Chapter 7 — Mother-in-law sold dowry for 320,000 yuan, I reported it to the police and their whole house collapsed

An "ex-wife" with nothing... also carries a huge debt. Or say "see you in court". Or give a "don't be too hard" sentence. It turns out that the person behind the scenes, who has never been revealed— is the one who committed the most evil acts. I plopped down on a cold metal chair in the bank lobby. The whole body trembled belatedly. What I'm facing— No longer a greedy mother-in-law. Not a weak husband. It was a whole family that had already planned a way to swallow me whole. Phone vibrates. It's Luc Triet. I looked at that name, then pressed listen.

“Lin Hieu Tuyet, did the bank call you?”

His voice was calm. No more begging. No more panic. Only left... coldness, and a bit of satisfaction.

“You really disgust me.”

“At this point… does it still matter if you find it disgusting or not?”

He laughed softly.

"My dad told me a long time ago, don't be too tense, stop when you know when to stop, but you are stubborn, pushing things to this point, now it's like this... are you satisfied?"

“I just ask one question, what did you use that 500,000 yuan for?”

"Want to know? Okay."

He paused for a few seconds, then pressed each word.

"When I go to court, I will let you know in front of everyone. When that happens... I hope you don't burst into tears on the spot."

He hung up. My hand tightened around the phone, my palm was cold and sweaty. I know very well, the real battle... has only just begun. I am not allowed to lose, not only not lose, but right in front of the court and everyone, tearing apart every layer of lies they are trying to hide. I took a deep breath, stood up on my hands and knees, left the bank, and dialed the lawyer as I walked.

“Lawyer Vuong, help me get an investigation order. I want to check all bank transactions and assets in the names of Luc Triet, his father and his sister within a year, as detailed as possible.”

“Are you sure you want to do that? This will take a lot of time and effort, and you may not find the key point.”

“I have thought very clearly, I don't believe 500,000 yuan can disappear for no reason, they must have left traces somewhere.”

The day of the trial has finally arrived. The courtroom was cold and solemn, I sat in the plaintiff's chair, opposite Luc Triet and his lawyer, behind them were their father and son, cold eyes sweeping towards me, full of certainty of victory. The focus of the trial quickly focused on the 500,000 yuan loan. The lawyer on the other side presented a series of documents, from card swipe receipts at luxury stores, high-end restaurant bills, airline tickets for international travel, and even photos of me carrying shopping bags and laughing happily.

"Dear jury, my client and the plaintiff had a harmonious love life after marriage. This 500,000 yuan loan was completely used for common activities, to improve the quality of life such as shopping for branded goods, traveling abroad and other high-end expenses, all of which have full evidence."

The lawyer's voice rang out clearly, each sentence firm.

"The plaintiff is a person with full civil capacity and has directly signed the loan contract. Of course, he must clearly understand and bear the corresponding legal responsibility. His current denial and claim that he did not know is completely unfounded."

I stared at the “testimonies "Just like that, my whole body trembled with anger. Those expenses did exist, but at that time Luc Triet said it was swiping his card to surprise me, how could I know that behind it was a joint loan.

“Objection!”

Lawyer Vuong stood up, his voice calm but decisive.

"The documents presented by the opponent only prove that the defendant has high spending behavior, cannot directly prove that the source of money came from the 500,000 yuan loan, and cannot prove that my client knew and agreed to use the loan for those purposes."

The judge nodded, turning his gaze to the other side.

"The objection is well-founded. Does the defendant have any direct evidence to prove the specific cash flow and whether the plaintiff clearly knew and agreed to use the loan?"

Luc Triet's lawyer slightly curled his lips and pulled out one last document.

“We are prepared.”

He brought up the documents.

"This is an investment cooperation contract. About half a year ago, the defendant withdrew 400,000 yuan from the loan to invest in a company called Van Hoa Truyen Thong, and the legal representative of this company... is the plaintiff's younger brother, Lam Hao."

My whole body stiffened.