Chapter 25 — Transfer Rate Changed

The person who opened the door was Tran Ngoc Lan. As soon as she saw me, she tried to slam the door, but the police promptly stopped her.

“We came to investigate in accordance with the legal process, we hope you will cooperate.”

Tran Ngoc Lan screamed: "Khuong Ninh, you haven't sent my son to jail enough, now you're coming to ransack my house?" I didn't go in, just stood outside the door. That room, the living room, was still dark, the flowers on the tea table had been replaced, and the wedding photos on the wall had been taken down, leaving a pale space. The safe was opened, inside were red books, gold bars, and several files. At the bottom is a copy of my father's hospital admission certificate. Besides the original, there is also an edited version. The police finished checking: "There are signs of falsified documents." Tran Ngoc Lan's legs softened and she fell to the floor: "I don't know, I don't know anything." Liu Tieu Man stood next to me and whispered softly: "Doctor Khuong, stop looking at her." I kept my eyes glued to the original paper. In the past, my father signed a priority agreement to arrange for me to transfer back after completing the support period. Yet, Co Thua blatantly changed it to agreeing to give me support at the LONG-TERM grassroots level. Seven years. Those two words "long-term" are like rusty hooks, tearing at the heart. I returned the copy to the police. Tran Ngoc Lan suddenly crawled over and hugged my leg tightly: "Khuong Ninh, I was wrong. Please forgive Co Thua. He can't go to jail, his life will be ruined." I bent down to look at her.

“My father's life also ended very early.”

Her cries fell silent. I pulled my foot out: "Don't beg me. Go and beg the law." The day Co Thua was officially prosecuted, the mediation period at the Civil Affairs Department still had three days left. He applied to meet me. At first I didn't intend to go, but the female disciplinary team officer said: "He agrees to confess all the details of manipulating the list in the past, but requires your presence." Liu Tieu Man objected vehemently: "He's trying to use words to hurt you." I said: “Then listen one last time.” In the audience room, Co Thua was skinny and had stubble. Seeing me, he still habitually raised his hand to adjust his collar, but when he encountered empty space, he suddenly remembered that he was no longer wearing a suit.

“Khuong Ninh.”

I sat down: "Say it." He smiled bitterly: "Even now you don't even want to say a superfluous sentence to me?"

"You've never said a word to me honestly."

He lowered his head and spoke after a while: "The first time I changed the list, it was because I was afraid you would come back. At that time, I had just entered the core group of the Emergency Department. If you came back, everyone would know that the person who should have gone to the countryside that year was me." The female disciplinary team officer busily took notes.

“What about the second time?” I asked.

“The second time was because of Van Tinh.” After he finished speaking, he added another sentence, "It's also for myself. Her father can help me consider the position of vice dean, I don't want to miss this opportunity."

“What about the accusation?”

He closed his eyes: "I don't want things to end up like this. I just want you to postpone accepting the job, wait for the reconciliation period to end, you will lose your job and your house, maybe you will come back to beg me." I stared at him. Looking at him, I suddenly felt that this statement was even lighter All evil things combined.

"Co Thua, until now you still have the illusion that if I leave you, I won't be able to live."

He looked up suddenly, his eyes showing impatience: "Khuong Ninh, I know my mistake. Please withdraw the complaint against my mother, I will take all responsibility on myself. The house will be left to you, and all savings will be left to you."