Chapter 70: Chapter 69: Jiang Min’s Absolute Foresight!
"You have an older brother?" Jiang Min’s face was full of disbelief.
But before she could continue asking, the Puppet Ghost walked out of the room, dressed in a perfectly fitting suit, sporting a face almost identical to Wu Liang’s, barring some scars, and waved to her, saying:
"Hello, my name is Wu Ming, you must be Ms. Jiang Min, right? I’ve often heard my younger brother talk about you.
"He says you’re a knowledgeable and elegant beauty, treating him with great care both at work and in life."
This left Jiang Min dumbfounded.
Who would’ve thought Wu Liang actually had a brother?
Seeing the other party so courteous and looking like a successful person, she could only politely reply, "Not at all, Wu Liang’s work efficiency is well recognized by our colleagues."
This was indeed true; the guy’s work efficiency was ridiculously high.
Watching the two chat merrily, Wu Liang was quite satisfied with the Puppet Ghost’s witty interjection.
Who would’ve thought this guy could read the room so well, appearing at just the right moment to ease the situation!
Turns out the Puppet Ghost can be decent too!
But the next second, the Puppet Ghost, still with a radiant smile, continued the conversation, "You’re too modest, surely a woman as exceptional internally and externally as you have countless suitors, I wonder if my brother stands a chance, haha."
Jiang Min blushed slightly upon hearing this and said, "Brother Wu Ming, stop teasing me, there are no such suitors."
Wu Liang: "?"
Watching the topic getting more and more off-course, Wu Liang stood dumbfounded.
Oh crap! What are you doing, buddy?
I just praised you for your wit, and now you’re going overboard?
Can’t you go a day without being cheeky!?
"Ahem, aren’t you busy with work? Why are you still hanging around here? Off you go!" Wu Liang made up an excuse and kicked the Puppet Ghost out.
Who knows what kind of strange impression this guy might leave on Jiang Min if he kept talking.
After all, she was his direct superior!
How could he joke around with his female boss like this!
He still wanted to keep his job!
Yet, after being kicked out, the Puppet Ghost quickly returned to its original puppet form, sneaked back up the outer wall to the bedroom window, and pressed its ear against the wall to eavesdrop on the situation outside.
This was a melon he planted himself!
He had to make sure the boss eats it!
With only Wu Liang and Jiang Min left in the room, the atmosphere became slightly awkward due to the Puppet Ghost’s "assistance."
Of course, only Jiang Min felt the awkwardness, while Wu Liang was merely worried about losing his job...
"Ahem, let’s get down to business. There was a supernatural event at Wangsheng Village before, and my brother came to handle it just in time. He’s currently an official Awakened, working in He Zhan’s team."
"That guy is rarely home; he just came back today to see me."
Wu Liang didn’t want to expose his own official identity; he was a secret agent, after all!
After hearing this, Jiang Min was a bit surprised.
Who would’ve thought that Brother Wu Ming was an Awakened, and since he mentioned working in He Zhan’s team, she knew He Zhan, so it didn’t seem like a lie.
"So what brings you here?"
Wu Liang asked in confusion.
Why do women keep randomly appearing in his home, first Sister Yang, now Jiang Min?
"I mainly wanted to ask about the event at Wangsheng Village, the official commotion was so big that I couldn’t figure out what was happening," Jiang Min said candidly.
"What about any important information?" Wu Liang prompted.
At this point, Jiang Min’s eyes became serious.
She glanced at the slightly open door left by the Puppet Ghost, nervously walked over to close and lock it.
Nervously, she leaned in to look at Wu Liang’s eyes and said, "Wu Liang, do you still believe in my previous inaccurate premonition dreams?"
She worried that Wu Liang might not be willing to trust her since he hadn’t personally witnessed the supernatural event last time.
After all, her premonition dreams sometimes failed.
In Jiang Min’s hopeful gaze, Wu Liang shrugged and replied, "Of course I believe you. So, what did you dream about this time?"
How could he not believe her? Last time, the Hanged Ghost she foresaw was still in the Ghost Compendium serving him!
Seeing his trusting response, Jiang Min took a deep breath and said, "I mentioned before that I can dream about the supernatural events that will soon happen in the places I’m at."
"But it’s strictly limited to ’soon’ and ’where I’m located.’ For example, during the TV station incident, if I had been standing outside the building, I wouldn’t have foreseen the Fierce Ghost appearing inside."
She paused here.
Then, with a very serious expression, she looked at Wu Liang and said, "Last night, I dreamt of myself being killed by a Fierce Ghost."
"In a dream at your place?" Wu Liang questioned, even preparing to take out the Ghost Compendium to check if there were any records of Fierce Ghost appearances near Jiang Min’s home.
But she only shook her head, trembling a bit as she said, "Not just at my home; it was on the subway, in the streets, and even in your house now. No matter where I am, I could foresee it!"
Based on Jiang Min’s understanding of her premonition dreams,
this almost indicated that the impending supernatural event was either targeted solely at her or was widespread enough to cover almost all of Chengyang City!
Whether it’s the former or the latter, it’s a terrifying situation.
So she could only come to Wu Liang, the only man she met in her life who could stay safe after two premonition dreams by her side.
He was also the only man willing to believe her!
She hoped Wu Liang could give her some advice!
"Tell me about those previous premonition dreams that failed. I’ll see if there’s any pattern leading to the failure," Wu Liang suggested thoughtfully.
The last time the Hanged Ghost was with him, so she dreamt it, but nothing happened.
What about before? Wu Liang was curious.
Jiang Min recalled, "Hmm... the first failure was dreaming at home that a Fierce Ghost was going to kill me in my sleep."
"The second time was visiting relatives during the New Year, someone died within a day after receiving a call."
"The third was during a department-organized mountain hike outside Chengyang City, where everyone encountered incidents in the heavy fog."
"The fourth was interviewing a doctor, where the Fierce Ghost impersonated him and slaughtered the entire hospital."
"The fifth was dreaming at your place that a Fierce Ghost was going to hang me."
Recalling these made Jiang Min unable to stop trembling, as each premonition showed the supernatural event occurring at her location.
In her dreams, she saw the people around her, including herself, die horribly in various ways without any chance of redemption. This torture was overwhelming.
Jiang Min, with her eyes full of fear, didn’t notice the look of surprise, and even more of helplessness, on Wu Liang’s face.
Dream killings, deaths after phone calls, incidents in thick fog, impersonating a doctor to kill...
The more he listened, the more familiar it sounded.
Thinking about the processes of subduing several minions in the Ghost Compendium, Wu Liang’s lips twitched.
It seemed she was describing Nightmare, Evil Bell, Mist, and Puppet—these four ghosts!
And it matched the sequence in which he recruited them as Fierce Ghost minions.
So all along, it was him breaking the cycle of potential casualty-inducing supernatural events, leading to Jiang Min’s premonition dreams failing?
Oh no! This lady came right for me!