Chapter 58: Earphones for You

  People say that if you want a better tomorrow, you need to do something today, so you must clearly recognize the direction of tomorrow and don't forget where you came from yesterday.

  Chu Jingyan is not a person who likes to communicate with others, and at the same time, there will be no one willing to be his mentor.

  So he has always been studying and thinking alone.

  But now two self-proclaimed prosecutors stood in front of him, and Chu Jingyan felt that he couldn't laugh at the moment, which was also understandable.

  It seems that the two in front of me did not pull out an arrest warrant from their briefcase, and there were no police officers following them, so the situation was not at its worst.

  It was as if the three of them were now sitting in the staff lounge inside the TV station, with steaming hot coffee in front of them instead of handcuffs and so-called evidence. Their ID cards were placed on the table, and Chu Jingyan picked up her coffee and took a sip.

  This group of people should be considered as the FBI in Korea, and it seems that these Seoul FBIs are naturally proud of their extraordinary noble status, so they come with corresponding elegance and rigor.

  "One of them spoke up," he said, "I'm Zhang Zicheng, and this is my deputy, Jin Yongbin."

  Chu Jing waved his hand, showing no interest in their lives, and said: "I remember my visa was just re-examined last month."

  After listening to Chu Jingyan's words, Zhang Zicheng put down his coffee cup again and smiled, "Mr. Chu should be clear that visa and other trivial matters are not something we need to come to you for."

  "I pay taxes very diligently."

  "It's not this issue either."

  Chu Jing shook his head and said: "Then I don't know why you came looking for me."

  "Mr. Chu seems to remember it vaguely." Zhang Zicheng said.

  "My memory has always been poor, would Mr. Zhang help me recall it?"

  Zhang Zicheng pulled out a document from his briefcase, leaned back on the sofa and read it softly: "Chu Jingyan, Chinese nationality, started to have records of activities in Seoul five years ago. At that time, you were still an undocumented immigrant. In July of the same year, Dongfang International subsidiary company applied for a work visa for you. The following March, a long-term residence permit."

  Chu Jing said quietly listening.

  Zhang Zicheng glanced at Chu Jingyan and continued: "In 2006, he was sued for two malicious injuries and inciting gang fights, but was bailed out."

  "Wasn't the bail a lot of money back then?" Zhang Zicheng asked with a smile.

  "Not many," said Chu Jingyan.

  "For Dongfang International, it's really nothing," Zhang Zicheng said. "But does Mr. Chu know that in the end, three people died in that brawl?"

  "I don't know."

  "Mr. Chu shouldn't feel guilty, should he?"

  Chu Jingyan said: "Please continue."

  "The real show is coming." Zhang Zicheng threw away the question and continued to look at the file, smiling and saying: "In April 2007, he was transferred from Dongfang International's subsidiary company to the headquarters, and began serving as the Director of Human Resources for the Seoul Peripheral Development Zone, concurrently serving as the Head of the Engineering Department. Mr. Chu is indeed young and promising."

  "Too kind."

  "In the same year, May, the relationship with former supervisor Kim Yong-il was broken. In June of the same year, Kim Yong-il was sentenced to prison for multiple crimes. In July of the same year, Director Hwang Dong-jung was also sentenced to prison for multiple crimes."

  "Dongfang International Stocks plummeted, but still opened up new entertainment industries. Mr. Chu was also transferred to a planning company called C&O as the marketing director."

  He closed the file and looked at Chu Jingyan, saying: "It seems that in these six months, everyone has been suffering losses, but only Mr. Chu has been benefiting."

  "From being a errand boy at first, to becoming a middle-level executive in a multinational corporation, when Mr. Chu was my age, I was still preparing for the entrance exam." Zhang Zicheng said, "Mr. Chu is really an impressive person."

  Chu Jing said: "Don't you think there's a hint of flattery in Zhang Zicheng's words?"

  "First of all, I declare," said Chu Jingyan, looking at Zhang Zicheng. "The Dongfang International is very large, and it's inevitable that a few inferior people will occasionally appear. However, if someone like Jin Longyi or some other nobody makes a diligent and dedicated public servant like you feel resentful, as a foreign-funded enterprise, I can only express regret."

  "Mr. Chu is worrying too much." Zhang Zicheng smiled and said, "The accounts of Dongfang International have always been very clean, we can't find any clues."

  Just because you can't find it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

  "Let's talk about why we're looking for Mr. Chu today."

  "Okay."

  Zhang Zicheng put the file back into his briefcase and looked at Chu Jingyan, saying: "Mr. Chu, I've been keeping an eye on you."

  Chu Jing spoke with a frown: "I'm not used to being stared at by men."

  Ignoring Chu Jing's sarcastic tone, Zhang Zicheng said: "I've heard about Mr. Chu's deeds in the Gali Peak Cave in '05, and I have to admit that what Mr. Chu did next was really impressive."

  "Mr. Chu may not know what I hate the most." Zhang Zicheng looked at Chu Jingyan and said, "What I hate the most is that someone has a crime on their body, but they are still above the law."

  "The golden dragon that was pressing down on your head has fallen, and the worm Huang Dongzheng who was pressing down on Oriental International has also fallen. Those two chairmen are starting to reuse roles like yours, forgive me for speaking bluntly, this is not a good trend."

  Zhang Zicheng looked at Chu Jingyan and said, "There are some things that I cannot stop, such as many people taking money to challenge anything. I have to admit that in this capitalist country, it seems that everything can be solved with money except for birth, aging, illness, and death. But there are also many things that I can do."

  "What is it?" Chu Jing Yan was very curious.

  "It's about nipping in the bud people like Mr. Chu who use despicable means to acquire wealth they shouldn't have, and brazenly defy the law and justice."

  "There are already too many people who are hard to deal with here, I don't want even more popping up in the future."

  "Mr. Chu's clean record surprises me, the people who did those things for you, I don't know where they went or were buried, if possible, I will find them."

  Zhang Zicheng smiled and said, "While you are still weak, while I can still summon you at will, while I can easily obtain an investigation permit from my superiors, I beg Mr. Chu to leave some evidence when he does bad things in the future, so that I can convict him."

  "I can tell you it's slander." Chu Jingyan said, looking at Zhang Zicheng.

  "My complaint file has already been on the case board for a long time," said Zhang Zicheng. "Sometimes I can also ignore this kind of thing."

  "I still don't understand why you came looking for me today."

  "I didn't come looking for you today, to be exact, I did plan on coming to find you, but it's clear someone doesn't want me to do that," Zhang Zicheng said. "Recently, the higher-ups have arranged too much work for me, and today we just happened to run into each other and had a conversation."

  "Do you think you can play better than me?" Chu Jingyan suddenly asked out of nowhere.

  Zhang Zicheng, who had originally planned to stand up, sat back down and looked at Chu Jingyan, saying: "Why can't you play?"

  "It seems Director Zhang still doesn't quite understand me." Chu Jingyan raised his head and exchanged a look with Zhang Zicheng.

  Zhang Zicheng's originally smiling face suddenly froze, then returned to normal: "Mr. Chu once again proved with actual actions that my evaluation of you was not low, but rather not high."

  "So I said you don't understand me." Chu Jingyan smiled and said, "Know yourself and know your enemy, a hundred battles are not in danger. You don't even know what kind of person your opponent is, how can you say you've played enough?"

  Zhang Zicheng had just been promoted three days ago, but Chu Jingyan directly mentioned Zhang Zicheng's position here, so Zhang Zicheng felt shocked and then he had to re-examine Chu Jingyan.

  "Some roads are very long, and walking them can be tiring, but if I don't walk them, I will regret it."

  "It seems our views on good and evil are really different." Zhang Zicheng said.

  "Chu Jingyuan picked up his ID card and looked at Zhang Zicheng, saying: 'If I could have received a good education from a young age, if I could sit quietly in the classroom listening to lectures without having to think about other things, if my heart had even a shred of affection for this place, swapping roles, I would definitely do better than you.'"

  "So I hate your pitiful face, poor me, are you worthy?"

  Chu Jingyan stood up, buttoned his coat and said: "Goodbye."

  As Chu Jingyan left, the man who had been silently standing beside Zhang Zicheng suddenly said: "You overstepped your authority."

  Zhang Zicheng adjusted his collar and smiled: "You know I'm used to it like this."

  He stood up and said: "Let's go, let's see who we're going to meet today."

  .........

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  Chu Jingyan walked out of the TV station, Li Qizheng stood beside the car, saw Chu Jingyan coming out, and immediately went up to greet him.

  "Did Jin Longyi say something inside?" Chu Jingyan asked.

  Li Qishake shook his head: "Impossible, he dare not."

  He waved his hand to signal the others to leave, and Chu Jingyan got into the car.

  Li Zhi Xian, who was sitting next to him, carefully glanced at Chu Jing Yan, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately closed it again, plugged in his earphones and started listening to music quietly.

  "If you don't mind, can I have one?" Chu Jingyan said with a smile.

  Li Zhi Xian was somewhat surprised by Chu Jing Yan's request, but still handed him an earpiece.

  Chu Jingyan plugged in her earphones, paused for a moment, and then smiled as she said: "You raise me up."

  "Do you like this song too?" Li Zhi Xian asked.

  The lyrics are great.

  The two of them stopped talking.

  When I'm feeling down and blue, my spirit is so exhausted.

  When troubles and difficulties come, I am so heavily burdened in my heart.

  But I stand still, quietly waiting.

  You inspire me, so I can stand at the top of the mountain

  You encourage me, so I can walk on the stormy sea.

  Youraisemeup

  TOmorethanibe

  "Are you okay?" Li Zhi Xian asked.

  Chu Jing smiled and said, looking at Li Zhi Xian: "What's wrong, are you worried about me?"

  "I was just being polite." Li Zhi Xian didn't expect Chu Jing Yan to ask himself this, and hastily said, "I just thought you might have run into some trouble."

  "Everyone will encounter trouble, I think after you debut, there will be even more trouble." Chu Jingyan said.

  After listening to Chu Jingyan's words, Li Zhihuan widened his eyes.

  PS: Recently, I've been busy helping my teacher with recruitment work, so apart from attending classes, I'm quite busy. Sorry for the lack of updates, but earning academic credits is a must, right? So please forgive me, and after a few days when I have some free time, I'll try to make up for it.