Chapter 26 Client

"...Are these two people the clients of this incident?" I glanced at Sister Lan beside me and said curiously.

"Yes, it's them."

As I said that, I saw Sister Lan responding to me, but her eyes were fixed on the person standing not far away. So I looked over curiously and observed.

The beautiful young woman wore a thin black mesh T-shirt on her upper body, a pure white loose knitted sweater on top, and a fluffy white long skirt underneath.

This outfit looks very homely, with the feeling of a calm hostess of a wealthy family. But I think this person makes people feel very comfortable. Anyway, I have a good impression of her.

However, although this woman is very beautiful, it can be seen from her expression that this incident probably tortured her quite a lot.

On that magnificent face, there was no trace of blood on the pale cheeks, and the eyelids were a little droopy. In the slightly sunken eye sockets, a faint blue-black shadow covered them, revealing a deep sense of powerlessness.

It's really pity for me, I thought silently.

As for the obedient little girl standing in front of the woman like a doll, I saw her secretly glance this way. By chance, she and I looked at each other, but she immediately lowered her head the next moment.

"Hey, this girl..."

I was startled at first. I felt something strange about her body. I couldn't help but frown slightly and observed her carefully.

This girl is dressed very cutely. I remember isn’t Lolita popular among girls born in the 2000s? What this girl is wearing probably feels like that.

Wearing a gothic-style pale pink princess dress, the pleats forming beautiful patterns reveal the beauty of a handicraft. Anyway, I think this child is very suitable for wearing this kind of clothes.

However, the sense of dissonance I felt from her came from precisely this place.

She was holding a small doll, which looked very delicate. And this kind of doll... I remember seeing it somewhere before.

I remember when I was very young, a noble lady once came to visit our family. I remember that time was when my grandfather was still alive.

At that time, I remember that the lady was holding a doll similar to the one in the little girl's hand.

The reason why I still remember this childhood memory is because this doll is so exquisite that it can be changed for the better.

There is a theory called the uncanny valley theory, which basically means that when things made by humans, such as dolls or robots, are too similar to humans, they will cause a strong sense of discomfort.

This doll probably gives people this feeling, so I remember it very clearly, and I can still vaguely recall the feeling of fear.

And the lady said that this kind of doll was specially purchased from the doll craftsman in Russia.

Originally, she chose to buy it at a high price just because she had a hobby of collecting dolls. But after she bought the expensive and overly exquisite doll, strange things started happening around her.

What's even more terrifying is that she doesn't know when she started to find that she couldn't abandon the doll. No matter where she is thrown, she will always come back to her.

Moreover, every time you abandon someone, something dangerous will happen to you. And the severity is getting worse each time.

After this happened several times, even this lady, who did not believe in ghosts and gods, faced strong mental pressure and even showed signs of depression.

So she asked around for experts in this field, and finally found my grandfather's head.

I don’t remember exactly how grandpa got rid of the doll, because grandpa deliberately asked me to avoid that scene.

But I remember that there was a very shrill scream coming from the room where my grandfather was at that time, which scared me so much that I couldn't sleep all night.

Until another day when I saw my grandpa walking out of the house haggardly, carrying a bag of garbage-with the remains of the doll in it. It's a burned-out body.

Now, seeing this little girl who looks as delicate as a doll in front of me, holding this more delicate doll in her hands, I feel an incongruous feeling inexplicably.

It was as if the one in her arms was the person and she was the doll. Of course, this is just my own illusion.

Moreover, I sincerely hope that this is my own illusion. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart.

"You two, this is the mistress of my house, Mrs. An."

The housekeeper sat at the front, and very gentlemanly stretched out his hand to invite Sister Lan and me to go to the front of Mrs. An and the little girl beside her.

As I followed, Sister Lan suddenly whispered into my ear, "There's something weird about the doll in that child's hand."

I couldn't help but smile bitterly and said as calmly as possible, "I feel that way too."

After that, Sister Lan nodded silently and said softly, "But it's just a common routine. At this time, the problem will most likely come from something evil like that."

Hearing what Sister Lan said, I couldn't help but laugh a little and looked at her.

"As expected of an experienced witch, what she says is always to the point."

"Huh, you underestimated me, but you will have a lot of good things to eat. Follow me and let you go home alive."

Seeing Sister Lan's proud look, I shook my head helplessly and followed the housekeeper up.

Seeing Sister Lan and I sitting in front of me, the sad-looking Mrs. An forced out a smile and said, "Are you two the demon slayers who have been commissioned this time?"

Sister Lan smiled slightly, stretched out a hand and said, "Hello, my name is Jin Lan, and I am a witch."

Mrs. An gently shook hands with Sister Lan. When she heard Sister Lan introduce herself as a witch, I clearly saw a look of relief on her face.

"I've known you for a long time...I heard that witches are the best at purifying unclean things, right?"

Looking at her question with a hint of expectation, Sister Lan smiled softly and said, "Of course, although there are specific types, but..."

Sister Lan lowered her head and glanced at the puppet in the little girl's hand. At this time, the little girl seemed to have noticed something, and she hugged the puppet tighter with some fear.

Sister Lan and I looked at each other silently, and then Sister Lan said, "Leave this matter to me, and I will be responsible to the end."

Mrs. An seemed to be relieved, and then bowed deeply to Sister Lan and said, "Leave everything to Miss Jin... I'm afraid, if it takes longer, I don't know what else to do." What will happen..."

Then Mrs. An looked at me, with a hint of inquiry in her eyes, and said, "This is..."

I was worrying about how to introduce myself, but Sister Lan took one look at me and said quickly , "He is my assistant. With him cooperating with my actions, I will do things more smoothly."

assistant? I glanced at Sister Lan in confusion - I had never heard her say that to me beforehand. But Sister Lan glared at me and signaled not to speak.

Mrs. An nodded in understanding, then looked down at the little girl, squatted next to her and said, "Yuyou, please say hello to your brother and sister."

The little girl trembled slightly after hearing this, and looked up at me and Sister Lan in fear. Then, I saw a deep gloom flash in her eyes, bit her lip, and suddenly turned around and ran away.

"Yuyou! Where are you going!"

Seeing the little girl running away, Mrs. An immediately called out in a hurry. Without waiting for Mrs. An to say anything, several maids immediately chased after the little girl.

"Miss, wait a minute!"

"Bring Youyou back quickly, we must not leave her alone!" Mrs. An originally wanted to catch up, but she seemed to realize that Sister Lan and I were still here, so she froze for a moment and looked at us. He looked tired and sighed deeply.

"This child...let alone meeting strangers now, even when facing me, he doesn't even want to say a word..."

Sister Lan remained silent, seemingly thoughtful. And now it seems that I want to play Sister Lan's assistant, so I also choose to shut up.

"Then...you two, just follow me to the house first."

When Sister Lan and I followed Mrs. An into the house, we found that it was quite lively.

This liveliness does not refer to the large number of Mrs. An's family members - there are at least a dozen people wearing strange clothes or straight suits, looking around with various equipment.

"...Mrs. An, who are these people?"

Without waiting for me to ask questions, Sister Lan seemed to be thinking about me after seeing these guys, and her face suddenly became very ugly.

These people are obviously demon slayers - there are monks wearing Buddhist beads, Taoist priests with cloud temples, and foreigners with advanced instruments...

Anyway, if I hadn't known that Sister Lan and I were here to slay demons, otherwise, I would have thought we were here for a costume party.

Mrs. An noticed that Sister Lan was not in a good mood, so she immediately explained in a panic, "Well... Miss Jin, don't get me wrong, the reason why I asked so many demon slayers to come over is not to say no. I believe you, Miss Jin, just..."

After saying this, Mrs. An also paused, her face full of sorrow.

"It's just that this matter is due to my stupidity and my disbelief in evil. It's been delayed for too long. I'm afraid... if it's delayed any longer, something unexpected will happen to Youyou. I won't even know then. How should I tell my husband... wu wu..."

Mrs. An also seemed to have a relatively weak character. Tears fell down as she spoke, covering her face and sobbing.

Seeing Mrs. An like this, Sister Lan was also startled, then sighed lightly and said nothing more.

However, I could clearly see that Sister Lan looked at these colleagues with unfriendly eyes - and these people also looked at Sister Lan and me with a trace of hostility.

"Everyone, please take a break. At noon, Mrs. An will be there in person to explain this incident to everyone, and everyone can ask questions about the things they are curious about."

The butler arranged all of us demon slayers in front of the terrifyingly long dining table. After letting us sit down, he also gave us a kind explanation.

And these demon slayers all look very good, and their expressions seem quite happy? Anyway, I don't understand why they seem so happy.

On the contrary, it was Sister Lan - she had always had a sullen face since she arrived here in the morning, and she had never smiled once.

After the housekeeper finished explaining, everyone followed the maid to the room prepared for them. But only Sister Lan didn't do that.

I followed Sister Lan and waited in the corridor. After watching the housekeeper walk towards this side, Sister Lan stopped him.

"Oh, Miss Jin, do you need anything?"

"When is lunch?"