Chapter 13 — I Overturned My Own Sentence

Chamber of commerce party. Sixtieth floor of Cam Bang Center. The highest banquet hall in Hac city. When I arrived, the hall was full of people. Famous Hac Thanh businessmen, officials, media... A sea of black people. Tran Kien Hoa sat at the main table. On the left is the general secretary of the trade association, on the right are several bank directors. He wore a dark blue vest, with a merchant association badge on his chest, his face full of the triumph of a winner. Tran Duyet sat at the table behind him. The moment I walked in… Her eyes immediately followed. The phone on her desk lit up. Phuong Tieu Linh indeed reported secretly. I found my place. Bang Vien Group's table is located in the third row, not far from the main table. Co Tham had already arrived. He sat there with a very relaxed look, tilting his head and chatting softly with the person next to him. When he saw me sitting down, he just nodded slightly. The party took place according to schedule. At half past seven, opening remarks. Eight o'clock, party. Half past eight o'clock, annual report of the merchant association. Annual lecture by Tran Kien Hoa. When he stepped on stage, the whole auditorium echoed with applause.

“Friends, thank you everyone…”

He started talking about Hoa Kien's achievements this year. New urban area. New charities. Speaking of charity, he specifically talked about a fund called "Scholarship for poor students overcoming difficulties".

“My daughter, Tran Duyet, is the one who initiated this fund.”

"She herself is also an excellent student who grew up at Hac Thanh No. 1 High School, passed the entrance exam to Jinghua University, and is now returning to her hometown, dedicating herself to education and public service..."

Applause immediately rang out below. I sat still in the chair. Immobility. Tran Kien Hoa spoke for fifteen minutes. After he finished, the MC announced that he would enter the free exchange session. I stood up. Co Tham looked at me. Then I went straight to Tran Kien Hoa's table.

“Chairman Tran.”

He looked at me, frowned slightly, seemingly trying to remember who I was. I calmly replied.

“Students of the 2019 class of Hac Thanh High School No. 1.”

“Your daughter's classmate.”

Tran Kien Hoa's expression immediately changed. Not fear. It's vigilance.

“What's wrong with you?”

Tran Duyet stood up from behind.

“Chairman Tran.”

My voice is not loud. But enough for those around to hear clearly.

“I want to ask you a question.”

“In June 2019, Hua Jian had an expense of twenty thousand yuan in the name of purchasing stationery.”

“The person receiving the money is named Truong Vy.”

“Do you know who this person is?”

Tran Kien Hoa's face changed immediately.

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

"Truong Vy is the person who used the fake name Vuong to take the exam for me that year."

“And the other twenty thousand yuan…”

I looked straight at him.

“It's the money you paid her.”

There began to be whispers around. Tran Duyet immediately walked quickly and pulled my arm hard.

"Lam Van, are you crazy? Do you know where this is..."

I pushed her hand away.

“Don't rush, Miss Tran.”

“I have one more question to ask you.”

“The night of June 5, 2019…”

“I took sleeping pills.”

“Did you take advantage of my deep sleep to take the exam notice and ID from my bag?”

The whole hall was silent. Tran Duyet's face was as white as a sheet paper.

“You slander!”

“Slander?”

I took my phone out of my pocket and opened Truong Vy's recording.

“So listen to me… whose voice is this?”

The recording sounded. Truong Vy's trembling voice came from the phone speaker.

“The person who contacted me is Tran Duyet…”

“She gave me the equipment, exam notice and ID…”

“She said that female student knew about it…”

Tran Duyet rushed to steal the phone. I leaned away to avoid it. The recording continues.

“The Tran family's lawyer came to the detention center to see me…”

"Tell me to confirm that Lam Van spent 20,000 to hire me..."

“This is fake!”

Tran Kien Hoa slammed the table and stood up. The eyes of the entire hall were focused on this table. At that moment... Co Tham stood up.

“Chairman Tran.”

His voice is not loud. But Tran Kien Hoa's roar immediately choked up.

“The authenticity of the recording can be determined.”

“But before that…”

“I want everyone to see something.”

He took the documents from his assistant and placed them on the table.

“This is the internal audit report of Bang Vien Group for Hang Tin Company.”

“The report shows that over the past five years, Hoa Kien Real Estate has transferred a total of one hundred and twenty million yuan abroad through Hang Tin.”

He opened the file.

“Cash flow direction, account name, transfer time…”

“It's all here.”