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Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 43: Ph\u1ea3n K\u00edch\n <\/h2><\/p>\nL\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111ang l\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam khuya, c\u1ea3 to\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1 ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o im l\u1eb7ng. Trong \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh, Hyman Coxey m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 vest ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1, tay ch\u1ed1ng c\u00e2y g\u1eady kh\u1ea3m \u0111\u00e1 qu\u00fd ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf sofa nh\u01b0 \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb m\u1edf m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp quan tr\u1ecdng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3.\n\nTr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t h\u1eafn ta l\u00e0 nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng tr\u1eafng gi\u1ed1ng nhau.\n\nHyman: “Chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb th\u1ebf n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i?”\n\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng tr\u1eafng \u0111eo m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i x\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: “M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t.”\n\n“Ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch su\u00f4n s\u1ebb.”\n\n“V\u00e2ng.”\n\nHai ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1p xong, Hyman t\u1eeb t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, gi\u00e0y da gi\u1eabm l\u00ean t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf \u0111en, h\u1eafn ta nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda sau gh\u1ebf sofa trong \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh\u2014\n\nCh\u1ec9 v\u00e0i gi\u1edd tr\u01b0\u1edbc, n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111i\u00eau kh\u1eafc ki\u1ec3u \u00c2u Ch\u00e2u kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i tr\u1ed1ng tr\u01a1n, tr\u00ean s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 s\u1eabm m\u00e0u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thay th\u1ebf b\u1eb1ng h\u00ecnh v\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1eb1ng c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng v\u0103n t\u1ef1 qu\u00e1i d\u1ecb, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb1m trong b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ghi ch\u00e9p n\u00e0o.\n\nHyman c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n n\u1ebfn tinh x\u1ea3o tr\u00ean tay, \u00e1nh l\u1eeda m\u00e0u \u1ea5m h\u1eaft l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u00ean s\u00e0n nh\u00e0, ph\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp s\u01a1n \u0111\u1ecf s\u1eabm \u0111\u1eb7c s\u1ec7t.\n\nGi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3.\n\nNh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e9t m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ee3n ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y li\u00ean t\u1ee5c t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1eb1ng h\u00ecnh tr\u00f2n kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00ednh h\u01a1n hai m\u00e9t. \u1ede trung t\u00e2m h\u00ecnh tr\u00f2n, nh\u1eefng hoa v\u0103n k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9 d\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1u v\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e9t th\u00f4 r\u00e1p c\u00f9ng nhau t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh k\u1ef3 qu\u00e1i\u2014\n\nGi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con tr\u0103n \u0111ang h\u00e1 to mi\u1ec7ng c\u1eafn m\u1ed9t con chim s\u1ebb.\n\n\u1ede v\u1ecb tr\u00ed tr\u00f2ng m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf s\u1eabm c\u1ee7a con tr\u0103n c\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i nh\u00e3n c\u1ea7u d\u00ednh m\u00e1u kh\u00f4; \u1edf v\u1ecb tr\u00ed r\u0103ng nanh b\u00ean trong c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng \u0111ang h\u00e1 ra l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p nanh s\u00f3i c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n g\u1ed1c b\u1ecb \u1ed1 v\u00e0ng…\n\n\u1ede m\u1ed7i v\u1ecb tr\u00ed tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1eb1ng h\u00ecnh con tr\u0103n g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t v\u1eadt ph\u1ea9m t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt kh\u00e1c nhau: nh\u00e3n c\u1ea7u, nanh s\u00f3i, da r\u1eafn, x\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u00fa.\n\nHyman gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt, h\u1eafn ta r\u0169 mi, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 m\u1ed7i chi ti\u1ebft v\u1ec1 c\u1ea5u t\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.\n\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng tr\u1eafng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a Hyman l\u00fac n\u00e3y c\u0169ng \u0111i theo sau l\u01b0ng h\u1eafn ta. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 g\u00e3 r\u1ea5t quen thu\u1ed9c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt ph\u1ea9m qu\u00e1i d\u1ecb n\u00e0y, v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba m\u1edf l\u1eddi: “M\u00e1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb nh\u00f3m v\u1eadt th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ef1 o\u00e1n h\u1eadn v\u00e0 c\u0103m th\u00f9; nh\u00e3n c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb s\u1ef1 c\u1ed1ng hi\u1ebfn t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 s\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea1o, anh ta \u0111\u00e3 hy sinh v\u00ec ph\u00e9p m\u00e0u; r\u0103ng l\u00e0 nanh s\u00f3i tr\u1eafng hi\u1ebfm th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean v\u00f9ng cao nguy\u00ean tuy\u1ebft; c\u00f2n da l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con tr\u0103n Anaconda d\u00e0i h\u01a1n 15 m\u00e9t…”\n\nC\u00e1c c\u01a1 quan c\u1ee7a nhi\u1ec1u sinh v\u1eadt kh\u00e1c nhau \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p l\u1ea1i, n\u1eb1m ph\u1eb3ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1eb1ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf nh\u01b0 m\u00e1u, t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t con tr\u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eafp v\u00e1 t\u1eeb b\u1ea3y b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn kh\u00e1c nhau.\n\nK\u1ef3 d\u1ecb v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y r\u1eaby s\u1ef1 \u00e2m tr\u1ea7m.\n\nHyman nh\u1ebfch m\u00f4i: “T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng, ch\u1ec9 hy v\u1ecdng k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i mong mu\u1ed1n.”\n\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng tr\u1eafng \u0111ang c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1eadt nh\u1eb9: “Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.”\n\nHyman Coxey \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1ebfn v\u00e0 b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e8n nho\u1ebbn mi\u1ec7ng c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00e0u xanh l\u1ee5c th\u00e2m s\u00e2u \u0111ang \u1ea9n ch\u1ee9a qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u, t\u1ed1i t\u0103m v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 d\u00f2 x\u00e9t.\n\nQu\u1ea3 l\u1eafc c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 treo t\u01b0\u1eddng trong \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh t\u00edch t\u1eafc chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng kim gi\u00e2y, nh\u1eefng hoa v\u0103n r\u01b0\u1eddm r\u00e0 \u0111an xen t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c ho\u1ea1 ch\u1ea1m kh\u1eafc g\u1ed7 s\u1ed3i l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby.\n\nB\u00ean ngo\u00e0i to\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1, gi\u00f3 bi\u1ec3n v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00eam se se l\u1ea1nh. Tr\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i v\u00e0 khu r\u1eebng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0i m\u00e9t c\u00f3 l\u00e1c \u0111\u00e1c v\u00e0i l\u00ednh \u0111\u00e1nh thu\u00ea \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ph\u1ee5c k\u00edch. H\u1ecd c\u00f3 c\u00f9ng chi\u1ec1u cao v\u00e0 c\u00e2n n\u1eb7ng, tay \u00f4m s\u00fang, im l\u1eb7ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 \u1ea9n th\u00e2n trong nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p, l\u1eb7ng thinh kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng.\n\nTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Kenseville ven bi\u1ec3n v\u1eabn \u0111ang l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y b\u1ecb gi\u00f3 bi\u1ec3n th\u1ed5i qu\u00e9t v\u00e0 x\u00f3i m\u00f2n, t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft t\u00edch mu\u00f4n h\u00ecnh v\u1ea1n tr\u1ea1ng.\n\nS\u00f3ng bi\u1ec3n cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n, th\u1ee7y tri\u1ec1u l\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng. D\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 tr\u00f4i \u0111i t\u1eebng ch\u00fat m\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a th\u1eddi gian, nh\u1eefng tia s\u00e1ng m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n hi\u1ec7n ra tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t bi\u1ec3n, ch\u00fang ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i d\u00e2ng l\u00ean cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi th\u00e1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1edd m\u1edd xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i n\u01a1i giao thoa gi\u1eefa bi\u1ec3n c\u1ea3 v\u00e0 b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi.\n\nSu\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y n\u00e0y, b\u00ean trong to\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1 r\u1ea5t y\u00ean t\u0129nh. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i cho b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c v\u00e0o t\u1ed1i nay\u2014\n\nGrena v\u00e0 Jane ng\u1ed3i trong ph\u00f2ng, hai m\u1eb9 con che gi\u1ea5u b\u00ed m\u1eadt v\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng n\u00e0y \u0111ang t\u1ef1a v\u00e0o nhau n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng Jane d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb Grena ch\u1ecdc c\u01b0\u1eddi. B\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u1ea5m \u00e1p v\u00e0 h\u00f2a thu\u1eadn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng c\u1eb7p m\u1eb9 con b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00e1c.\n\n\u1ede m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1c, Ilias khoanh tay ng\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf sofa \u1edf g\u00f3c t\u01b0\u1eddng.\n\nC\u1eadu ta c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u, tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t t\u1edd r\u01a1i qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o tuy\u1ec3n sinh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc n\u1ed9i tr\u00fa. M\u00e0u s\u1eafc t\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1ng, in h\u00ecnh nh\u1eefng b\u1ea1n h\u1ecdc sinh tr\u1ebb trung. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ta lu\u00f4n khao kh\u00e1t mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1ea5t, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd…\n\nIlias c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng x\u00fac tua m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1eadm c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u1ea5t ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t bung ra m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Sau m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i im l\u1eb7ng, c\u1eadu ta r\u01b0ng r\u01b0ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf th\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfng.\n\n\u1ede ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia h\u00e0nh lang l\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a C\u1ed1 Hi v\u00e0 Sain.\n\nH\u1ecd b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng tr\u1eafng th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng \u0111i tu\u1ea7n tra trong to\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i h\u1ea1n ch\u1ebf t\u1ef1 do ra ngo\u00e0i. C\u1ed1 Hi c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m, bu\u00f4ng th\u1ea3 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n n\u1eb1m \u1ef3 trong ph\u00f2ng c\u00f9ng Sain nh\u01b0 \u0111ang \u0111i ngh\u1ec9 d\u01b0\u1ee1ng. M\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y ba b\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec1u do ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng tr\u1eafng b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i mang \u0111\u1ebfn, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 g\u1ecdi m\u00f3n \u0103n.\n\nTr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1edbn, C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111ang \u1edf trong tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ea3y th\u00e2y n\u1eb1m dang r\u1ed9ng hai tay hai ch\u00e2n. C\u1eadu gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec3u thi\u1ebfu gia ch\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ea5t, ch\u1ec9 ch\u1edd ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ea7u h\u1ea1.\n\nSain kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ee9c d\u1eady t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, tri\u1ec7u ch\u1ee9ng mang thai gi\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u00e2m th\u1ea7m bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. C\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c n\u00f3ng r\u00e1t trong khoang b\u1ee5ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n, b\u1ee5ng d\u01b0\u1edbi th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean \u0111au nh\u1ee9c d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\n\nM\u1ed7i c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng trong l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, \u00e2m thanh t\u00edch t\u1eafc r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7u th\u1eddi gian \u0111ang tr\u00f4i \u0111i, cho \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd m\u00e0 Hyman \u0111\u00e3 h\u1eb9n, chi\u1ebfc chu\u00f4ng c\u1ed5 k\u00ednh trong to\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn “\u0110oong” m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng vang l\u00ean \u00e2m thanh h\u00f9ng h\u1ed3n.\n\nL\u00fac n\u00e0y, c\u00f2n 15 ph\u00fat n\u1eefa l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn 11 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi \u1edf tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean b\u1eadt d\u1eady. C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Sain \u0111ang ng\u00e2m \u0111u\u00f4i c\u00e1 m\u00e0u \u0111en l\u1edbn trong ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi m\u1edf l\u1eddi: “\u0110\u1ebfn gi\u1edd r\u1ed3i.”\n\n“\u1eeam.” Sain t\u1eeb t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, \u0111u\u00f4i c\u00e1 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n d\u00e0i m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd. C\u01a1 th\u1ec3 tuy\u1ec7t m\u1ef9 tr\u1ea7n tr\u1ee5i l\u1ed9 ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft C\u1ed1 Hi, t\u1eebng t\u1ea5c da th\u1ecbt \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ecfa ra s\u1ee9c h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1o.\n\nH\u1eafn n\u00f3i: “S\u1eafp b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed3i.”\n\n…\n\nGaulan, Kenseville, 11 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam\u2014\n\nKhi c\u1ea3 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng, \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a to\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1 l\u1ea1i s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n. H\u00e0ng tr\u0103m ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghim trong nh\u1eefng ch\u00e2n n\u1ebfn m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby. Cao th\u1ea5p, d\u00e0i ng\u1eafn, nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng kem \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eafp l\u00ean t\u1eeb khi n\u00e0o, l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111ang \u00e2m th\u1ea7m b\u1ed1c ch\u00e1y.\n\n\u0110\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y ph\u1ea3i d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef \u1ea5m b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u1ea1i \u1ea5m \u00e1p l\u1ea1 th\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u00e1c thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i m\u1edbi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb d\u1ecdn \u0111i s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd. M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thay th\u1ebf b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 c\u1ed5 x\u01b0a v\u00e0 nguy\u00ean th\u1ee7y h\u01a1n\u2014\n\nN\u1ebfn th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng, b\u00e0n \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ed3, dao x\u01b0\u01a1ng treo tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng, d\u00e2y th\u1eebng \u0111an xen tr\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0… Ch\u1ec9 trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1c xa so v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 d\u00e1ng ban \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e0 C\u1ed1 Hi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y. N\u1ebfu tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i c\u1ed5 ki\u1ec3u \u00c2u Ch\u00e2u tr\u00e1ng l\u1ec7 th\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00e0 n\u00f3i n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t hang \u0111\u1ed9ng nguy\u00ean thu\u1ef7 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n s\u1eed c\u00f2n h\u01a1n.\n\nT\u00f3m l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t phong c\u00e1ch r\u1ea5t hoang d\u00e3.\n\nKhi C\u1ed1 Hi v\u00e0 Sain \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i, \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng tr\u1eafng, \u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1eebng c\u00f3 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t 30-40 ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\n\nNgay sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Grena \u0111\u1ea9y Jane \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn, c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a Hyman Coxey, tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t tho\u00e1ng qua m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i lo l\u1eafng nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u1ea9m t\u00ednh th\u1eddi gian trong l\u00f2ng, nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ef1a v\u00e0o tai Sain n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf: “S\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd r\u1ed3i, anh c\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?”\n\nSain g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, c\u1ed5 tay \u0111ang bu\u00f4ng th\u00f5ng b\u00ean v\u1ea1t \u00e1o nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng. Ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y m\u00e0u \u0111en qu\u1ea5n quanh c\u01a1 b\u1eafp h\u1eafn b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u00e2m th\u1ea7m nh\u00fac nh\u00edch. Ch\u00fang nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 b\u00f3ng lo\u00e1ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con s\u00e2u nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u \u0111en, nhanh ch\u00f3ng l\u01b0u chuy\u1ec3n theo b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i lan ra xung quanh, kh\u00f4ng thu h\u00fat s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai.\n\nNh\u01b0ng C\u1ed1 Hi v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y h\u01a1i lo l\u1eafng. C\u1eadu nh\u1ecbn l\u1ea1i khao kh\u00e1t mu\u1ed1n nh\u00ecn xung quanh, ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf: “Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea5t tr\u1eafc g\u00ec ch\u1ee9?”\n\n“Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u,” Sain tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: “\u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang, chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi “\u1eebm” m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 t\u1ecf \u00fd \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y hai ph\u00fat c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i quay \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00ec th\u1ea7m v\u1edbi Sain: “Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i sao?”\n\nTuy nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi canh g\u00e1c trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng theo s\u1ef1 ch\u1ec9 th\u1ecb c\u1ee7a Hyman nh\u01b0ng trong t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng h\u1ecd v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a g\u00e2y t\u1ed5n h\u1ea1i g\u00ec cho c\u1eadu, b\u1ea3o C\u1ed1 Hi quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n.\n\nSain nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u: “Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe l\u1eddi em.”\n\nCh\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y d\u1ecb h\u00f3a v\u1ed1n d\u0129 nghe theo l\u1ec7nh \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a Sain, l\u00fac n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng giao quy\u1ec1n ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t cho ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n m\u1edbi.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t: “\u0110\u00e1nh ng\u1ea5t h\u1ecd h\u1ebft \u0111i. Ng\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam trong th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft n\u00e0y c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd ch\u1ecbu kh\u1ed5 r\u1ed3i.”\n\n“\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c.” Sain g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t ‘m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u nghe theo em’.\n\nTrong l\u00fac hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang th\u00ec th\u1ea7m to nh\u1ecf, nh\u1eefng ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y m\u00e0u \u0111en \u0111\u00e3 chia nhau ra h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 tai m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Sain. Ch\u00fang \u1ea9n m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i \u0111i xuy\u00ean qua t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i, chen l\u1ea5n qua khe c\u1eeda v\u00e0 khe c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u di\u1ec5n ra trong im l\u1eb7ng. Ch\u00fang nhanh ch\u00f3ng truy t\u00ecm h\u01a1i th\u1edf con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ph\u00e2n t\u00e1n v\u00e0 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\n\nTr\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i, trong b\u1ee5i c\u1ecf, trong r\u1eebng c\u00e2y…\n\nM\u1ed7i ng\u00f3c ng\u00e1ch c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ea7m s\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1nh ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y m\u00e0u \u0111en \u0111ang l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd r\u00ecnh r\u1eadp \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3, ch\u1ec9 ch\u1edd k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ecbch h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u00ec ch\u00fang s\u1ebd l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c thi h\u00e0nh m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh t\u1eeb ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n.\n\nNh\u1eefng l\u00ednh \u0111\u00e1nh thu\u00ea t\u1ef1 cho l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ngu\u1ef5 trang ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n m\u00f9 t\u1ecbt.\n\n\u0110oong!\n\nTi\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng c\u1ed5 k\u00ednh v\u00e0 h\u00f9ng v\u0129 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa vang l\u00ean, 11 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn. L\u1ed1i c\u1ea7u thang tr\u1ed1ng tr\u01a1n b\u00ean h\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh c\u0169ng vang l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n.\n\nM\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean nh\u00ecn.\n\nL\u00e0 Hyman Coxey v\u00e0 Ilias.\n\nL\u1ea7n n\u00e0y Hyman c\u0169ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng d\u00e0i m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00eda sau, nh\u01b0ng so v\u1edbi ki\u1ec3u d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a Ilias th\u00ec \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a Hyman c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng may tinh x\u1ea3o h\u01a1n. C\u00e1c h\u1ecda ti\u1ebft th\u00eau ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0ng nh\u1ea1t c\u1ed9ng th\u00eam m\u00e1i t\u00f3c ng\u1eafn m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng kim to\u1ea3 s\u00e1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1ebfn, trong m\u1ed9t kh\u1eafc n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u1ea7m t\u01b0\u1edfng h\u1eafn ta l\u00e0 Thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n gi\u00e1ng th\u1ebf t\u1eeb thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.\n\nNh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft, Hyman Coxey kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00c1c qu\u1ef7 \u0111\u1ed9i l\u1ed1t c\u1eebu non.\n\nM\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn khi Hyman b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh, C\u1ed1 Hi m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra h\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1eb1ng k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ebd b\u1eb1ng s\u01a1n d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00e0n \u0111\u00e1 \u1edf g\u00f3c ph\u00f2ng.\n\n\u1ede g\u00f3c \u0111\u1ed9 n\u00e0y kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00ecnh th\u00f9 c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 nh\u01b0ng tr\u1ef1c gi\u00e1c trong l\u00f2ng khi\u1ebfn C\u1ed1 Hi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu.\n\nD\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a C\u1ed1 Hi, Hyman \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c \u01b0u nh\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00e0n \u0111\u00e1, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00e0u xanh l\u1ee5c l\u00f3e l\u00ean \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng qu\u00e1i d\u1ecb: “\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1eb1ng t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c r\u1ea5t c\u1ed5 x\u01b0a, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng c\u1ee5 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Th\u1ea7n linh.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Sain.\n\nC\u1eadu nh\u1edb r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y khi t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u v\u1ec1 gia t\u1ed9c Coxey, gia t\u1ed9c b\u1ecb nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i tu\u1ed5i th\u1ecd. C\u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p t\u00e0 \u00e1c c\u1ed5 x\u01b0a kh\u00e1c nhau \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eed r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi c\u00f3 ‘K\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch t\u1ea1o Th\u1ea7n’ sau n\u00e0y.\n\nV\u00ec v\u1eady, C\u1ed1 Hi kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 nghi ng\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p t\u00e0 d\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ecb t\u1ed5 ti\u00ean n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ee7a gia t\u1ed9c Coxey t\u00ecm ra.\n\nC\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh r\u1ea5t y\u00ean t\u0129nh, ch\u1ec9 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng “t\u00e1ch t\u00e1ch” c\u1ee7a n\u1ebfn \u0111ang ch\u00e1y.\n\nTh\u1ebf l\u00e0 Hyman ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i: “Kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t 100 n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, khi \u0111i du l\u1ecbch t\u1ea1i c\u00e1c ch\u00e2u l\u1ee5c kh\u00e1c, \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 s\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi t\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t v\u1edbi th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i.”\n\nTh\u1ea7n s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a Hyman r\u1ea5t vui v\u1ebb, h\u1eafn ta th\u1ef1c l\u00f2ng t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 t\u1ed5 ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh: “\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u2014 nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i theo ngh\u0129a truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng. H\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e1c t\u1ed9c nh\u00e2n v\u1eabn s\u0103n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt hoang d\u00e3 l\u00e0m th\u1ee9c \u0103n nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 trong b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean v\u00ec tu\u1ed5i gi\u00e0 th\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho c\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c.”\n\n“H\u1ecd g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ‘hi\u1ebfn t\u1ebf’, l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 ‘Th\u1ea7n linh’ \u0111\u00e3 ra l\u1ec7nh v\u00e0 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong t\u1ed9c kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebft v\u00ec tu\u1ed5i gi\u00e0 l\u00e0 do b\u1ecb ‘Th\u1ea7n linh’ t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111em l\u1ea1i l\u1ee3i \u00edch cho c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean kh\u00e1c trong b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c.”\n\n“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ‘hi\u1ebfn t\u1ebf’, c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ‘\u00e2n hu\u1ec7’ c\u1ee7a ‘Th\u1ea7n linh’. H\u1ecd tin r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 duy tr\u00ec.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u00edu m\u00e0y. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c thi\u1ec3u s\u1ed1 hi\u1ebfm g\u1eb7p, vi\u1ec7c c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng h\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 l\u1ea1. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u n\u01a1i tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 “kho t\u00e0ng v\u0103n h\u00f3a” \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1o nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.\n\nNh\u01b0ng khi t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi khu v\u1ef1c v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c, \u0111em nh\u1eefng h\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y k\u1ec3 ra nh\u01b0 Hyman \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i, \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 \u00e1c li\u1ec7t b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eddi l\u00e1nh xa.\n\nHyman c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eb9: “T\u00f4i th\u00edch m\u1ed9t truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u2014 K\u1ebb y\u1ebfu hy sinh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 ban ph\u01b0\u1edbc cho c\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c. \u0110\u00e2y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1o l\u00fd sinh t\u1ed3n.”\n\nR\u1ea7m!\n\nHyman nh\u00edu m\u00e0y, quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi: “L\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3?”\n\nIlias \u0111\u1ee9ng sau l\u01b0ng h\u1eafn ta m\u1eb7t c\u1eaft kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdt m\u00e1u, c\u1eadu ta l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o va v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc s\u1eebng h\u01b0\u01a1u trang tr\u00ed tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng.\n\nM\u1eb7c d\u00f9 sau l\u01b0ng b\u1ecb va \u0111\u1eadp \u0111au \u0111i\u1ebfng nh\u01b0ng Ilias ch\u1ec9 c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u01b0\u1ee3ng, e s\u1ee3 nh\u00ecn Hyman m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i r\u1ed3i c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ecf gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i “xin l\u1ed7i”, trong l\u00f2ng c\u1eadu ta nh\u01b0 r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng h\u1ea7m b\u0103ng, s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh “k\u1ebb y\u1ebfu hy sinh” trong l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Hyman Coxey.\n\nC\u1eadu ta c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, tuy \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u1eeb b\u1ecf sinh m\u1ea1ng… C\u1eadu ta v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft…\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1edf l\u1eddi: “V\u1eady ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c t\u1ed1i nay l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y sao?”\n\n“Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng,” Hyman l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: “\u0110\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u00f3n khai v\u1ecb th\u00f4i. Ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1eafp n\u00f3i \u0111\u00e2y\u2014”\n\nHyman nh\u00edch ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ph\u00eda sau h\u1eafn ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i tr\u1eafng.\n\nH\u1eafn ta \u0111\u01b0a tay t\u1eeb t\u1eeb k\u00e9o t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i tr\u1eafng ra, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 m\u1eb7t b\u00e0n b\u00f3ng lo\u00e1ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng c\u1ecf kh\u00f4 k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t xung quanh.\n\nB\u00e0n \u0111\u00e1 n\u00e0y r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i, \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u1eefng c\u1ecdng c\u1ecf kh\u00f4 kia l\u1ea1i v\u1eeba v\u1eb7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u1ebfp th\u00e0nh hai h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u1ed1 Hi kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi suy \u0111o\u00e1n: Ch\u1ed1c n\u1eefa ai s\u1ebd n\u1eb1m l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y?\n\nHyman \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1eb1ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf s\u1eabm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ebd tr\u00ean s\u00e0n nh\u00e0. H\u1eafn ta n\u00f3i: “\u00d4ng n\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i cho r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh mong mu\u1ed1n \u1edf b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00ec v\u1eady \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn theo m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m l\u00ednh \u0111\u00e1nh thu\u00ea bao v\u00e2y n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3.”\n\nTh\u1ea7n s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a Hyman c\u00f3 ch\u00fat \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc: “R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 giao d\u1ecbch nh\u01b0ng nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi man r\u1ee3 c\u1ed1 ch\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu m\u1edf l\u00f2ng giao ti\u1ebfp, n\u00ean ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd n\u1ebfm th\u1eed m\u00f9i s\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1n th\u00f4i.”\n\n“H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady…”\n\nJane ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean xe l\u0103n kinh ng\u1ea1c t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9. Theo l\u1eddi k\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0, chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o xa x\u00f4i \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c trao \u0111\u1ed5i v\u0103n h\u00f3a man r\u1ee3. Gia t\u1ed9c Coxey \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng nhi\u1ec1u lo\u1ea1i d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea5y c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i giao ti\u1ebfp v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c nguy\u00ean th\u1ee7y \u1ea5y.\n\n“Hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i.” Hyman nh\u1ebfch kh\u00f3e m\u00f4i.\n\nTh\u1ea7n s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a Jane t\u00e1i nh\u1ee3t v\u00e0i ph\u1ea7n. Gi\u1edd ph\u00fat n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ee9a con trai do ch\u00ednh tay b\u00e0 nu\u00f4i l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tr\u00f9ng kh\u1edbp v\u1edbi c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e3 khu\u1ea5t, khi\u1ebfn b\u00e0 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n tr\u00e1nh xa.\n\nGrena n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t b\u00e0n tay run r\u1ea9y c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9, m\u1eb7t l\u1ea1nh \u0111i: “V\u1eady anh mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec?”\n\nHyman nh\u00ecn C\u1ed1 Hi, c\u1ed1 y g\u1eb1n t\u1eebng ch\u1eef m\u1ed9t: “D\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 uy hi\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a h\u1ecdng s\u00fang v\u00e0 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft, \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t b\u00ed thu\u1eadt c\u1ed5 x\u01b0a kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u01b0u truy\u1ec1n.”\n\n“Th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 ‘K\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch t\u1ea1o Th\u1ea7n’ m\u00e0 Ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m B\u1ea1ch Ph\u00e0m \u0111\u00e3 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n; th\u1ee9 hai ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ‘Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p hi\u1ebfn t\u1ebf’.”\n\nSau s\u1ef1 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a ‘K\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch t\u1ea1o Th\u1ea7n’ tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, Hyman l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng th\u00eam t\u1ef1 tin v\u1edbi L\u1ec5 hi\u1ebfn t\u1ebf n\u00e0y.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u00edu m\u00e0y. Sain \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u01b0a tay c\u00e2u l\u1ea5y ng\u00f3n tay c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu thanh ni\u00ean t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng, trao cho c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh m\u1eaft b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi h\u1ecfi: “Hi\u1ebfn t\u1ebf c\u00e1i g\u00ec?”\n\n“Sinh m\u1ea1ng, m\u00e1u huy\u1ebft, hay th\u1ee9 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i…” Hyman kh\u00f4ng v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng n\u00f3i: “Quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn ‘Th\u1ea7n linh’ \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra tr\u1edf n\u00ean m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd h\u01a1n.”\n\nD\u1ee9t l\u1eddi, h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean k\u00e9o Ilias \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, \u1ea5n c\u1eadu ta n\u1eb1m l\u00ean b\u00e0n \u0111\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo. Chi\u1ebfc dao x\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng s\u1eafc b\u00e9n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1eeb l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Hyman c\u1ea7m trong tay, l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn \u0111\u1eb7t ngang l\u00ean c\u1ed5 Ilias.\n\nT\u00edch t\u1eafc.\n\nM\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdt m\u00e1u r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e0n \u0111\u00e1.\n\nHyman c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eb9, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft l\u01b0u luy\u1ebfn v\u00e0 d\u00ednh nh\u1edbp v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch d\u00e1n ch\u1eb7t l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi C\u1ed1 Hi, tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp s\u1ef1 si m\u00ea v\u00e0 cu\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t kh\u00f4ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng: “Th\u1ea7n linh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi v\u1eadt hi\u1ebfn t\u1ebf n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng?”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn Hyman \u0111ang t\u1ef1 bi\u00ean t\u1ef1 di\u1ec5n, c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt ph\u1ea9m k\u1ef3 qu\u00e1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y trong \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh: “V\u1eady t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho ‘L\u1ec5 hi\u1ebfn t\u1ebf’ m\u00e0 anh n\u00f3i sao?”\n\n“\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,” Hyman g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: “T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t xem tr\u1ecdng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y.”\n\n“V\u1eady \u00e0…” C\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eadu g\u1ea1t ra b\u00e0n tay \u0111ang ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a Sain, ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean n\u1eeda m\u00e9t \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1eb1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ebd b\u1eb1ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf s\u1eabm tr\u00ean s\u00e0n nh\u00e0.\n\nCon tr\u0103n m\u00e9o m\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eafp v\u00e1 t\u1eeb c\u00e1c c\u01a1 quan \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt kh\u00e1c nhau, tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c u \u00e1m v\u00e0 k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh nh\u1ea5c ch\u00e2n \u0111i v\u00f2ng qua ch\u00fang, n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Hyman: “N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00ec sao?”\n\nS\u1ef1 h\u01b0ng ph\u1ea5n trong m\u1eaft Hyman c\u00e0ng th\u00eam m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng h\u1eafn ta r\u1ea5t vui l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 “tham lam” c\u1ee7a C\u1ed1 Hi.\n\nH\u1eafn ta n\u00f3i: “Ng\u00e0i mu\u1ed1n bao nhi\u00eau, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cung c\u1ea5p b\u1ea5y nhi\u00eau.”\n\nHyman \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ea1nh Ilias \u0111ang b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e8 tr\u00ean b\u00e0n \u0111\u00e1 ra, vung tay ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng tr\u1eafng: “H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 trung th\u00e0nh nh\u1ea5t. Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n ng\u00e0i mu\u1ed1n, h\u1ecd c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ch\u1ea5t dinh d\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi nh\u00ecn theo b\u00e0n tay c\u1ee7a Hyman, sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, th\u1ea7n s\u1eafc b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh n\u00f3i: “Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7.”\n\nHyman suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kinh ho\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a Jane v\u00e0 Grena, h\u1eafn ta n\u00f3i v\u1edbi C\u1ed1 Hi: “H\u1ecd, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3.”\n\nL\u00fac n\u00e0y, b\u00e0n tay c\u1ee7a Hyman Coxey \u0111ang ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 em g\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng v\u00e0 n\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1a v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh su\u1ed1t bao n\u0103m.\n\nJane nh\u1ea5p m\u00f4i, tia s\u00e1ng hy v\u1ecdng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng trong m\u1eaft b\u00e0 d\u00e0nh cho \u0111\u1ee9a con n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n d\u1eadp t\u1eaft.\n\n“Hyman,” Grena th\u1ea7n s\u1eafc ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t t\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1ng hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean v\u00e0i ph\u1ea7n tr\u1eafng b\u1ec7ch: “Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a anh.”\n\n“Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.” Hyman kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 b\u1eadn t\u00e2m. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi h\u1eafn ta l\u00fac n\u00e0y, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 hay em g\u00e1i, n\u1ebfu xung \u0111\u1ed9t v\u1edbi ni\u1ec1m tin v\u00e0 t\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh th\u00ec c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed1i li\u00ean k\u1ebft do huy\u1ebft th\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y mang l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa.\n\n\u00c1nh m\u1eaft khinh mi\u1ec7t l\u01b0\u1edbt qua Sain, Hyman ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn C\u1ed1 Hi ch\u0103m ch\u00fa: “V\u00e0 c\u1ea3 h\u1eafn n\u1eefa \u2014 V\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eed Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Merman h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed3i… Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n ng\u00e0i s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng t\u1eeb b\u1ecf nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c d\u00e0nh ri\u00eang cho ng\u00e0i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd t\u00f4n th\u1edd ng\u00e0i. Quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c, \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb, t\u00e0i ph\u00fa, nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n v\u1edbi tay l\u00e0 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”\n\nSain \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh C\u1ed1 Hi kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: “Em \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y.”\n\nB\u00ecnh t\u0129nh, tr\u1ea7m \u1ed5n v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 th\u1ea5u hi\u1ec3u t\u1eadn t\u01b0\u1eddng.\n\nHyman nh\u00edu m\u00e0y. H\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t gh\u00e9t Sain ngay t\u1eeb c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, v\u00ec v\u1eady ch\u1ec9 l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i l\u1ea1nh b\u0103ng: “Kh\u00f4ng ai kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch.”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi \u1eadm \u1edd m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng. \u0110\u00f4i l\u00fac c\u1eadu c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tham v\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, khao kh\u00e1t \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf \u0111\u1ec9nh cao c\u1ee7a quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c, \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb v\u00e0 t\u00e0i ph\u00fa.\n\nHyman tha thi\u1ebft n\u00f3i: “Ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng \u0111i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng?”\n\n“\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean\u2014” C\u1ed1 Hi m\u00edm m\u00f4i: “Kh\u00f4ng s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng.”\n\nV\u1ee5t.\n\nBi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a Hyman l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c l\u1ea1nh \u0111i, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft nh\u01b0 b\u0103ng gi\u00e1.\n\nH\u1eafn ta nh\u00ecn Sain, l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: “Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb h\u1eafn m\u00ea ho\u1eb7c r\u1ed3i…”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi n\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e2m bi\u1ebfm, gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u0169ng l\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 b\u0103ng: “Hyman, \u0111\u00f4i khi t\u00e0i n\u0103ng t\u1ef1 bi\u00ean t\u1ef1 di\u1ec5n c\u1ee7a anh th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t n\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c.”\n\n“C\u1eadu l\u00e0 Th\u1ea7n linh!” Hyman b\u1ecb c\u01a1n gi\u1eadn x\u00e2m chi\u1ebfm th\u1eadm ch\u00ed qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 x\u01b0ng h\u00f4 t\u00f4n k\u00ednh gi\u1ea3 t\u1ea1o, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00e0u xanh l\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ta b\u00f9ng l\u00ean ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thi\u00eau r\u1ee5i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ai d\u00e1m c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ta th\u00e0nh tro b\u1ee5i.\n\nHyman t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn qu\u00e1t: “C\u1ed1 Hi, c\u1eadu l\u00e0 Th\u1ea7n linh, vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ed9n \u1eabn v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd? H\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mang l\u1ea1i cho c\u1eadu \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec ch\u1ee9?”\n\n“Theo l\u1eddi anh n\u00f3i, b\u1ed9 anh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng sao?” C\u1ed1 Hi nh\u01b0\u1edbng m\u00e0y.\n\nHyman: “T\u00f4i kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi h\u1ecd.”\n\nHyman lu\u00f4n tha thi\u1ebft v\u00e0 hy v\u1ecdng C\u1ed1 Hi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ta. So v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia, h\u1eafn ta c\u00e0ng th\u00edch h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh C\u1ed1 Hi, b\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1ecd l\u00e0 m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 ‘Th\u1ea7n linh’ v\u00e0 t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 trung th\u00e0nh nh\u1ea5t. H\u1eafn ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ebfn d\u00e2ng m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 cho ‘Th\u1ea7n linh’ m\u00e0 h\u1eafn ta t\u00f4n th\u1edd, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 gia t\u1ed9c Coxey m\u00e0 h\u1eafn ta lu\u00f4n coi tr\u1ecdng.\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 cu\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t r\u1ed3 d\u1ea1i trong m\u1eaft Hyman, s\u1ef1 nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u: “T\u1ea1i sao?”\n\n“Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u1ea1i sao.”\n\nH\u00e0nh vi c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb \u0111i\u00ean kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n l\u00fd do. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c Hyman Coxey l\u00e0m l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra ‘Th\u1ea7n linh’ v\u00e0 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ‘Th\u1ea7n linh’ cho gia t\u1ed9c. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb khi h\u1eafn ta ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra s\u1ef1 th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Ilias v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi C\u1ed1 Hi, t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a Hyman \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt ra kh\u1ecfi gia t\u1ed9c, h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n\u2014\n\nN\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u00f9ng ‘Th\u1ea7n linh’, m\u1ed9t gia t\u1ed9c Coxey nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 th\u00ec c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 g\u00ec?\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi v\u1eabn l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: “T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng.”\n\nHyman l\u1ea1nh m\u1eb7t, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111e d\u1ecda: “C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”\n\n“Anh l\u1ea5y g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111e d\u1ecda t\u00f4i?” C\u1ed1 Hi khinh th\u01b0\u1eddng, \u0111eo l\u00ean v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t ng\u1ea1o m\u1ea1n m\u00e0 ti\u1ec3u thi\u1ebfu gia \u00edt khi b\u00e0y ra, c\u1ed1 \u00fd ch\u1ecdc gi\u1eadn Hyman.\n\nQu\u1ea3 nhi\u00ean Hyman \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ch\u1ecdc gi\u1eadn \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 \u00fd c\u1eadu, h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t ch\u1ec9 tay tr\u00e1i v\u00e0o Sain, tay ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5y ra m\u00e1y li\u00ean l\u1ea1c mini \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea5u trong \u1ed1ng tay \u00e1o, gi\u1eadn d\u1eef qu\u00e1t l\u00ean: “Gi\u1ebft h\u1eafn cho t\u00f4i!”\n\n“Hyman, con t\u00ednh l\u00e0m g\u00ec?!” Jane h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u1ea5t ti\u1ec7n, b\u00e0 lo l\u1eafng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c su\u00fdt n\u1eefa r\u01a1i kh\u1ecfi xe l\u0103n. Grena nhanh tay \u0111\u1ee1 b\u00e0, nh\u00ecn Hyman nh\u01b0 nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb \u0111i\u00ean.\n\nNh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ee9ng ph\u00eda sau h\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eady nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t nhanh \u0111\u00e3 an t\u0129nh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i.\n\nS\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng bao tr\u00f9m, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra.\n\nHyman nh\u00edu m\u00e0y, b\u00f3p ch\u1eb7t m\u00e1y li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u00e0 th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa: “\u0110\u1ed3 ngu, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1eady? Nhanh tay l\u00ean! Gi\u1ebft h\u1eafn!”\n\nM\u00e1y li\u00ean l\u1ea1c: …\n\nNh\u00f3m l\u00ednh \u0111\u00e1nh thu\u00ea \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Hyman c\u00e0i c\u1eafm s\u1eb5n \u1edf b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i. N\u1ebfu l\u00fac n\u00e0y h\u1eafn ta \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u1ea9n n\u00e1u c\u1ee7a nh\u00f3m l\u00ednh \u0111\u00e1nh thu\u00ea th\u00ec s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7y m\u00e0u \u0111en \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3i ra nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m l\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1edbn, treo ng\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ecbch c\u1ea7m s\u00fang l\u00ean c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y.\n\nTrong \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh\u2014\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i: “Xem ra, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3n k\u00edch r\u1ed3i.”\n\nNgay khi C\u1ed1 Hi v\u1eeba d\u1ee9t l\u1eddi, ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ee9ng ph\u00eda sau \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t l\u1eadt tung \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng. Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng K\u1ef3 v\u00e0 Alanda ph\u1ed1i h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi nhau, tay c\u1ea7m g\u1eady \u0111i\u1ec7n g\u1eadp m\u1edf tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp h\u1ea5t tung nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c mu\u1ed1n lao t\u1edbi, ch\u00e0ng b\u00e9o C\u00e1t L\u00e2m th\u00ec c\u1ea7m \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n t\u1eeb xa trong tay v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh xu\u1ed1ng.\n\n\u1ea6m!\n\nM\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i ti\u1ebfng n\u1ed5 tr\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ee5c truy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea5t. To\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1 h\u01a1n 100 n\u0103m tu\u1ed5i n\u00e0y rung l\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 s\u1eafp s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i.\n\nHyman bi\u1ebfn s\u1eafc: “C\u00e1c, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec?”\n\nC\u1ed1 Hi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng xa c\u01b0\u1eddi cong c\u1ea3 m\u1eaft, \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i m\u00edm l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh h\u00ecnh v\u1ea7ng tr\u0103ng khuy\u1ebft n\u1eb1m ngang: “Th\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u0169 ra cho anh \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129… ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn h\u1ecd r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p anh.”\n\n\u0110\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi\u2014\n\nTrong c\u0103n h\u1ea7m t\u1ed1i t\u0103m \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ee5i b\u1eb7m, sau nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t, nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m h\u00ecnh th\u00f9 k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i b\u00f2 ra kh\u1ecfi l\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed5 n\u00e1t. Ch\u00fang v\u01b0\u01a1n vai, sau khi x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n t\u1ef1 do, ch\u00fang nhanh ch\u00f3ng b\u00f2 \u0111i b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 tay v\u00e0 ch\u00e2n r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u1ea7u thang t\u0103m t\u1ed1i.\n\n\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra m\u1ecdi t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i n\u00e0y.\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n