Chapter 8 — Spring Fades In The Old Alley

He couldn't even hear what his father-in-law said. He rushed into the house with one head, like a stranded fish searching for sea water, almost frantically rummaging through the house. "Ninh Ninh!" "Tong Chieu Ninh, come out!" "There's no use hiding here! Come out here and tell me clearly!" He searched every corner of the house, even the rice jars didn't miss, still no sign of Tong Chieu Ninh. Tong's mother couldn't bear it anymore and pulled him away: "Thu Han, what's wrong with you? Chieu Ninh won't come back here at all! What happened to you two?" The last ray of hope finally disappeared at this moment. Luc Thu Han stared at Tong's mother. Immediately after, he made a "thud" sound and knelt down at the feet of his wife's parents. "Dad, mother, I'm sorry for you two." "Ninh Ninh, she... is dead." Hearing that, Tong's mother softened, falling into Tong's father's arms: "What... what did you say..." Luc Thu Han clenched his jaw, but did not cry. "I looked everywhere for Ninh Ninh. I couldn't find her. I threw her in the cemetery, she was bitten by a stray dog and died. It's all my fault." Tong's mother screamed loudly and fainted. Tong's father turned around and slapped Luc Thu Han hard: "You bastard! I give my daughter to you, do you treat her like that? Get out of here!" Luc Thu Han was mercilessly kicked out of the yard by his father-in-law. But he didn't want to leave. As if as long as he kept waiting here, he would wait for Tong Chieu Ninh to return. He knelt on the village road outside the gate, one day, two days, three days... Without eating, drinking, sleeping or resting, just like a statue that could break at any time. No matter how much the villagers passing by pointed at him, his straight spine did not bend even half. I don't know how long it took, Sam Linh and his deputy quickly came to find him. The moment he saw Luc Thu Han, Sam Linh covered his mouth and cried out loud. Empty eyes, dark blue eye bags, pale face as if he could faint at any moment... Is Luc Thu Han still the same energetic Captain Luc as before? "Mr. Thu Han..." Sam Linh cried and rushed up to hug Luc Thu Han: "Why do you have to torture yourself like that? The dead can't come back to life! Mr. Thu Han, can I take you back to the city? Even if Ms. Chieu Ninh is gone, you still have to come back to life! Have a good life!" "Have you forgotten? I promised Chi Vien that I would take care of you and Dung Dung for the rest of my life... I've already lost Chi Vien, if I lose you again, the orphan and widow mother and I won't be able to live anymore..." Luc Thu Han no longer had the strength to respond to Sam Linh. His eyes were dark and he fainted in Sam Linh's arms. But Sam Linh's words were deeply engraved in his heart. You can't be that weak, you're a man, you're also the captain, you have responsibility on your shoulders. What's more, how innocent is Sam Linh? He couldn't involve her in pain, nor could he bear to let her be sad. Luc Thu Han hid all his emotions, forcing himself to return to the thunderous and windy person he was before. After finishing the team's work during the day, he immediately went to take care of Tong Chieu Ninh's funeral arrangements. When I get home at night, I will still have dinner with Sam Linh, hug Dung Dung and tease him... But in his eyes, from beginning to end, there was no intention to laugh. It wasn't until the day of Tong Chieu Ninh's funeral, when the ceremony was about to begin, that the officer in charge of interrogating Vuong Hai suddenly rushed in. "Captain Luc, Vuong Hai has finally confessed! As for why he kidnapped Ms. Sam, did he receive instructions from his wife... everything, he has already confessed!" Luc Thu Han was startled for a moment and jumped up: "What did he say?!" Hearing the name "Vuong Hai", Sam Linh's whole body trembled. Damned! How could she forget this Vuong Hai person! These past few days, she has used all her courage to play the role of kindness, virtue, and attitude

Luc Thu Han's relationship with her is no different from his wife. Seeing that her dream of being the captain's wife was about to come true, if he knew the truth about the day she was kidnapped, how would she still be the captain's wife? Officer Ly is also honest, the interrogation of Vuong Hai was successful, why do you still have to report to Luc Thu Han? And you even deliberately chose this moment?! Sam Linh rolled his eyes and stood up: "Officer Ly, everything has to be classified before and after. Don't you see we are holding a ceremony now? The dead are the biggest, if there's anything, let's talk about it later." Officer Ly refused to be weak and argued: "What's wrong, I haven't told you the content of Vuong Hai's testimony yet, my sister-in-law Sam Linh hastily stopped me like that, are you guilty?" Sam Linh nervously swallowed, trying to appear calm. "Who's guilty? I just don't want you to disturb Chieu Ninh's post-death rest!" Just as the two of them were arguing endlessly, Luc Thu Han gently interrupted. "Officer Ly, tell me, I also really want to know." These past few days, in front of outsiders, he tried to appear calm and restrained. But in reality, only he knows how the world in his heart is facing the scene of mountains collapsing and cracking. As soon as you close your eyes, you will remember Tong Chieu Ninh. Remembering that night, Tong Chieu Ninh clutched the door frame, saying that Sam Linh's kidnapping had nothing to do with her, her eyes were so sincere and simple.