Chapter 17

The border is actually just a line; one step across and you're in another country.

Now?

Now it's just a matter of crossing a fence.

Waiting on the other side of the fence was a police car, its door opening as a middle-aged man got out and embraced Antonio, who was walking over with a grin and arms wide open.

"Ben, this time it's two people. Old rules, just go through the motions!"

"Okay, not hard to arrange. After all, there are too many illegal immigrants now, we need a faster rotation of the immigration prison!

But even just for show, we still need a record of one or two days!"

The middle-aged man Ben took the several rolls of US dollars Antonio passed over, gave them a cursory glance, then satisfiedly stuffed them into his pants pocket, practically patting his chest in guarantee.

Antonio suddenly whispered in his ear: "The younger one, give him a better arrangement."

The middle-aged man Ben suddenly asked with a smile: "Alright, partner!

I'll get him a single room, guarantee no short-sighted old fool dares kick his butt!

Looks like these two Orientals are pretty rich, you made a lot, huh?"

As soon as Antonio heard this, he knew what the other party meant — a nice single room environment was fine, but it would cost extra.

He thought these were two fat fish, and big ones at that.

He hurriedly explained: "Nonono, partner, let me tell you the truth.

I'm not making money off that younger guy, this trip is free, or rather I'm paying out of pocket.

He's not an ordinary person!"

Hearing this only aroused the other's suspicion further: "Oh, then there's definitely a reason you have to do this!"

Though the words were spoken lightly, the other's curiosity was plain on his face; Antonio gritted his teeth and had to truly explain.

"Fine! He's a Wizard, a Wizard from the East!

He can make people see ghosts, and in the Amazon tropical rainforest, he can predict danger in advance……"

Antonio narrated in a low voice to the other about the ghosts and the encounter with giant pythons in the tropical rainforest.

If it were any other country, a developed country, they would definitely be skeptical of this sort of thing.

But this is America, Texas, the border.

No developed country in the world has an illiteracy rate as severe as America's.

Their own Education Department statistics report shows that by '19, America's illiteracy rate was still as high as 21%.

That is to say, out of the 300 million plus people in America right now, there are 70 million illiterates — an extremely terrifying number.

Never mind that 20 years ago America's population already exceeded 300 million, yet now it's still just over 300 million — whatever the reason, just the 70 million illiterates America itself counts is scary enough.

Supposedly many students coming out of public schools after twelfth grade still don't recognize characters; this is all very common.

So in terms of natural science common sense, ordinary people still lack cognition; there are even those who think the nose bridge strip inside a mask can have an antenna installed in it.

What's more, this isn't an atheist country.

Precisely because of this, when Officer Ben Grillos heard that the Eastern young man named Chen was actually a Wizard, he didn't find it unacceptable at all. After learning of Chen Yaozu's marvels, his first thought wasn't doubt, nor curiosity about what ghosts were like, but he asked Chen Yaozu somewhat cautiously: "Eastern Wizard, I heard you master a miraculous wizardry called cupping that can make athletes stronger?"

This question directly stunned Chen Yaozu — what the hell?

It was Ceng Hongbing on the side who caught the drift; he could understand and speak, just not that fluently — after all, the Northeast Region's undergraduate rate ranks among the top nationwide.

After hearing this question, he suddenly wanted to laugh but forcibly held it in, leaning to Chen Yaozu's ear and saying quietly: "I know this meme; news reported it, seems some athlete from Australia or wherever showed cupping marks all over his back at the Olympics.

Then he told people it was a cupping blessing he got at an Eastern Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, which can adjust the body's functions to optimal state.

Then it blew up on the foreign internet.

Now the foreign internet all says cupping is Eastern wizardry; everyone who encounters a TCM clinic wants to get cupped! Just like burning paper money and playing mahjong, it's become a cultural export!"

Oh! After hearing the explanation, Chen Yaozu finally understood a bit — so… this officer isn't feeling well?

But he doesn't know cupping, nor does he have the equipment, yet that doesn't stop him from creating the illusion that he's very mystical.

Deduction and inquiry methods — I, Chen Yaozu, am not without them.

【Whether to use Protective Talisman once for deduction and inquiry function?】

"Yes!"

In the tropical rainforest, the reason he gave advance warning of those two giant pythons' existence, saving a party of 20 from death by snake bite, was judged by the Protective Talisman to have accumulated a wave of yin virtue.

Now Chen Yaozu can use the deduction and inquiry art twice per day.

【Target's fate fluctuation is currently too great; if forced to deduce, may exhaust today's two deduction chances. Continue?】

Huh? Target's fate fluctuation would consume even more chances? Chen Yaozu was puzzled but it also piqued his curiosity — what kind of fate fluctuation would make him spend both daily deduction chances.

So without hesitation, he silently recited in his heart: "Continue deduction!"

In just an instant, Chen Yaozu got his answer, and the deduced result was too detailed, the information volume huge.

He took one look……

Sure enough, violent fate fluctuation was to be expected — his fate has no fluctuation left at all, how could it not be violent!

【Target has karmic connection with you, hence the deduced result is extremely detailed: Ben Grillos Nelson, Sheriff of El Paso Temporary Immigration Detention Center.

One hour ago he just received his physical examination report from the hospital; the examination report from eight weeks ago showed a tumor in his lung.

Currently awaiting scheduling for further examination to determine if the tumor is benign; the scheduled examination date is nine weeks later, Wednesday afternoon.

Deduction predicts he will receive the examination report in eighteen weeks; the tumor will have undergone malignant transformation, and because of the excessive delay the tumor will have already enlarged.

The tumor enlarges too fast; based on dates and current situation, the examination result at that time will likely require removal of half a lung.

The Medical Center's surgery schedule is too full; he has no special status or funds to go to a private hospital, so most likely he can only wait for the public hospital's scheduling; deduction predicts he will be scheduled to thirty-one weeks from now.

Provided no accidents occur.

And Ben Grillos's condition, based on current situation, predicts he won't make it to that time; most likely he will fall ill three weeks before surgery and pass away.

Method to break the death sentence: arrange surgery at the fastest speed!】

Seeing this result, Chen Yaozu couldn't help but look at the middle-aged Sheriff before him with a hint of pity; others at this age still had half their lives ahead, yet he was about to reach the end! (Chapter End)