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Selling houses to pyramid schemes!
The Photographer felt a wave of grievance seeing this harmonious scene.
Good heavens, so you're using me as a sacrifice?
Sacrifice a teammate, and your magic power becomes boundless, is that it?
However, he could only grit his teeth and endure, not daring to expose him, after all, Lin Yuan was his meal ticket; if he angered him, he wouldn't even have food to eat.
After a long half an hour, the Photographer had already lost count of how many times he had been kicked; he was numb.
Fortunately, Lin Yuan kicked very lightly, just for show, not really kicking, so it didn't hurt.
Just then, two Xiao Hus walked out of the doorway.
One tall, one short, both very thin, with messy hair, looking a bit disheveled and malnourished.
The two of them, like everyone else, took the flyer and continued walking forward.
However, after a few steps, they suddenly stopped.
The taller Xiao Hu among them turned his head to Lin Yuan: “Selling houses?”
“Uh-huh~~” Lin Yuan nodded, asking with a smile, “Handsome, looking to buy a house?”
The Xiao Hu carefully looked at the business card, hesitated for a moment, then nodded: “Yes, buying a house!”
Hearing this, Lin Yuan’s face lit up: “Come, come, let’s find a place to talk in detail; you can tell me what you need.”
The Xiao Hu scanned the surroundings, a look of confusion on his face: “Here?”
Lin Yuan smiled confidently: “Anywhere is fine. As a professional property consultant, I already have houses in my heart.”
“As long as the Client states his needs, I can immediately match him with three or four sexy… ah, no, cost-effective houses.”
The Photographer’s face stiffened at his words. What exactly is in your head, houses or something else?
The Xiao Hu seemed not to have understood, replying distractedly: “I can’t make decisions about buying a house by myself. Can you come with me? You can talk to my family.”
As soon as he said this, the shorter Xiao Hu next to him immediately tugged at his clothes.
“What are you doing, taking him back?”
The behavior of these two was a bit inexplicable; one wanted him to go home, while the other was unwilling.
The tall Xiao Hu ignored his companion’s question, replying faintly: “Yes, aren’t you selling houses? Are you coming or not?”
Lin Yuan muttered to himself as he looked at the two.
A stranger suddenly inviting you to his home—it sounded a bit off no matter how he heard it.
But as a real estate agent, it was also normal for him to go to a Client’s home to present.
The only difference was that these two Xiao Hus looked a bit strange.
The Photographer also looked at Lin Yuan, asking: “Brother, what do you say? Are we going?”
“Uh…” Lin Yuan pondered for a moment before deciding to go.
He immediately nodded: “Okay, is your home far? If it’s too far, I’ll pass.”
The Xiao Hu, hearing this, forced a deathly smile onto his haggard face: “Not far, about ten minutes’ walk.”
“Then let’s go!”
“Okay!”
The two Xiao Hus led the way, with Lin Yuan following behind. The four of them had no communication throughout, and the atmosphere was a bit eerie.
They turned left and right, arriving at an old urban area.
The houses here looked quite old, all six-story buildings from decades ago.
Because of years of disrepair, they appeared somewhat dilapidated, with many cracks.
The walls were covered in messy graffiti, and windowpanes were broken.
The concrete ground of the community had long since cracked open, revealing numerous muddy pits.
Along the way, they saw a garbage disposal site, with seven or eight large garbage bins overflowing.
Garbage was scattered everywhere on the ground, emitting a truly foul stench that made one nauseous from dozens of meters away; the smell was simply unbearable.
At this moment, Lin Yuan felt that he had come to the right place.
Living in such a place, ordinary people really couldn’t stand it, so wanting to buy a house was very reasonable.
After walking a distance, they arrived at one of the buildings, which had no building number or any distinguishing marks.
The concrete stairwell had long since developed a patina from years of foot traffic, and the iron handrail was covered in cobwebs and rust, making it impossible to grip.
Walking up the stairwell, the space felt very narrow, and the walls were covered in small advertisements.
Netizens in the live stream, seeing such houses, felt like they had gone back more than 20 years.
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— [No way, there are still such old, dilapidated small places now? It feels like a ghost town, creepy. I wouldn't dare go out at night in this kind of stairwell.]
— [Isn't this normal? Some people still live in houses made of earth. Those who could live here decades ago were also wealthy, but now they are old, and their descendants have left. Most of the people living here are lonely elderly individuals.]
— [This place gives me a creepy, terrifying feeling even in broad daylight. I wouldn't dare walk here alone.]
— [Lin Yuan is too bold; he actually goes home with strangers. Isn't he afraid something will happen? If it were me, seeing this environment, I would have run away long ago.]
Lin Yuan climbed the stairs all the way to the sixth floor, the top floor.
The large iron door was rusty, and the doorknob had long since lost its paint and developed a patina from being touched.
The tall Xiao Hu walked up and knocked on the door.
Thump thump thump~~~
Thump thump thump~~~
Immediately, a confused voice came from inside the door: “Who is it?”
The Xiao Hu replied faintly: “It’s me.”
As soon as he spoke.
Click~~~ The door was opened.
Only to see another Xiao Hu, also looking dispirited, furtively poke his head out and peek.
Seeing that it was the tall and short Xiao Hus, his expression visibly relaxed.
But seeing Lin Yuan and the Photographer behind them, his face immediately lit up, and he quickly opened the door.
He greeted them with a smile: “Oh, it’s guests! Come in quickly!”
Watching the two Xiao Hus enter the room, Lin Yuan glanced inside.
It was empty, with little furniture, a bad smell, and looked a bit eerie.
To be honest, he regretted it. The thought of entering such a house made him want to back out.
It didn't look like a normal home; who knew what was inside.
Lin Yuan gave an awkward laugh: “Uh… I just remembered I left the gas on at home. I’ll head back first, okay? Goodbye!”
With that, he turned and pulled the Photographer to leave.
But he hadn't even taken a few steps.
Swish swish swish~~~
A large group of people suddenly poured out of the room.
Without a word, they surrounded Lin Yuan and the other man.
At this moment, a man in a suit, looking around 30 years old, walked out.
Next to him stood the previous tall Xiao Hu: “Manager, I brought these two back.”
The man in the suit nodded at his words and said with a smile: “Good. It looks like we have new members joining us today. Let’s all give them a warm welcome.”
The next second, clap clap clap clap~~~
A round of applause erupted.
Under the crowd’s pushing, Lin Yuan was just like that, ushered into the room.
Immediately after.
Bang!~~~
The door was tightly shut.
At this, Lin Yuan was completely dumbfounded. It was over; he had entered a den of thieves!
Even with his ignorance, he knew this was not a good place.
Could this be a pyramid scheme?
Looking at their malnourished appearance, how could they afford to buy a house?
It was all his fault for being too careless, capsizing in a ditch.
Lin Yuan looked at the manager, chuckling: “Um… gentlemen, bosses, are you looking to buy a house? I’m a gold-medal real estate agent; you get a discount if you buy a house from me.”
“Really?” The manager’s expression lit up, and he asked very politely: “I was just planning to buy a villa. Do you have any recommendations?”
This sudden answer threw Lin Yuan off.
He had originally planned to find an opportunity to slip away if the person opposite him said he wasn’t buying a house, but the other party didn’t play by the rules at all.
Isn’t this a pyramid scheme?
Did he get it wrong?
Did these people really want to buy a house?