Chapter 662

On the stage,

Guan Zu spoke eloquently,

"Article 3: All transactions must be assessed for market value through the official platform of the Affordable Housing Project Team; private 'yin-yang contracts' are prohibited. Once discovered, corresponding penalties will be imposed..."

"Article 4: The purpose of affordable housing is to benefit the people, so priority will be given to families with elderly, children, or married couples... Eligibility for purchase will be strictly audited by the Housing Department and Five-Star Property to ensure that citizens truly in need are prioritized. The lottery process will be supervised throughout to eliminate any speculative behavior..."

"Article 5: Transaction restrictions; one household can only buy or sell one unit within 20 years..."

"Article 6: Government-guided pricing, decoupled from the market..."

Guan Zu listed 11 articles in a row.

Every aspect was covered, taking care of all three parties involved.

Finally, he concluded,

"The Five-Star Group's affordable housing project has only one goal—to allow ordinary citizens of Hong Kong to afford a home."

"This is not a playground for speculators, but a safe haven for those who strive!"

The entire venue erupted with a dense sound of camera shutters: click, click, click~~~.

Next was the reporter interview session...

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……

At noon, ATV and TVB reported on Guan Zu's press conference.

Naturally, it occupied the hot topics on every street corner and in after-dinner conversations.

After watching, homeowners breathed a sigh of relief; the 40% profit margin alone could greatly reduce the liquidity of affordable housing, and the other articles also significantly suppressed the investment attributes of these homes.

Those without homes had complex feelings; they hoped to live in a house, yet feared becoming also-rans in the sea of people participating in the lottery.

As for the stock market, the stocks of real estate giants began to fall, though fortunately not a crash.

Soon, the day of the lottery arrived.

The lottery site at the Convention and Exhibition Center was a scene of intense heat; before dawn, citizens were already dragging their families along to queue. The long line wound and twisted, resembling a giant dragon waiting for hope to descend.

After the lottery ended, a few days later, it was time for the residential complex to open for property grabbing.

Citizens who won the lottery first went to view the various units of the affordable housing; the layout and quality were both acceptable, with no shared common areas. The houses were mainly 400 and 600 square feet, small but complete with all necessary facilities.

In one morning, citizens bought their own homes one after another.

"I finally have a house!"

"Hahaha~~~"

"Wife, we finally have a house!"

On the scene,

Huang Jiaquan hugged his wife and shouted in surprise.

Only the brothers themselves knew that for the sake of this house, they didn't even have their own sons, and the brothers dared not speak of it; such bitterness could only be swallowed by themselves.

And now,

They finally had a house.

Gratitude to Mr. Guan!

(Guan Zu: You guys are too perverted...)

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……

Central Plaza, Guan Zu's office on the top floor.

Sunlight shone in,

Guan Zu was processing and signing documents for the affordable housing project.

The first affordable housing complex landed smoothly without causing too much of a stir, and the real estate market could be considered stable.

Next, after 2 months, there would be a second and third affordable housing complex, with a total of over 6,000 units sold successively... about 50,000 units per year.

Although it was a drop in the bucket, it could greatly suppress the soaring housing prices. With fewer real estate bubbles, things could be a bit more stable during the 1998 financial crisis.

In addition,

During this period, Mr. Chen, the representative of the East, following instructions from higher-level leaders, purchased about 40% of the intelligence from Bob, the Deputy Minister of the Political Department, for 50 million USD.

Why buy it?

Because the leaders of the East felt that the two pieces of intelligence could corroborate each other.

These intelligence reports, besides data on Hong Kong, also covered quite a few spies within the country.

The significance of mutual corroboration was very great.

So paying an extra 50 million USD was very worthwhile.

Moreover, because Bob felt the money was too little, he reached another cooperation agreement with the East: he would continue to provide intelligence in exchange for money.

Upon hearing this, the East thought: Wow, this is good!

At this moment,

"Knock knock~~~"

Ji Mi Zai pushed the door open and walked in quickly, cursing with a bitter face:

"No way, Big Brother, you're making me go to the mainland again? I haven't even rested for 2 months..."

Guan Zu: "Capable people do more work... I'm doing this for your own good. After you go to Sichuan this time, won't you be able to walk sideways in the mainland?"

"The logic is the logic..."

Ji Mi Zai complained: "I always feel that joining the Five-Star Group is like getting on a pirate ship; it's not as comfortable as being on Shanghai Street..."

Guan Zu laughed: "Don't be silly, Shanghai Street will never be presentable. Who doesn't call you Principal Li now?"

"In short, are you going or not..."

"Go~ of course I'm going~~"

Ji Mi Zai was just complaining, but in fact, he was still very happy to go to the mainland.

The third secretary, Liang Xiaorou, came in to make tea,

Guan Zu and Ji Mi Zai sat on the sofa, and Guan Zu gave him instructions.

"This time, besides primary schools, build middle schools and high schools as well..."

"I checked, Sichuan is a region with relatively frequent earthquakes, so the quality of the school buildings must be earthquake-resistant; don't skimp on costs."

Anyway, the system would refund the money spent.

"Also, no high-rises; a maximum of three floors is enough."

Ji Mi Zai was puzzled: "It wasn't like this last time in Shaanxi..."

Guan Zu: "I already said Sichuan has many earthquakes."

Ji Mi Zai scratched his head: "Alright."

Guan Zu: "And the hospital; prepare to build a hospital in cooperation with Sichuan. You can discuss it with the local government and the medical school when the time comes..."

Guan Zu explained in detail.

Half an hour later,

After talking, they chatted about daily life...

"By the way, my wife is pregnant."

"Ah?"

"Congratulations, congratulations..."

"Then do you still need me to go to the mainland?"

"Go, I'll have Ah Mei and the others take good care of your wife."

Ji Mi Zai complained: "You heartless guy."

Guan Zu: "Hehehe~~~~"

Then he took out a peace talisman and handed it to Ji Mi Zai: "Yu Shuntian's wife is going to be pregnant, so I gave one; your wife is pregnant, so I'll give you one too, for safety."

"This is the last one."

Guan Zu had made 10, and now they were all sent out.

Ji Mi Zai took the peace talisman; he knew this talisman was very effective: "Thanks, Brother Zu!"

Guan Zu: "Just don't curse me."

Ji Mi Zai: "I'll take the item, but I still want to curse..."

Then he walked out cursing.

Ring ring ring~~~

Guan Zu's phone rang.

"Hello~~"

"Brother Zu, just got a piece of news, don't know if it's true or false..." Chicken's voice came through, sounding serious.

"What news?"

"The Asian Ice Queen has come to Hong Kong."

"Wait... what the hell? Asian Diva?"

"Not Diva, Ice Queen... heard she deals in ice drugs, heard she's very powerful, firepower is very fierce, not like the small-time drug dealers in Hong Kong."

Guan Zu had already remembered who the Ice Queen was.

That Asian Ice Queen who put on the biggest act and took the most poisonous beating.

(Image: Movie "The Flying Tiger")

Thinking of this, Guan Zu couldn't help but laugh.

However, Guan Zu also understood why the Asian Ice Queen was targeting Hong Kong.

Because in the past two years, under Guan Zu's influence, the police's accuracy in cracking down on drug lords in Hong Kong was extremely high, causing many drug lords to be unable to survive.

Consequently, Hong Kong became a huge 'blank' market for drug powder.

Many drug lords didn't dare to come,

But there were also drug lords who were bolder... for example, this so-called Asian Ice Queen.

"Hong Kong isn't a place she can just come to because she has a badass name... Continue to gather information, then give the data to the police..."

Chicken: "Director Huang?"

Guan Zu: "Yes, him..."

Chicken: "Alright, Brother Zu!"

Chicken always felt that Brother Zu seemed very happy.

……

……

Under the twilight, Hong Kong was shrouded in darkness, like a tide washing over every corner of the city.

Sai Kung,

An area with a winding and complex coastline, has always been a "paradise" in the eyes of smugglers.

Tonight, it welcomed another batch of uninvited guests.

A woman dressed ordinarily and looking ordinary, followed by several well-equipped mercenaries with sharp eyes, stepped into Sai Kung.

She is the "Asian Ice Queen," very famous throughout the Asian drug circle, controlling a vast source of drugs.

As for where these drugs came from, whether it was her own secret drug manufacturing factory, or if she had intricate connections with drug lords in the Golden Triangle, Mexico, or even South America, no one knew to this day.

However, the name was loud, but her appearance was too ordinary, completely lacking the temperament of an Ice Queen; mixed into a crowd, she was just an auntie.

This time, the Ice Queen brought a full 4 tons of "cargo"—high-purity ice drugs, wanting to ship them globally through Hong Kong's World Trade Center location.

On the black market, this batch of goods was worth as much as 2.5 billion USD!

Before arriving in Sai Kung, they loaded the 4 tons of ice drugs with trackers and sank them to the seabed to avoid searches and hide the cargo.

The Asian Ice Queen stared at her well-equipped subordinates behind her.

"In today's Hong Kong, the former big drug lords like Ni Kun, Han Chen, Zhu Tao, and Lin Kun have all perished, and even the Golden Triangle's influence in Hong Kong has suffered setbacks one after another."

"Right now, a huge blank has appeared in Hong Kong's drug market; for us, this is an excellent opportunity, everyone must grasp it firmly!"

"We will definitely make a fortune!"

The Ice Queen shouted from a high vantage point,

All the lackeys shouted:

"Make a fortune!"

"Make a fortune!"

The Ice Queen stood at the bow of the boat, full of heroic spirit.

"Hong Kong!"

"I have arrived, I have seen, I have conquered!"

Not far away, the Sai Kung smuggling boss Da Sha was walking home with his lackeys.

Da Sha cursed while walking: "You bastard, the car is broken, the mobile phone is broken too, making me walk back..."

The lackey quickly said: "Sorry, boss~~"

Da Sha gave him a flick on the forehead: "Sorry is sorry, don't say 'sorry' in that tone, you silly bastard~~~"

The lackey covered his head: "Yes, yes, yes~~~"

At this time,

"Wait... quiet..."

Da Sha waved his hand, and the other lackeys fell silent one after another.

In the distance, the sea breeze carried the sounds of "Make a fortune," "Make a fortune."

The lackey cursed: "Are they idiots? Shouting 'make a fortune' in the middle of the night~~"

Slap~~~

He was slapped on the back of the head by Da Sha.

"You're the idiot!"

"Those shouting 'make a fortune' at this time are likely ruthless people carrying guns, very likely from the mainland..."

"Go!"

"Don't let them discover us."

Da Sha quickly took his lackeys and ran away.

Don't look at Da Sha as if he's silly; those who can smuggle are definitely not stupid, they are experienced and especially cunning.

Not long after, the roar of car engines and headlights came from behind...

Da Sha and the others quickly dived into the bushes; it was pitch black in the night, and the people in the car couldn't see them at all.

Soon,

Vroom vroom vroom~~~

The car drove past the road in front of them.

They could still hear the voices in the car,

"Mike, this time we brought 4 tons of ice drugs, how much can we sell it for?"

"At least 2.5 billion USD..."

"Hiss, wouldn't that mean making a fortune?"

Before they could say much, the car quickly drove away and headed towards the city center.

Da Sha and the others crawled out of the bushes and returned to the road, watching the taillights disappearing into the rugged mountain road.

"Did you hear clearly just now?"

"Seemed to say 4 tons of ice drugs..."

"My god!"

"2.5 billion USD? This..."

Everyone was stunned.

Slap~~~

Da Sha slapped a lackey on the back: "Brothers, this is meant for us to make a fortune!"

"As long as we sell the information to the Five-Star Group, we'll get at least 100,000."

"I'll take 80,000, and you guys split the remaining 20,000~~"

"Boss is mighty!"

"Boss, I love you~~"

Da Sha: "Wait... did you guys see the license plate number just now?"

Lackey: "I didn't."

"Neither did I..."

"Neither did I~~"

Da Sha started cursing: "You bunch of pigs, why didn't you remember the license plate? If you know the license plate, you can find the person, and that information is worth millions!"

Lackey weakly: "Boss, did you remember it?"

Da Sha slapped him: "Am I the boss or are you the boss~~~"

At this time, a lackey named Shuai Wen weakly raised his hand: "I think I remembered it, the license plate number of one of the cars is PD6037..."

Da Sha was pleasantly surprised, hugging Shuai Wen happily: "Good, good, good... later, I'll give you 25% of the bonus, I'll take 70%, and the remaining 5% will be split among you other losers..."

The other lackeys cried bitterly...

Missed out on millions!

Pain, too painful!

Soon,

Da Sha called Chicken; after Chicken learned the news, he was extremely surprised and directly approved a bonus of 1 million.

"Haha~~ Thanks, Brother Chicken!"

"Don't mention it... let's all make a fortune together!"

"Hehehe~~ Make a fortune~~"

Soon,

1 million in cash was deposited into Da Sha's card, the taxed kind.

Da Sha took 700,000 for himself, gave Shuai Wen 250,000, and the remaining 50,000 was split among the other lackeys.

"Let's go, let's have a late-night snack, my treat!!"

"Oh yeah~~~"

Everyone cheered.

"Boss, can we go to Portland Street? I want to wash the chicken!"

"Slap~~ Get lost!"

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Guan Zu's home.

Ruan Mei hooked her arms around Guan Zu, moving up and down, biting her rosy lips, and crystalline sweat beads emerged on her crimson neck and back.

"Ring ring ring~~~~"

Just at this moment, the phone rang.

Guan Zu glanced at the clock; it was already 11 PM. Who was calling?

He directly unplugged the phone.

Half an hour later,

Guan Zu got up to call back.

"Hello..."

"Brother Zu, got the news, 4 tons of ice drugs, the license plate number is..."

"Ah? So fast? Even the license plate number..."

"It was Da Sha, smuggling in Sai Kung, encountered the car passing by while walking at night, and then remembered the license plate number..."

Guan Zu: "…………"

6!

Guan Zu: "Then mobilize people to investigate immediately, don't alert those people, they are very ruthless..."

Chicken: "Yes!"

(End of chapter)