Chapter 8 — This House, I Will Not Give Up

Below are clearly printed lines, stating the case number, the address of the sealed real estate, the reason is the dispute related to the intentional transfer of common property in marriage, and suspicion of loan fraud. The sealing period is two years, during this time, any organization or individual is not allowed to arbitrarily transfer, appropriate or use. Finally, there is the round red seal of the court. Chu Kien Quoc stood still, the keys in his hand "clicked" and fell to the ground.

“What… what is this?” His lips trembled, he leaned closer to look, his eyes seemed to bulge.

Ton Mai, who was superstitious about disaster lawsuits, as soon as she saw the word "court" her legs softened, she stepped back and almost sat down on the ground.

"Kinh Quoc... is this fake? Who is this unethical, using the name of the court to scare people?" Her voice was high-pitched, mixed with a bit of panic.

“Fake what?” Vuong Wei stood behind and stepped forward, reached out to touch the paper, his fingertips touched the embossed seal, then glanced at the seal on the lock, his face immediately turned pale, "This seal couldn't be more real. Look, even the lock core has been changed."

I stood in the hallway, clearly seeing everything happening before my eyes. Hao Hao raised his head to look at Chu Kien Quoc, for the first time a trace of coldness appeared in his eyes.

“Dad, didn't you say this house is as solid as nails, just need someone to move in first and it's done?”

That sentence was like a slap, hitting him straight in the face. Chu Kien Quoc's neck stiffened, his lips moved but he couldn't say a sentence. He just bent down to pick up the keys, frantically reaching out to tear the seal. The seal had just been scratched with a small scratch— A middle-aged man in uniform walked out from the corner of the stairs.

“What are you doing!”

His voice was low, he walked quickly, raised his hand to block.

"The assets have been sealed by the court. Breaking the seal arbitrarily is a violation of the law. Do you want to get sued?"

Chu Kien Quoc was startled and his hand immediately retracted. Hao Hao quickly smiled wryly:

"Comrade, is there some mistake? We are the landlord's family, today we came to move things in. My wife is still pregnant..."

He pulled Chu Diem forward. Only now did Chu Diem regain his composure, his delicate makeup was pale.

"That's right, we are family members, so why aren't you allowed in? This is my brother's wedding house."

The employee looked at them coldly and took out his business card.

"The owner on paper is To Niem. The case was brought by her. The decision is sealed here, on the door is the notice. If you want to ask, go to court to do the procedures, don't stand here and cause trouble."

I saw their faces change little by little.

“To… who?” Chu Diem blurted out.

Then she realized it herself. The name that they used to call with disdain— Now it's on paper, cold and unfamiliar. The hallway was silent. Chu Kien Quoc stood there, as if someone had hit him in the head with a stick, his face turning white. He suddenly turned his head to look towards the elevator, his eyes full of caution. At that moment— The elevator door opened. I walked out. She was wearing a loose beige dress, her belly was slightly protruding, and her feet were wearing flat shoes. No makeup. But I have never felt so calm. I held the file bag and walked towards them step by step. With each step, their eyes changed. From contempt. Come to doubt. Then panic.

“You come What?"

The mother-in-law spoke first, her voice was high-pitched but clearly showing her guilt.

"This house has already been said to be for your younger brother to live in, but you still make a fuss, report to the police, go to court, don't you feel embarrassed?"

I don't look at her. I stood in front of the door, half a step away from the seal. Open the file bag, take out the papers, and give them to the court staff.

“Hello, I am plaintiff To Niem. Today I came to supplement the documents as requested.”

My voice was very calm. So calm that... even I felt strange. The staff received the documents, looked them over and nodded.

“Basic procedures are enough. When there is a trial schedule, we will notify.”

He turned to them:

“If you want to find out, let defendant Chu Khai come to court. For now, I request everyone to leave here and not hinder the execution."

“Chu Kai?”

Chu Diem was startled.

“Where is my brother? Yesterday you said you would come today, why can't you call now?"

Another voice rang out.

"We couldn't call because you were under our control."

I turned my head to look. A thin criminal police officer stepped out, holding up his business card.

“He is suspected of loan fraud. We have brought it back for investigation, but it has now been transferred to criminal detention."

The sentence was like a thunderclap. The whole hallway was silent. Chu Diem's legs were weak, he almost fell down, and had to cling to the person next to him. My mother-in-law said: “Police… you guys are wrong, right? My son is a decent person, why would he cheat? He just borrowed some money from the bank to help his sister do business..." The police officer said coldly:

“You can go to the police station to find out. Initially verified, he clearly knew that the 'Van Tuc Tieu Truc' project had signs of illegally raising capital, but still used fake purposes to mortgage loans and support money transfers. This is no longer about ‘borrowing some money’.”

“The determination of guilt will be decided by the investigation process and the court.”

Hao Hao's face turned pale and cold sweat broke out.

“Comrade… that matter is still being handled, we… we didn't mean to…”

The police's eyes stopped on him.

“Hao Hao, you are also on the investigation list. The two of you prepare documents and work together."

Chu Diem trembled, her lipstick was bitten and smudged.

“Why was my brother arrested? Isn't it said that as long as your family has your back, the money will be compensated sooner or later?" Her voice trembled, "And whoever gets in first is the owner... what is it now?"

The last sentence was almost shouted directly at Chu Kien Quoc's face. But he couldn't say a word. All my life I've been used to giving orders, used to imposing, and have never considered the law.