I'm an antique shop owner, so it's reasonable for me to know some magic

Chapter 24 A strange smile in the dark

"After the tobacco is burned, it won't attract any attention, because I have the habit of lighting incense in the store occasionally."

"The police wouldn't think a pattern would have any effect."

"Do you think anyone would connect this accidental death case to a little girl?"

Su Fan's question made the detective and Carl break out in cold sweats.

The detective asked himself, if Su Fan didn't know him and was just an ordinary person, after Lina's manipulation, there was no other possibility except that he died after bearing the stigma for no apparent reason.

Carl and the detective looked at each other and saw the fear in each other's eyes.

To be fair, Lina's method was not very sophisticated, but relying on the child's appearance and the adults' harmless filter towards children, she almost achieved her goal of murdering others.

"Keep this as evidence."

Su Fan handed the remaining tobacco to Carl, who immediately took out a sealed bag from his pocket and carefully put it in.

"Wait a moment……"

The detective suddenly thought of the blind spot.

"You are the only one who has the key to the store, Su. How did she get in?"

"The door was locked when we came here."

The detective immediately began reviewing the video footage and confirming it again and again.

In the end, I found out that the door lock fell off by itself!

Carl, who had collected the key evidence, came forward.

I was shocked when I saw the strange scene in the video.

Could this magical ability be the voodoo that Su Fan mentioned before?
When he heard Su Fan talking about totems and the like just now, he just felt it was unlucky, but he still had doubts about voodoo.

Only then did he finally believe what Su Fan said.

"It's actually a supernatural crime..."

How could a newly recruited patrolman like me be qualified to handle such a difficult case as supernatural crime?

Could it be that I accidentally did it?
Thinking of this, Carl shuddered all over.

"Don't worry... Like I said, Sue is a professional."

The detective saw that Carl was wavering, so he patted him on the shoulder, tried to comfort him, and mentioned what had happened before.

"Before I was transferred here, I experienced a brutal murder by an evil spirit..."

"You can't even imagine what the hell we're facing..."

"Damn it, I almost died there."

"In the end, it was Su who stepped in and settled the matter."

"You can trust Su completely. He is a man of real ability. Do you understand what I mean?"

Carl nodded immediately.

At this moment, Su Fan on the side suddenly spoke.

"Karl, I need you to run something."

……

"crunch..."

In the kitchen, Ms. Kate was cutting vegetables and preparing ingredients for tonight.

Her expression at this moment could be described as cloudy.

She now regrets her decision to adopt a child.

No, it should be said that he regretted bringing Esther back.

The girl's obedience and good behavior were just an appearance. Not long after she arrived here, her true colors were revealed.

Esther has an inexplicable possessiveness towards John and deliberately prevents her from having sex with her husband.

Not only that, there was always a sense of provocation and disrespect in his words, and he was full of hostility towards Max, who was not close to him.

Once she even saw the other party trying to push Max down from the attic.

If she hadn't stopped it in time, the consequences would have been disastrous!
She tried to tell her husband John about these problems, but he didn't take it seriously and even thought that she and Esther were being petty like a child and it was unreasonable.

The latter showed completely different faces in front of himself and in front of John.

Just when Kate thought the worst was over, John went beyond her imagination.

Just because of Esther's one-sided statement, he went to the police station to report that Su Fan had committed indecent acts against Esther!
The police refused to file a case due to insufficient evidence, but Su Fan gave the police a surveillance video to prove his innocence.

In the video provided by Officer Carl, Su Fan had no contact with Esther at all during the entire process. This is completely the latter slandering Su Fan!

Kate suggested that John bring Esther to apologize in person.

But even so, John still favored the evil woman and refused to give in.

She couldn't stand it anymore and had a big fight with John, and the result was that John took Esther and left directly.

Exhausted, Kate remembered Su Fan's previous advice and regretted her decision.

Of course, she would never think that Su Fan had any ability to predict the future. She just felt that it was a coincidence that Su Fan's advice at that time happened to match the current situation.

Just at this moment, the doorbell rang.

"Hold on……"

Ms. Kate's voice lacked its usual vitality. She put down the kitchen knife and went to open the door.

The person knocking on the door was not John who had changed his mind, but an unexpected guest Kate had not expected.

"Is it you, Sister Abigail?"

The black nun with a gentle and kind face smiled.

"Long time no see Mrs. Coleman."

"I wonder if I could come in and talk?"

"Please come in."

The two walked into the house and sat down at the tea table.

"You don't look like you've been having a good time lately, Mrs. Coleman."

Sister Abigail seemed to notice Ms. Kate's haggard look and asked with concern.

"Yeah...it may be a little presumptuous to say this, but I just want to talk to you about Esther."

"That is the purpose of my visit."

Hearing Esther's name, Sister Abigail's expression turned serious, and she took out a document from the file bag she carried with her.

"This is……"

Kate took the information and began to look through it. It showed a record of Esther's life in the orphanage.

It is recorded above that since Esther entered the welfare home, the number of accidental injuries to children in the home has increased sharply.

Every time an injury occurred, Esther was there.

Coincidentally, the injured person was a child who usually had friction with Esther.

"Out of curiosity, I investigated and discovered a deeper secret."

As Sister Abigail spoke, Ms. Kate's expression gradually became horrified.

All seven members of the family died, there were signs of arson, and Esther survived...

A rare disease...extremely aggressive and violent...and severe psychological problems...

Before I knew it, the sun had set and the house was plunged into darkness.

"To sum up, I came here this time hoping to take Esther away and send her back to a mental health institution."

Sister Abigail's voice sounded creepy in the living room with only dim light.

"Is she still here?"

"No... John went out with her... John is in danger now!"

Kate was confused and stood up immediately.

"Where are they now?"

"I don't know, but I can't stay here any longer!"

Kate picked up the keys and was about to go out.

"Calm down, Mrs. Coleman, and think about your two children!"

Sister Abigail spoke earnestly.

"What if Esther turns back halfway?"

The former's questioning helped Kate regain some sanity.

"I'm leaving the children in your care, Sister Abigail. Please help me take care of them."

"John's life is in danger now, I can't just ignore it..."

Abigail sighed when she saw how worried Kate was about her husband.

"Well... make sure to bring John back safely."

"I will!"

Kate answered solemnly and rushed out of the house.

But the moment he turned around, Sister Abigail behind him showed a strange smile in the darkness.

(End of this chapter)