Chapter 11: 11. A Restricted-Sale Siheyuan!

Su Yitian did not speak again, just staring at them blankly; she never imagined that the person who looked at most like he had a decent temperament actually possessed such wealth twenty-eight years ago.

But clearly, she was stunned too early. "That, and there is also the fact that his other assets are not few."

"There's more?" Su Yitian couldn't help but exclaim.

The person speaking simply stopped beating around the bush and stated everything directly.

"Back then, he purchased quite a lot of real estate in Shanghai, Yangcheng, and Beijing, and these properties have all been demolished and relocated one after another over the years; even if we only calculate the money based on the demolition prices at the time, these funds add up to as much as 2.8 billion."

Su Yitian felt that she was not doing well at all; she had actually realized why these people were in such a difficult position.

One must know that money has been constantly devaluing; if the amount were small, it would be easy to handle—whether the state provided a subsidy or compensated in other aspects, it could be managed.

But how do you subsidize such a large amount of money?

Even if you do subsidize it, what kind of interest rate should be used for compensation?

And then there is the question of whether Zhang Ran would accept it.

However, before Su Yitian could think the matter through, the person over there spoke again.

"Furthermore, Zhang Ran also collected quite a few antiques back then, many of which were rare and precious, and some were even national treasures; these were all confiscated by the state, and some are still kept in the Forbidden City today."

Su Yitian truly did not want to speak anymore; she felt her mouth and throat were dry at this moment—how much money would this be?

At this moment, no one urged Su Yitian; they had also been stunned when they first found out.

However, what they actually wanted to say was that this was not all, but the rest of the items had nothing to do with them, and they would let Zhang Ran resolve that himself.

Su Yitian also guessed some things from these people's words; Zhang Ran and the others should be about to be released, otherwise, they wouldn't be agonizing over these matters.

"Then what is your intention?" After a long while, Su Yitian asked, having regained her senses.

One of them said: "We just want you to go and talk to him about these things, to probe his stance, and it would be best to negotiate a plan that both sides can accept; also, it would be best if some of the antiques could be kept."

This was their main goal; their goal was the antiques. As for the compensation issues in other areas, they could just follow legal procedures, at most giving a bit more in terms of compensation.

After all, in this regard, they had made no legal errors; everything was done according to national law, it was just that they hadn't expected someone who had been declared dead to return.

Even if this made some things difficult to handle, it was, after all, a force majeure factor, so there was still a way to negotiate.

"Then what about the price on your side?" Su Yitian asked.

She knew why these people wouldn't go find Zhang Ran themselves; this was clearly not a good job, but currently, only she and Zhang Ran were the most familiar with each other, so she was the most suitable person to go.

Hearing Su Yitian ask this, both men looked at the middle-aged man; they could not make the decision on this matter.

The middle-aged man thought for a moment and said: "In terms of price, we can at most offer five billion; anything more is not something I can decide."

"However, you can tell him that if he is willing to accept it, this side will provide him with some help in certain matters in the future; he should be able to understand what I mean."

This five billion was not a random figure he blurted out, but a price calculated based on the interest rates stipulated by the state and taking into account the various circumstances at the time.

Of course, the calculated figure was not exactly the round number of five billion, but it was close enough, and the extra portion would be treated as compensation.

Actually, the middle-aged man did not want it to be like this; in fact, the state had not made a mistake in this regard, and even if there were small flaws, they could be corrected with a little effort.

It shouldn't have been necessary to do this; after all, they were following the law, and Zhang Ran's situation at the time was indeed sufficient to declare him dead.

And since he had no legal heirs and no will, according to national law, confiscation by the state was only natural.

What they were worried about now was that if Zhang Ran really made a scene, it would cause a bad influence internationally, so it would be best to get Zhang Ran to accept their conditions.

Of course, the main issue was the antiques; this was actually a very big problem. They had gone to inquire about it two days ago, and as soon as those old men heard they wanted to return these items, they were all furious and nearly resorted to violence.

But regardless, as long as Zhang Ran did not relent, these items were still his; the other side knew the situation, so they requested that she see if she could persuade Zhang Ran to leave the items behind.

If these items had not appeared in front of those old men, they might not have cared, but since they had already reached their hands and had been there for so many years...

Now, to suddenly tell them that these items belonged to someone else, they found it hard to accept for a moment.

They were not doing it for themselves, but because they did not want these national-treasure-level cultural relics to flow out; even if they remained within Huaxia, they did not want this to happen.

At this moment, Su Yitian didn't even want to speak; she just wanted some peace and quiet.

The middle-aged man seemed to know that his request was a bit excessive, so he coughed dryly and said: "That, just tell him that we have some difficulties on our end, but the Siheyuan he owns in Beijing can be returned to him directly; you must know that this Siheyuan has long been on the first batch of the restricted-sale list."

Speaking of this Siheyuan, the middle-aged man didn't know what else to say; Zhang Ran had just bought this Siheyuan before going abroad back then, and had even just finished the title transfer.

Later, after the incident occurred, this Siheyuan was naturally taken back by the state, but because of Zhang Ran's affair, it was very difficult to sell this Siheyuan at the time; after all, having an accident right after buying a house was not a good omen.

People who had the ability to buy this Siheyuan at the time could, of course, easily investigate some things about it.

Before this influence had even passed, the Siheyuan here had already started to be restricted from sale!

Su Yitian was completely numb; just a moment ago it was five billion, and now another Beijing Siheyuan had popped up, and the most critical part was not that, but that it was in the first batch of restricted sales!

This meant that this Siheyuan was definitely not an ordinary Siheyuan!

"This is Zhang Ran's current family situation; take a careful look, and then see when you can find a time to discuss it with him." The middle-aged man perhaps felt his cheeks burning at this moment, so he dropped a file and found an excuse to leave.

The other two saw that their leader had left, and since they also knew the situation inside, they immediately greased their feet and ran.

As for why they wanted Su Yitian to communicate with Zhang Ran, it was very simple: Zhang Ran had experienced such things, and his heart was now very guarded against everyone; if they were the ones to communicate, they might be kicked out directly.

After so many days of contact, Su Yitian and he had at least established some initial relationship; calling it trust might be a stretch, but at the very least, they could sit down and communicate calmly.

It was not just Zhang Ran; the others on the cruise ship were the same, and it was people like Su Yitian who communicated and negotiated with them.

And when Su Yitian saw the contents of the file, she couldn't help but curse; this damn thing had made her job even harder!

However, when Su Yitian saw the back, she finally breathed a slight sigh of relief; at least they had left her a way to survive, otherwise, she wouldn't have known how to talk to Zhang Ran about this matter.