Chapter 9 — The Bride Strikes Back: Exposing the Liar

I laughed coldly into the phone, the sound was as dry as metal.

“Save your father?”

“Trieu Khai, are you telling a joke?”

“His life is his life, but my life is not?”

“What do I rely on to risk my future to save a scammer?”

The other side was silent for a few seconds, clearly choked by my coldness. He began to stutter and his voice became confused.

“No… that's not it, Du Du, you heard me!”

“You just agree for now, settle down with Ca Ca first!”

"When my father is safe, I'll turn myself in! I'll take all the responsibility!"

“The guarantee contract is fake, the law does not recognize it!”

“I will be okay!”

He is still using lies to lull me to sleep. It sounds funny. As long as I admit it with my own mouth, in front of recordings and witnesses, that "fake" thing will become real. Even if the signature is fake, I will still be held responsible for confirming it myself later. Does he think I'm that stupid? I took a deep breath and changed tactics. I can't let him realize I'm taking the initiative. I had to make him believe that… his plan worked. My voice began to tremble slightly, mixed with a bit of choking.

“So… why should I trust you?”

“Trieu Khai, how many times have you lied to me?”

“On what basis do I believe that after saving your father, you will not turn your face?”

At the slightest moment of weakness, he immediately grasps it like a drowning man grasping for a lifeline. He thought I was soft-hearted. I thought I still lingered on that rotten emotion.

"Du Du, I swear! I swear on my honor!"

“This time I absolutely won't lie to you again!”

“If you don't believe it, we can make a commitment and find a lawyer to testify!”

“As long as you help me, I can do anything!”

I deliberately remained silent for a long time. On both ends of the phone, there was only the sound of our heavy breathing. But in my head, everything is being put together, step by step, move by move. If it's a trap... then I'll turn it into a pit that will bury all of them. I spoke up, my voice hoarse as if I had just finished crying.

“I can help you stabilize them temporarily.”

“But I have the conditions.”

Trieu Khai almost went crazy with joy.

"You say it! I agree with one thing or a hundred things!"

“I don't want to see you.”

“I don't want to see your mother either.”

“I want to talk directly to Bao Ca.”

“You arrange for me to meet him, I will decide the time and place.”

"I had to hear his commitment with my own ears. As long as I accept the guarantee, your family will be absolutely safe."

Trieu Khai was stunned. Obviously he didn't expect me to dare to make such a request. A girl proactively asked to meet a loan shark... this was beyond his expectations.

“Du Du… are you sure?”

“That person… is not easy to deal with…”

I laughed coldly.

“What, are you scared?”

“Or from beginning to end, this is just a play you and them created?”

"Kidnapping your father was fake, the real purpose was to force me to bear the debt?"

I deliberately poked his pride. Sure enough, he immediately reacted.

"Not!"

“How can I take my father's life as a joke!”

"Okay! I agree!"

"I will contact Ca Ca immediately! Arrange for him to meet you!"

“Send me the address, meet and discuss a specific time!”

“Remember, only you can come.”

“If you dare to drag your mother along, or pull any tricks, bear the consequences.”

Hanging up, I immediately told everything The set of plans for Uncle Vuong, every detail was not overlooked. After listening, he took a cold breath: "Du Du, you're playing on the edge of a knife. If you make one wrong step, there's no way back."

“Don't worry.”

My voice was so calm that even I felt strange.

“I am no longer the bride who only cries at the wedding.”

“They have pushed me to the edge of the cliff, I have no choice but to counterattack.”

“And this is also the best opportunity.”

“Let Trieu Khai personally admit to falsifying documents.”

“Let Bao Ca admit with his own mouth the illegal detention and extortion.”

“As long as we have a recording, we can take the whole drive.”

The other end of the line was silent for a long time, as if weighing risks and opportunities. Finally, Uncle Vuong said very decisively: "Okay, this time I will play a big game with you."

"I will contact the police, ask for technical support, and arrange an ambush at the rendezvous point."

“I will bring the best recording and positioning equipment, absolutely will not let me be in danger.”

With that assurance, my heart is much more stable, as if there is an invisible net behind me to support me. Half an hour later, Trieu Khai sent the address. An abandoned factory in the suburbs. It's exactly the choice of someone who considers himself smart. He thought the desolate place would scare me, make me weak. But no, it was the perfect place to set a trap. I gave Uncle Vuong the address, then entered the room and opened the wardrobe.