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!

to cover their medical bills. Just like that, James succeeded in acquiring all the village lands at the lowest possible

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

need to lift a finger. All they just had to was sit at home and watch their property

of around a

up. Some businesses also stopped focusing on their main operations and started making money by

eye on it. He owned a large number of properties ready to sell, located in school districts or the financial district. He had purchased those properties on

1/3

Chapter 255

Regent said, "With Celestial City's economy in decline, Stephen and the others will be desperate to boost it. Once they find Ethan's price cap on housing, they'll scrap that rule. When that happens, you can make

found the South Regent's predictions spot on! Everything was happening exactly

property for millions. If he sold 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 two billion

Celestial

were forking out money to buy houses, not just locals but also out- of-towners! Now, a single home was selling for millions, and

Both men were ecstatic.

most excited of them both, exclaimed,

"That's right," George agreed.

Seaside City, and Aqua City had all run into problems lately, and even Celestial City faced a similar risk. Yet now, Celestial City's economy had not only stabilized but

hard work had finally paid off, and all their worries seemed to vanish. He could