Today is the day of Louisa's discharge, and Winnie and Melissa have agreed to take time off work in the afternoon to pick her up from the hospital, and by the way, they will have a meal outside as a celebration.

If Luisa was still a little shadowy about eating out at the beginning, but after a few days in the hospital, she had completely thought about it, and she couldn't be unlucky enough to bump into the murderer every time she went out to eat.

The police also told Luisa why she was targeted, causing her to regret dyeing her blonde hair and thinking about dyeing her hair back after being discharged from the hospital. But now, why can't she dye her hair when the killer hates blonde hair?! She just loves blonde hair! It's to be dyed!

[You must come to pick me up and discharge me from the hospital!] —Louisa

[Got it, got it.] —Winnie

[What are you doing now?] —Louisa

[In class.] —Melissa

[If you're bored, you can study where to go for dinner tonight.] —Winnie

[I'll remember to check if there are lights in the parking lot.] —Louisa

Winnie and Melissa looked at each other, then silently put away their phones under the professor's stern gaze and pretended to have done nothing.

…

John Gordon, who had only arrived home from work at 9 o'clock in the morning, knocked on the door of Eisen's house, and when he saw his wife who came to open the door, he looked confused: "You stayed here for one night?" ”

He couldn't understand why Mia lived in someone else's house when his home was next to her, and it was inconvenient to have a child. John received a message from his wife before he got off work and asked him to come directly to Lisa's house to find her, but looking at the clothes on Mia and Leah, it was obvious that they had stayed at someone else's house for one night and didn't even change their clothes.

"I'll explain it to you later." Mia let John in, and seeing that John was not very happy, Mia explained, "We suspect that Annabelle is possessed by the puppet doll, and the anomaly in the house is caused by it, as is the previous fire. ”

Annabelle is the adopted daughter of her neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Higgins.

John had only taken two steps and turned around in bewilderment when he heard this, asking, "What are you talking about?" ”

It's really hard to explain the existence of ghosts to someone who doesn't believe in ghosts, especially since this person is a good doctor. But fortunately, there is also a former "passer-by" Lisa here to help, if John still doesn't believe that waiting for the Warrens to arrive can explain everything.

So John listened to Mary Shaw's story again, and he was dumbfounded.

"Trust us, the Warrens will be here soon." Lisa said, "That ghost may have set its sights on little Lia, so don't go back for the sake of the child's safety." ”

"The Warrens you're talking about aren't the two people who go on TV and sell novels, right?" John asked with a strange expression, he had reason to suspect that the Eisens had been deceived by the two book sellers, and perhaps the story of "Mary Shaw" they experienced would soon appear in the next book.

Mr. Gordon, who had been working overnight, rubbed his forehead with a headache.

Lisa had also suspected that the Warrens were liars, and was a little helpless: "But they are indeed exorcists registered by the Holy See, and they were introduced to us by Father Perez." ”

John and Mia were stunned for a moment when they heard the familiar name, and John immediately turned around and went to call Father Perez.

Mia held the child and looked at Lisa, hoping only that Perez would prove that the ghost did exist and that she had no psychological problems.

Soon John came back from the call, and the expression on his face was still a little incomprehensible, even if Perez said that the Warrens were not liars, but it was impossible to convince him that there were ghosts in this world through a few words. But fortunately, John is also a good listener, he suspects that his wife is hallucinating due to psychological pressure, which is not the slightest malice, and after thanking Lisa for her help, he decides to stay here and wait for the couple to arrive.

The Warrens and the Eisen's family are also familiar with each other, and they only settled a commission nearly two months ago.

"How are you, Lisa?" Rowling smiled and hugged Lisa, and Mr. Warren and John on the other side shook hands and introduced each other.

"I'm fine, they're my new neighbors who live right next door to Winnie's house." Lisa said, "Jamie is at work today, and Winnie has a school job to do, so I didn't tell her. ”

Immediately after a brief exchange of pleasantries, they get down to business, and the Warrens begin to take notes, with Mia recounting her own series of experiences with the anomaly.

"Speaking of which, this evil spirit possessed by the doll's body is most likely the cult/cult/disciple Annabelle who broke into your house and committed suicide." Rowling pondered and stood up and said to Mia, "I have to go see the doll myself." ”

Mia's hand and her husband clasped together, and the presence of professionals made her feel a lot easier: "Okay, thank you." ”

John knew that Mia was scared, so he stood up and said, "I'll go in with you." ”

The sun outside was just right, and the warm sunlight falling into the lively little garden immediately dispelled the dark clouds that hung over Mia's heart. She carried the baby and Lisa after them through the door of Winnie's house next door, and stopped in the small garden of her house. Mia's gaze fell on her husband, who was inevitably a little nervous, but seeing the Warrens' calm and relaxed appearance gave her more confidence.

A shadow watched them silently from behind a window on the second floor of Gordon's house, and when Rowling looked up, she stepped back and disappeared into the darkness.

Rowling retracted her gaze and followed the owner into the house, and when she stepped into the house, Rowling shivered sensitively, and the cold in the air that was imperceptible to ordinary people confirmed that there was indeed something in the house.

"Mia's dolls are all in the baby room on the second floor, and collecting dolls is her hobby." John walked ahead and showed them the way.

It didn't take long to walk from the first floor to the baby's room on the second floor, and they stopped in front of a door. Mr. Warren glanced at John, and after John's gaze made sure it was the target room, he raised his hand and twisted the doorknob to gently push the door open.

The door was pushed open to enter a warm and childlike nursery with curtains drawn to block most of the sunlight, and a white-lacquered crib with a small blanket in sight. There are several lockers against the wall of the room, which are filled with all kinds of dolls, dressed in small antique dresses.

"Which one is Annabelle?" Rowling asked softly.

John frowned, turned on the light, turned his eyes around the cabinet, and said, "That's not it. ”

They walked in and searched the room, and soon found the doll half-obscured by the floor-to-ceiling curtains under the window. Rowling and her husband's eyes met, and she cautiously walked over and bent down to pick up the fallen doll.

To be honest, this doll is not good-looking in terms of normal people's aesthetics, and its appearance is extraordinarily weird. Perhaps it is the reason why the puppet doll has experienced the fire, the "skin" of the puppet doll is a blue-gray, she combs two braids with thick Qi bangs, her lips are bright red and her smile is weird, her eyes are also cold and cold, and two balls of red are painted on her cheeks, which looks particularly weird.

Rowling looked at the glass eyes as if she were looking at the ghost possessed by them.

She took a breath and said, "I do sense it, if we don't mind, we can take it away and seal it." ”

This kind of ghost possession of an object is the easiest to solve, as long as the object is taken away from the employer and it is safe. As long as that ghost has no obsession with the killer employer, of course.

John nodded indifferently, "Okay." "I didn't see the Warrens cast any spells, but their goal was to solve Mia's fears, and as long as the doll disappeared, the goal would be achieved.

So even if he was skeptical, John's attitude was good. When the three of them walked out of the house with Annabelle, Mia asked eagerly, "How is it?" Is it solved? ”

"I did sense something." Rowling looked down at the doll in her hand and said, "I have to take it back, expel or purify." ”

Mia couldn't wait for this kind of treatment, she didn't want to see the doll anymore.

Mr. Warren threw the doll in the trunk, and Rowling stood by the car and said goodbye to them: "If anything happens in the future, you can contact us." ”

John put his arm around Mia's shoulders and smiled and said, "Thank you, I hope you all the best." ”

Seeing the Warrens' car drive away, John looked down and teased his daughter and said, "The matter is settled, shall we go home?" ”

Mia was also laughing, and the doll was taken away to make her feel relaxed: "Okay, I'll go and prepare lunch, Lisa will come over for dinner." You have a good rest in the afternoon, do you have to work the night shift in the evening? ”

"I'm sorry." John sighed.

But it's his profession, and both Mia and John are used to it.

…

Mr. and Mrs. Warren's car had already driven away, and Mr. Warren was discussing with Rowling what to do with Annabelle.

"It's more dangerous to bring her back directly, first go to the church and ask the priest to purify it, if you can't expel the evil spirits inside, seal it with holy water Bible."

This is a more common way to deal with it, and although they are also exorcists, it is still necessary to have a professional priest perform the ritual rather than the exorcism.

Lying in the trunk, Annabelle turned her neck, and a dark figure appeared behind it, scarlet eyes looking at the location of the Warrens.

The sound of joints turning suddenly sounded in the car, and Rowling looked up at the rearview mirror to find that the Annabelle doll that should have been in the trunk was actually in the back seat.

Rowling's lips twitched and she whispered, "Ed." ”

Mr. Warren, who was sitting in the driver's seat, did not react, he stared ahead and drove quietly as if he had no idea what was happening in the car.

"Ed." Rowling looked at her husband and immediately reacted that he was bewitched by the evil spirit.

The road ahead was changing lights and Mr. Warren showed no signs of stopping, Rowling looked at the truck in front of her and shouted in shock, "Stop Ed!" ”

Shouting was useless, and seeing the car rushing towards the big truck, Rowling could only reach for the steering wheel, and the car suddenly turned and rushed in the other direction.

"Rowling!!" Caught off guard and robbed of the steering wheel, Mr. Warren panicked and yelled his wife's name, but the slightest mistake on the road could be fatal, seeing the car rush into the wrong lane Ed Warren only had time to step on the brakes, but the front of the car was getting closer and closer to a truck.

"Bang!!"

The front of the car was deformed and the glass shattered, and the airbags of the front and co-pilot popped out violently, and Rowling only felt that the world was spinning for a while, and in a trance, she saw Annabelle, who was sitting quietly in the back seat, watching everything coldly.

The last thing she saw was a pair of red eyes.

A violent crash was followed by a series of brakes and screams, and several cars crashed into each other before they could avoid danger, and the Warren family's blue sedan was knocked over.

There was chaos on the road, and someone hurriedly pushed the car door and walked down to look at the car accident scene in front of him and opened his mouth wide: "Oh my God! ”

"Help!"

"Ambulance!"