M\u00f9a xu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eadt ch\u1eadm, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i ng\u00e0y gia \u0111\u00ecnh r\u1eddi London c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u01a1n l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a. N\u00e0o l\u00e0 v\u1ea3i v\u00f3c, m\u0169, kh\u0103n cho\u00e0ng, kh\u0103n tay, \u00e1o len, \u0111\u1ed3 l\u00f3t, hoa tai, dao c\u1ea1o r\u00e2u, x\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng, ph\u1ea5n thoa, kem d\u01b0\u1ee1ng da, \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh dung ra.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea7y \u1eafp. Ng\u1ef1a c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mua. Mua \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, mua nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng cho chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft li\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i gi\u00e0 hay \u0111i c\u00f9ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng cha t\u00f4i, th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kha kh\u00e1 ti\u1ec1n nh\u1edd bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n, \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 ch\u01a1i nh\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n
\"Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y quay v\u1ec1 Ph\u00e1p \u0111i,\"<\/i> Mattia n\u00f4n n\u00f3ng th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c; \"\u0110\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 d\u1ecbp t\u1ed1t r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Sao ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh nh\u1ec9?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"B\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 s\u1eafp x\u1ea3y ra n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta c\u1ee9 \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, v\u1edbi l\u1ea1i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 Milligan v\u00e0 Arthur b\u00ean Ph\u00e1p. N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu \u1ea5y b\u1ecb \u1ed1m, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn b\u00e0 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u00ean du thuy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u00f9a h\u00e8 c\u0169ng s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i \u1edf l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
C\u0169ng trong ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u, t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn c\u1ea3nh h\u1ecd b\u00e1n nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n h\u00e0ng v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 r\u1ebb \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng l\u1edbn, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed7 ngay tr\u00ean qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng. M\u1ed9t b\u00ean th\u00e0nh xe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng, h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0y bi\u1ec7n th\u1eadt b\u1eaft m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eddi g\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi mua xem x\u00e9t.<\/p>\n
\"Xem gi\u00e1 \u0111\u00e2y! Xem gi\u00e1 \u0111\u00e2y!\"<\/i> b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i k\u00eau l\u00ean. \"Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u1edf n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u! T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n \u0111\u00e2u; t\u00f4i cho kh\u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. Xem n\u00e0y!\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Ch\u1eafc \u00f4ng ta \u0103n tr\u1ed9m ch\u00fang r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i nghe m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i khi h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y gi\u00e1 c\u1ea3. N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i.<\/p>\n
N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i, Mattia th\u00ec c\u00f3. \"C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng th\u00eam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa?\"<\/i> c\u1eadu \u1ea5y h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i im l\u1eb7ng.<\/p>\n
\"Ch\u00fang ta quay v\u1ec1 Ph\u00e1p \u0111i,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c. \"T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 s\u1eafp x\u1ea3y ra, v\u00e0 s\u1eafp x\u1ea3y ra s\u1edbm th\u00f4i. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng s\u1edbm mu\u1ed9n g\u00ec c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t c\u0169ng s\u1ebd t\u00f3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Driscoll, khi th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ta b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3 r\u1ebb nh\u01b0 v\u1eady sao? R\u1ed3i chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"\u00d4i, Mattia...\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i th\u00ec t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd b\u1ecb b\u1eaft h\u1ebft, d\u00f9 ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec sai, nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ee9ng minh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? Li\u1ec7u ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0103n th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mua b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ec1n \u00f4ng ta ki\u1ebfm t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y; gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u1ea5m th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\"Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta t\u1ef1 ki\u1ebfm th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u00e0,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i \u1ea5p \u00fang, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u1ef1 bi\u1ec7n h\u1ed9.<\/p>\n
\"\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng b\u1ecdn tr\u1ed9m c\u01b0\u1edbp,\"<\/i> Mattia \u0111\u00e1p, gi\u1ecdng th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft, \"v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb t\u1ed1ng v\u00e0o t\u00f9, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111i t\u00ecm gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p b\u00e0 Milligan \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o b\u00e0 v\u1ec1 g\u00e3 James Milligan kia. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec Arthur \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ngay khi c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Cho t\u00f4i th\u00eam v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y suy ngh\u0129 n\u1eefa nh\u00e9, Mattia,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\"Nhanh l\u00ean. Jack K\u1ebb Di\u1ec7t Kh\u1ed5ng L\u1ed3 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi - c\u00f2n t\u00f4i ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i nguy hi\u1ec3m.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
Ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m thay t\u00f4i \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m. V\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1eddi London. Cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ef1ng xe ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n s\u1eafp di\u1ec5n ra c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c \u0111ua. V\u00ec Mattia v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i xem tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ua, n\u01a1i c\u00e1ch th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng. B\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ua \u1edf Anh th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9i ch\u1ee3 di\u1ec5n ra. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i, nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i ngang qua m\u1ed9t b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda tr\u1ea1i, tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u1ea5m \u0111ang treo l\u01a1 l\u1eedng, th\u00ec nh\u1eadn ra ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n Bob, ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng \u1edf c\u00f9ng Mattia trong r\u1ea1p xi\u1ebfc. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng khi g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c \u0111ua c\u00f9ng hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 thu\u00ea m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf c\u1eadu \u1ea5y v\u00e0o ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y lo s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng bu\u1ed5i bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n ng\u00e0y mai s\u1ebd th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u1ea7n nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 thu h\u00fat \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng. Li\u1ec7u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap c\u1eadu \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng? L\u1ee3i nhu\u1eadn s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chia \u0111\u1ec1u cho n\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1ea1o n\u00ean nh\u00f3m. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 cho Capi, v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n Capi bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n tr\u00f2 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng ngh\u1ec9. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u00e0 h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y mai \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1eddi gian c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Khi t\u00f4i k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn n\u00e0y v\u1edbi cha, \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n Capi \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 mang n\u00f3 theo. T\u00f4i th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0m tr\u00f2 g\u00ec x\u1ea5u xa kh\u00f4ng. Cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129 trong m\u1eaft t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\"\u1ed2, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i; \"Capi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 canh g\u00e1c r\u1ea5t gi\u1ecfi; n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u00f4ng coi m\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a. Gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta d\u1ec5 b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t c\u1eafp l\u1eafm. Hai \u0111\u1ee9a c\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean \u0111i ch\u01a1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n Bob c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c con, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ed1i mu\u1ed9n v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a xong, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra, th\u00ec c\u00e1c con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gh\u00e9 qua ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u1edf qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd Old Oak Tavern. Ng\u00e0y mai ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd Old Oak Tavern, n\u01a1i c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eafng. Qu\u00e1n \u1ea5y do m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng coi s\u00f3c m\u00e0 b\u1ec1 ngo\u00e0i ch\u1eb3ng g\u00e2y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fat tin c\u1eady n\u00e0o. T\u00ecm ra ch\u1ed7 \u1ea5y kh\u00e1 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. N\u00f3 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1eb3ng t\u1eafp. \u0110i\u1ec1u phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y qu\u00e1 d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i sau m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y m\u1ec7t nh\u1ecdc.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t khi cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1n \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec, t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i tu\u00e2n theo. T\u00f4i h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd. H\u00f4m sau, sau khi tr\u00f3i Capi v\u00e0o xe ng\u1ef1a - n\u01a1i n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 canh g\u00e1c - t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 c\u00f9ng Mattia \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ua.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u01a1i nh\u1ea1c ngay khi t\u1edbi n\u01a1i v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ed1i. C\u00e1c ng\u00f3n tay t\u00f4i \u0111au nh\u1ee9c nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb h\u00e0ng ngh\u00ecn m\u0169i kim ch\u00e2m, c\u00f2n Mattia t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p th\u00ec th\u1ed5i k\u00e8n cornet l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f3 th\u1edf. \u0110\u00e3 qu\u00e1 n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam. Ngay trong l\u00fac h\u1ecd \u0111ang di\u1ec5n m\u00e0n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, m\u1ed9t thanh s\u1eaft l\u1edbn d\u00f9ng trong ti\u1ebft m\u1ee5c b\u1ed7ng r\u01a1i tr\u00fang ch\u00e2n Mattia. T\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu \u1ea5y g\u00e3y r\u1ed3i. May thay, n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecb b\u1ea7m t\u00edm n\u1eb7ng. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 x\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00e0o g\u00e3y, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u1ea5y v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00eam nay c\u00f9ng Bob, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i s\u1ebd m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u Old Oak Tavern, b\u1edfi t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft gia \u0111\u00ecnh Driscoll ng\u00e0y mai s\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u. Tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t t\u1ed1i om khi t\u00f4i t\u1edbi qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1eaft t\u00ecm nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a. Ch\u00fang ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y, b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u1ed9t hai chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a c\u0169 k\u1ef9, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc l\u1ed3ng l\u1edbn; khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n, t\u1eeb b\u00ean trong vang l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa hoang. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a s\u1eb7c s\u1ee1, \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Driscoll \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i g\u00f5 c\u1eeda qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd. \u00d4ng ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n m\u1edf c\u1eeda, \u0111\u01b0a th\u1eb3ng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n l\u1ed3ng soi v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng ta nh\u1eadn ra t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0o, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i h\u00e3y nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111i theo cha m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn Lewes, v\u00e0 khuy\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eebng n\u00ean l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed th\u1eddi gian m\u00e0 h\u00e3y \u0111u\u1ed5i theo h\u1ecd ngay. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1ea7m c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
T\u1eeb ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Anh kh\u00e1 th\u00e0nh th\u1ea1o. T\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft Lewes \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o b\u1ecf \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, d\u1eabu c\u00f3 t\u00ecm ra h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa, l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c Mattia. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ua; m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd sau, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m ng\u1ee7 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Mattia trong chi\u1ebfc xe c\u1ee7a Bob.<\/p>\n
S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, Bob ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn Lewes cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u0110ang l\u00fac t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111un n\u01b0\u1edbc cho b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng th\u00ec ng\u1ea9ng m\u1eaft l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y Capi \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t d\u1eaft v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? Ngay khi nh\u1eadn ra t\u00f4i, Capi gi\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh s\u1ee3i x\u00edch, v\u00f9ng tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi tay vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t, lao v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o v\u00f2ng tay t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\"Con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\"V\u00e2ng.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"V\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, c\u1eadu b\u1ecb b\u1eaft r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
H\u1eafn t\u00fam l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 \u00e1o t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\"Anh b\u1eaft c\u1eadu \u1ea5y v\u00ec t\u1ed9i g\u00ec v\u1eady?\"<\/i> Bob h\u00e9t l\u00ean, nh\u1ea3y ra kh\u1ecfi b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda.<\/p>\n
\"Anh c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i anh trai c\u1eadu ta kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Kh\u00f4ng, b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Ch\u00e0, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1edbp nh\u00e0 th\u1edd St. George \u0111\u00eam qua. H\u1ecd tr\u00e8o l\u00ean thang v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. Con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng. H\u1ecd b\u1ecb b\u1eaft qu\u1ea3 tang v\u00e0 trong l\u00fac v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 tho\u00e1t ra ngo\u00e0i qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 con ch\u00f3, t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdn tr\u1ed9m; \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2u l\u00e0 cha c\u1ee7a n\u00f3?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u00ean l\u1eddi. Mattia, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 nghe cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi xe ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 t\u1eadp t\u1ec5nh \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i. Bob \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 t\u1ed9i v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y cho \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd, sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1n Old Oak Tavern v\u00e0 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, r\u1ed3i quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c.<\/p>\n
\"\u0110\u00e3 m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi nh\u00e0 th\u1edd b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp,\"<\/i> vi\u00ean s\u0129 quan n\u00f3i, \"v\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0y r\u1eddi \u0111i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd n\u00ean c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p k\u1ebb kia v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 th\u1edd.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t h\u01a1n m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n,\"<\/i> Bob n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\"N\u1ebfu ch\u1ea1y th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng,\"<\/i> vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u00e1p, \"v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec ch\u1ee9ng minh c\u1eadu \u1ea5y r\u1eddi \u0111i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng minh; t\u00f4i th\u1ec1!\"<\/i> Bob k\u00eau l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t nh\u00fan vai. \"C\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u1edbi th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Khi t\u00f4i b\u1ecb d\u1eabn \u0111i, Mattia \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n \u00f4m t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng Mattia c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n
\"C\u1ed1 l\u00ean nh\u00e9,\"<\/i> anh th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, \"ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf r\u01a1i c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Xin h\u00e3y ch\u0103m s\u00f3c Capi,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Ph\u00e1p, nh\u01b0ng vi\u00ean s\u0129 quan \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u.<\/p>\n
\"\u1ed2, kh\u00f4ng,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1p; \"t\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u1eef con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0y. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i t\u00ecm t\u00ean kia.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u1ecb c\u00f2ng tay c\u00f9ng vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i xuy\u00ean qua nh\u1eefng \u00e1nh nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n \u1edf Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m trong l\u1ea7n b\u1ecb b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i; nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y, ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn, \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t; h\u1ecd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Di-gan, k\u1ebb lang thang, n\u00f3i chung l\u00e0 h\u1ea1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Bohemian b\u1ea5t h\u1ea3o.<\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 h\u00e0nh t\u00e2y n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ea3i r\u00e1c kh\u1eafp nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 n\u00e0y, n\u01a1i t\u00f4i \u0111ang b\u1ecb giam gi\u1eef. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng thanh s\u1eaft ch\u1eafn song c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eadp t\u1eaft m\u1ecdi \u00fd ngh\u0129 tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t trong t\u00f4i. Trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng giam ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u00f5ng. T\u00f4i ng\u00e3 v\u1eadt xu\u1ed1ng gh\u1ebf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u, \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00f4n trong hai b\u00e0n tay. Mattia v\u00e0 Bob, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 th\u00eam s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n kh\u00e1c, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i ra kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean c\u1eeda s\u1ed5; nh\u1eefng thanh s\u1eaft v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t s\u00e1t nhau. Nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn ba b\u1ed9 ch\u00e2n. M\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 l\u1edbn. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp t\u00f4n... Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi li\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng minh s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 t\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh hay kh\u00f4ng, b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Capi trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. Mattia v\u00e0 Bob c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch ch\u1ee9ng minh m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi khai ngo\u1ea1i ph\u1ea1m. N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd ch\u1ee9ng minh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee9u b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p l\u1eddi khai c\u00e2m l\u1eb7ng m\u00e0 ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 mang ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi cai ng\u1ee5c khi \u00f4ng ta mang th\u1ee9c \u0103n v\u00e0o li\u1ec7u t\u00f4i c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ra t\u00f2a tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 r\u1eb1ng \u1edf Anh, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a ra t\u00f2a v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau khi b\u1ecb b\u1eaft. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi cai ng\u1ee5c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng, n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y mai.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i t\u1eebng nghe nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng m\u1ea9u tin nh\u1eafn t\u1eeb b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 trong \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edbi cho h\u1ecd. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o ph\u1ea7n th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u00f3p v\u1ee5n mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh m\u00ec ra. T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y g\u00ec b\u00ean trong c\u1ea3. C\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y c\u1ee7 khoai t\u00e2y n\u1eefa; t\u00f4i nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t ch\u00fang th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 b\u1ed9t nh\u00e3o, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y nh\u1ecf n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 thao th\u1ee9c su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, vi\u00ean cai ng\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng giam c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, mang theo m\u1ed9t b\u00ecnh n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1eadu. \u00d4ng ta b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i r\u1eeda m\u1eb7t n\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n, v\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f2a g\u1eb7p th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t di\u1ec7n m\u1ea1o ch\u1ec9n chu kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd g\u00e2y h\u1ea1i cho ai c\u1ea3. Khi vi\u00ean cai ng\u1ee5c quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, \u00f4ng ta b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i \u0111i theo m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0i h\u00e0nh lang, r\u1ed3i d\u1eebng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda nh\u1ecf m\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta m\u1edf ra.<\/p>\n
\"V\u00e0o \u0111i,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
C\u0103n ph\u00f2ng t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o r\u1ea5t ch\u1eadt ch\u1ed9i. T\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng x\u00f4n xao l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n c\u1ee7a nhi\u1ec1u gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 th\u00e1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch v\u00e0 t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eefng, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quan s\u00e1t xung quanh. C\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u00f3 k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00e1, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 l\u1edbn v\u00e0 tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 cao. Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5c cao. B\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00f4ng ta, ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ng\u1ed3i ba quan ch\u1ee9c t\u00f2a \u00e1n kh\u00e1c. G\u1ea7n n\u01a1i t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i t\u00f3c gi\u1ea3. T\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. L\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 lu\u1eadt s\u01b0? \u00d4ng ta t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn?<\/p>\n
Trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m ch\u1ee9ng, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra Bob v\u00e0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y, ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n Tr\u1ea1i S\u1ed3i Gi\u00e0, c\u00f9ng m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng quen bi\u1ebft. R\u1ed3i \u1edf m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u1ee5c kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n, gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng b\u1eaft gi\u1eef t\u00f4i. C\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean t\u00f3m t\u1eaft v\u1ee5 \u00e1n ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0i l\u1eddi ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn. M\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd Th\u00e1nh George. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ph\u1ea1m t\u1ed9i, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb, \u0111\u00e3 leo thang v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eadp v\u1ee1 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ec3 chui v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong. Ch\u00fang mang theo m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 canh ch\u1eebng. V\u00e0o l\u00fac m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat sau m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng khuya tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd v\u00e0 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1n. M\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u1ed9i ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i; con ch\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1ee7a, v\u00e0 b\u1ecdn tr\u1ed9m v\u1ed9i tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t qua khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c con v\u1eadt l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau. Tr\u00ed th\u00f4ng minh c\u1ee7a con ch\u00f3 th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ua, n\u01a1i \u00f4ng ta nh\u1eadn ra ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, kh\u00f4ng ai kh\u00e1c ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 b\u1ecb c\u00e1o \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng trong v\u00e0nh m\u00f3ng ng\u1ef1a. C\u00f2n v\u1ec1 t\u00ean tr\u1ed9m th\u1ee9 hai, h\u1ecd v\u1eabn \u0111ang r\u00e1o ri\u1ebft truy t\u00ecm, v\u00e0 hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd s\u1edbm b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n
Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 t\u00f4i; nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ch\u1ee9ng minh l\u1eddi khai ngo\u1ea1i ph\u1ea1m, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p \u0111\u1ed3ng ph\u1ea1m t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd, r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u Old Oak. Ti\u1ebfp theo, t\u00f4i b\u1ecb h\u1ecfi l\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch vi\u1ec7c con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u1edf trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd v\u00e0o l\u00fac m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, b\u1edfi con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u1edf c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u00ecnh v\u00f4 t\u1ed9i. Lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ch\u1ee9ng minh r\u1eb1ng con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 lang thang v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 th\u1edd trong ng\u00e0y v\u00e0 b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t l\u1ea1i khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng coi nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c v\u00ec t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng l\u1eddi b\u00e0o ch\u1eefa v\u1eabn c\u00f2n y\u1ebfu \u1edbt. R\u1ed3i v\u1ecb th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 qu\u1eadn \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edd H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng B\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh xem t\u00f4i c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecb giam gi\u1eef \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e9t x\u1eed t\u1ea1i phi\u00ean t\u00f2a hay kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
Phi\u00ean t\u00f2a!<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ng\u00e3 v\u1eadt ra gh\u1ebf. \u00d4i, gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe l\u1eddi Mattia.<\/p>","rendered":"
M\u00f9a xu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eadt ch\u1eadm, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i ng\u00e0y gia \u0111\u00ecnh r\u1eddi London c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u01a1n l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a. N\u00e0o l\u00e0 v\u1ea3i v\u00f3c, m\u0169, kh\u0103n cho\u00e0ng, kh\u0103n tay, \u00e1o len, \u0111\u1ed3 l\u00f3t, hoa tai, dao c\u1ea1o r\u00e2u, x\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng, ph\u1ea5n thoa, kem d\u01b0\u1ee1ng da, \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh dung ra.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea7y \u1eafp. Ng\u1ef1a c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mua. Mua \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, mua nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng cho chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft li\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i gi\u00e0 hay \u0111i c\u00f9ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng cha t\u00f4i, th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kha kh\u00e1 ti\u1ec1n nh\u1edd bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n, \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 ch\u01a1i nh\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y quay v\u1ec1 Ph\u00e1p \u0111i,”<\/i> Mattia n\u00f4n n\u00f3ng th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c; “\u0110\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 d\u1ecbp t\u1ed1t r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Sao ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh nh\u1ec9?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“B\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 s\u1eafp x\u1ea3y ra n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta c\u1ee9 \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, v\u1edbi l\u1ea1i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 Milligan v\u00e0 Arthur b\u00ean Ph\u00e1p. N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu \u1ea5y b\u1ecb \u1ed1m, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn b\u00e0 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u00ean du thuy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u00f9a h\u00e8 c\u0169ng s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i \u1edf l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
C\u0169ng trong ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u, t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn c\u1ea3nh h\u1ecd b\u00e1n nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n h\u00e0ng v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 r\u1ebb \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng l\u1edbn, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed7 ngay tr\u00ean qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng. M\u1ed9t b\u00ean th\u00e0nh xe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng, h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0y bi\u1ec7n th\u1eadt b\u1eaft m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eddi g\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi mua xem x\u00e9t.<\/p>\n
“Xem gi\u00e1 \u0111\u00e2y! Xem gi\u00e1 \u0111\u00e2y!”<\/i> b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i k\u00eau l\u00ean. “Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u1edf n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u! T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n \u0111\u00e2u; t\u00f4i cho kh\u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. Xem n\u00e0y!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eafc \u00f4ng ta \u0103n tr\u1ed9m ch\u00fang r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> t\u00f4i nghe m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i khi h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y gi\u00e1 c\u1ea3. N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i.<\/p>\n
N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i, Mattia th\u00ec c\u00f3. “C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng th\u00eam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa?”<\/i> c\u1eadu \u1ea5y h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i im l\u1eb7ng.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta quay v\u1ec1 Ph\u00e1p \u0111i,”<\/i> c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c. “T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 s\u1eafp x\u1ea3y ra, v\u00e0 s\u1eafp x\u1ea3y ra s\u1edbm th\u00f4i. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng s\u1edbm mu\u1ed9n g\u00ec c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t c\u0169ng s\u1ebd t\u00f3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Driscoll, khi th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ta b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3 r\u1ebb nh\u01b0 v\u1eady sao? R\u1ed3i chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00d4i, Mattia…”<\/i><\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i th\u00ec t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd b\u1ecb b\u1eaft h\u1ebft, d\u00f9 ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec sai, nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ee9ng minh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? Li\u1ec7u ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0103n th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mua b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ec1n \u00f4ng ta ki\u1ebfm t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y; gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u1ea5m th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
“Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta t\u1ef1 ki\u1ebfm th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u00e0,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u1ea5p \u00fang, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u1ef1 bi\u1ec7n h\u1ed9.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng b\u1ecdn tr\u1ed9m c\u01b0\u1edbp,”<\/i> Mattia \u0111\u00e1p, gi\u1ecdng th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft, “v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb t\u1ed1ng v\u00e0o t\u00f9, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111i t\u00ecm gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p b\u00e0 Milligan \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o b\u00e0 v\u1ec1 g\u00e3 James Milligan kia. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec Arthur \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ngay khi c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Cho t\u00f4i th\u00eam v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y suy ngh\u0129 n\u1eefa nh\u00e9, Mattia,”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“Nhanh l\u00ean. Jack K\u1ebb Di\u1ec7t Kh\u1ed5ng L\u1ed3 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi – c\u00f2n t\u00f4i ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i nguy hi\u1ec3m.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m thay t\u00f4i \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m. V\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1eddi London. Cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ef1ng xe ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n s\u1eafp di\u1ec5n ra c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c \u0111ua. V\u00ec Mattia v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i xem tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ua, n\u01a1i c\u00e1ch th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng. B\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ua \u1edf Anh th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9i ch\u1ee3 di\u1ec5n ra. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i, nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i ngang qua m\u1ed9t b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda tr\u1ea1i, tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u1ea5m \u0111ang treo l\u01a1 l\u1eedng, th\u00ec nh\u1eadn ra ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n Bob, ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng \u1edf c\u00f9ng Mattia trong r\u1ea1p xi\u1ebfc. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng khi g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c \u0111ua c\u00f9ng hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 thu\u00ea m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf c\u1eadu \u1ea5y v\u00e0o ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y lo s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng bu\u1ed5i bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n ng\u00e0y mai s\u1ebd th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u1ea7n nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 thu h\u00fat \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng. Li\u1ec7u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap c\u1eadu \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng? L\u1ee3i nhu\u1eadn s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chia \u0111\u1ec1u cho n\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1ea1o n\u00ean nh\u00f3m. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 cho Capi, v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n Capi bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n tr\u00f2 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng ngh\u1ec9. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u00e0 h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y mai \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1eddi gian c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Khi t\u00f4i k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn n\u00e0y v\u1edbi cha, \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n Capi \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 mang n\u00f3 theo. T\u00f4i th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0m tr\u00f2 g\u00ec x\u1ea5u xa kh\u00f4ng. Cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129 trong m\u1eaft t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i; “Capi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 canh g\u00e1c r\u1ea5t gi\u1ecfi; n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u00f4ng coi m\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a. Gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta d\u1ec5 b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t c\u1eafp l\u1eafm. Hai \u0111\u1ee9a c\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean \u0111i ch\u01a1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n Bob c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c con, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ed1i mu\u1ed9n v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a xong, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra, th\u00ec c\u00e1c con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gh\u00e9 qua ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u1edf qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd Old Oak Tavern. Ng\u00e0y mai ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd Old Oak Tavern, n\u01a1i c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eafng. Qu\u00e1n \u1ea5y do m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng coi s\u00f3c m\u00e0 b\u1ec1 ngo\u00e0i ch\u1eb3ng g\u00e2y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fat tin c\u1eady n\u00e0o. T\u00ecm ra ch\u1ed7 \u1ea5y kh\u00e1 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. N\u00f3 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1eb3ng t\u1eafp. \u0110i\u1ec1u phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y qu\u00e1 d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i sau m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y m\u1ec7t nh\u1ecdc.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t khi cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1n \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec, t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i tu\u00e2n theo. T\u00f4i h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd. H\u00f4m sau, sau khi tr\u00f3i Capi v\u00e0o xe ng\u1ef1a – n\u01a1i n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 canh g\u00e1c – t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 c\u00f9ng Mattia \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ua.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u01a1i nh\u1ea1c ngay khi t\u1edbi n\u01a1i v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ed1i. C\u00e1c ng\u00f3n tay t\u00f4i \u0111au nh\u1ee9c nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb h\u00e0ng ngh\u00ecn m\u0169i kim ch\u00e2m, c\u00f2n Mattia t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p th\u00ec th\u1ed5i k\u00e8n cornet l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f3 th\u1edf. \u0110\u00e3 qu\u00e1 n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam. Ngay trong l\u00fac h\u1ecd \u0111ang di\u1ec5n m\u00e0n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, m\u1ed9t thanh s\u1eaft l\u1edbn d\u00f9ng trong ti\u1ebft m\u1ee5c b\u1ed7ng r\u01a1i tr\u00fang ch\u00e2n Mattia. T\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu \u1ea5y g\u00e3y r\u1ed3i. May thay, n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecb b\u1ea7m t\u00edm n\u1eb7ng. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 x\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00e0o g\u00e3y, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u1ea5y v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00eam nay c\u00f9ng Bob, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i s\u1ebd m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u Old Oak Tavern, b\u1edfi t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft gia \u0111\u00ecnh Driscoll ng\u00e0y mai s\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u. Tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t t\u1ed1i om khi t\u00f4i t\u1edbi qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1eaft t\u00ecm nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a. Ch\u00fang ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y, b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u1ed9t hai chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a c\u0169 k\u1ef9, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc l\u1ed3ng l\u1edbn; khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n, t\u1eeb b\u00ean trong vang l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa hoang. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a s\u1eb7c s\u1ee1, \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Driscoll \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i g\u00f5 c\u1eeda qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd. \u00d4ng ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n m\u1edf c\u1eeda, \u0111\u01b0a th\u1eb3ng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n l\u1ed3ng soi v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng ta nh\u1eadn ra t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0o, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i h\u00e3y nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111i theo cha m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn Lewes, v\u00e0 khuy\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eebng n\u00ean l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed th\u1eddi gian m\u00e0 h\u00e3y \u0111u\u1ed5i theo h\u1ecd ngay. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1ea7m c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
T\u1eeb ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Anh kh\u00e1 th\u00e0nh th\u1ea1o. T\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft Lewes \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o b\u1ecf \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, d\u1eabu c\u00f3 t\u00ecm ra h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa, l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c Mattia. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ua; m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd sau, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m ng\u1ee7 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Mattia trong chi\u1ebfc xe c\u1ee7a Bob.<\/p>\n
S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, Bob ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn Lewes cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u0110ang l\u00fac t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111un n\u01b0\u1edbc cho b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng th\u00ec ng\u1ea9ng m\u1eaft l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y Capi \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t d\u1eaft v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? Ngay khi nh\u1eadn ra t\u00f4i, Capi gi\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh s\u1ee3i x\u00edch, v\u00f9ng tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi tay vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t, lao v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o v\u00f2ng tay t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
“Con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“V\u00e2ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, c\u1eadu b\u1ecb b\u1eaft r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
H\u1eafn t\u00fam l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 \u00e1o t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
“Anh b\u1eaft c\u1eadu \u1ea5y v\u00ec t\u1ed9i g\u00ec v\u1eady?”<\/i> Bob h\u00e9t l\u00ean, nh\u1ea3y ra kh\u1ecfi b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda.<\/p>\n
“Anh c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i anh trai c\u1eadu ta kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e0, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1edbp nh\u00e0 th\u1edd St. George \u0111\u00eam qua. H\u1ecd tr\u00e8o l\u00ean thang v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. Con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng. H\u1ecd b\u1ecb b\u1eaft qu\u1ea3 tang v\u00e0 trong l\u00fac v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 tho\u00e1t ra ngo\u00e0i qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 con ch\u00f3, t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdn tr\u1ed9m; \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2u l\u00e0 cha c\u1ee7a n\u00f3?”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u00ean l\u1eddi. Mattia, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 nghe cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi xe ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 t\u1eadp t\u1ec5nh \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i. Bob \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 t\u1ed9i v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y cho \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd, sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1n Old Oak Tavern v\u00e0 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, r\u1ed3i quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00e3 m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi nh\u00e0 th\u1edd b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed9t nh\u1eadp,”<\/i> vi\u00ean s\u0129 quan n\u00f3i, “v\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0y r\u1eddi \u0111i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd n\u00ean c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p k\u1ebb kia v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 th\u1edd.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t h\u01a1n m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n,”<\/i> Bob n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu ch\u1ea1y th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng,”<\/i> vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u00e1p, “v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec ch\u1ee9ng minh c\u1eadu \u1ea5y r\u1eddi \u0111i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng minh; t\u00f4i th\u1ec1!”<\/i> Bob k\u00eau l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t nh\u00fan vai. “C\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u1edbi th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Khi t\u00f4i b\u1ecb d\u1eabn \u0111i, Mattia \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n \u00f4m t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng Mattia c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n
“C\u1ed1 l\u00ean nh\u00e9,”<\/i> anh th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, “ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf r\u01a1i c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Xin h\u00e3y ch\u0103m s\u00f3c Capi,”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Ph\u00e1p, nh\u01b0ng vi\u00ean s\u0129 quan \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u.<\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, kh\u00f4ng,”<\/i> \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1p; “t\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u1eef con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0y. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i t\u00ecm t\u00ean kia.”<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u1ecb c\u00f2ng tay c\u00f9ng vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i xuy\u00ean qua nh\u1eefng \u00e1nh nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n \u1edf Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m trong l\u1ea7n b\u1ecb b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i; nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y, ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn, \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t; h\u1ecd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Di-gan, k\u1ebb lang thang, n\u00f3i chung l\u00e0 h\u1ea1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Bohemian b\u1ea5t h\u1ea3o.<\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 h\u00e0nh t\u00e2y n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ea3i r\u00e1c kh\u1eafp nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 n\u00e0y, n\u01a1i t\u00f4i \u0111ang b\u1ecb giam gi\u1eef. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng thanh s\u1eaft ch\u1eafn song c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eadp t\u1eaft m\u1ecdi \u00fd ngh\u0129 tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t trong t\u00f4i. Trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng giam ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u00f5ng. T\u00f4i ng\u00e3 v\u1eadt xu\u1ed1ng gh\u1ebf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u, \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00f4n trong hai b\u00e0n tay. Mattia v\u00e0 Bob, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 th\u00eam s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n kh\u00e1c, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i ra kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean c\u1eeda s\u1ed5; nh\u1eefng thanh s\u1eaft v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t s\u00e1t nhau. Nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn ba b\u1ed9 ch\u00e2n. M\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 l\u1edbn. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp t\u00f4n… Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi li\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng minh s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 t\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh hay kh\u00f4ng, b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Capi trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. Mattia v\u00e0 Bob c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch ch\u1ee9ng minh m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi khai ngo\u1ea1i ph\u1ea1m. N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd ch\u1ee9ng minh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee9u b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p l\u1eddi khai c\u00e2m l\u1eb7ng m\u00e0 ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 mang ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi cai ng\u1ee5c khi \u00f4ng ta mang th\u1ee9c \u0103n v\u00e0o li\u1ec7u t\u00f4i c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ra t\u00f2a tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 r\u1eb1ng \u1edf Anh, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a ra t\u00f2a v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau khi b\u1ecb b\u1eaft. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi cai ng\u1ee5c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng, n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y mai.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i t\u1eebng nghe nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng m\u1ea9u tin nh\u1eafn t\u1eeb b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 trong \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edbi cho h\u1ecd. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o ph\u1ea7n th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u00f3p v\u1ee5n mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh m\u00ec ra. T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y g\u00ec b\u00ean trong c\u1ea3. C\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y c\u1ee7 khoai t\u00e2y n\u1eefa; t\u00f4i nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t ch\u00fang th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 b\u1ed9t nh\u00e3o, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y nh\u1ecf n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 thao th\u1ee9c su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, vi\u00ean cai ng\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng giam c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, mang theo m\u1ed9t b\u00ecnh n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1eadu. \u00d4ng ta b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i r\u1eeda m\u1eb7t n\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n, v\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f2a g\u1eb7p th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t di\u1ec7n m\u1ea1o ch\u1ec9n chu kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd g\u00e2y h\u1ea1i cho ai c\u1ea3. Khi vi\u00ean cai ng\u1ee5c quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, \u00f4ng ta b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i \u0111i theo m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0i h\u00e0nh lang, r\u1ed3i d\u1eebng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda nh\u1ecf m\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta m\u1edf ra.<\/p>\n
“V\u00e0o \u0111i,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
C\u0103n ph\u00f2ng t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o r\u1ea5t ch\u1eadt ch\u1ed9i. T\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng x\u00f4n xao l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n c\u1ee7a nhi\u1ec1u gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 th\u00e1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch v\u00e0 t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eefng, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quan s\u00e1t xung quanh. C\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u00f3 k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00e1, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 l\u1edbn v\u00e0 tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 cao. Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5c cao. B\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00f4ng ta, ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ng\u1ed3i ba quan ch\u1ee9c t\u00f2a \u00e1n kh\u00e1c. G\u1ea7n n\u01a1i t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i t\u00f3c gi\u1ea3. T\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. L\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 lu\u1eadt s\u01b0? \u00d4ng ta t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn?<\/p>\n
Trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m ch\u1ee9ng, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra Bob v\u00e0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y, ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n Tr\u1ea1i S\u1ed3i Gi\u00e0, c\u00f9ng m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng quen bi\u1ebft. R\u1ed3i \u1edf m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u1ee5c kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n, gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng b\u1eaft gi\u1eef t\u00f4i. C\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean t\u00f3m t\u1eaft v\u1ee5 \u00e1n ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0i l\u1eddi ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn. M\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9m \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd Th\u00e1nh George. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ph\u1ea1m t\u1ed9i, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb, \u0111\u00e3 leo thang v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eadp v\u1ee1 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ec3 chui v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong. Ch\u00fang mang theo m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 canh ch\u1eebng. V\u00e0o l\u00fac m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat sau m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng khuya tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd v\u00e0 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1n. M\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u1ed9i ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i; con ch\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1ee7a, v\u00e0 b\u1ecdn tr\u1ed9m v\u1ed9i tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t qua khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c con v\u1eadt l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau. Tr\u00ed th\u00f4ng minh c\u1ee7a con ch\u00f3 th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ua, n\u01a1i \u00f4ng ta nh\u1eadn ra ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, kh\u00f4ng ai kh\u00e1c ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 b\u1ecb c\u00e1o \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng trong v\u00e0nh m\u00f3ng ng\u1ef1a. C\u00f2n v\u1ec1 t\u00ean tr\u1ed9m th\u1ee9 hai, h\u1ecd v\u1eabn \u0111ang r\u00e1o ri\u1ebft truy t\u00ecm, v\u00e0 hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd s\u1edbm b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n
Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 t\u00f4i; nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ch\u1ee9ng minh l\u1eddi khai ngo\u1ea1i ph\u1ea1m, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p \u0111\u1ed3ng ph\u1ea1m t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd, r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u Old Oak. Ti\u1ebfp theo, t\u00f4i b\u1ecb h\u1ecfi l\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch vi\u1ec7c con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u1edf trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd v\u00e0o l\u00fac m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, b\u1edfi con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u1edf c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u00ecnh v\u00f4 t\u1ed9i. Lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ch\u1ee9ng minh r\u1eb1ng con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 lang thang v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 th\u1edd trong ng\u00e0y v\u00e0 b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t l\u1ea1i khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng coi nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c v\u00ec t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng l\u1eddi b\u00e0o ch\u1eefa v\u1eabn c\u00f2n y\u1ebfu \u1edbt. R\u1ed3i v\u1ecb th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 qu\u1eadn \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edd H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng B\u1ed3i th\u1ea9m quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh xem t\u00f4i c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecb giam gi\u1eef \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e9t x\u1eed t\u1ea1i phi\u00ean t\u00f2a hay kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
Phi\u00ean t\u00f2a!<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ng\u00e3 v\u1eadt ra gh\u1ebf. \u00d4i, gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe l\u1eddi Mattia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":29,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-91","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/91","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/91\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/91\/revisions\/92"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/91\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=91"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=91"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=91"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}