Chapter 4 — After the Rain, Nam Son Still Has the Fragrance of Medicine

In the recording, Tham Nhuoc Lan walked in for less than a minute and then walked out with a blue cloth bag in her hand. She looked around and then went into the storage room next door. Co's mother's voice choked. The policeman pressed pause.

“Who is this?”

Tham Nhuoc Lan raised her head, her face was pale and bloodless.

"It's me. But I only picked up one bag. I was afraid of losing it so I put it away for now."

“Where to keep it?”

Tham Nhuoc Lan bit her lip.

“I... don't remember anymore.”

The recording continues. After the engagement ceremony fell into chaos, I followed the ambulance and left. Mother Co and Tham Nhuoc Lan entered the makeup room, Mother Co stood with her back to the camera, and Tham Nhuoc Lan stuffed the blue cloth bag into a paper bag in the corner. That paper bag was one of the boxes of things I later brought back to the Co family. The policeman turned off the recording.

“Do you remember now?”

Co's mother's face turned red.

“Nhuoc Lan, what exactly are you doing?”

Tham Nhuoc Lan frantically looked at Co Nghien Tri.

"Nghien Tri, I really didn't mean it. At that time, you said the bracelet was too precious. You were afraid it would be lost in the chaos, so you asked me to save it for you. I put it in the wrong place, I thought it was the Co family's bag."

Mother Co immediately responded.

"Yes, I told him to put it away. It's just a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."

I looked at the two of them.

“Earlier at home, uncle said I stole.”

Mother Co lost patience.

“I didn't know then.”

“He also said that my mother did not teach me to live a chaste life.”

Co's mother's eyes immediately averted.

“The dead are dead, why do you keep reminding me?”

Co Nghien Tri couldn't bear it anymore and called out loudly. Co's mother was stunned by his yelling. I picked up the minutes on the table.

"Comrade, I will not prosecute the theft for the bracelet, but I ask them to apologize to me directly, and write clearly that the person who took the bracelet was not me."

Tham Nhuoc Lan immediately nodded.

“I write, I write.”

Co's mother absolutely refused.

"On what basis should I write? People in the same family misunderstood each other a few sentences, is it necessary to do so much?"

I pushed another set of documents over.

"Then continue to investigate what happened at the hotel that day. Uncle Co, before the ambulance arrived, who stopped my mother from leaving and said that the engagement ceremony cannot be ruined by unlucky people?"

Mother Co's expression immediately changed.

“Don't slander.”

The policeman asked:

“Is there any evidence?”

I opened my phone and played a recording. Co's mother's shrill voice immediately rang out.

"What are you pretending to be sick? Today, all the guests are present. Anyone who dares to go will disgrace the Co family."

Immediately followed by my mother's weak voice.

“Thanh Thanh... Mom is so upset.”

Next was the sound of me crying until I trembled.

“Get out of the way, I'm taking my mother to the hospital.”

Tham Nhuoc Lan's voice rang out softly.

"Miss Thanh Thanh, maybe you're just too excited. Nghien Tri is still dealing with my matter, don't make it difficult for him."

The recording ends. In the testimony room, no one spoke. The policeman looked at Co's mother.

“This is no longer just a few misunderstandings.”

Co's mother slammed on the table.

“I'm not a doctor, how do I know she will die?”

I looked straight at her.

“It's because you don't know that you're not afraid.”

Co Nghien Tri's face was gray.

“Qing Qing, if there is one This recording, why didn't you release it sooner?

“Who do I show it to?” I looked at him. “Give it to someone who is busy taking Tham Nhuoc Lan to see the sea?”

Tham Nhuoc Lan cried while holding Co Nghien Tri's sleeve.

“Nghien Tri, I really didn't know what would happen to my aunt. Don't look at me like that, I'm scared."

Co Nghien Tri removed her hand. That was the first time he removed her hand. Tham Nhuoc Lan was stunned. I held my mother's photo in my heart.

“Apologize to me, then write an explanation. When I'm done writing, I'll go."

Co's mother gritted her teeth.

“You dream.”

The policeman tapped on the table.

“Then handle it according to the correct procedure. No one is allowed to leave here.”

Mother Co immediately panicked. Co Nghien Tri lowered his voice.

“Mom, write it down.”

“Are you telling me to bow to it?”

Co's mother was so angry that her hands shook. As soon as she picked up the pen, she punctured a hole in the paper. Tham Nhuoc Lan writes very quickly, her handwriting is crooked. After writing, she pushed the paper in front of me.

“Miss Thanh Thanh, I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to hurt you."

I don't accept.

“Write to my mother.”

Tham Nhuoc Lan raised her head.

“Let's talk before her spirit.”

Co's mother threw the pen hard on the table.

“Gian Thanh, don't ask for a fairy.”

I stood up.

“Then continue processing.”