The Secret in the Toilet
Old Wang's greatest pleasure after retirement was flushing the toilet every morning. His toilet wasn't an ordinary one, but a high-tech smart toilet that could automatically detect the composition of human excrement and record daily health data. Old Wang felt this thing was more reliable than his good-for-nothing son.
Today, a bright red warning flashed on the toilet's display screen: "Solid waste exceeded, please clean immediately." Old Wang frowned, wondering if he had an upset stomach from something he ate last night. He pressed the flush button, and the toilet emitted a muffled hum, but the water seemed blocked and refused to go down.
Old Wang took out his toolbox and began tinkering. He first tried vigorously pumping with a plunger, but nothing happened. Then he tried a drain cleaner, but it was still useless. Finally, he decided to get his hands dirty and investigate the secrets deep within the toilet.
He put on gloves and carefully reached his hand into the toilet's drain. What he touched wasn't the expected filth, but a soft, slimy lump. He pulled hard, and a flesh-colored object was pulled out. At first, Old Wang thought it was the old lady next door's false teeth that had accidentally fallen in, but on closer inspection, he was horrified - it was a piece of meat!
Next, like an archaeologist, Old Wang pulled out all sorts of bizarrely shaped pieces of meat from the toilet, some like liver, some like tofu, and some like cooked fish balls. He put these pieces of meat on a scale, and they weighed a full twenty pounds!
Old Wang stared in horror at the meat, his mind buzzing. He remembered the recent rumors of cats and dogs disappearing in the neighborhood. Could it be...? He didn't dare think any further. He quickly put the meat pieces into a garbage bag and threw it into the trash can outside the community.
Back home, Old Wang turned on the TV. The news was reporting about experts analyzing the recent unexplained disappearances of animals and urging residents to protect their pets. Old Wang felt a chill down his spine. He went to the toilet and began frantically flushing it with bleach.
The next day, the toilet issued another warning: "Solid waste exceeded, please clean immediately." This time, Old Wang wasn't panicked, but instead, a strange smile appeared on his face. He slowly walked to the toilet, took a deep breath, and pulled out a small piece of pink meat that looked just like a baby's foot.
"It seems this high technology is really convenient," Old Wang muttered to himself, his eyes glittering with excitement. He put the small piece of meat in his mouth, chewing it carefully, as if savoring some exquisite delicacy. And the toilet, still tirelessly flushing day and night, like a loyal recorder, recorded the most absurd secrets of this world and the deepest distortions of human nature. Only this time, it seemed to be flushing away more than just excrement.