Chapter 69: Chapter 69: I’ve Been Blacklisted by the Agent?
Selling a house actually landed the agent in jail... If they hadn’t witnessed it with their own eyes, happening right within Jin City, they wouldn’t have believed it. The sketchy, illicit real estate companies within Jin City, upon learning of this incident, hastily convened meetings with their core members. They immediately issued a strict order to blacklist Qin Mu, deeming him a dangerous individual. From now on, they would accept none of his listings—whether for selling, buying, renting, or any housing-related matters!
That very afternoon, the latest verdict from the Jin City Court was released. Wu Zhenglin, the chairman of Home World, was sentenced to twelve years in prison for organizing an illicit profit-making operation involving a huge sum of money. His ill-gotten gains were confiscated, and he was fined 370,000 yuan. More than thirty core members of Home World received sentences ranging from six months to eight years, depending on the severity of their involvement.
As soon as the news broke, the entire real estate agent community was once again in an uproar. The bosses of those companies engaged in severely illegal, black-market operations suddenly became restless. Their operations weren’t much different from Wu Zhenglin’s. They knew that if they were investigated, their fates wouldn’t be much better.
The consensus was clear: "We can’t stay in Jin City any longer." For the sake of their own security, seven or eight large real estate companies began discussing relocation plans overnight, intending to leave Jin City and develop their businesses in other cities.
「Jin City. Retirement Home.」
"Mr. Li, come on, play a round with me. I won’t play with Xiao Qin anymore," Zhang Qingyuan, looking grim, waved at Li Weiguo in the yard. At the same time, he shooed Qin Mu away from the table.
Qin Mu awkwardly touched his nose and stepped aside. That afternoon, his mood had greatly improved after learning about the sentencing of more than thirty people from Home World. Hence, he decided to show Old Zhang some "respect." He once again brought out the top-level master software to play ten games with Old Zhang. In every game, he left Old Zhang with only his general remaining, showing absolutely no mercy.
At first, Old Zhang had been able to joke and laugh, even complimenting Qin Mu’s chess skills. But as the games progressed, his old face turned livid, and he ultimately flew into a rage out of shame, simply refusing to continue playing with him.
After being driven away from the chess table, Qin Mu was quite content. He started browsing his phone on the side. The video he had posted the previous night had already surpassed four million views and was extremely popular. The comment section was also civilized and harmonious, without a single swear word or trace of negativity. The private messages that had previously hounded him for updates had also vanished. The number of followers on his account had risen to 1.8 million. Looking at the trend, it seemed likely to reach 2 million, ranking him among the major content creators on the platform.
"DING! Congratulations, Host. The related illicit agencies have been severely punished. Task completion rate: 130%."
Not long after, the system’s notification sound echoed in his mind. Hearing this, Qin Mu’s eyes lit up. He hadn’t expected his mission evaluation to reach 130%.
"DING! Congratulations, Host. You have received a random reward for this mission settlement: 500 Luck Points."
Immediately after, the system’s voice sounded again. Qin Mu paused, his mouth twitching involuntarily. When he had previously been responsible for sending Yang Minghui and the other two to jail, he had received 200 Luck Points. After using them, his luck had indeed improved. He had fished out an Ancient Wood worth 2 million yuan, and his video had gone viral. But by comparison, he would have preferred more substantial rewards, such as 99% of the shares in a top-tier internet company, or perhaps a building in the capital.
Wouldn’t those be more concrete than Luck Points?
Unfortunately, the system’s rewards were random, and he had no say in the choice.
By the way, before the system issues rewards in the future, could I concentrate my Luck Points within a one-hour window while awaiting the settlement?
Suddenly, a thought struck Qin Mu; he had an idea to potentially exploit a bug.
The system’s random rewards are, strictly speaking, also a form of luck. Luck Points should be able to influence the rewards!
With this thought, he saved 200 Luck Points and used the remaining 300 directly on himself. The effects would last for the next ten years. Adding these to the previous 200 points, he now had a total of 500 Luck Points boosting him.
"Looks like I need to find some time to go fishing with Old Song more often," Qin Mu couldn’t help but mutter to himself. "Or maybe buy some lottery tickets and see just how lucky I am now."
After dealing with the system rewards, he didn’t forget about more pressing matters and began to check his bank account balance. Having successfully sold the house, he now had over three million yuan in his bank account. Once the 800,000 yuan in compensation from Lin Zhen was retrieved by the Jin City Court and credited to his account, he would have almost four million yuan.
I can finally buy a house, Qin Mu thought, taking a deep breath, feeling somewhat excited.
Afterward, he picked up his phone, logged into a certain Shell app, and began searching for houses in his preferred neighborhood. The area he was looking at was naturally near the retirement home, not too far from where he worked. However, because it was in the city center, some high-quality residential communities had prices reaching 30,000 yuan per square meter.
After setting a price range, he quickly found several attractive properties: south-facing, with four bedrooms and one living room, good natural light, a pleasant environment, and comprehensive nearby amenities.
Having identified these properties, he sent a message on a certain Ke app to the agents who had listed them, expressing his interest in viewing the houses.
But half an hour after sending the messages, there was no response. The agents seemed to have vanished.
That’s not right, Qin Mu thought, surprised. Shouldn’t these agents be replying instantly?
When two people are in a long-distance relationship, the other person might take half an hour to reply for various reasons, but real estate agents never do that. For them, replying instantly is a fundamental professional skill. Yet now, his messages had sunk like stones in the ocean, met with complete silence. It made him wonder if the agents on the other end were even legitimate.
Out of options, he could only continue browsing other listings. After finding a few other promising houses, he again sent viewing requests to the agents who had listed those properties. But these agents... it wasn’t just a matter of not replying immediately; they were collectively silent. Two hours passed, and not a single one had replied to him.
Is this some kind of curse? Qin Mu wondered, looking at his account on the certain Ke app, which used his real name as the nickname, and fell into deep thought. This account of mine... Could it have been blacklisted by the platform? Are my messages not going through?
With some doubt, he registered a new account. Since his name was already in use, he randomly chose a nickname. He then found the same houses he had been interested in before and sent the viewing requests.
DING DONG!
DING DONG!
DING DONG!
Two seconds later, a reply from an agent popped up for each viewing request.
"Hello, are you interested in viewing the property?"
"When would you be available for a viewing?"
"Besides these properties, we have other excellent listings available..."
"This is my personal WeChat. Please add xxxx."
Each reply was polite and enthusiastic, a stark contrast to the previous dead silence.
Qin Mu’s mouth twitched. He was speechless.