Chapter 4 — My Sister-in-law Secretly Stole My Dowry To Buy A Luxury Car

Only I stood straight, my eyes had never been so determined. For the first time, I truly stood up for myself. Two policemen walked in, one asked: "Who reported the crime?"

"I." I walked up, "I'm Phuong Vu Dong, someone illegally withdrew 300,000 yuan from my account."

Their eyes turned to Ly Tam Duyet sitting on the ground: "Is that her?" Ly Tam Duyet cried, her mother-in-law immediately blocked her daughter's face: "Comrade police, this is a misunderstanding! They are family, there is no stealing!" The police frowned: "What's the relationship like?"

“It's my husband's brother.”

“So why did you report the crime?”

I calmly replied: "Without my consent, she arbitrarily transferred 300,000 yuan from my account to buy a car." The police officer looked at Ly Tam Duyet: "Is that true?" She cried and nodded.

“Why did you do that?”

“I… I need money to buy a car…”

“So why didn't you just borrow the money honestly, but instead secretly transferred the money?”

Ly Tam Duyet was speechless, unable to say a word. The mother-in-law quickly interjected: "Comrade police, they are family, just borrowed temporarily, will return later!" The police said in a serious voice: "Arbitrarily transferring money from another person's account, regardless of relationship, is a violation of the law."

“But they are sister-in-law and brother-in-law…”

“Before the law, everyone is the same, no exceptions.” The policeman turned to me, “Do you have evidence?”

I took out my phone: "There is a transfer history, and there is also a recording of her admitting it." I wrote down everything just now without missing a word. After listening, the police checked the transaction history, then looked at Ly Tam Duyet: "Please come with us to the station to clarify."

"Are not!" mother-in-law hugged her daughter tightly, "She's still a student, you can't arrest her!"

“Cooperating with investigations is a citizen's duty.”

Ly Tuan Hoa panicked: "Comrade police, can you be a little more flexible? He really knows he's wrong."

"The law is not a joke, even if you know you are wrong, you must be responsible."

Ly Tam Duyet looked at me in despair: "Sister-in-law, do you really want to treat me like that?" I didn't waver: "It's your choice."

"I beg you, withdraw the application! I will definitely pay!"

"What do you get in return? Time? I have to wait ten years for my 300,000 yuan?"

She cried so much that she couldn't even stand. The police lost patience: "Let's go, go back to the station and talk more." My mother-in-law turned to me and screamed: "You cruel woman! For money, you even harm your brother-in-law! You will face retribution!" I coldly replied: "The person who deserves retribution is the one who takes other people's money." Ly Tuan Hoa still tried to hold on: "Vu Dong, are you really not going to withdraw your application?"

"So what should we do next? How will we face our neighbors and relatives?"

I looked at him: "You should think about those things before she takes my money." He helplessly closed his eyes. The police took Ly Tam Duyet away, and her mother-in-law cried and ran behind. There were only two people left in the room. Ly Tuan Hoa sat down on the sofa, sounding bored: "Vu Dong, you're too cruel."

"Merciless?" I laughed coldly, "Am I cruel or is she cruel? When you took 300,000 yuan from me, why didn't you say she was cruel?"

“It was just temporary confusion…”

“Enough!” I interrupted, "Ly Tuan Hoa, let's divorce."

He was stunned: “What?”

“I said, divorce.”

“Just because of this?”

I shook head: "It's not because of this, it's because of your attitude."

“What attitude do you have?”

“Your sister took my money, you didn't think of a way to make her responsible, but only thought of a way to protect her and persuade me to forgive.” My eyes turned red, "In your heart, I have never been as important as him."

“It's not…”

“That's it!” I looked straight at him, "If it was me who took the money today, would you protect me? Would you force your sister to forgive me?"

He was silent.

“I won't.” I smiled bitterly, "You will be the first person to make me apologize, pay, and bear the consequences. Because in your heart, I am an outsider, and he is a family member."

“Don't say my name.” I turned around and walked towards the bedroom, "I'll pack my things and move out tomorrow."

“Don't be like that, let's talk again.”

“There's nothing more to say.” I didn't turn around, "I've seen clearly, this house has never had a place for me."