Aoba Office

"Judging from your account, something is not right. Old sir, have you told your family about this situation?"

"I told you, I told you, didn't they help me change the furniture and do general cleaning?"

"No, I mean, have you told your family about your suspicions?"

"This... I told the old lady, but she couldn't figure it out... My son, my daughter, they didn't say much. Hey, you little comrades rarely believe this, right?"

"Hmm. So, do you remember when it first happened? When was that? Did you do anything special before that?"

"Ah? Well... let me think about it... it's been a few years... I was retired at the time... I guess I just retired... I didn't pay attention... I used to commute to and from get off work every day, and I wasn't busy, but I still had to go to work. Later, I retired. I didn’t get used to it at first, so I even ran outside... There was a teahouse in the community, and I later went there to drink tea and chat with my old neighbors. Later, I got used to staying at home and watching TV..."

"Why don't you go to the teahouse?"

"Huh? I won't go, I just won't go. I forgot about it too. Watching TV is also good, right? Sometimes I watch the news, sometimes I watch the theater..."

"Didn't you notice anything was wrong before you found the bug?"

"No, it's quite normal. I also suddenly found those bugs. I don't know where they came from. They can't get rid of them... Is this because I'm possessed by an evil spirit? I didn't crush the ants or bugs. …It’s rare to see insect nests in the community now…”

"If you don't have any clues, we need to contact your family and ask about the situation. It may not be you who committed the taboo, but your family."

"This...can't be right? Is it because I saw those bugs?"

"That's impossible to tell."

"Oh, okay."

On July 6, 2002, Duan Zheng, Duan Xiaojun’s eldest son, was contacted. Audio file 01220020706.wav.

"Hello, Mr. Duan."

"Yeah. You said, you said you saw my dad? My dad came to find you?!"

"Yes. This is our business card."

"Qingye...supernatural...you, are you kidding me? Ha, this, this joke is not funny..."

"It's not a joke. We were also surprised when we saw your father. Generally speaking, someone like your father shouldn't enter our office. He came to the door on his own, so the situation is a bit complicated."

"..."

"Mr. Duan, can you tell us what happened at your home? The thing your father entrusted us to deal with was the frequent occurrence of a large number of bugs where he lived..."

"Hiss - you... you, are you serious?"

"Of course, we are serious. Your father is already our client. If not, we could have dealt with him directly then."

"Deal, deal with it? What treatment?"

"It's the processing you understand."

"..."

"Mr. Duan, can you tell me what's going on now?"

"...I...I don't know what to say...I don't know where to start..."

"The clues we got from your father probably started happening after he retired."

"Ha, yes...he retired...he is very strong, with a bad temper and a tough temper. After retirement, there is nothing to do, so he feels a little uncomfortable. We brothers and sisters are also middle-aged and can't always accompany them. At first, it was my son. My son’s workplace had an annual vacation, so he took his grandparents out for a trip, not to a very far place, but just to play around for two days, and we, the children, also went there on the weekends. We have been visiting them all the time. But we can't stay with them all the time during the working day. My mother has a soft personality. She retired early and spends time shopping, playing cards, watching TV, and knitting with the aunts in the community. Yes, it's okay. My dad...he went to the teahouse several times. I got a call from my mom on Monday because she had nothing to do. He said he had a quarrel with an old man in a teahouse and was sulking when he got home. I wanted to talk to my dad and try to persuade him, but my mom said he was already asleep. I ran outside. Don’t save money at home, just turn on the air conditioner and watch TV. My mother kept agreeing..."

"...Are you okay, Mr. Duan?"

"Well...she kept saying yes. Her tone of voice didn't change at all, it was still the same. I called her the next day, and she said yes and my dad didn't go out today. I watched TV at home all day. I asked her to call my dad and hung up. He was so stubborn. ...I talked to my brother later and didn't notice anything was wrong. My eldest sister went to see the two elders over the weekend. She later told us that Dad might not be feeling well and was lying in bed and ignoring anyone. I took leave the next week and wanted to take my dad to see a doctor. When I got home, it was very cold... The air conditioner was turned on very low and the curtains were closed. I felt something was wrong. I called my mom, but no one answered. Then I heard a sound coming from the room inside. I opened the door and turned on the air conditioner in the living room. The air conditioner was turned on, and the temperature was even lower. I came in from outside and felt cold. I...I saw my dad lying on the bed, motionless, facing the wall, with only a blanket on him... Huh..."

"Mr. Duan, you can rest for a while."

"No, no need...I...I can go on...I saw my dad lying there, and I felt bad. I still thought about his body, and it was impossible to use the air conditioner like this. I called him, and he just He groaned twice and seemed to be awake. I went over and pushed him... I felt that his body was hard and there was no heat at all... I... my head was covered at the time and I didn't know what to do. My mother just... my mother came out of the toilet. My mother's face was white and green, and she asked me why. At this time, I came over. I pushed my dad, and I didn’t know what to say. My mother complained to herself, complained that the air conditioner was cold, and turned it up. He covered it. I thought something was wrong. When I held her hand, my mother's hand was cold. I stared at her carefully...she..."

"Is she still alive?"

"Oh - alive...at that time...I was alive..."