Leaving the temporary resting place, Rock suddenly thought of how to quickly settle down in Cape Town.
Because of the British colonization, not many Boers left Cape Town for the Boer countries. Before leaving, they would sell their assets at a low price.
Of course, it is too late to pick up the leaks now. The assets that were sold at low prices have been bought by the British. What Rock is looking for are the houses that have been forfeited. The Cape Town Municipal Government will organize an auction every once in a while.
Roque was not qualified to participate in such an auction, and he did not have the capital. Now that he was there, Roque was already an official Capetonian, and he still had some spare money. It would be cheaper to buy it directly from the police station.
It should be noted that the judiciary of this era is far less detailed than that of the 21st century. Although the decision to confiscate properties is made by the court, it is implemented by the police station, so all confiscated properties will be recorded at the police station.
Roque doesn't want to buy those conspicuous mansions, he only wants a wooden house that can shelter from the wind and rain. There are many such houses in the police station, and there were many unsold in the previous auctions. The British do not like such houses.
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Back at the police station, Rock first went to report to Henry, and then went to the records office to find the police officer in charge of records, Hayley Hart.
Hailey Hart is of British descent. Although she was born in Cape Town, because Hailey's parents are British, Hailey is not classified as a Boer. Many government employees employed by the Cape Town Municipal Government are
This kind of background.
"Forfeited property? Of course, what kind do you want?" Haili knew that Rock had been naturalized and that he was the deputy captain of the new commando team, so she was very polite to Rock.
"Don't be too nice, I don't have much money, and don't be too bad, I don't want to live in a shack - and, Hailey, did you throw this away?" Rock stretched out his hand to Hailey, and there was a gold stripe in his hand.
necklace, which surprised Hailey.
As a patrol officer, Rock had some gray income in the past. As a civilian employee, Hailey didn't even think about it. Apart from the dry salary, no one asked Hailey to do anything. Naturally, no one gave Hailey gifts, and Haili just
A twenty-year-old girl, she has never experienced temptation.
"I, no, I don't know-" It was obvious that Hailey was a little panicked. Her eyes widened like a frightened deer, not knowing how to respond.
"This necklace really suits you. I knew when I picked it up that you must have lost it. Can I help you put it on?" Rock didn't give Haili a chance to refuse, and picked up Haili's hand.
Long hair, help Haili put on the necklace, and then carefully help Haili arrange her hair.
"Thank you -" Hailey turned around and looked at Rock again, with something inexplicable in her eyes.
The next thing was very simple. Haili took out the file directly and let Rock choose. Moreover, when Rock was choosing, Haili did not pay attention to maintaining social distance with Rock. The distance between the two was very close.
It was so close that Rock could smell the faint fragrance of Hailey's hair.
Uh, maybe it's body fragrance, it really does exist, and it's not the kind of smell pickled by cosmetics. Rock doesn't know how to describe it, because in his previous life, by the time Rock learned to distinguish girls' body fragrance, all he smelled was
Makeup and shampoo smelled too.
From Rock's point of view, among the more than 130 houses in the archives, there are three houses that meet Rock's standards. One is on Government Street, and the one that Rock saw before was priced at 200 pounds.
The houses are similar, one is on Adley Street, the price is slightly lower, but the condition of the house is also similar. The last one is a bit remote, at the foot of Carbonell Mountain in the Cape District, but this house also best meets Roque's requirements.
The house is very new and large enough, with an attached lawn area of more than 1.5 acres, almost ten acres in size. The previous owner was a Boer businessman who was shot by the government for smuggling gold. His wife and son committed suicide at home, and the house became a haunted house.
No one wants to buy it.
The point is, the house is a bit far from the city center, but close to the police station where Rock works, and even closer to the pier.
"This house has been auctioned twice. The first time was two years ago, and the auction price was 500 pounds. The second time was last year, and the auction price was 350 pounds. Both auctions failed. This year, the house was sold at auction.
The starting price is around 200 pounds, but if you want to buy it, you won't spend that much." The information provided by Haili was very detailed, and the two pounds spent were well worth it.
"How much would it be if it wasn't so much?" Rock must have a low price, preferably as low as possible.
Hailey smiled brightly at Rock, and then quoted a price that surprised Rock: "One hundred pounds, 50% off the auction reserve price."
From five hundred to one hundred!
Rock was really surprised and didn't know why he had assessed the house at a price of five hundred pounds.
Soon Rock knew about it and thanked Hailey. Rock left the police station and went directly to see the house. Rock had already got the key in exchange for a pair of gold earrings. This made Hailey extremely happy. If it hadn't been for her already After get off work hours, Hailey was even willing to accompany Rock to look at houses.
The house is really good. The Boer businessman spared no expense when building the house. All the materials are marble. The white house is backed by Mount Carbonara and in front of it is Table Bay. You can clearly see Table Mountain in the distance.
It can be said that it is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has unparalleled sea views.
Pushing open the slightly rusty fence gate, the lawns on both sides of the path were a bit wild because no one was taking care of them. There was a circular pool in front of the house, with marble sculptures of Greek gods in the center. It looked like there should be a fountain, of course.
Now it can no longer be used normally. When I walked in, I saw it was even more dilapidated. There were several dead fish floating on the water of the pool. The water was full of moss. It looked so green that it made people feel sick.
Rock touched the pistol on his waist, calmed down, walked to the door and opened it.
A turbid rotten smell hit his face with warmth. Rock covered his nose and walked into the living room. There was a complete set of sandalwood furniture in the living room, and sterling silver tableware was scattered on the dining table. Rock could feel that an original
The panic and desolation of a prosperous family suddenly defeated.
Going up to the second floor, the situation became even worse. There were large pools of blood on the floor of the master bedroom, and some of the floors had traces of being burned. Rock seemed to understand why this house was only sold for one hundred pounds.
Even if you say one hundred pounds or one thousand pounds, you may not be able to get it.
Pushing open the back window of the bedroom, outside the window was a garden and a large swimming pool. The green mountains in the distance were lush and green, and the sound of waves could be faintly heard in his ears. Rock immediately fell in love with this place.