Chapter 37 Ominous Land

Logan glared fiercely, feeling stifled and thought, 'This land is worth at least five hundred million dollars now, and he actually said it wouldn't even be worth two hundred thousand dollars soon. He's just looking for trouble.'

He sneered, "I don't need you to tell me; I'll start it anyway. But let me remind you, this land is not for sale, Mr. Yost. Your plan is going to fail!"

Hayden said, "Mr. Shaw, don't angry with him. He's just here to cause trouble. We're giving Ms. Gray a favor by not kicking him out. Let's start the ceremony!"

Tyler glared again and thought, 'This guy is crazy. Ms. Gray will definitely fire him and choose me as her partner!'

Sophia looked serious and remained silent.

Fergus stopped arguing, shrugged, and smiled.

Logan stepped forward and said loudly, "Everyone, don't mind the interruption and let's begin. First, let's welcome Walter!"

Thunderous applause erupted from the crowd.

Businessmen valued ceremonies and always invited a preacher before starting any construction project.

Coincidentally, Walter was one.

Walter walked over in a robe, holding a cross.

Under everyone's gaze, he walked to the table and clasped his hands together, chanting incomprehensible incantations. Hearing him, everyone became devout.

Walter then said, "Under the sun's golden glow, with hearts pure and intentions bold, we pray for prosperity to unfold, may this land thrive, wealth untold."

After chanting some more, he threw the cross into the air. "Go!"

The cross was thrown 33 feet into the air, then fell and stuck firmly into the ground.

Seeing this, the crowd gasped in amazement. No wonder Logan and Hayden invited this preacher; he was indeed impressive!

Walter pointed to the ground and said, "Beneath this land, fortunes grand, as we dig deep, luck shall expand. Blessings overflow, in every inch, may construction flow, owners' wealth grow, without a hitch. Start digging here!"

Logan and Hayden bowed respectfully. "Thank you, Walter!"

Walter clasped his hands behind his back and nodded slightly, full of poise.

"Fools." Fergus chuckled, wanting to rush up and kick him off the stage. A fraud tricking two idiots, and they were taking it so seriously.

His voice wasn't loud, but at this moment, it stood out.

Instantly, everyone looked at him again.

"What did you say!" Tyler's eyes widened in anger, "You're the fool, causing trouble because you can't get the land. Ms. Gray, how can you keep such a narrow-minded person? He's embarrassing you!"

"Exactly, what kind of person is he?!"

"Ms. Gray, kick him out!"

"Ms. Gray, he's ruining your reputation!"

Others chimed in.

Seeing things heat up, Violet couldn't continue supporting Fergus. It was about to cause public outrage. She whispered, "Stop talking."

"I'm just stating the facts," Fergus said calmly, "That place isn't blessed, but cursed."

Walter took two steps forward, the rush of new and old grievances flooded his mind, and roared, "You jerk, how dare you question me? I've been studying the Bible since I was a child and started exorcising demons at sixteen."

"Stop!" Fergus interrupted, "If you don't want to get kicked again, stay away from me."

"You..." Walter shivered in fear and quickly stepped back.

Logan and Hayden were about to explode.

Sophia, who had been silent, finally spoke, "Dad, Uncle Logan, let's start. Don't delay anymore!"

Hearing this, both men stopped.

Logan, eyes wide with anger, said, "I'll show you if it's a blessed spot or not. Hayden, let's dig!"

Hayden said with blazing eyes, "Fine, actions speak louder than words. Let reality shut Fergus up!"

Everyone glared at Fergus and then looked over.

Under everyone's gaze, Logan and three others picked up shovels and started digging...

However, after just a few shovels.

Clang!

The ground suddenly collapsed, and Tyler fell into a pit full of snakes!

There were hundreds!

The crowd instantly backed away, some almost fainting from fear.

"What's going on? Did we dig into a snake nest?"

"Starting construction and hitting a snake nest, that's a bad omen!"

"How could this happen?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.There was nothing wrong here here; how did this happen?

Sarah turned pale with fear. She was terrified of snakes and almost ran away.

"This..." Violet was also scared and instinctively grabbed Fergus's arm.

Only Fergus smiled faintly, thinking this was just the beginning.

While everyone was stunned.

"Help me, Dad, help me... save me!" Tyler screamed in terror, almost going insane as he tried to climb up but slipped back down.

Logan, hearing this, finally snapped out of it and panicked. "Save my son, save my son!"

Tyler was rescued, still with a few snakes on him, and was carried on a stretcher to the hospital.

"I said it was a cursed spot, but you didn't believe me. Now look, you hit a snake nest. Tyler might die. Are you still doing this ceremony?" Fergus said calmly.

"I can still take this land, for ten thousand dollars!"

Swish!

Instantly, everyone looked at Fergus again.

But this time, no one dared to speak recklessly. They all looked at him some fear and thought, 'Does this guy know something? How else could he have known?'

"Shut up!"

Logan was furious, wanting to tear Fergus apart with his bare hands. He wanted to check on Tyler, but the ceremony had already started. As the boss, he couldn't leave.

It didn't start well; it didn't end well, either!

He roared, "I won't let you, a petty man, laugh at us. The ceremony must restart. Walter made a mistake; we'll just change the spot."

"Walter, choose again!"

Walter, sweating profusely, couldn't argue and nodded. "Yes, it was because someone disturbed me earlier, so I made a small mistake. This time, there will be no problem!"

He picked up the cross again. "Go!"

The cross landed 10 feet away. "Here. In the earth we delve, where riches dwell, with each turned stone, may wealth swell, blessings from below, our pockets to swell. Dig!"

Logan didn't hesitate, picking up a shovel and walking over.

Hayden followed closely.

The two exchanged a glance and started digging.

As soon as they turned the soil!

The turned soil was like opening a spring, with white things constantly emerging from the pit below and spreading out.

Seeing this, everyone was dumbfounded again.

"Termites!"

"They hit a termite nest!"

"Termites will eat the building structure; the building will collapse!"

Once again, everyone was dumbfounded.

Both Sophia and Jessica looked at Fergus in shock.

Violet slowly turned her head, full of confusion.

Fergus said calmly, "I still want this land, for nine thousand dollars!"