I have a ghost diary

Even the vice minister became more amiable towards Chen Yuting, telling her that she must find a way to firmly bind Chu Jiang to the research institute's chariot afterward.

However, as time went by, about ten days after Chu Jiang disappeared, the enthusiasm of most people around him gradually cooled down.

In the last couple of days, Chen Yuting has basically felt that she has returned to her old life. Apart from familiar people who still greet her, everyone else ignores her and acts as if they have never known her.

To be honest, although Chen Yuting felt a little disappointed, she wasn't really disappointed; because this "glory" wasn't something she had earned herself.

Chen Yuting was always worried about Chu Jiang's safety and whereabouts, hoping that he could still appear in this world safely.

Since Chu Jiang disappeared, Chen Yuting has been going to work every day, and her superiors haven't assigned her any other work. They just keep her in the call center at all times, even after get off work, while sleeping, and while showering, she has to carry her satellite phone with her.

Today marks the nineteenth day since Chu Jiang disappeared, a date Chen Yuting has always remembered. But to be honest, when the phone rang, she was still somewhat dazed, even wondering if she was still half asleep.

It wasn't until the second after the phone rang that Chen Yuting instinctively picked up the phone to answer it.

"It's me. Initiating file creation. Danger level: S-class. Ghost codename: [Black Sun]..."

Upon hearing the familiar and calm male voice, Chen Yuting immediately agreed with delight, "Okay, okay, I'll write it down right away."

Inside the switchboard room, each operator sits in a separate glass cubicle; although they cannot hear each other, they can see each other's every move clearly.

At first, no one noticed Chen Yuting's side until the first available operator accidentally saw Chen Yuting taking notes while on the phone, and she was immediately surprised.

Could it be that man has returned?!

Soon, the others also noticed what was happening to Chen Yuting. After all, everyone was looking in the same direction, so it was hard not to notice.

Before long, the situation here quickly came to the attention of the higher-ups, since there was also surveillance in the switchboard room.

Less than five minutes later, Liu Xuewen, the deputy director of the Paranormal Department, rushed to the call center and entered the cubicle where Chen Yuting was using his fingerprint access.

Upon entering, Liu Xuewen, still slightly out of breath, did not interrupt Chen Yuting and Chu Jiang's call, but simply waited quietly to the side.

He truly hadn't expected that the news of Chu Jiang's appearance wouldn't have come from the person in charge of the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall, but rather from the operator.

"Okay, okay..."

Only after the initial files on Black Sun were completed did Chen Yuting ask in a low voice, "Hello, person in charge, the deputy minister is with me now. Would it be convenient for you to speak with him?"

"Let him hear it."

Upon receiving the phone from Chen Yuting, Liu Xuewen immediately took it. "Hello, this is Liu Xuewen. We talked last time. Mr. Chu, how are you doing now? Where are you?"

Chapter 190 A Declaration to the World

Chu Jiang's tone was relaxed, "I'm fine, currently at the Luohe City branch. Um, I have one request: announce my return to everyone."

"Now?" Liu Xuewen was somewhat surprised. He really didn't expect that Chu Jiang's first request after returning would be this.

"Yes, right now. By the way, please pass on a message for me: I am the person in charge of Luohe City, and this city will be under my jurisdiction from now on."

"This..." Liu Xuewen hesitated for a moment, "Are you going to stay in Luohe City indefinitely?"

For a talent like Chu Jiang, Research Institute No. 21 will definitely prefer to transfer him to a place that is more suitable for his abilities in the future.

Of course, such places would be even more dangerous.

"Yes, I'll stay here. The Black Sun is also sealed in this place. I don't feel comfortable going to other cities."

Of course, the main reason for this is that the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall is located in Luohe City. Moreover, Chu Jiang does not want to take up his post in a more dangerous city, nor does he want to be too far away from his home.

As for making such a high-profile return, that's definitely not Chu Jiang's style.

However, after a conversation with Yan Wanli, Chu Jiang ultimately decided to do it anyway.

The reason is simple. Chu Jiang knows very well that he is just a "showpiece." To put it another way, the black sun wasn't sealed by him at all, but by the old man.

But now Chu Jiang is famous, and people all over the world believe that he sealed it.

Since Chu Jiang cannot reveal the existence of the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall, he has to admit that he did it, whether he likes it or not.

Not to mention that public opinion has already taken hold. No matter how low Chu Jiang tries to keep a low profile, it won't help. He's already in the eye of the storm, and the more low-key he is, the more likely he is to attract various groups to test him.

Therefore, the safest approach is not to be low-key, but to be high-profile!

The more high-profile, arrogant, and unscrupulous Chu Jiang is, the less people dare to provoke him on his territory.

Of course, some smart people will think of this.

They might suspect that Chu Jiang is only putting on a show because he lacks real strength.

But the reason why smart people are smart is that they tend to overthink things, and they also regard their opponents as smart people.

What if Chu Jiang did it on purpose? He actually has the strength, but he deliberately makes a show of force to mislead outsiders about his abilities.

Therefore, before they could ascertain Chu Jiang's full background, they still dared not make any rash moves.

This is a classic example: you're on the second floor, you think I'm on the fifth floor, but actually I'm on the first floor...

Well, actually Chu Jiang isn't exactly at the first level, it's just that he hasn't fought against any of the top ghost masters of the time.

Chu Jiang spends most of his time dealing with ghosts, making it difficult to determine which level of ghost master he belongs to. Therefore, he prioritizes self-preservation above all else.

The deputy minister hadn't thought that far ahead at the moment. In fact, even if Chu Jiang hadn't made the request himself, the research institute would have chosen an appropriate time to announce it, but it just wouldn't have been particularly high-profile.

"Good, thanks to you this time, the disaster in Luohe City was resolved. The research institute will naturally take care of such a small matter for you."

Upon hearing Liu Xuewen's assurance, Chu Jiang thought for a moment and then said, "If you release the news directly, people outside might not believe it. They might even suspect that the research institute staged it themselves."

"How about this, I'll record a video?"

Liu Xuewen was a bit of a headache. "This video medium spreads too fast in modern society. I'm afraid that some ordinary people will also see this video."

"It's okay, I'll just show my hands, it won't matter to ordinary people."

Chu Jiang's thinking was very clear: once he became famous, the world would definitely pay attention to his every move and every battle.

Is it possible that Chu Jiang might choose to keep his trump card and never use his own bloodline power?

Obviously, this is completely impossible. This thing is Chu Jiang's strongest weapon right now, even more terrifying than the Blood Hand Ghost and the Left Hand Ghost.

Moreover, the video filmed by Xu Shengtian already demonstrated some of Chu Jiang's power characteristics.

Even those who have never met him before would certainly avoid engaging Chu Jiang in close combat.

In other words, this move cannot be considered a surprise trump card.

Considering Yan Wanli's "crushing defeat" at Chu Jiang's hands, his strongest ghost was called the "Ghost Corpse." Even without Chu Jiang revealing this trick, those with discerning eyes could probably already guess which category the ghost possessed leaned towards.

Therefore, Chujiang decided to take the initiative to demonstrate the power of the "Chujiang lineage".

It would be even better if some discerning people could recognize these hands like Lin Mohua did.

Those who know the prestige of the "Chujiang lineage" would certainly not dare to underestimate the contemporary Chujiang, nor would they dare to easily come to his door to provoke him.

This is Chu Jiang's "open strategy".

......

After discussing it with the deputy minister, Chu Jiang assigned Li Xiaolang to be in charge of filming.

Chu Jiang didn't go anywhere else. He changed into a proper black suit with a white shirt underneath, the top two buttons undone, and no tie.

He sat upright in his office, his hands clasped together, calmly placed on his desk.

Behind him was a glass curtain wall, through which one could clearly see the Luohe River view in the distance, hazy yet serene.

"Are you ready?" Chu Jiang asked.

Li Xiaolang, who had gone downstairs to the media company to borrow a DSLR camera, nodded slightly.

Chu Jiang then stopped speaking, but his hands, at a speed visible to the naked eye, quickly transformed into a pair of withered palms, dull in color, bluish-black in color, and lifeless, like an ancient corpse.

To be honest, the moment Li Xiaolang saw those hands, even with his extensive training, he instinctively trembled. Luckily, the DSLR was on a tripod, otherwise he would have had to reshoot.

Those hands gave Li Xiaolang a stark feeling—death.

Yes, he could only sense the word "death," nothing else.

About five or six seconds later, Chu Jiang gave a signal with his eyes, and Li Xiaolang immediately stopped recording.

Chu Jiang got up and went to check the camera to see the effect. He was very satisfied. Because the lens used a wide-angle lens similar to that of a movie, the short video did not capture Chu Jiang's head.

Moreover, the focus of the image is on these hands; everything else is merely a backdrop.

After exporting the video to his computer and sending it to the research institute, Chu Jiang waited for the news to develop...

About fifteen minutes later, paranormal websites and forums in China, and even several large paranormal exchange websites and forums abroad, such as Blackdit and GhostQuora, all spread a shocking message at the same time!

The man who sealed away the S-class vengeful spirit is back! And he even showed off his skills!

The message was sent by the official account of Research Institute No. 21: Bloodhand Chujiang is back and brings a small greeting to everyone.

The greeting includes a sentence and a video...

Chapter 191 Ancient Heritage

The news of Chu Jiang's return spread like wildfire online, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign ghost masters to watch the video.

As the video's views exploded, all sorts of discussions emerged.

The most discussed topics in China are naturally on paranormal forums:

"I knew Chu Jiang wasn't dead. Such a powerful Ghost Master couldn't die so easily. Look, he's back, all lively and energetic, even putting on a grand show. The research institute is playing along with him..."

"How impressive! Our Kyushu has a worthy successor! It's just that the young man isn't humble enough. His 'greeting' probably means he's the big boss of Luohe City, right?"

"You don't know anything. That's how it is when you're young and arrogant. If someone has real skills, then they can pretend however they want."

"Haha, you were proven wrong, weren't you? I told you Chu Jiang couldn't possibly be dead. What about those who were saying they'd do a handstand while washing their hair and eat shit on live stream? Come on, which platform? Send me the live stream number."

"What's the meaning behind Chu Jiang's video? Is he trying to prove that this is really him? But I don't really see it. Although those hands are indeed terrifying, isn't his code name 'Bloody Hand'?"

"Don't be fooled. I really don't believe Chu Jiang appeared alive. Nine times out of ten, it's just the research institute trying to save face, so they're putting on this act of mystery..."

Although it was just watching a video, the eeriness of Chu Jiang's dark blue hands was still well conveyed to the viewers.

To be honest, the feeling of facing death head-on is something that ordinary magic videos or special effects videos cannot convey.

Of course, some ghost masters admit that the video is very special, and the origin of those hands seems to be quite extraordinary.