Chapter 838

"Boss! Boss! Something happened!" In a room on the top floor of the Living Hell, a half-grown child pushed the door in a hurry, and said to Cobblepot, who was writing something at the desk: "Something happened to the three streets of the East End Phase I renovation plan!"

Cobblepot didn't look up and asked: "What happened? Is it worth you making such a fuss?"

"Well... well..." That child also seemed afraid of being blamed. He hesitated for a long time, but still gritted his teeth and said: "The people in charge of this matter these few days have been running around outside. One didn't keep an eye on it, and the gang bosses there died five or six, and we don't know how they died..."

"Died five or six?" Cobblepot raised an eyebrow and looked at him, asking: "Those three streets shouldn't have any big gangs. There are only a few small gangs in total. Do you mean all their bosses are dead?"

That child swallowed and said: "Almost. Not only that, some small bosses also died..."

"How did they die?" Cobblepot asked again.

"The way of death is quite fancy. Some were shot, some were strangled, and some were drowned. In short, it doesn't look like gang revenge..." That child scratched his head, looking a bit confused.

When the person who reported this to him passed this message to him, he also felt very strange. Generally speaking, if a gang boss died, most of them were shot in the front, and a small part of the sneak attacks were just shot in the back.

But in a short period of time, so many gang bosses died, and the way of death was very fancy, which was very strange.

"Is there any abnormality nearby?" Cobblepot asked.

"Abnormality? There is no big abnormality, but the children's gangs there seem to be much fewer. They might have been driven out by these gangs in advance." That child said.

"Driven out by gangs in advance?" Cobblepot put down his pen, sat up straight, and said: "Why would children's gangs be driven out by gangs?"

"Because... Boss, you also know that Wei En Enterprises' renovation plan treats everyone equally. Regardless of the age of the residents, everyone can be assigned a room."

"Recently, we are rectifying the order around the Living Hell. We all know that the rent there is very expensive. If we can control one more room, we can earn quite a bit of rent. Just drive the children out, and the houses assigned to them will belong to the local gangs."

"It was just a small amount of money before..." That child shrugged and said: "Let the children run errands, and it didn't cost more than a few dozen cents. But now, it involves hundreds of dollars. They won't allow these children to compete with them for profit at all."

Cobblepot sighed and said: "Then who do you think we represent?"

That child was a bit confused and couldn't understand what Cobblepot was saying. Cobblepot sighed again and said: "Forget it, go call Tire over."

After a while, the chubby Tire walked in. He was even more wealthy now, and his face was rosy. It was clear that he was eating well. He greeted Cobblepot and said: "Hey, Cobblepot, what's wrong? What's the matter with looking for me?"

"Have you heard about the recent building renovation project?" Cobblepot asked.

Tire nodded and said: "Of course, my house seems to be planned in the second phase of the project, and it will start construction in two or three months. My mother plans to pay extra to change us to a two-bedroom, one-living room house. After all, I also have a girlfriend recently. If I get married in the future, the house can still be used."

"What actions do the gangs have there?" Cobblepot asked.

Tire recalled and said: "They seem to be recruiting people crazily recently. I heard that recruiting one more person can distribute one more room. By then, kick these people out, and they can master a lot of housing sources. Renting them out can also earn quite a bit of money."

Suddenly, Tire frowned and said: "Bad, then when it is really implemented, won't people like me and my mother also be driven out?"

"No, I have to go back quickly and let my mother buy more bullets... No, this won't work either. This is really too unsafe. If it really doesn't work, we will spend money to buy a house in the Living Hell. There is no need to join in this fun..."

Cobblepot sighed and said: "You are the second phase, so the gangs are recruiting crazily, wanting to get a few more quotas. But the first phase of the resettlement plan over there, the gangs have already started driving people away."

"The quotas over there have been determined. The gangs are driving away all the people who are easy to bully, mastering the housing sources themselves, and renting them out to make money. How do you think this should be solved?" Cobblepot asked.

Tire rolled his eyes. His head was quite flexible. He said: "If you want to thoroughly solve this problem, you still have to find a way from Wei En Enterprises. But it is also very difficult. After all, you can't arrange for someone to watch who lives in this house every day..."

"As long as you don't see it for a moment, the residents will definitely be driven out. Not to mention those children in the children's gangs, even if it were me and my mother, having guns, bullets, and quite a bit of money, I'm afraid I would have to avoid the edge for now."

Tire sighed and said: "In the final analysis, interests move people's hearts. Everyone has seen the situation in the Living Hell now. Everyone is waiting for land prices to rise. Once there is a new building plan, everyone will definitely swarm in, wanting to buy more houses. Even if they can't sell them, renting them out is fine. After all, the rent in the Living Hell is also very expensive."

"If you can master ten good houses, you will have an extra income of several hundred dollars a month. If you can have hundreds of them in your hands, the profit, even for a big gang, will be tempting. After all, the logistics industry still has to look at the weather, but renting houses is a steady profit."

"You are right. This problem needs to be solved, and it can only start from the implementation aspect. And I believe Wei En Enterprises does have a way."

"You say, if the person who proposed this renovation plan has a brilliant method to prevent this from happening, and we know this in advance, what should we do now?" Cobblepot asked.

Tire frowned and thought carefully for a while before saying: "The gangs on the land of the first phase of the renovation plan are kicking people crazily, driving away children's gangs, and firing the reserve forces in their own gangs. When it really comes to handing over the houses, they find that they can't get those houses with determined quotas. They will definitely be very dissatisfied."

"But they don't seem to have any way to deal with Wei En Enterprises. After all, these are all small gangs, and they can't even see the high-level people of Wei En Enterprises."

"If Wei En Enterprises has a way to let the original owners of those houses with determined quotas move in, they will definitely vent their anger on these original owners, and the two sides will definitely have conflicts."

"But they kicked out the people in their own gangs, and they might not be able to occupy an absolute advantage. It is more likely that the two sides are evenly matched."

Although Tire didn't study any theoretical knowledge, he mixed in Cat Getan like all children, and he had a particularly powerful mother. His mother had a gas station and operated it herself, not relying on gangs, which was enough to see how powerful she was.

Influenced by what he saw and heard, Tire knew the logical behavior of gangs very well. He said: "The original owners of these rooms are definitely dissatisfied with the gangs that kicked them out, and the gangs are also dissatisfied with them. The contradiction between the two cannot be reconciled at all. By then, there will definitely be another storm in the city."

"At this time, where the children's gangs stand is very important..." Tire suddenly realized and said: "The gangs will gradually split into several pieces. If they want to occupy an advantage here, they have to rely on these children who are familiar with the road, and we can completely help the children there in advance..."

"If this is the case, after several phases of the project are completed, the children's gangs in Cat Getan might be more closely connected, rather than each fighting for itself like now."

Cobblepot shook his head and said: "It's far more than that. When you were young, you should have been in contact with members of children's gangs. They are assigned one room each, but do you think they will live in one room each? Or rather, squeeze into one room, and then rent out the other houses to earn money?"

"Although I am not a member of a children's gang, I think they will definitely squeeze together and rent out the houses of some members. In this way, the living conditions are improved, and money is also earned."

Tire shrugged and said: "Although I don't quite understand, they are still quite loyal, so they would rather wrong themselves than give food to the little children in the gang, so they will definitely choose to earn money."

"The single rooms assigned to the children are actually the easiest to rent out." Cobblepot analyzed: "The vast majority of Cat Getan residents don't have any need for a living room. Having a bed and a window is already not bad. There is no need to pay extra to rent a one-bedroom, one-living room house..."

"If we don't intervene, the gangs will definitely interfere with who they rent the houses to, and they might also take a cut from it. But this matter can be completely done by us..." Cobblepot tapped the desktop lightly with his finger and said: "Unite all the children, no longer be exploited by those gangs..."

"And once they can earn rent and have some spare money in their hands, we can encourage them to go to school, just like the school in the Living Hell, throwing some children in and having special teachers take them to learn and play."

"And once they go to school, schools have dormitories, which will free up more rooms to rent out, and earn more money. Perhaps those older children can also embark on a normal path of seeking knowledge."

Tire nodded and said: "The wish is quite beautiful, but the only problem is, how can Wei En Enterprises guarantee that everyone lives in their own house? The gangs block the door with guns, who dares not to come out?"

Cobblepot smiled and said: "You underestimate the technical means of Wei En Enterprises too much. In less than two months, the first building of the first phase of the renovation project will be completely completed. By then, you can see who can live in."

Tire scratched his head and said: "If it's really like this, it's fine. No one can grab anyone's house, and we are relieved instead."

"Actually, for families like me and my mother, we just want peace of mind. If the gangs are good to us, then paying a little protection fee is nothing. If Wei En Enterprises can really come up with such houses, paying them a little protection fee is the same."

"Or rather, if he doesn't let us pay money, we will feel something is wrong." Tire shook his head and said: "My mother often says that there is no free lunch in the world. If he collects money, he will always protect us. If he doesn't collect a cent, he will definitely let us pay other prices."

"Perhaps, what he wants now is not money." Cobblepot looked out the window and said: "Perhaps, the day of eternal safety and freedom you speak of will eventually come. It's just that when that day comes, what needs to be sacrificed might be other things."