摄影师的来信 Letter from the Cameraperson

狸狸通信敬启：

To Furbobocom,

狸好。

Greetings.

这是一封用以澄清当年事实的来信，希望各位新闻同仁在通读此信后，

This is a letter to clarify the facts of what happened back then. I hope that after reading this letter,

能意识到自己所发的帖子，和当年导演所做的事情一样，

my colleagues in the news industry will realize that the posts they are publishing, much like what the director did all those years ago,

都是颠倒黑白、弄虚作假。

are nothing but a distortion of the truth and a fabrication of lies.

十五年前的7月22日，告死魔杀害了珀葵的父母，目睹这一切却侥幸存活的珀葵，患上了严重的创伤后应激障碍。

Fifteen years ago, on July 22, the Herald of Death murdered Bequea's parents. Bequea, who witnessed the event but miraculously survived, developed severe post-traumatic stress disorder.

9月9日，深受其苦的珀葵小姐来到《请变幸福吧》节目组进行了第一次拍摄，

On September 9, the deeply afflicted Miss Bequea came to the Please Be Happy production team for her first shoot.

那时无论是导演还是制片人，对治好她的痛苦都许下过壮志豪言。

At the time, both the director and the producer made grand promises to cure her suffering.

可惜几期节目都效果不显，于是导演开始有意识地引导、逼迫珀葵小姐多次进行心理测评熟悉答案，制片人也开始紧锣密鼓对外宣传她的故事，

Unfortunately, several episodes yielded no significant results, so the director began to consciously guide and compel Miss Bequea to repeatedly undergo psychological evaluations and memorize the answers. The producer also began a massive publicity campaign for her story.

这一切，都成为了逼迫珀葵配合造假的最后一根稻草。

All of this became the last straw that forced Bequea to play along with their lie.

同年的11月5日，未能治愈自己的珀葵选择了接受幸福手术，自此不再回来。

On November 5 of that same year, with no hope of healing, Bequea opted for the "Happiness Surgery" and disappeared.

相关证据在当年的举报信里都有提供，铁证如山，只是不明原因没有被披露出来而已。

I laid it all out in an anonymous tip that year. The evidence was ironclad, but it was buried.

回想当初拍摄的日子，我痛恨那个听话的自己，痛恨自己的懦弱无为，

When I remember those days on set, I hate the person I was. So weak, so silent.

我明明可以做得更多，我明明可以更加勇敢，但我没有。

There were so many chances to be brave, to do something, and I did nothing.

我跟在一群人身后，哪怕心里有些不一样的声音，也不敢哪怕轻轻咳嗽。

I just fell in line, swallowing any protest that rose in my throat.

珀葵总是说：「谢谢你，摄影师小姐。」

And through it all, Bequea would thank me. "Thank you, Miss Camerawoman."

可我哪值得这样的道谢……

I didn't deserve her kindness.

所以我在匿名举报后彻底离开了媒体行业，离开了用镜头记录所谓真相与幸福的这里

So I sent the tip, then I quit. Left the whole industry behind, this business of framing "truth," and "happiness."

——瞧，哪怕反击，我也终究是个懦夫。

See? Even when fighting back, I'm a coward.

但看见你们帖子的那一刻，我意识到我不能再这样了。

But the moment I saw your posts, I knew my silence had to end.

十五年过去了，我不愿舆论再打扰到珀葵的安宁，我必须制止你们「翻案」的论调，

It's been fifteen years. Bequea deserves her peace, not to have her name dragged back into the spotlight. I have to stop you from "clearing her name" the wrong way.

所以我想，不如就把当年的一切彻底告诉你们吧。

So, I'm giving you everything.

这个箱子里保存的，是我原本留给珀葵的东西，

I kept this box for Bequea.

因为或许有一天，珀葵也会想要找回什么，而我不希望珀葵弄丢回家的钥匙。

I always hoped that if she ever wanted to come back, this would be her key. Her way home.

但现在，我已经找不回那个迷路的人了，倒不如交由你们来寻回真相。

But I can't reach her anymore. The person she was is gone. Maybe you can use this to bring back the truth.

摄影师 留

The Cameraperson