Chapter 7 — The Night of Power Failure on the 17th Floor

That was indeed the iron box her mother left behind. Below the photo there is only one sentence. Where is the key, she knows. Khuong Hoa's back immediately broke into a cold sweat. Team leader Dien held the phone and looked at the number sent. Another strange number. Police Ha immediately went out to investigate. But An An's eyes always stopped on the photo. The girl suddenly raised her hand to zoom in on the photo. On the edge of the wooden table is a concave mark. That indentation is very special, like a row of small holes burned by a cigarette lighter. Khuong Hoa also saw it. Her face gradually changed. "This is the table in Luong Thua Vien's office." Captain Dien raised his eyes. "Are you sure?" Khuong Hoa nodded. "Three years ago I saw it." "He likes to rub his hair on the corner of the table, the secretary has changed the tablecloth several times but still can't cover it." An An stared at the row of small holes, suddenly said. "He hasn't moved yet." Khuong Hoa's heart tightened. She always thought that after Luong Thua Vien left the training center, he completely disappeared from her life. But right now, he seems like a nail buried in the wall. Three years passed, the plaster fell off, and he was still inside. Captain Dien stood up. "Investigate all real estate in the name of Luong Thua Vien and his relatives." "Investigate the current rental relationship of the old training center." "Also check to see if this table has appeared on the camera recently." Policeman Ha standing outside the door replied. Khuong Hoa said softly. "The key is at the bank." The room was silent for a moment. Team leader Dien turned his head to look at her. Khuong Hoa tightened her bag of documents. "After my mother passed away, I put the old set of keys she left behind in the safe." "I've never opened that iron box." "I really don't know what's inside." Captain Dien asked. "Who knew you left the keys at the bank?" Khuong Hoa shook her head. "No one." Having finished speaking, she paused again. An An slowly looked over at her. Mother and daughter remembered the words said on the phone almost at the same time. The other person not only knows the key is at the bank, but also knows which bank she remembers it being kept at. This is no longer simply a matter of watching. Someone has been following her for a long time. It's been so long that she can recall every action that she thought was covered by time. Captain Dien put the photo in the evidence bag. "Don't go to the bank for now." "The other side is waiting for you to act." Khuong Hoa asked. "If you don't go, what will you do at six o'clock?" Captain Dien said. "We will arrange forces." An An suddenly raised her head. "Can't just watch Nam Kieu bridge." Captain Dien looked at her. An An's breathing became rapid. "Last time, the person wearing the gray hat said something." "He said if Ms. Khuong refused to appear, then he would change to another place to get the key." Khuong Hoa's fingers tightened. "Where?" An An's eyes gradually turned red. "He said children still have to go to school." At that moment, outside the testimony room, urgent footsteps were heard. Policeman Ha pushed the door and walked in, his face unsightly. "Captain Dien, just received a phone call from the school." "Someone pretended to be Ms. Khuong's relative, came to school to ask for a leave of absence for An An." "The security guard said that person was wearing a gray baseball cap, and had An An's student card in his hand." 08 Khuong Hoa suddenly stood up, the chair leg scraping on the ground made a harsh sound. "The student card is in An An's bag." An An was also stunned. The girl bowed her head and searched her bag. Bag of documents, power bank, jacket, half an uneaten sandwich. No school bags. When she ran away last night, she only brought a small bag with her. The school bag is still placed next to the desk in the house. Captain Dien immediately asked police officer Ha. "Where is he?" "The school security guard felt something was wrong and told him to wait for the teacher."

"He immediately turned around and left." "The camera in front of the gate captured him getting into a black car, the license plate covered by mud." Khuong Hoa's voice was choked. "What did they come to school for?" An An slowly placed her hand on the table. The back of her hand was white to almost transparent. "They thought I was going to school." Khuong Hoa looked at her. An An said. "If we hadn't escaped, the news this morning wouldn't have spread so quickly." "If you just scared, maybe mom will take you to school first, and I'll go deal with the apartment." "They're waiting for you alone." Captain Dien looked at An An. This thirteen-year-old girl was too calm when talking. So calm that it didn't look like she was analyzing her own danger, but like she was looking back at a murder case that had ended. Khuong Hoa's heart ached. She walked over and hugged An An. "I won't let you stay alone. "An An didn't hug her back. Her eyes fell on Team Leader Dien. "Now they know you don't go to school, and they also know that the police are investigating." "The next step is definitely to force your mother to go to the bank." Team Leader Dien said in a low voice. "They can't force them." But Khuong Hoa knew, it wasn't that simple.