Chapter 1139: Gu Jin’s Direct and Forceful Approach
Chapter 1139: Chapter 1139: Gu Jin’s Direct and Forceful Approach
The small Qingshui Government Office hardly ever saw any big shots all year round, so today was quite an eye-opener for them.
Look at those beautiful, ridiculously expensive luxury cars, then look at the woman and the young man who went in earlier, with those bodyguards following behind—every one of them was a tall, strong foreign guy.
If they weren’t mistaken, those people all had weapons on their waists.
As members of the office who dealt with weapons all year long, they could tell at a glance those were the real deal.
People born into powerful families really were arrogant; even the way they traveled was spectacular.
The motorcade slowly drove away, leaving behind the people who’d come out to watch, whispering to each other.
This scene was truly rare; it would definitely become the government’s favorite gossip topic over tea and meals for quite some time.
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Zhen Family.
Zhen Jie opened his eyes to the familiar room.
This was the bedroom he’d lived in for almost twenty years; nothing in the room had changed.
Thinking of everything that had happened before he passed out, he shot up from the bed.
Just as he was about to get out of bed, the debt documents lying on it fell into his line of sight.
He picked up the thin sheets of paper, but his wrist felt as if it weighed thousands of pounds.
With a loan this massive, how was he ever going to pay it back.
Zhen Jie glanced at the astronomical figures twice, then casually tossed the papers aside and rushed out of the room.
He had to go to the hospital, had to see with his own eyes whether this was some kind of prank.
What if this was just a joke targeted at him.
Zhen Jie raised a hand to wipe his wet face, dashed out of the room, and ran toward the stairs.
Before he even got close to the stairs, he heard voices talking downstairs.
"Miss Gu, this mansion will be yours from now on. Here is the property certificate."
Downstairs, a middle-aged man standing in front of Gu Jin handed over the property certificate with both hands, his tone full of flattery.
Gu Jin only gave it a glance and didn’t show any intention of taking it.
Linda, who stood behind her, stepped forward and accepted the property certificate.
Gu Jin’s lips curved in a faint smile as she said to the middle-aged man in front of her, "Manager Li, you really are efficient."
"You flatter me, Miss Gu..."
The middle-aged man lifted his head, wiping the cold sweat on his forehead over and over, his face full of guilt and fear.
Upstairs, Zhen Jie watched with his own eyes as Gu Jin sat on the sofa downstairs like she was the owner of this house.
Standing in front of her were several men in suits, bowing and scraping.
These men, Zhen Jie recognized.
They’d been coming to the house constantly a while ago; every time they showed up, his parents’ faces would turn ugly.
The middle-aged man who had just spoken opened his mouth cautiously: "If there’s nothing else, we’ll be going now. If you have any questions later, you can call me directly."
"Take care, I won’t be seeing you out," Gu Jin said with a smiling squint.
The several men, each close to one meter eighty tall, left trembling.
Before leaving, they glanced at the foreign big guys at the Zhen Family’s gate, holding high-end weapons in their hands, and their legs shook even more.
They practically scrambled and stumbled out of the Zhen Family’s place.
Inside the house.
Linda put the property certificate on the table and cursed under her breath, "Bunch of cockroaches!"
Hearing that, Gu Jin didn’t refute her; she very much agreed with what Linda said.
This had to be traced back to when they called the bank.
Once the bank heard they wanted to pay off the Zhen Family’s debt, their attitude was insanely arrogant and perfunctory.
They flat-out didn’t believe it, even swore at them, telling them to move out as soon as possible because the bank would be sending people over tonight to repossess the house.
They even said that if they found them still living in the house, they shouldn’t blame the bank for being rude.
Gu Jin had just sneered when she heard that.
She didn’t bother with niceties, and directly ordered a small squad from the Darwin Family to storm into the bank and drag all the people in charge out.
That was how the scene just now came about.
Gu Jin paid off all the Zhen Family’s loans to the bank, including interest.
Now this house of the Zhen Family, and the factory they had mortgaged to the bank, had all been taken back.
Even though the Zhen Family’s factory had gone under, the land itself was still very valuable.
The location was pretty good; in another ten years or so, that piece of land would be worth close to nine figures.
That was a huge sum, but right now it was far beyond the Zhen Family’s reach.
However, the thing Gu Jin had the least of was a money problem.
Spending a bit over two million to get land that would be worth nearly a hundred million in ten years, that was a great deal!
Gu Jin reached out to pick up the land certificate for the Zhen Family’s factory plot, her face breaking into a brilliant smile.
She had already noticed Zhen Jie standing upstairs; holding the land certificate, she turned back and waved it at him.
Gu Jin smiled and said, "The house and factory the Zhen Family mortgaged to the bank, I’ve spent a bit over two million to buy them back. I don’t need anything else, I only want this piece of factory land from the Zhen Family. Are you willing to give it to me?"
From upstairs, Zhen Jie heard everything; of course he knew everything belonging to the Zhen Family was now Gu Jin’s.
He had no grounds to argue, and quickly shook his head: "They’re yours."
Gu Jin was satisfied, her lips curling in a pleased smile.
"At least you know what’s good for you. In the future you’ll understand what kind of surprise today’s decision will bring you."
She handed the land certificate to Linda. "Get this piece of land transferred into my name as soon as possible."
"Yes, Miss Gu."
The land disputes ten years down the line were not something someone like Zhen Jie could handle.
Even if they gave it to him, he probably wouldn’t be able to protect it over the next ten years. Better to give it to her.
Seeing Zhen Jie motionless upstairs, Gu Jin said to him, "Since you’re awake, come down and let’s talk."
Zhen Jie obediently came downstairs and walked up to Gu Jin; he didn’t dare sit, just stood there in front of her.
Seeing how stiff he was, Gu Jin couldn’t help laughing and crying: "Sit, what are you standing there for?"
Zhen Jie licked his lips, sneaked a guilty look at Gu Jin, then opened his mouth and said quietly, "I want to go to the hospital."
The smile on Gu Jin’s face vanished for a split second.
She quickly went back to normal and said in a gentle voice, "No need to go to the hospital. I’ve already had them sent for cremation."
Ignoring the disbelief on Zhen Jie’s face, Gu Jin glanced at her watch and added, "By my calculation, in about an hour or so they should be back. In the meantime, our talk should be over."
The implication was obvious—she had no intention of seeing Zhen Youzhi and He Yuchun off.
A week ago, when Old Master Zhen and Zhen Lingling were buried, Gu Jin hadn’t attended.
This time, with Zhen Youzhi and He Yuchun gone, she still wasn’t planning to see them off.
Zhen Jie lowered his eyes, his fists clenching lightly.
He didn’t understand why, even now that his parents were dead, Gu Jin still couldn’t forgive them, still wouldn’t even walk them one last stretch of the road.
He wanted to ask, but when he met Gu Jin’s eyes that seemed to see through everything, he just couldn’t say the words.
He had this feeling that once he asked, the answer would be something he absolutely couldn’t bear.
Zhen Jie stood there for quite a while before finally sitting down on another sofa. He looked up and asked Gu Jin, "What do you want to say?"