Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"Okay, Councilor Zhou Ming, I will collect 100 million for you first and return it to the district. Do you think this is okay?"

Locke's face was angry, but his voice still spoke in a low voice.

"It's not that I won't help you, Mr. Locke. Other congressmen have already expressed their opinions. If you really can't get it back, just sell part of the holiday estate. This way, you can get at least half of it back. Otherwise, what do you want me to do? If the people in the area knew about this, we would be under great pressure."

Locke let out a dull sigh, and sweat broke out on his forehead. Locke had just gone to the district office to talk to him last month, but he didn't expect that the district office would ask them to pay back the money today.

"What's wrong Locke!"

Next to him, a technical worker about the same age as Locke was squatting on the ground smoking a cigarette. Locke lowered his head and the phone was disconnected.

"The congressman wants us to pay back the money."

"At this juncture, I'm afraid it's not a coincidence."

Locke nodded. He had lived for a century, and he naturally knew what kind of tricks the congressmen suddenly asked him to pay back.

The annual tax revenue of District 19 is about 1.3 billion. Now they owe a debt of up to 4 billion to the district authority, of which nearly 1 billion is the interest generated after interest compounding over the years. Since more than 20 years ago, Locke has been working with The district power office borrowed money, because every time I went to Section 7 to borrow money, my qualifications were always failed, so naturally I couldn't borrow money.

The only way is to mortgage the family's land. However, the family's farm in the northeast has been mortgaged before. As early as 10 years ago, the assets were inspected by the administrative department and directly included in the scope of the grain base. This is the last land of their family. .

At this time, Locke felt a sense of sadness in his heart. The technician next to him stood up and patted Locke's shoulder comfortingly. He turned around and started walking.

"What are you going to do to Locke if you really sell everything here."

"Won't let this happen."

Locke replied firmly and walked quickly down the slope and stairs.

Feili's eyes were red and her mind was in a mess, but she was still looking at the contents of the notebook. At this time, she could no longer hear any movement on it, and the surroundings seemed extremely quiet. Unknowingly, tears overflowed again.

What Letty said to her just now was correct. She was obviously conscious and wanted to protect her family. But when she and her grandfather went to the district office this year, the councilman proposed a marriage and hoped that she would marry a businessman. Son, Feili refused. As a result, not only did grandpa fail to borrow money this year, but he also sold a large number of shops opposite the manor.

The reason why Feili wanted to take the examination of the business department was that she hoped to enter the 7th department, climb up in a short time, accumulate connections, and first use her connections to borrow money from the district office's debts, so as to plug the hole first on, but it's too late.

Fei Li was very upset. She kept wiping her tears. The family was going to be finished. This was what Fei Li was most worried about now. Once the debt was cleared by the District Office, they could only unconditionally sell the land of Phoebus Manor. And facilities to repay this debt. Last year, councilors from the district office brought professional appraisers to conduct an on-site valuation. Their estate was worth approximately 3 billion.

Didi didi

Feili's phone rang.

"What happened to Grandpa?"

"Feili, I'll leave it to you over there. Councilor Zhou Ming is coming over, and grandpa will come over in person. He wants us to pay off the debt."

Feili's eyes widened and she was almost anxious to cry. After hanging up the phone, Feili tied up her hair and looked at the stairs going up. At this time, the stairs seemed to be twisted. She felt unprecedented pressure, but Feili still stepped up the stairs.

"Jewell, why are you awake?"

Lu Xi was sitting by the bed, looking at the relevant knowledge in the law and some cases. Jewell yawned and climbed up from the bed.

"I woke up hungry!"

Lu Xi smiled softly and immediately took out a piece of pancake from the heat preservation device next to him. Jewell immediately wolfed it down and drank a glass of water. After getting up, he jumped directly into the bathroom. Lu Xi followed him. Rubbing Jewel's back.

"That bastard Jean should be playing happily among women now. I'm going to eat seafood. I need to eat at least about 300,000 yuan to satisfy my hatred!"

Lu Xi chuckled.

"Jewell, someone just said that if you want anything, you just need to call and it's free. The Phoebes family is really rich."

Jewell laughed contemptuously.

"rich?"

Lu Xi looked confused, and Jewell stood up and straightened his blond hair.

"Forget it, just pay whatever it takes, after all, they are not having a good life now!"

Jewell used to come here with his parents when he was a child. At that time, there were not so many facilities in their house, but there were a lot of cars parked there. Indeed, the Phoebes family was very generous and still retained some habits of the nobility. , but it is a pity that now they are just slapping the fat man in the face.

"Let's eat some steamed crab first. The crab meat is dipped in soy sauce and mustard. It tastes very good."

Lu Xi nodded happily, it was her first time eating, and Jewell sighed.

"If you want to eat, just ask the people in Section 1 to buy it for you later."

"That's not good, Jewel. I'll buy it myself."

Jewell used a steam dryer to dry the water on his body and immediately changed into clothes with a bracelet.

"up to you."

3:28

At the gate of Phoebus Manor, several congressmen with orange epaulettes walked in, accompanied by a large number of bodyguards. The waiters had already begun to welcome and guide them. The leader was a middle-aged man with broad and flat cheeks. The man looked to be in his seventies or eighties and was very tall. He was Zhou Ming, the parliamentary representative of District 19.

In addition to the more than 20 mutant bodyguards with A-level badges, there are also many people with ruler marks on their shoulders. They wear light blue uniforms and are people from the calculation company.

The uniforms of all walks of life in the city are the same, with easy-to-understand logo patterns, so you can know what the other person does at a glance.

A large number of people walked towards Hotel No. 1 on the left. After a while, Zhou Ming led more than 50 people into the lobby of Hotel No. 1. Locke was already waiting, as were his two grandchildren.

"Thank you, Councilor Zhou Ming for your hard work."

Locke bowed, and some of the waiters next to him hurriedly made gestures to invite him. Zhou Ming sat directly in the middle of a large sofa in the middle of the sofa area. Others sat down one after another. Locke and his two grandsons sat next to Zhou Ming. Opposite Ming.

"Congressman Zhou Ming, can you give me a period of grace? I will find a way to repay 500 million by the end of the year."

Zhou Ming shook his head with his hands clasped together, his expression serious.

"Our district's tax revenue has decreased a lot recently, a large part of which is due to your resort hotel. The district's benefits have also been decreasing year by year over the years. The citizens have been complaining. Mr. Locke, within this month, at least ask you More than 1.5 billion."

"Isn't it equivalent to killing us if you do this?"

Collison could no longer sit still. Locke smiled and held his grandson down, signaling him not to speak. Ronnie stood up with a smile and bowed.

"Sorry everyone, my brother was just rude. Councilor Zhou Ming, our family does owe a lot of money, but now we have a way to pay back all the money. Okay, by the end of next month what do you think?"

Zhou Ming shook his head and gestured with his eyes. At this time, a councilman next to him brought up a light and shadow screen. The benefits in the three areas of medical care, education, and public facilities were decreasing year by year. Currently, every month, citizens have different opinions on district rights. The firm’s trust level has dropped to 61%.

"It's not that we can't wait, but we really have no choice. Our district has received more than 1,000 places for newborns this year, and the medical and educational benefits for these newborns require at least 100 million, plus subsidies for residents' electricity. After all, the facilities in your hotel, except for the hotel houses, other resort facilities do not have photoelectric conversion coatings. Your hotel's monthly electricity usage has exceeded the cost, and the monthly electricity subsidy given to you is a lot of money. The power supply station has submitted a protest application to Congress, and I have suppressed it."

Locke lowered his head and said thank you.

Zhou Ming sighed.

"If you don't want to say too much, how about at least paying back 1 billion first? The interest part can't be counted. Selling part of the eastern part of your hotel and transforming it into an ordinary resort hotel will also be a great benefit to the region. The remaining You can pay it back slowly."

"Don't go too far."

Immediately, Collison stood up angrily. Zhou Ming stared at the young man coldly and laughed.

"Young people, don't be so angry. Please understand that you owe money to our district authority. We did not force you to borrow money at that time. You voluntarily borrowed money and signed the contract."

Zhou Ming's attitude became tougher. At this time, he stood up, and some estimators behind him followed many staff from the district office and turned around to go out to conduct on-site area measurement and value estimation.

Collison rushed over angrily and pulled the hotel door shut. Locke looked at his grandson solemnly, and several mutant bodyguards walked over.

"Go away, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."

Collison looked angrily at several mutant bodyguards who were trying to pull him away, and hit them directly with his fists.

boom

Collison's fist was caught by a mutant bodyguard and he threw it out. The door opened and a group of people walked out.

"Is there really nothing you can do? Councilor Zhou Ming, or did you receive instructions from above?"

"I don't want to either, Mr. Locke. We are also having a difficult time this month. Don't worry, it will be sold at a good price."

Locke was silent. At this time, Collison roared and got up from the ground and rushed over. Ronnie hurried over to stop him, but Collison had already chased him out.

Locke is still thinking of a way, but he seems to be at his wits end. The east side is the sunniest place. Once that side is sold, many guests may choose to stay there, and his business will also be there. Cut off.

Jewell took Lu Xi for a walk on the trail. At this time, he heard a roar coming from the trail not far from the sea. Many people were watching. After seeing some red particles, Jewell Will immediately understood that there were mutants fighting.

"Forget it, I'd better go over and take a look. Although I'm the section chief, I'm still from the business section!"