Chapter 40: Full of Sincerity
The progress of the investigation of the Ministry of Justice was almost like divine help, and the preliminary investigation and evidence collection work was completed in less than two days. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
At this point, both the whistleblower Kim Young-cheol himself and Lin Caizhen himself, who authorized the Special Second Department of the Ministry of Justice to conduct an independent investigation, were frightened by the information revealed.
Kim Young-cheol thought that a considerable part of the content he reported would be covered up, after all, in this era when the consortium has the right to speak, some insider stories will never be revealed, let alone those high-ranking bigwigs to be tried.
At the beginning, he only selectively reported some inconsequential things, hoping that the prosecutor could take action on this, so that he not only completed the revenge against Samsung, but also secretly gave an explanation to SK Group, which contributed behind the scenes.
But now that almost all the key information has been revealed, he is deeply panicked, for fear of provoking the crazy revenge of the Samsung Group.
Lin Caizhen himself was even more depressed, he thought that this investigation was a favorable counterattack to the consortium, and even could force the Blue House to approve his appointment, and there was no idea of exchanging interests.
But in a top-secret investigation document, there was his own name, and even Kim Kyung-han himself did not escape the past.
"What should we do? Minister, if we insist on investigating, the people of the Samsung Group will definitely jump over the wall in a hurry and expose all the key evidence of our involvement in the case!" In the minister's office, Lin Caizhen looked worried.
He could never have imagined that since he became a prosecutor, most of the donations he has received have come from the Samsung Group, and the funny thing is that even he didn't pay attention to it, as early as more than ten years ago, he formed an indissoluble bond with the Samsung Group.
According to the top-secret information that came out of the investigation, over the years, Samsung Group has provided more than $3.5 million in bribes to Lin Caizhen and his family in the form of sponsorship and funding through affiliated subsidiaries and seemingly unrelated shell companies.
This does not include the banquets he accepted at some times, as well as some cute special services, once these things are exposed, not to mention that he succeeded Jin Qinghan as the head of the legal department, and even the current position of director of the Supervision Department can not continue to hold.
Jin Qinghan also looked helpless, "I didn't expect these things, but why didn't Samsung Group directly reveal his identity back then? You must know that I have not confiscated any of the money of Li Kunxi's wife Luo Hongxi, and I am afraid that one day the battle of the consortium will pull our legal department into the water, but now it seems that they are completely looking for another way and directly use companies that are not related to Samsung to try to control us." ”
In the final analysis, they themselves have been tempted, otherwise those small companies will not be able to corrupt them, compared to the power in their hands to leak a little crack at will, they can reap millions of dollars in profits, under this temptation, it is difficult for individuals to resist, so don't ask the two here to clean themselves, after all, the social atmosphere of the whole South Korea is like this.
"The problem now is that once the fraud case of Hongyu Group is exposed, what awaits us is only imprisonment. Lin Caizhen couldn't accept the tragic end she was about to face, after all, over the years, Samsung Group has carried out a silver bullet attack on the entire legal department with a large number of seemingly unrelated companies such as Hongyu Group.
In 2001 alone, Lee Kun-hee's wife spent about 90 billion won to buy a large number of antique calligraphy and paintings, jewelry and jade, and in the name of the subsidiary, he wantonly bribed the courts, the Ministry of Justice and senior officials of the Blue House.
Almost to the point where the key sectors involved are staffed, and Samsung has made billions of dollars in money that should have belonged to all South Korean citizens through this bribery.
At that time, Jin Qinghan and Lin Caizhen were not the top senior officials of the Ministry of Justice, but they were in key positions in key departments, and at that time, they still couldn't understand the deep meaning behind Samsung's move, and even when accepting bribes, those businessmen never mentioned their relationship with Samsung, but according to the convention, they asked the Ministry of Justice to turn a blind eye when Samsung Motors went bankrupt.
Of course, Jin Qinghan and Lin Caizhen will not refuse, even if there are no bribes, they do not dare to rashly uncover the big scars of this society, after all, every consortium does this, plus there are too many people involved, one is not good, that is, to set themselves on fire, in this case, of course, they do not dare to act rashly, and they don't even dare to record it.
"Now we have reached a dead end, if we continue to investigate deeply, Samsung Group is certainly in a catastrophe, but we have accepted illegal donations will also be exposed, but give up and reach a settlement with Samsung Group, then we will face another more terrible ending, SK Group will never let us go easily, they have more evidence in their hands than Samsung Group. "Kim Kyung-han is now a head two big.
Because they have been in the position of procurator for twenty or thirty years, from a young man with enthusiasm, ambition, ideals and pursuits, he has climbed step by step to his current high position, during which he has reached deals with many interest groups, and how many illegal donations he has received in the middle.
The documents at hand are only the tip of the iceberg in their illegal rescue, not to mention that the total amount of money that SK Group has about Kim Kyung-han accepting their donations is as high as 13 million US dollars.
Of course, SK Group received 100 times the amount from Kim Kyung-han.
When the situation is stable, everyone eats in the same pot, of course, you are good and I am good, but now the battle between the consortium is becoming more and more intense, and even when it comes to who the president supports, the other faction must try to pull the president off the horse.
Lin Caizhen was also helpless about this, he touched his forehead, and said lonely, "Moving forward is also death, and retreating is also death, otherwise we will simply resign?"
Kim Kyung-han shook his head decisively, "What are you kidding, we have fought for this status all our lives, besides, do you think we can get out safely, SK Group is bound to win this time, if we get off the car halfway, it will definitely be a car crash." ”
"What should we do? Continue to investigate the Samsung Group, they will publish the evidence of our violation, and we will be a dead end. Lin Caizhen is now like a person in the water, wanting to grasp the life-saving straw of everything around him, "Why don't we reach a settlement with Samsung Group in private?" As long as they show some sincerity, we will cooperate in a play, and as for the final ending, let the consortium solve it by itself." ”
After hearing this, Jin Qinghan's eyes lit up, but he immediately thought of something, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "If this was in the past, then there must not be much of a problem, he supported us to come to power, and he didn't want to rush us down, as long as we still have use value, the consortium will not easily abandon us." But now it's different, not only SK Group and LG Group join forces to start a war, behind them, there are also the shadows of the powerful Americans and Chinese, these three parties have completely joined forces, aiming at the big cake of Samsung Group, if the previous struggle was to control the initiative, then this time, it is the most direct war of annihilation. ”
Lin Caizhen's heart was like ashes, and his spirit suddenly withered, because he really couldn't think of any other way to escape.
At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door of the office, and the secretary quickly entered after receiving permission, and whispered in Kim Kyung-han's ear, "Minister, Chairman Chey Tae-won of SK Group is here." ”
"What?!Invite him in!" Ignoring the scruples of the legal department's heavy people, Kim Kyung-han even took the initiative to walk to the door of the office and bowed down to greet Choi Tae-won's arrival.
Choi Tae-won didn't come alone, behind him, there was also a young man who didn't look very old, although he was handsome and extraordinary, but he didn't let Kim Kyung-han take it seriously, after all, now he can only beg Choi Tae-won to spare his life, don't force him to continue to attack the Samsung Group.
"Minister Kim, please forgive me for your hasty visit. Choi Tae-won looked at Kim Kyung-han with a wry smile on his face, with a different emotion in his eyes, as if he didn't care about what the latter did.
Kim Kyung-han was paying attention to his every move at this time, and when he saw this situation, his heart was half cold, when did he become the head of the Ministry of Justice, one of the most powerful people in South Korea, could be completely ignored by Choi Tae-won?
Could it be that they have found someone who can replace them?
Jin Qinghan's mind flashed a few names in an instant, but he was immediately swept away one by one, he has this self-confidence, the legal department under his control is now completely a complex of interests, and he is the spokesperson of this complex, no one wants to easily drive him down.
This can be seen from the emergency meeting two days ago, in South Korea, where the Minister of Justice must be nominated and appointed by the president, he can completely bypass the parliament and directly open a case against the president for investigation.
This kind of control, anyone who wants to move him, must study and consider the consequences, a big boss who controls the South Korean regulatory department + action department, once he fights back desperately, I am afraid that even the consortium will be greatly injured.
Of course, Choi Tae-won doesn't have the intention of replacing Kim Kyung-han, not to mention whether he has this need, even if he does, he will not act rashly, after all, Kim Kyung-han is not easy to move, in case someone jumps over the wall in a hurry and bites SK Group, then the fun will be great.
The reason why he took the initiative to come to the door today, and even did not hesitate to meet in his office, was to introduce someone.
"This is Mr. Li Mubai, chairman of Huaguo Orange Technology, who came this time because Samsung Group sued Orange Technology for technology infringement in the Seoul court. After a period of greetings, Choi Tae-won took the initiative to speak.
Jin Qinghan froze for a moment, his face instantly pinched, he was dissatisfied with Cui Taeyuan, but he didn't dare to throw his face at Cui Taewon, just at this time Li Mubai sent to the door, he was still a businessman from Huaguo, what was there to worry about, "It turned out to be Chairman Li, fortunately, I will be lucky." ”
Li Mubai smiled, didn't care about his look and attitude, and after shaking hands, he suddenly said to Jin Qinghan, "When we meet for the first time, I don't know what you like, I took the initiative to choose some gifts for the minister, I hope you can like it." ”
As he spoke, he took out a bulging brown paper package from the briefcase he was carrying.
Jin Qinghan was dumbfounded when he saw it, this is too direct, right? If it weren't for the people brought by Cui Taeyuan, he really wanted to blast Li Mubai out directly.
He has been a prosecutor for so many years, and he has met a guy who is not familiar with the first time and directly uses money to open the way, which is too unsophisticated.
But just when he wanted to refuse, Choi Tae-won opened his mouth with a smile, "Why, Minister Kim doesn't even give face to the people I brought?"
Lim Chae-jin didn't want to fall out with SK Group at this time, so she also said, "Minister, since it was brought by Chairman Choi, and it was some greeting gifts, let's accept it." ”
"Then I'll take it, thank you Chairman Cui and Chairman Li for their love. Jin Qinghan thought about it for a while, almost gritted his teeth and took it with a strained face, but he didn't dare to stay in his hands for a moment.
However, when he was about to put away the thing wrapped in kraft paper, Li Mubai spoke, "Minister Jin, I think it's best for you to see it in person, after all, this is my sincerity." ”
This kind of thing that kicked his nose and face in Kim Kyung-han's eyes immediately aroused the latter's anger, but after seeing Choi Tae-won's disdainful eyes, his heart instantly calmed down.
"Now we must not fall out with SK Group, otherwise we will definitely end up very miserable, and even prison may not have its own place. "Jin Qinghan knows the methods of these consortia, and if he offends them, his life may not be guaranteed in the next moment.
Under the urging of Cui Taiyuan and Li Mubai, he could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, not even daring to say a word.
"What is this?!"
But as soon as he opened the vellum wrapper, he was so stunned by what he had in his hand that he shouted out in discolor.
In his original expectation, this businessman who came from Huaguo may have hoped that he would take the initiative to intervene in the judgment of the Seoul court so that Orange Technology would win the lawsuit.
Even Lin Caizhen thinks so, and even he is staring at the brown paper with extremely hot eyes, looking bulging, cash is unlikely, maybe it is some private bearer bonds, which may be worth millions of dollars, or some property rights certificates, after all, the house price in Huaguo is now one price a day, and they don't mind having a villa of their own in the rich settlement of Huaguo.
But after opening it, everything that caught his eyes made Jin Qinghan stupid, and he didn't even know what kind of attitude to use to face this Chairman Li.