Hidden Moth-Chapter 162 - 85: The Nest Claimed by the Cuckoo

He Kao did not discourage Gao Xue’e; he fully respected her wishes. In matters like this, only Gao Xue’e truly understands how she feels inside.

Yao Shaolan’s office happens to be right next to Guanliu District, in a riverside office building on the street. From the front of this office building, it is only a few hundred meters away to walk to the southeast gate of Guanliu District, without even needing to cross the street.

From He Kao’s company, there are just five subway stations to get here, which takes about fifteen minutes. He Kao drove a new car over; the roads were somewhat congested since it was the weekend, so it took him half an hour to arrive.

Qi Yuan is not by the sea, but years ago the real estate market hyped the concept of "river view properties," one of the purposes also being to stimulate new developments in the North Bank of the River area far from the main urban district.

On the South Bank of the River near the main urban district, the so-called river view properties are even more sought-after. The Guanliu District project developed twenty years ago was the most typical representation at the beginning of the century.

Housing prices in Qi Yuan are not cheap. Although the real estate market has somewhat slumped in recent years, according to Lawyer Yao Shaolan, the river view house with four bedrooms, two living rooms, and two bathrooms that He Kao has in Guanliu District is worth at least over six million on the second-hand market.

This is the actual transaction price, not the inflated price marked by agents.

The first question He Kao asked Lawyer Yao was certainly about Old Qian’s condition. Lawyer Yao said Qian Guran is still comatose; recently, Sect Law Hall Elders have been stationed in the hospital, so she has been able to return to the office to handle some work.

He Kao felt half relieved. Although Qian Guran has been unconscious for over ten days, he does not see much worry in Lawyer Yao, indicating that Old Qian’s condition should be relatively stable.

Although He Kao feels much lighter these days, two heavy weights still press in his heart. One is Qian Guran, representing gratitude; the other is Gu Yunteng, representing resentment.

Talking about business, Lawyer Yao introduced which procedures she can handle now and which situations are more complex.

Currently, the procedure that can be handled is the renaming and transfer of property ownership. The last time, in order to retrieve items from the bank’s safety deposit box, many necessary related documents were already acquired by He Kao, making the process familiar this time.

Once the procedure of renaming and transfer of ownership is completed, He Kao will be the sole legal owner of this real estate... This is very important. While explaining, Lawyer Yao deliberately tapped her finger on the table, much like a teacher pointing at a blackboard.

Actually, even without renaming and transfer ownership, as Zhou Du’s sole heir, He Kao also possesses this right. But after completing these procedures, many matters can be handled more properly and clearly.

Secondly, there is the troublesome issue that the property has been occupied by someone for twenty years.

Yao Shaolan’s investigation results align with Qian Guran’s previous judgments. Based on the registration date on the original property certificate, the developer indeed processed the first batch right after acquiring approval.

These people were mostly those who purchased houses in advance through internal channels; some might have received them for free from developers, such as some relatives of influential individuals, whose implications are self-explanatory.

Formal home buyers through public channels, even with pre-sale, would not have had certificates processed so quickly, taking at least half a year.

Yao Shaolan did not assert without basis why Zhou Du had that property certificate; she simply introduced the investigated facts.

Zhou Du supposedly never lived in that house, which was left unused for half a year before being occupied by the property management. At that time, it was the developer Bada Group’s own property management, and it was in use for ten years.

Ten years ago, this property management company was separated from Bada Group, and Guanliu District changed property management again. The current property management has no affiliation with the original developer.

The house was not handed over to new property management; it remained with the original developer and is occupied by Gu Ziyuan. Gu Ziyuan is the son of Gu Yunteng, now a well-known young entrepreneur in Qi Yuan City.

Gu Ziyuan initially used it as a private reception and leisure space, even renovated it. Now, it serves as his residence, which he visits a few times each month; two girls live there.

The girls are young, reportedly distant relatives, perhaps barely considered cousins.

The older cousin is twenty-three this year, met Gu Ziyuan three years ago while studying at school. The younger cousin is nineteen this year, came from her hometown to Qi Yuan last year, introduced by the older cousin to know Gu Ziyuan.

The Eldest Young Master Gu is kind-hearted; he often attends various charity events, and his donations to charity frequently appear in reports.

He might have felt compassion seeing the young girls struggling in the unfamiliar big city of Qi Yuan, so he provided the Guanliu District river view property for them to live in free of charge; he reportedly also arranged a leisurely job for each of them...

As for their relationship with Gu Ziyuan, Yao Shaolan does not care, nor does He Kao wish to concern himself. Such matters are entirely normal for someone like Gu Ziyuan, who plays with situations far more complex than this.

These situations are easy to investigate, not even requiring Yao Shaolan to appear personally. After clarifying the situation, Yao Shaolan sent someone from the office to negotiate, asking the two girls to vacate the occupied house.

The two girls naturally were unwilling; they did not know Zhou Du, and who is this He Kao anyway? Moreover, this matter has nothing to do with them, if needed, go and find the Eldest Young Master Gu.

In principle regarding property rights, it seems unnecessary to do this; the office personnel understand legal regulations, but in reality...

Yesterday, the office sent someone to negotiate with Gu Ziyuan, unsurprisingly not encountering him personally. A staff member from the Bada Group legal department came out to argue with the office.

Since it was a legal department employee, he naturally understood the law. Although he did not deny the legality of the property certificate, he questioned its authenticity, stating that further investigation was needed.

For instance, he doubted the authenticity of the purchase transaction, since He Kao could not provide the original purchase receipt.

The office responded that how they conduct their investigation is their matter, and He Kao has no obligation to cooperate; just presenting the original property certificate is sufficient, unless the other party can prove it false.

The purchase receipt is merely a prerequisite for processing the property certificate, and the property certificate itself is the sole proof of legal ownership.

However, the Bada Group’s legal department has a series of follow-up moves ready. Their representative declared that even if the authenticity of documents is not questioned, there are procedural flaws.

Firstly, after obtaining the property certificate back then, Zhou Du never completed residency procedures, and the property management has no record of handing over the house. If the owner does not formally take over the property, it is due to their own negligence, with the responsibility for property maintenance still entrusted to the developer, equating responsibility with authority.

This claim is an attempt to avoid the issue of occupying property for so many years. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Conversely, the other party is seeking to reclaim maintenance fees, community management fees, and renovation costs for all these years from He Kao, roughly calculating to over one hundred million, including interest for occupied funds!

Such exorbitant demands clearly express an attitude in three words—refuse to release the property.

In simple terms, the situation is like this, but there are many complex issues involved that cannot be explained in a few words. Normally, He Kao can choose to negotiate; if negotiations fail, the only option is to litigate.

As the other party demands unreasonably high amounts, and this side sits around to negotiate payments, if a consensus cannot be reached, see you in court.

Things haven’t ended yet; the other party also mentioned another issue. Zhou Du actually owed the developer under Bada Group a significant debt of two million back then.

And the property in Guanliu District was priced close to two million during its launch, barely covering Zhou Du’s debt. As Zhou Du’s heir, He Kao should inherit his debts along with his estate.

Calculated this way, not only does He Kao not reclaim the property, but he seemingly owes a substantial sum to the other party?

Upon hearing this, especially the last point, He Kao could almost chuckle in exasperation.

There should be a limit to nonsense; Father Zhou Du back then contracted engineering, managed renovations, and heard of construction parties being owed fees, materials, and wages by developers, never of owing developers money!

Originally, He Kao wasn’t that concerned about the property, but now he is determined to reclaim it.

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