{"id":784,"date":"2026-06-01T08:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T01:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anettethiensu.com\/?p=784"},"modified":"2026-06-01T08:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T01:45:14","slug":"cntycxtn-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anettethiensu.com\/?p=784","title":{"rendered":"CNTYCXTN 39"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 39: Chuy\u1ec7n c\u0169\n <\/h2><\/p>\nC\u1ed1 Hi m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. Sau khi nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh n\u0103m x\u01b0a l\u00f3e l\u00ean trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu, tr\u00e1i tim \u0111\u1eabm m\u00e1u kia nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft m\u1ef1c kh\u1eafc s\u00e2u v\u00e0o t\u1eebng th\u1edb th\u1ea7n kinh, m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c h\u1ed3i h\u1ed9p kh\u00f3 t\u1ea3.\n\nC\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a tay nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean ng\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh. Ti\u1ebfng tim \u0111\u1eadp \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 tr\u00f9ng l\u1eb7p. V\u1eady th\u00ec tr\u00e1i tim th\u1ee9 hai m\u00e0 b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n ki\u1ec3m tra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u0103m x\u01b0a l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ai…\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u, nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Sain \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh.\n\nT\u1eeb l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t \u1edf Thung l\u0169ng b\u0103ng Burland \u0111\u1ebfn nay, s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a Sain l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e0y ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. T\u00ednh c\u00e1ch v\u00e0 th\u1ea7n th\u00e1i c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng tr\u00f9ng kh\u1edbp v\u1edbi “Seraph” trong k\u00fd \u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a C\u1ed1 Hi: hoang d\u00e3, nhanh nh\u1ea1y, th\u00f4ng minh v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c lu\u00f4n mu\u1ed1n g\u00e1nh v\u00e1c m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 khi \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi C\u1ed1 Hi.\n\nM\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i nh\u1eb9 tho\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb m\u00f4i c\u1eadu thanh ni\u00ean t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng. C\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a tay n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y ng\u00f3n \u00fat c\u1ee7a Sain, c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u1ed9t nh\u1ed9t nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng l\u01b0\u1edbt qua. L\u00fac n\u00e0y C\u1ed1 Hi m\u1edbi quay \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn Ilias v\u1eabn \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i x\u1ed5m \u1edf g\u00f3c t\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 nh\u00ecn m\u00ecnh.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi: “\u0110\u1ee9ng d\u1eady \u0111i, c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecbnh ng\u1ed3i x\u1ed5m \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ebfn bao gi\u1edd?”\n\n“T\u00f4i, t\u00f4i…” Thanh ni\u00ean t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng l\u1eafp b\u1eafp v\u00e0i c\u00e2u, v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec gi\u1eabm ph\u1ea3i v\u1ea1t \u00e1o qu\u00e1 d\u00e0i n\u00ean su\u00fdt ch\u00fat n\u1eefa m\u1ea5t th\u0103ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed5 xu\u1ed1ng.\n\nM\u00ed m\u1eaft C\u1ed1 Hi nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean, c\u1eadu theo b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng \u0111\u01b0a tay chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0ng gi\u00e2y ti\u1ebfp theo \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb Sain \u00f4m l\u1ea5y b\u1ee5ng d\u01b0\u1edbi k\u00e9o v\u1ec1. Ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y m\u00e0u \u0111en nhanh h\u01a1n c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00f4 ra m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1nh nh\u1ecdn ho\u1eaft, gh\u00e9t b\u1ecf m\u00f3c l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 \u00e1o ph\u00eda sau c\u1ee7a Ilias, nh\u1ea5c c\u1eadu ta l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f3 coi.\n\nIlias bi\u1ebft Sain gh\u00e9t m\u00ecnh. C\u1eadu ta l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eefng, m\u00edm m\u00f4i sau khi ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y m\u00e0u \u0111en r\u00fat \u0111i, nh\u1ecf gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i: “C\u1ea3m, c\u1ea3m \u01a1n.”\n\nM\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng im l\u1eb7ng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi s\u1ee3 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c kh\u00f3 x\u1eed. C\u1eadu ch\u1ecdc ch\u1ecdc v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh tay Sain \u0111ang \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t b\u1ee5ng d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh: “Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u1ea3m \u01a1n anh k\u00eca.”\n\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi Merman \u0111ang gi\u1ea5u n\u1eeda th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh sau l\u01b0ng C\u1ed1 Hi nheo m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eafc d\u0129 n\u00f3i: “Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp qu\u1ea3n c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i: “C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec sao?”\n\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb h\u1ecfi run r\u1ea9y l\u00f4ng mi, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u00f9ng m\u00e0u v\u1edbi C\u1ed1 Hi l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u1ecb s\u1ef1 kinh h\u00e3i thay th\u1ebf: “Anh, c\u00e1c anh…”\n\nM\u1edbi n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai c\u00e2u, c\u1eadu ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda g\u00f3c t\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00e0nh lang, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi: “C\u1eadu s\u1ee3 camera gi\u00e1m s\u00e1t?”\n\nIlias n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t nh\u1ecf: “Ng\u00e0i Coxey r\u1ea5t \u0111a nghi, \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eafp th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u n\u01a1i…”\n\nV\u1ebb kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t Sain c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng: “\u1ede \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u01b0\u1edbng m\u00e0y, ra hi\u1ec7u cho Ilias c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u00ec n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng.\n\n“Xin c\u00e1c anh…” Thanh ni\u00ean t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u00f4m l\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i C\u1ed1 Hi nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb Sain gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t tay m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00f4 b\u1ea1o.\n\nIlias va m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng, c\u1eadu ta th\u1edf d\u1ed1c, ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u1eddi ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i xong: “C\u1ea7u xin c\u00e1c anh… h\u00e3y c\u1ee9u t\u00f4i ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y…”\n\nN\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00e0 kinh ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i n\u00f3i: “C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ‘T\u00e2n Th\u1ea7n’ do h\u1eafn ta t\u1ea1o ra sao? Theo l\u00fd m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9.”\n\n“Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1eady…” Ilias l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: “H\u1eafn ta l\u00e0 \u00e1c qu\u1ef7! H\u1eafn ta l\u00e0 k\u1ebb l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o! T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, t\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n…”\n\nTh\u1ea5y thanh ni\u00ean t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng s\u1eafp s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5, C\u1ed1 Hi v\u1ed7 nh\u1eb9 c\u00e1nh tay Sain \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea5n an r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i x\u1ed5m tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t Ilias, gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u: “\u0110\u1eebng v\u1ed9i, c\u1eadu t\u1eeb t\u1eeb n\u00f3i, n\u1ebfu c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i y\u00eau c\u1ea7u nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu.”\n\nTheo C\u1ed1 Hi, “T\u00e2n Th\u1ea7n” Ilias n\u00e0y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1ecb uy hi\u1ebfp.\n\nC\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra Ilias c\u1ea5p thi\u1ebft mu\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. \u0110\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u00edt s\u00e2u v\u00e0i h\u01a1i, sau \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi run r\u1ea9y tr\u00fat h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n gi\u1ea5u trong l\u00f2ng\u2014\n\n“T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i, s\u1ed1ng lang thang b\u1eb1ng ngh\u1ec1 nh\u1eb7t r\u00e1c. Ba n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u00f4i b\u1ecb, b\u1ecb ng\u00e0i Coxey \u0111em v\u1ec1. H\u1eafn, h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap h\u1eafn ta ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c, sau n\u00e0y h\u1eafn ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 cho t\u00f4i \u0111i h\u1ecdc, n\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd.”\n\nTrong l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u01a1i n\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 \u1ea5p \u1ee7 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1. C\u1eadu ta c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ed3i trong l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch vi\u1ebft ch\u1eef, \u0111\u1ee3i l\u1edbn l\u00ean c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u00e0m, ki\u1ebfm ti\u1ec1n t\u1ef1 nu\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi lang b\u1ea1t kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i n\u1eefa.\n\nNh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu ta kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft cu\u1ed9c giao d\u1ecbch n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea9y m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o v\u1ef1c s\u00e2u.\n\n“H\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f3i t\u00f4i \u1edf t\u1ea7ng h\u1ea7m… Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 c\u00e1c anh c\u0169ng v\u1eeba m\u1edbi \u0111i l\u00ean t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3. Kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 v\u1eadt th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m gi\u1ed1ng t\u00f4i. L\u00fac t\u00f4i bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh b\u1ed9 d\u1ea1ng n\u00e0y, t\u1ea7ng h\u1ea7m \u0111\u00e3 l\u00f4i ra m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i… T\u00f4i s\u1ee3 m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3, n\u00ean t\u00f4i v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng…”\n\nIlias l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: “T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft, t\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u00edu m\u00e0y: “Sau \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec sao?”\n\nIlias l\u1ed9 ra m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m: “Th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0…”\n\nThanh ni\u00ean t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng nh\u00ecn hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0103n m\u1eb7c ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh, c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng c\u1eadu ta ngh\u1eb9n l\u1ea1i: “C\u00e1c anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i…”\n\nV\u1eeba d\u1ee9t l\u1eddi, ti\u1ebfng v\u1ea3i x\u00e9 r\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean vang l\u00ean. B\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a Ilias nh\u00f4 ra v\u00e0i nh\u00e1nh x\u00fac tua m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1eadm \u0111ang vung v\u1eaby \u2014 ho\u1eb7c n\u00ean g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 v\u00f2i b\u1ea1ch tu\u1ed9c.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u.\n\nNh\u1eefng x\u00fac tua n\u00e0y v\u1eeba gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng v\u1eeba kh\u00e1c c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. M\u00e0u \u0111\u1eadm h\u01a1n, gi\u1ed1ng v\u00f2i b\u1ea1ch tu\u1ed9c trong th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf h\u01a1n. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n \u0111ang run r\u1ea9y \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 nh\u01b0ng t\u00e1m chi\u1ebfc x\u00fac tua n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ed9ng, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng nghe theo \u00fd ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n, ch\u1ec9 nh\u0103m nh\u0103m cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, mang m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c tham lam mu\u1ed1n nu\u1ed1t ch\u1eedng m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9.\n\nIlias l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: “Ng\u00e0i Coxey n\u00f3i ch\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u00f9y ti\u1ec7n \u0111i l\u1ea1i b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1edf l\u00ec trong l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i n\u00e0y… Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i l\u00fac t\u00f4i c\u00f2n \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c co gi\u1eadt…”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft kh\u00e1c tr\u00ean c\u00e1c x\u00fac tua, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1ebft b\u1ea7m ho\u1eb7c v\u1ebft r\u0103ng c\u1eafn r\u01b0\u1edbm m\u00e1u. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecfi: “Nh\u1eefng d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 l\u00e0m \u01b0?”\n\nIlias c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng x\u00fac tua \u0111ang ng\u1ecd ngu\u1eady \u0111\u00f3, l\u1ed9 ra m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n x\u1ea5u h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 kh\u00f3c: “L\u00e0… ng\u00e0i Coxey.”\n\nNgay l\u00fac n\u00e0y, C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c m\u1edbi v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e1i c\u1ee7a Hyman Coxey.\n\n“V\u00ec v\u1eady, c\u1ea7u xin c\u00e1c anh h\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i \u0111i v\u1edbi. T\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa.” \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft Ilias tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ef1 kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea7u v\u00e0 khao kh\u00e1t: “T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i lang thang n\u1eefa m\u00e0 th\u00f4i…”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi k\u00e9o Ilias l\u00ean: “C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i.”\n\nThanh ni\u00ean r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng thu l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng x\u00fac tua \u0111ang gi\u01b0\u01a1ng ra xung quanh. C\u1eadu ta m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 che \u0111i \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng mang gi\u00e0y v\u00e0 v\u1edb, Ilias c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u00ecn C\u1ed1 Hi, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft b\u1eebng l\u00ean tia s\u00e1ng: “Ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n t\u00f4i l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1eddi \u0111i, t\u00f4i s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9…”\n\nC\u1eadu ta \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng gh\u00e9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng ngh\u00e8o n\u00e0n lang b\u1ea1t nh\u01b0ng khi ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n r\u01a1i v\u00e0o v\u1ef1c s\u00e2u, Ilias m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do h\u00edt th\u1edf kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng. V\u00ec v\u1eady sau khi ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o l\u1ed3ng giam, c\u1eadu ta \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 v\u00e0 \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng mu\u1ed1n tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi v\u1ed7 vai Ilias: “V\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1eadu c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 quay v\u1ec1, \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 Hyman ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n cu\u1ed9c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.”\n\nIlias m\u1edf to hai m\u1eaft, \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, nh\u01b0ng v\u1ebb ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean r\u1ea5t nhanh \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. C\u1eadu ta v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng gi\u1ea5u \u0111i ni\u1ec1m vui b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t C\u1ed1 Hi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn v\u00e0 r\u1eddi \u0111i.\n\nTh\u1ea5y k\u1ebb phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i, Sain th\u00f2 ra m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y t\u1eeb \u1ed1ng tay \u00e1o, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn qu\u1ea5n quanh c\u1ed5 tay C\u1ed1 Hi, tr\u1ea7m gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i: “Em tin c\u1eadu ta sao?”\n\n“N\u1eeda tin n\u1eeda ng\u1edd.” C\u1ed1 Hi kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebb ng\u1ed1c c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Th\u00e1nh M\u1eabu, l\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tin l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi quen ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y ch\u1ee9? N\u1ebfu t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu ta n\u00f3i l\u00e0 th\u1eadt th\u00ec qu\u00e1 t\u1ed1t, n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 gi\u1ea3 d\u1ed1i… C\u1ed1 Hi bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i khen ng\u1ee3i Hyman \u0111\u00e3 nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng ra m\u1ed9t “T\u00e2n Th\u1ea7n” c\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ed9 \u1ea2nh \u0110\u1ebf.\n\n“V\u1eady em \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m g\u00ec?”\n\nC\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 Sain \u0111ang h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a C\u1ed1 Hi nh\u01b0ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, h\u1eafn c\u0169ng \u0111ang ch\u1edd s\u1ef1 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i: “T\u00f4i m\u1ec7t qu\u00e1, mu\u1ed1n v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat.”\n\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba gi\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f2n s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, gi\u00e2y sau \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9. H\u1eafn c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn k\u00e9o c\u1ed5 tay C\u1ed1 Hi, d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o k\u00fd \u1ee9c \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng m\u00e0 Grena \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb, th\u1ea5p gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i: “V\u1eady l\u00e1t n\u1eefa em ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i s\u1edbm m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, anh s\u1ebd canh ch\u1eebng m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9, r\u1ea5t an to\u00e0n, em c\u1ee9 y\u00ean t\u00e2m ng\u1ee7 \u0111i.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u01b0\u1edbng m\u00e0y. L\u1eddi n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a Sain l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 nghi ng\u1edd trong t\u1ea7ng h\u1ea7m c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u.\n\nC\u1eadu h\u1ecfi: “C\u00f3 v\u1ebb anh r\u1ea5t quen thu\u1ed9c v\u1edbi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y nh\u1ec9?”\n\nSain kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i, b\u00e0n tay \u0111ang c\u1ea7m x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ed5 tay C\u1ed1 Hi run r\u1ea9y m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. L\u00fac s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ea9y ra c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng, h\u1eafn m\u1edbi kh\u1ebd “\u1eeb” m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng t\u1eeb khoang m\u0169i tr\u00f9ng kh\u1edbp v\u1edbi \u00e2m thanh “k\u1ebdo k\u1eb9t” c\u1ee7a c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n th\u00ec c\u1eadu s\u1ebd l\u1ee1 m\u1ea5t c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi n\u00e0y.\n\n“Ch\u1ed9t d\u1ea1 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u1ea9y c\u1eeda \u0111i v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, quan s\u00e1t c\u00e1ch b\u00e0y tr\u00ed b\u00ean trong. Phong c\u00e1ch trang tr\u1ecdng n\u00e0y c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t ki\u1ec3u v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a to\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i. L\u00fac n\u00e3y nh\u00ecn qua m\u00e0n h\u00ecnh c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y ch\u00f3i l\u00f2a \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng khi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ee9ng trong ph\u00f2ng, C\u1ed1 Hi m\u1edbi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kh\u00f4ng gian g\u00e2y tai h\u1ecda th\u1ecb gi\u00e1c.\n\n\u2014L\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c C\u1ed1 Hi kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng \u00f3ng trong th\u1eddi gian s\u1eafp t\u1edbi n\u1eefa.\n\nTh\u1ea5y Sain m\u00e3i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, C\u1ed1 Hi quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i, th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ee7 r\u0169 c\u1ee5p m\u1eaft, d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean ch\u1edd b\u1ecb m\u1eafng.\n\nB\u1ed9 d\u1ea1ng hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a Sain \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng kh\u01a1i d\u1eady s\u1ef1 t\u00f2 m\u00f2 c\u1ee7a C\u1ed1 Hi. C\u1eadu ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc, b\u00e0n tay \u1ea5m \u00e1p c\u1ea7m c\u1ed5 tay \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng, t\u1eeb t\u1eeb n\u00e2ng l\u00ean r\u1ed3i vu\u1ed1t ph\u1eb3ng l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay \u1ea5y, \u00e1p l\u00ean ng\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh.\n\nL\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu tuy kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1eb7n b\u1eb1ng c\u1ee7a Sain nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp c\u01a1 b\u1eafp m\u1ecfng. N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn xuy\u00ean qua l\u1edbp qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1eb9p tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi.\n\nSain nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda ph\u00eda sau t\u1eeb l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb nh\u00e1nh ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y v\u01b0\u01a1n ra kh\u1ebd kh\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3ng l\u1ea1i.\n\nD\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay h\u1eafn l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng tim \u0111\u1eadp “th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch, th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch” li\u00ean h\u1ed3i. Trong m\u1eaft h\u1eafn in b\u00f3ng h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu thanh ni\u00ean t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng, trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c h\u1eafn tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp s\u1ef1 n\u00f3ng b\u1ecfng, nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eafng xu\u1ed1ng trong khoang b\u1ee5ng l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n tr\u1ed7i l\u00ean… Trong nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft, \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u1eed h\u01a1i d\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a Sain co r\u00fat l\u1ea1i, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng m\u0169i kim.\n\nL\u00e0 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a m\u00e3nh th\u00fa s\u1eafp m\u1ea5t ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t.\n\nT\u1eebng th\u1edb th\u1ea7n kinh tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111ang h\u00e9t l\u00ean “Nguy hi\u1ec3m! Nguy hi\u1ec3m!”, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, ch\u1ec9 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5n b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb7t h\u01a1n l\u00ean ng\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh.\n\nC\u1eadu n\u00f3i: “Sain, anh nghe k\u1ef9 \u0111i.”\n\n\u1ef0c.\n\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi Merman \u0111\u00e3 th\u00fa ho\u00e1 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u1eed d\u1ecdc h\u01a1i run r\u1ea9y, h\u1eafn nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i kh\u1ea3n \u0111\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00f3 nghe: “Nghe… nghe g\u00ec?”\n\n“Nghe ti\u1ebfng tim \u0111\u1eadp c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi h\u1ecfi: “Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y quen thu\u1ed9c kh\u00f4ng?”\n\nSain v\u1eabn \u0111ang trong tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i to\u00e0n th\u00e2n n\u00f3ng b\u1eebng. Con ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm di chuy\u1ec3n, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu thanh ni\u00ean t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng.\n\nB\u00e0n tay tr\u1eafng l\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eeba v\u1eb7n \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean v\u1ecb tr\u00ed tr\u00e1i tim d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i: “Ti\u1ebfng tim \u0111\u1eadp c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, anh c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y quen thu\u1ed9c kh\u00f4ng?”\n\nGi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n, C\u1ed1 Hi n\u00f3i: “T\u00f4i v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n k\u00fd \u1ee9c.”\n\nSain ng\u00e2y ng\u01b0\u1eddi, b\u00e0n tay \u0111ang \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c C\u1ed1 Hi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng mu\u1ed1n r\u00fat ra nh\u01b0ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i, h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m t\u00f9y ti\u1ec7n gi\u00e3y gi\u1ee5a.\n\nC\u1ed5 tay c\u1ee7a C\u1ed1 Hi d\u00f9ng s\u1ee9c, mu b\u00e0n tay n\u1ed5i l\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u00e2n xanh nh\u00e0n nh\u1ea1t, ch\u00fang k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc da tr\u1eafng ng\u00e0 t\u1ea1o n\u00ean m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t m\u1ef9.\n\nNh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y, Sain lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n m\u00ea \u0111\u1eafm C\u1ed1 Hi l\u1ea1i run r\u1ea9y b\u1edd m\u00f4i, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh lam hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean m\u1ed9t tia ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3.\n\nH\u1eafn \u0111ang s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3.\n\nHay n\u00f3i c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c, h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n C\u1ed1 Hi bi\u1ebft c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi cho chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y.\n\nNh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f4i khi C\u1ed1 Hi l\u1ea1i th\u00edch l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i.\n\nKh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 H\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i cho C\u1ed1 Hi bi\u1ebft k\u00fd \u1ee9c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ho\u00e0n ch\u1ec9nh, ph\u1ea7n thi\u1ebfu s\u00f3t cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn hai tr\u00e1i tim trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c c\u1eadu, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ed3i sinh.\n\nT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1ed1i li\u00ean h\u1ec7 g\u00ec v\u1edbi H\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng?\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi mang theo th\u1eafc m\u1eafc nh\u00ecn Sain. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng nh\u1ea1t r\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111ang y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.\n\nC\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u00ecnh y\u00ean nh\u01b0 v\u1eady khi\u1ebfn h\u01a1i th\u1edf d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp c\u1ee7a Sain d\u1ecbu l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n kh\u1ea9n tr\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i n\u1eefa.\n\nTay C\u1ed1 Hi v\u1eabn ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean tr\u00ean mu b\u00e0n tay Sain: “T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, v\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c \u2014 T\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i, anh ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n nghe th\u00f4i.”\n\n“C\u00f2n v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00fang sai c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1p \u00e1n n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh ph\u00e1n \u0111o\u00e1n.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 tan v\u1ee1 trong m\u1eaft Sain, n\u00ean c\u1eadu quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat.\n\nC\u1eadu n\u00f3i: “V\u1eady th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i ra ph\u1ecfng \u0111o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi g\u1eb7p anh \u2014 t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn Thung l\u0169ng b\u0103ng Burland.”\n\nL\u00f4ng mi c\u1ee7a Sain run r\u1ea9y, h\u1eafn ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm c\u1ee5p m\u1eaft xu\u1ed1ng, tr\u00e1nh n\u00e9 \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu thanh ni\u00ean t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng.\n\nNh\u01b0ng C\u1ed1 Hi kh\u00f4ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m, c\u1eadu ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c lu\u1ed3ng suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh\u2014\n\n“Trong k\u00fd \u1ee9c tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0i ch\u1ee5c n\u0103m, nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft l\u00e0 suy ki\u1ec7t n\u1ed9i t\u1ea1ng, Ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m v\u1eabn c\u00f2n l\u01b0u gi\u1eef b\u00e1o c\u00e1o t\u1eed vong c\u1ee7a ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’.”\n\n“Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y ch\u1ee5c n\u0103m sau, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i.”\n\n“Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1ea1nh d\u1ea1n suy \u0111o\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng, c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ed3i sinh t\u00f4i t\u1eeb c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t.”\n\nTrong l\u00fac n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, C\u1ed1 Hi quan s\u00e1t k\u1ef9 th\u1ea7n s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a Sain.\n\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi Merman th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean s\u1ed1ng \u1edf n\u01a1i hoang d\u00e3 n\u00e0y th\u1ef1c ra kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ecfi che gi\u1ea5u c\u1ea3m x\u00fac, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 khi h\u1eafn \u0111ang c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng. C\u1ed1 Hi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u1eadn ra con ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111ang \u00e2m th\u1ea7m chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00ed m\u1eaft.\n\nC\u1eadu ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i: “V\u00e0 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 anh, Sain.”\n\nTr\u00e1i tim v\u1eabn \u0111\u1eadp “th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch” d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay Sain. S\u1ef1 rung c\u1ea3m \u0111\u00f3 quen thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c khi\u1ebfn con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt xinh \u0111\u1eb9p kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 linh h\u1ed3n n\u00e0y c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c an \u1ee7i \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi h\u1ea1 tay xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y b\u00e0n tay c\u1ee7a Sain kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ng\u1ef1c c\u1eadu m\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c d\u00e1n s\u00e1t v\u00e0o l\u00e0n da d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1edbp v\u1ea3i, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang l\u01b0u luy\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3.\n\n“T\u00f4i c\u00f3 hai tr\u00e1i tim, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb anh.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi t\u1eebng c\u00e2u t\u1eebng ch\u1eef n\u00f3i ra \u0111\u00e1p \u00e1n m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\n\nB\u00e0n tay Sain \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eady, l\u00fac n\u00e0y h\u1eafn m\u1edbi ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i bu\u00f4ng ra, ng\u1ea9ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi c\u1eadu.\n\n\u3010M\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 D\u1ecb h\u00f3a: 40%\u3011\n\nNgay khi \u00e2m thanh H\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng v\u1eeba vang l\u00ean, k\u00fd \u1ee9c b\u1ecb l\u00e0m m\u1edd c\u1ee7a C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng l\u1ed9t b\u1ecf b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra \u0111\u00e1p \u00e1n.\n\n\u0110\u00fang nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ecfng \u0111o\u00e1n, trong hai tr\u00e1i tim gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nhau n\u1eb1m trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c c\u1eadu, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb Sain.\n\nN\u0103m x\u01b0a sau khi c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n suy ki\u1ec7t n\u1ed9i t\u1ea1ng, c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u1ee7a Ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m \u0111\u00e3 xem c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd ban \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u chuy\u1ec3n h\u01b0\u1edbng l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi Sain.\n\nTh\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y b\u1ec7nh n\u1eb7ng nh\u01b0 ho ra m\u00e1u, y\u1ebfu \u1edbt v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 li b\u00ec k\u00e9o d\u00e0i, ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ l\u1ea1i ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra m\u1ed9t b\u00ed m\u1eadt kinh ho\u00e0ng \u2014 c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 tho\u00e1i ho\u00e1 nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1edfi v\u00ec th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng.\n\nTrong t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c ti\u1ec3u s\u1eed hay c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n th\u1ea7n tho\u1ea1i, “Th\u1ea7n” lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf l\u1ef1c si\u00eau nhi\u00ean s\u1edf h\u1eefu nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1eb7c t\u00ednh nh\u01b0: tr\u01b0\u1eddng sinh b\u1ea5t l\u00e3o, v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua th\u1eddi gian, ph\u00e1p l\u1ef1c phi th\u01b0\u1eddng… T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea9m ch\u1ea5t \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea5u th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00e0i “Th\u1ea7n linh” trong l\u00f2ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng.\n\nNhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, H\u1ea3i Th\u1ea7n Erhy m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Merman s\u00f9ng b\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng. V\u1ecb Th\u1ea7n \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn t\u1ebf hi\u1ebfn b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 ban ph\u00e1t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 cho t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Merman \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh m\u1ec7nh d\u00e0i l\u00e2u, dung nhan b\u1ea5t t\u1eed v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh tung ho\u00e0nh ngang d\u1ecdc d\u01b0\u1edbi bi\u1ec3n s\u00e2u.\n\nS\u1ef1 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb Th\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 ph\u1ed3n vinh c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c. Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 ph\u1ed3n th\u1ecbnh n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 v\u0129nh c\u1eedu. Sau khi l\u1eddi ti\u00ean tri v\u1ec1 “\u0111u\u00f4i c\u00e1 m\u00e0u \u0111en” \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u01b0u truy\u1ec1n trong t\u1ed9c Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Merman, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb l\u00fac t\u1ef7 l\u1ec7 sinh s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t suy gi\u1ea3m, m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1eb1ng th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i huy ho\u00e0ng m\u00e0 Th\u1ea7n trao t\u1eb7ng cho Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Merman s\u1eafp s\u1eeda \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ed3i k\u1ebft.\n\n\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ban t\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a Th\u1ea7n.\n\nNh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 Ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m l\u00e0 t\u1ea1o ra Th\u1ea7n \u2014 t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed1i li\u00ean h\u1ec7 gi\u1eefa Th\u1ea7n Bi\u1ec3n Erhy v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Merman.\n\nTh\u1ea7n ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng, t\u1ed9c tr\u01b0\u1eddng sinh; T\u1ed9c hi\u1ebfn t\u1ebf, ‘Th\u1ea7n’ t\u00e1i sinh.\n\nC\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u, c\u00e1i m\u00e0 h\u1ecd t\u1ea1o ra l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf l\u1ef1c si\u00eau nhi\u00ean n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ea1m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 ‘Th\u1ea7n’ v\u00ec l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u00e0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng si\u00eau vi\u1ec7t, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb Th\u1ea7n ch\u00e2n ch\u00ednh v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9c t\u00ednh thi\u00ean li\u00eang v\u00e0 tr\u00e2n qu\u00fd sinh m\u1ea1ng.\n\nGi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u01b0u truy\u1ec1n d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng: M\u1ed9t con c\u00e1 voi ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng, v\u1ea1n v\u1eadt sinh s\u00f4i. C\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con c\u00e1 voi \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng h\u00e0ng v\u1ea1n sinh linh, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi quy lu\u1eadt t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean, c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 th\u00ec c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng sinh m\u1ea1ng t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m d\u01b0\u1ee1ng ch\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n t\u1ea1o ra s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u00e1 voi \u0111\u00fang ngh\u0129a.\n\n‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ v\u1edbi c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 suy t\u00e0n l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. C\u1eadu s\u1edf h\u1eefu m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3i t\u1ea1o b\u1edfi th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m, trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eadu c\u00f3 d\u00f2ng m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a V\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eed Atlard v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 tr\u1ee3 l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a \u0110\u00e1 Erhy. Nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee1 cho s\u1ef1 gi\u00e1ng l\u00e2m c\u1ee7a ‘Th\u1ea7n’, v\u00ec v\u1eady c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu m\u1edbi suy t\u00e0n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u2014 B\u1edfi v\u00ec ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh d\u01b0\u1ee1ng ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra ‘Th\u1ea7n’.\n\nKhi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra b\u00ed m\u1eadt n\u00e0y, ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ \u0111\u00e3 suy y\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng. C\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u00e9o l\u00ea t\u00e1m chi\u1ebfc x\u00fac tua do th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m g\u00e2y ra, c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u00ecn c\u00e1ch b\u00e0y tr\u00ed trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ebb em t\u00f9 t\u00fang v\u00e0 ch\u1eadt h\u1eb9p, nh\u00ecn gi\u00f3 tuy\u1ebft trong Thung l\u0169ng b\u0103ng qua \u00f4 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 c\u00f3 song s\u1eaft.\n\nC\u1eadu nh\u00ecn m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi m\u1ecdc r\u1ed3i l\u1eb7n, nh\u00ecn b\u00e3o tuy\u1ebft k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con voi ma m\u00fat m\u1eb9 t\u1eeb l\u1ed7 m\u00e3ng \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh.\n\nNgay khi ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ ngh\u0129 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng s\u1ebd c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp di\u1ec5n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, c\u1eadu ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 t\u1eeb b\u1ecf k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch t\u1ea1o Th\u1ea7n, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u00e2m th\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m th\u00e0nh Sain.\n\n\u2014B\u1edfi v\u00ec ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m l\u00e0 sai l\u1ea7m, d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi Sain b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y m\u00e0u \u0111en kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf. Ch\u00fang l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo, nh\u1edbp nh\u00e1p v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nu\u1ed1t ch\u1eedng m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9.\n\nBan \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00ec s\u1ee3 ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ lo l\u1eafng, Sain lu\u00f4n m\u1eb7c \u00e1o d\u00e0i tay, qu\u1ea7n d\u00e0i, \u00e1o c\u1ed5 cao, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn che \u0111i nh\u1eefng ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y b\u00e1m tr\u00ean c\u01a1 th\u1ec3.\n\nNh\u01b0ng theo th\u1eddi gian, ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y ch\u00fang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00f2 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t Sain, ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ b\u1ecb ch\u00f4n ch\u00e2n trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt t\u1ec7 h\u1ea1i n\u00e0y.\n\nL\u1eeda gi\u1eadn d\u1ed3n n\u00e9n b\u1ea5y l\u00e2u trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u00f9ng ph\u00e1t. D\u01b0\u1edbi c\u01a1n th\u1ecbnh n\u1ed9 n\u00e0y, ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00e1o b\u1ea1o.\n\nC\u1eadu ngh\u0129, n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu l\u1ea5y c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u trong Ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m Thung l\u0169ng b\u0103ng l\u00e0m v\u1eadt hi\u1ebfn t\u1ebf, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n s\u1ebd c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng bi th\u1ea3m n\u00e0y.\n\nV\u00ec v\u1eady c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed.\n\nTh\u1ebf l\u1ef1c si\u00eau nhi\u00ean c\u00f3 ham mu\u1ed1n r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn. ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m tr\u1eeb Sain ra \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea5y ti\u1ec3u v\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eed Atlard kh\u00f4i ph\u1ee5c tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1eafn c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do. V\u00e0 c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong \u0111\u00f3 bao g\u1ed3m ch\u00ednh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1eadu.\n\n“V\u00ec v\u1eady, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ch\u1ebft ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ‘t\u00f4i’.”\n\nL\u00fac n\u00e0y C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, c\u1eadu khoanh ch\u00e2n, ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn Sain \u0111ang d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng. Trong \u00e1nh m\u1eaft h\u01a1i tan r\u00e3 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i: “Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft th\u1ee9 2, th\u1ee9 3, th\u1ee9 4… l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u.”\n\n“C\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, c\u00e1c v\u1eadt th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m kh\u00e1c trong ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n.”\n\nN\u0103m T\u00e2n H\u1ea3i L\u1ecbch 1895, ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u1eddi \u1edf tu\u1ed5i 20.\n\nC\u00f9ng n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3, Sain \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 d\u1ecb h\u00f3a, nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c v\u1eadt th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m trong ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u00edt.\n\nL\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Sain v\u1eabn nh\u1edb l\u1eddi ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u1ebft.\n\n\u0110\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00f3i: “N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, anh h\u00e3y thay em \u0111i nh\u00ecn ng\u1eafm th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y…”\n\nSain \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd.\n\nN\u0103m T\u00e2n H\u1ea3i L\u1ecbch 1905, sau khi \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng 10 n\u0103m thay ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ nh\u00ecn ng\u1eafm th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, Sain quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc Alas.\n\nH\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Atlantis, g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i cha m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 xa c\u00e1ch bao n\u0103m v\u00e0 c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t b\u00ed m\u1eadt li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn Ho\u00e0ng t\u1ed9c Atlard.\n\nL\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, \u0110\u1ee9c Vua nh\u00ecn con trai m\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7y ho\u00e0i ni\u1ec7m v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u00f3t. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft con trai m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua nh\u1eefng g\u00ec trong nh\u1eefng n\u0103m qua, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng n\u1ee1 h\u1ecfi Sain, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang che gi\u1ea5u s\u1ef1 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt v\u00e0 \u0111au th\u01b0\u01a1ng trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft. \u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Sain r\u1eb1ng: “Con trai c\u1ee7a ta, V\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eed duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Ho\u00e0ng t\u1ed9c Atlard s\u1ebd c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i d\u00e2ng tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 \u01b0\u1edbc nguy\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc Th\u1ea7n linh. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ban t\u1eb7ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a H\u1ea3i Th\u1ea7n Erhy d\u00e0nh cho ch\u00fang ta.”\n\n\u0110\u1ee9c Vua minh tri\u1ebft \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p qua qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n. Ngay t\u1eeb khi t\u00e1i ng\u1ed9 v\u1edbi Sain, c\u1ea3 \u00f4ng v\u00e0 Ho\u00e0ng h\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n cho vi\u1ec7c chia ly l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9a con trai n\u00e0y.\n\nB\u1edfi v\u00ec b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Merman coi tr\u1ecdng t\u00ecnh y\u00eau h\u01a1n h\u1ebft th\u1ea3y.\n\nL\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Sain h\u1ecfi h\u1ecd: “N\u1ebfu con d\u00f9ng tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed5i, cha m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 o\u00e1n h\u1eadn con kh\u00f4ng?”\n\nO\u00e1n h\u1eadn con m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m sau m\u1edbi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e0n t\u1ee5, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 chia l\u00eca.\n\n\u0110\u1ee9c Vua v\u00e0 Ho\u00e0ng h\u1eadu Merman l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. H\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con trai m\u00ecnh: “B\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 con l\u00e0m g\u00ec, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ebd \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 con.”\n\nTh\u1ebf l\u00e0 v\u00e0o n\u0103m T\u00e2n H\u1ea3i L\u1ecbch 1905, Sain t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t cha m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m trong Thung l\u0169ng b\u0103ng Burland.\n\nH\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 tay m\u00f3c ra tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang c\u1ea7u xin tr\u01b0\u1edbc Th\u1ea7n linh, hy v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 h\u1ed3i sinh c\u1ee7a ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’.\n\nV\u00e0 c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a Sain, ba x\u00fac tua c\u1ee7a ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’, k\u00fd \u1ee9c m\u00e0 c\u1eadu t\u1eebng c\u00f3 v\u00e0 kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch xa x\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t.\n\nC\u01a1 th\u1ec3 Sain \u0111\u00e3 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y \u0111en \u0111\u00faa v\u00e0o n\u0103m T\u00e2n H\u1ea3i L\u1ecbch 1895, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m 1905 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb bao ph\u1ee7 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng nh\u1edbp nh\u00e1p h\u01a1n. Qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh d\u1ecb ho\u00e1 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn Sain th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt, th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y x\u00e2m chi\u1ebfm, h\u1eafn tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t con m\u00e3nh th\u00fa kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 linh h\u1ed3n, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd tr\u00ed, ng\u00e0y qua ng\u00e0y ho\u00e0nh h\u00e0nh trong Thung l\u0169ng b\u0103ng Burland.\n\nV\u00e0 \u1edf b\u1edd b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc Alas xa x\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 s\u01a1 sinh c\u00f3 hai tr\u00e1i tim b\u1ecb b\u1ecf r\u01a1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda c\u00f4 nhi vi\u1ec7n, s\u1eafp s\u1eeda m\u1edf ra m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng m\u1edbi.\n\n…\n\nKho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc n\u00e0y, C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i v\u1edbi H\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng trong \u0111\u1ea7u \u2014 “S\u1ef1 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd xuy\u00ean th\u01b0, t\u00f4i v\u1ed1n d\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng trong th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y.”\n\n\u3010Ch\u00fac m\u1eebng K\u00fd ch\u1ee7, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u00e0i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1p \u00e1n.\u3011\n\n\u3010Ti\u1ebfp theo, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1ef1 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i.\u3011\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi dang r\u1ed9ng v\u00f2ng tay: “V\u1eady th\u00ec\u2014 Seraph, anh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh cho em m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00f4m h\u1ed9i ng\u1ed9 sau bao n\u0103m xa c\u00e1ch sao?”\n\nCu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng sau nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m, ‘Ti\u1ec3u Hi’ \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh th\u00e0nh C\u1ed1 Hi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa g\u1ecdi ra c\u00e1i t\u00ean ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Sain r\u1ed3i!\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n