At the start, I had to choose one of four options, and I immediately picked the Brahmin from the cou

Jiangyang County is bustling like never before. The news that the province is going to develop a high-tech industrial incubation park has directly brought out all the big players in the surrounding area.

Jiangyang County, which is usually deserted at night, was brightly lit and bustling with traffic tonight. The main roads were filled with luxury cars worth millions of yuan with license plates from the provincial capital and other prefecture-level cities, and even license plates from other provinces were scattered among them.

Within just a few hours, all the hotels and guesthouses in the county that were of any decent quality were packed with out-of-town developers, builders, and real estate speculators. Even double or triple the room rates couldn't dampen their enthusiasm.

The front desk phone was ringing off the hook with calls from people asking if there were any rooms available, only to be met with the same answer that all rooms were full.

Inside the Jiangyang Grand Hotel, as one of the top hotels in Jiangyang, it is naturally the first choice for wealthy people.

"Give me a business suite for three nights."

A hand adorned with gold rings slapped an ID card onto a marble countertop. The address on the ID card was in the provincial capital. The man in the photo had a buzz cut and a gold chain as thick as a little finger around his neck—a typical look for a real estate speculator.

Although the receptionist knew there were no rooms available, she still pretended to quickly type a few keys on the keyboard, then looked up with a standard apologetic smile on her face.

"I'm sorry, sir, all the business suites are booked. There are also no standard rooms available; the last one was just checked in twenty minutes ago."

Jin Lianzi frowned upon hearing this, surprised that someone else had acted faster than him. As for who booked those rooms, he knew without being told.

I reckon they're all property speculators like him, or people hoping to squeeze a quick buck.

"Even the standard rooms are sold out?"

Jin Lianzi placed his phone on the table; the screen was still lit, displaying his Fetion chat history with his partner. The last message was a voice message from the other party, which he hadn't had time to listen to yet.

"Then show me what kind of rooms you have, a single room is fine, I'm not picky. If all else fails, you can even add a folding bed, money is no object."

His tone was already somewhat agitated as he spoke, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table, the rhythm quickening.

He rushed here from the provincial capital after hearing the news, but he was still a step too late.

The receptionist typed a few more times on the keyboard, then shook her head, this time even her apologetic smile faltering.

"Sir, I'm so sorry, there isn't a single room available in the entire hotel right now. Not only our hotel, but I just contacted my colleagues, and all the business hotels next door are full. If you really need accommodation, I suggest you ask around in Tianshui city center, it's about a 40-minute drive, there will be more options there."

Jin Lianzi took back his ID card and stuffed it into his handbag, then took out five hundred yuan from his handbag and put it on the counter.

"Hey sis, can you help me out? Do you have any rooms that have been canceled or cancelled at the last minute? Any kind of room will do, I'm not short of money."

The receptionist glanced down at the five hundred yuan on the counter, hesitated for a moment, and then said...

"Sir, it's true that a reserved suite was canceled at the last minute, but this room isn't in the system; it was reserved internally, and the room rate might be significantly higher than the list price."

"This one, please! How much more expensive?"

Without saying a word, Jin Lianzi pulled a bank card out of his wallet and slapped it on the counter. Before the receptionist could answer, he added another sentence.

"No matter the price, just lock it up for me. I'll add another five hundred, you keep an eye on it for me, in case anyone checks out, I'll take one extra room."

The young receptionist quickly covered the five hundred yuan in cash with a brochure and quietly swept it into the drawer, her fingers moving more nimbly as she typed on the keyboard.

"Sir, this suite was originally reserved for internal staff, and the listed price is three thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight per night. What do you think…?"

"Swipe your card, three days in a row!"

Jin Lianzi didn't even blink. This price would be enough to stay in a star-rated hotel in the provincial capital, but in Jiangyang County tonight, having a place to stay with a bed would be considered a stroke of good luck.

After receiving the room key, he picked up his handbag and walked quickly toward the elevator.

Only after he entered the elevator and found himself alone did he open the unread voice message on Fetion.

"Brother Qiang, I've got the situation figured out in the south of the city!"

"There's only one plot of land in the south of the city that was supposedly snapped up beforehand. Apparently, it's entirely controlled by a local swindler called Lansheng Capital. Even the people from Hengji Group in the provincial capital couldn't get a meeting with the real owner. But! And what's more, the five old residential complexes surrounding that plot are ready-made targets!"

"These five residential areas are less than 5 kilometers away from the planning boundary of the High-tech Zone. Once the park starts construction, a large number of white-collar workers and engineers will move in, and the housing prices here will definitely increase several times! Right now, the average price of second-hand houses in Jiangyang is still hovering around 2,500 yuan. Those local old men and women have no idea how valuable this official document is."

"Monkey, which five neighborhoods did you specifically mention?"

"I sent you my location! Brother Qiang, look at Fetion, I just marked them all on the map. Those two south of Jianshe Road, the Hongqi Machinery Factory residential compound and the old cotton mill dormitory, are the closest to the red line, less than one and a half kilometers away as the crow flies."

"The other three are on the eastern section of Jiangyang Avenue, a bit further away, but still within two kilometers. I just drove around them, and these communities are all old-fashioned six-story brick-and-mortar buildings. Most of the residents are retired factory workers who are very isolated from information."

"Besides, this house is old and nobody wants it, so there are no listings for it with real estate agencies. There are only two companies with handwritten 'GG' signs on utility poles."

Qiang swiped the door to the suite that cost 3,880 yuan a night, didn't even glance at the mahogany furniture and crystal chandelier inside, and plopped down on the leather sofa, then opened the map location sent by Monkey.

Two thousand five hundred per square meter! This isn't buying a house, it's practically bending over to pick up gold bricks from the ground!