Chapter 1 — Scary Neighbors

The next door neighbor was about to go on a business trip for a week, and asked me to come over every day to help her eighty-year-old mother. I was just about to agree, but a few comments appeared before my eyes. 【Absolutely do not agree! The old lady passed away a long time ago, but the neighbor still kept it a secret, not telling anyone.】 【She was just waiting for her to enter the house, then blamed the murder on her.】 【Furthermore, there was a shortage of two hundred thousand yuan in the old lady's savings book, she would also say that she was a thief.】 【Just graduated and was falsely accused of having to bear both human life and theft. It was so difficult to find a job that's why I lost it.】 The neighbor put the key in my palm: "My mother depends on you." I took a step back, my voice tense: "Sorry, I also have to go on a business trip." 1 The neighbor was stunned. "Why?" The smile on her face stiffened at the corners of her lips. I squeezed the phone tightly in my pocket, my fingertips were cold. "The company suddenly arranged it, I had no choice." “No, Tieu Yeu, you listen to me first.” Neighbor Truong Tu Lan took a step forward, his tone becoming impatient. “This business trip was specially arranged for me by my boss. I absolutely cannot ask for time off, do you know?” "Sister Truong, me too. The business trip has been decided, there is no other way for me." When I said this, my heart was actually extremely chaotic. Being my neighbor for a full year, Truong Tu Lan has always treated me very well. When I just moved in, even the cooking utensils weren't fully prepared. She herself brought me the banh coc she had packed for me. On a rainy day when I wasn't home, she helped me collect all the clothes drying on the balcony, fold them neatly and place them in front of the door. One time I had a fever, I called her at 2:00 a.m., without saying a word she drove me to the emergency room, and stayed with me until dawn. No matter how I think about it, I can't understand it. Someone who treats me so well, why would he want to harm me? The comments in my head continued to fly by. 【Don't think anymore, she only treats you well because you have useful value.】 【Do you remember, after every time she treated you well, did she casually say the same sentence: "Help me come and see my mother"?】 I was immediately stunned. That's right. Every time she brought soup, brought fruit or helped me receive goods, she would smile and say one more sentence: "My mother is alone at home, when you have free time, please help me come over and take a look at her." It's been a year. Almost every two or three days I go to her house, chat with the old lady, cook and clean the house. 【See, you are a free nanny. She used the favor of a few meals in exchange for a year of free labor.】 My back felt cold. Truong Tu Lan continued to ask: "Tieu Yeu, just one week, five days is fine. Can't your business trip be postponed?" "It can't be postponed, Ms. Truong, it really can't be postponed." She stared at me for two seconds, then suddenly took out her phone. A “ting” sound rang out. A WeChat transfer notification appeared, ten thousand yuan. “You take these ten thousand yuan, just help me take care of it for a week, okay?” 【Ha ha ha ha, exchange ten thousand for two hundred thousand, her abacus shot beads into my face.】 【Absolutely do not agree! Receiving money is like walking into a trap. At that time, she will say that she took the money without working, or outright said that she stole more.】 【Do your best, absolutely don't be soft-hearted.】 I clicked twice on the screen and returned the money. "Miss Truong, I don't accept money. I really can't help you." "How about you hire a nanny? Or take your aunt to a nursing home." “How can a nanny make people feel secure?” Her voice suddenly rose high. "Can outsiders take good care of my mother? I don't even know if things in the house are lost. I only trust you, Tieu Yeu." “But I really don't have time.” "Miss!" She took a deep breath. “Luc Yeu, I ask you one last time, are you really not going to help?” “Sister Truong, I really have no choice.” Her face changed

i. “Okay, Luc Yeu, it seems I have seen through you.” "How do I usually treat you well? Bring you food, help you pack your clothes, and even take you to the hospital in the middle of the night." “Now I ask you to do me a favor and you still refuse?” “It's true that I wasted all my effort in treating you well.” 2 Her voice grew louder and louder. Aunt Vuong in apartment 602 opposite poked her head out: "What's going on? What's the argument?" Truong Tu Lan immediately changed her expression to self-pity: "Aunt Vuong, I beg Tieu Yeu to help me take care of my mother for a week because I have to go on a business trip and cannot stay." “She definitely did not agree, and lied that she also had to go on a business trip.” Aunt Vuong frowned and looked at me: "Tieu Yeu, how well Ms. Truong treats you, the whole building can see. Why are you like this?" “People have helped you many times, can't I ask you to help me with something now?” “That's right.” Uncle Trieu in apartment 603 next door also opened the door and walked out. "Young people should know how to be grateful. Normally, Ms. Truong takes care of you many times, right?" I opened my mouth: "No, I really have to go on a business trip..." "Going on a business trip, going on a business trip, who would believe it?" Truong Tu Lan smiled coldly and interrupted me. "You usually stay at home on weekends, but now you suddenly have to go on a business trip? Who would believe it?" My chest was filled with panic, my temples twitched continuously. These people only saw that she once brought me a few bowls of soup, but no one saw how many bowls I washed, how many times I cleaned the house, and how many afternoons I sat and chatted with her mother. I gritted my teeth: "Miss Truong, please find someone else. I really can't help." Having finished speaking, I turned around to go home. Truong Tu Lan suddenly shouted: "Don't go. I will call your company to see if there is a business trip or not." Right in front of Aunt Vuong and Uncle Trieu, she called and deliberately turned on the speakerphone loudly. "Hello, hello, is this Luc Yeu's department? I'm her neighbor, wanted to ask if Luc Yeu has a business trip recently?" The other end of the line said something, I couldn't hear clearly. But I saw the corner of Truong Tu Lan's mouth slowly curl up. She hung up the phone, turned around, looking like a hunter who had just collected his net. "As your company said, there is absolutely no business travel schedule." “Luc Yeu, you lied to me?” The hallway was silent for two seconds. Aunt Vuong shook her head: "Why is this child still lying?" Uncle Trieu also sighed: "If you don't want to help, just say you don't want to help. Why make up excuses?" “I…” “You just don't want to help!” Truong Tu Lan grabbed my wrist, digging her nails deep into my skin. “I treated you so well, do you repay me like this?” I immediately pushed her hand away. “Miss Truong, don't touch me.” "What if I touch you? Even if I touch you, my hands will be dirty!" “You ungrateful and ungrateful thing!” “Raising a white-eyed wolf for a year!” Several households opened their doors and poked their heads out to see the excitement. My face was hot. "Sister Truong, I told you, I can't help you. Find someone else." "Who can I find? Huh? Tell me, who can I find? My mother is eighty years old, I'm going on a business trip for a week, what do you tell me to do?" “Hire a nanny, find relatives or take them to a nursing home.” “You really hurt your back standing talking!” I took a deep breath and said no more. I took the key, opened the door, walked in, and then conveniently locked the door. Outside the door, Truong Tu Lan continued to bang on the door. "Luc Yeu! Come here for me!" "What are you hiding? Are you guilty?" “You ungrateful bastard, I treated you so well and yet you treat me like this?” I leaned against the door, closing my eyes. The mind is extremely chaotic. The words in the comments appear one after another. 【The old lady passed away a long time ago.】 【She was just waiting for you to enter the house and then blamed the murder on you.】 【The camera only recorded you alone when you entered.】 【The savings book was two hundred thousand yuan short, she would also say that you stole it.】 I opened my eyes, staring at the living room ceiling. Has the old lady passed away? I don't know if she died from illness or for some other reason. But there's one thing I can be sure of. When Truong Tu Lan came to me for help

Her mother, her mother is no more. I took out my phone and called 110. “Hello, I want to call the police.” “I suspect that in apartment 601 next door, there is an elderly person who passed away, but the family did not take any action.” 3 The other end of the line was silent for a moment: "May I ask for your address?" "Apartment 602, Building 6, Cam Hoa Apartment. The apartment next door is 601." “Okay, we will arrange for the police to come. Please keep the phone clear.” After hanging up, I opened WeChat. The group of apartment dwellers has exploded. Truong Tu Lan posted a long message. 【@Everyone, please judge for me. I asked my neighbor Luc Yeu to help take care of my mother for a week. She not only refused but also lied that she had to go on a business trip.】 【Normally I treat her so well, bringing her food, helping, and even taking her to the hospital in the middle of the night. Does she repay me like that? What an ungrateful and ungrateful thing!】 Attached are three photos below. The first picture is the front of my ID. The second picture is my phone number. The third picture is the specific location of my house, apartment 602, building 6. 【This is her information, everyone get to know this person.】 My blood immediately rushed to the top of my head. Dozens of messages immediately appeared in the group. “Isn't that too much?” “Whether people help or not is their freedom.” “But Ms. Truong treats you so well, you really shouldn't…” “Young people these days really don't know how to be grateful.” “Isn't it very good to post your identity information like that?” "It's because she forced her to be bad. Who wouldn't be cold-hearted in return?" Someone started WeChat friends with me. After I agreed, the first sentence the other person sent was: "Are you that white-eyed wolf?" There are also people who call directly. I just listened for a second and heard the other person scolding: "Why don't you go away and die?" I hung up, took a screenshot and saved all the messages in the group. A few lines of comments appeared before my eyes. 【Try to endure, the police will be fine.】 【Don't be afraid, it's her who's guilty.】 【Every step you're doing is correct: take a screenshot, call the police and wait for the police to come.】 I put the phone down and picked it up again. Palms are sweaty. The pounding on the door outside continued. “Luc Yeu, are you opening the door or not?” “It's okay if you don't want to take care of it.” Her tone suddenly changed, from anger to a calculated calmness. "I'm going on a business trip for a week, and my mother has no one to take care of her. This is your fault. If you don't take care of her, you have to pay for a nanny." “One hundred thousand.” "You give me one hundred thousand yuan, I'll hire a nanny myself, this matter is over." I was almost so angry that she burst out laughing. Do you want me to spend a hundred thousand yuan? 【She's in a hurry.】 【Don't pay attention to her, don't open the door, just wait for the police.】 I gritted my teeth and didn't say a word. “Luc Yeu, did you hear that?”