Chapter 19: The Iron Hook Cross
"Relax, kid."
On the projection screen, Jun Chengzong was channeling to a boy who looked no more than eleven or twelve years old, he covered the boy's ears with both hands, and the whole person leaned towards the boy in a very oppressive posture.
The boy struggled even though he was bound to his chair with hemp rope, and it was clear from his growling mouth that most of his teeth were rotten, and the burn scars on his face made him look like a demon stalking in the wilderness.
Jun Chengzong sat next to the projector, his right hand supporting his cheeks, his brows furrowed slightly, and he quietly looked at the picture on the projection screen.
This video records the psychic incident that led to Jun Chengzong's removal from the Psychic Medium Association, when Jun Chengzong specially found someone to burn this video before returning from the United States, and took it back to watch it over and over again.
In order to facilitate watching this video, Jun Chengzong even bought a projector in the bedroom of his studio, and almost as soon as he was free, he would take out this videotape to watch.
Jun Chengzong couldn't figure out which link went wrong at that time.
He had already felt that the demon had begun to retreat under his own efforts, but why did he suddenly return without warning?
It's impossible!
It can be said that the impact of this incident on Jun Chengzong is far more than being removed from the Psychic Association.
Although Jun Chengzong has seen many people who died tragically because of demonic possession, when Jun Chengzong saw this lively boy being torn by the demon in front of him, he collapsed, and this sense of powerlessness made Jun Chengzong fall into a whirlpool of guilt, and he couldn't get out of it until today.
He watched this video repeatedly, and he also had the intention of punishing himself.
He couldn't forgive himself, even if it was a potential demon who caused the child's tragic death.
"I command you, filthy soul, in the name of my Lord, to tell me your true name and surname! And the time for you to leave! โ
In the picture, Jun Chengzong holds a Bible in his hand and prays to the boy with an almost roaring voice, trying to use God's power to expel the demons in the boy's body like the priests he once met.
And with Jun Chengzong's prayer, the boy seemed to be drained of his strength, and he was restrained in the chair and kept twitching.
Suddenly, the boy stopped moving, and sat down in his chair with his head drooped.
It worked?
However, just when Jun Chengzong thought that the exorcism had been successful, the boy raised his head suddenly, showed a strange smile at Jun Chengzong, and said in an old voice that was extremely inconsistent with the boy's age:
"Loser."
"Click!"
As soon as the words fell, with a tooth-sore sound, the boy's head twisted one hundred and eighty degrees without anyone touching it, and the cervical vertebrae were directly twisted, and his body instantly collapsed.
"No!" Jun Chengzong in the picture threw down the Bible in his hand and rushed to the boy's side, but the boy's body was lifeless.
Jun Chengzong pressed the pause button on the remote control, and the picture froze on the boy's face behind him.
There was no pain on his face, only blood slowly flowing from the corners of his mouth......
And incomparably weird laughter.
Jun Chengzong pinched the bridge of his nose, took a deep breath, turned around and wrote a line on the small notebook beside him.
"The one hundred and thirty-fifth time, nothing has been found."
After watching the video, the time was close to the second half of the night, and feeling tired, Jun Chengzong also got up and prepared to wash up and sleep.
However, just as Jun Chengzong was about to get up and put away the videotape, there was a crisp copper bell sound downstairs.
"Jingle Bellโ"
Well?
Is there anyone else at this late hour?
Because the house rented by Jun Chengzong was too old, he didn't have time to change the doorbell for a while, so Jun Chengzong used a copper bell instead, as long as the outer door was opened, the copper bell would naturally ring, which meant that someone came to the door.
However, Jun Chengzong looked up at the floor clock in the corner, the clock hands pointed to two o'clock in the morning, it was already this time, who else would come?
Although he had doubts, Jun Chengzong still put on a coat and hurriedly went downstairs.
When he reached the first floor, there was no one outside the door, and the brass bell hung there safely.
Jun Chengzong opened the door inside and leaned out, but he still couldn't see anyone, not a single figure outside at all, not even the figure of a homeless man who often swayed on the street on weekdays.
However, just as Jun Chengzong leaned out, a strange voice came from behind him.
"Squeak-"
Just behind Jun Chengzong, the door to the basement opened by itself, and the old wooden hinges made a grinding sound that made people's scalps tingle to hear.
Jun Chengzong turned his head suddenly, he clearly remembered that the door to the basement had been locked by him, how could he suddenly open it by himself?
No, there must be a problem!
You know, the things in the basement are all things that have been possessed by demons, and if something happens, it will be a big problem!
So, Jun Chengzong hurriedly locked the outer door, took out a rusty crowbar from the top of the cabinet on the side, and cautiously touched it in the direction of the basement.
The lights in the basement haven't had time to be replaced, and the earliest electric lights with ropes are still used.
Jun Chengzong pulled down the lamp rope, and the lamp hanging in the basement flashed twice and went black.
Jun Chengzong's heart tightened, and his heart said that this was not a good sign.
So, Jun Chengzong took out his mobile phone, used the flashlight of his mobile phone to shine on the wooden stairs leading to the basement, and walked down carefully.
Because the basement is full of Jun Chengzong's "collection" as a spirit medium, no matter how dark it is below, Jun Chengzong can still skillfully bypass it without touching those things that have been possessed by demons.
However, if someone really entered Jun Chengzong's basement, it would be easy to hide it from Jun Chengzong.
"Hello?" Jun Chengzong cautiously groped in the basement, but no other sound could be heard in the basement except for his own wheezing, "Is anyone here?" โ
Even if it is a spirit medium who has been dealing with spirit demons all year round, his heart is empty at this time.
Suddenly, Jun Chengzong's foot kicked something, and the thing was kicked out by him, touching the iron frame on the side, making a big noise.
Jun Chengzong's spirit was shocked, and he hurriedly shone it with a flashlight, only to see that at the edge of the iron shelf, a black cross was lying there quietly.
Crucifix?
Jun Chengzong was very familiar with his "collection", but he never remembered that there was such a cross.
Jun Chengzong looked around and made sure that there was no one in it, then he bent down and picked up the cross.
He took the cross out of the basement and went back upstairs after making sure he had locked the basement door.
Because of this episode, Jun Chengzong's original tiredness was dispelled a lot, and he couldn't sleep anyway, so Jun Chengzong simply sat down and looked at the cross repeatedly with the help of the lamp in front of the table.
Although Jun Chengzong is not a believer, after all, he has lived abroad for so long, and he still knows some about the church, and the style of making the cross in his hand at this time is not the same as the one usually seen in the church.
This cross has an arc-shaped iron hook than the usual cross, and the tip of the iron hook pierces the connection point in the center of the cross, making the cross look a little more blasphemous and a little hideous.
As we all know, the cross was originally a torture instrument for the execution of criminals in the Roman Empire, but because after Jesus died on the cross, the cross was given a new meaning, representing God's love and redemption for the world, and it is a sacred and inviolable symbol.
However, this cross has an arc about two centimeters in diameter at the intersection in the middle, as if the cross has been pierced by a sharp iron hook.