"There's nothing to it."
"By the way, there's something else we'd like to ask you. We tried contacting you before, but your contact information changed a few times. Was any of that related to Zhang Dongliang?"
"My contact information? I only changed my address. I moved out of Zhang Dongliang's place and found a new one, where I've lived ever since. Oh, and I changed my landline, too. But those were the only two things. I've always used the same cell phone number you've been calling."
"I see. Have you received any strange calls since then? I mean, has anyone harassed you or your family?"
"No. Zhang Dongliang made a bit of a fuss when I moved out, but once I'd completely moved, he never called again."
"Did you get calls from any strangers, either?"
"No."
"Okay. Thank you."
October 17, 2006. Contacted former tenant Ai Jiayi. Audio file 03820061017.wav.
"Hello, Ms. Ai."
"Hi. Hello. You wanted to ask me..."
"We'd like to ask about your experience renting a place. Do you remember Zhang Dongliang, the landlord?"
"Him... Yes, I remember."
"Could you tell us about your experience renting from him?"
"Well, he made me uncomfortable. How should I put it... When I rented his place, he was very attentive at first, when I went to see it and when I moved in. I don't really like that sort of person. He was a middle-aged man, and I was a young woman... I'd originally wanted to rent from a female landlord, or share with another woman. Living alone as a woman can be unsafe... But the neighborhood was pretty nice. The place was old, but it was close to the company where I was interning. I couldn't find anywhere better at the time. The real estate agent was there, and