“Come on! Open your eyes and see who’s talking nonsense?” Flynn pointed to the room, staring at the female employee.
“How dare you be so audacious in the Resource Bureau? Bold! I’ll call the police right now!” The female employee didn’t think Flynn would do this and her face turned pale as she reached for her phone.
“Tia, it’s not necessary,” Director Neymar Riggs waved his hand at the female employee and asked, “What’s going on?”
The female employee quickly explained, “Mr. Riggs, they are from Orco Real Estate and came to inquire about the approval of Land Use Certificate.”
“I was saying…”
Neymar suddenly interrupted upon hearing this, calmly walked out and complained, “Tia, I told you to call us when it was lunchtime. How come it’s already working hours but you haven’t informed us yet?”
After hearing this, Scarlet felt a little nauseous.
Did that mean public officials can play cards in their office during lunch break?
“Alright then. Let’s not make a big deal out of it.” Neymar waved his hand and said lightly to Scarlet, “What brings you two here? Come inside let’s talk.”
After speaking, he turned around back into his office.
The office was tidy, and the people playing cards had stern faces as they glanced disdainfully at Flynn before leaving the office nonchalantly.
From their expressions, it was clear that they were not the least bit flustered and even complained that Flynn had interrupted their enjoyment!
The office door closed once again.
Neymar sat behind his desk, opened a drawer, and inside lay a pack of expensive cigarettes.
Thirty thousand dollars per pack.
He opened a box, took out a cigarette, lit it, took a slow drag, and then took a sip of coffee before speaking, “Go ahead, what’s the matter?”
“Mr. Riggs, we have established a company and need the ‘Land Use Certificate’ to develop real estate. I brought the documents here five days ago to apply, and two days ago, I received news that it got stuck with you.”
“I want to know where the problem lies.”
Scarlet asked with suppressed anger.
As a government official, playing cards with subordinates in the office and potentially engaging in gambling were serious disciplinary offenses.
Neymar, after being discovered, remained unfazed. After ushering the visitors into the office, he neither hurried to attend to them nor did anything apart from smoking and drinking coffee.
He completely disregarded the card game and the visitors.
What gave him the audacity?
A corrupt state official! The epitome of arrogance!
“Oh, this matter!” Neymar took another sip of coffee and leisurely said, “Your company has some incomplete documents, so I can’t issue the certificate to you.”
Scarlet took out all the documents from her bag and placed them in front of Neymar. “These are the documents and certificates I reorganized. Please take a look again.”
After saying that, Scarlet added, “Mr. Riggs, I asked over a dozen real estate companies, and they all said these documents and certificates are sufficient.”
Neymar’s eyes flickered with displeasure upon hearing this. After casually flipping through a couple of pages, he directly threw them onto the table and said, “Your company has some qualifications that are not up to standard! This certificate cannot be issued!”
“Mr. Riggs, without even glancing at them, you already know they are not up to standard?” Scarlet expressed her dissatisfaction.
It was true that Orco Real Estate was established hastily, and there might have been some imperfections, but for Neymar to not even look at them and simply declare them unsuitable?
“If I say they’re unsuitable, then they’re unsuitable. I have the authority,” Neymar looked at Scarlet and sneered.
Flynn’s face darkened, and he said indifferently, “Mr. Riggs, can you tell us which aspects of our documents are unsuitable?”
Neymar glared, his face full of displeasure. “You don’t even know how to establish a company, and you still have the nerve to start one? Should I point out each and every unsuitable aspect, lead you to various departments to handle them one by one, and then drive you back to your company? Is that what I should do?”
“There are so many companies in Niarak. If everyone were like you, why should I even bother working?”
“Hmph! It’s none of anyone’s business if you make money by starting a company. It’s so easy to ask others for help!”
Upon hearing this, Flynn understood.
Neymar was intentionally delaying the approval to extort a bribe!
“Mr. Riggs, I don’t like beating around the bush. Just tell us what we need to do to obtain the certificate!” Flynn said calmly.
Scarlet also understood Neymar’s intentions, and her displeasure became more apparent on her face.
Neymar grinned and leaned back in his chair, looking at the ceiling as he muttered to himself, “Hmm… I remember Exquisite City has opened for sale. The large flats there are quite good, and they come fully furnished!”
“The white Bentley Continental is also nice. I’ve ridden in it a couple of times, very comfortable.”
Scarlet’s face turned pale instantly.
Exquisite City was located in the city center, with prices starting at 31, 000 dollars per square meter. The smallest unit had an area of at least 300 square meters, making it worth at least ten million.
The white Bentley Continental cost much.
Neymar was incredibly audacious!
For Orco Real Estate to obtain a certificate, they needed to spend 14 million!
Flynn found it amusing. This scumbag was trying to extort money from him!
“Mr. Riggs, isn’t this certificate from the Resource Bureau too expensive?” Scarlet said with a stern face.
Neymar pretended to be puzzled, tilting his head and saying, “Miss Wong, what do you mean? I don’t understand. It seems like I haven’t said anything, right?”
“I’m busy, so if you two don’t have anything else, quickly replace the inadequate documents. In that case, I’ll approve your certificate immediately.”
“But I have some words of wisdom to warn you. Sometimes you have to spend money in certain areas, or else you lose out on big opportunities!”
Neymar lit another cigarette, squinted his eyes, and began smoking.
Flynn snorted lightly and said indifferently, “Mr. Riggs, I think these documents and information are fine. If you want to continue smoking expensive cigarettes, then go ahead and approve the certificate.”
This time, Scarlet didn’t say anything.
In the past, Scarlet would have tried to persuade Neymar.
But Neymar was too insatiable. Scarlet hoped that Flynn would teach him a lesson and enjoyed watching him being dealt with.
“What if I don’t?” Neymar sat up straight, held his cigarette, and sneered at Flynn, “Do you want to mess with me? Report me? Accuse me? Expose me? File a complaint?”
“Hehe, I haven’t said anything! It seems like you’re implying a threat.”
“Do you know what kind of crime it is to threaten a public official? I can make you spend ten years behind bars!”
Flynn shook his head and said calmly, “Reporting would be a waste of time, and it would be too cheap for you.”
Neymar’s smile froze upon hearing this, and he said with a gloomy tone, “What do you mean?”
“Nothing much!” Flynn shrugged his shoulders, slowly stood up, narrowed his eyes, and smiled insincerely, “I just feel like getting a little hands-on!”
Before his words had even finished, Flynn harshly slapped Neymar’s face!
“Smack!”
Neymar’s chubby face trembled several times, and his cigarette flew out of his mouth, along with a molar.
Before Neymar could even cry out, Flynn grabbed his head and slammed it heavily onto the desk.
“Bang!”
The sound of an iron hammer hitting the table echoed through the room.
Neymar’s nose bridge fractured, blood splattered, and one of his front teeth broke. He howled in pain!