Chapter 18 — One month before the wedding, the doctor gave me a piece of paper

Eighty-eight thousand yuan. Not much. But from start to finish. The problem has never been about money. Date of receipt of judgment. That evening I called Lam Tri Vi.

“Doctor Lam.”

“We won.”

Laughter rang out on the other end of the phone.

“Congratulations, To Niem.”

“It was you who saved me.”

“If it weren't for that piece of paper…”

“Don't say that.”

Her voice was very gentle.

“The person who saved you was yourself.”

“You walked away from it on your own.”

I hung up. Everything continues to move forward. Chu Vy Vy's request for retrial also had results. The court determined that the debt of three hundred thousand yuan was Tran Due's personal gambling debt. Not part of the joint debt of husband and wife. The old judgment is annulled. Chu Vy Vy is no longer obliged to repay the debt. The last ten thousand yuan that remained unpaid were also returned to Tran Due for responsibility. The day Chu Vy Vy called me. The first time I heard her cry.

“It's been three years.”

“I carried that debt for three years.”

“Finally freed.”

I smiled softly.

“That's what you deserve.”

“Thank you.”

“Thank you, lawyer Co.”

“Thank you, Dr. Lam.”

“If it weren't for everyone…”

Her voice choked.

"It's OK."

“It's all over.”

But it's not over yet. Luu Uyen Nhi's debt of seventy-two thousand yuan. The court also ordered Tran Due to repay the entire amount. Including late payment interest. A total of eighty-one thousand yuan. Three incidents combined. The amount of compensation Tran Due had to pay was nearly one hundred and seventy thousand yuan. While his monthly salary is only about twenty thousand. After the company investigated the matter of receiving illegal commissions. He was fired immediately. In other words. No job. Debt piled up. But the fatal blow is still behind. The Procuracy officially launched an investigation into the false invoice case. The investigation lasted a month. Final conclusion: Tran Due took advantage of a shell company named after his mother, Vuong Thu Phuong, to issue false value-added invoices for the period 2022–2023. The total amount reached six hundred and twenty thousand yuan. The case was transferred to the criminal prosecution stage. Tran Due was detained. I learned this news through the news. Phuong Nhien wrote a new article. The title is:

"New developments in the 'pre-marital examination piece' case: The man involved was detained on suspicion of issuing false invoices."

The article was just posted. The number of reads exceeds three hundred thousand. Comments were almost simultaneous.

“Deserve it.”

“That doctor is truly an angel.”

“Hopefully the law will take it seriously.”

Diep Tieu Duong sent a message.

"To Niem! He's in!"

I looked at the screen. Answer three words.

“I know.”

Then put the phone down. I don't feel happy. I also don't feel angry. Just feel... I can finally close this chapter. That evening. Co Tham invited me out to eat.

“You owe me the meal.”

“It's time to pay.”

“You choose the location.”

He chose a very quiet Chinese restaurant. There were only two of us in the private room. After ordering. He leaned back in his chair.

“The case is basically over.”

“Do you have any plans later?”

"Job."

"Life."

I thought for a moment.

“Work continues.”

“But recently I've been thinking about something.”

“After that article was posted, a lot of girls texted me.”

“Someone met similar circumstances.”

“Boyfriend hides illness.”

“Concealing marriage.”

“Domestic violence.”

“Some people don't know how to collect evidence.”

“Some people can't afford a lawyer.”

Co Tham looked at me.

“You want to help them?”

“I want to do a community project.”

“With Phuong Nhien.”

“Doctor Lam.”

“And you too.”

“Providing legal advice, medical support and information to women in need.”

Co Tham looked at me for a long time.

“Are you serious?”

“Very serious.”

“This is not simple.”

“Must register as an organization.”

“Find funding sources.”

“Looking for a volunteer lawyer.”

I nodded.

“But if that day I had another place to ask for help…”

“Maybe I wouldn't have had to go such a difficult road.”

Co Tham smiled slightly. The smile is very faint. But more gentle than ever before.

“Let's do it then.”

“I'm in.”

I was stunned.

“You agreed so quickly?”

He poured tea for me.

“Actually, I was preparing to participate before you even said it.”

“Phuong Nhien is in charge of communications.”

“Lam Tri Vi is in charge of medical consultation.”

“I am in charge of legal matters.”

“And you…”