Chapter 17: Strange Private Messages
After Mr. Abe's footsteps disappeared at the top of the stairs, several people in the room gradually returned their attention to the discussion about the old loach's funeral. Obviously, Qin Youqing's previous video really scared them, so they asked me how to arrange his future.
I replied that it is better for people to have someone by their side to help them recite the scriptures when they are dying, and not to disturb the sick, for example, no one can cry and make trouble on the sidelines, and if they want to confess any last words, do not stop them at this time, even if the words are slurred and inaudible, they must pretend to understand and agree, otherwise their brains will become attached, so that the walk is quite painful, and only by giving them a peaceful environment can they die in bliss in the praise of the scriptures.
And often those who commit suicide, homicide, violent death, sudden death and other unnatural deaths, because the retribution is not purified, the resentment is deep, so it is not easy to be reborn in bliss, at this time it is necessary to attract the soul of them, to lead their scattered souls home, and then to exceed.
After such an explanation, everyone decided to go to the old loach's house to set up a mourning hall, notify all his relatives and friends first, and then wait for the cremation to do seven for him, and let me do it for him.
At this time, kraft candy said, when he was in the hospital yesterday, I don't know which doctor leaked the news, not long after the old loach was pushed into the morgue, a salesman from a funeral company came, saying that he could undertake a one-stop service for everything from the funeral hall to the funeral banquet, and after saying that, kraft candy took out the business card and a project menu and threw it on the table.
I laughed and said that the current hospitals will have dealings with these funeral companies, usually some medical staff in the intensive and emergency department, they will usually send a text message to the salesmen who are guarding the hospital when the patient is dying, and once he dies, these people will arrive in time, and these people have a pre-agreed sphere of influence, and they will not steal the business of their peers. These are also the customers who came to my store to tell me for divination on behalf of their deceased relatives.
Da Hong was amazed, saying that there would be so many doorways for this kind of business, so could it be that the internal should in the hospital still be able to reap the benefits? Qin Youqing was looking at the contents of the menu at this time, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "It's really professional, every link is thoughtful and meticulous, basically we only need to be responsible for notifying relatives and friends, and the rest of the things are paid according to the menu." ”
I took over the menu and saw that it was listed as full of hundreds of options as the order page of a hot pot restaurant, and each item is optional, which can be checked according to different needs, clearly marked with prices, and even a few packages that have been matched in advance, what standard version, advanced version, deluxe version......
Look at the seemingly fair price, such as the flower column, the price of these wreath baskets, than to buy in the store is two or three percent cheaper, not only free delivery, but also a gift of supporting banners, it seems that this kind of cross-industry cooperation to create a one-stop scale effect, indeed has obvious advantages.
The final decision is that everyone will first get together to do a luxury package, and the specific division of labor is: I will go to the old loach company to pack up the relics, Dahong is responsible for the notification of all relatives and friends, TJ is responsible for arranging the mourning hall, Qin Youqing is responsible for following up the service contact of the funeral company, and the valve core is responsible for contacting the street, bank, insurance company and other departments where the old loach is located, and kraft candy is a flexible and mobile person, and where it is needed, it will be replenished.
The next morning, I received a call from the old loach colleague Merry, telling me to go to the company to pack up my things that day, I arrived at their company at half past ten in the morning, his office is still so messy, Merry has prepared a lot of large cardboard boxes for me, and said that some of the documents belonging to the company have been taken away by the project manager, and the rest are his personal belongings that can be disposed of by me, and if you need help, you can call her directly.
After thanking me, I closed the glass door alone, sat quietly at the old loach's desk again, smoked a cigarette and began to clean up, first stacked and packed some trophies and books on the shelves, then some CDs, texts, daily necessities, etc. that he left in the drawer, and finally some scattered sundries on the desktop, cups and photo frames, etc., I tore off these sticky notes pasted around the computer screen one by one, and put them into a sealed bag separately, these are all memos that he did not complete before his death. Now that he has died, these mundane things left behind will be gone.
When I touched the mouse, I saw that his computer was not turned off, and the screen lit up and stopped at his work interface, as if it was a finished advertising poster, so I called Merry in and asked if this computer could be organized.
Merry said that all the work is backed up on the company's shared server, and the things in this computer will have to be reinstalled and distributed to other new colleagues in the future, and if there is a need to download a disk or something, she can lend me a portable hard drive.
After that, he went to help me go to the administration to apply for a hard drive.
The old loach's computer is very neat, only divided into three areas, and the C disk is all systematic; The D drive is full of folders named after the customer's brand, probably some of the finished content - all of them have been packaged into a compressed text and marked with a date.
The E drive is a bit cluttered, and the names of the texts are marked with "materials", "original materials", "learning", and "employee files...... Wait, I don't have time to look through them all.
I opened the web browser again to see if there was a logged-in status window left.
After clicking on **, I found that I could log in automatically, and I looked at his last post at 20:45 on the night of his death, and only wrote one sentence: "The last idea is finally over, and you need to relax." Tonight, I can go to a party with friends I haven't seen in a long time! ”
The post was already full of comments such as regret, as well as images of emoticons lit with candles, which must have been left by colleagues and customers who had already learned of his death.
I posted a new post in the name of his friend, the general content of which was to inform relatives and friends that Ni Qiulang's mourning hall had been set up at home, and I hoped that everyone could go to mourn when they had time, and finally left his home address and the phone number of his contact Dahong.
Merry brought the portable hard drive at this time, and I copied all the text in the D and E areas.
Just when I was about to turn off the phone, his ** suddenly popped up a private message reminder, I quickly opened it, and there was only one sentence: "Zang Daguanren, thank you for what you have done for me, there are some things that still need to trouble you again, don't sue others." See you later! ”
The private message came from a new account without an avatar, and the nickname was "Old Loach"!
At this time, I only felt that the world was spinning, goosebumps were rising all over my body, and I felt that the cold sweat had stuck to the T-shirt on my back, and the whole person froze on the seat. After about ten seconds, I tried to regain my senses, the private message was still in front of the screen, I twisted my thigh, it hurt, it was not a hallucination.
I looked up at his colleagues busy outside the floor-to-ceiling glass partition, and there was nothing out of the ordinary. At this time, it was still before the noon meal time, in broad daylight, how could such a thing happen?
I closed my eyes, took two deep breaths, and replied to the private message, "Who the hell are you?" Such a prank is very immoral! ”
No more information appears in the dialog box.
I tried my best to be calm, and the sense of fear came and went quickly, but I thought back to my father's interpretation of the bardo body again, and wondered if it could be that society is changing with each passing day, and even the bardo body can keep pace with the times and convey thoughts through the guò network?!
In the midst of such cranky thoughts, the contents of the whole room have been packed into five or six large cardboard boxes. I asked Merry to order a same-day courier for me to take to the old loach's house, where TJ and the funeral company were setting up a funeral hall for him.
At this time, the vice president of their company also came to say hello, saying that he would also go to the funeral with his colleagues in person on the day of the funeral. Then he asked me to go to the finance office and settle some of the wages and bonuses that the old loach had not received before his death.
After signing my name, I stuffed the envelope with cash into my satchel, thinking that life was hard and tiring in the world, and in the end it was just to exchange for these papers, if the old loach was given another chance to be resurrected, would he still be willing to work so hard to complete the so-called value of life in his heart?
Merry sent me out of the building, saying that I would go home again another day to pay respects, I looked at the fledgling but happy to stay up late and work overtime, and secretly thought how ambitious I was when I first stepped into the work, but with the passage of time, I was still an unknown passerby in my old age.
I hope that this incident with the old loach can make these young people realize the true meaning of life in advance - the value of life sometimes lies not in how many unknown gains there are, but more importantly, in not losing the existing happiness.
At noon, I went back to the store and put incense on the Buddha platform and asked about the business of the past two days.
Xiaohe seemed to remember something, saying that a fat man named Jin Facai had been to the store last night, speaking with a very strong northern accent, and with two smug followers. It's not polite to speak, so he just named me by name, and asked him what he was looking for me and didn't answer positively, just asking the east and the west to be sneaky. At that time, Bingbing happened to go out to buy something, and the two girls were so frightened that they thought that there was a creditor outside who came to ask for money, so they lied that I went to buy goods in other places, and I don't know when I will come back.
I smiled and said, "It's always been someone who owes me a debt, when have you ever seen me ask someone to borrow money?" - Of course, borrowing from Bingbing is not a good idea. ”
Bingbing asked me, "Think about it carefully, do you recognize this blonde fortune?" ”
I thought about it for a long time and couldn't remember: "I didn't know many people with the surname Jin, let alone northerners, so it's even more impossible." ”
Xiaohe took out a business card from the counter at this time, saying that it was left by the fat man, and asked me to contact him when I came back.
I took the business card, it is a folded style, all black cardboard, bronzing graphics, the front is a gold ingot-shaped LOGO, after opening, the top side is printed: Liaoning Province Gold Ingot Catering and Entertainment Group, the lower side is: Chairman Jin Facai, and then a mobile phone number.
Turn over and look at the back, densely printed with several company names, what gold ingots seafood restaurant, gold ingots bathing center, gold ingots entertainment nightclub, gold ingots chain cafes...... It seems that it is still not small, is it because of the admiration to see the eight-character hexagram? It could be a big deal!
But at present, I am also busy with the funeral of the old loach, so I don't plan to contact him first, put the business card in the bag, comfort them and say that it is okay, it is a fortune teller, if I come next time, just tell him my mobile phone.
Seeing that there was nothing big in the store, he planned to go to the old loach's house in the afternoon to help Zhang Luolingtang, at this time the valve core sent a message again, saying that everyone should not make up any part, the old loach bought a lot of life insurance before his death, and this time the total claim was nearly 500,000 yuan, and the most strange thing is that the name of the beneficiary is actually ...... Zang Dao Zen!?