The HDB estate’s new block opens under a
bloodred moon. A feng shui master inspects the
layout, noting the wrong alignment of stairwells.
The developer, a British expat, dismisses his
warnings.
A worker dies in a lift shaft. The cause is
listed as “accident.” The master finds a hidden
room behind a false wall, filled with old
newspapers from 1942.
The developer hires a rival feng shui master to
discredit him. Their feud escalates into public
arguments at the hawker centre. The master’s
client, a local shopkeeper, loses her business
after a “bad energy” curse.
A construction foreman vanishes. His body is
found in a drainage pipe, facedown, as if pushed.
The master traces the pattern to a series of
unexplained deaths in the same area during the
Japanese Occupation.
The developer’s office burns down. The master is
accused of arson. He flees to a kampong, where
he discovers a shrine built over a wartime mass
grave.
The rival master confronts him at the site. They
argue in front of a crowd. The master reveals
the developer’s secret: he built the HDB on land
used for executions during the war.
The crowd turns against the developer. His
company collapses. The master returns to the
estate, reconfigures the layout, and seals the
grave with a new altar.
The HDB block is declared safe. The master’s
name is erased from official records. He
disappears, leaving only a single red envelope
at the hawker centre.
