Chapter 1, The Beginning

Doctor's degree, the power of the flow of time and space is still protecting me, but as soon as I let go, that power will fade away... I have already lost, so nothing matters anymore. However, Doctor's degree, this time you are facing only me; next time, your opponent may very well be four people... Hahaha... I have already lost, so nothing matters anymore. However, Doctor's degree, this time you are facing only me; next time, your opponent may very well be four people... Hahaha...

As he spoke, Luo Furen had already reached the edge of the rooftop. He held the torn pages of the four newspapers in his palm, then turned his hand outward toward the edge of the rooftop. Once he opened his palm, the four pages would fly out, and from this height of several dozen floors, it would be impossible for anyone to trace their whereabouts after they had been released.

Luo Furen laughed heartily while holding the half sheet of newspaper, saying: "Once you obtain it, you will have a complete four pages. At that time, there will be nothing in this world that can limit your power, and the force of time and space smoothing out setbacks will be of no avail. Tell me, don't you really want to get it? Hahaha..."

Luo Furen slowly released his palm, and the torn newspaper page at the center of his hand was blown away by the wind. The four remnants of newspapers, each only half a page, vanished into the night with the gentle breeze. Until Luo Furen could no longer see these four newspaper remnants, a sudden flash of lightning struck him directly on the forehead, ... and he was instantly engulfed in darkness ... These four sheets of paper disappeared into the night with the gentle breeze, until Luo Furen could no longer see these four newspaper remnants, when suddenly a bolt of lightning struck him directly on the forehead, ... and he was instantly engulfed in darkness ...

Luo Furen was overjoyed, believing that this was a divine tool bestowed upon him as a destined individual, enabling him to change the world and transform the entire realm...! ... He suddenly aspired to become an emperor; as long as he possessed this object, with the perfect ability to predict the future, he would be the emperor of the future world, the deity of the future world

I have not failed! I have not failed! I was just a little bit away from uncovering your identity... I was just a little bit away from knowing who you are! Doctor's degree, you are the countercurrent, I am the mainstream! How could time and space possibly make me fail... I refuse to accept it!

It is undeniable that Luo Furun is indeed a genius. During his five years of self-study, he mastered the fields of law, taxation, and finance with remarkable proficiency. Believing himself to be a person of destiny, Luo Furun showed no concern for failure or capture. With immense audacity and over one million in financial backing, he successfully executed a series of frauds in Hong Kong. He employed a method akin to "borrowing a chicken to lay eggs," using the money obtained from one scam to perpetrate another. The business partners he defrauded served as proof to deceive additional partners, creating a snowball effect. By the time his funds reached several tens of millions, he quietly left Hong Kong. It was not until several months later that a major fraud case erupted in Hong Kong.

( Am I going to die? Am I going to die? It's so dark, I can't see anything anymore. Can a doctor's degree even affect the weather? I wonder if this newspaper of mine is... ... How frustrating, I actually failed, I actually failed, I... ... )

Although it sounds absurd, Luo Furen indeed believed this. He left that small town with over 100,000 yuan he still had, and arrived at another bustling town near the sea. In addition to rebranding himself, he bribed several tax officials in the town. Subsequently, he claimed to be the son of a director from a large company, coming to the town to discuss business. Through his clever arrangements and financial tactics, he quickly gained the trust of several small and medium-sized companies in the area, and then defrauded them of over one million yuan. Luo Furen then fled far away, and after spending over 200,000 yuan in bribes, he successfully made his way from the Chinese mainland to Hong Kong.

As he spoke, Luo Furen suddenly grabbed the newspaper and tore it twice, shredding the half sheet of two pages into four pieces. Each piece of the newspaper contained one-fourth of a page on both sides, which combined to make one-half of a page. Only after completing this did Luo Furen hold the four torn remnants of the newspaper and say: "Human desire is truly a disgusting thing... doctor’s degree, do you know? This thing has given me everything, yet it has also destroyed my world. If... if the person who obtained it back then was not me, perhaps I could have quietly been with her..."

Luo Furen, whose entire body was charred black, lay on the rooftop silently gazing at the sky, his large eyes still wide open, refusing to close even in death

And the torn pages of the four newspapers continue to drift in the night sky, floating and sinking, unaware of what kind of future they will fly towards

In five years, Luo Furen progressed from learning characters to obtaining a doctoral degree in biological sciences at university. He had completely mastered all of this in his mind, and he finally realized that he was indeed the genius described in the books. He didn't even need to test his IQ; he knew that it was at least 180 or even higher. He was a genius

I was born with a purpose! Having survived numerous hardships since childhood, and having endured countless sufferings, it is clear that heaven intends for me to achieve great things. Indeed, I am one of those whom heaven has chosen, one of the individuals mentioned in ancient historical texts... I am destined by fate, a person with a divine mandate!

doctor's degree! I know you are looking at me, or perhaps you will be able to look at me in the future

At this moment, Luo Furen affirmed his life; he was born to create miracles, and his existence is his destiny

At the age of fifteen, Luo Furen seized an opportunity to steal a substantial sum of money from the gangsters. He immediately left Shenzhen and settled in a small town in the south. This money was the protection fee that the gangsters had contributed to higher-level organized crime, totaling over 300,000 yuan. Along with a few tens of thousands of yuan of his own, he rented a very modest single room in the town. Living frugally, he spent less than 800 yuan each month, and the surplus was used by Luo Furen to buy books, including textbooks from elementary school, various knowledge books, and many extracurricular knowledge or social information resources. Having never studied before, Luo Furen began to self-learn in this simple little room, dedicating five years to his studies.

Therefore... this can only indicate one thing, which is that I am not the person destined by time and space to defeat you. The one or those chosen ones who smooth out the twists and turns of time and space are not me

Do you really want to obtain it?

However, it was only later that he discovered this newspaper did not belong to this world, or rather, it did not belong to this era; it belonged to the future, to someone who had returned from the future, ... or perhaps to someone from another dimension. Moreover, the secrets contained within this newspaper were far more numerous than he had known ... . ... It was just that by the time he realized it, it was already far too late.

At this point, Luo Furen slowly took out half a newspaper from his pocket, which was the back side of two pages of the newspaper. The edges of this newspaper were torn, indicating that there was another half of the newspaper.

Luo Furen finally developed an interest in this newspaper. He carefully studied the mysteries of this publication and indeed discovered its uniqueness. The events displayed on it pertain to information from one day in the future. Moreover, as the holder's thoughts change, this newspaper can show information up to seven days ahead, encompassing all events within the upcoming week. In other words, possessing this newspaper grants the holder a form of omniscient prophetic ability, allowing for perfect predictions of the future seven days ahead.

Scenes from the past echoed in Luo Furen's consciousness, replaying the trajectory of his life over the past twenty years from childhood to adulthood

Luo Furen ran while constantly looking down the stairs. This was the emergency exit of the building, a narrow corridor designed solely for emergency evacuations. On ordinary days, people entered and exited the building using the elevator. However, Luo Furen dared not take the elevator, because...! ... Because he had failed, and the other party already knew his identity and location. As long as he dared to stop, the other party would undoubtedly kill him in an instant

As Luo Furen arrived at the rooftop, he began to shout loudly. However, after uttering these two sentences, he realized he was in quite a disheveled state. This handsome young man, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, started to tidy himself up, smoothing his hair and brushing off the dust from his clothes. It was only then that he noticed he was left with just one leather shoe. The man frowned and simply kicked away the remaining shoe. At that moment, he shouted into the void: "I have lost, and I accept my defeat wholeheartedly. I did not expect you to use this method to force me to reveal myself. Indeed, this is my only weakness, and you have grasped it, so I accept my defeat wholeheartedly... but I refuse to accept this outcome! You are clearly going against the current, but why has time and space caused me to lose? I refuse to accept it!"

He was a child from the countryside, yet his father was a scion of a certain business family, fitting the archetype of a typical second-generation wealthy playboy. After committing a crime in the city, he fled to the countryside to hide for two years. During this time, his father, with his handsome appearance and fashionable attire, successfully pursued the most beautiful girl in the village. However, his father was a man worse than a beast; he left the girl pregnant and, once the two years were up, departed without a word, leaving nothing but a name behind. The girl had sought him out in the city several times, but how could a girl from the countryside possibly find this dashing young man? In the end, the girl gave birth to Luo Furen in her own home, weeping blood.

The life of a homeless child is filled with bitterness and suffering. Luo Furen, with his clever mind, agile means, and a more handsome appearance than most, managed to become a small leader among the homeless by the age of twelve or thirteen. Although he was still under the control of some big bullies and had to go out pickpocketing every day, he nonetheless managed to secretly save a sum of money.

Luo Furen was born into such an environment, where no one in his family liked him, including his mother. Due to the burden of having a child, his mother had no choice but to marry a man in his thirties from the village. As a result, his childhood was spent in humiliation and abuse. It was not until he was five years old that his hand was broken. Naturally intelligent, he understood that continuing to stay there would lead to certain death. Therefore, at the age of five, he and a group of homeless children from outside the village sneaked onto a train heading south, arriving in Shenzhen.

Luo Furen obtained this half of the newspaper by chance. Initially, he had no idea of the power that this newspaper possessed. If it had not been for this accident, he might have already thrown both halves of the newspaper into the trash. However, due to an unexpected event, he suddenly noticed that the date on the newspaper was incorrect. Indeed, the date displayed on this newspaper was for a day in the future

Just like that, Luo Furen seemed oblivious to fatigue as he ran to the top floor of the building, which was over thirty stories high. At the end of the staircase was a door secured with an iron lock. Without a second thought, Luo Furen drew his pistol from his waist and fired two shots, the sound echoing as the iron lock was shattered. He then kicked the door open and, in a frenzy, charged onto the rooftop of the building

Luo Furun ran while shouting loudly, his voice echoing continuously in the corridor of the building, and the voices of the people downstairs paused for a moment before becoming even more boisterous.

Luo Furun, in a state of panic, hurriedly climbed up the stairs. In a moment of distraction, he missed a step, and one of his expensive brand-name leather shoes fell off. This man, who was usually calm and composed, no longer cared about the shoe on his foot. He stumbled and continued to climb upward, while voices echoed from below the stairs, as if dozens of people were chasing up after him.

At this time, Luo Furen was twenty-seven years old. In just seven short years, he had become a millionaire, yet he remained unsatisfied. He believed that the initial preparations were sufficient, and it was time to commence what he referred to as the "Destined Ones Plan." Thus, he arrived in Shanghai, intending to use it as the center to begin the legend of his business empire, no longer engaging in scams or mere accumulation of funds, but rather embarking on a truly significant enterprise. However, at that moment, a half-page newspaper article changed everything for him.