"You don't know shit! He's a Great Heavenly Master! Do you understand?! What geomancer master! — Do you think matters of the Heavenly Master can just be bullshitted?!"
"Also, Nick the Great Heavenly Master only looks at Yang residences, never at Yin residences. Doesn't he know more than you?!"
"... Only looks at Yang residences? That's rare..."
"But if he looks at Yang residences, why come at night? — Can he see clearly?"
"You don't get it, Nick the Great Heavenly Master says, it's called 'not viewing Yang in the day, not viewing Yin at night.'"
"He says he never looks at Yin residences, only Yang residences. And Yang residences are only accurately assessed at night!"
The group chattered on until Lawrence Winters and Nick Zeller stopped in front, standing under a tall evergreen tree to stop and observe.
The short and thin man in a suit hurried forward with small steps: "Great Master Nick, what do you think of this place?"
"If you think it's good, we'll choose it."
Nick Zeller took off his sunglasses, frowned, took a look around, and said in a deep voice, "Who picked this place? — I don't think it's good!"
He was in his forties, well-maintained, looking barely over thirty.
His voice was loud and full of momentum, his sudden outburst scared the people behind him.
Only Lawrence Winters was used to it, standing coldly alongside Nick, switching the small lantern into his other hand.
The short man standing by Nick Zeller was also startled by his booming voice, shivering even more upon understanding his words: "Y-you-you... saying this place isn't good?!"
"But our Boss Luo spent a lot of money hiring a high monk from Thailand to evaluate the feng shui of this place!"
Nick Zeller snorted heavily, propped up his cane, and pointed into the distance, disdainfully saying, "Then tell me, what's so great about this place according to the high monk from Thailand?"
Lawrence Winters twitched the corner of his eye and silently lowered his head.
The short, thin man in a suit extended his arm, gesturing wildly, spitting as he spoke: "...see that mountain up front? It's semicircular, enveloping it like a tub."
"There's a small river at the foot of the mountain, locally called Emerald River, green all year round."
"The high monk from Thailand said, there's a theory called 'golden girdle and emerald enclosure,' making this a great place for hiding wealth!"
"In the past few decades, there's been no presence for thirty miles around, storing up precious energy, with no one to take it away."
"If we build a villa complex here, not only will the inhabitants be prosperous, but the earth will surely benefit future generations!"
Lawrence Winters couldn't stand it any longer, lifted his eyes and said flatly, "... Is that how 'benefiting future generations' is used?"
"...Just the general idea, don't mind it, Little Heavenly Master Lawrence," the short man explained nervously, afraid she might get angry.
Nick Zeller snorted, drew a half-circle with his cane in front of him: "I don't know which high monk from Thailand chose this villa complex land for your boss, or how much your boss actually spent. I can only say, you all, either you've been scammed or conned!"
The crowd: "..."
Isn't scam and con the same thing?
The short, thin man in a suit asked hesitantly, "...What exactly do you mean by that?"
Nick Zeller sighed, face serious, "Scam and con are definitely not the same thing."
"Being scammed means the fraudster has no real skill and fools you with fake goods. Although there will be losses, it's not a big problem. Losing money to avoid disaster is nothing serious."
"But being conned is different. Being conned means the other party is knowledgeable and deliberately sets up a trap to deceive you. In such a scheme, stepping in isn't as simple as just losing money to avoid disaster!"
The group of black-suited men behind drew a collective gasp, their eyes looking at Nick Zeller even more complicatedly.
The back of the short, thin man in a suit immediately slumped by half, nodding and bowing toward Nick, stammering, "Great... Great Heavenly Master Nick, can you explain what's going on? Is this land really bad, can't we secure it to build a villa complex?"
Their Boss Luo is a renowned real estate developer in Central South Province, waiting to launch a big project in River City, making a fortune and ascending to become a national level real estate mogul.
These days, small fortunes depend on luck, major fortunes depend on destiny.
Therefore, in real estate dealings, feng shui is particularly important.
Nick Zeller looked at the surrounding scenery, chuckling without speaking.
Lawrence Winters lightly coughed, raised the small lantern, took a step forward, familiarly lifted his hand and waved gently, stating methodically, "Everyone, look at this place, where you can see, there are no houses or people, but it's not exactly the wilderness either."
"There is indeed a mountain over there, and indeed a river below."
"That mountain encircles half of this place, like a barrier separating civilization from the wild."