595: [University Town] Project finally announced, Lin family takes off, Huo family declines [seeking gifts]

“Boss, our previous conclusion was not wrong; you slandered us.”

“This land, it truly only deserves an [E]-grade potential. Our previous assessment was correct!!!”

“Look, beneath this land is a vast swampy field, like the mouth of a demon.”

“The soft soil is like a black hole that swallows everything; it simply cannot support the heavy weight of high-rise buildings.”

“...Plus, this area is remote, like a forgotten corner of the world.”

“The surrounding traffic routes are intricate and difficult to navigate, and supporting facilities are even more out of reach, like illusory bubbles.”

“Such a piece of land has no commercial development value whatsoever; it’s simply a nightmare for commercial development!!!”

“...”

At this moment, the department managers, who had been confused, finally caught their breath and said with joyful faces.

As for why they were so happy?

Nonsense, they had cleared their names, wasn't that worth celebrating?

As for the bosses' moods, what did that have to do with them???

Hmph! ╭(╯^╰)╮

Who told them to dare doubt their professional integrity? If word got out, wouldn't that be ruining their livelihoods?!

Anyway, the Huo Family was about to be finished, so they weren't afraid of offending these capitalists anymore →_→... On the other side.

As the employees' powerful words spread.

In an instant, the scene seemed to have been muted, falling into a dead silence.

Wasteland?

The land that the Huo Family had sworn by, spending billions to acquire, was actually worthless?!

Suddenly hearing this news, the reporters' faces showed surprise, unsure how to react for a moment.

Immediately, the scene fell into an eerie silence.

But this dead silence only lasted for a moment, like the calm before a storm being broken.

The emotions of the Huo Family members erupted like a breached dam.

“Impossible, absolutely impossible!!!”

“I don’t believe it!!!!!!”

“...”

Huo Tingfeng was the first to recover from his daze, letting out an angry roar like a cornered beast.

His roar echoed over this land that was once full of hope.

Hoarsely—

He clutched the survey report tightly in his hand, with such force that it seemed he would crush the thin paper and merge it into his very bones.

His face was twisted and distorted by extreme pain and despair.

His originally composed and calm demeanor had long vanished, and in his eyes, only the flames of anger and unwillingness intertwined remained!!!!!!

...“The Clan Leader is right! There must be a mistake somewhere! It must be a surveying error!”

“Oh! I know! It must be you treacherous dogs, colluding with outsiders, betraying the Huo Family, attempting to use this fake report to shake the morale of the Huo Family.”

“You all, your intentions are damnable!!!!!!”

“...”

A Huo Clan member, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, who had been full of vigor not long ago.

At this moment, he was red-faced, his eyes bloodshot, almost frantic.

He charged forward like a mad bull, grabbing one of the department managers by his collar and shaking him vigorously.

The manager in his hand was like a fragile leaf, fluttering in the strong wind... “You bunch of good-for-nothings, did you get it wrong?”

“This land cannot be a wasteland; it’s clearly your lack of skill, unable to identify a true treasure. What use are you?!!!”

“Go measure it again, re-measure it carefully, quickly!!!”

“...”

The man in the suit's roar carried a hint of madness, as if just one more measurement could change this cruel reality.

Beside him, the other panicked Huo Family executives had the same idea, unanimously blaming the employees.

They absolutely refused to believe that a piece of land chosen by the government for development would turn out to be a worthless wasteland?!!

Impossible, absolutely impossible!!!

It must be these useless people who are blind, that's right, they have 95% absolute certainty, it must be like this w(ﾟДﾟ)w——!!!!!!

Facing the capitalists' ferocious expressions and indiscriminate blame-shifting.

The manager, whose collar was clutched, was already pale with fright, his lips trembling like a sieve.

But he still mustered his remaining courage and stammered in his defense:

“President Huo... President Huo, you can hit me, you can scold me...”

“But you cannot insult our noble character with baseless accusations!”

“We have truly surveyed it repeatedly, using all kinds of advanced instruments, and the result...”

“The data detected is just like this... It’s absolutely true, without a shred of falsehood!!!”

“...”

Next to the flustered manager, a short-tempered colleague could no longer bear it and decided not to hold back.

He kicked the man in the suit to the ground!

And loudly rebuked:

“What the hell! I’ve tolerated you for too long!”

“ convex( Fuck dish fuck), it’s clearly you idiots, lacking brains, who made the wrong decisions. Now you dare to throw dirt at us everywhere?!”

“Please don’t challenge our professionalism with your amateur hobbies!!!”

“This is a wasteland, whether you believe it or not!”

“No matter what you say, it’s still a wasteland, and your billions are gone! Serves you right!!!”

...“The real treasure is the site selected for the [University City] project, which the Urban Construction Planning Bureau announced on its official website two and a half minutes ago.”

“I had suggested to you earlier that you bid for that [A]-grade land...”

“But you just wouldn’t listen, I don’t know what got into you, insisting on bidding for this barren wasteland. Now look what happened?”

“Still those two words, serves you right!!!”

“...”

What?

The site for the [University City] project?

It's not here?

What about the foolproof plan???

Didn't they have double insurance before?

With Tang Familys Third Young Master and the Tang Family's young lady... How could the information they provided be wrong???

Huo Tingfeng and the others hadn't even had time to get angry before they were completely bewildered by their rebellious subordinates' words.

Soon.

All the Huo Family members present, including the reporters, quickly pulled out their phones and logged onto the official website.

Two and a half seconds later, exclamations rose one after another... “Holy cow! This is actually true? I heard about the [University City] project a few years ago, but I never expected it to be successfully implemented today.”

“This site selection... My goodness! It's Lin Corporation? Their luck is too good!”

“Lin Corporation is really going to hit it big this time, I'm so envious, jealous, and hateful!!!!”

“Ever since Lin Jianjun was kicked out and God of Song [L] took over... Lin Corporation’s development prospects have truly been soaring!”

...“Pfft—I suddenly remembered something, could it be that the Huo Family bet on the wrong horse?”

“After getting some inside information beforehand, they mistook this wasteland for the site of the [University City] project?”

“Hmm? That’s highly possible! That would explain why they went all out and bought a wasteland; they thought trash was treasure...”

“If the [University City] project site really was here! Then the Huo Family would have made the right bet...”

“Unfortunately, they bet wrong, leading to a complete loss now. →_→”

...“It’s not just a complete loss, the Huo Family... is completely finished! The group's capital chain breaking is one thing...”

“When those creditors react and come knocking one after another to collect debts, that will be the beginning of the nightmare.”

“Stop talking! Look at these Huo Family members, looking so distraught, I feel like they'll all go to the rooftop to 'catch some air' the next second, unable to bear the pressure~~~”

“(ˉ▽￣～) Cut~~ What does it have to do with me! Who told them to be so arrogant just now!”

“Now this contrast, tsk tsk tsk... I'm a little pleased to see it!”

“Heheheh——”

“...”

At this moment, unlike the gloating reporters... Huo Tingfeng and the others present were all suffering in a hellish torment.

Looking at the glaring announcement on the official website, everyone's face was filled with despair, completely devoid of the initial smugness and confidence of victory.

“How could this be... It shouldn't be like this...”

Huo Tingfeng slumped to the ground, the last glimmer of hope in his eyes, which had flickered faintly.

At this moment, it quickly dimmed like a candle in the wind, until it was extinguished.

His hands, like eagle claws, clutched his iPhone tightly, his knuckles turning white from the excessive force.

His body trembled uncontrollably, and he kept muttering to himself:

“I must be dreaming, that’s right, this must be a nightmare...”

“It'll be fine when I wake up, after I wake up... I’ll definitely still be the all-powerful Huo Family Clan Leader...”

“My Huo Family will also be infinitely glorious because of this great opportunity, reigning over the world...”

“...”

Huo Tingfeng was disheveled, looking like he had gone mad.

He absolutely could not accept the reality of what was happening before his eyes... Not long ago, he was still indulging in pipe dreams, fantasizing about leading the Huo Family out of the Demon Capital, through the Great Xia, conquering the world, and blowing up the universe... But in an instant, everything shattered before his eyes like a bubble.

This heavy blow was like a sharp blade, piercing fiercely into his heart, making him wish he were dead.

The other Huo Family executives were no better off; each of them looked like soulless walking corpses.

Some slumped on the ground, hands clutching their heads, as if that could separate them from this cruel reality.

They kept muttering:

“It’s over, it’s all over...”

“The Huo Family’s century-old reputation, our glorious future, all plummeted into the endless abyss along with this wasteland...”

Others had wide, bloodshot eyes, and let out a long, drawn-out howl to the sky.

The sound was like a wounded lone wolf, wailing in the moonlight, full of despair and pain.

It echoed for a long time in the air, which was filled with mockery.

The vicissitudes of life, great sorrow and great joy, were all manifesting in the Huo Family members at this moment.

The reporters on site were actually all stunned by this sudden turn of events, looking at each other in disbelief.

They themselves hadn't expected... the Huo Family's decline to be so rapid, like a runaway roller coaster, plummeting from its peak to the bottom in an instant.

The Huo Clan, who had been so arrogant and confident just moments ago.

In the blink of an eye, they had fallen into such an irretrievable state of collapse.

However, what the reporters wanted was big news.

They had no time to empathize with the Huo Family, nor could they let go of this once-in-a-lifetime news material... “Don’t just stand there, quickly take pictures!”

“That’s right, that’s right! Hurry and shoot! Audiences these days hate the rich!”

“The most popular... is news of rich people going bankrupt!”

“...”

Click, click, click—

Before long, the cameras began to flash wildly again like lightning.

The shutter sounds were like dense raindrops, rising and falling.

Everyone wanted to capture every detail of the Huo Family members' desperate and collapsed state, to make it the shocking headline of the day... “Stop them, get the security guards over here!”

“Where are the security guards? Security! Quickly kick all these bastards out!”

“...”

Huo Tingfeng suppressed the grief in his heart and gritted his teeth, shouting.

He knew he couldn't collapse, otherwise everything would truly be over.

As the Huo Family Clan Leader, no matter what, he had to pull himself together and find a way to break free from this situation.

Tap, tap, tap—

With the arrival of a large number of security personnel, friction immediately arose with the reporters who refused to leave.

The scene instantly descended into chaos, filled with curses, screams, cries of pain, and panicked shouts... This embarrassing scene, observed by various forces lurking in the shadows, was utterly comical.

Many real estate colleagues who knew the situation burst into uproarious laughter and undisguised mockery... “Hahahaha, I’m dying of laughter!”

“I said the Huo Family was dreaming, even talking about ancestors appearing in dreams? Now look, the dream is shattered, not even a speck left~~~”

“Damn it! I was actually fooled before! This bunch of clowns from the Huo Family will definitely become the eternal laughingstock of the Demon Capital!”

“That’s right! They spent billions buying a wasteland... and acted so smug and arrogant...”

...“At first, I really thought they had some hidden trump card! Is this all it is?”

“Look at their foolish expressions, truly ridiculous...”

“I wonder how the Huo Family will establish itself in the business world after this? Still daring to be so arrogant, truly overestimating themselves!”

“Establish what? The Huo Family is finished! Still want to establish themselves? With so many debts, they won't even be able to get out of this unscathed!”

“...”

When all was said and done, knowing that the Huo Family was now nothing more than a paper tiger without teeth.

Many forces that had grievances with the Huo Family over the years finally no longer needed to specially disguise themselves and gradually began to show their “fangs.”

However, at this moment, the Huo Family members had no time to heed the mockery and ridicule of outsiders.

They were deeply trapped in the abyss of despair they had woven for themselves, as if tightly enveloped by a dark vortex, unable to see even a glimmer of hope.

The originally grand and magnificent “God-Making” plan, at this moment, had become the greatest joke in the world.

The glory and future of The Huo Clan, along with this survey report, were like fragile sand sculptures.

Shattered and dispersed in the strong wind, leaving behind only desolation and sorrow... I bought a sand sculpture headgear. What do you think, if I wear it and go for a walk in the middle of the night, will the head-turn rate be off the charts? There should be many girls secretly looking at me, wanting to add me on WeChat!

Heheheh——