The Underground Emperor: Starting with Running Away with His Sister-in-Law

An abandoned swimming pool, murky, dirty water, and overgrown weeds around the pool.

The environment is still familiar, but my state of mind is different now.

Turn away.

Just four or five meters to the right, there was a person standing quietly by the pool, a cigarette dangling from their lips.

This person was his superior.

Chief of the Investigation Planning Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency – Kang Hyung-cheol!

It's been over a year since we last met.

Kang Hyung-cheol looked increasingly weathered.

"Section Chief Jiang!"

Li Zicheng called out and slowly walked towards him.

Kang Hyung-cheol turned his head, his expression indifferent, and looked at Lee Ja-sung as he slowly walked over, questioning, "Why are you only arriving now?"

His voice was cold, as if devoid of any warmth.

Li Zicheng was taken aback.

He didn't expect to be criticized by Kang Hyung-cheol as soon as they met.

However, he quickly recovered.

Suppressing his emotions, he explained, "Didn't I tell you on the phone that I'm in Ulsan? Of course, I couldn't possibly get here this quickly!"

"Humph!"

Jiang Hengzhe snorted coldly and said, "That's for the best!"

Li Zicheng shook his head.

He's in a good mood now and doesn't want to argue with this indifferent boss anymore.

Then they changed the subject.

He asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to meet me?"

As soon as these words came out.

Jiang Hengzhe suddenly felt a sense of disorientation.

This sentence sounds familiar.

It was just over a year ago when the two last met.

This phrase also appeared once during the conversation.

but...

The difference is that I was the one who asked that question back then, but now it's Li Zicheng who asked it.

Think of this.

Kang Hyung-cheol's expression turned even colder: "Have you forgotten who you are?"

"What do you mean?"

This time, Li Zicheng also turned cold and didn't give him a friendly look.

"What do you mean?"

Kang Hyung-cheol's tone was laced with anger: "What exactly is the situation in Busan right now? Why haven't you reported it?"

"Why didn't I report it?"

Li Zicheng wasn't going to let him get away with it and retorted directly, "You've always forbade me from contacting you directly, so I can only tell Li Xinyu the whole story. What? Didn't she tell you?"

Hear this.

Kang Hyung-cheol was slightly taken aback.

He could detect a hint of resentment in Li Zicheng's words.

In fact.

It was precisely his decision that led to this.

From the moment the Kinmen Group was established, Kang Hyung-cheol had been consciously on guard against Lee Ja-sung.

The previous direct, one-way communication has been changed to a middleman approach.

This is to better control Li Zicheng.

And it avoids some risks.

Kang Hyung-cheol could have anticipated that Lee Ja-sung might be emotional, but he didn't expect him to be so emotional.

but...

Having emotions is a good thing.

The fact that Li Zicheng is showing emotions means that he is still under control!

Think of this.

Jiang Hengzhe's tone softened a bit: "I know, she's reported everything to me, but you should know that what I want to know isn't the stuff that everyone already knows!"

"Then what do you want to know?"

Li Zicheng frowned, his voice becoming calmer: "I've already explained the cause and process to Li Xinyu; I haven't hidden anything!"

The same is true.

Even before the Kinmen Group took action, Li Zicheng informed Li Xinyu of the contents of that day's meeting in detail.

This includes the huge dividend that Shi Dongchu mentioned at the meeting.

So, at this moment, when facing Kang Hyung-cheol.

Lee Ja-sung appeared very composed.

"What happened to that huge dividend? Don't you have any clue about it yet?"

Kang Hyung-cheol finally asked the question that concerned him the most.

The situation in Busan has developed to this point.

To be honest.

Both he and his superiors have been keeping a close eye on the situation.

What surprised them was...

The Busan city government has remained silent so far, or if it has, it has only taken minor actions.

That's terrifying!

The huge dividend that Li Zicheng mentioned before being contacted.

They did a quick calculation and concluded that the current size of the Golden Gate Group was no less than thirty million US dollars!

Where exactly did this money go?

Or rather, who exactly has such great power to help Kinmen Group resolve such a huge issue?

This fish is huge!

So much so that both Kang Hyung-cheol and higher-ups were itching to get involved.

He couldn't eat or sleep properly, and all he could think about was whether he could dig out this big fish.

And now.

The situation in Busan is gradually becoming clearer.

Li Zicheng, however, has not reported any new progress.

If we wait any longer, this big fish that has finally managed to surface will dive back down.

This...

This is also the reason why Kang Hyung-cheol summoned Lee Ja-sung this time.

on the one hand.

It's hard to explain over the phone. I want to find out from Li Zicheng in person and see if there are any surprises.

on the other hand.

I also wanted to give Li Zicheng a direct warning and some encouragement.

after all.

The Kinmen Group has grown too fast.

Lee Ja-sung's status is quite different now.

"No, I have absolutely no access to information in this area..."

Li Zicheng shook his head.

Although he had expected it, Kang Hyung-cheol still couldn't hide his disappointment.