sjar Chapter 1237 South Korea's Reaction
Chapter 1237 South Korea's Reaction
At the headquarters of the Seoul Skybridge Association, a long convoy of cars pulled up, with commercial vehicles stopping directly at the main entrance.
After the vehicle came to a stop, Situ Haonan led Wei Hong out of the car and into the headquarters, a five-story building that had been purchased by the triad.
The group took the elevator to the conference room on the top floor, where all the high-ranking members of the South Korean branch were seated. In addition to the branch leader, Situ Haonan, there were two captains and six battalion captains.
Wei Hong and Daisy met with them briefly and listened to some work reports. Then, they were arranged to stay in a suite on the top floor. The suite had tight security and a lot of staff. The conditions were no worse than those of a five-star hotel, since it was a place specifically for receiving guests.
“Miss, Madam, please rest for a while. Chairman Shi Dongchu of the Jinmen Group, along with several of their senior executives, the matriarch of the White Tiger Gang, and Gang Leader Zhang Yinzai, would like to invite you to dinner tonight. We hope Miss will do us the honor of joining us,” Situ Haonan said cautiously.
"Okay, you can make the arrangements then. But don't go to eat any Western food, I can't stand that kind of food!" Wei Hong knew that although she was not a high-ranking member of the Tianqiao Association, as a member of the Zhao family, she had an obligation to help the Tianqiao Association maintain its cooperative relationship here. After all, this was abroad, and the two companies were relatively reliable partners, so it was only right to maintain appropriate contact.
"Alright, I'll pass on the message. Please get some rest!" Situ Haonan said and left the room.
"Big sister, I was really scared today! Who are these people? Why are they so respectful to us? Does our family have such power?" Daisy asked Wei Hong curiously.
"You've been working with them for so long, don't you know their background?" Wei Hong said with a smile.
"I have a business relationship with them? How come I didn't know?" Daisy asked curiously.
“The Tianqiao Society is a triad organization of the Mingzhu Lian family. Their members are mainly retired soldiers from the mainland. This is Dad’s doing. And you must know the Lian family, right? By the way, their company in the mainland is called Wanli Industrial!” Wei Hong said.
“Wanli Industry? I know that. So they’re from the Tianqiao Society? How come they’ve come to South Korea?” Daisy asked, looking as if she had just realized something.
"Of course it's for development! The Tianqiao Society has influence not only in Pearl River Delta, but also in Macau and Taiwan, and even throughout East and Southeast Asia. It's just that the amount of investment varies. The largest investment is in South Korea and Japan, while other places are still infiltrating. After all, South Korea and Japan are the most developed in East Asia, while other places are far behind!" Wei Hong said.
"Really? The Sky Bridge Society is that powerful?" Daisy said in shock.
“What’s so strange about that? You should know that the Tianqiao Society was already established in Mingzhu before the liberation! After so many years of development, especially in the last twenty years, with Dad’s strong support, it has grown rapidly! Especially in Mingzhu, it is an important force in restraining those Mingzhu gangs and maintaining social stability! Otherwise, how would they know about our family? Basically, it’s a semi-official force!” Wei Hong said.
"And who's having dinner with tonight?" Daisy asked.
“The two gangs in South Korea are considered our close partners! We still need to take care of them in many ways. Although we are a high-ranking official's family, we still need to rely on friends when we go out,” Wei Hong said.
"Well, so our family is that powerful? No wonder my business in Japan and South Korea is so good, it turns out it's all thanks to our own people." Daisy thought back to when she was in the import and export trade, Japan and South Korea accounted for about 70% of their company's market share. So that's the root of it.
"Hehe, are you feeling a little disappointed?" Wei Hong asked with a smile.
"No way! In any case, it's a win-win situation for us, isn't it? But won't our deep involvement with such a group have any negative impact on my father-in-law?" Daisy asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Hehe, what are you afraid of? This was all set up by your father under orders back then. The Tianqiao Association is semi-official. Do you think the tens of thousands of veterans every year are just for show? I'm telling you this so you can be careful not to go around saying it. Although this is basically something everyone knows, you can't bring it out in public. That would be like sowing discord in the local area, especially overseas. You have to cover it up, right?" Wei Hong said with a smile.
In the chairman's office of Kinmen Group, Ding Qing and Li Zhongjiu were standing opposite each other at the desk, listening to Shi Dongchu's instructions.
"Tonight, you two come with me to pay our respects to the eldest daughter of the Zhao family. I've heard that she's the most powerful second-generation member of the Zhao family behind the Tianqiao Gang, and she wields considerable influence within the family," Shi Dongchu said.
"Boss, is the Zhao family behind the Sky Bridge Society really that person from the mainland? I always feel like this is a fantasy. How can the prestigious East Asian society, the Sky Bridge Society, be just an external force of someone else?" Although Li Zhongjiu had met Wei Shang before and knew that Wei Shang was the person behind the Sky Bridge Society, he did not expect that the entire Sky Bridge Society was actually an affiliated force of someone else.
“Director Li, there’s nothing strange about it! You don’t go to the mainland much, so you don’t know his capabilities there. After all, he’s always on TV. If he were to visit our country, the Minister of National Defense would be in charge of receiving him. You can imagine his strength!” Ding Qing said to Li Zhongjiu with a smile.
“Ding Qing is right. Even I’m not qualified to meet that person. Being able to meet the second generation of the Zhao family is already the best I can do! In our country, the financial elites decide everything, but they can only obediently bow down to the military. And this Zhao family can be considered the warlords of the mainland! According to the information I have, most of the Zhao family’s power is in the military. Several of the Zhao family’s children are high-ranking officers in various places. The young master Zhao we met before is already considered a minor official; he is still the head of the police force in a province on the mainland! He also manages tens of thousands of police officers in the province.” Shi Dongchu and the others obviously had a hard time understanding the mainland’s system. According to their understanding, a family like the Zhao family could be called a warlord, similar to Quan Xiaojiang in their country, right?
"I understand, boss. I'll do my best!" Upon hearing Shi Dongchu's explanation, Li Zhongjiu had no choice but to put away his arrogance. He wasn't stupid; he knew that even the most powerful gang couldn't compete with the military.
Meanwhile, in the Seoul Police Department, several people were having a secret meeting in the chief's office, discussing the arrival of Wei Hong and Daisy.
"These two mainlanders are the two people who were picked up by the Tianqiao Association at the airport today. According to the intelligence department, this woman is the eldest daughter of Sister Zhao from the mainland. Her position is only the deputy director of a military hospital in the mainland, which means she is a military doctor!" The deputy director said, pointing to the photo on the projector.
"Mainland soldiers came directly to Seoul and even infiltrated a gang. What's going on?" the director asked, puzzled.
“According to our intelligence agents in Mingzhu, the Tianqiao Society was secretly established by the female military doctor’s father, Zhao Cheng, the deputy commander of the mainland. Most of the members of the Tianqiao Society are retired soldiers from the mainland. Their initial goal was probably to counterbalance the gangs in Mingzhu and ensure that Mingzhu could return to its former state,” the deputy director said.
“Should we protest this to the mainland? After all, this woman is an active-duty soldier, and Tianqiao Society is considered an official organization of the mainland, isn’t it? Isn’t it wrong for them to take root in our country like this?” Another deputy director, who was hearing the news for the first time, said somewhat angrily.
"We can only pretend we don't know anything about this, and we can't protest! After all, this person entered our country in a private capacity and didn't use her own passport. Besides, she's just a military doctor! As for the Tianqiao Gang, if we don't want them to continue expanding their influence, it's best to pretend we don't know anything. After all, they're just members of the Pearl City gang on the surface! They entered our country under the company's name, so we can't just expel them!" the director said helplessly.
"Are we just going to let them continue to be so arrogant?" the deputy director said, somewhat unwillingly.
"What else can we do? After all, we haven't even dealt with our own gangs yet, so how can we deal with those from outside? At least this overpass will still play a role in maintaining social stability, and it's much better than those real desperados! Between two evils, choose the lesser!" the director said.
"Damn it! This is so frustrating! Especially since the Golden Gate Group and the White Tiger Gang are colluding with outsiders!" the deputy director cursed.
“Deputy Director Lu, while this woman was in South Korea, we were only responsible for covert surveillance and protection! We can't let her get hurt in our country, otherwise it could easily cause a conflict between our two countries! The person behind her is a very powerful individual. If something happens to her here, even if it doesn't cause a war between our two countries, it will still put our country at great risk of war. Don't forget how Samsung Group's mercenaries were wiped out; that was a battle on the scale of a small war. We dare not gamble on how many such armed groups are behind this Tianqiao Association! Although it's shameful, we are doing this for the safety of our country! So we must prioritize the overall situation!” the director said with a heavy expression.
"Understood, Your Excellency Director!" the deputy director, who had been explaining, replied with an equally serious expression.
"Pay special attention to this! Don't let the U.S. embassy find out about this! If they do something outrageous, we could become the scapegoats! We'll have to bear their wrath! That's not what I want to see!" the director added.