I have a ghost diary

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When the two returned to Tianfeng Building, it was already evening. Chen Ke'er had been driving and sitting for half a day, and felt like her whole body was about to fall apart.

Of course, it must be said that this new boss's learning ability is a bit abnormal. After studying for half a day, he actually learned almost everything, and at least he is definitely ready to get started.

"You can go home now, it's considered your day off."

Chu Jiang greeted them and then entered the building with a solemn expression. His assistant had just made a phone call; two more people had died in the city, and it was suspected to be related to the Ghost Chess Club.

Watching the boss walk away, Chen Ke'er's expression froze. She had thought there would be an extra bonus... Oh well, she'd better go back and continue looking for clues.

When Chu Jiang returned to his office, Luo Yifeng was already waiting for him.

"There were two deaths, one in the North District and one in the South District."

"In the case in the North District, the person had been dead for at least five or six days. The body was only discovered and reported by nearby residents after it started to decompose."

"In the case in Nancheng District, the time of death should not have been more than 24 hours ago."

"The two victims had highly similar death characteristics, and their deaths were almost identical to those of the driver surnamed Hu that you asked me to investigate, Mr. Chu."

"The deceased had no wounds on his body, suggesting sudden death."

"Another sudden death?" Chu Jiang frowned. "Do you think it's related to Wang Lei's death?"

Luo Yifeng pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly. "There are too few clues, and the deceased all seem to be ordinary people, so it's impossible to determine whether the ghosts on their bodies will disappear after they die."

"What about Lin Yun? Has anyone contacted him after the mission was issued?"

"Yes, we just discussed it. There's a local ghost teller who said he encountered that ghost and even took a picture of it."

"But that ghost master refused to send the information directly to Lin Yun, insisting on discussing it in detail with the person in charge."

Chu Jiang remained expressionless. "How exactly do you want to discuss this? Do I have to go see him myself?"

Luo Yifeng waved his hand, "No need, I asked him, and he said a video call with you would be fine, it would also be a way for you to get to know the new person in charge."

Chapter 106 Nineteen Paths Across the Land

"Oh? He knows the previous person in charge is dead?" Chu Jiang thought the news hadn't spread yet, after all, Wang Lei hadn't been dead for long.

"They must have guessed it. Some local exorcists are quite familiar with Mr. Wang. Some of them have even had his phone number because they had worked with him before."

"Now that Mr. Wang is not showing up and we can't get through to him by phone, and the account that posted the task on the paranormal forum is not the one Mr. Wang usually uses, someone must have guessed that something has happened to him."

"Alright, connect the video now." Chu Jiang sat down in front of the computer.

Luo Yifeng nodded. He first contacted the ghost master and then helped Chu Jiang with the operation on the computer.

Soon, a slightly dim image popped up on the screen. The background of the image was a rented room, and in the center was a middle-aged man with a beard who looked somewhat haggard.

"Hello, are you the new person in charge of Luohe City?"

"Yes." Chu Jiang leaned back in his chair and replied coldly.

The middle-aged man smiled ingratiatingly, "May I ask where the previous person went?"

"died."

“Alright,” the middle-aged man shrugged, “Let’s not talk nonsense. May I ask how to address the person in charge? I’ll give you a piece of information for free as a gift.”

"My surname is Chu."

"Okay, Mr. Chu, it's like this, last night, I encountered a strange thing by chance."

Zhao Dahe, a middle-aged man, began to describe his experience.

Late last night, he went to a nearby convenience store to buy beer; on the way, he overheard cries for help coming from a nearby alley.

His keen senses as a ghost master immediately made him suspect that something unusual was happening.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Dahe still went to the alley to check.

As he entered, he saw a young man being dragged deeper into the alley by a humanoid shadow.

The man looked terrified and kicked his legs frantically, but he was quickly dragged into the darkness by the shadowy figure and disappeared completely, along with his voice.

Zhao Dahe did not rush forward to save the person. He simply took out his phone, snapped a picture of the ghost, and then turned and ran away.

Afterwards, Zhao Dahe tried calling Wang Lei, but no one answered.

It wasn't until earlier today, when he was browsing a paranormal forum and saw a related mission, that he called Lin Yun to contact him.

After saying that, Zhao Dahe explained, "It's not that I didn't want to save that young man, but I wasn't confident. If I had rushed up, he might already be a corpse."

Luo Yifeng, standing to the side, frowned, seemingly dissatisfied that this person hadn't called the police.

Chu Jiang didn't say anything about this. His most basic requirement for folk ghost masters was: he didn't expect them to be good people, but at least they shouldn't be bad people, and they shouldn't cause trouble on his turf, otherwise they shouldn't blame Chu Jiang for being impolite.

"Where are the photos?"

Zhao Dahe nodded, "I'll send it to you."

Soon, Chu Jiang received a photo on his computer. The resolution was low and the image was not very clear.

But one could still vaguely see a humanoid shadow dragging an innocent person forward. It had distinct lines on its body, resembling a Go board with nineteen vertical and nineteen horizontal lines.

It's no wonder Zhao Dahe thought this matter was related to the Ghost Chess Game, since the ghost looked just like a chessboard.

"No other information, right?"

"Yes, if I encounter that ghost again, I will definitely notify you immediately," Zhao Dahe said with certainty.

Seeing this, Chu Jiang nodded, "Okay, I'll remember this."

Zhao Dahe breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, at least the favor had been done. "Okay, okay, then I won't disturb Mr. Chu's work any longer."

After saying that, he wisely hung up the call.

Chu Jiang looked at Luo Yifeng, "How is it?"

Luo Yifeng nodded. "The young man in the photo should be the deceased from the South District. Their clothing is exactly the same."

Where was the deceased found?

"It should be at the end of the alley in the photo, and it was discovered by sanitation workers when they went in to clean up the garbage."

Chu Jiang touched his chin with his left hand and began to ponder.

Dragged into darkness, people and voices disappear together. Could it be another ghost from a ghost realm?

It's not impossible, after all, it's mobile. Chu Jiang has already tentatively classified the Ghost Chess Game as a B-level Ghost in his mind. Even if its killing efficiency seems low, with only one victim appearing at a time.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Jiang took out his satellite phone and dialed a number.

A response came quickly from the other end, a slightly hoarse voice: "Hello, who is this?"

"It's me, Chu Jiang, now the person in charge of Luohe City."

The person opposite him was stunned for a moment before he reacted, "You little rascal, you've become a person in charge in just a few days. Who did you ask to get you into the research institute? Why didn't you ask me?"

That's right, this person is Fang Tianci, the person in charge of Luozhou City.

To be honest, Chu Jiang didn't have a good impression of Fang Tianci. But objectively speaking, this guy was actually doing things, although it was unclear whether it was to accumulate more merit so he could transplant a second ghost into himself.

“I naturally went through someone I know. Okay, enough of the chit-chat. Let me ask you something: how much do you know about the Ghost Chess game? It seems like that thing has somehow ended up on my end.”

Upon hearing Chu Jiang bring up serious matters, Fang Tianci's tone also became serious. "I was just saying, it seems there haven't been any victims of the Ghost Chess Game lately."

"I don't know much about this thing, and I've never encountered it directly."

"However, judging from the voices or words left by some of the dead before they died, ghosts would ask people to play chess, but everyone who played chess with them died without exception."

"Currently, we only know that the pattern of the murders is related to playing chess, but it has nothing to do with whether the deceased knew how to play chess. I believe you also know that there are very few people who know how to play Go nowadays; Gomoku is more likely to be the way to go."

After communicating for a while, Chu Jiang still didn't get many clues, and Fang Tianci didn't know much more about this ghost than he did.

Of course, besides the game of Go, the two also talked about other things. Mainly, since they weren't too far apart, they wanted to look out for each other.

Chu Jiang readily agreed, not underestimating Fang Tianci just because he had a bad experience.

Chu Jiang hadn't forgotten that Fang Tianci's ghost seemed to possess the ability to grow by "devouring".

However, precisely because of this, Fang Tianci's lifespan is uncertain. On one hand, the stronger the ghost, the harder it is for the ghost master to control; on the other hand, if you don't feed the ghost, it will start eating your body first...

Chu Jiang continued his discussion with Luo Yifeng for a while regarding the Ghost Chess Game. Since there wasn't a good starting point, Chu Jiang could only instruct his two subordinates to keep a close eye on this information and to notify him immediately of any problems.

Chapter 107 The Ghost Comes to the Door

Having arranged with Luo Yifeng to visit the deceased's body the next day, Chu Jiang sent his assistant away first.

Then he turned on the computer in front of him and searched for the keyword "Lin Daosheng".

The search actually yielded a folder with the same name.

Chu Jiang had this sudden idea. Since Wang Lei had explored the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall multiple times, could he have already made some progress?

If there are any results, in modern times, they would probably be saved on a computer or mobile phone.

Although Chu Jiang could likely find out the same things that Wang Lei could in his position, it was better for Chu Jiang to get the results directly than to investigate again since someone had already done it.

I opened the folder and found only one Word document. The document briefly introduced the biographical information about Lin Daosheng that Wang Lei could find.

Actually, there isn't much information; it's mostly learned from Lin's descendants. Wang Lei also checked the Lin family genealogy, and similarly, there wasn't much record of Lin Daosheng.

Lin Daosheng lived during the Republican era and has been dead for over a hundred years. During his lifetime, he appeared to be a wealthy and powerful man who owned dozens of businesses and thousands of acres of fertile land.

Lin Daosheng was a kind and generous man who often gave away porridge, and was respected by the villagers.

Moreover, although he never held any official position, many people in the underworld, whether they were from the legitimate or criminal circles, would give this old man face.

Meanwhile, in the stories passed down through generations of the Lin clan, this old man is also described as an "omnipotent" figure.

In any case, when something happens, the descendants of the Lin family mostly shout "May the old master protect us" instead of praying to other gods or ancestors.

As for the reasons, no one can say for sure; everyone just knows that the old man was special.

The same applies to the memorial tablet inside the ancestral hall, which has been passed down from Lin Daosheng's generation; even the other branches of the Lin family have no objections, as if everyone had reached a tacit understanding back then.

Some say that the old man was the reincarnation of a star deity from heaven, which is why his memorial tablet is placed at the very top in the ancestral hall.