Chapter 96 The Difficult Upstairs (Part 1)
Jiang Ningyue frowned slightly, "It's a merchant's problem."
In fact, Jiang Ningyue didn't want to get involved in financial disputes because it was easy to take sides.
Tian Jun seemed eager to go: "Let's go and have a look first."
"good."
Jiang Ningyue picked up the landline and called Ms. Zhang.
"Hello, Ms. Zhang. I'm Jiang Ningyue, a reporter from the provincial TV station."
"Reporter Jiang! It's really you. That's so nice of you."
Ms. Zhang sounded like she was in her forties or fifties, but she was very excited when she heard Jiang Ningyue. "I saw your Douyin yesterday."
"Let's get down to business," Jiang Ningyue said, pulling Ms. Zhang back to the topic. "Tell me the details."
Ms. Zhang repeated what she said on the phone, and Jiang Ningyue nodded. "Okay, let's go now. We'll be there in about an hour, is that okay?"
"No problem, I'll call my neighbors too."
"good."
Jiang Ningyue stood up and looked at Tian Jun, "Let's go, Brother Jun."
The two headed west and arrived at Ningfeng District, Xisui City.
Ningfeng District is where the Xisui Municipal Government is located, and Ms. Zhang is located in a five-story building at the corner of an intersection on the Ningfeng District pedestrian street.
Logically speaking, in such a place with such heavy traffic and pedestrian flow, the entire building should be very prosperous. However, the third, fourth and fifth floors of this building are very dilapidated and look like they have been abandoned for a long time.
The first and second floors are a restaurant, which is currently open for business.
Jiang Ningyue, Tian Jun, and the driver went into the restaurant to eat first. Ms. Zhang also called at this time. When she learned that Jiang Ningyue was having dinner at the restaurant downstairs, Ms. Zhang immediately said that she would come downstairs immediately.
Jiang Ningyue and the other two were eating at a table for four when several middle-aged women came down.
Without Jiang Ningyue introducing herself, they noticed that her style was obviously different from that of the crowd.
"Reporter Jiang, thank you for coming here."
"You're welcome."
Jiang Ningyue smiled and said, "Have you all eaten? If not, let's eat something together."
"We've all finished eating."
Several people smiled and refused, and then Ms. Zhang stood up to pay the bill for Jiang Ningyue and the other two. Fortunately, Jiang Ningyue had the foresight to pay the bill long ago.
After dinner, Jiang Ningyue and a few others went upstairs together.
The staircase on the first floor of the hotel was obviously renovated and very spacious, but the second floor was different. The staircase on the second floor was not only dilapidated and narrow, but also hidden behind the storage room, and the stairs were full of miscellaneous items.
As they were going upstairs, Ms. Zhang nervously reminded them, "Reporter Jiang, be careful with your steps. Don't fall."
"It's okay, don't worry."
Jiang Ningyue easily passed through layer after layer of obstacles.
When she arrived at the gate, Ms. Zhang took out the key and opened the iron gate, only to be greeted by a dilapidated scene.
Before, this might have been an office building, but now it is covered with a thick layer of dust. Jiang Ningyue feels that if she stays here for too long, she might get pneumoconiosis.
Ms. Zhang and the others said, "Reporter Jiang, you've seen the situation at the scene. This building has only one staircase on its five floors, and the stairs to the first and second floors are inside the hotel."
Ms. Zhang continued to introduce.
They purchased the building in 2010. Initially, it was managed and rented out by the developer, meaning the entire building was rented out, and things were going smoothly. However, at the end of 2016, the developer went bankrupt due to funding problems. Consequently, the landlords in the building rented out their units individually, which led to problems.
The first and second floors were owned by the same owner, and since they were on the lower floors and easier to rent, they were rented to a restaurant.
Since the hotel was renovated, they have been unable to go upstairs normally.
"Shouldn't this staircase be a public area? Is it shared by all households?"
"No."
Ms. Zhang shook her head and said, "The owners of the first and second floors showed us the blueprints. I even took a picture of them. Look, this is it."
Ms. Zhang took out her phone and said, "Look, this is the blueprint of the first and second floors. This staircase belongs to the first and second floors."
There is only one staircase in the entire building. Simply put, if the restaurant is not open, they cannot go upstairs.
Jiang Ningyue frowned, "The Real Estate Bureau didn't conduct any review when they issued the certificate."
"Yes," Ms. Zhang was also very angry. "So, in 2017, we sued the Real Estate Bureau. And we won the case."
As she spoke, Ms. Zhang took out the court's judgment again.
The verdict clearly stated that the Xisui City Real Estate Bureau was ordered to revoke the property certificates for the first and second floors and reissue them. It also required the common areas, such as the staircase, on the first and second floors to be vacated.
"In 2018, the owners of the first and second floors were dissatisfied and filed an appeal, but the second-instance court upheld the original verdict."
Jiang Ningyue glanced at the court verdict. [In this case, the Municipal Housing Bureau failed to conduct a thorough review... Therefore, the Land and Housing Bureau violated procedures in its housing registration management...]
"Isn't that great?"
"Yeah, it's good!"
Ms. Zhang nodded and said, "We think it's great, but the Real Estate Bureau won't enforce it! This has been going on for 2018, 2019, and we still don't see any hope."
Someone nearby chimed in, "Yeah, we can't even rent it out right now. People are just leaving when they see this. We're not billionaires, and everyone's taking out a loan to buy this house..."
Jiang Ningyue nodded. "Did the Real Estate Bureau explain why it didn't handle it?"
"Yes."
Ms. Zhang said, "They said the first and second floors were mortgaged, so they couldn't revoke the property certificate."
Jiang: "And then?"
Zhang: "And then nothing happened. It just kept dragging on. We contacted them a few times, but they said they couldn't do anything and told us to go to the court. The court said they had already issued a ruling and that what happened next was no longer their responsibility."
Jiang Ningyue nodded after hearing this.
After learning about the situation, Jiang Ningyue and Tian Jun went to the Xisui City Real Estate Bureau. The place wasn't difficult to find, and Jiang Ningyue and Tian Jun had no trouble finding it with their work permits.
However, here, Jiang Ningyue experienced "enthusiasm, politeness, and ignorance of everything".
After Jiang Ningyue revealed her identity, the staff was very enthusiastic and took them to a small conference room and served them tea and water.
The staff member then left. He came back a quarter of an hour later and said apologetically:
"Reporter Jiang, I'm so sorry. Our deputy director in charge is in a meeting this afternoon. There's a supervisory meeting going on in the city today."
"Does the deputy director in charge have to be interviewed?" Jiang Ningyue asked doubtfully. "Any staff member who knows the situation will be fine."
“Other people don’t understand the situation either.”
"Then how about this? Give me his phone number and I can call him later."
"I don't have the phone number of our deputy director either."
At this point, Jiang Ningyue completely understood that the other party just didn't want to answer the questions and was playing the cold violence.
Jiang Ningyue sneered after hearing this and said, "Okay, then when can we accept the interview?"
"Our deputy director asked you to come early tomorrow morning."
"Okay, then we'll come tomorrow morning."
After Tian Jun and Jiang Ningyue left, he complained, "It's a small company, but it still has so many problems. Damn it, if this matter isn't resolved, I'm going to report him internally."
"Hmph, it's okay, we just need to record it." Jiang Ningyue was quite calm. "I'll edit it and put it on my TikTok later."
"I think it's okay."
The two people left with a sense of resentment.
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