Leon woke up the next morning inside the plush, king-sized bed of a five-star luxury hotel suite. He had spent a thousand dollars the previous night just to get a warm bath, clean medical bandages for his ribs, and a room where the rain couldn’t touch him.Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window, he looked down at the sprawling city. He was wearing a fresh, custom-tailored dark silk shirt and black trousers that he had ordered via the hotel’s premium room service. The bruises on his face were already fading, but the cold intensity in his eyes had only grown sharper.He pulled out his phone and checked his bank balance.[Current Account Balance: $249,050.45]A quarter of a million dollars was a life-changing amount of money for a normal person, but to crush the Young family empire, it was barely a drop in the ocean. Young Master Young’s family business was worth hundreds of millions. If Leon wanted to tear them down, he needed to multiply his wealth exponentially. And his system was the perfect cheat code to do it.Leon checked the time. It was 9:00 AM. Today was the official grand opening of the Jade Emperor Court, a brand-new, ultra-luxury high-rise residential complex located in the heart of the city’s financial district.Coincidentally, this massive real estate project was entirely developed and owned by the Young Group. Young Master Young himself was the chief director of sales for the complex.Leon smiled coldly. "Let’s go pay my old friends a visit."Ten minutes later, Leon stepped out of a premium taxi right in front of the glittering glass doors of the Jade Emperor Court sales center. The plaza was covered in red carpets, grand floral arrangements, and lined with dozens of luxury sports cars belonging to the city’s wealthiest elites.As Leon walked inside the grand lobby, the air-conditioning carried the scent of expensive perfume and premium champagne. Dozens of wealthy buyers were mingling around a massive, intricately detailed 3D architectural model of the skyscraper.Standing right at the center of the crowd, dressed in a sharp white designer suit, was Young Master Young. Next to him, clinging onto his arm like a prized trophy, was Chloe. She was laughing loudly at something he said, flashing her new diamond bracelet to the other wealthy women around her.Leon didn’t hide. He walked straight toward the architectural model, his boots clicking sharply against the polished marble floor.A few sales representatives noticed him, but seeing his expensive tailored clothes and confident posture, they didn’t dare to treat him like a beggar. Instead, they quickly bowed politely.As Leon approached the center, Chloe’s laughter suddenly cut short. She stared at Leon, her jaw dropping in absolute disbelief. She rubbed her eyes, thinking she was hallucinating. Just last night, she had watched this man get brutally beaten and thrown into a muddy, freezing alleyway like a dying dog. How was he standing here now, looking cleaner, sharper, and more handsome than ever?"Leon?!" Chloe gasped out loud, attracting the attention of the surrounding crowd. "What... what are you doing here? How did you even get inside this place?!"Young Master Young turned around, his smug smile freezing instantly when his eyes locked onto Leon. His expression quickly twisted into irritation and malice. "Well, well. Look who crawled out of the gutter. Security here must be getting sloppy if they’re letting trash walk through the front door."The wealthy onlookers began to whisper among themselves, looking back and forth between Leon and the billionaire heir.Leon didn’t show a single hint of anger. He didn’t yell or lose his cool. Instead, he maintained a chilling, effortless composure that made Young Master Young look incredibly small and petty by comparison."I’m here for the same reason everyone else is, Young Master Young," Leon said, his voice smooth, clear, and perfectly audible across the entire lobby. "To buy property. Though, looking at the layout of this building, your family’s engineering choices seem quite... desperate.""Property? You?" Chloe laughed hysterically, trying to hide her underlying shock. "Leon, stop embarrassing yourself. Do you know how much a single apartment costs here? The absolute cheapest unit is three hundred thousand dollars! You couldn’t even afford a single square foot of the floor you’re standing on with your pathetic cleaning salary!"Young Master Young sneered, stepping forward to tower over Leon. "She’s right. If you’re here to beg for your old job back, crawl on your knees and maybe I’ll let you clean the toilets. Otherwise, get out before I have my men break your other leg."Leon completely ignored their insults. Instead, he quietly activated the Eye of Truth and swept his gaze across the massive 3D model of the residential complex.Instantly, glowing translucent screens flashed rapidly in his vision, revealing the hidden structure, material quality, and real value of the entire building:[Object: Jade Emperor Court Apartment Complex][Hidden Flaw: The developer used cheap, sub-standard industrial concrete for the foundations to cut costs by 40%. Serious structural cracking will occur within 48 hours, causing the government to condemn the building instantly.][Object: Penthouse Suite #99][Real Value: $0 (Imminent collapse risk)][Special Trigger: The land beneath the adjacent parking lot contains an undocumented, massive underground gold vein from an ancient colonial mining shaft, worth $80 Million. The Young family completely missed it during their geological survey.]A brilliant, dark thrill shot through Leon’s veins. The entire skyscraper was a ticking time bomb, completely worthless, but the forgotten dirt plot right next to it was a golden empire. The Young family had spent fifty million dollars building a palace on sand, entirely missing the real treasure right beneath their feet.Leon looked back at Young Master Young, his eyes flashing with an icy, dangerous amusement."Three hundred thousand for a cheap unit? No thanks," Leon said, pulling out a sleek, black titanium bank card from his pocket—the premium card Cynthia Murong had expedited for him that morning. He tossed the card casually onto the glass counter of the reception desk."I don’t want the cheap ones. I want to buy the entire eastern commercial parking lot plot right next to the tower. The one your company is trying to offload because you think it’s useless wasteland," Leon stated flatly.The sales manager behind the desk gasped, looking at the black titanium card. That card was only given to individuals with verified multi-million dollar balances.Young Master Young burst into laughter. "That plot? It’s a swampy piece of dirt! We’ve been trying to dump it for a hundred thousand dollars just to clear the taxes. You want to buy a piece of useless mud? Go ahead, you stupid peasant! Sign the papers right now and let everyone see you throw your fluke money away!""Gladly," Leon said calmly.Within five minutes, the sales manager frantically brought out the legal ownership transfer documents. Young Master Young signed them immediately, eager to take Leon’s money and humiliate him in front of the city’s elites. Chloe smirked, fully convinced Leon had lost his mind out of sheer desperation to look rich.Clink.The card was swiped.[Transaction Approved: $100,000.00 transferred to Young Real Estate Group. Plot 4B Ownership Transferred to Host Leon.]The moment the contract was stamped and finalized, Leon picked up his copy of the deed, folded it neatly, and placed it inside his pocket. He turned to look at Young Master Young and Chloe, the corner of his lips curling into a sharp, terrifying smirk."Thank you for the gift, Young Master Young," Leon whispered softly, his voice sending a sudden, inexplicable shiver down Chloe’s spine. "Enjoy your beautiful luxury skyscraper while it lasts. You have exactly forty-eight hours left to stand at the top."Without waiting for a response, Leon turned around and walked out of the grand lobby, his back straight and his aura radiating supreme power. He left the entire room in a stunned, uneasy silence.The trap was set. In two days, the Young family’s crown jewel would crumble into dust, and Leon would dig up an eighty-million-dollar empire from the very dirt they had laughed at him for buying.
Chapter 3: Buying the Block
The God-Level Appraiser: I Can See The Price of Everything!