Chapter 13 — 26 Days My Husband Lived In The Attic

"In the end, that person came to threaten my wife on behalf of Bui Chinh Tac."

“Wei Tao…”

His voice trembled violently.

“What are you even doing?”

Wei Thao looked at Tran Dien for a few seconds. Then he did something that surprised us all. He laughed. Not the cold laugh. It's a very tired smile.

“Sit down.”

He pointed to the row of cars next to him.

“It's quite a long story.”

“Stop talking.”

I immediately blocked Tran Dien and Tieu Du. Wei Thao shrugged, leaning against the concrete pillar.

"Okay."

“I actually used to work at Thuan Thach Security.”

“It is also true that there was a transaction with Bui Chinh Tac.”

“But I'm not his person.”

"Proof?"

I asked coldly.

“Three years ago, Thuan Thach worked as a security auditor for Quan Hop Capital.”

“I am on the project team.”

"During the audit process, I discovered that Bui Chinh Tac's cash flow chain had problems."

“There was a sum of money flowing to the account of a department head of the drug testing center.”

“I kept the evidence.”

“Then submit your resignation.”

Tran Dien's voice changed completely.

“So… you are also a whistleblower?”

"Not necessarily."

Wei Tao shook his head.

“At that time, I didn't have enough evidence to make a complete chain.”

“I only have the direction of the money.”

“I don't know what that money was specifically used for.”

“Then I met Tran Dien.”

I slowly continued.

“Can't find it.”

Wei Thao looked at Tran Dien.

“It was a coincidence.”

“The person in your room introduced us to each other.”

“As soon as I heard your situation…”

His eyes darkened.

“I knew right away.”

“The data in your hand…”

“Plus the proof of cash flow in my hand…”

“The two things combined will form a complete chain of evidence.”

“Bui Chinh Tac bribed people in the inspection center to help GR-17 be approved.”

“The basis of the approval…”

“… again a fake dataset.”

“Then why don't you tell me directly?”

Tran Dien clenched his hands.

“Why do we have to create such a complicated disappearance plan?”

“Because Bui Chinh Tac's reaction was faster than I thought.”

Wei Tao replied.

“The day you quit your job, you two showed up in the parking lot…”

“Not Bui Chinh Tac's people.”

“It's the person from the department head of the testing center.”

“He is even more cruel than Bui Chinh Tac.”

“Because his position and future are all bet on GR-17.”

“You let me disappear to protect me?”

“Protect you.”

“Also data protection.”

“If only you were caught…”

“USB is done.”

“What about the person pretending to be me on a video call with my wife?”

I asked coldly.

“Is that also protection?”

“To maintain a balanced appearance.”

Wei Thao looked at me.

“As long as ‘Tran Dien’ still lives normally in Germany…”

“Bui Chinh Tac's people will not touch your wife or the baby.”

“Once that shell breaks…”

“They will come directly to the house.”

“But today…”

I tightened my grip on the phone.

“It was that fake person who threatened me on behalf of Bui Chinh Tac.”

Wei Tao's face immediately darkened.

“He betrayed.”

“The person I hired to make the deepfake is Tran.”

“Very good technique.”

“But Bui Chinh Tac paid a higher price.”

“He was bribed the other day.”

“That's why what happened today.”

“They used him to directly contact her and ask for cards.”

“So your three weeks of no contact…”

“I'll go handle your matter me.”

Wei Tao's voice was hoarse.

“After discovering that he started contacting Bui Chinh Tac's people…”

“I immediately cut off contact with Tran Dien.”

“To avoid revealing more information.”

“You can absolutely give me a message.”

Tran Dien's voice was choked with anger.

“Do you know how I lived those three weeks?”

“I hid alone in the attic…”

“I wonder what happened outside…”

“Every day I think I'm going to die…”

“I know.”

Wei Tao interrupted. A look of deep fatigue flashed through his eyes.

“I'm sorry.”

“But if I contact you…”

“IP will most likely be blocked.”

“Your location will be revealed.”

“So why did you show up today?”

Wei Thao turned to look at me.

“Because your wife did something beyond my expectations.”

“She gave the data to the reporter.”

“That made the whole process speed up.”

“Now Bui Chinh Tac's people know the data was released.”

“The article will be published tomorrow…”

“They consider it finished.”

“So they came here today…”

Wei Thao stopped for a moment.

“Not to get the data back anymore.”

“It's for revenge.”

I stared at him.

“But you told them to leave.”

“I made it up myself.”

Wei Thao leaned against the car door, his voice extremely calm.

“I told them that Bui Chinh Tac had changed his mind.”

“He actually knows nothing.”

“The two people just now are just the servants of the department head of the testing center.”

“Not Bui Chinh Tac's core team.”

"If you threaten me a little then you'll back off."

“How long does it last?”

“Until tomorrow afternoon.”

“As soon as the article is published, public opinion flares up…”

“They won't dare to move again.”

“While the public is staring, they commit a crime…”

Wei Thao smiled faintly.

“It's like killing yourself.”

“Are you sure?”

“Ninety percent.”

“What about the other ten percent?”

Wei Thao looked at me for a few seconds.

“So you two can't go home tonight.”

I turned my head to look at Tran Dien. When did Tieu Du fall asleep on his shoulder? Completely unaware of what the adults just went through.

“I have already prepared the place.”

I coldly looked at him.