"That's strange. Who could it be? Surely they didn't get the wrong person?"
"We can only ask around," Nangong Yao said.
August 18, 2010. Contacted the client. Audio file 05820100818.wav.
"Shen Jiayan? Is that the name?"
"Yes. Miss Ning, did Miss Lin Hui ever mention that name to you?"
"No. I heard her talk about some of her classmates, but I don't think any of them had the surname Shen..."
"Did she ever mention a name that sounded similar?"
"No. Um... is that the female ghost's name?"
"Yes."
"Oh... So, have you found her now?"
"All we know is a rough approximation of her name, and that she was probably someone Miss Lin Hui encountered in elementary school."
"I see... Sorry, I can't help."
"You've already helped us a lot. We'll contact you again if there are any new developments."
"Okay. Sorry for the trouble."
August 18, 2010. Contacted Ren Hua, Shi Fei's mother. Audio file 05820100818(1).wav.
"Mrs. Ren, this is Mr. Shi's notebook. We're returning the original."
"Mm, okay. Thank you."
"May I ask, if you don't mind, whether you remember anything about Mr. Shi's childhood?"
"What? His childhood... Are you asking..."
"When he was in elementary school, did he ever meet a girl named Shen Jiayan?"
"So that's what this is about... I-I'm not really sure. Feifei always played with boys. He... sometimes bullied girls, tugging their braids or lifting their skirts... The teacher called me in two or three times... Could it be that something happened to that girl... Feifei's already gone now, and he..."
"Please don't be nervous, Mrs. Ren. We're just trying to find a girl named Shen Jiayan. Does the name ring a bell?"
"No, I don't really remember his classmates' names. There were some names he never told me. The girls... I met