"That was before!"
Hu Jianjun took a puff of his cigar and explained slowly, "Those two small islands have been handed back in the past two years."
"So you built a few more islands in the South China Sea?"
I asked along the way, "Will there be no problem? After all, the country will be returned..."
"The formal way!"
Hu Jianjun said seriously, "There are also many people selling small islands in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Shen Fan, you can buy one when you have time!"
He started chatting with us. I didn't expect Hu Jianjun to be such a talkative person.
According to his description, he bought the island through formal channels.
Of course, these islands are desert islands without any modern facilities. There are even some islands where only two or three people can stand - it is not an exaggeration to say they are rocks.
I did hear some news about the island being sold.
Because these small islands are relatively scattered and take time and effort to develop, the land management department under the local tax management office will sell some islands specifically.
It is said to be for sale, but it is actually a long-term lease, usually starting from twenty to thirty years.
Buyers can lay cables on it to build ports, airports, etc.
So this is a job that requires a lot of money, and only some people who are really interested and have money will do it.
I never thought that this "outsourced construction" would provide Hu Jianjun with a hiding place...
After Hu Jianjun bought the islands, he began to measure them, and then expanded the islands to a certain size through floating islands or reclamation. Of course, some overly large trails were reduced using excavators and other methods—— meet his requirements.
"Won't someone come to check?"
"If someone makes a surprise inspection... wouldn't you just get the stolen goods together?"
I shook my head slightly as I said, "It's not safe for you to do this."
"How can they have time to check?"
"I spent money on construction to make the island fully accessible to water, electricity, electricity, and gas, and the living conditions have improved by more than one level!"
Hu Jianjun held a cigar in his mouth and said casually, "Although it will take some more time to build, you can still enjoy it for a while after it is done."
"Anyway, as long as I take everything out when it's time to hand it back, it'll be fine."
"They still have to thank me!"
He added, laughing out loud.
"Hahaha, that sounds so interesting!"
Su Yu became more and more energetic as she listened to this. I couldn't tell whether she was acting or if she really wanted to build an island for fun. "I want to build one too!"
"This kind of thing will cost a lot of money. Maybe there will be a chance later."
I said, pretending to stop Su Yu's curiosity as much as possible.
"Then come and see me first!"
Hu Jianjun nodded and called the captain to turn around and sail the ship.
"Are we leaving like this?"
I shook my head slightly, "Secretary Liu's side..."
"It's okay. Lao Liu is an old friend of mine. I'll tell him that you can have a good time at my house for a few days!"
Hu Jianjun said, immediately picked up the phone and called Liu Qingzhong.
I don't know if the cell phone he was using was always on speakerphone, or because the hall was relatively empty and had echoes, I was able to hear their conversation.
"Hey, Old Liu, your Shen Fan will play with me for a few days!"
"Just go to my house and hang out."
As soon as the call was connected, Hu Jianjun spoke immediately.
"I have already sent you the money. As for Shen Fan..."
"You put him on the phone."
When I heard this, I saw Hu Jianjun handing the phone to me.
"Secretary Liu, I'm here."
"You want to go to his island with Hu Jianjun?"
Liu Qingzhong's questioning tone was a bit suspicious, probably because he thought I couldn't be so "playful".
"Miss Su wants to play, and Uncle Hu is also interested."
I explained, "It shouldn't be a problem to play a little for two days."
"Where are those goods?"
"I asked Liu Jiahao to send it back first. It should be in the warehouse."
"Uncle Hu's goods are good. He has learned a lot."
After answering fluently, I didn't even forget to ask him to "test" Liu Jiahao.
After all, I was really teaching him things.
"We're going to play for a few days. The South China Sea... is quite close to Guangdong and Guangxi. I can bring all of Li Jinming's goods with me when I come back."
Liu Qingzhong thought for a moment and finally spoke slowly.
I could feel his nod on the other end of the phone.
"Thank you, Secretary Liu."
I said with a smile and returned the phone to Hu Jianjun.
"That's it, I'll give you a good treat for this subordinate!"
Hu Jianjun hung up the phone as he spoke.
"Sometimes, it's more charming to do things on the spur of the moment and just leave."
He stood up slowly as he spoke, "I'll have someone prepare a room for you. A new change of clothes will be arranged in it. I'm going back to rest first."
With that said, Hu Jianjun stretched and slowly left the hall.
I was feeling hungry for half the night, so I walked over to the subsidized drinks and food store on the side to grab some food.
Leaning to the side of the hall, I could see the sky turning from deep purple to blue—it was almost morning.
Not long after, a waiter took us to the room inside the cabin.
The decoration is very good, and it can be seen that this ship has welcomed many wealthy people before.
We went into the rooms separately, took a shower, closed the curtains and turned off the lights to catch up on some sleep.
It was already past three in the afternoon when I woke up.
Putting on a new set of clothes they prepared, I slowly opened the door.
I knocked on the door of Li Jinming's room first, but there was no one there.
There was someone in Su Yu's room. She opened the door sleepily, still wearing pajamas.
"It's time to get up and eat!"
As I said this, I saw Li Jinming appearing at the end of the corridor in casual clothes.
She has eaten and seems to be in good spirits.
"You just got up, I got up at noon."
Li Jinming said with a smile, "We still discuss..."
As soon as she said that, I interrupted her, "We are going to have fun later, so we don't need to discuss work matters."
"Okay, originally I wanted to talk about my goods."
Li Jinming saw what I meant - there was probably eavesdropping on the ship, so don't expose the secret.
"By the way, Secretary Liu said that when we come back, we will take a trip to Guangdong and Guangxi to see if we can bring your goods back."
I deliberately pretended to just remember it.
"That's it, then it'll be fine."
Li Jinming said with a smile, "Eat some food quickly, the sea breeze in the afternoon is still good."
With that said, Amelia Su changed clothes, and the three of us came to the hall where we were yesterday.
I ordered some "expensive" seafood and drank porridge, which made me feel much better.
"Are you guys awake? There's not much fun on my boat."
Hu Jianjun came over with a cigar in his mouth, "I can take you around."
With that said, we followed Hu Jianjun and started walking around on the boat.
As I walked, I learned the location of the ship—it had now sailed out of the Yangtze River, heading south from the East China Sea.
After two and a half days of sailing, you can basically reach his island.
"Two and a half days?"
