54: 54. Collaboration

Liu Jinquan himself wasn't sure when it happened; perhaps it had been several days already.

The last time he came was a week ago.

So he was anxious, and as soon as the phone screen monitoring lit up, his hand immediately rewound the progress bar. The scene changed, and he saw two dark figures appear within the monitoring range.

Liu Jinquan's heart tightened, knowing the thieves had appeared. He quickly checked the time.

"Damn it, just a few hours ago?" He could hardly believe it.

On the screen, he saw the two people busy in the cabin, going back and forth repeatedly in a professional 'brick-moving' manner, transporting the cash.

Due to the camera angle, he couldn't see what kind of car they arrived in, but the two of them were chatting and laughing the whole time. They even stopped to drink water and chat for a while. This composure made it seem as if they weren't stealing five hundred million in cash, but rather collecting daily wages at a construction site.

One could say that as soon as they left, he arrived.

Liu Jinquan's eyes were bloodshot, and the hand holding his phone made 'click-clack' sounds.

Seven hours! These two guys moved for a full seven hours before they finished! How dare they!

What pained Liu Jinquan was that no matter how much he zoomed in on the screen to try and discern their faces, he couldn't see them clearly due to the poor night lighting and their constant movement. He could only vaguely make out two men, one tall and one short.

Damn it!

No way. Since he couldn't find the people himself, he could only ask for help.

Liu Jinquan scrolled through his phone contacts a few times, found a name, and directly dialed: "Hello, Xiao Zao, it's me. Yes, I need your help with something. Aren't you in the traffic department? Help me check a car today. This car appeared at the fishing boat dock intersection around 10 PM and left around 6 AM... Yes, it's urgent. As soon as possible..."

After hanging up, Liu Jinquan's anger remained unsuppressed.

"If I find out who it is, this matter will not be settled easily!"

He even thought about catching them and torturing them himself!

...In the boundless dream space, many bubbles floated up and down.

Inside a certain red dream bubble, an important conversation was taking place.

"The higher-ups are preparing to re-plan the West District into a new district. Engineer Meng, how are your department's new planning drawings coming along?"

In the official office, a white-haired man rubbed his temples, asking somewhat wearily.

In front of him, a woman with a Chief Planner's ID badge around her neck took an A3 scroll from behind her, placed it on the table, and unrolled it.

She sighed, "Mayor, the West District's boundaries are very complex. Our national department has conducted multiple surveys and studies, and we've made adjustments based on the original plan to ensure it meets the positioning of a new district."

The Chief Planner proudly introduced, "The new district is adjacent to the central urban area. In the future, it will expand along the urban corridor, forming a 'one core, one axis, three horizontal, four vertical' spatial layout. It will be an urban comprehensive service area integrating residential, shopping, education, and financial and commercial functions..."

"A municipal high school will be located here, improving the educational level of the area. At the same time, to the east, a new science and technology creative park area and green ecological park will be connected..."

The Mayor stood up, carefully examining the colorful planning map before him. Listening to the Chief Planner's description, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

He couldn't help but applaud, "Excellent, excellent! It truly has the new atmosphere of a new district. This will be an important node in Xinghai City's urban reform!"

Lu Feng also watched all of this from a first-person perspective. He memorized the planning map completely. To be honest, although he hadn't seen the new city built yet, just listening to the description made him somewhat excited.

This was also why he chose to hoard land. This project couldn't be delayed any longer; any more delay would mean missing the opportunity.

The trend was right before his eyes now.

After solemnly putting away the planning blueprints, the Mayor sternly instructed, "Currently, besides me, only your department in the entire Xinghai City knows about this. Before the No. 10 document is officially released, I do not wish to see any news leakage."

"We understand the gravity of the situation," the woman said seriously.

The bubble shattered, and Lu Feng awoke from his dream. He stretched, and all his physical fatigue disappeared.

However, looking out the window, he found it was already noon, with the sun shining brightly. He got up and went to the next room, knocking on the door. Yu Tianxiong immediately opened it.

"Sir."

Lu Feng smiled, "Up so early? Didn't get more sleep?"

Yu Tianxiong shook his head and smiled wryly, "There are so many important things in the van. I didn't dare to sleep too deeply, but I'm mentally fine."

He couldn't be like Lu Feng, who could just throw five hundred million in the garage and sleep soundly. Since returning, he had slept less than three hours in total. With the matter on his mind, he couldn't sleep and even went to the garage to check twice before feeling at ease.

The two walked towards the dining room, chatting.

"We can go talk to Starry Sky Real Estate today about the acquisition. Let's try to finalize it in the next few days," Lu Feng reminded him.

This kind of large-scale business negotiation was Yu Tianxiong's strong suit. Letting him handle it would definitely be fine, and Lu Feng was very confident.

Yu Tianxiong hadn't expected Lu Feng to want to move so quickly. Real estate projects were usually long-term, and doing it this fast would be difficult.

He thought for a moment and said, "Negotiation shouldn't be a problem. However, although we've established Tingfeng Capital and can connect as a company, because the unfinished building is a real estate development project, as the acquiring party, we also need developer qualifications to acquire it. We don't have this, and even if we process it quickly, it would still take a relatively long time."

Qualifications?

That was a point Lu Feng hadn't considered. Applying now would definitely be too late; time waits for no one.

Was there another way?

Lu Feng picked up a piece of dim sum, put it in his mouth, and chewed slowly, but his mind involuntarily thought of someone.

Perhaps, she could cooperate.

Without hesitation, Lu Feng picked up the phone, found a name in his contacts, and dialed.

Yu Tianxiong was curious about what solution Lu Feng had thought of and waited quietly.

After a few beeps, the call connected, and a cool voice came from the other end.

"Who is this?"

Lu Feng smiled, "It's me, Sister Xu. I'm Lu Feng."

Hearing it was Lu Feng, Xu Ting's tone softened, "Oh, it's you. I've had your number for so long, and this is the first time you've called. What? Do you need your sister's help with something?"

Xu Ting had a good impression of Lu Feng, her 'little brother,' naturally because he had helped her regain Donghai Group.

If he needed help with anything, Xu Ting could naturally lend a hand.

Lu Feng shook his head, lowering his voice, "It's not that I need help. I just have a money-making project, and I thought of Sister Xu. I wonder if you're interested?"

Hearing Lu Feng's 'acting like an adult,' Xu Ting couldn't help but purse her lips and smile.

In her opinion, what kind of great money-making project could Lu Feng have? A few million would probably count as making money, but a few million wasn't a big deal in Xu Ting's eyes.

However, since Lu Feng made it sound interesting, she playfully teased, "Really? What kind of great money-making project? Tell your sister about it."