Chapter 324

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Chapter 324: The Origin of Ghost Diary

Since Chu Jiang had said so, Ye Wen nodded vigorously, "Okay, I’ll take you to meet him now."

After saying that, he added, "Let’s move quickly. It’s lunchtime now, and I still have to go back to work in the afternoon."

Chu Jiang was speechless about this young man’s dedication to work, but he still communicated with Yuwen Ting and asked her to take care of the aftermath of this incident.

Yuwen Ting was curious about Ye Wen, after all, he was the Ghost Master that even Chu Jiang said was "difficult to deal with," but she didn’t ask too much and just nodded in agreement.

…….

In the vicinity of the abandoned building project near Mifen Group, some Ghost Masters from the community were closely monitoring the situation here. They noticed the presence of Chu Jiang and a young man, as well as the intervention of the research institute.

As soon as Chu Jiang and the young man disappeared, someone immediately posted on the paranormal forum.

[Oh my goodness! It’s unbelievable, do you still remember that ‘Ye Wen’? It seems like he really went to challenge Chu Jiang!]

[It can’t be him, he’s just a big talker, he couldn’t possibly have that kind of skill. It must be other hidden masters.]

[Ye Wen? Which Ye Wen are you talking about? Who are you referring to?]

[I saw it! They only exchanged one move, and the aftermath of their battle directly destroyed a hundred-meter tall building.]

……

While others were posting intensively on the internet, Ye Wen rode a bicycle and brought Chu Jiang to the outskirts of Yunjing City, in front of an old-fashioned office building. It seemed to be an annex of a certain court.

As for this young man with a real name of ‘Chen Xiaodong’, he has already become acquainted with Chu Jiang on the way and he tells him everything.

This made Chu Jiang sigh, this young man is so easy to deceive, and he seems innocent, very innocent, to the point of being a little foolish…

Moreover, Chu Jiang confirmed one thing, Chen Xiaodong is indeed related to Chen Tianrang!

Chen Tianrang, the librarian of Luoxi No. 7 Middle School, is the Ghost Master. He controls a ghost called the Ghost Tree, which is believed to be the first victim in the Slender Man incident.

And that’s not all, Chu Jiang suspects that the Ghost Diary is hidden by Chen Tianrang in a secret room in the library!

After all, at that time, Chen Tianrang was the only Ghost Master in the school, and the seal was also stored in a place he managed. He’s the prime suspect.

Chu Jiang has always been curious about the origin of this diary and who its previous owner was. Unexpectedly, he found a clue today from Chen Xiaodong.

Chu Jiang said, he had a feeling of familiarity with Chen Xiaodong before. Turns out, Chen Xiaodong and Chen Tianrang are cousins.

According to Chen Xiaodong, he does have a cousin like that, but they had a falling out with their family and he ran away to the south to make a living.

What’s even more tragic is that about half a year ago, this cousin died in a car accident. His uncle and aunt were very saddened by it and brought his body back here for burial. Chen Xiaodong also attended his cousin’s funeral.

Chen Xiaodong was surprised that Chu Jiang knew this cousin. Chu Jiang only mentioned that they met while studying and had a good relationship with Chen Tianrang.

In fact, that’s true. Chu Jiang used to call him "Boss Chen," but later, things changed a bit…

At the entrance of the building, Chen Xiaodong made a phone call to his uncle and asked for permission to bring Chu Jiang to the seventh-floor office.

Upon reaching their destination, Chen Xiaodong opened the door quietly and Chu Jiang noticed that it was a nicely decorated office for one person. It seemed that Chen Xiaodong’s uncle had some influence in this courthouse.

"Did you cause trouble again?"

On the left side of the office, a middle-aged man with a composed expression set aside his newspaper. Although he had an ordinary appearance and wore ordinary clothes, he had the air of a senior official.

Chen Xiaodong felt a bit embarrassed and said, "Well, it can’t exactly be called causing trouble. We have already resolved it privately."

Chu Jiang, on the other hand, confidently approached and extended his hand, saying, "Research Institute No. 21, Chu Jiang. May I ask how should I address you?"

The middle-aged man stood up and shook hands with Chu Jiang. "I am Mr. Chen Jingguo. You can call me Mr. Chen or Old Chen."

"Please have a seat, what can I help you with?"

Chu Jiang nonchalantly pulled out a chair and sat down. Without hesitation, he took out the Ghost Diary from his left hand and placed it on the desk.

In this process, Chu Jiang always pays attention to the changes in the other person’s expression.

It is clear that Chen Jingguo is trying hard to hide something, but in his eyes, a hint of surprise cannot help but show.

At this moment, Chen Xiaodong also brought over a chair. Although he was curious, he just sat quietly beside, not daring to interrupt.

"Mr. Chen, do you know the origin of this thing?"

Chen Jingguo pondered for a moment. "Did you find your way to me on your own?"

Chu Jiang shook his head. "It’s just a coincidence. Chen Xiaodong came to me for a challenge, and I noticed that he looks a bit like Chen Tianrang, with the same last name and profession, so it naturally made me think of him."

Chen Jingguo glanced at the innocent Chen Xiaodong, then sighed. "Since it’s like this, it must be fate. It’s alright to talk about it."

"Yes, this diary leaked from our Chen family. Ancestor named it ‘Boundless,’ meaning its insatiable desires."

"This is a very dangerous level-zero seal. Even our ancestors couldn’t fully control it. In the end, they chose to tear out two pages and seal it completely."

"But during the previous supernatural revival, this diary was lost for a period of time due to chaos. When our Chen family retrieved it, not only were the two additional sealed pages missing, but also more than half of the ghosts that were sealed in the diary."

"Wait," Chu Jiang couldn’t help but interrupt, "Did this Ghost Diary used to have a seal with three hundred and six ghosts?!"

Chen Jingguo shook his head, "Impossible. If that were true, it would lead to a big problem."

"However, according to the records in our family tree, our most powerful ancestor from the Chen family once sealed three hundred ghosts inside it. At that time, this diary was already very uncontrollable."

"That’s why he chose to tear off two pages, making the diary incomplete, and re-sealing it."

"In any case, by the time we retrieved it, there were less than one hundred and fifty ghosts inside. We don’t know if these ghosts escaped on their own or if someone released them."

"And then there’s Chen Tianrang, this wayward descendant. After this round of supernatural revival began, he insisted on changing the family motto left by previous generations, hoping to make the Chen family no longer hidden and to shine in this era once again."

"Naturally, such matters cannot be decided by just a younger generation. Our generation and a few of the older members carefully considered it and firmly rejected his proposal."

"Unable to persuade us, Chen Tianrang secretly took the ‘Unbridled’ and headed south…"

When Chen Jingguo talked about it, he sighed heavily. "Of course, at that time we didn’t know that the diary was lost. We just asked his parents to send him messages. He wanted to go on his adventure, but he had to pretend to be a member of the Yanjing Chen family."

"Afterwards, something happened at Luoxi No. 7 Middle School. I believe you know better than us."

"After Chen Tianrang died, we rechecked the family warehouse and discovered that the diary was missing. Actually, we still don’t know how he stole the diary. Opening the warehouse requires collecting keys from several branches of the Chen family…"

Chen Jingguo frowned. "All I can say is, every time there’s a supernatural resurgence, this diary starts acting up. It was the same in the previous round, and it’s the same in this round…"

"When you got the diary, how many ghosts were inside?"

"One," Chu Jiang stated truthfully.

"Indeed, indeed," Chen Jingguo shook his head repeatedly, sighing. "I’m afraid the ghosts that escaped from the diary have become part of this round of supernatural resurgence."

"We just don’t know when the ghosts inside escaped."

Chu Jiang thought for a moment. "It probably wasn’t at school. It might have been earlier, otherwise Luoxi No. 7 Middle School would have had trouble earlier."

Chen Jingguo nodded, "In short, after we learned that Luoxi No. 7 Middle School only had a few survivors left, we suspected that the diary taken by Chen Tianrang might have ended up in your hands."

"Later, your fight against Black Sun, which was spread on the internet, further confirmed our suspicions."

"But we didn’t intend to ask you for it back because it had obviously been opened, and it could potentially bring about a great calamity, even leading to the downfall of our Chen family."

"Since it has already been lost and has come into your possession, we hope you can control it well, otherwise there may be a bloody disaster in the world…"

Chen Xiaodong looked confused listening to the conversation between Chu Jiang and Chen Jingguo. He felt like he was hearing a fantasy story with many unfamiliar words.

They both ignored him, and Chu Jiang continued with his question, "What about the two notes? Who wrote them? Were they also written by your Chen family ancestors?"

If it was the same person who wrote them, why were the handwriting styles completely different? This was something Chu Jiang couldn’t understand.

"A note?" Chen Jingguo was a bit confused. "What kind of note?"

Chu Jiang was astonished. "It’s the note stuck on the diary cover."

"The first page said that this diary can predict the future and asked me how I will use it."

"The second page advised me not to open this diary unless I am mentally prepared for something terrible to happen."

Chen Jingguo’s expression was more puzzled than Chu Jiang’s. "No, the original diary doesn’t have anything like this. Our family records have never mentioned anything similar before."

"Um…" Chu Jiang became a little confused.

Chu Jiang always wondered why Chen Tianrang didn’t just open the diary directly and instead kept it in a secret room. He believed that these two notes were the reason why he couldn’t make up his mind.

It was Chu Jiang’s curiosity that drove him, without knowing the consequences. He ignored the warnings and opened the diary right in the classroom.

As soon as he opened it, the two notes disappeared into thin air, leaving no trace.