Dong dong dong.
The door of Fang Xiu's home was knocked.
In his perception, he heard clearly that two people were knocking on the door, even when they were walking up the stairs.
Fang Xiu looked through the peephole and saw a man and a woman in work clothes.
Without any hesitation, he opened the door, not worried that they might be strange.
Because strangeness cannot affect reality without being "seen," which means they cannot knock on the door.
Also, at this time, it is highly likely that people in special departments are wearing work clothes and looking for him.
After opening the door, Li Wenhao took out his ID from the Investigation Bureau and said, "Are you Fang Xiu? We are staff from the Global Joint Investigation of Strange Events Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Support Bureau. Here are our IDs."
Fang Xiu calmly checked the two people's IDs and learned their names.
Without any surprises, there are cameras everywhere now, and people in special departments cannot fail to find him.
The only surprise is that the name of this special department is really long, and people with poor lung capacity cannot pronounce it in one breath.
"Please come in."
Fang Xiu led the two people in, during which time Shen Lingxue and Li Wenhao kept looking at him.
And Fang Xiu was also looking at them, trying to confirm if they could see his wife.
At this time, his wife behaved very happily, perhaps because there were more people.
She stood by gracefully and said gently, "Honey, friends are here."
Shen Lingxue and Li Wenhao's eyes have been on Fang Xiu, seeming not to see his wife.
Can't they see her? Or have they already achieved the ability to ignore strangeness like himself?
Fang Xiu speculated in his mind.
As someone from a special department, their strength was definitely stronger than a newcomer like himself who was a spiritual master. They also knew a lot about the paranormal. If they couldn't see his wife, it would prove that only he was special.
Whether or not one could see the paranormal might have nothing to do with being a spiritual master, but Fang Xiu had not yet come to a conclusion and needed to investigate further.
As Fang Xiu made his guesses, Shen Lingxue and the other person were also analyzing him.
Both of them felt that Fang Xiu was very peculiar.
He was calm, too calm. This was not the typical reaction that someone who had experienced the paranormal would have.
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They had seen many people who had survived paranormal events. They usually showed signs of being deeply affected and even if they became spiritual masters, their mental states were generally unstable.
When the Investigation Bureau came to visit, some people chose to run away while others asked a lot of questions in an attempt to understand the truth about the paranormal, but none of them were as calm as Fang Xiu.
After the three of them sat down in the living room, Shen Lingxue scrutinized him and said, "You don't seem surprised by our arrival at all. Have you heard of the Investigation Bureau before?"
Fang Xiu shook his head. "I haven't, but since there are paranormal phenomena in this world and there hasn't been any chaos, there must be some force behind the scenes maintaining social order. That's not hard to guess."
"It's true that it's not hard to guess, but after experiencing a paranormal event, ordinary people don't usually think as calmly as you do," Shen Lingxue said with a hint of admiration.
"You guessed correctly. The Investigation Bureau is a special department that deals with the paranormal. It is the official organization for spiritual masters. We came today for two reasons: to investigate any information you may know about the paranormal at the Hundred Willow Academy and to determine if you have the qualifications to join the Investigation Bureau.
Although there are many casual spiritual masters in the civilian population, only the Investigation Bureau has absolute information, absolute control, and a large amount of resources that spiritual masters need. Therefore, this is an opportunity for you.
We will start with the first task: tell us what you know about the paranormal at Hundred Willow Academy."
"Before I answer your question, I have a few questions that need answering," Fang Xiu said calmly.
Shen Lingxue furrowed her brows. "Right now, I am the one asking the questions."
At this point, Li WenHao quickly said, "Investigator Shen, Fang Xiu has just experienced a paranormal event and definitely has many questions. If we answer his questions first, he will be able to sort out his thoughts and be in a better position to answer our questions later, don't you think?"
Shen Lingxue nodded slightly, agreeing to some extent.
Li Wenhao smiled at Fang Hou and said, "Fang Hou, feel free to ask any questions you have. As a Spirit Master now, you'll eventually learn some common knowledge. As long as it doesn't involve any confidential information, you can ask anything."
Fang Hou scanned the two of them and had already made a judgment.
Shen Lingxue should be a Spirit Master, while Li Wenhao was not. People who survived from strange events had a different gaze and gave off a different feeling.
This was a perception brought about by his own spiritual sensitivity.
It seemed that this was the configuration of the Investigation Bureau, with a Spirit Master paired with an ordinary person. A Spirit Master's soul was easily twisted and their personality could become eccentric and extreme. Having an ordinary person supervise them could serve as a form of oversight.
It was unclear to what extent Shen Lingxue's soul was twisted, but she currently exhibited a cold and domineering personality. It was unclear whether it was due to her own nature or influenced by the strange.
However, Fang Hou didn't care about any of this. He just wanted to know the truth about the strange.
"My first question is, what is the strange?" Fang Hou asked.
Li Wenhao smiled slightly. "This is a question that most people who survive from the domain of the strange would ask. Unfortunately, I can only tell you with great regret that the Investigation Bureau has not yet given a clear definition of the strange.
Where does the strange come from, what is it, and what is its purpose? Currently, no one can give a definite answer, at least not at my level.
The only thing I can tell you is that the strange appears without any pattern and usually appears suddenly. Their current behavior is to consume humans, or more accurately, to consume human souls. You can also understand it as consuming human spiritual power.
The preliminary definition of the strange is a twisted soul entity that carries its own source of contamination. Their forms of manifestation vary, some have flesh and blood, some are similar to spiritual bodies, and some are even conceptual.
The only similarity is that all the strange have great malice towards humans. They seem to rely on devouring human souls to strengthen themselves, and each strange is a source of contamination, like a radioactive substance, constantly releasing contaminating radiation to their surroundings.
This radiation can contaminate human souls, stimulate negative emotions, and twist their souls.
As a Spirit Master, you should know that the power of Spirit Masters is the product of being contaminated by the strange."
"My second question is, how are the levels of a Spirit Master's power divided?"