The neighbors in the group began to curse Li Baoqiang furiously.
They accused him of being so greedy that he would even kill his own mother for money.
They called him a vile scum.
Amidst the curses, Li Baoqiang broke down.
He suddenly burst into laughter, then started to cry uncontrollably.
He explained that he had been fired from his job long ago.
He owed a lot of money.
Life had become difficult.
All he wanted was to survive; he never intended to hurt anyone.
His father had passed away long ago, leaving only his mad mother behind.
With a choked voice, Li Baoqiang said that his mother had always wanted a home.
To fulfill that dream, he worked hard and bought her a house.
She thought that having a house meant having a home.
But what happened?
The neighbors forced his mother to send Red Envelope!
They pressured her into jumping off the building!
“It was you who drove my mother to her death! It was you!”
“You killed my mother, and I will make sure all of you pay for it!”
Li Baoqiang’s emotions became increasingly agitated.
The blood on his face made him appear even more menacing.
The neighbors around fell silent.
They looked at Li Baoqiang's desperate eyes and realized he had long since descended into madness.
Meanwhile, I spotted Xiao Ma in the crowd.
She watched expressionlessly as Li Baoqiang was escorted to the police car.
Muttering to herself, she said, "He deserves it."
My name is Xiao Ma.
When I was six years old, my mother passed away.
From then on, it was just my father and me.
My father worked at a Machine Repair Shop.
He was an Assembler, part of a skilled labor force.
Though his salary was stable, the work was hard.
I attended school nearby.
Every day after class, I was responsible for cooking, doing laundry, and cleaning the house.
Then I would wait for my father to come home from work.
Sometimes, he would buy me snacks to eat.
During the New Year, he would take me to the amusement park to play.
Those were the happiest times of my life.
I would always snuggle up next to my father, listening to him share amusing stories from the factory.
He would hold me close and remind me to study hard so that I could have a better life in the future.
I knew my family was poor, but having my father was enough for me.
As long as I worked hard in school, I believed I could change my fate.
However, fate's gears do not always turn according to our wishes.
On the day of the final exam that year, my homeroom teacher suddenly approached me.
He told me that my father had been in an accident at work and urged me to hurry to the hospital to see him one last time.
I was stunned and didn't know what to do.
It wasn't until the end that I learned the truth.
That day, my father encountered an unexpected situation while operating the Heavenly Chariot.
Due to improper handling, he was lifted by the Heavenly Chariot and struck against the Track Beam, resulting in his immediate death.
The responsible party only compensated six thousand yuan.
Along with a five thousand yuan fine from the factory, they handed it all over to me and told me to go live with relatives.
Because I was young and naive, I gave all the compensation money to my cousin.
In the end, my cousin took all the money under the pretense of saving it for me.
I lived a difficult life at my cousin's house.
He would give me a hard time every day and made me do various chores.
As a result, I had no choice but to drop out of school after finishing middle school.
Later, I came to the city to work.
I had worked as a restaurant server and a supermarket cashier.
Eventually, I bought a house here.
Interestingly, the perpetrator from that year also became a property owner in this area!
It all seemed to be destined.
The news of Xiao Ma's sentencing quickly spread throughout the community.
Everyone said that although she acted for money, she could still be considered a victim.
Moreover, she had provided information about the murderer.
Her crime was not that severe.
Officer Cui informed me that he had spoken with the owner of the Machine Repair Shop from back then.
It turned out that the perpetrator was Li Baoqiang.
Through his inquiries, he learned about Xiao Ma's situation and manipulated Chen Jingyu into sending a Red Envelope.
Thus, the tragedy occurred.
The homeowners in the community were all deeply moved upon hearing this news.
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