She checked the deed of the building and found that the deed of the land on which the building stood had expired last year.
According to the law of Eurasia, if there were no special circumstances at the expiry of the land lease, the contract would be automatically renewed for twenty years.
Emily decided to set up some “special circumstance” for that piece of land in order to drive New Linton Group away; that would pave the way for her to claim that land.
After much consideration, she thought that “military requisition” was a good excuse.
After drawing up a detailed plan, Emily set off immediately and hurried over to New Linton Group.
She even borrowed a troop from Julian for her own use.
The troop arrived at New Linton Group with great pomp and splendor.
As of now, the New Linton Group was still in sequestration; the place was deserted.
“Break the door open for me,” Emily ordered.
The soldiers acted immediately, smashing the door open and rushing inside.
Actually, the building wasn’t totally empty.
Dawn and Nancy had been staying here temporarily to organize some top-secret documents.
Just as they were madly working away, a troop with live ammunition rushed in and scared the wits out of them.
“What are you doing? How did you get in here?”
Emily stepped forward from the crowd. “Dawn Castaneda, Nancy Hinton, this building has been seized by the military. But you’re still working in the building. This is a violation of military orders. Believe it or not, I could hand you over to the military court and have you punished by military law!”
Dawn gritted her teeth. “What the hell are you doing, Emily?”
“Nothing much,” Emily smirked and continued,” The deed for this plot of land has expired and the military wants to expropriate it. Please relocate this building or lease it to the military, or else we’ll have no choice but to destroy it here and now.”
What?
Dawn and Nancy exploded on the spot.
It’s not enough that they seized the company, they even wanted to demolish the building? This is preposterous!
Of course, the two protested. They tried to stop the soldiers from making their move.
However, with Emily’s order, the soldiers started wreaking havoc in the office.
How could two ladies stop a bunch of soldiers?
In desperation, they were forced to call Lacey and have her come over quickly.
Upon learning the news, Lacey’s first reaction was to ask the girls to leave the building at once, lest they get injured accidentally.
Thereafter, she contacted Zeke urgently again, but his phone couldn’t be reached at all, as before.
Lacey was in despair.
Looks like Zeke is unlikely to return anytime soon.
If the building of New Linton Group really gets demolished, Linton Group will also see its end.
Despite arriving at New Linton Group at top speed, she was still a step too late.
The building had been smashed out of shape by the soldiers.
Fortunately, Dawn and Nancy weren’t harmed.
Emily looked at the trio triumphantly and handed out three invitation cards.
“Emperor’s Residence will be formally established three days later. The three of you can come as special guests by then and scrounge some food and drinks. Also, this piece of land is to be expropriated by the military. You now have two choices. Either you sell me the building for twenty million, or I’ll demolish the building for you. You have three days to consider.”
Emily then proudly led the troop away. “Let’s go.”
“This is too much!” Nancy gnashed her teeth in anger. “If a villain gets his way, he will be punished sooner or later. The only person who can turn things around now is Zeke. You should contact him quickly, Lacey.”
Lacey sighed. “I tried many times, but I just couldn’t reach him.”
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