After Renting Out My House, I Became a Murderer

My unfinished unit, empty for years, suddenly had a tenant.

He didn't balk at the high rent or the out-of-the-way location. He wanted to sign a five-year lease straight off.

He had just one condition: he wanted to renovate the place.

"My son's getting married soon. I can't afford to buy him a new home, so I'll rent one and fix it up for the wedding."

A wedding was a good thing, I thought, and after turning it over I agreed.

On signing day, he transferred a hundred thousand into my account as a deposit.