Part 2 Chapter 2: Transfer
I was a little worried that Qin Yiheng had made a mistake in the location. Qin Yiheng's tone was quite firm. He said that he had carefully studied the coordinates and it must be correct. He had just checked the property and there was indeed a problem, but it probably had nothing to do with us. He asked me, "Did you see those lonely villas just now?"
When he asked this, I recalled that the main projects of the first phase were all high-rise buildings of 32 or 33 stories high, and they were built relatively densely. However, there were indeed two or three villas standing out among the buildings, which looked very abrupt at the time. I still have some impression of it, so I asked Qin Yiheng what he had to say.
Qin Yiheng said: "According to the layout of modern buildings, daylighting is basically the main basis for the quality of a house , but those villas have to be built in the gaps between these high-rise buildings, which is clearly to avoid the sunlight. Although it does not have much impact on the people living in it, the gloomy atmosphere in the house will inevitably make the residents feel depressed."
Before he finished speaking, I immediately thought of the villa we took over when we first entered the industry. These villas were made like this, could it be that some shady methods were used? People who can buy houses in such high-end real estate projects are either rich or noble. Nowadays, the richer the people, the more they believe in Feng Shui metaphysics. Therefore, most real estate developers now consult Feng Shui masters. Some real estate projects even use the fact that they have consulted a certain Feng Shui master to select the site and build the house as an advertisement. Even I know that this house that is not open to the public has problems in terms of Feng Shui, so who would dare to ask for these villas? So I asked Qin Yiheng: "This developer is not a fool. Does this have something to do with the Yin house?"
Qin Yiheng's answer surprised me. He said, "Contrary to common sense, those villas are probably prepared by the developer for himself or his relatives and friends. There is a saying in Feng Shui that a house should be backed by mountains and face water. Mountains stabilize the family, and water facilitates fortune. If it matches the fate of the owner of the house, it is considered a top-quality auspicious house. These villas are backed by several high-rise buildings, and although the things they face are not yet completed and unknown, it is estimated that it will be a large Feng Shui sculpture."
"In this way, even if it forms a wealth transfer scheme with the entire first phase of the project, there are already some magic tricks included in it. When the villas are renovated, magic tools will definitely be set up. In the end, the people who live in them will rely on the wealth of hundreds of families in the high-rise buildings behind them to prosper their own business."
"As the background of these villas, the fortunes of the residents in the upper floors will not decline obviously, but at least their future good fortunes have been taken away." After saying this, Qin Yiheng sneered, "The people who bought those upper floors must still be in the dark. Nowadays, many real estate projects actually have small tricks used by developers in secret, which are basically this kind of luck-borrowing schemes. Regardless of whether these schemes are useful or not, the hearts of these unscrupulous businessmen are exposed."
I really didn't expect there would be such a saying, and I felt a little sorry for them. After all, buying a house is not a trivial matter. Many families use their life savings to exchange for a key and move in happily, but in fact they are deceived. I couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic.
Qin Yiheng advised me that even if we found the residents and told them about the incident, no one would believe it. I could only curse him and ask him what to do next. Qin Yiheng said he hadn't thought about it yet, so he took me back to the hotel to check out, and then moved into a hotel near the building to sit down and think of a solution.
We discussed it for a long time but still couldn't come up with an idea. Finally, Qin Yiheng could only say that we should wait and see, because there was a time after the previous string of numbers, and we could only try to go around the property during those times, maybe we would find something new.
When things got to this point, to be honest, I breathed a sigh of relief. At least I wasn't so nervous anymore.
In the next two or three days, we basically drove around the building at a fixed time. Although we were driving around, it was still very tiring. According to that time, it was just dawn, about four o'clock in the morning. We had to get up early every day and were very tired.
On the third day, there was still nothing. Finally, Qin Yiheng became anxious and paid a few hundred yuan to the owner of a small supermarket across the street from the building, telling him to call us if there was any unusual movement. Although the owner was surprised, he couldn't go against the money, especially for a small matter like listening to the noise, so he immediately agreed. Qin Yiheng also bought a few packs of good cigarettes from him, which was also a disguised way of winning him over. We continued to search and wait for news.
To be honest, neither of us had much hope in that boss, but we didn't expect that on the fourth day, the supermarket owner would actually call us.
It was almost eleven o'clock in the evening. The boss said that when he was closing the shop, he heard the sound of firecrackers coming from the building opposite. He didn't know if this was considered an abnormal noise, so to be on the safe side, he reported it to us.
When Qin Yiheng answered the phone, I was listening nearby. I heard that someone was setting off firecrackers, and I thought to myself: "This is obviously unreliable. Although the first phase has not been officially completed, some surrounding facilities have been basically built. Who knows, some small business may have moved in early and set off firecrackers for good luck and to celebrate the joy of moving to a new house."
I had been getting up early for several days and was extremely sleepy at this time. I perked up a little when my boss called me, but after listening to his report, I thought I should just go to bed.
But before I lay down, Qin Yiheng pulled me up from the bed and said, "Hurry up and get dressed and get going." I saw that his expression was quite serious, so I asked him why. Unexpectedly, Qin Yiheng said firmly, "Have you ever seen a family move to a new house in the middle of the night?"
His question made me stunned. I was probably too tired these days and my mind was a bit confused. I ignored it for a while. It's not a festival. Who would set off firecrackers for no reason in the middle of the night? It seems that there is indeed a problem, so I quickly put on my clothes and went straight to the building with Qin Yiheng.
We walked in silence. The planning of this building is really good. The street lights are on at night, and it looks pretty from a distance. But a few buildings are basically dark, which still makes people feel a little resistant.
We didn't waste any time and drove straight into Phase 1. After getting off the car, Qin Yiheng took me around, and sure enough, we saw a patch of firecracker skins on the ground on the main road of Phase 1. It looked like there were quite a few firecrackers.
Qin Yiheng thought for a moment and asked me to follow him, and we trotted along the main road.
At night, the whole neighborhood was dead silent. Although there were street lights, I was still a little nervous as I saw that I was getting further and further away. After chasing for more than ten minutes, I heard a burst of firecrackers, which sounded very far away. I looked up and couldn't see any light. Qin Yiheng stopped, muttered, and said, "Listen to my command and turn off the flashlight later." Before I could respond, he continued to chase after me.
I jogged again, and my cold sweat disappeared, but my forehead began to sweat. After running for nearly ten minutes, I saw that the street lights in front of me were gone, and Qin Yiheng had no intention of stopping. I looked at the surrounding buildings and barely recalled the planning map I saw at the sales office. I estimated that I had reached the location of the second and third phases of the planning. Construction had just started there, and only a small area had laid the foundation. The rest was still a ruin. Although it was not too late, it was already night. Who would go to this place in the middle of nowhere to set off firecrackers at night?
I was a little worried, but Qin Yiheng ran too fast. I was a little out of breath just following him, and I didn't have a chance to ask him. After a while, there were no street lights, the visibility was very poor, and the road became a bumpy dirt road. We slowed down, and I had the opportunity to ask Qin Yiheng what was going on.
Qin Yiheng didn't answer, but swept the flashlight around. I had no choice but to sweep the flashlight around as well. There was still a piece of firecracker skin on the ground. He walked over to the firecracker skin, looked at it for a few seconds, and then said, "There's no need to explain this firecracker. It's often used in folklore and magic to blast away evil and bring good luck. But now that we can't see the person setting off the firecracker, we still can't figure out his purpose."
His meaning was clear, he was still going to chase. My legs were already weak from all the walking, so I quickly squatted down to rest. Qin Yiheng didn't rush me, he just crouched down, and kept the flashlight pointed at the ground. He had his back to me, blocking my view. I took a step forward out of curiosity, only to find that he was concentrating on staring at an empty white porcelain bowl on the side of the road. I called him, and he turned around and pointed at the empty bowl.
