I have a ghost diary

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Chu Jiang was unaware that a ghost had attempted to escape the ghost realm; nor did he know that if it tried to escape, it would surely be intercepted by the black sun.

After confirming that the Ghost Realm had sealed off Luohe City, he turned and walked away; he was going to find someone.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Chu Jiang stepped out of his office, a young and beautiful girl ran over and hugged his arm, crying.

"Boss, what happened? Is it the end of the world? Am I going to die...?"

This was Chen Ke'er, the company's finance officer, who was now somewhat stunned.

Chu Jiang glanced at her expressionlessly. "Didn't you hear the previous announcement? Do as I said."

"As for whether I will die," Chu Jiang thought for a moment, "If you can live to tomorrow, you should be fine. If you can't survive, then there's nothing I can do."

"Alright," Chu Jiang pried her hands away, "Don't disturb me while I'm doing my work."

Just then, Lin Yun, the company's operator, also ran over in a panic. He had also heard what Chu Jiang said.

Seeing that the person in charge was about to leave, he couldn't help but say, "Mr. Chu, I feel a longing in my heart. Something tells me that heaven has come."

Chu Jiang frowned slightly. It must have been contaminated, but the degree of contamination was not yet deep.

"Of course, I know what to do. I just want to ask, is there any hope left for Luohe City?"

Chu Jiang shook his head. "I don't know. I can only try my best."

Lin Yun nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "I wish you a resounding victory!"

After saying that, he left on his own, intending to lock himself away.

As for Luo Yifeng, Lin Yun didn't ask. He had been to the office before and had already seen the new skeleton there...

Seeing Lin Yun leave and Chu Jiang about to depart, Chen Ke'er, still standing there, felt somewhat lost. She looked at Chu Jiang's retreating figure and asked, "Boss, will we live forever in heaven?"

She said those words completely unconsciously, with a kind of hope for life.

This made Chu Jiang stop in his tracks.

Chen Ke'er was also infected; it seems everyone in the company has been infected, without exception...

Clenching his fists, Chu Jiang turned around, picked up the unsuspecting Chen Ke'er, and carried her back to the finance office. "Wait for me here. If I don't come back, it means I'm dead."

Chen Ke'er was somewhat dazed throughout, but she did not resist and simply nodded.

Finally, Chu Jiang locked the door, destroyed the key, and even moved a bunch of heavy objects to block all the exits of the finance office. Unless Chen Ke'er mutated, she absolutely could not get out on her own.

If Chu Jiang's speculation is correct, as long as it is not exposed to sunlight, even if it is polluted, it should not turn into a black fire skeleton.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the black sun has not yet truly awakened. Chu Jiang had no idea what would happen after it awakened.

What will be the ultimate fate of these living ghost servants? Will they ever be able to return to normal...?

Chapter 135 Meme Infection

Before leaving Tianfeng Building, Chu Jiang also obtained the Ju-on videotape from Li Xiaolang, who was in self-isolation. That kid was remarkably calm; he hadn't left his room since the incident.

For Chu Jiang, the videotape was better than nothing. After getting his hands on it, he rushed to the western district of Luohe City.

At the same time, a huge storm is brewing outside, causing shockwaves from all sides.

A black sun suddenly appeared in the sky above Luohe City!

This is hard to hide, even though Research Institute No. 21 has mastered a capability that combines high technology with the power of ghost masters to conceal special sounds and lights, creating a kind of "pseudo-ghost realm" effect.

However, the fake ghost domain was ultimately just a clumsy imitation and couldn't cover an entire city, so those who were meant to see it still saw it.

In this era of information explosion, news of the dramatic changes in Luohe City spread rapidly. Within half an hour, it became the focus of national attention, and even people abroad began to pay attention.

Although since the resurgence of the supernatural, many bizarre rumors have emerged across the country; for example, in Luoxi City, there is the strange tale of an entire school disappearing.

But no matter how bizarre the rumors are, since no one has seen them with their own eyes, they only hear half of what they believe, or even don't believe it at all. Nothing compares to the shock of seeing it with one's own eyes this time.

After the incident began to escalate, on the one hand, ordinary people, such as residents of surrounding cities, looked in this direction, took photos, discussed it, and spread the news online.

Some people even started live streaming, and some fearless streamers drove towards Luohe City.

However, all of these people were intercepted halfway.

Thanks to Chu Jiang's previous report, the research institute had already mobilized local military forces to block the roads, so no ordinary people could get close to Luohe City.

Amidst widespread speculation, official channels quickly issued a statement: This is a natural disaster, a similar situation that has occurred in Europe before, suspected to be related to a solar flare. It is believed that the relevant authorities will be able to resolve the issue soon, and people are advised not to approach the area.

In short, regardless of whether the parties believe it or not, at least this matter now has a seemingly "scientific" reason.

Even the sun, according to experts, is merely an optical illusion caused by atmospheric refraction, much like the rainbows we often see after rain and the mirages we occasionally witness at the beach...

On the other hand, within the paranormal community, where people are aware of the existence of ghosts, the reactions from all sides are even stronger.

This is clearly a paranormal event! It's even quite possible that it's an S-class paranormal event that happened abroad and directly wiped out a small country: the "Black Sun."

The only online platform in China where people can discuss paranormal events is paranormal forums, and they're in an uproar right now.

Every time you refresh the page here, you'll see tons of new posts and replies:

[It finally happened in China. I knew the paranormal resurgence was getting worse.] 17 (Number of replies)

This is terrible. Countless people in Luohe City will die; it's not something that can be solved by the death of just one person from Luohe City. 189

Why would a Class S ghost from abroad come to our area? There must be a conspiracy! 1078?

[I, Ip Man, volunteer! Send me to the front lines! I want to fight ten S-rank ghosts!] 250?

[With everyone's help, I've found some information about the Black Sun. Let's analyze it together.] 596

[I really want to complain, is the research institute just sitting around doing nothing? Where is that mysterious, powerful figure you all hyped up?] 667

Who is in charge of Luohe City? Does anyone know? 128

......

In short, the forum is just a place for ordinary ghost masters to chat, and even if there are a few insightful posts, they are quickly buried.

However, a pessimistic mood prevailed in the forum, with many believing that the best outcome would be the sacrifice of only Luohe City, given that an S-level incident had already occurred.

It should be noted that, to date, there has never been a single S-class incident in the world that has been perfectly resolved.

As for the various folk ghost master organizations, they tend to wait and see, while also praying that the negative impact of the S-class incident will not escalate further.

Otherwise, the research institute might have to send people to be used as cannon fodder.

So what is Research Institute No. 21 doing right now?

Headquarters, large conference room, a remote team leader meeting is underway...

In addition to the team leaders from various regions, the attendees included experts from the research institute, as well as ministers and deputy ministers from various departments, and even the dean listened remotely.

The lowest-ranking among them was Chen Yuting, Chu Jiang's personal operator, who looked somewhat nervous at the moment.

The person who chaired the meeting was Liu Xuewen, the deputy director of the Paranormal Department.

Liu Xuewen is now in a terrible predicament. Although he is only a deputy minister, he is actually the one who does the work and the one who takes the blame. The minister is just a higher-ranking official.

Halfway through the meeting, facing his many colleagues and the team leaders displayed on multiple screens on the wall, Liu Xuewen asked, "So, who is confident they can go to Luohe City and resolve this matter?"

Silence. The entire conference room was deathly silent...

After a while, an old captain leaning on a cane coughed and said, "I don't think anyone is confident. Didn't we already send two captains over?"

"It's Yuwen Ting and Yu Jiang, right?"

Yuwen Ting, whose long hair reached her ankles, nodded. She knew Chu Jiang, but had only met him twice.

Yu Jiang was a man wearing a jacket with a somewhat cynical expression. He and Yu Wenting seemed to be on a helicopter.

"Even if we send more team leaders, an S-class incident can't be solved just by throwing more people at it. We still need to find the patterns in the ghosts."

"By the way," the old man continued, "what did the European institutions say? At this hour, are they still trying to hide things?"

At this moment, Chen Yehua, an expert wearing glasses and a white coat, spoke up, "They have sent over the information they already know, but they don't know the full picture of the Black Sun either."

"What is known so far is that this S-class vengeful ghost possesses abilities similar to [meme infection]."

"Simply put, a meme is a piece of information that can spread. If it spreads wildly like a virus during the process of transmission and has a certain impact on people's mental state, then it can be called a meme infection."

"Let me give you a very simple example, you've all heard Douyin (TikTok) played aloud, right?"

"Because everyone is playing a certain song, you remember it; and when you're alone, the song keeps playing on repeat in your head. That's what it means to be infected."

"Specifically in this S-class event, the Black Sun will spontaneously spread a special message. It can be confirmed that the message should contain the word 'Heaven'."

"This information can be spread through language, writing, painting and other means; anyone who hears or sees the information may be corrupted by supernatural forces and become an appendage of an S-class vengeful ghost."

“At first, the infected person will not care, but gradually, he will keep thinking about and chewing on this sentence in his mind; he may even unconsciously say this sentence in his daily life; in the end, he will frantically worship heaven, search for heaven, and walk towards death.”

"The cognition of those infected will be completely distorted by this meme. We strongly suspect that this 'paradise' is related to the black sun."

“Wait a minute,” Liu Xuewen couldn’t help but interrupt the expert, because he suddenly thought of something.

“We will live forever in heaven…” Chen Yuting murmured to herself.

However, she seemed completely unaware of this until everyone in the meeting room turned to look at her, at which point she showed a panicked expression, "W-what's wrong??"

Chapter 136 Annihilation?

Chen Yuting is just an ordinary person, and after learning about the other side of this world, she feels increasingly insignificant and vulnerable.

She wasn't normally qualified to attend a meeting of this level. However, because she was the person who had been in contact with Chu Jiang, the vice minister was worried about missing any information, so he allowed her to participate.

At this moment, facing the gazes of the research institute's senior executives, Chen Yuting felt somewhat flustered.

She couldn't understand why she had suddenly become the center of attention when she had remained silent throughout the meeting.

"Damn it! Kill her right now!" The captain on the screen looked ferocious. If he hadn't been away from the scene, he probably would have been the first to attack Chen Yuting.

The reason for his outburst of rage was quite simple: just as Expert Chen finished explaining the Black Sun's abilities, this woman immediately gave them a "vivid" lesson.

Those present were all people who frequently encountered supernatural phenomena, and they almost immediately realized that what Chen Yuting said was very likely a meme spread by the Black Sun.

This means that anyone who hears this statement could be infected, have their perception distorted, and become an appendage of that S-class vengeful ghost.