Chapter 67 – Truth Revealed (2)
At the same time as the gate opened, Laysha hurriedly went into the closet and hid herself.
The inside of the closet was empty without a single set of clothes.
I wondered if he had sold all his clothes to raise money.
“Here, ma’am.”
“Um… The location is nice.”
The people who entered the house were ordinary men and women who did not know about Laysha’s existence.
A man in his 30s, presumed to be the owner, and a middle-aged woman in her 40s, presumed to be a customer, carefully examined the plan.
“This house was abandoned because it went up for auction and was not bid. How is it, madam? The location is good and the price is very good.”
“Ummm, but it’s a bit dusty, isn’t it?”
“Haha… This level of cleaning will quickly disappear. Check the cleaning status after signing the contract, and today, let’s check if there are any defects in the house.”
The woman scrubbed the kitchen sink or opened and closed the refrigerator to check if there was anything wrong with the furniture.
Laysha, who was crouching in the closet, looked at the situation outside through a small crack in the door.
“Auctioning my house…”
It was unacceptable that the entire house, not just the furniture, had been passed over.
Isn’t this the only way to really be empty without any property?
“Huh? The water isn’t coming in?”
“Yes. I cut off the water and gas because there are no people living there. Electricity comes in well because it is shared with officetels.”
The woman flicked the switch and checked the fluorescent lights.
“There’s nothing wrong… Kyaaaaa?!”
Entering the bathroom, she found the butt plug on the ground and let out a shrill scream.
At first, I thought it was a centipede-like insect, but upon closer inspection, I was sure it was an adult product that was plugged into the anus.
There was no smell, but a fishy stench seemed to sting my nostrils.
She covered her nose and mouth with a look of contempt.
“Haa… Hey, no one’s coming in here, right?”
“Sure. The door is locked so no one can come in.”
“Then, is the object here the previous landlord?”
“Yeah? What… Huh..?”
The landlord who saw the anal plug was also surprised.
“Hey, I’m a little… Embarrassed by this. Haha.”
“Didn’t you say that a man lived here alone?
All the consumables in the house were items used by men.
Well, if you have a girlfriend, you might think it’s a departure for couples who want to enjoy a different experience, but…
Having an anal plug in a house where a man lived alone meant that he enjoyed anal masturbation alone.
“Not really any pervert.”
A disgust that I couldn’t even imagine soared.
She vomited and turned her head and entered the bedroom for the last time.
Is the security window working properly, is there mold in the room, is the mattress on the bed soft, and does the drawer open properly?
I checked all the parts that can be checked in various ways.
After carefully inspecting the room, she stopped in front of the last remaining closet.
Dark shadows formed between the cracks in the door through which the light leaked in.
Laysha covered her mouth with both hands to stop her breathing.
No.
Please please please
Don’t open it please
Laysha closed her eyes tightly and begged earnestly.
The woman grabbed the handle to open the closet, then changed her mind and let go.
“Haa, it looks like the closet is full of ugly adult products. I don’t want to open it, so please clean it up.”
“Doesn’t matter. We’ll clean up the interior like a new house. So, how about signing a contract?”
“Yes. I’ll make a contract. There’s nothing more to see… The house is nicer than I thought.”
“Yes yes! Thank you, ma’am!”
“But I’m not going to live here. My daughter works nearby. She has her own style, so don’t decorate the interior, just clean it.”
“All right!”
The woman standing in front of the closet turned around with her arms crossed.
Laysha, who was nervous that she would not be found out, sighed silently in relief.
“Is this over? Can I go?”
“Yes ma’am! Sign the contract and go.”
“I’m sorry for coming late at night. I only have time right now. And I’m sorry again, if I sign a contract, you can work next week, right? My daughter wants to go home quickly.”
“Yes, it is possible, ma’am. I will contact you as soon as it is over.”
“Yes. Okay. Oh, and I have another question. Where did the man who used to live here go? I heard he suddenly disappeared?”
“Oh that’s…”
The smiling man’s face darkened in an instant.
Trying to say something that shouldn’t be said, he hesitates with an expression of wanting to say this.
Laysha, who was hiding in the closet, pricked up her ears.
A conversation is about to begin that sounds like it needs to be heard.
After looking around the empty room several times, the man whispered in a low voice.
“That’s it… Where can I go and tell you?”
“What is it? What, did the previous owner commit suicide here? I have no intention of buying accidental items…”
“Oh, no! No! Absolutely not like that, ma’am! It’s just that it’s kind of illegal, so I’m embarrassed to say it…”
“Then what the hell is it?! Seeing you keep puking around like that, it’s getting more and more suspicious?”
The woman with narrowed eyes nodded slightly.
The man who scratched his head told me what actually happened.
“Actually, the young man who lived in this house ran away with a loan and was caught..?”
“So what?”
“As your wife knows, that’s what happened.”
“Ah…”
The words of the person who was dragged away because he could not pay the loan debt were enough to understand without explanation.
Horrible things like that that are often portrayed in movies and dramas.
In the case of men, they will be taken to deep-sea fishing boats to do forced labor, or have their organs harvested and travel around the world.
In the case of women, they will be sold as sex slaves on the road, or they will be turned into sorcery to sell their bodies in the country.
“Turn it off…”
Laysha, who almost hiccuped instinctively, held her breath and muffled her voice.
It had become a habit to hiccup whenever I was startled.
Debts, loans, debts… Nothing came to mind, and I was dizzy to the point of death.
“That’s what happened, ma’am. Can you tell me more about it?”
“… It’s okay. I don’t care where the previous owner died or lived. What I want to say is, there’s nothing wrong with the previous owner suddenly visiting and messing around. I’m worried because my daughter will be living alone at home.”
“Ah, anyway, this officetel is well-secured, so you won’t have any concerns. If you want, I’ll install an additional CCTV in front of the front door.”
“Um… Yes. Okay. It’s free, right?”
“Of course we should do it for free. Haha”
Leysha, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, wiggled her feet.
Seeing that she was looking for the previous owner, it seemed like the right time to open her closet door and introduce herself, but she didn’t dare.
The woman stopped her steps once more at her threshold before leaving her room.
“Why is that, ma’am?”
“But there are really no people living here, right? I think the light was on when I entered…”
Her doubts soon turned to certainty.
Footprints of people leading from the entrance to the small room.
You won’t be able to go outside because of the security window, so you must be hiding somewhere.
There was no free space under the bed because of the drawers.
The only space to hide in the small room now was the closet.
“Hmm…”
The woman looked sideways at the slightly stepped wardrobe.
She tried to open the closet door, but the man waved his hand and stopped the woman.
“Ah… I must have forgot to show the room to another guest the other day! It’s noticeable at night, but during the day I’m not sure if the lights are on or off…”
The man reassured the woman by lying.
Even if there really are people in the closet…
If you try to resolve doubts by sympathizing with the customer’s opinion, an unfortunate incident will occur that leads to contract termination.
No stupid owner would pass up a good opportunity to dispose of an unsold item.
“Hmm, that’s all right. I signed a contract, so please clean up. Can I stop now?”
“Yes, yes! We will take you to the front.”
Suddenly, the lights in the room went out.
The sound of footsteps gradually faded away after the sound of the door opening.
Leysha, who had been holding her breath, hid quietly for another three minutes before opening her closet door and coming out.
“Ugh…”
Laysha, who had been crouching down for a long time, felt cramps from her hips to her toes.
Falling in front of her as if she were collapsing, she took a deep breath.
“Puhaaaaa…!”
If I had stayed a little longer, I might have died of frustration.
“It’s my house… This is my house, but you can do whatever you want…”
Laysha, who couldn’t come forward and say a word, only grumbled and complained by herself now that everyone had left.
“I want to stay here… But I have to leave…?”
There was no rush to claim ownership of the house.
Now she was in the position of her third party, ‘Lay Shah’, not the tenant ‘Lee Han-seong’.
Also, considering the context, Laysha was a victim, the woman who bought the house was a victim, and the owner who sold the house was a victim.
Laysha not only did not want to cause harm to others, but also wanted to avoid actions that stood out to others as much as possible.
“Let’s just leave…”
I decided to leave the house quickly before the landlord came back.
She had nothing to take with her.
Even if she wanted to take anything, everything was confiscated and she had nothing to take.
Laysha left the house wearing only the clothes she had picked up in the old clothes collection box.
How should I live from now on?
I’d rather live like a beggar for the rest of my life… Wouldn’t life in the garden be better..?
The memories of the garden that I wanted to forget became memories that I wanted to return to as time passed.
“I’m really crazy.”
Leisha gritted her teeth as she recalled the terrible torture she had suffered.
To never think like this again.
He slapped his cheek lightly and came to his senses.
