"So, Ms. Tao is in a state of being unattended?"
"Probably. I don't know what her family thinks. I didn't know these things until the police found me. I didn't know it at all before. I thought she was still living in her family. When her brother got married, their family I was notified that I also went to have a wedding banquet. I didn’t go to pick up the bride at that time, and only went to the hotel to have a wedding banquet. She didn’t say anything at that time, and her family didn’t say anything either. I thought it was her brother who had moved out. I heard what they said She got up and bought a new house. Later, something happened to her and the police asked about it. I heard that her brother's wedding room was still being renovated. They got married first, so they let her live in the countryside, and the room was vacant. Her brother and sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law probably didn’t know about this. After the wedding room was set up, her parents didn’t take her back. I don’t know how.”
"What happened on the day of the accident?"
"I don't know. I really don't know. I'm not here, and I have very little contact with her. I was called by the police before I found her killed. I heard that their family is also a neighborhood committee in the countryside. First confirm that it’s her who died, and then contact their family. They don’t care about this daughter.”
"Who will handle the aftermath and funeral?"
"I'm responsible for the funeral. The aftermath...you mean the accident compensation?"
"Yes."
"This was done by their family, by her brother. Her brother must have taken the money. I'm not sure. They invited me to handle the funeral. After all, they were husband and wife for a while, got married, and haven't divorced yet. In this way, she will have a home after she dies. She is not a lonely ghost. I also agree. I also contributed part of the funeral money. Our previous marital home was originally planned to be sold because we wanted to divorce. She Her family disagreed, so the matter got stuck... After she died, the house was sold, and the money was basically used to buy a cemetery, organize funerals, etc. I didn't see a penny of the compensation. I guess I gave her my own money to send her on her last journey."
"After that, you never asked about her family affairs again?"
"No more, that's it, everyone is dead."
"Can I take the liberty of asking where her grave is?"
"Ah? Are you going to go and see it? The one I bought for the cemetery is a single hole. I'm going to get married, so I can't be buried with her..."
"I just wanted to take a look and maybe take a couple of photos. What happened to Ms. Tao is still very regrettable. She has mental illness, but from what you said, her family did not fulfill their obligation to take care of her."
"Well, that's true... They are a family. I am the father and mother, so I can't say anything... I can't help it..."
On June 20, 2003, it was confirmed that there was no abnormality in Tao Fangfei's grave.
June 20, 2003, audio file analysis. Audio file 02020030619g.wav.
"... She started sleepwalking when she was very young, probably in her teens, maybe eleven or twelve years old..."
"There are no strange sounds from this person."
On June 23, 2003, Tao Shihui, Tao Fangfei’s younger brother, was contacted. Audio file 02020030623.wav.
"Hello, Mr. Tao."
"Oh, um..."
“Thank you for taking the time to speak with us.”
"Um… "
"We interviewed your brother-in-law, Mr. Xu Anping before. He talked about what he learned about your sister."
"He's just talking nonsense!"
"Please don't get excited. We will contact you because we want to understand the truth of the whole thing more comprehensively. Because of this matter, the only people who know about this matter are you, Ms. Tao's family. Ms. Tao's neighbors don't know Tao. What happened to the lady.”
"My sister has a miserable life. She found such a man and became blind..."
"Can you tell me in detail? What exactly happened when Ms. Tao had an accident?"
"She... yes, she has sleepwalking. It's not serious. When she was ten years old, I still remember the first time she sleepwalked. She sat up. At night, in the middle of the night, she sat up alone on the edge of the bed. She didn't move. When I got in and out of bed with her, I was on the upper bunk and she was on the lower bunk. The iron bed was of poor quality. When she got up, she woke me up. I was in a daze. In the past... I thought she was going to the toilet or something... Then I woke up and found that she had been sitting on the edge of the bed. I called her and asked her what was wrong. She said she forgot to do her homework. I said, get up in the morning and go to school. Let’s do it again. Then I fell asleep. When I asked her the next day, she still remembered these things. But she said she was in a trance and she had finished her homework. Just this once, this is the first time. Again Later, within a year or two, she sleepwalked for the second time.”
"Um."
"The second time she sleepwalked, she was also doing homework. Maybe she had a lot of school homework. The two sleepwalks were probably around the time of exams. The second time she sleepwalked, she got up and read a book in the middle of the night. The book was placed on the table and she didn't turn it over. The desk lamp It was on. I asked her, and she said she was reading a book, but she sat there motionless. I was frightened that time, and immediately got out of bed and told my parents. They thought my sister was sleepwalking. There is a saying that it cannot be Wake up the sleepwalker. We just watched... After a while, she turned off the light and went to bed. When she woke up the next day, she still remembered it. She remembered that she read a book in the middle of the night last night, but she couldn't figure out what she was doing. Why did she suddenly wake up and read a book? This kind of thing is not serious. The problem is really not big. Every time since then, she has been stressed, nervous, and sleepwalking. My parents took her to see a doctor, The doctor just said to relax and not be stressed or anything like that. Her problem is really not serious."
"Um."
"But that person Xu Anping - it's true! My sister is newly married! She is nervous and has the old habit of sleepwalking, but she doesn't do anything! We told him that my sister was nervous and asked him to comfort her. He refused to comply. Damn it, he keeps staring and asking questions. He also asks everywhere! He asked my sister, our family, our relatives, neighbors, my sister’s friends and colleagues! My sister was stimulated by him. It’s here! It’s still not getting better! I sleepwalked for several days in a month! This has never happened before! He looked like that, and his parents even said everywhere that my sister was sleepwalking and wanted to kill people with a kitchen knife! Their family is not a thing ! I want a divorce, and my sister needs to get clean and leave the house! Our family paid for the house together! Our family paid for the furniture, decoration, etc.! Their family went to my sister’s work place because of the house. Go! That house was still allocated to my sister's work unit, and the two families spent money to buy it together! They will have it exclusively! This matter... Sigh... Then it became deadlocked. We definitely didn't agree to divorce like this. He made a fuss My sister's mental state became even worse and she couldn't even work. Our neighbors all knew about these things. We really had no choice. My sister couldn't stand the stimulation, so we had to let her move to my grandfather's house in the countryside. I Grandpa’s old house in the countryside is still there, but no one usually lives in it, so my sister has lived there.”
"After Ms. Tao moved there, did she live there alone?"
"Yes. My parents haven't retired yet, I have a job, and I just got married. I also know that this is not good. But there is really no way, no way to take care of me..."
"What happened on the day Ms. Tao had the accident?"
"Maybe she was sleepwalking and ran to the highway... She was sleepwalking and never left the house. She was always in her room, reading books, sitting still and so on. It was all caused by Xu Anping and his family! She walked out like that Highway...sigh..."
"Are you and Mr. Xu not aware of what happened to Ms. Tao? Are the neighbors who live nearby not aware of it either?"
"When the police checked, they couldn't tell clearly. It was so late at night and no one saw it."
"Ms. Tao's funeral was organized by Mr. Xu?"
"They haven't divorced, so what can be done? He still wants my sister's compensation. For that money, he hurriedly arranged a funeral for my sister. Not all our relatives here were notified. It's really... "
"The compensation was finally handed over to you?"
"Our family will take the compensation, and the house will be given to him. We have agreed that we will take the compensation, and the house will be his. This is what we agreed. My sister died, and our relationship is gone. If things are like this, it’s over.”
"You haven't contacted each other since?"
"No."