Conflict with Co Thieu
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Chapter 9

Chapter 9 — Conflict with Co Thieu

Updated 10/08/2026 5 min read

"What's going on?" Co Viet Nien raised his head and saw that it was her, and didn't hide: "Calculating the cash flow of the project abroad, there was a problem with the interlocking formula, the technical department hasn't finished adjusting it all afternoon." Lam Tien's steps stopped, she walked over and looked at the screen several times. In the data-filled table, the circle reference was marked with an error in red. "Do you need help?" Her voice was calm: "I used to manage a project at the company before, and understand a little about this type of calculation." The assistant couldn't help but speak up, her voice carrying hesitation: "Mr. Co, this..." "Let her try." Co Viet Nien raised his eyebrows and told the assistant to get away. Lam Tien pulled out his chair and sat down, his fingertips hovering over the screen. In less than ten minutes, the error message disappeared, the data ran smoothly, and the final result appeared clearly. The assistant looked wide-eyed. The surprise in Co Viet Nien's eyes could not be hidden. After a while, he said uncomfortably: "It's okay, don't waste the Co family's food." From that day on, the two gradually came into contact with each other more. The gloom on Co Viet Nien's face faded a lot, and occasionally he even took the initiative to ask her "how is your health today?" Mrs. Co saw these changes and intimately pulled Lam Tien to chat: "Mom, I said it was right to have a happy wedding! You see Viet Nien's face is much better this time, and his words have increased a lot! It's all thanks to Tien Tien." As she spoke, she took out her phone and opened the photo album, excitedly bringing it in front of Lam Tien: "Come on, let me see Viet Nien's previous photos." The guy in the album was wearing mountain climbing clothes, smiling extremely brightly, with sharp features. sharp and arrogant, standing on the cliff with his hand raised to make a victory sign, completely different from his current gloomy and silent appearance. "This is a photo of Viet Nien in college, at that time it was very sunny, he won the national rock climbing championship, there were many girls in school chasing after him." Lam Tien flipped through the pages, his fingertips suddenly stopped. The photo was taken on the day of the accident, Co Viet Nien and a man standing next to each other at the foot of the mountain, both wearing rock climbing equipment. Her heart pounded, she raised her head and asked: "Auntie, the day something happened to Viet Nien, who was he with?" "Going with Minh Vien, Luc Minh Vien. He was Viet Nien's college roommate, and also Viet Nien's best brother." Mrs. Co sighed: "At that time Minh Vien was also very scared. After returning, he always helped manage the company, and also paid a lot of attention to Viet Nien, coming to visit every week. He is a good child." Lam Tien did not ask further. But the doubts in my heart grew stronger. Professional rock climbers all know that the main lock must be installed in the correct direction and locked tightly, but the lock in this photo is installed upside down, which is absolutely not a low-level mistake that Co Viet Nien can make. That night, she told Co Viet Nien about the photo. Co Viet Nien's first reaction was disbelief: "No way, Minh Vien is my brother in life and death, he won't harm me." "So how do I explain the lock being installed upside down?" Lam Tien looked at him: "Also, you've been doing rehabilitation for two years, so logically your mental function should have more or less improved." "But not only are you not getting better, on the contrary, it's getting worse, even raising your arms is difficult. This is not normal." usually.” Co Viet Nien was silent. Lam Tien's words punctured the possibility that he was still deliberately ignoring. After only one night of hesitation, Co Viet Nien decided to investigate the truth that year. The results came very quickly. Co Viet Nien sat in the study room, his face pale, unable to say a word for a long time. It's really Luc Minh Vien. The seat belt was something he did in advance, and Co Viet Nien's main doctor was also bribed by him a long time ago.

In the long-term nutritional supplement, a drug was added that caused chronic nerve damage, little by little eroding Co Viet Nien's body. Three days later, Luc Minh Vien as usual went to the ancestor's house to "visit". As soon as he entered the library, he saw on the table a history of money transfers to bribe doctors, a seat belt inspection report, and evidence of him secretly transferring company assets. Co Viet Nien sat in a wheelchair, his eyes cold as ice: "Why?" The fake smile on Luc Minh Vien's face slowly disappeared, resolutely tearing his mask: "Why? Why were you born with everything?" "The Co family's assets, the power in the company, you were able to easily get as soon as you were born? And I worked a hundred times harder than you, but I could only forever stand behind you in the background!" "For two years you were paralyzed, not a day went by that I didn't think about it, day by day. Then why don't you just die?!” The more he talked, the more agitated he became, and suddenly he pulled out a folded knife from his chest. The assistant immediately stepped forward to block Co Viet Nien and forcefully pushed his arm away. While Luc Minh Vien struggled, the knife blade suddenly turned and swept towards the unguarded Lam Tien next to him. The sharp knife blade slashed through the arm, fresh blood immediately gushed out. Lam Tien's blood clotting ability was extremely poor, the blood was completely unstoppable, and quickly spread into a blinding red patch on the floor.

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