PFC Chapter 86 Bizarre
Chapter 86 Bizarre
Why is this happening?
In fact, Ji Xiaotong already had some premonitions, and the reason she sold the house to find her father was because this idea was getting stronger and stronger!
Zhang Liangjun said, "I suspect that this was done using software. The emails are pre-written and sent one by one according to the time."
Ji Xiaotong couldn't accept it. "You mean, the person who's been sending me emails isn't my dad himself, but some software? What about my dad? He..."
"Let me check the IP address for you!" Zhang Liangjun picked up the laptop and started working. Having taught himself computers for so long, checking an IP address was a piece of cake. A few minutes later, Zhang Liangjun, having found the IP address, was a little unsure of himself. According to the location shown by the IP, it wasn't in the US, but within China. This was different from what Ji Xiaotong had described. Currently, all they knew was that the IP was from Zhejiang Province, but they couldn't find the specific address yet. However, Zhejiang Province was Ji Xiaotong's hometown, so it wasn't impossible!
"The IP address shows that it is in China. I have tried many methods to verify this, and it should be correct. Moreover, this IP does not look like a botnet. Therefore, the person who sent you the email should be in China."
"You mean, I might have been scammed?" Ji Xiaotong asked incredulously.
Zhang Liangjun nodded. "I suggest you call the police. They can help you find him directly. Regardless of whether the person who sent the email is your father or not, you can find out the truth of the matter."
"Okay, call the police! I want to see if he's really my dad, I need to find my dad!"
As we were talking, we heard another knock on the door. Someone had rung the doorbell.
Ji Xiaotong got up to open the door. A middle-aged man in a suit knocked. "Hello, are you Ji Xiaotong, a female?"
"I'm."
"Okay, I'm Zhao Wumo, a lawyer from Yanzheng Law Firm. I'm here on behalf of Mr. Qu Lianjie to deliver a lawyer's letter to you regarding the compensation for the damaged camera from a certain Japanese brand. I hope Ms. Ji will complete the compensation process as soon as possible." The lawyer spoke politely, but his words were extremely annoying.
"Lawyer? It was Qu Lianjie who had Lily and her boyfriend deliberately break the camera. How can he make me pay for it?" Ji Xiaotong said angrily in a weak voice.
"I'm sorry, I'm only responsible for delivering lawyer's letters. Now that you've received them, I'll take my leave!" Lawyer Zhao Wumo smiled and nodded, turning to leave with a smile throughout. Zhang Liangjun guessed that this was a seasoned veteran in the legal profession, someone who understood the principle of not slapping a smiling face.
Ji Xiaotong returned to the living room. So many things had happened in the past two hours, and she was at a loss for what to do. Seeing this, Zhang Liangjun said, "Let's go. I'll go with you to the police station to report the case. You have two cases, so let's report them together."
"Two cases?"
Zhang Liangjun knew that Ji Xiaotong didn't quite understand, so he explained to her, "Qu Lianjie's actions also constitute fraud. He's just taking advantage of people who haven't experienced this before. The lawyer's letter is just a scare tactic. Reporting the case to the police is the only legal way to protect your rights!"
He then looked at the real estate agent, pulled out two red bills, and said, "I'm really sorry for taking up so much of your time. Take this money and buy yourself a pack of cigarettes!"
"Thank you! Thank you! I'm actually fine." The real estate agent said politely but didn't delay taking the money, quickly putting it in his pocket and tactfully saying goodbye and leaving. Although the villa transaction wasn't completed, the two hundred yuan compensation wasn't a huge loss. After all, he didn't expect Zhang Liangjun to buy on the first day. Most people who look at houses take a long time to buy, especially villa transactions, where they are even more cautious.
Zhang Liangjun and Ji Xiaotong took a taxi to the nearest police station. The officer who received their report was a policewoman in her thirties. She asked them about the details of their report, had them fill out several forms, and the case was considered established.
They were then told to go back and wait for further notice. They would investigate and gather evidence as soon as possible and give the two a reply. However, as the two were leaving the police station and waiting for a taxi, the station called and told them to go back. The case had made some progress.
The director was the one who called them back. He looked at Ji Xiaotong with a mixture of pity and dejection. "Go to Zhejiang Province. You can find clues about your father there. I'll arrange a car to take you there tonight."
After arranging for someone to see Ji Xiaotong and Zhang Liangjun off, the director glanced at the family photo on the table. All three people in the photo were smiling happily. He raised his hand, covered the photo on the table, and sighed heavily.
Upon arriving at the Zhejiang Provincial Anti-Drug Division, a male officer presented a printed report. "Hello, my name is Han Ming. This document contains information about your father. You can look at it, but you cannot take it away. Your father has passed away. The email you found was sent from a computer in our Zhejiang Provincial Anti-Drug Division."
Here's what happened: Shortly after your father left the country, he was framed and targeted by a local criminal gang. They injected him with drugs, intending to control him and extract his remaining assets. However, your father had a strong will, and the drugs didn't break him. What your father didn't realize was that the syringe used by the gang had been used by an HIV-positive patient.
After a moment of silence, he continued, "After your father was diagnosed with AIDS, he contacted our country's anti-drug police. He managed to get a job in the US selling drugs back in China, and as an informant, he helped us crack down on this drug trafficking route. However, he was eventually discovered by a few of the suspects to have betrayed him, and that's how your father sacrificed his life. After his cremation, his remains were exceptionally placed in the Jifu Martyrs' Cemetery."
“I shouldn’t have told you this now. Your father asked us to agree to one condition before he would help us. The condition was to send you an email every now and then so you would think your father was doing well, until you graduated from university. We were afraid we would forget, so we set up a separate computer and the technician wrote a small program specifically to send you emails. We just didn’t expect that you would still find out.”
"Can I go see my dad?" Ji Xiaotong asked calmly, her face expressionless.
"It's too late today, you should rest for a bit. I'll take you there first thing tomorrow morning!"
The bureau arranged accommodation for the two of them. The next day, Ji Xiaotong was waiting at the bureau entrance very early. Zhang Liangjun looked at Ji Xiaotong's haggard face and knew that she must not have slept all night.
When Officer Han Ming, who had explained things to the two yesterday, arrived at the police station, he didn't go inside. Instead, he called the two to his car and took them to the cemetery.
As Ji Xiaotong slowly walked to the tombstone, her gaze fell upon the black-and-white photograph embedded within. In an instant, it was as if an invisible force struck the softest corner of her heart. Her lips trembled slightly, and tears welled up in her eyes.
All her emotions surged forth like a burst dam, and she could no longer suppress them. With a thud, Ji Xiaotong knelt down, her whole body trembling with grief. She reached out and tightly embraced the cold tombstone, as if embracing her long-gone father!
The cries echoed through the silent cemetery, like sobs and lamentations, each sound filled with endless longing, pain, and regret. Each tear was like a broken heart, falling onto the ground and splashing up sorrowful droplets.
Neither Zhang Liangjun nor Officer Han Ming stopped Ji Xiaotong from expressing her feelings; she needed to vent. Zhang Liangjun quietly asked Han Ming from behind, "Where's her mother?"
Han Ming glanced at Zhang Liangjun in surprise, thinking the two were familiar friends, but he didn't expect that Zhang Liangjun didn't even know this. "She died right after giving birth. The records show that it was due to a difficult childbirth and she couldn't be saved."
Zhang Liangjun then realized that her father was probably her last support, but that support had already left her.