Chapter 7: Face In The Water (7)
"Ss——peeling off the skin?"
"Yes, peeling off her skin. From the incision on her neck and up to her whole face. The entire scalp, including the hair was all peeled off. After that, the body was buried in the hall under the open space. Every year when the villagers come to pray, they step on the faces of the prostitutes who once had lived in this world… but Sister Hua wasn't someone like that… she really didn't do anything… when that bastard was peeling of her skin, he even laughed! His face was splashed with blood and he used his tongue to taste it! That thousand knifed bastard! He really didn't have any heart! She was his woman!"
"Grandma Jiang, don't cry, it's over, it's all over."
"*whimpers* Yes, it's already over… it's just that no one knows! Sister Hua died like that!"
"Did the government not handle it?"
"No… I went to the city to find that man, he reported it to the official, but the official came, the village chief invited him and a lot of other people to his home. I didn't know what they said, but the official left. The village chief dismantled the ancestral hall and said that it was temporary. After a while, another official came and the chief led the people to go to the empty house. The official went around and left. I went to search for the man again. No matter what I said, he didn't respond and later on he never met me again…"
"Grandma, this isn't your fault! Don't worry about it!"
"I know, but… ai…"
"After that?"
"After? After, the war started and many people moved away. My family moved, too. When I left, the ancestral hall still hasn't been restored. When I came back, it was still empty with weeds growing everywhere. I couldn't even see the place where Sister Hua's face was buried…"
"So, from what you said, how many people did your village killed?"
"...I, I don't know. My mother said… children can't enter the ancestral hall and couldn't step inside. That place was never lucky, children have weak yang energy and they would often died there."
"Ss! Doesn't that mean there are a lot?"
"I guess. Maybe that place had a lot of faces and skin buried underneath. It was rotten and there would be more and a new layer would be made and it will all mixed in with the dirt…"
"Aiyo, grandma, you don't need to talk about that. It's too scary! I am telling you that someone in our factory has seen a ghost, a female one!"
"Hahaha…"
"Grandma, what… are you laughing for?"
"Don't you know? That man's family told me something saying that our village will be in calamity sooner or later! Killing people like that and don't even bury them properly. How could the people who died, let this go!"
On August 3, 2015, I received a call from Fang Guoying. Call recording 201508031748.mp3.
"Qingye? Is this someone from Qingye?"
"Yes it is, Mr. Fang…"
"Come and save me! It came! It's coming again! It's on my daughter! It's on my daughter!"
Bang, bang!
"A Ying! Open the door!"
"Daddy! Daddy! *crying*"
"Mr. Fang, where are you now?"
"I'm at home! Come quick! It's coming to kill me! It's definitely coming to kill me! It also wants to kill my family!"
*KA*
"Ahhh! Don't come near me!"
"A Ying, what are you saying?"
"Don't come near me! Don't come near me!!!"
"A Ying——"
*rustling sounds*
On August 3, 2015, I rushed to Fang Guoying's residence and there was no one. The guard and neighbors said that an ambulance came to take him to the hospital and was accompanied by his wife and daughter. Fang Guoying was seriously injured, the situation was unknown.
On August 3, 2015, I rushed to the hospital and found Fang Guoying's wife and daughter. He was currently being rescued. His wife took of the talisman from our office and burned it.
On August 4, 2015, Fang Guoying was rescued and he was still not out of danger yet. I asked his wife about his situation. Audio file 09120150804.wav
"You also saw what I looked like. Today, ah no, yesterday, yesterday suddenly it started to rain super hard and I picked up my daughter from school. We didn't have a umbrella so we went home in the pouring rain. When we got home, we saw that A Ying just woke up. He worked night shifts the night before and he woke up to see us. I let him go take a shower and give my daughter a hot bath. I pushed my daughter towards him and went to get some cold medicine. He… he had been good. Usually on his neck, he wore the talisman that he got from you guys and he always had to wear it when he went to take a shower, so he could no longer see the ghost. I didn't expect it to be like this, I pushed my daughter… who was drenched in rain water towards him… oh…"
"Mrs. Fang."
"Oh…*hu*... I turned around and heard my daughter yelled "Dad". I didn't take it seriously and then I heard her yell for me, so I went back and I saw A Ying… A Ying staring at her face, that it made her scared. It didn't felt right, but I didn't think much of it. A Ying then screamed and rushed into his room and closed the door! I panicked and repeatedly knocked on his door, but he locked it and I went to find a spare key. My daughter got so scared, she cried and I just couldn't take it anymore! I opened the door and entered and saw him on his phone. When he saw he got so scared and kept on screaming. His eyes were locked on my face, I was so stupid at that time! It took me a long time to realize that on my face was water! At that time, he was hiding from me. I didn't know where to wipe my face and wanted to get closer to him. He was still afraid, but he wasn't hiding from me anymore. And I saw the talisman…"
"At that time, was it burned already?"
"Yes, it was burned and is still burning. I wanted to give you guys a call and then I heard A Ying … screamed and pushed me down. My daughter at that time was at the door and I forgot about her. She stood there at the door and her body was still wet… A Ying, A Ying started to cry… he was crying and talking…"
"What did Mr. Fang say?"
"He said… he said let go of NanNan… don't hurt NanNan… he wasn't hiding anymore… he wasn't hiding anymore…"
"Is this Mr. Fang's own thoughts or is he getting instructions from that face?"
"What? I, I don't know. I heard him say that and then I saw him take the scissors on the table… he… *whimpers*..."
"Mr. Fang is still alive and there is still hope for him."
"What is that thing? Did you guys find a solution?"
"We found the true face of that thing. There is one problem now…"
"Problem?"
"We can't find its carrier, maybe it doesn't have a carrier, so to get rid of it, we would have to meet it face to face."
"What do you mean?"
"We have to let your husband see the face in front of us."
"How could this be? A Ying is already like this now!"
"Yes, he is already like that. If we don't get rid of it, next time he might not be this lucky."
"*hu*——*hu*"
"Mrs. Fang, this is your new talisman. After, Mr. Fang recovers, you can contact us to decide if you want to do this. Of course, we will continue to investigate during this time to see if we can find other ways to solve this."
On August 6, 2015, Fang Guoying died because he jumped off a building to commit suicide. His wife failed to tell the conversation to Fang Guoying and concluded that Fang Guoying immediately chose to break off after recovering, so as to not jeopardize the family.
On August 10, 2015, the investigation was terminated. The result of the incident: I could not find the face buried at the ancestral hall; I could not find such related incidents;I could not confirm that the relevant incidents no longer occurred. This event is classified into the "unfinished" category, and the keyword "face" is set. If there is a related event, restart the investigation and enter the disposal link in advance.
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"Lin Qi, you want to drink some tea?"
"Yeah!"
The teacup fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
I jumped up from the chair and saw Guo Yujie looking at me in surprise. The white shirt was dampened with tea and pressed against the skin, just to line her slim waist. I didn't want to see it, I apologize quickly, and I'm going to pick up the mess after bowing my head. I saw a pool of water stains on the ground, just printing my face.
such a pity, he died. honestly thought that this whole thing would be solved. guess not, huh.