Chapter 2 — The Night Before Exam Day

He saw Ms. Tan and immediately bowed his head. "Miss, I'm just afraid that Manh Chi lost it." Ms. Tan was cold. "Then give it back to her now." Tham Chu didn't move. Duong Tue spoke first. "Miss, there's no need to make such a fuss about things between children." Ms. Tan looked at her. "If you take the exam papers and don't return them, it's no longer a matter between children." The smile on Duong Tue's face couldn't be kept anymore. My father glared at me. "Don't apologize to Tham Chu yet." My mother also pulled my sleeve. "Chi Chi, the exam is tomorrow, don't make trouble anymore." I looked at them. There was no surprise in my heart. From childhood to adulthood, whenever Tham Chu and I had an argument, the wrong person was always me. Tham Chu said I was quiet, my father told girls to be a bit more active. Tham Chu said it was too far for me to take the exam for Kinh Thi University. My mother said he wanted the best for me. Tham Chu took my exam notice, they still said he wanted the best for me. I pulled back my sleeve. "Dad, where is the household registration book?" My dad's face turned black. "You explain everything clearly first." "Everything is very clear." I pointed at Tham Chu. "He took my exam notice and citizen ID card without my consent, and now refuses to return it." Tham Chu raised his head, his eyes slightly red. "Manh Chi, do you have to say that to me?" Ha Vu Vi did not know when he had arrived. stand behind the crowd. She whispered: "It might be a misunderstanding, Tham Chu is not that kind of person." I turned my head to look at her. “You did it again.” She bit her lip. I took out my phone and pressed open the recording. Tham Chu's words "now it's in my hands" came out from the speaker. Everyone in the hallway was silent. My father's face changed. Duong Tue immediately shouted: "This is a collage!" Ms. Tan took the phone back. "Whether it's cut or not, let's call the police." Tham Chu's throat moved. Duong Tue grabbed his arm tightly. "Tham Chu, give her the things!" But Tham Chu didn't let go. He stared at me, his voice so low that only a few people standing nearby could hear it. "Manh Chi, if you get it back today, you may not be able to enter the exam room smoothly tomorrow." I looked at him. This statement is very light. But the phone is still recording. I didn't remind him. Ms. Tan's face completely darkened. "Tham Chu, what did you just say?" Tham Chu stiffened. Duong Tue also stiffened. Ms. Tan directly dialed 110. "I want to report to the police, there are students who have their university entrance exam papers kept, and are also being threatened with the exam." My father finally panicked. "Teacher, it's not that bad!" Ms. Tan looked at him. "Mr. Manh, your daughter's university exam tomorrow, do you still think it's not that bad?" My father opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word. At this moment, the class head led the security guard over. "What's going on?" Ms. Tan played the recording for the teacher to listen to. The headmaster's face changed immediately. The teacher looked at Tham Chu. "Give me the papers." Tham Chu gritted his teeth. "Teacher, I really don't have any malicious intentions." The head of the class held out his hand. "I don't listen to the explanation, give it here." Tham Chu's knuckles clutching his file bag turned white. Duong Tue frantically tried to pry his hand away. "Give it to him!" Finally, he threw the file bag at my feet. "Okay, give it back." The file bag fell to the ground. My exam notice slipped out. There is a crease on it. I bent down to pick it up. Citizen identification card is still there. The homework pen is still there. Only one photo is missing. That's the backup card photo used when registering. Ms. Tan checked again. "Where is the photo?" Tham Chu turned away. "I don't know." I looked at him. "You don't know?" Duong Tue immediately said: "It's just a photo, it won't affect the exam." Ms. Tan said coldly: "Backup photos are used for test cases."

Unexpected investigation, who told you it wouldn't affect her? Tham Chu's face turned slightly pale. The head of the block looked at the security guard. "Please come into the office first." Tham Chu suddenly stared at me. Those eyes were not like the childhood friend I knew. It's more like the shadow standing outside the clay oven in the dream. He laughed. "Manh Chi, do you think you've won if you get your exam notice back?" I didn't say anything. He took out his phone from his pocket and dialed a few times. The next second, my phone vibrated. A photo was sent. In the photo, the photo of my backup card had an X drawn with a red pen. Below is just one line of text. "Go to the old Ha Tay brick factory before 7 a.m. tomorrow, otherwise you won't be able to meet the person you want to meet in the exam room."04The red X on that photo was like a knife slashing my eye. My fingertips were cold, but I didn't immediately look up to look at Tham Chu. I gave the phone to Ms. Tan. Ms. Tan just glanced at her and her face changed. Tham Chu still stood still, the corner of his lips carrying a very faint smile. The homeroom teacher grabbed his shoulder tightly. "Hand over the phone." Tham Chu did not resist. He passed the phone over, his voice very calm. "Teacher, that message was not sent by me." I raised my eyes to look at him.