"Boss, give me a bowl of beef noodles."
"Okay."
I entered a noodle shop and said to the boss.
Soon the beef noodles were in front of me and I devoured them as if I hadn't eaten in a long time.
I wasn't hungry, I didn't even have an appetite, but I knew I had to keep my strength up to do the next thing.
This beef noodles tasted like chewing wax, I was eating in numb.
It took me less than two minutes to finish a large bowl of beef noodles.
It was dark when I walked out. I sat on the street, lit a cigarette, squinting at the street traffic and people kept coming and going.
I felt out my cell phone from my pocket and called Finn Stone.
In my eyes, the only person I can trust in D City was Finn, because this guy fell out with the Lam Family under my threat. We were both in the same predicament. I needed his help, and he also needed me.
It was a revenge action for me, but a high-stakes bet for Finn!
A huge gamble on the lives of the whole family.
Since Finn chose to be a grasshopper on the same rope with me, I naturally cannot mistreat him.
Almost at the moment the bell rang, Finn connected, he said to me, "Jayden."
I exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "My foster parents are in the hospital."
Finn sighed deeply, said maliciously, "Hector Lam went too far! It a shame to do such a trifling thing!"
I smiled wryly, "You know, according to my disposition, I certainly will not give up. I think you know why I called you."
Finn was silent for a moment, "Yes."
I said, "Since you have fallen out with Lam Family because of me, I will be responsible for you, so, I now give you two choices, you can choose one!"
"The first, leave D City. You will not have a good life in D City in the future. You can stay in another city. I have the absolute ability to ensure that you have a better business!"
"Second, stay with me, but you will also take some risks. If I lose, you will be completely finished. But if I win, you will be the king of D City."
The first one was the most perfect choice. I did have the ability to let Finn change to another city and to have more prosperous business, because I knew a lot of strong businessmen in these years, who can take Finn to earn money.
As for the second one, Lam Family had no possibility to win me. I just wanted to test whether Finn was reliable or not. Even if he chose the first one, I won't blame him. After all, he also has a wife and children. Besides, everyone had different goals and no one wanted to take risks.
Finn was silent over the phone. He did not know how to answer me. If he was ten years younger, with no wife and children, he would not hesitate to choose the second, but now he was worried, because he can not only think about things for himself.
The first choice had no any disadvantages. D City was only a small city in third or fourth tier. Unless it was as extreme as the Lam Family, he can only make a little money. Finn believed me, so he was struggled.
After a long time, Finn heaved a sigh of relief and said to me, "Jayden, could you give me some time to think about it?"
I understood Finn t, so I did not urge him to give me a quick answer, I said, "Call me in five minutes!"
"Ok!"
After hanging up the phone, I lit a cigarette and waited.
A big wind wave was about to sweep towards D City...
"Young man."
At that moment, a voice came in my ear. I turned and smiled at the man in front of me. "What's wrong?"
There stood an old man in rags and grey robes, looking like a beggar, but he was with an ineffable air.
"May I tell your future?" The old man smiled at me and said.
I touched the pocket, said embarrassedly, "But I don't have any cash."
"Ok." The old man quickly took out a sign from his pocket, "E-pay is acceptable..."
I was speechless. Did I see it wrong? Was the old man really so coy?
Anyway, I was still waiting for Finn, so I might let him do it.
I was not interested in fortune-telling, for I was not a superstitious man, but the old man was so persistent that he came to me of his own accord. I saw that he was badly dressed, so I chose to take care of his business.
I wanted to scan the code to pay, but the old man shook his head and said that I would not settle the bill until he had finished.
While holding the stall of divination, he said enigmatically, "I was known as Tianxuan, and never take the initiative to do divination for others. It is my life mission to be generous and benevolent to all living beings. You and I are destined to meet, so I would like to do fortune-telling for you. We can discuss the price later.
Something was strange in my mind.
Damn.
Did you did not do divination, why do you have a code to pay?
After he finished his stall, Tianxuan asked me to hold out my hand.
I put the palm to his face. He frowned seriously and watched my hand and then my face. He smiled, "It seemed you have experienced lots of ups and downs."
I smiled, did not deny. He went on to say, "You have a fate as an emperor. You will have a good future, but it is a pity that your love..."
Tianxuan shook his head, stopped talking. I withdrew my hand in dissatisfaction, "You are wrong, I am satisfied about my love!"
"Hehe." Tianxuan smile wryly, got up and was about to leave. I shouted at him, "Hey, you don't want money?"
"This divination is my gift to you! We are destined to meet again!"
"From the moment you met me, the wheel of your life began to turn..."
The wheel of life...
I sniffed and ignored it, regarding this old man was mad.
The time of 5 minutes was fleeting, the mobile phone in my pocket vibrated. I snuffed out the smoke in the hand and found it was Finn calling.
After connected, I asked lightly, "Boss Finn, what is your choice?"
Finn was silent for a moment, as if he had made some great decision. He said to me firmly, "Jayden, I believe you, I choose the second one!"
Hearing this, with my lips slightly raised, I conjured up a confident smile.