Sofia looked puzzled: "It was right here before. I threw it on the bed, locked the door, and then left."
Cao Kun said calmly, "Don't be surprised. If that doll couldn't move on its own, how could it have ended up in your house?"
Sophia thought about it and agreed; since the strange thing had already happened, it didn't matter if it got any stranger.
Cao Kun reminded him again: "No matter what you see later, don't scream, otherwise, I might not be able to save you in time."
The power of the rule-breakers is often immense once the rules are violated.
After the power of the rules takes effect, Cao Kun isn't entirely without confidence in saving Sophia, but he needs to be upfront about the unpleasant aspects.
After Sophia indicated that she understood, Cao Kun said, "Look around the house and find this doll."
With such a large room, it would be difficult to find dolls.
The two searched the house thoroughly, but found no trace of the doll.
"Strange, where did it go?" Sophia said. "It didn't leave, did it?"
"No," Cao Kun said firmly.
Unless Mary Shaw decides to give up on revenge, this doll will never leave.
Tap... tap...
Thump thump... thump thump...
As the two were talking, suddenly, voices came from above and below at the same time.
Sofia was startled. She instinctively looked up, then looked down at the ground.
She asked in confusion, "Why are there sounds from both places? Should we split up and search separately?"
Cao Kun looked at her and said calmly, "Do you want to die?"
In horror movies, once separated, they quickly all die.
Cao Kun: "This is the sound that the doll made on purpose, just to separate us."
Once we're apart, if anything happens, I won't even have time to save you.
Sophia's expression changed: "Then let's not separate. Where should we go first?"
Cao Kun: "We've already checked all three levels above ground, and there's nothing there."
"Let's go check out the basement."
The basement has two floors.
The basement level has been converted into a music room.
Cao Kun saw the complete set of music equipment.
It has everything: a keyboard, drum kit, electric guitar, bass, and soprano bass.
Even the four corners have several huge speakers that look very expensive.
In addition to these, Cao Kun also saw a recording studio.
Cao Kun was speechless. Rich people really know how to have fun, setting up a recording studio at home.
The entire set of equipment would cost at least several million US dollars.
No wonder, when he mentioned $3 million, they didn't hesitate at all.
Cao Kun and his companion looked around the first floor, but still didn't see any dolls.
The two then went down to the second basement level.
The second basement level was divided into three areas.
Storage room, gym, and home theater.
The two checked one by one, but still found nothing.
Sophia's face was full of doubt. She explained, "Master Cao Kun, I'm not lying to you. That doll really did appear in my house before."
"I know you're not lying to me."
If it weren't true, Sofia couldn't have described so many details about Mary Shaw.
Sophia breathed a sigh of relief; she was afraid that Cao Kun wouldn't believe her and would abandon her.
“It must be hidden.” The two said as they walked uphill.
Sofia: "Where could it be hiding? We've searched everywhere!"
Cao Kun: "The house is so big, it's easy to hide it. For example, when we're upstairs, it can hide underground."
When we searched underground, it hid upstairs.
Sofia: "It's playing hide-and-seek with us, what should we do?"
As soon as Sophia finished speaking, a doll suddenly fell from above her head and appeared upside down in front of her.
The doll opened its mouth, but there was no tongue inside; there was only a dark hole.
Its eyes darted around nimbly, as if they were smiling.
Such a sudden scene would frighten any normal person.
Sofia was no exception.
Sophia opened her mouth wide, about to scream, when Cao Kun covered her mouth and at the same time lightly slapped her throat.
Instantly, Sophia's scream was suppressed, leaving only coughing.
"Cough cough..." Sophia coughed incessantly, appearing extremely uncomfortable.
Cao Kun ignored him and simply grabbed the doll in his hand, tearing it off from the top.
The puppet's head turned, its eyes fixed on Cao Kun, and its mouth opened and closed, emitting a "hohoho" laugh.
Cao Kun's face remained expressionless as he flicked his wrist, attaching a talisman to the puppet.
Immediately, he pointed a finger at the doll's brow, and the light in the doll's eyes vanished instantly.
"Cough cough..." Sophia coughed a few more times before finally recovering.
She covered her throat, glanced at the doll in Cao Kun's hand, then looked at Cao Kun, and said in a somewhat hoarse voice, "Thank you."
She knew that Cao Kun was actually saving her by cutting her throat.
"Let's talk about it up there."
The two left the basement and went up to the first floor, where Cao Kun examined the doll in his hand.
This doll is very well made; it appears to be made of high-quality plastic.
Both the workmanship and the paint finish are quite good, much better than those sold in stores.
Sophia asked, "Master Cao Kun, is that all?"
Cao Kun: "I really want to say yes, but in reality, this is just the beginning."
Sophia nodded. Even if Cao Kun had said it was true, she certainly wouldn't have believed it.
Although she spends money lavishly, she is not stupid.
Sophia looked at the doll and asked with some doubt, "Is this the doll that killed my brother and sister-in-law?"
Cao Kun: "Did you just see this puppet move?"
After Sophia nodded, Cao Kun said, "Because this is not an ordinary doll; an evil spirit lives inside it."
Sophia shuddered and quickly moved away from the doll: "Then destroy it quickly."
Cao Kun: "That won't do. I'm still hoping to use this puppet to find its original form."
Cao Kun didn't explain much, and stood up, saying, "Let's go find your father."
"Why would you want to see him?" Sophia asked, puzzled. "My father didn't encounter anything like this."
Cao Kun: "Your father is the source of this matter. Don't ask any more questions. If you want to resolve this matter completely, you must find your father."
Since Cao Kun had said so, Sophia no longer objected.
The two did not drive Cao Kun's pickup truck again.
Sofia made a phone call, and half an hour later, a luxury van pulled up in front of the villa.
Sophia and Cao Kun sat in the spacious back seat. After Sophia told the driver where they were going, the driver drove off without saying a word.
The rear seats of the business van have ample space, and you don't have to drive yourself, making it very comfortable to sit in, even on long journeys, without feeling tired.
Cao Kun is even considering hiring a driver.
However, considering that he had many secrets, he gave up the idea.
As for Seiko Yamashita, being an accountant is more important to her.
"Should we recruit Kukauchi Hideaki as our driver?"
"It's not impossible that we could lure her into using Yin-Yang techniques on me and then exploit the backlash from the Yin-Yang Creation Technique."
Cao Kun suddenly had a whimsical idea.
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