Chapter 13 — Trust is not for others to take advantage of

Conclusion of asset valuation. Trieu Khai Thanh's defense lawyer said that initially, he was given the right to hold the key by the company, so his access to the apartment was based on work. Subsequent actions are only due to limited legal awareness. Therefore, I hope the court will consider reducing the penalty. Hearing the four words "limited legal awareness", my fingers gently tightened on my knees. To the point of knowing how to fake signatures. To the point of knowing how to bypass the company's system. To the point of knowing how to use his cousin's account to receive money. Co Man's lawyer said that she had just had a wedding, was mentally disturbed, and did many things according to her husband's arrangements, so her level of participation was not high. The prosecutor asked Co Man:

"Do you know that the owner of the apartment is Tham Tri Nghi?"

Co Man bowed his head.

"Do you know that in the WeChat group, Tham Tri Nghi clearly announced not to open the cabinet in the office, not to move property?"

"So why did you still take the jade necklace, projector and other assets with you?"

Co Man was silent for a long time. Finally said:

"I thought she was just scaring us."

Trieu Khai Thanh also admitted that the rental contract and power of attorney were both fake. But he still tried to explain.

"I didn't really intend to swindle Mr. Trinh's money."

"I'm just going to use it temporarily and return it later."

The prosecutor asked:

"So why isn't the account receiving the money the company's account?"

Trieu Khai Thanh replied:

"Because I'm afraid the company will know."

"Why are you afraid the company will know?"

Trieu Khai Thanh no longer responded. It's my turn to present. I stood up.

"I handed over the apartment's key and temporary password to Hang Thanh Real Estate for the purpose of taking photos, cleaning and showing guests the house."

"The agreement clearly states: it is forbidden to enter the house, it is forbidden to change the locks and it is forbidden to hand over the key to a third person."

"When I returned from a business trip, I discovered that Trieu Khai Thanh had turned my new house into a wedding room, brought relatives in, organized wedding-related activities and arbitrarily changed the locks, making it impossible for me to enter my house."

"After the first police report, the police made a report at the scene, requiring them to leave the apartment before nine o'clock the next morning."

"But not only did they not leave, they continued to change the password, and at the same time asked me to compensate for the so-called wedding losses."

"I made a clear announcement in the WeChat group that the assets in the office cabinets all have invoices, serial numbers and surveillance cameras, requesting that the cabinets not be opened, moved or sold."

"That same day, they still pried open the closet to take property, and forged my authorization letter and signature to let someone else rent the apartment and receive the money."

I stopped for a moment. Then looked towards Trieu Khai Thanh.

"From start to finish..."

"...this incident had many opportunities to stop."

"But they..."

"...never stopped."

The judge asked me:

"Do you accept reconciliation?"

Co Man immediately raised his head. Tears fell immediately.

"Tham Tri Nghi, we have already apologized and agreed to compensate, what else do you want?"

The judge tapped his gavel.

"The defendant should pay attention to maintaining order in the courtroom."

Co Man trembled and sobbed. Trieu Khai Thanh still bowed his head. Gray face. I don't look at them again. In My heart is strangely peaceful. They used to think... I would be afraid of trouble. Fear of losing face. Afraid of making a big deal. But now... Every piece of evidence has appeared in court. Troublesome... The results are out. It's their part. As for the incident... It's big enough already. Before the criminal case was sentenced, the civil lawsuit opened a mediation session first. Defendants include Hang Thanh Real Estate, Trieu Khai Thanh and Co Man. Hang Thanh Real Estate sent the regional director surnamed Dang and a legal lawyer to attend. As soon as he sat down, Mr. Dang said:

"Miss Tham, the company is willing to compensate for reasonable damages, but the amount you request is too high."

I pushed the damage statistics in front of him.

"If any amount is too high, just point it out."

He flipped through a few pages.

"Does the mattress need to be replaced? Intensive cleaning can also handle it."

I placed the appraisal report in front of him.

"The stain had penetrated deep inside, and the mattress had been used by someone else for a long time. The inspection unit recommended replacing it."

He continued flipping.

"The cost to repair the foundation wall is 19,000 yuan, this price..."

I also included the construction unit's price quote along with the original repair contract.

"Artistic cement coating and that batch of materials have been discontinued. If you want to repair it, you can only redo the entire wall."

Mr. Dang's face became more and more unsightly. The legal lawyer spoke up:

"The hotel cost is 9,400 yuan, at that time you can completely stay with relatives or friends."

Lawyer Tran looked at him.

"Reasonable accommodation expenses incurred due to the house being illegally occupied by someone else, my client has the right to claim compensation based on the actual invoice."

"She has no obligation to stay with relatives to reduce costs for the infringing party."

The legal lawyer immediately fell silent. Mr. Dang said:

"And notary fees and lawyer fees..."

Attorney Tran directly opened the dispute resolution clause in the key retention authorization agreement.

"All reasonable costs incurred in the process of protecting rights due to breach of contract are borne by the violating party."

"Your company's seal is still here."

Mr. Dang turned to look at Ha Minh. Today Ha Minh was also asked to be present to coordinate. He sat in the corner of the room, his face gray. Initially, Hang Thanh Real Estate intended to push all responsibility to Trieu Khai Thanh. Lawyer Tran only asked three questions.

"Who signed the key retention authorization agreement?"