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"It sounds hard to tell if it's true or not. It might just be a coincidence, and it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the previous case," Su said deliberately.
Bonnie nodded in agreement: "At the moment, it doesn't seem to be related, but the eyewitness is telling the truth, and the situation... seems to be as he said, so we brought this thing back. If it really has that much power, perhaps we can confirm some things."
"for example?"
"For example, it might not be a ghost or a demon. It could be a witch or something similar manipulating things behind the scenes, or it could be a curse or a magical item. As for what it really is, we'll find out by trying it now."
Bonnie took out the buzzer she had taken from the witness, held it in her hand, took a deep breath, and placed it on the pork under Caroline's somewhat nervous gaze.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—sizzle sizzle sizzle—"
In an instant, lightning flashed and electricity surged, and plumes of scorching smoke rose from the pork. In just over ten seconds, the raw pork had changed color and was filled with the aroma of roasted pork.
“This…” Bonnie stopped, looked at the roasted pork in disbelief, and was too shocked to speak.
Although she had some suspicions and was mentally prepared, she still found it hard to believe when the facts were right in front of her. After all, the current of a buzzer is so small that it can't even cook meat or electrocute a person in a short time, let alone cause any harm.
"So... this really is a magical item?" Caroline murmured, equally incredulous.
Bonnie frowned and analyzed, "That's possible, but I don't think any witch would be so bored as to make magical items using a buzzer. And not only buzzers, but also itching powder. It can't be a magical item either, can it?"
"Most importantly, they are all cheap toys that can be found everywhere? They are things that children play with, so it is unlikely that they were made into magical items. I am more inclined to believe that they were made by witches, who cast curses or spells on these things!"
Caroline said, "So our next step is to investigate where we bought these two items, and then follow the trail to catch the witch behind them!"
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P.S.: Here are some recommendations for my completed older books: *Marvel: The King Arrives*, *Zombie Contract: The Strongest Grim Reaper*, *Marvel: The Door-Door Fruit*, *American Comics: The Strongest Villain*, *KO One: The Strongest God of War*, and *I Have a Dimensional Street in Marvel*.
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Caroline and Bonnie swiftly left the hotel to investigate the source of the buzzer and the itching powder. Soon, the two arrived at a general store that specialized in selling all kinds of children's toys, including the exact same itching powder.
"Welcome to the holy land of mystery and magic!" The middle-aged boss opened his arms and gave a very cheesy opening remark.
Caroline glanced at Bonnie and asked the boss, "Are you the manager?"
"Yes."
Have you sold any itching powder or buzzers recently?
The shop owner scoffed, "Yes, we sell one of each."
“They can’t afford expensive goods. You…you’re here to buy something? Or is there something else?” The shopkeeper sized up Caroline and Bonnie.
Caroline grabbed something casually, paid for it, and Bonnie followed up by asking, "So, your business is booming here?"
"The kids love coming here, but they don't buy much. They prefer violent stuff," the shop owner complained as he collected money. "They only care about their iPhones now, and those vampire and kissing movies. It's so frustrating..."
Bonnie looked at him: "Angry?"
The owner nodded slowly: "Yes, yes, I'm furious! I've painstakingly run this shop for over 20 years, and now it's worthless."
So you hate them?
"Yes."
Bonnie and Caroline exchanged a glance, and Bonnie continued, "So you just want to do something."
The boss thought she was absolutely right. "Yes."
“Then, you use this…” Bonnie picked up a screaming duck toy from the side and placed it on the table, then picked up a buzzer and looked at the boss, placing it on top of it: “Get revenge on them!”
sizzle-
"Ahhhhh..." The shop owner screamed in terror and backed away as he looked at the bright electric current and the liquefied toys.
This reaction...
But judging from the boss's frightened reaction—he doesn't look like a wizard at all.
"I guess this old man isn't the wizard we're looking for," Caroline said softly, then awkwardly apologized to Bonnie and left the grocery store in a fluster.
"What do we do now? This is the only general store in this town that sells these things." Caroline was worried after walking a distance.
They thought they had found clues that would lead them to the murderer, but now the trail has gone cold, and there are no other directions for the investigation.
Bonnie frowned and said, "We have no choice but to split up now. You and I will go to the police station and the hospital respectively. There have already been two cases, and the two people are completely unrelated. I don't think things will end here. If there are any more developments, the police station and the hospital will definitely be the first places to get the news."
"I'm going to the hospital."
"Okay, then I'll go to the police station."
The two split up; Caroline went to the hospital, and Bonnie went to the police station, intending to wait and ambush their prey.
Several hours passed, and it was already dark. Bonnie at the police station had nothing to show for it; the town's population was small, so it was impossible for there to be countless deaths every day. Caroline, on the other hand, had a lot of success.
She called Bonnie and arranged to meet at the hotel. After all, she couldn't stay out all night waiting for someone to come to her, could she? Besides, she had discovered some things that she needed to discuss with Bonnie.
Back at the hotel, it was still Su's room.
Caroline recounted her findings, starting with learning from several nurses about some strange things that had happened at the hospital. For example, several children had mixed popping candy into their cola and then developed stomach ulcers, after their parents had tricked them into doing so, claiming their stomachs would explode.
Another patient developed facial paralysis from making funny faces, resulting in a frozen and motionless expression.
Also, before returning, the hospital sent a man whose teeth had been pulled out, and his description was even more bizarre: a man who was five feet one inch tall, weighed pounds, had wings, and wore a pink ballet dress, seemingly a tooth fairy.
The Tooth Fairy is a mythical spirit in Western countries such as Europe and America. According to legend, after a child loses their baby teeth, they place them under their pillow. At night, the Tooth Fairy will take the teeth from under the pillow and replace them with a gold coin, symbolizing that the child will eventually grow permanent teeth and become an adult.
The man's daughter had just lost a tooth, but she secretly put it under his pillow, and then... he encountered the Tooth Fairy?
"What are your thoughts?" Caroline asked.
Bonnie said, "What these cases have in common seems to be that things the children believe to be real will happen. When I came back, I thought about it and although we don't have any other clues for the time being, we can circle the locations of a few victims, which might help us pinpoint the approximate location of the killer."
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In the first case, the child believed that itching powder could make people itch to death, so the nanny pulled out her own brain.
In the second case, although the buzzer was not used by a child, it was used by an elderly person with some dementia. Since the elderly are like children, it's understandable that the 'adults' would say that the buzzer has electrical energy and could electrocute someone.
After that, there was popping candy cola, a ghostly face, a tooth fairy—I really felt like it would happen if it were real, and become real.
In other words, it feels like turning a lie into reality.
As usual, Su stood by and watched, but she was secretly satisfied with the progress and results of their investigation. So far, their investigation was in the same direction as the Wen brothers in the TV series. Although this did not mean that they had reached the level of the Wen brothers, at least they had the ability to investigate cases independently.
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“Let’s go back and organize the locations of the victims from the previous cases.” Bonnie got up to go back to her room.
Caroline glanced at Su Shi, her eyes flickering slightly, and said to Bonnie, "You, you should go back first. I have some questions about ninjutsu that I'd like Su Shi to help me with."
"Okay, I'll head back now." Bonnie nodded without giving it much thought and got up to leave the room.
Back in her room, Bonnie took a quick shower and then began to organize the locations of the victims in the several cases on a map of the town. After some time, Bonnie drew a circle on the map, covering an area of about two kilometers.
At the center of this circle are approximately four acres of farmland and a house.
"This should be it." Bonnie stretched and checked the time. "It's already past two in the morning, why isn't Caroline back yet?"
After a moment of hesitation, Bonnie intended to call Caroline to ask when she would be back to rest, but as soon as she picked up the phone, Bonnie seemed to realize something, and her expression gradually became strange.
"Caroline, Caroline, you're not asking the Su family to answer your questions, you're asking them to unlock their secrets... I wonder what Elena will think if she finds out. Oh well, I'm too lazy to deal with your mess."
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P.S.: Here are some recommendations for my completed older books: *Marvel: The King Arrives*, *Zombie Contract: The Strongest Grim Reaper*, *Marvel: Door-Door Fruit*, *American Comics: The Strongest Villain*, *KO One: The Strongest God of War*, and *I Have a Dimensional Street in Marvel*.
Chapter 461 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes—The Little Boy Jesse?
Under a gloomy sky and in a quiet, empty field, Bonnie parked her sports car by the roadside, opposite a solitary house.
Turning her head, Bonnie joked to Caroline in the passenger seat, "If it's inconvenient for you, you can wait for me in the car, after all..."
Caroline pouted: "I'm not that delicate."
"The Su family isn't good enough?"
"I am a ninja, and a ninja's physique is different from that of an ordinary person."
Caroline casually opened the car door and got out. Having gotten what she wanted, she naturally became even more protective of the Su family, especially since it was the truth.
Although she hadn't practiced taijutsu much, chakra itself had the effect of enhancing and improving the body. Moreover, she wasn't a novice; as an experienced person, she naturally knew when to accelerate and when to decelerate.
"What are you planning to say to Elena?" Bonnie asked as she walked with Caroline across the street after getting out of the car.
Caroline pouted: "This is my business, why should I tell Elena?"
Bonnie opened her mouth as if to say something, but then shook her head.
When Bonnie arrived at the house, she knocked on the door, and a little boy opened it: "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Hi, what's your name?" Bonnie asked with a smile.
The little boy looked at the two of them and asked, "Who are you?"
Bonnie and Caroline exchanged a glance, and Caroline asked with a smile, "Are your parents home?"
"They are working."
"Okay, would you mind if we asked you some questions? We might also need to check out the surrounding houses."
The little boy pouted: "So, who are you?"
“I’m Bonnie, and this is Caroline. We’re reporters who specialize in documenting all sorts of unusual events. Something’s happened in town, and we’re planning to do some random interviews, so…” Bonnie gave the little boy a kind smile.
The little boy hesitated for a moment, then turned around and invited the two into the house.
The room was furnished simply, with nothing special about it. After the little boy came in, he went to the kitchen, turned off the stove, and ladled out a pot of soup.
"what is that?"
"It's called soup. You heat it up and then drink it," the little boy explained earnestly.
Caroline smiled sheepishly: "Yes, I know, but... I used to cook for myself a lot when I was a kid."
Caroline's mother, Sheriff Liz, was a very responsible police officer, so... Caroline didn't have a life of being waited on hand and foot when she was young.