Chapter 20 — Staying at Thanh Ba Host

My mother still says, forget it, it's not easy. Those "let it go" sentences piled up one after another, and in the end they almost crushed Tieu Man. I turned around to look at my mother. "Mom, don't ignore me anymore." "Don't ignore Tieu Man anymore." My mother put her hand down, her eyes red. "Not again." "Never again." At one o'clock in the morning, the police brought my uncle to our house again. This time, my uncle could no longer maintain his prestige as before. When he was led into the door, he lowered his head and his lips turned gray. Aunt followed behind, her whole body seemed to be drained of strength. Phuong Dung also came. Her eyes were swollen, when she saw me, the corner of her mouth twitched but she didn't dare say a word. The police placed a sealed bag on the table. Inside is the original yellowed loan note. Thirty thousand yuan even. The ink color of the signature and the content are clearly different. There is also a red jewelry box. When Co Tue Cam opened it, her fingers were shaking and slow. The gold bracelet fits inside. The inside is engraved with the word "Nhan Tranh". Next to it is an old piece of red wire. The word "Human" on the small gold bead appears very clearly under the light. Co Tue Cam's tears finally fell. She did not cry because she was sad. She cried because this heart had been trampled on for seven years. Lam Tranh pushed the bracelet in front of me. "Put it away first." "Let's get it examined later." I nodded, but didn't put my hand on it. This bracelet has been found again. But I am no longer the person who bows my head because of a relative's statement like in the past. The police asked my uncle to explain the situation. At first, he wanted to say that Old Tan forced him. But Old Tan's side confessed very clearly. Including how much money was shared in the past, how to find similar bracelets, how to fill in additional amounts, all with a timeline. Phuong Dung stood to the side, her face drained of blood. She suddenly looked at me. "Duong Nhan, I'm sorry Tieu Man." I looked at her coldly. "I don't want to apologize." "I just want to reduce the consequences." Phuong Dung's tears fell again. "I really feel sorry." "I shouldn't have told her to steal." "I also shouldn't have told her to send her to boarding school." The bedroom door opened a crack. Tieu Man stood behind the door, holding a stuffed rabbit. The girl looked at Phuong Dung, her voice was very small but extremely clear. "I don't want to hear it." Phuong Dung stiffened. Tieu Man took two steps towards me. Lam Tranh immediately walked forward and grabbed her hand. Tieu Man raised his head to look at me. "Mom, from now on I can still watch cartoons in the living room, right?" I squatted down and hugged her. "Of course." Co Tue Cam walked over and squatted down on the other side. "I can still laugh." "If you want to laugh, then laugh that loud." Tieu Man's eyes were red, but in the end he nodded. My aunt covered her mouth and cried. This time, no one advised the child to understand. The police took her uncle and Phuong Dung away for further processing. Before leaving, my aunt stood at the door and looked at my mother. "Little sister." "I'm sorry." My mother was silent for a long time. "Sister, wait until everything is resolved, then let's talk about whether or not we're at fault." After the door closed, only our family remained in the room. The air conditioner was turned on again. The cold wind gradually dispelled the heat of the night. Tieu Man nestled into my arms and whispered: "Mom, the air conditioner is not noisy." I rubbed her hair. "No noise." "This is the sound of my house." 19 Early the next morning, Tieu Man woke up very early. She didn't run to the living room to look for the remote control like usual. The girl was holding a stuffed bunny and stood at the door, looking at me first, then back at the sofa. "Are they still coming back?" I squatted down, smoothing my messy hair.

Let her sleep. "No." "Nobody who comes to our house in the future can scare you." Tieu Man pursed his lips and nodded, but his hand still held the rabbit's ear tightly. Lam Tranh asked for leave and did not come to the company. He changed the password to the front door lock, then backed up the hallway camera's recording. Co Tue Cam removed all the bed sheets in the guest room, even the curtains were taken down and washed. She said as she washed: "Unlucky things, you can't leave them overnight." My mother sat at the dining table, her eyes swollen, her hand holding a glass of water that had long since cooled. She looked at Tieu Man and wanted to hug her, but was afraid that she would avoid her. Finally, she just said softly: "Tieu Man, grandma, I'm sorry." Tieu Man looked at her for a moment and whispered: "Grandma, don't let hot-tempered people come to my house in the future." My mother's tears immediately fell. She nodded vigorously. "Not again." "Grandma will never do that again." At ten o'clock in the morning, the police called. Preliminary results of comparing the gold bracelet are available. The weight, engravings, and purchase receipt all match, basically it can be confirmed that it is an old bracelet. The other thirty thousand loan note has also been roughly compared. The ink stains and writing time in the signature and content are clearly different. Old Tan gave a more detailed report.