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Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 37: Cu\u1ed3ng Nhi\u1ec7t\n <\/h2><\/p>\nC\u1ed1 Hi c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd s\u1edbm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p Hyman Coxey, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u Ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c l\u1ea1i ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu.\n\nS\u00e1ng s\u1edbm h\u00f4m sau, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc si\u00eau xe d\u00e0i m\u00e0u \u0111en xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 nh\u1ecf, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n l\u1ea1c l\u00f5ng v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 xung quanh.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ecbnh ra ngo\u00e0i d\u1ea1o ph\u1ed1 v\u1edbi Sain, ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u1ed1 ch\u1ea5p tin r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang mang thai c\u00e1i tr\u1ee9ng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb chi\u1ebfc si\u00eau xe \u1ea5y ch\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u, nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u00e0 bi\u1ec3n s\u1ed1 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc xe, trong l\u00f2ng v\u1eeba l\u00f3e l\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec c\u1eeda xe \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1edf ra, m\u1ed9t g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t quen thu\u1ed9c xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean: “Sao l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 c\u00f4?”\n\nGrena \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1eaft, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u1ebb m\u1eaft cong v\u00fat thanh m\u1ea3nh th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n tay ngh\u1ec1 trang \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111i\u00eau luy\u1ec7n. Phong c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c so v\u1edbi ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m qua: “T\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m th\u00eam gi\u1edd nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn ta c\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n hai v\u1ecb.”\n\n“\u0110i \u0111\u00e2u?”\n\n“\u0110i Kenseville.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t: “\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0…”\n\n“L\u00e0 t\u1ed5ng b\u1ed9 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m.” Grena h\u1ea1 gi\u1ecdng: “Anh trai t\u00f4i… Hyman \u0111\u00e3 quay v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eeb s\u00e1ng nay, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch h\u1eafn ta l\u00e0m v\u1eady l\u00e0 g\u00ec.”\n\n“T\u1ed1n c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1n s\u1ee9c t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu g\u1eb7p? H\u1eafn ta mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn T\u1ed5ng b\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m l\u00e0 \u00fd g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y?” C\u1ed1 Hi c\u0169ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1.\n\nGrena g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: “H\u1eafn ta m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn Hedoria h\u00f4m qua, c\u00f2n mang theo ‘T\u00e2n Th\u1ea7n’ \u0111i c\u00f9ng. H\u1ed3i s\u00e1ng n\u00e0y l\u00fac \u0111i v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ta h\u01b0ng ph\u1ea5n l\u1eafm, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u1ea1i \u0111ang ngh\u0129 ra tr\u00f2 g\u00ec n\u1eefa.”\n\nGrena nh\u00edu m\u00e0y, v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed1t cho l\u1eafm: “L\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00fac h\u1eafn ta l\u1ed9 ra v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t n\u00e0y, ‘T\u00e2n Th\u1ea7n’ Ilias \u0111\u00e3 ra \u0111\u1eddi.”\n\n“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 nhi\u1ec1u c\u0169ng v\u00f4 \u00edch, chi b\u1eb1ng c\u1ee9 \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 xem tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3.” C\u1ed1 Hi nh\u00ecn Sain b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, th\u1ea5p gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i: “L\u00ean xe th\u00f4i.”\n\nT\u1eeb l\u00fac xuy\u00ean th\u01b0 \u0111\u1ebfn nay, g\u1ea7n n\u1eeda n\u0103m tr\u00f4i qua, m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u1eeb Thung l\u0169ng b\u0103ng \u0111\u1ebfn bi\u1ec3n s\u00e2u, sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 nh\u1ecf g\u1ea7n ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4. Ti\u1ec3u thi\u1ebfu gia \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u00e0n v\u1ea1n y\u00eau chi\u1ec1u sau khi tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m qua v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u1edbi l\u1ea1, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ed3i l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc si\u00eau xe.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi d\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf ng\u1ed3i c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 sang x\u1ecbn m\u1ecbn cho th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng v\u00e0 m\u00f4ng n\u00e0y, qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi xe t\u1ea3i nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc.\n\nV\u1eeba l\u00ean xe ng\u1ed3i \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh, Sain \u0111\u00e3 nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e1n l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n C\u1ed1 Hi. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn d\u1ea1o g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y \u2014 tr\u00f4ng to con nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t th\u00edch t\u01b0 th\u1ebf r\u00fac v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eadu.\n\nGrena kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb m\u00f9, c\u00f4 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea1i kh\u00e1i m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u00f4 h\u1ecfi: “Anh ta… b\u1ecb l\u00e0m sao v\u1eady?”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn Sain v\u1eabn c\u1ed1 ch\u1ea5p n\u1eafm tay c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean b\u1ee5ng m\u00ecnh, c\u0169ng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: “T\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ec7n n\u00f3i chi ti\u1ebft.”\n\n“V\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 anh ta \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m c\u00f3 \u1ed5n kh\u00f4ng?”\n\n“\u1eeam… ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec.” C\u1ed1 Hi im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb t\u1edbi th\u01b0 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng K\u1ef3 m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o t\u1ed1i qua.\n\nSau khi bi\u1ebft Sain \u0111ang trong t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng “mang thai gi\u1ea3”, C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecfi Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng K\u1ef3 qua thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb li\u00ean l\u1ea1c ngay trong ng\u00e0y. Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng K\u1ef3 thi\u1ebfu hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm t\u00f2i trong th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n d\u01b0\u1edbi bi\u1ec3n s\u00e2u, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u1ed9i dung li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn tri\u1ec7u ch\u1ee9ng “mang thai gi\u1ea3” c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Merman\u2014\n\n\u1ede giai \u0111o\u1ea1n n\u00e0y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Merman s\u1ebd tr\u1edf n\u00ean hung h\u0103ng, d\u1ec5 n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn v\u00ec c\u1ea3m x\u00fac d\u1ef1ng d\u1ee5c \u1ea3o gi\u00e1c. T\u00f3m l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 n\u00ean gi\u1eef kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch, \u0111\u1eebng ch\u1ecdc gi\u1eadn.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u00ecn b\u1ed9 d\u00e1ng an t\u0129nh th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t ngoan ngo\u00e3n c\u1ee7a Sain, l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean nghi ng\u1edd c\u00e1i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 s\u00e1ch c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Merman.\n\nS\u00e1ng s\u1edbm C\u1ed1 Hi m\u1edbi l\u00e0m n\u0169ng tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3t, l\u00e0m n\u0169ng b\u1eaft Sain r\u00f3t n\u01b0\u1edbc, l\u1ea5y qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, xoa b\u00f3p c\u1ed5 tay cho m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 t\u1ecf ra kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111i mua b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng cho C\u1ed1 Hi. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i hung h\u0103ng, d\u1ec5 n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn, c\u1ea7n gi\u1eef kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng ch\u1ecdc gi\u1eadn nh\u01b0 s\u00e1ch n\u00f3i?\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nghi ng\u1edd xoa xoa c\u01a1 b\u1ee5ng r\u00f5 n\u00e9t d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u1ea1t \u00e1o c\u1ee7a Sain theo th\u00f3i quen, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang an \u1ee7i “c\u00e1i tr\u1ee9ng” kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i \u1ea5y.\n\nM\u1eb7c d\u00f9 gia t\u1ed9c Coxey \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng trong v\u00e0i th\u1eadp k\u1ef7 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y nh\u01b0ng t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n t\u00edch lu\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i k\u1ebfch x\u00f9.\n\n\u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t sau khi Hyman Coxey t\u1ea1o ra Ilias, l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng s\u1ef1 s\u00f9ng b\u00e1i v\u00e0 t\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u00f9 qu\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn nh\u00e2n lo\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Th\u1ea7n linh, h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 huy \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 v\u00e0 h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 qu\u00fd t\u1ed9c gi\u00e0. Qu\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng d\u1ed3i d\u00e0o v\u00e0 nh\u00f3m “c\u1ed5 \u0111\u00f4ng” m\u1edbi n\u00e0y c\u0169ng \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1ef1 tr\u01b0\u1eddng sinh b\u1ea5t l\u00e3o m\u00e0 Hyman \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n.\n\nTuy nhi\u00ean, li\u1ec7u Hyman c\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a n\u00e0y hay kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i xem x\u00e9t.\n\nChi\u1ebfc si\u00eau xe m\u00e0u \u0111en \u0111i th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e2n bay khu Hedoria. C\u1ed1 Hi v\u00e0 Sain c\u00f9ng Grena chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed5i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n giao th\u00f4ng xuy\u00ean qua t\u1ea7ng m\u00e2y. Sau 40 ph\u00fat, h\u1ecd h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh t\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Kenseville c\u0169ng n\u1eb1m \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia \u0110\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc Alas.\n\n\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u1ed5 c\u00f3 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed l\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng l\u00e0 n\u01a1i xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t nh\u1eefng truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean v\u1ec1 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi H\u1ea3i t\u1ed9c.\n\nN\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u1eabn gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c phong c\u00e1ch ki\u1ebfn tr\u00fac mang h\u01a1i h\u01b0\u1edbm t\u1eeb th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1ed5 k\u00ednh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y uy l\u1ef1c. V\u00ec l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ven bi\u1ec3n h\u1ee9ng gi\u00f3 bi\u1ec3n l\u00e2u ng\u00e0y, b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng mang theo m\u1ed9t m\u00f9i v\u1ecb m\u1eb7n ch\u00e1t \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a bi\u1ec3n c\u1ea3.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e1t s\u1ecfi. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ed1c, xung quanh m\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea7y c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf cu\u1ed1i con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t to\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 t\u1ed1i m\u00e0u.\n\nHo\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t tr\u1ee5 s\u1edf c\u1ee7a ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m.\n\n“Ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.” Grena nh\u00ecn ra v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu thanh ni\u00ean t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng. C\u00f4 nh\u00ecn chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 len tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng, n\u00f3i: “T\u1ed5ng b\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: “Kh\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1ea1.”\n\nKh\u00f3e mi\u1ec7ng Grena gi\u1eadt gi\u1eadt: “T\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y v\u1eady.”\n\nTrong l\u00fac hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, Sain c\u0169ng \u0111ang quan s\u00e1t ki\u1ebfn tr\u00fac n\u00e0y.\n\nTo\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i t\u1ed1i m\u00e0u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 xa l\u1ea1 v\u1edbi h\u1eafn.\n\nTrong 99 l\u1ea7n l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi g\u1eb7p C\u1ed1 Hi, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 “H\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng” \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n, c\u1eed c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 t\u1eeb b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf c\u00e1c m\u1ed1c th\u1eddi gian kh\u00e1c nhau, Sain v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u2014 Hang \u1ed5 c\u1ee7a Ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m.\n\nKh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1edd b\u00ean trong to\u00e0 ki\u1ebfn tr\u00fac c\u00f3 v\u1ebb t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 tham v\u1ecdng kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a gia t\u1ed9c Coxey.\n\nSain h\u01a1i nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u, b\u00e0n tay nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng xoa b\u1ee5ng. \u00c1nh m\u1eaft xanh lam c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn gi\u1edd ph\u00fat n\u00e0y tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng s\u00e2u th\u1eb3m, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y to\u00e0n b\u1ed9.\n\n“Anh \u0111ang ng\u1ea9n ng\u01a1 g\u00ec v\u1eady?”\n\nGi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i vang l\u00ean b\u00ean tai khi\u1ebfn Sain b\u1eebng t\u1ec9nh. H\u1eafn ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft, l\u1edbp b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i tan \u0111i v\u00e0 nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thay th\u1ebf b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t v\u1ea7ng s\u00e1ng d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng.\n\nSain b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n C\u1ed1 Hi, ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y m\u00e0u \u0111en d\u00ednh nh\u1edbp tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 tay qu\u1ea5n quanh \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00f3n tay \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng k\u00e9o v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u00ecnh. Ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c, hai l\u00e0n da t\u00f4ng m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1t l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n nhau.\n\nGrena gi\u1eadt gi\u1eadt m\u00ed m\u1eaft, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 quen v\u1edbi b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed m\u1eadp m\u1edd gi\u1eefa hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi su\u1ed1t ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u00f4 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 h\u1ea1t s\u1ea1n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 v\u01b0\u1edbng trong c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng v\u1eady.\n\nC\u00f4 ho nh\u1eb9 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng, quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1eaft ngang b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed b\u1ed7ng d\u01b0ng ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o n\u00e0y: “M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean v\u00e0o th\u00f4i.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi: “\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean.”\n\nB\u1ecdn h\u1ecd c\u00f2n c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c ch\u00ednh c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m.\n\nB\u00ean trong l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 n\u00e0y kh\u00e1c xa m\u1ed9t tr\u1eddi m\u1ed9t v\u1ef1c so v\u1edbi v\u1ebb t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. Sau khi b\u01b0\u1edbc qua c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng l\u1edbn, C\u1ed1 Hi th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u0111i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t cung \u0111i\u1ec7n xa hoa n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3.\n\nQu\u00e1 l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby.\n\nC\u1ee7a c\u1ea3i gom g\u00f3p t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng nhau x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng n\u00ean to\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i trong ngo\u00e0i kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t n\u00e0y. Th\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1, t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00e1 tinh x\u1ea3o, b\u00ecnh hoa v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 trang tr\u00ed \u0111\u1eaft ti\u1ec1n… Nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta hoa m\u1eaft. V\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p qu\u00e1 r\u01b0\u1eddm r\u00e0 khi\u1ebfn C\u1ed1 Hi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh s\u1eafp b\u1ecb ch\u00f3i m\u00f9 m\u1eaft r\u1ed3i.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi: “\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 s\u1edf th\u00edch trang tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a ai v\u1eady…”\n\n“Hyman Coxey.” Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1eeb bao gi\u1edd Grena \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u1ecdi Hyman l\u00e0 anh trai n\u1eefa. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00f4, ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh l\u1edbn l\u00ean c\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft v\u00e0o c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y b\u1ecb l\u00f2ng tham nu\u1ed1t ch\u1eedng.\n\nH\u00e0nh lang b\u00ean trong to\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i l\u00fac n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t y\u00ean t\u0129nh. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb Grena v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho C\u1ed1 Hi v\u00e0 Sain, n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng.\n\nGrena n\u00f3i: “Th\u1ef1c ra ban \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1eafn ta kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nu\u00f4i n\u1ea5ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, ch\u1ec9 s\u1ee3 b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng. Hyman c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t hi\u1ec3u chuy\u1ec7n, h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e1nh v\u00e1c r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh trai ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi.”\n\n“Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u1eeb l\u00fac n\u00e0o?”\n\nC\u00e2u h\u1ecfi n\u00e0y ngay c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 Jane hay em g\u00e1i Grena \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, Hyman Coxey \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u01b0 x\u01b0a n\u1eefa. Nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 h\u1eafn ta mu\u1ed1n ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u, l\u00f2ng tham ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng kh\u00f3 th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1eafn ta ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n n\u1eafm quy\u1ec1n \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n gia t\u1ed9c Coxey v\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00e0o v\u1ebft xe \u0111\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh cha m\u00ecnh.\n\nSau khi m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i h\u1ebft h\u00e0nh lang d\u00e0i, ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n “l\u1ed9p c\u1ed9p” truy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia mang theo s\u1ef1 h\u00e2n hoan v\u00e0 n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p. Gi\u00e2y ti\u1ebfp theo, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng m\u1eb7c vest \u0111en \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf g\u00f3c h\u00e0nh lang. \u00c1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ta nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e8n pha qu\u00e9t qua nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n, khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y C\u1ed1 Hi th\u00ec s\u00e1ng b\u1eebng l\u00ean.\n\nH\u1eafn ta nhanh ch\u00f3ng s\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1edbn, gi\u01a1 tay \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 tay C\u1ed1 Hi.\n\nCh\u00e1t!\n\nM\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00f2n tan vang l\u00ean trong h\u00e0nh lang t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng. Tay c\u1ee7a Hyman Coxey c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng trung, tr\u00ean mu b\u00e0n tay h\u1eb1n l\u00ean m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecf gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb roi qu\u1ea5t, nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 tay h\u1eafn ta \u0111ang nh\u00e8 nh\u1eb9 run l\u00ean.\n\nCh\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y m\u00e0u \u0111en do Sain \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n \u0111ang ung dung r\u1ee5t v\u00e0o \u1ed1ng tay \u00e1o. Sau khi nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1nh m\u1eaft t\u1eadp trung c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, n\u00f3 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n ngoe ngu\u1ea9y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch r\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang ng\u1ea1o ngh\u1ec5 n\u00f3i “m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00f4i?”.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi: …\n\nB\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u1eadu th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 h\u01a1i tin nh\u1eefng ghi ch\u00e9p trong s\u00e1ch c\u1ed5 r\u1ed3i.\n\nHyman Coxey b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh tay c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eb9 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng, tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat gi\u1eadn d\u1eef n\u00e0o, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00e0u xanh l\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ta c\u00f2n hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean \u00fd c\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u1eafn ta h\u01a1i c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i: “Xin l\u1ed7i, l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed9t r\u1ed3i.”\n\nN\u00f3i xong, Hyman l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda C\u1ed1 Hi, trong m\u1eaft l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 n\u00f3ng b\u1ecfng r\u1ea1o r\u1ef1c b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng.\n\nHyman: “Ch\u00e0o hai v\u1ecb, t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Hyman Coxey. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd Grena \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. C\u1eadu v\u1ed7 nh\u1eb9 Sain \u0111ang v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng vui, l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: “Ph\u1ea7n t\u1ef1 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u th\u00ec mi\u1ec5n \u0111i, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft nhau r\u1ed3i m\u00e0.”\n\n“\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean,” Gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u hoa m\u1ef9 ph\u01a1i b\u00e0y s\u1ef1 h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng. Hyman nh\u00ecn l\u01b0\u1edbt qua Grena v\u00e0 Sain: “B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n ri\u00eang v\u1edbi v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch qu\u00fd n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?”\n\nH\u1eafn ta m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi C\u1ed1 Hi: “Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 c\u1eadu v\u00e0 t\u00f4i.”\n\nS\u1eafc m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Sain g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u1ea1nh xu\u1ed1ng ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. T\u01b0 duy trong th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 mang thai gi\u1ea3 b\u1ecb th\u00fa ho\u00e1 \u0111ang xao \u0111\u1ed9ng. L\u00fac n\u00e0y n\u1ed9i dung m\u00e0 h\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u2014 C\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang mu\u1ed1n mang b\u1ea1n l\u1eef c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111i.\n\nV\u1ebb m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a C\u1ed1 Hi b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh. C\u1eadu nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng kh\u1ec1u v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay Sain m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng xoa d\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con m\u00e3nh th\u00fa \u0111ang gi\u1eadn d\u1eef su\u00fdt ch\u00fat n\u1eefa mu\u1ed1n x\u00e9 to\u1ea1c c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng k\u1ebb th\u00f9: “T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 g\u00ec c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i.”\n\nN\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Hyman c\u00e0ng s\u00e2u h\u01a1n: “T\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng? C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 t\u00f4i m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t. C\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1eafn \u0111o m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat r\u1ed3i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, quay l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Sain: “Anh \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Grena tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?”\n\n“Kh\u00f4ng…”\n\nKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i h\u1ebft, C\u1ed1 Hi nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ecd c\u1ecd v\u00e0o tai Sain, th\u00ec th\u1ea7m r\u1ea5t nh\u1ecf: “Y\u00ean t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ee3i t\u00f4i v\u1ec1, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?”\n\nC\u00e2u h\u1ecfi d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng th\u1eadm ch\u00ed h\u01a1i mang t\u00ednh th\u1ec9nh c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng khi\u1ebfn Sain kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i, t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd y\u00eau c\u1ea7u t\u1eeb b\u1ea1n l\u1eef.\n\nHyman nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0y th\u00ec s\u1eafc m\u1eb7t tr\u1ea7m xu\u1ed1ng, v\u00f4 c\u1edb hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean s\u1ef1 u \u00e1m kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u… C\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 Th\u1ea7n linh c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb v\u1ea5y b\u1ea9n v\u1eady.\n\nTim c\u1ee7a Grena th\u1eaft l\u1ea1i khi b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i s\u1eafc m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. M\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean d\u00e2ng l\u00ean nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o.\n\nSau cu\u1ed9c trao \u0111\u1ed5i ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i, Sain \u0111i theo Grena \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i, c\u00f2n C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111i c\u00f9ng Hyman Coxey \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i h\u00e0nh lang ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed th\u1eddi gian, c\u1eadu \u0111i th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1: “Anh \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi t\u00f4i?”\n\n“Sao l\u1ea1i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady?” Hyman quay \u0111\u1ea7u c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eb9, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb dung t\u00fang cho s\u1ef1 ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m c\u1ee7a con trai, c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u00e1nh m\u1eaft h\u1eafn ta nh\u00ecn C\u1ed1 Hi th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 trong s\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u00e0o.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u00fac nh\u00edch m\u1ea5y ng\u00f3n tay, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Hyman.\n\nN\u1ebfu \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Sain nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 chi\u1ebfm h\u1eefu \u0111\u1ea7y t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 nh\u1eabn nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u1ea7y tr\u00e2n tr\u1ecdng th\u00ec \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Hyman l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfm nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang nh\u00ecn m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1edf h\u1eefu c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ea5t m\u00e3n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111o\u00e1n, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i y\u00eau th\u00edch v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu bu\u00f4ng tay \u2014 N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i n\u00e0y, h\u1eafn ta th\u00e0 \u0111\u1eadp n\u00e1t n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t.\n\nGi\u00e0y da gi\u1eabm tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m nhung \u0111\u1ecf t\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u00e1t ra ti\u1ebfng “l\u1ed9p c\u1ed9p” tr\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ee5c h\u01a1n h\u1eb3n, sau khi Hyman d\u1eabn C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111i qua v\u00e0i kh\u00fac cua tr\u00ean h\u00e0nh lang d\u00e0i, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t c\u1ea7u thang d\u1eabn xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ea7ng h\u1ea7m.\n\nB\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a C\u1ed1 Hi d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. C\u1eadu kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i, m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u00f9i k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1.\n\nHyman: “Kh\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng xem sao?”\n\nN\u00f3i r\u1ed3i, h\u1eafn ta d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0i b\u1eadc thang.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea7n ch\u1eeb \u0111i theo xu\u1ed1ng.\n\nC\u1ea7u thang d\u1eabn xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ea7ng h\u1ea7m n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t d\u00e0i. B\u1edfi v\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 n\u00ean h\u01a1i l\u1ea1nh t\u1eeb kho\u00e1ng th\u1ea1ch kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng to\u1ea3 ra xung quanh. C\u00e0ng \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e0ng l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c l\u1ea1nh th\u1ea5u x\u01b0\u01a1ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ea5m v\u00e0o t\u1eadn c\u1ed1t t\u1ee7y.\n\nC\u00e0ng \u0111i s\u00e2u xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7u thang, m\u00f9i v\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng n\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1eadm, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed khi\u1ebfn C\u1ed1 Hi c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c quen thu\u1ed9c.\n\n\u00c2m u, \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt…\n\nH\u00e0ng mi c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu thanh ni\u00ean t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng \u0111i ph\u00eda sau \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t run l\u00ean. Con ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng nh\u1ea1t \u1ea9n d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00ed m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea3o \u0111i \u0111\u1ea3o l\u1ea1i, r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1edb ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3\u2014\n\nM\u00f9i v\u1ecb trong ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m b\u1ecf hoang \u1edf Thung l\u0169ng b\u0103ng Burland tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n gi\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1i m\u00f9i c\u1eadu ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. V\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111ang \u1ea9n gi\u1ea5u b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ea7u thang n\u00e0y, trong l\u00f2ng C\u1ed1 Hi c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ph\u1ecfng \u0111o\u00e1n.\n\nSau b\u1eadc thang cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, \u0111i th\u00eam v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa, m\u1ed9t “nh\u00e0 t\u00f9” kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ed9 ra\u2014\n\nM\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo: t\u01b0\u1eddng, s\u00e0n, b\u00e0n. Nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 mang phong c\u00e1ch nguy\u00ean th\u1ee7y n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 tho\u00e1t ra. C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn, c\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng d\u01b0\u1edbi 20 nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 \u0111\u00e1 s\u00e2u hun h\u00fat c\u00f3 v\u1eadt g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang lay \u0111\u1ed9ng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t.\n\n\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 t\u00f9, c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea5t.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng, khi kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u00fat ng\u1eafn, c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb \u1edf ph\u00eda sau song \u0111\u00e1.\n\nLo\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u, lo\u1ea1i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u x\u00fac tu, lo\u1ea1i n\u0103m m\u00e0u s\u1eb7c s\u1ee1, lo\u1ea1i m\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng kh\u1ed1i th\u1ecbt k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1… Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con n\u00e0o b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ef1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u2014 C\u00e1i ch\u1ebft, ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n m\u1ea5t \u0111i l\u00fd tr\u00ed bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m d\u1ecb h\u00f3a m\u00e0 c\u1eadu g\u1eb7p tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Thung l\u0169ng b\u0103ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0110\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc Alas.\n\n“\u0110\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 chi\u00eam ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng.” Hyman xua tay. \u00c1nh m\u1eaft h\u1eafn ta nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 khinh mi\u1ec7t kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 quan t\u00e2m: “Nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y qu\u00e1 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi im l\u1eb7ng, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, ch\u1ec9 l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t nh\u00ecn t\u1eebng v\u1eadt th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m.\n\nHyman c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c. H\u1eafn ta \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 dung t\u00fang nh\u1edbp nh\u00e1p v\u00e0 m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i.\n\nCho \u0111\u1ebfn khi C\u1ed1 Hi xem xong t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 sinh v\u1eadt, c\u1eadu m\u1edbi quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn Hyman, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft h\u1ed3ng nh\u1ea1t ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ef1 l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo.\n\nHyman m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi: “V\u1ebb m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch ch\u00fang? C\u0169ng \u0111\u00fang, s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i th\u00ec c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 th\u00edch \u0111\u00e2u.”\n\n“Anh ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ebf sao?” C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean h\u1ecfi.\n\nHyman s\u1eefng s\u1edd: “G\u00ec c\u01a1?”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi: “Nh\u1eefng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m m\u00e0 anh \u00e1p \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang, anh ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ebf n\u00ean c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o ra s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng sao?”\n\nM\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi theo ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a v\u00f4 th\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi xuy\u00ean th\u01b0 nh\u01b0 C\u1ed1 Hi c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecfi Hyman m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, l\u00fac n\u00e0y h\u1eafn ta tr\u00f4ng c\u00f2n gi\u1ed1ng ph\u1ea3n di\u1ec7n h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 Sain.\n\n“T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tin Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ebf.” Hyman c\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00f3ng kho\u00e1ng, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t tu\u1ea5n m\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ta b\u1ed7ng hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 \u00e2m l\u00e3nh r\u1ee3n ng\u01b0\u1eddi: “Tuy nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o ra s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng.”\n\nN\u00f3i r\u1ed3i, h\u1eafn ta ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 \u0111\u00e1 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh.\n\n“C\u1eadu nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 xem \u2014 L\u00fac t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3, n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u00e1 m\u1eadp c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u1edf kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec sao? L\u1edbp da c\u1ee9ng c\u00e1p, h\u00e0m r\u0103ng s\u1eafc b\u00e9n, t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 v\u01b0\u1ee3t b\u1eadc. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf khuy\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec3m tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3, sau \u0111\u00f3 ph\u00e1t huy \u01b0u \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh s\u0103n b\u1eaft sinh v\u1eadt l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t d\u01b0\u1edbi bi\u1ec3n s\u00e2u.”\n\nHyman l\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t con kh\u00e1c.\n\n“C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra ban \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 l\u00e0 con v\u1eadt g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con s\u1ee9a kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9c, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng l\u1edbn b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay. Kh\u00f3 tin l\u1eafm c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”\n\n“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i n\u00f3 xem, l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1ed1t trong l\u1ed3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Nh\u1eefng x\u00fac tua m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111an xen chen ch\u00fac nhau. Khi n\u00f3 v\u00e0o bi\u1ec3n s\u00e2u v\u00e0 du\u1ed7i th\u1eb3ng c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n, k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua M\u1ef1c \u1ed0ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3… Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed t\u00f4i c\u00f2n gi\u00fap n\u00f3 c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ph\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ed9c.”\n\nKhi n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Hyman tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y ni\u1ec1m vui \u2014 h\u1eafn ta th\u1ef1c l\u00f2ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac v\u00ec nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra.\n\nS\u1ed1ng l\u01b0ng C\u1ed1 Hi l\u1ea1nh to\u00e1t. L\u00fac n\u00e0y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu c\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u1edbi l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim.\n\nT\u00e0n nh\u1eabn, l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng, coi s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i.\n\nHyman ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh: “Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc, ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi: “V\u1eady c\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u1edbi l\u00e0 ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o? L\u00e0 ‘T\u00e2n Th\u1ea7n’ m\u00e0 anh t\u1ea1o ra sao?”\n\n“H\u1eedm? Grena k\u1ec3 cho c\u1eadu nghe v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y r\u1ed3i \u00e0… Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng sao, s\u1edbm mu\u1ed9n g\u00ec th\u00ec c\u1eadu c\u0169ng s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft th\u00f4i. Tuy nhi\u00ean xin c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eebng hi\u1ec3u l\u1ea7m, c\u1eadu ta m\u00e3i m\u00e3i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u00e1nh b\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”\n\n\u00c1nh m\u1eaft Hyman nh\u00ecn C\u1ed1 Hi mang theo s\u1ef1 khen ng\u1ee3i v\u00e0 cu\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t. S\u1ef1 nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh m\u00e0 h\u1eafn ta d\u00e0nh cho “T\u00e2n Th\u1ea7n” d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean chuy\u1ec3n h\u01b0\u1edbng sang C\u1ed1 Hi.\n\nTh\u1ea7n s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a C\u1ed1 Hi tr\u1edf n\u00ean c\u1ed5 qu\u00e1i. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Ilias, e r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh m\u1edbi l\u00e0 t\u1ea1o v\u1eadt do Hyman t\u1ea1o ra.\n\nSau \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Hyman v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 “ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o”\u2014\n\n“C\u1eadu c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng? Ban \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i n\u00ean m\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng \u0111u\u1ed5i theo ngay l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3. M\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i m\u1edbi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt.”\n\nKhi n\u00f3i c\u00e2u n\u00e0y, Hyman nh\u00ecn C\u1ed1 Hi b\u1eb1ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft n\u00f3ng b\u1ecfng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3.\n\nKhi\u1ebfn cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe c\u0169ng v\u00f4 th\u1ee9c tim \u0111\u1eadp nhanh h\u01a1n.\n\nHyman n\u00f3i: “T\u00f4i ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i m\u00e0 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng.”\n\n\u2014\u1ea6m!\n\nB\u1ed9 n\u00e3o gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 va ch\u1ea1m m\u1ea1nh. Ti\u1ebfng ong ong, ti\u1ebfng va \u0111\u1eadp, ti\u1ebfng x\u00e9 r\u00e1ch, nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 h\u1ed7n t\u1ea1p tr\u1ed9n l\u1eabn v\u00e0o nhau. Ngay c\u1ea3 th\u1ecb gi\u00e1c c\u0169ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nhi\u1ec5u lo\u1ea1n \u0111i v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 hai th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00f2a nh\u1eadp ho\u1eb7c t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n nh\u1eefng k\u00fd \u1ee9c b\u1ecb l\u00e0m m\u1edd tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1eadu xuy\u00ean th\u01b0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng h\u01a1n.\n\nC\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m x\u00fac \u1ea5n \u1ea5n th\u00e1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u1eeba ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn th\u00eam k\u00fd \u1ee9c m\u1edbi thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 v\u1eeba ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Hyman.\n\n“D\u1ef1a v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 anh cho r\u1eb1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady?”\n\n“\u0110\u00e1ng l\u00fd ra c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.”\n\nHyman ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ed9t x\u1ea5p t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u t\u1eeb trong t\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0a cho C\u1ed1 Hi: “C\u1eadu xem c\u00e1i n\u00e0y \u0111i.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u1eadn l\u1ea5y, t\u1ec9 m\u1ec9 l\u1eadt xem.\n\nTrong khi c\u1eadu xem, Hyman c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng k\u1ec3 l\u1ec3. \u0110\u00fang nh\u01b0 h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a, ngay c\u1ea3 khi C\u1ed1 Hi kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi, h\u1eafn ta c\u0169ng s\u1ebd n\u00f3i r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft.\n\n“T\u00f4i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9ng t\u1eed trong t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e3 h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i, ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a v\u1eadt ch\u1ee9a Th\u1ea7n linh ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc, Ti\u1ec3u Hi. V\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. V\u00e0 nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft l\u00e0 do suy ki\u1ec7t to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 n\u1ed9i t\u1ea1ng. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t thanh ni\u00ean nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed9 m\u00e1y b\u00ean trong l\u1ea1i gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 s\u1eafp xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed3. Th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1!”\n\n“Cho n\u00ean ph\u1ecfng \u0111o\u00e1n ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i gi\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi cha t\u00f4i \u2014 cho r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a v\u1eadt th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i. Sau \u0111\u00f3 ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5 d\u1ed3n s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd v\u00e0o ti\u1ec3u V\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eed H\u1ea3i t\u1ed9c v\u1eabn kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 Seraph.”\n\n“Ch\u1ec9 ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ai ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0\u1edbng nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 sai l\u1ea7m…”\n\n\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 sau khi Sain v\u00e0 Ti\u1ec3u Hi b\u1ecb b\u1eaft t\u1eeb Tr\u01b0\u1eddng N\u1ed9i tr\u00fa Santana tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Thung l\u0169ng b\u0103ng Burland n\u01a1i C\u1ed1 Hi l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u xuy\u00ean th\u01b0 \u0111\u1ebfn.\n\nL\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Ti\u1ec3u Hi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u suy y\u1ebfu ngay t\u1eeb khi c\u00f2n \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng: C\u1eadu ng\u1ee7 li b\u00ec, ho ra m\u00e1u, y\u1ebfu \u1edbt v\u00e0 ch\u1ea3y m\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng sau khi b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng… Trong l\u00fac Sain tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng, s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh “\u00e1c qu\u1ef7” c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u r\u1ed7i Ti\u1ec3u Hi.\n\nV\u00ec v\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 Ti\u1ec3u Hi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c s\u1ed1ng, Sain l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa quay l\u1ea1i l\u1ed3ng giam \u0111\u00f3.\n\nH\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn Thung l\u0169ng b\u0103ng Burland hoang v\u1eafng v\u00e0 h\u1ebbo l\u00e1nh h\u01a1n, \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua l\u1ea1i, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e0n th\u00fa kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 di c\u01b0 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y theo m\u00f9a.\n\nT\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, Sain v\u00e0 Ti\u1ec3u Hi l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh, n\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1a l\u1eabn nhau qua v\u00e0i n\u0103m.\n\nCho \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, Ti\u1ec3u Hi \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 tu\u1ed5i thanh ni\u00ean l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa suy t\u00e0n. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng m\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u v\u00e3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u00edu m\u00e0y, c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y gi\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9ng t\u1eed c\u1ee7a Ti\u1ec3u Hi.\n\nQu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 Hyman \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i, suy ki\u1ec7t to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 n\u1ed9i t\u1ea1ng. Ngo\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thanh ni\u00ean nh\u01b0ng b\u00ean trong c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e3o h\u00f3a m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kinh kh\u1ee7ng. Ngay c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u0169ng kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a Ti\u1ec3u Hi.\n\nHyman c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eb9: “Nh\u01b0ng, c\u1eadu \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng.”\n\nH\u1eafn ta ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a C\u1ed1 Hi, t\u1eeb m\u00e1i t\u00f3c, l\u00f4ng mi tr\u1eafng tinh \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng m\u00e0u, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng x\u00fac tua c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1ea9n gi\u1ea5u sau \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n \u1ea5y n\u1eefa…\n\nH\u1eafn ta n\u00f3i: “T\u1eeb l\u00fac t\u00f4i x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e2n ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ecfng \u0111o\u00e1n m\u1edbi \u2014 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t t\u00e1i sinh. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, n\u00ean t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 ph\u00e9p m\u00e0u.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Hyman, c\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng\u2014\n\n“C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ed3i sinh b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o v\u1eady?”\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n