59: Chapter 59 A Hundred Billion Investment? Who are you trying to scare? Even the King of Heaven himself would have to wait in line!

The sun was high in the sky.

In the courtyard of 44 Locust Tree Alley, the atmosphere was somewhat... ambiguous.

"Hiss... so sore..."

Mary was kneeling on a stone stool, her hands gently rubbing her slightly swollen cheeks.

Those ruby-like eyes were filled with tears, looking incredibly aggrieved.

Last night, to properly plant those dozens of Command Flags, she had exhausted all her skills.

Even as a Vampire Prince, her mouth couldn't take it.

"What? You have an objection?"

Su Yang was lying on a Grandmaster's Chair, holding a glass of freshly squeezed "Spirit Blood" watermelon juice, drinking leisurely.

"No... no objection..."

Mary shook her head hurriedly, fearing Su Yang would come up with some new trick to torment her.

By now, she had been completely beaten into submission.

Just seeing Su Yang's half-smiling expression made her legs turn to jelly.

"It's good that you have no objection. This muscle training is good for you."

Su Yang gave a wicked grin, preparing to tease her a bit more.

Rumble—

Suddenly, a low engine roar came from the entrance of the alley.

Immediately after, a series of urgent braking sounds rang out.

Judging by the noise, at least a dozen cars had arrived, and they weren't ordinary sedans.

"Boss! Many cars have arrived outside! They're all Hongqis and Audi A6s!"

Zhou Mingyue ran in from the door in a panic, still holding her livestreaming phone, though she had already turned it off.

"The police have even blocked the road! They say... they say city leaders are here!"

"City leaders?"

Su Yang raised an eyebrow.

"It seems Li Half-City moved quite fast."

"Since they're here, let's open the door and welcome the guests."

"I want to see what kind of play this bunch can perform."

...

The gate opened.

The alley was already filled with people.

At the very front were several middle-aged men in white shirts and black trousers, each possessing an extraordinary bearing.

Especially the leader wearing glasses, who had a potbelly and a majestic face.

Beside him followed a young man in a high-end custom suit, his hair combed until it shone with oil.

It was the representative sent by the Li family, the Senior Vice President of the Li Group, Wang Sen.

On both sides were dozens of SWAT officers armed with live ammunition, warily staring at this seemingly dilapidated residence.

"You are Su Yang?"

The leader in glasses sized Su Yang up, his brow furrowing slightly.

This young man, wearing big shorts and flip-flops with a nonchalant look, didn't look like any kind of expert no matter how one viewed him.

"I am."

Su Yang leaned against the doorframe, still holding his watermelon juice, and took a slurp.

"What are you all doing? Coming here for a group tour?"

"Impudent!"

The secretary behind the man in glasses shouted sternly:

"This is our Jiangzhou City's Mayor Zhao! Come over and greet him!"

"Mayor Zhao?"

Su Yang gave an 'oh', still leaning lazily.

"Never heard of him. Looking for me for something?"

"You!"

The secretary was choked with rage and was about to lash out, but Mayor Zhao stopped him.

Mayor Zhao pushed up his glasses, adopting a businesslike attitude.

"Mr. Su, I'll get straight to the point."

"Recently, the city has introduced a ten-billion-level mega-project to build Asia's largest smart logistics center in this area."

"This is a major matter concerning the livelihoods of millions of Jiangzhou citizens and is the city's number one project."

At this point, Mayor Zhao pointed to Wang Sen behind him.

"This is the representative of the investor, the Li Group, Manager Wang."

"According to our planning, your residence happens to be at the core location of the logistics center."

"For the greater good, the city has decided to requisition this place."

"Of course, we will provide you with the most generous compensation."

Wang Sen stepped forward at the right time, pulling a check from his briefcase with a professional fake smile on his face.

"Mr. Su, our Chairman Li is very generous."

"Here is ten million."

"I know this house used to be a haunted house and isn't worth anything at all. This ten million is enough for you to buy two villas."

"Take the money, sign the papers, and everyone will be happy, how about it?"

Su Yang glanced at the check, looking at them as if they were fools.

"Ten million?"

"Are you trying to dismiss a beggar?"

"Su Yang! Don't be too insatiable!"

Mayor Zhao's face darkened, full of official authority.

"Ten million is already a sky-high price! You must know when to stop!"

"You should know that obstructing national construction as a holdout tenant will not end well!"

"If you don't cooperate, we have the right to initiate mandatory requisition procedures!"

"When that time comes, you won't get a penny and will have to spend a few days in detention!"

Hearing this, Su Yang laughed.

He handed the watermelon juice to Mary behind him and then slowly walked up to Mayor Zhao.

Although he was wearing flip-flops, the Aura that erupted in that instant...

...actually made this long-time high-ranking mayor feel somewhat breathless.

"Ten billion investment? Who are you trying to scare?"

Su Yang held up one finger.

"Never mind ten billion."

"Even if it were a hundred billion, or a trillion."

"You want to buy my land?"

Su Yang leaned into Mayor Zhao's ear and said syllable by syllable:

"You can't even afford a single brick of mine."

"You... you are simply unreasonable!"

Mayor Zhao was shaking with rage, his face turning the color of pig liver.

He had been the master of Jiangzhou for so many years; who didn't treat him with the utmost respect?

To be insulted to his face by a young brat!

"Good! Very good!"

Mayor Zhao laughed out of extreme anger and waved his hand.

"Since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, then don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Pass down my order! Tomorrow morning at eight, the construction team enters the site!"

"No matter what means are used, this illegal structure must be leveled for me!"

"Illegal structure?"

Su Yang sneered, "Fine, I'll be waiting."

"But let me put the ugly words upfront."

"Tomorrow, if anyone dares to stretch their claws into my courtyard..."

A cold light flashed in Su Yang's eyes, and a gust of yin wind suddenly blew in the courtyard behind him, the temperature dropping by over ten degrees.

"When you end up missing limbs, don't blame me for not warning you."

"We're leaving!"

Mayor Zhao shivered from that yin wind, feeling inexplicably flustered in his heart, but his words remained tough as he led his people away in a rage.

Watching the group's departing backs, Mary pulled at the corner of Su Yang's clothes with some concern.

"Master... they are government people after all..."

"If they really come with bulldozers, can we... can we take action?"

Mary was from the West after all and had an instinctive awe of Eastern government authorities.

"Bulldozers?"

Su Yang turned to look at the residence shrouded in a faint spiritual mist, a cruel smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"They'd have to be able to drive them in first."

"Our Nine Palaces Soul-Bewildering Formation was just upgraded; we're just lacking a few blind fools to test its power."

"Pass down the order."

Su Yang's voice rose a few notches, spreading throughout the entire residence.

"No one sleeps tonight."

"Bring out all your most terrifying skills for me."

"Tomorrow morning, we're going to perform a grand play for this Mayor Zhao!"

"Yes! Boss!"

In the courtyard, dozens of ghostly shadows responded in unison, their voices shrill and hair-raising.

Su Yang stretched, looking at the touch of setting sun on the horizon.

"Ten billion investment? Mega-project?"

"Heh, after tomorrow, I'll see who in this Jiangzhou still dares to take a contract from Li Half-City!"