Detective Agency of the Bizarre
Chapter 93 - 93 Ninety-three

93: Ninety-three.

Number 3: The Oddity in the Mirror 93: Ninety-three.

Number 3: The Oddity in the Mirror “`

Code: ofTum-3

Form: Identical to the client, currently exists only within a mirror

Rank: (Undetermined)

Pre-death: (No data)

Location: Inside any reflective mirror surface.

Client: Wei Heping

Fee: To be determined

Investigation audio: None

Client audio transcript:

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First encounter audio from the client:

*Sounds of panic-stricken shouting*

“Save me, save me!

It wants to come out!

It wants to replace me!”

“Who?

Do you need me to call the police for you?”

“It’s a ghost…

the ghost wants to take everything from me, it’s learning from me!”

“You need to calm down, can you tell me your name?”

“My name is Wei Heping, save me!

Hurry and save me!

It’s coming out!”

“Hello, Wei Heping, if you need help, we need details about your situation.

Yelling won’t solve anything.”

“It’s hiding in the dark…

I need to hide…

I need to hide!”

*Sounds of chaotic footsteps*

*Static*

*Phone hangs up*

End of audio.

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Second encounter audio from the client:

“I’ve hidden myself…

it shouldn’t be able to see me now…”

“Wei Heping?”

“It’s me…

I’m hiding in a…

a cabinet.

It’s dark here, there’s no light or mirror, it can’t see me.”

“Can you tell me what happened then?”

“I…

I saw something…

something terrifying.”

“A paranormal event?”

“Yes!

Yes…

I encountered a paranormal event, but I don’t know if it’s a ghost…”

“Can you describe it?

Like what it looks like.”

“It…

it’s me, the me in the mirror…”

“Do you mean that the reflection in the mirror acted differently from you?”

“Exactly!

That’s it!”

“Have you been under a lot of stress recently, and have you seen a psychologist after this happened?”

“I…”

“If it had been ten days ago I might have advised you to see a psychologist now, but after experiencing some things…

I’m going to classify this as a paranormal event.

If it’s not too much trouble, could you please tell me without leaving anything out about when it first appeared and what happened afterward.”

“`

“Okay…

you will help me, right?”

“Yes.”

*Swallowing sound*

“It appeared seven days ago…

I was surfing the internet, and it was very late, maybe 2 a.m…

or 3 a.m.

My skin gets oily so I went to the restroom to wash my face.

There’s a mirror above the sink.

I was bending over, washing my face, and then, as I closed my eyes to rub the cleanser in, I thought I saw something out of the corner of my eye…”

“I thought I was imagining things, and since my face was covered in suds, I didn’t dare to open my eyes; I just kept rubbing my face.

But with my eyes closed and everything around me pitch dark, I felt like there was something hiding beside me, like…

like there were footsteps behind me, so I quickly rinsed my eyes with water to look around, and there was nothing.”

“Then I looked at the mirror again, and everything was normal, so I hurried out of the restroom.

Right after I stepped out, I realized something was wrong…

because my face was already clean, but in the mirror, there was still foam on my face…

I…

I stepped back to the door to look at the mirror.

Then I saw myself still standing there in the mirror, motionless, but those eyes were looking at me, just slanted to the edge of the eye socket, staring intently…”

*Rapid breathing*

“I…

I don’t know how to describe it…

I never knew my face could look so terrifying…”

“I ran back to my bedroom, turned on all the lights, and hid in my bed.

I thought it would be fine then, but after about forty minutes, the computer went into sleep mode and the screen suddenly went black, and a figure appeared on it…

No, not me, it was it, its figure appeared.”

“Whatever I do…

it does the same…”

“You mean like a normal mirror reflection?”

*Terrified scream*

“No!

No…

not that…

It’s definitely it!

Because no matter what I do, it’s always a beat slower!

I scream and shout, and after a while, it screams and shouts too.

I throw a pillow at it, and it throws a pillow back at me…

It’s learning from me…

it’s imitating me…

It’s already taken over my shadow, it wants to take over my body!”

“Please stay calm.”

“Okay…

thank you…

Can you help me?

I found you are a detective who deals with paranormal incidents…”

“Yes, if it’s a ghost or some other paranormal event, I will help you.

But before that, I need to understand some things: did you go anywhere unusual during the time you’ve been encountering this ghost?”

“No…

no, I’ve just been working, and I only stayed at home when I rested, I haven’t been to any other places.”

“Is that so…

Does it appear outside too, or only in your home?”

“It keeps following me…”

“It sounds like you brought it back with you.

It’s been six days since you first noticed it, what’s the situation with the ghost in the mirror now?”

“I don’t know anymore…

It keeps imitating me.

At first, it was clumsy, lagging behind a long time before copying my actions.

Then it got better and faster…

I smashed the mirror but its reflection could still imitate my movements in the shards.

I was so scared that I covered up all the reflective mirrors and glass, and I drew the curtains and wouldn’t turn on the lights at night…”

“Without light, it can’t see me…”

“I’ve been hiding at home for these past few days.

But just…

just last night, my parents called me, and its figure appeared on the screen…

its movements have started to match mine exactly…

If I throw a punch, it throws a punch; if I blink, it blinks; what should I do, what can I do…”

“Are you sure it’s it in the mirror, not yourself?”

*Hysterical shouting*

“Of course!

It’s it!

It has completely taken over my reflection!”

“Alright, I understand.

If it is like you say, it’s best if you get to our Detective Agency as soon as possible.”

“You can’t come here!

What if the ghost sees me if I go outside!”

“We can certainly come over, but it seems very urgent…

you might not last until then.”

*Brief silence*

“How can it be like this…

what should I do!

I don’t want to die…

I’m still young, wuwuwu…”

“Like I said earlier, leave your home and get to our Detective Agency quickly.

However, I have another question: does it come out during the day?”

“No…

it only appears after it gets dark…”

“Good, although it isn’t a sunny day, it’s still daytime.

You can hurry over to my Detective Agency.

But please be quick, the sun will set soon.”

*Scattered noise*

“I’ll come over…

I’m on my way now!

I’m leaving right now!”

End of audio.

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Analysis: Ghost’s motives are unclear; manifests only in mirrors reflecting the client’s image.

The idea of substitution is wishful thinking on the client’s part; insufficient information to determine more, further steps to follow upon the client’s arrival.