It wasn't until Lu Ban mentioned it that Stone and Shia suddenly remembered this matter.
If it was Mr. Bronning's funeral, then where was his body?
Even if The Conjuring was real, it would have to start with his body, right?
Why had they ignored this all along?
Stone felt that some extraordinary power might be interfering with and influencing cognition. He stood up, feeling as if his brain was bound by something viscous and murky. The electrical signals in the trenches of his mind struggled to spread, as if he had been hit by a muffled blow, leaving him dazed and confused.
Once he steadied himself, Stone was certain that the cognitive manipulation exerted by some extraordinary power was gradually being undone.
It was like a drunken person's view of the world. Although the eyes understand what they see, the brain would have various thoughts, unable to name familiar people, instead breaking into tears while embracing a stranger.