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CH\u01af\u01a0NG 21\n <\/h2><\/p>\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, ng\u00e2y ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ed3i l\u00e2u. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i truy\u1ec1n v\u00e0o tai l\u00e0 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng:\n\n“Ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n, anh c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i?”\n\nY nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Commus \u0111ang n\u1eeda qu\u1ef3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh. M\u00e1i t\u00f3c ng\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eaft g\u1ecdn quanh n\u0103m c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0i qua v\u00e0nh tai m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00e0u xanh l\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 s\u00f3i hoang c\u00f3 l\u1eabn ch\u00fat t\u01a1 m\u00e1u, n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t tr\u1ea7m t\u0129nh n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1.\n\nTh\u1eadt y\u00ean \u1eafng.\n\nKh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng l\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3i li\u00ean mi\u00ean trong \u0111\u1ea7u, l\u00fac n\u00e0y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 Commus \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean tr\u1ea7m \u1ed5n v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng tin h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 “im l\u1eb7ng” n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i khi\u1ebfn Chung \u00c1nh Nhai c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t an.\n\nB\u00e2y gi\u1edd trong m\u1eaft y Commus c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ed7 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 sinh m\u1ec7nh, y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y, c\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft li\u1ec7u gi\u00e2y ti\u1ebfp theo h\u1eafn c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t l\u00e0m ra h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng g\u00ec ngo\u00e0i d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh hay kh\u00f4ng.\n\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t ph\u00e1p l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00f9y th\u1eddi c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c nguy\u00ean t\u1ed1 ma ph\u00e1p \u0111ang l\u01b0u chuy\u1ec3n trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed9ng ni\u1ec7m l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i y gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang \u1edf t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ea5m ma l\u1ef1c c\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t v\u1edbi th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, tr\u1edf n\u00ean y\u1ebfu \u1edbt v\u00f4 l\u1ef1c, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean.\n\n\u2014 M\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng.\n\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt n\u00e0y, sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm d\u1ecbch ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ch\u00e2n tr\u1ea7n ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ea5t. Commus v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ee1 y, mang v\u1edb v\u00e0 gi\u00e0y cho y, d\u00ecu y xu\u1ed1ng gi\u01b0\u1eddng.\n\nD\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 d\u00ecu \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a Commus, Chung \u00c1nh Nhai kh\u00f3 nh\u1ecdc v\u00e0 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda.\n\n\u00c1nh m\u1eaft l\u01b0\u1edbt qua nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t, y c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi, sau \u0111\u00f3 ng\u1ea9ng l\u00ean, \u0111i\u1ec1m \u0111\u1ea1m n\u00f3i:\n\n“L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u1ea3m \u01a1n m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3. \u0110\u00e3 l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed3i, hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng sao n\u1eefa.”\n\n\u0110\u1ee3i khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t tr\u1edf v\u1ec1, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh Gustav ti\u00ean sinh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u1edf l\u1ea1i.\n\n“Sau n\u00e0y con \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?” Gustav ti\u00ean sinh h\u1ecfi y.\n\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai \u0111\u00e1p:\n\n“Kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, con s\u1ebd \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u2014 l\u1ea5y g\u00f3c nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn ng\u1eafm th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y. \u0110\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi r\u1ed3i, con s\u1ebd t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i y\u00ean t\u0129nh \u0111\u1ec3 \u1ea9n c\u01b0, y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft.”\n\nGustav ti\u00ean sinh kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, ch\u1ec9 v\u1ed7 nh\u1eb9 l\u00ean vai y r\u1ed3i thi tri\u1ec3n ph\u00e1p thu\u1eadt r\u1eddi \u0111i.\n\nTrong ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft, n\u01a1i n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i y v\u00e0 Commus.\n\n“Ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u, em s\u1ebd theo \u0111\u00f3.” Commus \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh y nh\u1eb9 gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i.\n\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u, nh\u00ecn Commus gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean “th\u00e2m s\u00e2u kh\u00f3 \u0111o\u00e1n”, h\u1ecfi: “Em kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh n\u1eefa sao?”\n\nCommus \u0111\u00e1p: “Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec quan tr\u1ecdng b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n.”\n\nN\u0103m x\u01b0a khi th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp huy\u1ebft kh\u1ebf, Chung \u00c1nh Nhai t\u1eebng ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 Commus s\u1ebd h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn, s\u1ebd thay l\u00f2ng. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng 300 n\u0103m tr\u00f4i qua, Commus v\u1eabn m\u1ed9t l\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t d\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi y, chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2ng c\u1ed5 \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o.\n\n“V\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111i th\u00f4i.”\n\nKhi c\u00f2n c\u00f3 ma l\u1ef1c, Chung \u00c1nh Nhai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00f9y \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u, y t\u1eebng \u0111i qua r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u n\u01a1i nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y.\n\nH\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn Mubaorta \u2014 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 l\u00e3ng m\u1ea1n nh\u01b0ng m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u1ec1n kinh t\u1ebf sa s\u00fat khi\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n n\u01a1i n\u00e0y r\u01a1i v\u00e0o c\u1ea3nh th\u1ea5t nghi\u1ec7p, c\u1eeda n\u00e1t nh\u00e0 tan.\n\nTh\u00e1ng 11 tuy\u1ebft r\u01a1i tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a, khi Chung \u00c1nh Nhai c\u1ea7m \u1ed5 b\u00e1nh m\u00ec n\u00f3ng h\u1ed5i v\u1eeba m\u1edbi ra l\u00f2 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi ti\u1ec7m b\u00e1nh, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0103n m\u1eb7c phong phanh ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0a cho y m\u1ed9t t\u1edd b\u00e1o, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ea7u kh\u1ea9n: “Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, mua m\u1ed9t t\u1edd b\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?”\n\n\u0110\u00f4i m\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb t\u00edm ng\u1eaft, c\u00e1nh tay g\u1ea7y g\u00f2 nh\u01b0 que t\u0103m, run l\u1ea9y b\u1ea9y trong gi\u00f3 l\u1ea1nh.\n\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai nh\u1eadn l\u1ea5y t\u1edd b\u00e1o, v\u1eeba n\u1ea3y sinh \u00fd ni\u1ec7m li\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0a lu\u00f4n \u1ed5 b\u00e1nh m\u00ec trong tay cho \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 n\u00e0y.\n\n\u1ed4 b\u00e1nh m\u00ec n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ph\u1ea3i \u00edt nh\u1ea5t b\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m t\u1edd b\u00e1o m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 h\u1ecfi: “Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, c\u00e1i n\u00e0y… l\u00e0 cho ch\u00e1u \u1ea1?”\n\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u.\n\n“C\u1ea3m \u01a1n t\u1ea5m l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i! Ch\u00fac ng\u00e0i b\u00ecnh an!”\n\nY nh\u00ecn theo \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 v\u1eeba \u00f4m b\u00e1nh m\u00ec v\u1eeba ch\u1ea1y b\u0103ng qua \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef t\u00e0n t\u1eadt \u0111ang \u0103n xin \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.\n\n\u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 h\u00e2n hoan n\u00e2ng \u1ed5 b\u00e1nh l\u00ean, n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef. Kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch qu\u00e1 xa n\u00ean Chung \u00c1nh Nhai kh\u00f4ng nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0ng y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111ang k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i chuy\u1ec7n m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba g\u1eb7p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng, h\u00f4m nay hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd s\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n no.\n\n\u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda h\u1ecd, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef nh\u00ecn sang, hai m\u1eaft phi\u1ebfm l\u1ec7, c\u00e1nh tay \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean ng\u1ef1c r\u1ed3i c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2ng l\u00ean l\u1eddi c\u1ea3m t\u1ea1 ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh nh\u1ea5t.\n\nTrong l\u00f2ng Chung \u00c1nh Nhai b\u1ed7ng ch\u1ed1c d\u00e2ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m x\u00fac kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5.\n\nTr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i y ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngh\u00e8o, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 “gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1” c\u1ee7a y l\u1ea1i gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 k\u1ebb \u1edf t\u1ea7ng l\u1edbp tr\u00ean \u0111ang b\u1ed1 th\u00ed cho k\u1ebb \u1edf t\u1ea7ng l\u1edbp d\u01b0\u1edbi.\n\nTh\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec sau khi ra l\u1ec7nh cho thu\u1ed9c h\u1ea1, Chung \u00c1nh Nhai li\u1ec1n l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c quay m\u1eb7t b\u1ecf \u0111i ngay. Th\u1eddi gian c\u1ee7a y r\u1ea5t qu\u00fd gi\u00e1, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eefng th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e2n b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf. Y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng l\u00f2ng n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn l\u00e2u c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecd \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec, v\u00ec v\u1eady Chung \u00c1nh Nhai ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd sau khi nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a y.\n\nKh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ma xui qu\u1ef7 khi\u1ebfn th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, y b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd.\n\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea7n ng\u1ea1i k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00ecnh cho \u00e2n nh\u00e2n. B\u00e0 n\u00f3i ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0 ph\u00e1 s\u1ea3n, n\u1ee3 ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3n l\u1edbn, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng nh\u1ea3y l\u1ea7u t\u1ef1 t\u1eed. Ch\u00e2n b\u00e0 l\u00e0 do m\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y b\u1ecb xe ng\u1ef1a c\u00e1n g\u00e3y. Ch\u1ee7 xe ng\u1ef1a l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u00e2n, \u00f4ng ta v\u00eanh v\u00e1o n\u00e9m xu\u1ed1ng 5 t\u1edd 100 \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n r\u1ed3i l\u00ean xe b\u1ecf \u0111i.\n\n500 \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 so v\u1edbi th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00edch c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1i b\u1ecf bi\u1ec3n. B\u00e0 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn d\u00f9ng s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec3 thu\u00ea m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 trong kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng c\u00e1i l\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f4ng b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i.\n\nT\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb khi\u1ebfn y \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00f2ng. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00f2ng tr\u1eafc \u1ea9n tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady, y \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n, chi tr\u1ea3 to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 ti\u1ec1n \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb v\u00e0 c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0a th\u00eam cho b\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3n ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 m\u01b0u sinh.\n\nL\u00fac c\u00f9ng Commus b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5ng b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n, tuy\u1ebft l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u01a1i tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a kh\u1eafp tr\u1eddi, b\u00f4ng tuy\u1ebft tung bay nh\u01b0 t\u01a1, nh\u01b0 l\u00f4ng ng\u1ed7ng.\n\nNh\u1edd ma l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Commus b\u1ea3o h\u1ed9, Chung \u00c1nh Nhai kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1nh. Commus c\u1ea7m \u00f4 che cho y, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t sau b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc tam c\u1ea5p.\n\n“Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i! Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i!”\n\nT\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau vang l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 b\u00e1n b\u00e1o. Y quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i, th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a nh\u1ecf m\u1eb7t m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ecf \u1eedng \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y v\u1ed9i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u00ecnh.\n\n“C\u1ea3m \u01a1n ng\u00e0i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. Thi\u1ebfu ch\u00fat n\u1eefa ch\u00e1u qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t, xin h\u1ecfi t\u00ean ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 g\u00ec \u1ea1?”\n\n\u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft to long lanh c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t h\u1ed3 \u0111\u00eam khuya l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh nh\u1eefng \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n ch\u00e0i.\n\nY nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i \u0111\u00e1p: “Ta h\u1ecd Chung.”\n\n“Chung…?” Ph\u00e1t \u00e2m c\u1ee7a ch\u1eef H\u00e1n ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u00f3 ch\u00fat kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 l\u1ea9m nh\u1ea9m l\u1eb7p \u0111i l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n, sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea5y t\u1eeb trong ng\u1ef1c ra m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 cam tr\u00f2n xoe \u0111\u01b0a cho y, “C\u00e1i n\u00e0y t\u1eb7ng cho ng\u00e0i. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, xin c\u1ea3m \u01a1n ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0i, Chung ti\u00ean sinh.”\n\nN\u00f3i xong, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng, xoay ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ea1y m\u1ea5t.\n\nQu\u1ea3 cam v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3ng ph\u1ea5t h\u01a1i \u1ea5m t\u1eeb l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf. Chung \u00c1nh Nhai l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd b\u00f3c l\u1edbp v\u1ecf qu\u1ea3 cam, t\u00e1ch l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u00fai cho v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng. Commus c\u0169ng l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u00fai n\u1ebfm th\u1eed.\n\n“Ch\u00faa \u01a1i, chua qu\u00e1 chua qu\u00e1! Ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1eebng \u0103n, em s\u1ebd mua lo\u1ea1i ng\u1ecdt h\u01a1n cho anh.”\n\n“Commus…” Y l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m g\u1ecdi.\n\n“V\u00e2ng, sao th\u1ebf ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n?”\n\n“T\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean anh l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129, n\u0103m x\u01b0a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c anh gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1… l\u00fac \u1ea5y h\u1ecd c\u00f3 bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?”\n\nCommus tr\u1ea7m m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t l\u00fac r\u1ed3i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: “Em ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3 khi ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n b\u1ecb nh\u00e0 vua bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i v\u00e0 truy n\u00e3, d\u00e2n ch\u00fang t\u1ecf ra v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed5 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng bi\u1ec3u t\u00ecnh, h\u00f4 h\u00e0o \u0111\u00f2i c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng cho ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n… Ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 s\u1ee9c d\u00e2n y\u1ebfu \u1edbt \u0111\u01a1n b\u1ea1c, r\u1ea5t nhanh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c tr\u1ea5n \u00e1p.”\n\nNh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e2y gi\u1edd Chung \u00c1nh Nhai m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft.\n\nL\u00f4ng m\u00e0y y d\u1ea7n gi\u00e3n ra, tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i th\u1edf d\u00e0i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng: “Tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia anh t\u1eebng xem \u00fd ngh\u0129a khi l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c thi\u1ec7n l\u00e0 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9c. ‘Kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9c th\u00ec nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ec1u v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a’\u2014 anh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. V\u1eady n\u00ean khi bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9c t\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng \u00e2m 11 tri\u1ec7u, anh m\u1edbi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd anh m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra khi \u0111\u00f3 anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y ng\u1ecdn l\u00e0m g\u1ed1c, \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m sai ch\u1ed7 r\u1ed3i.”\n\n“M\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ch\u1ec9 nh\u1edd m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, v\u00e0i ch\u1ee5c n\u0103m sau h\u1ecd s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn anh. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u00fd ngh\u0129a th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c thi \u00e2n b\u1ea5t c\u1ea7u b\u00e1o. Sau c\u00f9ng anh c\u00f2n nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 cam.”\n\nCommus \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh ph\u00e1 h\u1ecfng b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed: “N\u1ebfu ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n th\u00edch \u0103n cam, em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mua cho anh c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecf lu\u00f4n.”\n\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai: “…”\n\nY b\u01b0\u1edbc nhanh v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra Commus theo s\u00e1t ph\u00eda sau l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd n\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u00f4i kh\u1ebd m\u1ea5p m\u00e1y n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3.\n\n…\n\nSang m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n n\u0103m sau, h\u1ecd l\u00ean t\u00e0u \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2u l\u1ee5c kh\u00e1c. Chuy\u1ebfn h\u1ea3i h\u00e0nh n\u00e0y k\u00e9o d\u00e0i m\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u00e0y. Chung \u00c1nh Nhai \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean boong t\u00e0u, gi\u00f3 bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n s\u1eafp th\u1ed5i bay chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u khi\u1ebfn y ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0a tay gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y v\u00e0nh m\u0169, y \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea3i \u00e2u s\u1ea3i c\u00e1nh bay l\u01b0\u1ee3n tr\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi, ng\u1eafm m\u1ea5y ch\u00fa c\u00e1 heo tung m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i d\u00f5i theo c\u00e1c ng\u01b0 d\u00e2n tr\u00ean t\u00e0u \u0111\u00e1nh c\u00e1 \u0111ang g\u1eafng s\u1ee9c k\u00e9o l\u01b0\u1edbi, h\u00f2 reo v\u00ec thu ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t m\u1ebb c\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea7y.\n\nD\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng h\u01a1n 300 n\u0103m, \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn l\u00fac n\u00e0y y m\u1edbi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ho\u00e1 ra th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd v\u00e0 k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u bi\u1ebft nh\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o.\n\nT\u1eebng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng l\u00f2ng nh\u01b0 y t\u1ecf ra ng\u1ea1o m\u1ea1n v\u00e0 \u1ea5u tr\u0129 cho r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u th\u1ea5u h\u1ebft th\u1ea3y. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00e0o ng\u1edd nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 y nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n n\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a t\u1ea3ng b\u0103ng tr\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 quan tr\u1ecdng \u1ea9n gi\u1ea5u b\u00ean trong ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7n y d\u00f9ng hai m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn, d\u00f9ng hai ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n m\u1edbi c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\n\nKhi y ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn l\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi xanh th\u1eb3m, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Commus v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n \u0111ong \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f3ng h\u00ecnh y.\n\nH\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t h\u01a1n 50 n\u0103m v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn t\u1eebng ng\u00f3c ng\u00e1ch tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd d\u00e0nh 3 ng\u00e0y tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 leo l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai cao nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ea7u.\n\nKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ma l\u1ef1c h\u1ed9 th\u00e2n, Chung \u00c1nh Nhai qu\u1ea5n m\u00ecnh trong t\u1eebng l\u1edbp \u00e1o d\u00e0y, y th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n, m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i nh\u1ec5 nh\u1ea1i, ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c r\u00e3 r\u1eddi. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng khi \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai cao nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng, v\u1ea1n d\u1eb7m non s\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1u thu g\u1ecdn d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n, trong l\u00f2ng d\u00e2ng l\u00ean c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c th\u00e0nh t\u1ef1u kh\u00f3 t\u1ea3.\n\nY quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i, b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p \u00e1nh m\u1eaft s\u00e2u th\u1eb3m c\u1ee7a Commus.\n\n“Em \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec th\u1ebf?” Y h\u1ecfi.\n\n“Em \u0111ang ngh\u0129… t\u1ed1i nay s\u1ebd n\u1ea5u g\u00ec cho ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n \u0103n!”\n\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai kh\u00f4ng tin, y th\u1eeba bi\u1ebft t\u00ean n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i \u0111ang ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ea5y chuy\u1ec7n m\u1edd \u00e1m kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ec7n n\u00f3i ra trong \u0111\u1ea7u.\n\nTrong qu\u00e3ng th\u1eddi gian ph\u00e1t b\u1ec7nh tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia, y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn c\u00e1ch ph\u00f3ng t\u00fang d\u1ee5c v\u1ecdng, d\u00f9ng c\u00e1ch tr\u1ea7m lu\u00e2n trong \u00e1i t\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m t\u00ea li\u1ec7t tinh th\u1ea7n \u0111ang b\u1ecb t\u00e0n ph\u00e1. Sau khi phong \u1ea5n ma l\u1ef1c, m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n h\u1ed3i t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1ea1i y \u0111\u1ec1u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y v\u1eeba l\u00fang t\u00fang v\u1eeba x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u y mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra, \u0111\u1ec3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c duy tr\u00ec m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 ch\u1ee7 – t\u1edb \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0103n qua th\u1ecbt, bao g\u1ed3m c\u1ea3 ch\u00ednh y.\n\nCh\u1ee9ng b\u1ec7nh do x\u00f3a b\u1ecf d\u1ea5u \u1ea5n \u00e1c ma \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, \u0111\u1ed9c t\u1ed1 trong m\u00e1u ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng s\u1ebd khi\u1ebfn y xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng sinh l\u00fd, c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4 n\u00f3ng kh\u00f4ng y\u00ean.\n\nTr\u01b0\u1edbc kia, m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady Commus \u0111\u1ec1u ngoan ngo\u00e3n \u0111\u1ec3 y t\u1ef1 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t khi Commus \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f9i th\u1ecbt th\u00ec l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nh\u00e0o t\u1edbi ngay.\n\n“\u0110\u1ec3 em gi\u00fap ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft nh\u00e9.” Chi\u1ebfc l\u01b0\u1ee1i \u01b0\u1edbt \u00e1t c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn li\u1ebfm l\u00ean v\u1ebft c\u1eafn c\u00f2n m\u1edbi tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 Chung \u00c1nh Nhai, \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00f3n tay kh\u00f4ng an ph\u1eadn m\u00e0 xoa nh\u1eb9 b\u00ean h\u00f4ng y, “Em s\u1ebd l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i m\u00e0.”\n\nQu\u00e3ng th\u1eddi gian t\u1eebng chung \u0111\u1ee5ng khi\u1ebfn Commus n\u1eafm r\u00f5 m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec3m nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m tr\u00ean c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 y. C\u00e2u n\u00f3i “l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i” kia l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c m\u1edf ra nh\u1eefng k\u00fd \u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y hay ho trong \u0111\u1ea7u Chung \u00c1nh Nhai khi\u1ebfn hai m\u00e1 y \u0111\u1ecf b\u1eebng, c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng ngh\u1eb9n l\u1ea1i, n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng ra l\u1eddi.\n\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai ho\u00e0i nghi Commus c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh n\u00f3i v\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc m\u00ecnh, ti\u1ebfc r\u1eb1ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a Commus n\u1eefa n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn suy \u0111o\u00e1n \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\n\nL\u00f4i l\u00f4i k\u00e9o k\u00e9o, y b\u1ecb Commus \u0111\u00e8 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi, l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m th\u00eam v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng y d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t ch\u1ecdn c\u00e1ch bu\u00f4ng xu\u00f4i, d\u00f9 sao th\u00ec c\u0169ng… th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 r\u1ea5t s\u1ea3ng kho\u00e1i.\n\nCommus r\u1ea5t m\u00ea m\u1ea9n vi\u1ec7c h\u00f4n h\u00edt v\u00e0 g\u1eb7m c\u1eafn y, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 trong m\u00e0n d\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 sau khi k\u1ebft th\u00fac, gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 l\u00fac h\u1eafn c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 so v\u1edbi h\u1ed3i c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf, nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i Commus c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00f4n v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n, v\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 ng\u1ef1c, th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng, m\u1eb7t trong \u0111\u00f9i…\n\nM\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n xong vi\u1ec7c, to\u00e0n th\u00e2n y \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecf h\u1ed3ng do Commus \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i.\n\nSau khi th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n xong, Commus c\u00f2n \u0111ang h\u01b0ng ph\u1ea5n l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ed9 ra b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t hay suy ngh\u0129 b\u1eady b\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh:\n\n“H\u1ed3i nh\u1ecf, c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n em th\u1eed h\u00f4n l\u00ean ng\u1ef1c ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n, sau \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ecb anh c\u1ea5m c\u1ea3n, c\u00f2n b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh v\u00e0o m\u00f4ng n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd th\u00ec sao, c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb em h\u00f4n qua r\u1ed3i, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 ng\u1ef1c \u2014 em \u0111\u1ebfm xem, m\u1ed9t, hai… \u00e0, b\u1ea3y d\u1ea5u h\u00f4n. H\u1eafc h\u1eafc, em c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa \u0111\u00f3…”\n\nBan \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n nghe nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi t\u00e1n t\u1ec9nh ki\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f3, Chung \u00c1nh Nhai v\u1eabn s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t, nh\u01b0ng sau n\u00e0y y \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed5i s\u1eafc, tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp qu\u1ea5n ch\u0103n xu\u1ed1ng gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i t\u1eafm.\n\nTuy nhi\u00ean c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ph\u00eda sau \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e1n s\u00e1t l\u1ea1i, \u00f4m y l\u00ean r\u1ed3i c\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00ec h\u00ec: “N\u00e3y gi\u1edd ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n m\u1ec7t r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u1ec3 em b\u1ebf anh \u0111i t\u1eafm nh\u00e9.”\n\n…\n\n“Ch\u00fang ta v\u1ec1 th\u00f4i.” \u0110\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh cao nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a d\u00e3y n\u00fai, Chung \u00c1nh Nhai n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Commus, “Anh \u0111i m\u1ec7t r\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u00ean d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i.”\n\n“\u0110\u00fang l\u00fac qu\u00e1, em \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb xong m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 m\u1eebng sinh nh\u1eadt 410 tu\u1ed5i cho ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n r\u1ed3i.”\n\nTheo l\u00fd m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, s\u1ed1ng l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n sinh nh\u1eadt. Nh\u01b0ng Commus v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n h\u0103ng h\u00e1i t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c sinh nh\u1eadt cho y m\u1ed7i n\u0103m m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n.\n\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai cho r\u1eb1ng m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 n\u0103m nay c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi 300 l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 bao. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng khi Commus d\u1eabn y \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i, th\u00e1o d\u1ea3i l\u1ee5a b\u1ecbt m\u1eaft y xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 khi\u1ebfn y qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng.\n\n\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khung c\u1ea3nh v\u1eeba quen thu\u1ed9c v\u1eeba xa l\u1ea1. H\u1ed3i c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb ch\u00ednh tay y \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng t\u1ea1o ra ch\u00fang, t\u1eebng ng\u00e0y t\u1eebng \u0111\u00eam ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau l\u1ea7n. L\u1ebd ra ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i trong hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c, v\u1eady m\u00e0 gi\u1edd ph\u00fat n\u00e0y m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 l\u1ea1i hi\u1ec7n ra r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft y.\n\n“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n ch\u01b0a th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn V\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t Th\u1ea7n linh, v\u1eady th\u00ec em t\u1ea1o d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t phi\u00ean b\u1ea3n thay th\u1ebf tr\u01b0\u1edbc cho anh.” Commus n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng, “Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n v\u1ebd \u0111\u1eb9p qu\u00e1, em \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi t\u00e1i hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n nh\u1ecf x\u00edu th\u00f4i.”\n\nKhu v\u01b0\u1eddn m\u1ed9ng \u1ea3o bao ph\u1ee7 b\u1edfi pha l\u00ea xanh lam, pho t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ea7n th\u00fa ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng cao ng\u1ea5t ch\u1ea1m m\u00e2y tr\u1eddi, l\u1ea7u c\u00e1c s\u00e1u t\u1ea7ng t\u00e1m c\u1ea1nh t\u1ecda l\u1ea1c tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t h\u1ed3 trong v\u1eaft, nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh lang quanh co u\u1ed1n l\u01b0\u1ee3n nh\u1ecbp nh\u00e0ng… M\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec1u gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 trong t\u1eadp tranh y t\u1eebng v\u1ebd, \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 hoa v\u0103n l\u00e1t n\u1ec1n, ch\u1ea1m kh\u1eafc tr\u00ean c\u1ed9t c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng sai s\u00f3t m\u1ed9t ly.\n\n\u0110\u1ea7u ng\u00f3n tay run r\u1ea9y c\u1ee7a y ch\u1ea1m l\u00ean lan can m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eafm, t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft \u0111\u00e3 nho\u00e8 \u0111i.\n\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau \u00f4m l\u1ea5y y, h\u00f4n l\u00ean t\u00f3c y, th\u00ec th\u1ea7m: “Em \u0111\u00e3 mua l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3 ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai n\u00e0y r\u1ed3i. Hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i n\u01a1i n\u00e0y v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a x\u00e2y xong, sau n\u00e0y em s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c x\u00e2y n\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh. Ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n, anh c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng ch\u1edd em kh\u00f4ng?”\n\nTrong m\u01a1 h\u1ed3, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 Chung \u00c1nh Nhai th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh n\u0103m 12 tu\u1ed5i \u0111ang tung t\u0103ng ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t non n\u1edbt h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt t\u01b0\u01a1i.\n\n\u0110\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u1ea5y vui v\u1ebb reo l\u00ean: “Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u00e0 r\u1ed3i!”\n\nY hi\u1ec3u. Y v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n hi\u1ec3u m\u00e0.\n\nNgay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ee9 y mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 V\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t Th\u1ea7n linh th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1. Y ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 cho ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00f9 \u0111\u1eafp cho s\u1ef1 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u01a1i n\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1a thu\u1edf \u1ea5u th\u01a1. Y ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 y, y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng y th\u1eadt l\u00f2ng kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i.\n\nV\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, y \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh r\u1ed3i.\n\nY \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng trong “V\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t Th\u1ea7n linh” c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u nhu\u1ed1m m\u00e1u n\u0103m x\u01b0a \u0111\u00e3 r\u0169 s\u1ea1ch b\u1ee5i tr\u1ea7n, ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng l\u01b0ng trong \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng, n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t vui t\u01b0\u01a1i, r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1 s\u00e1ng ng\u1eddi.\n\n“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 y\u00ean t\u00e2m r\u1ed3i.” \u0110\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00f3i v\u1edbi y.\n\n“Anh mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng.” Chung \u00c1nh Nhai h\u01a1i ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean, nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, gi\u1ecdng ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o, “Anh mu\u1ed1n t\u1eadn m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y n\u01a1i n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh… Anh mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh em l\u00e2u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, Commus.”\n\n\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng kh\u00e9p k\u00edn nh\u01b0 y d\u00e1m th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn b\u00e0y t\u1ecf t\u00ecnh y\u00eau v\u1edbi Commus.\n\n“Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh.” Gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a Commus ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i m\u00e0 ki\u00ean \u0111\u1ecbnh, “H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ee3i em v\u00e0i n\u0103m n\u1eefa th\u00f4i, ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n…”\n\nD\u00f9 c\u00f3 thu\u1ed1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng sinh do th\u1ea7y y \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1ebf, m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ed1i \u0111a c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 s\u1ed1ng h\u01a1n 100 tu\u1ed5i. Theo n\u0103m th\u00e1ng tr\u00f4i \u0111i, Chung \u00c1nh Nhai ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi v\u00e0 d\u1ec5 ng\u1ee7.\n\nN\u0103m 2000, m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean ni\u00ean k\u1ef7 m\u1edbi m\u1edf ra. To\u00e0n th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp trong b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed h\u00e2n hoan vui m\u1eebng. Ngay c\u1ea3 l\u1ed1i v\u00e0o c\u1ee7a V\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t Th\u1ea7n linh \u1edf ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng c\u0169ng hi\u1ebfm hoi k\u00e9o d\u00e0i th\u1eddi gian m\u1edf c\u1eeda \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u00e0y.\n\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai t\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o vai Commus m\u01a1 m\u00e0ng thi\u1ebfp \u0111i, g\u1eafng g\u01b0\u1ee3ng ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee1, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eddi kh\u1eafc giao th\u1eeba \u0111i\u1ec3m chu\u00f4ng.\n\nH\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ee5 h\u1ee3p t\u1ea1i qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n n\u00fai, t\u01b0ng b\u1eebng \u0111\u00f3n m\u1eebng n\u0103m 2000 \u0111\u1ea7y \u00fd ngh\u0129a. M\u00e0 \u1edf s\u00e2n th\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd.\n\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng m\u1edf m\u1eaft, ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn ph\u00e1o hoa t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p n\u1edf r\u1ed9 gi\u1eefa tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00eam.\n\n“Ph\u00e1o hoa \u0111\u1eb9p th\u1eadt…” Y l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m.\n\nKh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao Chung \u00c1nh Nhai l\u1ea1i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ec7c giao th\u1eeba n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 trong l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn V\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t Th\u1ea7n linh. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft khi \u1ea5y ph\u00e1o hoa c\u00f3 kh\u1eafc t\u00ean y tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e1o nhi\u1ec7t ra sao?\n\nC\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u, qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u. M\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f4m nay m\u1edbi nh\u01b0 t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c kh\u1ecfi c\u01a1n m\u00ea, y \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec m\u1edbi l\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t, cho n\u00ean ti\u1ebfc nu\u1ed1i kh\u00f4n c\u00f9ng.\n\nChung \u00c1nh Nhai l\u1ea1i v\u00f4 th\u1ee9c ng\u1ee7 say. Commus v\u00e9n t\u00f3c y, nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean tr\u00e1n y m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 h\u00f4n th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9.\n\nCommus bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 50 n\u0103m cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng r\u1ed3i. V\u1edbi c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Chung \u00c1nh Nhai, y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng qu\u00e1 100 tu\u1ed5i.\n\nH\u1eafn l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd l\u1ea5y ra chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2ng tay m\u00e0u \u0111en t\u1eeb trong t\u00fai \u00e1o, vu\u1ed1t nh\u1eb9 l\u00ean con s\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecf \u0111\u1eadm b\u00ean tr\u00ean.\n\n-1302928.\n\nS\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i.\n\nH\u1eafn th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129, s\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i…\n\n<\/p>

CH\u01af\u01a0NG 22\n <\/h2><\/p>\nTh\u00e1ng 11 n\u0103m 2049 sau C\u00f4ng nguy\u00ean.\n\n“…Giai \u0111o\u1ea1n th\u1ee9 ba l\u00e0 th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i c\u1ea5m ma ph\u00e1p, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1554 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i cho \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f4m nay. Ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi n\u0103m 1553 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n l\u1ecbch s\u1eed tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea1i n\u00e0o hay kh\u00f4ng? Th\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y c\u00e1c em \u1edf ti\u1ebft h\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i.”\n\nC\u00f4 b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i h\u00e0ng gh\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c gi\u01a1 tay th\u1eadt cao.\n\n“Gaili.”\n\nC\u00f4 b\u00e9 l\u01b0u lo\u00e1t tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: “N\u0103m \u0111\u00f3, qu\u1ed1c v\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1eddi th\u1ee9 XII c\u1ee7a v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c Ohray – t\u1eebng l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t c\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y l\u00fac b\u1ea5y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 Henry \u0110\u1ec7 nh\u1ecb qua \u0111\u1eddi. Sau khi qu\u1ed1c v\u01b0\u01a1ng Phil k\u1ebf nhi\u1ec7m \u0111\u00e3 m\u01b0u t\u00ednh lo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb T\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u1ec7m l\u00e0 H\u1ea7u t\u01b0\u1edbc Gladstone, nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00f3i d\u01b0\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a H\u1ea7u t\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e1t h\u1ea1i. S\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn Thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e3 ban xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ec7nh c\u1ea5m ma ph\u00e1p, nghi\u00eam c\u1ea5m m\u1ecdi sinh v\u1eadt phi nh\u00e2n lo\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 di\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u1ea5m tuy\u1ec7t nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u00e2n lo\u1ea1i can thi\u1ec7p v\u00e0o b\u1ed9 m\u00e1y ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1edf \u0111i, sinh v\u1eadt b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb, c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00f9y ti\u1ec7n s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ma ph\u00e1p c\u00f4ng khai n\u1eefa.”\n\nWood g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng: “Tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t, Gaili.”\n\nC\u00f4 b\u00e9 ham h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ch\u1ecbu d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u1ecfi: “Th\u1ea7y Wood, em nghe n\u00f3i hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd \u1edf Nam Lu\u00e2n Ch\u00e2u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ed1ng tr\u1ecb th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i l\u00e0 \u0110\u1ea1i C\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng \u2013 Commus \uff65 Fitzgerald. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?”\n\n“\u1eeam… N\u00f3i ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c th\u00ec \u1edf Nam Lu\u00e2n Ch\u00e2u ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 sinh v\u1eadt b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i n\u00e0o ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u. Nh\u01b0ng x\u00e9t v\u1ec1 m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng, th\u1ebf l\u1ef1c c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn ng\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 \u0110\u1ea1i C\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc Fitzgerald c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xem l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng vua kh\u00f4ng ngai c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y.”\n\nC\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi ti\u1ebfp: “Tr\u00ean di\u1ec5n \u0111\u00e0n em th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i \u0110\u1ea1i C\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc Fitzgerald t\u1eebng l\u00e0 thu\u1ed9c h\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a H\u1ea7u t\u01b0\u1edbc Gladstone, chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00fang th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng h\u01a1n 500 n\u0103m r\u1ed3i sao?”\n\nWood ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn \u0111\u00e1p: “\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft d\u00e2n gian th\u00f4i. V\u1eabn ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u ch\u1ee9ng minh n\u00e0o c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3.”\n\nTrong l\u1edbp c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00e1c h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng reo l\u00ean: “Th\u1ea7y Wood! Th\u1ea7y Wood! Cha em n\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n trong l\u00fac th\u1ea7y \u0111i\u1ec1u tra v\u1ee5 \u00e1n \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p \u0110\u1ea1i C\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc Fitzgerald! \u00d4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ki\u1ec3u ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1eady \u1ea1? C\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 l\u1eafm kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?”\n\n“\u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u00e0…” Wood nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1ecbch l\u00e3m phong \u0111\u1ed9 kia, “Nh\u00ecn qua th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng ch\u00fat n\u00e0o, tr\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ea3. \u00c0, c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00e1c em ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edb k\u1ef9 \u2013 ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng c\u1ea5p cao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00edt th\u1edf, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eadn ra b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3, tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee7 quan…”\n\nChu\u00f4ng tan h\u1ecdc vang l\u00ean, Wood r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc, v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc ra li\u1ec1n ch\u1ea1m m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n n\u1ed1i kh\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 Garden, c\u0169ng ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00e1p thu\u1eadt s\u01a1 c\u1ea5p n\u00e0y.\n\nV\u00ec l\u1eddi kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u1ea1n thu\u1edf nh\u1ecf, sau khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c C\u1ee5c Qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd ph\u00ea duy\u1ec7t anh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh gi\u1ea3ng vi\u00ean kh\u00e1ch m\u1eddi t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1ed7i chi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 6 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ea1y cho l\u0169 tr\u1ebb m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebft h\u1ecdc.\n\nSau v\u00e0i l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, Garden b\u1ed7ng bu\u1ed9t mi\u1ec7ng n\u00f3i: “D\u1ea1o n\u00e0y s\u1eafc m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm, Wood.”\n\n“Th\u1eadt sao?” Wood s\u1edd s\u1edd l\u00ean m\u1eb7t, “Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00f4i.”\n\nAnh ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb ra cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi g\u1eb7p Chung ti\u00ean sinh \u1edf qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia c\u0169ng t\u1eebng n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng Wood kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e2m l\u1eafm. T\u1ed1i nay anh c\u00f2n c\u00f3 h\u1eb9n v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i n\u00ean c\u1ea7n nhanh ch\u00f3ng chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb, kh\u00f4ng r\u1ea3nh suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 m\u1ea5y chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb7t n\u00e0y.\n\nAnh v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i Susan y\u00eau nhau \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng. Susan l\u00e0 nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 trong m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1n c\u00e0 ph\u00ea. Gu ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau c\u1ee7a Wood kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ki\u1ec3u con g\u00e1i \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao sau l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1eb7p c\u00f4 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai quay l\u1ea1i qu\u00e1n, anh \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t h\u1ea1t gi\u1ed1ng t\u00ecnh y\u00eau \u0111ang n\u1ea3y n\u1edf trong l\u00f2ng, \u0111\u1ebfn khi v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 th\u00ec tr\u1eb1n tr\u1ecdc m\u1ea5t ng\u1ee7, ch\u1ec9 mong \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t xinh \u0111\u1eb9p ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o kia. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba gh\u00e9 \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1n c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, anh v\u00e0 Susan \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau nhau.\n\nT\u00ecnh y\u00eau n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eadt b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd, Wood ngh\u0129 ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 do s\u1ef1 an b\u00e0i c\u1ee7a Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ebf. Anh v\u00e0 Susan l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p t\u00ecnh nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ec7nh. Anh \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n t\u00e2m l\u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 \u1edf b\u00ean c\u00f4 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 gi\u1eefa h\u1ecd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch \u2013 anh l\u00e0 ph\u00e1p s\u01b0, c\u00f2n Susan ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat ph\u00e1p thu\u1eadt n\u00e0o.\n\nN\u0103m gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u, anh g\u1eb7p Susan t\u1ea1i tr\u1ea1m xe nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1eb9n.\n\nSusan m\u1eb7c v\u00e1y m\u00e0u \u0111en tr\u1eafng, b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i kho\u00e1c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o da m\u00e0u n\u00e2u, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng \u00f3ng x\u00f5a xu\u1ed1ng vai, tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e0i chi\u1ebfc k\u1eb9p n\u01a1 \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf. C\u00f4 gi\u1ea5u hai tay ra sau l\u01b0ng, c\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o v\u1edbi anh r\u1ed3i xoay m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng, h\u1ecfi: “Em \u0111\u1eb9p kh\u00f4ng anh?”\n\n“\u0110\u1eb9p, r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p.” Wood nu\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt, c\u1ed1 n\u00e9n l\u1ea1i c\u01a1n th\u00f4i th\u00fac mu\u1ed1n \u00f4m v\u00e0 h\u00f4n c\u00f4, n\u00f3i: “Ch\u00fang ta \u0111i th\u00f4i, Susan.”\n\n\u0110\u00eam nay tr\u0103ng tr\u00f2n, sau 7 gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i th\u00ec s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng sinh v\u1eadt b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i l\u1ea3ng v\u1ea3ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f4ng h\u01a1n b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u.\n\nTh\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00e2n lo\u1ea1i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u01b0 ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng hay ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00f3i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c linh h\u1ed3n, \u00e1c ma, y\u00eau tinh hay nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt si\u00eau nhi\u00ean kh\u00e1c \u2013 tr\u1eeb phi b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng hi\u1ec7n th\u00e2n.\n\n\u01af\u1edbc ph\u00e1p ho\u00e0 b\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a C\u1ee5c Qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd D\u1ecb t\u1ed9c l\u00e0: Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ra tay l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng, kh\u00f4ng xu\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ed9 di\u1ec7n n\u01a1i c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng th\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng can thi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ebfn.\n\n\u0102n t\u1ed1i xong, trong l\u00fac c\u00f9ng b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i d\u1ea1o b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, Wood c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u00e0m ng\u01a1 b\u1ecdn y\u00eau tinh \u0111ang t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa ngo\u00e0i qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng; l\u00fac m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3n ma n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 s\u1eafp s\u1eeda lao v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi, anh nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00e1nh \u0111i; khi \u00e1c ma \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o con ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u0169 s\u00e2u ki\u1ebfn y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i, anh gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y. Anh kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1m sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3 ph\u00e1 h\u1ecfng bu\u1ed5i h\u1eb9n h\u00f2 ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i.\n\nKh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 v\u1eady, anh c\u00f2n tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p \u0111ang c\u1ea3i trang l\u00e0m th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e2n \u0111i tu\u1ea7n tra qua l\u1ea1i, h\u1ecd \u0111ang d\u00f9ng b\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e0m li\u00ean l\u1ea1c g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi nhau. L\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n th\u00ec anh nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111ang n\u00f3i: Chung ti\u00ean sinh \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec7m kem, b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u1edbn sinh v\u1eadt b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i \u0111ang t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp.\n\nWood t\u1eebng nghe n\u00f3i, v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ea1i C\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc Fitzgerald, m\u1ed7i khi Chung ti\u00ean sinh ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam, b\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m sinh v\u1eadt b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i l\u00e0m v\u1ec7 s\u0129, ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 an to\u00e0n cho y. M\u00e0 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n Chung ti\u00ean sinh ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng hay bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y.\n\nL\u00fd tr\u00ed n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Wood r\u1eb1ng anh kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean xen v\u00e0o chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e1o nhi\u1ec7t n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng anh t\u00f2 m\u00f2 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft c\u00e1i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 “B\u00e1ch qu\u1ef7 d\u1ea1 h\u00e0nh” trong mi\u1ec7ng \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p l\u00e0 c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Wood quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i xem m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat.\n\nV\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc qua kh\u00fac ngo\u1eb7t, t\u1eeb xa anh \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t r\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u2014 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 “r\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi” c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u1eafm, b\u1edfi v\u00ec to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. \u01af\u1edbc l\u01b0\u1ee3ng s\u01a1 s\u01a1 c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ed3ng ph\u1ee5c vest \u0111en in ph\u00f9 hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a gia t\u1ed9c Fitzgerald, t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng v\u00e2y ch\u1eb7t ch\u1ebd xung quanh Chung \u00c1nh Nhai, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eeba m\u1ed9t khe h\u1edf.\n\n\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi sinh v\u1eadt b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i th\u00ec l\u1ea1i r\u00f5 nh\u01b0 ban ng\u00e0y. Khu v\u1ef1c xung quanh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp kh\u00f4ng \u00edt sinh v\u1eadt b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i t\u1edbi h\u00f3ng chuy\u1ec7n, h\u1ecd b\u00e0n t\u00e1n x\u00f4n xao, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1ecf b\u00ecnh ph\u1ea9m, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n gi\u01a1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i l\u00ean ch\u1ee5p h\u00ecnh.\n\n\u2014 C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 trong t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Chung ti\u00ean sinh th\u00ec y v\u1eabn cho r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n \u0111ang \u1edf m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh? Kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh t\u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec3m ch\u00fa \u00fd c\u1ee7a v\u1ea1n ch\u00fang.\n\nXem t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh n\u00e0y th\u00ec th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o s\u00e1ng mai c\u0169ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n n\u00e0y leo l\u00ean top t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm tr\u00ean di\u1ec5n \u0111\u00e0n cho xem.\n\n\u1ede c\u00e1c ch\u00e2u l\u1ee5c kh\u00e1c trong th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb Vua, ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 \u00e1c ma Gaskell Burt c\u1ee7a ch\u00e2u T\u00e2y S\u1edf, h\u1ed3 ly ch\u00edn \u0111u\u00f4i T\u1eed H\u00e0n c\u1ee7a ch\u00e2u \u0110\u00f4ng Tr\u1ea1ch,… Duy ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ch\u00e2u Nam Lu\u00e2n l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 Vua \u2014 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng l\u00e0 b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u01a1i n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ea1i c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng Fitzgerald, ng\u00e0i Commus.\n\nTh\u1ef1c l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn v\u01b0\u1ee3t tr\u1ed9i h\u01a1n h\u1eb3n ba v\u1ecb \u0110\u1ea1i c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng kh\u00e1c, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t m\u1ed9t \u00e1c ma c\u1ea5p cao, s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh kh\u00f4ng thua k\u00e9m g\u00ec L\u1ee5c d\u1ef1c Thi\u00ean s\u1ee9 tr\u00ean thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. H\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng x\u01b0ng v\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 sinh v\u1eadt b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i n\u00e0o \u1edf Ch\u00e2u Nam Lu\u00e2n d\u00e1m v\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u1eb7t h\u1eafn. M\u00e0 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea1i c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc Fitzgerald c\u0169ng lu\u00f4n mang phong th\u00e1i “kh\u00f4ng m\u00e0ng th\u1ebf s\u1ef1”, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa v\u1edbi quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c, c\u00f9ng l\u1eafm ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m “tr\u1ecdng t\u00e0i” v\u00e0 “s\u1ee9 gi\u1ea3 ho\u00e0 b\u00ecnh”, thi tho\u1ea3ng ph\u00e1i thu\u1ed9c h\u1ea1 ra ngo\u00e0i d\u1eb9p lo\u1ea1n hay h\u00f2a gi\u1ea3i m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.\n\nM\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed3n r\u1eb1ng b\u1edfi v\u00ec ng\u00e0i Commus mu\u1ed1n d\u00e0nh t\u00e2m s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00eau \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng, m\u1ed9t l\u00f2ng ch\u0103m s\u00f3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1eddi nh\u00e2n lo\u1ea1i y\u1ebfu \u1edbt c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh n\u00ean m\u1edbi ch\u1eb3ng m\u00e0ng tranh quy\u1ec1n \u0111o\u1ea1t l\u1ee3i.\n\nV\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt ch\u1ee9ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea1i c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc Fitzgerald \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 Chung ti\u00ean sinh v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng chu \u0111\u00e1o, bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m qua ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n t\u1edbi Chung ti\u00ean sinh d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat.\n\nTr\u01b0\u1edbc kia Wood kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u lo\u1ea1i t\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t ch\u1ee7ng t\u1ed9c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, r\u00e0nh r\u00e0nh l\u00e0 gi\u1eefa hai c\u00e1 th\u1ec3 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi quan l\u1eabn tu\u1ed5i th\u1ecd, l\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 y\u00eau nhau cho \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? Nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb sau khi y\u00eau b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 Susan, anh d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u ra r\u1ed3i.\n\nAnh th\u1ea7m ch\u00fac ph\u00fac cho Chung ti\u00ean sinh t\u1eebng gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc Fitzgerald, sau \u0111\u00f3 y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng d\u1eabn b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng.\n\nHai ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1ea1o ph\u1ed1 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, r\u1ed3i anh \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n \u0111\u01b0a Susan v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0.\n\nNh\u00e0 Susan n\u1eb1m trong m\u1ed9t khu ph\u1ed1 h\u1ebbo l\u00e1nh, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00f3ng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u00c1nh tr\u0103ng b\u1ea1c gi\u0103ng m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh s\u00e1ng m\u1edd tr\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00eam, \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u0169 k\u1ef9 h\u1eaft ra nh\u1eefng lu\u1ed3ng s\u00e1ng m\u1edd m\u1edd, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n s\u00e1ng, m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n t\u1ed1i, ph\u1ea7n t\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i chi\u1ebfm nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. L\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc Wood \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn gi\u1eabm ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t b\u00e3i ph\u00e2n ch\u00f3 kh\u00f4 qu\u1eaft, r\u00fat kinh nghi\u1ec7m l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y anh b\u1eadt \u0111\u00e8n pin \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i soi s\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc.\n\nAnh v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u: “Susan, bao gi\u1edd em m\u1edbi d\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 anh s\u1ed1ng v\u1eady? \u1ede c\u00e1i ch\u1ed7 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y nguy hi\u1ec3m l\u1eafm.”\n\nTr\u01b0\u1edbc kia Wood c\u0169ng t\u1eebng ng\u1ecf \u00fd mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng chung v\u1edbi Susan, anh kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i r\u1eddi xa ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh y\u00eau d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n Susan \u0111\u1ec1u l\u1ea5y l\u00fd do “em b\u1ea3o th\u1ee7, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn vi\u1ec7c s\u1ed1ng chung tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u00f4n nh\u00e2n” \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i.\n\nAnh ngh\u0129 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u00f4 v\u1eabn s\u1ebd n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ai ng\u1edd Susan l\u1ea1i vui v\u1ebb tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: “T\u1ed1i nay c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3~”\n\nWood s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t r\u1ed3i m\u1eebng r\u1ee1: “C\u00e1i g\u00ec? Th\u1eadt sao?”\n\n“T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 th\u1eadt r\u1ed3i~ Ai b\u1ea3o em th\u00edch Ferguson nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0m g\u00ec.” Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Susan ng\u1ecdt nh\u01b0 chim s\u01a1n ca, n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ea1i hay k\u00e9o theo \u00e2m m\u0169i, t\u1eebng c\u00e2u t\u1eebng ch\u1eef \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 \u0111ang n\u0169ng n\u1ecbu v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta, “Cho n\u00ean, Ferguson mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec em c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ebft~”\n\nL\u1eddi n\u00e0y l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o tai Wood \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ve v\u00e3n g\u1ecdi m\u1eddi, anh li\u1ec1n n\u00f3i: “V\u1eady… v\u1eady th\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 anh lu\u00f4n nh\u00e9?”\n\n“Em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi anh r\u1ed3i, Ferguson c\u0169ng n\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi em ch\u1ee9 nh\u1ec9?”\n\nWood ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m ngh\u0129 xem c\u00f4 \u0111ang n\u00f3i g\u00ec, \u0111\u00e1p lu\u00f4n kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fat do d\u1ef1: “Anh \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd! C\u00e1i g\u00ec anh c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi em!”\n\n“V\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta n\u00f3i r\u00f5 nh\u00e9 \u2014 anh ph\u1ea3i giao t\u00ednh m\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh cho em.”\n\nWood l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c s\u1edfn t\u00f3c g\u00e1y, anh v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng r\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e8n pin v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi Susan. Trong t\u00edch t\u1eafc, anh th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecf nh\u01b0 m\u00e1u c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi hai chi\u1ebfc nanh nh\u1ecdn ho\u1eaft, sau \u0111\u00f3 anh li\u1ec1n b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e8 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, n\u01a1i c\u1ed5 truy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn nh\u00f3i \u0111au.\n\n\u2014 L\u00e0 ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng!\n\nWood gi\u00e3y d\u1ee5a \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng, mu\u1ed1n thi tri\u1ec3n ph\u00e1p thu\u1eadt. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c kho\u00e1i l\u1ea1c d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n lan ra kh\u1eafp th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i khi\u1ebfn anh \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t \u00fd ch\u00ed chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u, sa v\u00e0o m\u00ea mu\u1ed9i. C\u00e1nh tay v\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ecbnh thi ph\u00e1p m\u1ec1m nh\u0169n r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3n l\u1ea5y kho\u00e1i c\u1ea3m, c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9ng c\u00f2ng c\u0169ng d\u1ea7n th\u1ea3 l\u1ecfng, anh m\u00f4ng lung d\u00e2ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 “cho d\u00f9 ch\u1ebft t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y” c\u0169ng cam t\u00e2m t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n.\n\nB\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, Wood th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi cao l\u1edbn, m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.\n\n\u2014 Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 \u1ea3o gi\u00e1c th\u00f4i \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\n\nAnh \u0111ang ngh\u0129 v\u1eady th\u00ec th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng, v\u1ea1t \u00e1o ph\u1ea5p ph\u1edbi gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t m\u1ed9t con d\u01a1i kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3.\n\nC\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nguy hi\u1ec3m \u0111ang t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n, Susan l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c bu\u00f4ng r\u0103ng ra, quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn, trong nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft c\u00f4 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn bi\u1ebfn s\u1eafc, ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t qu\u1ef3 r\u1ea1p xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh run l\u1ea9y b\u1ea9y nh\u01b0 chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 trong gi\u00f3: “Fi… Fi… Fitz… Fitzgerald \u0111i\u1ec7n h\u1ea1!”\n\nCommus im l\u1eb7ng, trong tay c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t con dao ng\u1eafn c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a r\u00fat v\u1ecf, d\u00f9ng chu\u00f4i dao g\u00f5 g\u00f5 v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay, \u00e2m thanh “b\u1ed9p b\u1ed9p” \u0111\u00f3 r\u01a1i v\u00e0o tai Susan l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c n\u00e0o ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng t\u1eed th\u1ea7n.\n\nCh\u00ednh h\u1eafn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t ra lu\u1eadt l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i trong khu v\u1ef1c n\u00e0y\u2014ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p h\u00fat m\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0ng tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5n h\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ednh m\u1ea1ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\n\nSusan v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eafn tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1ea1ch c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a Wood, \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u00fat s\u1ea1ch d\u00f2ng m\u00e1u t\u01b0\u01a1i ngon c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 n\u00e0y trong m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n duy nh\u1ea5t, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o bi\u1ec7n minh cho h\u00e0nh vi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\n\n“\u0110i\u1ec7n h\u1ea1 Fitzgerald, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y l\u00e0 tay sai c\u1ee7a C\u1ee5c Qu\u1ea3n L\u00fd h\u00e8n h\u1ea1 kia. H\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, t\u1ed9i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tha \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”\n\nL\u00fd tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a Wood d\u1ea7n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, anh d\u00f9ng ma ph\u00e1p c\u1ea7m m\u00e1u cho v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u01a1i c\u1ed5, nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eddi n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a Susan, tr\u00e1i tim l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e1y c\u1ed1c.\n\n\u2014”N\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng c\u00f3 t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng g\u00e2y \u1ea3o gi\u00e1c, l\u00e0m r\u1ed1i lo\u1ea1n nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c.”\n\n\u2014”Ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng c\u1ea5p cao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00f4 h\u1ea5p, \u0111i l\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec7n d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng…”\n\nAnh \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn \u00f4m m\u1eb7t.\n\nAnh hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i.\n\nAnh \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u h\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i.\n\nT\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a anh d\u00e0nh cho Susan \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a n\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ed9c. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 Susan \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft th\u00e2n ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a anh t\u1eeb s\u1edbm, sau \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e0y m\u01b0u ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n l\u00e9n b\u1ecf th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o c\u00e0 ph\u00ea c\u1ee7a anh.\n\nNh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn Wood tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u2014 cho d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, anh v\u1eabn y\u00eau Susan \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng. L\u00fac n\u00e0y anh ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n d\u1ed1c l\u00f2ng b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 c\u00f4, kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 b\u1ecb \u0110\u1ea1i c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc Fitzgerald x\u1eed l\u00fd. Anh ph\u1ea3i d\u1ed1c h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u1edbi kh\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00fd tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\n\n“Ng\u00e0i Wood, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y k\u1ebb ph\u1ea1m t\u1ed9i giao cho t\u00f4i x\u1eed l\u00fd, kh\u00f4ng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec ch\u1ee9?”\n\nGi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Commus khi\u1ebfn Wood nh\u01b0 t\u1ec9nh kh\u1ecfi c\u01a1n m\u1ed9ng.\n\n“Kh\u00f4ng… kh\u00f4ng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1… t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 giao cho ng\u00e0i Fitzgerald…”\n\nSusan l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c chuy\u1ec3n m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau, gi\u1ecdng kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea7u vang l\u00ean b\u00ean tai Wood: “Ferguson, ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i anh t\u1eebng th\u1ec1 s\u1ebd m\u00e3i m\u00e3i y\u00eau em sao? Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i anh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ec1 s\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1edbi em sao? N\u1ebfu em b\u1ecb h\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111i, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft m\u1ea5t… c\u1ee9u em \u0111i, c\u1ee9u em v\u1edbi! Em h\u1ee9a sau n\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eefa…”\n\nWood b\u1ecbt ch\u1eb7t tai m\u00ecnh, c\u00fai g\u1eb1m \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng, kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7: M\u00ecnh thi\u1ebfu ch\u00fat n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb con ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng n\u00e0y gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft, m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 m\u1ec1m l\u00f2ng, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i c\u00f4 \u1ea5y.\n\nCommus b\u00fang tay m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Susan l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u1ecb c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t. C\u00f4 b\u1ecb t\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, mi\u1ec7ng v\u1eabn m\u1edf ra kh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t ra \u00e2m thanh. T\u1eeb tr\u00ean c\u00e2y s\u00e0 xu\u1ed1ng hai con qu\u1ea1, ch\u00fang g\u1eafp l\u1ea5y b\u1ea3 vai Susan r\u1ed3i mang c\u00f4 bay \u0111i.\n\nCommus kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi Wood. H\u1eafn r\u00fat con dao g\u0103m ra kh\u1ecfi v\u1ecf, kh\u1ee5y g\u1ed1i xu\u1ed1ng r\u1ea1ch v\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft r\u1ea1n t\u01a1 m\u00e1u quanh d\u1ea5u r\u0103ng tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 Wood.\n\nWood nh\u1eadn ra th\u1ee9 Commus \u0111ang c\u1ea7m l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con dao tr\u1eeb t\u00e0 \u2014 l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a n\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ed9c ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng.\n\nGi\u1edd ph\u00fat n\u00e0y t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m d\u00e0nh cho Susan v\u1eabn c\u00f2n, anh ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n t\u00e2m tr\u00ed \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 ngh\u0129 v\u00ec sao m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i nh\u01b0 Commus l\u1ea1i mang theo v\u1eadt tr\u1eeb t\u00e0 b\u00ean m\u00ecnh. Wood ch\u00e1n n\u1ea3n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i, c\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng kh\u00e0n kh\u00e0n h\u1ecfi:\n\n“Ng\u00e0i Fitzgerald, ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft Susan s\u1ebd ra sao kh\u00f4ng?”\n\n“N\u00f3 s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edbi T\u00f2a \u00e1n x\u00e9t x\u1eed.” Commus thu dao v\u1ec1 v\u1ecf, l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1eef kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch v\u1edbi Wood. “V\u1edbi t\u1ed9i danh ‘m\u01b0u s\u00e1t kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh’, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb ph\u00e1n 15 \u0111\u1ebfn 25 n\u0103m giam gi\u1eef. N\u1ebfu c\u00f2n \u0111i\u1ec1u tra ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed9i danh n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c, th\u1eddi h\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f2n d\u00e0i h\u01a1n.”\n\n“V\u1eady th\u00ec…”\n\nWood c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp h\u1ecfi c\u00e2u ti\u1ebfp theo, Commus \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t.\n\nTh\u1eadt ra Commus kh\u00f4ng \u01b0a g\u00ec, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 gh\u00e9t cay gh\u00e9t \u0111\u1eafng Wood.\n\nL\u00fd do l\u00e0 t\u1ed5 ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a anh ta th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t.\n\nButler Wood \u2014 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 \u00edt nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Chung \u00c1nh Nhai.\n\nH\u1ed3i nh\u1ecf, Butler Wood t\u1eebng ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o Commus l\u00e0 “h\u1ea1t \u0111\u1eadu nh\u1ecf” v\u00e0 “sinh v\u1eadt b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i”; khi l\u1edbn l\u00ean th\u00ec l\u1ea1i gi\u1ec5u c\u1ee3t h\u1eafn l\u00e0 “c\u00f3c gh\u1ebb \u0111\u00f2i \u0103n th\u1ecbt thi\u00ean nga”. M\u1ed1i th\u00f9 n\u00e0y Commus \u0111\u00e3 ghi nh\u1edb su\u1ed1t 500 n\u0103m.\n\nHi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i Butler Wood \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, Commus kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i khoe khoang v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 r\u1eb1ng con “c\u00f3c gh\u1ebb” n\u00e0y th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 chinh ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c “thi\u00ean nga”. \u1ea4m \u1ee9c trong l\u00f2ng c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a phai n\u00ean h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khoe khoang \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat v\u1edbi h\u1eadu nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Butler Wood m\u00e0 th\u00f4i \u2014 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 Wood t\u1eebng ng\u1ecf \u00fd mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p \u00e1i nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, ch\u00ednh v\u00ec t\u01b0 t\u00e2m n\u00e0y n\u00ean Commus m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd.\n\nTuy nhi\u00ean h\u1eafn tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 th\u00eam d\u00e2y d\u01b0a g\u00ec v\u1edbi Wood n\u1eefa, n\u00f3i th\u00eam v\u00e0i c\u00e2u c\u0169ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y phi\u1ec1n.\n\nH\u1eafn l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c d\u1ecbch chuy\u1ec3n l\u00ean n\u00f3c nh\u00e0, t\u1eeb trong t\u00fai \u00e1o l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 nh\u1ecf c\u1ee1 l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y b\u00fat m\u00e1y. H\u1eafn c\u1eafn n\u1eafp b\u00fat, l\u1eadt \u0111\u1ebfn trang m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t, ghi ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng n\u0103m “10\/11\/2049”, r\u1ed3i vi\u1ebft l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef:\n\n“21. C\u1ee9u ng\u01b0\u1eddi tho\u00e1t ch\u1ebft kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec7ng ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng.”\n\n\u2014 T\u1ed1i nay \u0111\u00e3 x\u1eed l\u00fd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c 21 v\u1ee5 r\u1ed3i, v\u1eady l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7.\n\nH\u1eafn ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda v\u1ea7ng tr\u0103ng tr\u00f2n s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf, ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i du d\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u01b0 kh\u00fac nh\u1ea1c cello, c\u0169ng l\u1ea1i th\u00ec th\u1ea7m nh\u01b0 \u00e2m thanh th\u1ea7n c\u1ed5.\n\n“T\u00f4i, Commus \u00b7 Fitzgerald, nguy\u1ec7n \u0111em to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9c \u0111\u00eam nay d\u00e2ng t\u1eb7ng cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i y\u00eau, Chung \u00c1nh Nhai.” “Nguy\u1ec7n y b\u00ecnh an h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. S\u00e1ng s\u00e1ng an nhi\u00ean, chi\u1ec1u chi\u1ec1u h\u1ec9 nh\u1ea1c, n\u0103m n\u0103m th\u00e1ng th\u00e1ng, tu\u1ed5i tu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0\u1eddng an.”\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n