Chapter 17 — The Empty Rescuer and the Female President Hide a Will

The council postponed the decision, but the land sale contract was still hanging on the table.

The real estate fund sends a penalty notice if Thien Ha cancels. The fine is higher than the group's remaining cash.

Vy wants to use personal shares to pay. I object.

“You cannot sell your property to save a contract signed by Thanh.”

“If not paid, workers lose their wages.”

“If we pay, Thanh knows we can easily be forced.”

Nam found a force majeure clause in the contract. The flood and broken embankment are reasons for temporary suspension, but it is necessary to prove that Thanh Tin intentionally caused damage.

Duyen delivered the insurance contract. Thanh Tin Company bought insurance one day before breaking the embankment. The clause excludes intentional acts that prevent them from receiving money.

“Need the original,” Hoang Nam said.

The original is in the warehouse of an insurance broker named Hua. Duyen was afraid to go there, but she came with me.

Promise to receive us in a room full of safes. He said the contract had been revoked.

Duyen put the phone on the table.

“Will you sign this copy?”

Hua saw his signature and turned pale. He sold the original to Thanh.

“I didn't know they were going to destroy the embankment.”

“But you know they bought insurance first.”

He gave us a USB in exchange for a promise to protect our family. Hoang Nam did not promise to forgive the crime, only promised to hand over the crime according to the correct procedure.

The USB has a scanned copy of the contract and call list. The last caller before signing was the assistant of Mrs. Nhu, Vy's mother.

After listening, Vy did not speak.

“Could your mother be involved?” I asked.

"Mom once wanted to destroy the Citadel. But she was not the one to destroy the shore."

Ms. Nhu appeared and admitted that she hired Hua to keep the contract as leverage. She did not know that Thanh would destroy the embankment.

“My mother always thought that as long as she controlled the records, she could control the consequences,” Vy said.

Mrs. Nhu looked at me.

“Your father also thought so.”

I realized this family had passed on the same mistake: using secrets to protect the one they love.

In the scan, Thanh Tin's receiving account number is clearly visible. It belongs to a fund named by Quoc Thanh.