“Tou Er, how is it?”
“There is nothing wrong with the house.”
DINGDONG——
KNOCK!KNOCK!
“Hello.”
“Come in. Your amulet is pretty useful, Xiaorui doesn’t have any strange feeling recently. Is that thing gone?”
“We are still not sure.”
“Can I buy that amulet?”
“Yes.”
“Oh!”
“The floor-to-ceiling window you talked about is here?”
“Ah? Yes.”
“And this is your bedroom.”
“Yes, I don’t have a bathroom in my bedroom, so I’ve always been using this one…”
“Hey, you are such a rude person! How can you just look at a girl’s room?”
“Tou Er, how is it?”
“There is no problem with the bathroom and the house.”
“Did you scare it away?”
“What does it mean to scare it away?”
“Little girl, I told you this last time, if you don’t know how to shut up then go out.”
“Shishi…”
“I will see what you can do!”
“Now, let’s do a test.”
“What test?”
“Miss Zheng, is the amulet on you?”
“Yes, it’s here. This…”
“Ok now, please go into the bathroom by yourself and look yourself in the mirror.”
“Are you kidding me? Taking away the amulet and let Xiaorui herself…”
“The effect of the amulet is too obvious, now we can see actually see it. You have us here, if something happens, don’t be afraid to shout. But I hope that you will be brave. If you feel something, go look in the mirror to see what it is and before we come in, don’t take your eyes off that mirror.”
“Ah...I…”
“Don’t joke around! Are you making Xiaorui as a bait? We spend money on you guys so that the problem can be solved, not to do this kind of thing!”
“Ling, you go talk to her.”
“Ok. Xiaoshi come with me.”
“Hey, slow down! You...let go of me!”
“Little girl, don’t hinder us from doing things.”
CLATTER.
“What hindering? I don’t agree with what you’re doing, you are fired! You...What are you doing *muffling*”
“Ok, Tou Er.”
“Well, little girl. You now know how to shut up, right?”
“MMH!”
“Then I will let go of my hand and in a moment your friend will come out, don’t talk
too much. Do you understand?”
“What do you mean? Is that a pinhole camera?”
“Your parents may be right…”
“Ah...so Xiaorui really…”
“As a friend, you should encourage her to face the truth and instead making a scene and deepening her fear even more.”
“...”
CLATTER.
“Ok, we finished talking.”
“Can I go in?”
“Yes, you can.
“ I...I am ready.”
“Don’t worry, if you feel any danger, just call out to us. We will all stay at the door.”
“Ok. Shishi…”
“I am at the door, don’t worry. I will hold the doorknob and if I hear your voice, I will go in.”
“Ok. Then, I will go in.”
“Alright! You can do it, Xiaorui!”
CREAK——CLATTER!
……
“She is in front of the mirror.”
……
[BREATHES] “Don’t show up, don’t show up, don’t show up…”
……
“Open your eyes. Um...it’s been ten minutes.”
……
“ [BREATHES] “
……
“6:15”
……
“......”
……
“6:20”
“Open the door.”
“Ah…”
“Open the door.”
“Oh.”
CLATTER! CREAK——
“Shishi?”
“Xiaorui, you…”
“It seems like that ghost has left.”
“Ah?!”
“You didn’t see any strange things and you didn’t feel like someone was staring at you, right, Miss Zheng?”
“No, there wasn’t. Is that thing gone?”
“It seems like this is the case.”
“Then...then that amulet, do you need it back?”
“We can give it to you. You can keep it as a memory and a guardian, you will not encounter another situation like this again.”
“That’s a relief! Thank you all so much!”
“No problem.”
“Little girl, do you still want to buy a amulet?”
“...Yes! I want to buy a pair with Xiaorui!”
“The amulets from our firm are all the same, there are no pairs.”
“What...not even a business-like mind...no wonder it’s in a old community…”
Attached: Video file 07820131214.avi.
December 14, 2013: The investigation was terminated and the incident was resolved and confirmed as an non-spiritual event.
December 20, 2013: A call from Duan Shishi was received. Telephone recording 201312201212.mp3
“Is this Qingye? Can you...can you come to my school now?”
“Miss Duan? What happened?”
“The amulet...the amulet is gone. Xiaorui is very scared. She, she locked herself in the bathroom. It’s lunch break, but it’s going to be class time soon and the teacher will come.”
“Ok, we will get there right away.”
December 20, 2013: Went to the No. 1 Middle School of Huangnan and found the client. Went through the formalities of taking a leave. Audio file 07820131220.wav.
“Don’t be scared. This is a new amulet, take care of it. It’s ok.”
“ [CRIES] “
“Don’t worry, we are going to the office now. We will drive really fast. If you’re scared, don’t look around and close your eyes. I’m right next to you, holding your hand, ok? I will always talk to you.”
“Xiaorui, don’t be afraid [SNIFFS] don’t be afraid anymore...I’m also by your side, too.”
“Tou Er already talked to the teacher, we can go now.”
“Ok, let’s go.”
……
“Miss Zheng, do you feel better now?”
“Yes.”
“Drink some hot water.”
“Ok…”
“Now, can you tell us what happened?”
“I...I attended the school’s chorus, had rehearsals, changed clothes....I didn’t pay
attention...I wasn’t paying any attention when I was changing clothes. When I finished and changed clothes again, I realized that the amulet was gone...I went looking for it...in the music room, hallway, classroom, bathroom...it wasn’t there…”
“I also helped search for it, but we didn’t find it. I told Xiaorui someone must have picked up or maybe the cleaning lady threw it away. I gave her my amulet.”
“Where is your amulet?”
“It’s here.”
“Miss Zheng, did you not take it?”
“No! I wanted to, but...but that time…”
“Xiaorui was behind me...We were in the music classroom and behind me was a grand piano and a window.”
“Did you see your own reflection, a strange shadow, or something?”
“ [WHIMPERS] “
“Miss Zheng, if you don’t say anything, we won’t know how to help you. Right now, you are very safe, please speak up.”
“...It was a bird.”
“What kind of bird?”
“I don’t know...it was brown, but it was not a sparrow. It was a big one just perched on the windowsill...in...in its mouth...there was the amulet.”
“Ah! It was taken away by a bird! Why didn’t you say anything?”
“It was looking at me....It was looking at me with the amulet in its mouth.”
“Xiaorui…”
“Did it fly away later on?”
“Yes, it flew away...but it flew back again...it flew back again…”
“Xiaorui, don’t be scared. It’s ok now.”
“You got scared, so you locked yourself in the bathroom?”
“ [CRIES] “
“Xiaorui....don’t cry. It’s ok.”
“Ling.”
“Ok. Little sister Xiaorui, I will take you to wash your face, don’t be afraid.”
“Me?”
CLACKCLACKCLACK…..CREAK——CLATTER!
“Little girl, can you contact her parents?”
“We need to talk to her parents?”
“What she needs the most right now is a psychiatrist, not us.”
“But...but her situation is so weird? How can a bird get a hold on the amulet? Maybe
that thing is very sly and is purposely confusing us?”
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