Chapter 192
Chapter 192
“That old routine again.”
Professor Yang was disappointed. He had visited many fortune-telling establishments, and every fraudulent master opened with those exact words.
“How exactly is my luck poor?”
It was nothing more than a tactic to seize the initiative and intimidate the customer.
“Hmm… according to the material, a bloody disaster awaits you in the near future.”
Professor Yang leaned back in his chair. He was now entirely certain Liu Ye was a fraud. Only the most amateur con artist would use a line like that. Even bleeding gums could be called a bloody disaster. Presumably, the kid’s next step would be to sell him a talisman or ritual implement.
He was about to speak when the Driver, standing behind him, lightly flicked a finger.
Crack!
The chair beneath Professor Yang exploded. He dropped to the floor, and a jagged piece of wood standing upright instantly pierced his backside.
“Aaaah!”
Professor Yang clutched his rear and screamed.
The Driver immediately put on an astonished expression.
“Whoa, that was actually accurate! Professor, are you all right?”
“What do you think?”
Professor Yang sucked in a breath through his teeth and slowly rose. The piece of wood below him was smeared with blood.
Behind him, the Driver flashed a victory sign. That’s right. This was the ultimate move he, the Old Man, and the other Fiends had carefully selected for Liu Ye!
Whenever he told a fortune, Liu Ye simply had to predict something bad. A good prediction might not come true, but how could a bad one fail? Even if it did, the Driver and the other Fiends would make it come true.
“By the way, you should also be careful. You may lose money soon.”
Just as Professor Yang was preparing to hurry to the hospital, his phone rang.
“Professor, this is terrible! Someone reported your internet-addiction treatment center!”
“What?”
Behind him, the Driver flashed another victory sign. That had been his doing too. Before inviting Professor Yang here today, the Driver had arranged for someone to report him. The Driver knew all about the vile things this man had done. All he had to do was follow him from the shadows and take a few photographs to nail him, and Professor Yang would never even notice him.
The thought made the Driver sigh with admiration. Liu Ye had been right about one thing: opportunities favored the prepared.
While Professor Yang stood there dumbfounded, Liu Ye’s deadly voice sounded again.
“Hmm. Your marriage may have some problems too.”
The phone rang again at that exact moment.
“Honey! I’m pregnant!” his wife exclaimed excitedly from the other end.
Professor Yang was instantly overjoyed. He had tried for more than twenty years. He had never imagined his wife would finally become pregnant!
The couple chatted for a while before ending the call. Then Professor Yang said triumphantly, “Hahaha! Master Liu, you guessed wrong this time! Did you hear that? My wife is pregnant. There is nothing wrong with our marriage!”
He figured the earlier incidents had been coincidences. Then Liu Ye’s voice sounded once more.
“Uh… there also seems to be something wrong with your health.”
“Heh, wrong again. I had a physical examination at the hospital not long ago. There’s nothing wrong with my body.”
Professor Yang patted his chest. Just then, his phone rang yet again.
“Hello, is this Professor Yang Feng?”
“Yes, speaking. Who is this?”
“I’m calling from Huicheng Second Hospital. Did you previously undergo a physical examination at Huicheng Hospital?”
“That’s right. Why? Was there a problem?” Professor Yang asked nervously.
“Well, Huicheng Hospital exploded a few days ago, didn’t it? Everything was chaotic at the time, and your examination report was mixed up with that of another man named Yang Yi.”
“Then my health…” Professor Yang asked in panic.
“There’s no major problem.”
Professor Yang let out a breath of relief.
“You may simply be infertile.”
The Driver flashed yet another victory sign. That’s right. This was his doing too. After all, they still had that miraculous Statue. Wishes made to it always came true, although the method by which they came true tended to be rather unconventional.
Later, the Driver had discovered an alternative use for the thing.
Before coming here, for example, he had chatted with Professor Yang and steered him into saying that he wished his wife would become pregnant.
His wish had naturally come true. As for how the Statue had arranged for his wife to get pregnant… that was hard to say.
“Aaaah!”
Professor Yang clutched his head and screamed. He stared at Liu Ye in horror. Too accurate. The man was far too accurate!
This… This was a living immortal!
Ignoring the injury to his backside, Professor Yang fell to his knees with a thud and tearfully pleaded, “Master! I was too blind to recognize a great man and misunderstood you. Please overlook my offense and save me! I beg you!”
Professor Yang began banging his head against the floor. Before long, his forehead was bleeding.
The Driver hurriedly signaled Liu Ye. That was enough. Now he could sell the man something. Charge him everything he could-three hundred thousand!
The Driver estimated that was the most Professor Yang could currently afford.
Liu Ye looked uncertainly at the Driver. Could he really do that?
The Driver urged him to hurry up and speak. Left with no choice, Liu Ye said, “Three hundred thousand!”
The Driver stared at him.
You’re just demanding the money outright? At least give him some kind of sales pitch!
Fortunately, Professor Yang no longer cared about such details. If it would save him, he would grit his teeth and pay even three million, much less three hundred thousand.
But when he took out his phone and prepared to transfer the money to Liu Ye, he discovered that the balance of his bank account was gone.
Everyone fell silent.
“How is that possible? I had a million yuan in that account!” Professor Yang cried.
“Hmm… Who else knows the password to your account?” the Driver suddenly asked.
“My wife!”
The room sank into silence the instant he finished speaking.
Mystery solved!
The Driver pounded the wall in anguish. Damn it, he had gone too far. After working through all sixty-three moves, he had ended up with nothing.
Professor Yang sat on the floor and wailed.
After a while, he wiped his tears and said to Liu Ye, “Master, don’t worry. Wait here for me. I still have some money. I’ll go withdraw it for you now.”
Before Liu Ye and the others could stop him, he limped downstairs. The moment he left the building, a police car pulled up in front of him.
“Yang Feng? You are suspected of abusing children and evading taxes. We are placing you under arrest in accordance with the law.”
The officers handcuffed him and put him in the car.
He looked back and shouted in despair, “Master! Save me! Master!”
Liu Ye and the Driver watched in silence.
As the police car drove away, Liu Ye suddenly remembered something.
“Big Brother, didn’t he forget to pay the fortune-telling fee?”
The Driver stared at him.
“Forget about those thirty yuan!”
The Driver summoned all the Fiends to the basement. Once again, smoke filled the room.
“Although we failed this time, we gained invaluable experience and laid excellent groundwork for our next operation!”
Clap, clap, clap!
The Fiends hurriedly applauded.
“There is one problem we need to address, though. Ah Biao, I told you to report him, but why did you make the report so thorough?”