I have a ghost diary

Yu Jiang and Chen Changsheng took on the work from [Cold Machinery].

Yu Jiang was the captain who went to Luohe City with Yuwen Ting to provide support during the Black Sun incident; his code name was [Ghost Domain].

It's worth mentioning that he seems to have recently learned how to create layers in the Ghost Realm, and he even discussed this issue with Chu Jiang over the phone.

In this way, Yu Jiang could also, like the Black Sun, construct another layer of supernatural space completely independent of the real world above the first layer of ghost realm.

It can be said that this captain is much stronger than he was during the last S-class incident.

In addition, Yan Wanli and Yao Ji accepted the task of "Drawing a circle to curse you".

After Yan Wanli finished the call, he jokingly asked Chu Jiang, "If I can't come back, can I call you?"

Chu Jiang shrugged. "Go ahead and fight, but I might not come to your rescue."

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Next, since team leaders from both directions were going to take charge, the deputy minister stopped arguing. Still unsure of the situation in Dongzhou City, he hastily adjourned the meeting, instructing the team leaders who were to depart to prepare.

Leaving aside the others, Chen Yehua and Ning Miaowei took Chu Jiang and Xin Xin to retrieve number 004, while Chen Yuting returned to her post.

On the way, Chen Yehua looked at Ning Miaowei with some confusion, "Why did you follow me?"

Ning Miaowei crossed her arms and said matter-of-factly, "Xin Xin is the ghost master under my supervision. Isn't it normal for me to come and check on her?"

Although Ning Miaowei described their relationship as being very good, Xin Xin ignored Ning Miaowei the whole way and instead kept glancing at Chen Yehua.

There was a reason for this, of course; even Chu Jiang was looking at Chen Yehua.

Previously in the conference room, because there were many ghost masters and Chu Jiang did not get too close to Expert Chen, he did not discover anything.

But now that he was closer to the other person, Chu Jiang noticed that this guy was emanating a dangerous and sinister aura.

In other words, Chen Yehua may have already become a ghost master.

It is rare for researchers to become ghost masters, because this would mean giving up their long lifespan; moreover, when tormented by ghosts, they may not be able to continue their research work objectively and accurately.

Not to mention that researchers generally don't go to the front lines, so becoming a Ghost Master isn't a worthwhile trade.

Of course, researchers could also choose the path of "sealing," but Chen Yehua clearly did not, otherwise his aura would not have leaked out.

Moreover, the ghost inside him is very special. After all, a ghost that can make Chu Jiang instinctively sense danger is definitely not an ordinary thing.

At this moment, Chen Yehua also noticed that Chu Jiang and Xin Xin were staring at him. He smiled and asked, "What's wrong with you two? Are you surprised?"

"Yes, I am a Ghost Master now. But I am not the first expert to become a Ghost Master. That guy surnamed Liu was there before me, you just can't tell."

"What prompted you to make this choice?" Chu Jiang asked.

"Of course, it's for the reason you guessed. The supernatural resurgence is accelerating, and I think it's time to study some dangerous topics that have only remained on paper before."

"I am my own experiment. If I succeed, it should help the future situation."

“If we fail…” Chen Yehua shook his head, “Failure is not an option. At the very least, I can’t die. We’ve finally made some progress on Zhang Haoran; how can I die at this crucial moment?”

“Hey,” Ning Miaowei looked at Chen Yehua seriously, “This is top secret information and cannot be made public at the moment.”

Chen Yehua simply waved his hand, "It's alright, Zhang Haoran and Chu Jiang are buddies, Chu Jiang will find out if he wants to."

"As for Xin Xin, well, I believe Xin Xin is a good girl and won't gossip." It seems he also wants to get along well with Xin Xin.

Ning Miaowei immediately looked at Expert Chen warily, "This is my person."

Chu Jiang interrupted the two's "competition for favor," and asked with unusual eagerness, "What kind of results have you achieved? Can they really fundamentally solve the problem of the supernatural resurgence?"

After looking around to make sure no one was around, Expert Chen said softly as he walked away, "Based on the various experiments we have conducted so far, our expert team has reached a bizarre conclusion."

"It is very likely that Zhang Haoran does not live in the same world as us. In other words, we exist in two different dimensions from him."

Chu Jiang frowned slightly. "What do you mean?"

Ning Miaowei shook her head. "Let me explain. It's actually similar to the Ghost Realm. The Ghost Realm can overlap with reality, achieving a mixed state where you are in me and I am in you."

"In other words, without the concept of a layered ghost realm, we can exist in both the ghost realm and the real world at the same time."

"Our current hypothesis is that there is a third dimension, which we will tentatively call the 'material world' or the 'real world'."

"In this world, there are no ghosts, nor any supernatural or bizarre things. Or rather, ghosts can only stay in the real world and cannot directly enter the real world."

"The reason Zhang Haoran is able to be immune to paranormal phenomena is because he lives in the real world."

"Of course, since the real world and the mortal world overlap, he can make contact with us, but he can't make contact with ghosts."

"We do not yet know why this is so; we can only speculate that ghosts cannot affect any being in the real world."

"This reasoning also explains why Zhang Haoran, despite having absolutely no supernatural powers, is immune to any harm from ghosts."

Chu Jiang found it somewhat unbelievable, "Another world?? That world only has Zhang Haoran?"

"And wasn't he born to parents in the real world? Why would he jump into the real world?"

Chen Yehua stroked his chin and said, "This involves another speculation."

"We suspect that there were never two worlds at the beginning, only the real world, and everyone lived in this world."

"But then the paranormal resurgence occurred. This mysterious force would pull living people into the real world, and people wouldn't feel anything at all."

"Initially, there may have been only a few hundred or a few thousand people, but with each resurgence of supernatural phenomena throughout history, all living people in the world have been pulled into this dimension."

"This is why the destructive power and influence of the paranormal resurgence are almost more severe each time."

"As for Zhang Haoran, he should be considered an anomaly of atavism. He was born in the real world, but the moment he was born, he returned to the real world."

Chapter 306 Starting Over

After hearing this significant research finding, Chu Jiang fell into deep thought. "Since such a world really exists, what should we do?"

With a serious expression, Expert Chen said, "Our current research direction is to bring the whole world, or at least our country, back to the real world."

"Of course, the Ghost Master can't pull us back; we've already become one with the ghosts."

"In other words, even if the resurgence of the supernatural might be resolved in the future, it will have nothing to do with us ghost masters. We are destined to live in darkness forever."

Chu Jiang was aware of this point; having become a Ghost Master, there was no turning back. He was more concerned about the resurgence of the supernatural—was there truly any possibility of a solution?

Hearing Chu Jiang's question, Ning Miaowei hesitated for a moment before saying, "Do you remember the mysterious bell you heard during the Slender Man incident?"

"I remember, so what?" Chu Jiang had a deep impression of that "ring ring~" ringtone, and he would never forget it in his life.

“Back when he was at Luoxi No. 7 Middle School, Zhang Haoran also heard that bell. We only discovered this when we traced the details back to the past.”

“Zhang Haoran himself obviously didn’t think this was any important intelligence. His focus was entirely on the people who had died around him, and he only brought it up when we asked him about it.”

Chu Jiang was somewhat puzzled. "Hearing the bell isn't particularly strange, is it? Unless... you suspect that the bell is a product of pure supernatural power?"

Ning Miaowei nodded, "Yes, if the source of the ringing is indeed a bell or something similar, then it's reasonable that Zhang Haoran would hear it, since it produces a real ringing sound through physical shaking."

"But if that ringing is not achieved through physical means, but through supernatural forces, then it would be very unusual."

"This proves that the mysterious bell can connect the two worlds, from the real world to the real world."

“We even suspect that Slender Man might have discovered this, which is why he relentlessly pursued the bell.”

"It wants to invade the real world from the real world; for this, it can even give up the pursuit, and you, who have been driven to the brink of despair, turn to seek that mysterious bell."

Chu Jiang's pupils contracted rapidly. Now that he thought about it, the Slender Man's persistence back then was indeed quite unusual.

Since Chu Jiang and his classmates were being chased by Slender Man, it means they had triggered the man's killing pattern, regardless of whether it was indiscriminate killing.

But the fact that Slender Man could defy his own killing principles for that bell only proves that the bell was more attractive to him.

At the same time, the Slender Man's terrifying nature is likely even greater than Chu Jiang imagined, if the expert group's conclusions are correct...

Expert Chen coughed and said, "There's no need to think too much about it now. We're still a long way from solving the paranormal resurgence. We can only say that we finally have a direction, a direction worth trying and researching."

"What we need to do next is to deal with the deteriorating situation while separating truth from falsehood and moving on the right path."

"Alright, alright," Expert Ning clapped his hands, stopping Chen Yehua from continuing.

"Back to the next operation, where did the deputy minister get the information? I didn't know Yuwen Ting was in trouble until he announced it."

Chu Jiang had a guess, "Is it related to the case of the ghost bride that was unearthed...?"

Chu Jiang remembered Xu Jinglun saying that he had some information about the Ghost Hunters Association that he could provide to the research institute.

Expert Chen did know some inside information. "To be precise, the information provided by Xu Jinglun was very concise: a high-ranking member of the Ghost Hunter Society who was in charge of the underground black market has not shown up for a long time, and it is suspected that something has happened to him."

"After our research institute received this intelligence, we had the mole we had planted in the Ghost Hunter Association investigate it. We never expected that the investigation would uncover such a big thing."

"So, Xu Jinglun did make a contribution. Now that the three of them have been sent to labor reform, at least their lives can be saved."

"Labor reform?" Chu Jiang was somewhat surprised. "Is it to help the research institute manufacture supernatural props?"

"Keep it a secret," Chen Yehua said, changing the subject. "By the way, Xu Jinglun's ancestral secret manual is quite valuable. It mentions many of the speculations of our predecessors about the resurgence of the supernatural, which is very helpful to our research."

"The research institute scanned the secret manual. We returned it to him, and I'll send you a scanned electronic copy later."

"I want one too," the little girl Xinxin said, her voice childish but devoid of any emotion.

“Okay,” Expert Chen readily agreed.

As they spoke, the four of them arrived at Chen Yehua's office. The level-zero sealed artifact had already been retrieved from the thirteenth underground floor, so they didn't need to make another trip.

"What exactly is 004?" Chu Jiang only knew the appearance and effects of 003 [Eternal Stillness], which Zhang Haoran had told him.

Expert Chen gave a mysterious smile as he took out a black briefcase from under his desk.

He said, "Its name is 'Starting Over.' Just from the name, you can probably guess its effect."

This time, not only Chu Jiang, but even Xin Xin's eyes flashed with surprise.

"Something related to time again?"

Anyway, as soon as Chu Jiang heard this name, he thought of the time restart ability of certain S-class vengeful ghosts.

“No,” Expert Chen shook his finger, “this is a very abnormal thing. It doesn’t achieve its effect by adjusting time, but by redefining the facts that have already happened.”

As he spoke, he opened his briefcase, revealing its contents.

It was a piece of paper covered in blood, the paper's texture like human skin; the writing on it was messy and distorted, and Chu Jiang and the others couldn't understand a single word, they could only intuitively feel a strong sense of regret!

It was a feeling that could almost suffocate you just by looking at it; regret, regret, regret, endless regret...

It's as if the writer is frantically blaming himself while desperately hoping to start over. This desire is so intense that it borders on the distorted, and he wants to achieve it no matter what.