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In the end, the earliest bidder, Uncle Xu, settled at 135,000.
"Why has my wife, Cousin, suddenly become so close to me?"
Initially, he offered 80,000 for my courtyard, and my Father-in-law confidently assured me, "I’ll handle my son-in-law; there won’t be any issues!"
With a strong return, I unceremoniously kicked them out. He turned back to ask my Father-in-law for money, who looked constipated and stubbornly refused to refund him: "The courtyard and house are yours now; if you can't keep them, who can you blame?"
My wife, Cousin, certainly couldn't leave empty-handed. The couple argued fiercely with their uncle and aunt until my Father-in-law begrudgingly returned 75,000, claiming the remaining 5,000 was Cousin's depreciation fee for living there for a year.
This left my wife fuming. Thus, they found themselves on the same side as me.
After settling everything, my son and I prepared to head back to the city. My Father-in-law and Mother-in-law were sulking and unwilling: "Wait for us a couple more days; we’ll ride back with you!"
I paid them no mind.
The day before our departure, my wife, Cousin, suddenly showed up at our door.
Cousin's Wife whispered mysteriously, "Brother-in-law, there's something I've discussed with your brother several times that I think you should know. When my sister had her accident, the doctor said that although her injuries were severe, there was still a sixty percent chance of saving her!"
Your Father-in-law and Mother-in-law secretly approached the driver responsible for the accident. They claimed to be the victim's parents and presented you with two options: first, you could pay for my daughter's treatment regardless of whether she ends up disabled or incapacitated; second, you could give us a lump sum of 200,000 to let us leave the hospital and go home without any further responsibility for her life or death.
Continuing treatment would be an endless financial pit for the driver; for my Father-in-law and Mother-in-law, spending any amount meant giving it all to the hospital... The driver was eager to "settle," so Mother-in-law took the 200,000 and felt relieved.
Then Mother-in-law told the doctor: "We won't proceed with treatment!" Despite repeated attempts by the doctor to persuade them otherwise, all they saw was money.
Eventually, they took my unconscious wife home from the hospital. She was receiving nutritional fluids sufficient to maintain normal bodily functions but would be unable to eat once back home; they simply let her fend for herself.
Fearing I wouldn’t believe it, Cousin played a recording on his phone: "...No one can tell anyone named Cheng about this! We need to stick to our story: Dani died despite efforts to save her and was entirely at fault; no compensation was given by the other party!"
It was my Father-in-law's voice.
As I listened in shock, my hands turned icy cold and my teeth clenched tightly together.
A message came through on WeChat from my Sister-in-law: "Brother-in-law, Mom and Dad said you guys are leaving tomorrow. Please come over to the old house for a gathering!"
I couldn't help but sneer inwardly: there’s no good seat at the table, and no good feast either!
I handed my phone to my son. "If I’m not back by 11:00 PM, call this Emergency Phone Number and shout for Village Chief Grandpa. Whatever you do, don’t go to your grandmother's house alone!"
Though my son didn’t quite understand, he nodded seriously. "Got it!"
My Father-in-law really had set a whole table!
Seeing me arrive, my Sister-in-law warmly welcomed me in. "Brother-in-law, you sit next to Dad!"
Tea was poured, and drinks were filled. My Brother-in-law raised his glass with a subtle tone, "Brother-in-law, you've changed quite a bit!"
I took a sip of my drink and replied, "Well, a man has to stand tall!"
My Father-in-law smiled amiably. "It's New Year's; no one is allowed to say anything unpleasant."
My Mother-in-law proactively refilled my cup.
Before I knew it, a bottle of liquor was nearly empty.
As I accepted tea in my left hand and liquor in my right without hesitation, A Load to Carry, my Brother-in-law and Father-in-law exchanged glances from time to time.
Noticing I was getting a bit tipsy, my Brother-in-law's wife casually asked, "Brother-in-law, I heard you bought insurance. What kind is it? We’d like to buy some too; could you give us some advice?"
I replied, "Ever since your sister had that accident, I bought accident insurance for myself and your nephew. Any injuries or death caused by an accident will be compensated. Just like your sister's unfortunate passing— as beneficiaries, your nephew and I would receive a million in compensation!"
The women gasped in surprise. "So much?!"
After another bottle went down, I felt drowsy.
My Father-in-law wouldn’t let me drink more. "Your brother-in-law has to travel tomorrow; let’s call it a night!"
My Mother-in-law instructed my Brother-in-law, "It's dark and slippery out; you take your brother-in-law home!"
Looking at the clock, it was just past 10:00 PM.
Could it really end like this? This was completely unlike them! I was puzzled.
On the way back, my Brother-in-law kindly supported one of my arms. "Take it slow, brother-in-law!"
As we stumbled past a pit about three or four meters deep, something unexpected happened.
My Brother-in-law suddenly pushed me hard into the pit! Although the water was frozen over, in my dazed and tipsy state, I couldn’t climb out at all.
I shouted for help several times, but my voice was drowned out by the biting northern wind.
"Brother-in-law, you stay here and rest. Tomorrow morning, I'll come to collect your body. I'll take the one million you brought first, and I'll also be taking that one million from Nephew..."
That bastard.
I only knew they had ill intentions, but I never expected such a scheme.
It was so cold. I saw my wife reaching out her arms to me, and I rushed over to embrace her.
My son cried out all the way, shouting for people in the streets.
The Village Chief Uncle called all the men in the village over the loudspeaker.
I was dragged out and sent to the hospital, where the doctors detected high levels of sedatives in my system.
Director Jin personally took my statement and had that whole family arrested!
They had mixed high-proof alcohol into the drink they gave me and added a large amount of sleeping pills to the tea.
Knowing it was a trap, why did I still go?
Because I believed: while heaven's punishment can be defied, self-inflicted suffering cannot be survived!
Moreover, I also believed that this time, I would not give up on my son, and my son would not give up on me.
(End)
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