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Her name is Qin Ren Mei
I call her Xiao Mei
A very shy
very polite young girl
Moved in about two years ago
I treated her like my own child
I often asked
if she needed any help
Anything in her room need fixing?
She was always polite and said no
She's really very cute
But you understand
when I call her cute
I'm speaking as her elder
there's no other intention
no other meaning
Once
about a year after she moved in
Her expression looked odd to me
I asked her
Xiao Mei
Is something wrong?
Maybe she was embarrassed
she said no
But I knew something was
There had to be
I often smelled piss in the stairwell
but didn't know where it was coming from
I thought it was that dog owner not tying up his dog
letting it do its business on the stairs
I can't abide that
No discussion
A landlord's job is providing tenants a clean environment
The cleaning of the whole building
I do it all myself
When it's dirty
when it smells
I deal with it immediately
Once, I almost got in a fight with that dog owner
That guy's huge
just like his dog
I didn't see Xiao Mei for a while after that
She didn't pay her rent for a while either
I thought I'd go see her
See if she was in any trouble
I kept knocking on her door, but no one responded
After that
I opened it and went in to look
Do you usually look in your tenants' rooms that way?
What do you mean?
You ask if I usually look in my tenants' rooms?
You're calling me that sort of sleazy landlord?
As a landlord
I keep rooms sparkling clean for renters
I'm concerned for them
Is that wrong?
I only wanted to know how Xiao Mei was
Was she sick?
Did she have a fever?
Is that wrong?
Do you young people
always need to find something sinister?
If I hadn't gone in
it's possible
the room would've stunk everyone out of the building
That room was filthy like you wouldn't believe
cigarette butts
bottles and cans
leftover lunchboxes
The craziest was
you wouldn't believe it
it was full of diapers
and the diapers were used
they weren't for decoration
I understood then
That smell was coming from the room
Think about it
My rooms are like my children
If someone treated your child like this
put yourself in my place
how would you feel?
I waited her for three days
She didn't return
I thought I'd wait two more days
After that, five days more
I ended up waiting a month she never came
That girl was like smoke
Drifting away on the wind
Completely disappeared
Dumping that whole mess behind
You understand?
I spent so much time cleaning that room
Besides those diapers
and all that rubbish
There were needles, syringes and such
What did I do to deserve this?
Such bad luck
My room was abused like that
She took nothing with her
Clothes
A mess everywhere
I didn't even know if I should throw it away
Later, I found a few boxes
Cleaned everything up
I worked like a motherfucker
Organized it all for her
Kept it all safe for her
Or else, if she came back wanting compensation
How would I pay?
After that, a friend of hers came by
I asked him to take the boxes
He said it was inconvenient on his motorcycle
Inconvenient?
Just take the boxes
I had to find him a rope
and help tie them to his motorcycle
You understand?
Us landlords face unspeakable hardship
And you talk to me like that
Do you smell something?
That smoke smell
ammonia smell
She's been gone almost two months
I can't rent this place out
because of this smell
No matter how I clean
how spotless I wipe the floor
the smell won't leave
After she left
I put pineapples here every day
to absorb the smell
After that
the fruit vendor thought I loved pineapple
Do I look like a guy who'd eat that kind of fruit?
After that, I kept the windows open every day
to let the air flow
But it's useless
Totally useless
This unit is NT8000 a month
In one year, I lose one hundred thousand
That money's gone, just like that
I've got no insurance, no pension
Is that enough to live on?
I don't dare travel for vacation
If I join tours, it's always the cheapest
Who can I talk to?
Tell the government?
Join a protest?
I'm a simple landlord
Never abused my tenants
How could someone do this to me?
Is there justice?
I remember my father suffered bringing me here from Hong Kong
He raised me himself
Entrusted me this building
and also his martial arts
I've truly let him down
You want to see the martial arts my father taught me?
Once, I saw Xiao Mei on the rooftop here, screaming
I thought she was a drama student
practicing so seriously
Later, I realized
No
She had problems
Now I don't know where she went
Forget it
I won't ask her for rent
I just hope she's fine
Everything's OK
Welcome
Are you here to rest?
Yes, rest
Three hours is eleven hundred
and we have these rooms
Please take a look
see which you prefer
I'll arrange it for you
That one
French Sweetheart
I'd like a French Sweetheart
Of course, please wait a moment
I'll need you to pay first here
It's eleven hundred
Did you bring your wallet?
Is my wallet with you?
Is it?
No
Can I go withdraw some money first?
Yes, no problem
It's not in your pocket?
Not in my pocket
Actually
I met Xiao Mei a bit over a year ago
Back then, she worked at a clothing store
I delivered a lot of clothes for them
Their boss lady was pretty hot
Actually, Xiao Mei looked good too
So I went there every day
hung out and got to know her
And then
Not long after, we got together
Did you know Xiao Mei had a drug habit?
I knew, not long after being with her
I also knew that because of her habit
she had to wear diapers
I even picked up diapers with her
Back then, she wore those
adult sizes
I thought it was ugly
I told her
Xiao Mei
Your butt's actually pretty small
Do you want to try the baby size
the thin kind?
But changing more often's a hassle
I think diapers are just like underwear
When underwear's dirty, you wash it
When a diaper's dirty, just toss it
It's actually pretty convenient
Plus, I believe as long as she stays clean
and avoids drugs
the problem will slowly fade
Some people say
Drugs will put you in diapers for life or whatever
I don't fucking buy it
Science is so advanced now, there's nothing they can't fix
Back then
we were very happy
Later
she wanted to change jobs
I said sure
I was very supportive
Because she saw no advancement in the clothing store
But ever since then
I felt like she changed
The company she applied to sold cosmetics
She wanted to sell beauty products
The day of her job interview, she called me afterward
She kept crying
I asked her what's wrong
That day
she wanted to dress up
so she wore a shorter skirt there
You know you can't wear diapers with a short skirt
she wore underwear
Halfway through the interview
she couldn't hold it in
and pissed
so she left in shame
I comforted her
I said it's fine, those sorts of companies
seem full of rotten people
maybe it's good you don't go
She was fine afterward
After a few days
She said a manager from the company called her
wanted her as a special assistant
He said he knew her situation but didn't mind
When I heard that, I thought it was weird
A girl
with no work experience
no special work skills
and someone wants you as secretary
Something's wrong
But I said nothing
But ever since then
I felt like she changed
I suspected she started doing drugs again
Sometimes when you spoke to her
you didn't know where she'd drifted off
I'd say
Xiao Mei
Are you doing drugs again?
She'd say
No
But I knew she was
Sometimes I asked her
I said
Hey, Xiao Mei, why don't you let me visit your place?
She had a really lame answer
She'd say
Because I have roommates, it's awkward
So every time we spent the night or whatever
we had to find someplace outside
Sorry for keep you waiting
This is your room
Actually, the last time I saw her was in that motel
Vehicle entering in reverse
Vehicle is reversing
You have arrived at your destination
on your right
Hey
Let's go inside the room
Let's go
Hey
Don't mess up my hair
The room's over there
Xiao Mei was very strange that day
She was unusually enthusiastic
She was never that way before
I didn't know why
You're looking for me?
But I'm outside now
It's not a good time
Is afternoon ok?
Three o'clock
Sure, three o'clock
That day
I asked her who called
She wouldn't say
We fought over it
I seriously wondered if she got a new boyfriend
After that, she put her things away quickly and left
I looked at the time
It was past 10 am
I called her
She didn't answer
I later called for several days
it didn't go through
Finish up eating
Back around primary school
Me and my dad left Taitung to come to Taipei
to live with my mom
You're not aware, right?
Me and Xiao Mei have the same dad, different mom
They had a whole affair back then, hard to explain
Put simply
Xiao Mei's mom is in Taitung
My mom's in Taipei
So
from what I remember
when I was in Taipei
Handsome, can you talk about your dad first?
My dad
My dad's a sailor
Came back once a year
Sailing my ass
He wasn't even sailing
He just pretended to go sail
and then did some bullshit
He disappeared later
I was alone in Taipei
ever since
primary school
middle school
high school
college
Oh
I didn't go to college
I remembered wrong
I didn't finish high school either
I dropped out to work
A while after that
One day, Xiao Mei calls me
Says she's my sister
I hadn't seen Xiao Mei then for
around twenty-something years
She was only four or five when I left with my dad
I remember my dad liked her a lot
Often took her on walks
to the seaside
to the neighbors'
Sorry, man
You think you own this alley?
You're in the way
Tell my boss
No use telling me
It's not my shop
What is it?
He says we're in the way
Eat up and clean up
We're closing
Back then, Xiao Mei called me
So I asked her
What's wrong?
Why leave Taitung?
She said no
She was looking for something to do
Later she said she worked at a clothing shop
The boss lady treated her well
To be honest
Xiao Mei was in Taipei for so many years
but I rarely saw her
She was always the one calling me
The first time she called me
asking to borrow money
I thought
she's my sister
What's a few dollars?
Then the second time she called
also to borrow money
Then the third time
fourth time
all the same
I thought it was strange
Because every time I wanted to visit her
she said it wasn't a good time
Something about living with a bunch of friends
But
after I met her a few times
I felt like
she's not the kind of person with many friends
and she didn't have much backbone
She'd do whatever people told her
Know what I mean?
That kind of person won't have any friends
About
a bit over a week ago
it was the same as today
very late
she came to see me
Here, eat first
She was like this when she arrived
She must have been harassed
It actually made me pretty torn up inside
A woman you didn't know
that was this miserable, you'd of course be upset
let alone your own sister
Then I asked her
What's wrong?
Did your friends harass you?
She said
No
My friends wouldn't harass me
So I asked, who did?
She bowed her head and said nothing
So I told her
Xiao Mei
If you don't talk, how can I help you?
I asked her
was it someone you knew or a stranger?
She said it was someone she knew
So I asked her
Those friends you live with
do they know your situation?
She said, not yet
Xiao Mei
I really hope you can make a lot of friends
I know making friends is very important
But looking at you now
I don't think anyone can help you
I don't know what kind of friends you've made
So it seems like
in the entire world
only your half-brother here can help you
But how can I help if you don't talk?
When I came out, she was gone
Left without saying a word
When I called, she didn't pick up
But I think she'll be fine
Just like before
After a while, she'll come look for me again
Back off, then move your right foot in
Then, circle out of range
or you're waiting to get hit
Yes
Me and Xiao Mei
graduated from the same school
I was a grade higher
Then after graduating
I did nothing special
I just stayed in town
I guess I got to know her around then
When did you and Xiao Mei first use drugs?
Actually, out in our countryside
it's very strange
I remember as a kid, whenever I passed
our rural downtown area
there were lots of small karaokes
not those chain stores
like Party World or Holiday
And every night at eleven
there'd be a small van
selling socks downstairs
I thought it was strange, eleven o'clock
just a van sitting there
Who's buying your socks?
I only gradually realized
that the van sold drugs
So in an area like ours
it's way too easy to buy drugs
I guess it was around that time
we started to get exposed to them
Then after Xiao Mei graduated
she said she wanted to come to Taipei
and I went along with her
When we arrived
jobs were hard to find
So, we took any work we could get
Bars Nightclubs
Billiard halls
Waitering
If we had a chance, we'd take it
It was back then
we got to know some
very different kinds of friends
I'm not sure when it started
All that stuff
just suddenly flooded in
We played every day
ate every day
got high every day
It felt like
there were no worries
No need to worry about rent
water or power bills overdue or whatever
Until one day, I suddenly felt
I can't go on like this any more
Sis, Sis, look at me
After 1 2, rise right up
Don't 1 2, pause
then rise up
Like that
Right
Don't tilt your center up
Back then, I told Xiao Mei
Let's not go on like this
I kept urging her, but she didn't listen
Not long after, we split up
I moved out
Later, after I left
I couldn't find normal jobs anyway
It was then that I met
a friend who used to box
He said the school was short an assistant trainer
asked if I wanted to come back to teach
I thought that wouldn't be so bad
At least the work's stable and regular
so I came back with him to teach
Did you know? In the past
I won the 48 kg and 52 kg championship
I later got a call from the police
They said there was a burnt-out car by the ocean
Asked if it was my car
So I went to take a look
It was a car I left to Xiao Mei in the past
Not a good car
just a broken down secondhand car
I just didn't imagine
she'd burn that car down
After I left the seaside
I went to her place to find her
to ask what happened
But she didn't answer the phone
didn't answer the door
No trace of her
Do you feel guilt toward Xiao Mei?
When did you last hear news about Xiao Mei?
Around last week
I suddenly thought of her
Thought I'd go see her
Xiao Mei
Qin Ren Mei
Hey
Who're you looking for?
I'm looking for the 4th floor, Qin Ren Mei
Who're you?
I'm her friend
What friend?
We were good friends
Not good friends anymore?
We are still good friends
just haven't seen her in a long time
You're her good friend
and you didn't know she moved out?
Okay, thank you
Hey
You left before I finished talking
Cool guy
Is that motorcycle yours?
Looks cool
High horsepower?
High horsepower's useless now
It's all electric
As long as it's cool
It's not bad
The carburetor used to be better
When I was leaving he suddenly stopped me
He said, Xiao Mei
left behind three boxes
and hadn't paid the last month's rent
The landlord said if I was her good friend
I ought to pay her rent
I thought, whatever
so I paid her rent
and brought her boxes down
Did you open the boxes?
The boxes were
stacked with
cards
coupons
things like cans, bottles
vitamins and stuff
The only thing special was
a photo of Xiao Mei when she was little
Qin Ren Mei
She worked for me almost a year
When she first applied
I thought she's pretty cute
seemed rather shy
rather timid too
but I thought it was no issue
no problem
It's not as if I run some grand operation here
Back then, my store across the street had just opened
I needed helping hands
so I called her in
I thought she was quite a good worker
She performed
quite diligently
But later
it was strange
I discovered
something was wrong with her body
I discovered
in our washroom
sometimes I'd find these
bag-like
round, white things
Later, I realized
those were diapers
I brought Qin Ren Mei to see the washroom
I asked her
if those diapers were hers
She told me
Yes
She took ketamine before
and had to wear diapers
So I asked her if she was still taking it
She said no
she quit
she regretted it
I told her it was no issue
I was also young once
as long as she kept herself clean
After that
for half a year she seemed okay
but slowly
she changed again
Sometimes
she'd be late to work
Later, she didn't even show up a few times
One time, it was really too much
from morning to noon
anyway, she was late for several days
One time, at noon, I couldn't take it any more
I just shuttered my store
I asked someone to run the shop across the street
I went directly to see her
In two hundred meters, turn right
Hey
Excuse me
do you know where Qin Ren Mei lives?
What Qin Ren Mei?
She eventually opened the door
But her whole body was like
she just rose from a broken water bed
Her apartment
was completely drowned in water
A total mess
The faucet still running
and she could sleep like that
How could a decent person live her life that way?
I only found out later she started doing drugs again
I warned her
no more drugs
I required her to be in my shop every day by eight
though we don't open until noon
but that's no issue
Just come to my shop
Never mind labor laws or rest days
I kept her until very late
I watched her
I didn't let her have time to use that stuff
Afterward, it was the same
She didn't change
she just became a little sensitive
One word from me
and she'd start crying
Have you sent the Taichung order yet?
The Taichung order is packed
Delivery will pick it up
Okay
Remember to pack it tight
Okay
I visited her place, didn't I?
That apartment
She said she had roommates
How could she have roommates?
Who'd want to live with her?
I doubt she even had friends
Aside from that cute fellow
who made all my deliveries each day
she had no friends
Have you heard of drug users saying
good trip bad trip?
Do you know what that means?
We don't know English that well
No, I'm not testing your English
Drug users always say
Good trip bad trip
In Chinese, it means
good journey
bad journey
A good trip
is what everybody wants
That glow
those images
it's as if you got on board
a spaceship
like a lightspeed train
You can forget your
awful pay
awful job
deplorable parents at home
A bad trip
drags you down and down
as if dragging you into a bottomless hell
So when taking drugs
everybody wants to have a good trip
But good trips can't be every day, right?
It could be
after a good trip
you wake to find
you've been victimized
or your friend has jumped from the fiftieth floor
That's worse than a nightmare
How did Xiao Mei leave?
One day, she came to see me
Miss Yin
I want to change jobs
She said she wanted to change jobs
When I heard that, I was actually quite upset
because I knew she hadn't returned
In fact
she was far from even starting her return journey
But what could I do?
She said she'd work at a skincare company
I asked her
So you've decided?
Yes, Miss Yin
She said yes
When I heard her, I thought
They want you as a special assistant
Qin Ren Mei
What the hell are you thinking?
You can't even assist yourself
Who can you help?
But I didn't say those words
Xiao Mei
That's great
Do your best, okay?
If anything happens
come here and see me
Sure
That was over a month ago
After that day
I didn't call her anymore
The first time I met Xiao Mei was
at my company's interviews for new service assistants
The first time I saw her
she was very shy
And then
seemed insecure
Her eyes
darted back and forth
Talking to her, it's like she was distracted
absent-minded
It got pretty bad
Basically
she escaped, running
Back then
I followed her out to understand what happened
and on the floor
incredibly
was her urine
How did you know it was urine?
Isn't it obvious?
That
That color
and it trailed her outside
It should be easy to tell
Why did you contact her afterward?
I was once also a newbie just entering society
so I understand that
insecurity and the need to be helped
So when I saw her that day
I thought she had it bad
so from that point of view
I felt I had to help her
Yes
So I got her number from human resources
and called her
We corresponded a few times
Then I invited her to have a meal
The first place we met was right here
this Japanese restaurant
The first time we met
I didn't mention that awkward incident
She told me
regarding her performance that day
she was embarrassed
She said she was too nervous
So of course I said
It's no big deal
The second time I met her
I invited her to this same Japanese restaurant
She clearly felt much better that day
Her whole mood was more upbeat, lively
and more talkative
Ok
So that day, we spoke a lot
And that's why
she told me
she had a drug habit for a while
so some of her body functions
no longer worked
But that day during the meal
one thing happened that was very strange
She gave me something
What's this?
I knit it myself
This time around
I kept thinking I should give you something
I suddenly remembered this
What exactly is it?
It's a mask
I knit one for all my good friends
Can it be worn?
Of course
I'll wear it for you
Whenever I feel bad
I hide behind this
How is it?
Thank you
You're really too good to me
What happened with the dash cam?
That morning, I called her
She spoke very quietly
She said she was outside
I didn't ask much
I asked if she was free for a walk that afternoon
She said OK
So we scheduled 3 pm
I'd drive her to the seaside
So
At first, on the road
everything went smooth We talked happily
but
suddenly, somehow
she went crazy
No
Open the door
What are you doing?
Let me go
Take your hands away
Go away
What are you doing?
Let me go
From the dash cam footage
it looks like you assaulted her
Did you see me assault her with your own eyes?
Please consider this reasonably
Does a man after a car crash
have the mind or the ability
to do such a thing?
Impossible
I almost died that day
Moreover
look at my beard
look at me
Do you know how long I've stopped working?
Do you?
Moreover
do you have proof?
Did you call the police?
I didn't call
The police would ask a lot of bullshit
it would only make me
look like an asshole
As if something really happened
"Be good and listen to your mom, okay?"
The day after the car accident
I had a very strange dream
This is the site of Miss Qin's car crash?
Yes
Right here?
Yes
Miss Qin's diaper?
Is it adult-size?
Miss Qin
Where's Qin Ren Mei?
You don't know
Aren't you her friends?
Did you see her after the car flipped?
Did you?
Aren't you with her every day?
Bastards
You think you can leave whenever you please
Leave
Miss Qin and her four friends
their relationship is complicated
Two male, two female
They all reside together
live together
Their sexual relations are very complicated
She
said she has four friends
But these friends don't exist
Are they ghosts?
There are many types of ghosts
The type you usually think of have grievances
They'll haunt people
But these four
are Miss Qin's fixations
When Miss Qin's qi is strong
they appear
When her qi is weak
they disappear
The scarecrow we just burned by the sea
was done to raise Miss Qin's qi
her energy
A little of her energy was returned
so those four friends
also returned
Then I asked them some questions
They don't know where Miss Qin is either
Let me tell you
Miss Qin will never find her four friends
Where is Miss Qin now?
You mean body or spirit?
Body
For body, you should call the police
Call 911
If you've got skeletons in your closet
then find a private investigator
Do I look like a detective?
What about spirit?
For spirit, I'm even more in the dark
No, I can't find her spirit anymore
Just now, I could sense some pain
some pain
These things
I don't know
maybe it's her imagination
maybe they don't even exist
She's an Ah-Bian
What does Ah-Bian mean?
Ah-Bian means
We'll often see a group of people
laughing with each other
then
there's always one person staring feebly on the side
and can't get a
single word in edgewise
That's an Ah-bian
Put it this way
What Miss Qin told you about
her and her friends
those
happy things
painful things
or crazy things she did with friends
Those companions probably didn't exist
She's an Ah-Bian
Did Xiao Mei contact you after she was in Taipei?
No
I was more the one contacting her
But I didn't dare call her too often
didn't want to disturb her
Sometimes she picked up
Sometimes
she spoke very simply
Asked how she was
Good
Asked if she'd eaten
Yes
Very
cold and distant
I also
didn't know what to say
So I'd think
before I call next time
I would consider
is now a good time?
Will I bother her?
Is she at work?
Is she busy?
Is she on the computer?
When did you last see Xiao Mei?
At New Year's
She came back for three days
When she came, I thought she was strange
Before, when she looked at you
it felt like she wanted to say something
But this time
seeing you
it's like you didn't exist
I couldn't ask her why
Then
the second night
I thought
I'd give her a red envelope
I went to her room
and found she was gone
Dad
You haven't visited me in a long time
I miss you
very much
Dad, do you know?
I got a job
You don't have to worry though
I'm doing well
Very well
As a child, did she ask about her dad?
She did
As a child, she asked
she asked dad
Where did dad go?
I said dad went out to sea
Her dad was a boat captain
often not at home
Often not at home
When Xiao Mei was about five or six
her dad passed away in a shipwreck
Do you remember this photo?
How do you have this photo?
Xiao Mei's ex-boyfriend provided it
Lin Wan De?
Yes
I remember him
Lin Wan De
After meeting Lin Wan De
Xiao Mei started becoming strange
I took this photograph
At a fishing port near our house
Xiao Mei was only about three then
The one hugging her is her dad
Do you know where Xiao Mei could be now?
What's the difference between these two photos?
This cleaned up one I gave to the customer
This one
is what I took on site
These are wedding photos I recently took by the ocean
That day, on site
the weather was good
We went early
But we only started around ten o'clock
At first, it went smooth
pretty well
until I saw this girl
Look at me
Smile
Look ahead
The bride
could you twirl?
Twirl like that
Try spinning, could you?
You spin, I'll catch it
Groom, stand and don't move
Don't move
You can watch her
Okay, spin
Keep going
I'll count 1 2 3
1 2 3, spin
Wonderful
Wait a second
Miss
Abby, could you ask her to leave
Tell her to step away
Hey, wait
Wait
Give me the other camera
I'll go
Cover them up
Seeing her figure
I felt pulled in
I can't describe it
I kept following her
Following
Eventually, she entered a forest
winding, winding
I almost lost her
Then she walked into a culvert
though it wasn't really a culvert
just a big drain
All the while
I kept on lifting my camera
But when I wanted to take a photo
I couldn't press it