Chapter 14 — The Fateful Trial

"This civil compensation case has now undergone very serious changes. The plaintiff has signs of making false statements. The defendant's family has irregularities in their identification documents. Related clues will be transferred to the police for further processing."

Vuong Xao Tran cried loudly: "Judge, I was just temporarily confused. My daughter fell, I felt so sad. I don't want to harm a three-month-old baby!" Phung Le Le cried and looked at her: "Mom, are you still going to lie?" Vuong Xao Tran covered his face, unable to utter a word. Vien Ban quickly stood up: "Judge, my side would like to withdraw the lawsuit." Judge Chiang looked at him coldly: "Whether or not the application is allowed to be withdrawn will be decided by the court according to the law. In a situation where a fake lawsuit is suspected, it is not your choice to withdraw." Vien Bin's forehead was sweating. I hugged little An An and stood up: "Judge, I also want to report the sentence."

"Someone impersonated me and signed my name. Someone arbitrarily used my son's birth certificate. Someone let a sixteen-year-old boy take over my son's household registration. I will never reconcile this matter."

Lam Mai rolled her eyes at me: "Duong Hoa, do you dare to put the whole Ha family in jail?" I turned my head to look at her: "It wasn't me who sent the Ha family to prison. It was you who pushed my son onto the defendant's stand." Lam Mai's chest heaved violently. Tong Uyen, standing behind her, suddenly trembled and said: "I have proof." Lam Mai's face stiffened immediately. Tong Uyen raised her hand to wipe away her tears and took out a memory card from the lining of her jacket.

“Lam Mai, do you think I really didn't leave anything behind?”

12 The memory card is very small. Tong Uyen held it on her fingertips, but it was like holding a rock that could pull everyone underwater. Lam Mai glared at her: "You dare?" Tong Uyen smiled faintly, tears still rolling down her cheeks:

"What do I have that I don't dare? When you forced me to leave, I didn't dare. When you forced me to throw my child back to my mother to raise, I didn't dare. Now you're planning to force me to bear the crime alone. Lam Mai, I don't want to be afraid of you anymore."

The police officer immediately took the memory card and sealed it. Judge Chiang requested to immediately examine in court the passages directly related to the case. The clerk brought in the card reader. When the screen lit up, Lam Mai's hands were shaking so much that she couldn't hold the stick. The first recording was quickly played. It started with Lam Mai's voice: *"Duong Hoa just gave birth, his mind is still confused. He signed so many papers, he certainly can't remember what he signed."* Next was Tong Uyen's voice: *"What if she asks later?"* Lam Mai laughed harshly: *"Does he dare to ask? His maternal family has no one to support him, and the child is still young. If Tuan just coaxes a few words, he won't make a fuss."* Thuong My hands gradually curled tightly. It turned out that when they stood next to the hospital bed smiling at me, they had already calculated all my ways back. In the second recording, Lam Mai mentioned the compensation registration: *"Binh Binh is required to enter household registration first. Adding a minor child is an additional resettlement slot. The name should always be named An An to reduce trouble."* Tong Uyen asked: *"What about Duong Hoa's son?"* Lam Mai replied: *"Don't bother entering the child. Children don't know how to speak yet. Wait. Once the house is finished, find someone to fix it. If Duong Hoa makes a fuss, just say it was because he remembered wrongly after giving birth."* Recording here, the whole courtroom was terrifyingly silent. Ha Tuan covered his face, his shoulders trembling. I looked at him, not having the slightest intention of comforting. Because he was not innocent. He had just realized that he had to pay the price. The third recording was shorter. It was the conversation between Lam Mai and Vuong Xao Tran.