Chapter 1 — Hi Hi's Lie

When I was six years old, my older sister squatted down and patted my head. She gently said: "Be good, go to the amusement park and play with aunt." The nanny took me to a place thirty kilometers away from home, bought a cotton candy and stuffed it in my hand, then turned and disappeared into the crowd. I don't cry. Because I know, my lie-to-truth system has been activated. I wiped my tears, ran to the staff, screaming: "My sister is missing! She is lost! Please help me!" The moment the lie fell, the system notification sound rang out: 【The lie has come true.】 That day, my sister stood right in front of my house, but no longer recognized that door. As for me, the policeman personally took me home.01At the age of six. Tran Nguyet's older sister squatted down. She patted my head. The voice was very gentle. "Hi Hi, be good." "Let's go to the amusement park with Aunt Vuong." "I'll come pick you up tonight." Aunt Vuong, the nanny, held my hand. Her palms were a little sweaty. I nodded. Mom is watching TV in the living room. Dad is on the phone in the office. No one looked at me. I was taken out of the house by Aunt Vuong. Sitting in the car for a long time. Thirty kilometers. The amusement park is very large. The sound is very noisy. Aunt Vuong bought me a cotton candy. Multicolor. Then put it in my hand. "Hi Hi, wait here for a moment." "I'm going to the bathroom." She pointed to a bench. I took the cotton candy and said nothing. Aunt Vuong turned around. Quickly step into the crowd. She didn't look back. I know she won't come back again. Cotton candy sticks to hands. Slightly nauseous. I don't cry. Not a single tear was shed. Because there's a voice in my head. Very clear. 【The system that turns lies into truth has been activated.】 【Beginner mission: Tell a lie related to blood relatives, and at the same time make it come true.】 I looked in the direction where Aunt Vuong disappeared. Turns out it was real. I'm not dreaming. My sister wants me to disappear. Because there is only one place in the family to enter the youth class abroad. Dad said, either you go, or I go. Mom said, the back of the hand and the palm of the hand are all flesh. But her eyes only looked at her. The other night, my sister called me in my room. I heard it. "Mom, take him away, then I can feel secure." "A bastard that no one needs, how can you compete with me?" "The amusement park is crowded, if you get lost you won't be able to find your way back." Turns out, I'm the one who can be thrown away. I threw the cotton candy in the trash. The sticky sweetness disappears. I rubbed my eyes forcefully. When he raised his head again, his eyes were red. I took short steps and rushed towards the patrol station not far away. In the checkpoint there is a guy wearing a uniform. I ran in front of him. Tears immediately welled up. Not pretending. It's really painful. The position where the chest cavity seems to have been cut out. I hugged his leg and started to cry. Crying so hard I couldn't breathe. "Uncle!" "My sister is missing!" "Her name is Tran Nguyet!" "She was still here just now!" "She's lost!" "Please guys, help me!" I shouted very loudly. Every word uses all my strength. The moment the lie falls. That cold electronic voice rang in my head again. 【The lie came true.】02The policeman was very gentle. He picked me up. Use a tissue to wipe my tears. "Little friend, don't cry." "What's your name?" "My name is Tran Hi." I said chokingly. "Do you remember your home phone number?" I read out a series of numbers. It's the home phone number. Another police officer immediately went to make a call. I lay face down on the gentle policeman's shoulder, continuing to cry softly. The body trembled from sobbing. It looks extremely pitiful. In my heart, I am very happy

calm. I'm thinking, where is my sister now? The system says, the lie becomes the truth. So she really was "lost". What kind of stray idea can a six-year-old child come up with? It was in a familiar place, suddenly I couldn't find the direction. Don't understand road signs. Don't understand what others say. I don't even remember where I have to go. Today my sister wore her favorite white princess dress. Mom bought it for me from abroad. She said, she had to go see a very important piano teacher. That teacher is related to whether she can go abroad or not. Now, she wears that beautiful dress. Lost on the way to meet the teacher. Or, right on our doorstep. Looking at that familiar door, but no matter what, I didn't recognize it. Like a stranger. I buried my face in the crook of the policeman's neck, the corners of my lips silently curling up. Very quickly he regained his sad expression. The policeman called back. He nodded at the uncle holding me. "Contact is possible." "The family is about to go crazy." "Tell us to quickly bring the baby home." Crazy? In my heart, I laughed coldly. Is it because of me, or is it because of Tran Nguyet? The police car was driving very fast. Red and blue lights flashed outside the window. I watched the night view of the city quickly recede. For the first time, I felt a feeling of joy in my heart. A kind of revenge pleasure. Half an hour later. The police car stopped in front of my villa gate. I saw my dad's car. Another car was seen. It's my uncle's. It seems that the situation is not small. The policeman carried me into the house. The living room is brightly lit. Mom, dad, uncle, aunt were all there. Aunt Vuong was also there. She stood in the corner, her head bowed very low. Seeing me, my mother said "ah" and rushed over. She grabbed my shoulders and shook me hard. There was blood in his eyes. Not heartbroken. It's crazy. "Where is Tran Nguyet?" "Where is your sister?!" Her voice was sharp and shrill. 03 My shoulder was squeezed by her until it hurt. Bones feel like they're about to break. Dad walked quickly. He pulled his mother's hand away. But his eyes were even colder. Like two sharp ice spikes, piercing my body. "Tran Hi, where did your sister go?" He didn't ask if I was injured. Don't ask if I'm scared. He only cares about Tran Nguyet. The policeman who brought me home frowned. "Mr. Tran, Mrs. Tran." "The baby has just been found, his emotions are not yet stable." "We discovered the baby at the amusement park." "I said my sister was lost." Mom's emotions were completely out of control. She pointed at my nose and screamed. "It's him! It must be him!" "It's him who made Nguyet Nguyet go missing!" "Nguyet Nguyet is so good, how could she get lost on her own!" "It's the comet!" He also came over, his face not at all friendly. "What's the matter? Didn't I tell Auntie Vuong to take her away?" Everyone's eyes shot towards Auntie Vuong in the corner. Aunt Vuong's body trembled like a rice sifter. She knelt down on the ground. "Boss, boss, it has nothing to do with me!" "It's... it's miss..." She raised her head, looked at Tran Nguyet's door, then lowered her head in panic. Halfway through, she didn't dare to continue. Dad's face turned pale. Of course he understood. This is the harmony of their whole family. Deal with me, this "bastard child". Make way for the truly precious gem in the palm of your hand, Tran Nguyet. The policeman's face became very serious. He smelled something unusual. "Mr. Tran, this may be more complicated than we thought." "We need your whole family, including this nanny, to come to the police station tomorrow to take a statement." "Regarding the disappearance of Ms. Tran Nguyet, we will officially file a case."Create a case. These two words are like a bomb. Mom's face immediately turned white. Dad's fist tightened to the point of death. They cannot let this happen

big. Once the police investigate further, the scandal of Tran Nguyet intentionally abandoning her younger sister because of her studies will be exposed. Their house will become the laughing stock of the whole city. Tran Nguyet's future will also be completely ruined. I looked at their panicked appearance, my heart was as cold as ice. This is my family. I bowed my head and forced out a few more tears. The voice carried a cry, not loud, but enough for everyone in the living room to hear. "Sister..." "I said, I want to go to a very far away place." "I said, I hate you." "Tell me not to look for you in the future." "You said... I want to go to Vienna to study piano, never to return..." I said, quietly ordering the system in my heart. The core of the lie is not “you hate me”. It's that "my time to go to Vienna is no longer available". 【Building a lie... Fixed goal: Tran Nguyet's youth exchange performance at the Vienna Golden Concert Hall.】 【The lie has come true.】 I just finished speaking. Dad's phone rang. The sound of the bell in the silent living room sounded especially shrill. Dad answered the phone with shaking hands. "Hello, Mr. Ly?" I didn't know what was said on the other end of the line. Dad's eyes suddenly widened. The blood on his face drained away. The phone slipped from his hand. With a "pop" sound, it fell to the ground. He looked at me. There was no longer a cold questioning in his eyes. It was a kind of... fear that had never existed before. "Suoi..." "Nguyet Nguyet's capacity... has been destroyed."04Dad's face was a gray color that I had never seen. His lips trembled, like a fish leaving water. "It's impossible..." "Teacher Ly personally agreed..." "Nguyet Nguyet's talent, they all saw it..." Mom rushed forward and picked up the phone from the ground. She pressed it to her ear, and there was only a beeping sound inside. She was not satisfied and called back again. No one listens. She turned to look at me, the madness in her eyes turned into resentment. "It's you! It's you little bitch!" "What have you done to Nguyet Nguyet?!" She was like a mad dog, rushing towards me. The sharp nails were almost scratching my face. "Stop!" The policeman who brought me home immediately pushed her away. His voice was stern and cold. "Mrs. Tran, please calm down!" "Right in front of us, do you still want to attack a child?" His mother was pushed and staggered, bumping into him. She completely collapsed. Sitting on the ground, clapping his thighs and crying. "My Nguyet Nguyet!" "My Nguyet Nguyet is so miserable!" "To be so cruelly engraved by this comet!" Dad's eyes gradually turned from fear to scrutiny. He stared at me. It was as if he wanted to see a man-eating devil from my six-year-old body. "Tran Hi." He called my name, each word as if forced out from between his teeth. "Since you returned." "One thing after another happened in the house." "Your sister went missing, her school spot was canceled." "Do you dare say all of this has nothing to do with you?" I looked straight into his eyes. No fear. Tears were still hanging on my face, but I didn't wipe them away. I just said softly. "Dad." "I'm only six years old." The policeman covered me behind me. He looked at my parents, as if he were looking at two crazy people who couldn't reason. "That's enough." "I see that the child is not suitable to stay here now." "Tonight, you come with us." "Before the matter is clearly investigated, for the child's safety, none of you should meet the child." This decision is in my opinion. I need to leave the center of this vortex. I need a quiet place to plan my next step. The policeman held my hand and led me out. When passing by the father.