Somewhat surprised to hear that Pastor Arley thought it was the scarecrows who controlled the inhabitants, James asked:

"So how did those scarecrows control the residents?"

Pastor Ali looked at the three policemen who were tied up with some anger, and raised his voice:

"It's Sapir! He told everyone in the town to swallow a straw, and they were controlled by the scarecrow. I also secretly replaced the straw given by Sapir with ordinary straw, and escaped, but I can only pretend to be like them, and treat those scarecrows as living people. ”

James frowned, looked at his teammates beside him, and didn't speak for a while.

I saw Wayne raise her eyebrows and ask:

"Then why did Sapir control you, and why were the townspeople willing to swallow the straw that Sapir had given him?"

A sad look suddenly appeared on Ali's face, and his voice darkened:

"This starts with an incident two years ago......

Hearing a series of stories told by Pastor Arleigh, the people of the Extraordinary Team fell silent.

It turned out that one day two years ago, there was a sudden epidemic in this town.

Because of the low immunity of children and the elderly, children and the elderly in every family fell ill one after another, and only adults in good physical fitness were spared from the epidemic.

Although the pastor and doctor of the town church tried their best to save the child, to no avail.

In order to prevent the spread of this epidemic, Pastor Ali and several doctors in the town discussed it and made a unanimous decision:

The bodies of these children and the elderly should be quickly incinerated.

The townspeople who lost their families were naturally grieving, so they scattered their ashes in the field that raised them and accompanied them.

About a year later, the Sapir police suddenly told the townspeople that he had a way to get them to see their deceased relatives again.

Because he dreamed of the great Grim Reaper and was given the embodiment of the oracle, a worn-out scarecrow doll.

Of course, the premise is that the residents must swallow a straw, and the time to see their loved ones can only be after dark, before the sun rises.

Naturally, the townspeople didn't want to believe it, but a few of them, still immersed in pain, were willing to try first.

As you can imagine, that very night, they met their deceased child as they wished.

When this conclusion was confirmed, several more residents accepted the straw offered by Sapir, and they all saw their deceased family members at night.

Then, more and more residents swallowed Sapir straw and enjoyed dinner with the old and young people of their families every night.

In the end, the whole town, and only the priest Ali pretended to take this straw and escaped.

Because of the shared tacit understanding, the residents of the town naturally did not allow anyone to denounce them and break them up.

Therefore, once they find that outsiders see the strange scene at night, they will be forced to swallow straw by Sapir and the others, and then they will not be seen in the town again.

No wonder Bert's ability to listen suddenly failed. Elton suddenly sighed, "And with the blessing of magical items, it turns out that they have lost the hearts of humans." ”

Wayne glanced at Elton, looked at Reverend Arleigh and asked:

"Do you know where Sapir's straw came from?"

Ali replied without hesitation:

"Drawn from a small, shabby scarecrow. ”

Elton's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked:

"Have you seen that scarecrow doll, do you know where it is now?"

"I've seen it a few times, and I've heard him say that the scarecrow doll is the embodiment of a god of death who can bring people back from the dead. So if it's not on Sapir, it should be in Sapir's house. ”

James and the others exchanged glances, and sure enough, the scarecrow doll really had the characteristics of "living" and could actually communicate with humans.

"To be on the safe side, go back to church first, and we'll leave this matter to us. James looked at Arlie, "We're going to try to end this mess tonight by catching the scarecrows who control the inhabitants." ”

James doesn't explain that it may not be the scarecrows who are behind the scenes, they may also be the victims.

After all, Pastor Ali is not an extraordinary person, and it is only because he is the pastor of the church that he has a superficial understanding of some occult things.

Ali gave them a grateful look, and after thanking the "Punisher" team, he turned and left the police department.

"Boss, are we only going to do it tonight?" Elton shouted.

"Naturally not, we'll go to the field where the scarecrow is now. James finished and looked at his teammates, "Do you have any thoughts on the progress of this case before that?"

After all, sorting out and summarizing the facts of the case is very important before taking action, and the details also determine success or failure.

Wayne raised her eyebrows, as the eldest sister of the extraordinary squad, she was the first to speak:

"I think there are still a few doubts about this matter, the first is the epidemic two years ago. ”

"Yes. Paul on the side also agreed, "Why hasn't such a big matter been reported to the church?"

In fact, as an "investigator" approach, Paul is probably the first to think of this, but his shy personality causes him not to show himself too much in front of his teammates.

Although Wayne is the "decryptor" of Sequence 8, her reconnaissance ability is still more inclined to the mystery type than the reality "investigator".

Wayne clasped his hands to his chest and continued:

"And the second point, how could the cause of the epidemic happen so suddenly in the small town of Solari, and there are no nearby towns?"

"Could it be that the epidemic did not spread because of the timely control of the epidemic?" Bert, who had been silent, suddenly asked.

James shook his head and said with a heavy expression:

"You are too young to know the horror of the epidemic, which is not so easy to control. ”

At this time, Wayne seemed to think of something, and with disgust in his tone, he looked at Bert and asked:

"Do you know why most Extraordinaries don't like the 'witch' path?"

"Witch"!

Hearing the name of this long-lost pathway, the three of Chris subconsciously shivered.

Elenor, the "Nightmare Witch" who is really a "witch", once impressed them very deeply.

Eileno, for the sake of beauty, tore off her daughter's face with her own hands, which is really psychologically distorted.

"Sister Wayne, why?" asked Bonnie, staring at her big blue eyes.

Apparently the others already knew the answer, Wayne looked at the three of Bonnie and said:

"Because their Sequence 6 is called 'Witch of Calamity', they specialize in spreading diseases and creating disasters!"

This...... Chris felt a chill in his heart, what kind of psychopathic is this to have such terrible pleasure.

With a hint of resentment and disgust, Wayne continued:

"Of course, this is the evil and terrifying extraordinary ability of the 'Witch of Calamity', and they seem to be hidden behind every major epidemic in the world. Therefore, every extraordinary person in the path of 'witches' is the target of severe punishment and erasure by the major orthodox churches. ”

"Sister Wayne, do you suspect that there is an extraordinary person of the 'witch' path behind this matter?" asked Bert.

Wayne leaned against the wall of the police hall: "I'm not sure either, just a little skeptical." ”

Everyone was silent, if there really was a Sequence 6 "Witch of Calamity" here now, I am afraid they would be here forever.

But fortunately, it was two years ago, and it is estimated that there is really an evil "witch" behind this epidemic, and she has also left here.

"There is a third point. Paul followed Vayne's words, "If these inhabitants became what they are because they swallowed the straw from that scarecrow doll, what about the scarecrows now? Are they the ones who are missing?"

After all, Pastor Ali also said just now that some of the travelers who passed by, after seeing the night scene, were stunned by Sapir and them, forced them to swallow straw, and then completely disappeared.

"yes, that's what we're going to do. Bert added.

Everyone knew the implication of Bert's words, if the scarecrows were really the missing travelers, then they couldn't hurt them tonight.

"One last question. Wayne sighed, "Will these scarecrows who have become straw-swallowing and those who may be travelers return to normal in the end?"

James, who was thinking about the battle plan, said in a deep voice:

"It's just that the extraordinary ability of that scarecrow doll is irreversible. Tonight, we have to catch the scarecrow doll behind the scenes, and this matter can't be delayed any longer. ”

Chris, who had been silent, asked with some concern at this time:

"Then let's go to the field now, will we startle the grass and snakes?"

James suddenly smiled slyly, and smiled in a tone that did not match his tough guy temperament:

"Since it has the property of being 'alive' and has a certain mind, then our purpose for a while is to let it know. ”

This...... After a little thought, Chris understood what James meant, and thought to himself, I didn't expect the boss to have such a dark side.

But also, the person who can convince Wayne and Elton, two high-spirited guys, is definitely not the simple appearance of having developed limbs from the outside.

As the leader of this extraordinary squad, James must have had enough strategic wisdom and rich combat experience.

In fact, this can be seen from the fact that the peacetime battle plan was formulated by James, not Wayne and Paul, two extraordinary people who are good at analyzing the case.

James's strategy was simple, to scare the snake out of the hole.

Continuing to play the game of hide and seek will only make the other person more and more hidden.