Shadow Empire

Chapter 313 Purchase [666+5]
After breakfast, Lance called William to remind him that the situation had changed.

"The people from the Wolf Gang are following Qiao Bafu now. I will arrange for some people to follow you later to avoid any accidents."

William was a little nervous when he heard this, "Who does the Wolf Gang belong to?"

"Will they hurt me?"

"They are the mayor's men. I don't know whether they will hurt you, so I will arrange for someone to protect you."

He actually already had some premonitions, but when he heard the answer he still seemed a little... shocked.

The mayor controls some gangs. Although William has heard many similar stories, he still feels incredible when it happens to him.

The mayor is not an ordinary councilor, he is the ruler of the city, but everything seems very reasonable.

He is not the kind of young man who has just graduated from school and is full of passion. He knows very well that where there is white in this world, there must be black.

The whiter the white, the darker the black. This is a two-sided phenomenon and no one can change it.

"Will they hurt me?", he asked.

Lance could sense that he was a little nervous when he asked this question, but he didn't want to lie to comfort him, "I'm not sure, so I arranged for someone to protect you."

"Ethan, you know that big guy. He will bring people to protect you. It's best to discuss with him before you go out."

"Also, you'll need to learn how to use a gun in the near future."

William took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll be prepared. By the way, I can actually shoot."

Lance chuckled twice, "Firing a gun and shooting are two different things, William."

"You can shoot at a target, but you may not be able to shoot at a person. You'd better learn it systematically!"

After explaining some more things, Lance hung up the phone. He didn't think Mr. Jobaf could defeat William in the election.

The mere fact that he was cooperating with the federals was enough to cause some of his supporters to abandon him.

Although the Imperials have always been discriminated against and bullied to a certain extent in the Federation, the Imperials themselves are still relatively united.

Before, when there were no strong characters, their unity didn’t seem to have any effect, but now that there are strong characters, this unity will become more and more obvious.

Mr. Jobav is destroying unity and he will lose people’s support!

After finishing his work here, he took a bus to Parkson Bank and talked to Jonathan about the auction of unowned assets.

Parkway Bank is also eligible to participate in this matter, but Jonathan told Lance that the auction cannot be held now.

"It will take until the end of the year for the Ministry of Finance to count these unowned assets and arrange a working group to identify which assets need to be auctioned and which assets will be kept."

"If I remember correctly, the Red High Heels case happened this year."

Lance nodded and continued, "Then the earliest we can do that is to wait until February next year, when the list from the Ministry of Finance reaches all places, before we can auction the bags."

“If you’re hoping to get it at auction, you’ll have to wait.”

Lance heard the other meaning in his words, "So what if I don't go to the Treasury Department's property auction?"

Jonathan rummaged through the drawer, found a business card, and handed it over.

Lance took it and took a look at it. There wasn't much on it, just a name and two phone numbers.

His name was Richard Jenkins, and the phone number seemed to be from the capital. He then looked up at Jonathan with a questioning look on his face.

"This is the head of the state government's Treasury Asset Disposal Office. He is responsible for the disposal of the state's Treasury assets."

"If the house you want is indeed ownerless, then Richard will have the file of the house now."

"All you have to do is contact him and spend the money to buy the house."

"The price will be calculated according to the market price and will not be too cheap. After all, we are not the ones operating this business!"

“And even if it’s early next year, it won’t be too cheap because there are so many people participating in the auction and it has to be publicized.”

This kind of large-scale auction involves the "revenue" of the Ministry of Finance, and the banks will not act recklessly. They know what can be tampered with and what cannot be tampered with.

There will be many people from all walks of life participating in the event, so it is basically hopeless to buy this house with just a few dozen or a few hundred dollars.

We should be thankful that its price does not exceed its market price. Sometimes at an auction, bidders get angry and push an item to a height that it shouldn't be at!

Lance didn't take the business card, but wrote it down and the number.

Jonathan invited again, "Are you free this weekend?"

"Shall we go play together?"

This was his second or third invitation, so Lance couldn't refuse. "Sure, do you need anything to bring?"

"You may not like fishing, so we will go play golf. You first need to have a set of clubs, preferably a set of sportswear, and a set of related equipment."

"You can go to those stores to check out these things, and they will recommend the ones that are suitable for you."

"By the way, can you swing a golf club?" Lance joked. "If you mean hitting someone with a golf club, I'm pretty good at it!"

Jonathan couldn't help laughing and said, "This is the first time I wish you hadn't hit the 'ball' away!"

He paused and said, "It doesn't matter whether you can do it or not, as long as you use some strength to hit the ball. We are just having fun, not competing."

They agreed on a time, and then Lance left.

He dialed the number immediately after returning to the office and the call was connected quickly.

"This is the Asset Disposal Office, my name is Richard."

"Hello, Mr. Jenkins. I am a friend of Mr. Jonathan from Parkway Bank."

"I know Jonathan, what should I call you?"

"Lance. Lance White."

"Mr. White, is there anything I can help you with?"

Richard would not underestimate Lance since he was able to make the call through the bank's vice president.

He had vaguely heard of this name, and he had this feeling, as if he had heard of it somewhere, so he was very polite at this time.

With his current social status, it is unlikely that he would ever hear the names of those unknown people.

Anyone who can be mentioned in his social circle is definitely not an ordinary person.

"It's like this, Mr. Jenkins. There is a house in the Empire District of Golden Harbor City. It has no legal heirs, and the last owner did not make a will, so it has now entered the asset disposal process."

"I want to do some business, and I've taken a fancy to its location. I hope to buy it from you in advance."

"Of course, I know this is not an auction. I will buy him at the market price."

Mr. Jenkins on the other end of the phone asked Lance to wait for a while, and then he asked his secretary to bring the asset disposal list of Jingang City.

These listings are updated every once in a while, and he found this property among a bunch of listings on the real estate page.

"I saw it, and the price quoted in your place is about 40,000 yuan. Are you sure you want to buy it?"

Lance said slowly, "Yes, I confirm that I want to do this."

"So how am I supposed to pay you?"

"Bank transfer or cash?"

Mr. Jenkins took a pen and wrote a note, but it was not for Lance, but for his secretary. "You can ask Jonathan. He has an account number at the state finance department. You can ask him to transfer the money."

"After the money arrives, I will notify the Jingang City Hall and they will change the information of this property. Is there a problem?"

"No, thank you so much for answering my call, Mr. Jenkins, you helped me a lot!"

Mr. Jenkins chuckled, "You and Jonathan are friends, which means you are my friends. It's only right for friends to help friends!"

Lance is also a person who likes to make friends. "If you have the opportunity to come to Jingang City, please be sure to contact me. I would like to entertain you as a host."

"No problem, there's a chance."

The two exchanged a few meaningless pleasantries and then hung up the phone.

He thought about it for a while and decided that this Richard Jenkins was somewhat useful, so he decided to maintain this connection.

This was the first contact between the two parties, and he didn't know this person very well, so he needed to talk to Jonathan again.

Forty thousand dollars was just a drop in the bucket for Lance at that moment. He quickly called Jonathan and asked him to help transfer the money and notify Mr. Jenkins at the same time.

The transfer, which was handled by the vice president, was naturally very fast. All the transfer procedures were completed in less than an hour. Mr. Jenkins did not expect that Lance would transfer the money so quickly.

He directly retrieved the files and asked his secretary to contact the Jingang City Hall to make changes to the information.

Lance William found a friend in the city hall to help him handle all the documents. If Lance appeared in the city hall at this time, the mayor might think it was a provocation.

Whether it is another world or this world, it is convenient to have people, especially those in the privileged class.

For ordinary people, they may have to wait for twenty days, a month or even longer for the procedures, but with the support of these people, it can be completed in less than a few hours.

There is always a reason why people like power and are keen to join the privileged class!

After getting the property ownership certificate, Lance asked Alvin to bring some workers over.

There are many temporary workers at the docks. They are willing to do anything, and some don't even ask for money. As long as you can give them something to eat, they will work for you for a whole day!

This world is so unfair and has never been fair.

Thanks to their hard work, this somewhat dilapidated building is about to be transformed into a different look.

It looked like there was a high probability that they wouldn't be able to get in.

(End of this chapter)