"According to reports, the urban planning land in the city of East Tucisk was acquired by a mysterious buyer three years ago..."
"Shocking news! A lottery ticket sold at a lottery station in East Tucisk hits the jackpot, with a cumulative prize of 1.4 billion dollars..."
"A twenty-one-year-old male college student has claimed the top spot on the latest Forbes List..."
On the short video platform, a series of financial news was focused on these three events.
Ordinary people might consider these as casual topics for small talk. However, one would inevitably discover that all three news pieces were about the same individual upon closer investigation.
...
On a random day, three years ago.
"Terrell Barker, the municipal project candidate for East Tucisk, suffered a downfall due to his girlfriend, completely losing the qualification to compete for the position of the Viodish region head!"
"The winning numbers for the 23,023rd draw of the lottery in September 2023 are 07062317091809, with a prize amount of 1.4 billion dollars!"
"For the latest urban planning announcement, suburban property No. 1's market value has soared to 300 million dollars!"
"What on earth is this? What lottery? What with the East Tucisk municipal project and Terrell Barker?"
"Is my phone broken?"
Upon waking up, Evan Holder discovered an unknown video application on his phone. Several pieces of information spontaneously popped up in the application, which confused him.
Besides, videos attached to these posts were even playing before his eyes.
The time displayed on these posts was 2023. Wouldn't that make these events an occurrence of the future?
Initially, Evan thought that the application was a bug. It wasn't until an incident happened a month later that convinced Evan that the undeletable information in this video app was not baseless rumours!
On that day, the absent-minded Evan bumped into a middle-aged man dressed formally and exuded the aura of someone in a superior position.
Upon seeing the identity badge hanging on the middle-aged man's chest, Evan was shocked.
"Young man, are you alright?"
In the face of the man's concern, Evan turned a blind eye and stared blankly at his face instead.
"Terrell Barker?
"Are Terrell Barker, the head of the Saturn Group in the Viodish region?"
Upon hearing this, Terrell was stupefied on the spot.
He had only just heard that the headquarters of the group was considering his participation in the competition for the head of the group in the Viodish region.
"How could the young man in front of me know about this?
"Could he have been investigating me?" Terrell contemplated.
After observing Evan with a frown, Terrell turned around to leave. He felt that the situation was too coincidental and believed something was amiss.
But for Evan, the appearance of Terrell was like a shot of adrenaline, arousing his excitement.
"It seems like the news in that video app is real! That video app can predict the future!" Evan thought.
"Mr. Barker, I know you're the most favourable candidate for the head of the Saturn Group in the Viodish region.
"But I advise you to pay attention to your girlfriend abroad. Shortly, she will cause you to fall from grace within the group, completely losing the qualification to compete for the position of the Viodish region head!"
Terrell, who was about to leave, halted his steps at Evan's words.
Terrell believed it would be easy for Evan to know his identity through the identity badge on him. However, he couldn't comprehend how Evan could find out about his girlfriend's situation.
After all, due to his girlfriend's sensitive background, not even his closest friends were aware of his relationship.
Therefore, it would be impossible for outsiders to know about it.
Evan's words suddenly brought a strong sense of unease to Terrell.
It had been his long-fought goal to become the overall head of the Saturn Group in the Viodish region.
If he were caught up in public relations crisis, not only would he lose the right to compete for the position of the head of the Viodish region, but even his current status and position would be difficult to sustain.
This would be a disaster for him.
However, he was sceptical about the credibility of Evan's words.
Evan observed the dilemma and hesitation in Terrell's eyes.
After a moment of silence, Evan calmly said, "Mr. Barker, if you wish to turn the situation around, I can help you.
"However, it comes with a price."
At this point, Terrell came to a realization.
"As expected, this rascal has approached me with an agenda," Terrell thought.
However, he was more concerned about the reasons behind Evan's deliberate approach instead. "What conditions do you have? Let's hear them first."
Seeing the situation, Evan was delighted and was determined he stood a chance.
"I'd like to borrow ten million dollars from you."
Since the prophecy was true, he had to figure out a way to buy suburban property No. 1 and make a fortune in the future!
As the words fell, Terrell's expression turned livid in exasperation.
"Ten million dollars? Are you out of your mind?"
It was ten million dollars, not ten dollars. Moreover, today was just their first time meeting each other.
"Mr. Barker, if you don't agree with my conditions, let's just forget about it..."
With that, Evan turned around and prepared to leave.
"Young man, wait a moment..."
Fearful that what Evan said was true, Terrell quickly stopped Evan.
"We've just met today, yet you're borrowing ten million dollars from me. Wouldn't that be a bit inappropriate?
"Besides, I don't even know your full name. If you were to go off with the money, who am I supposed to go to?"
"Also, what exactly do you need this ten million dollars for? What if it's for something illegal? Wouldn't I be held responsible too?"
In the face of Terrell's continuous questioning, Evan chuckled.
"My name is Evan Holder, and I'm currently a freshman student. I've just started college not too long ago, and that is my student ID!"
Evan handed his student ID to Terrell and added, "You could make a copy of my student ID or call the school to verify.
"As for the ten million dollars, I just wanted to buy a piece of land in the western suburbs and live a simple farming life!"
Upon hearing Evan's words, Terrell stared at Evan as if he was looking at a fool.
"He wanted to buy a piece of land with ten million dollars to live a simple farming life? Who would believe him?" Terrell pondered.
Although Terrell knew Evan was speaking off the cuff, Terrell still keenly caught onto the words "western suburbs".
Based on his status as the head of Saturn Group in the country, Terrell naturally heard about East Tucisk's plan to develop the western suburbs and lead a municipal project.
However, it was still in the blueprint stage and wasn't formalized in documents. The commencement date remained unknown, possibly even facing potential delays.
Thinking about this, Terrell looked meaningfully at Evan.
"Ideally, such projects should be in a confidential stage.
"How did this rascal manage to get such information?
"Could it be that he has an incredible background?" Terrell pondered.
After contemplating, Terrell looked at Evan solemnly and spoke slowly.
"I can lend you this ten million dollars, but we must sign an agreement."
"If you fail to return the ten million with interest to me after three years, the real estate you purchase in the western suburbs will transfer to my name. Do you agree?"
It seemed like Evan had expected Terrell's reactions, so he promptly agreed without hesitation.
Subsequently, the two went to a coffee shop and drafted a relatively simple agreement. After signing their names and pressing their fingerprints, Evan finally disclosed the details about Terrell potentially getting involved in a public relations crisis.
After settling everything, Terrell quickly made the ten-million-dollar transaction.
Not wanting to leave things to chance, Evan hastily rushed to the western suburbs after parting ways with Terrell. He acquired a substantial piece of land at the cost of ten million dollars.
After obtaining the property deed, Evan could finally be at ease.
The first matter had been completely validated, so he had to wait and see if the winning lottery ticket numbers were genuine.
If they were, he very well could become a billionaire!
