1206 I Want to Make You Stay 84 (1/2)
Nonetheless, they still proceeded to paste the amulet on her forehead. However, there were no effects at all because the woman did not recognize the elderly Mr. Gong and his family at all after she came to again. After they told her about everything that had happened, she tore the amulet into shreds and killed herself.
That was not the end of it, however.
When Mr. Gong and his mother returned to the temple to look for the reverend in a bid to ask about the spirit, they discovered that the reverend had already shut himself out from the outside world to further his skills in seclusion.
It did not cross their minds that that was only the beginning of it all.
Later on, Mr. Gong and his mother received a letter that was allegedly written by the mistress. She claimed that she had already possessed Mr. Gong's sister and wanted them to guess what she would be up to next.
Mr. Gong and his mother were terribly frightened.
She immediately called the pair of twins out, only to discover that they did not seem to be behaving unusually.
However, things began to get strange, and mishaps kept occurring one after another. It started with Mr. Gong's father plunging to his death by accident, followed by the servants dying one after another, day after day.
The two of them had no choice but to lock the pair of twins up and put them under close surveillance. However, their efforts were futile.
The situation worsened with each passing day, and when the reverend came out of seclusion, they told him about everything that had happened. The reverend said only one thing to them.
”What did he say?” An Xiaoning asked curiously.
”The reverend said that the evil spirit was highly skilled and used her witchcraft to stop herself from breathing. Due to the lack of skills, he could not differentiate between the spirit and my sister. Hence, he suggested that we lock the two of them up and look for a powerful medium to seal their lives, allowing them to stay hibernated for the rest of their lives. As long as they're not awakened, they'll never come to again forever. Thus, you can't move these coffins.”
”Mr. Gong, do you know that this burial ground provides the optimal conditions for corpses to mutate?”
”Of course. I chose this burial ground after seeking advice from a highly-esteemed and powerful medium back then. We were initially planning to return and bring the two coffins back. However, we left the nation and migrated to another nation later on. When we returned, we could no longer find the markings that we had made on the burial ground. In order to prevent any accidents, we had decided not to search for the coffins and instead just kept close tabs on the area.”
”Lifelong hibernation is not a sustainable solution for the problem. You can't make your descendants keep tabs on the two coffins forever. How about you awaken them now?” said An Xiaoning.
Wang Jinsheng interjected in astonishment, ”Ms. An, you're out of your mind. Instead of awakening them, you might as well just incinerate them.”
”Captain Wang, your suggestion is highly inappropriate. If incinerating the corpses worked, why did Mr. Gong have to seek help from a powerful medium to seal their souls? The point is, we don't know which one of them had been possessed by the spirit. They know that killing the pair of twins is not going to eradicate the spirits. Mr. Gong, since you guys had already sought help from a medium, why didn't you find a master to get rid of that spirit too?”
The elderly Mr. Gong said with a sigh, ”We've already tried that, but it didn't work at all. If there was really a feasible solution, we would have gotten rid of the spirit back then.”
An Xiaoning understood what had happened. She said, ”Mr. Gong, do you plan to put the lids of the coffins back on, or would you like me to take over from here? After all, this concerns your family. We'll respect your decision.”
”I know that you're a capable person, Ms. An, especially when it comes to handling supernatural beings. I also agree with what you just said. We can't continue letting them hibernate forever. That's not the best solution. We'll be most grateful to you if you're willing to help us settle this problem, Ms. An.”
”Okay, I'll do my best. Even if I can't solve the problem, I'll guarantee that they'll continue staying in hibernation,” said An Xiaoning, who then got out of the car while Team Leader Zhang and Wang Jinsheng followed closely behind her.
”Team Leader An… you really want to… are you confident about solving the problem?” Team Leader Zhang asked.
”Enough. Even if I'm not confident, is there any other solution? Let's open the fifth coffin first before proceeding to settle these two.”
”Alright.”
The fifth coffin were just like the first two. Thus, they incinerated it right away as well.
An Xiaoning returned to the two coffins. Noticing that the sky had turned completely dark, she took a look at the weather forecast on her mobile phone and said to Wang Jinsheng, ”Set up a tent here and bring me two chicken heads, two bunches of beans, a piece of red cloth, a bronze mirror, and a bowl of blood from a black dog. I need those items.”