Chapter 8 — Let Me Watch Tiananmen

"I begged them to save me. My mother said, who told me to let her run away, this is what I deserved." The whole courtroom was buzzing. Dad suddenly stood up, pointed at Lam Dieu and cried loudly. "You white-eyed wolf! I raised you all this way in vain! You colluded with outsiders to deal with your biological father!" "I don't have outsiders, I only have my sister." Lam Dieu looked straight into his father's eyes, tears finally rolling down. "You two have never considered her a human being. In your eyes, she is just an object used to exchange money. Now that object is used to exchange money. ran away, the two of them immediately vented their anger on me. If it hadn't been for you to call the police, I would have died in that pig pen." Lam Dieu's testimony was like a sharp knife, completely cutting off his parents' last excuse. In addition to the text messages about "bride price" and "handover" between Ly Cuong and his mother recovered by the police from his phone, the chain of evidence was completely closed. This is basically not a civil loan. This is a blatant case of human trafficking and extortion! “Chairman, our side has finished presenting.” The lawyer sat down. The trial entered the final argument phase. I looked at my biological parents sitting in the defendant's chair with faces as gray as ash. Before, they were a huge mountain pressing on my head, a nightmare I could never escape from. I used to think I would have to live in their shadow all my life. But now, they are just two criminals about to be punished by the law. "Defendants Lam Dai Cuong and Vuong Thuy Hoa, do you have any final statements?" The judge asked. Mom suddenly knelt down on the ground. She didn't look at Ly Cuong, nor at Lam Dieu, but stared at me. "Nien Niem! Mom was wrong! I really know it was wrong!" She cried until her voice was hoarse, tears and snot covered her face. "Forgive me this time! In the future, I won't force you anymore! Please help the judge, don't arrest us! If we go to jail, our whole life will be ruined!" "That's right, Niem Niem, dad bowed his head and asked for forgiveness." Son!” Dad also knelt down, repeatedly kowtowing his head vigorously. The audience seats were silent. Everyone looked at me, waiting for my reaction. I stood up and looked down at them from above. "Forgiveness?" I smiled softly, my voice sounding extremely cold in the empty courtroom. "When you two locked me in the woodshed, wanting to sell me to an idiot, did you think of forgiveness?" "When you two burned the admission notice, wanting to ruin my whole life, did you think of forgiveness?" "When you two stood there watching Lam Dieu's legs broken and chained in a pig pen, did you think of forgiveness?" forgive me?" I took a deep breath, forcing the tears back in. "You two don't really know what's wrong." "You two are just afraid of going to jail." "The law will not forgive you two, neither will I." "You two just stay in prison and repent properly." "Everyone stand up." The courtroom fell silent, only the judge's solemn voice echoed. "Defendant Ly Cuong is guilty of intentionally causing injury, illegally detaining people and buying women. Composed of charges, sentenced to eight years in prison, deprived of political rights for two years. "Ly Cuong's legs were weak, he fell on the chair, his face as gray as ash. "The defendants Lam Dai Cuong and Vuong Thuy Hoa were guilty of extortion and abuse. Combining the charges, sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for a period of four years of probation." Hearing the words "suspended sentence", mother suddenly raised her head, her eyes lit up with joy. "Not in jail! Dude, we don't have to go to jail!” She excitedly grabbed her father's arm, so happy that she cried. I frowned and turned to look at the lawyer. The lawyer lowered his voice to explain

like: "Because they did not directly participate in Ly Cuong's illegal detention and intentional injury, and this was his first crime, the court considered giving them a suspended sentence. But that does not mean they are innocent. During the probation period, they must be managed and educated in the community. Once there is any violation of the law, the suspended sentence will be immediately canceled and they must serve the prison sentence."I nodded. Even though I was a little reluctant, I also knew that this was the best result that could be achieved within the legal framework. More importantly, starting today, Lam Dieu and I are completely free. Stepping out of the court gate, the sunlight was unusually dazzling. Lam Dieu sat in the wheelchair, took a deep breath. "Sister, the air outside is so pleasant." He smiled, but his eye sockets were a bit red. "From now on we will be able to breathe such pleasant air every day." I walked behind him, pushed the wheelchair slowly forward. "Lam Niem! That bitch stop for me!" Suddenly a high-pitched scream came from behind. I stopped walking and turned around. Our parents were aggressively rushing towards us. Even though they were given suspended sentences, their nature clearly did not change. In their eyes, not having to go to jail means they have won. "Do you think that if I get a suspended sentence, you can fly to the sky?"