CHAPTER 59: CHAPTER 59 JOHN’S SUGGESTION (PLEASE VOTE AND FOLLOW!)

The brief video, just over ten seconds long, showed the scene at the hospital in Queens. In the video, clear flames were visible at the hospital’s main entrance. The rioting crowd was hurling various objects at the police. In the open space before the hospital’s main entrance, countless bodies covered with white cloths were laid out.

It looks like New York City is going to be in chaos for a while! It’s best not to go out these days!

Chu Feng pulled out his cellphone and called Taran and Lin Qiu. Learning they had already made it to a private hospital in Manhattan for treatment, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Take care of your injuries. I’ll come to visit you at the hospital in a few days!"

After reminding them it was best to wait until the chaos in New York subsided before leaving the hospital, Chu Feng hung up.

Having finally finished dinner, Chu Feng lay on his soft, large bed and began to ponder the Exorcism Agency’s future development.

Now that we have the initial personnel, since I’ve decided to expand the agency, I can no longer keep it in my home. Looks like I need to buy a property!

As for renting? That idea didn’t fit his personality. It flashed through his mind and was immediately discarded.

Thinking about his bank account balance, Chu Feng suddenly felt a headache coming on. Starting from the first deal, he had earned, in total, less than $80 million.

Buying a high-rise office building in New York is simply impossible!

And the work of an Exorcist is very special; they definitely need separate, self-contained spaces. Each Exorcist would require an independent office.

Chu Feng hadn’t even considered upscale high-rise office buildings, but an ordinary office building of about ten floors was worth considering.

Ten floors, with over one hundred thousand square meters of space, would be enough to serve as the New York State headquarters.

He just didn’t know how much it would cost to purchase such an ordinary office building in New York right now.

"John, how are you?"

Purchasing a building naturally required a professional, and Chu Feng thought of the only real estate agent in New York he had dealt with.

"Is that Mr. Chu?" John asked cautiously, looking at the caller ID on his phone.

If it had been an ordinary homebuyer, John’s attitude would not have been so reserved. But the caller happened to be Chu Feng, the First Exorcist of America, whose name already resounded throughout the country.

"Yes, it’s me."

"Mr. Chu, is there anything I can help you with?" John’s tone held a hint of eagerness.

If his services were good enough, could he also connect with the Exorcist network and expand his own business? At this thought, John found it even harder to contain his excitement.

"John, I was wondering if you have any clients who are selling an entire office building? Preferably around ten stories!"

Upon hearing Chu Feng’s request, John’s expression froze.

He’d always heard that the First Exorcist of America, despite his immense power, only did business with the wealthy. Some even said that with such an approach, he’d hardly have any clients. But now it seemed that although orders from high-end clients were rare, this man had earned enough in such a short time to buy an entire building. He must be making far more money than ordinary Exorcists.

"Mr. Chu, please wait a moment while I check my records!"

Placing the phone aside, John immediately fumbled to open his computer. Listings for entire buildings rarely came to ordinary brokers like him. But John had a good habit—he often browsed local newspapers and various property websites. He usually recorded any publicly available property sales information on his computer, even though he might never use most of it.

「One minute later.」

"Mr. Chu Feng, I’ve found information on three buildings currently for sale," John said, his rushed tone tinged with excitement.

"The first is a sixteen-story office building in Manhattan’s Financial District, with a total area of 300,000 square feet. It has a total height of twenty stories and is publicly listed for $200 million."

"That won’t work. Next!" Chu Feng dismissed it before John had even finished speaking.

The first one clearly didn’t meet his requirements for price or number of floors.

John hadn’t expected Chu Feng to reject the first option so quickly. A sense of unease washed over him, but he steadied himself and continued.

"Um... the second building is in northern Queens, near Manhattan. It has a total area of 120,000 square feet, is twelve stories high, and is publicly listed for $90 million."

"This building..." Chu Feng hesitated for a moment. "Tell me about the next one." He decided to pass on this one as well.

"The third building is... Actually, forget it, Mr. Chu. This one isn’t suitable for you!" John’s expression suddenly changed as he looked at the details of the third building.

"Oh? Why don’t you tell me about it first? I’ll decide after I hear the details," Chu Feng said, his interest clearly piqued by John’s reaction.

"Alright. This building is in Brooklyn. It was originally a corporate building, but it’s said to have later become a cult headquarters. The police just raided it not long ago."

Having heard the information from John, Chu Feng instantly knew which building he was talking about!

Alright, he’s right. It’s really not suitable for me. First, the building was in Brooklyn, and the location wasn’t ideal for his purposes. Second, it had been a cult’s base. There was no telling what unpleasant things they might have left behind, and he didn’t have time to constantly clean up their messes.

"John, since that’s the case, I won’t bother you any longer. I’ll look through other channels!"

"Wait, Mr. Chu! If you’re serious about buying a building, I do know of one other possibility."

Chu Feng, who was about to hang up, paused. "Oh?" he said, his interest renewed. "Let’s hear it!"

"You could actually check with banks. With America’s economy not doing so well right now, some properties owned by bankrupt tycoons get repossessed by banks and auctioned off, often at prices below market rate!"

"John, thanks for the suggestion. If you ever need anything in the future, feel free to contact me," Chu Feng said, generously offering a promise.

"Mr. Chu, I was wondering... does your agency happen to need a collaborating broker?"

John understood the concept of striking while the iron was hot. If he waited until the next time he spoke with Chu Feng, who knew when that would be.

"Of course. Once my agency’s location is confirmed, I’ll let you know. If you’re interested then, you can come and find me directly."

Chu Feng, who was planning to expand his Exorcism Agency, naturally wouldn’t refuse a broker he had a good impression of.

Check with banks?

After hanging up, Chu Feng reflected on John’s suggestion and then suddenly remembered he hadn’t visited Melinda’s home in quite a while.

If I remember correctly, Melinda is a high-level executive at a bank, isn’t she?