Chapter 176
All they had to do was tag along with the staff for a quick property inspection.
Mira knew that she and Kieran would likely draw some unwanted attention today. But how could they avoid it?
She pulled out her phone and called the person who had been keeping an eye on the situation for her.
“Find a way to let the locals who just sold their houses know that Adrian is here p>
If played right, he would become the perfect decoy.
The moment Adrian stepped out of his car, a mob swarmed him before he could even take a single step.
“Give us our houses back p>
“Don’t even think about running off with the government buyout p>
His bodyguards quickly formed a protective circle around him and dialed the police.
They knew there was no reasoning with an angry crowd.
Instantly, all eyes in the vicinity locked onto the chaos, creating the perfect distraction.
Slipping completely under the radar, Mira and Kieran pulled the hoods of their jackets over their heads and slipped into the Relocation Office.
Meanwhile, the informants planted by various prominent families were frantically making calls to their bosses.
The city’s elite were just as intrigued by the news.
Speculation immediately blew up on the exclusive Melvion City high-society forum.
“Wait, Adrian bought that abandoned factory district p>
“That makes sense. I heard a while back that the new owner used a proxy p>
People had seen Adrian at the housing bureau back then, but assumed he was just there to sell some properties. No one had suspected a thing.
“Then what the hell was he doing at the housing bureau last week p>
“Probably paying off the officials to keep their mouths shut p>
“How shady. He bought the land, so why try to hide it p>
“No wonder. No matter how much we probed, the guy wouldn’t talk. Even slipping them cash and gifts didn’t work p>
Unaware of the online drama, Mira and Kieran were busy haggling with the relocation officials.
“Two hundred million dollars is a
very generous offer,” the director et
arguse “Sure the lot
huge and
there are a lot of structures, b
they’re all dilapidated p>
“Every single one of those structures is fully habitable,” Kieran countered smoothly.
“We just spent a fortune renovating them p>
During a brief lull in the negotiation, Mira discreetly checked the Melvion City forum,
a satisfied smirk tugging at her lips.
*Enjoy taking the fall for me, my dear former father p>
Slipping back into business mode, Mira said, “We’ve already hired staff. We have incubators full of chicks, a massive order of livestock on the way and we’ve put down a heavy non-refundable deposit.
With this forced relocation, do you have any idea how much money I’m bleeding p>
Kieran seamlessly played along. “Boss, the suppliers were just calling to demand the second installment before we walked in here p>
Mira leveled a hard look at the two officials. “I’ll accept the two hundred million, but only if you buy out my entire inventory of livestock to cover the losses p>
The officials grimaced at the sheer headache of dealing with a farm’s worth of animals.
“Alright, fine,” one of them sighed. “Give us a number. How much more do you want p>
“Honestly, making a deal with a major owner like us is doing you a favor,” Kieran pointed out.
“Given the sheer square footage and the number of buildings, if you had to negotiate this lot by lot with individual owners, it would cost you vastly more not to mention the nightmare of dealing with each of them.
Let’s both compromise and settle this today. Otherwise, we’ll take our chances with
a different appraisal team p>
“Then tell us your absolute bottom line p>
Kieran held up five fingers. “An extra fifty million p>
“Are you out of your minds p>
“Enough,” Mira interjected coolly. “We’ll drop it by five million from Kieran’s offer. Forty-five, and that’s my final number p>
The officials still looked like they were swallowing glass.
“What’s the absolute max you’re authorized to give?” Mira pressed.
“I hate wasting time. Give me a fair number and we sign right now. Otherwise, we
walk p>