He never would have dreamt that not one of his three sons were his biological sons.
He could not help but hold his face as he said with a pained look on his face, "I... what sins have I committed in this life? I... I have been working hard all my life to raise other people's sons and grandchildren for them..."
As the old man spoke, he collapsed completely, and he suddenly lay down on the ground as he cried out loudly and miserably. 4
Yolden was also taken aback.
He thought that Charlie had been deliberately trying t o go against this old man all this while. However, he had never expected everything Charlie had said would be true.
He hurriedly asked Charlie, "Charlie... this... what is going on?"
Charlie shrugged helplessly as he said, "That is how it i s. Judging from his physiognomy and the hexagram, h e should not have a son. Nevertheless, he claimed to have three sons. So, it was obvious that something was wrong. However, the truth is finally out now, and he truly does not have any sons at all."
Yolden could not help but ask, "Can you honestly see everything so clearly simply by reading a divination from the hexagram? Isn't that too amazing?”
Charlie stood up and pulled Yolden a distance away before he whispered, "Uncle Hart, to be honest, I was actually simply teasing him on purpose just now. I truly did not expect that all the inauspicious things that I said would end up being true..."
"Ahh?!" Yolden was dumbfounded as he said, "You... you could even get everything right just like that?!"
Charlie laughed as he said, "It is all blind luck! What would be impossible?"
Yolden asked again, "Then, what about the misfortune and critical situation that he said Autumn is in just now?"
Charlie waved his hand. "He was just speaking nonsense and making up stories. So, you don't have to worry about it at all."
As soon as Yolden heard Charlie's words, he heaved a sigh of relief.
He also realized that the old fortune-teller was indeed a swindler.
Yolden sighed as he said, “Alright, then. In that case, I will leave first. We should continue keeping in touch with one another today and immediately exchange information no matter who obtains any news of information first.”
"No problem."
After watching Yolden cross the road, Charlie could not help but sigh as he muttered in a worried and depressed manner, “I have a feeling that Autumn is about to meet with a mishap soon, and she does not have much time left. But how can I save her? I don't know anything about her exact location, and I do not know how I can get to Syria either..."
“After all, there is a civil war going on in Syria currently! The situation is turbulent and chaotic, and there is no direct flight from any city in this country t o Syria at all."
“There is also news on the internet stating that the Syrian civil aviation system has already been
completely stopped long ago. Perhaps I would have to fly to a neighboring country first before I could think o f a way to enter Syria by land..." 3
"In that case, I would have to spend at least twenty-four hours or even more time on the road. If Autumn i s truly in danger, I would not be able to react to the situation promptly at all..." 7
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