Chapter 223
Chapter 223: The Tunneling Ghost
Chu Jiang nodded slightly, "Secondly, why did you choose to join me after leaving Sincerity Company?"
"Do you think that the research institute or other organizations wouldn’t accept you?"
"If so, why do you think I would accept you?"
Duan Mingen had already bandaged himself up quite well, at least the larger wounds had stopped bleeding.
"The reasons are varied. In fact, when I was in Sincerity Company, I had already thought about my options."
"Either prove my worth to Research Institute No. 21 and find a way to join them as quickly as possible after leaving."
"Either I contact other Ghost Master organizations and make sure someone is willing to take me in before I leave Sincerity Company."
"But this time, this matter came too suddenly and caught me off guard."
"Sincerity Company’s branch is located in this province, on the side of Luozhou City."
"Originally, I had established a good relationship with the previous person in charge, Fang Tianci, in Luozhou City, and there was hope of joining the research institute through his connection."
"But unexpectedly, Fang Tianci seems to have encountered some trouble recently. Luozhou City has brought in a new person in charge, and I am not familiar with this newcomer at all."
"If I were to seek help from the new person in charge and Sincerity Company comes looking for me, I cannot be sure if he would protect me."
"After all, Captain Chu, you are aware that the person in charge has quite a lot of power. Additionally, their interests may not always align with the headquarters of the research institute."
"As for the other Ghost Master organization I want to join, their territory is in Yuetian City, and I can’t escape there in a short period of time, so I can only come to you."
"And you are also a member of Research Institute No. 21, right? In fact, compared to directly joining the institute, I would prefer to work for you personally. I believe that in the future, even if the institute no longer exists, you will still be there."
Chu Jiang waved his hand, "Don’t praise me, you still haven’t said, how do you know that I will accept you?"
Duan Mingen coughed, "Actually, I’m not very sure, it’s only half and half. After all, I don’t have many choices, and either way, it’s a dead end. I might as well take a chance."
"In addition to giving you a gift that interests you, I also bring you some new information: Within the Sincerity Company, it is already known that you killed Deng Chengren."
"Do you remember him? The Ghost Master who was killed by you during the Stretching Ghost incident."
"He is a relative of the CEO of the Sincerity Company. Otherwise, how could someone who only controls one ghost become the deputy director of a branch?"
"After your rise to fame, the company conducted a detailed investigation into everything about you, and that’s how they discovered it."
"Of course, for now, there is no talk of seeking revenge within the company, after all, you’re different now."
"All I know is that they plan to have a meeting, to discuss matters concerning you. Whether they should proactively repair the relationship with you, or temporarily avoid contact."
"Lastly, if there are any other reasons, I think you’ve just become the captain, and I believe I can be of assistance to you."
Chu Jiang shook his head slightly, "If I’m not mistaken, you have been heavily affected by a powerful ghost. Even if your injuries heal completely this time, you won’t live much longer."
Duan Mingen nodded without denying it, "But I believe if I can show my worth, Captain Chu, you would be willing to help me and let me continue living."
"The ghost inside me is very special. I’ve given it a name, calling it the ‘Tunneling Ghost’."
"I was able to evade Sincerity Company’s relentless pursuit and eventually escape to your side, thanks to this ghost. If it were any other ghost, I’m afraid I would have been captured and killed on the way."
"Interesting. It can give you the ability to move underground, like a burrowing technique from ancient myths?" Chu Jiang asked, resting his chin on his hand.
"Yes, just like the ancient myth’s ‘Earth Burrow’ skill or ‘Earth Traveling Monkey,’ I can move rapidly underground, and ordinary enemies will find it difficult to follow me underground."
"Even if they can come down, they might not be able to catch up with me."
"And I can also make skeletal remains emerge from the underground within a certain range, turning them into my ghost servants, under my control."
"I’ve encountered many different types of Ghost Masters, but none of them had similar abilities to mine."
Just by listening to Duan Mingen’s description, Chu Jiang could think of many ways to kill someone, like creeping under their feet and dragging them down into the underground to suffocate them.
And this ability is very useful for eavesdropping and intelligence work.
Seeing Duan Mingen’s eyes filled with a bit of anticipation and a bit of plea, Chu Jiang still didn’t say whether he would accept this person or not. He just asked, "You said you offended the company’s top management, specifically how did you offend them?"
If it was really a small matter, how could the superior become angrier and angrier after going back?
Hearing Chu Jiang ask about it, Duan Mingen’s face also looked a bit unpleasant. "That superior came to inspect the branch company with a young and beautiful mistress."
"She didn’t know what was going on and actually changed her clothes in a staff rest area."
"I had just wanted to go into that room and lie down for a while, take a quick nap, and accidentally saw a part of their body…"
Oh dear, in that case, there’s nothing more to say. No wonder they would back off and become angrier the more they thought about it, enduring in the moment but feeling more and more regretful.
Regardless of Chu Jiang’s thoughts, in any case, Duan Mingen still feels that he was framed when he thinks back on it.
Originally, he was quite tough in his behavior. There were several people in the company who didn’t get along with him, and each of those people had a motive…
Lowering his hand, Chu Jiang calmly said, "I don’t trust you. Moreover, someone like you, since today you can kill your boss for your own benefit, then tomorrow you can also kill me with the same reasoning."
Duan Mingen sighed, "I know you would have these concerns, but I have no choice. I was wrong to join Sincerity Company in the first place. None of the people in this company are good, including myself, we all deserve to die."
"But I want to take this opportunity to change my fate. I have done many wrong things in the past, and I hope you can give me a chance to make amends."
"And if you’re afraid of me retaliating, you can use some special methods to control me."
I have thought about it, it’s impossible for me to gain your trust without giving anything in return.
"Besides, I never thought of betraying you. The power disparity between us is too great. I don’t believe I can pose any threat to you, and I don’t believe that I can offend you and still escape under your watchful eye."