Chapter 748 Boss, it’s him!

The Sun's director Dominic Mohan had just finished a phone call and was sitting in his office, lost in thought.

The call brought him explosive news.

Having worked in the media industry for many years, he has a keen sense of smell. If this news is true, it will definitely be a heavy front-page headline and the sales of The Sun will explode again.

But if the news was revealed now, Mohan would be really unsure, after all, there was no real evidence, it would just be hearsay.

Just like when Beckham transferred to Real Madrid, the Sun actually received the news very early, but kept it to itself until it took a photo of then Manchester United CEO Peter Kenyon meeting with Real Madrid officials. Only then did it report the transfer in one fell swoop, causing an uproar throughout Europe and even the world.

The Sun thus further established itself as the king of paparazzi.

I believe this time will be the same, and it may even be worse than Beckham’s transfer that year.

Thinking of this, Mohan leaned over and pressed the internal phone on the desk.

"Luke, come over here for a minute."

Not long after, a smart-looking young reporter knocked on Dominic Mohan’s office door.

He is Mohan's most elite reporter.

"Boss, do you need me for something?" Luke came to Mohan and asked with a smile.

Mohan didn't stand up either, but gestured for him to sit down.

"I just received a tip-off call. Someone is building a top-notch mansion covering more than ten acres in the east of Wilmslow in the Golden Triangle. It has seriously disturbed the peace of the surrounding residents. You should go and take a look."

When Luke heard the news, his brows immediately frowned. If he had not just had a PY transaction with his immediate superior last night, he would definitely suspect that he had been banished to the cold palace.

What was this? An ordinary nuisance, was it worth him personally going to investigate? Luke was about to say something, but suddenly a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he instantly caught a glimpse of information.

The so-called Golden Triangle is actually Cheshire, the area southeast of Manchester Airport, and around Wilmslow and Alderley Edge. It consists of three small towns. It has beautiful scenery and a very pleasant environment. More importantly, it is the most famous wealthy area in Manchester. Almost all the rich people and football stars live there.

Especially Manchester United stars, Ferdinand, Rooney and other stars all live in that area. Cristiano Ronaldo's house is also in that area and has not been sold yet.

"Boss, could it be that some Manchester United player is following their captain's example?" Luke asked with amusement.

Gary Neville's mansion is in Bolton, north of Manchester. In order to build this mansion, he bought a medieval manor at a large sum of money and then completely renovated the castle. Due to the thorough renovation and the long construction period, it triggered strong protests from residents in the surrounding areas at the time and was forced to stop construction.

The Sun also used this to hype the issue at the time, and Gary Neville also complained about it many times in private.

"It probably has nothing to do with Manchester United this time," said Mohan.

Luke was so smart that he caught the key information right away, "Manchester City?"

Mohan nodded. "According to the information I got, this mansion covers more than ten acres. It is very large. There are two artificial lakes, one small and one large, in the northwest and southeast of the land. They were originally used for irrigation and are connected to the river nearby. But as you know, Wilmslow is now full of mansions and the land is abandoned."

"About a few months ago, a mysterious buyer purchased three plots of land around the artificial lake and connected them together. Now they are building a luxury house and garden. The project was contracted to a Chinese engineering team in Manchester's Chinatown. At most, there were more than 200 people working on the construction at the same time, which had a huge impact on the surrounding residents."

Luke listened and nodded repeatedly, but fortunately he was very familiar with the Golden Triangle, especially Wilmslow, otherwise he might really believe the editor-in-chief's words.

Why?

Small towns in the Golden Triangle, such as Wilmslow, are not all full of luxury homes, but in well-located areas such as the city suburbs, there are estates of the rich. The most popular way is to purchase a piece of land and build a single-family villa.

Let me ask, in this case, how could the noise disturb the residents so seriously?

Obviously, this is just a statement, or an excuse.

"I'm quite familiar with the sheriff of Wilmslow. Should I go find him and take a look together?" Luke suggested.

Mohan nodded. He asked Luke to come because he knew he had this relationship.

"This could very well be a big fish, be careful not to alert the snake."

Luke nodded and smiled, "I understand. Don't worry, Boss!"

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Two hours later, in the eastern suburbs of Wilmslow.

Luke and his sheriff friend parked the car on the side of the road and looked at the wall in front of them and the densely packed trees and green plants inside the wall. They couldn't even hope to climb in, let alone see inside.

"That's pretty quick. The last time I passed by here, the wall wasn't even built yet." The sheriff laughed.

This group of Chinese engineering teams are hardworking. They have a lot of people, are quick and deft, and work quickly.

"Did you find any clues?" Luke asked.

The sheriff shook his head. "I asked a friend about it. The other party signed a confidentiality agreement. It's very mysterious. But I did find out that the land was sold for two million pounds."

"Two million pounds?" Luke was a little surprised.

Although the luxury homes in Wilmslow are all very valuable, if you want two million pounds, you can definitely buy a ready-made one.

The other party is willing to spend such a large sum of money to purchase the land, so how much would it cost to build the entire luxury house?

"Luke, this guy's background is not simple. Who is he? Is he from Manchester United?" the sheriff asked with a smile.

Manchester United has not brought in any superstars since Cristiano Ronaldo left the team.

"I don't know the details, otherwise I wouldn't have come here."

After saying that, Luke pursed his lips and motioned him to go forward and knock on the door.

The wall has a clear cement exterior and a minimalist, fully enclosed gate in the middle. It looks like a complete alarm system has been installed, including the surrounding walls, and there are cameras everywhere.

As long as someone breaks in, the alarm system will immediately transmit the information to the nearby police station.

Such security systems are standard in the surrounding luxury homes, but this home’s equipment is obviously more advanced.

"This alarm system is the most advanced security system currently available. Wow, I heard about it last time when I went to London for a meeting. One set of it can buy a Rolls-Royce, which costs over a million Euros." The sheriff is very knowledgeable.

Because the equipment was expensive, he was a little cautious, but he finally rang the doorbell.

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"Who is it?" A heavily accented English voice came from the inside, and it was obvious that it came from Chinatown.

"I'm the sheriff of this town. My name is George Page. I just received a report that your construction is making too much noise and disturbing the residents. I came to take a look. Open the door!"

Not long after, the small door next to the main gate was opened from the inside.

Sure enough, it was a Chinese engineer from Chinatown.

"Mr. Page, our construction has always been carried out strictly in accordance with standard procedures. It is impossible to disturb the surrounding neighbors." The other party seemed a little nervous.

The construction period is too tight. If something happens again and the construction period is delayed, it will be really not good.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go in and take a look."

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As soon as I stepped through the small door and saw the huge garden, I suddenly felt enlightened.

The entrance garden is connected to the artificial lake in the southeast, and is obviously surrounding the mansion.

In the middle is a modern-style mansion with an irregular structure and three floors. The exterior walls have been completed. It has a simple style but is very dreamy, especially the combination of white exterior walls and black curtain wall glass, which is very visually impactful.

"Wow, this house is really nice!" Luke and Paige couldn't help but exclaim.

The Chinese engineer smiled and nodded: "The designer is the famous German Alexander Brunner. He is very famous now and it is difficult to hire him easily, but his design is also very impressive. The garden and two artificial lakes, as well as the leisure area, swimming pool and football field, were designed by another famous landscape designer."

He felt honored to introduce himself.

Being able to participate in the construction of such a luxury house is a valuable experience for him.

"Such a large undertaking must have a huge investment, right?" Luke asked tentatively.

"I don't know. I heard that the land is very expensive. It's mainly because of the good location. There are two artificial lakes with running water. Later, it cost a lot of money to renovate the artificial lakes. Add in other expenses. It is estimated that at least five or six million pounds have been spent so far."

Luke and Paige were both amazed. Isn't this too rich?

Could it be Mansour, the tycoon from Manchester City?

But Luke quickly rejected this possibility because he didn't think Mansour had such aesthetic taste.

"How come I didn't know when such a rich man came to Wilmslow?" Luke asked indirectly.

Sheriff George Page also shook his head, "I haven't heard of it either."

After saying that, he looked at the Chinese engineer and asked, "Do you know who this landlord is?"

"I don't know." The Chinese engineer shook his head. "It has always been the German designer who has been communicating with us. However, I heard that the owner is from Germany, because I heard the designer mentioned it by chance before, saying that he would go back to Germany to discuss the plan with the owner."

"The owner hasn't been here?" Luke asked.

"No, at least I haven't seen it."

Luke nodded, and he had some idea in his mind.

If it is true as Editor-in-Chief Mohan expected, the owner from Germany would not be wrong.

"By the way, this project has been going on for several months, right? How long will it take?"

The Chinese engineer pointed to the single-family mansion in the middle of the garden and said, "As you can see, the exterior walls have been completed. We are now doing interior decoration, and will also do soft furnishings later. However, there is basically no movement. We have always been very careful about noise."

Luke winked at Paige, who understood and gave a few more instructions, which were nothing more than paying attention to construction safety and controlling noise and dust.

As soon as he walked out of the gate, Luke took out his cell phone and called the editor-in-chief Mohan.

"The boss, from Germany, should be him!"

(End of this chapter)