After divorcing my celebrity wife, I became the world's richest person

In a mansion on the eastern outskirts of the imperial capital, several Western faces sat around a round table, their expressions solemn.

"What in the world is going on? How could Liu Kuohai have been captured?"

"Although this kid is our undercover spokesperson in the East, his behavior over the years has been outrageous, and he has long been out of our control."

"No, we absolutely cannot let the Easterners get any intelligence from him; we must take this guy out."

"But he holds too many of our secrets; some are known only by him. We might have to find a way to rescue him first."

"This annoying guy, he only causes us trouble!"

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The imperial capital seemed like a city without memory, or rather, everyone was so busy with their lives that they had no time to concern themselves with those messy affairs.

The event that happened opposite Xiangyun Restaurant the previous evening seemed as if it had never occurred, with everyone going about their business, heading to work, setting up their stalls as usual.

Chen Yu arrived here early in the morning and went straight up to the high-rise building.

The property ownership of this building was exceedingly complex, mingled with some bad assets, making it difficult to take over entirely.

However, Fatty Liu had been captured, and his assets, subject to a judicial auction, could be acquired at an extremely low price with the right maneuvers.

The other assets were negotiable, but a portion of them appeared to be property rights that Liu Kuohai had purchased years ago.

This man's identity was exceedingly vague, and he also had overseas status; now he had been apprehended by the relevant authorities.

Resolving this portion of the property rights would likely be even more troublesome.

Chen Yu didn't care about the complications and headed straight to the top floor.

"Who are you? Do you know where this is? Inside there are several big shots having a meeting."

Two security guards blocked Chen Yu's path, their stun batons crackling with electricity.

Chen Yu didn't want to waste time here, so he reached out and gave a light pat, knocking the two guards unconscious, and then casually entered the conference room.

About a dozen middle-aged men in suits and leather shoes sat around, seemingly discussing some important matters.

When Chen Yu walked in, their gazes converged on him, each pair of eyes filled with a different expression.

Most of them were worried!

Chen Yu didn't concern himself with that and directly found a seat to sit down.

"Gentlemen, I consider myself one of the property owners of this building, why wasn't I invited to the meeting? Are you trying to exclude me?"

The group was taken aback for a moment, none daring to utter a word.

They were all aware of Fatty Liu's fate from the night before.

Such a bully was no more than a chick in Chen Yu's hands, so how could they dare to confront Chen Yu directly?

The man seated at the head of the table hurriedly snuffed out his cigarette.

"Mr. Chen, it's not that we didn't find you, it's that your property had just transferred ownership, and the situation is not yet stable. Even if we called you over, there are some things you wouldn't understand."

Chen Yu leaned back in his chair, his legs stretched out onto the table.

"Actually, I don't need to understand too much. I came here today to tell you that I want the property rights to this building. I can offer a price thirty percent higher than the market value and I hope you will seriously consider it."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was taken aback.

Their greatest fear had just become a reality.

The most significant share here belonged to Fatty Liu, who owned the rights to six full floors. Now that Chen Yu had effortlessly obtained these rights, nobody could guarantee that he wouldn't covet other floors' property rights.

Now that Chen Yu had directly stated his intention, the others were deeply worried.

Tempting as the offer was, everyone knew this was the imperial capital.

Simply holding a small fraction of property rights could comfortably last a lifetime.

Who knows, if they sold their property rights today, they could skyrocket by several percentage points the next day!

The lead man took a deep breath and sidled up to Chen Yu.

"Mr. Chen, don't you think you're being somewhat overbearing? Besides, property rights are not something a few of us can decide on our own; we still need to go through the relevant departments and..."

Before he could finish, Chen Yu threw a stack of documents onto the table.

"Here is the official approval from the relevant departments. All you have to do is sign here, and the transfer of the property rights will not be a problem."

In the spacious office, silence reigned, fear evident in everyone's eyes.

They had been in the imperial capital for so long, believing they carried clout in both the underworld and the legitimate world, yet acquiring such official approvals was still harder than reaching the skies.

Chen Yu had only been there for a day and had already procured the documents.

At that moment, one of the middle-aged men suddenly stood up.

"Mr. Chen, we acknowledge you are the Tong Family's son-in-law, but you can't be this aggressive, using the Tong Family and the relevant departments to pressure us..."

Chen Yu suddenly looked up, the fierceness in his eyes silencing the man.

"The entertainment venues occupying the three underground levels and the three above-ground floors, which include many unsavory activities—if I'm not mistaken, the gentlemen here all have a share in them!"

The office grew quiet once again, everyone's face filled with fright.

Since Chen Yu had spoken such words, it meant he already had enough evidence in his hands.

Every person in the room knew that the dealings in that entertainment complex were enough to keep them in jail for a lifetime.

"Mr. Chen!" A man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looking a bit sleazy, suddenly ran forward and knelt down.

"I think we can discuss the transfer of property rights right now. The entire twenty-sixth floor is mine; we can sign the contract now."

With the first one breaking, the rest lost their last shred of dignity, crowding forward.

Before long, everyone in the office signed their names on the contracts.

Chen Yu made sure the contracts were in order, gathered them up, and prepared to leave.

"Wait a moment!" The lead man suddenly called out to Chen Yu.

"Mr. Chen, even if you take over our property rights, this building will still not be yours. The ownership has passed through so many generations that no one can make heads or tails of it, especially..."

"Since the property rights have already been handed over!" Chen Yu interrupted him, "Let's not waste any more words. Live your lives in peace. I'm sure you all understand, getting further involved in this matter won't be to your benefit."

With that said, Chen Yu walked out the door.

However, the moment the door closed behind him, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had escaped a dire fate.