He was shocked to learn that some of the people listed as having been executed he knew to still be alive. He wrote about this in an article entitled "A Ghost Quest" published by the Central Daily News, which, amusingly, led some readers to send him protective charms.
令他感到震撼的是，有些文獻記錄上已經被槍斃的人，竟活生生出現眼前，他將這個經歷寫成〈尋鬼記〉，發表在中央日報上。