The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 255

Stephen nodded in agreement. They then approved James's request for a development zone and allocated a large sum of money for it.

With the money in hand, James wasted no time and headed straight for the villages.

"This land is being turned into a development zone, so you'll have to relocate. Don't worry, we won't move you for nothing. You'll be compensated."

The price he offered, however, was insultingly low. Houses were priced at 6,000 per square meter, and farmland was 30 thousand per acre.

The villages were not having, but James had a solution. Since he was working for the South Regent, that night, a group of thugs entered the village and beat up those who resisted.

Frightened, many villagers who initially refused were forced to agree. Still, some reached out to the reporters, hoping to expose the situation, but James had thought ahead.

He took action first and arrested a few thu

behind the trouble, claiming they were just drifters looking to cause chaos. As for compensating those who were injured? There was no money for that.

James even secretly arranged for lawyers to charge the attackers with light sentences, ensuring they would be released even before the victims were discharged from the hospital!

compensation, the villagers who resisted had no choice but to sell their homes and use the money to cover their medical bills.

property purchases were scrapped, and Celestial City's housing market instantly began to surge. Properties that had been priced at 5,000 per square meter jumped to 8,000. In the city's prime areas, what was originally capped at

did not need to lift a finger. All they just had

5000 dollars per square meter, a house of around a

spent their days at home, watching their property prices go up. Some businesses also stopped focusing on their main

properties ready to sell, located in school districts or the financial district.

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said, "With Celestial City's economy in decline, Stephen and the others will be desperate to boost it. Once they

found the South Regent's predictions spot

all the properties, he could easily make over several hundred million dollars! On top of the money he embezzled from the village acquisitions, he would soon earn nearly

noticed that Celestial City's economy was

to buy houses, not just locals but also out- of-towners! Now, a single home was selling for millions, and properties near the city center were going for as high as six to seven million dollars. The economy was booming at an

Both men were ecstatic.

most excited of them both, exclaimed, I've been

"That's right," George agreed.

even Celestial City faced a similar

all their hard work had finally paid off, and all their worries seemed to vanish. He could see a bright future for