Chapter 95 On tenterhooks
In Zhaoxu Tai'an Law Firm, a haggard-looking Shen Tai'an sat behind his desk, frowning and looking through a file in front of him.
He seemed to be watching with great concentration, but in fact he was completely distracted. The files were spread out in front of him, and not a single word could enter his eyes.
In the past two days, he has been plagued by anxiety, like a trapped animal trapped in a hunter's trap. No matter how hard he struggles, he can't escape. He can only listen to the hunter. The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the suffocating feeling of being on the verge of despair even made him lose sleep completely.
Unlike Zhao Jingsheng and An Rusong, as a staunch supporter of Councilor Kong, although he is not a core figure in the Kong camp, his vital interests have long been in harmony with Councilor Kong. His team is tied together, and both parties are in a relationship where both prosper and suffer.
Yes, as a member of Congress, what Congressman Kong displays to the public is always his personal image and temperament, and it is he who is elected by the voters who support him. But don’t think that he is alone. Even the nonpartisan candidates are not fighting alone. Behind every congressman and candidate, there is a large team, which is both a risk-sharer and a benefit-sharer for the congressman.
Shen Tai'an is such a person. He is a member of the interest team behind Councilor Kong and a link in the entire interest chain. On the one hand, he is responsible for raising part of the campaign funds for Congressman Kong, and on the other hand, he is responsible for laundering some not-so-clean money for him. In addition, he is also responsible for handling some shady matters for Congressman Kong.
Under normal circumstances, there will be one or even several "Shen Tai'an" in the team of any congressman or candidate. These people are the most hidden in the entire interest team, because their existence is the least exposed. Once such people are exposed, if the team cannot deal with them quickly, the entire team will probably be overthrown.
So, under normal circumstances, as the "white glove" of Representative Kong's team, Shen Tai'an's existence should also be secretive and not easily caught by political opponents. But the current problem is that something went wrong with an important part of Congressman Kong’s behind-the-scenes team. Damushan Group, which has continued to provide financial support to Congressman Kong for many years and even had many behind-the-scenes transactions with Congressman Kong, suddenly appeared in the “12093 National Defense During the investigation of the "Ministry Procurement Bribery Case", Congressman Kong was bitten without any warning.
Subsequently, the Supreme Prosecutor's Office arrested two brothers, Zhao Jingsheng and Zhao Chenghao, from the Nambu Dong faction, and summoned Assemblyman Kong's assistant Han Yanjing.
Brothers Zhao Jingsheng and Zhao Chenghao were arrested by the police three days ago, while Han Yanjing was summoned yesterday. Shen Tai'an estimated that it was impossible for brothers Zhao Jingsheng and Zhao Chenghao to confess themselves. Therefore, everyone It is not easy for the prosecutor's office to obtain evidence for his arrest.
But the problem is that now all unfavorable clues have pointed to him. If nothing else happens, Councilor Kong should also be considering the so-called decision of cutting off the wrists of a strong man.
Haha, the wisdom of the ancient Chinese is really admirable. They always seem to be able to summarize some bloody and complicated things in just four words.
A strong man breaks his wrist, breaks his arm to survive, and abandons his car to save his handsome man. Sadly, people are always praising those who make decisive decisions, but no one considers those "wrists", "arms" or " car” feeling.
What is even more sad for Shen Tai'an is that he is now the "wrist", "arm" and "car".
"Didi."
Just as Shen Tai'an was lamenting his humble fate, the cell phone at his hand suddenly rang.
He was so frightened that he shuddered. When he subconsciously looked at the phone, he saw the caller ID on the phone screen as "Chief Lin".
Seeing the caller ID, Shen Tai'an swallowed hard. He didn't want to answer the call. He wanted to run away directly, leave South Korea, and escape to some remote and unknown small country.
But he knew very well in his heart that he could not escape. To be precise, he had nowhere to escape. At this juncture, there must be countless pairs of eyes staring at him somewhere around him, and his every move is being closely watched by all forces.
Escape? I'm afraid he won't even get to the airport and someone will take him away.
After hesitating for four or five seconds, Shen Tai'an finally pressed the answer button on the phone and put the call to his ear.
"Yuzheng Building, Room 1909, the congressman is waiting for you." A familiar voice came from the phone.
This voice has always struck Shen Tai'an as indifferent, but for some reason, today he heard some kindness in the other person's voice.
Amiable? Maybe so.
"I'll be there soon," Shen Tai'an said respectfully.
“Be safe on the road,” the voice on the phone said again, and then hung up.
"Be careful?" Shen Tai'an's hands shook. What does this mean? Is it a warning to myself? Just a simple sentence caused a layer of white sweat to appear on Shen Tai'an's back. In a daze, he felt that somewhere around him, the countless pairs of eyes staring at him seemed to be full of malice.
Although he was full of fear, he forced himself to calm down, took the car keys from the drawer, and got up to go out.
Woojeong Building is located in Jamwon-dong, Seocho District. Councilor Kong has a relatively secret office there. Sometimes, he will summon the main leaders of his team to hold meetings there. Of course, more often, he Just treat it as a place to enjoy "life".
After picking up the car in the underground parking lot, Shen Taian drove all the way to Canwon-dong. Along the way, he was on tenterhooks and highly focused. It could be said that he was watching all directions and listening in all directions. Every time he came to a traffic light intersection, he kept looking around, lest a garbage truck rush out somewhere, or there was a car driving parallel to him with a gun suddenly sticking out of the car.
Fortunately, what he was worried about did not happen. He drove smoothly to the Jamwon-dong Woojeong Building. When he took the elevator upstairs, it finally stopped at the door of Room 1909. At this time, the whole person still felt like falling into a dream.
As usual, two guards were guarding the door of the room. When they saw Shen Tai'an coming, the two guards bowed to him, and then one of them knocked on the door.
A moment later, a young man with a thin body but sharp eyes opened the door. The first time he saw him, Shen Tai'an hurriedly bowed and saluted, and respectfully called: "Chief Lin" .”
Director Lin bowed slightly to him in return, then stepped back, gave up his seat at the door, and said, "Come in, Lawyer Shen, the congressman is waiting for you in the tea room."
Shen Tai'an bowed again, Then he quickly walked into the door.
Room 1909 is a large and luxurious suite with not only a living room and two bedrooms, but also a tea room, study room and a very private "entertainment room".
This was not the first time Shen Tai'an came to this place, so he went straight to the tea room after entering.
When Shen Tai'an walked to the door of the tea room, there were three people sitting in the tea room with incense burning. The person in the main seat is a young woman wearing traditional Korean clothing. Well, it is really traditional Korean clothing, very traditional.
Don't think that the main seat in this tea room is so noble. It is a place prepared for the tea sommelier, and beside the tea sommelier, there is a man wearing a white nightgown.
The man looks to be in his fifties, with a thick slicked back, a Chinese character face that is not angry and self-respecting, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. The whole person looks majestic. And quite elegant.
This middle-aged man is Councilor Kong. He is an out-and-out professor. He only turned to politics after gaining sufficient prestige in the academic world. Because of this, everyone close to Councilor Kong knows that this professor likes students. If you add an adverbial, it means that he likes female students. If you add an adverbial, it means that he likes beautiful female students.
Where Congressman Kong started, there were two middle-aged men sitting. Among them, the one next to Congressman Kong had a skinny face, a look of bitterness and hatred, leaving a "chocolate sweet" She has a donut-style hair style and a pair of glasses that are not big in the first place, but her eyes have a lot of whites and small pupils. At first glance, she looks quite funny.
This person’s name is Yin Zhimin, and he is the director-general of Congressman Kong’s office, that is, the director-general of the campaign office. This person plays the role of a big steward in Congressman Kong's team, taking charge of all affairs.
Next to Yin Zhimin is a short, fat guy like Maitreya Buddha. No matter who he faces, he always smiles. However, don't underestimate him just because of his smiling face. In Councilor Kong's team, he plays the role of the so-called "spokesperson". In fact, at certain specific times, he is responsible for stepping in for Councilor Kong to do " scolding war". At the same time, he is also responsible for dealing with the media. Because of this, most people don't call him Nan Xuyu, but call him "Nan Tiezui".
Standing at the door of the tea room, Shen Tai'an looked at the three people in the tea room, trying his best to draw a smile on his face, but unfortunately, although he finally succeeded in smiling, his face was stiff The look made his smile look uglier than crying.
However, the three people in the tea room obviously did not notice his expression. When Councilor Kong saw him, he smiled and greeted: "Taian is here, come on, come in and sit down."
The remaining two people also turned their heads, smiled and nodded at him as a greeting.
At this moment, Shen Tai'an did not feel flattered. He only felt cold all over. He knew that neither Councilor Kong nor the remaining two people could be unreasonably friendly to him. The reason why they behaved To be so polite is probably because he is prepared to make sacrifices himself.
Sacrifice, this word sounds so glorious, but when it is actually used on themselves, how many people are willing to do it?
(End of this chapter)