called Republic of Korea has long been on its knees in front of the United States. However, the ones who have knelt most thoroughly are the South Korean soldiers. After all, they have survived the difficult years by eating the leftovers of the US military.

The Suburban drove slowly to the square in front of Longshan Hotel. When Jenny drove the car into the parking lot, there were two people, a man and a woman, standing at the entrance of the parking lot.

Because this is the interior of the Longshan base, and these two people are Asians with black hair and yellow skin, An Rushong paid special attention to them.

Both men were wearing Korean military uniforms. The man was middle-aged and slightly overweight, but his uniform was ironed very straight. It was obvious that he paid great attention to military posture and appearance.

As for the woman, she was a young soldier with short hair. Due to the poor lighting, her appearance could not be seen clearly, but she looked tall and had a good figure.

"Is that General Jin, Jin Zhongtai, who contacted you before?" Jenny found a parking space and asked casually while backing up.

An Rushong didn't know Jin Zhongtai before. He was introduced by Minister Jin Kuanzhen this afternoon. Afterwards, he called An Rushong and An Rushong had a brief chat with him. Then, as requested by Minister Jin Kuanzhen, he invited him to attend the party tonight.

In fact, An Rusong and Kim Kwan-jin were not very familiar with each other, but one thing that must be admitted is that the drug trafficking scandal involving US troops in South Korea that has been making a lot of noise in the past period of time has indeed caused a lot of trouble for the newly appointed Minister of Defense.

You know, in the past few years, Kim Kwan-jin has created an image for himself that is a tough soldier, a tough guy, and a military hardliner. But as the drug trafficking scandal of US troops in South Korea was exposed by NGN, Kim Kwan-jin, the new defense minister, has never made a positive response to it, and public opinion in South Korea has become less optimistic about him.

Of course, as mentioned before, An Rushong received too much dissatisfaction for exposing the drug trafficking scandal of US troops in South Korea, and most of this dissatisfaction came from the conservative camp. It can be said that although Li Minbo did not make a clear statement, it is impossible to say that he had no opinion about An Rushong in his heart.

At present, the main reason why all parties have not responded is that matters involving the US military are too sensitive and too complicated. Therefore, before the final result is determined, most people have remained silent on this issue with the idea of ​​​​keeping themselves out of trouble, including their dissatisfaction with An Rushong, which has also been hidden.

To put it bluntly, if the scandal continues to brew and the United States wants to "cover up" it and accuses NGN, which exposed the scandal, of slander, then An Rusong will be in trouble. At that time, the first people to jump out to cause trouble for him may be certain people within the Grand National Party.

However, the current reality is that the Americans have admitted that drug trafficking exists among the US troops stationed in South Korea and have launched a large-scale investigation. With this statement from the US, those voices in the Grand National Party who were originally dissatisfied with An Rusong will inevitably change their tune immediately. This is the reality of the world.

Just look at Jin Kuanzhen. It has been so long since the drug trafficking scandal of the US military in South Korea was exposed, but the old man has never contacted An Rusong. But what about now? Senator Elijah had just stated his position when this guy called. It seemed that An Rusong had become his close friend overnight.

Of course, An Rushong would not care about these things. If one wants to live a comfortable and smooth life, one cannot be too clear-headed, let alone too petty. Otherwise, one will either be angered to death early or end up being deserted by everyone, which is not worth it.

"We'll know soon," An Rushong withdrew his gaze from the window and replied in a flat tone.

The car stopped quickly, and when Jenny turned off the engine, An Rusong pushed the door and got out. When he landed, he saw two people standing at the entrance of the parking lot walking towards him. After Jenny got out of the car, she took a small wooden box from the passenger seat. In the box was the red wine that An Rusong bought specially, "Romanee-Conti", three bottles in a box, which was quite expensive.

An Rushong waited quietly by the side until Jenny locked the car and followed him, then he walked forward slowly.

At this time, the man and woman who were coming towards him had walked more than ten steps away. With the help of the street lights in the parking lot, An Rushong saw the epaulettes on the middle-aged man's shoulders. There were three stars on them. This was a lieutenant general of the South Korean army. It must be Kim Jung-tae.

"Excuse me, are you President An Rushong?" Sure enough, after walking closer, the middle-aged man spoke first.

"Is that General Jin? I'm An Rushong," An Rushong's face quickly changed into a smile. He quickened his pace to meet him, and while extending his hand, he said with a smile, "I'm so sorry, I'm late."

"No, no, I came a little earlier," the man who came was Jin Zhongtai. He shook hands with An Rushong with a smile on his face and said.

"Why doesn't General Jin go in?" An Rushong looked in the direction of Longshan Hotel and asked curiously.

This afternoon, Colonel Alvin has already determined the location of the party, which is Room 2203 on the second floor of Longshan Hotel. After receiving the notice, An Rushong also informed Jin Zhongtai via text message. In theory, when the other party arrives, he doesn't need to wait for him here, he can just go upstairs directly.

"Hey, President An, you don't know that I served in Deyangdong before, so I'm not familiar with those Americans," Jin Zhongtai said directly without hiding anything, "Even if I enter the room, I can't find anyone to talk to. It's better to wait downstairs for a while."

An Rushong understood. According to his understanding, Jin Zhongtai had previously served in the Second Corps, the so-called "Gwanggaeto Corps". The headquarters of this corps was stationed in Deyang-dong, Goyang City. There were no US military bases nearby, and there was not much interaction with the US military. Therefore, as Jin Zhongtai said, he could not get along with the Americans.

Moreover, this guy is an old-school soldier. He did not rise through the military academy route, but climbed up from the grassroots. I guess his English ability is not good enough to communicate directly with Americans. Look at the female soldier following him. I guess she is just a translator.

What's more interesting is that the current commander of the Second Corps is named Wu Zhengti. Like Jin Zhongtai, he is also a lieutenant general who climbed up from the grassroots. According to the information An Rusong got from Jenny, Jin Zhongtai and Wu Zhengti are close friends. When they were young, both of them were promoted by Huang Yongshi. It is said that even now, the relationship between these two and Huang Yongshi is quite close.

As for Huang Yongshi, he was one of the military leaders during the "Fifth Republic Period", a staunch supporter of President Jeon, and one of the Fifth Republic veterans who was sentenced to death in 97 and later pardoned by the President.

"I'm so sorry, this is my negligence," An Rusong hurriedly made an apologetic expression after hearing what Jin Zhongtai said. He bowed slightly to the other party and said, "I should have arranged it more appropriately before."

"Hey, what does this have to do with you?" Jin Zhongtai laughed. He patted An Rusong on the shoulder and said, "President An has done a good job. You have already helped me a lot by inviting me to attend the party tonight."

An Rushong said a few more humble words before quickly inviting the other party to go to Longshan Hotel.

In fact, in front of Jin Zhongtai, An Rusong didn't need to lower his posture too much. After all, although the other party's military rank was high and his status in the army was also high, it had nothing to do with An Rusong. Moreover, since the progressives took control of the country's political power, the influence of the military has been suppressed in all aspects in the past ten years.

To this day, the South Korean military's presence in the entire Korean society has been very low. Apart from military service, which is still related to ordinary people, it is difficult for the military to intervene in the lives of ordinary people.

But then again, among the troubles An Rusong is currently facing, there is one point that he cannot avoid, and that is the issue of military service, so he is also deliberately trying to get closer to people like Jin Kuanzhen and Jin Zhongtai.

(End of this chapter)