Chapter 6 — There Is Light At The End Of The Road

I immediately understood what Truong Thanh meant.

"I understand."

"Uncle Truong, I leave this matter entirely to you."

"Don't worry."

Leave the lawyer's office. The sunlight outside is just beautiful. But my mood... Is no longer as relieved as yesterday. I know... A real battle... Just begun. In the days that followed, my phone was almost burned out by calls. Luc Triet, Vuong Cam, and all his relatives. One person after another took turns calling and texting me. The content also only revolves around a few of those types. First, Vuong Cam cursed and scolded me for being ungrateful and stubborn, sooner or later I would face retribution. Next are Luc Triet's words of repentance. He said he knew it was wrong. Please forgive me. Begging me to give him another chance. He said he told To Van to go through the divorce proceedings. As long as I nod... He will immediately return to me. He said... He can't live without me. Reading those messages... I just feel nauseous. I blocked all of their phone numbers one by one. Finally... The world is quiet again. I started dealing with the house and car. I asked Kieu Na to find a company to change the locks and change all the locks in the house. Then contact a used car purchasing unit and sell the BMW X5 directly. The selling price is one million two hundred thousand yuan. Money is transferred to your account the same day. I transferred that amount of money to Truong Thanh as lawyer fees. Got everything resolved. I treat myself to a vacation. Kieu Na and I flew to Sanya. We need sunlight. Need the beach. And need the sound of waves. On to the third day in Sanya. I received a phone call from Truong Thanh. His voice sounded very excited.

"Du Du, there's good news."

"I asked someone to check the books of Luc Triet company for the last three years."

"There was a huge discovery."

"Three million yuan after being transferred to the company account..."

"In just one month, it was transferred out in batches, a total of two million eight hundred thousand yuan."

"Receiving account..."

"In the name of To Van."

My heart suddenly pounded.

"That's right." Truong Thanh continued. "You can also check the spending history of this account."

"Two million eight hundred thousand yuan..."

"Not a single penny was used for treatment like they said."

"She used that money to buy a luxury apartment in the city center."

"It's a luxury apartment with an entire floor."

"Just two months ago."

"On the certificate of ownership..."

"Just write her name."

I held the phone, stood on the hotel balcony, looking at the deep blue sea in the distance. The sea breeze blows, bringing with it a light salty taste. Suddenly... I burst out laughing. You two are very good. Don't you two really want a house? So I'll see... Whether you two can keep that house or not.

"Uncle Truong."

I spoke into the phone.

"Get ready."

"Send a letter to the lawyer."

"I will sue both of them."

"Crime of fraud."

"Crime of misappropriation of property."

"And the act of dispersing assets illegally."

"What they swallowed..."

"I'll catch them..."

"Release cleanly."

"Both principal and interest."

A week later, I returned from Sanya. The skin is tanned, healthy and honey-colored, and the mood is completely relaxed. As for Luc Triet and To Van, they received a lawyer's letter from Truong Thanh sent it. Appointment mediation is held in a private room of the coffee shop. When I arrived, they were already there. Luc Triet looks much more haggard, with stubble and sunken eye sockets. To Van sat next to him, dressed simply, with no makeup on her face, but her pitiful and weak appearance was even more obvious. Opposite them was a very young lawyer. As soon as he saw me walk in, Luc Triet's eyes immediately lit up. He stood up and was about to walk towards me. I didn't look at him, went straight to sit down next to Truong Thanh.

"Uncle Truong, let's start. I don't have much time."

Truong Thanh nodded and cleared his throat slightly.

"Mr. Luc, Ms. To and the lawyer representing them. Today I invited everyone here to conduct mediation before going to court regarding the requests that my client, Ms. Tham Du, has made."

"My client's request is very simple. First, ask Mr. Luc Triet to immediately refund the three million yuan that Ms. Tham Du 'invested' three years ago, along with all the interest generated in the past three years."

"Second, request Ms. To Van to immediately return the apartment in the Star Bay area in the city center that was purchased with that same money, because the money used to buy this apartment originated from illegally obtained assets."