Chapter 16 — There Are Wounds That Only Truth Can Heal

Bring a little surprise.

"Co Van Ninh?"

"Lawyer Liu."

"I have a case."

"I want to ask you for help."

"Do you have time today?"

Lawyer Luu. The most famous marriage and family lawyer in the city. Three years ago. A customer comes to buy medicine. While chatting. She reminded her daughter that she was a lawyer specializing in divorce cases. I conveniently saved the phone number. Until today... I really need it again.

"Two o'clock in the afternoon."

"Come to my office."

Exactly two o'clock in the afternoon. I brought my portfolio with me. Go to lawyer Luu's office. She carefully looked at each document. Turn each page. Read very carefully. After watching. She raised her head. Behind glasses. His eyes remained calm like those of a lawyer. But mixed in... Is a bit of undisguised admiration.

"All of this..."

"Are you investigating yourself?"

"I investigated myself."

"How long will it take?"

"Eighteen days."

Lawyer Luu pushed the file towards me. Lean back in your chair. Fingers tapping on the table.

"You know..."

"In all this evidence."

"What is the strongest thing?"

"Report of Doan Kim Ba."

"Not only that."

Lawyer Luu shook his head.

"Strongest..."

"That's what he wrote."

'The person who asked to do the procedure was brought by a person called the daughter-in-law of the Ha family.'

She stopped for a moment.

"If you can find your old neighbor."

"The person who introduced Doan Kim Ba."

"Let them come forward and confirm..."

"That woman is your mother-in-law."

"The chain of evidence..."

"It will be complete."

I nodded.

"Doan Kim Ba said."

"That person has moved to the southern area."

Lawyer Luu immediately spoke.

"Tell him to take you to find him."

I immediately wrote this step into my plan. She continued.

"One more thing."

"Tran Quoc Binh's accident."

"Up to now, the culprit has not been found."

"That itself..."

"It was a breaking point."

"If your mother-in-law is really involved."

"Just need the police to reopen the investigation file."

"The whole incident..."

"It will enter a completely different phase."

"I don't have direct evidence yet."

"Only the contents of Trieu Boi Dao's letter."

Lawyer Luu calmly replied.

"Plus the whole timeline."

"Enough to recommend that the investigation agency consider reopening the case."

"Once the file is opened."

"Your mother-in-law's side..."

"It will be chaotic."

I quietly memorized every word. A moment later. Lawyer Luu looked at me.

"And the divorce thing."

"What are you planning to do now?"

"I want to clarify everything."

"Then decide."

She looked at me for a long time.

"Just start these procedures."

"The marital relationship between the two..."

"There will be no turning back."

"I know."

Lawyer Luu took off his glasses. Place on the table. His voice also sounded less businesslike.

"For eighteen days."

"You alone investigated all that."

"Aren't you devastated?"

I smiled softly. The smile is very faint.

"There's no time to fall apart."

Lawyer Luu was silent for a few seconds. Then slowly put the glasses back on.

"So let's talk about costs."

Leave the lawyer's office. It's still morning. It's rush hour outside on the street. Crowd of people. Vehicles followed each other. Noisy and bustling. I stood on the side of the road for a while. Then text Lam Tinh.

"Found a lawyer."

"The next step is to ask Doan Kim Ba to take me to meet my neighbor that year."

"Let her confirm her identity."

Lam Tinh answered immediately.

"Things are moving really fast."

"You're fine right?"

"Nien Niem will still stay at my house tonight?"

"One more night."

"I'll come pick you up tomorrow."

I drove back to the pharmacy. Complete processing of import orders after 2:00 p.m. Turn off the office lights. Then step outside. Tieu Tang is changing shoes in front of the door. She laughed.

"See you tomorrow."

After speaking, he left. The pharmacy became quiet. There was only the sound of the temperature and humidity meter in the medicine warehouse quietly beeping. The red number on the screen keeps flashing. The humidity tonight... I stood in front of the counter. Look closely at the medicine boxes on the wall. All shapes and sizes. All colors available. It's been twelve years. From a small shop where there was only me. Going to three pharmacy chains like today. There hasn't been a year... I'm not on my own. My mother-in-law chose my name. Because you think... I'm someone who's easy to bully. She never understood me. The next morning. I contacted Doan Kim Ba. Please help me find my neighbor who has moved to the southern area. At first he was hesitant. But in the end still agreed. That person's name is Trieu Hoa Lan. Over sixty years old. Moved in with my daughter. Recent years. The two still keep in touch occasionally. We arranged to meet in front of a park in the southern area. Kim Ba's group arrived first. Stand and wait. He just nodded slightly. Trieu Hoa Lan lives in a residential area next to the park. Doan Kim Ba called. A moment later. She went down. Wear sunscreen. Carry a mesh bag filled with vegetables. Maybe just got back from the market. She looked at Doan Kim Ba. Then looked at me. Stand still.

"Ms. Trieu."

Doan Kim Ba spoke up.

"This person..."

"Are you familiar?"

Trieu Hoa Lan looked at me from head to toe.