"Ms. Xu, I'm sorry for your loss. We still don't know exactly what caused Mr. Long's death. You said that ghost used to be a regular passenger of Mr. Long's. Did he ever tell you anything about the ghost? Its name, identity, destination, family situation... Did Mr. Long ever ask?"
"W-... No, I don't know. I only know it was a student, probably a student. He only said that the student often stayed out late at night, hanging around places like night markets and bars. He seemed pretty rich, taking a taxi home in the middle of the night... There was something strange about him. Probably just a rich kid who'd gone bad... I don't really know..."
"Does the ride-hailing app Mr. Long used still exist?"
"He deleted it. After that, he switched to another ride-hailing app, and he stopped driving to the place where he used to pick up that... that thing."
"Could you tell us the names of those two ride-hailing apps?"
"He used Feifei before, then switched to Jisu."
"All right."
October 27, 2015. Contacted Long Tao's colleague, Hu Shan. Audio file 09320151027.wav.
"Hello, Mr. Hu. Thank you for taking the time to speak with us."
"No need to be so formal. Long Tao was my colleague, after all. We weren't very close, but we saw each other around..."
"We spoke with Mr. Long's wife earlier. She mentioned that, in the months before the incident, Mr. Long had suspected he'd seen a ghost. It left him sleepless, anxious, and in a very bad state. She also mentioned you, and said you gave them some advice that helped Mr. Long calm down."
"Oh, that..."
"Mr. Hu, there's no need to worry. We're an online media outlet, and there are many ways to publish articles. Some aren't considered news