I have a ghost diary

Chu Jiang fell silent for a moment after hearing this, unsure whether having this characteristic was a good thing or a bad thing.

The good thing is that he won't be killed by ghosts, but the bad thing is that Zhang Haoran will have a deep sense of powerlessness, a powerlessness that has almost destroyed him once...

"Of course, Zhang Haoran is still quite valuable. Perhaps under certain circumstances, he can enter some dangerous places and bring out special items."

“We have already tested it. Zhang Haoran himself can ignore the ghost domain and enter and exit at will, but he cannot bring other life forms in and out.”

"In other words, even if you already knew about Zhang Haoran's characteristics back in Luoxi No. 7 Middle School, he still couldn't help you."

"However, there is one thing: Zhang Haoran can bring inanimate objects into and out of the Ghost Realm, such as the clothes he is wearing."

"This might be useful in the future. We are still trying further experiments." Chen Yehua finally stopped walking.

"Okay, may I see him?"

"I can help you apply, but I can't guarantee you'll get to see it."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Dr. Chen."

Then Chu Jiang asked his biggest question: "Where do ghosts come from?"

Chen Yehua shook his head. "I don't know. All we know is that ghosts are unkillable, even the weakest ghost."

"Therefore, if there is only creation and no destruction, the number of ghosts in this world will only increase."

"What we need to do is find the truth behind the resurgence of the supernatural. In the end, we won't just eliminate all the ghosts in the world, but at least prevent any new ghosts from being born."

"Only then can we do other things, such as suppressing and sealing away ghosts like our predecessors did. Perhaps there will be a supernatural resurgence thousands of years later, but at least we will have ensured peace for future generations for thousands of years. Isn't that meaningful?"

This answer made Chu Jiang realize something: was this just one cycle after another?

The paranormal revival is not a modern phenomenon; it has existed for countless years.

Previous generations had no way to completely solve the problem; they could only temporarily eliminate the influence of ghosts and prevent new ghosts from being born.

As for the existing ghosts, we can only try to seal them away.

After things calm down, the world can enjoy peace for thousands of years.

However, once a cycle ends, new ghosts will continue to be born, and old ghosts will break free from their seals, thus creating a new supernatural revival.

In each cycle of reincarnation, the number of ghosts will increase.

If this problem isn't completely resolved, even if Chu Jiang and his generation manage to suppress the resurgence of supernatural phenomena for the time being, the next generation will face even greater pressure in the future, until they are completely overwhelmed.

After a moment of silence, Chu Jiang continued, "Could we seal the ghost and then launch it into outer space?"

Chen Yehua shook his head again, "Similar proposals have been put forward before."

"Let's not talk about the cost for now. One issue is that some powerful ghosts have the ability to ignore spatial return. As long as someone triggers its killing pattern, no matter how far you banish it, it can come back in less than a second."

"Another reason is that only the power of demons can fight demons. Therefore, these sealed demons are a precious resource for us to fight against demons."

"We know we're drinking poison to quench our thirst, but we can't do anything about it; it's a vicious cycle."

“If one day the situation really gets completely out of control, we might consider the plan you mentioned, to send some of the ghosts far away.”

Chu Jiang fell silent again. "One last question: how are Ghost Masters born?"

"As mentioned earlier, the vast majority of Ghost Masters are born from various accidents."

"For example, let me give you a few cases: A fisherman was fishing in a lake and accidentally fell into the water one day; when he surfaced the next day, he found a water ghost inside him."

“A man dug up a jar in the backyard of his ancestral home, thinking it contained gold, but when he opened it, it was empty. Soon after, he felt extremely unwell and eventually discovered that he was possessed by a ghost.”

"In other words, due to various reasons, some ghosts that have not yet fully recovered enter the human body; if that person is lucky enough to survive, he becomes a ghost master."

Chu Jiang then pressed on, "What about the ghosts that have fully revived? If they enter a human body, can they turn that person into a ghost master?"

Chen Yehua smiled and said, "Theoretically, it's possible, but you have to be able to withstand it. A fully revived ghost is too ferocious. It could easily tear an ordinary person's body apart."

Was the earliest known exorcist in history also born out of accident?

Chen Yehua waved his hand, "How would I know? I can't possibly know five thousand years of history. Alright, weren't you going to ask me the last question?"

"The very last question," Chu Jiang asked in rapid succession, "Can the research institute artificially create Ghost Masters?"

This question startled Chen Yehua for a moment, and then he looked at Chu Jiang with a special gaze, "This is a sensitive question. You could get into trouble if you ask it casually. Luckily, you asked me."

"Let me put it this way, it's top secret, not something a person in charge at your level should be asking about."

Chu Jiang nodded thoughtfully.

This is almost tantamount to an admission. After all, the research institute has many sealed ghosts. Since ghost masters can be born unexpectedly under natural conditions, the success rate should be even higher under rigorous scientific experimentation.

Of course, this involves complex issues, including risking the lives of living people, as well as factors such as success rate and loss of control. Therefore, the main source of manpower for the research institute should still be recruiting folk ghost masters from outside.

After saying goodbye to Expert Chen, Chu Jiang left the tenth underground floor and returned to the temporary rest room on the first floor to rest.

Along the way, Chu Jiang frequently attracted the attention of other staff members.

Some even whispered to their companions, "Look, that's the newcomer. I heard that Captain Yan only heard his heartbeat and immediately realized he couldn't win, so he decisively conceded defeat."

"Huh? Listening to the heartbeat, what's the principle behind that?"

"That's the perception of a strong person. It's normal that ordinary people like us can't understand it. You just need to know that the newcomer is very powerful."

Chu Jiang was speechless after hearing these conversations. How could the rumors be getting more and more outrageous after such a short time?

If this continues for another month, will people start saying that Chu Jiang killed Yan Wanli with just a glance?

What Chu Jiang didn't know was that Yan Wanli also received a lot of attention that day, but everyone avoided him, afraid of incurring his wrath.

This is what's known as differential treatment...

Chapter 81 Suspected S-Rank

On his second day at the research institute, Chu Jiang met Zhang Haoran.

Zhang Haoran looked healthy, but he was a bit melancholy. He was surprised by Chu Jiang's arrival and was unusually invigorated.

But upon hearing that Chu Jiang had become the head of the research institute, Zhang Haoran sighed again.

Chu Jiang simply smiled and comforted him.

According to Zhang Haoran, his family has now moved to Yunjing City, and he can often have meals with them. He can also go out whenever he wants, but he is always followed by a large group of people, which makes him a little unhappy.

Taking this opportunity, Chu Jiang also shared his and Zhang Haoran's recent situation in the senior three (2) class group, telling the others not to worry.

Incidentally, Chu Jiang also inquired whether anyone had confessed everything to the police.

Chen Jie and Gao Yifei both said no, only Liu Mingming silently left the group.

This surprised both Chen Jie and his companion.

After questioning Chen Jie and the other man, Chu Jiang learned just how tempting the officials had been: houses, opportunities for further education, and a large sum of money. No wonder Liu Mingming had succumbed to their allure.

Chu Jiang didn't blame Liu Mingming too much, but he couldn't bear the guilt and left the group. He probably won't have any contact with Chu Jiang and the others in the future.

This made Chu Jiang feel a little sad, hoping that this classmate wouldn't regret it later.

After all, the world is becoming increasingly dangerous, and knowing someone like the person in charge is sometimes better than having any tangible benefits in front of you.

After exchanging words of encouragement, the two ended their meeting.

Zhang Haoran was well aware of what was happening in the world, but from his perspective, the so-called ghosts were more like a special kind of energy entity.

Therefore, Zhang Haoran understood his own value. His last words to Chu Jiang were: "I'm sure I can be of some help. I won't be a useless person forever..."

.......

That afternoon, Chu Jiang completed all the formalities, took the relevant documents and beginner's supplies, and flew to Luohe City.

Chu Jiang originally planned to go home first before taking up his job in Luohe City.

But then he thought about it and worried that his parents would absolutely not let him leave, so he temporarily gave up the idea.

Let's talk about it next time, after the person in charge gets things on track. Anyway, the two cities are very close, so I can go back whenever I want.

It is worth mentioning that Chu Jiang had already obtained the DNA comparison results before boarding the plane.

This result was personally conveyed to Chu Jiang by Han Zhengde. His original words at the time were: "I'm sorry, we can't find it."

"It seems your biological parents did not report their son's disappearance to the police. They also have no criminal record, so the police database does not have your parents' DNA data; there is not even any DNA data that is highly similar to yours."

Chu Jiang was initially disappointed, but he quickly came to terms with it. Oh well, he wasn't planning on looking for them anyway; he just needed to take care of his parents who had raised him.

During his two days at the research institute, Chu Jiang was not idle; on the contrary, he was very busy.

After becoming the person in charge, Chu Jiang's permissions on the paranormal website were automatically upgraded, from level 4 to level 2.

Now, Chu Jiang can not only access some special forum sub-sections, but also search for a large amount of information that was previously unavailable.

After learning more about the detailed classification of ghosts, even Chu Jiang began to suspect that Slender Man might be an S-class being.

So-called Class C ghosts, besides being inefficient at killing, mostly only move within a certain area.

Class B vengeful spirits possess the ability to move freely, potentially shifting from one city to another at any time.

A-level vengeful ghosts possess the means to kill on a large scale, and massacring an entire city is no problem for them.

S-class vengeful spirits have several distinctive characteristics. Besides their extremely strong influence and destructive power, they often possess a near-unsolvable, abnormal ability: such as unlimited reproduction, manipulation of time, manipulation of space, and manipulation of causality...

Chu Jiang clearly remembered that Slender Man had demonstrated a similar ability to manipulate time.

Moreover, only he, who held the diary, remembered that Slender Man had once restarted time, while other ordinary people had lost that memory.

Looking back now, it's incredibly lucky that Chu Jiang and the others survived.

The most fortunate thing about it is that what Slender Man cares about most is always that mysterious bell. As for killing, that's just an instinct, like a person needing to eat and drink.

Another unique thing about Slender Man is that he actively feeds on other ghosts!

At first, Chu Jiang didn't find anything strange about it; it was just the law of the jungle, like animals in nature.

However, after learning a lot of key information, Chu Jiang realized that ghosts generally do not attack each other, let alone eat each other.

Because a ghost's instinct doesn't include attacking other ghosts. Unless under certain unexpected circumstances, such as ghost A being attacked by ghost B, ghost A will not spontaneously retaliate.

Just like when dealing with Ghost Head before, Chu Jiang had Ghost Head attack Ghost Hair, and Ghost Hair would spontaneously retaliate against Ghost Head.

However, in this situation, even if one side wins, the winner will not try to devour the loser.