Chapter 6 — Lose to a Cat

I let the lawyer check. If it's legal, let it operate. This is not forgiveness. The door that Thanh Chu cannot wait for cannot be closed forever. A month later, I went to the cemetery. Thinh Yen knelt before Thanh Chu's grave. He wears a black vest, his back is straight. His voice was hoarse, slowly saying each word: "On Thanh Chu." "When you were waiting for the life-saving injection, I froze your sister's account." "I said the Thinh family's money is not to be wasted on someone who is about to die." "I said that while alive, not involving others is also a way to accumulate virtue." "I said in your next life you will invest your life in a good family." At the last word, his forehead landed heavily on the headstone. "Sorry." "I'm not human." I stood not far away, not stepping forward. The wind blows through the cemetery. Thanh Chu's smile in the photo is still clear. It's like I didn't hear anything. Just like I stopped caring a long time ago. I walked to the front of the grave and put down a bottle of orange soft drink. "Thanh Chu, I came to visit you." Thinh Yen stepped aside, not coming closer. I placed an old ten-yuan bill next to the tombstone. "Thanh Chu, I bought it for you." "This time there is no more debt." When leaving the cemetery, Thinh Yen still stood in the same place. The afternoon light casts his shadow very long. Before, wherever he stood, it seemed like there was light. Looking back now, there is only one person trapped in regret. He suddenly called me back. "On Du." "If I hadn't frozen my account that day, if I had answered your phone call, if I had gone to the hospital..." I interrupted him. "There is no if." His eyes turned red. "Yes, there is no if." Then, I heard the lawyer say Thinh Yen had sold that apartment facing the river. The auction proceeds and the executory assets in his name were transferred in installments to the compensation fund and the relief trust fund. Thinh Thi Group completely severed relations with him. He is no longer allowed to participate in any medical volunteer activities, nor is he allowed to represent the Thinh family in public. To Man asked for a reduced prison sentence several times but was rejected. She once asked someone to send a letter to Thinh Yen, saying Mimi was sick and wanted him to visit once. Thinh Yen did not go. That cat was then taken to an animal rescue center. The river-facing apartment, diamond necklace, and thermal stroller that were once famous throughout the city eventually became cold codes in the case file. I don't feel gloating. Thanh Chu cannot return. All costs for being late are only those that live on their own. Before getting in the car, I looked at Thinh Yen one last time. "Thinh Yen, how many people you save in the future is your business." "How many sins you atone for is also your business." "Don't bring it up in front of me again." He nodded. "Okay." Half a year later, the project to advance the cost of using emergency medicine that I participated in officially started operations. The project introduction has only one sentence. 【Don't let patients die in front of the checkout counter.】 On the first day, we received twenty-seven applications. There was a note in it: 【Urgent need for bridge injection.】 In the family section was the signature of a sister. The handwriting was crooked, using so much force that it almost punctured the paper. I stared at those words for a long time. It's like seeing yourself a year ago. The woman on the other end of the line cried so much that she couldn't breathe. "Miss Wen, my younger brother is only twenty years old." "The doctor said there's still a chance." "But the money... I really can't get it out now." I asked: "Has the medicine been thawed?" "It's been thawed." Her voice trembled. "The doctor said there are fourteen minutes left."Fourteen minutes. There were fifteen minutes placed before me. I stood in front of the payment counter, unable to swipe that amount of money. My younger brother is inside

emergency room, asked me: "Sister, have you arrived yet?" I closed my eyes. Then click on the approval item: 【Agree to urgent advance payment.】 The system displays a notification. 【Successful advance.】 This time. No freezing. The sister on the other end of the line suddenly burst into tears. "Thank you." "Thank you very much." I said: "Save people first." After hanging up, I opened the drawer. Inside is a half-sheet copy of Thanh Chu's graduate English exam. There's also that failed payment invoice. 【Account has been frozen.】 I placed the new successful receipt on top. The failed bill was as thin as a piece of old snow. But the receipt of success is very heavy. It was so heavy that I was finally able to replace another sister and keep those fourteen minutes. In the evening, the lawyer sent me a text message. The last asset in Thinh Yen's name has been executed. The trust fund account is operated publicly. In the first round of relief list, thirty-seven patients completed the advance. There is also attached information on the back. The Court of Appeal upheld To Man's sentence. All illegal income in her name was revoked, and she was permanently banned from holding any position in a charity organization. Thinh Yen's probation supervision period is still continuing.