Chapter 171: Confusing
Seok Dong-chu's funeral finally came to the end - in a place like Seoul, where every inch of land is valuable, there are very few places where coffins can be buried, but fortunately, money can make ghosts grind, and finally found a suitable place in a cemetery near Seoul.
Hundreds of Kinmen members in black suits watched with mournful expressions as the coffin was sent down to the dug hole, and after a final goodbye, Shi Dongchu was buried forever in the ground, with only a tombstone confirming his identity.
Those with status and status went up to kowtow to the tombstone one by one to say their final goodbyes, but when the ceremony was over, everyone's nervousness became more and more solemn.
Just because at this moment, Li Zhongjiu and Lin Wei were only one step away from each other, and the two looked at each other, and anyone could see the tense atmosphere that made people breathe still.
"Why did you do that?"
Li Zhongjiu stared at Lin Wei with an indifferent face.
And Lin Wei just looked at him lightly, without any expression fluctuations: "I said it, it's not me." β
"Who could that be!?" Li Zhongjiu squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth.
"Maybe it's you, maybe someone else, I'm still investigating." Lin Wei stretched out his hand, and Yin Xuanyou on the side took out a box of cigarettes that were always prepared for him and handed it to him.
He looked up, it was clearly a sunny and good day, but his mood felt a little irritated because of it.
"Me!?" Li Zhongjiu couldn't help but let out a ridiculous sneer because of Lin Wei's talk about himself: "Even if you kill Ding Qing, I won't attack my eldest brother!" β
"Who knows." Lin Wei just indifferently exhaled a puff of smoke and looked at Li Zhongjiu in front of him: "I will find the ultimate murderer and avenge President Shi, no matter who did it, I will investigate it to the end, President Li." β
Lin Wei looked at him and said meaningfully, "No matter who kills President Shi, I won't stop. President Stone has been gracious to me, if you hadn't done it."
He took a step forward, put a hand on Li Zhongjiu's shoulder, and whispered in his ear, "Just leave the Golden Gate. Whether it's the repurchase price of the equity or your own business after that, I will give you convenience in the face of President Shi."
"I'm leaving?" Li Zhongjiu laughed angrily.
Lin Wei ended this conversation in a faint tone: "For the sake of President Shi's face, I will wait until you make a choice, but if President Shi is killed by you, it doesn't matter where you flee."
Lin Wei smiled, withdrew his hand, didn't look at Li Zhongjiu, and walked out.
Li Zhongjiu's face was full of devouring hatred, but Lin Wei seemed to have heard of it, and after finally saying some comforting words with Mrs. Shi's arm, he got into a limousine and was the first to leave the scene.
The other directors, big and small, glanced at each other, followed the same order, first said a few words to Mrs. Shi, and then left.
Ding Qing walked slowly, and it wasn't until there were fewer people in the field that he walked up to Li Zhongjiu's side and said lightly: "President Li, don't be too persistent, we all know very well that Lin Wei will not do such a thing."
"Who else could it be? I!? Li Zhongjiu sneered, and didn't even say a few more words to Mrs. Shi, then turned around and left angrily.
Ding Qing pursed his lips, turned his head to look at Li Zicheng, and after the two went to Mrs. Shi to express their condolences and regrets for President Shi's matter, it was inevitable that they would ask.
"What do you think about what happened to President Shi?"
Ding Qing's question made Mrs. Shi just shake her head with red eyes, and she said in a low voice, "I don't know. β
After finishing speaking, Ding Qing sighed and said in a low voice: "It doesn't matter if it wasn't done by the brothers in the company, Lin Wei will find out who it is, this kid has this ability." β
"Thank you." Mrs. Shi's voice was hoarse, and the past few days have naturally been extremely torturous for her.
Although Shi Dongchu also has a lover, and he is not a perfect husband, but he has been in the same boat for so many years, and the two have survived many crises more than once.
His sudden death was like digging a hole in Madame Shi's heart.
"Director Ding" Mrs. Shi suddenly asked, "Isn't it really done by someone in the company?" β
"Not really." After Ding Qing finished speaking, he paused and said, "Whether it's Li Zhongjiu or Lin Wei, if they do it, they won't just do it."
"That" Mrs. Shi suddenly regretted telling Lin Wei that Shi Dongchu had quarreled with Li Zhongjiu before, and at this moment she hesitated and asked, "Zhongjiu and Lin Wei"
"This lady doesn't have to worry about it. President Li has an arrogant personality, and although Lin Wei seems to be gentle, he is also a person with both ambition and ambition, and it is because of Chairman Shi that he barely gets along
In the final analysis, President Li couldn't swallow that breath. β
When Ding Qing saw it, he knew that Mrs. Shi couldn't understand this emotion, so she just sighed and said, "For President Li, I'm afraid I'd rather die than be swept away by Lin Wei." β
At this point, he was left with Madame Shi covering her face with grief, her heart aching for what might happen.
Ding Qing and Li Zicheng bowed and turned to leave, and after looking around the scene, they couldn't help but be amazed.
In the car, Li Zicheng sat beside Ding Qing, and Ding Qing waited until the car started before he let out an exclamation: "Lin Wei, this guy is really scary now." β
"Indeed. When did he contact those directors these days? β
Li Zicheng also sighed.
Although the scene is hidden, the two of them are both bold and careful, how can they not see the clues?
As soon as Lin Wei left, the directors of other groups quickly followed his process to say goodbye and leave, and only a little swaying also hurriedly followed after seeing this scene
It's hard not to think about it.
The significance of recovering the board of directors is self-evident - everyone knows that the only two people who have a chance to compete for the president now are Ding Qing, except for Lin Wei.
Li Zhongjiu wants to be ranked, and he can only be ranked third.
Just seeing this scene also made Li Zicheng a little uneasy.
The uneasiness was divided into two aspectsβone was that he didn't know what Ding Qing was thinking.
In the past, President Shi was here, and everyone could still take their time according to the rules, but now that the position of the chairman was suddenly vacated, the situation suddenly became a little complicated.
Will Ding Qing have any thoughts about the position of the president?
On the other hand, it comes from Li Zhongjiu.
The other party had no intention of leaving Kinmen, nor did he react in time like Lin Wei to win over the directors to prepare for their positions
So what is he preparing?
Waiting to be swept away?
Li Zicheng sighed secretly, he thought that he would never experience this kind of tension on the tip of the knife again in his life, but he couldn't help it, the world was unpredictable.
"What are you worried about?" Ding Qing joked instead: "Worried that Lin Wei will sweep both of us out?" β
"It's not." Li Zicheng said while looking at Ding Qing, but Ding Qing rolled his eyes, punched him on the shoulder without an image, and lay on the comfortable seat: "Ah, then you are suspicious brother!?" β
"No~" Li Zicheng hurriedly denied it, but Ding Qing sneered: "Careful guy. Don't worry, I don't want to get involved in that. β
He said lightly with a very clear idea: "Now that kid Lin Wei is on the right and left, not to mention the shopping mall, the prosecutors and congressmen are also wearing a pair of pants with him.
Now there is no one in the Golden Gate who can fight against him - President Shi can barely break his wrists with him before, and now that Chairman Shi is dead, if this kid makes up his mind, let alone Li Zhongjiu, even if he adds us together, he probably won't be afraid. β
Ding Qing stretched out his hand: "It's not that you don't know how fierce this kid is, and there are more people who want to kill him, but what is the result?"
Doesn't it matter whether it's assassination or robbery, isn't it easy to solve this kid? I really doubt if this kid is a human after all, and he is not a monster. β
Seeing that he teased Lin Wei in a relaxed tone, Li Zicheng was a little relieved in his heart, but he still said: "But Li Zhongjiu's side is probably not going to give up. Now for Li Zhongjiu, it doesn't matter who killed Chairman Shi, what matters is whether he wants to admit defeat to Lin Wei. β
"Indeed." Ding Qing's expression was also a little more serious, he thought about it, but in the end he just said: "Forget it, let's protect myself first. Who knows how crazy Li Zhongjiu will be, it's best not to let the group be affected. β
"Big brother, it's better to be better than us" Li Zicheng showed a cold face, instead of waiting for the other party to make a move, it was better to strike first.
"Didn't you hear what Lin Wei said? For President Shi's sake, let him make his own choice first"
Ding Qing chuckled lightly twice, and said meaningfully: "Since he is so confident that he wants to wait for Li Zhongjiu to make the first move, he might as well wait." β
He didn't think that Lin Wei was floating - this kid was very scheming.
Seeing this, Li Zicheng nodded and said no more.
NW Venture Capital Company, which is also the headquarters of Lin Wei's current company, in the conference room of the four-story office building in Jiangnan, the atmosphere is somewhat difficult to dilute the tension.
The shareholders of the Golden Gate sat on the chairs in the room, looking at each other and whispering, waiting for the appearance of the main master.
Footsteps from far to near in the corridor, as Yin Xuanyou and Cui Yonghao pushed open the door of the conference room left and right, the men in black suits who rushed in quickly walked to both sides of the room, stood against the wall, Lin Wei walked in from the center of the crowd unhurriedly, without any nonsense, walked to the vacant position at the top of the conference room, pulled out the chair, and sat down.
"At the next general meeting, I am interested in running for the chairman, but before I do that, I need to ask the opinions of the major directors."
Lin Weiyi looked around briefly and said at the same time.
The directors looked at each other, not knowing how to respond for a while, and Lin Wei obviously did not come to ask them to respond.
He just sat in the first place, his tall body leaning back in the chair, naturally with his legs crossed, his hands on his knees, and he clearly sat on the same height of the chair, but he gave the feeling of looking down on everyone from above.
"Whoever isn't going to vote for me, raise your hand."
Lin Wei's calm eyes slowly scanned around the banquet.
The conference room was so quiet that the needles could be heard, the directors looked at each other, but no one dared to be the first to reach out, Lin Wei was quite low-key in Kinmen on weekdays, and he hardly had too much private communication with these directors.
This was done deliberately in order to avoid suspicion, and when Shi Dongchu was still alive, Lin Wei didn't want to get too close to these directors, for fear that it would make Shi Dongchu feel uneasy - but now, he also didn't need to have any personal friendship with these directors.
He just watched quietly, for a full thirty seconds, no one raised their hand or spoke, so he showed a shallow smile, looked at the people in the conference room, and nodded slightly.
"Since you are all willing to vote in favor, then I have nothing more to say, after I become the president, I will pool the resources in my hands and merge NW, Kinmen, and Seoul into one group, although there may be a change in your shares, but I also hope that you can do your best to cooperate.
What I can promise is that even if you lose some of your equity, you will be compensated in cash.
In the future merger that may occur, I hope that you will firmly stand on the side of the future of the company and put the long-term interests of the group first.
If you are willing to continue to work together in the same boat, I will still reserve a seat for you on the board of directors, and if you think that it is difficult to accept the distribution of benefits in the future, the group will also buy your shares to help you leave the market safely. β
Lin Wei's words made many people's eyes light up, and some people showed concern, but in any case, after he looked around for a week, the words he said again still made everyone involuntarily nod.
"I hate going back on my word, and I don't like people not following the rules, and since you didn't speak out against it today, I don't want to see anyone go back on it.
If you have any clues or ideas about President Shi's accidents, you can also communicate with me privately.
But in any case, Gammon will not stop there, the company's business will continue, no matter what happens, I hope you can understand a truth.
The matter of Kinmen is left to Kinmen to be resolved, and whoever regards himself as an outsider, then don't blame me for not talking about friendship with fellow citizens - I think I am fair to my own people, if you don't have two hearts, you can calm down, no matter what, I will calm down as soon as possible in the turmoil of this incident. β
Lin Wei's words of both threat and reassurance made the directors nod their heads, and someone smiled and said: "Director Lin's chairmanship is expected by all - under your leadership, Gammon will inevitably go further." β
This has attracted a lot of echoing voices, when will you not be a sycophant at this time?
But Lin Wei was quite indifferent to this, he just nodded, then got up and said: "Since this is the case, then the matter is decided, and when I solve the hidden dangers within the company, the board of directors will be formally convened." β
After Lin Wei finished speaking, he only nodded to the directors, and then turned around and left.
Every one of the directors here was older than him, but at this moment, no one felt that what he had done was wrong in the slightest.
On the contrary, after he left, there were still people talking about it with great anticipation.
"Director Lin is finally going to run for president, and now, Kinmen is really going to take off."
"Let's think about how much money is appropriate, in case Kinmen really wants to merge with Seoul and NW, we don't know how much the equity in our hands will be diluted."
"If that's true. The volume and energy of this Golden Gate are not about the same as those of the Future Group? β
"It's still a little worse than the future group, right?"
Everyone was talking, but a consensus was reached.
If Lin Wei really becomes the chairman of Kinmen and starts to merge to form his own group.
Then this new group will inevitably become a terrifying new giant crocodile, and completely become one of the very few big players on the South Korean Peninsula.
Everyone is looking forward to Lin Wei taking the helm of Kinmen β after all, the other contenders have little advantage over him.
If it weren't for the special nature of Kinmen, I'm afraid there would be no need to hold this meeting, just a few phone calls, and the meeting would be held on time.
Seeing that Lin Wei did not have any excessive demands, the directors breathed a sigh of relief, but they couldn't help but talk about Chairman Shi's death again.
Lin Wei's attitude made them even more puzzled, who killed Chairman Shi - could it really be that someone outside the company did this?
Who could it be?
What is his purpose?
Judging from the results, the biggest beneficiary is undoubtedly Lin Wei, but if it wasn't Lin Wei's doing, could it be that Lin Wei's mother's family did it?
However, I have also heard that the Japanese version of Seoul really started to do it without mercy, but it should not be possible for Lin Wei to hide this matter.
But if it weren't for Lin Wei's related people, for other directors and executive directors within the company, Lin Wei's coming to power would mean that others would never have a chance - he was so young and ambitious, just looking at his tough figure, no one doubted that the other party could easily work for decades without retirement.
Shi Dong is here, others still have a period of time and opportunity to work hard, Shi Dong is dead, the current situation, the new president, who else is it?
The directors of the group are still clueless about Shi Dongchu's death, but Lin Wei has already found some traces.
Han Dujing nervously watched Lin Wei read the report in his hand calmly and carefully, and his hands unconsciously clenched into fists.
Under Lin Wei's instructions, an investigation team was formed by him and Ma Xidao, and the prosecutor Wu Changxun, who was specially arrested, led a team to investigate the driver who caused the accident, Cheng Daojun.
First of all, it is to investigate the financial problems of the company in the innovation and construction.
The results of the investigation showed that Cheng Daojun did have a lot of corruption, but during the investigation, Han Dujing and several people agreed that this kind of corruption may have another hidden meaning.
After many inquiries, especially under the unscrupulous coercion and temptation of Han Dujing and Wu Changxun, someone inside the company finally spit out the truth.
Innovation and construction is just a front, and the money their company gets is actually only used to launder money - the so-called corruption is not corruption, but private transfers from the company's account to the accounts of other related parties for the purpose of maintaining contacts and other purposes.
This is something that the president of Innovation Construction personally acquiesces in.
But why was Cheng Daojun suspended by the company for investigation?
This may be the key to Cheng Daojun's real desperation.
Oh Changxun tried to take Ma Seok-do and Han Do-kyung to find the president of Innovation Construction to verify the situation, but the information obtained after the investigation was a bit tricky.
Revenue is the background of innovation construction - who is it for?
The figure standing behind him, Lin Wei has also heard of it.
It is a well-known gang leader in Seoul, Ahn Sang-gyu.
In today's Seoul, there are not many gangsters that can still stand in the afterglow of Kinmen - except for those outlaws who can only be proud for a while and do shady business, the remaining big gangs that still exist today are like big monsters on the road to the west, all of them have heels and backers.
Behind An Shangjiu, it is not someone else who is standing, it is the actual person in charge of the Capital Daily, Li Jiangxi.
Li Jiangxi seems to be only the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, not even the chairman of the company, but in fact, as the minister of political affairs ten years ago, his connections are extremely amazing - the Capital Daily can become today's top newspaper, and there are many classic big news along the way, all of which are obtained by his connections.
Even the investment of the Capital Daily is the funds of the Future Group that he personally pulled, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the uncrowned king of the Capital Daily.
He has connections in the procuratorial system, the Congress, and officials at various joints, and he is also in the Capital Daily, holding a pen with a strong deterrent power, and before President Lu took office, he was also indispensable to Li Jiangxi's covert help.
Here's where it gets interesting.
If it is said that the Capital Daily did such a thing in order to block Lin Wei, it is a bit too far-fetched - insufficient motives.
But no matter what, Lin Wei had a hunch.
This must have something to do with An Shangjiu and Li Jiangxi.
And along the way, he never ignored his hunch.
Lin Wei rubbed his eyebrows, pondered for a moment, and said: "Continue to investigate, see what the situation is with the president, I want to see people in life, and I want to see corpses in death, if I can't find out, find a way to find where An Shangjiu is, give me a message, and I will let my people go to him." β
Han Dujing nodded and agreed.
However, not long after Han Dujing left, Lin Wei suddenly received a phone call.
It was Wu Changxun who called.
The other party is nervous.
"President Lin Nim, Cheng Daojun's identity is not simple."
Lin Wei said lightly: "Explain it." β
"You should know that the prosecution has been chasing illegal donations recently, right?"
Wu Changxun lowered his voice.
"I know." Lin Wei whispered, narrowing his eyes.
"You said earlier that you should pay attention to a sum of money related to the number of 130 million, I traced it carefully, and finally found out. The money may be related to illegal donations. β
After Wu Changxun finished speaking, he paused and said: "Innovation Construction has helped a company called Daewoo Construction launder money many times, and the money laundered is likely to be invested in President Lu's illegal donations.
It's just that there's something strange about this matter - I just talked to Minister Nim, and they are now also tracking down illegal donations, and one of the targets traced is the shadow of Daewoo Construction.
But Daewoo Construction is not an industry under the Future Group and Lee Gang-hee. In other words, Cheng Daojun's death may be related to his money laundering for Daewoo Construction.
I investigated Sung Do-jun's interpersonal relationships, and he and Nam Kook-sang, the general manager of Daewoo Construction, have a relationship with their seniors in college, and I am afraid that there are many connections after graduation.
But if this matter continues to be investigated, I am afraid that the problem of illegal donations will be investigated, do you still want to investigate?
I always felt like a trap."
Wu Changxun's reminder is not unreasonable.
Nowadays, not many people know about the prosecutor's secret investigation of illegal donations - Wu Changxun is qualified to know a thing or two because he belongs to a member of the faction and has Lin Wei's support.
But as long as the people who know about this matter, they are all big people at the same level as Lin Wei.
If someone really wants to make some traps on the path of investigation through the matter of illegal donations, it is not impossible.
Lin Wei frowned slightly, pondering, and did not give an answer for a while, Wu Changxun did not urge, but patiently waited for Lin Wei to give him instructions.
Then, his brow furrowed.
"Cha An Shangjiu - no matter why Cheng Daojun was suspended from the company for investigation, the only people who can threaten him to kill Chairman Shi are people inside his company.
This method is only the most convenient used by gangster cubs. Whatever their purpose is, I just need to find out who killed Chairman Shi.
You just do it, if An Shangjiu has any dissatisfaction, you just tell him.
Chairman Shi's death must be explained, and Li Jiangxi can't save him. β
Lin Wei's words lifted Wu Changxun's spirits, and he immediately said: "Yes, I will find An Shangjiu as soon as possible and find out the truth for you." β
"Pay attention to safety, take Ma Xidao with you, this guy is still easy to deal with ordinary gangster cubs."
"Understood."
Wu Changxun hung up the phone.
Lin Wei got up, stood beside the bed, and exhaled a deep breath of turbidity.
He promised.
No matter who instructed Cheng Daojun to do such a thing
He will go back with a-for-tat revenge.
But the top priority, than to clean up the people behind Cheng Daojun.
Lin Wei squinted, and after a while, he took out his mobile phone.
"Xuanyou."
"President Nim."
"Is it done?"
"She's still hesitating, but she shouldn't be hesitating for long."
"I'll leave it to you."
"Please rest assured!"
Hanging up the phone, Lin Wei raised his head, looked at the sky, and let out a helpless sigh for a while.
(End of chapter)