Chapter 12 — Nanny Counts Moles

The entrance was so dark, I could only see her face vaguely. Phung Ngoc Cam's voice trembled. "That night he also had heavy bleeding." "When he woke up, the child was next to him." "His mother-in-law said not to ask, he was lucky to be alive." "He always felt like something was wrong." "Then he secretly saw the three moles behind his ear." I thought about the moles behind An An's ear, my heart sank. "So who is An An?" Nurse Luong paused for a moment. "An An is another child with the disease." "After being taken back by the Giang family, she was always considered a burden." "Before dying, Giang Nghi gave her to Phung Ngoc Cam, praying she would find the other child." Tieu Man trembled in my arms. I immediately covered her ears. "Don't say these things in front of children." Nurse Luong nodded, with a look of shame in her eyes. Phung Ngoc Cam lowered her voice and said: "At first I just wanted to confirm." "I didn't intend to scare her." I laughed coldly. "You tie her hair every day, causing her pain, and even tricked her into thinking that I'm not her mother." "Is that called not intending to scare her?" She was cut off by my sentence and couldn't say anything for a long time. At the end of the inspection path there is an iron door. Nurse Luong used the key to open it. Outside is an old bathroom. The windows were not closed, and the small yard behind the building could be seen. Outside the courtyard wall, flashing police lights flickered. As soon as my heart relaxed a bit, Nurse Luong's face changed again. "They came so fast." I followed her eyes. In the small yard parked a black car. Next to the car was an old woman and two men. The old woman wore a dark purple coat and her hair was combed without a single strand of tangle. She raised her head to look at the third floor window, as if she had known for a long time that we would go out from here. Seeing her, Phung Ngoc Cam's whole body stiffened. "Old lady Giang." I hugged Tieu Man tightly. "Who is she?" Phung Ngoc Cam gritted her teeth and said: "Jiang Nghi's mother-in-law." "The person who took An An away that year." Nurse Luong's hand began to tremble. "She did not come to save the child." "She came to steal the child who could inherit the Giang family's property." Before I could ask, there was a sudden sound outside the bathroom door. spoke the turning key. Tran Bach Xuyen's voice came through the door. "Nurse Luong, open the door." "The old files in your hand cannot protect you." Nurse Luong's face was pale, but she took out an old cowhide book from her shirt. "Manh Thanh, in here is the handover list from that year." "There is also an original page that Tran Bach Xuyen tore up before Tham Nghien signed it." The name Tham Nghien was like a needle piercing my ear. Just as I was about to take it, the old woman's high-pitched voice suddenly sounded outside the window. "Bring both of you down here." "Which one is Manh Thanh's biological child, let her choose today." 13 The old woman's voice came from outside the window, sharp as if scratching on the bones. Tieu Man was so scared that he buried his face in my arms. An An did not avoid it. The girl stood next to me, her thin shoulders tense, as if she was used to this type of command. I looked at her pale face, my heart suddenly hurt so much. This is not the first time this child has been treated as an object to be chosen. Nurse Luong stuffed a cowhide-covered book into my hand. "Take it." "In here are photos of the earliest bracelet numbers of that year, and also paper containing the footprints of the two children after they were born." "As long as it's still there, Tran Bach Xuyen can't just rely on a fake appraisal to overturn the case." I quickly stuffed the book into the inside of my jacket. The key outside the door is still turning. The old bathroom lock had not been repaired for a long time and made a rattling sound. Phung Ngoc Cam rushed forward, using his body to block the door. "Manh Thanh, take the children through the window." I looked out the window. This is the third floor. There is an old roof underneath, but the roof is rusty black. I hugged Tieu

Manh, he still had to lead An An. Jumping down was risking the lives of two children. Phung Ngoc Cam seemed to see my hesitation, quickly turned around and said: "Behind the bathroom there is an outdoor iron ladder, previously used to transport medicine." Nurse Luong immediately pulled out a row of medical cabinets. Behind the cabinet, half a small window was exposed, covered by wooden boards. She found a hammer at the bottom of the cabinet and used force to hit the board. The first shot cannot be broken. The second blow sent pieces of wood flying everywhere. Tran Bach Xuyen's voice outside the door lowered. "Phung Ngoc Cam, do you think that by helping her now you can erase what you've done?" Phung Ngoc Cam's back stiffened. She gritted her teeth and said: "I can't erase it." "But before she died, my sister asked me to protect the child." "I can't be wrong a second time." I was not moved for her. She once hurt Tieu Man, scared her, and made her doubt whether she was home or not. I will calculate this debt one by one. But now, I need her to hold the door. The board finally had a hole in it. A cold wind rushed in. Nurse Luong stuck her head out to look. "The iron ladder is still there." "But we can only go down one person at a time." I put Tieu Man next to the window first. Tieu Man grabbed my clothes tightly. "Mom, aren't you going?" I raised her face. "Mom, go right behind me."