"Your cousin... what's he doing now?" I asked hesitantly.
Ruan Han lowered his head and clenched a fist against his forehead. "He's locked himself away... He locked himself in the school laboratory. His parents, his advisor, and other people... We've all gone to see him. He won't listen... He's conducting experiments like a madman. He eats, drinks, and sleeps in the lab. I know something's wrong with him! He's hiding from that female ghost! The lab has restricted access; ordinary people can't get in. He thinks... he thinks that's the only place where he's safe... He's about to go insane... He's already gone insane..."
Ruan Han felt deeply responsible. Talking about his cousin's situation hurt him even more than talking about what he'd been through himself.
"When I went to see him, he told me about the ghost. It only happened that one time... Afterward, no matter what I said, he acted like he hadn't heard me. He wouldn't see anyone—not even me... I don't know if he hates me... When his parents are there, he doesn't say any of that. He just tells the people at school that he needs to work hard or that inspiration has struck and he has to seize it. He says everything will be fine once the experiment is finished... But that's not it at all. I don't know how to help him. Greenleaf, everyone from that agency is gone, and the house is about to be demolished. There are other people, too... I thought about finding someone else. There's no way... No one believes what I tell them. They're all frauds..."
"What's the app called?" I asked.
"Great Horned Deer." Ruan Han answered, pulling out his phone to show me the app icon.
It was the same app the skinny guy had used