Chapter 241: The Client and the Investigation
Inside the living room.
"This is Pete, this is Debbie's boyfriend Trevor..." Laine introduced her friends.
She was a young girl, about the same age as Madison.
Laine had long brown hair and a slightly full forehead, but her facial features still retained the three-dimensional depth of Westerners.
After introducing themselves, Laine and her friends stared blankly at Madison.
Especially the two boys, the surprise in their eyes was hard to conceal.
"Hi... I... I'm Pete. I didn't know Laine had such a pretty friend," one of the boys said.
Madison took off her sunglasses and slowly approached the other party.
This made the boy's heartbeat instantly accelerate, and his cheeks visibly reddened.
"The one written in the commission report as 'having his head held by a ghost shadow and smashed against the mirror', that's you, right?" Madison said.
Pete didn't expect the beautiful girl in front of him to know about his affairs; he immediately touched his head and looked down.
But the next moment, Madison put her hand on the other party's shoulder and said in a gentle tone: "You are the only witness who had contact with the evil spirit. You will help me later, right?"
Feeling the faint fragrance hitting his nose and the warm breath on his face.
Pete instantly felt his heart draw much closer to this girl.
"Of... Of course!" Pete said in an excited tone.
At this time, Madison turned her head and intentionally or unintentionally glanced at William.
"What does this mean, trying to show you are very popular with boys..." The corner of William's mouth twitched.
If Madison was only at this level of playing house, he wouldn't have to worry about the other party's counterattack.
But her behavior made the other women present feel offended.
Although Pete was not their boyfriend, they all had a feeling of "Having their things snatched away."
"Ahem... let's talk about completing the commission!" Laine walked between the two to separate them.
"Is this adolescent competition... really nostalgic," William sighed inwardly.
He completely didn't realize that his current body was actually about the same age as these college students.
"That's right, that's right!" Zole touched his head, "Which room is the evil spirit in?"
Laine shook her head: "In Debbie's house, about a few minutes' walk from here."
At this time William spoke up: "During the time before we arrived, did any new situations occur?"
He had already observed the inside of the house just now and indeed found some residual evil aura, but there were no dead spirits nearby.
"Still that message." Laine spoke again.
"I think this must be Debbie's hint; she definitely has something she wants to tell us."
She shook the Ouija board in her hand.
"So we decided to go to the villa again tonight to play Ouija once more, maybe we can find the answer."
William: ...
He took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to kick the other party, and spoke:
"I have a question. Just relying on the letter 'D' given by the Ouija board, how dare you confirm that the one responding to you is Debbie?"
"Also, why must you choose to go to the villa at night? You should know, whether it's from the perspective of visibility or the speed of rescue when encountering danger, going to the villa during the day is obviously a wiser choice."
"Finally, why hasn't this Ouija board been thrown away yet? Debbie threw it into the fire pit, and it remained intact under these circumstances. Don't you really think this thing is very dangerous?"
Faced with William's fatal three questions, Laine and her friends were obviously stunned.
"So... so professional." Zole's eyes were bright, muttering, but the next moment he felt a sharp gaze.
"Ms... Madison, is... is something the matter, hahaha..."
A moment later, Laine finally reacted.
"But... who else could be in that house besides Debbie. I don't believe Debbie would commit suicide. I must find out the truth, and only the Ouija board can contact Debbie," she said firmly.
"As for... why go at night, because... because... it's more atmospheric at night!"
She seemed to have found an acceptable reason.
"I like your friendship for your friend. Let's wait until night to go to the villa," Madison suddenly spoke up.
"If that soul is really Debbie, I will let her meet you. If it's an evil spirit, I will also destroy it."
"Really!"
Laine's face showed joy, and her inner dissatisfaction with Madison instantly vanished.
William narrowed his eyes and spoke: "Please write Debbie's house address for me. I still need to go to the scene to take a look before the exorcism."
"Aren't... you coming with us?" Laine said while writing down an address.
"I think I have stated the reason for choosing daytime clearly enough," William said.
"Since Mr. Priest wants to act alone, let's respect him."
Madison said as she sat on the sofa, even taking out a cigarette and lighting it.
"Phew... after all, that's not his friend." She blew a smoke ring.
Hearing this, Laine and the others looked at William with much stranger eyes.
"Using discord-sowing methods to win people's hearts... I hope you can still be so scheming when your soul is caught by an evil spirit."
William's gaze was indifferent, actually exposing Madison's trick in public.
"You."
Madison's face darkened, and the cigarette in her hand was also pinched off.
"You... you two, let's talk things out nicely." Zole squeezed out a smile, standing between the two.
Now even Laine and the others could tell that the relationship between the two exorcists seemed very mediocre.
Dozens of minutes later, in front of a fenced villa.
William and Zole were standing at the door.
Laine, Madison, and the others ultimately decided to come at night, and William didn't plan to persuade them anymore.
Unexpectedly, Zole volunteered to come with him.
"I also have to familiarize myself with the environment first, so I won't cause trouble for everyone at night." He touched the back of his head and smiled.
"Of course, I also want to learn exorcism from you, Father William, if you don't mind..."
William shook his head; this guy really is a good person.
He focused his attention on the villa area.
The architectural styles in this area were mostly similar, and the surrounding neighbors were also quite a distance away.
When William observed with [Holy Eye], he instantly found the anomaly.
He saw the villa in front of him enveloped by a layer of dense evil aura.
At the same time, this aura connected to the underground of the house.
If there were evil spirits lurking, they would most likely appear there.
"Spirit channeling, single-family house, supernatural events, basement... this is a complete set now," William thought inwardly.
According to the description on the commission, it was suspected that a soul unjustly killed was occupying it.
But according to William's observation now, there was more than one evil spirit in the house.
"Could this be an 'Anomaly' rated commission?"
The corner of his mouth twitched; he always felt he had been set up.
However, the density of the evil aura here was indeed what he wanted.
After walking a circle around the villa, William started to set up.
Aside, Zole's eyes were full of curiosity.
This was his first time seeing such an exorcism method.
In the exorcism squads he followed in the past, everyone would enter the location of the evil spirit immediately.
On one hand, the person who injured the evil spirit first could get more benefits afterward.
On the other hand, before truly contacting the evil spirit, it was hard to judge its strength and threat from the outside.
And this priest in front of him was completely different from other exorcists!
"Father William walking around the house, is he looking for traces of the evil spirit..."
Zole thought inwardly.
"He actually prepared binoculars...!"
"The position we are standing in seems to have always been on the periphery of the villa..."
Zole shook his head, feeling like he was getting dizzy.
Finally, he gathered his courage and asked those doubts in his heart.
"Walking a circle? Oh, that was looking for escape routes." William said as he buried a Demon Trapping Bell into the dirt.
"Es... Escape?" This answer obviously exceeded Zole's expectations.
"So... so that's how it is, hahaha..."
He touched his head, not daring to ask the sentence "Why are you thinking of running before even going in."
After all, Father William is an existence who even dared to disobey Ms. Madison.
"As an exorcist, failure is not scary. In a limited career, only by living longer can one purify more evil. If you die, you have nothing." William said in a serious tone.
"Only by living longer... can one purify more evil." Zole savored this sentence, his eyes gradually brightening.
He had seen many powerful exorcists; the latter often chose to confront evil spirits and demons head-on.
Normally, those things were no match for the exorcists at all.
But there were also many cunning demons; they used humans' emotional weaknesses to set traps, luring those exorcists step by step into the snare.
Ultimately, their souls became permanent slaves of the demons.
"If they had Father William's caution, maybe there would be many more powerful guys on the Exorcism Resentment Leaderboard now," Zole thought inwardly.
"Looking at it this way, Ms. Madison seems to be making the same mistake too!"
Zole suddenly realized, finally understanding why Father William refused to act with that lady.
"No! I have to go persuade her again..."
On the other side, William had already arranged the magic arrays around.
Since he still had to rely on the evil spirits inside to practice Theology, he naturally couldn't push them too hard.
First fiercely consume the other party, then leave them some hope, making them think they can survive a desperate situation.
This way they will naturally mobilize more evil aura.
When they have grown almost enough, then strike down with a fierce knife.
Only this way can the benefits be maximized.
Thinking of this, the corners of William's mouth curled up slightly.
But soon he felt vigilant inwardly.
"No, how could I have this kind of 'Popping champagne at half-time' thought?"
William hurriedly checked himself, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming he wasn't influenced by some evil power.
"Could it be the side effects of the [Smiling Face Mask] haven't disappeared yet? Looks like I really have to use it less in the future..."
Beside him, seeing William revealing an unclear smile one moment and a worried look the next, Zole couldn't help but gulp.
"Is this also some kind of professional exorcism spell, why doesn't he look like a good person..."
"Oh right." William suddenly came in front of Zole.
"To cope with emergencies, take this." He took out an item from his bag.
Zole was somewhat puzzled: "This is?"
"Holy Nail." William explained.
"In commission cases like spirit channeling and single-family villas, the evil spirits' methods often focus on mental interference, which is creating hallucinations."
"Unless there are specific abilities or items for defense, it is easy to be influenced unknowingly."
"At this time, evil spirits usually guide your mind to further break down. Once this happens, the evil spirit is very likely to attach to your body and continue harming others."
Zole nodded, half understanding: "Father William, you actually researched these too."
The young wizard admired him even more inwardly, only feeling he seemed to have known a brand-new world of exorcism.
"Then... can the Holy Nail resist this kind of hallucination."
"No." William shook his head. "But this Holy Nail has the blessing of Holy Power and can form a runic magic array, which can remain unaffected by the evil spirit's illusions."
"Once you find an anomaly, this Holy Nail is your anchor point."
"If you find there is nothing at the place where the Holy Nail is placed, then you should realize you are currently in an illusion."
"But don't worry, it's still in its original position. As long as you can use the Holy Nail to stimulate your own sense of pain, you can wake up from the illusion."
This was inspiration William got from the Freddy commission.
Now, with accumulation, he rarely had low-vintage holy artifacts on him.
And the powerful Holy Power attached to high-vintage holy artifacts was very likely to scare off evil spirits.
Plus holy artifacts of "Holy Relic" level were not suitable for too many people to contact.
So William came up with this method.
Giving the Holy Nail to Zole was also to let him have self-protection power during the night action.
After all, this guy is the commission accepter, and his personality isn't bad.
As for that Madison, William couldn't be bothered to care if she lived or died.
"Thank... thank you." Zole's voice suddenly went hoarse.
He raised his sleeve and wiped his eyes.
William looked puzzled: "You don't have to be this moved..."
"Made you laugh, hahaha..." Zole forcefully squeezed out a smile.
"In the past when participating in commissions, they all treated me as a stepping stone to test the evil spirits, no one has ever..."
William fell silent.
"Don't lose it." He patted the other party.
"Understood! I will definitely keep it safe."
Evening.
A group of young people came to the front of the villa.
"Please wait a moment, let me find the keys." Laine rummaged through her backpack.
"No need for that."
Madison raised her head and took large strides to the door, then she raised her hand.
Accompanied by a "Crack" sound, the door instantly opened to both sides.
Except for Zole, the rest of the young people present opened their mouths wide.
"Is... this a superpower..." Pete muttered.
"Hey, don't stand there dumbly, the evil spirit is still waiting for us." Madison turned her head and said.
Subsequently, she walked straight into the house, seeming completely unworried about possible dangers around.
"Wait... wait, since there are evil spirits here, we have to be more careful..." Zole said.
But Laine and the others passed in front of him one by one, all with a self-composed look.
At this moment, Zole's dissuasion seemed pale and powerless.
"Clearly being a bit careful could avoid many dangers, why is everyone..." He sighed and slowly followed.
At the same time, the town center not far from the villa.
The police station at the street corner had finished work, with only a small number of police officers on duty.
Inside one of the file rooms.
It was pitch black here.
But looking closely, one could find a figure standing in front of a cabinet.
"Mmh... the files from past years should be placed in this position." William flipped gently.
After setting up the magic array during the day, he came to the town center.
Through some inquiries, he learned that the Ouija board had been popular in the town for many years.
At the same time, a murder case also happened here many years ago.
To find out if the two were connected, William asked many people.
Good news, there really were records of the case in the town.
But unfortunately, this file was kept in the police station, and naturally, that place wouldn't be open to a priest.
Therefore, William waited until late at night and sneaked in under the cover of darkness.
"Sure enough, the police station is a must-visit attraction in Los Angeles..."
Before long, his eyes lit up, taking out an old envelope bag.
The information inside was quite rich, recording the Zander family who lived here many years ago.
William looked at one of the pages.
"Alice Zander, became a widow due to her husband's accidental car crash. She took her two daughters and moved into the town villa..."
"At first Alice made a living by spirit channeling and fortune-telling, but later she came into contact with the currently popular Ouija board. It seems from then on, anomalies appeared..."
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