Chapter 3 — My Sister

My father held the back door with one hand, and with the other hand grabbed an old advertising frame next to it, smashing it against the front windshield. Boom. The glass cracked with a white streak. The driver was so scared that he retreated. The grocery store owner finally realized something was wrong, grabbed a mop and rushed to the front of the car. “Don't let the car go!” The security guard also rushed to pull the driver's seat door. The scene was immediately chaotic. Lam Nhu rushed forward to grab my mother. "Sister, don't listen to Tue Tue's nonsense! He's only four years old, what does he know?" My mother hugged me backwards, her voice very low. “He knows much more than me!” Lam Nhu was stunned. At that exact second, my father firmly pulled open the back door of the car. Inside were several cardboard boxes. There's also that bulging pink backpack. I shouted: "Backpack! Under the backpack!" My father threw out the cardboard box. The backpack was pulled aside. Duong Duong curled up next to the footrest in the back seat. She held a piece of candy in her mouth, her eyes were half open and half closed, her small face was unusually red. She was wearing a small pink and white dress, the hem of the dress was wrinkled. The sleeves are pulled up a bit. My blue phone watch hung loosely on her ankle. As soon as my mother saw her, her whole body went limp. “Duong Duong!” She rushed forward and carried Duong Duong out. Duong Duong opened her eyes dreamily. "Mom?" I jumped out of my mother's arms and jumped onto Duong Duong's body. “Duong Duong!” Duong Duong leaned on her mother, her voice very low. “I... I'm sleepy.” I touched her face. Very hot. I turned around and yelled at my dad: "Duong Duong is hot! Duong Duong is not okay!" My father's face was dark and scary. “Call 120.” The security guard immediately took out his phone. Lam Nhu is still crying. "He's just sleeping. It's normal for children to feel sleepy after eating candy." My father walked step by step in front of her. “What do you feed her?” Lam Nhu stepped back. “Just regular candy.” “So how can she be so sleepy?” "Me, how would I know! Children are naturally sleepy." She couldn't answer. My mother hugged Duong Duong, tears falling drop by drop. "Lam Nhu, tell me, where do you want to take her?" Lam Nhu is still pretending. “Sister, I really took her to take an advertising shoot.” My mother looked at her. “If you're shooting an advertisement, why do you have to put children under the foot mat?” Lam Nhu kept her mouth shut. The police and ambulance arrived almost one after another. Duong Duong was examined by a doctor. The doctor said her consciousness was unclear and she had to go to the hospital for a blood test. My mother hugged her and refused to let go. The doctor could only advise: "The family should go in the car together." My mother nodded, hugged Duong Duong and got into the ambulance. Before getting in the car, she turned her head to look at me. “Tue Tue goes with dad.” I nodded. Actually, I really want to go with Duong Duong. But I know I can't go now. In my previous life, all the evidence was gone. Lam Nhu said Duong Duong was lost, everyone could only believe her words. This time, I must let her be punished. The police asked about the situation. Lam Nhu cried until her shoulders twitched. "Comrade police, it's really a misunderstanding. I took my niece to take an advertising shoot, and my sister's eldest daughter insisted that I wanted to sell children. When children talk nonsense, adults also go crazy." The man in the baseball cap also said: "I'm a photography assistant, coming to pick up the child for a fitting." My dad pointed at the van. "The child was stuffed under the footrest of the back seat, with candy in his mouth. His mental state was unclear. Is this called trying on clothes?" The man wearing a baseball cap immediately said: "It was a child who went in there to play." I don't fully understand what adults say. But I know, they are still lying. I rushed forward and pointed at Lam Nhu's crossbody bag. "Bad things! There are bad things in the bag!" Lam Nhu's face changed. “Why is this kid still talking nonsense?” I was both impatient and scared, grabbing my father's pants leg. "Dad, bag! Bag!" My father squatted down and looked into my eyes. “Tu Tue, what do you see?” I can't say it. I have seen those things in my previous life. Fake name, bus ticket. But a four-year-old child should not know what fake documents are. I can only say: “Not Duong Duong's name.” My father was stunned for a moment. The police also looked at me. Lam Nhu quickly interrupted. "He's talking nonsense! He's only four years old!" B

Oh I stood up. “I asked to check her bag.” Lam Nhu hugged her bag tightly. "Based on what? This is my privacy!" The police said: "Currently, regarding child safety, please cooperate." Lam Nhu still wants to continue. The man wearing the cap again began to retreat. A security guard stopped him. "Bound?" The man lost patience. “I'm going to the bathroom.” The security guard laughed coldly: "Please bear with it." In the end, the bag was still opened. The first thing that fell out was an unfamiliar little dress. Pink and white, same style as the one Duong Duong is wearing. The second thing is a children's hat. The brim of the hat is very large and can cover half of the face. The third thing is a high-speed train ticket. Two forty in the afternoon. Go to another province. When my father saw the ticket, his face completely changed. “Do you have to take a high-speed train to shoot an advertisement?” Lam Nhu's voice trembled. “External scenery, temporarily change the external environment.”