svetikya Chapter 174 8-Sound Box
Chapter 174 8-Sound Box
Chapter 174 Music Box
Andrea shook her head.
Her voice was a little soft, as if she was afraid of disturbing something.
"I don't know, she's been like this ever since she got here."
"When did it start?"
"It was...it was the day I moved out of my house."
Andrea recalled, her brow furrowing slightly.
"After arriving at the motel, she did this all the time except for eating and sleeping."
"How long has it been?"
"It's been a day."
Ed remained silent.
He looked at Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan stood at the door, his hands in his pockets, also looking at Caroline.
His face was expressionless.
But Kindman noticed that his eyes narrowed slightly.
Very subtle movements.
You wouldn't notice it at all unless you were staring at him intently.
Ed looked away and scanned the room again.
The daughters sat together, their faces showing fear and exhaustion.
The second and third daughters squeezed together on the big bed, leaning against each other, their eyes red, as if they had been crying.
The fourth daughter sat on the armrest of the sofa, closest to Caroline, but dared not get too close, her body slightly leaning to the other side.
The youngest daughter huddled in the corner of the bed.
There was no one else but them.
"Where's Roger?"
"My dad went to work."
Ed:
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At a time like this, why bother going to work?
He looked at Chen Yuan.
"Father Chen, these are Caroline and her family. The husband has gone to work."
Rowling added from the side.
"It wasn't like this when we first met Caroline."
Her voice was a little nervous, with a hint of unease.
"Although she was scared at that time, at least she could speak, move, and express herself."
"When we talked to her, she could answer questions and describe those strange things, but now..."
She didn't continue.
But everyone understood what she meant.
Something's wrong with Caroline right now.
That's very wrong.
Besides not speaking or moving, she also emitted a strange smell.
Decaying.
It's like wood that's been sitting out for a long time, or a damp basement, or something indescribable that you instinctively want to stay away from.
How so?
It looks just like a dead person.
Chen Yuan carefully examined Caroline.
Just one glance.
From her pale face to her unfocused eyes, and then to that faint, decaying aura.
Then his gaze shifted from Caroline to his little daughter, who was curled up in the corner of the bed.
To be precise, it landed on the music box in her arms.
The music box was old, made of wood, with mottled paint, red and white stripes, and shaped like a small house.
The little girl hugged it very tightly, as if she wanted to meld it into her body.
Following Chen Yuan's gaze, Jin Deman also saw the music box.
He frowned slightly.
Is there something wrong with this thing?
Chen Yuan offered no explanation.
He simply lifted his foot and walked towards the little girl.
His steps were slow and steady, his leather shoes making a "tap, tap, tap" sound on the floor.
The sound was exceptionally clear in the quiet room.
As the little girl watched him approach, she instinctively shrank back, but she held the music box in her arms even tighter.
Chen Yuan stopped in front of her.
He bent down, squatted down, and brought his eyes to her level.
Those eyes were gentle, without any aggressive sharpness or condescending gaze.
"This music box."
His voice was soft and calm.
"Can I take a look?"
The little girl paused for a moment.
She looked at Chen Yuan, then at the music box in her arms, and then back at Chen Yuan.
Then she nodded.
The little hand loosened, and she handed over the music box.
Chen Yuan took it and weighed it in his hand.
"Where did it come from?"
The little girl's voice was weak, like a mosquito's hum.
"Found it under the tree in front of the house."
"When?"
"The day I moved..."
Chen Yuan nodded.
He stood up, holding the music box.
He turned around and looked at the other people in the room.
"You all get out."
His voice wasn't loud, but it possessed an undeniable power.
"Leave Caroline behind."
Ed and Rowling exchanged a glance.
They opened their mouths as if to ask something, but in the end they asked nothing.
Ed walked over to his daughters and gently coaxed them to leave.
The eldest daughter, Andrea, hesitated for a moment, then glanced back at her mother, who remained motionless on the sofa, and her eyes welled up with tears again.
"It's fine."
Rowling walked over and put her arm around her shoulder.
"Father Chen will handle it."
Andrea bit her lip and followed Rowling outside.
The door closed.
Only three people remained in the room.
Chen Yuan, Jin Deman, and Caroline, who was sitting motionless on the sofa.
Kindeman did not leave.
His purpose in coming here was to watch an exorcism.
Chen Yuan gave him a special look.
His gaze was indifferent, carrying a hint of "Are you sure you want to stay?"
Kindeman met his gaze without backing down.
Chen Yuan withdrew his gaze and said nothing more.
Jin Deman took a step forward and stood to the side and slightly behind Chen Yuan.
He looked at the music box in Chen Yuan's hand and finally couldn't help but ask.
"What's inside this music box?"
Chen Yuan smiled.
"You're quite clever."
He held the music box up to the light and examined it.
"These low-level evil spirits are usually unable to directly possess a person."
His tone was as if he were explaining something scientific.
"The things they can possess are, at most, objects."
These were all things Chen Yuan found in the pile of old books in the parish library.
Those books were thick and old, crumbling when you opened them, but the knowledge inside was still quite useful.
Kindeman paused for a moment.
He looked at Caroline, who was sitting motionless on the sofa.
"Then why is Caroline like this?"
He felt that Caroline was in a possessed state.
Just like Regan.
But they are not quite the same.
Regan was possessed by a demon; he spoke in a man's voice and could turn his head 180 degrees.
Caroline just stared blankly, not speaking or moving, like a vegetable.
"Because these days, the evil spirits have been putting too much pressure on Caroline."
Chen Yuan's voice was neither hurried nor slow.
"Her mental state had collapsed, and the evil spirits found an opportunity to take advantage of her."
"So Caroline is still possessed?"
Kindeman's expression was somewhat strange.
"Evil spirits can also possess people through harassment."
Chen Yuan touched his chin.
"Why do these symptoms seem so similar to Regan's?"
It changed gradually, and then directly transformed into the form it had after being possessed.
However, Regan was directly possessed by a demon, while Caroline was slowly corrupted by an evil spirit.
What does this mean?
Chen Yuan smiled.
"This means the demon possessing Regan is rather weak, while the evil spirit possessing Caroline is quite powerful."
Pazuzu: ￥——Y$%^%^&!
Kindeman fell silent.
He looked at the music box in Chen Yuan's hand and suddenly felt that the thing was a bit creepy.
It looks like a toy.
But at this moment, in his eyes, that thing looked like it might open its mouth at any moment.
Chen Yuan did not speak again.
He turned the music box over and found the wind-up mechanism.
Then he started twisting.
"Click click click—"
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