Chapter 1 — The House of the Past Life

The sixty-year-old aunt who lived alone on the upper floor knocked on my door in the middle of the night crying, saying her water pipe had burst. In my previous life, my brother didn't say a word and immediately picked up the tools to help her. That night, she called the police again, crying and accusing my brother of being shameless and invading a lonely elderly person who was left alone. My brother became a pervert scum and was scolded by the whole world, and finally jumped from the rooftop. At my brother's funeral, she held the real estate certificate that our family compensated her with, smiling proudly. "Fight with me! You're still too young, why are you pretending? Isn't this house still mine!" Opening her eyes again, her grandmother's voice was heard outside the door. "Is anyone at home? My water pipe burst, can you help me? Dear neighbor, I'm so scared by myself!" I opened the door one step faster. “Sorry, for plumbing, I recommend 58 Dong Thanh.” 1 Lieu Kim Chi stood stunned at the door. She didn't expect me to refuse so bluntly and without respect. Anyway, when her family usually has problems, my brother and I help a lot. In my previous life, my brother followed her upstairs without saying a word. I even poured her a glass of hot water and told her not to be impatient. Lieu Kim Chi quickly reacted. Her mouth was pursed, tears were falling. “On Tinh, what kind of thing is this kid talking about?” “An old lady like me, when the water leaks in the house in the middle of the night, I'm so scared that my legs are weak.” “Normally my brother helps everyone fix this and that, so why can't it be my turn?” My brother looked at me. "Then come up and take a look. It's not easy for an old person like her." I stood firmly at the door and lightly pinched my brother. Even though my brother didn't understand what I meant, he still stopped and didn't move. "My brother helping is a gesture of gratitude, not helping is a duty." “If you're really impatient, find a twenty-four-hour home repair service. What's the point of bothering your neighbors all the time?” I took out my phone and called the manager right in front of her. "There is a water leak in building six and seven, please send someone there immediately." The management staff on duty at the other end faltered, saying there was only security at night, and the fastest repairman would take another forty minutes. I called the residential area's night hotline again, saying that there was an elderly person living alone on the seventh floor who needed help, but it was inconvenient for us to enter the private house, hoping to be recorded. Seeing this, Lieu Kim Chi definitely started to complain. "Oh my god, I still have to report something as small as this. Is this a precaution against an old woman like me? It's truly a miserable fate for me to encounter two cold-blooded neighbors like this." I did not move at all. "Old people live alone and when they come into the house in the middle of the night, no one can speak clearly." “Leave a note, it's good for you.” In her previous life, what she liked most was "not speaking clearly". There were no cameras, no witnesses, no notes. There is only one mouth of hers, she is the victim. The more my brother explained, the more it seemed like an excuse. This time, I won't give her any more ambiguity. I'm about to close. Lieu Kim Chi sat down on the hallway with his butt and screamed even louder. “No more heavenly principles!” “Nowadays, young people's hearts are as hard as rocks!” “My house is completely flooded, she still makes me wait for the foundation!” She cried both shrill and loud. The old area had thin walls, there was a little noise on one floor, the whole building could hear it. Very quickly, the lights downstairs turned on. Tan Lap Quoc rushed up from the fifth floor, wearing a down jacket in his pajamas, his face terrifyingly black. "Is there a water leak on the seventh floor? My kitchen ceiling is starting to drip water!" Lieu Kim Chi immediately pointed at me. “I begged them for help, they didn't care!” “An old woman like me, deserves to be drowned in water!” As soon as Tan Lap Quoc heard it, his anger immediately turned to my brother. “Tieu Luc, don't you know how to fix it?” “Normally, if the light on the third floor is broken, you can fix it, but now you pretend you don't know?” My brother really knows how to fix things. His parents died early, and at the age of ten, he learned how to change light bulbs, mend water pipes, and unclog drains. But knowing how to do it doesn't mean it's worth being calculated. Management of Thac's residence

h Hai also ran over. He wiped his sweat and advised: "First turn off the water. It will take half a day for a professional to arrive. Who will bear the loss of the downstairs?" More and more neighbors gathered to watch. “Tinh Tinh, don't worry too much.” “Old people are pitiful too.” “My brother is a tall young man, what would it be like to come up and take a look?” I looked at these familiar faces, and my heart grew cold little by little. Ethical kidnapping, it seems like I can't go today. Lieu Kim Chi bowed her head, her sobs choked up. But I saw the corner of her mouth couldn't help but curl up a little. 2 She thought she had won. I opened my mouth: "My brother can come help." “But you must follow the rules I said.” Thach Hai frowned. “What time has it been, what are the rules?” I looked at him. “When something really happens, rules can save lives.” Lieu Kim Chi's face is not very good. She stood up, holding on to the wall, pretending to feel sorry for herself. “I'm already like this, are you still guarding me like you're guarding against a thief?” I didn't pay attention to her and said each thing directly. "First, the management board made a record of the event, clearly stating that the seventh floor had a water leak, the household asked my brother for temporary assistance, it was not my brother who actively entered the house." “Second, the door to the seventh floor must be open and cannot be locked.” “Third, I stood in the public area outside the door filming the video.” “Fourth, the building manager and Mr. Tan on the fifth floor must have at least one person standing at the door watching.” The hallway was quiet for a few seconds. Lieu Kim Chi immediately shouted, the expression on his face was somewhat fierce. "You even came into my house and took a video? You bullied an old person like me, right?" I smiled faintly. “Then wait for the repairman.” Tan Lap Quoc was impatient. “Miss Lieu, let him fix it first, my ceiling really can't stand it anymore.” Thach Hai also suppressed his anger and said: "Auntie Lieu, it's normal to leave a video now, to avoid future arguments." It was difficult for Lieu Kim Chi to ride a tiger. If she doesn't agree, it will look like she's not really in a hurry to turn off the water. But if she agrees, she must act under the camera. She gritted her teeth, and after a long time, she forced out a sentence: "Turn around!" “A clean old woman like me, what am I afraid of?” I nodded and opened the video recording on my phone. “Do you agree that during the repair period, the door of the house will always be open, with the management and neighbors standing at the door as witnesses?” The wrinkles on Lieu Kim Chi's face trembled. "Agreed! Do you mind?" I nodded. “Manager Thach, take notes.” Thach Hai did not volunteer to send a scene report to the management team: The seventh floor resident, room 702 Lieu Kim Chi, had a water leak in the house, the professional repair staff had not yet arrived. At the request of the household, Luc Tri Hanh on the sixth floor temporarily helped turn off the water. The household agreed to videotape the entire process, and the management board and fifth-floor householder witnessed it at the scene. I stared at him sending it, then took a screenshot and saved it. My brother asked me in a low voice: "Tinh Tinh, do you know anything?" My throat constricted. I really want to tell my brother, but I know now is not the time. I just shook my head. “Brother, listen to me.” He was silent for two seconds and nodded. "Okay." When the seventh floor door opened, water flowed to the mysterious entrance. Lieu Kim Chi's house is very messy, the living room is full of cardboard boxes, and next to the wall is a stack of relocation leaflets. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a phone stand on the coffee table. I stood outside the door, holding the phone firmly. My brother put on gloves and first went into the kitchen to look at the plumbing. Thach Hai and Tan Lap Quoc stood at the edge of the mysterious gate. The door opened wide. Lieu Kim Chi stood in the middle of the living room, his dark eyes staring at my brother. She is looking for an opportunity. I'm also waiting for her to act. 3 My brother squatted under the kitchen sink and turned off the corner valve. The sound of water quickly faded away. He checked the connector a bit. “The gasket is aging, the hose connection is also loose.” Having finished speaking, he paused. You're not a fool. That type of liquid is not like natural spoilage. Lieu Kim Chi immediately cried. "How do I understand these things? I'm old, my hands are shaking, maybe I just panicked and touched them." I looked at her coldly. Face mirror

That pretender completely failed to see the ugly greed in his previous life. Acting really similar. My brother did not answer, bowed his head and changed the gasket. Lieu Kim Chi suddenly brought a glass of water closer. “Tieu Luc, you've worked hard, take a sip of water.” My brother backed away to the side. “No need, stand a little further away, the floor is slippery.” She seemed not to hear, her legs tilted, her whole body leaning straight towards my brother. My heart sank. Fortunately, my brother reacted quickly, immediately leaning away, placing his hand on the edge of the sink, not touching her. Lieu Kim Chi missed and almost fell to the ground. Tan Lap Quoc frowned. “Miss Lieu, don't come closer and cause more trouble.” Lieu Kim Chi's face darkened, then quickly expressed self-pity. “My limbs are not good.” A moment later, she went into the bedroom herself. Then, in the room, there was the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, along with her screams of distress. “Oh my god, I can't stand up, come help me quickly.” My brother is closest. Very quickly we reached the innermost room. But the door was slammed shut again. My heart was tense and I quickly followed. But when I got to the door, it was locked. My heart felt like it was hanging from my throat. The next second, the door opened. Lieu Kim Chi's clothes were pulled askew, and there were red marks on her neck as if they had been scratched. She fell down and sat by the door, crying and screaming. "Help! He's bullying me!" “Even an old woman like me won't spare you, you pervert!” The hallway immediately exploded. She patted her thighs and cried until her heart burst. “An old lady like me let him in the door to help, and yet he put his hands and feet on me!” This voice is identical to the previous life. My brother stood next to her, his face pale. "I didn't, it wasn't me, it was she who messed up her clothes." The accusation came too quickly, the malice was too fierce. A pure person doesn't even know how to say the first sentence. "I spit on it! I'm already this old, there's no need to slander you! You're a pervert and an animal!" Neighbors rushed forward. “What is the situation?” “Isn't the door always open?” “But just now the two of them were in the bedroom, none of us saw it…” Lieu Kim Chi cried even harder. My brother's voice was too hoarse, too light. No one listens. The elevator door made a ding sound and opened. A man in a black coat rushed out, phone already raised. "Auntie! Who bullied you?" I recognized him. Phung Thieu An. Lieu Kim Chi's grandson. In his previous life, he was the one who put my brother on hot search. His lens was pressed directly into my brother's face. “Are you Luc Tri Hanh?” "In the middle of the night you went into an old man's house living alone, what did you do?" I raised my hand to block the lens. “Filming without permission is illegal.” Phung Thieu An smiled coldly. “Afraid of being exposed?” Lieu Kim Chi grabbed his sleeve and cried. “Thieu An, I can't live anymore!”