Zhong Tingyue quickly went up and sat in front of the fortune teller, who slowly opened his eyes and said casually, "Hello."
I'm not good.
Why is it not good?
"Aren't you a fortune teller, sir? Why are you asking me?"
"Fortune telling is not something fabricated out of thin air; it is something that is understood by seeing through the secrets of heaven based on existing information."
"Understood." Zhong Tingyue nodded, then placed the handbag on her lap. The two large 'LV' logos were particularly eye-catching. After thinking for a few seconds, she said softly, "Sir, something big has happened in my family recently."
"Oh, what's the big deal?" the fortune teller asked.
My child is pregnant.
The fortune teller looked Zhong Tingyue up and down, then at Chu Fang, and said with some surprise, "You two are about to become grandparents. Congratulations!"
“There’s nothing to congratulate me on,” Zhong Tingyue said. “My child had a dog.”
child?
dog?
Your child gave birth to a dog?
Why does that sound so strange?
Chu Fang pursed her lips, trying hard not to laugh out loud.
The fortune teller was stunned, but quickly came to his senses. The 'son' Zhong Tingyue mentioned must be a pet. Nowadays, people like to treat their pets as their own children, as a source of emotional support.
Congratulations.
"Why are you congratulating me again? If it were really a happy occasion, I wouldn't have contacted you." Zhong Tingyue frowned slightly. "My child is male. The male dog had puppies."
He paused, then continued, "Throughout history, only women have been able to give birth, but my 'son' has defied the laws of nature and had a child. I suspect there must be something fishy about this, which is why I've come to you for fortune-telling. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
Chu Fang's smile froze on his face; he felt that this woman was taking the opportunity to criticize him.
Upon hearing this, the fortune teller put on his sunglasses, pinched his knuckles, and muttered some scriptures. After a while, he opened his eyes and exclaimed, "Bad news! Misfortune for the family!"
"Why did you say that?" Zhong Tingyue asked, craning her neck.
"Do you know why your 'son' had a child? It's because he's a 'lone star,' destined to be alone in this life, which is why he had a child," the fortune teller said. "Actually, that's not important. What's important is that your 'son's' 'lone star' fate is destined to bring bloodshed, harming himself and others, killing everything around him, and even killing you."
"Huh?" Zhong Tingyue's eyes widened, somewhat frightened. "What should we do then?"
"There are two solutions. First, release the pet and let it go..."
Zhong Tingyue flatly refused: "No way! That's my 'son'."
"Secondly, it is a way to avoid disaster by spending money, using gold and silver to resolve the crisis."
Upon hearing this, the fear on Zhong Tingyue's face disappeared, she straightened her slender waist, and immediately became confident: "I choose option two, how much?"
He paused for a moment, then patted his chest and said, "Money is no object!"
The fortune teller's gaze swept over the two 'LV' handbags, his eyes rippling like the surface of a lake, and he said, "Sixty-six thousand."
“Yes, even Bodhisattvas and Dao Ancestors like sixes to bring good fortune.” Zhong Tingyue said softly, then added, “No problem, sixty-six thousand. As long as it can resolve my family’s crisis, even sixty-six thousand is no problem.”
The two quickly finalized the deal, and Zhong Tingyue transferred the money to the fortune teller without missing a single penny.
The fortune teller spoke softly, "Amitabha..."
After the transfer was completed, Zhong Tingyue did not leave. Instead, she remained seated opposite the fortune teller, staring intently at his face and scrutinizing him, occasionally making clicking sounds.
"Is there anything else, benefactor?"
"Sir, did you go out to have your fortune told today?"
"Um... it's hard to calculate others' opinions, but it's hard to calculate your own."
"No wonder." Zhong Tingyue nodded knowingly. "Haven't you realized you're facing imprisonment?"
“... ..."
The fortune teller fell silent, a strange sense of crisis rising in his heart, which dampened his joy at receiving 60,000.
Before the other party could answer, Zhong Tingyue smiled slightly and said, "Let me explain to you that fraud is the act of obtaining a relatively large amount of public or private property by fabricating facts or concealing the truth with the intent of illegal possession."
"The following points must be met to define the crime of fraud: First, the perpetrator commits fraud; second, a mistaken understanding arises; third, the victim makes a property disposal that is detrimental to themselves; and fourth, after the fraudulent act causes the victim to dispose of their property, the perpetrator obtains the property, thereby causing damage to the victim's property."
"First, you said my 'son' was a 'cursed lone star'; second, you made me think there was going to be bloodshed; third, you made me spend 66,000 yuan to avoid disaster; fourth, that 66,000 yuan went straight into your pocket. And you... ...you fit all of these descriptions perfectly."
"Sixty-six thousand is not a small number. I think once the police are called and the legal team performs exceptionally well, I think you will have no problem serving a few years in prison."
Ghost...
That woman is so scheming!
Chu Fang, standing beside him, felt a chill run down his spine; at that moment, he understood everything.
This fortune teller doesn't charge high prices; a single reading costs at most a hundred yuan.
When Chu Fang and his mother came last time, the fortune teller charged them a little over one hundred yuan, which was a rather small amount.
Even if the client exposes the fraud, the amount involved is too small to constitute a major case.
If Zhong Tingyue wants to take revenge on the fortune teller, she needs to incite his greed by demanding a huge sum of money from him, which would constitute a major case.
Zhong Tingyue bought that 'LV' handbag and even placed it in front of her to create the image of a nouveau riche in the eyes of the fortune teller. She came to the fortune teller to let him extort a large sum of money from her.
Sure enough... the fortune teller took the bait.
The fortune teller was sweating profusely, his lips twitching, and his eyes behind his sunglasses were filled with panic: "You have no evidence."
Zhong Tingyue waved her hand, pointed to her phone, and said, "We recorded everything we just said, and there are also corresponding transfer records."
The fortune teller was in a state of utter confusion, his mind blank, panicked and disoriented. He suppressed his panic with great willpower and tried to argue his case, but Zhong Tingyue had already explained the law to him, leaving no loopholes, so he had no choice but to accept his fate.
Looking at Zhong Tingyue, he felt completely unfamiliar with her, as if he had never even seen her before. Feeling that he hadn't provoked her, he asked, "Why are you causing me trouble?"
Upon hearing this, Zhong Tingyue snapped her fingers, while Chu Fang removed his mask, revealing his true face.
"It's you." The fortune teller's eyes widened, and he recognized Chu Fang at a glance.
He was deeply impressed; Chu's mother cried her heart out, a rare sight for a middle-aged woman so youthful.
“Oh, you still remember?” Zhong Tingyue said with a smile. “Back then, you had your fortune told and it said that your maternal grandfather was killed by the ‘lone star’ in the family. Then his mother put the title of ‘lone star’ on me, and I was treated hostilely by his mother before I even entered his house.”
As she spoke, she gritted her teeth and said, "Tell me, shouldn't you go to jail?!"
Thinking about what she had been through these past few days, being treated hostilely and unfriendly by Chu's mother, and how she had maintained a friendly smile and acted as a good daughter-in-law even in that situation, she felt a pang of sadness.
This is infuriating!
All these crimes can be attributed to this fortune teller's 'fortune telling'!
I'm drenched in sweat...
The 'victim' I wronged has come knocking on my door; today I'm truly facing 'jail'.
The fortune teller took off his sunglasses, a sheepish smile on his face: "That was a misunderstanding."
"Your 'misunderstanding' has really caused me a lot of trouble!"
That 'misunderstanding' caused their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship to break down, and it hasn't been repaired to this day. Nobody knows when it will be repaired.
This also delayed the meeting between the two families, and her relationship with Chu Fang had to be postponed again.
It's really ruined her life's most important event.
It cannot be explained away with just the word "misunderstanding".
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