Chapter 1 — I'm an Orphan, So Where Did My Mother Come From?

Before I went to study abroad, my mother cried and accused me of embezzling 1,800,000 Yuan (about 6.48 billion) from her old age pension, but I was an orphan. The day I received my student visa, a strange old woman suddenly burst into the meeting room of the study abroad consulting center and threw a lawsuit petition directly in front of me. She claimed to be my mother. She accused me of embezzling 1,800,000 yuan of her retirement money, and also kept my identification documents to prevent me from leaving the country. But there's a problem. When I was seven years old, my parents died while participating in rescue work. I grew up in an orphanage. So where did this mother... come from? I had just signed the confirmation form to receive the documents when the meeting room door was pushed open. An old woman wearing a dark red coat rushed inside and threw a stack of papers down in front of me.

“Hua Tri Nam!”

“Are you still planning to escape abroad?”

“You embezzled 1,800,000 yuan of my retirement money, you must give me an explanation today!”

Her voice was very loud. In the meeting room were more than a dozen students preparing to study abroad with their parents accompanying them. A few minutes ago, the study abroad center staff was still disseminating notes before leaving the country, which was that after landing they had to get a phone card, open a bank account, sign a rental contract... But at this moment, everyone turned to look at me. I bowed my head and looked at the stack of papers on the table. On the first page, a few large letters appeared. Civil lawsuit petition. Plaintiff: Tuong Hong Mai. Defendant: Hua Tri Nam. Lawsuit request: Refund 1,800,000 yuan of retirement money and interest incurred. Looking at the three words "retirement money", I almost burst out laughing. Nursing money? I raised my head to look at the old woman in front of me.

“Who are you?”

She was stunned for a moment, then immediately beat her thighs and cried.

"Everyone listen! Listen!"

"I raised him this much, now he's about to go abroad, even his biological mother won't recognize him!"

“Hua Tri Nam, has your conscience been eaten by a dog?”

A male student sitting next to him quietly asked:

“Your mother?”

I turned to look at him.

“I don't have a mother.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire meeting room became even quieter. The study abroad advisor sitting in the front row immediately walked over. She was wearing a white shirt, with four words clearly written on her name tag: Senior Advisor. Her name is Chu Man Man. I have interacted with her many times. From school applications, visa applications to financial proof, almost everything is handled by her. Chu Man Man frowned and looked at me.

“Tri Nam, if there's something wrong, say it slowly.”

"Auntie is old, don't provoke her."

I looked at her coldly.

“Please pay attention to how you address yourself.”

“She is not my mother.”

Chu Man Man's face suddenly stiffened. Tuong Hong Mai immediately cried more intensely.

“You dare say I'm not your mother?”

“When you were a child, you had a high fever, I personally carried you to the hospital!”

“You go to college, I'm the one who saved every penny to feed you!”

"Now you take my retirement money to study abroad, and you still dare to say I'm not your mother?"

The faces of the surrounding parents changed. Small chatter began to ring out.

“This girl looks so kind…”

“The old lady doesn't look like she's acting.”

“Taking retirement money to study abroad is so unethical.”

I ignore everything. His eyes only stopped on Tuong Hong Mai's body.

“When I was seven years old, my parents passed away.”

“My father's name is Hua Huong Vinh, is a member of the city Fire and Rescue Team.”

"My mother's name is Lam Van Tinh, an emergency doctor accompanying the ambulance."

"Two people died in the Thanh Kieu mountain landslide rescue."

“Death certificate, certificate of death while on duty, records of deletion of household registration... all are kept in the file.”

“Now she suddenly appears, saying she is my mother.”

“So do you dare take out your citizen ID card for everyone to see?”

Tuong Hong Mai's cries immediately choked up. Chu Man Man quickly interjected:

“Tri Nam, if you found your way here, there must be a reason.”

"I'm about to leave the country. If I really sue in court, it will have a negative impact on my visa and immigration."

“I think you two should go to the small conference room to talk privately first.”

I laughed.

“What are we talking about?”

“Talking about her being the mother of someone who's been dead for nineteen years?”

Chu Man Man's face immediately darkened.

“Hua Tri Nam, don't talk so harshly.”

I picked up the phone and dialed 110 directly.

“Hello, I'm at the Trieu Duong street branch of Khai Do Study Abroad Center.”

“Someone impersonated my mother and used fake documents to blackmail me for 1,800,000 yuan.”

“That's right, my parents died on duty, I myself am an orphan.”

“In addition, I suspect my personal information has been leaked by this center.”

As soon as I finished speaking, the entire meeting room immediately erupted into chaos. Tuong Hong Mai pointed straight at me and cursed.

“Do you still dare to report to the police?”

“You ungrateful and ungrateful thing!”

“You stole my money and you still dare to report it to the police?”

I stared at her, slowly pressing each word:

“You better not go anywhere.”

"Today's matter must be thoroughly investigated."