“Hey, isn’t that the guy who found the melo pearl?!”
Lin Yang had just stopped and exchanged a few words with Chen Qingqing when passersby recognized him.
Upon hearing “melo pearl,” everyone immediately looked over with envious eyes.
“Look, he’s still carrying conch meat in his hand; it must be him!”
“It’s him, no mistake.”
“This young man’s luck is too good. You don’t know, that coconut conch was originally bought by an old man, but he thought it was too expensive and didn’t want it.”
“Haha, if that old man knew there was a melo pearl worth millions inside the conch, he’d probably want to bash his head in.”
… …
More and more people heard about the melo pearl, and coupled with people’s natural love for a spectacle, Lin Yang was soon surrounded three layers deep.
Chen Qingqing looked around, seeing more people still approaching, and said, “This isn’t the place to talk. How about we go to my place? It’s in Binjiang Bay.”
“Mm, alright.”
One of the system’s intelligence pushes stated that interacting with Chen Qingqing could trigger a critical strike, yielding a high-value intelligence.
However, despite interacting with Chen Qingqing for so long, the system hadn’t reacted.
Lin Yang still wanted to figure out what was going on.
Moreover, Chen Qingqing must have something in mind by inviting him to her home; otherwise, why would a classmate he hadn’t seen or contacted in nearly ten years invite him over?
Chen Qingqing led Lin Yang to the parking lot and walked straight to a white Porsche.
“Get in. I have something to discuss with you, we can talk at my place.”
With that, she got into the car.
Lin Yang walked to the passenger seat and got in.
“Vroom…”
Chen Qingqing pressed the accelerator, drove out of the parking lot, and headed towards the river.
Binjiang Bay is the pinnacle of luxury residences in Xing City, boasting a prime location. The large-flat apartments built along the river are at least 500 square meters, and with their high prices, each unit costs at least 20 million.
Lin Yang never imagined that among his classmates from that small county town, there was actually a hidden wealthy individual.
Binjiang Bay is very close to Binjiang Vegetable Market, just a few minutes’ drive. In a flash, they drove into the community and parked in the parking lot.
Lin Yang looked out the window, curiously observing the community environment.
The underground parking lot was bright and well-lit, unlike typical community parking lots that only have a few lights.
The walls were covered with large marble slabs, and even more incredibly, the entire underground parking lot had a suspended ceiling.
The parking lot’s decor was exceptionally luxurious, better than the interior design of many people’s homes.
After getting out of the car, an elevator was just a few steps away. It used facial recognition, automatically stopping at the homeowner’s corresponding floor, with the door opening directly into the apartment.
The house featured a spacious and open layout, completely devoid of any cramped feeling, with high ceilings adorned with dazzling crystal chandeliers.
The open-plan living room was connected to the dining area, so vast that its size exceeded that of an entire apartment for an average person.
Underfoot, meticulously selected top-grade natural marble flooring, each slab’s unique pattern resembling an exquisite painting gifted by nature.
Walking a few steps further, he was drawn to the floor-to-ceiling windows on the riverside, which spanned the entire wall. The expansive view overlooked the entire river, instantly refreshing one’s mind and seemingly broadening one’s horizons.
It truly lives up to its reputation as a luxury residence; it’s simply comfortable.
Then he thought of his own rented room, with its low ceilings, dilapidated decor, and a damp, decaying smell—it was simply the difference between heaven and hell.
Lin Yang secretly vowed that one day, he would live in such a luxurious residence.
“Have a seat on the sofa and rest. What would you like to drink?”
“Water is fine.”
Chen Qingqing nodded and turned to leave. A moment later, she returned with a bottle of mineral water and handed it to him.
As Lin Yang took the water, his fingers accidentally brushed against Chen Qingqing’s.
At that moment, the system panel appeared before his eyes.
【Contact with intelligence personnel, critical strike triggered, rewarding a high-value intelligence.】
【Reward Intelligence: In half a month, it will be announced that Jinling Community will undergo an old city renovation plan. Purchasing houses in Jinling Community in advance will yield ten times the purchase amount in relocation compensation.】
Lin Yang was very surprised. So, triggering a critical strike by contacting an intelligence person only required skin contact. He had spent half a day researching it before, but it turned out to be so simple.
High-value intelligence was indeed different, far more valuable than the daily intelligence pushes.
Directly multiplying assets by ten times—it truly deserved to be called high-value intelligence, and the timeline was half a month later.
As far as Lin Yang knew, Jinling Community was what everyone called an “old, broken, and small” neighborhood. The selling price was not high, around 500,000 for a 100-square-meter unit. Ten times the relocation compensation meant that one house could yield 5 million in compensation.
If he could buy the houses before the demolition news was released, he would receive that compensation.
Moreover, Xing City did not have purchase restrictions; as long as one had money, a person could buy as many units as they wished.
Becoming a billionaire through demolition was not impossible.
The problem now was that he only had over 300,000 in hand, not enough to buy even one house. Wanting to buy several units to get more relocation compensation was akin to daydreaming.
Although he had the melo pearl, worth over a million, there was no channel to sell it.
Without a buyer, he couldn’t sell it. In his hands, it was no different from an ordinary bead.
With only half a month left, he not only needed to raise money but also buy houses, sign contracts, and complete procedures—time was extremely tight.
Once the demolition news was released, no one would sell houses anymore.
Lin Yang shook his head. Regardless, he had to raise money as quickly as possible in the next few days.
Opportunities to directly multiply wealth by ten times were rare and absolutely could not be missed.
Once the relocation compensation was in hand, he could go back home and see his family.
With tens of millions in assets, he could be considered to have made a name for himself.
Just then, he noticed the panel changed again, displaying a new message.
【Deep contact with intelligence personnel will trigger another critical strike, guaranteed to yield a high-value intelligence.】
An intelligence person could actually trigger critical strikes consecutively.
Previous contact was triggered by skin contact, so what was deep contact?
Could it be…
Lin Yang dared not imagine. Deep contact probably wouldn’t be so easy to trigger.
“Cough, cough…”
Chen Qingqing’s cough brought Lin Yang back to his senses.
“It seems you called me over for something. What do you need my help with?”
“I heard you found a melo pearl when you bought the conch. I want to buy it to give to my grandmother as a birthday gift. You can name your price.”
“What?”
Lin Yang was just worrying about how to sell the melo pearl, and Chen Qingqing said she wanted to buy it.
This was truly like someone offering a pillow when one was sleepy.
He took the melo pearl from his pocket and handed it to Chen Qingqing:
“I’m not quite sure of its value. Just give me whatever its market value is.”
“Wow, what a large melo pearl! The patterns on it are so beautiful, and its quality is so good. I estimate it’s worth at least 1.5 million.”
“Then 1.5 million it is.”
Lin Yang did not hesitate and immediately agreed to the price.
The intelligence indicated the melo pearl was worth millions, and Lin Yang had originally thought it would be worth at most one million.
Chen Qingqing, however, offered 1.5 million, which greatly exceeded his expectations.
It seemed she truly wanted it, otherwise, she wouldn’t have offered such a high price.
With this 1.5 million, he could buy three houses before the demolition, and receive 15 million in relocation compensation after the demolition.
15 million—a number many people wouldn’t even dare to dream of in their lifetime.
However, for him, with the system, this number was merely a starting point.