47: Chapter 47 also mentions someone who owns property.

Selling the goods wasn't going smoothly.

Bitcoin transactions were a mixed bag, with both real and fake ones.

Zhao Jian searched online but couldn't find a suitable buyer.

He had wanted to arrange an offline transaction through a second-hand platform.

However, listing it for sale was prohibited.

He could only post the transaction information on outdated forums.

He didn't know if it would be deleted as spam.

He hid the second-hand laptop away.

Zhao Jian contacted the construction team and Wang Jiajia from the Relocation Office.

He asked for her assistance in approving the reconstruction of the wholesale market in Chengxi District.

Wang Jiajia happily agreed.

As for the specific operations, the operating company would handle them.

Zhao Jian was only responsible for signing and providing the funds.

Once completed, the Chengxi Vegetable Market would become the only large-scale vegetable wholesale and retail base in the entire Xiong City.

Profits would also increase along with the integration of resources.

Of course, it was hard to expect to make a fortune; this industry relied on a steady stream of income.

Unless the land was sold through relocation, it might be worth a few million.

Having resolved the wholesale market issues, he opened the forum to see if there were any messages from buyers.

There actually were.

And quite a few of them.

Most advised him to use a VPN to trade on foreign sites, while some asked him to send the goods before payment.

A few even asked him to 'V50' to prove his capability.

Zhao Jian picked out a relatively reliable one from the dozens of messages.

'Sister Li Doesn't Understand': 'In-person transaction at the Mighty City Library, you set the time. Price is 670,000.'

This was 20,000 lower than the quotes on foreign sites.

But Zhao Jian didn't mind.

He treated it as a service fee to save himself from a lot of trouble.

At the very least, he didn't want to use a VPN.

It was too easy to have his soul corrupted by the young ladies on foreign websites.

He immediately replied: "Today at 2:00 PM. Call me when you arrive."

After sending the message, he headed out.

The library had a high flow of people, so it wasn't really suitable for a transaction.

But precisely because of the crowd and the many young people...

...strangers felt safer choosing such a place.

He grabbed lunch on the way and arrived at exactly 1:40 PM.

The buyer probably hadn't arrived yet.

"Little Brother? Zhao Jian!"

A familiar female voice called his name, sounding quite excited.

He looked toward the source of the voice.

Zhang Tao.

"Sister Tao! Oh, upgraded your gear?" Zhao Jian focused his gaze on Zhang Tao's wheelchair.

It was electric and didn't look any cheaper than a mobility scooter.

"My boss bought it for me because it's inconvenient for me to run errands. Are you here to read, or...?"

As she spoke, Zhang Tao glanced at the pretty Young Girls nearby.

The implication was clear.

She suspected him of being a pervert who came to the library just to look at beautiful women.

"I'm not here to read."

Hearing his answer, Zhang Tao raised an eyebrow.

"Hmph, I really did guess right!"

"Men, honestly..."

Was she jealous?

Zhao Jian pretended not to understand and asked blankly, "What did you guess right?"

"Hmph."

"You really are here to look at Young Girls. Pervert! You big pervert!"

He was truly being wronged.

But he let himself be wronged on purpose.

When the truth came out, the Good Older Sister would feel guilty, and asking her for a meal wouldn't be too much then, right?

Another free meal!

"I'm not. Even if I were a pervert, I wouldn't need to come here. Wouldn't looking at Sister Tao's photos on my phone be much more pleasing to the eye than these plain-looking girls?"

A man's words are as deceptive as a ghost.

But Zhang Tao enjoyed being deceived by him.

"Then what are you doing here?"

Hearing this, Zhao Jian told her about the transaction he was there to make.

Realizing she had misunderstood her little brother, Zhang Tao felt guilty.

She decided to find a chance to make it up to him.

But she soon said in surprise, "You're the seller President Li mentioned?"

Zhao Jian thought to himself: Who else could it be?

Then he immediately noticed something was off.

President Li?

"'Sister Li Doesn't Understand' is President Li? Your boss?"

What a coincidence!

Zhao Jian hadn't expected his buyer to be Zhang Tao's boss.

This made things even simpler.

No need to worry about being scammed.

They quickly completed the transaction.

Zhang Tao had to get back to work soon, so she didn't stay long.

After tapping her cheek and letting Zhao Jian give her a light kiss, she happily left on her electric wheelchair.

Zhao Jian wanted to tell her to drive safely.

But he didn't say it.

The wheelchair didn't even go 10 miles per hour; as long as she didn't drive into the motor vehicle lanes, she was perfectly safe.

His bank card balance was now close to 1.7 million.

Instead of going home, he took a taxi to the Baihewan Residential Area.

The price of that house was more than half off the market value; every day he delayed the transfer was another day for things to go wrong.

To avoid any complications from delays...

He was going to finalize it today!

On the way, he called Song Ziyang to confirm he was home.

Seeing the young man again, his complexion looked even worse.

He didn't know what the man had been through these past few days.

Nor did he know why he didn't just move to a hotel for a few days.

"Mr. Zhao, please come in. I've already drafted and signed the contract. If you see no issues, we'll sign it and handle the transfer today."

Song Ziyang was very enthusiastic.

And very hurried.

If he were dealing with a seasoned veteran, this behavior would easily lead the buyer to lowball him.

But Zhao Jian didn't press for a lower price.

When you have money, keeping your word brings peace of mind.

He looked over the contract; there were no issues.

He signed and affixed his thumbprint.

Things went exceptionally smoothly. Without waiting for Zhao Jian to bring it up, Song Ziyang rushed to go handle the transfer together.

Once all the procedures were completed...

Ownership of Room 602, Building 7, Lily Bay belonged to Zhao Jian.

Song Ziyang acted as if he had been freed from shackles, thanking Zhao Jian repeatedly.

Then he left without looking back.

He didn't go back to move his things.

All the household items were left to Zhao Jian.

It couldn't be helped; that was the price of buying a house so cheaply.

Cleaning up the trash was only fair.

Zhao Jian took the keys and returned to his home in Lily Bay, searching for anything left behind.

However, aside from a few cameras of unknown purpose, he found nothing of value.

The cameras weren't expensive either, so he packed them up with the old clothes and other trash and threw them in the bin.

He didn't finish cleaning the room until midnight.

It was already late.

It was better to just sleep here rather than go back.

The sheets and mattress in the guest room hadn't even been unwrapped.

He tore off the packaging film and lay down in the guest room to rest.

And he made up his mind.

Tomorrow, he would buy a three-piece bedding set to replace the original ones.

Then he could move in directly!

His rental in the urban village had nothing of value and was usually kept quite clean.

He just needed to let the Landlady know and return the keys to her.

That would count as moving.

His mind was filled with dreams of bringing his parents to Xiong City and the wonderful life the family would have.

Unknowingly, he fell asleep.

But this time, he didn't wake up to daylight.

He was awakened by the sound of voices.

It was like the whispering in one's ear during a supernatural event in a movie.

He couldn't understand or clearly make out the content.

Once he was awake, the voices quickly vanished.

He tried to turn on the light, but there was no response.

Then he remembered that when he went to sleep, he hadn't turned the light off.

Was there a power outage?

Song Ziyang had specifically mentioned that the electricity, water, and gas fees were well-covered.

He had been quite happy at the time.

It was equivalent to saving quite a bit of money.

Thinking about it now, did it have a deeper meaning?

He turned on his phone's flashlight and opened the door to check the living room.

Then, Zhao Jian's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He saw that the security door was open by a crack.

An ugly-faced doll's head was peering at him through the gap.

He didn't make any sudden moves.

Zhao Jian used his peripheral vision to check the rest of the living room.

His ears also strained to catch any nearby sounds.

There was no movement; it was very quiet.

He looked back at the doorway.

The doll was still there, staring at him intently and eerily.