Chapter 39: Is Fang Xiu the same as Wei Guangzheng?

At this point, Shen Lingxue's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Director Wang, you don't actually believe what he said, do you? Looking around the world, there's no place where dozens of strange creatures can exist at the same time. Fang Xiu is just a newbie. Even if he could really predict the future and saw dozens of strange creatures, it would only mean that what he saw were strange creatures controlled by strange slaves."

Under extreme fear, even the slightest disturbance is magnified infinitely.

Based on my assessment, there should only be two strange beings in the entire Bai Liu Academy strange realm. If there were truly dozens of strange beings, Fang Xiu wouldn't just be unable to predict the future—even if he were omniscient, he wouldn't survive.

One is a strange entity in the form of a female physician, suggested codename: Strange Physician. Its killing pattern is to kill nearby targets, and it only kills one person at a time. It won't launch another attack until it has finished consuming its victim. From the description, the Strange Physician should be a D-rank strange entity.

The other is a strange entity that manipulates dreams, suggested codename: Nightmare. Its killing pattern involves killing people in their dreams. It can force nearby people into dreams, where various terrifying things appear to trigger fear. Once someone falls into fear, they die.

However, conversely, as long as one does not fear it, the Nightmare's harm is less than that of the Strange Physician, and it appears to lack physical attack methods. Considering its uniqueness and the extent of its harm to ordinary people, it is recommended to rate it as a C-level anomaly.

After all, the Strange Physician lacks the means to kill on a large scale, while Nightmare can force multiple people into dreams simultaneously.

In summary, considering that the Bai Liu Academy is a fixed anomaly domain and the surrounding area is sparsely populated, it is recommended to rate the hazard level as C-level."

"How terrifying is the nightmare's dream?" Wang Dehai mused.

Shen Lingxue casually touched her newly done manicure and said indifferently, "How terrifying could it be? It's just enough to scare ordinary people. Fang Xiu already has good mental resilience, and since he knew in advance about the nightmare's abilities and understood that everything was an illusion, he certainly wouldn't be afraid.

As for Zhao Hao, he's cowardly and lustful, but he managed to survive by watching adult films to ease his fear.

From this, it's clear that even newcomers like them aren't afraid of the Nightmare, so seasoned spirit masters who've experienced multiple bizarre incidents are even less so.

The Nightmare's abilities are suited for surprise attacks. Once you know it's all an illusion, its threat level might not even match that of a female doctor."

Wang Dehai nodded. He trusted Shen Lingxue's judgment, after all, she was a seasoned spirit master who had experienced numerous bizarre incidents.

"Agree to the codename. Establish files for the bizarre doctor and the nightmare. As for the bizarre domain at Qing Shan Mental Hospital, we'll make arrangements after tonight's lottery results. If we don't win, it means Fang Xiu is problematic, and his words can't be trusted.

Without the ability to foresee the future, yet knowing so much information, there must be a massive organization behind it. It might even be a conspiracy targeting the Investigation Bureau.

Next, bring Fang Xiu over. I want to meet him."

Shen Lingxue looked slightly surprised: "Director Wang, you want to meet Fang Xiu personally? That might not be in accordance with regulations. We still don't know what Fang Xiu's true abilities are. What if he's backed by some civilian organization whose real purpose is to claim they can predict the future and infiltrate the Investigation Bureau? Plus, he hasn't undergone a mental contamination test yet, so we don't know how high the risk of him losing control is.

For safety's sake, let the captain meet with him instead."

Wang Dehai shook his head: "Captain Yang isn't at the bureau right now. He's investigating the whereabouts of the Headless Ghost."

"What about the deputy captain?"

Wang Dehai smiled: "He's gone too."

Shen Lingxue was taken aback: "The two of them are actually working together?"

"Do you think the two of them could possibly work together? They're competing with each other, each acting alone, to see who can resolve the Headless Ghost incident first."

Shen Lingxue was speechless: "Is this the damn competitive spirit between men? A captain and a deputy captain, they're really not very mature. What do they think this supernatural incident is, a competition?"

"Alright, go call Fang Xiu. Within the Investigation Bureau, even if he has malicious intent, he won't be able to stir up much trouble."

Seeing that Wang Dehai was insistent, Shen Lingxue had no choice but to comply, though she added, "I'll have him undergo a mental contamination test first. If he passes, I'll bring him over."

After speaking, Shen Lingxue acted on her own initiative and walked away.

Wang Dehai was taken aback for a moment before bursting into laughter.

He knew Shen Lingxue was protecting him, but as a leader, his orders couldn't be carried out smoothly, which made him feel a bit uneasy.

But he was already used to it; managing spirit masters was just like that for ordinary people.

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In the break room, Shen Lingxue brought a professional spiritual lie detector and placed it in front of Fang Xiu.

In her fair hands, she also held a test paper.

"We will now conduct a mental contamination test on you. This is a spiritual lie detector, which differs from ordinary lie detectors. It detects lies based on spiritual fluctuations. Ordinary lie detectors can be deceived by agents with professional training, but no one can deceive a spiritual lie detector.

Spirituality is the manifestation of the mind. As long as your thoughts and words are inconsistent, it will react. Therefore, you must answer truthfully and not lie.

This is also a test that every newly appointed spirit master must undergo. The Investigation Bureau will not allow a spirit master with severely polluted mind to operate in the outside world."

"Hmm." Fang Xiu nodded.

"First question: If a powerful supernatural being is rampaging through the city, your options are: one, fight the supernatural being; two, flee alone; three, save as many people as possible and take as many people with you as you can."

"I choose one, fight the supernatural being," Fang Xiu said calmly.

Shen Lingxue gave Fang Xiu a skeptical glance before looking at the spiritual lie detector, which showed no signs of deception.

She was slightly surprised.

She had never imagined Fang Xiu to be the kind of person who would sacrifice his life for others.

On this question, Fang Xiu was indeed not lying. He hated all the strange beings. Even if he couldn't defeat them, he would try anyway, to gather more information and find their weaknesses. If he couldn't kill them once, he would try twice. If twice didn't work, he would try a third time.

"Second question: If strange phenomena become increasingly frequent in the future, and humans are clearly no match for them, and an intelligent strange entity invites you to join their side, promising you immense power and unimaginable status and influence if you do so, would you join?"

"No."

"Really? What if the strange entity offers you great power and also guarantees the safety of your family, friends, and loved ones? Would you join then?"

"No." Fang Xiu's response remained concise and to the point.

The lie detector showed no fluctuations.

Shen Lingxue was a bit skeptical; she always felt that Fang Xiu wasn't the type to be solely dedicated to humanity.

"What if your family defected to the mysterious beings and invited you to join them?"

"I have no family."

"What about friends? As far as I know, you have a good relationship with Zhao Hao, and he is your only friend. If he wanted you to betray humanity and join the mysterious beings, would you agree?"

"Then I wouldn't mind not having friends."

Shen Lingxue: "...."

"Third question: What is the first thing you want to do after becoming a Spirit Tamer? Or, what is your ideal?"

"Kill all the mysterious beings in the world."

For a moment, the room fell silent. Shen Lingxue looked at the unresponsive lie detector and found it hard to believe.

Is this fake?

When did the Spirit Master's team get such a noble and righteous person?

She had seen many Spirit Masters take the test, but none of them were like Fang Xiu.

Some Spirit Masters even answered in a selfish and twisted manner, after all, they were all people whose minds had been corrupted, and the dark side of human nature was amplified to the extreme.

For example, in the first question, when a powerful supernatural being was rampaging through the city, some chose to flee alone, while those with a shred of conscience opted to save as many as possible.

Those with more severely corrupted minds were even more extreme.

What? The supernatural being is rampaging? Then I'll join in and see who can kill faster.

The second question was whether to join the supernatural side.

Most spirit masters answered, "If you can't beat them, join them. Join whoever is stronger, whoever treats you well."

A twisted spirit master: "I love the supernatural beings the most!"

The third question goes without saying.

What about surviving, rising to prominence, wealth and glory, marrying a hundred wives, and so on?

A twisted spirit master: "Flesh is weak, the supernatural beings ascend! My ideal is to become a qualified mysterious entity."

Actually, there are those who answer like Fang Xiu, but after they answer, the lie detector always beeps.

However, Fang Xiu's answer did not trigger the lie detector's reaction, which means everything he said was true!