Chapter 458

Chapter 458: The Key to Open the Door

On the way back home using the Ghost Domain, Chu Jiang was still recalling the things that had happened before he left.

After their final moment of affection, Belfast asked Chu Jiang a question, "When did you start liking me?"

"Isn’t it obvious? It was when you handed me the flyer on the way back home." Chu Jiang replied without hesitation.

"It seems you underestimated the deep impression that a beautiful older sister’s face wash product can make on a pure-hearted high school boy."

"Although my mind tells me to be wary of you, there are some feelings that I cannot forget. To some extent, you are despicable, taking advantage of others’ vulnerability, and being treacherous."

Sister Bel couldn’t help but laugh out loud, "Can you blame me for that? Besides, I clearly used Jade’s appearance!"

"But you are not Jade after all. Your scent, your tenderness, I think I will never forget them in my lifetime."

"So, do you like me?" Sister Bel looked at Chu Jiang with great interest.

Chu Jiang hesitated for a moment, "I can’t tell if it’s desire or love. Actually, when I was most affected by the ghostly presence, my memories of you were somewhat muted; I just knew there was someone like you, but there were no emotional fluctuations."

"Later, my body gradually improved, and my impression of you became more familiar. I could remember the initial impulse, but overall, I remained calm."

"Finally, it’s this recent period. As my body and mind become more and more like a normal person, that impulse starts to rekindle and intensify. That’s why I came here. Originally, I planned to wait until everything settled down before discussing it."

"That’s good," Belfast lightly nibbled on his earlobe. "Let’s not discuss love. Love can hurt emotions. We’ll just be [‘friends’], friends who keep a distance."

This statement also made Chu Jiang laugh out loud.

……

Thinking and thinking, Chu Jiang looked into the distance and decided to fly to the headquarters of the research institute.

When he arrived at Expert Chen’s office, the other two experts and Zhang Haoran were already waiting there.

According to what Expert Chen had said on the phone before, they had already discovered the key to unlocking the portal to the real world through the Two Realms Bell.

However, there were still some obstacles and difficulties they needed to overcome in the actual implementation.

"How about this, do you need me to step in and solve these difficulties?" Chu Jiang asked as soon as he arrived.

"Of course, there are some things that only top-notch fighters like you can solve," Expert Chen said, turning his chair and standing up.

It is worth mentioning that the bodyguards of the experts have not been around lately, whether it’s the inconspicuous Zhang San or the scatterbrained girl by Ning Miaowei’s side.

Due to the increasing intensity of supernatural resurrections, the research institute has lost many Ghost Masters, and they can no longer provide the experts with bodyguards with strong combat abilities. All available manpower has been sent elsewhere.

Anyway, these experts have been staying in the research institute all the time recently, not going out for work, and they are not very worried about being attacked.

Expert Liu continued, "After a period of research, we found that Two Realms Bell has a natural instinct to help those who have mistakenly entered the underworld return to the world."

"But this instinct is usually internalized and cannot be directly manifested. In other words, it cannot determine whether a person has mistakenly entered the underworld."

"Last time, when Slender Man was able to make Two Realms Bell open the door for it, it was because it created an illusion of many lost souls lingering in the underworld and unable to return."

"And it can clearly convey this illusion to Two Realms Bell, causing Two Realms Bell to make a wrong judgment."

"We don’t know how Slender Man achieves this mechanism. But after almost a month of trial and research, we successfully established a connection between Two Realms Bell and Zhang Haoran."

"Now Zhang Haoran can inform Two Realms Bell about the people who need help."

"During the process, we also tried other candidates, but perhaps because Zhang Haoran is in the real world, only he can successfully establish a connection with Two Realms Bell."

"We speculate that he is like a clear and stable guidepost that can guide others back to the real world."

Chu Jiang nodded and said, "So, Zhang Haoran can open the door between the two worlds anytime now?" He looked at his old classmate.

Zhang Haoran also nodded and said excitedly, "We have successfully brought several experimental subjects back to the real world. Now they, like me, are not affected by any supernatural powers. This proves that we are on the right path!"

Ning Miaowei added, "Similarly, those people can no longer use any seals, which means they are completely separated from ghosts."

"And we have tried, the Ghost Master cannot enter the real world."

"Wait," Chu Jiang raised his hand upon hearing this, "I have a question. Can all ghosts enter the real world? Why can’t the Ghost Master enter, but ghosts can?"

Previously, Chu Jiang had imagined chasing after Slender Man if he really invaded the real world; in such an urgent situation, he didn’t care about these confusing rules.

Ning Miaowei picked up a stack of reports and said, "Since Slender Man can enter the real world through the Two Realms Bell, theoretically, other ghosts can do the same."

"For this reason, we have carefully released some ghosts for observation experiments these past few days."

"The result is: even if the door is open, these ghosts are unaffected. They either wander outside the door without triggering the killing rule, or they actively start hunting humans when the rule is triggered."

"So, what we currently know is that regular ghosts don’t have the strong urge to invade the real world like Slender Man."

"Finally, we also dare not let those ghosts enter the world behind the door, as it could lead to disastrous consequences."

Expert Chen tapped the table and said, "My idea is that the Ghost Master is a combination of humans and ghosts, to put it bluntly, impure hybrids. On the other hand, regular people and regular ghosts are more pure, so theoretically they should be able to go in."

"Moreover, when ghosts enter the real world, it’s very likely that even the Ghost Master can go in too. Because they permanently change the rules of another world: The real world now has both humans and ghosts, so why can’t the Ghost Master go in?"

"In short, you don’t need to worry too much about this. The current situation is to prevent any powerful ghosts from entering the world behind the door, because we can’t afford the risk."

Chu Jiang nodded slightly, there was no need to gamble on such matters.

"Now, the difficulty we face is related to this: how to safely send all regular people back to the real world globally, without mixing in one or two ghosts."