I have a ghost diary

Hearing Chu Jiang's words, Chen Yuting felt inexplicably at ease.

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After taking the person to the Paranormal Department, to the deputy director's office, Chen Yuting closed the door and waited outside.

Chu Jiang looked at Liu Xuewen, who had been waiting for a long time, with some puzzlement. He sat down at the desk and asked, "Why is it that you, the deputy minister, are doing everything? Where is the minister?"

Liu Xuewen gave a wry smile and pointed upwards. "The minister was sent from above. He's not an expert in this field, so he won't be doing the work of an outsider giving advice to an expert."

"So I do the work and I take the blame. He only needs to be responsible for the general direction and report to his superiors regularly."

Chu Jiang nodded; after all, it was an official organization.

"Let's have a casual chat. I need to prepare a summary report for this S-class incident."

“Okay,” Chu Jiang organized his thoughts and began to describe his detailed experience after the black sun descended.

He didn't hide the existence of the Ghost Diary; he had already mentioned it when he requested emergency support last time, and the other party knew that he could foresee danger to some extent.

Chu Jiang started by discovering the pattern of the murders and alerting the public, then moved on to the matter related to the red embroidered ball.

The story begins with the search for Yun Changfeng, followed by the discovery of the rampaging Left-Handed Ghost, the successful sealing of the ghost, and the transplantation of it into his own body.

He talked about winning the red embroidered ball and then about the battle against the Black Sun.

Finally, it was mentioned how the black sun was lured into the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall.

As Liu Xuewen took notes, he marveled at Chu Jiang's boldness and decisiveness.

In that crisis situation, he actually managed to seal away a vengeful ghost of at least B-rank, and successfully balanced that ghost with the ghost within his own body.

When Chu Jiang mentioned the ancestral hall, Liu Xuewen couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is that ancestral hall about? What is its connection to the sixteenth-generation ancestor, Lin Daosheng?"

"According to the records of the research institute, there was once a family of ghost masters in the past history of Luohe City."

"This family is surnamed Lin, but after the end of the Republic of China, the Luohe Lin family disappeared into history, leaving no legacy."

Chu Jiang's eyes flickered slightly. Sure enough, inside Research Institute No. 21, there were some hidden documents about the ancient Ghost Master's lineage. This meant that someone inside the institute might have already recognized him as a descendant of Chu Jiang's lineage.

"It's very simple, the Lin family of Luohe has not been completely wiped out."

"At the time, I brought the black sun into the ancestral hall only because I had no other choice. I wanted to use the special characteristics of this place to at least suppress the other party."

"But in the end, we were both sucked into a mysterious space inside the ancestral hall."

"During this time, the black sun activated a kind of time reversal ability and forcibly escaped. But less than a minute later, we were both sucked back in."

"In this space, I saw a terrifying ghost, no, countless vengeful ghosts."

"There is a ghostly place inside the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall, which is suspected to have been left by the Lin family of Luohe in the past. It is a special place of sealing."

"I reached some kind of agreement with the most terrifying ghost among them, namely Lin Daosheng, the old master Lin."

"It can help me seal the black sun, but in return, I must promise it that I will never bring any ghosts into the shrine again."

"And as the administrator of Luohe City, I have an obligation to protect this place. Otherwise, if something happens to the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall, countless ghosts will pour out from there, turning the surrounding area into a living hell."

Liu Xuewen was shocked. "That ghost...it has the consciousness of a living person??"

Chu Jiang shook his head. "I don't know either. I only know that the other party seems to have a trace of humanity left, but they are extremely dangerous."

"I also mentioned whether the research institute needed to help, but it flatly refused. The only reason it was willing to communicate with me was because I am a member of the Chu lineage."

"If it had been someone else who was sucked in, I can't guarantee what the outcome would have been."

"What lineage?" Liu Xuewen was a little confused.

"Don't you understand? Then forget it. Just write it however you want. Mr. Xu from the research institute should know what this means."

Liu Xuewen vaguely sensed that this was crucial information, and he recorded everything truthfully.

"There's not much else to say. The Black Sun is currently sealed inside the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall, which is why I value this place so much."

"I have a duty and responsibility to protect this place, so please don't transfer me to some random place. Otherwise, if something happens at the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall, it will cause a disaster even more terrifying than an S-level incident."

Liu Xuewen nodded solemnly, "I will report the specific stakes in detail. The higher-ups should not act recklessly and will fully respect your opinion."

"By the way, what's the solution to the Ju-on videotape?"

Although the Ju-on has now been absorbed by the Demon Diary, and Chu Jiang can borrow its power, he is still unclear about the specific solution to the original sealing artifact's rules.

"It's very simple. Within seven days, make a copy of the videotape and show it to someone else, and the curse will transfer to the new viewer." Liu Xuewen knew that Chu Jiang wanted the videotape and had already decided to give it to him as part of the reward.

Chu Jiang frowned slightly. "So, the curse won't disappear, right?"

"But since the research institute is confident in solving it, it means that there is at least one person here who is not afraid of this curse. He may even be able to transfer the curse from his body back into the videotape."

"But I have a question. If the ghost in the videotape breaks free from the seal and becomes an independent entity, then is it still useful for the person under the curse to copy the videotape?"

"This..." Liu Xuewen was momentarily at a loss for words to answer the question.

Chapter 197 Rewards for Solving an S-Rank Incident

After thinking for a while, the deputy minister finally said, "It's probably useless."

"After all, once the ghost breaks free from the sealing artifact, it becomes an independent entity. As for the original videotape, it has become an empty shell. No matter how many times the empty shell is copied, it has no connection with the ghost."

Chu Jiang nodded. "Then, how should someone afflicted by a curse resolve this hidden danger?"

Liu Xuewen paused for a moment, then said, "I don't know. I've never seen such a case before. Perhaps you could discuss this issue with some experts at headquarters."

"Alright," Chu Jiang said nonchalantly.

The curse of Ju-on can kill someone within seven days, but Chu Jiang only has fifty percent of its power, which he borrowed through the Ghost Diary. So, he really doesn't know if it can actually kill someone.

There's another problem: the longer the ability is borrowed, the more likely the ghost is to escape from the diary.

Furthermore, prolonged borrowing could lead to Chu Jiang's body being corrupted by supernatural forces.

If the target really is destined to die on the seventh day, then the first to die is very likely not someone else, but Chu Jiang himself...

Chu Jiang found the matter increasingly complicated and decided to wait until later and find a target to experiment with.

Relying solely on speculation leaves too many unknowns, and the combined rules of Ghost Diaries and Ju-on make things even more complicated.

Oh right, after achieving balance between the two ghosts and awakening the power of Chu Jiang, Chu Jiang can now use the power of the Blood Hand Ghost and the Left Hand Ghost continuously for several hours without being aware of the ghost's corruption.

However, if it continues for several days and nights, then it's hard to say.

In other words, even under extremely extreme circumstances, Chu Jiang still faces the risk of the vengeful spirit resurrecting.

However, under normal circumstances, because the power of Chu Zang is too strong, it will suppress the other ghosts in Chu Jiang's body, preventing them from excessively eroding Chu Jiang.

"Let's get back to the main topic," Liu Xuewen said, adjusting his glasses.

"The research institute plans to hold an award ceremony for you, which you can choose to hold publicly or privately."

"Not to be made public," Chu Jiang said without hesitation.

He'd already been high-profile enough; he didn't want others to know what he'd gained.

"And let's skip the formalities and just give the reward to him/her. I don't want to go on stage and give any acceptance speech."

Liu Xuewen smiled and said, "Alright then, I'm in charge of handling this matter, and I can make that possible for you."

"Since you took office as the person in charge of Luohe City, you have resolved two C-level incidents and one S-level incident."

Are you planning to withdraw all the rewards at once?

Chu Jiang thought for a moment, "Let's just focus on the S-rank achievements. We can save the C-rank credits for later if I need them."

“Okay.” Liu Xuewen opened a notebook and said, “First of all, your title was originally Level 2 [Regular City Manager], but now it has been directly promoted to Level 0 [Team Leader].

Research Institute No. 21 has four levels of professional titles: Level 3, Level 2, Level 1, and Level 0.

Chu Jiang has now directly reached the highest level of office that an ordinary ghost master can hold.

As for that vague and ethereal "Captain-in-Chief," if Chu Jiang can easily defeat the other twenty captains, then presumably no one will object to him taking on the position of Captain-in-Chief.

Of course, Chu Jiang doesn't have that confidence right now; his Chu Zombie Power has only awakened in his two hands.

So let's see what happens in the future. Once he's fully awakened, he should be able to easily defeat the other captains, unless they also possess a correspondingly terrifying level of power.

"After becoming the captain, the sixteen cities surrounding Luohe City, including Luoxi City, Luozhou City, and Langchao City, will all be under your jurisdiction."

"You have the right to temporarily mobilize the heads of these cities to help you solve paranormal events."

"Of course, we generally don't recommend doing this, since each person in charge has their own city to manage. Unless, in Luohe City, an S-level incident occurs again."

"Wait," Chu Jiang raised his hand, "What about Yue Tian City?"

Yuetian City is the provincial capital, and the city's leaders hold first-level professional titles, which is one level higher than ordinary leaders like Chu Jiang.

Liu Xuewen waved his hand, "Yuetian City doesn't count. The person in charge of the provincial capital reports directly to headquarters and does not obey any team leader's temporary orders."

Liu Xuewen then added, "You don't need to worry about having too little power."

"In addition to the monthly fixed salary increase, the supply of props and resources will be improved, and the access to information will be enhanced. If you encounter paranormal events in the future, you can also apply for higher-level support."

"For example, you can even apply for a Level 0 sealed artifact, as long as the reason is sufficient."

"In addition, we will provide you with extra ghost masters."

"Isn't there a psychologist in Yuetian City? You can apply to become a psychologist and be stationed in Luohe City."

"You can also apply for three ghost master assistants."

"Finally, you can also recruit folk ghost masters to form your own special operations team."

Chu Jiang seemed thoughtful, "If we don't count the psychologist, there are only three underlings of the Ghost Master...?"

The vice minister looked somewhat helpless. "It was only recently that we were able to have the corresponding person in charge in every city across the country."

"Furthermore, we must also make some redundancies. For example, the person in charge in Luozhou City is no longer able to perform his duties. We must have new qualified personnel to fill the gap in a short period of time, and we cannot allow the gap to last for a long time."

"Furthermore, once you become the captain, the amount of supernatural resources you acquire each month will increase significantly. At that time, you can recruit some folk ghost masters, just like the other captains do."

"Of course, once you've recruited them, you also have an obligation to keep them in check."

“If the folk sorcerer causes trouble, the research institute will hold you accountable.”

"Finally, rights also correspond to obligations. If any special events occur in the country, headquarters will dispatch team leaders to provide support or conduct reconnaissance."

"Without a valid reason, the captain may not refuse or make excuses."