Gorgeous Female Tenants

"As for how to deal with Zeng Xianren, let’s talk about it tomorrow. It’s a bit late today, let me take you home first!"

Xu Xiangbei was riding his bike, a face full of smugness; he had taken quite a few liberties with Qin Xue just now when he was driving.

Seeing his shameless grin, Qin Xue blushed and coldly cursed, "Pervert, shameless!"

"Xiao Xue, how come the only insults you have are just those two words? Don’t you have anything else, something more unique?"

Xu Xiangbei teased Qin Xue a bit, and seeing she didn’t respond, he continued, "Like bad guy, smelly man, thieving husband, pig boyfriend, stuff like that... Those words sound pretty nice, right? And you can insult someone without using too many bad words, yeah?"

Qin Xue looked at him, her face reddened; these words were clearly like the teasing between flirtatious young couples.

"Celestial Mansion Avenue, No.3 Yulin Road, drop me there!" Qin Xue gave an address, then crossed her arms, pouting, no longer paying attention to Xu Xiangbei.

"And where does Officer Guo live?" Xu Xiangbei decided not to tease her any further, fearing he might die here today.

"Celestial Mansion Avenue, No.8 Xinglin Road, I’ll get off there!" Guo Lijun started chatting with Xu Xiangbei instead.

"Wow, I didn’t expect Officer Guo to be so wealthy. Celestial Mansion Avenue, I heard that’s the most expensive place in Jiangcheng, bar none. As they say, every inch of land is worth its weight in gold, it’s no lie, I heard the property price there is over 80,000 per square meter now?"

Upon hearing the location, Xu Xiangbei realized Guo Lijun was undoubtedly well-off, otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to live in such a luxurious place.

As for Qin Xue, well, he knew about her. With such a powerful family background, she could live wherever she wanted. Money to her might just be a string of numbers! After all, in this world, influence and power sometimes far outweigh money.

Especially those in higher positions, at the provincial or national level. Their power and influence are far beyond what money can measure or affect.

"The price there is about 84,950 yuan per square meter now, of course, some places are higher, some lower, but the difference is only about a thousand yuan at most, and the price is still rising!" Guo Lijun said nonchalantly, as if money wasn’t something important in her eyes, perhaps even like dirt sometimes.

"They say housing prices in Huaxia sometimes drop, and will in the future too, the government is controlling it, but it just keeps shooting up!"

When it came to houses, Xu Xiangbei was a bit tempted, thinking that if he entered the business realm, he would want to expand his market and gain more profit. Real estate is an essential competitive resource with lucrative profits; it’s said that the former richest person in Huaxia was a real estate tycoon.

"That’s for sure. In the future, at most housing prices will stabilize; they might still rise, it’s an unchangeable fact." Guo Lijun responded calmly.

"Oh, what do you think are the main reasons for this, Officer Guo?" Hearing about this, Xu Xiangbei got a bit interested.

Guo Lijun explained succinctly, pointing out the reasons in a few words: "The reasons are a bit complex, but mainly there are two:

The first is the traditional concept of family in Huaxia, buying houses, which causes housing scarcity;

The second is that houses are usually used as collateral for banks, in other words, Huaxia’s economy has been hijacked by the real estate industry, it could influence Huaxia’s economic development for decades, even a century to come!"

"Officer Guo, I think you should go into business instead, you might make a lot of money, why bother being a cop?"

Xu Xiangbei laughed lightly, admiring Guo Lijun’s intelligence. She could see through the essence of the real estate industry and the stakes involved—not simple!

"Hmph, you scoundrel! Let me tell you, Sister Guo’s family has been in business for generations, and their main focus is real estate. It’s said their family’s total assets add up to several hundred billion, ranking them in the top three Huaxia families." Qin Xue said proudly after hearing his words.

But when Guo Lijun heard Xu Xiangbei’s words, her face turned gloomy, shaded with a deep and inextricable sadness. Her beautiful eyes seemed to lose their color at that moment, leaving only a dimness.

"What’s wrong, Officer Guo? Do you have something you can’t talk about?" Xu Xiangbei asked with some concern, seeing her expression.

"You scoundrel, let me tell you, I heard that Sister Guo’s ex-boyfriend, who was also her fiancé, was a cop. He sadly died in an anti-bandit operation. Since then, Sister Guo has been unhappy, and a year later, she joined the criminal police team, determined to catch the bandits who hurt her boyfriend!" Qin Xue leaned over and whispered to Xu Qiangbei, fearing her words would again wound Guo Lijun’s sensitive and tender heart.

Hearing this, Xu Xiangbei remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "Officer Guo, I understand your situation, don’t be too sad. If your boyfriend were still alive, he wouldn’t want to see you like this either. If you trust me, leave this to me, I will find the killer who murdered him!"

Upon hearing his words, Guo Lijun lifted her gaze to meet Xu Xiangbei’s eyes, and saw the sincerity undisguised in them. Her once cold heart began to stir, and a tear escaped from her eye.

Xu Xiangbei quickly and gently wiped away the tears from her eyes, and as he touched her soft, delicate face, he felt a flutter in his heart.

He wanted to keep his hand on that face, to always stroke it, and wished to create a world for her, to safeguard her forever.

However, he withdrew his hand immediately, knowing that he couldn’t make any more moves at this moment, otherwise, it would hurt Guo Lijun’s sensitive and cold heart.

"Scoundrel, taking advantage of Sister Guo again!" Qin Xue gritted her teeth, looking at Xu Xiangbei.

"I’ve gathered some information over the years, that group of bandits seemed to be associated with the Sword Palace." Guo Lijun opened the topic, smiling with a happy expression, though beneath it lay an inextricable sorrow.

"What? Sword Palace?" Xu Xiangbei was astonished upon hearing the name.

"What, surprised, are you? Boy. I hear it’s a force based in Japan, deeply hidden. There are many experts inside, often engaging in assassinations and such."

Qin Xue seemed well informed about it, understandably so, given her deep background.

Xu Xiangbei calmly said, "How is that possible? I’m quite familiar with this organization. They hate me to the bone, wanting to devour me alive. I’ve foiled their plans several times, and they’ve sent people to kill me two or three times, but none succeeded!"

His seemingly careless words, to others, spoke of the thrilling dances with death he experienced, narrowly escaping the grim reaper.

"Scoundrel, are you just bragging?"

Qin Xue looked skeptical, as most people shuddered at the mention of Sword Palace, hearing that those targeted by them rarely survived.

"I swear I’m not lying!" Xu Xiangbei wondered why he seemed so untrustworthy. Who would joke about such assassination matters? Hardly anyone would want to be a thorn in the Sword Palace’s side.

"So, do you know a lot about them?"

Hearing that Xu Xiangbei had had many dealings with the Sword Palace, Guo Lijun’s entire expression turned joyous, filled with excitement as she tightly grasped Xu Xiangbei’s hand.

"Dealing, quite a few times, so I have some understanding, but not deep enough." Xu Xiangbei was also at a loss. Although he wanted to help Gong Lijun, he only had a superficial knowledge of the Sword Palace.

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Xue immediately called him out, "Pfft, just bragging, yet you said you had many dealings with them!"

"With your deep background, do you understand them? The organization is too mysterious, and they’re very well concealed, with many experts and strict hierarchies, lower levels cannot understand higher levels. The ones sent to assassinate me were at a lower level. The real key figures shouldn’t be in Huaxia, or not many of them. Their base is in Japan after all, but they do have contacts here, just too well-hidden!"

Xu Xiangbei, too, was helpless regarding these matters.

After he finished speaking, a long silence ensued...

About half an hour later, he dropped Qin Xue off at the designated place.

He shamelessly intended to go to Qin Xue’s place for a drink but was ruthlessly rejected by her.

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