Sophia took another sip of coffee before continuing, "The maid called the police immediately and also called my brother and me."

When I saw my sister-in-law's body, my mind went completely blank.

I feel incredibly guilty. If I hadn't gone out, perhaps none of this would have happened.

"You're overthinking it," Cao Kun thought to himself, tapping the table to signal Sophia to continue.

Sofia: "My brother suffered such a blow that his hair turned white overnight."

But no matter how angry or heartbroken he was, it was no use.

Two days later, the same thing happened to him.

Sofia's tears streamed down her face, ruining her smoky eye makeup and leaving two black lines on her face.

This scene immediately diluted the somber atmosphere considerably.

Cao Kun pretended not to see it and waited for Sophia to continue.

Sofia: "At that time, I was drawing when I suddenly heard my brother scream."

I ran up immediately and saw my brother lying in a pool of blood.

Sophia's face showed horror, and she said in a trembling voice, "My brother looks exactly like my sister-in-law, his mouth is full of blood, and his tongue is gone."

Later, the police told me that their tongues had been forcibly pulled out.

Cao Kun sat up abruptly: "Your tongue was pulled out?"

Sofia: "Yes."

Cao Kun: "Twice, and I heard their screams?"

"Yes." Sophia noticed Cao Kun's strange expression and asked, "What's wrong? Is something the problem?"

“No.” Cao Kun shook his head.

He knew what kind of horror had come true this time.

Mary Shaw.

Mary Shaw had a rule for killing: she had to make the victim scream before she could kill them.

If she doesn't scare people and make them scream, then she can't kill them.

This is a rule-based ghost.

Sofia's brother and sister-in-law both screamed in agony before having their tongues ripped out and dying a gruesome death.

Coincidentally, Mary Shaw committed murder by pulling out someone's tongue.

That all makes sense.

One more thing...

Mary Shaw is a ghost from the horror film Dead Silence.

Coincidentally, this is also a work by James Wan.

Of course, this movie doesn't exist in this world yet.

In the movie, Mary Shaw was originally a ventriloquist who held a puppet in her hand and used ventriloquism to pretend that the puppet could talk.

This was a very novel performance style decades ago, which made Mary Shaw quite popular.

But one day during a performance, a child revealed her secret, saying that when the puppet was talking, her mouth was also moving slightly.

The performance ended badly.

Mary Shaw didn't say anything at the time, but a few days later, the child suddenly disappeared.

People suspect that Mary Shaw did it.

The child's father, along with several adults in the town, found Mary Shaw.

They pulled out Mary Shaw's tongue and then killed her to avenge the child.

Mary Shaw died, and the child never appeared again.

They thought that was the end of it all, but one day, Mary Shaw's ghost returned to town and began to take revenge by killing people.

In fact, a nursery rhyme about Mary Shaw even circulated in the town.

Years later, the family that killed Mary Shaw had passed down through several generations.

The current generation has just started their own families, and their wives are pregnant.

Just then, he received a puppet for performance.

A few days later, his pregnant wife died tragically at home.

Furthermore, it was a cruel death with his tongue pulled out.

Mary Shaw killed his pregnant wife because he wanted to kill their entire family and make them childless.

In the movie, Mary Shaw truly lived up to that.

Cao Kun looked at Sophia; her family's situation matched the movie plot perfectly.

However, in the movie, the male protagonist dies at the very end, and he doesn't have a sister.

Now horror has come to life: the protagonist and his wife have died one after another, but fortunately, they still have a younger sister.

Cao Kun looked at Sophia and slowly asked, "Has a doll suddenly appeared in your house?"

Sofia jumped to her feet in shock, took a few steps back, and exclaimed, "How did you know?"

The few customers scattered around the restaurant immediately looked over, but Sofia completely ignored them.

Cao Kun slowly sipped his coffee, waiting for Sophia to calm down.

Seeing this, the shop assistant came over and asked if they needed help.

After Sofia refused, she walked back and sat down, saying, "I'm sorry, I lost control a bit."

Cao Kun waved his hand and asked, "Was it that doll that led you to me?"

“Yes.” Sophia nodded again.

Cao Kun: "Did you see the puppet move on its own?"

Sofia almost stood up again. Her face was filled with shock, her eyes wide open, and her mouth agape, but she couldn't utter a word.

But then, a look of joy appeared on her face: "Master Cao Kun, you're so amazing, you can definitely help me, right?"

Cao Kun: "I can indeed help you, but my fees are not cheap."

Sofia: "Money is not a problem, name your price."

oh?

Cao Kun looked Sofia Porter up and down again. She sounded quite wealthy.

However, Cao Kun couldn't tell from her clothes at all.

Cao Kun assessed Mary Shaw's abilities in his mind.

Finally, an estimated price was reached: "$3 million".

“Sure,” Sophia Porter agreed without hesitation.

Cao Kun immediately realized that he had probably asked for too low a price.

This Sofia seems to be really rich.

Cao Kun: "I will pay a deposit of 1 million yuan first."

Sofia took out her wallet and a credit card: "I don't usually carry a checkbook. If you have a POS machine, you can just swipe it."

If not, then transfer the money.

Cao Kun glanced at the card; it was an American Express platinum card. He knew then that Sophia wasn't exaggerating.

The American Express Centurion Platinum Card, also known as the American Express Centurion Platinum Card, requires a certain amount of spending each year to qualify for.

It was at this point that the Black Gold Card hadn't been released yet; otherwise, Cao Kun thought that Sophia would have pulled out a Black Gold Card.

However, the world's first black card was issued by American Express Bank this year, in 1999.

That's a bit of a tangent, let's get back to it.

Cao Kun: "Let's go to the bank to transfer the money."

After paying the bill, the two walked out of the coffee shop, and Cao Kun saw a Harley-Davidson parked in the parking space at the entrance.

Its exaggerated and wild design is very eye-catching.

Those who frequently look back on the road are the best proof of this.

Cao Kun asked Sophia, "Your car?"

Sofia nodded.

Cao Kun: "Are you trying to die even faster than you already?"

Sofia: "I wore a helmet and obeyed traffic rules."

Cao Kun: "What's the use? Once you're riding your bike and that ghost finds you, she can easily make you scream with just a little trick."

Sofia asked, puzzled, "Screaming isn't a bad thing, is it?"

“Screaming will kill you.” Cao Kun stared at her. “Remember, from now on, if you want to live, don’t scream.”

Sophia still couldn't understand: "Why?"

"I'll tell you later, let's go transfer the money now." Cao Kun walked towards his car: "Come with me."