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Michael was tall and thin,with a thick white gauze wrapped around his head,looking like a big cotton swab.
The two of us stood in the crowded New York train station,attracting the attention of countless people.
On that day in the haunted house,Michael was hit by a brick,and Jack,who had suffered more serious injuries,was punched by Michael and hit by my iron shovel.
That day,the neighbors called the police when they heard the fighting,and the chaotic fight came to an end.
Although Michael was the one who started the fight,for some reason,Jack didn't say why the fight started.Seeing that neither of them pursued the other's responsibility,the police left after making a simple record.
I accompanied Michael in the hospital for a few days and planned to leave New York.
"I really didn't expect you to fight."Actually,I didn't know much about Michael.Besides discussing haunted houses,we rarely talked about our own things.In my impression,he was that kind of gentle and weak-looking boy.
"I also wanted to teach him a lesson.Jack's parents and aunt were all very good to him.I guess he has never suffered any hardships since he was a child."Michael looked up at the words"New York Station","But I still feel a bit uneasy in my heart,as if there are still problems that haven't been solved."
"I also feel that there are problems.Do you remember the red blanket in Teacher David's house?"I asked Michael.
"Is it the one that was also in Mrs.Johnson's house?"
"Yes,that's the one.After I touched that blanket in Teacher David's house,I still haven't figured out the meaning of that scene."
"What scene?"
"It's the scene of Mrs.Johnson walking out of the ward with the baby wrapped in the blanket.I can't figure out why the blanket that Mrs.Johnson was holding would appear in Teacher David's house."
Michael stopped dragging his suitcase,"Were these two blankets swapped?"
"I have a guess.Let's go back and I'll try again."
During the time when Michael was in the hospital,a friend in New York told Michael and me that Teacher David said we were liars and had already found a new sleeper tester.
Michael and I quietly returned to the haunted house.The house was still the same.It seemed that the new sleeper tester hadn't come yet.
The thing that might be related to my guess was probably only that red blanket.I reached out to touch it again and again,but all the scenes were of Mr.Johnson lying silently on the kang covered with this blanket.
After I touched it six times,the scene changed to a hospital.Lying on the hospital bed was Teacher David's young wife.She seemed to have just given birth.Her lips were pale,and she was lying on the bed weakly.Next to her was a child wrapped in a red blanket.
A few seconds later,Mrs.Johnson,also looking weak,walked in quietly,carrying a child.She put her own child in the crib and then quietly picked up her sister-in-law's son.
Teacher David's wife moved her body a little.Mrs.Johnson was startled.She didn't know whether to leave in a hurry or stand still with the child in her arms.
Mrs.Johnson stood there.Seeing that her sister-in-law just turned over,she let out a sigh of relief.
Sure enough,Tom was not Mrs.Johnson's biological child.Jack was Mrs.Johnson's own son.
But why did Mrs.Johnson do this?Which thing in this room was related to the truth of the matter?
My hand touched a brick in the room again.Although the hope was slim,it was worth a try!
Ten seconds later,Mrs.Johnson touched this brick and seemed to be talking to her husband lying on the bed,or murmuring to herself,"I really didn't expect there would be such a day."
"Yeah,after the relocation,we can also live in a big house.But with my body,it might be inconvenient to go up and down the stairs."Mr.Johnson said.
"Let's discuss with the government and ask for a first-floor house."Mrs.Johnson patted the brick on the wall again."Old man,I've already thought it over.When you come back from the hospital after treating your leg,I'll make a will and leave all the houses to Jack."
"I think Jack has a good physique and definitely didn't inherit your illness."
"When the child was just born,who knew if he was sick or not?What if he was sick?It's enough for our family to support one idle person like me.If Jack is sick,we won't be able to afford the treatment even if we sell everything."
I opened my eyes and looked at Michael,"No wonder Mrs.Johnson was so good to Jack and ignored her son Tom."
"What do you mean?Are you saying that Mrs.Johnson swapped her child with her sister-in-law's child?"
I nodded."Mrs.Johnson had hemophilia,and this disease is hereditary.She was worried that the disease would be passed on to the child,and their family simply couldn't afford to treat it.So she swapped the children.This way,if the child gets sick in the future,Mrs.Johnson won't have to pay for it."
