Chapter 12 — Forced to Peel Shrimps, I Smashed an Entire Family

He has nothing left to lose, and that's the scariest thing. Approaching the company, the road was blocked, police cars and rescue vehicles were parked in front of the door, lights flashing continuously. The atmosphere was suffocatingly tense. I announced my identity, and a person in charge of the crime scene approached and observed me very carefully.

“Are you Khuong Hoa?”

"The current situation is very dangerous, the subject is holding a lighter, we cannot control it immediately."

“The specialist is trying to talk to him, but he just wants to see you.”

“Do you agree to cooperate? We will ensure maximum safety.”

I nodded, without hesitation.

"I agree."

“Is there anything I need to pay attention to?”

"Try to calm him down, follow our signals, support forces are ready. If he has extreme behavior, we will immediately intervene."

I took a deep breath and followed them into the familiar building that today felt so strange and scary. The hall had been cleared, and he was alone standing in the middle of the large space, next to a bright red gasoline can. His hair was messy, his eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body looked like an animal cornered. When he saw me, his desperate eyes flashed with a distorted light that sent chills down one's spine.

“Khuong Hoa… you finally showed up.”

He smiled, his smile was distorted, broken, no longer like a normal person. I stopped about ten meters away from him, behind were people waiting, the air was so tense that just one wrong move and everything could collapse.

“Co Dich, what do you want to do?”

My voice was very calm, without any wavering.

“What do you want to do?”

He laughed loudly, as if he heard the most ridiculous thing.

“You really don't know?”

His finger pointed straight at me, his voice suddenly sharp.

"It was you! It was you who destroyed everything I had!"

“My job, my family, my honor, everything was destroyed by you!”

“My parents are about to be arrested, my sister lost her job, I have nothing left!”

He screamed madly, saliva flew out, his eyes were bloodshot.

"If I can't live in peace, you won't have peace either!"

He yanked the lid of the gas can, and the strong smell of gasoline immediately spread out, making everyone behind him visibly tense. The people around immediately got ready.

“Don't come closer!” he shouted, "If anyone takes one more step, I'll light the fire!"

I raised my hand to signal behind me to stay in place, my eyes still looking straight at him.

“Co Dich, the person who destroyed you was not me, but you.”

Every sentence I said was clear and unhurried, as if I were peeling back layers of his excuses.

“When you let your mother insult me, you single-handedly destroyed this marriage.”

“When you let your sister oppress me, you lost your qualifications to be a husband.”

“When you stole evidence and wanted to take my property, you threw away your last conscience.”

“And as you stand here today with a can of gasoline, you are ruining your entire future.”

“It's your choice, not my fault.”

Those words seemed to touch the weakest part of him, he held his head and screamed.

"No! It's not like that!"

"It's all because of you! If you had been patient and apologized, it wouldn't have come to this!"

“You forced me!”

He was lost in his own illusions, trying to push all the blame onto me. I looked at him, no longer had any emotions, just saw a self-conscious person cancel.

“What does it mean to say those things now?”

I took two more steps, keeping my distance but not backing away.

“Do you think that will change anything?”

“You only made your crime worse.”

“Causing danger to many people is a very serious crime, you will have to pay the price for the rest of your life.”

“You want to protect your family, but have you thought about them?”

“They were wrong, but if you take a risk today and hurt someone else, you will become a person with no turning back.”

“Do you really want to drag it all down with you?”

Those words made him pause, his eyes wavered slightly, as if reaching the last weak point. I know I'm hitting the right spot.

“Stop it, Co Dich.”

“Give up, there's still time.”

“Put that thing down, follow them, you still have a chance to make things right.”

“Don't turn everything into an irreversible end.”

His hands began to shake, his eyes were chaotic, as if he was fighting fiercely within himself. At that moment, an incident happened. A figure rushed out from the side, hair disheveled, eyes crazy. It's Co Dinh.

"Little brother! Don't listen to her!"

"She's tricking me! She wants our whole family to collapse!"

"We've lost everything! Burn it! Drag her to death with you!"

Those words were like a fire, burning away the little bit of sanity that had just sparked within him. His eyes immediately changed, becoming crazy again.

"Yes! That's right!"

“If there's nothing left, let's end it together!”

He raised the lighter. At that moment, time seemed to stop. I don't back down. I rushed straight towards him.