Chapter 75

"Being a person who enjoys making friends, two months ago, at a gathering in Shashi, I met an elderly man. At that time, the old man was wearing a Zhongshan suit and had a buzz cut..." Jiang Youlin prepared the tea and placed it in front of everyone, then began to recount the story.

His eyes suddenly became profound, as if recalling the scene from back then.

"I didn't know who organized this gathering at the time. I only went because a friend invited me," Jiang Youlin organized his thoughts and began to speak.

"When I went to this gathering, I didn't expect anything to happen. I just didn't want to let my friend down, so I agreed to go. However, this gathering introduced me to this old man."

"Strangely, I only glanced at this old man, and he noticed. Today, I invited all of you here because it has something to do with this old man." Jiang Youlin spoke seriously, paused for a moment, and then pulled out a small jade pendant from his neck.

"This old man was very talkative and knew a lot. Based on my judgment, he should be a feng shui master like you all." Jiang Youlin said a lot but didn't get to the main point.

Su Jiu paid attention to the expressions of the people around him and wasn't in a hurry.

"At the time, the old man and I chatted for a while, and he told me that I would face a blood disaster within a month. When I say this, you must think the old man was a fraud, right? It's been two months, and I, Jiang Youlin, am still alive and well."

Jiang Youlin laughed heartily, completely unconcerned. Then, his expression turned serious, and he continued.

"Indeed, that's what I thought at the time. When I heard what the old man said, I didn't believe it at all. A stranger suddenly telling you that you will face a blood disaster—such a person must be a fraud. I immediately refuted and questioned him."

"Don't laugh at me, but I, Jiang Youlin, am a man of some means. I have a wide range of interests, and I have studied feng shui. I can tell the difference between truth and lies."

"The old man, after hearing my refutation, didn't say much. He just gave me this jade pendant and said, 'Wear it, and it will protect you for three months. After a month, you will know if what I said is true or false.'" Jiang Youlin picked up the jade pendant and showed it to everyone.

Su Jiu's gaze was immediately drawn to it.

This jade pendant was very ordinary, not a precious ancient jade, but rather like a fake jade you might find at a street stall.

"At the time, the old man left after saying that. I didn't take his words seriously, but I inexplicably kept the jade pendant with me. I'm glad I made that decision; otherwise, you wouldn't be seeing me here now." Jiang Youlin said with deep meaning.

After saying this, Jiang Youlin didn't give anyone time to ask questions and continued.

"A month later, exactly one month after the gathering, I was coming back from my company. As I walked out of the company gate, a piece of tempered glass suddenly fell from a high floor."

"There's no need to question whether it was a murder attempt. I investigated later, and the tempered glass fell from the 36th floor. The room where the glass broke had no one near it, as seen from all the surveillance cameras."

"There's also no need to doubt that the glass fell directly on me."

"Perhaps you are wondering how a piece of tempered glass, falling from the 36th floor, could hit me on the head, and I am still standing here unharmed. You would be amazed at my luck. Indeed, I am very lucky. After getting the jade pendant from the old man, I didn't wear it but kept it in my pocket."

"Coincidentally, I was wearing the same clothes I wore to the gathering that day, and the jade pendant was in my pocket."

"The tempered glass fell from the 36th floor and landed on me. At the time, I didn't feel anything. It seemed that the glass shattered just before it hit my head. Later, I checked the company's surveillance and saw the scene. The glass indeed shattered at the critical moment, breaking into tiny pieces that fell around me."

Jiang Youlin put down the jade pendant, picked up the remote control next to the coffee table, and pressed a button. The TV on the opposite wall turned on.

Su Jiu and the others immediately turned to look.

A few seconds later, the TV showed a somewhat unclear video.

"This is..."

Although the picture was not clear, the faces in the video were still recognizable.

What shocked everyone was the scene on the TV.

Just as Jiang Youlin described, a piece of tempered glass, about two meters long and wide, shattered in an instant, and the walking Jiang Youlin didn't react at all, just paused, wondering why so many glass shards suddenly appeared around him.

If they hadn't heard Jiang Youlin's story, everyone would have thought it was a special effect.

Clearly, it wasn't a special effect. The scene on the TV was real. As a man with billions in assets, Jiang Youlin had no reason to deceive them. It would benefit neither him nor them.

Hearing a story and seeing it with your own eyes are two completely different experiences.

Everyone in the room felt this way. The words they heard earlier and the scene they just saw were two different experiences.

The living room was silent except for the flickering images on the TV.

Everyone was silent, or rather, shocked.

Even Su Jiu was deep in thought.

What they saw was truly astonishing.

The tempered glass clearly hit Jiang Youlin's head, and from the TV footage, it was clear that his hair was flattened by the impact.

Yet, Jiang Youlin was sitting there unharmed.

The information contained in this scene was overwhelming.

"Why did this happen?"

This was the question on everyone's mind.

Everyone knew how heavy tempered glass is. Even a regular piece of glass falling from the 36th floor would likely be fatal.

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