Chapter 285

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Chapter 285: The Path of the Ghost Master: No Turning Back

In an impolite tone, Zhou Hongyu questioned Xu Jinglun, "When you sold ghosts before, the profit must have been counted in billions, right? Are you in dire need of money? Even at the risk of great danger, you still engage in such despicable business."

This question from Zhou Hongyu was also Chu Jiang’s confusion. After all, selling ghosts brings extremely high profits to ordinary people, often enough to live a life without worries after just one transaction.

Of course, these people are not "ordinary", so Chu Jiang had some guesses.

Xu Jinglun smiled bitterly, "Both of you are from big organizations and have great power. I’m sure you don’t understand our situation as low-level Ghost Masters."

"Money, I only exchanged it when I sold the first ghost."

"In the following transactions, we exchanged supernatural resources, methods to survive, and even another ghost. It’s like an equal exchange."

"I’m sure you’ve noticed the recent global situation, with the resurgence of the supernatural. What use is money? Is it precious compared to life?"

"We need to exchange for suitable ghosts and implant them into our own bodies, so that we can walk the path of ‘balance’ and avoid death in a few years, or even a few months."

"In short, if we want to continue on the path of being Ghost Masters, we, the ordinary people, can only move forward and not retreat."

"If selling a few ghosts can allow us to retire and spend time with our children and grandchildren, who wouldn’t want to do that?"

Chu Jiang looked at the three of them upon hearing this, and both the man and the woman had two ghosts. As for Xu Jinglun himself, his aura was very unclear. Just relying on his super perception, Chu Jiang couldn’t even determine if he was a Ghost Master.

If these three people really choose to go down this path, it will indeed require a lot of money. After all, it is not easy to find a suitable ghost for oneself, and one must also guard against being deceived by others.

"This is not a reason for you to do such things," said Zhou Hongyu coldly.

"Don’t tell me that you are not aware of the dangers involved. Ghosts that have been sealed away by previous Ghost Masters and specially recorded, every single one of them creates great havoc when released."

"Just like this time, you deceived a group of ordinary people into digging graves for you, but instead unearthed an extremely terrifying vengeful spirit, at least with an A-class rating or higher."

"If it weren’t for Captain Chu rushing over to support us this time, our city, Langchao City, would likely have been destroyed."

"Even now, this incident has not been completely resolved. Not to mention the eerie and terrifying blood river that just happened, that ghost still lingers in Green Cloud Mountain."

"So, you want it, right? Fine, let’s go up the mountain! As long as you can seal that ghost, I can make a request to the research institute to avoid them holding you responsible."

Xu Jinglun’s face turned pale, and he waved his hands repeatedly, "Going up there would only be suicide. If even Captain Chu can’t handle such an entity, what chance do we have?"

Chu Jiang pondered for a moment, "Tell me about the origin of the Ghost Bride. There must be some information recorded in your family’s ancestral secret book, right?"

"In addition, your book may need to be given to the research institute in the future."

"Why?" The man with the cross on his back protested, "That is Mr. Xu’s precious heirloom. Isn’t this robbery?"

"Just because you did such a thing," Zhou Hongyu took over, "we could kill you on the spot and then search this old man’s house."

Chu Jiang waved his hand, "You seem to have misunderstood. I don’t want that book now, I’m just telling you this possibility."

"As long as the investigation continues, the research institute will surely ask you for this thing. Mr. Xu, you should understand this, I believe."

Xu Jinglun nodded somewhat gloomily. Since he had decided to reveal these things, he naturally considered the consequences.

Research Institute No. 21 will definitely ask him for that thing to take a look at. It might even be the best outcome. If things get more serious, they could be sentenced to death, not to mention those possessions they have.

"If you are willing to cooperate, tell me the relevant information now. The research institute will follow the process to investigate this matter, and I won’t interfere with your family’s secret book."

"Of course, you can also choose not to cooperate."

"I think, Mr. Xu, that you must have some tricks up your sleeve. If you are confident, you can try to escape or even fight back against us."

"But I must remind you," Chu Jiang pointed to his chest, "our conversation is being recorded by headquarters. Even if you kill us, you won’t be able to keep it a secret."

When Chu Jiang came over just now, he had already reconnected the call with Chen Yuting, so these conversations are all recorded.

Xu Jinglun’s face twisted into an ugly smile, "Captain Chu is joking. How could we have defeated three of them?"

Although Jing Ruoxue never spoke, only observing, Xu Jinglun didn’t forget to bring her along.

"Before I answer your question, I want to ask, if we voluntarily confess and cooperate, could we receive a lighter punishment after the investigation?"

"That’s not for me to decide," Chu Jiang said calmly, "but I can only guarantee that if you cooperate now, you won’t die."

Xu Jinglun hesitated for a moment, "What if I can provide some additional important information?"

"Although we are lower-level Ghost Masters, we have been involved in supernatural events for a long time, so we are quite experienced. We have a wide network and occasionally come across some secrets."

"What about?" Chu Jiang didn’t rush to give an answer.

"For example, something related to the Ghost Hunting Society. It seems like the research institute has been cracking down on this underground force, right? We’ve also done some business with them and, by chance, discovered some unusual situations."

Xu Jinglun only hinted at it and didn’t go into detail, afraid that it would lose its value or even get him killed if he revealed too much.

When Chu Jiang heard that it had nothing to do with him and wasn’t very concerned, he said, "You should discuss this with the investigators from the research institute. Let’s deal with the Ghost Bride situation for now."

"Okay," Xu Jinglun obediently nodded.

"This ghost is indeed called ‘Ghost Bride’ according to the secret records, but there are not many relevant records, and there are many peculiarities among them."

"The general idea is: in the third year of Jianye, on the day this woman was getting married but hadn’t entered her husband’s home yet, her official father committed a crime of rebellion. The entire family of sixteen people was executed by the imperial court."

"The execution that time was hasty, without trial by the Grand Court, and they were not even sent to prison; it was a group of skilled archers and soldiers who entered the mansion and killed anyone they saw without mercy."

"It is said that before her death, the bride was still wearing a bright red wedding gown, and the groom hadn’t even seen her yet."