Chapter 52: A Cry for Help
In the back, Zhang Haoran and Chu Jiang split into two teams.
Actually, at this moment, Zhang Haoran's heart was about to collapse. People around him were dying one by one, but he couldn't see the "ghosts" that everyone was talking about.
As for the later part of the story, there's not much to say. Everyone died, and they died tragically. Even the bodies could stand up and move on their own.
In the end, even everyone's bodies disappeared, leaving only Zhang Haoran alone, covered in blood, wandering around the school...
After experiencing such things, it's hard to say that Zhang Haoran is not fragile. Even a strong person would go crazy. He, who was expected to achieve great things, survived while everyone around him died.
Chu Jiang couldn't help but be surprised after hearing Zhang Haoran's story.
So... if I don't see ghosts, does that mean there are no ghosts in the world? Is this a superpower or something?
No, no, no. According to reason, only the power of ghosts can deal with ghosts. Could it be that there's a ghost hidden within Zhang Haoran, even he doesn't know about it?
This is probably the reason why the research institute wants to take him away.
Although this is an ability that seems useless at first glance, it can only be used for self-defense. Forget about using it for offense, even protecting the people around you is difficult.
But this ability has great research value, it depends on whether the research institute can really achieve some results.
For example, if we can study the secrets of Zhang Haoran and spread his special abilities to the whole world, then ghosts, these kinds of things, would be eliminated.
Because at that time, no one would be able to see ghosts or have any contact with them. So what difference does it make if ghosts exist or not?
Of course, it's easy to say but probably very difficult to do.
Chu Jiang paused his thoughts for a moment and said, "You don't have to worry too much about Zhang Haoran. I have a rough idea of who took him away."
"It's an organization that specifically deals with paranormal events. It's kind of official, so they shouldn't harm Zhang Haoran."
"Hmm, what about you?" Cheng Jie asked.
"From the way Zhang Haoran spoke, he seems to be really worried about you."
Chu Jiang paused for a moment. Zhang Haoran, who was in charge, informed him that he had become the Ghost Master.
"Don't worry too much, it's just like getting sick. Taking medicine will help. I'm on my way to find the medicine."
After a few words of comfort, Chu Jiang hung up the phone.
If he really plans to join the research institute in the future, he will see if there is a chance to meet Zhang Haoran.
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Chu Jiang walked out of room 303 and noticed that the tenant next door in room 304 also opened the door. He was dragging a suitcase, as if he also planned to check out.
This was a middle-aged man with a tired face and heavy dark circles under his eyes.
He muttered, "I'm not sick," as if he didn't see Chu Jiang, and continued downstairs by himself.
This was the first time Chu Jiang saw the other person with his own eyes in a few days.
After the middle-aged man disappeared, Chu Jiang shook his head. He felt a cold power from the man, which meant that this guy was very likely a Ghost Master...
Forget it, they had no connection, and Chu Jiang wouldn't bother to get himself into trouble.
By the time Chu Jiang reached the first floor, the middle-aged man had already pushed open the glass door and left.
Sun Xiaoman yawned and looked at Chu Jiang, "Are you leaving too?"
She finally had a good night's sleep last night, so she still felt tired when she woke up today.
Chu Jiang nodded as he walked towards the front desk.
"It's strange, even the little girl is leaving. Luckily, we already have a customer who booked a room online, otherwise this hotel would be empty and I would be a bit scared all by myself."
"Here's some advice," Chu Jiang tapped on the front desk, "spend a little to hire one or two reliable employees. It's not a good idea to save money on this."
Obviously, Chu Jiang was referring to the incident when Sun Xiaoman was kidnapped last time.
Sun Xiaoman nodded, "Actually, after the last time, I had this idea."
"But at that time, that dirty thing was still with me, so I had the thought of giving up, and didn't put it into action."
"Don't worry, after narrowly escaping death, today I'll post a job ad or see if any cleaning ladies would like to work as a live-in maid, with accommodation provided."
"That's good. By the way, how did you know the rich lady was leaving?"
Sun Xiaoman looked at Chu Jiang with a strange expression, "Why did you give her such a nickname?"
"She told me last night, she said she's leaving today and asked me to keep it a secret. If someone asks in the future, just say you haven't seen her."
Chu Jiang hadn't even answered when a voice came from behind, "I heard it all, who gave me a nickname?"
"Uh, hello?" Chu Jiang picked up his phone casually, pretending to answer a call.
Little did he expect, someone was actually calling at this moment, it was Fang Tianci's phone.
This made Chu Jiang look serious. He answered the call and walked over to the sofa, leaving Xu Xiaoxiao, who was wearing pajamas, chatting with Sun Xiaoman.
As soon as the phone connected, Fang Tianci sounded a little urgent, "I'm in trouble. Can you come to 18th Avenue? Consider it a special task I'm assigning to you, with a generous reward guaranteed."
Chu Jiang was a little surprised, "Rarely do you not command me to come. First, tell me what happened."
He wasn't foolish. Fang Tianci, being such a hot-tempered person, speaking so nicely to him only meant one thing - Mr. Fang had encountered a huge problem.
"I've been searching for Stretching Ghost these past few days, and I just ran into it not long ago."
"But it slipped away from me once again, and here I am, still alive and well. I believe you know what that means, right?"
There was a sense of restrained anger in Fang Tianci's tone.
Chu Jiang frowned slightly. According to Stretching Ghost's killing pattern, this person in charge was in big trouble. Soon, he would start having thoughts of losing things.
"Why don't you try self-inflicting harm? There might still be hope."
Based on the summarized patterns, it seems that Stretching Ghost doesn't have supernatural effects on seriously injured passengers. It is looking for healthy substitutes.
"I didn't sustain serious injuries in the car accident, and I don't know if hurting myself again will work. I can't afford to take that risk!"
"Alright then, if you arrive late, you'll only come to collect my body." After saying that, Fang Tianci quickly hung up the phone.
Chu Jiang, on the other hand, remained calm and lost in thought.
Indeed, if Fang Tianci makes the wrong bet, he will have to face Stretching Ghost with serious injuries. Wouldn't that be a faster way to die?
So he can't take that risk and needs to find someone to help.
Moreover, Chu Jiang is certain that this person he's looking for definitely has more than just him as assistance.
It's just that the leaders from other cities probably won't arrive that quickly, so he has to gather all the capable Ghost Masters in this city as soon as possible to assist.
Will they go or not?
