I took my five-month-old daughter back to my hometown, but the neighbor's kid took advantage of my inattention. He took my daughter and threw her into the old freezer in our family's convenience store. I searched frantically all night, and finally, driven by some inexplicable force, glanced at the freezer. When I opened it, my daughter's frozen, stiff body caused me to break down on the spot! I rushed her to the hospital with all my might, but the doctor pronounced her dead on arrival. After calling the police, they discovered through surveillance footage. The one who threw my daughter into the freezer was the 10-year-old kid from next door! But because he was too young, he didn't have to bear criminal responsibility. They wanted to just pay me tens of thousands of dollars and brush it off. I was unwilling to let it go, holding a knife, wanting to personally avenge my daughter. But halfway there, I was hit by a Volvo and sent flying, and it even ran over me a few times back and forth. Only leaving the scene after making sure I was dead. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to that afternoon when I first arrived in my hometown. 1 When I came back, there was a moment of daze. Subconsciously looking at my arms and finding my child wasn't there, I immediately rushed into the bedroom. Looking at the baby lying in the crib, reaching out to me. My heart settled, and I immediately grabbed the child and rushed to my sister's house. Asking my sister to help take care of her for a bit. Then pretending nothing happened and going back, as if nothing had occurred. Because I wanted to know what the neighbor's little demon's purpose really was. I chatted at my sister's house for a long time. On the way back, I saw the neighbor's kid smiling at me at the door. The same expression as in my previous life, it made my hair stand on end. He seemed to know me, calling me Uncle Arthur. I nodded with a complex expression. Thinking it might be because my parents often mentioned me when chatting. Just as I was about to go upstairs, I found him following behind me. In the pitch-black stairwell, I could hear different footsteps. When I went up a floor, he followed up a floor. It wasn't until I sped up and reached my door that he skipped away home. My dad opened the door and asked anxiously: "Where did you go this afternoon? Did you take the child?" When I took Mia away, I didn't say anything to my parents. Just as I was about to nod, a scream suddenly came from downstairs! It sounded like my mom's voice. My heart jolted, and I immediately ran downstairs and rushed into the convenience store. "Mom, what's wrong? What happened?" When my mom pointed trembling at the freezer, I walked over. Opening it, I was shocked to see a frozen infant inside! 2 I am very certain that Mia was sent to my sister's house by me. Then who is the infant in the freezer? Looking like it was also put in this afternoon, it was already frozen stiff. With a purplish face, plus frost on the eyelashes. It was very difficult to see the infant's specific facial features clearly. When had my mom ever seen such a scene? Her whole face turned deathly pale from fright, and she almost passed out in the middle. She kept asking me if the baby in the freezer was real. I didn't know how to answer her. So I asked my father, who had followed me, to accompany my mom and take care of her first. Then I took out my phone and dialed 911 directly. During this time, the doorway was crowded with many neighbors. They all heard my mom's scream and came over to watch the commotion. I lowered my head and pondered, who exactly was this infant. Just looking at the facial features, it actually bore some resemblance to Mia. But I swear, I had never seen this child before. And I could be 100% certain. This infant must have been thrown in by the neighbor's kid. I suddenly understood why he smiled at me earlier. That was a smug smile! Thinking back to my previous life, if I hadn't sent my daughter to my sister's house in time. The one lying in the freezer now would probably be Mia again! I was very scared in hindsight, every hair on my body standing up. Until I saw the neighbor's kid in the crowd, pretending to be curious and innocent. I suddenly walked over and grabbed his wrist. "Tell me, did you do it?!" I remembered his name was Tommy, an absolute little terror. He shook off my hand and looked at me with feigned grievance. "Uncle, did I do something wrong? Why are you grabbing me?" Only then did I realize everyone around was staring at me. But I still couldn't help but yell at him: "Don't you know what you did?" "When the police arrive later, I advise you to turn yourself in!" After all, that was a fresh human life. Not to mention an infant, frozen alive to death in a freezer just like that. Even if it wasn't my Mia, I couldn't pretend it didn't happen! Tommy's dad also arrived at the scene. Seeing me grabbing his son, he immediately came over and shoved me. Pointing at me and cursing: "You lunatic, what are you trying to do to my son?!" "He killed someone, what do you think?" I replied. A trace of panic flashed across David's eyes. He quickly denied that his son killed anyone, and even said I was fabricating things. I grabbed his collar, dragged him in front of the freezer, and questioned him. "Open your eyes wide and look carefully!" David just glanced at it and didn't continue looking. He asked me what basis I had for concluding his son did it, and told me not to spout nonsense. I kept a dark face, my gaze dead set on him. "The store has surveillance, why do you think I would know?" I was just bluffing him; the store didn't have surveillance at all. David seemed to know our store inside out, telling me not to lie to him. Whether there was any, he knew better than I did. What I didn't expect was my wife Chloe suddenly rushing in. She forcefully grabbed my wrist, looking completely out of her mind. "Where is the child? Where is our child?" "I told you long ago not to take her on a long trip by yourself, but you just wouldn't listen!!!" 3 My wife's questioning and blame baffled me. Although it overlapped with her reaction in the previous life, the baby in the freezer wasn't our child at all. Why would she conclude that the one frozen to death was Mia? I didn't immediately reveal the truth, but chose to play along. "Weren't you on a business trip?" "I finished my work, can't I be worried that you can't handle the child alone?" "Looks like I was right, you killed my Mia!" She wept bitterly, her whole face twisting. She also yelled at my parents: "My daughter is gone, and you guys are responsible too!" My parents were dumbfounded, never having thought the frozen baby could be Mia. Hearing Chloe say this. My mom cried heartbrokenly, almost fainting several times. My dad was stunned for a long time, unable to react. "Give me back my daughter!!!" My wife hysterically yelled at my parents. Then she turned around, her eyes red, and cursed at me: "You are the real murderer who killed my daughter!" "If you hadn't brought Mia back, would she have been in an accident?!" I, on the other hand, calmed down a lot. Quietly observing my wife's expression, the kind that is dramatic and very desperate. But my intuition told me things weren't that simple. Who exactly is the infant in the freezer? I took Mia to my sister's, so where did Tommy get an infant? I asked her, "You haven't even taken one look at the infant in the freezer, and you're saying it's our daughter?" "Do I need to look? I just heard about it!" "Heard from whom?" Seeing I wanted to get to the bottom of it, she suddenly became impatient. Turning it around and questioning me, "Can you not change the subject?" "You took Mia away, and now that something happened, you want to blame me?" I shook my head, appearing very calm. "I wasn't trying to blame you, just purely curious." Just as I finished speaking, my wife slapped me right there on the spot! "You useless piece of trash, what part of you is like a man?" "In your eyes, there is only yourself!" "No, your whole family is like this, none of you will have a good end!" 4 My wife firmly believed it was our family's negligence that led to the child's death. Whether it was the time, location, or the words spoken, it was no different from my previous life. The only thing that changed was the frozen infant, it wasn't my Mia. Every action of hers made me feel very suspicious. The neighbors outside were blocked from coming in, all asking what the situation was. I ignored them, but told my wife I had already called the police. Let's find the murderer first. But she said I had a guilty conscience. Clearly, I was the murderer, what else was there to argue about. My parents doted on Mia more than I did. They would often urge me to bring the child back, just so they could see her more. When they learned the child was gone, their level of sadness was no less than mine. But my dad could only comfort her, "Chloe, it's all our fault, this has nothing to do with Arthur." "If you want to be angry and throw a fit, aim it at us. We let you down." Chloe didn't get angry but instead looked at them with a smile. Those eyes were gloomy to the extreme. "If it wasn't for you guys pushing him every day to bring Mia back, would Mia have had an accident?" "This was originally your fault, none of you can escape responsibility!" Unable to bear it any longer, I reminded her, "Have you said enough? If you've said enough, just wait for the police to come and handle it." "And then what? Will the police coming bring my Mia back to life?" "She's only five months old, give me back my child!" My wife's words and actions seemed increasingly off. From the time we had Mia to bringing her back to my hometown today. She rarely interacted with her, and hadn't even held her a few times. This made me suspect she didn't love our child at all, so why was she so agitated now? My dad sighed repeatedly, clearly blaming himself very much. I really wanted to tell them Mia wasn't dead. I had sent her to my sister's house, and she should be sleeping right now. But my wife's abnormal behavior definitely pointed to a problem. When I looked at Tommy again, I saw him looking at me with a half-smile. That demon-like gaze made me involuntarily shudder. I tried my best to calm myself down. I said calmly to him: "I hope you can step forward and admit your mistake voluntarily." Tommy immediately shrank behind his dad, looking very nervous. But I knew this was all an act. In my previous life, his family only paid money, without a single apology throughout the whole process. And this little demon didn't even need to bear any legal responsibility. He remained exactly the same as he usually was. Going to school as usual, playing as usual. The kicker was, he actually claimed he put Mia in the freezer because he was imitating a TV show. I didn't care if he learned it from TV or not. I only knew my Mia was gone, while the real murderer was still at large! David shielded his son, glaring at me angrily. Looking very much ready to start a fight over a disagreement. My wife also spoke up for the outsiders, telling me not to evade responsibility anymore. I looked outside the door and noticed Mr. Smith leaning on his cane. He had a body camera hanging on his chest. Because he was a bit forgetful, his family bought it for him for safety reasons. It could provide real-time feedback on his location and surrounding environment. I went up and asked him, "Sir, could I borrow this for a bit?" Being neighbors, Mr. Smith naturally agreed readily. I took the body camera back into the store, while my wife and David frowned. Not long after, I found the footage of Tommy carrying the infant into the convenience store.
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