"Holy crap! Did you see that? That mannequin's eyes moved! It winked at me!"
The man was so frightened that his voice cracked.
Although the boss did not witness this scene, the fact that the mannequin had been frequently moving around and posing in different ways over the past few days had already made her fearful of it.
So she wasn't at all surprised that her husband would see such a bizarre scene.
Now the couple was certain that the mannequin was suspicious, so they quickly ran out of the warehouse and locked the door behind them.
As for how to deal with this dummy, that became the problem.
Logically speaking, the mannequin hasn't done anything to them yet, but having such a thing in the warehouse makes the owners feel uneasy.
The key point is that although this thing hasn't done anything yet, who knows what it might do in a couple of days.
Keeping it in a warehouse, or rather, placing it near them, is always a potential hazard.
So the couple's first reaction was to throw the dummy away.
It's easier said than done; when it comes to actually picking up and throwing away that dummy, they simply don't have the guts.
Moreover, it's also a problem where to lose this thing.
If someone just throws something in any trash can and it gets picked up by someone else, or if it affects more people, then they are committing a serious offense.
After thinking it over, the couple couldn't figure out what to do with the mannequin for a while.
They ultimately decided to call the police.
When faced with a problem and unsure what to do, the only option is to call the police.
But based on what they said, not only did the police officers not believe them, but even her husband didn't believe them at first.
Because this is still too fantastical for the general public.
Therefore, the couple felt they needed to prepare sufficient and verifiable evidence in advance, otherwise they worried that the matter might be difficult to resolve if they called the police.
After discussing it for a while, the couple decided to stay one more night and buy two surveillance cameras to install as quickly as possible.
One is installed at the warehouse entrance to ensure that no one is entering or leaving the warehouse.
The other one was installed in the warehouse.
In this way, if the mannequin dares to move again, the surveillance camera can clearly capture it.
By then, no one will doubt the truth of this matter.
After installing the surveillance cameras, the couple locked the warehouse again.
After that, they didn't dare stay in the shop anymore and closed it early to go home.
Because they weren't sure what time the mannequin was usually active, they immediately turned on the surveillance footage on their phones after getting home.
The surveillance footage at the warehouse entrance showed nothing unusual, so they focused on the footage inside the warehouse.
At first, the surveillance camera was working perfectly, dutifully recording everything in the warehouse.
Everything in the warehouse, including the mannequin, remained obediently in its original place, without any change.
The couple stared at their phones for most of the day, their eyes were almost tired, but the mannequin remained completely still.
As several hours passed and the dummy remained motionless, they began to suspect that the dummy might know their intentions and was deliberately staying still.
Finally, both of them were so sleepy that their eyelids were drooping, and they couldn't stay awake any longer, so they put down their phones and went to sleep.
What they didn't know was that shortly after they went to sleep, a strange scene appeared on the surveillance footage.
The mannequin in the warehouse slowly raised its head, staring intently at the newly installed surveillance camera. Then, it curled its lips into a smile, waved at the camera, and gave a handshake.
After greeting the newly installed cameras, the mannequin moved around in the warehouse as if it were doing rehabilitation exercises.
The next morning, the couple, still preoccupied with the surveillance footage, woke up very early and immediately checked the recordings on their phones.
Then they saw that around 2 a.m. last night, the surveillance footage suddenly flickered and then went black!
The time is still ticking by in the upper left corner of the screen, which proves that the camera is working properly.
But then the whole screen suddenly went completely black, as if someone had instantly covered it with a black cloth!
But no one ever went into the warehouse!
Without a doubt, this was definitely the work of that mannequin!
Moreover, although the screen was black, they could hear sounds coming from it—very light footsteps, as if someone was moving around inside, and moving very slowly.
But because the warehouse was unusually quiet, the footsteps sounded particularly clear.
It seems that the mannequin not only blacked out the screen, but also wandered around the warehouse at will!
Although we can't see it moving around, the sudden change in the surveillance footage, along with the footsteps coming from the warehouse after the screen went black, are enough to serve as evidence.
So the couple took the evidence and went to report it to the police.
This was the first time the police had received such a report. The key point was that they later had specialized technicians study the surveillance video. They initially thought that someone was deliberately monitoring the video or tampering with the video data, which caused the screen to flicker and then go black.
To everyone's surprise, the surveillance footage was working perfectly, and the data hadn't been tampered with.
Moreover, the warehouse only has one door and no windows.
The other three sides are completely sealed off. According to the surveillance footage outside the warehouse, no one has entered the warehouse since the owner and his wife left yesterday.
The warehouse surveillance footage showed abnormalities and footsteps could be heard even though no one had entered, which proves that this matter has gone beyond the normal scope.
Once this was confirmed, they sought help from special departments.
This morning, after receiving the task, Liu Jin contacted his boss.
The clothing store had been closed for two days prior to today.
The main problem is that the owner didn't dare to open the shop until the issue of the dummy was resolved, so naturally he didn't come over.
After everything was explained, the boss opened the warehouse door, and Lin Xi and Liu Jin saw the mannequin after entering the warehouse.
When they came in, the mannequin was leaning quietly against the wall, its posture perfectly normal with its hands hanging at its sides.
It looks just like any other mannequin outside, with nothing unusual about it.
But the boss was shocked and excitedly pointed at the mannequin to explain.
"Master, this mannequin wasn't here before, and its movements weren't like this either! It's changed again!"
I don't know if it knew a powerful master was coming, so it pretended to be normal again.
The boss was both angry and amazed, thinking to himself that the dummy was really quite clever.
Lin Xi was certainly not fooled by the fake man's deliberate attempt to conceal his true intentions.
Because she had already sensed the yin energy emanating from the dummy.
But she didn't say anything more, instead turning her gaze to Liu Jin.
This was, after all, his home turf, and she needed to see how Liu Jin usually handled these kinds of situations before deciding how to help him.
Giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish. Simply solving this problem for Liu Jin directly is not very meaningful.
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