The idea of renting a property just to stake a claim was utterly impractical.
This area was slated for government takeover. Once the floods submerged half of Wu City, countless homeless people would require accommodation.
Apart from homeowners retaining ownership of their properties, everything else would be managed according to government arrangements. After six months of riots, no one dared to disobey. Disobedience meant facing food scarcity and labor reeducation.
This included reassigning all rental properties. Those with connections could squeeze more people in; those without were left living in delineated parking spots in basements. Furthermore, individuals who had bought houses on mortgage without full payment had to surrender a portion of their food every month—since the loans belonged to the banks, and the banks were state-owned.
