"Was that the ghost?"
"Yeah, it was him! I don't know when he showed up in the back seat. Just like in those horror movies, when a ghost suddenly appears in the back of a taxi. I nearly died of fright. I slammed on the brakes and yanked the wheel, crashing into the car beside me. The other car wasn't going fast, and it was close to me, so nothing serious happened. But I... I stopped the car and jumped out, and the other driver grabbed me. The kid was sitting in the back seat, like he was watching me. Or maybe he wasn't... I only saw half his face. The driver held on to me and wouldn't let me go, demanding my license and other documents so he could take pictures and make me pay. All my stuff was in the car, and I didn't dare go back to get it. In the end, I had no choice, so I went and got it."
"The ghost stayed in the car the whole time?"
"Yeah, he stayed in the car... There were people all around watching, and I... I really had no choice. I got back in... I didn't dare run this time. I drove to Splendid City Gardens. When we got there, he got out. I saw him walk into the residential complex, then turn a corner and disappear."
"Did he not pay the fare this time?"
"...He did, he paid. I don't know when... I didn't record the fare that day, but I remember there wasn't a hundred yuan in my wallet. I'd given it all to the other driver. But when I checked my wallet the next day, there was an extra hundred-yuan bill... Maybe some loose change, too... I didn't use the meter that day, and