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"Haha, you young people probably don't know that in our era, mental illness was a lunatic. There was no cure. If there was such a person in the family, the only option was to lock him up, tie him up, or let him go crazy outside. There was nothing I could do. My mother became anxious after hearing what my brother said. She chased and beat my brother and scolded him for being crazy. But my brother insisted on going to a psychiatrist. Doctors and nurses came to persuade him. And that ophthalmologist explained to my mother that it might be psychological reasons that caused my brother to see hallucinations. This kind of mental illness is not a lunatic."

"Yeah. Then you went to see a psychiatrist?"

"Yeah, then I went to see him. There are only two doctors in the psychiatry department of the hospital. One is an old doctor who has drunk foreign ink and has returned to his roots. The other is a young man who was assigned to the psychiatry department. The psychiatry department There were not many patients, and many of them came for the old doctor. Because my mother cried so much, the ophthalmology expert accompanied us to the psychiatry department and introduced us, asking the old doctor to give me the treatment first. Brother, take a look. They all think that this is just a small problem for my brother, and it can be solved quickly, and there is no need to take medicine or anything. Phew——"

"And after that?"

"Phew - my brother went in to talk to the old doctor alone. Not long after, the old doctor asked the young doctor to run out and pick up some leaves. I felt scared at the time and wanted to ask the doctor not to go in, but my body couldn't move. , unable to speak, I just watched the doctor go in with two fresh leaves in his hands, and then...then came my brother's scream. My brother screamed like crazy, and the sound didn't even sound like Humans can emit it. The door was not closed, so I passed the doctor and saw my brother huddled in the corner, waving his hands desperately, as if he was hitting something. He shouted at the top of his lungs, his eyes wide open, but his face was pale. It looked so scary. My mother couldn't breathe at once, and she sat paralyzed on the ground. The doctors and nurses were also frightened. The old doctor shouted for people to get out, but the young doctor stood blankly, still relaxed. When I lifted my hand, two leaves fell to the ground..."

Nourishing, nourishing.

Ga-da!

"Hiss-hoo-I don't know if it was a coincidence or what the ghost did. At that time, the window was just opened a crack, and I didn't feel the wind, so the two leaves floated up. It seemed to be blown by the wind, drifting towards my brother. My brother screamed even more miserably, but stopped waving his hands, holding his head, and crawled into the corner. I don’t know what to tell you about that look. Phew—— I couldn't stand it anymore, so I rushed in, grabbed the leaves, and tore them into pieces. The old doctor comforted my brother, coaxing him like a child. My mother was crying right there. There were other patients waiting in the corridor, I don't know. Was it stimulated by my brother and had an attack? It was a mess. Ha... I grabbed those broken leaves and stood in the room, my head was about to explode from the noise. At that time, I felt, this It’s really strange, how could such a thing happen..."

"But things like this happen."

"Yes, it happened, and it happened to my brother! Huh - there was no psychiatric ward in the hospital at that time, so we had to go back. After a day of hard work, my brother was scared to death, and nothing was gained. When my old man came to pick us up, he almost beat up the old doctor. There was another fuss... Sigh... The old doctor was really very responsible, and he even said how he would give my brother rehabilitation treatment. The old doctor My dad and I didn't believe what my brother said, and thought he was scared out of his wits. My dad became angry, and when he returned to the factory, he started looking for people to find out which bastard scared my brother. I... I accompanied him My brother, I heard him talking to himself, laughing and crying, saying it was really a ghost.”

"Do you believe it's a ghost?"

"I can't help but believe it. My brother is so courageous that he can't tell the difference between the real thing and the fake one. Moreover, not long after, someone in the factory saw a ghost again."

"Well, we also understand this. After your brother, there were two or three more people who saw the ghost, is that right?"

"They are two people. One is Fatty and the other is Xiao Xu. They are both about the same age as my brother and are friends. They saw the same ghost in the woods in the park. Probably...can't say they are the same..."

"What's the difference?"

"My brother was scared when he saw the leaves, but they didn't seem to be. I don't know exactly how."

"Is your father's investigation fruitless?"

"No. My mother just took care of it, bathing my brother with grapefruit leaves and praying to gods. But my brother was good and bad. Sometimes I couldn't see him, sometimes I saw him again, and then he gradually stopped going out. , and locked himself in the house. At that time, the factory was already in a state of semi-stop production, and it closed down soon. My brother locked himself in the house, and my mother cried when she saw it, and my father smoked as hard as he could. I...I I quickly found a new job at that time, but I just didn’t want to stay at home.”

"Your brother later committed suicide. What was the reason?"

"call--"

"Mr. Li? Is there any problem with this? If you can tell me, it will be of great help to us."

"Oh... Phew - my brother... was killed by me."

"Um?"

"My brother had been shut up at home at that time, never going out, and couldn't see the leaves... I have been thinking for so many years that if he stayed at home all his life and never looked at the leaves, he might be able to live peacefully until now. . He is my biological brother, my only biological brother. As a younger brother, it is not a problem for me to raise him. But I...I..."

"Mr. Li, are you okay?"

"Well, I'm fine. Huh-I... That day, I came home from work... It was autumn, and the leaves were all yellow. My mother was telling me the day before that when the leaves all fell, my brother might I can go out for a walk, whether it’s to see the old doctor or go to the temple to worship Buddha. Maybe next year, my brother will be fine... But when I went home that day, I didn’t pay attention, so I I went back to the bedroom, took off my coat and threw it on the bed. My brother was taking a shower at that time and was not in the house. I went to the kitchen to help my mother cook. When it was ready, I went to call my brother to eat. I saw that the toilet door was still open. It was closed. I thought the old man was using it. I went to the bedroom and found that my brother was not there. When I came out, I saw the old man coming out of the bedroom of the old couple... Phew - I didn't know why at the time. It was probably just an intuition. , looked back at my bedroom. My coat was spread out on the bed. My brother and I had slept in bunk beds all our lives, and I slept on the bottom bunk. There were shadows on the bed. I didn't notice it at first, but when I looked back, I I saw it. There was a leaf hanging on my clothes... on my back..."

"Mr. Li..."

"Ha... I brought a leaf into the house... I brought the leaf in... I... I killed my brother... It's all my fault... It's all my fault …”

"Mr. Li, this is not your fault. This was an accident. You..."

"Maybe it wasn't an accident."

"What did you say?"

"Boss?"

"Mr. Li, your brother hit a ghost. Whether many things were accidents will only be known after investigation. Could you please tell me how many days it took for your brother to see ghosts until his death? How often did he see ghosts? So what?"

"I...I can't remember clearly."

"So, as far as you know, was your brother the first person to see a ghost in the factory?"

"……yes."

"Did your brother do anything before? Or, was there any change in the factory before this?"

"No... it should be... no... right? I really don't remember."

"Then Fat Tou and Xiao Xu you mentioned, do you still remember their names and contact information?"

"I remember the name, but the contact information is gone. They moved quickly after this incident happened."

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! !