American Variety: Scientific Exorcism

While preparations were in full swing at Pluto's church.

Still the dark muscle car, the Ford Raptor, slowly passed the last neighborhood.

Sweeping in a controlled direction, Yorks glanced at Irene, who was sitting in the passenger seat and clutching her knees tightly without saying a word.

From the moment we set out, the other party had always looked stiff, but her expression had always been gentle and calm.

This seems a bit cover-up.

Yorks couldn't help but smile and said, "Nervous?"

Irene turned her head stiffly and saw a wise light shining in the priest's deep eyes. She knew that everything she deliberately concealed would not be hidden from the priest.

"A little bit, I'm afraid they won't like me."

Because of the nervousness, Irene exhaled gently from her mouth, as if to exhale the tension in her heart.

Yorks looked away, thinking of the believers who accompanied him all the way to Pluto Church, and smiled,

"Don't be nervous, they are very nice people, literally. The important thing is that they have been looking forward to your arrival."

Erin was a little confused and stared at the priest.

But Yorks kept his mouth shut. Who made him, the only clergyman of Pluto Church, always absent from the church? The believers had been grudges for a long time...

It turns out that this is indeed the case.

When Ford Raptor arrived at Pluto Church, they had just entered the church. All the believers present directly ignored him as the priest and swarmed around Irene.

The core of the conversation can be reduced to one sentence.

"Child! You are finally here..."

"..."

Seeing the little nun slowly becoming relaxed under these warm smiles and friendly greetings, Yorkshire glanced at Jeffrey and Baker who were sneaking over, and then glanced at the preparations and arrangements of the believers. s things.

A large space was made in the middle. On the opposite aisle, a long table filled with fruits, vegetables, snacks and other food was extended to completely surround Pluto Church.

The neat benches were decorated with some flowers, and there were also ribbons and decorative items placed on the walls on both sides...

Simple, but all this can make people feel that this is a real welcome to Irene.

"Well done, Robert, thank you for your hard work."

Yorks nodded slightly in affirmation to Robert, who had been standing beside him with a smile on his face.

Robert lowered his head slightly and smiled brightly.

"Father York, this is what I should do."

Yorks reached out and patted the strong man with a happy face, and looked at Jeffrey and Baker who had already walked over.

These two guys had obviously tired faces, but they came to the church without taking any rest. Just thinking about it, I knew that these two people must have something to talk to him about.

Of course, it might also be to report yesterday’s situation to him.

But this speculation has been broken by the document bag in Jeffrey's hand.

Yorkies tend to come to him when they have something to do, possibly something related to the supernatural.

And that was his favorite thing, the more supernatural, the more he liked it.

"Two police officers, who are you here today?" Yorkshire said first.

Jeffrey stopped, his eyes resting on Robert,

"Father Yorks, could you please take a moment to speak?"

"sure."

Yorks nodded indifferently, looked at Irene who was surrounded by believers asking questions and answered with a smile, and gave an order to Robert,

"Robert, let me know when they're done talking."

Robert said seriously, "Okay, Father."

Hearing this, Yorkist walked towards the small room, minding his own business.

"Come with me."

Jeffrey and Baker looked at each other and quickly followed.

As soon as they arrived in the small room, Yorks pointed to the sofa for them to sit down, and he sat in front of the coffee table.

"Is there something wrong with what happened last night?"

Jeffrey just sat down with Baker and shook his head quickly.

"No, Father, things went well last night."

Yorks knew this well and stared at Jeffrey, whose dark circles were getting thicker.

"Then are you guys coming here this time?"

Jeffrey took out the document bag he had been carrying and handed it out.

"We recently received a strange case that has been a bit unclear. I would like to ask you to analyze whether there are supernatural factors involved."

really……

Under the gaze of the two people, Yorks picked up the document bag, unbuckled the rope, and took out the contents.

A stack of documents and associated photos.

Yorks just held these things on his knees and leaned on the back of the sofa to read them.

Jeffrey and Baker consciously held their breath for fear of affecting the priest in front of them.

"The places where these murders occurred are all in Suite 1408?"

After roughly knowing the circumstances of the murder, Yorks stared at the room number on the document and felt something in his heart.

"Yes, Father." Jeffrey said appropriately.

"This suite 1408 is called the death suite by those who are familiar with it. According to the information investigated, these deceased people basically committed suicide an hour after entering this suite."

1408…

After remembering this number first, Yorks squinted his eyes habitually and turned to the next page again.

"Seven cases of suicide by jumping off buildings, four cases of overdose, five cases of hanging suicide, three cases of self-harm, and two cases of suffocation..."

Staring at the detailed cause of death and hotel-related statistics, Yorks twitched the corners of his mouth inaudibly.

He removed all the various and bizarre causes of death and focused his gaze directly on the key points.

All the cases occurred in Suite 1408 of the Sea Bend Hotel.

A total of 57 cases occurred, but it was also the total number of deaths that had occurred at the Sea Bend Hotel.

This means that there have been a total of 57 murders in this Sea Bend Hotel, which is safe and has an occupancy rate of 90%.

All 57 murders occurred in Suite 1408.

From this point alone, Yorks had concluded that there must be supernatural power in this apartment.

In this world, unless you do it deliberately, except for the Lord who will not make choices for you and will only borrow all the hints around you, except for supernatural power, many things will not be so coincidental.

In addition to the above, an important point that can provide a strong proof is that the sum of all the numbers in Suite 1408 is exactly the number 13.

Yorks silently turned to the next page,

Whether in the past life or in this parallel world, the number 13 symbolizes ominousness and misfortune in the West.

Not only in the minds of everyone in the West, the number 13 is also the same in the religions of previous lives and the churches of this parallel world.

13 contains death.

In other words, the idea that 13 is considered ominous in Western culture has to do with religion and history.

Yorks deliberately searched for the death dates and times of these 56 murders, and recalled the famous events related to 13 in his mind.

There were 13 participants in Jesus' Last Supper, including Judas, who betrayed Jesus.

In the Book of Genesis, Abraham's son Isaac was taken to Mount Moriah by his father to be sacrificed to God. This event is believed to have occurred when Isaac was 13 years old...