I have a ghost diary

Faced with Chu Jiang's call, Chen Yuting was taken aback for a moment, then quickly reacted, "Okay, I'll report it to my superiors immediately. Please rest assured, the research institute will be a strong support for all those who are dedicated to their duties."

Chu Jiang's reaction was simple: he suspected that someone in charge was colluding with a folk ghost master organization to leak his information.

Even those in charge at the same level as Chu Jiang wouldn't have the authority to access his detailed information; at most, they'd only see one line: "Head of Luohe City, Chu Jiang, codename: Blood Hand."

However, the problems reflected here are still very serious, involving collusion between internal and external forces. Chu Jiang will not give up any opportunity to strike at his opponents.

Actually, Chen Yuting's position is quite special. Unlike the operator at Chujiang Company, she represents the communication channel between headquarters and the person in charge.

Therefore, it's perfect to entrust this kind of task to her.

After hanging up the phone and telling Chen Yuting to negotiate with headquarters, Chu Jiang turned around and walked towards Xu Xiaoxiao, saying, "Let's go, take me to see the old man."

Xu Wanglong was still a little confused when Xu Xiaoxiao hopped and skipped back into the villa with her entourage.

This prompted Xu Wanglong to catch up. He reached Xu Xiaoxiao's side and whispered to his niece, "What is the background of this person in charge?"

Xu Xiaoxiao couldn't explain it either, she just said that Chu Jiang was very powerful and that the city was under his jurisdiction.

Xu Wanglong couldn't help but feel a bit troubled, because he didn't know what Chu Jiang wanted. If it was just money, that would be fine, but if it was something else, it would be complicated...

As the group entered, on the top floor of the villa, an elderly man, looking frail and weary, was leaning on a cane as he returned from the window to his bedside.

He can't lie down now; it hurts his back as soon as he does.

Fortunately, there was a doctor and a nurse in the room. They carefully helped the old man, hoping he could lie down and rest.

But the old man simply waved his hand in refusal, insisting on sitting down.

Soon, Xu Xiaoxiao led Chu Jiang to the top floor.

There were two tall bodyguards in black guarding the old man's door. They nodded and bowed when they saw their own people.

Then it was Chu Jiang's turn, the stranger. When he went in, he was supposed to be searched.

However, Xu Wanglong simply waved his hand, signaling the bodyguards to step back.

The world has truly changed. There is a type of person who possesses power far greater than firearms, so what's the point of a body search?

As soon as Chu Jiang entered the room, he saw the old man sitting on the bed.

He was wearing a Zhongshan suit from the last century, and his hair was completely silver-white. Although his face showed a numbness that came from being used to suffering, one could still see a sense of dignity and composure.

As soon as Chu Jiang entered the room, he immediately sensed a chilling feeling lingering there.

What's even more remarkable is that his ghostly eyes can vaguely see a very blurry, indistinct human figure crawling on the old man's back.

The thing lay completely on the old man's back, motionless, like a corpse.

This made Chu Jiang frown. No wonder the people from Chengyi Company sent two ghost masters over; and they weren't satisfied with that, so they found another cannon fodder locally.

They probably anticipated that this incident would be quite troublesome.

There was one thing that Chu Jiang found hard to believe: an ordinary old man had been pressed down by a ghost for three months and still hadn't died.

Xu Wanglong was about to introduce the two sides, but when he saw Chu Jiang enter the room, he stared straight at the back of the old man and remained motionless.

Xu Wanglong didn't dare to speak for a moment, afraid of disturbing Chu Jiang.

Xu Yanting had obviously noticed Chu Jiang's gaze as well. He waited for a moment and then said, "You can see that thing?"

"I saw an outline, a rather blurry outline," Chu Jiang replied as he slowly stepped forward.

"Let all irrelevant people leave, and family members should also leave. We can communicate with each other by mobile phone."

Xu Xiaoxiao nodded upon hearing this. She ran over and whispered a few words to her grandfather. Then she placed her phone on the table, facing the bed, and started a video call with her second uncle.

Xu Wanglong wanted to say a few more words, but the old man gave him a look, signaling him to leave.

So Xu Wanglong had no choice but to start a video call and leave with his niece and medical staff.

After all the unrelated people left and the door was closed, Chu Jiang walked to the old man's side, pulled up a chair, and sat down.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Chu Jiang, and I am the person in charge of Luohe City."

"The old man can understand this person in charge as someone who specializes in handling paranormal events."

“I belong to Research Institute No. 21, which is theoretically an official organization. With the power of your Xu family, you should be able to find out if you wanted to, but you probably didn’t actively integrate into this circle in the past.”

Xu Yanting nodded, "Old man, my surname is Xu, and my given name is Yanting, Yan as in rock and Ting as in pavilion."

"Regarding the bizarre and strange events that have been occurring in various places, my sons and I have heard about them over the past six months, but we have never seen them with our own eyes and have never really believed them."

“Some people have contacted us, trying to get the Xu family into various small groups, but we have politely declined them all.”

Chapter 115 Life and death are determined by fate

"We believe in the principle of 'self-preservation,' but this time, self-preservation didn't help us. I myself encountered some strange things."

When Xu Yanting spoke, his face was somewhat heavy. "Originally, I really didn't want to get too involved in this circle, but my descendants, for the sake of my life, have no choice but to take the initiative to get involved."

"Looking back now, the decision we made back then was a mistake. The Xu family has already lost the initiative, and now that they are entering the game later, they can easily be taken advantage of or even completely divided up by others."

Chu Jiang nodded. "Take the Chengyi Company that your two sons contacted, for example. I believe they must have made all sorts of wonderful promises, hoping that the Xu family would invest without reservation."

"I believe the younger generation consulted you about this matter. What are your thoughts on it?"

Xu Yanting paused for a moment, then said, “I told them to make their own decisions, but not to trust the other party too easily. It would be best to contact several domestic channels.”

"But they were too impatient. They thought they should find someone to resolve the hidden dangers on me first, and then proceed slowly."

"Actually, in addition to the people from this company, I also used some channels I had left over from the early years and contacted some special people."

"I'll just try anything, even if it's a dead end. If Chengyi Company can't solve the strange thing about me, I'm planning to find another group of people."

“My life or death is not the most important thing; I am more worried about the future of the Xu family.”

"The world has changed. Perhaps in just a few years, the entire global landscape will be completely transformed. If we don't prepare now, the Xu family probably won't have a future."

Chu Jiang's eyes revealed his agreement; this was also his idea.

Why would Chu Jiang talk so much nonsense with an old man who was being haunted by a ghost? The reason is simple: he also wanted to make preparations as soon as possible.

If the paranormal resurgence truly intensifies, then the ghost stories can no longer be concealed.

Once the truth is revealed, it could easily cause global panic and the collapse of social order. If we can prepare contingency plans before such an outcome occurs, we can greatly increase our chances of survival.

As for the preparations, let's start with the full set of post-apocalyptic survival gear: we need to be self-sufficient in food, drink, and clothing, and ensure that they won't be taken away by other humans.

This requires a large amount of human, material, financial and other resources.

Chu Jiang, being in a position of leadership, may not have financial resources as an issue; he simply needs some time to accumulate them.

However, the various procedures involved are extremely complicated and cannot be completed by Chu Jiang alone.

Therefore, Chu Jiang's idea was to leave it to more professional people, and he only needed to play the role of a protector.

He also wanted to bring his parents and family over to receive better protection and prevent them from dying in accidents.

Finally, if Chu Jiang ever leaves Research Institute No. 21, he should at least have a place to stay...

"Manager Chu, what choice do you think I should make?" Xu Yanting was obviously a shrewd person. He understood the meaning behind Chu Jiang's words and therefore adopted a willingness to cooperate.

Chu Jiang thought for a moment, "Right now I'm just a small person in charge, I can't make too many promises to you or the Xu family. Let's take it one step at a time."

"All I can say is that if you're willing to cooperate with me, you'll be better than Chengyi Company. At least I won't exploit you completely, leaving you with nothing. I prefer a mutually beneficial model."

After saying that, Chu Jiang stood up. "Let's not talk about things that are too far away. Let's deal with the old man's problem first. To be honest, it's very serious, and I'm not absolutely certain that I can save you."

Xu Yanting forced a smile. "No rush. What does the Xu family need to offer in return for your help?"

The reason he was barely breathing was because he was already feeling the pressure of the ghost, and he coughed repeatedly after saying that.

"You don't need anything. If you encounter a paranormal event, you can report it to the police in your place of household registration."

“As long as there is a person in charge in your area who confirms that you are involved in something suspicious, they will find a way to deal with it. That is the responsibility of the person in charge,” Chu Jiang said frankly.

Report it to the police? Xu Yanting was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting such a solution at all.

In his and Xu's eyes, the police were just ordinary people who couldn't even be saved by top doctors, so what was the point of calling the police?

"If you're in trouble, call the police. That's how it is here, at least. I don't know about other countries."

Xu Yanting found it hard to believe and asked, "As long as we go through the police and find someone from Research Institute No. 21 to help, will we definitely be able to solve the problem?"

"Of course not. The situation is tense all over the country right now. To the research institute, you are just an ordinary citizen. They won't go to great lengths to save you," Chu Jiang explained patiently.

"Usually, the local authorities will handle it; if they can save you, they will. If they really can't save you, they might isolate you in a separate place."

"The purpose of isolation is to prevent the spread of the supernatural influence on you and cause more impactful supernatural events."

Xu Yanting fell silent.

"Actually, a more efficient solution is to seal you and the ghost together while the ghost inside you is still dormant."

"As long as the ghost inside you remains still and doesn't try to break the sealing artifact, the seal will likely succeed, which is the safest option."

Chu Jiang continued, "Of course, this is just my personal opinion; they may not necessarily do it."

"Actually, for me, sending you back to your hometown is a better option. Because using supernatural powers is harmful to people like us; the more we use them, the faster we die."

"But today, firstly, because of Xu Xiaoxiao's request; and secondly, because of the cooperation we just mentioned, I will do my best to resolve the hidden dangers you have."

Xu Yanting nodded heavily, "Please, Mr. Chu, make a move. Whether it succeeds or not, I will not blame you. Life and death are determined by fate."

Chu Jiang remained calm. "No rush. First, have everyone nearby evacuate, at least back to the city center."

"That way, if I fail to handle it and the ghost escapes from you, it won't possess other innocent people."

Fortunately, Xu Yanting's villa was in the suburbs, which saved him the trouble of evacuating the surrounding population.

The phone on the table was continuously transmitting the images and conversations from this room to another room, and Xu Wanglong and Xu Xiaoxiao felt heavy-hearted upon hearing this.

"Mr. Chu, what are your chances of success?" Xu Wanglong couldn't help but ask over the phone.

Chu Jiang simply shook his head slightly. "It's not a matter of adapting to circumstances. Trust me, just do as I say."

Chapter 116 White Tiger

Since Chu Jiang had said so and Xu Yanting had agreed, Xu Wanglong and Xu Xiaoxiao, though worried, still prepared to evacuate the people in the villas as instructed.