Lin Huan knew very well that he didn't possess the ability to foresee a person's entire life's fortune or misfortune just by looking at their face or birth date.
Although he had once been a "fortune teller" at a paranormal agency, he had always disdained the deceptive practices of his peers.
Even if such abilities truly existed, they wouldn't be as simple as some people claimed, deducing everything from a birth date and appearance. Instead, it would require a highly complex body of knowledge.
Otherwise, with at least a thousand people born every hour in the Greater Hua Prefecture, and a not-insignificant number of twins, would all these similarly looking individuals born at the same time share the same destiny?
If that were the case, Lin Huan would have been born in the same period as a certain "Great Prefectural Husband"…
However, as a super-powered individual, after misleading people many times, Lin Huan had developed a kind of mysterious intuition. It wasn't always accurate, but if an ordinary person was about to face great disaster, he would often have a premonition.
After a moment of hesitation, Lin Huan didn't pursue her. His dazzling blue protective charm was enough to ward off ordinary fatal dangers, and they had other important matters to attend to. There wasn't time to keep an eye on just one aunt.
Several months had passed since the official establishment of the SRS Foundation.
Wen Wen had specifically arranged for some independent containment specialists, unrelated to the Hunter Association, to assist at the Foundation.
Lin Huan and two others found themselves at the Foundation.
However, compared to seasoned demon hunters, these independent containment specialists were still quite green, lacking any practical demon-hunting experience. Therefore, they underwent several months of training at the Foundation before being assigned their first mission.
Su Nuo had the ability to mechanize her hands into weapons, Hu Yanbing's ability was to enhance his combat prowess with his aura, and Lin Huan possessed fear-inducing illusions.
The three of them formed a small team temporarily. Only after passing the Foundation's assessment would they be eligible for independent operations.
Their current objective was to resolve a series of disappearances in Sihui City.
Sihui City was located upstream of Qianhe City, and most of the rivers in Qianhe City flowed from Sihui Lake.
This area also fell within the Foundation's jurisdiction.
After the Foundation was established in Qianhe City, some demon hunters from neighboring cities were transferred away, leaving behind only basic personnel.
With the support of the Foundation's strength across a large portion of Xiangnan Province, the Hunter Association could reassign super-powered individuals to manage areas with weaker defenses.
Despite the Hunter Association's considerable size, they had always suffered from a shortage of personnel. Moreover, with the increasing frequency of monster appearances recently, they were happy to delegate responsibility with the existence of the Foundation.
The disappearances in Sihui City had begun about half a month prior, with no discernible pattern among the missing.
Initially, the local Hunter Association had suspected ordinary missing person cases or the arrival of a new cannibalistic monster in Sihui City. However, as the number of missing individuals grew and they found no clues, they requested assistance from the Foundation.
Lin Huan and the other two were ambitious and determined to complete their first mission flawlessly. They immersed themselves in studying the case, only to have their wallets stolen by a few petty thieves.
However, they were not worried. They were working for the Hunter Association, which granted them a form of privilege. The petty thieves would be the ones in trouble for stealing their wallets.
A word to the local Hunter Association, and their belongings would be returned that evening.
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The aunt scurried back to her home, panting slightly.
"What bad luck, to run into such a hoodlum."
If she were an ordinary aunt, Lin Huan's handsome young face, no matter how flirtatious his words, wouldn't have earned him a slap.
But this aunt was different. She was a nun at the church in Shita Residential Area, Sihui City.
The "church" was actually just her tidying up her home and regularly inviting some of her larger female congregants to pray together.
Perhaps due to this "position," Xu Hongjiao had always been extremely resistant to men, to the point of being phobic.
Therefore, Lin Huan's handsome face held no appeal for Xu Hongjiao.
After dinner, Xu Hongjiao returned to her bedroom. The room was filled with photographs, all of a young, beautiful girl.
She lay on the bed, clutching a photo frame, unable to sleep for a long time.
The girl in the photo frame was her adopted daughter, Xu Cairou, who had always been her emotional anchor.
Xu Cairou had never disappointed Xu Hongjiao; she had been one of the most outstanding in her peer group throughout her life. Yet, this girl had died in a car accident just as she was about to graduate from university.
Her daughter's body was unrecognizable, her features distorted, and her white dress stained with blood. From that day on, Xu Hongjiao had lost her anchor.
She could only pray day and night to her creator, begging for her daughter's return one day.
But, God could not hear the prayers of his believers.
Or rather, God didn't want to hear, nor did He want to fulfill the wishes of His followers.
If He did, God would have brought world peace long ago.
From then on, Xu Hongjiao became increasingly obsessive, turning into a difficult woman to deal with.
Xu Hongjiao stared intently at the photographs. Suddenly, a car drove by outside, and a fleeting flash of light made her think she saw a faint, blurry white shadow on a mirror frame.
She rubbed her eyes, thinking she might have seen incorrectly, and feeling a bit sleepy, she closed her eyes and slowly drifted into slumber.
Suddenly, she heard a sharp alarm sound from outside. Looking out, she saw a bird's nest fall from a tree, and the birds hopped angrily around a car, causing the alarm to sound.
Xu Hongjiao shook her head and lay down again. Her peripheral vision caught the mirror frames, and she saw another blurry white figure!
This time, the white figure was slightly larger than before. Judging by the reflection, it was as if a figure in a white dress was standing outside her bedroom door.
Xu Hongjiao felt a chill run down her spine. She regretted not closing her bedroom door when she went to sleep.
Even though she had been praying for her daughter's return, if she truly came back in such a manner, Xu Hongjiao would absolutely not accept it. Sudan Novel Network
Gathering her courage, she looked towards the bedroom door, but saw nothing.
"Cairou, is that you? If you're back, let Mom see you."
After looking a couple of times, she saw nothing.
She looked down, and after another couple of glances, still saw nothing.
When she looked up again, Xu Hongjiao saw her daughter, dressed in a white gown, standing at the doorway, staring straight at her.
Then, another figure appeared behind Xu Cairou.