My Peninsula 2007

Chapter 467 Uninvited
After staring at Lin Ya'en for a few seconds, Zheng Shizhi laughed and said, "You are really generous. This is a big project worth more than 20 billion won."

An Rusong shrugged, glanced at Lin Ya'en beside him, and said, "I can't offer Ya'en much help. Basically, it's this project that she can run independently. If she makes a profit, that's her skill; if she loses, that's her fate. She can't blame me then."

"Haha, Ru Song!" Zheng Shizhi laughed and gave An Ru Song a thumbs up.

Just as he was about to say something more, the tightly closed door of the small banquet hall was suddenly pushed open from the outside. With a loud bang, four or five people rushed in from outside.

The sudden commotion startled everyone in the banquet hall. An Rusong instinctively turned his head and saw a group of five people rushing in—three men and two women—all dressed in dark green uniforms. The first person was a pale-faced, beardless man wearing a dark green beret.

"Haha, so this is it," the man in the lead laughed loudly after seeing An Rusong and his two companions. He pointed in Zheng Shizhi's direction and said, "Shizhi, I didn't expect to see you again so soon, did I?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Zheng Shizhi's smiling face instantly darkened, and by the time the other party finished speaking, his face had turned ashen.

"Hey~~~, let me see who else is here?" The newcomer's eyes lit up as his gaze shifted to An Rusong, as if he had discovered some treasure. He walked quickly toward the three of them, saying in a surprised tone, "Look, look, who is this?! Isn't it that...that guy, what's his name again?"

He then spoke these words to the four people who had accompanied him. Clearly, he recognized An Rusong, but couldn't recall An Rusong's name for the moment.

“It’s An Rusong from NGN, Chairman An,” a female soldier following behind him immediately called out An Rusong’s name.

"Yes, yes, Chairman Ahn, the conscience of the Republic of Korea!" The man had already walked to the sofa. He looked at Ahn Rusong and said in an exaggerated tone.

"Zheng Junnan, don't go too far!" Zheng Shizhi said angrily, and then tried to stand up from the sofa. However, before he could stand up straight, the man had already grabbed his shoulder and pressed him back down on the sofa.

"However, how come 'Ahn Liang-xin' from the Republic of Korea is sitting with our Se-jik?" The man called Jung Joon-nam, who had pressed Jung Se-jik down on the sofa, continued to stare at Ahn Yeo-song and asked.

An Rusong smiled, reached for the glass of red wine in front of him, and took a small sip. He didn't answer the other person's question; of course, at times like this, the less he said, the better.

Just by looking at the strange badge on the berets, An Rusong knew who they were. These people were the so-called military prosecutors. To be precise, the man called Zheng Junnan was a military prosecutor, while the other two men and two women were his deputies.

Military prosecutors have much less authority than regular prosecutors in South Korea. Their jurisdiction is limited to the military system. Furthermore, since the military prosecutor's office is subordinate to the Ministry of National Defense, even within the military system, military prosecutors do not have the same level of power as regular prosecutors.

In short, they face many restrictions and constraints.

However, there were some exceptions during this period. After Lee Min-bok took office at the Blue House, in order to clean up the infiltration of the progressive faction into the military system over the past decade, President Lee not only appointed Kim Kwan-jin, a staunch conservative, as Minister of National Defense, but also instructed the latter to grant the Military Prosecutor's Office greater authority so that they could root out more "corrupt officials in the military".

It was under these circumstances that the military procuratorate took frequent actions in the past period, causing some people in the military to become timid and hesitant.

To be honest, if this had happened in the past, if Zheng Junnan had dared to speak like that to An Rusong, An Rusong would have really dared to throw a glass of wine in his face. Not for any other reason than that the other party couldn't control him, and given his relationship with Bai Jinjun, he could easily make the other party suffer the consequences.

The awkward thing is that An Rusong is currently serving in the military. He is a standard active-duty soldier, and a complete new recruit, without even a formal military rank.

Given his current awkward position, if the other party finds out and is determined to cause him trouble, he will really get into a lot of trouble.

Just think about it, the so-called "conscience of the Republic of Korea" used dishonorable means to evade military service. If this were exposed, Ahn Yeo-song would immediately become a pariah.

Of course, strictly speaking, An Rusong did not evade military service; he was serving as a "regular reserve officer." If we examine the procedures, there's nothing wrong with that. However, the key point is that while the procedures are sound, it doesn't mean the news won't cause trouble. Given his special status and the fact that he's serving as a "regular reserve officer," if this gets out, it will inevitably attract various speculations and cause him considerable trouble.

So, An Rusong didn't want to talk. He had already guessed that Zheng Junnan was the "lunatic" Zheng Shizhi had mentioned before, the guy he'd been fighting with since childhood. Since that was the case, he'd let the two of them fight it out; he didn't want to get involved. "It seems An Liangxin doesn't know what kind of person our Shizhi is," Zheng Junnan said, not getting a reply from An Rusong. He continued to press on Zheng Shizhi's shoulder, then bent down, picked up the glass of red wine in front of Lin Ya'en, examined the rim, and seeing no signs of use, gently swirled it in his hand while giving a wink to the female soldier who had just revealed An Rusong's identity.

“Colonel Zheng Shizhi,” the female soldier said, holding a folder in her hand. After receiving a signal from Zheng Junnan, she stepped forward and stood in front of Zheng Shizhi, saying, “We…”

The female soldier had barely begun to speak when Zheng Shizhi waved his hand to interrupt her. He turned to Zheng Junnan standing beside him and said, "Zheng Junnan, ugh~~~ you're crazy, did you really have to make things this bad?"

The female soldier was interrupted and didn't know whether she should continue. She turned to look at Zheng Junnan with a questioning look in her eyes.

Zheng Junnan didn't look at anyone; he only stared at the wine glass in front of him. After the surroundings quieted down, he looked at Lin Ya'en, who was sitting, and asked, "Lieutenant, you haven't drunk this wine, have you?"

It was clear that Lin Ya'en was feeling very guilty, as her face was deathly pale. For her, a military prosecutor like Zheng Junnan was indeed a nemesis, a truly deserving nemesis.

Seeing that Zheng Junnan hadn't given a clear answer, the female soldier moved her lips and continued, "Colonel Zheng Shizhi, we..."

Just as we were talking, Zheng Shizhi, who was sitting down, suddenly flew into a rage. He grabbed a bunch of grapes from the fruit plate in front of him and threw it at the female soldier's head, yelling, "Hey! You bitch, shut up! Do you even have the right to speak here? What kind of trash are you?!"

The female soldier reacted quickly, dodging the bunch of grapes the instant it was thrown at her.

Zheng Junnan finally turned his gaze away from Lin Ya'en. He looked at Zheng Shizhi, whose face was flushed, stared at him for a moment, and then smiled and said, "It seems that our Shizhi is well aware of what he has done, so we don't need to remind him."

He raised his hand and beckoned two fingers behind him, "Come on, Colonel Zheng, please come back with us and have a couple of coffees."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two male soldiers walked over and stood on either side of Zheng Shizhi.

Zheng Shizhi was clearly not afraid at all. He looked at Zheng Junnan, snorted coldly, then stood up from the sofa, straightened his suit, and walked out.

As he passed Zheng Junnan, he seemingly casually turned his head and glanced in An Rusong's direction, silently sending him a look.

An Rusong understood what the other party meant. He knew very well what was going on with Zheng Shizhi's outburst of anger just now. This guy wasn't really provoked by the female soldier, but simply wanted to attract Zheng Junnan's attention.

Putting everything else aside, even An Rusong's heart skipped a beat when Zheng Junnan looked at Lin Ya'en just now. The reason was simple: the document concerning the "Military Home" project was still on Lin Ya'en's lap. Zheng Junnan and his group had burst in so suddenly that she hadn't had time to hide that crucial document.

An Rusong didn't know the details of the feud between Zheng Junnan and Zheng Shizhi, but he was certain that since the two had been rivals since childhood, it meant that even if Zheng Junnan wanted to destroy Zheng Shizhi, it wouldn't be so easy. Otherwise, Zheng Shizhi wouldn't be sitting here tonight.

The problem is, if Zheng Junnan gets his hands on that document and sees its contents, the consequences could be dire. If he holds onto the document, even An Rusong could get into serious trouble.

Zheng Shizhi was clearly aware of this, which is why he pretended to be angry to attract Zheng Junnan's attention.

As Zheng Shizhi walked past him toward the door, An Rusong hadn't even had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief when Zheng Junnan turned around and stood in front of him again.

"President An, nice to meet you," Zheng Junnan said with a smile, no longer using that sarcastic tone. He extended his hand to An Rusong.

“Oh, nice to meet you,” An Rusong said without getting up. He shook hands with the other person and said, “Prosecutor Zheng, right? It’s an honor.”

(End of this chapter)