Chapter 5 — Mother Standing On The Other Side Of The Horseshoe

It is the funeral home that the employee who just spoke up in the livestream was talking about, without a word of mistake. He doesn't want to believe it, but he is a criminal lawyer who often comes into contact with murders. Something like a death certificate, he can still tell the difference whether it's real or not. During the livestream, the funeral home staff spoke up again. 【Ah, I said why does it look so familiar?】 【It's really a pity, beautiful youth.】 【Only the mother appeared that day, we still wondered, why didn't the father come on such an important occasion.】 These words completely destroyed Thinh Du's last ray of hope. He asked me hoarsely:

"Why did the girl commit suicide? She was clearly so lively."

I chuckled, tears kept falling. That's right, what a bright and lively girl she used to be. In the end, she went through so much despair that she chose to end her young life.

“That question you should ask yourself.”

“Why would you rather trust outsiders than trust your own daughter?”

"You personally pushed her into the abyss."

"No..." Thinh Du continuously shook his head, "It was Thanh So who said..."

Speaking of Tham Thanh So, it seemed he finally remembered something, turned his head indignantly and walked towards her. Tham Thanh So obviously realized the danger and quickly spoke up to soothe Thinh Du's feelings.

“A Du, you have been with Ninh Ninh for many days, you have seen it.”

“Ninh Ninh is a gentle boy, how could he do such a thing.”

The anger in Thinh Du's eyes subsided a bit, he stopped walking, turned his head to look at me.

“Van Tinh, can you show me the evidence you provided to the police?”

I laughed sarcastically. Look, with just one sentence from Tham Thanh So, even his daughter's death cannot change his complete trust. Seeing my expression, Thinh Du quickly explained:

“It's not that I don't trust Nieu Nieu.”

"That's our daughter, how can you let her suffer?"

“After the incident happened, I went to check the school's surveillance cameras.”

“That afternoon, Phan Ninh left school an hour and a half earlier than Nieu Nieu.”

"It doesn't match the time Nieuieu said he was abused, so I don't believe it."

"Moreover, Ninh Ninh... is really quite obedient..."

I laughed bitterly, opened the phone, found an angle where the livestream lens couldn't see, and brought it in front of him.

“Okay, look carefully, how good your adopted son is!”

“The timing doesn't match, could it be that many people committed the crime, and Phan Ninh left first?”

"And Nieu Nieu only knows Phan Ninh?"

“Being treated like that, you even asked her to remember all the details, don't you think you're cruel?”

He looked at the image on the phone and his whole body seemed to freeze. He didn't hear anything I said at all and didn't react at all. However, the moment I pulled out my phone, he seemed to go crazy and squeezed Tham Thanh So's neck, forcing her against the wall. The blue veins on his arms were clearly visible, his fingertips were white, showing how strong the force was. He roared:

“Tham Thanh So, do you know how to incite a minor to give false testimony, can I make you rot in jail?”

Tham Thanh So was lifted up and his legs kicked chaos in the air, both hands continuously hitting Thinh Du's arm, her face turned from red to pale... Seeing her struggling movements getting weaker and weaker, her strong survival instinct made her try to force out a sentence from her throat:

"Thinh... Du, don't... forget, Ninh Ninh... is my biological child."

My hands tightened, my eyes looking at Thinh Du became even more disappointed. If I remember correctly, Phan Ninh is one year older than Nieu Nieu. Looking back at the time, at that time I was fighting against the whole family for him. I vaguely remember when he said he would always stand behind me, was he standing like this? Looking back on the love story of that year, it seems like it was always me who gave it away. Because my family is quite wealthy, all dating expenses are automatically paid by me. Every birthday, he pretends to be sad:

"Van Tinh, I'm sorry, I earn money from my part-time job so I can't buy you a nice gift."

In the end, my birthday turned into a time for me to comfort him. If I could go back to the past, I would definitely beat that girl who blindly loved me to death. Seeing my disappointed eyes, Thinh Du suddenly let go of Tham Thanh So and frantically explained to me.

"Van Tinh, that day was just an accident, I was drunk at that time, it was only that one time."