The Exorcist Chapter 1: Ghost on the bed and ghost on the body
www.lnmao.org, the fastest update to the latest chapters of The Exorcist!
A pair of hands slowly climbed up Xiaoxia's neck.
The hands were as tangled and cracked as dead tree trunks, but they were also extremely heavy and hard, carrying the gloomy coldness from hell, determined to pull Xiao Xia down on the sofa.
She couldn't see the owner of the hands, but she felt that the hands were brown, with a faint red thread, like scratches of blood.
Outside the window, someone walking on stilts passed by or a classical Chinese wedding was going on, and the drums and music were loud and lively. Only the surroundings of her were quiet, so quiet that she could hear her own heartbeat, as if the whole world didn't know her struggle.
The office is on the nineteenth floor of the office building.
That is to say, at this height, she could not hear any sound except the wind, and she could not see out of the window at all from her position. Even if they could be seen and heard, there would be no such procession passing by on such a busy traffic thoroughfare. Therefore, although she was still trapped in a nightmare, she clearly understood that she was being pressured by a ghost again.
She knew that she would be fine as long as she sat up, but her hands were entangled tighter and tighter, and she was pulled down again as soon as she stood up. She clearly saw herself swaying like a roly-poly on the sofa. This teasing aroused a trace of stubbornness in her weak heart, so she resisted even more fiercely.
But it’s no use! His withered hands had already strangled her neck, and kept grasping, grasping, grasping, until she could no longer breathe.
Suddenly, she shouted out of nowhere, ‘Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’!
The hands retracted as if they were burned by hot fire, with a sharp groan. This made Xiaoxia breathe a sigh of relief, but before she could get up, the tree hand that had not left completely stretched out again like a revenge, hesitant but firm, painful but determined to take her into the darkness. Xiaoxia was startled and hurriedly read a few words loudly before struggling to break free.
The clock points to twelve forty-five.
At noon, the female lawyer Yue Xiaoxia from Changkong Law Firm woke up from a sleepy sleep. There was no sign of a fierce fight around her. She was just lying on the desk, and the experience of taking a nap with her mouth open made her drool on the file in shame.
The knock on the door at the right time made her a little more awake, and the person who appeared next made her relax even more. It’s Xiao Wang, a trainee lawyer in the firm. She is going to meet with the parties to a new case in the afternoon. Because she is a female lawyer and cannot meet with criminal suspects alone and must be accompanied by a male lawyer, so Xiao Wang will accompany her.
The road to the detention center is quite far, so you should leave early to save time in the afternoon.
When the afternoon sun shone on her, she felt as if the horrific nightmare had happened in the distant past century.
After graduating from law school, Yue Xiaoxia wandered around for several years before taking the national judicial examination out of desperation. After passing, she became a professional lawyer. Others are envious of her good job, but everyone has their own hardships. Only she understands that she is not suitable for this industry at all. Her personality is sloppy, soft-hearted, impulsive and emotional, and she does not possess the temperament of being shrewd, capable, resolute and business-like at all. Therefore, her disadvantage is unceremoniously reflected in her performance. Ever since she passed the internship stage and started practicing law, she has been the lawyer with the lowest winning rate in the largest law firm in the city. If it weren't for the fact that the chief lawyer was her teacher in college, she might have been kicked out long ago. She knew that her colleagues said behind her back that she stayed here because of nepotism and wasted social resources, but she could only endure it.
Originally, the firm would not send a female lawyer to take over such a **** criminal case, and she had never won a criminal case before. However, the criminal suspect in this case did not hire a lawyer and may be sentenced to death. Therefore, according to the principle of legal aid, the court appointed Changkong Law Firm to fulfill this obligation. Of course, such a case with no economic benefits must be handled by her. The backward elements will do it.
The case is very simple, the facts are clear and the evidence is conclusive. The key lies in the suspect's mental state at the time. However, this case was also very cruel and bloody, which made her hair stand on end.
The suspect's name is Li Jingming, 42 years old, a mathematics teacher at the No. 3 Middle School of the city's key school, and lives with his wife, son, divorced aunt, and parents-in-law. This family is a family of teachers. Except for their fifteen-year-old son who is still in high school, everyone is engaged in the teaching profession. Li Jingming and his wife even teach in the same school.
According to the reactions of colleagues, friends and neighbors around him, Li Jingming is usually taciturn, gentle and prudent, and does not argue with things. Compared to his wife, who is more powerful than his wife, he is known as a good old man and a strict control over his wife. But more than a month before the incident, Li Jingming suddenly seemed like a different person. He repeatedly had fierce arguments with his family on various occasions, and even had violent physical conflicts. His personality was very different from his usual, and he seemed to be possessed by a ghost.
At midnight on the night of the incident, Li Jingming had another conflict with his wife. Afterwards, he brutally killed his wife, his sister-in-law, and his parents-in-law who had woken up to dissuade him with a Cuban machete that he had prepared. His biological son was also killed. After being severely chopped, he was forced to jump out of the sixth floor window to escape. He is still in a deep coma and may become a vegetative state.
The crime scene was extremely **** and horrific.
When the police arrived, they heard a burst of creepy laughter, and the scene was covered in blood. There was almost no room to stand in the living room, and four bodies were sitting side by side on the sofa. There was a head on the leg of one of the corpses, and I didn’t know if it was his own; the head of the other corpse was drooping on the chest, and it was tilted at a weird angle because it was chopped off with only a little skin left to connect it. The head of the third corpse simply rolled to the door, almost knocking down the policeman who rushed in. Li Jingming himself was sitting on another sofa, holding his wife's head and muttering to himself, "Yes - no -" Yes or no'.
He didn't seem to notice the intruder and was completely oblivious, so the police subdued him without any effort. Then he began to struggle desperately and shouted: "No! Not at all! There is a ghost - there is a ghost!" The shrill wailing sent shivers down the spines of everyone in the community.
During the interrogation, he refused to discuss any relevant issues and attempted suicide several times. After being rescued, he began to face the entire incident in silence. Doubts about his mental problems were eliminated after he calmly and rationally faced the appraisal of relevant experts, so the only thing waiting for him now is trial.
It is said that some of the rookie police officers who visited the scene fainted on the spot, and some were nervous for a long time. Even the veteran police officers who had seen some things before could not keep calm. And until now, the neighbors of Li Jingming's family still dare not go out after dark. You can imagine the terrifying situation at that time. Xiao Xia doesn't find it difficult to understand this. She had seen a few photos of the scene, just a few photos. Just a cursory glance at it made her feel a chill going straight to her bones, and she no longer wanted to have anything to do with this matter.
But even though she wanted to stay away so much, even though she was scared to death, she still had to pretend to be calm and shrewd, forcing herself to come to the detention center to meet the person involved and the creator of this horrific incident.
Today she finally understood why some people said that lawyers are people who deal with the devil.
"Mr. Li, my name is Yue Xiaoxia, and I am your defense lawyer appointed by the court." Xiaoxia pretended to be calm and introduced herself, but still did not have the courage to look directly into the other person's eyes.
Li Jingming's eyes were staring straight at the ground without saying a word.
"As your defense lawyer, my duty is to safeguard your legal rights and interests, so I will try my best to help you." Xiaoxia continued while observing the situation. Seeing Xiao Wang sitting on her left, a solid table between her and Li Jingming, and a police officer standing not far to the right, made her feel more at ease. But she soon discovered that, like a newbie, she made the usual opening remarks, explaining the rights and obligations of the criminal suspect, but it was like playing the piano to a cow, and the other party did not react at all, which only highlighted her nervousness.
How is this possible!
After all, she is also a lawyer who can practice alone. Although her professional skills are poor and her winning rate is low, she cannot show cowardice in front of her junior students who are still in the internship period! Moreover, this is only the first meeting. It stands to reason that she should listen and understand, and at the same time establish a sense of mutual trust with the client, so how can she be flustered? ! Don't be afraid, don't be afraid! The police are here, be strong. Xiaoxia thought like this, forcing herself to be shameful and courageous, hoping to find a channel for communication.
This was the first time she had taken a closer look at her client.
He is very thin, probably skinny and skinny. Perhaps due to nature, or perhaps due to the lack of exposure to sunlight after being imprisoned, his skin was abnormally pale, with a faint cyan color, and one could almost feel the blood vessels crawling under the skin. He sat there motionless. Although he appeared to be quiet and harmless, Xiaoxia felt that he had a sinister aura. Just like his body buried deep in the big wooden chair, even his shadow huddled in the shadows, as if watching something. If she hadn't been accompanied by someone, Xiaoxia would have almost suspected that she was not facing a living person, but a wax figure from the movie "Horror Wax Museum".
"So, can you tell me about the situation that day?" Xiaoxia swallowed her saliva and had no choice but to use a narrow question to get to the point, otherwise she knew she would talk to herself until dark.
Li Jingming’s eyes finally moved. Then, he also turned his neck, changing from staring intently at the ground to staring closely at Xiaoxia. But his reaction didn't make Xiaoxia feel better. On the contrary, it made her hair stand on end.
Didn't anyone notice? His neck was twisted at a strange angle, and his eyes were clear but full of meaning. This man was abnormal in every aspect. How could he be considered to be capable of criminal responsibility and be investigated and prosecuted?
"I didn't kill anyone." Li Jingming suddenly spoke without warning, as if the voice came from a distant place. "I didn't kill anyone." He repeated softly, "There is a ghost. He turned into my family. He seduced me. It was him who killed people. It was him! Not me! I didn't kill anyone!"
Afterwards, Li Jingming suddenly stood up and reached out to grab Xiaoxia's wrist.
"I didn't kill anyone! It was him! It was him! It was the evil ghost! Help me! Help me!"
In an instant, everyone was stunned by this sudden change. Then, the police present and those who rushed in later stepped forward to suppress Li Jingming, who had lost control. Before he was subdued, he yelled at Xiaoxia, who was already frightened after being squeezed into a corner, "There is an evil ghost! Believe me, he killed someone! It was him! There is an evil ghost——"
After his hoarse shouting disappeared, Xiao Wang said to himself with a pale face: "God, this must be a ghost!"
Whether it was a ghost or not, whether she would be laughed at by her colleagues or scolded by Director Pan, she really didn't want to continue taking on this case. She wants to quit.
Xiaoxia looked down at her hands and wrists. She knew that there would be black blue on them soon. She believed that they must be ghost paw prints, because she really felt the frightening sense of oppression coming from Li Jingming just now.
This matter may not be as simple as imagined, and it is not just ordinary horror.
Therefore, she wants to quit!