Chapter 46: Blood Hand vs. Doll
When Chu Jiang saw the true form of the lifelike doll, he felt relieved because he wasn't completely confident.
During the day, Chu Jiang thought about how to solve the problem. In the end, he concluded that there were only three options:
Option one: A straightforward approach.
This means using the same method as the criminal. It's not as simple as scratching Sun Xiaoman's skin to see if she bleeds. The only way to uncover the truth is to eliminate one of the Sun Xiaomans.
Option two: Ghost Diary.
By cutting the hands of both individuals and letting the Ghost Diary consume their blood, Chu Jiang could observe its reaction. Maybe it could help him determine the truth.
However, firstly, Chu Jiang didn't want to reveal the existence of the diary to strangers. Secondly, he couldn't bring himself to kill Sun Xiaoman to cover up the situation.
Secondly, Chu Jiang wanted to try his best to independently solve this case using his own wits. This would benefit his future as a Ghost Master because sometimes violence alone isn't enough to resolve a situation.
And we can't rely on everything. This diary seems to be a level zero seal, otherwise, we don't know when it will kill us.
Three, anatomy class.
Chu Jiang came up with this method at last. He repeatedly revised it after making the plan, and finally handed in a perfect answer.
Of course, we can't take anything lightly until we solve this ghost.
Sun Xiaoman was startled when she saw the lifelike doll from her nightmare appear again. This time, without Chu Jiang's order, she ran out for her life.
But just as she ran out of the door, she looked at Chu Jiang with worry. "You need to run! You've exposed the truth, and it might kill you."
Just like killing that criminal...
Chu Jiang just waved his hand, facing away from her. "Close the door."
Hearing Chu Jiang's firm and powerful voice, Sun Xiaoman bit her lip and closed the door, trusting him. It's not the time to hesitate now.
Right now, the doll slowly floated towards Chu Jiang, even though there was a bed in between, it seemed like it had no physical form and floated right over the bed.
After seeing this doll with his own eyes, Chu Jiang finally understood the creepy feeling that Sun Xiaoman had described.
The doll had a skin color that looked completely normal, like a human's, but it had the shape of a doll, with no specific gender features and even its joints were spherical.
This made it look like it was wearing a complete skin, and you could even see blue veins, similar to capillaries, under its skin.
The doll had no hair, but its facial features were extremely close to that of a real person, even though you couldn't tell if it was male or female. But you could definitely say that it had a flawless and delicate face.
However, after staring at that face for a while, Chu Jiang felt that there was something a little strange about it.
It's hard to describe exactly, but there was a slight sense of discord, very subtle; but the longer he looked, the stronger the sense of discord became.
Perhaps it would be best to use the adjective Sun Xiaoman mentioned: patched together; as if it was a corpse that had been sewn together multiple times.
As the realistic doll kept getting closer, Chu Jiang kept moving backwards. He tried to communicate with it, even if it seemed silly, "Can you hear me talking? Sun Xiaoman? Number one?"
"Actually, I feel very sorry for you. In your heart, you are Sun Xiaoman. But the truth is a bit harsh - you are a replica, an exact copy of the original."
"If you are still inside this doll body, please respond to me. Maybe I can help you."
At first, the lifelike doll floated over slowly, but once it reached a certain point, its speed increased tenfold!
In the blink of an eye, the doll appeared in front of Chu Jiang and reached out to grab his shoulder.
However, the doll couldn't succeed, not because Chu Jiang dodged, but because its hand was instantly caught by a blood-red rope that shot out.
The blood ropes shot out from under the bed, and there were not just one, but countless!
Chu Jiang's face grew even paler, but he maintained a smile on his face.
He slowly stepped back, looking at the lifelike doll struggling and being bound by numerous blood ropes.
Then, Chu Jiang opened his right hand palm, and you could see blood spilling out, but this time it didn't drip to the ground, as if there was insufficient supply.
Chu Jiang spent a long time messing around in Room 401, and he didn't do it without any preparation. After all, he's not stupid, he knows the rules of murder, how could he not be prepared for the other person?
When he was escaping from school before, Chu Jiang's use of Blood Hand Ghost's abilities was still very basic.
It means using the blood handprint, if it hits, it's useful, if it doesn't hit, it's useless.
Even though he became a Ghost Master, his physical fitness and speed have improved in all aspects, but Chu Jiang is still human, and there is still a big gap compared to ghosts.
So in the past few days, he has been contemplating advanced usage methods.
For this reason, Chu Jiang also searched a lot of information on paranormal websites.
Although most of the information he could find is vague, and some people say that the deeper the control of ghosts, the faster the death, he still went ahead without hesitation.
It's like drinking poison to quench thirst, you have to see if you get poisoned first or die of thirst first...
After some attempts, Chu Jiang has currently chosen one direction: trying to control his own blood that leaves his body.
To tell the truth, Chu Jiang tried it and it wasn't too hard. At least, it was simple to make them gather or spread in a certain direction.
But if you want to control them precisely, it becomes very complicated, and the difficulty increases rapidly.
Moreover, the longer the blood stays away from his body, the more uncomfortable Chu Jiang feels. It seems that the Blood Hand Ghost is also getting restless.
For most of tonight, Chu Jiang kept trying the same method over and over again: how to turn the blood into ropes to tie up people.
Luckily, he had just bought a strong bundle of nylon ropes. After soaking the ropes with blood many times to simulate the intricate structure, Chu Jiang finally achieved some initial success.
As for how to make the room suddenly lose power when needed, that is even easier.
Just leave a bit of blood on the switch and press it during critical moments. It is much simpler than precise manipulation.
Everything is proceeding according to Chu Jiang's plan. Seeing the blood ropes tied around the dummy, he is ready to move on to the next step.
However, Chu Jiang was caught off guard when the ropes he just bound the dummy with started to slowly break. In less than three seconds, it will likely break free.
Chu Jiang's heart skipped a beat. He immediately circled around behind the figure and rushed forward. Relying solely on the detached blood was indeed not enough, or rather, insufficient.
Gritting his teeth, Chu Jiang slapped his right palm on the doll's back. To be honest, this was a very risky move.
