Just like the blood locust in the manor back then, the blood locust transformed from the tragic death of the prince a hundred years ago was very powerful and ferocious. It almost killed all the living people in the manor in just a few days, but what was the result? ? As a result, the weakness was exposed and the carrier was the house. As the weakness was exposed and the carrier was discovered, the executor indirectly killed the seemingly invincible manor blood worm with a mere fire.
Since the damaged spirit body of the carrier does not exist, we can draw inferences from one example. Similarly, although Mary Xiao in "Dead Silence" is almost invincible and powerful, she is also very likely to have a weakness, and there is a weakness similar to the blood scorpion!
As for what the weakness of the female locust carrier is...
The answer is undoubtedly the puppets, which are undoubtedly the puppets that were featured in the original movie and reflected many times!
Mary Xiao was obsessed with making puppets and constructing dolls during her lifetime, and even transformed her corpse into a doll appearance after her death. With such obsession, it would be unreasonable and even unjustifiable if the doll was still not the lifeblood of a female.
The above inference sounds like nonsense. The reason is that the protagonist Jamie in the movie once thought of using the method of destroying all the dolls created by Mary Shaw to indirectly kill the female locust. Yes, in order to avoid the female locust's pursuit, he had no way out. Detectives Jamie and Jim both rushed to the abandoned theater located in the Lost Lake, and then set it on fire before the female cockroach appeared. The fire destroyed all the dolls that Mary Shaw had made before her death. Unfortunately, they failed in the end. The root cause of the failure is that not all the puppets were destroyed. In fact, there are still some remaining ones. There is still one crucial puppet that has not been destroyed, and that is Ella, the stepmother of Jamie who lives in Orr Manor. But It is conceivable that if it is determined that destroying all Mary Shaw's dolls can truly eliminate the female beetles, is there any difference between leaving one doll alive and not burning any dolls?
The answer is self-evident, and there is no difference in the outcome. As long as there is a puppet left, the female doll will not disappear. And the reason why Jamie failed in the movie is precisely because he was played and deceived by the female doll throughout the whole process, and was not able to survive. Little did he know that his stepmother was also a doll, a perfect doll that was no different from a living person!
Because of this, Jamie was tricked. He was attacked in a sneak attack when he thought he had burned all the dolls to deal with the female locust. He was attacked and killed by his nominal stepmother Ella, and finally died tragically. After his death, his corpse was transformed into The puppet was made into a corpse puppet that was just like his father.
The above statements are well-founded, and all the discussions are reasonable. He Fei initially thought the same thing when watching the movie "Dead Silence". Not only He Fei, but in fact most of the other team members also held similar views. In this case, including He Fei All the executors collectively agree with the above point of view, and the question arises...
If this is the solution, then why did no one like He Fei or Zhao Pingping do it in the beginning?
Yes, why not do this in advance? Why start early? Anyway, it is not troublesome to implement. You only need to go to the abandoned theater in Lost Lake and set fire to all the puppets, and then rush to the small town manor to destroy Ella. In this way, won’t the female locust disappear? Isn’t the incident resolved?
It's a pity that anyone who thinks this way has made a subjective logical error. Putting aside the fact that taking private actions will inevitably be cursed and judged as a violation of the rules and penalties will be deducted. Even if there are no rules and restrictions, no one will do it. Those who know the inside story will not do it. If you know how to do it, senior people with rich experience are even less likely to do it rashly.
As for the reason?
Specifically it can be divided into the following two points...
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First, everyone knows that Mary Shaw is one of those rare spiritual beings with self-awareness. In other words, although she is a locust, she has the same intelligence as a human being. Combined with the vast abilities of the female locust, do you think that the female locust has the same intelligence as a human being? Will she let the executor burn her carriers and turn a blind eye? If the executor really does this, the possibility of being attacked by a locust during the operation must be extremely high.
Of course, there is a saying that there are no absolutes in anything. Cheng Ying had already made up her mind about whether to take action, and the reason why she took leave of absence from the clinic in the first place was with this intention. He planned to take the risk to implement it alone, but with everyone What some people think is different is that Cheng Ying did not choose to go to the theater to burn the doll, but planned to go directly to the cemetery to check the body of Mary Xiao. She wanted to confirm whether the body of the female moth was still there. If it was, then she would Burning her body, and then running to the manor to kill the perfect doll Ella, who is no different from an ordinary person. In her personal opinion, once the above two things are done, maybe more than half of the task is completed!
I have to say that Cheng Ying is really courageous, just like Peng Hu when he tried to kill the crazy old woman. It can even be said that she has put her personal life and death aside for the sake of the team!
Unfortunately, she was disturbed. When she arrived at the cemetery, Jamie and others were in front of the tomb. Zhao Ping was silently attacked by a puppet. In order to save Zhao Ping, she had no choice but to show up and knock the puppet away, and then attracted the female After the pursuit, the plan was frustrated and has not been implemented until now. But even after saying so much, the first point of concern is still not the focus. The biggest reason why most senior people except Cheng Ying do not dare to take action rashly comes from the second point. .
Second, the most critical point is location and quantity.
To put it bluntly, who knows how many puppets Mary Shaw made? And the specific location of each doll?
Note that this point is extremely important. The original movie revealed that Mary Shaw had produced a total of 101 dolls, and the doll Billy that the audience often saw was Mary Shaw's last work during her lifetime. After Mary Shaw's death, There are a total of 102 perfect dolls of Ella created. According to the movie, except for the two perfect dolls of Billy and Ella, the remaining 100 dolls are all stored in an abandoned theater. , through the above discussion, it stands to reason that the number and location of all the dolls of Nvha are already known, but the question is, have you counted them in detail? Even though the original movie stated the specific number through Jamie's mouth, Jamie in the movie did not count the number of dolls in detail. He only learned about it from rumors. Because of this, the question arises, that is... …
Whether it is the original movie or the current mission, no one knows whether the number of puppets in the abandoned theater is 100!
Not to mention whether other senior people have thought about this, at least He Fei, who is good at thinking, and Zhao Ping, who is good at calculations, have actually paid attention to it, and this is why the man with glasses has always stayed by Jamie's side but never dared to implement it. The main reason for destroying the plan was that he knew that destroying most of the remaining parts would have the same result as not burning anything. Since he was not sure, he naturally did not want to take risks, so he had no choice but to follow Jamie and follow the original plot. Go, choosing a conservative strategy without taking any risks, investigating step by step and hoping to get clues from the development of the plot. As for He Fei, the young man thought more deeply, such as guessing that the doll is the carrier of a female locust. He still had doubts about whether the doll was the carrier of the female locust. Yes, it was precisely because he was still unsure that he did not dare to take action before. He turned to find another way to find an effective way to deal with the female locust. ,until……
It wasn't until He Fei got a lot of valuable information from Zhao Ping, Cheng Ying, and Chen Xiaoyao not long ago that the college student just eliminated all doubts and made a decision. The final decision was made with an accuracy rate of 80%, and he was hesitant earlier. It is judged that destroying the puppets is basically feasible, or the way to solve the problem of the female slugs is most likely to destroy the puppets and destroy all the puppets that Mary Xiao made whether she was alive or after her death. Yes, no matter how many puppets there are, No matter whether the doll is hidden or not, as long as it is determined that the doll is connected to the female life gate, it is inevitable to find and destroy the doll, and you must do it no matter what!
only……
The method sounds simple, but is extremely dangerous when executed! It is no exaggeration to say that anyone who participates in and implements this destruction plan is equivalent to being included in the blacklist of quick-kill by the female locust. Yes, quick-kill. Imagine facing an evil female locust with human thinking. The other party won't let you go if you don't provoke her. So, if you try to destroy her life gate carrier, what will she do?
You don’t have to think about it. As long as you dare to do it, the other party will dare to attack you regardless, kill you first, and quickly send you to the underworld when you can live for a few more days. Therefore, this is a death-defying job. Anyone who participates in the destruction plan Everyone will always be in the terrifying situation of being killed by locusts, and then...
so what?
As just discussed, is there a difference between dying early and dying later?
Even if she doesn't execute the destruction plan, will she let them go? The answer is no. The earlier attacks on Peng Hu and Zhao Ping are the best examples. Well, to take a step back, even if the female locust does not attack the executor from now on, in fact the executor will still die, sooner or later. Death will eventually destroy the group. The reason is that the curse forcibly binds the executor's life, tying Jamie's personal life and death to the entire execution team, and Jamie happens to be unable to do anything for the female executor. Kill the target. Once Jamie dies, their group of executors will also be finished. They will be collectively wiped out by the curse, and they will still end up dead in the end!
Thinking of this, the corners of He Fei's mouth twitched and sweat broke out on his forehead, and his already ugly face further turned pale and colorless.
"I think... we have only one way to go. Risk finding and destroying all the dolls. This is the only way to solve the problem."
Finally, He Fei broke the silence. After being silent for a long time, he raised his head and spoke first. He raised his head and told the three people opposite him his final analysis results. As for Zhao Ping, Cheng Ying and Chen Xiaoyao...
After hearing this, the three people had different reactions. Cheng Ying's reaction was very dull. The girl was calm and expressionless, as if she had already guessed that this was the only outcome. She nodded her head noncommittally. Chen Xiaoyao was stunned and briefly stunned. Tangled, but then clenched his teeth and nodded silently. If the above two people were generally calm, then the one with the most intense reaction on the scene was the man with glasses named Zhao Ping.
Like Cheng Ying or Chen Xiaoyao, Zhao Ping certainly knew that He Fei's above remarks had been carefully considered and were decisions made after careful consideration. Although he could not state the reasons due to the rules, those with higher understanding ability should still start from the other side. It was obvious from the words that it was He Fei's final decision that he had hesitated for a long time. The purpose was to convey an execution goal to everyone, requiring everyone to change their strategies in the near future, turn the earlier different response strategies into a unified one, and then use them together. , use your energy in one place.
The intention has been conveyed and the logic is also clear, but this method is too risky!
Although the dangers of supernatural missions are unavoidable, Zhao Ping has never taken any risks during the missions, and has never done anything risky, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and heading for the tigers in the mountains!
You He Fei is not afraid of death, you Cheng Ying is not afraid of death, and you Chen Xiaoyao are not afraid of death. You three all dare to fight and fight without any scruples, but I, Zhao Ping, am different from you crazy people!
In other words, this is not in line with his Zhao Ping style!
As the saying goes, once you are bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the rope for ten years. The encounter in the cemetery was too unforgettable. The feeling of helplessness and despair that you could not call for help even though your teammates were so close. The shuddering feeling that made your whole body move as slow as a snail even though the snake was clearly in front of you. , he never wanted to experience the kind of restraint and pressure where his struggle was ineffective and he could only wait for death again.
so……
When He Fei conveyed his personal decision to everyone, for a moment, the man with glasses looked extremely ugly, as ugly as he wanted.
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The field of vision extended and penetrated the door. Just as He Fei and several other executors gathered in the bedroom to discuss matters, at the same time, Inspector Jim and Jamie were also having a verbal exchange in the living room.
The two sides stared at each other, and the scene was extremely depressing. Under a strange and unexplainable atmosphere, the blond young man's expression kept changing, his face turning green and white, and eventually developed into disgust and dissatisfaction.
As an outstanding police officer with many years of experience in the police force, Detective Jim is very observant of his words and expressions. From Jamie's somewhat wonderful face, he can clearly see that the other party is taking the trouble, but the other party is bored with him, so why isn't he in a irritable mood? Seeing the young man's expression of dissatisfaction, Inspector Jim, who was upset because of the lack of progress in the case, followed suit and showed helplessness. He shrugged his shoulders and sat down on the sofa unceremoniously. Then he spoke to Jamie first: " I seem to have told you that you'd better not leave the city until the entire case is investigated."
The detective's breaking of the silence did not gain the other party's favor. On the contrary, the content of the topic further irritated the young man opposite. Sure enough, when he heard the warning in the other party's words, Jamie was immediately annoyed and immediately retorted: "I came to the town to give my wife Burial, is there a problem?”
Snap.
Buzz buzz, buzz buzz.
Listening to the young man's words and looking dissatisfied on the other side, Inspector Jim did not respond. He ignored Jamie's angry retort. Instead, he habitually reached into his pocket and easily took out his thousand-year-old electric razor. He pressed the switch and started shaving the stubble on his chin. For a while, there was a constant buzzing sound. Both his movements and behaviors were almost the same as when he was interrogated by the police. It was not until the stubble was shaved off that the man touched his chin with a satisfied expression and turned around. He responded with a pointed tone: "No, no problem. It is legal and reasonable for you to come to your hometown to hold a funeral for your wife. The police have no right to interfere, but the problem is that you are not the only one who came here to bury your wife." , it seems there is another thing..."
Having said this, Inspector Jim took back his shaving tool, turned around and continued to fumble, and took out a doll from the medium-sized backpack he brought with him!
Wearing a black coat, a bright red neck tie, and a rather funny expression, yes, the doll is none other than Billy, the doll that Jamie abandoned in a small town cemetery not long ago because he ran for his life in a panic!
After taking out the puppet and shaking it for a few times, Inspector Jim threw the puppet to the coffee table. Without waiting for the young man to speak, the detective changed his expression solemnly, stared at Jamie and said in a deep voice: "Jamie, tell me, why are you Are you going to bury the doll? Or are you planning to eliminate the physical evidence?"
"Are you following me?"
"No, I'm just doing the job I'm supposed to do."
Many times, the truth may not be believed by anyone. Only seeing is believing. As an absolute eyewitness who was in the cemetery not long ago and even saw the full face of the female hawk, Jamie believed in the supernatural theory and believed in the ghost of the hawk. , since he believed in the wolf, the young man's subjective consciousness naturally tried to make others believe in him, but he was disappointed. Through observation, after seeing that Detective Jim still regarded him as a suspect of killing his wife, the blond young man was very angry. , wishing to punch Mustache in the face. Of course, he was unhappy and angry. He didn’t have the guts to attack the police yet, and he knew how to restrain himself. He had no choice but to suppress his anger, suppress his dissatisfaction, and start to be patient. Explaining in detail, under Inspector Jim’s suspicious gaze, he pointed at the puppet and solemnly explained: “Whether you believe it or not, I still said the same old saying, someone sent this thing to me anonymously, and then this The owner of the doll, Mary Shaw, killed my wife. Only by burying the doll can the town regain peace!"
Bang bang bang!
The young man suppressed his anger and told the truth. Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Inspector Jim smiled and raised his hands to applaud. At the same time, he teased Jamie in an interesting tone: "Very good, I admit that your imagination is very good." Rich, it’s a pity that you don’t become a writer. If possible, I can introduce you to a publisher after you are released from prison.”
At this point, the man ended his teasing and then changed the subject. He pointed at the doll like a young man while frowning and retorted: "You said that the owner of this doll killed your wife, right? The murderer's name is Mary Xiao. Right? But the question is is it possible? Is it realistic? Don’t forget that I just came back from the cemetery, and the Mary Xiao you mentioned has been dead for a long time, and has been dead for more than half a century. How can you Don’t tell me that it was the ghost of that woman who killed your wife?”
The detective's words were serious and full of sarcasm. Unexpectedly, his probing inquiry full of sarcasm was directly recognized by Jamie! As soon as the man finished speaking, Jamie came closer with emotion, walked up to the detective, nodded in approval: "Yes, that's right, it was Mary Shaw's ghost that did it! I've even seen it with my own eyes in the cemetery before. !”
Ignoring Jamie's excitement and seriousness, curling his lips, Inspector Jim shrugged and replied: "Unfortunately, I don't believe a word of what you said."
"You bastard!"
Finally, faced with the man's disbelief and listening to the other man's ridicule, his anger reached its peak. Unbearable, Jamie exploded in an instant. After swearing, he reached out and grabbed the other man by the collar. While being excited and vomiting fragrance, as for Inspector Jim...
Sure enough, when he saw that the young man seemed to be about to take action, he immediately got up and felt bad. He first shook and dragged Jamie hard, then stepped back and stretched out his hand to warn: "Hey, hey, hey! Jamie, calm down! Don't act rashly, I don't want to An additional charge of assaulting a police officer will be added to your crime list!"
As a side note, after being a police investigator for so many years, Inspector Jim is indeed very experienced. Not only has he taken over many different types of cases, but he also has a unique method for solving cases. It is no exaggeration to say that whenever he takes over There are almost no cases that cannot be solved, but the case he took over recently is really weird and even unusual. According to the previous investigation methods, nothing was found? There is no reason for this? Now that several days have passed, at the very least, we should find some clues, but what is the result? The result was that there was nothing. Even though he visited, inquired and followed, he still had not found any valuable clues that would help the progress of the case. Except for Jamie, who although he had serious personal doubts, he could not arrest him because he had no evidence, no one else No suspicion.
He does not deny that he has been investigating the key suspect Jamie, nor does he deny that Jamie's recent behavior is indeed weird and worthy of investigation. However, the weird thing is... whether he was in the police station or in the police station now. Town, the young man in front of him frequently emphasized that the ghost was responsible, always thinking that it was the ghost that killed his wife! ?
Of course he wouldn't believe it originally, but at this moment, after witnessing Jamie's excitement that didn't seem to be fake, the middle-aged detective was faintly shaken for a while, but he was actually gradually becoming suspicious and doubtful in his heart.
(Could it be that the ghost is really causing trouble? Is there an evil spirit named Mary Shaw who is killing innocent people? No, it’s impossible, there is a ghost? Are you kidding!?)
"Okay, calm down first, I have to leave."
With hesitation and suspicion, but seeing that Jamie was still agitated and feeling that he could no longer talk in detail, Detective Jim decisively ended the conversation, said goodbye, and shouted to the opposite bedroom: "Agent He Fei, I think you should end it for now. That’s the paranormal investigation that interests you, hey, it’s time for us to go!”
After notifying his assistant, Detective Jim did not turn around and leave as expected. Instead, he turned around again for a moment, looked back at the coffee table, and then walked past Jamie towards the center as if he had almost forgotten an important item, and started again. Picking up the doll, he turned to Jamie and said, "I guess you don't mind if I take this important evidence back for study?"
Perhaps because he was afraid that the other party would disagree, the man emphasized his tone when he mentioned the word 'physical evidence'.
"Where are you taking it?"
"next door."
After hearing this, Jamie couldn't help being startled, but Detective Jim smiled and explained: "Yes, my assistant and I live in the guest room next to yours. From now on, we are neighbors."
