"What? Peter and May are preparing to move? Why?"
Leo asked, somewhat incredulously.
"Yes, boss. We've been keeping an eye on the family you specifically told us to watch. The day before yesterday, we learned that they wanted to move. May had even started looking for a new place."
"It seems the City High School tuition has gone up, and the landlord of their current home was also planning to raise the rent by thirty percent, so May seems to be unable to afford it."
Zost looked at Leo as he explained. He had truly put a lot of effort into this matter.
"But according to our people's surveillance and investigation, that landlord recently divorced his wife and had half his property divided away. That's why he raised the prices on his remaining three properties."
"However, he raised the rent on May's home the most. During our covert investigation, we discovered that he had designs on May."
Zost continued explaining.
Leo's eyes turned slightly cold, but he showed nothing on his face. He simply asked, "Then how did you deal with it?"
"It was simple. First, I had someone bring the landlord over and sit him down for a while. Then I had him restore the rent to its original level. After our friendly greetings, he didn't refuse in the slightest."
"But May still decided to move. She's very alert and must have sensed the landlord's intentions. She was extremely resistant and determined."
"So we specially prepared several houses on a nearby street and precisely delivered all the relevant information to May."
"Don't worry, boss. Those houses belong to a separate real estate company of ours, so there's no way to trace them back to us. As for the prices, they were specially set for May."
"By comparison, May naturally