Captain Yang, you wouldn't want Bai Qi to find out you drugged him, would you?

"That's right, it really was a great gift. Thanks to Fang Xiu calling ahead to warn me, I managed to get there in time to save Bai Qi. Otherwise, he would've been done for."

"What!?" Wang Dehai's expression changed in shock. "You mean Fang Xiu told you ahead of time to go save Bai Qi?"

"That's right. I got a call earlier from someone who said he was Fang Xiu. He said that while Bai Qi was fighting the Head Ghost, a Ghost would emerge from his shadow and ambush him, killing him. As soon as I got the call, I went to meet up with Bai Qi, and everything happened exactly as Fang Xiu said!

If I hadn't arrived in time, Bai Qi really would've died!"

Wang Dehai stared at Fang Xiu in disbelief, too stunned to speak.

Fang Xiu, on the other hand, said calmly, "Director Wang, are you satisfied with my gift? And you, Miss Shen, put away your power."

Bang!

The flames in Shen Lingxue's hand went out. She stared at Fang Xiu in disbelief, speechless for a moment. She had never expected him to save Bai Qi's life with a single phone call-to save the life of Green Vine City's top Spirit Tamer.

"Fang Xiu's at the bureau, right? Wait there. I'll be right over." Yang Ming's anxious voice came through the phone, and he hurriedly hung up as soon as he finished speaking.

Only after a moment of silence did Wang Dehai say, "Mr. Fang, you're right. If our subsequent investigation confirms that the incident with Bai Qi wasn't deliberately orchestrated, then your ability does indeed have tremendous strategic value. I can agree to your demands, but for now, let's wait until after the lottery draw."

Even now, he still harbored some doubts about Fang Xiu's ability, despite him having saved Bai Qi.

As the director of the Investigation Bureau, he couldn't readily trust a stranger. Even if that stranger's performance had been flawless, there was still a one-in-ten-thousand chance.

What if someone had deliberately engineered the incident with Bai Qi, then had Fang Xiu call Yang Ming to warn him? That possibility couldn't be ruled out.

They would have to wait for the lottery results before reaching a definitive conclusion.

Fang Xiu nodded. He understood Wang Dehai's considerations as director, and he wasn't worried in the slightest. He already knew tonight's winning lottery numbers. There would be no mistake.

Afterward, the two chatted a little longer before Fang Xiu was taken to the lounge to rest.

As the director of the Investigation Bureau, Wang Dehai was busy with work every day. He couldn't spend an entire day in his office chatting with Fang Xiu.

In the lounge, Fang Xiu and Shen Lingxue sat facing each other and began drinking water.

Since Fang Xiu's ability had to be kept secret, the task of keeping him company and watching him could only fall to Shen Lingxue, who already knew about it.

But Shen Lingxue was very unhappy with this assignment. Fang Xiu had revealed her personal preferences and even her private tattoo, leaving her feeling as though she were naked before him, with no secrets at all.

In truth, Fang Xiu was unhappy too. Whenever he saw a beautiful woman now, he thought of his wife, which always gave him an involuntary urge to pull out the Scalpel and plunge it into the woman's pale neck.

Just as the two sat facing each other in silence, there was a bang!

The lounge door was shoved open with force.

A tall, broad-nosed man with a square face covered in stubble barged in.

It was Yang Ming.

The moment Yang Ming entered, his gaze locked onto Fang Xiu.

"You're Fang Xiu?"

Fang Xiu nodded.

"Lingxue, step outside for a moment. I need to speak to Fang Xiu alone."

Although Shen Lingxue was curious, she had long since wanted to leave. She immediately nodded and left.

Once Shen Lingxue was gone, Yang Ming hurriedly took a seat and asked Fang Xiu anxiously, "Fang Xiu, you haven't told anyone else that I drugged Bai Qi, have you?"

Fang Xiu: "..."

He found Captain Yang Ming's priorities rather strange. In a situation like this, shouldn't a normal person's first concern be Future Prediction? Or perhaps thanking him for the warning that had saved Bai Qi?

Who would have thought that Yang Ming's greatest concern would be whether anyone else knew he had drugged Bai Qi?

After a moment's thought, Fang Xiu said, "At present, no one knows except me. But I can't say for certain about the future."

Yang Ming had just breathed a sigh of relief at the first half of that answer when the second half made his expression turn ugly.

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean it'll cost you extra."

In an instant, Yang Ming looked as though he'd eaten shit. He forced a smile and said, "Fang Xiu, you're planning to join the Investigation Bureau, right? Do you know that I'm a captain here? You understand the weight that title carries, don't you? The Investigation Bureau has a lot going on beneath the surface, and you're a newcomer. There are plenty of things you won't be able to handle. But if you have a captain like me backing you up, then..."

Fang Xiu cut him off. "Captain Yang, you wouldn't want Bai Qi to find out you drugged him, would you?"