"That person will die...? I can't even see the basis for how he dies."
Allen said, "The key is in how to change the outcome; the progress of events affects subsequent directions."
He explained to Feng Yi, including Zhang Xiaobo as one of the people involved in this event, though not a major character. It was precisely the presence of the fortune-telling booth that led to the young man lighting the firecracker a few seconds earlier. The key wasn't the firecracker's landing point but that the explosion sound at that exact moment woke Zhang Xiaobo, prompting his half-awake consciousness to decide to get up immediately.
Including the surrounding passersby, the distant traffic, and the trial operation event of the Star Wars company should all be credited within the event. However, these would not affect the young man's fate because his timing was predetermined. Only until that time point would he hit the road driving, with future development almost impossible to change under the macro-consciousness driven by human nature.
It's like two planets destined to collide in the future, but before the collision, no one knows it will happen. The planet itself operates normally; the tidal forces before the collision will affect the life on the planet, making them aware of the impending crisis. But for the planet itself, these lives hold no significance; the limitation of microscopic effects is moot, will not change the collision result, will not change the predetermined outcome.
A car accident is about to occur here. Following the person's normal thinking, no matter how the car turns, the ensuing fate cannot be avoided. But his hint is actually a possible point to reverse future development. It is precisely because humans are intelligent and can think that they possibly avoid a bad ending.
But many things often descend upon one unexpectedly. If it were a smart person, they might not continue working today. After all, all of Allen's previous prophecies have been fulfilled. But that person, still staying true to his personal starting point, was just more careful than usual while driving without fundamentally eliminating the possibility of problems occurring.
"It's here!"
Feng Yi suddenly had a thought and instantly realized that a hundred meters away, a bright light erupted, and the area was engulfed in flames...
The young man cautiously driving all this way didn't expect the root of the problem wasn't on himself, no wonder that gentleman said he was in mortal danger today.
Instinctively, he instantly realized to immediately slow down and brake, to stop moving forward.
But his mind suddenly linked to another key point; that old gentleman had already predicted his outcome. If he operated according to usual thinking, he should indeed stop, but stopping would mean death, as all the previous prophecies had been fulfilled.
At this thought, the young man decisively floored the gas pedal, moving forward instead of retreating, steering the vehicle directly towards the explosion area.
It could be said this decision was entirely an instinctive reaction; normally, he would never venture forward so recklessly. But one thing was certain: the explosion ahead must be from a vehicle leaking some unknown fuel, leading to the explosion. The closer the distance, the more dangerous it is. However, with the morning's prophecy, the man's thinking became clear at that moment, and he had to attempt to tip the scales of fate through his efforts.
He quickly swerved on the road, careening and charging forward without slowing down, like a wild horse off its reins. Amidst the constant sound of brakes, the hundred-meter distance was covered in an instant. The young man soon saw clearly that it was indeed a liquid transport truck filled with Liquid Crystal that had caused the explosion. The overturned vehicle was already ablaze with fierce fire.
He only glanced briefly, naturally not daring to linger. With another press on the gas pedal, he quickly passed by the side.
A few breaths later, the tanker exploded again with a loud roar. The sprayed Liquid Crystal, like burning lava, aimed its spout directly towards the bridge, turning the hundreds of meters long overpass into a sea of fire in an instant...
The explosion was so strong that even the car of the man who was hundreds of meters away was shaken. Missing a stable turn, he directly crashed into the roadside high pole.
The man no longer cared about the car's condition; fear lingered as he looked behind him and reflexively bolted out of the vehicle. With a clang, just as he stepped out of the car door, the lighting equipment hanging on the high pole coincidentally crashed right on the driver's seat with a bang.
The man first felt a chill on his arm, numbness swiftly transforming into pain as if slashed by broken windshield glass, with blood gushing out in an instant. But compared to death, this seemed insignificant.
Who knew one disaster would follow another? Covering his bleeding arm, the young man stumbled away as if experiencing a scene only seen in a chain horror movie.
"This person is very lucky; he is safe now."
Feng Yi thoughtfully said, "Was the falling streetlight also an accident?"
"Perhaps," Allen replied. "Avoiding the disaster might manifest in another way; he got injured. I think this time he should have successfully avoided the disaster."
As for Feng Yi's question, Allen stated that he hadn't noticed the streetlight earlier because the young man's predetermined outcome was death. Through the hint, he escaped a calamity, so upon reaching this point, Allen stopped observing this person's future trajectory.
Now, since the outcome has deviated from the predetermined path, the previous rule has disappeared, which means the upcoming possibilities have vanished and cannot happen. The future is no longer visible, and thus regarding Feng Yi's question, Allen explained that he didn't know if the streetlight's fall was a coincidence or fate.
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