[Audio clip]
Please accept this [audio clip] that just arrived from a parallel universe:
"Archived audio recording from October 29, 2025 at 22:47"
(The background sound is the simmering of a clay pot, and the TV is playing the weather forecast.)
Yu Yan: "Move that pot of mint that Situ gave you further away. Every time you water it, it's like you're conducting a toxicology experiment."
(Sound of bowls and plates clinking)
Fan Jinci: "...meddling in other people's business."
(Sound of clothes rubbing together, possibly someone being pulled down)
Yu Yan: (Low laugh) "Hey, today Wen Lin asked me if you had been possessed by a soul, and you actually said 'not sure' at the case analysis meeting."
(Continued, slight struggling sounds)
Fan Jinci: "...It was originally between three possibilities... Yu Yan! Don't bite..."
(Sudden silence, only increasingly heavy breathing can be heard)
Yu Yan: (vaguely) "Can we be sure now?"
(A knocking sound comes from afar)
Fan Jinci: (Extremely light, like snow falling on eyelashes)
"…Fool."
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