Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 1 South Korea 1997
In 1997, at the Busan Naval Base in South Korea, several soldiers in training uniforms were eating around a table in the second restaurant.

Li You quickly finished his main course and side dishes with the soup. Both the rice and the dishes were small in quantity and tasted bad. The other people at the table were also chewing their food silently. Especially after Li You finished eating, they ate even faster.

"You all know that tomorrow is the day I retire. Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Seeing that no one dared to reply, Li You sneered, "It seems that I haven't taken good care of you in the past two years."

"Jung Jaejoong, come here."

"Yes!" Zheng Zaizhong, who had a pockmarked face and was sitting opposite him, stood up as if in response to stress.

"Brother." Zheng Zaizhong racked his brains to dig out a few words, "I wish you smooth sailing?"

Li You raised his eyebrows, "You also know this word?"

"I learned it from a book recently, brother!"

"Okay, let's go train after eating," Li You patted the shoulder of the person next to him, "Remember to eat everything, this is our tradition."

Li You stood up and left the restaurant, stopped beside the dormitory building, and naturally took out a cigarette from his trouser pocket.

He held the cigarette between his lips and lit it, staring at the sunset in the sky in a daze, occasionally flicking the ashes onto the ground with his fingers.

Living two lives is already a great blessing for Li You. In this life, he is a thorough Korean. It is hard to say whether he traveled through time or awakened the memories of his past life. In short, Li You only had memories of his past life when he joined the army two years ago.

Ninety-nine percent of Korean men cannot escape military service, and more than half of these 99 percent will suffer bullying in the army. If it weren't for the ability of the entry, Lee You would most likely be one of them.

The entry of [Superman] flashing green light emerged and expanded as Li You thought about it.

[Physique far beyond the ordinary]

This is the only entry that Li You has. The seemingly simple description is the key to Li You's foothold in the army, otherwise he would have been severely bullied by those people headed by Zheng Zaizhong.

In Li You's opinion, [Super Physical Man] should be a gift for novices, but he only has this one entry so far, and he has no idea how to obtain other entries.

At least now all the retirement procedures have been completed. I can pack up and go home tomorrow. At least I can escape from such a deformed army as South Korea.

Seoul Station, Yongsan District, Seoul.

Li You, carrying a luggage bag, relied on his physique to squeeze out of the crowd, walked to the edge of the small square in front of the station, and threw the luggage on the ground.

The sun was now at the center of the sky, and Li You was sweating a lot.

"Young man!" The taxi driver who was parked nearby called out to Li You in a familiar manner, "Do you have a car?"

Li You casually took out a lighter from his trouser pocket and threw it over. The driver was a middle-aged man in his forties. His left hand was resting on the window sill, holding an unlit cigarette.

"Thank you!"

The driver looked at the young man in front of him and couldn't help but admire him in his heart.

The young man was estimated to be about 1.85 meters tall. The camouflage uniform, which should be quite loose, was bulging due to Li You's muscles. It felt that his arms were twice as thick as his old arms.

"Just back from the army?" the driver asked in a friendly manner.

Li You took the lighter and cigarette thrown back, lit the cigarette, took a deep breath and exhaled the smoke, "Yes."

In South Korea, every man must complete two years of military service after turning 18, unless you meet some very strict regulations to be exempted from military service. If you are a college student, you can choose to complete two years of college and then take a leave of absence to serve.

Li You served in the military for two years after graduating from high school and just turned 20 this year.

"Is that so?" The driver wanted to ask something but was interrupted by a car horn not far away.

Li You threw the cigarette he had smoked twice onto the ground and stomped it out with his foot. "I should go now, driver uncle."

The driver looked a little disappointed that he failed to get this order.

"Li You!"

A man's shout came.

Li You shifted his gaze before he heard his name. The man who walked over was wearing a somewhat worn black suit and had a short flat head. He was not much taller than Li You, and both had good-looking faces.

"Junmo brother," Li You saw the person coming and smiled, "Long time no see."

"You didn't even tell me you were coming back! I have to remember it myself, right?" The man smiled and gave Li You a big hug, picked up the luggage on the ground and stuffed it into the trunk, "Get in the car, I'll take you to dinner."

Li You sat in the passenger seat and watched the man next to him start the car, then he stepped on the accelerator to increase the speed of the car.

Park Junmo is a dozen years older than Li You. They have been neighbors since childhood. Ever since his parents who were working away from home had an accident, Park Junmo has been taking care of him most of the time.

"Are you on vacation? Where's your sister-in-law?" Li You looked at Park Junmo.

"Your sister-in-law was promoted again last week and went back to visit her family." He noticed that Park Junmo's smile was a little stiff, and naturally knew what was going on.

My sister-in-law is Liu Yizhen. Several generations of her family have been police officers at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. Park Junmo is just an ordinary policeman. After marrying her, he was often disliked by her family.

Not to mention that Park Junmo's father was addicted to drugs, which made it difficult for Park Junmo to advance.

It was normal for Park Joon-mo to feel pressured, especially since he had just said that Yoo Eui-jeong had been promoted again.

Before Li You could open his mouth to comfort him, Park Junmo quickly spoke up, "I'll take you to eat bibimbap. The fried rice cakes in that restaurant have always been your favorite."

"You still remember it after such a long time?" Li You smiled.

"Don't give me that," Park Junmo seemed to remember something, "No one bullied you in the army, right?"

"Bully me?" Li You was a little helpless. "Brother, look at my body, who can bully me?"

While looking in the rearview mirror, he glanced at Li You who was sitting in the passenger seat.

"Ah! You can't be immune to bullying in the military just because you're physically fit!" Park Junmo grumbled, "Isolation, your seniors giving you a hard time, fighting with you and then having others make false evidence to frame you, having your water cut off when you take a shower, which of these isn't bullying?"

"You weren't treated like that, were you?"

"Of course not, Junmo brother." Li You shook his head, "You think I am too fragile."

"But you have indeed grown a lot stronger in the past two years," Park Junmo sighed, "You used to look too thin for your height."

Ten minutes later, the car stopped in a small alley and the two walked into a small shop.

"Madam boss!" Park Junmo waved his hand and ordered the dishes, "Two servings of bibimbap, one serving of soybean paste soup, two servings of stir-fried rice cakes, and the usual side dishes."

"How much soju do you want?"

It was past nine o'clock in the evening, and there were only a pile of empty bottles under the table, and Li You and Park Junmo were the only customers left in the shop.

Park Junmo was already very drunk, but Li You was very sober thanks to his strong physique.

Park Junmo's cheeks flushed, "Lee Yoo."

He spoke vaguely, "Tell me, if there is an opportunity that can change my current situation, should I seize it?"

Li You gently pulled the wine glass away from his hand, "What chance?"

"No, I can't say more," Park Junmo's eyes were blurred, "Anyway, it's a very dangerous thing."

"Li You, I can't stand it anymore." Park Junmo wanted to touch the wine glass, but found nothing, so he took out a cigarette from his pocket and tried to light it for himself with trembling hands, but he couldn't light it. It was Li You who reached out and lit the cigarette.

“Whenever I go there, I’m always mocked by them. Tell me, why is that?
I know they look down on me. Apart from my sick mother-in-law, my whole family is a bunch of cowards who take bribes. Why do they look down on me? Just because that... that person takes drugs?"

"Where is Sister Yizhen?" Li You didn't know how to comfort him.

Sometimes adults collapse in a flash.

"Of course she is not," Park Junmo took a long drag on his cigarette, "I feel sorry for her, and Yizhen can't even hold her head up in front of her father and brothers."

Park Junmo, who had been talking for a long time, seemed to have made up his mind. He put out his cigarette fiercely and said, "Shit!"

He staggered to his feet and went to pay the bill, glaring at Li You and refusing to let him pay no matter what. He almost fell down on his way back. Li You helped him out of the store and put him in the back seat.

"Li You."

"I must climb up! Climb... until they dare not treat Yizhen like that again." Park Junmo muttered while waving his arms in the back seat.

Li You lowered his head, used Park Junmo's key to start the car, and sighed.

It is not easy to achieve this. How can one person’s efforts catch up with the accumulation of three generations of others?
Even I don’t know where to start now.

But when he looked up, he was stunned.

【Story mode is turned on.】

[The plot of "The Worst Evil" is about to begin. 】

[Please note that participating in the story mode will give you a chance to receive entry or item rewards. ]

Li You seemed to be thinking about something. What he called an entry was only part of its function. It seemed more appropriate to call it a story system.

Please forgive me for those who are new to reading this book. Due to reports, many words and phrases in the previous chapters have been corrected.

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