Right in the middle of article 2, strange things started happening.
I began receiving odd calls and messages from unknown numbers, all of them claiming to be Mr. X. The first time he called, I could barely hear his voice over the sound of strange noises in the background, like rustling leaves or the sound of footsteps. When I asked him to speak up, he spoke in a low and whispery tone, as though he didn’t want to be overheard.
The conversations were always cryptic and brief. Mr. X would ask me if she had made any progress on the article, and if I had any more questions for him.
