Chapter 5 — My Oldest Son's Secret Made My Ex-Husband Pale Right in Court

“Protect yourself and your children well.”

“If anything happens, call me immediately.”

I nodded. When I got home, I saw An An and Ninh Ninh making dinner for themselves. A simple bowl of egg tomato noodles.

“Mom, you're home!”

Looking at their little, understanding faces, my heart felt both bitter and warm. Just as I was about to eat, the phone rang again. Still that strange number. This time it wasn't a text message, it was a phone call. My heart tensed, I immediately pressed the phone and recorded. On the other end of the line was a processed voice that could not be heard as male or female.

“Tu Tri Ha.”

“I know you had a psychiatric evaluation today.”

“It's useless.”

“They bribed people from the assessment center.”

“A week later, the results you get will be severe depression, accompanied by violent tendencies.”

The blood in my body immediately cooled by half. The blood in my body immediately cooled by half. Bribing people from the assessment center? Will my results be severe depression? This news is like a basin of ice water, pouring straight from head to toe.

“Who are you?” My voice was tight.

“It doesn't matter who I am.”

The voice on the other end of the line continued to ring.

“The important thing is in Co Bac Van's study room, on the third floor of the safe.”

“There's a black USB stick.”

“Inside there is everything you want.”

“If you can get it, you can win.”

“Tut… tut… tut…”

The phone is disconnected. I called again, the number still doesn't exist. I stood there stunned, my whole body cold. Co Bac Van's book room, safe, USB. Is this a trap, or the only way to live? I immediately called Trieu Tinh and told her what had just happened. On the other end of the line, Trieu Tinh was also silent.

“Is the news trustworthy?” she asked.

"I don't know. But he's right about us going for an appraisal today."

“This proves that he at least knows our whereabouts.”

Trieu Tinh's voice became heavy.

"If he's telling the truth, then this USB is our destiny."

“We must get it.”

“But how to get it?”

That is the Co family's villa, strictly guarded. Co Bac Van's book room is even more of a restricted area.

“Tri Ha, don't panic first.”

Trieu Tinh's voice was very calm, giving me strength.

“I will think of a way.”

“What you have to do now is settle down.”

“Tomorrow, just continue living normally, don't reveal any loopholes.”

“Wait for my news.”

Hanging up, I couldn't sleep all night. Who is that mysterious person? Why help me? What is actually hidden in the USB? The next day, I tried my best to take my child to school. Then go to the market to buy food and come home to cook. Everything is still the same as usual. At four o'clock in the afternoon, Trieu Tinh's phone call came.

“The opportunity has come.” Her voice was pressed very low.

"That idiot Chu Ngoc Linh was playing mahjong outside and broke his waist."

“Now lying in the central hospital.”

"Co Bac Van has gone to the hospital to take care of her. He won't be coming home tonight."

“The maid in the house, I have already used the method of dispatching.”

“Tonight from eight to ten is your two golden hours.”

My heart beats faster.

“Am… am I alone?”

“No, you're not alone.”

Trieu Tinh said: "I'll be outside to meet you."

“Furthermore, I have prepared an assistant for you.”

“At seven thirty, he will be waiting downstairs for you.”

“Remember, only success, must not fail.”

At 7:30 p.m., I went downstairs on time. A black car parked on the side of the road. The car window rolled down, revealing a young but unfamiliar face.

“Miss Tu, lawyer Trieu told me to come.”

“My name is A Triet.”

His voice was just like him, clean and clear. I got in the car.

“What should we do?”

“Break in, open lock, take stuff.” A Triet spoke briefly.

“You know how to open a lock?”

A Triet smiled a bit and took out a set of long, thin metal tools from his pocket.

“Professional level.”

The car drove smoothly toward the Co family's villa. That's where I lived for ten years. Now I have to sneak in like a thief. How ironic. The car stopped at a hidden corner outside the villa area.

“Enter from here, climb over that wall, you can avoid all the cameras.”

A Triet pointed to a green bush. I looked at the wall more than two meters high, my legs felt a bit soft.

“I… I might not be able to do it.”

“You can.”

A Triet looked at me: "For your child, you can." For my child. I gritted my teeth, followed A Triet, and disappeared into the darkness. Climbing the wall was easier than I thought. A Triet was like a wild cat, silently climbing over. Then he threw a rope down from the wall, pulling me up. We successfully sneaked into the Co family's yard.