Chapter 5 — The House of the Past Life

During the handling process, the management board was in a hurry to settle the dispute. Without verifying the truth, they advised the litigant to apologize and apologize to Luc Tri Hanh and his family. Thach Hai was suspended from work. I stood in front of the notice board and looked for a long time. In my previous life, I prayed for a correction to the point of collapse. The management board said it would affect the renovation of the house. Residential areas say the elderly people's emotions are not good. The neighbors talked about it and that's it. In the end, all that was left was my brother's life. In this life, the black and white paper is finally pasted. But I don't feel gloating. Just feels late. Too late. Several neighbors came to my house one after another to apologize. Some people carry fruit, some people text on WeChat. “Tinh Tinh, that day I shouldn't have told your brother to go with someone else.” “We were also tricked by the old lady.” "Everyone is neighbors, don't hold grudges." I don't reply to any messages. Neighbors together. These four words from my previous life weighed me down until I couldn't breathe. They used these four words to force my brother to go upstairs. Use these four words to advise me to compensate my house. Use these four words to ask me for forgiveness. But being neighbors is never a reason for anyone to sacrifice for anyone else. Phung Thieu An's account is also finished. The platform locked his account. But he still didn't give up and opened a secondary account to post a statement. Say you only care about the elderly and weak. Say the video is misleading, but the original intention is good. As a result, the lawyer got more documents from the police. On his computer there are also several sets of "explosive civil content samples". Elderly people live alone. Bottom class women. Disabled street vendor. Shipper delivers food. Each series has a fixed narration: Few details, many emotions. The lens is close to the face, magnifying the tears. No need for complete truth, just conflict. After watching it, my stomach felt nauseous. He does not help the weak. He is choosing the bodies that are most susceptible to being set on fire as firewood. After the fire was lit, he stood by the fire counting money. Lieu Kim Chi is bad. Phung Thieu An is the more clever bad type. He turns evil into process. At dusk, when my brother came home, food in hand. Today he went to work at the company. The logistics company initially wanted to let him take a few days off, saying it was to avoid the storm. I directly told the lawyer to send the letter. The company immediately restored his position and corrected it within the internal group. When he changed his shoes, he said in a low voice: "Someone apologized to me today." I asked: “What do you say?” “I said I know.” “Don't say it's okay?” He shook his head. “I can't say it.” I laugh. “If you can't say it, don't say it.” He sat down on the sofa, tiredly rubbing the sugar. “Tinh Tinh, in the past I always felt that helping others a little more was not bad.” “Now that I think about it, there are things that really cannot be helped.” I gave him hot tea. “It's not impossible to help.” “It's impossible to help without boundaries.” He took the tea and nodded. That night, we together rearranged the old toolbox our parents left behind. Wrench, ice melter, screwdriver all still available. I fully charged the sports camera again and placed it on the top floor. My brother looked at that red charging light dot and didn't say anything for a long time. Finally he said: "He will follow me later." I said: "There's still you." 9 After the case was decided, life slowly restored its outward peaceful appearance. But I know, there are wounds that cannot heal in a day. My brother started not liking going out. Meeting people in the elevator, he will unconsciously bow his head. As soon as the phone rang, his shoulders tensed. I have seen those symptoms in my previous life. It's just that at that time I thought time would cure him. Later I found out, no. If the wound is always sprinkled with salt, it will only rot deeper. I made an appointment for psychological counseling for you. At first he refused. “You're not sick.” I said: "Even if you get bitten by a dog, you have to get vaccinated." “I was bitten by a pack of crazy dogs.” He was stunned for a long time, then finally burst out laughing. “Now I'm getting more and more comfortable with scolding people.” I went with him three times. The fourth time, he went alone. This is still important to me

more important than any judgment. Two months later, the civil lawsuit came to a conclusion. Phung Thieu An and several marketing accounts publicly apologized and compensated for loss of reputation. Large local accounts that reposted fabricated videos were also asked to delete the content and pin a correction to the top. Lieu Kim Chi's son came to me again. This time he did not bring fruit. He stood at the door of the house, his whole body looking quite haggard. “Miss On, my mother cries every day now.” I looked at him. “Who is she crying for?” His lips moved. “She said she regrets it.” I nodded. “Regret not being successful.” His face immediately turned white. I continued to say: "If I hadn't left the video, she would probably be holding my real estate certificate and laughing right now." “She won't regret it.” “She just criticized me for being too slow.” He was silent for a long time, and finally said in a low voice: "Sorry."