Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

Blue Star Anomaly Management Bureau, Headquarters Command Center.

Zhou Zhengyang stood cautiously behind Chen Zhiwei.

A giant holographic screen occupied the entire wall, displaying real-time footage of battles around the world against and against cult organizations.

On the screen, some cult members do indeed possess some incredible abilities.

Some can summon tentacles, some can sacrifice themselves, and some can even invoke gods, shouting for blessings from evil gods.

Although its abilities were somewhat strange, the cleaning process went exceptionally smoothly, one could even say it crushed everything in its path.

Logically speaking, this should be something to be thankful for.

But Chen Zhiwei's expression grew increasingly serious, her fingertips unconsciously flipping a coin.

Based on Zhou Zhengyang's observations over the years.

Flipping the coin was a subconscious little action of Chen Zhiwei.

The faster the coin flips, the more it represents her unease.

Suddenly, Chen Zhiwei stood up and slammed her hand on the table: "That's not right."

"Xu Qinghe's doomsday scenario is wrong."

"No, no, none of it is right."

With red eyes, she kept flipping through the various documents on the desktop.

After searching for more than ten minutes, she turned to stare at Zhou Zhengyang.

Zhou Zhengyang understood from that look.

He first asked the other staff members to leave, and only after confirming that it was just him and Chen Zhiwei present did he speak in a low voice.

"Dr. Chen, there is nothing unusual in my memory archive."

"According to the King, each doomsday line exists independently."

"The world correction will not occur until 2026, after a doomsday line is severed."

"But this doomsday line hasn't been corrected at all."

"Heng'an Middle School, the Deep Sea Oath, and Jiangping City never existed in the first place."

Chen Zhiwei's gaze was sharp as a knife as she stared intently at him, asking each word slowly and deliberately, "Are you sure?"

Zhou Zhengyang closed his eyes and concentrated, reviewing and verifying all the archived memories in his mind one by one.

A few minutes later, he nodded emphatically: "Confirmed."

Chen Zhiwei frowned and muttered to herself.

"Now, due to Su Ming's scene fusion, the originally independent doomsday timelines have begun to influence each other."

"Xu Qinghe's original life trajectory has undergone a tremendous change."

Why did her life trajectory change?

"According to Su Ming's previous description, in her original life trajectory, she was tightly controlled and imprisoned by her parents and family members from childhood, and had no sense of self."

"Until the day I turned 18, I killed my own parents with my own hands, broke free from my shackles, and gained a brief new life."

"After the incident, she was arrested and imprisoned by the police."

"Su Ming never said the specific cause of her death, but judging from the fact that Su Ming descended into 2020, she died in that year."

Chen Zhiwei stared at Xu Qinghe's latest profile, his brows furrowed: "Why did such a huge change occur?"

"Even if they influence each other, there shouldn't be such a huge difference."

After a brief silence, she looked up and asked again, "What did Cheng Yao and Jiang Qian say?"

Zhou Zhengyang reported truthfully: "They have no impression of Su Ming, nor any memory related to the Doomsday Line."

"I can guarantee that."

This eliminates the possibility of fragmented memories.

So where exactly does the problem lie?

The same person, two life experiences, two completely different life trajectories.

She began to review all the details and sort out every point of doubt.

After a long while, her thoughts lingered on a casual remark Su Ming had made.

Before Su Ming entered 2020, Wen Qi gave him a paper star.

The message on this paper star is simple: "Don't worry about this apocalypse, take a break, have fun, and remember to ask Yu Mengnian about the dream."

After learning about Xu Qinghe's special circumstances, Chen Zhiwei guessed the general contents of the paper stars.

But now, upon closer examination, she felt something was amiss.

Wen Qi was unaware of the full picture of the 2020 apocalypse.

Even if she knew Xu Qinghe's ability to deduce the doomsday scenario of 2020, it was just a deduction, representing only a possibility, not a definitive conclusion.

But this note was written with obvious certainty.

She silently recited the text in her mind, picked up her pen, and wrote and drew rapidly on the blank notebook, her expression so focused that she seemed almost obsessed.

In this state, Zhou Zhengyang, who was standing next to her, even slowed down his breathing, afraid of disturbing Chen Zhiwei's train of thought.

Much later.

The pen stopped, Chen Zhiwei looked up, the mist in her eyes clearing: "I see."

Zhou Zhengyang held his breath and waited three seconds before daring to ask in a low voice, "Dr. Chen, have you figured out where the problem is?"

Chen Zhiwei did not answer immediately.

She slowly put down her pen, and stopped flipping the coin with her fingertips. Instead, she gently tapped the table with one finger.

The rhythm was very slow, one, two, three, as if counting something.

"Do you remember the paper star Wen Qi gave Su Ming?"

Zhou Zhengyang nodded; he remembered.

That's not a deduction.

Chen Zhiwei raised her head and said, word by word, "She knows."

These three short words struck like a thunderclap, instantly soaking Zhou Zhengyang's back in cold sweat.

What she said next nearly made him die on the spot.

Chen Zhiwei said, "Wen Qi knows the entire pattern of the daily chart at the end of 2020."

"She knew that Su Ming would meet Yu Mengnian in this doomsday timeline."

"She knew that Xu Qinghe's life trajectory would change, and that she herself would correct that change."

Zhou Zhengyang swallowed hard in fear, his voice trembling uncontrollably: "But...but Wen Qi has disappeared."

"She shouldn't know."

"The doomsday line of 2020 belongs to Xu Qinghe, not her."

"Even if she's incredibly capable, at most she can deduce the possibility of an apocalyptic scenario."

"Unless," Zhou Zhengyang's voice was a little dry, "Wen Qi... went through it once."

"How is that possible?"

Chen Zhiwei neither nodded nor shook her head.

She picked up the pen on the table, wrote a word on the paper, then crossed it out, wrote another word, and crossed it out again, leaving a mess of ink marks on the paper.

"Is it possible that Wen Qi became Him?"

"The previous doomsday line, which was the doomsday line in 2019, must have a part that neither we nor Su Ming knew about."

"According to my theory, there should have been two timelines."

"The order of choice for the first timeline is Tang Tang, Xu Qinghe, and Wen Qi."

"But because Su Ming chose Wen Qi first, a second timeline emerged."

"The conflict between the two should have been resolved by Wen Qi."

How did she solve it?

Chen Zhiwei paused for a full minute before speaking, "There's only one way I can think of."

"That is to overlap these several doomsday lines together, forming a complete closed loop, first locking in the result, and then completing all the processes in reverse."

"That is, reversing cause and effect."

"And only His power can achieve this effect."

"Besides the three doomsday scenarios that have already been established, 2020 is still in the process of completing them, and it is the most crucial link in the entire closed loop."

Her logic became increasingly clear.

"Based on Su Ming's previous account, we can know..."

"2019 marked the beginning of Su Ming's transition from His divine status to humanization."

"2020 marked the year He truly transformed from anthropomorphism into a human being."

"2003 was the first doomsday scenario he experienced as a human being."

"And 2012 was the only doomsday line in the original world line that was never severed."

"It was the existence of this doomsday line that dismantled the original world line and anchored the direction of the second world line."

"These four doomsday timelines are interconnected and interlocked, forming a complete whole and also the very beginning of the story."

"But," Chen Zhiwei changed the subject, his voice softening, "the process of 2020 is the only one that is not yet fully defined."

"As you know, they transcend time and exist simultaneously in all time periods."

"The years 2003, 2012, and 2019 are already set in stone and cannot be changed."

"Only 2020 is still uncertain and remains to be seen."

"And Wen Qi was originally an inhabitant of Blue Star before ascending to His throne."

"This gave her a privilege that the others didn't have: cutting in line."

"She joined the team that was still in its infancy in 2020."

"This is also the key reason for the huge changes in Xu Qinghe's life trajectory."

"Because He, who originally belonged to 2020, was replaced by Wen Qi."

Zhou Zhengyang felt a chill run down his spine and asked with difficulty, "Then...where did the original Him from 2020 go?"

Chen Zhiwei raised her eyes: "He never disappeared."

"When Wen Qi returns in human form in the future, the original Him will naturally return as well."

"However, the doomsday line of 2020 has been severed."

"You can think of it as Wen Qi temporarily taking over His number. Although He still has the number, it has already been used."

At that moment, Zhou Zhengyang only understood one thing.

On the last day of 2020, the one sitting atop His position is Wen Qi.

No wonder Wen Qi told Su Ming not to worry about this doomsday scenario and to give himself a break.

But then a problem arose.

"If Wen Qi became Him, then... then what is He going to do?"

Chen Zhiwei shook her head: "I don't know."

"But one thing is certain: Xu Qinghe must know of His existence."

"Xu Qinghe's new life today is a gift from Wen Qi."

"For Xu Qinghe, who was trapped in the cage of fate, her new life was no less than creating a new world."

"Following this line of reasoning..."

"From the moment Su Ming stepped into the 2020 doomsday timeline, all his schedules and all his encounters had already been arranged in advance."

"Don't forget that Xu Qinghe is a cursed doll in 2026, with the ability to control everything."

"Su Ming first met Cheng Yao by chance, and then he met Yu Mengnian."

"Given Yu Mengnian's strength, she should have been the first to find Su Ming. Xu Qinghe must have interfered with this."

"So, the memory fragments in Yu Mengnian's mind were given by Wen Qi, and it's not entirely due to the fusion of scenes."

"Xu Qinghe's sudden death was by no means an accident, but a pre-planned step, with the purpose of getting Su Ming to enter the subspace to find her soul."

By meticulously piecing together the clues, all the scattered points of doubt were connected.

What a huge net!

But Zhou Zhengyang still had two questions.

First, if Yu Mengnian's dream fragments are not the cause of scene fusion, then what exactly are the changes after scene fusion?

Second, why did Wen Qi and Xu Qinghe allow Su Ming to enter the subspace?

Meanwhile, in subspace.

That's about it.

Su Ming had just finished telling Yu Mengnian the whole story of how he came to be here.