50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 591 Everything that's taken from me, I must return.

The files in this cabinet weren't arranged in a very orderly fashion, so the two of them had to search for them one by one.

Fortunately, Sun Zhiwei had a spatial dimension. He pretended to search while covering the entire cabinet with the spatial dimension, and then searched for the file inside based on keywords.

These keywords include the manager's name, Davis, the land title contract, the payment agreement, and so on.

Using this screening method, he actually found a box of documents containing three "Fully Guaranteed Land Titles" and corresponding payment vouchers.

In the United States, there are no land certificates; what has legal effect is actually a "legal contract" certified by the local government.

There are roughly three types of such "legal contracts": "Full Guarantee Deed", "Special Guarantee Deed", and simple "Assignment Deed".

Of the three types of land titles, the "Full Guarantee Title" offers the strongest protection for property and land buyers' rights.

The seller guarantees ownership of the land and the legal right to transfer it under the "Full Power of Attorney" deed.
The seller guarantees that the land is free from any title mortgages, loans, seizures, liens, etc., except as expressly provided in the contract;
The seller guarantees that the buyer will enjoy the land property after the transfer of ownership and that there will be no defects in the title.

A land deed with these three clauses is a complete land deed; otherwise, there will be many restrictions, which means there are defects in the property rights.

For example, the underground mineral exploration rights for the land you purchased may have already been sold to someone else, or the land may only be permitted for agricultural use, etc.

Having determined the location of what he was looking for, he naturally wouldn't bother searching for it piece by piece anymore.

He pretended to be impatient and casually rummaged through the filing cabinet, then pulled out the file box with no writing on it.

"What kind of documents are in here? There aren't even any labels." After saying that, he casually opened the box and immediately saw the land deeds and certificates inside.

“David, I think I might have found it.” Upon hearing this, David immediately ran over from the other end of the filing cabinet.

Sun Zhiwei took the whole box to the desk outside and opened it. The two of them carefully looked at the contents of the document.

The addresses of the three plots of land on the land deeds are three islands: North Brothers Island, South Brothers Island, and Rikers Island.

Sun Zhiwei's eyes widened when he saw the letters Rikers Island.

He quickly examined the land deed for Rikers Island, which stated the land area as '220 hectares'.

His mouth immediately twisted into a grin. The total area of ​​Rikers Island was only 420 hectares, which included all the land except for the prison at the time.

Looking at the three land deeds, the buyer and owner are both Davis, but the payment receipts clearly show that the payer is the airport's account.

This is very important; this payment voucher is Sun Zhiwei's guarantee that he can legally reclaim these two plots of land.

This is irrefutable evidence. With this, the court doesn't need to collect any other evidence. As long as the authenticity of the evidence he provided is proven, the court can award these three plots of land to Sun Zhiwei.

David didn't pay much attention to the three plots of land, because he didn't know that Sun Zhiwei's next planning direction was Rikers Island.

"Only three copies? That can't be right. I vaguely remember there were seven or eight plots of land at the time. I guess he took the others home. Now we can't find any evidence."

The evidence he referred to was the financial voucher left behind when the company made payments back then.

The IRS requires financial statements to be kept for 3 years, while New York State requires them to be kept for 7 years. Now, many 7-year periods have passed, and the financial records from that time have long been destroyed.

"That's not necessarily true. Did you see the issuing bank on this receipt?"

“USBank.” “Yes, banks keep VIP account financial records long-term, so this could be a serious lawsuit.”

"The money came from the airport, but the purchase contract lists Davis as the individual owner. How was this payment made? Was it legal or not? U.S. Bank needs to give us an explanation."

"Even if Davis obtained the bank payment through deception, the bank must have a copy of the payment receipts."

"Once we find backup files of those payment receipts, we can find out who the money was paid to."

“Then we can get a copy of the land title registration agreement from the seller, and finally we can get back all the land that Davis bought back then through a court judgment.”

"I will take these lands back piece by piece." That's all money.

Back then, there was a lot of vacant land in the area around the airport, so it's almost certain that the plots Davis bought were in that area.

Now, decades later, the land prices in the surrounding area have increased dozens or even hundreds of times.

Looking at the surrounding high-rise buildings, and thinking that some of them should belong to him, Sun Zhiwei vowed in his heart that he must find all those lands back.

The two returned to the manager's office with the land deed and documents they had found. Only after Sun Zhiwei confirmed that there was no more useful information did he speak to David:

"You will remain as general manager. I require you to rectify the airport's security, service, and cleanliness within one month."

"The only support I can give you is a 50% increase in this year's operating expense budget. If you need to purchase large equipment, you can apply to me for funding separately."

"Is that all you've got?"

David was already cheering in his heart when he heard that operating costs could increase by 50%; with money, everything would be easier.

He used to be afraid of losing his long-term employees, so he had to beg them in a humble manner. Now that he has money in hand, what is he afraid of? Anyone who doesn't work hard can get out.

“Now, gather all the department heads, deputy heads, and team leaders together. I need to meet with them,” Sun Zhiwei continued.

He doesn't plan to replace him for the time being, but the main management team must get to know him so that the employees know who they are working for in the future.

Half an hour later, managers from all departments arrived at the airport's main conference room.

When Sun Zhiwei entered the conference room, he was greeted by a sea of ​​people.

Sun Zhiwei stepped onto the stage and addressed everyone below: "My name is James Robert, and I am the chairman of LaGuardia Airport."

"I toured the airport today, and it left a very bad impression on me."

The people below stirred with excitement upon hearing this, all thinking that the new chairman was about to lay off staff.

Sun Zhiwei ignored all of that and continued, "I have already issued the rectification order, and General Manager David will be responsible for its implementation."

“Starting this month, everyone’s salary will increase by 20%.” Sun Zhiwei stopped there.

The people below were stunned for a few seconds, and then they all cheered loudly.

(End of this chapter)