Chapter 30 Buying a House
Since he came to the casino, he couldn't say it without playing a few games, and Li Ang played with a large stack of chips and politely refused the invitation of a casino lady to accompany him, and wandered around the casino alone.
This Indian casino is probably built in the 90s of the last century, and the glittering interior gives a glimpse of the past, but the dilapidated corners and tired faces of the staff still indicate the decline of the casino.
Leon symbolically sat in front of the slot machine for a few minutes, then went to the roulette wheel to bet indiscriminately, losing a full $200,000 in one go, before he went to the counter in frustration and asked the teller to exchange the remaining chips for a check.
Because Li Ang lost a lot of money, the casino that made a cheap profit naturally would not refuse this kind of request, and wrote a check in a hurry, and even the casino manager gave a bottle of Moutai labeled "Made in China" in a friendly manner, and warmly invited Li Ang to come back next time.
Li Ang took the check issued by the casino and went to the bank to deposit the money into his personal account, so that the stolen money obtained from the robbery became a serious income, and he was not afraid of the investigation of the judicial department at all.
As the saying goes, people are not rich without windfalls, and horses are not fertile without weeds. It took less than a night for Leon to go from a worthless immigrant to a wealthy man with hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he hopped on an intercity bus back to Gotham overnight, hailing a taxi back to his run-down motel.
Next, Li Ang checked the Gotham City real estate agency on the computer, and made a phone call to ask if there was a second-hand villa located on the outskirts of the city, secluded and uninhabited, with large space and good lighting, and he wanted to buy it with a lump sum payment.
The salesman on the other end of the phone smelled the smell of big business very keenly, and within a few minutes, he sent a document by email for Li Ang to choose freely.
Soon, Leon chose an ancient manor located on the outskirts of the city, near the coast, this Williams Manor with a history of more than two hundred years stands the same ancient glorious castle, once belonged to the glorious Gotham family, and Wayne, Kane and other big families, but time passed, the family gradually declined, can not afford the repair and maintenance of the manor, can only move to the city to live.
The old widower, who was the owner of the Williams estate, died of illness a few years ago, and the estate was inherited as an inheritance to distant nephews who lived several states away.
The heir to the inheritance, who was stunned by the luck of the sky, was excited for a long time at first, and happily rushed to Gotham to complete the transfer procedures, but after he took over the contract, he found that the pie was filled with silt....
First of all, he not only needs to pay a huge amount of inheritance tax, but then he must also take the initiative to undertake the repair and maintenance of Williams Manor, because this is an ancient relic with historical value, which belongs to the public property of mankind, and cannot be diverted for other purposes or has any damage, otherwise he will be interrogated by the historical relics protection agency.
Secondly, the land and housing taxes that Williams Manor needs to pay each year are frighteningly high, and the heirs of the estate, who sense that something is wrong, immediately turn around and ask to sell it at a low price, but they have not been able to find a suitable buyer.
Even if the price of the estate itself is frighteningly low, and only $500,000 can buy a large piece of land, including the castle itself, the dry lawns, dry riverbeds, rotten wooden planks, broken portraits, old chandeliers inside and outside the estate need to be restored, not to mention the responsibility of paying heavy taxes, and no one wants to buy such a lump of non-combustible garbage except for the serious sufferers of the medieval castle complex.
According to rough estimates, the repair of the exterior and interior of the castle will cost more than two million dollars, not including the subsequent expenses.
The real estate agent patiently explained the pros and cons of this castle on the phone, but Li Ang was stubborn and asked to go over tomorrow to survey the scene.
The next day, dressed in loose casual clothes, Leon rode his bicycle to the outskirts of the city following a map on his mobile phone, and after passing through a distorted and dark forest of dead and white, he found the dilapidated manor in the photo.
The salesman sent by the real estate agency was a woman, a black man, in her thirties, wearing thin-rimmed glasses, and her makeup and dress showed a shrewd and capable business style.
She leaned on the door of the women's car and played with her mobile phone, and when she saw the relaxed and comfortable Li Ang riding a bicycle, she was stunned, and said tentatively: "Uh, you are Mr. Li Ang?" ”
Leon parked his bike aside and replied casually, "yes, is there a problem?" ”
The intermediary looked at Li Ang, who was obviously underage, and said euphemistically: "I'm sorry, it's just that your age is younger than I thought..."
Li Ang waved his hand indifferently and said, "My face is relatively tender. ”
The corner of the salesman's eyes twitched, looking at Li Ang's Asian face, obviously thinking that he was a rich second generation from Huaguo, after all, these young people are richer than the other, and it is not unusual for them to do any ridiculous things.
She and Leon climbed the stone stairs and pushed open the creaking thumb door into the hall, greeted by a cloudy air mixed with sand and dust.
The salesman was embarrassed to pull the cobwebs off his face and professionally explained the ancient history of the castle to Leon.
"In 1801 the steel tycoon Mr. Hugh Williams built on the site...."
As the explanation progressed, Li Ang finished walking around the watchtower covered by creepers, the mossy basement, and the withered yellow lawn outside, nodded with satisfaction, and said to her: "I like this place very much, if there is no problem, you can sign a contract and transfer money at any time." ”
The salesman obviously didn't expect Li Ang to be so bold, and said at a loss: "Well, if you sign the contract, you need Mr. Williams's presence, he is still abroad, can you wait for two more days?" ”
"Of course, after buying this contract, I would like to entrust you to contact a company that specializes in repairing buildings, and money is not a problem."
Naturally, Leon was not wronged, and the reason why he chose this place was because of the unique geographical location of Williams Castle near the mouth of the sea.
As long as you set up a formation here, you can convert the inexhaustible tidal vapor into surging spiritual energy and gather it in the castle, so that the surrounding environment is full of spiritual energy, and the breath and breath will naturally get twice the result with half the effort, and the efficiency is much higher than in the noisy city.
What's more, this place is secluded and lonely, there is no one around, and no one will check if there is any big movement, so Li Ang can rest assured that he can sacrifice and refine magic weapons.