Chapter 121 Midnight Terror (Part 1)
A WeChat message beeped: "Mr. Wan, please have dinner first. I'll be there at 7:30. Please send me your room number."
I glanced at his screen name: Shi Shui. I sent him a message: "Room 202, living alone."
After dinner, it was already six o'clock. President Song asked everyone, "Want to take a walk?"
I saw that it was still early, so I said, "Okay, let's go for a walk with the president and watch the clouds roll by."
Although it was hot in August, the mountain breeze was exceptionally cool. We all walked leisurely towards the mountain path.
We chatted all the way and before we knew it, we had walked five or six miles.
I pulled out my phone from time to time to check, afraid I'd wandered too far and left Shi Shui waiting for me at the hotel.
At this time, everyone came to the edge of a cliff and stood on a platform to look into the distance. The mountains in the distance were picturesque and the water was flowing below the cliff.
President Song sighed, "The most satisfying thing in life is to be surrounded by a few close friends, living in this paradise, free from the noise of music and the burden of paperwork. Talking and laughing with good friends, and interacting with everyone."
Xi Ruoqin laughed secretly.
President Song asked, "What are you laughing at?"
I added, "She laughed at the president for being too romantic."
President Song turned around and glanced at Xi Ruoqin: "Is this what you mean?"
Xi Ruoqin shook her head: "I laugh at some people who don't even have the mood to enjoy the scenery, and are constantly checking their phones."
Yitong smiled and said, "Some people are in love."
President Song looked at me and asked, "Is what he said true?"
I burst out laughing: "Really, I'm in the midst of a broken heart."
Xi Ruoqin said, "President, please walk around so that some people don't feel bad. They don't want to take a walk anyway, but you keep walking further and further away."
President Song glanced at me again and said, "Shanhong, if you have something to do, go back first. We can go for a walk."
I bowed with both hands: "Thank you, President, and thank you, psychologist Ruqin. I really have something to do, so I'll take my leave now."
As I walked, I kept thinking that Xi Ruoqin was actually a public security officer, and she could figure out every little bit of my expression.
I rushed back to the guesthouse at exactly 7:30. I walked upstairs and felt that the man in front of me was like "flowing water." I coughed, but he didn't look back.
I passed him and walked straight ahead, opening the door but not closing it. A moment later, a man wearing sunglasses walked in and then closed the door.
We seemed to have a tacit understanding and didn't speak.
I stretched out my hand, motioning him to sit down, and made a cup of tea and brought it to him.
He said, "Mr. Wan, is it okay for me to talk to you while wearing sunglasses?"
"Can."
"That's great. Mr. Wan, I didn't tell you my name last time. A name is just a symbol. You can call me Lao Yu."
"I call you Brother Yu, you're not old. Let's open the window and talk frankly. Tell me everything you have, and I'll do my best to analyze it thoroughly for you."
He took a deep breath, then exhaled, gathered himself, and narrated to me in a low voice:
"I'm a local sales representative for a foreign company. Apart from clients, I have almost no acquaintances or friends in this city. We're often rotated between cities, so I don't like to make many friends. So, when I'm lonely, I can't help but act silly."
When faced with such a client, I must stand with him and alleviate his guilt by saying, "I understand. Everyone makes mistakes."
He sighed, "Someone added me on WeChat the other day. She was a beautiful woman, and her username was suggestive, so I couldn't help but add her."
I get it—it's an online trap.
"Just stop there. This is a story with the same plot and ending. First record the video, then ask for money."
"No. It's not that simple. You can see that I'm not a person with a low IQ."
He continued to talk about his experience. He was also cautious when the other party chatted with him. Until one day, the woman asked to meet him in another city not far from this city.
"You promised?"
"I agreed. It was dusk, and I took the last bus."
"You were indeed cautious. You had a car but didn't drive it."
"Yes, I don't know why, but that summer evening, I felt a sense of poetry."
I said, "It's because the photo is so beautiful. It doesn't feel like poetry, but like love."
"I still believe it was a love affair, but I feel ashamed to say it now."
"A pure and beautiful deception will make your heart bleed more than a shameful deception."
"That's right."
Next, he met the girl named "Kiss You Deeply" in a park.
Lao Yu described the girl as: "Pretty, such a lovely person."
I added for him: "Besides being pretty, she is also very considerate."
"Yes, when ordering food, he never orders expensive food. He always thinks of me."
I said, "It's so pleasant to listen to him speak. He laughs before he even starts talking, like a flock of geese flying across the blue sky."
Lao Yu was alert: "Have you been fooled by her too?"
I said, "No."
He asked, "Then how come you seem to have seen her before and are so accurate?"
I smiled and said, "Isn't the heroine in the TV series lovable? She's so pretty, has such a sweet smile, and has such a kind personality."
He said, "Yeah."
I asked, "Do you know why the protagonist can leave such a deep impression on people?"
He shook his head.
I said word by word: "All perfect performances are the result of rigorous training."
Lao Yu said, "Listening to you speak is a real pleasure. Behind your ordinary sentences, there is always profound philosophy."
I chuckled softly, "I've also been through rigorous training."
He made an exception and smiled bitterly.
I said in a deep voice, "So you and her had a dream that resembled love, but it was actually a trap."
He bowed his head and confessed, "Yes."
"Now, they're asking you to pay, aren't they?"
Lao Yu said, "I sent the CD once, and they asked me to pay 100,000 yuan, and I paid 50,000 yuan. This is the second time they're threatening me. They said if I pay another 100,000 yuan, we'll be even, and we'll just be strangers from now on."
"What do you think?"
"Even if we beat them 100,000 times, they would still pester us."
"Really? Actually, you don't need to consult me on this matter at all. You can make the decision yourself."
Lao Yu quickly said, "That's not what I meant, Mr. Wan. You don't understand me. In real life, I'm an absolute gentleman. I don't even joke.
If I call the police, my wife will find out, my family will find out, my friends and colleagues will find out. I'd rather die than not."
He looked at me pitifully.
I understand his feelings. Face, face, face... For many people, living a hard life doesn't matter if it's a little hardship or exhaustion; all they want is that last shred of dignity.
I said, "Brother Yu, I'm not sure whether to call the police or ignore this matter. If you call the police, you'll lose face. If you don't, they will continue to harass you. We can only use divination to decide which choice to make."
This was also the reason why he came to see me.
I hope there is a god who can tell him how to deal with it.
He hurriedly asked, "Fortune telling?"
I shook my head.
Next, I used the “Three-Pearl Cannon” technique that my master taught me to make a decision for him.
He asked, "What is a three-ball cannon?"
I:……
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