Amid the blood and tears, Shane saw the little girl forcing a sweet yet eerie smile at him, asking, "Murdering someone as a minor won't get you a sentence… Right?"
A buzz echoed through his head, and it took him a while to understand the meaning of her words. His eyes slowly widened as terror engulfed him. For the first time, he felt fear.
"No, please… I was wrong… I—" he pleaded fearfully.
Before he could finish, however, the girl had resumed her original expression. Using the brick in her hand, she mercilessly struck it against his head.
Before losing consciousness, Shane could vaguely see another woman's face on the little girl.
He remembered the woman… She was the one he had pushed down the stairs because she didn't know to mind her business!
That woman had come after him! No… A ghost had come to seek revenge on him!
…
Ultimately, Isabel didn't take the boys' lives. It wasn't because she was soft-hearted but because she didn't want the little girl to take on her murder debt due to her own resentment.
The girl still had a long life ahead of her, and Isabel didn't want these scums to be a stain on her profile.
That said, Isabel didn't plan on letting the boys off the hook so easily. Thus, she delivered a few more strikes to their hands and feet, creating a bloody mess of flesh and blood.
Following that, she controlled the girl's body and ran to a crowded space before wailing into the air.
Her screams and cries attracted the adults nearby. Utilizing her remaining ghastly energy, Isabel finally exited the girl's body.
Lying on the ground, Isabel watched as the passersby gasped and screamed at the sight of the blood-drenched girl. Then, they called out for the girl's parents.
The girl's grandmother, carrying a basket of apples, hurried over with a distressed look, her steps unsteady. The old woman tightly embraced her frightened, crying granddaughter.
With a casual movement, Shannon drew Isabel's soul, lying lifelessly on the ground, directly into the talisman.
Given Isabel's depleted ghastly energy, it would take her a few days to recover fully. Thus, Shannon decided to temporarily keep her under her care.
Just as she had safely secured the soul, the two boys behind the abandoned building were finally discovered. Soon, an ambulance arrived.
Shannon glanced at the boys, covered in blood from the brutal blows, with not a shred of pity in her eyes.
While the little girl wouldn't face any punishment, it was hard to say if the families of the two boys would cause trouble later. Therefore, the best course of action was to strike first.
After some thought, she fished out her phone. Her gaze darted between Adam and Thomas in her contact list, yet in the end, she dialed Benjamin's number.
"Hey, I need a lawyer from you."
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