I have a ghost diary

Unless the victor possesses an instinct like "gluttony" or "devouring," Fang Tianci, codenamed "Ghost Mouth," seems to have such an instinct in his ghost.

These demons have the potential to grow stronger; they can become more powerful by consuming suitable demons.

Thinking about it this way, if Slender Man could continue to grow stronger, it's unimaginable how far he would eventually go...

Chu Jiang shook his head, deciding not to think about things that were too far away for the time being. He could only pray that he wouldn't encounter the Slender Man again.

If the mysterious bell doesn't attract Slender Man's attention next time, Chu Jiang will have a 99% chance of dying. As for whether he dies at the hands of Slender Man or Ghost Diary, it makes no difference.

Besides these, Chu Jiang also specifically looked up information about various cults; he hadn't forgotten the mysterious Holy Word Cult.

Even after becoming the person in charge, he still couldn't find any information about the sect.

It's important to know that paranormal websites collaborate with several official organizations abroad, sharing paranormal information, especially regarding cults.

However, with the resurgence of the supernatural, a number of cults/organizations involving supernatural powers have indeed emerged around the world.

I've heard there's a cult called "Bloody Rose" abroad, and it's quite influential.

There seem to be some in China as well, but they are scattered and not very significant. Chu Jiang only noticed one: the "Four Emperors Temple".

Since the Holy Word Sect is so mysterious, and without any clues, Chu Jiang can only put it aside for the time being and see if their people will come to contact him again.

By the way, after becoming the person in charge, Chu Jiang now has a code name: [Bloody Hand].

It has to be said, that's very apt.

Chapter 82 The Haunted Drama Club

Nothing happened while Chu Jiang was on the plane.

However, as soon as he got off the plane, he received an urgent call from an unknown number.

"Hello, is this Mr. Chu Jiang? I am the assistant to the person in charge of the Luohe City branch of Research Institute No. 21."

"An emergency has occurred in the city, and the police have cordoned off the area. We just notified headquarters, and they said the new person in charge is on his way. When will you be able to arrive?"

Chu Jiang held his phone, somewhat speechless. "I just got off the plane, and a paranormal event is happening right away?? Is it really that much of a coincidence?"

The male voice on the other end sounded very apologetic, "I'm sorry, we know that when the person in charge encounters a paranormal event, they often have to risk their lives, but there's nothing we can do."

"Alright, I'll take a car there now. It probably won't be that fast. Before you arrive, you'll have to figure things out on your own."

"Okay, we'll gather and organize the intelligence first, and then send it to your phone later."

After turning off the satellite phone provided by headquarters, Chu Jiang left the airport and took a car directly to the city center.

Actually, Chu Jiang had a vague premonition while on the plane that the curse of Ghost Diary was still present, and that something might happen soon after arriving in Luohe City.

As expected, it has now come to pass.

Furthermore, Chu Jiang's departure from the research institute the next day was also due to this reason. After all, headquarters had sealed away so many ghosts; if any of them were to be influenced by the Ghost Diary's subconscious and sneak out to find him, it would be troublesome.

At this moment, Chu Jiang's only thought was that after taking office, he should first travel around and clear out the hidden dangers in Luohe City. This would at least reduce the probability of being visited by ghosts while taking a walk outside.

As long as there are no ghosts on your own territory, Ghost Diary can't possibly affect ghosts thousands of miles away and make them rush to Luohe City to find people, right?

The probability of this should be very, very low, since the demons inside the sealed artifacts are essentially still sealed entities.

......

Fifteen minutes later, Chu Jiang in the car received a large number of text messages. He didn't bother to read them, but simply put on his headphones, forwarded the messages, and dialed a number with one click.

"Hello, it's me. Read those documents I just sent you to me."

"Okay." A clear and pleasant female voice came from the other end of the phone. This was the dedicated operator assigned to Chu Jiang at the research institute headquarters.

This is also a form of support from the research institute to its regional leaders: when encountering special circumstances, the leader can contact the operator at any time to ask her to help them find relevant information; or through the operator, apply to their superiors for special sealing materials.

Moreover, the operators are basically on call 24/7, and are even responsible for some psychological counseling work.

"Location of the incident: Riverside University, Drama Club activity room."

"Time of occurrence: 4:30 PM"

"Estimated level: C."

"The details are as follows: The members of the drama club were rehearsing a play in the activity room today. It was a suspenseful thriller script that they had commissioned to be written, and they planned to perform it at the school anniversary celebration soon."

"But during rehearsals, several students were alarmed to find that the simple stage they had set up and the temporary costumes they were wearing were gradually becoming more realistic and detailed, as if they had really arrived at the location where the story in the script took place."

"Then something even more incredible happened. Because many club members had classes in the afternoon, only three students were rehearsing, so at least four roles were missing from the play."

"After realizing something was wrong, several students prepared to leave the drama club. Then they discovered that four more people had inexplicably appeared in the activity room."

“These four people are all characters in the script. Even their appearance, height, and clothing are the same as described in the script. None of them are people the students know.”

"In this critical situation, a girl went crazy and tried to run away, but was stopped by the characters in the play."

"A particularly bright student recalled the various detailed descriptions in the script."

"He calmed down, led a few classmates, finished their scenes as they were playing, and then slowly left the stage under normal circumstances, thus escaping from the drama club."

"After escaping, they immediately called the police. After receiving several calls and confirming that it was not a prank, the police dispatched officers to the Riverside University site to cordon it off, while also notifying the research institute branch to send professionals to the scene."

Chu Jiang rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought. This was interesting. How many ghosts were involved in this supernatural incident? One or four?

On the other end of the line, operator Chen Yuting continued, "It's 6 p.m. now. The drama club activity room, which has been sealed off, is very quiet. There's no sign that the paranormal event is spreading outside."

"The person involved hasn't left, has he?" Chu Jiang asked.

"Those students are under police protection and are currently at Riverside University; they haven't left."

"Okay, notify the police, gather all the members of the drama club, and make sure the person who wrote the script is present."

Chen Yuting agreed and temporarily ended her call with Chu Jiang.

Seeing the passenger in the back seat take off his headphones, the taxi driver asked with some curiosity, "Young man, you wouldn't happen to be a police informant, would you?"

Chu Jiang smiled and said, "Playing murder mystery games, young people these days love this."

"Also, Master, I have a question. Is there any haunted place in Luohe City lately? I've heard people talking about it outside."

"Haunted?" The driver shook his head repeatedly. "Who believes in that stuff these days? I've heard ghost stories, though."

Chu Jiang didn't give up. "Any new ghost stories? The ones I've only heard in the last six months."

"What a novelty! There really is one. Not long ago, one of my fellow taxi drivers around here had a ghost encounter in the middle of the night. The ghost insisted on making him play chess, which scared him half to death."

Chu Jiang's face darkened. "And then?"

"Then he called for help on our internal radio and asked someone to call the police for him."

"Everyone actually believed it at the time, and someone called the police for him. The guy shouted a few times and then fell silent."

"Who would have thought that the next day we would receive news that that bastard surnamed Hu had drunk too much. When the police arrived there, they found that he was so drunk that he was unconscious and had even wrecked his car."

"Because of this incident, it seems his license was revoked, and he's not allowed to drive a taxi anymore."

When the driver mentioned this incident, he kept muttering "bad luck."

"So, you haven't contacted him at all these past few days, right?"

"Others don't know, I'm not familiar with the guy surnamed Hu, and I didn't bother with him."

Chu Jiang kept this in mind and sent a text message to his local assistant: check the police dispatch records for the past two weeks to confirm whether a taxi driver surnamed Hu had died.

Chapter 83 Source of the Script

Yes, Chu Jiang suspects that the driver is dead, and possibly died from... the Ghost Chess Game!

This was a paranormal event that occurred in Luozhou City, which Chu Jiang remembered very clearly. At that time, there were three unsolved incidents in Luozhou City: a ghost peeking out, a ghost crying, and a ghost chess game.

After dealing with the ghost peeking out, Chu Jiang naturally wouldn't bother with the remaining two issues, leaving them all to Fang Tianci to worry about.

Unexpectedly, today, as soon as he arrived in Luohe City, he casually asked a question, thinking that taxi drivers were well-informed, and learned something incredible.

In this world, no two ghosts are exactly alike, so the idea of ​​a ghost pulling a person to play chess must make Chu Jiang wary.

If the ghost in Luohe City is indeed the same one as the one in Luozhou City, then the problem is getting complicated.

This is very likely a Class B vengeful ghost!

Because it has clearly broken free from geographical constraints. Even though Luozhou City isn't too far from here, it still takes three or four hours to drive there.

I hope not...

It took half an hour to get from the airport to Riverside University. As soon as I got out of the car, my assistant sent me a message: a driver surnamed Hu had indeed died, and the death was rather suspicious.

Because this is the only known case, whether it is haunted is still under investigation.

That's it, what I didn't want came to pass.

Chu Jiang was now burdened with debt, and with a blank expression, he walked towards Riverside University with his hands in his pockets...

When entering the school gate, Chu Jiang still had to show his ID before he could go in, as the university had not yet been completely evacuated.

The reason is simple: there's only one university in the area, and many students live on campus year-round. If all the people were completely evacuated and the news got online, it could easily cause a huge uproar.

Assuming the incident has not spread, the police have only cleared the complex and all surrounding buildings of personnel, citing an accidental fire. Several fire trucks were also dispatched to assist in the operation.

After crossing the cordon, Chu Jiang arrived at the front of the main building. When he entered the makeshift tent, Officer Lin from the police was somewhat surprised.

Is this the newly appointed person in charge? He's much younger than the previous one, and looks about the same age as the students in this school.

There were only a few police officers in the tent. As soon as Chu Jiang arrived, he asked them a few simple questions.

The result was similar to the previous intelligence, but Officer Lin mentioned one thing: "The screenwriter is on his way. Would you like to wait a bit, or..."

"Wait." Chu Jiang wasn't in a hurry at all. "Call the drama club students over first."

......

Soon, the seven college students were led to a tent in front of the main building.

They were a mixed group of men and women, and some of them still showed signs of shock on their faces.

"When can you let us go? I want to go home," a girl said, her voice trembling with tears.

Seeing this, Officer Lin stepped forward and said, "I know you are very scared right now, but being scared won't solve the problem. You don't want to go back and live in constant fear, do you?"