CH 11

The “Ghost Talk Investigation Bureau” had shown a lot of sincerity, but after careful consideration, Su Rong felt she didn’t need to join them for now.

They must’ve had more information about ghost talks, and they should also have a lot of props in their hands. But Su Rong, who had only experienced a ghost talk once, knew that these could only play a supplementary role. The only way to pass ghost talks was to understand the rules.

And her biggest cheat was precisely the [Contamination Alert], which allowed her to see the wrong rules.

The first thing she needed to do was get a better understanding of her golden finger, so she could deal with others without exposing herself. This obviously required more experience to do.

What’s more, she was also a time traveler. Even with the original memory, Su Rong was not confident in keeping her tail hidden. After all, she had just finished high school, still fresh in her classmates’ memories.

Once these two buffs were superimposed, Su Rong dared not to face anyone who had her information. This world was already haunted by weirdness. If she didn’t behave like the original owner, she would be considered contaminated.

Closing the interface, Su Rong searched for information about ghost talks as she had intended to before. The first entry that caught her eye was the “General Rulebook of Ghost Talks.”

This was something every Earthling had to memorize since the ghost talks came to the planet ten years ago. It was also the ghost talk related information the original owner was most familiar with.

Although she already knew the contents, Su Rong still clicked in. She wanted to read it a few more times to imprint the basic rules into her heart.

But that no longer mattered, as the dazzling red color caught her eyes and made her thinking come to an abrupt halt.

Why were there also wrong rules in the “General Rulebook of Ghost Talks”?!

[The General Rulebook of Ghost Talks]

Among the six rules, two of them were red. Namely, the fourth and the fifth rule.

In the last ghost talk, Su Rong had already determined the rules highlighted in red were incorrect. In other words, two of the rules that everyone must know, summarized by the entire world, were wrong!

How terrible!

This world was really doomed!

Taking a deep breath, Su Rong carefully re-read the rules. It didn’t take long for her to discover the problem.

First of all, the fourth rule. [The more rules you find, the easier it is to attract “His” attention.] But the third rule already stated that they should look for as many rules as possible, so these two rules contradicted themselves.

Su Rong was not sure whether it was dangerous to find more rules, but she was sure that if she shrank away in fear due to the fourth rule, she would definitely die in future ghost talks.

As for the fifth rule, it contradicted the first rule. The first rule emphasized the investigator’s human identity, while the fifth rule said, [You can be any species.]

This was clearly problematic.

According to the hints in red, the latter was wrong. That was to say, human beings could only be human beings. Once they thought they were a different species, there was only death waiting for them in the end.

But the problem was that although these contradictions were relatively subtle, they weren’t necessarily undetectable. Why did no one around the world raise an objection?

The knowledgeable Su Rong keenly realized that this likely involved some confidential rules about ghost talks. Probably only by joining the “Ghost Talk Investigation Bureau” would she be able to deepen her understanding.

She stopped thinking about it. It was fine for the time being as long as she knew about the authenticity. Su Rong sighed, exited the page, and looked at the next entry.

Next was the [Fixed Rules Ghost Talk].

This concept was only half-understood by the original owner, and she didn’t really understand it. After all, she didn’t think she would enter any ghost talks in the first place, so she didn’t actively search for it. But Su Rong was different. She was very interested in this.

There were a few so-called [Fixed Rules Ghost Talks] located in the world of ghost talks. What Su Rong had just experienced was a [Random Rules Ghost Talk], which appeared at random and pulled people in indiscriminately to participate.

In a sense, the locations of [Fixed Rules Ghost Talks] could be considered to be on land that has been contaminated and taken over by “Him.” “He” has polluted these places and made them into his own paradise.

These [Fixed Rules Ghost Talks] were also a collection of various ghost talks with various rules. One wrong step and you could face death.

Currently, there were four known [Fixed Rules Ghost Talks] on Earth. Namely, “Thirteenth Middle School,” the “Big Smiley Eyes Playground,” “Goat Manor” and the “Rosemary Community.”

These [Fixed Rules Ghost Talks] would open every once in a while, and the government must select enough humans to play with “Him” or the ghost talk would expand and more people would be randomly selected to participate.

The governments of various countries gave priority to investigators to enter these ghost talks, and there was no way for investigators who had been selected to refuse. That was why investigators in today’s society had such a high status and various welfare subsidies.

But despite this, it was still an honor to be an investigator. After all, there were only a small number of people selected, and not many people knew the dangers of ghost talks. Most people could only see the short-term advantages, and obviously the subsidies and benefits were very real to them.

A few hours of tireless knowledge acquisition allowed Su Rong to understand the world better. It wasn’t until a series of mobile alerts woke her from the sea of learning.

She picked up her phone and took a look, only to find that the original owner’s high school group was sending messages. They wanted to hold a class reunion during summer vacation and were asking for the number of participants.

After thinking about it, Su Rong typed back, “I’ll participate.”

As she thought before, she needed to know more about the original owner. It was also necessary to leave an impression of her new change in the hearts of her former acquaintances. Only when there was no worry about the future could she take great strides forward.

The next morning, Su Rong put on a simple white short-sleeved shirt and jeans, arriving at the agreed-upon restaurant by her classmates. She herself was an orphan who relied on government subsidies, so it was fine for her to wear something simple.

There were already a lot of people in the private room, about seven or eight of them, with drinks, tobacco, alcohol, and melon seeds on the table.

“Su Rong, you’re here!” A slightly fat girl sitting at the table inside waved to her.

This person was called Li Qianyue, who was the owner’s lunch buddy in high school. Their relationship wasn’t that good, but she was indeed the closest person to the original owner in her class.

“Long time no see.” Just as Su Rong was about to walk over, her eyes swept over the people at the table and paused. She blinked and sat down to the left of Li Qianyue without making a sound.

Not far from her right, there was a person the original owner may not want to meet——Xie Hoho.

Xie Hoho’s grades were not good, but his family was rich, which was the direct opposite of the original owner. The reason why Su Rong avoided him was because he pursued the original owner in high school.

The problem was that Xie Hoho was a pure and naive child who fell in puppy love. Not annoying, but definitely not the right person for a relationship. Not to mention that they were still in school at the time, so he was rejected by the original owner without accident.

At this time, Xie Hoho had grown a lot compared to high school. The originally doll-like face with baby fat had added a bit of boyish handsomeness with edges and angles. A pinch of blue was dyed inconspicuously in his hair, which added a bit of evil to his originally well-behaved appearance.

As long as he didn’t speak, he had a great aura.

Hearing the commotion, Xie Hoho glanced in Su Rong’s direction. Then he “evilly” raised the corners of his mouth, turning his head to chat with others. He didn’t forget to deliberately and loudly mention, “Ah? I don’t have a girlfriend yet!”

Su Rong’s expression suddenly became numb. This guy was still the simpleton from the original owner’s memory.

Li Qianyue didn’t notice the undercurrents at the dinner table, asking Su Rong curiously, “I heard the Q University will leave homework for students who have not yet entered school. Is it true?”

The moment these words came out, Su Rong’s face instantly fell. Li Qianyue was right, she did have homework. And the original owner hadn’t finished it, so she had to make up for it.

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But it was good that the original owner’s memory was still there, otherwise Su Rong would have to suffer. She sighed helplessly, “It’s true.”

“That’s so unlucky.” Li Qianyue sighed, but she was not interested in academics itself. After asking casually, she started a more interesting topic. “Did you hear the broadcast of ‘Coffee’ that day?”

She was not the only one concerned about this topic, the people next to her were also discussing it smoothly.

Over the years, there have been many investigators on the global broadcast. But in fact, there have only been ten names in the last ten years. Last year, there wasn’t even a single new face, which was why “Coffee” attracted so much attention.

Investigators were very honorable, let alone investigators on the global broadcast. Some people speculated that “Coffee” was a new talent trained by the government, while others guessed that “Coffee” was already a seasoned investigator.

No one would have thought that “Coffee” was a young girl who had just come of age, sitting at the same table with them.

After three rounds of drinks and five flavors of food, the class president suddenly stood up with a red face, smiling with pride like a blooming flower. “Students, I want to announce something.”

“What is it?” Everyone looked over in confusion, quieting down and waiting for the host to speak.

The class president didn’t play coy and went straight to the point. “In our class, a glorious investigator has been born!”