Chapter 4 — The Rain Stops, I Also Awake From Dreaming

“They left you behind and had an accident?” I replied once. The nurse scolded in a low voice: "Deserve it." She quickly realized she was still working, and said again: "Don't get excited, let's treat your wound first." I closed my eyes, but in my mind the image of Tham Hao closing the car door kept flashing. After three years of marriage, the first time he attacked was neither pushing nor breaking things. It's about kicking me out of the car on the highway. It was not a temporary impulse. In his heart, he was sure that I did not dare to resist. The ambulance started. The car body vibrates. It hurt so much that I took a deep breath. The police officer sitting next to him continued to ask: "License plate number." I read it out. “Whose name is the car registered in?” “My name.” His pen stopped. “Your name?” “I paid half of the car purchase price, the loan was always paid by me, and the car was also registered in my name.” I smiled faintly. “Tham Hao said the procedure would be convenient.” The police officer did not comment, only asked: "Has he been drinking?" "Are not." “Is there any other luggage in the car?” “My computer bag is in the back.” “Inside are company documents and a portable hard drive.” “On the hard drive there are records of transfers from several years ago along with a backup of the cameras in the house.” The policeman raised his head. “Indoor cameras?” My throat is dry. “The living room has a camera.” "At first, Phuong Mai said she was afraid that outsiders would come into the house and steal things, so she insisted on installing it." “After that she scolded me, broke my things, forced me to hand over my salary card, all of which were returned.” “She didn't know I synced to the cloud.” The policeman's eyes looking at me changed. “You just recuperate first.” “If you want to prosecute, we will help fix evidence.” I said softly: "I want to prosecute." When those four words were spoken, the rock that had been pressing in my chest for three years seemed to have been lifted to a corner. When the ambulance arrived at the hospital, it was not yet dawn. The emergency room is brightly lit. I was wheeled into the processing room. The doctor examined the calves and knees and took x-rays. The bones were not broken, but the ligaments were sprained, the soft tissue was widely bruised, and the palms and arms had many scratches. The doctor said: “At least two weeks of rest.” “If she had been discovered a little later tonight, she could have been in serious danger of hypothermia.” I looked at the words on the medical record. Abandoned on the highway. Suspected domestic violence. The doctor told the nurse to bring clothes and hot water. I had just finished changing into the patient's clothes when Phuong Mai's screams suddenly rang out in the hallway. "Doctor!" “My chest hurts!” “I'm so angry with my daughter-in-law that I'm about to have a heart attack!” The paper cup in my hand stopped in mid-air. The nurse frowned. “Is it her again?” The emergency room curtain was yanked open. Tham Hao's face was covered with gauze and there were blood stains on his temple. Seeing me sitting on the hospital bed, he was stunned at first, then his eyes immediately became fierce. “Manh Duong.” “Do you still have face to be here?” Before I could speak, the police officer next to me stood up from his chair. “Mr. Tham Hao.” “Just in time, we are also waiting for you.” Tham Hao's face turned pale. “What are you waiting for me to do?” The policeman closed his notebook. “About you being suspected of leaving injured people on the highway and sabotaging other people's communication equipment.” “Please
Coordinate investigation.” Phuong Mai's crying in the hallway suddenly stopped. 06 Tham Hao quickly reacted. He hid the panic on his face, changing it into a look like he was being wronged. “Comrade police, this is just a husband and wife arguing.” “Is it as serious as you say?” Phuong Mai leaned on the wall and walked in. On her forehead was a small piece of gauze, her lips were white, but her eyes were still firm. “That's right.” “This is our family affair.” "He got angry and got out of the car himself." I raised my head to look at her. “I get off the bus myself?” Phuong Mai immediately said: "At that time, you kept causing trouble and insisted on reporting to the police." “We can't stop it.” “You even cursed us into having an accident.” Tham Hao continued: "My mother's health is not good, her anger causes her chest to swell." “I just stopped the car to let her calm down.” “Who would have thought she fell on her own.” Listening to the two of them tossing and turning, I suddenly wanted to laugh. It turns out that when people are shameless, even cameras on a rainy night dare to open their eyes and lie. The policeman was not led by them. He calmly asked, “If she got out of the car on her own, why did you take her phone and throw it out?” The corner of Tham Hao's mouth stiffened. “I didn't.” “She dropped the phone herself.” I looked over at the policeman. “The phone was put in a sealed bag.” “The location found was at the foot of the railing.” “There must be his fingerprints on it.” Tham Hao suddenly looked at me. “Manh Duong, do you have to go to the extreme?” I said: "The person who does everything to the point of being completely emotional is not me." Phuong Mai started hugging her breasts again. “Oh, I can't breathe.” “Shen Hao, mother is not alive anymore.” “At my age, my daughter-in-law still took me to the police station.”