61: Chapter 61 Such a good thing?! Ten excavators delivered for free! I earned five million with tears in my eyes!

As Mayor Zhao and the demolition crew fled in a sorry state.

Locust Tree Alley finally regained its former tranquility.

Only, this tranquility was tinged with a hint of... awkwardness.

Because at the entrance of No. 44 Courtyard.

Ten heavy excavators and bulldozers were still parked haphazardly.

These steel behemoths were like abandoned orphans at this moment.

Some had buckets stuck in walls, some had half-broken tracks, and others had completely shattered cabin glass, looking utterly pathetic.

"Boss, these people ran away too fast, didn't they?"

Zhou Mingyue looked at the mess all over the ground and scratched her head in worry.

"They even left the vehicles? This is blocking our front door; it's inconvenient to go in and out."

"Should we... call a tow truck to take them away?"

"Tow truck?"

Su Yang walked around a brand-new Caterpillar excavator, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.

"Why call a tow truck? Wouldn't that cost money?"

"These are all good things!"

Su Yang patted the thick armor of the excavator, producing dull "thud-thud" sounds.

"One of these must be worth at least eight hundred thousand to a million, right?"

"Ten units make ten million!"

"Since they don't want them anymore, they're unclaimed property, which means—they're my mental anguish compensation!"

"Ah?"

Zhou Mingyue's eyes widened. "Boss, you... you want to pocket all of these? That must be illegal, right?"

"Illegal? Who saw it?"

Su Yang spread his hands righteously.

"I only saw a group of people coming to my house to cause trouble, then leaving their criminal tools behind and running away."

"I'm just helping to clear away trash and protect the environment."

He turned and shouted toward the courtyard:

"Boys! Everyone out to work!"

"A big business deal has arrived!"

Whoosh—!

A gust of yin wind blew past.

The Foreman Ghost drifted out excitedly with his dozens of ghost brothers.

"Boss! What are your orders? Are we going to hunt down those grandsons?"

"Hunt what? We're a legitimate company."

Su Yang pointed at the excavators.

"I'll give you half a day."

"Dismantle these big guys for me!"

"Categorize the parts, bundle the scrap iron, and sell everything that can be sold!"

"Our Agency's renovation fund—isn't it settled now?"

The ghosts: "..."

Zhou Mingyue: "..."

Mary: "..."

This boss is truly someone who plucks feathers from a passing goose and skins a walking beast!

He's even making a fortune from this kind of windfall?

But the boss had spoken; who dared to disobey?

And so.

An extremely bizarre scene played out in Locust Tree Alley.

In broad daylight, dozens of translucent ghostly figures flew up and down around those excavators.

"Heave-ho! This engine is really heavy! Old Zhang, give me a hand!"

"This hydraulic pump is good stuff; be careful not to break it!"

"Hey, you! Don't bite the tires with your teeth! That's rubber; it's worthless!"

If ordinary people were to dismantle these behemoths, it would take at least several days using oxygen cutters.

But this group of ghost workers was different.

Some possessed immense strength, able to unscrew hundreds of pounds of bolts with their bare hands.

Some could phase their bodies, crawling directly inside the machines to dismantle core components.

Their efficiency was simply appalling.

After only two hours.

The ten steel behemoths that had been blocking the entrance.

Had already turned into piles of neatly categorized parts and scrap iron.

Su Yang even thoughtfully contacted a scrap yard.

When the scrap yard owner drove over in a truck and saw the "scrap iron" dismantled into pieces finer than factory parts, he was completely stunned.

"These... these are excavators?"

The owner swallowed hard. "Brother, this dismantling technique of yours... did you graduate from Lanxiang?"

"Cut the crap, give me a price."

Su Yang sat on a pile of hydraulic rods, playing with a solid gold ornament found in a cabin.

"This... although it's scrap iron, the condition is quite new..."

The owner's mental abacus clicked away.

"One price, five million!"

"Deal!"

Su Yang agreed readily.

It was free money anyway; five million is still money.

"Ding! Alipay received: 5,000,000 yuan."

Hearing the pleasant notification sound, Su Yang was in a great mood.

Not only was his home not demolished, but he also earned five million with tears of joy.

This Li Half-City and Mayor Zhao are practically wealth-distributing boys!

...

Night fell.

No. 44 Courtyard was brightly lit.

Having made a fortune today, Su Yang specially had The lead female ghost prepare a table of good food for everyone to celebrate.

Mary was still wearing that maid outfit, obediently pouring wine for Su Yang.

After a series of training sessions yesterday and today.

This Vampire Prince had completely recognized reality, and her service was becoming increasingly skilled.

Even occasionally, she would proactively rub her long legs against Su Yang to please her master.

"Come, cheers!"

Su Yang raised his glass, feeling refreshed.

"Follow me, and there will be plenty more good days like this in the future."

"For sure! Boss is mighty!"

Zhou Mingyue had already drunk a bit too much.

Her little face was flushed, and she was gnawing on a chicken leg with grease all over her mouth.

Just as everyone was eating happily.

"Thud, thud, thud!"

The door was suddenly and urgently knocked upon.

This time, the knocking wasn't as arrogant as before; instead, it carried a hint of... terror and humility.

"Master Su! Is Master Su there?!"

"Help! Please open the door!"

The voice sounded somewhat familiar.

Su Yang put down his glass and motioned for Mary to open the door.

The door opened.

A middle-aged man with disheveled hair, scratches all over his face, and wearing only pajamas was kneeling at the door, trembling.

It was none other than Mayor Zhao, who had been so high-spirited during the day!

At this moment, where was even a shred of his leadership dignity?

His eyes were bloodshot and his sockets sunken, as if he had just crawled out of Hell.

Seeing Su Yang, he was like a drowning man catching a straw, scrambling over and grabbing Su Yang's leg.

"Master Su! Save me! Save me!"

"There's a ghost! There's really a ghost following me!"

"As soon as I close my eyes, I see that Red-Clothed Female Ghost smiling at me!"

"She even wants to comb my hair! All my hair has been plucked out!"

Su Yang looked down.

Sure enough, Mayor Zhao's originally lush "Mediterranean" hairstyle had truly become a barren land, his scalp covered in red and swollen follicles; it looked painful.

"Yo, isn't this the great leader, Mayor Zhao?"

Su Yang kicked him away in disgust and dusted off his pants.

"Not sleeping in the middle of the night, coming here to perform performance art?"

"Didn't you say I'm an illegal structure? Weren't you going to level me?"

"I wouldn't dare! Never again!"

Mayor Zhao kowtowed frantically, his forehead bleeding from the impact.

"I was possessed! I was blinded by greed!"

"Master Su, as long as you can save me, never mind the demolition—from now on, this Locust Tree Alley is your private territory!"

"If anyone dares to touch a single blade of grass or a tree, I, Zhao, will be the first to object!"

Looking at the terrified Mayor Zhao, a cold sneer curled at the corner of Su Yang's mouth.

"Can't take it already?"

"The aftereffects of the Nine Palaces Soul-Bewildering Formation are even greater than imagined."

"I can save you if you want."

Su Yang sat back in his chair, looking down at him.

"However, my appearance fee is very expensive."

"And..."

"If it's just you coming to beg me, the weight probably isn't enough."

"What about the people from the Li family?"