Chapter 605: In Hand and Construction

Three days is not long. For a longer life, it is just a blink of an eye.

Three days is enough for Mr. Selei to figure out some situations. When they got off the car and were exposed to the sun again, they felt that their lives had gained a new life.

That van is like a womb at this moment. He is a child who came out of it, and he can't even walk well.

For three days, he didn't stretch his body. Just like a fetus, although he didn't need to curl up in a dark corner, there was no place for him to stretch his body.

He didn't stand up, always curling his legs, so that after he got off the car, he needed to hold the car door for a while before he could stagger and walk by himself.

Not long after, he saw Lanse in a luxurious office.

"Please sit.", Lanse performed like a gentleman.

The well-fitting formal suit and the red pocket square gave him a very special temperament. From him, you can't see how much banditry a gang leader has, more like a successful businessman.

Mr. Selei held the back of the chair, walked to the chair, and then sat down.

"Mr. Lanse.", his voice was not loud. People always have to recognize reality. Three days is enough.

He didn't dare to look up at Lanse, and Lanse didn't force him to look up.

"Do you smoke?", Lanse asked.

Mr. Selei nodded. Although he lost his freedom for three days and had no place to move, the people in the car didn't not give him cigarettes or anything.

When others smoked, they would also give him one. At first, he refused, but later he didn't refuse.

When people are depressed, they always have to come to something.

"Thank you!", he thanked sincerely, and then took the cigarette and lit it with a desktop lighter.

The mellow cigarette entered the lung lobe, nicotine was absorbed, sent into the blood, easily passed through the blood-brain barrier and acted directly on the brain.

The secretion of dopamine and some other hormones made Mr. Selei calm down a bit.

"Can I ask a question?", he held the cigarette in his hand and asked Lanse, slightly hunched.

Lanse didn't refuse, "Of course you can."

He took another puff of smoke, his eyes carrying some expectation, "Qiaodeng, he... how is he?"

He and Qiaodeng are good friends, but it is clear that he didn't ask this because they are good friends at this time.

He wanted to know Lanse's attitude toward them through this matter.

Lanse showed a regretful expression and shook his head, "He is dead. If you want to see him, you have to go to the bottom of the lake."

Mr. Selei was silent. He squeezed out a smile, just a trace, looking very bitter.

"No, no need, thank you."

He took a deep breath and looked at Lanse, "You are looking for me is..."

Lanse raised his eyebrows. His facial emotional activities were a bit more, because this was just a small role. He didn't need to hide his emotions or control his expressions.

"You let your friend find trouble with us, and now he has fallen."

Lanse came up and defined the whole thing, "You know, for gangs, we have always advocated blood for blood, tooth for tooth, eye for eye."

"You intend to take action against us, we solved the crisis, so now it is our turn."

"Mr. Selei, you will die, and your family will also die."

Mr. Selei's breathing stopped suddenly. He held his breath, subconsciously, for half a minute, before he couldn't help but start breathing again.

He didn't want to die, if possible, but now he has no qualification to help Lanse make a decision.

Lanse waited for him to brew his emotions for a while before saying, "However, I also have a proposal..."

"What proposal?", this time he answered very quickly, which made Lanse smile.

"Very simple, transfer your 14 cinemas to me."

"I will acquire all of them at the price of one dollar per cinema, and you, besides being able to get 14 dollars, can also get a chance to live."

The 14 cinemas are the entirety of him, his father, and his grandfather, three generations of the family, and also the foundation of the family's rise.

They are all priceless treasures!

Their locations are all good. The prices of those locations are still constantly rising, and at the same time, there are no other cinemas competing in the surrounding area.

They are doing exclusive business in the area, the kind that can really make money.

Every year, these cinemas can bring him hundreds of thousands of income, but now, they are leaving him.

Mr. Selei didn't want to agree. He was very resistant in his heart, but he had to agree because he didn't want to die even more.

Looking at his silence, Lanse opened the prepared contract, then took out a fountain pen, unscrewed the pen cap, put it together with the contract, and pushed it over.

"You can take a look first. If you can accept it, you sign your name.", "If you can't accept it, you don't have to sign it."

Mr. Selei smoked, looked at the contract, was in a daze for a while, and then began to read.

It was written very simply: the land and buildings of the cinemas were voluntarily sold to Wanli Cinema at the price of one dollar, and all rights to these cinemas were abandoned after the handover was completed.

Mr. Selei picked up the fountain pen. He hesitated. He looked up at Lanse, "You are a person who keeps his word, right?"

Lanse nodded slightly, "You can inquire about it."

Mr. Selei was ready to sign. He looked like he had many options, but in reality, if he didn't want to die, he only had this one choice, and there was no other choice.

Lanse reminded him, "I will let you go, but if there is another time, I can't find anything I'm interested in from you."

"Then we won't meet again, they will solve you directly."

"Understand?"

Mr. Selei nodded, and then, at Lanse's request, signed his name quickly while biting the butt of the cigarette, and also pressed his handprint in some key positions.

Lanse took a look, and a smile appeared on his face, "I will arrange for someone to send you back, and by the way, handle the property change of these cinemas."

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"Mr. Selei..."

Mr. Selei was dazed, "Yes, I am here."

"I hope this is our last meeting."

He nodded hard, "I hope so too!"

He still has money, and quite a lot of money. Whether it is starting over or lying flat, it is enough for him to spend his life carefree.

In fact, he was not pushed into a desperate situation. When people realize that they still have a way out, it is very difficult for them to make extreme choices.

Lanse sent him away.

After solving this matter, he focused his attention on the chaotic wharf and the Xingang District. The influx of more refugees is making the public security of New Jincheng constantly decline.

The bad news is that, as he considered, too many refugees gathered in the Xingang District, and they have begun to breed the rudiments of gangs.

Some people who are unwilling to starve to death began to huddle together for warmth. They robbed others of food and wealth, and then used them to fill their stomachs.

At the same time, some refugees who didn't want to be hurt also began to huddle together. They often used a dozen refugee families, or even dozens of refugee families, as a unit.

They chose some young and strong men from within the family to serve as their "guards" to protect them.

This is actually two gangs, one willing to do anything to survive, and the other just to protect themselves.

Police cars have been patrolling there, but it doesn't work. Director Bulu also complained to him that some refugees deliberately committed crimes to be caught, just to go to prison!

Although the environment in the prison is not good and it is very hard, at least there is a free lunch that can let them survive!

So the public security of New Jincheng will visibly become very bad!

There are always some shops on the street that are suddenly robbed. After robbing the shop, the robbers don't leave, but wait for the police to come in place, and then lie on the ground with their hands on their heads, waiting to send them to the perfect "shelter".

Now the cost and budget of the Ministry of National Defense have not been taken down, even Lanse has no good way.

The first week of August ended, and the public security of New Jincheng became worse. Even the Starlight District and the Bay Area had some refugees.

Many people in the city are annoyed by these refugees, and the opposing emotions are still constantly rising.

It was also at this time that the plan of the Ministry of National Defense came down.

Congress approved their construction cost of 370 million, including the cost of temporarily renovating the Xingang Wharf, used to purchase machinery, and other first-phase expenditures, but not including the part of building the warship wharf.

Those who need construction, the Ministry of National Defense participated in the construction itself, and it went through another budget.

In short, the budget was approved, and the next step is to enter the "sprint" link.

Major General Grayson called Lanse for the first time, telling him that he could start taking action.

Lanse registered a construction company for the first time, and then through the relationship of the Lawrence family, quickly filled some key job positions, and then they began to recruit people.

Lanse gave part of the job opportunities to Boni (refugee teenager), which helped him stand firm in the refugee group faster.

Another part was selected by people from the Wanli Labor Agency on the spot. When those refugees knew there was a big project, half of the Xingang District was boiling!

With the 20 million first-phase project funds hitting the account, Lanse had never been so confident!

As soon as he opened his mouth, it was 20,000 workers. His amusement park and Golden Casino also had to start construction. These are all big projects and must last for a long time, at least more than a year!

With so many job positions, it is not just the refugees who are boiling and looking for work opportunities.

Even locals and immigrants are asking if there are job positions suitable for them.

Every day, outside the Wanli Labor Agency, it is crowded with people, and even the road is blocked. Cars passing here must detour, otherwise they can only be blocked in the middle of the road by the dense crowd!

Lanse recruited people very quickly, and while recruiting, he worked. People have been able to see workers constantly working here on the wasteland north of the industrial zone.

They quickly removed everything that affected the leveling, such as trees, stones, etc.

Then ensure that the ground is roughly flat, and then start digging or pouring according to the simple design drawings.

The whole area is a hot construction site, and it also emits a prosperous atmosphere.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 606 =====