C1 I Cried out to My Father in the Middle of the Night

Ever since I moved here, I noticed that there was an old man selling antiques at the entrance of the district. I liked to squat in front of his stall and touch it. He had some old coins, porcelain, wooden swords, compass, and other old things. He always attracted my attention.

However, Mrs. Zhao always said that he was a liar. If there was anything worth more than fifty yuan in his stall, it would be considered a treasure. He also told me many times in the stairway that I should not buy anything from him. He even said that if I did not buy anything from him, there might be dead people who had used it. It was not auspicious.

That day, when I went out to buy beer, I saw a set of second-hand pajamas on the stall. The mandarin mandarin embroidered on it was lifelike, as if it was alive. I liked it so much that I reached out to touch it. The old man shouted, "If you don't want to buy it, don't touch it! It's expensive."

I didn't like what he said. "You're looking down on me, right? Do you have anything worth more than fifty yuan?"

He put down the Feng Shui book in his hand and looked at me. "Do you want to buy it?"

I looked at it carefully. The quality of the pajamas was very good. Someone beside me also touched it and told me that it was real silk. I thought to myself that it was hot in summer. It would be uncomfortable to touch a piece of cotton. It was good to buy a second-hand item for fifty yuan. So, I threw the fifty yuan and left with the clothes.

When I went home, I put it on. It felt really good!

I sat in front of the computer and played League of Legends. At midnight, I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!

I asked who it was, but no one answered. I slowly opened the door and saw a document bag on the floor. I thought, [It’s late at night, and you are sending me a package? Is it a letter from my credit card?] I picked it up and opened it. I grabbed a bundle of money. I immediately hid the envelope in my arms and looked around. I immediately went back to my room.

There was not only 20,000 yuan in the envelope, but there was also a note. On the note, it wrote, “Dad, this is 20,000 yuan. Take it and spend it. If you don’t have enough, I will give it to you!”

I thought, [Isn’t this nonsense? I am only 23 years old, and I am still a virgin. How can I be a father? But 20,000 yuan is not a small amount. I think if someone comes to look for me, I will give it to him. After all, this is money for an old man to take care of his illness. If no one comes to look for me, I will not give it to the police. This is not considered a crime, right?]

I was reluctant to let go. I grabbed the 20,000 yuan and fell asleep.

The next day, when I woke up, I hid the 20,000 yuan under my pillow. I looked at it for three or four times before I could bear to go out to buy vegetables. Before I left, I was worried that there would be thieves who would come in and steal the money. I really did not have money, but I had money. When I had money, I would worry about it.

The first thing I did after returning was to look at the money. The money was still there.

The whole day passed, and no one came to look for me. I was worried, so I went down to ask the property manager if anyone was looking for me. The property manager asked me if I had peeked on the ladies bathing. I said no.

However, he was still not at ease. What should I do if I had 20,000 yuan now? If it was someone else who had lost it, they should have called the police. There were only a dozen families in the neighborhood, and they would be able to find my house very soon. I couldn't touch the money, so I had to wait a little longer.

Anyway, since I was working during this period of time, I planned to play games all night. When it was midnight, someone knocked on the door again. I thought to myself, "Who is it this time?" I was much more careful this time. In the past, I had nothing but my life. I was very brave, but my courage had become smaller after I got rich.

I looked out of the cat eye and saw a short-haired woman. I couldn't see her beauty from the cat eye. The woman knocked on the door again. I said "Wait a moment," and then I slowly opened the door. The door was opened, but the woman was gone. There was a large envelope on the ground. I picked up the envelope and looked around, but there was no one.

Then I returned and opened it. It was another 20,000 yuan. There was a note next to it. It wrote: "Dad, the 20,000 yuan you asked for is here. Xiaoqian!"

I immediately broke out in a sweat. What the hell was going on? Yesterday, someone had given me 20,000 yuan, and today, there was another 20,000 yuan. According to this calculation, I was going to be rich!

Damn it, even if I sent the wrong address, why didn't this woman meet her father?

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When I woke up in the morning, I felt that something was wrong. The 40,000 yuan felt hot in my hands. I was not willing to give it to the police. Then I thought, "Could it be that someone was playing with me? Could it be fake money? No one would have secretly taken a picture of me!"

I don't need to go to the bank. Auntie Wang from the supermarket downstairs is a super cashier. Once, when I took a ten dollar bill to buy beer, she knew it was fake. She told me to change it. I took a hundred dollars to buy beer. To be honest, I really hoped Auntie Wang would say that the money was fake! She just happily sold the beer to me.

After returning home, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that something was wrong. Was there a criminal who was washing black money in my place? I couldn't figure it out. This time, I gave the money to the wrong person, and it was even the second time.

I thought that if there was another person giving money to me tonight, I would really call the police. This was really too scary.

Just like that, I watched the 40,000 yuan pass through my mind for a day. At night, I started to get nervous. At midnight, the sound of knocking on the door rang out again. This time, I didn't respond. Instead, I leaned against the peephole and looked. It was still that woman, but after looking through the peephole and seeing her big face, I knew that she was the one knocking on the door. I asked who it was. There was no sound outside, so I asked who it was. If you didn't answer, I wouldn't open the door for you.

She kept knocking on the door as if she was in a hurry. Then, Mrs. Zhao, who was at the door, was annoyed and shouted, "Who is it? Stop knocking if there's no one at home! I'm so weak that I can't sleep. I was about to fall asleep when you knocked on the door. It's so late at night!"

Then, there was the sound of the door being opened, and then it was quiet. I wiped my sweat and slowly opened the door. This time, I didn't see the envelope, nor did I see the woman. I only saw Mrs. Zhao closing the door.

Only then did I realize that something was wrong. Did the daughter know that she had given the wrong money and came to ask me for money? She thought that I had left without me. This woman must have just gotten off work at this time and was in the service industry. It seemed that I could not move the money carelessly. I should wait for her to come and ask me for it next time.

Thinking about this, I felt more at ease. I fell asleep very quickly.

Before I could get up, I heard the commotion outside. There were also faint cries. I opened the door and saw that the opposite house was open. The people from the neighborhood committee were here. I asked what was going on, and the auntie from the neighborhood committee said, "You don't know yet, right? Mrs. Zhao committed suicide by hanging herself last night!"

I suddenly laughed, "Stop talking nonsense. Mrs. Zhao dances every day and is very happy. What the hell is she committing suicide for?"

The auntie from the neighborhood committee ignored me and went in. After that, she came out and called the police. Auntie Zhao's son was called Zhang Jun. He also came out and told the auntie from the neighborhood committee that he had to clarify for him. He did not abuse the old people. Zhang Jun's wife did not dare to go in, so she was scared to the point that her legs were weak. She said that she wanted to pee. I said, "You can come to my house to pee."

After Zhang Jun's wife came to my house to pee, she did not leave. She just laid on the sofa in my house. I was not a coward. I said that I would go over and take a look. When I walked into the house, I saw Mrs. Zhao hanging on the chandelier. Her tongue was long. What was most unbelievable was that she was holding a large envelope tightly in her hand.

I was so frightened that I immediately retreated and sat on the sofa to drink a cup of water to calm my nerves. What was going on? Why did the envelope look so familiar?

Zhang Jun's wife said that she wouldn't go out no matter what. In the end, the police took the envelope to my house to understand the situation. Zhang Jun's wife said that Mrs. Zhao had been fine the whole time. She said that someone knocked on Chen Youling's door last night.

The police asked Chen Youling who it was. I said that I was Chen Youling, and my name was Chen Youling.

In the end, under the mediation of the neighborhood committee, Zhang Jun and Zhang Jun's wife were fine. The couple was quite filial. After the police left, the sky was almost dark. Zhang Jun's wife came with the envelope. She handed it to me and said, "Chen Youling, this envelope is yours, right? It's not right for my mom to take your things, but you don't have to kill her! Last night, I saw it in my dream. You hung my mother-in-law up!"

I glared at her and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I was sleeping at home last night. Besides, you saw me kill your mother-in-law in your dream. What is this!"

"I will return your things to you. I hope you can let Zhang Jun and I go. We are neighbors and have been living well together. I didn't expect you to be so ruthless."

I was unwilling to listen to her and said, "Aren't you slandering me? Since you saw that I killed Mrs. Zhao, you might as well call the police. It's not too late to check her fingerprint."

Zhang Jun's wife said, "The police can't do anything about this. I asked Yin Yang Master, and he said that it would be fine if you return your things to him. He also said that you are not an ordinary person. I beg you, please let us go."

As she spoke, Zhang Jun's wife knelt down before me. Zhang Jun came in and pulled his wife away. He said, "Let's go, don't believe the scammers." After that, Zhang Jun and I apologized to each other. I thought, 'Isn't this nonsense? Why would I go and kill your old lady? What's the benefit of that?'

After they left, I opened the envelope. Inside was another twenty thousand yuan and a piece of paper. On it was written: "Father, the twenty thousand yuan I asked for was delivered to you. Xiaoqian."

I was stunned. I almost called the police, but on second thought, Mrs. Zhao had just committed suicide. Zhang Jun's wife said that I killed Mrs. Zhao. At this time, wouldn't I be the suspect if I called the police? However, in the past three days, there were people who had given me sixty thousand yuan. I really couldn't resist.

Just like that, I ate and drank until midnight. In the end, the door rang again.