"We already told you. We're from the Strange Tales and Oddities magazine. Last month, we received a submission from a reader who said something strange had happened in his home. What you saw was the 'strange occurrence' we photographed. The building drawn here—isn't it your recycling plant?"
"I... What do you want? This is fake, right? Ha, are you trying to extort money from me?"
"A child disappeared from that house in 2002. We suspect this is a message left behind by the child's ghost."
"Stop joking around!"
Clang! Thump, thump, thump...
"Mr. Yan, won't you hear the rest of the story? The reader had been disturbed by strange noises at home for a long time, but after he opened the cabinet and saw these marks, the noises stopped. We suspect that the ghost has been released."
"You... What do you mean? What does 'released' mean? Gulp..."
"Exactly what it sounds like. The evil ghost was locked up somewhere, but if it's been released, it should go after its enemy, right?"
"What enemy? We didn't do anything! He... He just..."
"Mr. Yan, what did he do?"
"I... He..."
"Mr. Yan, you'd be better off telling us the whole story. Our magazine receives submissions like this all the time, and we investigate all kinds of paranormal events. We have several consultants who specialize in that area. If you tell us everything, we may be able to help."
"You... You really can help me?"
"Of course. This is urgent. No one knows when that evil ghost will act. If it does, it'll be too late. Mr. Yan, forgive my bluntness: you can refuse our help now, but once the ghost acts, it may be too late to ask us for help."
"..."
"Sit down and let's talk this through, Mr. Yan."