Lin Half-City's Master Lin

The prison guard, watching Director Johnson and Little Michael and his mother leave, turned his gaze away from the departing car. As he closed the prison gate, he joked with his colleague, "See? That's the privilege of the rich. He was only in there for a short time before being released. And his wife is so young; she might even be too young to be his daughter..."

My colleague next to me chuckled, shook his head, and said nothing more. People like them get to see things that ordinary people never get to see.

It has almost become a common practice for some people to go to prison and leave the very next day.

Some people come in with great fanfare, not like they're there to be imprisoned, but rather to be revered. And they certainly do.

These people also left in great style, with at least a dozen or even dozens of vehicles coming to pick them up outside the prison.

Sometimes you can even see local celebrities being beaten up by a group of guys they look down on from the outside, with the beaten ones calling for their fathers.

It is also possible to see some people who, despite being convicted, can freely enter and leave the warden's room and the prison at will.

Sometimes, these prison guards and staff would secretly bring women in; there are always some people who manage to turn the prison into a hotel.

Sometimes, after seeing so much, nothing seems strange anymore. Is it really that bad for a man in his fifties or sixties to marry a woman in her thirties and have a teenage son? No, it's not bad at all, and it's not even as bizarre as some things that happen in prison.

On the other side, after breakfast, Lin Qi went to the City Hall with Ferral to take over a professional sports club and revitalize the sporting spirit of Sabine City. Lin Qi would never have taken on this responsibility if it were just for the purpose of using the city stadium.

He knew very well how difficult it was to run a professional sports business and how much investment it required. Even poorer Group Company might not be able to afford it, let alone someone like him who didn't have that kind of ability.

But the rich can play for the rich, and the poor can play for the poor. He chose to play for the poor, and his goal was not entirely about the right to use the stadium, but rather about expanding his territory.

He painted a rosy picture for the mayor, so naturally the mayor and the City Hall needed a basket to hold those rosy pictures.

It's like he's painting a picture of a pie in the sky for people like Richard. You need to have the ability to see the pie he's painted; if you don't even have the ability, you naturally don't have the possibility of seeing the pie.

Drawing a pie in the sky may seem like a one-sided, deceptive linguistic technique, but it is actually a transaction—selling a dream.

Purchasing your dreams comes at a price; it could be something as simple as taking action, or it could be a piece of land.

Not long after arriving at the City Hall, the mayor had a brief meeting with Lin Qi before leaving in a hurry. He had been very busy lately, with endless things to do.

Lin Qi and Ferral went to the mayor's office together. The mayor had given instructions, and with Ferral being an acquaintance, no one would be so blind as to stop them.

Finally, Lin Qi stood in front of a huge map. Most people probably wouldn't understand this map. It wasn't like the maps in some popular science books about geography, where you could get a general idea at a glance.

This is a planning and development design map. Some parts have already been built, some are under construction, and some are in the planning stage.

The image is filled with large blocks of color and lines. If you are not familiar with these elements, some ordinary people may not be able to find their home.

Lin Qi stood in front of the map for a while, then pointed to a vacant lot in the southeast that was adjacent to the city. "How about this place?"

Ferral shook his head. "We don't have any future plans to expand into the southeast region for the time being. Actually, the southwest would be a better option."

The Sabine City is located in the south- Central and Southern Regions the Bayer Federation and has a population of 800,000, making it the fourth largest city in the state.

Urban development planning often follows several principles: local specialty economy, tourism economy, light and heavy industry economy, labor export economy...

In short, development must always revolve around a core focus. The core focus of Sabine City's development is light industry. As for why it revolves around light industry, that's a question for the State Government.

Developing heavy industry requires a complete supporting industry. The Sabine City, with a population of 800,000, cannot support so many heavy industries. It also lacks the conditions to start from scratch. Developing light industry is actually a good choice.

Naturally, the development trend and direction of a local city should serve its pillar industries. In other words, the development of a city is mainly to serve its pillar enterprises.

Not long ago, about two years ago, the Sabine City Hall issued a notice about renovations.

To avoid disrupting the lives of city residents and in response to complaints, the Sabine City Hall moved the train station from the city center to the southwest outside the city.

While it may seem like this is for the benefit of the people, in reality, some companies, with Group Company like Listoan as their core, had already acquired large tracts of land in the southwest of Sabine City for infrastructure development even earlier.

The relocation of the train station was essentially to serve these pillar industries, making it easier for them to transport goods out more quickly, or for goods from outside to enter their warehouses directly without needing to go through transshipment.

Ferral's idea was for Lin Qi to acquire a plot of land in the southwest to use as his club site. It didn't matter where it was built, so why not build it in a promising location?

Even if Lin Qi wants to sell the club in the future, the land at the foot of the club alone will be worth a lot of money.

Ferral's honesty and consideration for Lin Qi stemmed from his position; after all, he was Lin Qi's policy advisor, and since he was paid by Lin Qi, he naturally had to consider Lin Qi's interests.

Secondly, he also hopes that Lin Qi can become his assistant if the opportunity arises in the future.

His words intrigued Lin Qi. After considering it for a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "If I build the club in the southwest, how much land can I get?"

Ferral calculated, "It's about thirty-five to forty-five acres. Any more than that and we won't be able to squeeze it out."

Once an industrial zone is highly integrated, later factories will continue to expand around this high-density industrial zone in order to save costs, thus forming a supporting industrial module with advantages.

Goods coming out of one factory don't even need to be loaded onto trucks; workers can simply push carts to the next factory's workshop, saving countless amounts of money.

Therefore, acquiring land here is not easy, but right now Lin Qi and the mayor are still in their honeymoon period, so if he asks, the mayor is very likely not to refuse.

Lin Qi pursed his lips and turned his gaze back to the southeast. "If I were here, how much land could I get?"

Ferral blurted out without thinking, "Without any restrictions..."

A region that is not included in development plans for the next five to ten years is seen by the current authorities as no different from a garbage dump.

Five, ten, or even more years later, they will no longer be in charge here. Even if there are some troubles, they will all become historical issues, and those who are capable of solving them will naturally be happy.

If someone lacks ability, they have enough excuses to appease the public, which is why Ferral dared to make such a boast and use "unlimited" to answer Lin Qi.

Looking at the seemingly endless land outside the small city, people may not realize until now that as the war recedes, the population will soon explode.

Even if the Bayer Federation did not participate in the war, it would still experience a new population explosion due to peace and financial disaster.

By then, the current small city plan will certainly not be able to limit the development of Sabine City. If it wants to expand outwards, it will never be able to avoid these open spaces outside the current city area.

What will people call themselves then?

Lin Qi couldn't help but laugh. Ferral didn't know why he was laughing; only he knew.

Because by then, perhaps some people will call him "Lin Half-City".

It may seem a bit old-fashioned, but it's undeniably hardcore!