Chapter 8 — Rain Stops, Heaven Clears

I just spoke up.

“Tran Hao.”

I called his name.

“I came here today.”

“Not to hear you repent.”

“I just want to ask you a question.”

“My father's death…”

“Is it related to you and Luu Van?”

That question. Like a bolt of lightning. Hit directly at Tran Hao. The blood on his face immediately drained away. Panic eyes. Lips trembling.

“What...what are you talking about?”

“Dad... he died of a heart attack...”

“Really?”

I stared into his eyes.

“It is true that my father has a history of heart disease.”

“But he always takes his medicine on time.”

“The condition is very stable.”

“So why…”

“Immediately after signing the additional annex making Luu Van one of the beneficiaries of the legacy.”

“So that night he had a heart attack and died?”

“Why is the camera in his office…”

“What a coincidence that happened that day?”

“Why is a housewife like Luu Van...”

“And you know how to use a foreign front company to transfer trust funds?”

Every time I ask a question. Tran Hao's face became a little whiter. To the end. His whole body was shaking like a leaf.

“I... I don't know...”

“I don't know anything…”

“Don't know?”

I laughed coldly.

“Tran Hao.”

“Have you forgotten?”

“Legal advisor of Thien Hang Investment...”

“Who introduced you?”

“The person in whose name the shell company is registered in a foreign country...”

“Whose distant relative?”

“I really think…”

“Are the things I do so secret that no one finds out?”

Fear. Completely captured Tran Hao's eyes. He slumped limply into the chair. It was like all my strength had been drained away.

“It's not you…”

He muttered.

“It's not you…”

“It's Luu Van…”

“It's all her…”

“She said…”

“If only my father died…”

“Then the entire To family will belong to us.”

“She said she had a way…”

“Let him die without anyone finding out.”

“I just…”

“Just a little help…”

I got the answer I wanted. I stood up. Prepare to leave. Tran Hao seemed to wake up. He lunged hard towards the glass partition.

“I can't go!”

“I will say everything!”

“I will testify against Luu Van!”

“Respect for our seven years together!”

I stopped walking. Turn your head to look at him one last time.

“Tran Hao.”

“Between us…”

“There has never been such a thing as love.”

“The only thing that exists…”

“It's your calculation.”

“And now…”

“It's time for you to pay the price for those attempts.”

I didn't turn back again. It was Tran Hao's desperate scream. Along with the sound of pounding on the glass. I walked out of the detention camp. Sunlight shines on people. But it didn't bring any warmth. I took the phone. Call lawyer Vuong.

“Lawyer Vuong.”

“Apply for a re-investigation of my father's death case.”

“I have new evidence.”

“I want…”

“The real mastermind.”

“Pay the price in blood.”

My father's case was approved for re-investigation after Tran Hao's testimony. Records that had been sealed for many years were once again opened. The old surveillance camera hard drive that was concluded to be "equipment failure" was also transferred to a leading technical department for data recovery. Luu Van was listed as the number one suspect and was transferred from the detention center interrogation room of the crime team. I originally thought she would quickly collapse mentally like Tran Hao. But I underestimated this woman's cruelty and stubbornness. Faced with many consecutive rounds of questioning by the police, she remained so secretive that she could not find a single loophole. She insisted that Tran Hao slandered her. Because she wanted the punishment to be reduced, she deliberately blamed all the blame on her. She turned herself into an ignorant woman, deceived by her son-in-law. Tears and snot streamed down her face as she recounted how Tran Hao took advantage of her to transfer her "late husband's" inheritance. The acting is so perfect that it is impeccable. The case once again fell into deadlock. Lawyer Vuong told me that if direct evidence could not be found, relying solely on the testimony of Tran Hao, an accomplice, it would be difficult to convict Luu Van.

“General Manager To, Luu Van's ability to withstand psychological pressure is far beyond that of ordinary people.”

Lawyer Vuong's voice was somewhat heavy.

"She knows very well that as long as she doesn't confess, we can't do anything."

“Direct evidence…”

I looked at the gloomy sky outside the window.

“There will be.”