Chapter 7 — Two Houses and One Border

The policeman pressed his hand on the table, his voice lowered. “Don't move.” The woman on the other end of the line still hadn't discovered anything unusual and continued to speak. "Don't accept it from the sales department, just say you'll come yourself." “The apartment is in a university area, even more so.” “If she really calls the police, you just insist that the family ask about the situation, don't tell me I've already investigated.” Duong Khai immediately turned off the phone. When he raised his head, his forehead was sweating. “Wrong call.” I looked at him. "She also mentioned the university apartment, you said the call was wrong?" Duong The Xuong was also panicked. He lowered his voice and scolded Duong Khai. “Who told you to turn on speakerphone?” Duong Khai bit back. “How do you know she's calling now!” The police recorded the content just now. “Who is this Tan Phuong?” Duong Khai closed his mouth. I answered for him. "Duong Khai's wife's cousin, works at a real estate service company." "She may have come into contact with the customer's home purchase documents, and may also have obtained my information through cooperation channels." Duong Khai immediately screamed. “Don't vomit your blood!” I said: "Then explain how she knew I had two houses." He was temporarily unable to speak. Ha Ngoc Mai suddenly cried out loud. “Duong Hoa, this scandal is not good for anyone.” I don't look at her. “Since you guys came to the subsidiary, things have not been good anymore.” She covered her face. “I was also pressured by my uncle.” Duong The Xuong immediately glared at her. “Don't fall on me.” Ha Ngoc Mai was scared by him and cried even louder. "If it weren't for you saying Tieu Hoa has money, if it weren't for you saying he didn't come back, then go to the unit to stop him. Would I have followed?" My heart did not soften at all. "You guys came to stop me with debt papers, not to follow, but to do it together." Finally, Tang Kien Quoc raised his head. “Tieu Hoa, don't say such harsh words.” I looked at him. “Dad, you know the debt note is fake, right?” His lips moved. Duong The Xuong immediately interrupted. “Why is it fake, do parents raise their children for free?” I turned to the police. “I do not accept family reconciliation.” "I request that a record be made of their behavior that disrupted company order, threatened me and my friends, illegally took and spread my personal address and real estate information." Duong Khai smiled coldly. “Scare who?” “Do you think buying two houses can turn the sky upside down?” The police looked at him. “You pay attention to your attitude.” Duong Khai was not convinced, but did not dare to argue further. At this time, Manh Dao sent me a recording. She only attached one sentence. “He came looking for me again, I asked as you asked.” I turned on the speakerphone. Duong Khai's sub-account voice rang out, carrying undisguised pride. “Don't hide it anymore.” "Eight million in lottery money, a girl can't swallow it." "He won't let go, we will let the whole company know how he treats his biological parents." After the recording finished, the atmosphere in the mediation room completely changed. Ha Ngoc Mai's crying stopped. Duong Kien Quoc suddenly looked towards me. Duong The Xuong's eyes lit up. But Duong Khai's expression looked like he had just been slapped. His first reaction was not to deny that statement. Instead, he rushed over and wanted to snatch my phone. The police stopped him. “What do you do?” Duong Khai was so urgent that his voice broke. “It's collage!” I put the phone away. “Just now you said the secondary account is not yours.” He stiffened. I looked at each person present. “Three months ago, I actually won a sum of money.” "That is a lottery ticket that I bought legally, received a legal prize, paid taxes legally, and is my personal property." “I have no obligation to report to you, and I have no obligation to share with you.” Duong The Xuong immediately stood up. “You really won the big prize?” I did not answer him. Ha Ngoc Mai seemed to suddenly come to life again and rushed in front of me. “Daughter, how can you hide it from me?” “Such a big thing, how could you hide it alone?” I took a step back. “Because I know you will be like you are now.” Duong Kien Quoc was silent for a long time, then finally spoke his first complete sentence

today. "Duong Hoa, no matter how much money you have, you can't forget your roots." I looked at him, feeling cold and numb. “When I swiped thirty-two thousand for my father in the hospital, do you think I didn't forget the root?” He couldn't hold his face and turned his head away. But Duong The Xuong no longer cares about these things. He stared at me, like he was looking at a piece of meat just out of the pot. “If the money is real, then it must be made more clear today.” “Your parents raised you, and the Tang family did not mistreat you.” “This money cannot be held by you alone.” The police warned him. “This is not the place for you to divide assets.” But Duong The Xuong slowly sat back in his chair and lowered his voice. “Duong Hoa, don't be too quick to be complacent.” “Do you think we only know that you bought a house?” "The day you received your reward, we all knew who you met and which bank the money went to." 09 I looked at Duong The Xuong, my fingers tightening little by little.