"Han Yun came to see you?" I answered the phone and asked before she could say anything.
Guo Yujie murmured, "Mm. We're getting ready to go to the office. There's something we need to discuss. Besides me, he also wants to ask Xiao Qiu for help."
"Ask Chen Xiaoqiu?" I repeated in surprise, then looked at Chen Yihan.
Chen Yihan frowned, seeming to disapprove of the idea.
"I've already contacted Xiao Qiu. We'll head to the office soon. You should come too." Guo Yujie seemed not to have heard my question. She hurriedly explained, then hung up.
Listening to the busy tone, I thought it over and confirmed that I hadn't sensed any sinister energy during the call. All I could do was suppress my doubts.
I told Chen Yihan what had happened. He pondered for a while before agreeing to drive me to the office and come along to see what was going on.
"There aren't any ghosts left here." As I left the building, I checked one last time.
Chen Yihan told the special police team to clean up the building, then walked out with me.
As we stepped outside, we happened to hear a commotion.
"...That's not my daughter! That's a monster! A ghost! She must be possessed! My daughter is already dead, dead!!!"
I turned around and saw only the building's wall. Farther away, blue plastic sheeting blocked my view.
The voice seemed to belong to Wenwen's father.
My heart tightened.
"People can come back to life, but some things can't simply start over. You can't erase people's memories, can you?" Chen Yihan asked.
"If we changed things before it happened..." I got only that far before I couldn't continue.
I'd already tried. My plan to stop everything before it happened had failed.
I couldn't change