On February 9, 2007, no anomalies were found in Tianhe City.
On February 12, 2007, they contacted Lei Daywei, Lei Yinyin's father, and obtained a blood sample from him.
On February 15, 2007, they contacted Master Huiyi to perform the rite of deliverance. The video file 04020070215.w******** opened, showing a simple, old-fashioned room. The furniture and furnishings were antique in style, and incense was burning, with wisps of smoke drifting through the room.
Someone entered the frame, carrying something in his arms.
Judging by his back, it was probably Liu Miao.
Wu Ling soon appeared in the frame as well, holding a porcelain bowl.
Liu Miao placed what he was carrying on the bed in the middle of the frame, then stepped aside. As soon as he moved away, the object he had been holding came into view.
It was a doll. A bare doll with no facial features and a stiff, lifeless shape. It was even more rudimentary than the plastic mannequins in clothing store windows, like a child's clumsy craft project.
As Wu Ling chanted, she dipped her fingers into the contents of the porcelain bowl and painted the doll.
Her movements were fluid. She leaned forward slightly, her profile showing an intensely focused expression.
The footage showed two of her fingers stained red, the color like blood.
A man's breathing came through the video.
"Like this... This is all we need?" the man asked nervously. "Yinyin... This way, Yinyin..."
The man's voice was the same one I had just heard: Lei Daywei's.
Liu Miao spoke up. "Yes. This will summon her soul. Then Master Huiyi will deliver your daughter."
Still off camera, an old man chanted a Buddhist invocation, then offered reassurance. "Please don't worry, benefactor."
The man kept breathing. His breaths were ragged. At times, he