Chapter 9 harassing phone calls

April 22, 2004 For the past ten days, Liu Nai's family has been harassed by a silent phone call every day. Every afternoon at half past six, the phone on the coffee table in the living room rang, right on time.The Liu family grabbed the microphone, but the other party didn’t speak. No matter how you asked questions, the other party didn’t say a word, and they didn’t put down the microphone. Just like that, the stalemate continued until you put down the microphone first.For the first two or three days, the Liu family didn't take it seriously, thinking that someone made a wrong call or that the other party's phone was malfunctioning.Later, I felt that something was wrong, especially when the phone calls were made on a regular basis every day, and I felt that there was something wrong with it.

The Liu family attaches great importance to dinner.Liu Nai is an engineer at the Architectural Design Institute, and he is also a fan of chess. He went to the unit cafeteria to have lunch at noon, and played Go with others while eating.His wife, Wu Yangzi, works in the research office of the Women's Federation, and the unit is far away. She usually doesn't go home at noon. After eating, she takes a lunch break to translate some foreign articles on women's issues and distribute them to women's newspapers and periodicals in various places.Daughter Liu Chang is a junior high school student in a key middle school. She goes to her grandmother's house near the school for lunch and seldom goes home.Only at night can the whole family reunite.As a housewife, Yoko cooks meals carefully, and the whole family gathers around a small square table, sharing the warmth of the small home and having fun.Now, this kind of warmth is overwhelmed by the mysterious phone call before dinner, and an indescribable fear lurks deep in the hearts of the whole family.

After work that day, Yoko bought two baskets of steamed buns, and when she got home, she put the steamed buns in the rice cooker to warm up, then sat on the sofa and waited for the phone call. At half past six, the phone rang "Dinglingling-" on time.Startled, Yoko stretched out his hand to answer it, but stopped, and waited for the phone to ring a few more times before picking up the receiver. "Hey...hey...hey...who are you looking for?" Yoko asked softly with a smile on his face. The other party was silent. Yoko said: "Hi... Who are you?... What do you want?..."

The other party was silent. Yoko said: "You talk, if you don't talk, how do we know what you are going to do?..." The other party is still silent. Yoko shook her head: "I really don't know, what are you going to do? You messed up our house..." "Crack." Liu Nai pressed the phone and said, "It's a trick played by boring people, why should you take it seriously?" Yoko put down the microphone, stood up, and said, "Boring is boring. Is there such a thing as endless boredom?" Liu Nai said: "Just because you are so boring, you should not be serious. The more serious you are, the more proud he will be, and the more he will play such boring games with you. , continue to play your own chess..."

Yoko said to her husband, "It's Go again, you know Go..." Liu Nai took two steps back, raised his palms, and said, "Don't fight, don't fight. The enemy is at hand. Let's fight the enemy together. Don't kill each other within our family." Yoko is in the dominant position at home, and "women do not give way to men" everywhere. This is probably due to her work in the Women's Federation, and she always moves out of her "natal family" as a backing, which makes her husband gradually "declining", willing to be subordinate, and become a hands-off shopkeeper.In fact, she knew in her heart that this was her husband's brilliance. He was a very scheming person. He "retired to the second line" in the open, but he still managed the housekeeping in secret. In the end, she had to listen to her husband in all matters of the family.

At night, when her daughter went to bed, Yoko leaned on her husband's shoulder: "Hey, Naiko, tell me, who is this person?" Liu Nai hugged his wife: "I am also queuing in my heart. I have lined up for people in my unit and I know them. It is unlikely. Ma, I am a bit contradictory, but I know what he is. As for doing such a dirty trick, I was wondering if it could be someone from your unit..." Yoko sat up: "Who is my unit? Impossible, impossible." Liu Nai said: "People who do this kind of thing must be narrow-minded people. There are no more than two kinds of people, villains, or women. Only these two kinds of people will play such low tricks."

Yoko thought for a while, and blurted out a report to the two people: "Xiaoqian? Sister Yang?...Impossible, impossible..." Liu Nai said: "You might as well expand the scope a little bit more. It is often seen that the most unlikely person is the most likely person. When you are evaluating job titles recently, have you set up an opposition?" Yoko said: "Fairy Wang! But...Fairy Wang is outspoken, she has something to say to her face, she even quarreled with me face to face last week, I don't think she can compare this to that. Why...Xia Ruonan, this person is yin and yang Yes, but I didn't provoke her to provoke her..."

Liu Nai waved his hand and said, "Don't be in a hurry to take your seat. At this time, you are in a bad mood. It is inevitable that you will not be calm and objective when thinking about problems, and you will easily go to extremes. You have to calm down, don't say anything in the unit, and stay calm. Just follow what It’s as if nothing happened, you should observe in secret to see who is doing what. People with ghosts in their hearts will definitely show abnormalities in their words and deeds.” Yoko said, "I'm not as calm as you. I told people a few days ago." Liu Nai shook his head: "Oh, woman, woman..."

Yoko grabbed her husband's ear: "What? What?" Liu Nai covered her ears: "I mean, lesbians just can't hold their breath, can they?" Yoko let go of her hand and rubbed her husband's ear: "Then tell me, what should I do?" Liu Nai stood up and paced back and forth in the room: "Well, you might as well talk more, talk to everyone you meet, especially to the leader. Tell me about your fears, the pain you have suffered mentally, and how you feel. Terrible, huh? Anxiety, worry, can't eat, sleep, etc., I can't live anymore. In this way, first, it can arouse everyone's sympathy; second, everyone, especially the leader, You will think, look, if Wu Yangzi encounters such a thing and is in such pain, if you persist in going to work and never forget your work, your image will get better and better; more importantly, everyone will guess in their hearts, Who did this? Could it be someone from the Women's Federation who was trying to get along with Wu Yangzi and play such a dirty trick? Everyone speculates on each other, and invisibly increases the psychological barriers between each other. Women, oh, lesbians Well, it is easy and willing to fall into this kind of trap by mistake. In this way, it will only benefit you, and it will be even more beneficial to you in terms of professional titles, and it can even be said that you will remain invincible."

Yoko is completely conquered by her husband.She lunged forward, put her arms around her husband's neck, and gave him a loud kiss: "You bastard! You're the only one with a lot of tricks." Liu Nai patted his wife on the back: "This is called turning waste into treasure. The philosophical explanation is to turn negative factors into positive factors. This principle is the same as playing Go. An orphan, one step stinks, sometimes you use it, It can have unexpected effects, and even kill the enemy. Do you understand? Go, you can realize many truths..." Yoko pushed her husband away.

The next day, when Yoko went to work, she went to the personnel department to find the minister Hao, and then the secretary of the party committee, Chen, to tell her about the telephone harassment at home.The two eldest sisters expressed their anger and advised Yoko to be strong and not to be intimidated by such despicable behavior.When eating in the cafeteria at noon, Yoko told her colleagues the pain that the harassing phone calls had brought to her and her family, which aroused deep sympathy from her colleagues. Liao Xingxing from the Propaganda Department said: "Yoko, I read a piece of news in the newspaper a few days ago, saying that a young man in Japan called his ex-girlfriend's father more than 4,000 times in more than half a year to protest His girlfriend's father refused to accept his marriage proposal. It was the same as what you encountered. He hung up the phone and kept silent. Later, the Japanese police arrested him and said that he had committed a crime of harassment. It seems to be published in "Tonight News", you Find it in the reference room, take it back and read it to him, and let him know the serious consequences of doing so." "It's useless." Roland from the legal consulting room took out a napkin, wiped his mouth, and said, "The key question is, you need to find out who this person is. You go to the Public Security Bureau to report a case and ask them to solve the case." Su Qing from the production department nodded and said, "What Roland said is a way. Ask the Public Security Bureau to use technical means to find out where the person is calling, and then arrest him." After dinner, Su Qing dragged Yoko past him, and asked in a low voice, "Hey, Yoko, could it be Ma Guojiang who beat him?" Yoko was taken aback: "Did he hit him? Impossible, I have stopped dealing with him a long time ago." Su Qing said: "It's hard to say. Back then, when he pursued you like that, didn't he call you every day? The problem with this person is that he is easy to call." Yoko said: "That's not enough. I didn't provoke him. Why does he hate me so deeply?" Su Qing said: "Why hate? He misses you and wants to hear your voice. First love." Yoko punched Su Qing: "He is suffering, but you are having fun." Su Qing pursed her lips and smiled "hee hee". Yoko asked sternly: "Su Qing, tell me, could it be someone from our organization who beat it?" Su Qing immediately shook her head: "Absolutely not. We are a large provincial organization, and every cadre has a fairly high level of ideological awareness. No matter how many comrades have opinions, they will not resort to such petty bourgeois tricks. I think you should follow suit. According to Roland's method, go to the Public Security Bureau to report the case." After get off work, Yoko bought a pack of "Peony" cigarettes, turned to the street police station, and reported the case to Police Duan Xiaomao. Xiao Mao scratched his head: "What kind of case is this?" Yoko said: "The crime of harassment, disrupting social order." Xiao Mao said, "But it didn't cause any harm." Yoko said, "Why not? It made our whole family panic and restless." Xiao Mao shook his head and smiled: "It's never been done before, it's really a bit difficult. Sister Wu, you'd better bear with it, and it won't cost your phone bill. He's tired of calling, so he won't call." Yoko got a little angry: "Hey, I said Xiao Mao, you are too irresponsible for talking like that!" Xiao Mao said: "Then what should I do? If I know who he is and where he is fighting, I will arrest him immediately. Now he is in the dark, and you have no clue at all. Why don't you stare?" Yoko said: "Then you need to solve the case, report to the higher-level public security bureau, and use advanced technical means to solve the case." Xiao Mao shook his head again and again: "Sister Wu, you are too naive! The big cases in the bureau, homicide cases, bank robbery, are all piled up, and they are still queuing up to be solved. Can a small case like yours be registered? Tell you, there is not even a door." Yoko glared at Xiao Mao, then walked away: "I'll go to your director." Xiao Mao said: "Don't talk about looking for the director, it's useless to look for the director." Yoko stopped, thought for a while, and turned around with a smile: "Xiao Mao, please do me a favor. Help Elder Sister solve this case. Elder Sister will find you a good partner." Xiao Mao said: "Don't, don't talk about finding a partner, you will feel cold when you talk about it. Looking for a partner, even if you have a partner, you don't have time to date. One week, seven days of overtime, no time to fart, and there is still singing? Let's go, I Go to your house and warn that kid." Yoko jumped with joy, suddenly remembered something, hurriedly took out the "Peony" cigarette from her bag, and stuffed it to Xiaomao. Xiao Mao waved his hand, pointing to the slogan on the wall: "Integrity police officer." After speaking, he took out a "Double Happiness" cigarette from his pocket, lit a cigarette, put on his police uniform, and waved his hand: "Let's go." When he arrived at Yoko's house, Xiao Mao sat on the sofa and waited for the phone call. At half past six, the phone rang "Dinglingling-".Xiao Mao stood up from the sofa with a "swish", straightened his police cap, then held down the microphone, picked it up steadily, put it next to his ear, squinted his eyes, and said, "Hey...hey...do you know who I am? ?...Don't talk, okay, let me tell you, boy, I am Mao Hongjun from the West Street Police Station, a people's policeman! I have worked as a criminal policeman, do you know?...I said, do you know the nature of your mischief every day?... Disturbing social order and violating the "Public Security Regulations", if you continue to make trouble like this, you will commit crimes!... Ah, stop making trouble quickly. If you have anything to say, if you have anything to do, you can talk about it, why are you playing childish temper? If it’s inconvenient, you can tell me, come to the police station, let’s have a chat. As long as you trust me and come to me, I, Mao, promise to deal with it leniently and let the past go. However, it has to be said, if you are still so stubborn Keep making troubles, then you will wait and see, if you catch it, you must be sentenced to death, hey, why did you hang up?..." Xiao Mao put down the microphone and said to the Yoko couple: "Hey, this boy, hang up. I'm scared. You're a freak. It's okay. People's police are still powerful these days." Yoko held Xiaomao's hand tightly with both hands: "Xiaomao, thank you very much." Xiao Mao smiled and said: "Hey, thank you, Miss Wu has a suitable target at that time, so I will help you pick one." Yoko said: "Don't worry, the eldest sister will definitely choose one for you. In this regard, the women's federation cadres are still powerful." However, things backfired, and the phone calls were still harassing on time every day.On this day, Yoko was so angry that she grabbed the microphone and cursed: "You are too shameless! If you continue like this, you will never end well. The law is ruthless! The Public Security Bureau is using the most advanced technology to solve the case. If you are caught, you will be sentenced." punishment..." "Crack." Liu Nai pressed the phone and said, "What's the use of being angry? Do you think he won't dare to scare you like this? It's purely naive. This person is not an idle person. Have you noticed recently? To? He often changes places to call, and sometimes there is the sound of a car on the phone, which shows that he is calling from a public phone booth. It shows that this person is still a bit intelligent, and you can't scare him with a few words." Yoko said, "Then what do you say? Change the phone number? Or simply disconnect the phone?" Liu Nai pressed his hand and said, "No, neither is the fundamental solution. Change the number, and he will call again when he knows the new number. Isn't it because of choking to give up eating when you open the phone? In my opinion, our whole family must learn to adapt and maintain a psychological balance. Completely downplay this matter and deal with it coldly." Afterwards, whenever there were harassing calls, the Liu family would pick up the phone and put it down, no matter who answered it.Sometimes when it was close to half past six, Liu Nairu picked up the microphone, put it on the coffee table, and said, "Sorry, the line is busy." Whenever Liu Chang answered the phone, he cursed in English: "Rascal (rogue)." Or "Bastard (Bad guys)." Then put down the microphone, proudly said to the parents: "Practice the words." As the days passed, the Liu family gradually got used to the harassing phone calls, and the sense of fear gradually disappeared.The phone ringing at 6:30 became a harmonious vibrato in the melody of the Liu family's life. On this day, Liu Chang proposed to his parents: "In the future, our family will have dinner early at 6:30, and we will have dinner as soon as the phone rings, okay?" Liu Nai patted his palm lightly a few times: "This suggestion is good, introduce harassing calls into a benign mechanism." Yoko smiled and said, "It's an invention, it can be patented." From then on, every day at 6:30, when the phone rang, Liu Chang picked up the receiver, put it down again, and then shouted: "Dinner is ready!" The whole family gathered around the small square table, sharing the warmth of the small family, having fun. One day half a year later, after half past six, the phone didn't ring.At six forty-five, the phone didn't ring.At seven o'clock, the TV officially started broadcasting, but the phone still didn't ring. Liu Chang asked anxiously: "What's the matter with this person? What's the matter today?" Liu Nai comforted her daughter and said, "Don't worry, wait a little longer. Maybe his phone is broken, maybe he can't call until others finish calling, maybe..." Liu Chang wrinkled his nose: "Maybe not." The weather forecast was broadcast on TV, but the phone hadn't rang yet. Liu Chang stamped anxiously: "This person is too irresponsible! It's already 7:30, and he still hasn't called." Liu Nai nodded: "This person is sloppy in his work and wants to criticize education." Yoko said: "It is a serious dereliction of duty, and the crime of dereliction of duty must be investigated!" While talking, the phone rang "Dinglingling-", and the Liu family shouted in surprise: "Dinner is ready!!!" Liu Chang stepped forward and grabbed the microphone: "Hey, hey, you're so outrageous today! It's been more than an hour before you called! Serious dereliction of duty, you have to investigate... huh?! Grandma...it's grandma! ..." The Liu family laughed. After laughing, the Liu family felt dull again, and they ate very awkwardly for dinner, unable to tell what it was like. One day, two days, three days, four days, five days passed, and the harassing calls never came again.At half past six, the Liu family stared at the phone, pricked up their ears, and waited for the phone to ring.They can't bear this dullness, and look forward to the ringing of the phone to break the dullness.But the phone didn't ring like a mute. Liu Naiqiang smiled and said, "Look, I finally stopped fighting..." Yoko said in a daze, "No more fights, why not?" Liu Nai said: "I'm tired, I'm tired, this person is tired, so I won't fight..." "Impossible." Yoko thought for a while, and then said, "Hey, could this man be sick?" Liu Nai shook his head: "I don't know..." Yoko said, "Then why?" Liu Nai said loudly: "Why! Why! How do I know why?!" Yoko looked at her husband in surprise. Liu Chang walked between his parents and looked around: "Really, if you call, you quarrel; if you don't call, you also quarrel. I really don't understand!" Liu Nai glared at his wife: "Bitch!" Yoko asked, "Aren't you cheap?" Liu Chang raised her head and said, "They're all cheap! I'm cheap too! Okay?" After speaking, she picked up the microphone, pressed the "122" key code, and then put down the microphone.The phone rang "jingle jingle jingling-" incessantly.She yelled, "Dinner is ready!" At night, Liu Nai and Yoko lay on the bed, unable to fall asleep. Yoko shook his head, smiled wryly, and said, "It's really not easy for this person. For half a year, he persisted every day and was still on time...why?" Liu Nai squinted his eyes, as if searching in the dark: "Who is it? This person... who could it be?" Two days passed. At half past six, "Dinglingling-" the phone rang suddenly.The Liu family was shocked suddenly, staring at the phone, not daring to act rashly. "Dinglingling-jinglinglingling-jinglinglingling-" the phone kept ringing. Liu Nai opened his arms, stopped back, looked sideways at his wife, then walked forward, carefully grabbed the microphone, and put it close to his ear. The other party was silent. Liu Nai looked at his wife again, and then lowered his voice: "Hello...Hello..." Suddenly, a young man's deep voice came from the phone: "Thank you." Then, "slap", the phone hung up. Liu Nai grabbed the microphone and said to his wife in surprise: "He said, 'Thank you?!" Yoko asked in surprise, "Thank you?!" The Liu family fell into the abyss of confusion... April 28, 1992