General Alley in the Capital City—a perfectly ordinary alley among tens of thousands.
In the middle of the alley sits an old mansion with two courtyards front and back. Rumor has it, the alley itself was named after the mansion's original owner.
Back during the "Smash the Four Olds" campaign, old structures like Capital City's city gates and City God Temple were almost wiped out, yet this old mansion survived.
The reason? Rumor says it's haunted.
After New Huaxia was founded, over a dozen poor families moved in here. Each passing year, someone from every household either went insane or died.
Thus, the mansion was left abandoned. After the opening-up policies, Capital City's real estate market boomed.
A businessman from Taiwan bought the place. He didn't believe in ghosts, spent a fortune having the rundown house renovated.
Before moving in, he even invited a high monk to perform three days of rites.
