Today is the day Louisa is discharged from the hospital. Winnie and Melissa made an appointment to take the afternoon off to pick her up from the hospital and have a meal out as a celebration.
If Louisa was still a little worried about eating out at first, she had completely thought about it after a few days in the hospital. She couldn't be so unlucky that she would bump into the murderer every time she went out to eat.
The police also told Luisa why she was targeted, which made her extremely regretful that she dyed her hair blond and thought about dyeing her hair back after she was discharged from the hospital. But now, why can't she dye her hair if the killer hates blond hair? ! She just loves blonde hair! Just dye it!
[You must come and pick me up from the hospital! ]——Louisa
[I know, I know. ]——Winnie
[What are you doing now? ]——Louisa
[in class. ]——Melissa
[If you are bored, you can research where to eat tonight. ]——Winnie
[I will remember to investigate whether the parking lot has lights. ]——Louisa
Winnie and Melissa looked at each other, then silently put away their phones and pretended to do nothing under the professor's stern gaze.
…
John Gordon, who got home from get off work just after 9 o'clock in the morning, knocked on the door of Eisen's house. When he saw his wife who answered the door, he looked confused: "You stayed here all night?"
He couldn't understand why Mia would live in someone else's house when his own home was right next to her, and it was inconvenient to bring a child with her. Before John got off work, he received a message from his wife asking him to come directly to Lisa's house to find her, but looking at the clothes on Mia and Liya, it was obvious that they had stayed at someone else's house for one night without even changing their clothes.
"I'll explain it to you later." Mia let John in. Seeing that John was not happy, Mia explained: "We suspect that Annabell is possessed by the puppet body, and that it is responsible for the abnormalities at home. , and so did the previous fires.”
Annabelle is the adopted daughter of the neighbor Mr. and Mrs. Higgins.
John had only taken two steps when he heard these words and turned around in confusion and asked: "What are you talking about?"
It's really hard to explain ghosts to someone who doesn't believe in them, especially if he's an excellent doctor. But fortunately, Lisa, a former "experiencer", is here to help. If John still doesn't believe that everything can be explained when the Warrens arrive.
So John listened to Mary Xiao's story again, which made him dumbfounded.
"Please believe us, the Warrens will be here soon." Lisa said, "That ghost may be targeting little Leah. For the sake of the child's safety, it's better not to go back."
"The Warrens you are talking about are not the two people who appeared on the TV show to sell novels, are they?" John asked with a strange expression. He had reason to suspect that the Eisen family was deceived by the two book sellers. The story of the "Mary Shaw" experience will soon appear in the next book.
Mr. Gordon, who had worked the night shift, rubbed his forehead with a headache.
Lisa had also suspected that the Warrens were liars, and felt helpless: "But they are indeed exorcists registered with the Holy See, and they were introduced to us by Father Perez."
John and Mia were stunned when they heard the familiar names, and John immediately turned around to call Father Perez.
Mia held the child and looked at Lisa, hoping that Perez could prove that ghosts did exist and that she had no psychological problems.
Soon John came back from the phone call with a somewhat puzzling expression on his face. Even if Perez said that the Warrens were not liars, he still couldn't convince him that there were ghosts in the world with just a few words. But fortunately, John is also a person who listens to what is said. He suspected that his wife was hallucinating due to excessive psychological pressure. There was no malice in this. After thanking Lisa for her help, he decided to stay here and wait for the couple. arrival.
The Warrens are also quite familiar with the Eisen family, having just settled a commission nearly two months ago.
"How are you Lisa?" Rowling smiled and hugged Lisa. Mr. Warren and John on the other side shook hands and introduced each other.
"I'm fine. They are my new neighbors who live next door to Winnie's house." Lisa introduced, "Jamie went to work today, and Winnie is busy with studies now, so I didn't tell her."
After a brief chat, they immediately got down to business. The Warrens began to take notes, and Mia told a series of stories about her unusual encounters.
"In that case, the evil spirit possessing the doll's body is most likely the cultist Annabelle who broke into your house and committed suicide." After thinking deeply, Rowling stood up and said to Mia: "I have to personally Go see that doll.”
Mia's hands intertwined with her husband's. She felt a lot more relaxed with the help of professionals: "Okay, thank you."
John knew Mia was scared so he stood up and said, "I'll go in with you."
The sunshine outside was just right, and the warm sunshine fell into the vibrant small garden and immediately dispelled the dark clouds that shrouded Mia's heart. She hugged the child and followed them with Lisa through the door of Winnie's house next door, and stopped in the small garden of her own house. Mia was a little nervous when her eyes fell on her husband, but seeing the Warrens looking calm and composed gave her some confidence.
A shadow watched them quietly from behind a window on the second floor of Gordon's house. When Rowling looked up as if feeling something, she took a step back and disappeared into the darkness.
Luo Lin withdrew her gaze and followed the owner into the house. Luo Lin shivered sensitively as she entered the house. The coldness in the air that ordinary people could not detect confirmed that there was indeed something in this house.
"Mia's dolls are all placed in the nursery on the second floor. Collecting dolls is her hobby." John walked in front to lead them.
It didn't take long to walk from the first floor to the baby room on the second floor. They stopped in front of a door. Mr. Warren glanced at John, and after confirming that it was the target room based on John's eyes, he raised his hand and turned the doorknob and gently pushed the door open.
The door was pushed open, and what you entered was a warmly decorated baby's room full of childlike charm. The curtains inside were drawn to block most of the sunlight. A white-painted crib was placed in sight, with a small blanket spread inside. There are several cabinets placed against the wall of the room, filled with various dolls wearing antique dresses.
"Who is Annabelle?" Rowling asked softly.
John frowned, turned on the light, looked around the cabinet and said, "It's not these."
They walked in and searched the room with their eyes, and soon found the doll lying under the window, half blocked by the floor-length curtains. Rowling's eyes met with her husband's, and she cautiously walked over and bent down to pick up the doll that fell on the ground.
To be honest, from a normal person's perspective, this doll is not pretty, and its appearance is extremely weird. Perhaps because of the fire, the puppet's "skin" appears a kind of blue-grey. She has two braids and thick bangs. Her lips are bright red and she has a strange smile. Her eyes are also cold and bright red. When applied on the cheeks, it looks particularly weird.
Rowling looked into those glass eyes, as if she were looking into the eyes of the ghost possessing them.
She took a breath and said, "I did sense it. If you don't mind, we can take it away and seal it."
This case of a ghost possessing an object is the easiest to solve. Just take the thing away and the employer will be safe. Of course, as long as the ghost has no obsession with his killer employer.
John nodded indifferently: "Okay." Although they didn't see the Warrens cast any spells, their purpose was to solve Mia's fear, and as long as the doll disappeared, their purpose would be achieved.
So even if he was skeptical, John's attitude was considered good. When the three of them took Annabell out of the house, Mia asked eagerly: "How is it? Is it solved?"
"I did sense something." Rowling looked down at the doll in her hand and said, "I have to take it back to expel or purify it."
Mia wanted nothing more than this kind of treatment. She no longer wanted to see this doll again.
Mr. Warren threw the doll into the trunk, and Rowling stood by the car and said goodbye to them: "If anything happens later, please contact us."
John put his arm around Mia's shoulders and said with a smile: "Thank you, I hope everything goes well for you."
Watching the Warrens' car drive away, John lowered his head and teased his daughter and said, "The matter is settled, let's go home?"
Mia was also laughing. The baby was taken away, which made her feel relaxed: "Okay, I'm going to prepare lunch. Lisa, come and have a meal too. You have a good rest in the afternoon. Do you have to work night shift tonight?"
"Sorry." John sighed.
But this is his profession, and both Mia and John are used to it.
…
The Warrens' car had already driven away, and in the car Mr. Warren was discussing with Rowling how to deal with Annabell.
"It's more dangerous to take her back directly. First go to the church and ask a priest to purify it. If you can't expel the evil spirits inside, seal it with a holy water Bible."
This is a more common way to deal with it. Although they are also exorcists, the exorcism ceremony still has to be performed by a professional priest.
Annabell, who was lying in the trunk, turned her neck, and a dark figure appeared behind it, looking at the Warrens' position with scarlet eyes.
A "click" sound of joint rotation suddenly sounded in the car. Rowling looked up in the rearview mirror and discovered that the Annabell doll that should have been in the trunk actually appeared in the back seat.
Rowling's lips quivered and she whispered, "Ed."
Mr. Warren, who was sitting in the driver's seat, showed no reaction. He drove quietly looking ahead, as if he was unaware of what was happening in the car.
"Ed." Rowling looked at her husband and immediately realized that he was bewitched by an evil spirit.
The road ahead was changing lights, but Mr. Warren had no idea and showed no sign of stopping. Rowling looked at the truck in front of her and shouted in shock: "Stop Ed!"
Shouting was useless. Seeing the car rushing towards the large truck, Rowling could only reach out to grab the steering wheel. The car suddenly turned and rushed in the other direction.
"Rowling!!" The steering wheel was snatched away from him off guard. Mr. Warren yelled his wife's name in a panic, but any mistake on the road could be fatal. Ed Warren only saw the car rushing into the wrong direction. He had time to apply the brakes, but the front of the car was getting closer and closer to a truck.
"boom!!"
The deformed glass on the front of the car shattered, and the airbags of the front and passenger seats ejected violently. Rowling felt the world spin for a while, and in a daze she saw Annabell sitting quietly in the back seat, watching everything coldly.
The last thing she saw was a pair of red eyes.
There was a violent crash followed by a series of brakes and screams. Several cars were unable to avoid the danger and collided with each other. The Warren family's blue car was knocked over.
There was a mess on the road. Someone hurriedly opened the car door and got out and looked at the car accident scene in front of them with their mouths wide open: "Oh my God!"
"Hurry and save people!"
"ambulance!"
