Ever since Old Wu's death, Tang Jinyan had not participated in the gatherings of his brothers in front of the old man for a long time. On the surface, it seemed like he had left the competitive circle for a few months. Even this time in the ward, he still avoided it.
But this did not mean that he knew nothing about the situation of these gatherings.
Among the black suits around the old man, at least a quarter of them were already his people. Even the leader, Uncle Zhang, was biased towards him.
Basically, every time there was a situation, there would be a different person who would send a very detailed report to Tang Jinyan's desk. This time was no exception.
Not to mention, there was also Baek Chang-soo. In terms of this matter, Baek Chang-soo and Tang Jinyan were completely on the same side.
In fact, Tang Jinyan was too lazy to look at the report. Basically, it was the brothers arguing in front of the old man. They attacked each other for a while, saying that they had done something bad, then patted their chests to show that they had done something good for the whole sect. Then, the other party would ridicule and belittle them. The old man did not say a word and just watched them argue. Half a day passed.
'It's quite boring,' Tang Jinyan often thought.
Maybe doing this in front of the old man would make him look better, but in fact, the old man's observation did not start from these days. It had started many, many years ago.
In addition to taking into account the factors of ability and personality, he also considered whether or not he could convince the others.
He didn't want his successor to be torn apart and turned into a pot of porridge after his successor died.
So, their original path was still right. They worked hard to get more brothers on their side to show that they could control the overall situation.
Unfortunately, because Baek Chang-soo and Tang Jinyan did not participate in the situation, it was always three to two on the other side. It was neither good nor bad, neither good nor bad. It was a pain in the ass, and the old man was also in a pain in the ass …
If this continued, it would definitely evolve into one side reducing the number of people on the other side to zero. There was no suspense.
It was not without reason that the Seoul Police Department was on high alert.
"Hello, Chief Zhao."
In the car, Tang Jinyan called Zhao Mingren, the director of the Qingliang Police Station. "When you have time, please help me make an appointment with Captain Jin Zhexiu of the Wide-Area Investigation Team. Tell him that I, Tang Jiu, have some inside information about the New Village Party's struggle for the throne. I think he will be very interested."
"Eh?
Tang Jiu, didn't you say you weren't interested in this matter? "Zhao Mingren was a little surprised." Why are you suddenly interested?
That's not good … "
"No, no, no. Chief Zhao misunderstood."
Tang Jinyan chuckled. "This time, Tang Jiu is a kind-hearted citizen. He helped the Wide Area Investigation Team to obtain first-hand information so that he could prevent some unbearable murders from happening."
Zhao Mingren, on the other hand, thought of something else. "Hmm, it seems like you're still suffering from the disease of brotherhood. You can't bear to see your brothers kill each other?"
Tang Jinyan was silent for a while, then smiled brightly. "That's right."
Since they had left for the hospital at dawn, it was only nine o 'clock in the morning when Tang Jinyan returned home. He had thought that Park Suk Yeon, who was exhausted from the previous night, would still be lazing in bed. However, when he entered the room, she had already disappeared.
Anyway, T-ara had little time to rest. As the captain, it was difficult for her to stay in bed.
Even if Kim Kwang-soo was kind, they might not be able to relax. Tang Jinyan could understand their sense of urgency because their target was too strong … Not only was he strong, but he was also much younger than them. No matter how he looked at it, it was an illusion that they could not match.
But people must have dreams. What was the difference between a person and a salted fish without dreams?
Tang Jinyan's invincibility in South Korea was also an illusion that seemed impossible to achieve.
Tang Jinyan did not think too much about it. He plopped onto the bed and went to sleep.
*****
When Park Soyeon returned to the company, she still had dark circles under her eyes. She looked listless, but her sisters could not laugh at her because they were not in a better state.
Park Soyeon was exhausted from doing that thing all night. The others were still in a daze because they had a hangover.
Therefore, when Jin GuangZhu gathered everyone to announce the good news, no one was able to react in time.
Kim Kwang-soo proudly announced, "After coordination, the program team of 'Runningman' has officially invited the entire T-ara team."
"…"
Silence.
Kim Kwang-soo was speechless. He looked at Park Soyeon. Park Soyeon looked haggard.
Looking around, everyone looked like they were daydreaming. Park Ji-yeon was even yawning and was about to fall asleep.
Of course, Jin Guangzhu knew what had happened to these guys last night. His veins were bulging for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said, "Tang Jinyan is tempting you to be lazy and degenerate!
It's not a good thing for you! "
When the words "Tang Jinyan" entered the girls' ears, it was as if they had received some kind of activation code. Their eyes came alive. They looked at each other for a while and exchanged incomprehensible glances. In the end, they helplessly confirmed that they did not hear what the president said.
Park Soyeon smiled helplessly. "President, just now … cough cough, what did you say?"
Kim Kwang-soo flew into a rage. "I said that a gangster like Tang Jinyan will not bring you any positive energy!"
"Uh …" Park Soyeon ignored him and asked, "What, what was the previous sentence?"
"The crew of 'Runningman' has officially invited the entire T-ara team!"
The air was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly burst into cheers. "Yay!"
'Runningman' was one of the most popular variety shows in Korea. As long as you were mixed in with a few different guests, your popularity would increase. The individual invited were usually big stars. For example, Sun Yan, who went this week, and Jin Xishan, who went a few months ago. What kind of status did they have? T-ara had never been invited to a variety show of this level when they were at the peak of their popularity. Kim Kwang-soo had used various resources to send Han Eun-kyung, Park Hyomin, and Park Ji-yeon one by one to familiarize themselves with their faces.
Regardless of the impact on their popularity, getting a group invitation proved one thing: they were recognized as one of the hottest trends. 'Runningman' felt that inviting them would help increase the show's popularity.
Otherwise, SBS was not a charity. They would not use their own variety show to boost a girl group.
Seeing how happy they were, Jin GuangZhu had a stomach full of unhappiness. But now that he saw everyone smiling like flowers, he couldn't do anything about it. He could only say resentfully, "We're going to perform tomorrow. Go back and have a good rest. Look at what you're doing!
Don't embarrass us on the show! "
The girls stuck out their tongues and ran away with their shoulders shrunk.
Back in the dormitory, Park Ji-yeon excitedly sprawled on the sofa and kicked her legs. "'Runningman' is the most fun. I've always wanted to go with everyone!"
Quan Baolan was very worried. "I-I'm afraid that my artistic sense won't be good."
"That's nothing. It's just fun."
"As long as you guys are as crazy as you are in the dormitory, you won't have to worry about lacking artistic sense …"
"That's right. Back then, Wuli Hyomin was edited to look like a screen in 'Invincible Youth'. Didn't she still make it?"
Han Eun-kyung sighed faintly. "Sigh … a month ago, I thought I would never get invited to a heavyweight show."
Her words made the girls quiet down. The atmosphere was silent for a while. Li Juli smiled. "Tang Jinyan said not to take it to heart."
"Mhmm."
The girls patted Park Soyeon's shoulder. "Anyway, Wuli Soyeon will thank him on behalf of everyone, right … Eh?
Soyeon, what's with your expression? "
"Uh … n-nothing." Park Soyeon stood there in a daze. Tang Jinyan's name reminded her of something.
The female lead of 'Runningman' … That was Song Ji-hyo …
Was she finally going to meet her face to face?
That's good. I should have met her long ago …
(Note: In the real world, T-ara will never be able to go to RM as a group, or even individually.
I've completely changed my fate in the book, so it's only right for me to be invited. My dream has been fulfilled.
I chose the 120916 episode. The original guests were three men, so I don't think anyone would have any objections if they were replaced.)