Chapter 253 Li Duzhang's Experience
Naturally, Chen Tuiguan did not dare to raise any objection.
Li Duchang looked at Zhu Lan with gratitude, and then told him about his experience.
"...I also bought several properties in the capital. Now that I am leaving my post and returning to my hometown, I am thinking of selling the houses. Who knew——"
Zhu Lan was a little surprised. "Isn't Lord Li in the Honglu Temple? The emperor has entrusted him with an important task in the imperial examination. Why did he suddenly resign?"
"Uh..." Li Duchang looked at Zhu Lan with a guilty look and touched his nose, "Ahem, being an official is too tiring. It's better to go home and farm. It's more comfortable to be an idle wanderer."
Zhu Lan nodded, "Lord Li is indeed a man of high moral character."
Chen Tuiguan, who was standing by, rolled his eyes in disdain.
Li Duchang continued, "I originally entrusted those properties to Anju Real Estate Company, hoping that they would help me find a buyer. This is one of the largest real estate companies in the capital, and I trust it. But a few days ago, something unexpected happened. Someone actually poured feces on the gate of one of my courtyards!"
Li Duchang became a little excited when he spoke to this point.
Chen Tuiguan couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
"why are you laughing?"
"This officer... This officer just thought of some happy things."
Li Duchang glared at him fiercely.
Zhu Qingyan couldn't help but ask curiously, "What kind of enemy have you provoked? Otherwise, why would they throw feces water on your door for no reason?"
"I was just about to say that!" Li Duchang gritted his teeth. "At the time, I went door to door in the neighborhood to ask, and finally I caught the two scholars under the overpass. They were the ones who threw the manure water. I asked them why they did such a thing, but they said that they had originally rented the house!"
"You mean, someone rented your house without your knowledge?" Zhu Qingyan asked, "But didn't you entrust your house to the property management company? Could it be that they rented it out privately without telling you and secretly earned the rent?"
"Hey!" Li Duchang slapped his thigh, "I asked the two scholars if they signed the lease with Anju Real Estate Company, but they said no, it was another real estate agency called 'Dongtian'! And after they signed the lease and paid a whole year's rent, the real estate agency suddenly disappeared.
They haven't got the key to the house yet, so they can't move in. They are so angry that they threw feces on the gate to vent their anger!"
Li Duchang was so angry that he slammed the table. "How wronged am I? I rented a house and knew nothing about it. How unlucky it is that someone splashed that stuff on me? All the neighbors saw it. Who would be willing to buy this house in the future?"
Chen Tuiguan gloated and said, "Houses in Beijing are very expensive. If you offer a 50% discount, there will definitely be people rushing to buy them."
Facing Li Duchang's murderous gaze, Chen Tuiguan finally raised his eyebrows and shut his mouth.
Zhu Lan and Zhu Qingyan looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly. This plot was really familiar.
Such a scam must have victimized more than just these two scholars, but most people would have swallowed their anger and considered themselves unlucky, after all, not everyone has the courage to vent their anger. If Zhu Lan had not been alert today, the two of them would have become the next unlucky person to be defrauded.
Zhu Qingyan asked, "Those fake dentists often bring people to your house to look around. Don't you know anything about it? Didn't anyone in the neighborhood notice it?"
Li Duchang shook his head and said helplessly: "Which official in the capital city has not bought two extra houses in private? Who would go to see the extra houses every day?
Besides, my houses were originally listed for sale at a real estate agency, and it was normal for a real estate agent to bring people in to look at them. Why would the neighbors worry about which real estate agency the real estate agent was from? So, didn’t that allow those petty thieves to take advantage of the situation and fish in troubled waters? "
Zhu Lan nodded. This was exactly the clever part of this scam.
Then he asked the most crucial question: "How did those brokers get the keys to your house? Who did you give the keys to?"
"You are worthy of being the great Zhu Xiuzhu. You have asked the right question!" Li Duchang continued, "I have one key, the housekeeper has one key, and there is one key left. I only gave it to Anju Real Estate Company."
Zhu Qingyan asked: "Could it be the housekeeper?"
Li Duchang shook his head. "The butler followed me from my hometown to the capital. We have been master and servant for twenty years and we are loyal to each other. He would never do such a thing."
"Then it seems that this Anju Real Estate Agency is the most suspicious. Not only did they have the keys, but the scammers also brought people to the door and never had a time conflict with them. It is possible that they had discussed it in advance.
Even if this real estate agency did not commit fraud in the name of other real estate agencies, it is certainly not immune from the blame," Zhu Lan analyzed.
"Master Xiuzhuan is right! As soon as this happens, I will go to the manager of Anju Real Estate Company to question him."
Li Duchang finished speaking and sighed again, "But you don't know, Master Editor, that Anju Property Agency... has quite a lot of power behind it. I asked the manager about the key, but he turned around and said that I had entrusted a house to two property agencies, disrupting the rules of the industry and causing them trouble. He even asked me to pay compensation! Tell me, what's the reason for this?!"
Zhu Lan frowned, "How dare this dental brothel act so arrogantly under the emperor's feet?"
Li Duchang nodded in agreement and changed the subject, "Have you ever heard of 'Tongyun Bank', Zhu Xiuzhuan?"
"It's one of the largest banks in the capital, so I've definitely heard of it."
Lu Casino continued: "I heard that Anju Real Estate Bank is planning to expand recently, but there are some problems with capital turnover, so they plan to borrow a large sum of money from Tongyun Bank. However, the collateral they can provide is limited, and several shopkeepers of Tongyun Bank are considering whether to agree to the loan.
If news spread that Anju Real Estate Bank was related to that group of scammers at this time, Tongyun Bank would naturally have to reconsider the loan. Therefore, Anju Real Estate Bank must suppress the rent fraud incident at all costs. "
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