An upscale neighborhood in North Las Vegas.

Dean and Alvin, with red wooden boxes, stood outside a brick-red villa and knocked softly on the door.

Crunch –

Behind the door came out a black-haired lady wearing glasses, with an ordinary appearance, a quiet temperament, and thin crow's feet at the corners of her eyes.

Time has taken away her appearance, but it cannot take away her elegant temperament.

"Hello, are you Ms. Marlene Dali?"

"Well, you... Are you Dean from Lake Mead? That high school student with a sense of justice? ”

"Well, I'm Dean, he's Alvin Garcia, we're looking for an expert in psychics, and Holden Ford recommended you to us."

"Well, Holden called me, I do have a little research on this, welcome to my house, please come in."

The lady led the two of them through the hallway with the delicate shoe cabinet, and sat down on the sofa in the center of the living room, while Dean put down the box and looked around.

The living room is spacious, bright and well-lit, but without the extravagance of the decorations, it is very simple and elegant.

The solid wood floors and tables give people a very calm feeling, revealing the simplicity and freshness of nature, which makes them unconsciously relax.

"Coffee, Coke, or orange juice?"

"Just give us two glasses of water."

The lady took the water and put it in front of the two, sat down on the sofa opposite them, put her hands in front of her lower abdomen, her eyes calmly swept over the faces of the two, and she grinned a gentle smile,

"Hmm... Tell me, why are you here? But I declare in advance that I am only a recorder interested in psychic rituals, the occult, and psychology, not a professional psychic medium, and I have no special abilities due to my talents, and if you want me to conduct psychic rituals, then I'm sorry, I can't help it. ”

Dean stared at the "shadow" floating in front of the lady and nodded quietly, taking it back.

She is unaware of the "shadow" that is close at hand, and can only be an ordinary person.

"We only have a few simple questions that we would like to ask you." Alvin drank his water and sat up straight, his posture a little stiff and stiff. Having been on the streets for many years, he had not entered such a beautiful house for a long time, and was a little worried about soiling the other party's house.

"Mr. Alvin, relax, there is no danger in my house, I consider myself a qualified listener, you can tell me what is on your mind, I promise to keep my mouth shut."

Alvin suddenly heard the sound of heaven, and in his eyes the lady suddenly became amiable, "Do you know Panon Garcia, or where did you hear this name?" “

Marlene tightened her slender eyebrows, but quickly let go,

"I'm sorry, I've never heard of him."

Alvin's face flickered with disappointment, and he continued,

"And what about Alexander Raphael?"

"The psychic master who passed away two years ago? We've dealt with each other in a couple of exchanges. ”

Marlene leaned back slightly on the sofa and looked into Alvin's eyes sincerely, "Although he is not young, he is still full of energy, his voice is full and loud, and his action is amazing. He was madly obsessed with all things occult and medium, and his mind was full of innovative, bold ideas. ”

"He's a psychic fanatic."

"Before I dive into the topic of mediums, I have a question for the two of you." Marin observed the expressions of the two, "Do you believe that there are ghosts in this world?" Or is it nonsense to think of it as a creation of absurdity and fantasy. ”

"Please be honest, it will affect the way I answer next, and I will avoid making both of you uncomfortable."

Alvin was silent.

And Dean instantly understood that if he didn't believe it, or was vague, then this expert must have fooled himself with a set of scientific statements!

"I'm sure of that, because a friend of mine has been in a ghost event before."

"Oh? Specifically," Marlene's eyes lit up, "Can I write it down?" ”

"Absolutely." Dean fabricated, "My friend once witnessed a man who died as a result of bullying take revenge as an invisible ghost. ”

Dean changed his past experience from sensitive content to a ghostly revenge.

Ma Lin nodded again and again, and her face was happy.

Alvin looked at his talkative companion in amazement, and suddenly realized that this Dean and Holden, who believed in science, were not a style of action at all.

Five minutes later.

Marin put away the notebook with satisfaction, and then looked at Dean with a hint of recognition in his eyes.

"You and I are the same kind of people, so I won't be secretive about the rest of the conversation. Where did you just go? ”

"Alexander Raphael longed to reform the occult."

"That's right, as far as I know, he's been refining the Soul Divination Board to enhance its effects."

Dean glanced at the red box, could it be that the board inside had been strengthened? More powerful than ordinary plates, so let the "shadow" fear?

"Also, I've heard from other psychic mediums that Alexander is trying... Well... Take control of a ghost. ”

"Isn't it possible for a psychic medium to manipulate ghosts?" Dean is curious,

Ma Lin shook her head and smiled, "The vast majority of psychic mediums can only summon ghosts for a short time with the help of rituals, and they are far from being able to control them. ”

Dean was stunned, so he had the "shadow of the past", which had surpassed most psychic mediums.

"Alexander improved the psychic ritual for this."

"Do you know the specific steps of these rituals?"

Marlene shook her head regretfully, "That is Alexander's private secret, which has never been shared with the outside world. ”

Dean and Alvin were both a little disappointed,

"And what about him? In addition to his extensive travel, what is his attitude towards ordinary people? ”

"He's helpful, he's charging less than most of his peers, he's helping others communicate with their loved ones who have passed away, and the vast majority of those who ask for help are met and comforted."

"As a result, he is well-known and respected throughout the psychic community."

So Alexander is a good guy in the middle of the word?

As soon as Di Anxin came up with this idea, he immediately denied it.

Knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing their hearts, you can't just rely on Ma Lin's superficial words to draw conclusions in a hurry.

"Is there anything special about Alexander?"

Marlene picked up the steaming coffee on the table and blew it,

"Come to think of it, well, he's like most mediums, he's suffering from insomnia, and he can't sleep well because he's overly excited."

Insomnia.

Dean remembered the old man's bloodshot bulging eyeballs in the photo.

"Most mediums suffer from insomnia?"

"This involves what I said earlier about the innate talents of the medium... Do you need to know? ”

Dean and Alvin made dear faces.

"Well, the psychic world is mixed, mixed with countless deceitful scum, and it can almost be said that nine out of ten are actors. So a lot of angry people denounced all psychics as liars. ”

"Although I have not witnessed psychics, I firmly believe that psychic mediums are a special and rare group, and based on my years of research, visits, and information... The reason why they have such great abilities is because of two talents..."

Ma Lin paused, took a sip of coffee, and showed a hint of envy in her eyes,

"One is the spiritual energy that is far beyond ordinary people, exuberant to the extreme, and can even interfere with reality, they skillfully use this energy to call the soul from the world of the deceased, and then ignite the energy as a signpost to guide the soul."

spiritual energy,

Di An's head moved.

It refers to spiritual attributes.

"Second... They have special psionic vision, which can sense the presence of ghosts, and can be observed with the naked eye alone. ”

Ma Lin paused, and her face exuded a dazzling look like sunshine,

"The world is made up of countless energies, planets, animals, human bodies, spirits, and even the soul are all one type of energy, but these energies are of different frequencies. Ordinary people can only hear, see, and perceive energy that is in the normal frequency range. ”

"Psychic mediums, on the other hand, can keenly perceive the energy of ghosts and evil spirits. They can see the existence of this nothingness and communicate with it. ”

"I would like to add that you don't have to be a medium to see ghosts. In some special ritual or opportunity, people who have a deep bond with the ghost, their relatives, lovers, and close friends in front of them, can also see them. ”

"Using a powerful spirit medium, blessed with blood for many years, you can also see the soul."

Different energy frequencies, sensory abilities.

Isn't this a perceptual property?

A wave of realization rose in Di'an's head.

Therefore, the premise of becoming a psychic medium is the supernormal spiritual and perceptual attributes.

Just hearing about it, the visit was well worth it.

"Spiritual energy, and keen perception, make up the mysterious profession of psychic medium." Marlene said the same understanding, "But these two talents are both a gift and a curse. “

"How?"

"There is too much mental energy, which also means that the mind will be extremely active and uncontrollable."

"If you don't have professional training in time to actively control these thoughts, or empty yourself, then the mind of the psychic medium will drill a lot of novel fantasies all the time. In severe cases, these fantasies may even be mistaken for reality and hallucinate. ”

"He will always be in a state of high spirits, tireless, unable to sleep."

"But if the mental energy is too large, then the professional training will also fail, insomnia is inevitable, and in severe cases, there will even be mental disorders."

So saying that the mental attribute is too high can actually have a negative impact?

Dean frowned, thinking of the experience of continuous inexplicable insomnia after he raised his spirit a little, could it be that his 13 o'clock was already abnormal and began to produce negative symptoms?

From this association.

If you continue to add only mental attributes in the future, will you get mental illness?

Dean exhaled, it was useless to worry so much now.

"Wait, you mentioned that being too energetic can make it tireless and difficult to sleep?" Dean quickly pulled out the soul ouija and pointed out the pale eyes and the symbol "Sleepless" on it.

"This pupil-shaped pattern is quite interesting, but I don't know it," Ma Lin raised her glasses and looked at the droplet-shaped board with a look of surprise, "I haven't heard of the brand 'Sleepless' on the soul divination board, and the more common ones are psychic, Dharma King, and Dawn Star..."

"If it's a brand, it's impossible to deliberately make it so inconspicuous."

"It seems to me that this is a sign of some organization or assembly, the Sleepless, literally, whose members may be afflicted with mental hyperactivity as much as the medium."

"You don't mind if I take a little note, do you?"

"Well, please."

An organization?

Dean took that to heart.

……

"Back to the point. Excessive mental energy can cause insomnia or hallucinations. And the supernormal perception brings even more terrible distress to the medium. ”

"Some psychic mediums can see some ghosts that linger in the world for special reasons with the naked eye since childhood."

"Think about it, a young and ignorant child, who is repeatedly frightened by strange spirits. Even if they talk about this strange experience, no one understands it, and ordinary people will isolate and alienate them because of fear. ”

"So, many mediums voluntarily shut themselves up when they were young. It seems to be eccentric, withdrawn, incomprehensible, and plagued by nightmares. ”

Dean's eyes became subtle.

Marlene concluded,

"Their spiritual world is much richer than ordinary people, and their feelings are also rich, but they are afraid to express themselves and are sentimental. They prefer to be silent in their own world rather than communicate with outsiders. To some ignorant outsiders, it looks like they are suffering from some mental illness. ”

When Dean heard this, a strong sense of familiarity welled up in his heart.

He turned his head, and almost at the same time, Alvin looked at him too, his eyes blinking, and he made a lip shape—

Panon.

The symptoms described by Marlene are almost the same as those of Alvin's own brother who has autism!

……

"Ma'am, wait a moment, I'll sort it out."

Dean took a sip and turned to Alvin,

"Did your brother mention it? Insomnia? Can you see the dirty? ”

Alvin nodded, "As a kid he used to have trouble sleeping, talking to himself into the air, he called those weird things, living in the air. But at first I didn't pay attention to it, but then when he got older, he stopped mentioning it to me and David, and became talking to himself. ”

That is to say—

Is it likely that Panon has the talent of a psychic medium?

The thought swelled up in Di's mind, and his progress jumped to forty-five percent.

"Ms. Marlene, are there many people with psychic talents?"

"I can only talk about my personal opinion, about one out of hundreds of thousands."

"What mature psychic medium can tell if someone else has 'talent'?"

The lady nodded,

"Of course, I didn't say that psychic mediums can sense energy at various frequencies. For example, the energy field of ordinary people is pale yellow in the eyes of the psychic, so the talented person is a striking crimson that is clear at a glance. ”

Dean clenched his fists suddenly, and his eyes suddenly opened up like the sun.

Panon has a talent for psychics.

Alexander, the master psychic master, died in Panon's house.

This is definitely no coincidence.

Alexander must have met Pannon on the road, in the bank, or on other occasions at some point, and saw that he was different.

Then take the initiative to find Panon, in order to achieve some unknown purpose.

Introduce him to the path of mediumship, or involve him in improved psychic rituals?

It is impossible to know exactly what happened to the two, but it must be deeply involved......

Dean reasoned.

The system shook.

The progress of the investigation has suddenly increased from 45 percent to 50 percent!

Then summon the ghost of Alexander Raphael, and you will definitely know the whereabouts of Panon!

……

"And Ms. Marlene," Dean asked, controlling her excitement, "I have one more question." Suppose I have to deal with an evil spirit, what do I do? ”

"Huh? Why do you ask? Marin glanced at Dean with some displeasure, "Normally, the ghosts who stay in the present world, or are summoned by the spirit medium in a ritual to reunite with their loved ones, are not harmful to the living, they are very 'simple', they only have a few obsessions in their hearts, and they can generally only stay in the summoning place, and they will disappear automatically in a very short time." ”

"There are exceptions."

Alvin asked,

Marlene hesitated for a while,

"It is indeed recorded in some sources that a very small number of people were psychopathic, cruel in temperament, inhumane torture before death, full of unwillingness and resentment, and turned into resentful spirits or evil spirits after death."

"They are full of malice towards life, and once they descend on the summoning field, they will go on a killing spree and create panic." Ma Lin's expression was grim, and his tone was frighteningly cold, "It can easily take the lives of ordinary people, and it is also very tricky for psychic mediums and exorcists. ”

"Evil spirits can't be measured by common sense, and most physical means don't work well on them."

Ma Lin paused, and said,

However, according to the previous summary in the data, they have some weaknesses, and there are several ways to take advantage of them:

Destroy it with a constant burning of flames;

distract and weaken it with loud, noisy noise;

find a way to resolve its obsessions, calm its grievances, and return it to the world of the deceased;

Crush it with powerful psychic energy, but it's almost impossible. ”

That's right, Shadow is afraid of fire.

Dean nodded, jotting down all the methods in his notebook.

"But if it's... Psychic energy of the dead, such as psychic mediums, the evil spirits that they have transformed into by death, once they are freed from the bondage of the physical body, will become more difficult to deal with, stay in reality for a longer time, and turn the house where the summon is located into a gloomy atmosphere. ”

Ma Lin took a deep breath, her tone full of jealousy,

"You have to remember that the more powerful the ghost, the more complex the thought, the closer it is to the living, and even able to communicate with humans, but 'the dead are too noisy to be born to lie', the questions you ask using the soul divination board in the psychic ritual, the ghost can only give the truth as long as he chooses to answer."

……

Dean nodded, curiosity boiling.

What level is his "shadow of the past" in the ghosts, weak, ordinary, and powerful?

However, Dean thinks of the short stop time and dull thoughts of his "shadow", should he be ordinary at best?

……

"Well, Ms. Marlene, thank you for your generous answer, we have one last question."

Alvin's face was not very good, and he had obviously summed up some bad points from the woman's description,

"How do we summon a ghost?"

"You guys? I'm afraid not. Ma Lin shook her head, "Psychic rituals must be presided over by at least one psychic medium, or someone with strong spiritual energy, to open the 'channel', and ordinary people are playing Halloween games when they try it." ”

"Do you know a psychic medium?" Dean asked, "I mean the kind that has real talent." ”

"True psychic mediums are very rare and in demand, and I can try to book one for you, but I can't guarantee that it will work. And you have to wait in line for at least half a year to make an appointment, and prepare a large sum of money, more than 20,000 dollars, as a reward. ”

"It's a pity, I can't wait that long, and I can't get this money."

Alvin refused.

And Dean rolled his eyes, how can his thirteen-point spirit be stronger than ordinary people, maybe he can try to preside over the psychic ceremony.

He spoke,

"Actually, we've found the person who presides over the ceremony."

"I have to warn you that it is dangerous for a gifted amateur to be summoned rashly." Marlene looked at Dean with a solemn expression and a stern tone, "If you accidentally summon an evil spirit, or something more evil, everyone will die." ”

"Can you—" Dean requested,

"I'm sorry, I can't go with you, I'm a faithful recorder, and my principle is not to participate directly in psychic rituals."

Hearing this, Alvin and Dean exchanged a look, and a miserable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Okay, I understand, but can you tell us the real ritual?" I just want to see my loved ones one last time, and we will be well prepared. ”

Marlene sighed,

"It's okay to tell you, it's better not to spread the word... Even if you spread it, ordinary people won't be able to use it. ”

"First of all, you need to have a soul board... The best is the divination board that the psychic medium has used for many years, which has been repeatedly impregnated with spiritual energy, which can help you better open the channel..."Marlene held the teardrop-shaped sleeper's board to her face, and her eyes pressed close to the glass,

"Through the lenses of some special plates, the ghost can also be seen by the naked eye."

Oh?

Dean breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately, because of Shadow's fear of the board, he had already withdrawn Shadow.

"Secondly, the blood of the psychic medium, or the psychic anomalous, smeared the board and the Ouija board..."

Marlene continued,

"After the sun goes down."

"The room where the ghost died must be dim, quiet, and claustrophobic, and it is basically impossible to successfully summon it when you die outside..."

"Incense... Burn sage..."

"Bathing... Cleanse the body... Focus. ”

"The Ouija board is placed on the knees of all participants."

"Ritual Prayer..."

……

Time passed slowly in the narration, and the two who got the answer quickly turned around and left after expressing their sincere gratitude again.

By the door, Marlene Dyli leaned against the door frame and looked worriedly at the white Bronco in the distance,

"Don't get into trouble."

……