Chapter 16 — Two Houses and One Border

"This isn't something you guys can erase after crying for a few hours." On the other end of the screen, no one spoke anymore. Director Chu coughed. “Let's come here for today.” “In the future, the police station and lawyers should handle it how they should handle it.” What else does Duong The Xuong want to say? The people from the town police station took a look at him. “You guys should stop spreading private news.” “If you continue to cause trouble, your nature will change.” After the video ended, I sat on the chair, my shoulders slowly relaxing. Manh Dao gave me a glass of water. I took it, my fingers were still cold. In less than ten minutes, the police called. "We have already compared Luong Duyet's number." “That's right, the customer manager of the bank where your bonus money goes into your account.” “She is working now.” I asked: "Can I ask now?" “We will contact the person in charge of the bank.” “Don't contact her privately.” I say okay. But as soon as the phone hung up, a message from Luong Duyet was sent. “Miss Duong, is it okay to talk for a moment?” I looked at that text and didn't answer. She sent it again. “About the misunderstanding on your family's part, I can explain.” Misread. She called the disclosure of eight million seven hundred and sixty thousand a misunderstanding. I took a screenshot and sent it to lawyer Tham. Lawyer Tham only answered one question. “Let her say it in words.” I followed. “Please explain directly in words.” The chat frame continuously shows typing. After a long time, Luong Duyet sent a message. “There are some things that are not convenient to say in words.” I laugh. Inconvenience has never been true. But it's inconvenient to leave evidence. I answered her. “Then wait for the police and bank compliance department to show up and then talk.” This time, she didn't reply. At 6:30 p.m., the police informed me that the bank agreed to coordinate the investigation at 9:00 a.m. the next morning. As soon as I breathed a sigh of relief, the backup phone lit up again. Strange number sent a photo. In the photo, Luong Duyet stands at the back door of the bank, facing a man. Man wearing hat, blurred profile. But I have seen the gold watch on his hand. At Duong Khai's wedding party, Duong The Xuong wore it to invite drinks. There is also a sentence below the photo. “Do you think only the bank knows your money?” “Your eldest uncle knows it sooner than you think.” I enlarged the photo. In her hand, Luong Duyet held a parchment bag. Duong The Xuong's hand reached over. I stared at the photo, my breasts slowly tightening. It turns out there's more than just one route to the leak. It's that someone started spreading the net from the very beginning. Every step after I won, it was like they were holding a flashlight. 17 At eight forty the next morning, lawyer Tham and I went to the bank. Manh Dao accompanied me to the door, but did not go inside. She said she waited outside. The bank lobby is still quiet as before. The number calling at the counter rang out one by one. No one knows that what is about to be revealed here may be even more unsightly than my family's drama. The person who welcomed us was the branch manager, surnamed Khuu. As soon as he opened his mouth, he was very polite. “Ms. Duong, we extremely value our customers' privacy.” I placed the screenshot of Luong Duyet's message on the table. “Then please explain first why she said it was a misunderstanding from my family.” The smile on Director Khuu's face stiffened. He turned his head to look at Luong Duyet. Luong Duyet sat next to him, eyes red, fingers twisted together. She no longer looked leisurely when she gave me the tissue that day. The police were also present. He opened his notebook. “Luong Duyet, have you ever contacted Duong Hoa's father, Duong Kien Quoc, without Duong Hoa himself's consent?” Luong Duyet's lips turned white. “There is a connection.” The meeting room immediately became quiet. Director Khuu's face darkened. “Luong Duyet, think carefully before speaking.” Luong Duyet raised her head to look at him, her eyes suddenly filled with resentment. “I thought it over carefully.” “After the customer had a large sum of money in their account, the branch asked us to take care of high-value customers.” "At that time, Ms. Duong refused to notify her family members and also refused to introduce asset management products." “But in the lake

Her old card had her father's phone number on it." “At that time I thought, just to confirm the family situation a little bit.” Lawyer Tham asked: "You confirmed the family situation, why did you say the after-tax number eight million seven hundred sixty thousand?" Luong Duyet bowed his head. “I missed my words.” I looked at her. “It was not a mistake.” “You gave the money in my account to someone who was not authorized by me.” Tears fell from her eyes. “At that time, the pressure on me was huge.” “Leaders push targets every day.” “I thought her father knew that he could advise her to become a property manager.” I asked: "So for the sake of spending, you told my father about my money." She didn't answer. That's the answer. The police continued to ask. “What is the vellum paper bag in the photo?” Luong Duyet suddenly raised his head. “What photo?” I pushed the photo sent by an unknown number last night. She just took a look and her face immediately changed.