Chapter 233: School District Housing (4000 words)
At 10 p.m. Miami time, various shuttle vehicles were still coming and going at the Central Cargo Inspection Station (A-CES) at Los Santos Airport.
CBP (Customs and Border Protection) officers in dark blue uniforms swaggered around, occasionally specifying a piece of cargo for random inspection.
This central checkpoint brings together goods shipped from various countries to Los Santos International Airport. DHL started in Los Santos, so naturally it has a special area here.
Their goods will undergo unified inspection by the Customs and Border Protection Agency here before being transported to the DHL transshipment center 7 kilometers away for transshipment.
CBP's inspection of cargo and parcels mainly relies on conveyor belts and large X-ray machines, and sometimes random inspections and opening of packages are also carried out.
In addition, working dogs are also responsible for some inspection work.
"Woof! Woof! Woof!" A sturdy Prussian Shepherd Dog suddenly started barking at the air.
This Pu Mushroom has a wide snout, strong jaws and sharp teeth that show its powerful bite force.
Its head is chiseled, with ears set high and their tips tilted slightly forward, giving it an alert look. Its deep brown eyes are focused, and its nose is black and shiny, suggesting a keen sense of smell.
It's a good dog.
But now this good dog was barking at the air inexplicably. The CBP inspector in a dark blue uniform next to it was pulling it desperately, but the dog just wouldn't move.
"Hey! Sandy, what's going on? What did you find?" A black CBP inspector, also wearing a dark blue uniform, turned off the intercom on his shoulder and strode over.
Sandy pulled hard at the leash tied to Pu Mu and said helplessly, "I don't know what happened. Rex suddenly started barking at the sky, but Darus, look, there's nothing here."
The black inspector took a look and found nothing.
Fang Yu, who was floating in the air, was a little speechless. This dog's nose was really sharp.
As soon as he was teleported here, he was discovered by the CBP dog.
Seeing that the dog kept barking, Fang Yu had no choice but to point his finger and perform "animal communication".
"Shut up and get out!" Fang Yu used a communication spell + command spell to transmit his voice to Pu Mu's ears.
Rex let out a howl, immediately tucked his tail between his legs, looked fearfully at Fang Yu in mid-air, turned around and ran away pulling Sandy.
After the two inspectors finally left, Fang Yu cast a detection spell on the surrounding area, and the location of the Guardian Type 7 Amulet was clearly visible under the effect of the detection spell.
"Well, it should be in this container." Fang Yu used his magician's hand to rummage around and successfully found the amulet box. Silently, Fang Yu put the small box into the Boundless Messenger.
DHL can’t find the goods?
What the hell does it have to do with me?
Not making a statement of a maximum insured value of 500,000 Malaysian dollars is already very neutral and kind, okay?
After putting away the amulet, Fang Yu flew into the air again, gently flapped the two wings on his back, turned around, and flew out of the airport.
When he was in Goryeo, he had done tests and found that modern lidar and traditional radar should be unable to see through the stealth technique, otherwise he would have been discovered by the Mai army at the Yongsan base long ago.
After flying out of the airport, Fang Yu took out his mobile phone and looked at the WeChat message Wang Xiaoya sent him.
3001 Lombard Road, Pasadena.
How did you end up living in Pasadena?
Fang Yu had never been to Pasadena. The only thing he knew about this place was that the nerds in The Big Bang Theory lived in this area.
As expected, it is the crime capital - Los Santos. From the airport to Pasadena, you have to pass through the center of Los Santos.
The night view of Los Santos is actually not much different from that of Haixi, and many places are even worse than Haixi.
Especially during this time period, there is not a single person on the streets in many places, and only those who dare to come out are gang members.
While flying low over Skidlow, Adams Avenue, and the central area south of Third Street and north of Seventh Street, Fang Yu saw no less than five violent crimes in just ten minutes.
As for crimes such as contraband trafficking, burglary and robbery, they are too numerous to count.
Fang Yu casually threw a lightning bolt at Lao Mo, who was holding a knife and threatening a group of children to pay protection fees, and continued to fly forward without looking back.
I have to come to this place often!
As expected, if you want to be a hero, you have to choose a place with a high crime rate. The East Asian countries are too safe and there is no sense of accomplishment at all.
After flying for forty minutes, Fang Yu finally landed.
"This should be it? Oak Knoll Loop, Lombard Road... This is 2980... Yeah, ahead, 3001. Found it."
"Why didn't you go to the hotel and stay here?"
It can be seen that this should be considered one of the wealthy areas of Pasadena. Although there are residential houses nearby, each house is hidden among the trees.
You can't see what's inside from the road, but Fang Yu could see from the sky that even a smaller house, including the courtyard, would occupy at least five or six acres.
No. 3001 covers an area of 12 or 13 acres with a courtyard, supporting buildings, back garden, swimming pool, and even a tennis court.
Fang Yu muttered a few words and pressed the doorbell in front of the iron gate.
"Hello, how can I help you?" A woman's voice with a Hispanic accent came from the answering machine.
"Hello, I'm a DHL deliveryman. Here's Wang Xiaoya's package. Please come out and sign for it."
"This is an urgent delivery service from Da Zhou. Please sign for it in person."
After Fang Yuxian restored his original appearance, he used a disguise technique to change his clothes into that of a DHL deliveryman and even created a DHL hat for himself.
After a while, two women's voices were heard, one of whom was the Hispanic woman just now.
"Ms. Wang, DHL never delivers so late, and Ms. Yu isn't here. You should tell him to come back tomorrow. It's too dangerous."
"Someone did send me a DHL from Da Zhou. I went to take a look. And you see, I'm carrying a gun." Wang Xiaoya's voice came from behind a shrub wall more than one meter high.
"Hello, DHL, please sign here." Fang Yu lowered his head and handed the small cardboard box to Wang Xiaoya. He took out a form and a pen and said, "Please sign here."
Seeing this, Wang Xiaoya breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't open the door, but took the small cardboard box from the gap in the fence, picked up a pen, and signed her name on the list.
"Thank you." Wang Xiaoya signed and turned to leave.
"Wait." Fang Yu called out to Wang Xiaoya, "You still haven't signed for one thing."
"There's one more thing?" Wang Xiaoya was stunned, but she saw the courier in front of her took off his hat, raised his head, and showed a wicked smile, "Yes, you checked the surprise but didn't sign for it."
With the help of the light from the door, Wang Xiaoya covered her mouth in surprise, unable to believe her eyes.
"Ah! Yu!" Wang Xiaoya rushed forward, then remembered that the iron gate was not open yet. She hurriedly pressed the access button, pushed open the door, and threw herself into Fang Yu's arms.
"How could it be you!? Why are you here? Why didn't you tell me in advance?" Wang Xiaoya hugged Fang Yu's neck and kissed Fang Yu for more than a minute. When they separated, she pulled out a shiny silk thread and then asked.
Fang Yu chuckled and said, "Just checking in to see if you're being a good wife here."
"Bah!" Wang Xiaoya knew Fang Yu was joking and didn't take it to heart. She pulled Fang Yu into the door, her face full of joy but also with a hint of anger. "Then you should have told me in advance. I'll pick you up at the airport. Besides, it's a good thing my mom went to San Francisco today. It would be so embarrassing if she saw us."
Fang Yuxin said, of course I know your mother is not here, otherwise I would have teleported back. It is two o'clock in the afternoon in Haixi now, and I can still attend two classes if I go back.
You can think this in your heart, but you can't say it out loud.
"If we bump into each other, so be it. There's nothing shameful about it. Besides, your mother knows about us." Fang Yu put his arm around Wang Xiaoya's waist and squeezed it a few times.
Wang Xiaoya was at the age of being half-mature, and her whole body was soft. When she was pinched by Fang Yu's electric claws, she became even softer.
"Let's go inside..." Wang Xiaoya glanced at the Hispanic female maid who was still beside her, "Bianca, this is my boyfriend. It's okay, you can go and rest."
Bianca looked to be about thirty-four or thirty-five, about the same height as Wang Xiaoya, with slightly brown skin and big eyes. She was wearing casual home clothes and looked quite strong.
Bianca looked at Fang Yu curiously, and when she saw Fang Yu smile at her, she smiled back at Fang Yu, nodded, and turned back to her room.
"Let's... go back to the room too." As soon as Bianca left, Wang Xiaoya pounced on Fang Yu again and started a verbal argument with Fang Yu.
Ever since she got together with Fang Yu, she found that she seemed completely unable to accept other men. Whenever she had free time, she would want to be with Fang Yu. The longer the time, the more serious this situation became.
"There's a swing over there." Fang Yu gently bit Wang Xiaoya's ear. Under the "Seeing Through the Point", the light here just turned from green to yellow. As soon as he bit his teeth, Fang Yu felt Wang Xiaoya in his arms twitching.
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Unfortunately, there was no grape trellis on the swing, so during the intermission Fang Yu still carried Wang Xiaoya back to the bedroom.
"Why don't you stay in a hotel? Is this house rented?" Fang Yu flipped his hand, and a big cigarette appeared between his fingers. He pinched it with his fingers, and the cigarette butt lit up.
Wang Xiaoya was just savoring the moment and didn't notice Fang Yu's trick. Her eyes were blurry. "It's not rented, it's bought."
"Bought it?" Fang Yu wondered. "Why would you buy a house in Los Santos? You'll be going back in a few days."
Wang Xiaoya sighed, "I didn't want to buy it at first, but then I realized I had no choice. Aisha Qiu and the others claim to be the upper class of Los Santos, but they're even more snobbish than the Xinhao community, and they have a party culture. If I don't show some strength, there's no way I'll get them to make concessions in negotiations."
"Originally, my mom was planning to buy a house in Beverly Hills or Holmby, but after looking around, she realized it would be hard for people from the Great Zhou to integrate into the community there. There are more people from the Great Zhou in Pasadena, and Aisha Qiu just bought a house there. Furthermore, housing prices have been rising over the past two years, and I estimate they'll double in a few years. Consider it an investment."
Fang Yu casually asked, "How much?"
"Six million six hundred thousand dollars." Wang Xiaoya had recovered and leaned against the head of the bed and tucked her hair.
Fang Yu was a little surprised. He really didn't expect it to be so expensive.
You know, these days, the housing prices in Da Zhou have been changing every day, and the prices in Pu Hai Pengcheng have exceeded 100,000.
Buying a small three-bedroom apartment of 100 square meters would cost nearly 10 million Da Zhou coins.
This is considered the core area of Pasadena. It feels only a few kilometers away from Caltech, and it takes no more than ten minutes to drive there.
A detached villa covering an area of 12 or 13 acres costs less than 7 million Malaysian dollars, which is indeed not expensive.
"It was a coincidence that the house was urgently for sale. In fact, it had just been renovated two years ago. The previous owner was a descendant of the Huntington family. Some time ago, for some reason, their trust status was cancelled, so they had to sell the house to pay off their debts."
The Huntington family is a prosperous family in Los Santos. They have been railroad tycoons and real estate developers for more than a hundred years. They are very influential in the entire California and are typical "old money".
"My mom and I came to see it, and she fell in love with it. She bargained down the price. He originally wanted to sell it for eight million."
"Buying a house in Huntington means I have an entry ticket to the upper class society here." Wang Xiaoya sighed. It was obvious that she had suffered a lot here in the past month.
Fang Yu raised his eyebrows: "Aisha Qiu doesn't want the agency rights anymore? She still dares to block you?"
Wang Xiaoya sniffed. "How can it be that simple? Of course we can not give her the agency, but the promotion of Wangshu Lei here will be much slower. The rich here, especially the old money, are very stubborn."
"No matter how good the results are, they still need someone to endorse them. Without someone to endorse them, the promotion speed will not be fast. If we delay for a month, we will lose 100 to 200 million yuan in profits. It's not worth it."
"Aisha Qiu and her husband do have extensive connections here, and they have a say in Los Angeles high society."
Fang Yu remained calm: "What conditions does she want?"
"Forty percent commission." Wang Xiaoya felt her teeth itching when she mentioned it.
"How much?" Fang Yu thought he had heard it wrong. No way, now I can even hear Jay Chou clearly, there is no way I heard it wrong.
"Don't pay attention to her." Fang Yu thought for a moment and smiled coldly.
"Inform her tomorrow that the agency rights for Wangshu Lei have been given to someone else."
Wang Xiaoya was startled. "Don't be impulsive. She has already lowered the commission to 30%. If we talk it over, it's almost within our desired range of 20%."
Fang Yu waved his hand, his expression unchanged: "No need, just tell her so, don't worry, I will take care of the rest."
"Don't even mention 20%, even if it's 10%, I'm not going to cooperate with her."
Wang Xiaoya was worried: "But..."
Fang Yu pinched her. Although Wang Xiaoya was already 29 years old, she was still very fresh and tender, not dark at all. "You don't believe me?"
Wang Xiaoya was pinched so hard that she uttered a sound of "Oh" unconsciously, her eyes full of spring water: "Believe it, I believe it."
"If you don't cooperate with Aisha Qiu, who are you going to find to be the agent here?" Wang Xiaoya stuck to Fang Yu and twisted her body, feeling slippery.
"Lorraine Biology." Fang Yu exhaled a puff of smoke.
Lorraine Bio? What company is that?
Wang Xiaoya blinked in confusion.
"That's... a very magical company." Fang Yu used a little force and made a puffing sound.
Wang Xiaoya bit her lip, her face flushed, and she tried to hold it back: "By the way, you haven't told me what you are doing here."
Fang Yu chuckled.
That's what I do.
Wang Xiaoya's eyes were dazed. "Actually, I like this house quite a bit too. It's in the school district. Carver Elementary School and Huntington Middle School are both very good, only one or two kilometers away. San Marino High School is a famous school, less than one kilometer away."
Fang Yu's movements faltered.
What does it mean?
Just after writing about Maiguo, a few hours later President Trump...
(End of this chapter)
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