There, after showing the recording, he could barely explain what was going on. The police officers exchanged glances, and one of them quietly chuckled:

“You’re caught in an experiment, my dear.”

It turned out that some new startup company had decided to test an unusual bread delivery system. And his address just so happened to be in their customer database.

All because a few days earlier, the pensioner, trying to check the weather forecast on his phone, accidentally clicked on an ad and signed up for a monthly bread delivery subscription.

He himself didn’t understand how it happened—it looked like he’d simply “clicked the wrong button.” But in reality, he’d signed up for a trial plan.

When the old man heard the explanation, he either sighed with relief or became completely angry. They refunded his money and canceled his subscription, but the uneasy feeling remained.

And he still couldn’t bring himself to try the bread he had at home—the loaves looked too ominous.