I am an accidental insurance appraiser,

everyone calls me Xiao Zhang,

although I look young,

but because I entered the industry early,

I already have seven years of work experience.

Three months ago,

I conducted on-site investigation and appraisal of an insured person who died accidentally in a wooden box,

although the process was a bit tortuous,

but in the end, it was determined that this was an accidental event,

and it met the compensation standards.

Interestingly, the beneficiary of this insurance is not the insured person's wife,

but his six-year-old son,

which is almost the same,

because the beneficiary is a minor,

the compensation will be supervised by the child's mother.

A week ago, the company had already compensated the beneficiary with 400,000 yuan,

and it was said that the child's mother made a scene in the company,

complaining that the compensation amount was too small.

I am already used to this,

although the insurance introduction says accidental death, compensation of one million yuan.

But that is the maximum compensation amount,

the actual compensation amount is generally five to ten times the individual's annual income based on personal circumstances.

Considering that the insured person is just an ordinary novelist with a low annual income,

the compensation of 400,000 yuan is already very considerable.

I was eating lunch in the company cafeteria,

recalling the investigation process of the whole incident.

I always feel that I missed something,

because some clues seem to be explained only by coincidence under the current truth.

"Shh--" The whisper from the next table made me unable to help but listen,

a table of front desk girls were whispering.

"The woman who suffocated her husband to death came again yesterday, and she still complained that the money was too little."

"So annoying, she comes to make trouble every day and doesn't let people work."

"It is said that this woman has been fired by the unit, and it seems that she was caught having an affair with a male colleague by someone else's wife."

"Serves her right. I also heard that her son has a heart disease, and the 400,000 yuan is just enough for her son's medical treatment. She probably won't get a penny."

"Hey, how come I heard that her husband had a very serious illness? How did he buy insurance?"

"Her husband bought accidental insurance, which only covers accidental injuries. As long as the insured person still has normal living ability, even if he has advanced cancer, he can still buy accidental insurance. Moreover, the insurance was handled in our company, you know."

...

Extramarital affair? Heart disease? 400,000 yuan? Serious illness?

My mind was in a mess,

it seemed to grasp the key to the matter, but my hand was empty.

The girls at the next table started talking about movies again,

while I continued to listen while eating.

"What movies are coming out recently?"

"It seems that there is a suspenseful horror movie called 'Ashi's Debut'."

"I also heard that it is adapted from the novel of the same name by Edogawa Ranpo."

"Hehehe, hahaha..."

"Puff--" I sprayed the rice in my mouth all over the table,

ignoring the ridicule of the girls at the next table,

and ran back to the office like a flying bird,

opened the computer and checked Song Qiaoqian's husband's insurance file.

Looking at the information filled in the file,

I felt like I was the one trapped in the wooden box,

Song Qiaoqian used lies, concealment, and conspiracy to firmly isolate me from the truth of the matter,

no matter how I called for help, how I struggled,

I could only be helpless in the small wooden box.

Suddenly, the box opened,

I saw that Song Qiaoqian's husband's health status was filled in with advanced pancreatic cancer,

I searched for what kind of horror story 'Ashi's Debut' was.

It took me three months to open the wooden box and know the truth, but it was too late.

I think now,

how much can I understand the despair of Song Qiaoqian's husband at that time.

Accidentally trapped in a box,

shouting loudly, struggling hard but no one cares.

At the critical moment of life, the box miraculously opened,

but I didn't expect the box to quickly close under Song Qiaoqian's cold face.

Give hope to people in despair,

but quickly extinguish this hope,

let the desperate person endure the pain of betrayal under the terror of death.

The two characters "Ashi" on the top of the box are probably Song Qiaoqian's husband's last accusation of life.

But everything is too late,

I have no evidence to prove that Song Qiaoqian murdered her husband,

just like her husband had no chance to continue his life.

I collapsed on the chair,

pale, sweating profusely,

as if my soul had been drained.

The superb acting skills of Song Qiaoqian still vividly appeared in my mind,

I couldn't help but tremble all over,

how ruthless, how cruel, how perverted,

can one be to watch one's loved one die in front of one's eyes and remain indifferent?