[Comprehensive British and American dramas] No.1 is called non-plural

It's good to chat with people, just like now, Isaac was just going to ask Booth for the file of the elevator suicide case, and after chatting casually before getting into the topic, he got a seemingly useful clue.

Also because of the foreshadowing above, Booth did not hesitate to disclose some content outside the file.

This is the purpose of Isaac coming to Booth instead of taking the case file directly through the program. Not all details will be recorded in the case file.

"Bones and other people in the laboratory checked the body and determined that the deceased was not thrown into the elevator shaft. During the whole process, the deceased was conscious and active. Therefore, it is not a problem to conclude that this case was a suicide. But in Before the lab came to a conclusion, I went to check the deceased's social relations, and what the patterned paper you pointed out represented." Booth's finger rubbed the glass wall, and the beer foam in the glass gradually disappeared , "The deceased was a preparatory student, still studying language courses, and will officially enter the university in the second half of the year. However, her grades are not outstanding, and her personality is also very introverted. I learned from her classmates that her recent course pressure Big and hysterical at the same time because she broke up with her boyfriend. Once she broke down and cried in class, and her host family put her in touch with a psychiatrist, but before that, the tragedy happened.”

"Sounds like emotional entanglement." Isaac can deduce part of it himself. "How is her family's financial situation?"

"I've seen her parents, and they don't seem to be very well dressed," Booth replied.

"Where's her boyfriend?" Isaac asked. "A classmate studying abroad with her, or a local?"

"He's a local, he's a player on the college football team, and he's kind of a celebrity in the school." By Football, Booth said, he means football. It seems very suspicious. I don’t mean to discriminate or anything, but usually such a person would prefer a hot girl, rather than an Asian who has just been here for half a year and is not fluent in multiple languages, and this Asian Personality has nothing to do with extroversion.”

"Maybe he has a preference? You know, there are people who like Asian girls? They think they are smart and sexy, and they can have fun." Issac said while thinking, Booth has ruled out the suspicion of the ex-boyfriend, he naturally I won't doubt anything anymore, but there is indeed something strange in it.

He waited for Booth to clarify for him.

"You're only half right," Booth said. "That guy does like Asian girls more, but he's going after the dead because he made a bet with someone else."

"There is a lot of pressure to study, family expectations are high, and the feelings that can be pinned on the heart have been a scam from the beginning. They were broken up, had an unexpected pregnancy, and couldn't have an abortion because of the law... Maybe some people's gossip..." Issac one by one Counting, "Because these final choices don't seem so surprising. In a foreign country, loneliness and helplessness will be infinitely magnified. Some people find some ways to resolve it, while others... On a dead end."

"That's right, one dead, two dead." Booth was also deeply touched, "And the accomplices who caused this will not be punished."

"Or, she did wish to punish those people, after death," Issac said.He wondered if the girl's suicide was a purely independent incident that was accidentally used by others.Some people make a fuss about her death, but in fact her misfortune has nothing to do with the subsequent development.

"I also went to consult the Taoist scholars you mentioned. They said that the pattern is a 'talisman', but it is not decent. It belongs to crooked ways. It is used to absorb and increase resentment and curse." Booth said, "But Don't worry about doing any harm because there are a few critical lines drawn wrong."

"..." Issac simply didn't know what to say. If people in this world really have souls after death, after knowing this, I don't know if they will be revived.

"Do her parents accept that?" Isaac slumped directly on the bar.

"Actually, her parents want this case to end this morning more than we do. After confirming that the deceased committed suicide." Booth raised his head and drank a large glass of beer. "If they didn't want to cremate the body and bring it back to China , I thought they had some other purpose?"

"For what purpose?" Isaac turned on his phone and texted Matilda Keppel, wanting to know the identity of the psychic.Not just a college teaching assistant, but something more specific like a name. "It's just a corpse. It's easier to bring back the ashes after cremation than the whole corpse."

"That's because you don't know that there is a tradition in that country, a tradition that even the Chinese who have lived here for many years follow." Booth chewed the ice in his mouth, "You can never imagine."

"Let's hear it?" Isaac was really not convinced.

"They would buy and sell the body of a woman and 'marry' her to another man who had died," Booth said. "They called it yin marriage, and thought that after this ritual, the deceased would not feel lonely after death... ..."

Isaac almost choked on the liquor in his mouth, he coughed for a while before recovering, "You know... so much."

"Have you heard of it?" Booth asked, and continued after getting Isaac's affirmative look, "I handled the case myself, and the Chinese family seemed very low-key and friendly. No one could have imagined that they would Buying corpses is totally against the law, but they tell me it's a custom. I can't imagine their life is so modern, but their minds are stuck in an ignorant age."

"Is there really such a thing?" Isaac asked, with an incredulous expression on his face. He always felt that this kind of traditional feudal superstition and the Western humanistic environment were very inconsistent, and they mixed together to form a weird mash-up style.

"Yeah, this kind of thing cannot be avoided here so far from the East, and it's unimaginable how many such things will happen in the East itself." Booth was a little worried.

"Probably not that bad." Isaac felt that he must have been overwhelmed by this incident, otherwise he would not have continued to think along this line of thought, "They have already implemented the cremation policy, so don't worry about this kind of thing. In fact, After the founding of that country, spirits are not allowed, and zombies have become historical nouns..."

Booth couldn't understand what Issac was saying afterward, but he was able to continue the conversation by himself, "In fact, there are still things that haven't been clarified in this case, but the cause of death has been determined, and the victim's family insisted on cremating the body and taking it back to the country. , and there is another case in the Bureau..."

Listening to Booth rambling on, Isaac made a list of points in his mind.

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The psychic Matilda Keppel hired was called Ansu, but at the age of 25 or [-], she was very capable. The first impression she gave was more of a white-collar elite than those psychic mediums who talked crazy and always pretended to be profound.

It is precisely because of this that Matilda Keppel believes in her even more, because she thinks it represents professionalism.

After leaving the bank, Matilda Keppel did not go home, but went to Ansu's.She had just been in a potentially life-threatening accident, was in shock, and desperately needed the reassurance of someone she trusted.

Ansu didn't go out and was preparing lessons in the apartment.He was not surprised by Matilda Keppel's sudden visit, and when Matilda Keppel was eager to express his feelings, he warmed her a glass of milk in a hurry.

"Slow God, you are not in a good state now." Ansu held Matilda Keppel's hand, "The relationship between you and the wraith is a kind of confrontation, when you become stronger, its influence on you will become smaller; And when you are in a weak position, it will open its teeth and claws to devour you. Before the problem is solved, keep your heart intact, any loophole may cause bad results."

"I know." Matilda Keppel held the slightly hot milk glass, her hands gradually stopped shaking, "but that evil force is getting stronger and stronger. Just now, I almost got involved in a gunfight. The feeling of control is too scary, it's so dangerous, and it's the best choice to stay where you are and hide, but I almost couldn't help but rush into the firefighting area..."

"But you controlled yourself, you gained control of your body." Ansu comforted Matilda Keppel, "This is a good start, it means that you have gained evenly matched strength in the confrontation with that wraith, as long as you keep this Momentum, you'll get rid of it someday."

"But I want to get rid of it now!" Matilda Keppel gritted her teeth. "That feeling is too uncomfortable, especially in the comparison with Costa! Every time, every time when I compete with him on the same level, everyone will have nothing I chose him without hesitation. But this time, that wraith chose me. I know this state is wrong, but sometimes I really can't control that kind of jealousy. The good things are all his, and the bad things are all mine! "

"It's not your fault." Ansu looked into Matilda Keppel's eyes, "Look into my eyes, trust me, it's not your fault..."

"It's not fair, why am I the one who was cursed to suffer misfortune?" Matilda Keppel's calm shell was shattered, she hugged Ansu, crying uncontrollably, "I asked him for help, but he didn't care at all, I don't believe it at all. And I don't even know if I'm going to die in the next second!"

"But you have to make him believe you." Ansu pressed Matilda Keppel's shoulders, "You are not alone, your interests are the same, and the efficiency of two people solving problems together is greater than that of one person. Moreover, he has no problem with that wraith There's restraint, and that makes things go a lot smoother."

"I can't do it." Matilda Keppel shook her head. "He's very stubborn. As long as he makes up his mind, no one can convince him."

Ansu looked into Matilda Keppel's eyes, and used this method to give her strength, "Bring him to me, and I will make him believe it."