Chapter 3 — Reborn On The Night Of Fraud

Trinh Du's eyes were suddenly sharp as knives: "How do you know?" Khuong Mien Mien's heart tightened. In the biography of his previous life, it is mentioned that Trinh Du once ventured to pick long grass to save a child with high fever when he was in Dai Ha village. But that should have been a month later…

“Me, I guess.” She hesitantly explained, "Doctor Ly once said that herb can cure diseases but is poisonous..."

Trinh Du stared at her for a few seconds, his body suddenly wobbled. Khuong Mien Mien quickly supported him, the hot temperature passing through the thin shirt made her heart skip a beat.

“What are you trying to do!” She gritted her teeth, struggling to support his tall body, "Rely on me!"

The distance back to the buffalo barn was only a few hundred meters, but it took the two of them nearly half an hour. Trinh Du's consciousness became more and more blurred, and in the end, almost his whole body fell on Khuong Mien Mien's body. Her small body trembled under that weight, but she never let go.

“Hold on… it's almost there…”

Finally arriving in front of the buffalo barn, Khuong Mien Mien was sweating profusely. As soon as he pushed the door open, a sarcastic voice rang out from behind:

“Yo, Mien Mien is going to do something shady with bourgeois's dog?”

Khuong Mien Mien turned around and saw the son of the village party secretary - Vuong Kien Quan - leading two henchmen standing not far away, holding an iron shovel in his hand. In his previous life, he bullied Trinh Du a lot, and was later sentenced to death in a crime suppression campaign.

“Speak out of your mouth!” She covered Trinh Du behind her back, "Comrade Trinh Du is the one who responded to the call to go to the countryside to reform, what is your attitude?"

Vuong Kien Quan was stunned, clearly not expecting a soft brat like Khuong Mien Mien to dare to argue back. He narrowed his small eyes: "Stop blaming your boss! This guy stole rice from the production team, I'm here to arrest him!"

“Where is the evidence?”

“What evidence is needed?” Vuong Kien Quan spat, "His father is a bourgeois, of course he is like a thief!"

Khuong Mien Mien was so angry that her whole body was shaking. Just as she was about to refute, Trinh Du behind her suddenly moved. Not knowing when he woke up, one hand was placed on her shoulder, the force was so strong that it caused her pain.

“Vuong Kien Quan.” Trinh Du's voice was as cold as ice, "What happened last month when you smuggled fertilizer to the district, do you need me to tell the whole village?"

Vuong Kien Quan's face turned pale: "You, you said something nonsense!"

"The cooperative's manager Ly's books still have your name clearly written on it." Trinh Du took a step forward, although his face was still pale, his momentum forced Vuong Kien Quan to step back repeatedly, "Do you want to go confront?"

Khuong Mien Mien looked at Trinh Du in surprise. She had never heard of this in her previous life — so from this moment on, he had already begun to collect the weaknesses of the villagers? Vuong Kien Quan's face changed continuously, and finally he gritted his teeth and rolled his eyes: "You two just wait!" After speaking, he led the people away in anger. Trinh Du's body staggered, Khuong Mien Mien quickly helped him inside. As soon as he closed the door, the man sat down against the wall, breathing heavily.

“Are you okay?” She stomped her foot impatiently, "Lie down, I'll treat your wound!"

Trinh Du didn't refuse anymore. He sat on the edge of the bed, watching Khuong Mien Mien searched frantically for medicine and suddenly spoke up:

“Why help me?”

Khuong Mien Mien's movements stopped: "I told you, I don't want you to hate me."

“Not enough.” Trinh Duu's eyes were sharp as knives, "You know too much."

Khuong Mien Mien's back immediately broke out in a cold sweat. She forgot that although Trinh Du is currently miserable, his observation ability and intelligence are far beyond ordinary people. She had to be careful, otherwise she could easily be exposed.

“I… I secretly looked at your notebook.” She quickly thought of a way to improvise, "You remember so well, I'm sure everything in the village is recorded..."

Trinh Du narrowed his eyes, as if judging the truth or falsehood of her words. At that moment, his wound suddenly opened, blood immediately soaked his shirt red.

“Don't move!” Khuong Mien Mien rushed to hold him back, "The wound must be cleaned again!"

She frantically removed the bandage, took a deep breath of cold air - deep in the wound was a small piece of metal, the edges had turned black.

“This is… shrapnel?” She raised her head in surprise.

Trinh Du's eyes immediately became dangerous: "Who are you?" Khuong Mien Mien's heart was beating rapidly. In the biography of his previous life, it was never mentioned that Trinh Du was hit by a bullet! This piece of shrapnel seems to be from many years ago, could it have been when I was a child...

“My father participated in the resistance war against America.” She quickly said, "There's also a piece of shrapnel in your leg like that."

This reason is reluctantly acceptable. Trinh Du's body relaxed slightly, but his eyes were still alert. Khuong Mien Mien did not dare to ask any more questions and focused on treating the wound. She used alcohol to sterilize the dagger and carefully pulled out the bullet fragments. During the whole process, Trinh Du did not make a sound, only cold sweat rolled down his temples.

“It's done.” She wiped the sweat and applied herbal medicine to the wound, "Don't get wet for a few days. I'll come back at night to change the medicine."

Trinh Du looked at the carefully bandaged wound and suddenly asked:

“Aren't you afraid?”

“What are you afraid of?”

“My identity.” His voice was hoarse, “And this.” He pointed to the piece of bullet he had just taken out.

Khuong Mien Mien carefully wrapped the bloody cloth, without raising her head:

"I only know that you were injured because you saved people. How bad can a person like that be?"

Trinh Du was stunned. Sunlight shines through the broken window onto the top of her head, her soft hair covered with a layer of golden light. She packed her things strangely naturally, as if taking care of him was natural.

“Here.” Khuong Mien Mien gave him a bowl of steaming medicine, "Antidote, drink while it's still hot."

Trinh Du took the bowl, and as soon as his fingers touched it, Khuong Mien Mien withdrew her hand as if burned. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, tilting his head back to drink.

“It's very bitter, isn't it?” Like a magician, she took out a piece of fruit candy from her pocket, "Give it to me, I've been saving it for a long time."

The colorful candy wrappers sparkle in the sunlight. Trinh Du stared at the candy for a long time, then finally reached out to take it. As soon as their fingers touched, Khuong Mien Mien immediately blushed.

“I, I have to go home!” She quickly stood up, "My father is going to look for me..."

Trinh Du nodded, but when she turned to leave, she suddenly spoke:

“Don't come tonight.”

“Why?”

“Not safe.” He looked out the window, "Vuong Kien Quan will not leave it alone."