I have a ghost diary

This shows how terrible this curse is.

Looking at it now, Chu Jiang even felt that Xu Yanting was a bigger hidden danger, because he really couldn't understand what was going on with Xu Yanting's change.

It's said that Xu Yanting was corrupted by a ghost and subjected to a stronger curse; however, he is alive and well, only occasionally uttering that sentence uncontrollably.

Therefore, Chu Jiang can only remain vigilant for now. He can't very well kill a living person, can he? Not to mention that Chu Jiang still wants to cooperate with the Xu family in the future.

The best approach is to restrict Xu Yanting's movements and isolate him temporarily for a while to see how things go.

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When Chu Jiang arrived at the riverbank, the old man was taking a walk with his hands behind his back, gazing into the direction of the villa.

Xu Yanting was somewhat surprised to see Chu Jiang arrive so quickly. He asked, "Mr. Chu, you've already dealt with that ghostly thing?"

Chu Jiang nodded. "I'm fine for now, so you don't need to worry about me. But your condition is a bit serious."

Xu Yanting's expression changed. "I'm fine now, aren't I?"

“The situation was quite urgent before, and I was afraid you would overthink things, so I could only reassure you and let you leave first.”

"Now, it's necessary to tell you my speculations and concerns."

Chu Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. Even though they hadn't seen each other for a while, Xu Yanting didn't seem to have changed much.

So he pulled the old man to sit down on a large rock by the river, explaining the pros and cons to him.

After listening, Xu Yanting was able to understand.

"Then let's do as you say. My behavior before was indeed a bit strange. Anyway, you saved my life, and being able to do this so easily is something I never dared to dream of before."

"But could I call my children and grandchildren? I've been remembering your instructions and haven't called them yet."

Chu Jiang thought for a moment, "Okay, let's have a video call, but it has to be in front of me."

"And you can't say that, or I'll hang up immediately. Can you do that?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yanting immediately understood which sentence Chu Jiang was referring to, and he nodded repeatedly.

What happened next was quite simple. Chu Jiang accompanied Xu Yanting and had a video chat with Xu Wanglong and Xu Xiaoxiao.

Chu Jiang's reason was that although the old man's illness had been cured, he had to be isolated for a month and could not see anyone during that month, otherwise his old illness would relapse.

Therefore, Chu Jiang instructed Xu Xiaoxiao and the others to transport a month's worth of supplies to the villa, and to build several temporary outposts on the road leading to the villa, stationing people to guard them and prohibiting anyone from going to the villa.

Xu Wanglong was fine at first, and was happy to see that the old man was in good spirits, but when he heard that Chu Jiang's quarantine measures were so strict, he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the old man.

However, it must be said that Xu Yanting still held considerable prestige in the Xu family. His word was law, and Xu Wanglong quickly agreed after being reprimanded by the old man.

Then Xu Yanting also spoke with his wife, eldest son, and third son. He didn't go into too much detail, only saying that he was cured but didn't need to visit him for the time being, and that they would talk again in a month, and so on.

Incidentally, Xu Yanting also introduced Chu Jiang to them.

After everything was completed, Chu Jiang could confirm that Xu Yanting was still Xu Yanting. As for what would happen next, they would see how the quarantine went. If he was still a normal person after a month, they could try to release him.

When they brought Xu Yanting back to the villa, the old man was still in good health. He said that he could live alone without any problems.

But Chu Jiang did not leave immediately and stayed with the old man at the villa for another half day.

Only after the people from headquarters had arrived at Tianfeng Building did Chu Jiang leave a cell phone with Xu Yanting, telling him to contact him anytime in case of any special circumstances. Then Chu Jiang left the villa and rushed back to the city.

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When Chu Jiang returned to the company, his assistant Luo Yifeng was already entertaining guests from headquarters.

This was a man who looked very young, and he didn't seem to be a demon master.

He was dressed in a suit, with a gun at his waistband and a silver briefcase beside him. He seemed quite cautious, not even drinking the tea offered by his assistant, simply waiting for the person in charge to return.

Upon seeing Chu Jiang enter the room, both of them stood up. After nodding to Chu Jiang, Luo Yifeng tactfully left and closed the door behind him.

"Hello, I am Li Xiaolang, a special envoy from headquarters, responsible for delivering a special sealed item to Manager Chu."

"Thank you for your hard work. Please have a seat and tell me about this."

The two shook hands before sitting down.

The special envoy, whose name sounded quite like something out of an anime, didn't open the box immediately. Instead, he verbally introduced it to Chu Jiang, saying, "This is a level two sealed artifact called the [Ju-on Videotape]."

The name surprised Chu Jiang. "Kayako?"

Li Xiaolang shook his head. "It's just that the names are similar. Maybe the person who named it has a weird sense of humor?"

"The purpose of this sealed artifact is that anyone who watches the videotape will be cursed by the evil spirit within it."

"But its curse has a strange side effect: it suppresses other curses within the viewer."

"Until the curse of the videotape is resolved, no other curse can take the life of the viewer."

Chu Jiang was speechless. He thought headquarters had sent someone with something good, but this was all?

This is no better than the White Tiger Curse that Chu Jiang just suffered; in fact, the underlying principles are almost identical—both use curses to counteract other curses.

"Is the curse on this videotape easy to break?"

"Furthermore, it can suppress the curses of S-rank vengeful spirits? If I have the curses of several S-rank vengeful spirits on me at the same time, can it suppress them?"

Chu Jiang's question stumped Li Xiaolang.

"This videotape curse... since we dared to use it, headquarters must have a solution. But I don't have the authority to know the specifics."

"As for the curse of the videotape, I'm not sure if it can suppress the curse of an S-class vengeful ghost. When I accepted this mission, I read the relevant instructions, but it didn't mention this point."

Chu Jiang thought for a moment, then said, "Then leave the things here for now, and you can go back and report."

Unexpectedly, Li Xiaolang shook his head, "This sealed artifact is a special support item and cannot be left in any branch. If Mr. Chu needs it, you can use it on the spot, and I will take it back immediately after use."

Chu Jiang shook his head repeatedly, "Is the headquarters so stingy? You know, I've only been in office for a few days, but I've already dealt with several supernatural incidents. As a result, I'm still afflicted with at least two curses."

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Chapter 124 Results of the Handling

Li Xiaolang wore an apologetic yet polite smile. "I'm sorry, that's the headquarters' policy."

"If Mr. Chu wishes to receive this sealed artifact as a reward, he can apply to headquarters and follow the proper procedures."

“Then I have a question,” Chu Jiang asked curiously, “What would you do if I forcibly tried to take it?”

Li Xiaolang nodded, "If the person in charge insists on having it, I have no choice but to hand it over, and then headquarters will negotiate with you."

"However, I don't think it's necessary. It's just a level two sealed artifact. It's not worth the person in charge turning against the research institute over it."

“That’s true,” Chu Jiang stood up. “I don’t need the videotapes for now, but I might need them in the next few days. How about you stay in Luohe City for a few days?”

Li Xiaolang hesitated for a moment, "This..."

Chu Jiang then said, "I'll explain this to headquarters."

After saying that, he called Chen Yuting and said that he had several paranormal cases to deal with and might need to use videotapes.

Chen Yuting immediately reported it, and then she told Chu Jiang about the Chengyi Company incident.

"The matter from this morning has been investigated. It was a person in charge surnamed Xu who checked your information in the background. He hasn't been a member of the research institute for very long."

"Because of this incident, our deputy director of the Paranormal Department has decided that the person in charge should be dismissed immediately and sent back to headquarters for investigation."

Chu Jiang was somewhat surprised. The efficiency was not bad, and given the current shortage of Ghost Masters, the person in charge even had the courage to dismiss them immediately.

"He admitted it so readily?"

"He won't admit it, but headquarters isn't stupid. Not long after he finished his investigation, you'll know that someone has accessed your information. You don't have high-level privileges, so you can't access the relevant records in the backend. It must have been that guy surnamed Xu who leaked it."

Chu Jiang nodded. "And then? No compensation for emotional distress or anything? How about I just take this videotape? I don't mind that it's just a level two sealed item."

"I need to apply for this for you," Chen Yuting said politely.

Just then, she asked Chu Jiang to wait a moment.

A few minutes later, Chen Yuting continued, "It's been approved from above. The special envoy is to stay in Luohe City for a few days with the sealed items. The rest still needs to go through the procedures."

"Alright, I've solved another paranormal incident, let's create a file on it."

"The ghost's code name is 'Sleep Suppression.' I haven't seen the ghost's true form yet, but I estimate it to be at least a Class A ghost. I'm just facing its curse."

"The danger level of the curse is tentatively set at level C, but I personally suspect it could be level B; the main reason is that I cleared out everyone at the scene, otherwise the consequences might have been more serious."

As Chen Yuting listened to Chu Jiang's account, she took notes while feeling utterly incredulous.

He's only been in office for a few days, and he's already solved his second paranormal incident, and a very dangerous one at that—a cursed paranormal incident. No wonder his superiors value him so much; with that kind of efficiency, what boss wouldn't love him?

Chu Jiang didn't try to hide it from Li Xiaolang, who was standing to the side, so he heard it too.

Although Li Xiaolang had heard about Chu Jiang's achievement of "defeating" a certain captain before setting off, he was still quite surprised at this moment. The person in charge was more capable than he had imagined.

"...That's the basic situation. Right now, I'm carrying at least two curses."

"Also, this matter isn't over yet. You should focus your investigation on Xu Yanting's background."

"Including his sleep paralysis curse, specifically where he was cursed, you should be able to find out his previous address, please tell the local person in charge."

Although he didn't ask Xu Yanting, Chu Jiang guessed that it should be in Yuetian City.

Then let headquarters talk to Li Buhuo and tell him not to let the curse of being possessed by a ghost break out on a large scale in Yuetian City.

Chen Yuting took notes while responding.

"Finally, the last sentence Xu Yanting uttered was quite strange."

"I'll send you a separate text version. I suspect this kind of contamination might spread through the process of [speaking out → hearing out], so it's better to be cautious."

After giving his instructions, Chu Jiang remembered something else. "By the way, regarding this aspect, we can focus our investigation on foreign ghosts and foreign cults. The style of that sentence I heard doesn't quite match our local ghosts."

He even suspected it might be related to the Church of the Divine Word, since he had very few interactions with foreigners.

As for Lin Qian's, it was just a script at best; he was actually in contact with a small theater from beginning to end.