I have a ghost diary

Chapter Sixty-Two: Heading to Yue Tian

After parting ways with Yun Changfeng, Chu Jiang didn't delve too deeply into his secrets. For example, what kind of ghost was he possessed, or whether he had already chosen the first path.

Chu Jiang has asked enough questions; we should at least leave him some privacy. Just like Yun Changfeng didn't ask Chu Jiang how he solved the problem of the ghost peeking out.

As for what to do next, Chu Jiang plans to leave the city after receiving his payment, as per his original plan.

However, after leaving, he will go to see Li Buhuo.

Actually, joining Research Institute No. 21 through Fang Tianci's side was also an option, but Chu Jiang still trusted Li Bu Huo more.

If he were to become the person in charge, there is one situation that must be considered: Chu Jiang is currently under the curse of the Ghost Diary.

This curse will subtly draw ghosts closer to Chu Jiang; at the same time, it will subtly draw Chu Jiang closer to places where ghosts dwell.

Moreover, this is clearly not something that can be solved by separating it from the diary. When he's really about to die, Chu Jiang guarantees that this thing will fly over to find him.

If you become the person in charge, you will inevitably have to deal with paranormal events frequently, which will allow the curse to be more effective.

But Chu Jiang had thought it over carefully; he had no choice.

Since the global resurgence of paranormal activity, few places can be considered safe; in fact, due to curses, even if someone stays in a place peacefully, they may still attract ghosts.

Therefore, running away is not very useful. Chu Jiang felt that it would be more useful to strengthen his own strength as soon as possible.

In addition, joining the research institute means that you can at least apply for support when you encounter problems that you can't solve.

Even if the people in the organization can't come immediately, someone like Fang Tianci can make a few phone calls and someone will immediately come to help. That's the advantage of being in charge.

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Three days later, Chu Jiang boarded a high-speed train and left Luozhou City.

He didn't return to the Linjiang Hotel these past few days; he just found a guesthouse to stay at.

Moreover, everything has been normal these past few days, so Chu Jiang can finally get some rest.

This also gave Chu Jiang a new assessment of the Ghost Diary: it seems that the curse is not unconditionally deadly. If different ghosts come to him every day, Chu Jiang might as well commit suicide as soon as possible. No one can withstand such an attack.

Subtly, subtly, Chu Jiang silently told himself that if he subconsciously wanted to eat in the west, he should go to the east instead; he couldn't let his subconscious control him.

As for whether the ghost could be controlled by its own subconscious, Chu Jiang couldn't control that. Logically speaking, even a ghost diary would have difficulty influencing the will of an excessively powerful ghost, right?

From this perspective, Chu Jiang isn't exactly on the path to death yet. As he grows stronger, the side effects of this curse will diminish.

In addition, Fang Tianci's payment has already been settled with Chu Jiang.

He offered two options: give him a supernatural item or give him money directly.

If you're looking for supernatural items, you have a few options: sealed pottery jars, amulets, soul-guiding incense, and some weapons with supernatural powers.

Soul-Guiding Incense, this is also a Level 3 sealing artifact produced by the research institute. As the name suggests, lighting this incense can attract vengeful ghosts or strange creatures.

However, the effect is not particularly strong; it can only be described as having some appeal.

As for the weapon, it's similar to the bone arrows Shi Tao used before, capable of inflicting some damage on ghosts. This is at least more useful than ordinary weapons; ordinary weapons are practically toys against ghosts.

Chu Jiang's first thought after hearing this was: get a supernatural pistol to play with, so he can deal with ghosts and defend himself.

However, Fang Tianci refused outright. According to him, it was illegal for folk sorcerers to possess firearms unless they joined the research institute and obtained special permission and a firearms license.

Of course, he also privately hinted to Chu Jiang that if he was really in a hurry, he could try to get it from the black market in the industry. Anyway, as an official, he couldn't possibly make that exception for Chu Jiang.

In the end, Chu Jiang chose to accept two peace charms, a soul-guiding incense stick, and 500,000 yuan in cash.

Yes, 500,000. This price was quoted by Chu Jiang himself, and Fang Tianci agreed without hesitation.

While this is a large sum of money for a high school student just entering the workforce, it is nothing to a city leader.

As for why money was chosen, it's simple: Chu Jiang needs money right now.

At least for now, money is still valuable. As for the time when paranormal events will break out and become completely uncontrollable, that's probably still a long way off, so let's not think about it for now.

After receiving the money, Chu Jiang immediately transferred 50,000 yuan back to Li Bu Huo and also made a phone call to him.

When Li Bu Huo learned that Chu Jiang wanted to join the research institute, he generously told Chu Jiang to come find him and they could discuss the details when they met.

It was after this phone call that Chu Jiang learned that Li Bu Huo hadn't been transferred from Luo Xi City to another location. He had been promoted, which was why his superiors had sent Li Bing to take over Luo Xi City.

Now, although Li Bu Huo is still nominally in charge, he is in charge of a higher-level city. The area he is in is more economically developed and has a higher population density, and the scope of his responsibilities is also broader.

However, in return, the research institute will provide him with more resources, support, and regular rewards. At the same time, Li Bu Huo can also request special sealing artifacts and special ghost masters from headquarters for support.

At Li Bu Huo's level, it's advisable to have an additional professional ghost master assisting him.

He even had the privilege of recruiting folk ghost masters and forming special operations teams.

Actually, if possible, Research Institute No. 21 wouldn't want to recruit too many folk ghost masters, but there's no way around it, we don't have enough manpower! Especially qualified manpower.

Even now, there are still some remote areas and sparsely populated cities that can't even assign a person in charge. If anything happens, they have to ask a ghost master from a nearby city for help.

Therefore, at this stage, Research Institute No. 21 is still eager for Ghost Masters to join, but they must be controllable talents, not dangerous beings who could self-destruct at any time.

Li Bu Huo is currently employed in Yue Tian City, which is considered the superior city of Luo Xi City and Luo Zhou City. Both of these cities are under its jurisdiction, and they are all located in the same province.

Therefore, it only takes a few hours to get to Chujiang by high-speed rail.

Chu Jiang rarely travels far. Although this is not his first time visiting Yue Tian City, the last time he came was several years ago with his family.

Every time he came, he felt that the place was much more lively and modern. Outside the station, there were tall buildings everywhere, and dense crowds of people and vehicles.

On his way to the research institute branch where Li Buhuo worked, Chu Jiang wondered what the impact would be if a supernatural event were to occur in such a large city...

Chapter Sixty-Three: You Think You Can Turn the World Upside Down?

Upon arriving at his destination and exiting the subway, Chu Jiang took the opportunity to make a phone call to his parents.

The main purpose was to tell them that I had found a job and would probably be working outside for a while, so they wouldn't worry.

Chu Jiang also transferred some money back home, but he didn't dare to transfer too much, for fear that they would become suspicious.

His parents naturally tried their best to persuade him to go back, saying that he would never find his biological parents if he searched aimlessly outside.

Chu Jiang didn't care much about this aspect, but he still learned some details about the adoption from his parents.

According to them, the young couple had been married for several years but had no children. They finally conceived, but the pregnancy ended in miscarriage after only a few months.

Li Xiuxian, the mother, was heartbroken, so her father, Chu Jianjun, took her to the Municipal People's Hospital for a check-up.

The test results weren't good; they said it was due to congenital factors that made it difficult to conceive.

Disheartened, the couple could only leave the hospital with the report. Unexpectedly, just as they stepped out of the main gate, they discovered that someone had abandoned an infant boy in swaddling clothes at the hospital entrance.

It wasn't just the parents who discovered it at first, but everyone just gathered together and talked about it.

After much hesitation, the parents took their child to the hospital for a checkup.

They discovered that the child was perfectly healthy, so they decided to adopt him.

However, to prevent Chu Jiang's biological mother and father from having second thoughts, they waited outside the hospital for several days, only to find that the so-called biological parents never returned.

In the end, they went to the official department and completed the adoption procedures.

Since they found him at the entrance of the People's Hospital, and his parents left their phone number at the hospital, Chu Jiang's biological parents could definitely contact his adoptive parents through the hospital if they wanted to.

But as mentioned before, Chu Jiang's biological parents never came to look for him, not even once.

Two years later, it was a complete accident that her mother became pregnant with her younger sister Chu Le and gave birth to her healthy child; however, her parents did not treat Chu Jiang badly because of this.

“Xiao Jiang, listen to your mother. If you really want to investigate, you should come back home. When we found you as a baby, there was a tag in your swaddling clothes with your name on it.”

"You might be able to find your biological parents through this sign."

Chu Jiang had absolutely no desire to look for his irresponsible biological parents. Therefore, he simply said that he had changed his mind; he wouldn't look for his parents now, he would focus on working and become a civil servant.

After successfully convincing the two elders, Chu Jiang hung up the phone.

"The head of the research institute is a civil servant, right..." Chu Jiang muttered to himself as he walked toward the upscale office building not far away.

The office building where Li Bu Huo works is several hundred meters tall and is considered a prime location in Yue Tian City, with annual rent amounting to several million yuan.

Of course, not the entire building belongs to him; the property rights mainly belong to the research institute. Even if Li Buhuo leaves, he cannot take the building with him.

Li Bu Huo's office was on the top floor. When Chu Jiang entered the lobby on the first floor, a female clerk in professional attire came to greet him. She politely led Chu Jiang to the elevator and went to the top floor.

After leading the person into the office, the clerk closed the door and left.

At this moment, Li Bu Huo, Uncle Li, did not have the airs of a great man at all. He was still wearing a brightly colored shirt, as if he had just returned from a trip to Hawaii.

He had his back to Chu Jiang, looking out the floor-to-ceiling windows, wearing slippers, and appeared to be contemplating life.

"Do you think I should do what Xu Bing did and get myself a new outfit?"

"When I first came to work here, I was stopped by the security guard, who asked me if I had come to the wrong place."

As he said this, Li Buhuo turned around. His beard was still unkempt, and he didn't seem to care about grooming it.

Chu Jiang shook his head. "Wear whatever is comfortable. Why care about what others think?"

Li Bu Huo smiled upon hearing this. He walked over and shook hands with Chu Jiang. "Come and sit down. I didn't expect that you would help the local officials resolve a Class C incident so soon after arriving in Luozhou City."

Chu Jiang was not surprised at all; Fang Tianci must have written down the whole story of the ghost peeking incident in an internal file.

Of course, the story won't portray Chu Jiang as taking the lion's share of the credit; instead, it will depict Fang Tianci as having outstanding abilities and a keen eye for people, who, through careful planning, led several folk ghost masters to resolve the incident.

"It's alright. I already stated my purpose for coming here. What are the specific requirements for joining the research institute?"

“It’s simple,” Li Bu Huo said, twirling a pen behind his desk. “Generally, there are four steps involved in joining the process.”

First, submit the application;

Second, psychological assessment;

Third, comprehensive testing;

Fourth, assign positions.

"You need to fill out a form to submit your application. You can fill it out on your phone or computer. I'll be your recommender."

"In this way, I will reward you for your good performance in the future; however, if you do something that is explicitly prohibited by the research institute, I will also bear some responsibility."