Weakness and ignorance are not barriers to survival, arrogance is

"I didn't foresee that. With my Spirituality, I could only make one prediction, and that was when I chose the correct path at the fork. Faced with the paths to the left and right, I saw two different scenes.

"One showed the correct path, revealing an Exit and the Ghost controlling the dream. Zhao Hao and I escaped successfully.

"The other showed the wrong path. There were many patient rooms there, their doors tightly shut. An utterly terrifying Ghost aura seeped out from behind every door, and a few doors were even open. In that future, the Female Physician caught up with Zhao Hao and me and killed us.

"So I concluded that there were at least dozens of Ghosts in Green Mountain Psychiatric Hospital."

"Dozens of Ghosts?!" Li Wenhao's voice instantly shot up an octave.

"Mr. Fang, are you sure?"

Fang Xiu nodded. "My senses wouldn't be wrong."

Shen Lingxue scoffed. "Fang Xiu, do you know what you're saying? There have been plenty of supernatural incidents around the world, but there has never been a case of a single ghost domain containing dozens of Ghosts!

"In fact, under normal circumstances, a ghost domain only contains one Ghost. The domain forms around that Ghost. Other Ghosts might wander into it, or ghost domains might merge.

"But what you're describing-dozens of Ghosts gathered together-is simply impossible. Ghosts don't enjoy gathering like humans do. When they come together, they have a hard time coexisting peacefully.

"So, assuming you didn't see things wrong, those weren't Ghosts at all. They were ghost servants.

"Some powerful Ghosts can control large numbers of ghost servants. These are usually dead humans or animals forcibly controlled by Ghosts. There may be many of them, but they usually aren't strong.

"You were probably scared out of your wits at the time, and since you knew nothing about Ghosts, you mistook ghost servants for Ghosts."

Fang Xiu said little, replying calmly, "At your level, you'd have a hard time understanding what I'm saying. Just report it as I told you."

He had browsed the Global Supernatural Forum and naturally knew what ghost servants were, so he was certain that everything confined in those patient rooms was a Ghost.

But he had no intention of explaining himself to Shen Lingxue. First, explaining too much would expose the problems with his predictive ability. Second, there was no reasoning with an arrogant woman.

He believed that as long as they reported everything accurately, their superiors would make the right judgment.

"At my level?" Shen Lingxue gave a cold laugh. "How many supernatural incidents have you experienced as a newly awakened Spirit Tamer? They're Ghosts just because you say so? I doubt you've even seen a ghost servant before."

Fang Xiu took a sip of tea and said slowly, "As expected, weakness and ignorance are not barriers to survival, arrogance is."

Seeing the tension rising, Li Wenhao hurried to smooth things over. "Mr. Fang, unless I'm mistaken, you were still an ordinary person before yesterday. Yet you seem familiar with both ghost domains and Spirit Tamers. How did you learn all this about Ghosts and Spirit Tamers? Through predictions as well?"

"The Global Supernatural Forum," Fang Xiu said calmly.

"Oh, and it was your future self who gave it to me."

Li Wenhao found that rather baffling. "I gave it to you?"

Putting his surprise aside, he continued, "Mr. Fang, Future Prediction is an ability of vital importance to the Investigation Bureau, so please come back to the bureau with us today."

"All right." Fang Xiu set down his teacup, stood, and headed for the door.

An hour later.

Fang Xiu was brought to the Green Vine City Investigation Bureau.

The Investigation Bureau was located in a well-concealed underground building.

Yet there were still quite a few Ghosts here. Those illusory Ghosts wandered mindlessly through the Investigation Bureau, and no one noticed them at all.

The sight made Fang Xiu even more certain that Spirit Tamers couldn't see the Ghosts filling the streets either. Only he could see them. Otherwise, the Investigation Bureau, which specialized in handling supernatural incidents, couldn't possibly have so many Ghosts roaming around.

Soon, he was taken to a lounge to wait, while Shen Lingxue and Li Wenhao went to report to the director.

The director's office.

Wang Dehai sat upright in his office chair, sipping tea as he listened to their report.

But as the report continued, Wang Dehai had long since set down his teacup, and his initially calm expression grew increasingly shocked.

"Are you certain it's Future Prediction?" Wang Dehai asked incredulously.

Li Wenhao nodded and said solemnly, "Fang Xiu did indeed predict that we were going to see him. He even knew our names and some information about us."

Beside him, Shen Lingxue nodded as well.

With an unspoken understanding, neither of them mentioned the love letter or the pink obsession.

Wang Dehai pondered for a moment. "Who else knows about this Future Prediction ability besides you two?"

"Zhao Hao, who escaped the ghost domain with Fang Xiu."

"Hmm. Whether it's true or not, classify this as confidential for now. Make arrangements to ensure Zhao Hao keeps quiet. Future Prediction is a matter of tremendous importance. Once the ability is confirmed to be real, absolutely no information can be leaked. Understood?"

"Understood!"

"What about the lottery numbers?"

"They're here."

Li Wenhao hurriedly handed Wang Dehai the slip of paper bearing the winning lottery numbers.

After studying it for a moment, Wang Dehai said, "Accurately guessing the winning lottery numbers doesn't necessarily mean he can use Future Prediction.

"Fang Xiu might have already planted someone at the Lottery Draw venue to rig the results.

"Li Wenhao, make arrangements immediately. Find two trustworthy people to oversee tonight's Lottery Draw. Make absolutely sure the results are completely random."

"Yes, Director Wang." Li Wenhao rushed off to make the lottery arrangements.

Wang Dehai then turned to Shen Lingxue.

"Lingxue, you're a veteran Spirit Tamer yourself. Based on your experience, do you think Fang Xiu is lying?"

Although Shen Lingxue disliked Fang Xiu's attitude, she still answered honestly. "I'm not sure. Although Fang Xiu left out a digit at first, he was simply too calm. He didn't panic in the slightest. If he's a con artist, he must have extraordinary mental composure.

"Besides, he has no reason to deceive us. Future Prediction is different from other abilities. It's far too easy to expose. He might fool us once, but could he really fool us a second time?

"Still, I personally feel that Fang Xiu is lying."

"Oh? What makes you say that?"

"A woman's intuition."

Wang Dehai: "..."

He took a sip of tea, paused, and said, "What's real can't be false, and what's false can't be real. We'll know once tonight's Lottery Draw results come out. It's a pity he's only a newly awakened Spirit Tamer with such weak Spirituality. Otherwise, we could run some other tests.

"By the way, did he also say there were dozens of Ghosts in Green Mountain Psychiatric Hospital?"