Becky
Seeing Zion's abnormality, a man approached, muttering to himself, and finally took out a talisman and stuck it on his forehead, saying, "Settled!"
Zion choked and couldn't speak a word.
In front of me was someone like a sorcerer - the reason I say sorcerer instead of priest is because the clothes he was wearing didn't quite resemble a robe, but they were also different from what an ordinary person would wear.
In a daze, numerous memories that did not belong to Zion quickly flashed through his mind.
His name was "Becky", and he used to be a female worker in a factory, sewing clothes on the assembly line.
The wages of the assembly line female worker were not high. Ten years ago, the economy in rural areas was generally poor. In order to earn money to build a house, she and her husband worked very hard.
The two of them worked tirelessly, often pushing through even when they were sick, unwilling to take a day off.
Finally, with the efforts of the couple and some money borrowed from relatives and friends, they finally built their own house.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and planned to work for another two years. After paying off the debt, they would save a little money, and then Becky could stay at home and take care of the children.
One day, Becky caught a cold and had a fever, but if she took a day off, she would be deducted sixty dollars. She couldn't bear it, so she still went to work.
Finally, she had a high fever and fainted inside the factory. When she woke up again, it was already three days later.
Since then, Becky herself felt like her brain had gone haywire, often speaking uncontrollably and incoherently.
It started like this, until one day she was working in the factory, suddenly she stood up drowsily and walked on foot to a river ten kilometers away, standing there blankly...
When her husband found her, he was terrified. Many people thought she had gone crazy due to a high fever. Her husband took her to several hospitals for examination.
However, all the money was spent, yet nothing could be detected. All the diagnostic conclusions given by the hospital were no illness, normal...
According to the doctor, having a fever does not damage the brain, unless it is followed by complications such as meningitis. However, all of Becky's tests showed that her brain was fine.
"She was haunted by a lonely ghost, that's why she acted like this," the sorcerer continued, "The lonely ghost wanted to use her as a scapegoat, so it clung to her. Earlier, she walked so far to the riverside, it was the ghost manipulating her, urging her to die."
"Now I would put her into the wooden barrel, and on top of the barrel, I would place our exclusive secret technique."
"Ghosts are most afraid of heat, as long as we can steam out the lonely souls and wild ghosts inside her body."
Hearing the sorcerer say so, Becky's mother and husband nodded quickly.
They went to several large hospitals but couldn't find any problems. They couldn't remember all the doctor's words, but only remembered the phrase "fever won't burn the brain." Therefore, they firmly believed that Becky was possessed by a lonely ghost.
Seeing the sorcerer take out a talisman, he was able to immobilize Becky, and both of them became even more convinced by the sorcerer's words.
Zion was extremely anxious!
Although he was just a child, he had seen a lot in the Murray family, especially with a talented sister who could catch ghosts.
After possessing Becky, Zion was very clear that she was not some lonely ghost possessing her.
She went to the hospital but they couldn't find anything wrong with her, but she didn't go to a mental hospital for a check-up.
Becky should belong to a mental illness like schizophrenia, in short, definitely not being possessed by ghosts!
However, the people in front of her didn't listen to a word she said.
"Let go of me... I really wasn't possessed by a wandering ghost..." Zion tried to explain, but they didn't listen and dared not say anymore that they weren't Becky.
"I was fine, I was okay, really!" he was on the verge of crying.
At this moment, he had already been put into a wooden barrel. He didn't know what trick the sorcerer had used, but he only felt weak all over and unable to move.
Couldn't even stand up, let alone climb out of the barrel.
"Look, the lost souls and wild ghosts inside her body were scared! I immobilized them, so they couldn't escape. Hurry up and say that you're fine."
Zion spat blood, saying this unexpectedly didn't work either!
He could only come up with another way of saying it: "I really am not possessed by a ghost, I have schizophrenia, you know? It's when sometimes I split into another personality..."
However, the sorcerer sneered and said, "Are you crazy? I believe your family would definitely be able to tell!"
"Do you think she was crazy?"
Becky's husband hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "She is usually very normal..."
Becky's mother, even more clueless, continued, "At home, she even helped with cooking, feeding the pigs and chickens, and even took good care of the vegetable garden..."
How could it be possible to be crazy?
The villagers who were watching from a distance whispered to each other, "Yes, indeed, he is not crazy. I have seen the crazy person from the neighboring village, and he is not like this..."
Some people hesitated, "Even if it's not a mental illness, there's no way to treat it like this. What if something goes wrong...?"
Some even wanted to come forward to rescue Becky: "Aunt Zhou, I think you should take Becky to a more advanced provincial hospital to have a look. There is no such treatment here! What if something happens?"
Unexpectedly, the person who kindly stepped forward to intervene was actually persuaded away by Becky's family.
They were afraid of offending the sorcerer, so the sorcerer refused to help Becky "cure her illness".
Zion talked until his mouth was dry and parched, but he still couldn't escape the fate of being put on a steamer.
He became desperate...