Chapter 14 — Pretending to be Fired Once, Enough to See Eight Years of Marriage Clearly

But when I heard the four words "valuation for disbursement", my chest still felt heavy as if someone was strangling me. Trinh Du An hung up the phone and immediately opened his briefcase.

"I have a friend who works in a unit related to real estate transactions."

"He just checked the notes in the Han Lo house's sales system."

"The deposit is divided into two installments."

"The first installment is 200,000 yuan, already paid."

"And the second round..."

"It's expected to come from the mortgage or the sale of your pre-marital home."

I asked softly:

"If I wasn't there..."

"Can they mortgage my house?"

Trinh Du An shook his head.

"According to regulations, no."

"If they have prepared enough fake signatures..."

"Fake residence certificate..."

"Arguing that the house is common property..."

"Plus a marital property agreement they got you to sign..."

"Then everything will be deliberately confused."

I immediately remembered the agreement that Han Tuan brought to the hospital. If at that time... I really panicked. If dad's medicine money is really controlled by him. If Trinh Du An hadn't come along that day. As long as I put pen to paper... Maybe that house has really fallen into the trap they set. I bowed my head and looked at the stack of documents in my hand. Each sheet of paper is very thin. But behind them... is a whole net that Han Tuan's family has patiently woven for many months. That night, I didn't go back to the hotel. Trinh Du An arranged for me to stay temporarily in a rental apartment near the law office.

"The hotel information was most likely found by Han Tuan."

"Now you have to create a safe distance from him."

I nodded. As soon as I arrived at the apartment, the first thing I did was take photos to back up all important documents. Then separate each original to store in many different locations. On my father's side, I also asked the nurse to pay more attention and help. After finishing everything, it was almost ten o'clock at night. The phone shows more than a dozen unread messages. All come from... Ma Lan Anh. I opened each message. Only save screenshots. Don't reply to anyone. Han Tuan texted: Diep Trung, don't regret it. Ma Lan Anh texted: Treating your mother-in-law like that, sooner or later people will criticize you. Han Lo texted: Buying a house is my lifelong story. If you ruin my future, I won't leave you alone. The last message was a recording from Han Tuan. I pressed open. His voice was very calm. Don't you value face the most? Tomorrow I will go to your father's hospital room, in front of the doctor and all the patients, tell them how you treated your husband and mother-in-law and immediately save the recording. Then forward it to Trinh Du An. Less than a minute later, she answered. Tomorrow morning I will send someone to the hospital. You go to the bank to file a complaint. We split up to collect evidence. Looking at the phone screen... For the first time in many days, I feel like I no longer have to fight alone. The next morning. When I arrived at the bank, the customer manager was already waiting. She took me into the reception room. The department head was also present. His attitude was much more cautious than yesterday. I officially filed a written complaint. Request the bank to seal all documents in dispute. At the same time, please extract all original documents of the transaction on the 26th October last year. Head of department said:

"Ms. Diep, we have sent the file to superiors for checking."

"If it is confirmed that the transaction was not made by the owner, the bank will initiate an internal processing process."

I asked again:

"Is it possible to verify the subscriber of a phone number ending with 6432?"

He hesitated for a few seconds then shook his head.

"Banks are not allowed to provide third-party information."

"But if the investigation agency or the court requests it, we will cooperate."

Trinh Du An is not around. I also don't continue to apply pressure. Just carefully put all application receipt papers in your bag. As soon as I left the bank, my phone rang again. Is the person in charge of Qin.

"Diep Trung."

"Your work account has had all security information reset."

"Also..."

"Even though the anonymous email was forwarded through multiple layers, the device name used to create the original attachment remained."

I stopped walking. Hanlu-office.My heart tightened slightly.

"Can that document be used as evidence?"

"Within the scope of the company's internal investigation, it's okay."

"As for the legal aspect..."

"Still needs to continue to consolidate."

He paused for a moment then continued:

"One more thing."

"This morning someone called the corporation's whistleblower line."

"The content said she hid her marital status before accepting a new position, and her moral qualities were questionable."

I calmly asked:

"Was that call recorded?"

"Saved."

"Through the original voice..."

"Seems to be a woman."

I slowly closed my eyes. Finally took action. The person in charge of Tan reassured:

"Don't worry."

"The group will not stop the transfer process because of a baseless accusation."

"But you need to deal with it quickly."

"According to our assessment..."

"The opponent's goal is most likely to ruin your reputation before you officially take the position in the Risk Control Division."

"I get it."

After hanging up, I took a taxi to the law office. Trinh Du An was waiting in the meeting room. On the table there is a stack of newly printed documents. She pushed a stack of papers towards me.

"This is the second payment notice for Han Lo house."

"At most until five o'clock this afternoon..."

"They have to pay the full 800,000 yuan in first payment."

I raised my head.

"Where did they get 800,000 yuan?"

Trinh Du An looked at me.

"So..."

"They're just impatient."

"According to the original plan..."

"Last night they were going to force you to finish signing the power of attorney."

"I immediately took the house for valuation this morning."

"This afternoon, use the valuation results to apply for short-term financing or mortgage appraisal documents."

I repeat slowly:

"Valuation..."

Trinh Du An took another piece of paper and placed it in front of me. Appointment form for real estate valuation. Apartment address. This is my pre-marital house. Appointment time: 3pm this afternoon. Contact person: Han Tuan. In the owner's confirmation section... Diep Trung agreed. My fingers slowly tightened. Trinh Du An was just about to speak when there was a light knock on the meeting room door. The receptionist walked in.

"Attorney Trinh."

"There are two people outside who want to see Ms. Diep."

"They said they were employees of a property appraisal company."

"And said the homeowner had made an appointment to see the house this afternoon."

"Now they want to verify the records in advance."

I turned my head to look at the door. Through the frosted glass... I saw two strange men standing in the hallway. One one of them just looked down at his phone. The screen is still bright. In the contact section... Clearly display three words: