Chapter 255 Opening

After a night of strong winds last night, the sky was exceptionally high and blue today, and the wind was much cooler. Only a few branches of the trees along the road were broken and scattered on the ground.

On the east side of Xinjue Avenue, a group of shirtless young men were sweeping the street with brooms early in the morning, cleaning the entire street and clearing away the leaves and branches that had fallen last night.

A neighbor opened the door early in the morning and saw this unprecedented scene, and hurriedly asked his neighbor what was going on.

"Don't you know? That weird building up ahead is having its grand opening ceremony today, so those gangsters came out early to clean it up and liven up the atmosphere."

"I've heard that gangsters are always messing around, but now they're cleaning? Have they changed?"

"Why change your mind? That building was bought by Luo Sheng from the Yi Hai Gang. Today is the grand opening and they're having a big sale. All the prominent figures in the Yi Hai Gang and those with connections in the underworld are here to congratulate them. They're just trying to keep it clean and tidy to show off the Yi Hai Gang's reputation to others."

"I see. Speaking of which, isn't Luo Sheng afraid of being haunted? That building has been plagued by accidents since its construction, just as unsettling as the land at Nilongkeng. Isn't Luo Sheng afraid of losing business if he takes it over? After the Pan family bought Nilongkeng, they were nearly bankrupted."

"I heard it's cheap, really cheap, so cheap it's like getting something for free."

The neighbors immediately understood. How many people didn't know Luo Cheng was greedy and stingy? Such a large building, so cheap, like a free gift, how could they not be tempted? As for the legend of ghosts? What was Luo Cheng's origin? He had killed countless people. If there were ghosts, they would have troubled him long ago. How could they have taken the leading position?

The sign of the newly renovated building was covered with red cloth, waiting for the auspicious time to be unveiled.

In front of the building, a lion dance team dressed in gorgeous clothes has arrived one after another, several big drums have also been delivered, and some guests have driven over from the street.

Taking over this building is considered a big asset for the Yi Hai Gang. At a time when the property market is constantly rising, the leader Luo Cheng should be very happy to get this asset at a bargain price. However, he sat on the mahogany chair and there was no joy on his face.

"Luo Sheng, there was clearly no problem during the day yesterday, but at night, for some reason, a few of the lights broke. However, the electrician went to reinstall the lights early this morning, so no one knows about it yet."

He said that no one knew, but whether he believed it or not, only he himself knew.

Before the official move-in, the building will hold a three-day lighting ceremony, with all lights turned on day and night.

For the past three days, the lights had been working fine during the day, but at night, a few would go out. Luo Cheng sent a few electricians to check, but they found no problems with the wiring. It was truly bizarre.

People have been discussing privately whether there really is a ghost.

Luo Cheng asked sullenly, "Where's Zhang Tianshi? What did he say?"

After buying the building, Luo Cheng invited Zhang Tianshi, the most famous Taoist priest in Baogang, to perform a ritual. At that time, Zhang Tianshi assured him that he had driven away the evil spirits and that there would be no risk of error.

For this, Luo Cheng also gave him a big red envelope.

"There's a store opening in the casino, and we've invited Master Zhang to go over there. I'm afraid he won't be back for a few days."

"It would be fine if everything goes smoothly after the building opens, but if there is any trouble, I will chop this idiot Xian Jiasho into death." Luo Cheng said gritting his teeth.

It was his idea to take over the building, although many in the gang opposed it, thinking that the building was ominous and not worth buying, even if it was cheap, but even then it would still be a huge sum of money.

However, he believed that wealth and honor come at the cost of risk, and that those who wanted to prosper had to be bold, so he took over the project despite the objections of several elders. If the building continued to operate in an unpredictable manner, failing to make money and failing to sell, his position as the leader might be in jeopardy.

As the opening time approached, more and more customers came to congratulate the store, and the entire street was soon filled with parked cars.

Dong Peiyu drove her newly bought luxury car, brought gifts, and took Hu Xiaoxiao to the east of Xinjue Avenue. After searching for a long time, they finally found a place to park.

He walked to the back, opened the rear door, and asked Hu Xiaoxiao to get out.

Hu Xiaoxiao wore black high heels and a rare suit from this season's designer brand. The simple tailoring might look businesslike on others, but on Hu Xiaoxiao, it was fashionable and elegant, with a charming and capable temperament.

Her makeup is still the big red lips she loves. Her delicate eyebrows and eyes matched with the fiery red lips make her look aggressively beautiful.

As soon as she got off the bus, many people looked at her, their eyes attracted by her.

"Hey, Hu Xiaoxiao."

Hu Xiaoxiao, who is known to everyone in Hong Kong, is here today too.

Hu Xiaoxiao put on sunglasses and walked towards the opening building.

There were too many guests coming to celebrate today, so their car was parked a little far away. They had to walk for a while before they saw the building in front.

Hu Xiaoxiao stopped and looked at the building under the blue sky and green clouds in front of him for a while. He took off his black glasses, looked at it again, pointed at it and asked Dong Peiyu: "Is that the building that Luo Cheng bought?"

Dong Peiyu was walking behind with a gift in her hand. When she heard Hu Xiaoxiao's words, she came up, looked in the direction of his finger, and nodded, "Yes, that's it."

"How did you buy it?"

"Have you heard rumors about it?"

"rumor?"

"Before the building was built, there was a dispute over the land, and a family was hacked to death there. Later, when the building was put up for bid, two construction companies competed for the project and hacked several people to death. During construction, the scaffolding collapsed, killing several more people. Because the building was built so difficultly, the development company went bankrupt after it was completed. After several attempts to sell it, it was finally bought by the Yi Hai Gang this year at a super low price."

Dong Peiyu avoided people and whispered to Hu Xiaoxiao, "A lot of people are laughing at Luo Cheng, saying he's been stingy his whole life and finally suffered a huge loss. I'm afraid he's going to lose everything. You better be careful later. Today we're mainly here to meet someone familiar, so don't run into any trouble."

Hu Xiaoxiao put his sunglasses back on and said, "I understand."

After walking a little further, and when they were still a few dozen meters away from the building, people from the Yi Hai Gang stopped Hu Xiaoxiao and Dong Peiyu.

Dong Peiyu went up and reported the name of an elder. The Yi Hai Gang confirmed that they were friends and not rivals who came to cause trouble, so they accepted the gift, registered their names, and let the two in.

The lion dance team in front has finished dancing the lion, and the ceremony is about to begin.

After bringing out the heaven and earth table and placing the incense burner, Luo Cheng led several of his key men and the elders of the gang to burn incense and worship the gods.

Luo Cheng stood at the front, took the yellow paper, lit it, and put it into the brazier. When the yellow paper was burning vigorously in the brazier, he took a red candle to start the fire.

Unexpectedly, a gust of wind suddenly blew up the yellow paper on the brazier and almost burned Luo Cheng.