"You haven't seen that dog before?"
"No, I've never seen one. It's a pug. The barking is a little different. I remember, the barking I heard before was that of a big dog. The dog was quite small. I just heard that The dog was barking at the living room. I couldn't see anything from that location... I called the property manager and waited for the property manager to come over, then we knocked on the door together. When we were at the door, we all heard the dog barking inside. It was quite loud. No one answered the door. After a property check, the owners were a young couple, similar to our family. They were a few years younger than my husband and I, and they had no children. They might be both husband and wife. I left the dog at home when I went to work. The management called them and they were very polite. Later, when they came back from work early, they also went to the management to apologize and explain. I heard that the dog belonged to their parents. They My parents went back to their hometown to visit relatives, and they took care of the dog they raised. It’s probably only the first day the dog has been here.”
"So this is not the dog you heard about before?"
"Probably... I don't know. Someone in the property management said that this matter is uncertain. Maybe they already have dogs. I asked them a few times before, but they didn't admit it. Now they are looking for an excuse... I think that the barking is a little bit... It’s different…”
"What happens after that?"
"After that, some time passed, and it was a rainy day. I stayed at home and heard a lot of dogs barking in the building. Not one dog, but several. An old man opened the balcony and cursed people. I stood I looked at the balcony, but I couldn't see anything... After that, a few days passed, maybe a week or two... I heard a dog barking, so I went to the balcony to see, and it was the pug of the family downstairs. They had a cage. On the balcony, inside the pug house. The dog kept barking into the house... I looked at it for a long time... It seemed like there was something inside the house... It was just a feeling. I didn't see the inside of the house, I couldn't see the living room, I just looked at that It looked like a dog, as if there was something in the living room. After barking for a while, it retreated back as if it was frightened, and also made the kind of barking sound it makes after being beaten... I can't tell. At that time, My first reaction was that a thief had broken into that family's house. The security here should be pretty good. I also thought of that old man at the time... "
"What did you think of?"
"Oh, I just thought about that day when the old man cursed people and said that he wanted to poison all the dogs, skin them and so on... I was just thinking a little bit."
"How did you handle it?"
"I called the police. I called the police, and I didn't say it was a nuisance. I said it was a thief. When the police came, they broke into the door and contacted the couple... "
"Then what?"
"... When we got to the door, when the police arrived at the door, we could still hear a little barking of dogs. The police came very quickly, less than ten minutes. They brought a locksmith. It only took that little time... That policeman He also said that there were no signs of the door lock being picked open. I don’t understand this either... I just stood behind with the property manager and didn’t get close. They opened the door to go in, but I didn’t follow them either. Just the moment the door opened, the door After opening it, the dog stopped barking. I thought it was because the dog saw the person and stopped barking... I don't know... I actually don't know what happened. After they went in, someone cursed. A policeman told us not to go in. . They were quite serious and even called someone from the technical department to come over. I stood at the door and didn’t see anything. Then there was a commotion. Among the couple, the woman came back and was quite unhappy. She saw When I was there, she probably thought I had caused trouble again, with that look in her eyes... But she was pulled aside by the police and said something, then she took a look inside the room and vomited. I didn't go in, so I only heard her vomiting. There were voices, and there were cries. I didn’t know what happened... The police asked me to take notes, and then there were more and more people, so I went home."
"Um."
"After I got home, I stood on the balcony and watched. There were quite a lot of people on the balcony. There were people at home and people watching the fun. From my position, I saw the dog cage... The dog cage was filled with blood... It was all covered in blood. Red... The balcony floor is also red. The dog is missing... It's a little hairy... Maybe... It's all stained with blood, I don't know if it is... There are still clothes hanging on the balcony, on the clothes, on the glass window, They all... looked like that... I heard people talking on the balcony. Many people said something about committing evil, and some asked what was going on. Some said the dog was killed. I thought of the old man who cursed in the street, and the others I also thought about it. Some people shouted at the police on the balcony. Later I heard from other people in the community that the old man was the father of a family on the eighth floor. His grandson was sick and he came to visit. The grandson was sleeping at noon. I heard that When the dog barked, I ran to the balcony to scold him. He had already left."
"What are the results of the police investigation?"
"They said they couldn't find it. No one opened the door or the window. I don't know how people got in or how they got out. Many people came to ask me... My husband also asked me if I saw it wrong. I... I I don’t know... I can see and hear clearly. I clearly saw that dog... When I called the police, I also saw it. Before the police came in, I heard the barking. I really don’t know what happened... I I felt scared afterwards. Anyway, it’s not good for the dog to be... to be... used by something like that. I didn’t want to stay at home at noon, but then I found a temporary job. It wasn’t anything special. A good job, working as a salesperson or temporary worker in a small store near my home. I just don’t want to stay at home. I feel uncomfortable... "
"You haven't encountered anything like this since you left home during the day?"
"No. The neighborhood where I live might be..."
"What happened to the community later?"
"I just heard from people that it's not just our building. The news about our building is very popular. The couple may hate the house on the eighth floor, or they may think that it's the house next door to theirs. One house... The distance between the two balconies is about five meters, and there are two air conditioners in the middle. You can climb over. Anyway, that's it. After his parents came back from their hometown, they still posted them in our building. After passing the paper, they cursed at the top of their lungs in our building for a long time, and even splashed paint on other people's doors. My husband also said that he was lucky, I was not hated. After that, similar things seemed to happen in other buildings. During the day , I don’t know which house’s dog keeps barking. If this happens again, everyone is afraid. The police have come several times. There are also many fewer people walking dogs in our community, and they all seem to have given away their dogs.”
"So, things should have stopped, right?"
"No... no... not at all... no..."
"Are you okay?"
"I... I don't know what to say... I haven't told anyone in my family about this. I don't know if there is something wrong with me... I thought there might be something wrong with me. I secretly went to see a doctor. . I also burned incense in the temple and donated money. I burned incense for that pug... "
"What happened to you, Ms. Qiu?"
"I... I saw the dog... I saw the pug..."