00:0020 years after her husband passed away, the woman accidentally found the wallet he used to carry.
00:04To her surprise, inside was a platinum bank card she had never seen before.
00:07At that very moment, she desperately needed money because her son was critically ill.
00:10She decided to try her luck and see whether the card still had any balance.
00:13However, as soon as she arrived at the bank counter to withdraw cash,
00:16she realized things would not be as simple as she had imagined.
00:19I'd like to know how much money is on this card.
00:20The bank employee asked,
00:21Do you remember the pin?
00:22The pin?
00:23I've forgotten it.
00:23The clerk then requested the cardholder's identification.
00:25This is my ID.
00:26The card belonged to my husband, and this is his ID.
00:28I'm sorry ma'am, but we have strict regulations.
00:30Only the cardholder can complete this procedure.
00:32The employee explained that even checking the balance required the cardholder to appear in person,
00:35and not even the bank manager could make an exception.
00:37The woman was left with no way out.
00:39Her husband had died 20 years earlier, so it was impossible for him to come to the bank.
00:42With no other choice, she quietly stood up and walked out.
00:45But the moment she stepped outside, an idea suddenly came to her.
00:48She rushed to the ATM and decided to try the pin her husband had always used while he was alive.
00:52With her heart pounding, she entered the six-digit code,
00:55but the screen immediately displayed that the pin was incorrect.
00:57She refused to give up and tried the date of their wedding anniversary instead,
01:00but it failed again.
01:00After two unsuccessful attempts, she no longer dared to try a third time.
01:04If she entered the wrong pin once more, the platinum card would be locked,
01:06and she might never find out how much money it contained.
01:08After thinking for a few moments, she decided to go back home and come up with another plan.
01:12She left the bank feeling completely devastated and desperate.
01:14Her son urgently needed a large amount of money for his treatment,
01:17and she had to figure out that pin no matter what.
01:19When she got home, she searched every corner,
01:20until she found an old notebook filled with the contacts her husband had left behind.
01:24She called his old friends one by one, hoping someone might know a clue about the pin,
01:27but after making several calls, she still learned nothing useful.
01:30She was running out of options.
01:31In desperation, she kept pulling at her hair.
01:33Seeing her in such pain, her mother-in-law was heartbroken as well.
01:36Still grieving the loss of her son, the elderly woman prepared a bowl of hot soup
01:39and placed it in front of her, urging her to eat,
01:41so she would have the strength to keep thinking.
01:43As the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked,
01:45the elderly woman casually mentioned her son's ex-girlfriend.
01:47The woman's eyes suddenly lit up.
01:48Her mother-in-law had no idea what she was thinking, but there was no time to explain.
01:52She hurried out of the house, called her late husband's ex-girlfriend,
01:54and asked for her exact date of birth.
01:56At first, the woman refused to help,
01:57but after hearing that the caller's son was seriously ill and urgently needed money,
02:01she softened.
02:01She gave her birth date, although she couldn't guarantee it was the correct pin.
02:04After hanging up, the woman realized this might be her only chance.
02:07She hesitated for a few seconds, but in the end, decided to risk it all.
02:10She rushed back to the bank's ATM and carefully inserted the card once again.
02:13This time, she entered the pin with extreme caution.
02:15Fortunately, the screen showed no error message,
02:17but the moment she selected the option to check the account balance,
02:20the amount that appeared on the screen left her completely frozen in shock.
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