Chapter 4 Number 091 - Grimace in the Water (4)
"Haha, you young people probably don't know that in our era, mental illness, that was a lunatic, and there was no cure. If someone had such a person in the family, they could only lock up, tie up, or leave someone crazy outside. There was no way. When my mother heard what my brother said, she became anxious and chased my brother and beat him, calling him crazy. My brother was stubborn and wanted to go to the psychiatric department. Some doctors and nurses came to persuade me, and there was also an ophthalmologist who explained it to my mother, which might be psychological reasons, so my brother saw an illusion. This kind of mental illness was not a lunatic."
"Well. Then I went to the psychiatric department?"
"Yes, I went to see it. There were only two doctors in the psychiatric department of the hospital. One was an old doctor who had drunk foreign ink. The old leaves returned to the roots, and the other was a young man who was forced to be assigned to the psychiatric department. There were quite a few patients in the psychiatric department, and many of them came to the old doctor. Because my mother was crying so hard, the ophthalmologist doctor also accompanied us to the psychiatric department and introduced us to the old doctor and asked the old doctor to show my brother first. They all felt that my brother was a small problem and could be solved soon, and there was no need to take medicine or something. Huh--"
"What after?"
"Huh--my brother went in and talked with the old doctor alone. Not long after, the old doctor asked the young doctor to run out to pick up some leaves. I felt scared at the time and wanted the doctor not to go in, but my body couldn't move and could not speak. So I watched the doctor enter with two fresh leaves in his hand, and then... and then my brother's scream. My brother screamed like crazy, and the sound was not like a person could make. The door was not closed, so I walked over the doctor and saw my brother huddling in the corner, waving his hands desperately, as if he was slapping something. He screamed at the top of his throat, opened his eyes wide, but his face turned pale. That look was so scary. My mother couldn't get angry for a moment and sat directly on the ground. The doctors and nurses were also scared. The old doctor called for someone to go out, but the young doctor stood blankly, and let go, and the two leaves fell to the ground..."
Sizzle, Sizzle.
Gadda!
"Hiss-huh-I don't know if that was a coincidence or something the ghost did. At that time, the window had a crack open, and I didn't feel the wind. The two leaves floated up, as if they were blown by the wind, and floated to my brother. My brother screamed even more miserably, but he stopped waving his hand, hugged his head and drilled into the corner of the wall. That way, I don't know how to tell you. Hu-I couldn't stand it anymore, so I rushed in and grabbed the leaves and tore them apart. The old doctor comforted my brother and coaxed the child. My mother was crying there. There were other patients waiting in the corridor. I don't know if they were stimulated by my brother, and they all had an attack. It was so messy. Ha... I grabbed the broken leaves and stood in the room, my head was almost blown up by the noise. At that time, I thought, this was really strange, how could such a thing happen..."
"But that happened."
"Yes, that happened, and it happened to my brother! Huh--There was no psychiatric ward in the hospital at that time, and we had to go back. After a day of trouble, we scared my brother so much that he had no gains. When my old man came to pick us up, he almost beat the old doctor. There was another quarrel...ah... the old doctor was really responsible and said how to do rehabilitation for my brother. The old doctor and my father didn't believe what my brother said, and thought he was scared. My father became angry and started looking for someone when he returned to the factory to find out which bastard was so scared. I...I was with my brother, and I heard him talking to himself, laughing and crying, saying that it was really a ghost."
"You believe that's a ghost?"
"I can't refuse to believe it. My brother is so brave that he can't even tell the truth or the fake. Moreover, not long after, someone in the factory saw another ghost."
"Well, we also understand this. After your brother, two or three others saw the ghost. Is that true?"
"There are two people. One is fat head and the other is Xiao Xu, both of whom are about the same age as my brother, and they are also friends. I saw the same ghost in the woods of the park. Maybe... I can't say it's the same..."
“What’s the difference?”
"My brother was frightened when he saw the leaves. They didn't seem to be. I don't know much about the specifics."
“Is your father’s investigation unsuccessful?”
"No. My mother just arranged the matter, bathing my brother with grapefruit leaves, and praying to God and Buddha, but my brother was good and bad, sometimes he couldn't see it, sometimes he saw it, and later he gradually stopped going out and locked himself in the house. At that time, the factory was half-stopped and went bankrupt not long after. My brother shut down his house, but my mother cried when she saw it, and my father tried his best to smoke. I... I quickly found a new job at that time, but I didn't want to stay at home."
"What's the reason why your brother later committed suicide?"
"call--"
"Mr. Li? Is there any problem with this? If you can say something, it will be of great help to us."
"Oh...huh--my brother... was killed by me."
"Um?"
"My brother was locked up at home at that time, and he didn't go out, and he couldn't see the leaves... I have been thinking for so many years that he would stay at home for the rest of his life and not look at the leaves for the rest of his life. Maybe he could live safely until now. He is my biological brother and the only biological brother. It is not a problem for me to support him as my younger brother. But I...I..."
"Mr. Li, are you okay?"
"Well, I'm fine. Huh-I... That day, I went home from get off work... It was autumn, and the leaves were yellow. My mother was telling me the day before that when the leaves fell, my brother might be able to go out for a walk. Whether it was to go to the old doctor to see a doctor or go to the temple to worship Buddha, maybe my brother would be fine. Maybe next year, my brother would be fine... But when I went home that day, I didn't pay attention, so I went back to the bedroom, took off my coat and threw it on the bed. My brother was taking a shower at that time, not in the house. I went to the kitchen to help my mother cook, and when it was ready,
I went to call my brother for dinner, and saw that the toilet door was still closed. I thought it was the old man who was using it. When I went to the bedroom, I found that my brother was not there. When I came out, I saw the old man coming out of the bedroom of the old couple... Huh--I didn't know why at that time, probably just a sensation. I looked back at my own bedroom. My coat was spread on the bed. My brother and I slept on the upper and lower bunks for the rest of my life. I could sleep on the lower bunks, and there were shadows on the bed. I didn't pay attention to it, but when I turned around, I saw it. There was a leaf hanging on my clothes... on my back..."
"Mr. Li..."
"Ha... I brought a leaf into the house... I brought the leaf in... I... I killed my brother... it was all my fault... it was all my fault..."
"Mr. Li, this is not your fault. This is an accident, you..."
"Maybe it's not an accident."
"What did you say?"
"Boss?"
"Mr. Li, your brother hit a ghost. Is there a lot of things accidental? I have to investigate before I know. Can you ask, how many days did your brother go through from seeing a ghost to death? How often did he see a ghost?"
"I...I can't remember it."
"So, as far as you know, is the first person in the factory to see a ghost? Is it your brother?"
"……yes."
"Have your brother done anything before? Or, did the factory have any changes before?"
"No...it should be...no...right? I really don't remember."
"Do you still remember their names and contact information when you are talking about Fat Head and Xiao Xu?"
"The name is remembered, and the contact information is gone. After this incident, they moved quickly."
Chapter completed!