Chapter 8 — Lottery Ticket On The Last Train

After the verification session, the bonus account is blocked.

An did not receive any money, but news about the lottery ticket and the old accident spread throughout the stations. People who worked with his father sent dozens of messages. One person had a photo of the brake drum, one person had a time book, one person just said: "I've been quiet for twelve years. Now I want to talk."

Hao was arrested at the maintenance area while trying to board a freight train. He pleaded not guilty. He said all the documents were signed by his subordinates, and An's father died because he voluntarily pulled out the safety pin.

An sat in front of the investigator. Hearing that sentence, his hands clenched. Hanh placed on the table a recording of his father talking about the process. But investigators warn: the file could be considered edited if the original device cannot be identified.

Khai stood outside the door. He handed over an old cassette recorder, saying he took it from An's father's closet after the accident. The tape broke in the middle, but Hao's voice could still be heard shouting: "Sign, otherwise the whole team will lose their jobs."

The tape turned the case around. Hao no longer only faces financial irregularities; He was investigated for forcing employees to hide safety risks.

Meanwhile, Ly discovered that the man in the gray shirt who died on the ship was not Quan. He used a false name and carried the identity of a missing person. The real army is abroad, secretly collecting documents to return as witnesses.

An was shocked. The dead man used the ticket to lead him to the truth, but who killed his replacement?

Hanh found the answer in the station data: a man in a gray shirt boarded the train with a woman holding a red bag. The camera was erased for exactly seventeen minutes, but the audio backup recorded the woman saying: “Change your ticket before he gets to the terminal.”

The moat is just a link. The woman in the red bag remains free.

An took the ticket from the safe. He no longer thought he was avenging his father. The incident has become a longer track, with stations that no one has named.

They tracked down the red bag woman through the ship's boarding data. Her name is Diep, she used to be the chief accountant of Hao Logistics, then transferred to the lottery company. Diep was not named in the investigation file, but her signature appeared on every ticket payment slip.

Hanh arranged to meet a former employee of Diep at a porridge shop near the station. This person gave them a notebook and said Diep often marked the tickets with red ink. Each color corresponds to a sum of money and a person to be silenced.

An found Quan's name. Next to his name is the word **change person**.

Diep hired someone to pretend to be Quan on the train, then used drugs to make him unable to speak. The real troops are protected somewhere else, but no one knows where.

An wants to announce it immediately. Hanh stopped them, because they still lacked evidence of Diep's orders. She suggested using the ticket itself as bait, sending a notice that An was willing to deliver the original to the buyer.

Notifications are sent via a public channel. Diep responded after two hours: she scheduled a meeting at a small dealership outside the city.

An arrived with a camera hidden in his shirt. Diep did not carry a red bag, only an umbrella. She said Quan was too greedy and wanted to share the money with the workers instead of keeping quiet.

“You changed people on the train?”

“I just changed one name on the ticket.”

An placed the ticket on the table. “What about human life?”

Diep was silent, but his hand squeezed the umbrella handle tightly. Meanwhile, Hanh sent the coordinates to the investigator.

Diep looked out the door and realized he was sick monitor. She stood up, kicked the table and ran into the alley. An chased after him, only having time to pick up the red bag hidden under the chair.

In the bag was the final list: **terminus — An**.