Chapter 11 — When I No Longer See Them As Family

The first person to suggest was not Khuong Vi. It's Dinh Tue. Luu Van claimed that it was Dinh Tue who told Khuong Vi. She has a distant relative who specializes in this job. Extremely good workmanship, so fake that no one can tell the difference. It was also Dinh Tue who personally led Khuong Vi to find that person. The amount of 50,000 yuan she used to make fake papers was also due to her scraping up all her retirement money to pay. Luu Van also provided an extremely important detail. After holding the fake book. Dinh Tue once told her:

“Even though Khuong Nghien finds out later…”

“Then we will still bite to death and not accept it.”

"Let's just say that he gave it with his own hand, that he gave it voluntarily."

“It has no evidence.”

“And in our hands we have the 'red book'.”

“If the lawsuit is real…”

“It's not certain who wins and who loses.”

This accusation is like a thunderclap in a clear sky. It completely changed the positions of Dinh Tue and Khuong Vi in the entire case. If Luu Van's words are true. So Dinh Tue was not an accomplice instigated by his son. But the real mastermind... Hiding behind each step of the trap. The police immediately based on the clues provided by Luu Van to open a new investigation. They found a distant relative who specialized in making fake papers. That person was arrested early on. Under police interrogation, he quickly confessed. Indeed, Dinh Tue actively sought him out to make a fake certificate for the Thien Du Hoa Phu apartment. He also revealed something that surprised everyone. That year, Dinh Tue didn't just make one book. Which makes two books. One book has the name Khuong Vi. The remaining book... In the owner's section, clearly state her own name. She once told that relative:

“Son…”

“In the end, I'm still not as trustworthy as myself.”

This woman... Even her own child is planning. That news reached Khuong Vi's ears. The man still had the last bit of illusion with his biological mother... In the blink of an eye, his psychological defense completely collapsed. He covered his face and cried loudly right in front of the police interrogators. Cry like a child abandoned by the world. He began to declare frantically. Dinh Tue's entire plan. All her calculations. All the cruel words she said. Every single thing... He confessed without missing a word. Dinh Tue is lying on a hospital bed. She was wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown and her hair was messy. Lifeless eyes stared at the ceiling. The mouth mumbled something but no one heard clearly. A nurse sat next to him, expressionless, quietly peeling apples. The hospital room door was pushed open. I walked in. The nurse looked at me, then stood up, silently walked out, and carefully closed the door. Dinh Tue didn't seem to notice my arrival. Still immersed in my own world. I pulled out a chair and sat down next to the hospital bed. Say nothing. Just quietly looked at her. Look at her trying to continue acting. A long time later. I took out my phone from my pocket. Press the play button. A sharp, sour female voice rang out in the quiet room. It was a recording taken from the mahjong room. It is the voice of Dinh Tue himself. The woman lying motionless on the bed suddenly trembled violently. The eyes that had lost focus immediately shrank. She turned her head to look at me. There was no longer any madness or bewilderment in his eyes. But horror... With a bit of panic that couldn't be hidden. I don't stop. Continue opening the paragraph next recording. This time it was a man's voice carrying tears and despair. This is Khuong Vi's testimony.

“…It's my mother… it's all my mother's idea…”

“She said my sister was ungrateful and would sooner or later make things easier for outsiders.”

"She said she had to make two notebooks, one with my name on it, one with her name on it, just to be sure."

“She said it later even though I wasn't trustworthy…”

“She can still take the house book to retire…”

Dinh Tue's breathing began to quicken. The chest rose and fell violently. The mask of innocence she tried to put up... Cracks were beginning to appear. I turned off the recording. Look straight into her eyes, every word clear.

“Your beloved son…”

“It's cleared up.”

“That relative who made fake papers…”

“I also sold her out.”

“The mastermind is you.”

“Forging state agency documents, inciting others to commit crimes, and intentionally appropriating valuable property.”

“Many sins add up.”

“Dinh Tue…”

"Don't dream of getting out of prison for the rest of your life."

Fear finally appeared in her eyes. It's the kind of real fear that comes from the bottom of the heart. Not something that can be acted.

“No… not me…”

Her voice was hoarse and trembling.

"It's Khuong Vi... he forced me..."

She still tried to struggle one last time. Still want to push responsibility to others. I laughed coldly to the extreme.

“Still acting?”

"No problem."

“I came today…”

“It was to make her completely hopeless.”

I stood up and walked closer to the hospital bed. Bend down next to her ear. Use a voice that only the two of us can hear, whispering softly.

“I forgot to tell you something.”

“The baby in Luu Van's belly…”

“Not Khuong Vi's child.”

“I have already sent it to the investigator.”