The Ghost Infant in the Dream (3)

"What! Really, Xiao Rong? Did you see wrong...?"

"No, I really saw it! But others... others didn't seem to see it. No, they saw the child's head tilted, but they didn't see the eyes open. They said it was a jolt, and the child's neck was soft, so maybe the neck broke, and the head just moved... They didn't see the eyes open... I had nightmares for a long time after that, dreaming about what happened that day every night. But it was just nightmares, until I... I remember, after I got pregnant, I kept dreaming, dreaming that the child I gave birth to would be him. I dreamed he fell from upstairs and landed on me. I dreamed so much... it was him, it was him! After he was born, he looked more and more like him, just like that... he came looking for me... he found me..."

"Please calm down, Ms. Tang. Once we understand the cause and course of events, we'll be able to find a solution."

"Really? Is there really a way?"

"Yes. Ms. Tang, do you remember where this child lived?"

"I don't know the exact address, but, after getting off the bus, route 455, get off at Lanjiang New Village station, walk straight, turn right, it's that residential complex opposite, the first building, the family on the top floor, the family by that top-floor window."

"Okay. We'll find that family and figure out how to find the child."

"He..."

"His desire to survive is very strong. Several exorcisms didn't resolve it, but they did destroy his physical form. To completely eliminate him, we need him to have a physical form that we can interact with."

"I, I don't quite understand..."

"It's alright, we'll handle this. In the meantime, please try to remain calm and