Chapter 183 Ouni, no need to say more

"you win!"

After a brief thought, Smith finally looked at James, whose expression did not change at all, and handed in his "surrender."

James looked at Smith's deflated expression, finally smiled, and stretched out his hand and said.

"Congratulations on making the right decision."

"I hope I won't regret it."

After Smith took a deep breath, he shook James' hand and then began to look at him curiously.

"Tell me, you've gone through so much trouble, what exactly do you need me to do?"

"Don't worry, things are not as complicated as you think."

Looking at Smith's somewhat solemn expression, James showed a happy smile on his face.

Before he retired, he served in the army with Smith. They ate, lived and trained together. They stayed together for several years, so they were quite familiar with each other.

But for some reasons, I retired after serving in the army for a few years.

Smith has stayed in the army until now and has become a middle-level officer.

Of course, he went to find Smith and the others because although he looked majestic on the outside, he was actually in a state of panic on the inside.

Although he is now a mid-level leader of the US military in South Korea, he belongs to the faction under the current commander of the US forces in South Korea, Admiral James Thurman.

And it is precisely because of this that he has been able to get to where he is today.

Logically speaking, as the boss's direct team, he should be in high spirits and riding high.

But misfortunes can happen at any time. Although it has not been announced yet, the fact that General James Thurman is leaving the U.S. military base in South Korea to retire is no longer a secret within the military.

As an officer of General James Thurman's faction, John Smith's future can be imagined.

He also needs to think about his life after retirement.

This is also the reason why he admitted defeat directly to James.

After all, the power in his hands has now entered a countdown.

If he could exchange it for a certain amount of cash within the final period of use to ensure his life after retirement, why wouldn't he do it?

Therefore, he is now mentally prepared. As long as he can make money, as long as James' request is not too excessive, he will find a way to do it.

But when he heard James's request, the expression on his face was a little surprised, even shocked.

Even a minute or two after listening to James' story, he still looked at James with disbelief.

"Just to buy a girl group?"

"Yes! We are going to acquire a girl group. If possible, we will also acquire the agency as well."

"Then do you need to go to so much trouble?"

Smith couldn't quite understand James and the people behind him.

Spending so much time and money to get yourself hooked, only to end up buying a Korean girl group.

This effort and the final goal are really inconsistent!
You know, he was thinking just now that James and the people behind him needed to get some arms and other contraband.

He even thought that if they didn't ask for much, he would help them find a solution.

The result was just to buy a girl group.

The contrast between before and after is really too great.

But at the same time, his anxious heart relaxed a little, but at the same time he felt a little disappointed.

He originally thought he could make some money from James, but it turned out to be just a small thing. So even if he succeeded, how much money could he make?

Yes, in Smith's mind, what James and others want to do is just a trivial matter and not worth mentioning.

As an officer of the US military stationed in South Korea, although it cannot be said that he is lawless in South Korea, there are not many things that can make him afraid.

To exaggerate a little, it is not uncommon for them to drink, beat people, or even kill and rape people.

The final result?
He was just taken back to the base and then sent back to his country. Nothing else happened.

Even if they are well-known Korean chaebols, as long as they are not provoked too much, they will not have any problems.

Therefore, they develop a sense of superiority in Korea.

According to his previous habits, in Korea, if he liked something, he would just go to the store directly. Why make things so complicated?

Do they dare not sell it?
That's why he felt that James was wasting his time.

James didn't feel surprised when he heard Smith's complaints.

After all, his temper is like this. It has been like this for more than ten years and has not changed at all.

In fact, according to what he said and did, he was able to achieve his goal and buy them.

But what about the end result?
After they are bought, they are most likely useless.

Although those old foxes in the entertainment industry did not dare to refuse as he said, it did not mean that they did not dare to resist!

At that time, we only need to make some dirty tricks behind the scenes to easily bring Tara and the others together.

Then there is naturally no point in buying them.

Therefore, we can only take the long view.

After hearing what James said, Smith finally reacted, but he still couldn't believe it.

"Is it that complicated?"

……

"Things are getting a little complicated, aren't they?"

Huang Xu also felt a headache when listening to James' report.

After all, he never thought that he would be lured, but the person he was luring found out about it.

But now that it has happened, he can only try to find a way to remedy it and see if he can fill this loophole.

At the same time, this incident also served as a wake-up call for him.

I don’t know if it’s because everything he did in the past went smoothly, which made him look down on others when making plans.

If his plan had been more complete, this wouldn't have happened.

Fortunately, James was quite smart, and Smith really had no other options now, so he was able to take the initiative back into his hands.

But he only chatted with James for a few words and then hung up the phone.

After all, Huang Xu was still outside, shopping with Choi Jin-ri, so he didn't want to say too much. Therefore, after agreeing to talk again tomorrow, Huang Xu hung up the phone directly.

As a result, Huang Xu, who had just hung up the phone and turned around, was startled by Choi Jinri behind him.

Because when he was on the phone, Choi Jin-ri secretly came to his side.

When Huang Xu turned around, he saw her fair and rosy face, almost touching his own.

"Omo, what are you doing?"

"I just want to see what Oppa is worried about."

"Troubled? No?"

Huang Xu was stunned when he heard Cui Zhenli's question, and then he began to deny it. However, Cui Zhenli, who was sitting opposite him, looked at Huang Xu's denial and directly reached out and tapped his brow.

"Oppa, your forehead is so wrinkled that it can kill a fly."

"Really?"

After listening to this, Huang Xu unconsciously reached out and touched his forehead. After touching the flat forehead, he realized that he had been fooled by Choi Jin-ri.

Although he was fooled, his mood eased a lot, at least he no longer looked as gloomy as before.

"Thank you, Truth."

"Hey, as long as Oppa is alright, by the way, what were you worried about just now?"

When Choi Jin-ri saw this situation, she finally smiled, but she was still very concerned about why Huang Xu looked so sad after answering the phone.

Although her mind was mostly on shopping today, she still couldn't forget the frown on Huang Xu's face when she saw him this morning.

The expression on his face now is even more sour than in the morning, so naturally he wants to show some concern.

"Oppa, are you in trouble? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"It's okay, it just happened a little suddenly, but it's okay now."

"Really?"

"Really, don't worry."

Huang Xu looked at Choi Jin-ri's enthusiasm and felt much better. He smiled and thanked Choi Jin-ri.

"Thank you, Zhenli. I will ask for your help if you need anything."

"Didn't you lie to me?"

"No, don't worry."

"That's good."

Choi Jin-ri looked at Huang Xu and saw that he was not lying, so she let Huang Xu go and then suggested that today's shopping was over.

"Is it over? Don't you need to buy clothes to wear for the recording? These are not enough."

Huang Xu looked at Choi Jin-ri with some confusion, and the pile of clothes and accessories they had bought today.

These clothes may seem like a lot, but don't forget that she is going to participate in the recording of a program this time, and she will need a lot of clothes.

Of course, these clothes are enough for ordinary people to travel, or even a little too much.

But Choi Jin-ri’s job is an idol, so the clothes they wear on the show need to be as less repetitive as possible.

Even if conditions permit, it is best to wear a set of clothes only once.

And this is just the most basic requirement. If they want to develop in the fashion circle, it is best to match their clothes every day to express their understanding of fashion.

Therefore, although a lot of clothes were bought today, there were still some that were not enough to meet Choi Jin-ri's needs.

In response to Huang Xu's doubts, Cui Zhenli said calmly:
"It's almost there, Oppa. Although the company didn't give me much support this time, they still prepared a few outfits for me to wear. These will be enough."

"Okay then, let's go back now? Should we go back to Longshan's apartment, or somewhere else?"

"Let's go back to the apartment. We can ask you two sisters for help to see how to match them more appropriately."

"Okay, let's go then."

Huang Xu took out his cell phone and looked at the time. It was almost time for dinner, so he naturally didn't object. He weighed his things and walked towards where he parked his car.

It took them more than ten minutes to finally reach the parking lot. After putting the clothes in their hands into the trunk, they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come on, get in the car and go."

"Come on, get in the car and go."

Park So-yeon looked at Park Hyo-min in front of her. Although she was curious about the fact that she rushed back today, they were still in the parking lot of the airport and it was not convenient to say too much.

So when he saw Park Hyomin pushing the suitcase back just now, he directly took her suitcase, put it in the trunk, and then invited her to get in the car.

Park Hyomin looked at the bustling crowd around her and got into the car without any hesitation.

Only after the car started did she express her gratitude to Park So-yeon.

"Thank you, Ouni, for coming to pick me up."

"Thank you for what? Logically, I should thank you first."

While driving, Park So-yeon turned her head to look at Park Hyo-min's expression, trying to see something from her face.

But after observing carefully for a long time, I didn't find anything.

However, after driving for a while, she couldn't hold back any longer and spoke to Park Hyomin apologetically.

"Hyomin, I'm sorry for dragging you into this."

"It's okay, unnie."

Park Hyomin's expression was very calm, but it was this calmness that made Park Soyeon feel even more sorry.

"How about I talk to Huang Xu and we can think about whether there is any other way."

"Ouni, stop talking and just try this method."

"You also know why we were slandered. Now we want to clear our name. Although we are not directly confronting her and them, we still cannot let our guard down."

"Otherwise, if they discover our true intentions, we'll be finished."

"By that time, there will really be no hope for us in Korea."

"As you know, there are too many teams going abroad now. It's hard to get started without a base."

"So let's try this method first, and we'll talk about it later if it doesn't work."

"Hyomin~"

Looking at Park Hyomin's determined expression and fearless eyes, Park Soyeon felt even more guilty.

In the past, she felt that as a member of Tara, she would pay any price to whitewash the group and make it take off.

But now that the matter has come to him, he backed down, so the look in his eyes when he looked at Park Hyomin was full of apology.

"Hyomin, I'm sorry, this should have been my responsibility."

"Unnie, it's all the same."

Park Hyomin looked at Park Soyeon's apologetic eyes, and her expression did not change.

The experience during this period made her clearly understand the difficulties their team was facing, and also gave her a clearer view of Korean society.

Compared with Park So-yeon's Buddhism, or her yearning for family and love, her career ambition is obviously stronger.

Therefore, she attached more importance to the method Huang Xu suggested, this life-saving straw.

Even if she would be scolded again because of her next actions, she didn't care.

Seeing her determined look, Park So-yeon's idea of ​​putting family first suddenly changed a little, and she looked at Park Hyo-min with some heartache.

"Hyomin, it's still me."

"Unnie, stop talking."

(End of this chapter)