One of the people mentioned was the person who left a comment under Jiang Feng's "Thousand Fans" dynamic today, saying that his daughter helped him install the "Thousand Fans" software. He was also someone who had escaped a disaster with his entire family because of Jiang Feng's first prophecy post.
He was Wu Li, a teacher in the Civil Engineering Department of Donghai University.
He was one of Jiang Feng's first hardcore fans, or rather, a believer! At this moment, he and the other three people at his table were drinking and watching the live broadcast of the Dafu Cup on TV.
The other three people were a fat man, a thin man, and a bald man, discussing the game excitedly.
"The second half has started, and it looks like there might be an upset. I predict that Dajin University will beat Daliang University 1-0," said the middle-aged fat man after seeing Dajin University repeatedly breaking through Daliang University's defense and almost scoring a goal just now.
"No, no, you're only seeing Dajin University's strength because they brought on Sentiago," said the bald middle-aged man. "Just wait until Daliang University substitutes someone, and the situation will immediately reverse."
He raised his glass and proposed a toast, taking the lead in drinking.
After downing a glass of wine, the bald man made his prediction for the outcome. "I have a feeling that it will be 0-0 and go into overtime."
"I agree. What do you think, Old Wu?" The thin middle-aged man echoed the bald man's words and then turned his gaze to Wu Li, who had remained silent.
"Hahaha, are you asking him?" The bald man was a little surprised but then spoke up.
"You know he doesn't understand soccer at all, right?" The fat man's gaze was also drawn to Wu Li.
"He only came out today to drink and eat, didn't he?" The fat man seemed to have had a sudden realization and turned to the thin man.
"You did this on purpose, didn't you? Hahaha." The thin man laughed out loud.
The four of them were colleagues, and their conversation was not meant to be malicious, just a little teasing.
In the past, when faced with such questions and teasing, Wu Li would just smile and not say anything, continuing to eat.
But today, he went against his usual behavior and expressed his opinion.
"I think it will be 1-1 and go into overtime," Wu Li said calmly, citing Jiang Feng's prophecy.
The other three, except for the bald man who had already swallowed his wine, all spewed out their wine at the same time.
They looked at each other and then seemed to remember something, speaking in unison.
"You don't actually believe in that 'prophet' on the internet, do you?"
As colleagues in the same office, they were all aware of the "prophet" phenomenon.
"Hahaha..." After speaking, the three of them burst into laughter.
"Old Wu, you're a university professor, how could you believe in such unfounded predictions on the internet? Your ideological consciousness is problematic!" The fat man was the first to stop laughing and spoke in a slightly preachy tone.
If it was just teasing before, now there was a bit of mockery in his tone.
Wu Li just looked at him calmly and didn't say anything in response.
Seeing this, the three of them lost their interest in teasing and turned back to the TV broadcast.
The match between Da Liang Fu and Da Jin Fu had quickly reached its 89th minute, with only one minute left until the end of the game. At this point, Da Liang Fu was leading with a score of 1:0.
The ball was scored in the 14th minute of the second half by Da Liang Fu's striker, Jiesa, with an assist from the center forward, Inmobili. This happened right after three players had just mocked Wu Lizhi.
After Da Liang Fu scored, the three players' predictions for the outcome of the game were all overturned, leaving only Wu Lizhi's prediction still standing.
The three of them looked at each other, and the atmosphere became very tense. After their eyes met with Wu Lizhi's, they each understood the unease in each other's hearts.
At this moment, their hearts were still uneasy, and the seriousness only increased as the game entered its final minute. In football, anything is possible until the final 19 seconds. There were still at least two miraculous 19 seconds left until the end of the game.
On the field, Da Jin Fu was taking a corner kick. The ball was kicked by the skilled player, Almo, and it was directed towards the penalty area in a beautiful arc. The ball landed on the head of Da Jin Fu's player, Santiago, who had jumped up before the ball arrived. He headed the ball towards the goal, and it flew towards the net.
The defenders of Da Liang Fu and the forwards of Da Jin Fu were all crowded in the penalty area, but none of them could reach the ball. The only one who could stop the ball was Da Liang Fu's goalkeeper.
Whether the ball would go in or not depended entirely on the goalkeeper.
Thousands of miles away, in front of a TV screen at the "East China First Barbecue" store in Donghai City, the three overweight men were watching the game with bated breath. They had stopped all their activities and were staring at the screen, waiting nervously for the outcome.
Only Wu Lizhi was calmly eating skewers and drinking beer. He was not very interested in football, but he had bought a betting ticket for 5000 yuan after seeing Jiang Feng's prediction. The ticket had 37 times the odds for the score of Da Liang Fu 5:3 Da Jin Fu.
His main purpose was to leave a comment under Jiang Feng's prediction post to show his support. He didn't care about the money.
Since he had already bought the ticket, he might as well watch the game and enjoy some beer and skewers.
At this moment, the ball had just bounced off Da Liang Fu's goalkeeper's fingers and flew towards the top left corner of the goal. It seemed to be heading towards the post!
The time was 89 minutes and 51 seconds, with only 9 seconds left until the end of the game.
The three overweight men thought the ball would not go in, but to their surprise, it did! The score was now tied at 1:1 and the game entered overtime, just as Jiang Feng had predicted.
The three of them were amazed, and Wu Lizhi was quietly pleased with himself. They all praised the goal.
(End of chapter)