“Yes, we need to catch that cat. I will stay here to look for it, you all will continue to investigate.”
“Hey, is that cat really difficult to deal with?”
“It should’ve eaten a lot of souls already, it’s power is rising, but it is not a malicious spirit and will not attack innocent people.”
“From what I have to say, this matter should not be bothered with anymore. Su Zhouqin and the others should be self-sufficient, and they deserve to be eaten by them. Right, Ling?”
“A living thing is a living thing and a dead soul is a dead soul. Since it’s a ghost, it shouldn’t be walking in the world of the living. They don’t just attack people, the people who come across them will also be affected.”
“That...is true.”
“I feel like Zhou Yanghui’s yang is weak and the spirit has already gone wrong. That cat must want to slowly consume his yang, but not eat his soul. His family’s ancestors and burning joss paper can’t last a lifetime. That Zhu Bin must have died like that, too. You guys go check the last two remaining tenants’ situation, and then ask Fei Wen to determine that cat’s business.”
“Ok.”
May 1, 2006: The investigation revealed that Wang Shuangning, one of the other two tenants disappeared in 2003 and Fan Leyu died in 2005.
May 2, 2006: The client was asked about Wang Shuangning. Audio file 03520060502.wav.
“Mr. Fei, Zhou Yanghui mentioned a cat to us, it was very strange and asked to die itself. Do you know of this?”
“I...I don’t remember.”
“You told us before that among the five tenants, except Su Zhouqin and his two colleagues and the other two, one went back to his hometown and the other changed jobs and moved. Excuse me, did you say Wang Shuangning was the one who moved?”
“Yes, Fan Le was the one who went back home and Wang Shuangning moved. What’s wrong?”
“We found out that Wang Shuangning disappeared in 2003.”
“How...how is that possible? He..he really moved! He changed his job and the pay was pretty good, treating us to drinks. I watched him pack his stuff and carry that luggage…”
“What about carrying his luggage?”
“He...he...that day…”
“Mr. Fei, what happened that day?”
“That day, that day! That day we had a farewell dinner and when we went back, Su Zhouqin caught that cat! That cat that you just mentioned! It was that day! It was Wang Shuangning who started it, they also said to commemorate something, and the last one who stabbed it was Wang Shuangning! When he left, he took the cat’s body with him to throw it away...yes, it must be that, so that’s why he disappeared...it must be that cat…”
“Think carefully, are there any other overlooked things?”
“Oh...that should be it...it must have been that cat who killed Wang Shuangning…”
May 4, 2006: A cat cry was heard. Audio file 03520060504.wav.
“Hey, you heard it right? It’s a cat right?”
“It is a cat. Mr. Fei, you don’t need to worry, they can’t get in.”
“How can they not get in?”
MEOW——！
“AHHHHH!”
“Mr. Fei, calm down for a moment.”
“I will go check it out.”
CLATTER, CLATTER, CLATTER...CREAK——BANG.
KNOCKNOCKNOCK…
“What is that noise?”
“It’s trembling. Alright, the fool went to see it, it’s ok, go to sleep. YAWN——”
“I,I,I...I can’t sleep…”
“Mr. Fei, the cat calls are gone, it’s fine.”
“Really?”
“Really, there isn’t any cat meowing anymore.”
“HU…”
CREAK——
MEOW!
“AH!!! It came in! It came in!!”
“Mr. Fei…”
BANG.
CLATTER,CLATTER,CLATTER…
MEOWMEOW! MEOW——OWOW!
“Save me, please save me! Don’t let it come inside!”
“You fool, what are you doing?”
“What, what am I doing?”
“What are you doing, bringing the cat inside?”
“This is a cat that Boss said that has problems! Look, I caught it just like that.”
MEOW! MEOW!!
“Oh, what the hell?”
“That’s right, a big cat with multicolored fur and also look, it’s bloody, too. There is a wound on its head, must be done by Su Zhuoqin that time?”
“We still have to confirm it. I will take a tube of it’s blood and take it to test tomorrow.”
“Fool, how did you catch it?”
“I rushed out and saw it. It was probably injured, so it couldn’t run.”
“It has no problems with it’s limbs.”
MEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOW…
“Hey, it’s pretty nimble! Why didn’t you escape earlier? Hungry?”
“Take it away quickly! It can kill people! It is the one killing people!”
MEOWMEOWMEOWMEOW....
“It’s so noisy, it seems like we won’t be getting any sleep tonight.”
“I will lock it up first and wait for Boss to come back to deal with it.”
“I will go make something for it to eat.”
“One of you, make a call to Boss!”
Attached: Stray cat photo; blood sample 03520060504.
May 5, 2006: Fei Wen went missing and blood was left on the ground. The cat is not abnormal. Blood sample 03520060505.
May 5, 2006: The audio file was analyzed. Audio file 03520060504G.wav.
“...MEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOW…”
CLICK!
“What is the problem with the meowing?”
“I heard a human voice, Su Zhuoqin’s voice, very clear. He said that he is Su Zhuoqin, asked us to save him, and then said kill him and called Fei Wen’s name.”
“What exactly is going on? Su Zhuoqin’s ghost is following that cat?”
CLICK!
“...MEOWMEOWMEOWMEOW…”
“The content here is pretty similar, he just said kill him. He seems to want to die.”
“If I had to follow a stray cat, I would also want to hurry to reincarnate.”
“However, it was only Su Zhouqin? What about Kong Rongde?”
“Who knows? When will Boss come back?”
“He said yesterday that he still hasn’t caught that cat ghost, so he won’t be back and let us look after the cat. I sent him the photo yesterday, but the signal there isn’t good, so he didn’t receive it, yet.”
MEOW——MEOW——
“Hey, that cat is calling again. Mushroom, do you hear Su Zhuoqin talking?”
“Mushroom?”
“I’m thinking about a problem. Su Zhuoqin always talks when the cat starts to meow. Maybe he’s not following the cat, but he became that cat.”
“You mean, his soul is in the cat’s body?”
“Wait a minute, I will record his meowing.”
Attached: Audio file 03520060505.wav.
May 5, 2006: The cat calls were analyzed. Audio file 03520060505G.wav.
“...MEOWMEOWMEOWMEOW…”
“How is it, Mushroom?”
“Hey! This…”
“Hey, stop building up the suspense!”
“This is Fei Wen’s voice.”
“Uh…”
“You don’t mean…”
“It’s Fei Wen talking, he wants us to save him or just kill him quickly.”
“So the person who killed the cat would be trapped in its body?”
May 5, 2006: A keyboard was provided for the stray cat for text communication.
“Last night, I kept hearing meowing. You guys closed the door, gave me earplugs and headphones. I hid myself under the covers, but nothing worked. The cat’s meowing felt like it was right next to my ear, I didn’t have a choice, I really couldn’t stand it anymore! So, I killed it. I waited until you guys were sleeping to kill it. When I killed it, I saw something run out of its body. I was so scared, my legs went soft. It took me a long time to get a clear look of it, it was Su Zhuoqin. Su Zhuoqin looked really happy and smiled at me, I was dumbfounded. Then, the cat’s body started to move. It suddenly jumped and threw me down, and biting my face.”
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