"Then how much do you know about that ghost? When you picked him up and dropped him off, did he ever tell you his name or anything about himself?"
"No. He barely spoke or interacted with anyone. He'd just sit in the back and ignore me... I really didn't notice anything wrong with him. I swear, I never did. He got in and out of the car and paid like a normal passenger. It was just this one time, by pure chance, that I saw him suddenly appear on the street. He hadn't done anything, but an order popped up on my phone... I heard Lao Hu—he's a coworker of mine—talk about this kind of thing plenty of times. Late at night, you're more likely to run into unclean things. Those of us who drive taxis keep irregular hours, and we're not exactly strong and healthy. We're physically weak, so we're more likely to attract that sort of thing. When I asked the master for a protective charm, he told me to fast for a few days, visit the temple once a month, and do good deeds... I really did everything. I even bought a gold necklace. They say gold can ward off evil... I'm fine, right? Nothing's going to happen to me, right?"
"Mr. Liu, being this frightened can also make you more likely to attract those things."
"Ah..."
"We're hoping to identify that thing. Have you heard anything about incidents on Pengbai Road or near the residential complex where he lived?"
"What... what do you mean, 'incidents'?"
"Anything like a child dying or going missing."
"N-no. I don't know... I haven't heard of anything like that."
"All right. Please stay calm. You've taken every precaution you can. Under normal circumstances, you won't be in any danger."
"Right, you're