It was a peaceful day at work the next day.
The online excitement didn't spill over into real life.
I told Skinny and the others about the file, and they were all surprised. They felt much as I did, like a door had opened to a whole new world.
As we talked, we spent the day at the neighborhood committee office as usual. Naturally, we didn't hear anyone there talking about the things happening online.
It wasn't until lunchtime that I checked the web.
The "summary report" from World Weekly was still a hot topic, and plenty of people were still discussing the recent supernatural events.
Of course, the discussion had shifted from serious debate to casual exchanges of ghost stories. It was impossible to tell from the comments and reposts how many people believed in ghosts, or how many had changed their minds because of the report.
Those of us in the know just watched the commotion and shared a few thoughts.
Nothing new happened before we finished work that evening.
It seemed life had settled down again. The storm had finally passed. The sky had cleared after the rain, and the air still carried its scent, but the dark clouds had gradually dispersed.
Case No. 039
Case name: Lost and Found
Client: Sun Jiayue
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Occupation: Student
Family: Parents
Contact address: Room XXXX, XX Floor, XXX Shao'an Road
Contact number: 187XXXXXXXX
Case details:
On November 15, 2006, the client made her first visit. Audio file 03920061115.wav.
"Hello, Miss Sun. You said you'd run into some strange things?"
"Yes, I... I think I may have seen a ghost."
"Could you tell me exactly what happened?"
"Um... I moved dorm rooms this year. We moved into a new dorm because there was a problem with the