The group moved quickly, and several cars set off, soon returning to the Lian family's old residence. The gatekeeper saw Su Gaoyang and the others return and hurriedly came out to greet them.
"Sir, you're back!"
"Was there any movement last night?" Su Gaoyang asked in a deep voice as he stepped into the courtyard.
"No, no, as you instructed, we took turns on night watch, and nothing happened!" the maid quickly replied.
Su Gaoyang gestured for the servants to leave, and Ning Zhiheng led his men to begin searching the entire Lian family mansion.
Ning Zhiheng's initial assessment was that some of the items in this residence were needed by the Shanghai station. If this conjecture was correct, the value of these items must be enormous, so enormous that the Shanghai station would be willing to spend 20,000 US dollars, or even more, to purchase this residence.
Ning Zhiheng was originally an expert in searching; his eyesight and memory far surpassed those of ordinary people. He began to carefully search each house, not letting go of any clue.
Zuo Gang and Su Gaoyang, along with several team members, also began their search as instructed, but unfortunately, they found nothing.
Time passed slowly, and even Ning Zhiheng had not found any valuable clues.
Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. It seemed that there was a problem with his thinking and that he had made a mistake in his judgment. Come to think of it, if it really contained something of great value, the Japanese businessman Imagawa Hiroshi, who had lived there for so long, would have discovered it long ago.
Today's search yielded no results, and perhaps he was indeed overthinking things. Ning Zhiheng decided to end the search.
Just then, a servant came to report to Su Gaoyang: "Sir, Mr. Lian came to see you again yesterday."
Everyone was taken aback. The people from Shanghai Station had come knocking again. What was going on?
Ning Zhiheng nodded in acknowledgment, and Su Gaoyang quickly instructed, "Please invite him in!"
The servant turned and left, and Ning Zhiheng led the others into the side room, ready to hear what had happened.
Before long, a servant led Guan Han into the living room.
As soon as Guan Han entered the living room, he smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "Boss Su, I, Lian, have come to bother you again."
Su Gaoyang feigned displeasure and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Lian, is this another visit about the house? To be honest, I don't want to sell this house. You're making things difficult for me."
Guan Han's visit this time was naturally with Wang Hanmin's consent. He had to take over the Lian family's old house, retrieve the valuables as soon as possible, and send Gan Mingxuan away from Shanghai as soon as possible.
Of course, the price still needs to be negotiated, after all, this is not a small amount.
With a sincere expression and a helpless look, Guan Han said, "Boss Su, I thought about it all night yesterday, and I just can't bear to part with this Lian family ancestral home. So, please do me a favor and offer a price that is acceptable to me. I am truly sincere!"
Su Gaoyang's face turned cold. How could he possibly sell the house? The more anxious the other party was, the more it meant there was something wrong with the house. He would never sell it before the matter was thoroughly investigated.
"Mr. Lian, we've already made it very clear. If you want me to hand over the house before I've even settled in, it's impossible without at least $30,000. Otherwise, please don't even bother asking!"
"You!" Guan Han saw that the other party was determined not to comply, and he couldn't help but feel ruthless. He really wanted to just take action and finish off this greedy guy.
"Mr. Lian, it seems you still haven't made up your mind. Then let's not waste any more time. I have other matters to attend to, so I won't keep you company any longer!" Su Gaoyang stood up directly, preparing to send Guan Han away.
“Twenty-five thousand US dollars!” Guan Han held out a palm and flipped it over.
Su Gaoyang shook his head expressionlessly, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a slow, deliberate sip.
"Twenty-six thousand US dollars!"
Su Gaoyang shook his head again, but he was already extremely surprised. He was certain of the other party's intentions; they were definitely after the house.
"Twenty-eight thousand US dollars! This is the final offer. If it doesn't work out, we'll part ways here. I really can't come up with any more money!" Guan Han's face was grim this time. If the deal still couldn't be reached in the end, he would have no choice but to take the last resort and just go for it. The intelligence station's funds were always tight, and it was not easy for them to come up with so many US dollars in cash this time.
Su Gaoyang remained unmoved. He was simply making things difficult for the other party and forcing them to back down. Where was his sincerity in making a deal? Just as he was about to refuse again, a cough suddenly came from the next side room.
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