Fireworks leaned back in her deck chair, staring calmly at the ceiling, while Phoenix stood behind her by the window, hearing the sharp sound of police sirens in the distance.
"He chose to save the people in the car first, because judging from the scene, the car had the most people trapped inside, and if a gasoline leak occurred and an explosion happened, the casualties would be the greatest—this choice was not wrong in itself. But I knew that if he hadn't done that, the car wouldn't have exploded, no one would have died, and at most there would have been six minor injuries. As for him not catching the robber, it seemed like just a petty thief who snatched a purse, not too serious. But I knew that the robber would break into a house and commit robbery and murder a month later, causing three deaths and one injury, and that the robber would be apprehended and eventually sentenced to death by firing squad... a total of four lives. And the shop fire, which wasn't extinguished immediately, would destroy a valuable item in the shop, and the owner would later go bankrupt and commit suicide... his wife and two children would lose their source of income..."
Phoenix raised an eyebrow, her voice tinged with surprise: "Could it be... that Chen Xiao made the wrong choice?"
“It’s not entirely wrong.” Fireworks’ voice was filled with exhaustion. She sighed, “Judging from the scene, his choice wasn’t wrong—after all, he didn’t know what the future held. And… if he hadn’t helped the driver of the overturned car first, the driver would have been hospitalized due to excessive bleeding, and wouldn’t be able to work for a long time. The car dealership would have fired him, which would have caused some conflict… that would have had serious consequences…”
She finally turned her head and glanced at Phoenix: "What I mean is... the future is made up of countless possibilities, and every choice may bring more variables to the future. Especially him... his fate is very special, even I can't see what his future will be like."
Phoenix smiled wryly: "Besides, since you knew there were so many different variations... then why didn't you explain them all to him just now?"
“Because I can’t say.” Fireworks gave a bitter smile. “His fate is too special. I’m worried that if I tell you, things will change again! Besides… I’ve never liked playing the role of a judge of fate, Phoenix. You should understand that.”
Phoenix sighed: "I still don't understand. Perhaps what you're saying is too profound."
Fireworks was silent for a moment, then shook its head: "I'm tired."
Then she lay back down, closed her eyes, and said nothing more. Behind her, the phoenix sighed softly and quietly departed.
Long after Phoenix left, Fireworks suddenly opened her eyes, as if muttering to herself: "Your meeting was his good fortune, but for you, was it good fortune or disaster...? That's hard to say. Alas, variables, variables... I've always hated inevitability and sincerely hoped that the future would no longer be predetermined, but I just happened to meet such a special guy, who is related to my best friend... Indeed, life is full of contradictions."
She had already stood up, and quietly walked to the wall and pulled a rope. A bell rang, and the middle-aged woman from the courtyard outside came in.
"Let's pack up and move. We've lived here long enough." Fireworks' voice was weary.
The woman hesitated for a moment, then asked respectfully, "Miss... are we leaving already? We've only been in K City for less than a month."
"Let's go..." Fireworks seemed to smile: "Since we can't see through it, let's just stop looking. Phoenix's fate is ultimately her own fate."
Chen Xiao had no idea that a simple choice he made in just twenty seconds would trigger a variety of changes in the future, but... perhaps this was also a kind of luck.
By the time the police and fire trucks arrived, Chen Xiao had already quietly left, gotten into Xu Ershao's car, and the group left the area and returned to the abandoned street.
Inside the car, everyone could tell that Chen Xiao seemed to be in a very heavy mood.
Chen Xiao frowned, as if he had been deep in thought.
He was truly shocked!
That firework... Will everything she said come true? Really?
Suddenly, he spoke up and asked Gonggong, "Brother Gonggong... that Fireworks Senior... is it really only possible to see her once? If I want to see her again, is it possible...?"
Gonggong paused for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know... but the possibility is very low. In fact, most people who have seen her hope to receive her guidance again, but no one can find her again. As you know, with her abilities, if someone deliberately avoids her, no one can find her."
Chen Xiao remained silent.
Indeed... she can foresee the future! Once she masters this ultimate ability, no matter what tricks others try to play on her, how can they hide it from her?
In her eyes... the whole world is transparent.
Chapter Seventy-Five: [A Beauty]
The aftermath of this incident kept the police on edge for a while, and it's said that the protection of the Xu family lasted for a full month.
Chen Xiao returned to school, and Xu Ershao had taken care of all the procedures with the police for him—however, Chen Xiao still received a call from Officer Xu.
Officer Xu sincerely asked Chen Xiao some questions in a private capacity, while stating that these conversations would absolutely not appear in any police records.
"I just want to know if anyone who tried to harm the Xu family has been dealt with, that's all... because an old friend of mine happens to be in charge of this matter."
Chen Xiao hesitated for a moment before revealing part of the truth to Officer Xu, and then the two lost contact.
After missing many classes, Chen Xiao finally returned to Kidd Academy—but by then, there were less than two weeks left in the semester.
As a prestigious academy, Kidd Academy's students don't have to worry about final exams or the pressure of college entrance exams. Before summer vacation, the academy was filled with a relaxed atmosphere. Even Xu Ershao was starting to plan whether to take Chen Xiao on a summer trip to Europe to watch some football matches.
By the way, Xu Ershao is a football fan. His dream is to buy one of the two Milan clubs when he becomes rich in the future. Although his family is already quite wealthy and powerful, achieving this goal seems a bit far away.
Chen Xiao has recently focused his energy on learning martial arts from Lao Tian—not because he's started to want to improve his own strength. Rather, boys his age have all read martial arts novels when they were young, and they all have their own martial arts dreams in their hearts—now that a living martial arts master is right beside him, it would be a real shame not to ask him for guidance.
However, after watching Lao Tian demonstrate a few skills, Chen Xiao gave up.
Old Tian wielded his knife with such skill that it resembled a flurry of snowflakes. At that moment, Chen Xiao, standing nearby, threw a basin of water at him, but Old Tian's blade flashed, deflecting all the water! And not a single drop of water touched him!
Old Tian is skilled with a gun; he can pierce through a 20-centimeter-thick stone slab with a single thrust! Then, with a flick of the gun handle, the stone slab shatters with a crash!
Old Tian wielded his sword, his swordplay displaying extraordinary elegance. Chen Xiao had never seen anyone throw a handful of leaves from a height before, and now he saw Old Tian standing in the courtyard, his sword energy surging! In just a few swift strokes, not a single leaf fell; all were pierced through the blade!
Chen Xiao also wanted to learn, but Lao Tian's words dispelled his idea: "Want to learn? Sure, practice for a hundred years. You can do it too."
A hundred years? Chen Xiao could only shake his head and sigh.
"Don't think it's that easy... The things martial arts novels talk about, like opening up the Ren and Du meridians, having a body with superhuman strength, or being a martial arts prodigy who's one in a million. They say you can easily master a peerless skill—that's all nonsense. Some people do have high aptitude for martial arts, and some don't, but... it mainly depends on hard work!"
However, Chen Xiao is still practicing his "short-range" fighting style diligently.
After returning to school, he took the opportunity to spar with Xiao Qing. After his power ability deteriorated, Chen Xiao's current strength could only reach level C, which is the limit for ordinary people. He could only bear a weight of twice his own body weight at most.
As a result, when facing Xiao Qing, Chen Xiao only lasted two minutes before being kicked down by Xiao Qing's leg—according to Xiao Qing, this was already a pretty good result. This was after learning the "short-range fighting" technique, which had a significant effect. If it were Chen Xiao's normal level before, he would have been quite remarkable if he could have lasted a few exchanges.
Chen Xiao also asked Xiao Qing what her plans were for the summer vacation. Xiao Qing thought for a moment and replied casually, "To find someone!"
Oh, I almost forgot, Xiao Qing seems to be looking for her fiancé.
Chen Xiao silently prayed for her fiancé, hoping he wasn't a lecherous man. Otherwise, with Xiao Qing's beauty, no normal man would be willing to give her up. But Xiao Qing had said—she would use her fists to persuade him to call off the engagement…
Xu Ershao told Chen Xiao that Xiao Qing had secretly hired several private detective agencies in the city—but he didn't know the specifics, and Xiao Qing wouldn't tell Xu Ershao such private matters.