Chapter 185
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Chapter 185: Are You Taking My Spot?
Leaving the world of Ghost Domain, Chu Jiang returned to the peaceful Lin Ancestral Hall and felt like he had traveled to another time.
He turned his head and could faintly see black silhouettes of people in the shrine.
They were eerie and mysterious, like in a dream; they walked away from him, gradually getting further…
After everything returned to normal, and he saw the cold memorial tablets, Chu Jiang turned around and walked forward.
It seemed like morning now, and it wasn’t the day for the Lin family’s ancestral worship, so it was very quiet here.
Before leaving Shunde Hall, Chu Jiang took out his phone and checked the time: 1:30 a.m…
Wow, I guess there is a time difference between here and there. The time that Black Sun rewound wouldn’t cause a big difference in the time Chu Jiang experienced and the actual time.
Then Chu Jiang looked around and discovered several hidden surveillance cameras in Shunde Hall.
But here’s the problem, before Chu Jiang came out of the Ghost Domain world, he used ghost transformation to prevent startling anyone who might be worshiping outside.
Moreover, he can either allow himself to be captured by modern electronic devices or not let them capture him.
Now he is in the highest level of invisibility, even regular Ghost Masters can’t see him, let alone surveillance cameras.
"So you’ve come here after all? The people from the research institute aren’t fools."
Seeing this, Chu Jiang didn’t rush to go out. He activated his extrasensory perception ability, and the range kept expanding: one meter, ten meters, one hundred meters…
Chu Jiang can clearly "see" everything within a radius of one hundred meters.
Chu Jiang discovered that there were at least three Ghost Masters and over a dozen people operating high-tech surveillance devices, keeping an eye on this place twenty-four hours a day.
Additionally, there was a group of well-trained soldiers who seemed to be from a special forces background. They disguised themselves as ordinary people in the crowd. Some were running a pancake stand, some were squatting under a tree playing with their phones, and some pretended to be passing by.
Lastly, there was another group of people responsible for shifts, although the ones on duty were sleeping and not moving.
At this moment, Chu Jiang didn’t want to go outside and greet them directly. Otherwise, they would pester him with questions and might not let him leave until they received orders from their superiors.
Let’s go back to the company and see if the remaining employees are still alive.
Then, make a phone call to contact the headquarters.
Finally, go back home once, perfect.
The plan was set, and Chu Jiang silently flew up.
But as soon as he left the range of the Lin Ancestral Hall, he made a soft "Oh".
Chu Jiang saw his left hand lightly press, and then in a certain room on the right side of the ancestral hall, in a four-story building, a certain old alarm clock, before it started ringing, was accurately pressed by a black left hand emerging from a dark place.
There were two people in the room, each occupying one window, staring at the ancestral hall.
Since none of them looked back, they didn’t notice anything wrong until that left hand disappeared into the darkness.
"Something’s up, someone must have come out." Chu Jiang commented as he flew towards Tianfeng Mansion.
That alarm clock should be some kind of special seal. If it weren’t for his super sensing and black hand abilities, which allow him to sense from a distance and stop it in time, the alarm clock would have probably gone off earlier.
On his way to the company, Chu Jiang carefully observed the changes in Luohe City. His previous actions should have saved a lot of people.
To his surprise, as he flew along the way, Luohe City’s condition was even better than he had imagined.
Although the overall popularity had decreased and there were many closed shops on the streets, there wasn’t a situation of great depression overall.
For a moment, Chu Jiang couldn’t quite figure out how long he had been gone.
Could it be half a year, or even a whole year??
Thinking of this, he stopped and entered a random house to flip through a calendar. The result showed that today was November 1st.
In other words, Chu Jiang had been missing for over half a month; to be precise, today was his nineteenth day of disappearance.
But something was strange, Chu Jiang flew into the sky again.
He specially observed the psychological state of the citizens. Although many people still seemed a little gloomy, as if they hadn’t fully recovered from their sadness, overall things were alright.
They hardly saw anyone who became suspicious and fearful because they had experienced ghostly events.
What exactly did Research Institute No. 21 do?
Also, they wondered how they managed to suppress the incident at Luoxi No. 7 Middle School. They hadn’t really seen many news reports about it.
With confusion in his mind, Chu Jiang accelerated towards Tianfeng Mansion.
Just before officially entering the company, Chu Jiang suddenly remembered something. Could it be something like memory modification?
The old gentleman could erase other people’s related memories and make them go through endless cycles; maybe the research institute also had a similar special Ghost Master ability.
Such a large-scale memory modification is not something an ordinary person can do…
Shaking his head, Chu Jiang stopped thinking about it, as he could find out the answer by asking later.
Chu Jiang landed and materialized, using his fingerprint to open the company’s glass door. He walked in confidently.
As usual, there were only a few people in the company. Chu Jiang casually sensed that there were only three people on this floor. However, someone had taken over his office, which made him a little annoyed.
Chu Jiang went straight to the office and politely knocked on the door.
At this moment, Yan Wanli, with a few strands of golden hair on his head, wearing a black shirt and blue jeans, was sitting behind the desk. He looked a bit melancholic, but also a bit handsome.
He had his back to the door, looking at the distant view of the Luohe River through the glass curtain wall, with a somewhat sad expression.
When he heard someone knocking on the door, Yan Wanli absentmindedly said, "Come in."
Chu Jiang opened the door and as soon as he walked into the office, Yan Wanli reacted as if he was startled! He almost hit the ceiling due to the height difference.
"Who’s there!" He immediately turned around, revealing a fearful expression.
Just now, Yan Wanli suddenly sensed a very scary presence coming in from behind.
Chu Jiang stood with his hands in his pockets, coldly looking at him, "I’ve only been gone for two days and you’re taking my place, huh?"
At the moment he saw Chu Jiang’s face, Yan Wanli felt a little stunned.
Several seconds later, he finally reacted and asked, "You’re not dead?"
"Obviously not, just answer my question." Chu Jiang took a step forward.
Yan Wanli slowly backed away in the other direction, carefully giving Chu Jiang back the "boss seat" behind the desk.
"Well, let me explain. Due to the recent S-class event in Luohe City, the local leader has gone missing."
"So headquarters decided to have me temporarily hold down the fort here to avoid any accidents."