Chapter 318
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Chapter 318: Xinxin’s Abnormality
"I believe you have seen the situation before. The chanting of the ascetic monk is very special, and I had to release that ghost. However, I have already sealed it again, so you can rest assured."
Although Chu Jiang’s answer was understated, the deputy minister was still puzzled. "Wait a minute, that white-haired zombie is very special. Expert Liu suspects that it is at least A-class, and it may even be an S-class existence."
"How did you manage to seal it so easily? And isn’t that very unsafe?"
Chu Jiang calmly replied, "Restraint; and very safe, because of the restraint."
Liu Xuewen was speechless. He wanted to say something, but suddenly didn’t know what to say. After all, Liu Jingsheng had just analyzed it for him.
At this moment, Expert Liu asked, "Can you tell us the story of your ghost?"
Chu Jiang shook his head slightly and said, "It’s personal, I’m sorry but I can’t share that."
"Alright," the deputy minister didn’t force him to answer, "if you are confident in handling it, but please be careful. If anything happens with this ghost you have, it could be a big problem."
Chu Jiang nodded in agreement.
"Also, you all did a great job this time. Once we finish assessing all the findings from the operation, the rewards you deserve will be delivered to your side. But before that…"
Liu Xuewen extended his hand and said, "You’ll have to hand over that oil lamp first. We need to take it into storage and evaluate its value. Then, if you want it, it will be allocated to you as part of the reward."
Chu Jiang wasn’t surprised. He chuckled lightly and took out the oil lamp. "I thought you didn’t see it."
After saying that, he looked at Xinxin. "Do you want to compete with me for it? It seems like a good item."
Xinxin, holding a doll, shook her head and said, "It’s unexpected, uncontrollable, and not a good thing for me."
Chu Jiang thought about something, but didn’t ask for details.
"There probably won’t be any more actions for now, right? Of course, I will stay at headquarters for a while to prevent any emergency rescue needed elsewhere."
The deputy minister nodded repeatedly, "Thank you for your hard work. Don’t worry, we will try our best to make good arrangements and not burden you alone with everything."
This statement sounded pleasing to Chu Jiang. He was most annoyed by people who would throw everything at him just because he was strong.
Do they really think it’s like playing house? Every supernatural event involves a risk to life.
"Also, the reward for this time is equivalent to solving an A-class event, right? I need to exchange for some seals."
The deputy minister was somewhat surprised to hear Chu Jiang’s words, "Now? What do you need? The list has been updated with quite a few things since you last checked."
"Wait a moment, I need to go to Expert Ning’s place."
"Alright, tell Expert Chen what you want to exchange, and let him take you to get it, or you can also ask Expert Ning."
Before leaving the command room, Chu Jiang talked to the deputy minister about the situation of the river god and Wang Lei.
Liu Xuewen was very surprised to hear that Wang Lei not only didn’t die but also became a "god".
Expert Liu was also very interested in this. After listening to Chu Jiang’s description, they agreed on the spot that someone would go and evaluate Wang Lei’s mental state. They would discuss everything after the on-site investigation.
…….
On the way to Ning Miaowei’s office, Xinxin looked down slightly and asked Chu Jiang, "Is Sister Zhou on your side?"
Chu Jiang was surprised for a moment before realizing, "Are you referring to Zhou Wenshan? Do you know each other?"
Xinxin nodded slightly, "She was the first person to make me speak after I was adopted by the research institute."
Adopted? Speak? It seems that this little girl has a complicated past.
Wait, as Chu Jiang heard this, he suddenly remembered something from a long time ago, when he first met the psychologist Zhou Wenshan.
At the time during the mental testing stage, Zhou Wenshan gave an example, saying that she had done a psychological test for a little girl.
This girl didn’t like fairy tales because she was jealous of the female protagonists in them. The only one she could somewhat accept was the little match girl, because it had a tragic ending.
Nevertheless, she still envied the little match girl because at least the girl was happy before she died. She saw beautiful illusions…
Chu Jiang was thinking at that time, what had this child experienced?
Now, finding out that Xinxin might be that psychologically twisted little girl, he was even more surprised. You couldn’t tell just by looking at her.
Considering how others kept their distance from her, it was probably not only because they were afraid of being unintentionally affected by the power of death…
After thinking for a while, Chu Jiang said, "Yes, Zhou Wenshan is with me. One thing she enjoys doing the most during work hours is watching TV dramas."
"You took her away."
Although Xinxin’s words lacked emotional fluctuations, Chu Jiang’s body still instinctively tensed up.
Because the girl next to him is likely to be a very dangerous person who might even kill someone without hesitation.
"No, you misunderstood, I simply asked her to come work with me, and she agreed."
Xinxin lowered her head slightly, "I had lost all hope of living, and even wished for the Grim Reaper to devour me and kill everyone in the world."
"Sister Zhou guided me out of my predicament, but she also told me not to rely on her and to find my own life goals and live independently."
"After completing three stages of psychological counseling, I became the team captain at the research institute, but the responsibility was handed over to Ning Miaowei."
"Ning Miaowei is kind to me, although she has some selfish motives, she really takes care of me."
"But I’m not happy, I always feel like I’m only alive because of Sister Zhou."
"She wants me to work for the research institute, so I work for the research institute; she wants me to control my negative emotions and not kill anyone, so I won’t; I even force myself to not rely on her, just as she desires."
"In other words, she is my life goal."
"But I feel sad now. It’s been a long time since I last saw Sister Zhou. I’m also afraid to call her often, afraid that she will dislike me."
"During this time, I can’t help but have some crazy thoughts, wanting Sister Zhou to come back to me, to always take care of me, and be with me forever…"
Xinxin spoke, and gradually emitted a chilling aura. The doll in her arms grinned, and the shadow of death floated behind her, faintly visible…
And it seemed that only Chu Jiang could sense all of this. Even though some employees passed by on the road, at most they would just look at them with curiosity and admiration, without noticing anything strange.
This made Chu Jiang very worried, and he began to suspect whether his action of wanting to meet Xinxin just to get the "Death’s Call" doll was a mistake from the beginning.
