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!

but to sell their homes and use the money to cover their medical bills. Just like that, James succeeded in acquiring all the village

per square meter jumped to 8,000. In the city's prime areas, what was originally capped at 15 thousand skyrocketed to

a finger.

per square meter, a house of around a hundred square meters was

up. Some businesses also stopped focusing on their main operations and

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

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Once they find

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

sell a single 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

that Celestial City's economy was on

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

Both men were ecstatic.

them both, exclaimed, I've been waiting so long to

"That's right," George agreed.

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

finally paid off, and all their worries seemed to vanish. He could see