Chapter 2367 2368 Giving You Another Chance
Chapter 2367: Chapter 2368: Giving You Another Chance Chapter 2367: Chapter 2368: Giving You Another Chance “You’re not in charge?”
“You think too little of Samsung. Although I’m the chairman, I don’t have the absolute say.”
Lin Yi sipped his drink, waiting for Lee Yongjin to continue.
“In this company, there are three forces: the first one is me, the second is the Korean government, and the third is foreign capital.”
Lin Yi remained silent; he was somewhat familiar with matters concerning foreign capital.
Samsung had 55% of its shares held by foreign investors.
Of that 55%, 80% was in the hands of capital giants like JPMorgan and Huaqi.
Therefore, they also had a certain degree of say in the internal affairs of Samsung.
Next comes the Korean government, which can be said to have a love-hate relationship with Samsung.
They love it for providing the country with substantial tax revenue and job opportunities, but it’s precisely this that makes Samsung too big to fail, reaching a point where it could even influence political power.
Thus, while supporting it, they would also impose certain restrictions.
Lee Yongjin, caught in the whirlpool of a three-way power struggle, was still able to keep herself out of trouble, an ability not possessed by an ordinary person.
“This laboratory is led by the government, and the person in charge is the general manager, who is also my third uncle, Li Zaimin. Over the years, he has been very close to the government officials, so I don’t have much say.”
Lin Yi nodded, all this aligned with his speculation.
Lee Yongjin didn’t have much of a say in this matter; while it was a collaboration, the project could actually be said to be government-operated.
Such a maneuver also conformed to the development of this affair.
Secrets like these would naturally not be entrusted to outsiders.
At that moment, Lee Yongjin’s gaze fell upon Lin Yi.
“Did you come here just to probe into this matter?”
“Exactly.” Lin Yi nodded and said, “Give me the information about your third uncle.”
“What are you going to do?” Lee Yongjin became vigilant.
Lin Yi looked at her with a smile, “If I take him down for you, will you be thankful?”
“If you really take him down, I might have someone kill you,” said Lee Yongjin.
“Is that necessary? We are already so familiar with each other.”
“If he dies, do you think the government will let me off?”
“That’s why it’s better if you cooperate with me on this. It’s very important to me.” Lin Yi took a sip of wine and said in a low voice,
“Otherwise, he really won’t live long. I never lie, as you know.”
“Can I choose to refuse?”
“No.”
“Get out of here, I’ll send you the information later.”
“Lee Yongjin, you’re quite something. Other women can’t wait for me to stay the night, yet you’re rushing me out; isn’t this a waste?”
“I don’t need it.”
“I was a doctor; heed my advice, prolonged lack of sexual activity can lead to early menopause.”
“The male stars of the entertainment industry can’t wait to crawl into my bed, you don’t need to worry about such matters.”
“Badass.”
Lin Yi gave a thumbs up, then left Lee Yongjin’s home.
Soon after, information about Li Zaimin was sent to his hands, and Lin Yi vanished into the night.
…
The next morning, a slightly overweight middle-aged man wearing glasses walked out of the Silton Hotel.
The driver opened the car door for him and then drove away after he got in.
“Director Li, the Security Department has transferred the money into our account, urging us to finish the lab quickly, they seem quite anxious,” said Park Dongjun, the bodyguard and assistant.
Li Zaimin, with a grave expression, nodded and said after a moment of contemplation,
“I’ve noticed; they’ve been pushing me these days. But I want to know, what does the military really want to do? The cooperation in the past wasn’t like this.”
“I don’t really know either, but I can guess that they place great importance on this matter, and they seem to deliberately avoid Miss [Lee Yongjin], not wanting her to get too involved.”
“I’ve noticed that too, but I just can’t figure out why. It seems that being hostile to Lee Yongjin does them no good.”
“Could there be other hidden circumstances that we don’t know about… Hmm?”
“What’s up?” Li Zaimin asked in a low voice.
“There’s a car behind us, seems like it’s following us.”
“Being tailed?”
Li Zaimin turned to look, “Is it that Hyundai sedan?”
“Yes.”
“Find a place with no one around to stop and see what’s going on.”
“Understood.”
Park Dongjun stepped on the gas and drove away toward the distance, until more than half an hour later, he stopped in a rural renovation area on the outskirts of the city.
Lin Yi, following behind, also stopped his car.
Park Dongjun got out of the car, his gaze fixed on Lin Yi inside the vehicle, until he stepped down from the car.
“You’ve been following us for so long, I really want to know who sent you.”
“No one sent me, I have something to discuss with Li Zaimin, I hope you would step aside.”
“Heh…”
Park Dongjun let out a cold laugh, “Who do you think you are? You want to see our Director Li? Did Lee Yongjin send you?”
“It’s not important for you, just tell him to get out of the car.”
At this moment, the car window opened, and Li Zaimin said in a low voice:
“Don’t waste words with him, subdue him first, then we can slowly interrogate him.”
“Got it, Director Li.”
Park Dongjun stopped talking trash, his eyes squinted, and he charged towards Lin Yi.
“It doesn’t matter who sent you today, I’m afraid you’re not going back.”
As his voice fell, Park Dongjun’s fist aimed straight for Lin Yi’s face.
Lin Yi casually tilted his head, smoothly dodging his attack.
Then, extending his hand, he grabbed Park Dongjun’s wrist and with a fierce twist upward, it snapped!
Park Dongjun screamed in agony, immediately kneeling on both knees, and Lin Yi, seizing the moment, kicked his head.
The latter immediately passed out, lying motionless on the ground.
Li Zaimin inside the car was stunned, sweating profusely, frozen in place.
He was very clear about Park Dongjun’s skill level and had never imagined he would be defeated by this man.
Step by step, Lin Yi walked towards Li Zaimin, and opened the rear car door, sitting down beside him.
Li Zaimin was trembling, eyes filled with fear.
“Don’t be nervous, I’m not here to kill, just wanting to understand some things from you.”
“What, what do you want to know?”
“I heard that you and the Korean officials established a biological laboratory, I hope you can tell me in detail.”
“The, the specifics, I don’t know, this is led by the officials.”
Lin Yi glanced at Li Zaimin, the pressure on him was mountainous, as if he were being watched by a cobra.
“You’ve invested people and resources, I can’t believe you don’t know anything.”
“The laboratory is still in the process of being established, and it’s classified, at least at this stage, I really don’t know anything.”
“Not necessarily, aren’t you even aware of what it’s researching?” Lin Yi smiled, “I can’t believe that a company as powerful as Samsung would work for free for others.”
“I, I really don’t know anything, they only said there would be someone responsible for it later on, for us, it’s a good opportunity to forge closer ties, so we don’t care about how much profit is involved.”
Lin Yi’s brows slightly furrowed, falling silent for a few seconds.
“Who is the person coordinating this with you?”
“I, I can’t say, this, this is classified…”
A shadow flashed, Lin Yi brandished a Dagger, positioning it against Li Zaimin’s abdomen.
It seemed as if a slight exertion of force could pierce through his clothing!
“I’ll give you one more chance, is this matter classified or not?”