Chapter 661

After more than a month of secret operations, Political Department Director Riley finally sold all the Political Department's data clean.

Package price, 200 million US dollars.

The East has relatively little foreign exchange, so the Five-Star Group temporarily advanced the funds, to be repaid slowly later.

Causeway Bay,

Guan Zu's base camp, a certain house with watertight defense.

East representative, Guan Zu, and Riley, tripartite talks.

East representative Mr. Chen: "Mr. Riley, happy cooperation!"

Director Riley: "I also feel very happy about this cooperation!"

Both sides shook hands.

Then Riley gave 5 Swiss bank accounts to Guan Zu.

5 accounts, one for himself, one for his female secretary, and one for each of his three trusted subordinates. These trusted subordinates were people he knew inside and out, not afraid of betrayal.

Guan Zu made a phone call.

Not long after, Riley's phone rang; secretary Shirley reported that the 5 payments had all arrived.

"Hahaha~~~"

Director Riley laughed happily.

Sure enough, cooperating with Guan Zu is refreshing.

This time, he earned enough to fill his mouth with oil in one go.

And Guan Zu also privately promised that in the future, if there was a need, he could help wash (hinted) this money out.

Mr. Guan, generous!

Riley had already determined that Guan Zu was a friend.

When leaving, he couldn't help but remind: "Mr. Guan, the Governor's House, the intelligence chief of the British side, and the Prime Minister are all coveting the Five-Star Group and have created a plan..."

Guan Zu smiled: "'Parasite Plan', right? I know about this."

Riley was stunned: "You knew?"

Guan Zu shrugged: "Otherwise, why can't your people ever get promoted?"

*Boom*~~~~

Riley's head felt like it had been struck by lightning.

"You!!"

This time he was truly shocked.

That is to say, Guan Zu knew the list from the beginning.

Riley is a smart person, and smart people tend to think too much.

Who betrayed the list?

Could it be... former Governor Fatty Peng?

It seems only he could be.

Good for you, Fatty Peng; I didn't expect you to betray British interests so early; you have no bottom line!

Fortunately...

Now I am too!

After Riley left,

Mr. Chen and Guan Zu sat back on the sofa.

Mr. Chen brewed a pot of tea again and poured a cup for Guan Zu:

"For this matter, thank you; the leaders above insisted that I must thank you properly..."

"You're welcome, it's all what I should do."

"No, no, no, there must be a reward... I don't know what you want."

Mr. Chen looked at Guan Zu.

The Five-Star Group is too big now, leading to many rewards that Guan Zu doesn't need.

Guan Zu thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I don't seem to have any needs."

Mr. Chen: "That won't do, there must be a reward... How about this, let's approve some land for the Five-Star Group? You can use it to build houses to sell later; consider it compensation for you."

In the past, when Hong Kong businessmen came to the mainland, what they wanted most was land.

"Forget about land for building houses." Guan Zu shook his head, thought for a while, and said, "How about this, I want to open hospitals in the mainland to facilitate medical exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong; 10 big cities, 10 plots of land..."

Guan Zu wanted to unlock the "Medical Aura."

Mr. Chen was shocked when he heard this.

This Mr. Guan is truly not greedy; not only is he not greedy, but he also has great righteousness in his heart.

He couldn't help but feel awe!

"No problem, we agree to this; we will definitely give you the most central plots of land."

Of course, this point is far from enough.

The contribution is too great.

Guan Zu raised his glass: "Thank you, leader!"

Mr. Chen: "Then where do you want them?"

Guan Zu thought for a while: "Sichuan."

There is a famous West China there; we can exchange and learn together then.

More importantly, prepare first; besides building buildings and strengthening the medical team, there aren't many years left.

Let's set the next school donation for Sichuan.

……

On the other side,

Riley returned to the Political Department in a happy mood.

Then he met the Deputy Director of the Political Department, Bob.

"Sir, it seems there's some happy event today?"

"Yes, there's a happy event at home."

"Congratulations, congratulations~~~"

The two laughed and walked into the elevator, going upstairs. They had been colleagues for 5 years; although they occasionally schemed against each other, the work in recent years had been quite pleasant, without any major conflicts.

After all, they were all being disbanded; what conflicts could there be.

Arriving at the top floor,

The two parted ways and went to their respective offices.

Bob entered his office; the secretary had already brewed coffee, and the temperature was just right.

He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the moving buildings ahead and the distant Victoria Harbour and Tsim Sha Tsui.

"One more year and I'll be leaving Hong Kong..."

"I need to prepare in advance."

Bob, like Riley, was also worried about being swallowed by MI6 in the future.

"I need to bribe the MI6 chief in advance."

"However, most of the money I've greedily taken over the years has been spent lavishly..."

"I need to earn more money."

The first method Bob thought of was to use dirty intelligence to blackmail those involved, especially the wealthy, who pay money quickly.

But these wealthy people had already been fleeced several times over the years; this way of fleecing wasn't a solution either. If they were pushed too hard, they could do anything.

Suddenly,

He couldn't help but think of the Political Department's secret database.

"These are some very important documents..."

"How about, I sell them?"

Once the thought arose, it grew wildly like a demon in his heart.

"Sell to the East? No, no, no, the risk is too great."

"It seems, only selling to Guan Zu is an option; his reputation is relatively good."

The more he thought about it, the more right it felt.

Damn it, if I don't have money to bribe after returning to the UK, I don't know if I'll be sent to a department without any oil and water, or even be kicked out.

Since that's the case, it's better to take advantage of this year to make a big haul and go back to be a rich man.

Thinking of this,

Bob's mouth gradually curled up.

"Sorry, Queen!"

"I traveled thousands of miles to be an official; I always have to plan for something; I can't just be a good person."

*Jie jie jie*~~~

The smile gradually became perverted!

……

……

Two days later,

The weather in Hong Kong was cool and sunny.

A plane took off from South Korea and arrived at Kai Tak Airport.

Wang Jianjun got off the plane, got into his younger brother's car, and returned to Wan Chai.

"Brother, long time no see~~"

"How are you? When are you getting married?"

"The marriage matter must be chosen by you, big brother; I'm the younger brother, you're the big brother, you have to handle it..."

"Get lost!"

20 minutes later,

Arrived downstairs at Central Plaza.

Wang Jianjun looked up at this high-rise building, sighed, then walked in, took the elevator all the way to the top floor to Guan Zu's office.

"Brother Zu, I'm back!"

Wang Jianjun knocked on the door and entered.

"Hahaha~~~ you're finally back, thank you for your hard work~~~"

"It's not hard work!"

Wang Jianjun smiled.

What kind of hard work is this?

In South Korea, his power was great, and his income was high; compared to his previous days, it was hundreds of times better.

Salute!

Thank you, Brother Zu!

"Brother Zu, Brother Hao asked me to come back and report a matter to you; it's not convenient to say it over the phone..."

Then he reported the Park Tae-soo incident to Guan Zu.

Completely, said it once.

"Han Kang-sik? Park Tae-soo?"

If I remember correctly, this is "The King,"

I've seen this movie.

A movie that feels okay.

Park Tae-soo finally launched revenge against Han Kang-sik and ran for president; although the movie ending didn't give whether he succeeded in running, according to the reality of President "Moon Jae-in" succeeding in running, he should have succeeded.

This guy has some potential.

Guan Zu flipped through the system records,

Sure enough, there was a notification half a month ago:

"Wang Jianjun killed the scumbag teacher and scumbag assemblyman from 'The King'..."

"Received the following rewards:"

"Reward 1: Seoul student approval rating +1%..."

"Reward 2: 'Korean Card' *20..."

Guan Zu said to Wang Jianjun: "Eat dinner tonight, rest in Hong Kong for a few days before going back."

Wang Jianjun: "Thank you, Brother Zu."

After Wang Jianjun left the office,

Secretary Wu Lianqian knocked on Guan Zu's door.

"Boss... there's another note with a phone number on it, saying there's an important transaction and they want to talk to you..."

Guan Zu: "????"

1 minute later,

Guan Zu dialed the phone, and the other side said:

"My name is Susan, secretary to Deputy Director Bob of the Political Department; I wonder if it's convenient for Mr. Guan to come out and chat?"

As soon as these words were spoken,

Guan Zu's hanging heart finally died.

Next, Guan Zu and the East face a very big problem: if they don't buy this time, wouldn't it expose that the East has already bought it?

Powerless!

How can your quality be so low?

What happened to "Long live the Queen"?

You sang it in vain, right!

Sure enough, there are too few people like me, Guan Zu, in this world!

……

2 minutes later,

Mr. Chen, who was taking the train back to the mainland, received Guan Zu's call.

"What?"

"Again?!"

Mr. Chen felt his cerebellum twitch.

Headache splitting!

Now there's trouble!

I don't want to spend the money; how can I show that I haven't bought it before?

What to do?

Waiting online, it's quite urgent.

……

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Hong Kong.

May 7th.

A major event happened in Hong Kong, finally making Hong Kong, which had been calm for half a month, lively.

The first low-cost housing complex built by the Five-Star Group was finally about to start selling.

All of Hong Kong was watching.

People with houses were full of worry, fearing that it would cause housing prices to plummet.

And people without houses were both expectant and worried. Expectant that they finally had a chance to buy a house, worried that there were too many citizens drawing lots and they wouldn't get a number.

How to sell low-cost housing is a big problem.

How to balance the interests of the three parties: those with houses, those without houses, and investors?

All of Hong Kong was lively, discussing it for 2 days.

May 9th,

The Five-Star Group held a press conference.

……

At 10:00 AM sharp, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre press conference hall.

This press conference was not held at the Five-Star Group or a hotel banquet hall.

But at the Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Flashbulbs flashed, the press seats were full, and reporters from major newspapers and TV stations in Hong Kong had already set up their equipment, with long guns and short cannons aimed at the podium.

In addition, there were hundreds of citizens and neighbors who entered with tickets.

Guan Zu was dressed in a black suit, his tie tied meticulously, wearing glasses, walked slowly onto the stage, his gaze sweeping over every media outlet under the stage, as well as the numerous citizens.

"Good morning, media friends."

The voice was not high, clear and loud, with an unquestionable sense of authority.

The audience went quiet instantly.

"Over the past 20 years, housing prices in Hong Kong have soared, remaining high for a long time, becoming a burden that many citizens find difficult to bear. High housing prices not only make the dream of buying a house out of reach for ordinary people but also cause the number of families with housing difficulties to continue to increase, seriously affecting people's well-being and social harmony and stability."

"Thus, low-cost housing came into being!"

*Bla bla bla*~~~~~

Guan Zu talked about the background, value, and people's livelihood...

In the expectant eyes of everyone,

Guan Zu finally began to announce the housing sales plan.

"The entire complex has a total of 3,524 units, and the selling price is set at 40% of the market price!"

As soon as these words were spoken,

The whole room exploded!

Media and citizens, unbelievable!

If you bought one, wouldn't you make a lot, a lot of money?

This is crazy!

"But!"

Guan Zu changed the subject, and one sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured on their heads.

"I have emphasized many times that low-cost housing is not for speculation, but to let citizens have a house to live in!"

"Therefore, the houses bought have restrictive conditions!"

"First, real-name purchase, no resale within five years; if there are special circumstances, it can only be sold to the low-cost housing project company within five years!"

"Second, for the proceeds from selling the house, the owner can only get 40% of it! The remaining 60% belongs to the low-cost housing project company! And the company will distribute it to the fundraising citizens in the form of dividends!"

As soon as these conditions were put forward,

The whole room went quiet instantly.

Cold water poured!

If you can only get 40% of the proceeds... this doesn't seem to have much appeal anymore.

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PS: The sales conditions for low-cost housing might not be fully considered; if book friends have suggestions, I will change them...

(End of chapter)