This is the story of my friend Liu San, who has been paralyzed in bed for many years now. He was originally an idle person until 2010, when he was deceived by a big brother who often lent him money and helped him take the blame. At that time, Big Brother promised to give him a reward of 500,000, but he regretted it after it was done. He only said, "I don't have any benefits for you. All the money was spent by the official family." Looking at Liu San's angry eyes, Big Brother said, "Don't do it." Biezui said, "I heard people say that "Bitcoin" will be very valuable in the future. You can take this." After saying that, the boss gave him a hard drive. (According to Liu San's later recollection, "There are at least several thousand Bitcoins in it." ") My friend wanted to get angry, but after thinking about it, he still owed Big Brother hundreds of thousands, so he could only endure it secretly, and reluctantly accepted Big Brother's "benefits", a hard drive full of Bitcoins.
After returning home, Liu San quickly checked the price of Bitcoin, and found that a hard drive of Bitcoin could only buy one pizza. He exploded, angrily cursing Big Brother, his hands shaking, but now that the matter was done, Liu San could do nothing. Before going to prison, Liu San held a glimmer of hope and handed the hard drive to his wife Deng Mei, "instructing her to keep it well, just as if she had bought a lottery ticket."
At that time, Liu San did not understand the value of Bitcoin. He just thought he was fooled by the boss and was depressed every day in prison. More than ten years later, the prison occasionally organized them to watch the news on CCTV. One year before he was released from prison, he accidentally saw the CCTV financial news report that Bitcoin broke through the historical high of 20,000 US dollars. After seeing the news, he jumped up from the bench and danced with excitement until the prison guard shouted "Liu San, what's wrong with you!" Only then did he calm down. According to him, "Since then, he has been so excited that he can't sleep every day."
Finally, he was released from prison in 2021. According to his recollection, his mind was blank after he walked out of the prison gate. He didn't think much about anything and hurried home. When he opened the door, his wife was cooking. The child was already in junior high school. Looking at him, he just said lightly, "Mom, Dad is back." His wife Deng Mei shook her head and said, "Liu San, do you know how I have been living for the past 10 years? I have been a widow for more than 10 years for you. If it weren't for my parents' help, my mother and I would have been sleeping on the streets." Before his wife finished speaking, Liu San hurriedly asked, "Wife, where is the hard drive I asked you to keep? Our good days are coming soon." Deng Mei turned around and frowned, "What hard drive? Are you talking about the broken hard drive that you asked me to keep before you went to prison? It has been unusable for a long time. In the past few years, my family was really out of money, and many furniture and items were sold to junk collectors." Before Deng Mei finished speaking, there was a plop, and my friend Liu San fell to the ground with foam at the mouth.
It is 2024. During the Chinese New Year, I went to see my friend Liu San at his home. He looked much better than in previous years, but he was still paralyzed in bed. Listening to him telling me about his experiences, I was also deeply moved. Just before I left, he suddenly took my hand and trembled as if he had exhausted all his strength and said, "Brother! Knowledge determines wealth!" Then, with an expression of endless loss and regret, he closed his eyes again and fell asleep in the abyss of pain. #认知
