Soon, everyone had arrived at the villa district. Fresh chapters posted on Nov3lFɪre.ɴet
Looking at the situation in this villa district, the expressions on the leaders’ faces from the county turned rather ugly.
Cao Guohui said with a grim face.
Li Fangliang also said in a deep voice, "This is obviously a case of corruption, corruption displayed right in front of the masses!"
Cao Guohui said, "We have quite a few officials who have already started to drift away from the people!"
While talking, everyone entered one of the villas.
Ji Yang said, "These villas used to have surveillance devices installed, like these places that had monitoring equipment..." Ji Yang then began to elaborate on the various surveillance devices that were found.
"Was it said that you guys were the ones who discovered them?"
"Yes, it was an accidental discovery at first, and then we found that all the villas had surveillance devices in them, effectively monitoring everyone."
"What else happened here?"
"What’s more, this was used as a guest house, and at the time, there were quite a few beautiful women kept here..." Ji Yang continued to describe how women were used to entice, and also the later incidents involving the caretakers.
Cao Guohui said, "Well, aren’t our officials quite adept at indulging now, with surveillance and caretakers both, no wonder your village has had so many incidents."
Ji Yang said, "Later, comrades from the county conducted a comprehensive inspection here, dismantled all the surveillance, and did a full renovation."
Chu Ning shook his head and said, "We wouldn’t dare to live in such a place."
Li Xiaoming also shook his head and said, "Forget it, we might as well purchase new houses to live in. Staying in such houses would make us uneasy even in our sleep, always thinking about being monitored. Let’s just forget it."
The others also expressed their unwillingness to live in such a place.
Chu Ning said, "I think we should sell this place as quickly as possible, how can our village even have such a place? We especially should not move in. It would be best to arrange to live somewhere else."
Zhou Shuo said, "You’re right, this place feels somewhat unsettling no matter how you look at it. Let’s just forget it. For now, we’ll make do with staying at the guest house. Isn’t there housing for sale in the village? We might as well buy and settle down ourselves."
Ji Yang said, "The previous rule was for incoming officials to reside in this place."
Cao Guohui said, "I think everyone’s opinions are quite good. A place is clearly disconnected from the masses and should not be kept. If anything is to be retained, it should at most be the apartment buildings where the regular officials live, but the villas must not remain."
"So, what are the arrangements for everyone now?" Ji Yang asked.
Cao Guohui looked at Li Fangliang and said, "Fangliang, what do you think?"
Li Fangliang said, "Just give everyone a monthly housing subsidy, and as for how they want to live, I think they can figure it out on their own. If they’re unfamiliar with the area, the village can help with some things too."
Chu Ning looked at Ji Yang and said, "Ji Yang, you’re familiar with the situation here, help us with the arrangements. It would be best if we make our purchases on our own."
Ji Yang said, "My advice is still for everyone to make their own inquiries. After all, our village only has one real estate company. You all saw the properties they have developed. It’s just that area, the houses are nice, and living there should be quite comfortable. You can go and see for yourselves."
Hearing what Ji Yang said, everyone understood. After all, some incidents had occurred here; Ji Yang was afraid that everyone would worry there might be issues with him helping, which implied an avoidance of conflict of interest.
Chu Ning nodded and said, "I’ve also seen the situation over there. They are all villas. Although they are villas and such, if we purchase them ourselves, it won’t be so conspicuous. Of course, we can also rent."
Li Fangliang said, "That’s actually a possibility."
Ji Yang said, "Property in that area has gone up sharply. Everyone had better act quickly."
"Ji Yang, I heard you invested eight million there. If you have any properties on hand, you could sell them to us."
Ji Yang shook his head and said, "I’ve sold all the houses. Previously, I invested to support the construction in the village, and there’s a record of this with the county. Now that property prices have risen, I can’t compete with the citizens for profit, so I’ve sold them all."
"It’s said that the prices are rising every day. Don’t you think this is too much of a loss?"
"Even with a loss, I wouldn’t really lose. I’ve actually made a profit. The eight million I invested has now sold for twenty million after selling."
Ji Yang didn’t hide this from everyone.
"Your luck is just too..."
"What a pity, if you held on to them, in a little while, they could have gone up to thirty million!"
Cao Guohui also looked at Ji Yang somewhat unexpectedly and said, "You have quite the awareness!"
Ji Yang said, "I never thought about making money at the time. Now that I can earn that much, I’m already satisfied."
Ji Yang also gave everyone Qian Huifang’s phone number and said, "This is the president of that real estate company. Contact him directly to see if you can get the houses. Now with housing prices rising, it’s indeed a bit difficult to purchase."
"Who would have thought that a day would come when you can’t buy a house in Qingyuan Village!"
Li Fangliang said, "Alright then, no need to look any further. Since everyone doesn’t want to live here, just figure it out on your own."
With that, he looked at Chu Ning and said, "Make sure you deal with these properties here as quickly as possible."
Chu Ning thought for a moment and said, "What if someone privately wants to purchase them?"
That indeed became a question, and everyone looked at Cao Guohui.
Cao Guohui said, "We can’t refuse to offer everyone some concessions. If it’s an internal purchase, it can be sold for less than the market price. If you want to buy it yourselves, then go ahead and buy. Resolve this matter as soon as possible, and we must not engage in such detachment from the masses in the future."
Ji Yang said, "I’ll buy the one I’m living in. I have nowhere else to stay anyway."