Chapter 7 — The House You Can't Buy

"For the deposit to buy a house, I spent four parts. Applying for a loan, viewing the house, negotiating the contract, is there anything I don't do?" "Today you caused trouble and wanted to smash the wall. Have you ever thought about me?" “What if I'm wrong, what happens to your money?” After finishing speaking, he himself stopped. I finally heard the real answer. He's not afraid of me breaking the law. He is afraid that four parts of his deposit will be lost. In the police station lobby, someone looked over. Trinh Da couldn't care anymore. “Adults in love also have to consider reality.” “What's wrong with being a little careful?” “Not wrong.” I took off the engagement ring from my hand and placed it in his palm. “So I'm being realistic for once.” "Whoever's deposit they get back, they don't buy a house anymore, they cancel the wedding." Trinh Da held the ring tightly, and it took a long time to squeeze out a sentence. “You will regret it.” I turned around and went back to the testimony room. “At least I won't regret marrying you.” The next day, Tran Thu Nghia confessed to the murder process. The deceased's real name is Luu Phuong, twenty-nine years old, and had a record of disorderly conduct and extortion. She and Tran Thu Nghia met in a card room. Tran Thu Nghia has a wife in the countryside. After moving to the city to work as a house repairer, he always claimed to be single. Initially Luu Phuong lived with him, then discovered he was married so she used chat history and secretly recorded videos to force him to give money. The first time asked for twenty thousand. The second time asked for fifty thousand. Tran Thu Nghia sold agricultural machinery in his hometown, borrowed from friends and relatives, and finally contributed enough money. After receiving the money, Luu Phuong refused to stop. She knew that Tran Thu Nghia had just accepted my house repair job, thought he could make money from the materials, and opened his mouth to ask for two hundred thousand. The night of the incident, the two argued in the rented house. Liu Fang scolded him for being useless and said he would send the video to his wife and daughter. Tran Thu Nghia picked up a hammer and hit her on the back of the head. After Luu Phuong fell to the ground, she was still breathing. He did not call an ambulance but used an electric cord to strangle her. When Officer Cao told me the results of the interrogation, I asked a question. “Why did he choose my house?” “It's not a sudden idea.” Officer Cao took out a printed photo. The photo is a structural drawing of the living room secretly taken by Tran Thu Nghia, above marking the location of the water pipes and the thickness of the wall. "The first time he went with her to see the house, he discovered that the wall was suitable for creating a hollow layer." "You and he are distantly related, and you took the initiative to give him the keys to fix the house." “Once I can be discovered, he can use fake receipts to prove that you paid one hundred thousand.” "He was also preparing to order Luu Phuong's phone and a copy of her ID." “In the worst case scenario, he will claim that he is only in charge of covering the wall, not knowing what is inside.” I asked, “Is this enough to get me sentenced to twenty years in prison?” Police Officer Cao raised his head: "Why do you know it's twenty years?" I was silent. From beginning to end, I still cannot explain that phone call. The technical department cannot find the source of the call. There's not even that phone number in the call history. “Just based on these things, we cannot necessarily determine the crime.” “But three years is enough time for a lot of evidence to disappear.” "If Tran Thu Nghia prepares some more evidence, it will be very difficult for you to explain clearly." The house dispute also quickly resolved. Trieu Kien Quoc sued me, demanding continued performance of the contract, and compensation for the cost of repairing the wall, loss of honor, and delayed treatment fees of his son. Ms. Vuong cooperated to testify for him, affirming that I intentionally violated the contract. But those who gathered to watch that day filmed the entire process. In the video, Trieu Kien Quoc personally requested to destroy the wall and pledged that if he couldn't find me, he would sue me. More importantly, before k

When signing the contract, he concealed the house's water leak problem. Police inspected and discovered that the old water pipes were seriously rusted. Management urged him to make repairs three times but he refused. As soon as I move in, less than three years, the pipes will definitely burst. This also confirms that the cause of death may be revealed in the future. According to the court's mediation results, I need to pay the cost of repairing the wall, and other losses are responsible for Trieu Kien Quoc. After this incident, Trinh Da and I completely broke up and went to another city to start a new life.