Chapter 17 — Mother-in-law Tests Daughter-in-law's Heart

"It's okay, mom's here." Tran Nghien stood outside the door, suddenly feeling suffocated with grief. Before, he had said countless times, "I'm here." But when real danger comes, what Ninh Uyen is waiting for is a plate of dumplings stuffed with chives. Late in the evening, the lawyer called back. "Based on the current evidence, the fact that the other party knew clearly about the allergy but still intentionally fed it, caused serious consequences, at least civil liability can be prosecuted." "If a clear subjective motive is proven, the possibility of criminal prosecution will be higher." Tran Nghien stood at the end of the hallway, his voice lowered: "I have video, call recording, and medical records." The lawyer pondered for a moment: "On the phone. Did she admit it?"Tran Nghien recalled Ton Que Phan's words: *"I just wanted to try it out."*"Yes."The lawyer said: "Then stop arguing in private.""All future exchanges try to preserve the evidence.""In addition, we must be careful of the other person biting back, saying that the patient voluntarily ate."Tran Nghien's fingers tightened and said: "She said so.""Then you have to keep it even more. Evidence about the context at that time." "For example, did she hide the ingredients, did she entice her to eat them, did she throw away the evidence afterward." Tran Nghien looked out the window. The darkness gradually falls, the lights of the car driving downstairs cast long streaks. He said softly: "I understand." Just as he hung up the phone and was about to return to the hospital room, the phone rang again. This time it was a message in the family group. Tran Nguyet sent a long paragraph: *Mom's blood pressure spiked to 180 today, all because of you guys making fun of her.* *Ninh Uyen is in the hospital and we feel sorry for her, but she's okay now, don't push the elderly into a corner.* *You're a son, not an enemy.* Right after that, a few relatives also started jumping in: *Don't bring scandalous things out as family members, it'll be embarrassing.* *Sick pregnant woman. Being picky with morning sickness is normal, it's normal for adults to not understand.* *Tran Nghien, that's just right, it's not easy for your mother to raise you.* Tran Nghien read each line, his expressionless face took a photo of the hospital diagnosis and sent it to the group. *Danger of anaphylactic shock.* *Abnormal heart rate fluctuations.* *Need to continue monitoring.* The whole group suddenly fell silent for a few seconds. Tran Nghien sent another recording: "She clearly knew that Ninh Uyen was allergic to chives." "She chopped chives and stuffed them into dumplings, tricking her into saying it was egg filling." "After finishing work, she threw away the remaining dumplings and chive roots." "Whoever says this is a small matter, I will give all the evidence to the lawyer." The recording was sent, the chat group was completely silent. But soon, a strange number called. Tran Nghien picked up the phone. On the other end of the line was a middle-aged man's voice, filled with suppressed anger: "Tran Nghien, it's you." "Your mother is currently standing on the balcony, saying if you sue her, she will jump down." Tran Nghien's face turned pale. His uncle continued to shout on the phone: "You come home quickly!" "She still had a piece of paper in her hand, saying she was writing a suicide note, blaming all the responsibility on Ninh Uyen!"13 Tran Nghien held the phone tightly, the window glass at the end of the hallway reflected his pale face. The other end of the line was in chaos. His uncle tried to lower his voice and scolded: "What are you still standing there for?" "A murder really happened, you can't live in peace for the rest of your life." Tran Nghien closed his eyes. He did not immediately agree. The hospital room is right behind. Ninh Uyen just returned from the medical clinic, her heart rate has just barely stabilized. He couldn't let Ton Que Phan's loud crying bother her again. "Uncle, I won't come back." The other end of the line paused. "What did you say?" Tran Nghien's voice was very deep. "Everyone, call the police first." "Call the management, call the fire department, call the doctor."