Chapter 107: Ghost at the Door
Chu Jiang arranged to meet Luo Yifeng and went to see the dead body tomorrow, so he sent his assistant away first.
Then, he opened the computer in front of him and searched for the keyword "Lin Daosheng".
With this search, Chu Jiang actually found a folder with the same name.
Chu Jiang had a sudden idea. Since Wang Lei had investigated the Lin Ancestral Hall multiple times, would he have already made some progress?
If there were any results, following the ways of modern people, they would probably be saved on a computer or a phone.
Although Chu Jiang could likely find the same information that Wang Lei could in his position, since someone had already done the work, it would be better for Chu Jiang to directly obtain the results rather than searching again.
He opened the folder and saw that there was only one Word document inside. The document briefly introduced the information about Lin Daosheng that Wang Lei could find.
Actually, there wasn't much. It was mostly information gathered from the descendants of the Lin family. Wang Lei had also examined the Lin family genealogy, but there wasn't much recorded about Lin Daosheng.
Lin Daosheng lived during the time of the Republic of China and has passed away for over a hundred years. He seemed to be a wealthy landowner during his lifetime, owning many businesses and thousands of acres of fertile land.
Lin Daosheng was kind-hearted and generous, often giving food to those in need, which earned him the respect of the people in his village.
Although he never held an official position, many people in the community respected him and sought his guidance, regardless of their affiliation with the underworld or the lawful society.
In the stories passed down through generations of the Lin family, this elderly gentleman was seen as an "all-powerful" figure.
Whenever there was a problem, the descendants of the Lin family would seek the blessings of "Old Gentleman" rather than praying to other gods or ancestors.
As for the reasons behind this, nobody can explain it clearly, but everyone knows that the Old Gentleman was special.
Even the ancestral tablet in the ancestral hall has stayed the same since Lin Daosheng's generation; not a single person in the Lin family objected to it, as if they reached an unspoken agreement back then.
Some say that the Old Gentleman is a reincarnation of a celestial being, which is why his tablet is placed at the highest position in the ancestral hall.
Others believe that the Old Gentleman made a vow during his lifetime to protect and bless the Lin family even after his death, which is why his status is so revered.
Even though people had different opinions, customs had already formed, so future generations naturally would not dig deeper.
In the end, Lin Daosheng had a wife and had a son.
In that era, this can be said to be quite rare. Which rich person didn't have three wives and concubines? Who didn't hold the idea of having more children for good fortune?
As for his son, he actually married five wives and it's said that they all had children. But until now, it seems that Lin Daosheng only has one direct descendant left.
Wang Lei also had contact with that family, which can be said to be ordinary and nothing special.
At this point, Lin Daosheng's clue ends. After all, Wang Lei couldn't possibly travel back to the Republican era and have tea with Mr. Lin Daosheng in person.
It's worth mentioning that Wang Lei seemingly didn't inform the headquarters of the research institute that the Lin Ancestral Hall had become so special.
Even his assistant Luo Yifeng didn't know about this. He only knew that this ancestral hall was strange.
On this point, Chu Jiang decided to follow the footsteps of his predecessors and take it slow.
This temple might have other uses, like going inside before being completely taken over by ghosts, using a special power to suppress the ghosts within oneself.
Of course, there is definitely some risk involved, and the risks are unknown. At least, Chu Jiang has no plans to go back in for the time being.
As night fell, Chu Jiang didn't leave the company. Or you could say, the company was his home.
It was during this night that strange and eerie things were happening in other parts of Luohe City...
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City People's Hospital, second floor of the inpatient department, sixth floor.
Room 601, there is only one patient living here. He appears to be a young man in his mid-twenties.
He has a wild and unruly hairstyle, wearing a blue and white striped patient gown. Unfortunately, one of his legs is broken and wrapped in a thick cast, so he can only sit on the bed.
It was already 10 pm, and the man didn't turn on the lights. He frantically pressed the screen of his phone with both hands, saying, "Damn it! Can't you play properly?"
"Teammate, teammate, help me!"
"Oh my gosh, died again..."
Putting down his phone, the man looked up at the sky helplessly and muttered to himself in sorrow, "If I could do it over, I would definitely not choose the path of being a host."
Just as he finished speaking, the man suddenly shivered, feeling a bit cold?
With a creak, the door to the hospital room seemed to be pushed open by something...
The man remained calm, but his expression turned serious as he turned his head, "Why are you only coming now at this late hour? Did you buy the cola?"
There was no response from outside. In the deep darkness of the night, the man could only see a blurry figure slowly walking in.
"Hey, feeling brave, huh? Speak up, or I'll deduct your salary completely."
That figure seemed completely unbothered by the man's threats. It approached, floating closer.
When the man who originally planned to teach the little brother a lesson got closer, his face suddenly froze.
With the light emitted from the phone screen, you could vaguely see a tall black figure.
It was three-dimensional but had no face or features; and it had dark intersecting lines that formed square patterns on its body.
On the chest of this figure, there were even positions for four stars and a center dot.
If you ignore those strange patterns, from the man's perspective, this is just an unreal figure in black clothes, but can someone without a face be considered a person??
The man lowered his head with a frightened expression and muttered to himself, "I must have had a nightmare. Goodnight, I'm going back to sleep."
He isn't being stupid, his leg is broken, he has nowhere to run, so he might as well play dead.
Before the man even lay down, he buried his head like an ostrich; and on his thigh, there was a heavy wooden chessboard.
This chessboard seems to have been around for many years, with a deep and dull overall color, not reflecting any light. Although there are signs of insect damage in the corners, overall it looks very clean, without a speck of dust.
When the chessboard was placed on his body, the man felt a chilling sensation all over and couldn't help but start trembling.
"Big, big brother, let's talk. Can you move this chessboard? Look, my leg is also broken, we should show some respect for the patient, right?"
Without waiting for any response, the man swept away the bottles on the bedside table, then picked up the heavy chessboard and placed it on the bedside table.
