Midnight Ringtones
Zhang Lin is my colleague in the Finance Department. We joined the company almost the same year. Zhang Lin’s business skills are very strong, sociable and good-looking, so it is only natural that he will become my boss a year later.
After work that day, the chairman called me to the office and said that Zhang Lin had resigned and wanted me to take over Zhang Lin’s position and rewarded me for living in the senior Zhang Lin lived in before. Apartment. That apartment is the property of Chairman Zhao Gang, and it is specially used to reward outstanding employees.
I gladly accepted the boss’s reward and soon moved into my new home. That night, I was sitting on the bed drinking beer, but suddenly remembered that the key was not removed when I opened the door. I went out quickly, but the key was still there. I took out the key and put it in my trouser pocket.
After drinking beer for a while, I felt tired and fell asleep in bed. In the middle of the night, the phone on the bedside suddenly rang, and I picked up the phone in a daze: “Hello?”
The other end of the phone was quiet. I thought I might have been played by someone. When I wanted to hang up, there was a low voice from a man on the phone: “Your key is still out.”
My mind became sober all at once, and I didn’t know it was afraid Still confused, I forcefully said calmly: “You, what did you say?” However, the other party hung up the phone.
I opened the door to see, where is the key on the door? I just remembered, isn’t the key in my trouser pocket? I went into the room in a panic and closed the door, and my heart was suddenly chilled.
I was sitting on the sofa smoking a cigarette, and the more I thought about it, the more strange it became. Who would be so boring to make pranks? The only ones who know the phone number of this room are the chairman and Zhang Lin. The chairman has no reason to tease me! Is it Zhang Lin? But the voice on the phone is not any of them.
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When I think of Zhang Lin, I can’t calm down. I almost broke down when I heard that he took the initiative to resign that day. I’m afraid that Zhang Lin will tell the chairman of me and him about fraudulent accounts and misappropriating company funds before leaving. Fortunately, the chairman does not seem to know this. As expected, Zhang Lin had no reason to do this. The money he saved over the years was enough for him to be chic in the future, so he planned to quit early.
There is no reasonable explanation for how to think, just like that, I fell asleep with some doubts.
In the days that followed, I always had a bit of defense against the chairman. An old fox like the chairman is best at disguising. Maybe he has begun to suspect Zhang Lin and me, but there is no evidence. Perhaps Zhang Lin’s resignation was directed by him alone. His promotion of me may also be to stabilize me, observe me slowly, and seize the handle of my fraudulent accounts.
However, the chairman of the board of directors relied on me very much. He also raised my salary and paid me to travel abroad for further study. After a few months, my defense against the chairman gradually relaxed.
But, every three days, that weird call always comes in the middle of the night. Not much to say, it’s always the phrase “your key is still out”.
I decided to check the number in the business hall. The result was completely beyond my expectation. It turned out that the call came from the guard room of the community where I lived! After returning to the community in the evening, I walked directly into the guard room.
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“What’s the matter with you?” asked the guard in his fifties.
Hearing this low voice, I immediately concluded that he was the one who called at night. So, I was angry and asked him why he was playing a prank. Who knows, the guard has a look of confusion: “No, there is a young man named Zhang Lin who lives in building 301. How could it be you… No wonder I haven’t seen him for so long.”
After the guard told me the reason, I finally realized it.
It turns out that Zhang Lin has a very strange problem: every time he opens the door, he always forgets to remove the key from the keyhole. He has seen a psychiatrist, and the doctor said this is intermittent fixed thing amnesia. Zhang Lin had to think of a way. He gave the guard a little money on time every month to remind him that the key was still outside.
It turned out to be like this! I thought about it, and then asked: “Zhang Lin didn’t tell you, did he move out?”
The guard also said in confusion: “Yes, if it’s like you said That way, he should tell me. Since he gave me the money last time, I don’t seem to have seen him again.”
I quickly asked, “Then he When was the last time I gave you money?”
“It’s been several months. By the way, it seems to be April 23.” The guard said affirmatively.
My heart is shocked, April 23? It’s impossible. The chairman told me that Zhang Lin’s resignation was on April 24. How could Zhang Lin pay the community guard money when he resigned and left? Could Zhang Lin have no intention of resigning at all? What happened between him after get off work and the next morning that made him suddenly make this decision? It seems that the only way to find out why is to find Zhang Lin.
Early the next morning, I called Zhang Lin. However, Zhang Lin’s mobile phone number has been cancelled!
As time passed day by day, just as I gradually forgot about it, a strange woman called me to meet me suddenly. It was this meeting that made a subtle change in my heart. I decided to call the chairman and ask himCome out and talk.