Chapter 4 — 35 Currency Salary, Exchanged For An Entire Empire Collapse

The video is very short. Less than a minute. The image shook violently, the sound was noisy, as if it was secretly filmed in a car. Under the dim light, there were two people sitting in the back row. One is my father. The other person is Vuong Zhenhua in his youth.

"Old To, this data sheet must be corrected."

Vuong Chan Hoa's voice was very clear, carrying an imposition that did not allow for rebuttal.

"Impossible!"

My father definitely refused.

"This land below is karst terrain, with underground caves."

"Completely unsuitable for building large-scale infrastructure projects!"

"If you change the data, it's like playing with the lives of thousands of people!"

"I'm not negotiating with you."

Vuong Chan Hoa's voice turned cold.

"I must get this land."

"The bank loan, the relationships above and below, all have been prepared."

"Now you can't say no?"

"How do you tell me how to talk to my superiors?"

"But you can't fake the data!"

"That's not fake."

"It's a technical adjustment."

Vuong Zhenhua patted my father's shoulder.

"Old To, we are brothers."

"This project is successful, I give you 10% of the shares."

"Isn't your daughter about to go to college?"

"That amount of money is enough for her to not have to worry about food and clothes all her life."

"Chan Hoa, you are crazy!"

My father's voice was filled with disappointment and surprise.

"This is not about money!"

"Then there's nothing more to say."

Vuong Zhenhua's face turned back from the darkness. The expression is cold and scary.

"If you don't sign, someone else will sign."

The video ends suddenly. I sit in front of the computer. Whole body cold. Truong Phong project... It turns out that ten years ago it had this name. It turns out my father's death was no accident. Because he refused to sign the fake geological report, he blocked Vuong Zhenhua's path. The so-called "loss of brakes"... It was an attempted murder. The phrase "bottomless pit" that Vuong Khon once said. The "compensation" they mentioned. It's just hush money. They used the money I exchanged for my father's life to support my mother and me. Watch us struggle in life. I still think it's a favor. Every time Vuong Kun insulted me. Every time Vuong Zhenhua pretended to care. It's all like a cruel play. As for my mother and I... We are two blindfolded clowns on stage. I clenched my fist. Nails dug deep into palms. But it's still not painful enough. It wasn't as painful as when my father lay in the cold car that year. It wasn't as painful as when my mother's life and death were unclear in the operating room. The phone vibrated again. Still the same strange phone number.

"Want to know where the driver of that car is?"

My pupils constricted. I immediately replied: The message was responded almost immediately. Is an address.

"South of the city, Binh An auto repair workshop, owner Truong Quy."

There is one more sentence at the back.

"Vuong Kun will come to see him tonight."

The night was very late. The industrial park south of the city is both deserted and dilapidated. The sign "Binh An Auto Repair Workshop" only has half the lights on. The light flickering in the night wind looked like a ghost. I hid behind an abandoned truck. My heart beats rapidly like a war drum. A black Mercedes quietly entered the car repair workshop yard. The car door opens. Vuong Khon stepped down from the driver's seat. Him Observe your surroundings carefully and then quickly enter the repair area, which is still lit. I took out my phone. Open video recording mode. Quietly approach. The factory's rolling doors are not closed. There's still a gap left. I squatted down and looked inside through the crack in the door. A man wearing a greasy protective suit was rubbing his hands continuously. His face was full of flattery as he looked at Vuong Khon.

"Mr. Vuong, why did you come here personally?"

That is Truong Quy.

"Stop talking nonsense."

Wang Kun threw him an envelope.

"Take the money and get as far away as possible."

"The situation is not good these days."

"That girl named To is investigating the past."

Truong Quy's face immediately changed.

"What... can it investigate?"

"It's been ten years already."

"I don't care what he finds out!"

Vuong Khon's voice was full of frustration.

"My father's idea is to destroy the grass completely."