{"id":131,"date":"2025-05-13T03:26:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T03:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/?post_type=chapter&p=131"},"modified":"2025-05-31T09:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T02:08:12","slug":"israel-hands","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/chapter\/israel-hands\/","title":{"raw":"Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 26: Israel Hands","rendered":"Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 26: Israel Hands"},"content":{"raw":"\"\"\r\n\r\nGi\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n sang h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y. Con t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng l\u01b0\u1edbt t\u1eeb ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng b\u1eafc h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o ti\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda l\u1ea1ch C\u1eeda B\u1eafc. Tuy nhi\u00ean, v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 neo \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef t\u00e0u v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m cho t\u00e0u d\u1ea1t v\u00e0o b\u1edd khi th\u1ee7y tri\u1ec1u ch\u01b0a l\u00ean \u0111\u1ee7 cao, n\u00ean th\u1eddi gian d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 tr\u00f4i qua m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p. Tay l\u00e1i ch\u00ednh ch\u1ec9 d\u1ea1y t\u00f4i c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n con t\u00e0u; sau nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n t\u1eadp luy\u1ec7n, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u00e0nh th\u1ea1o. R\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng, c\u00f9ng nhau d\u00f9ng th\u00eam m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n.\r\n\r\n\"Thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn ta c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u01b0\u1ee3ng g\u1ea1o v\u1eabn n\u1edf tr\u00ean m\u00f4i, \"\u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9i c\u0169 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, O'Brien. Gi\u1ea3 nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu qu\u1eb3ng l\u00e3o xu\u1ed1ng bi\u1ec3n th\u00ec sao? T\u00f4i v\u1ed1n ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebb kh\u00f3 t\u00ednh, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng nh\u00ecn l\u00e3o b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec \u0111\u1ed3 b\u1ecf, th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. C\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e3o n\u1eb1m y\u00ean nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 \u1ed5n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p.\r\n\r\n\"Con t\u00e0u HISPANIOLA n\u00e0y th\u1eadt ch\u1eb3ng may m\u1eafn g\u00ec c\u1ea3, Jim \u1ea1,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng l\u00e3o th\u1ec1u th\u00e0o. \"Bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft tr\u00ean con t\u00e0u HISPANIOLA n\u00e0y - bi\u1ebft bao th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf m\u1ea1ng k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y c\u1eadu v\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u00ean t\u00e0u \u1edf Bristol. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ta th\u1ea5y v\u1eadn \u0111en n\u00e0o kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0 l\u00e3o O'Brien kia - l\u00e3o ta ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Ha! Ta th\u00ec d\u1ed1t n\u00e1t, c\u00f2n c\u1eadu l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb bi\u1ebft ch\u1eef, bi\u1ebft t\u00ednh to\u00e1n, n\u00f3i th\u1eadt \u0111i, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 tin ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft l\u00e0 h\u1ebft h\u1eb3n kh\u00f4ng, hay h\u1ecd s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e2n x\u00e1c, \u00f4ng Hands \u1ea1, nh\u01b0ng linh h\u1ed3n th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd; ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u00f4ng c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i. \"\u00d4ng O'Brien gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 sang th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u00ean kia r\u1ed3i, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang d\u00f5i theo ch\u00fang ta.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ha!\"<\/i> g\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eb1n. \"Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc \u2013 xem ra chuy\u1ec7n gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 t\u1ed1n c\u00f4ng v\u00f4 \u00edch. Nh\u01b0ng tao th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 linh h\u1ed3n \u1ea5y c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 g\u00ec. Tao s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e1nh c\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 linh h\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ea5y, Jim \u00e0. Gi\u1edd m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i h\u1ebft l\u00f2ng r\u1ed3i, tao s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t bi\u1ebft \u01a1n n\u1ebfu m\u00e0y ch\u1ecbu kh\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng khoang d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1ea5y cho tao... \u00e0, ch\u1ebft th\u1eadt! Qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t t\u00ean n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i; th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, m\u00e0y l\u1ea5y cho tao chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u vang \u0111i \u2013 m\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1ea1nh n\u00e0y l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea7u tao quay cu\u1ed3ng qu\u00e1.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nL\u00fac n\u00e0y, s\u1ef1 do d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a t\u00ean l\u00e1i t\u00e0u c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n h\u1eafn th\u00edch r\u01b0\u1ee3u vang h\u01a1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1ea1nh th\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng tin t\u00ed n\u00e0o. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecba ra c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y l\u00e0m c\u1edb. H\u1eafn mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi boong t\u00e0u \u2013 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y qu\u00e1 hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean; nh\u01b0ng m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 g\u00ec th\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111o\u00e1n n\u1ed5i. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft h\u1eafn tr\u00e1nh nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o t\u00f4i, c\u1ee9 li\u1ebfc ngang li\u1ebfc d\u1ecdc, khi th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, khi th\u00ec v\u1ed9i nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a O'Brien. Su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3, h\u1eafn v\u1eabn n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng v\u00e0 th\u00e8 l\u01b0\u1ee1i ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i, b\u1ed9 d\u1ea1ng l\u00fang t\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ngay c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn ra h\u1eafn \u0111ang gi\u1edf tr\u00f2 l\u1eeba g\u1ea1t. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd, v\u00ec bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ng\u1edd ngh\u1ec7ch nh\u01b0 h\u1eafn, t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea5u \u0111i s\u1ef1 nghi ng\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00fat ch\u00f3t.\r\n\r\n\"R\u01b0\u1ee3u vang h\u1ea3?\"<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi. \"Th\u1ebf th\u00ec c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. \u00d4ng th\u00edch r\u01b0\u1ee3u tr\u1eafng hay r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111\u1ecf?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00c0, \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec nhau \u0111\u00e2u, anh b\u1ea1n \u1ea1,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e1p; \"mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 nhi\u1ec1u, th\u00ec c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi g\u00ec h\u01a1n?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \"T\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y cho \u00f4ng chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u c\u1ea3ng, \u00f4ng Hands. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nN\u00f3i xong, t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7u thang cabin, c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh g\u00e2y th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng, r\u1ed3i c\u1edfi gi\u00e0y ra, l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean h\u00e0nh lang b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7, tr\u00e8o l\u00ean c\u1ea7u thang d\u1eabn l\u00ean boong tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1eeda cabin ph\u00eda m\u0169i t\u00e0u. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd t\u00f4i s\u1ebd xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y nh\u1eefng nghi ng\u1edd kinh kh\u1ee7ng nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn.\r\n\r\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i nh\u1ea5c m\u00ecnh kh\u1ecfi s\u00e0n t\u00e0u, ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee1 b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 t\u1ee9 chi. D\u00f9 m\u1ed7i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn kh\u00f4n c\u00f9ng - t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u00f4ng c\u1eafn r\u0103ng k\u00ecm n\u00e9n nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean - nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng v\u1eabn ki\u00ean tr\u00ec b\u00f2 ngang boong v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c. Ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y ba m\u01b0\u01a1i gi\u00e2y sau, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e1ng tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf m\u1ea1n tr\u00e1i. T\u1eeb m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9n d\u00e2y th\u1eebng r\u1ed1i r\u1eafm, \u00f4ng l\u00f4i ra m\u1ed9t con dao d\u00e0i, hay ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thanh \u0111o\u1ea3n \u0111ao, v\u1ebft g\u1ec9 s\u00e9t \u0111\u1ecf \u1ed1i ph\u1ee7 k\u00edn c\u1ea3 l\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u1eabn chu\u00f4i nh\u01b0 nhu\u1ed1m m\u00e1u kh\u00f4. \u00d4ng ch\u0103m ch\u00fa ng\u1eafm ngh\u00eda v\u0169 kh\u00ed \u1ea5y, c\u1eb1m nh\u00f4 ra ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, d\u00f9ng ng\u00f3n tay th\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9 s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao, r\u1ed3i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng nh\u00e9t n\u00f3 v\u00e0o trong t\u00fai \u00e1o kho\u00e1c r\u1ed9ng th\u00f9ng th\u00ecnh. Xong xu\u00f4i, \u00f4ng l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o quay v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 c\u0169, t\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh t\u00e0u nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng r\u1eddi \u0111i.\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. Israel c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 trang b\u1ecb v\u0169 kh\u00ed, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu h\u1eafn b\u1ecf ra nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1eeb kh\u1eed t\u00f4i, th\u00ec r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng t\u00f4i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. C\u00f2n vi\u1ec7c h\u1eafn s\u1ebd h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ti\u1ebfp theo - li\u1ec7u h\u1eafn s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 b\u00f2 d\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea3o t\u1eeb C\u1eeda B\u1eafc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u1ea1i trong \u0111\u1ea7m l\u1ea7y, hay s\u1ebd n\u1ed5 s\u00fang t\u1eeb kh\u1ea9u Long Tom, hi v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn s\u1ebd k\u1ecbp t\u1edbi \u1ee9ng c\u1ee9u - \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111o\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tin ch\u1eafc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng ta, b\u1edfi \u1edf \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y, l\u1ee3i \u00edch c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n gi\u1ed1ng nhau - \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp \u1ed5n th\u1ecfa con t\u00e0u. C\u1ea3 t\u00f4i l\u1eabn \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ec1u mong mu\u1ed1n con t\u00e0u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1t v\u00e0o b\u1edd m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch an to\u00e0n, n\u01a1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u00f3 l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 khi c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i bi\u1ec3n m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1n nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c hay g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m. V\u00e0 ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng.\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 trong l\u00fac suy ng\u1eabm v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i cabin, x\u1ecf gi\u00e0y v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n, ch\u1ed9p l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u vang b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3, r\u1ed3i mang n\u00f3 l\u00ean boong nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1edb h\u1ee3p l\u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i.\r\n\r\nHands v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m y nguy\u00ean \u1edf ch\u1ed7 c\u0169, th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh r\u0169 r\u01b0\u1ee3i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng gi\u1ebb r\u00e1ch, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u1eafm nghi\u1ec1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng khi nghe ti\u1ebfng t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi, \u00f4ng ta li\u1ec1n m\u1edf m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn l\u00ean, kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o \u0111\u1eadp v\u1ee1 c\u1ed5 chai b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c thu\u1ea7n th\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb r\u00e0nh r\u1ebd, r\u1ed3i ng\u1eeda c\u1ed5 u\u1ed1ng \u1eebng \u1ef1c m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i d\u00e0i, th\u1ed1t l\u00ean c\u00e2u ch\u00fac quen thu\u1ed9c: \"Ch\u00fac may m\u1eafn!\"<\/i> Xong xu\u00f4i, \u00f4ng ta n\u1eb1m im m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, r\u1ed3i l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ed9t th\u1ecfi thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1, gi\u1ecdng n\u00e0i n\u1ec9 xin t\u00f4i c\u1eaft gi\u00fap m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ec3 nhai.\r\n\r\n\"X\u00e9n cho ta m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng \u0111i,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng l\u00e3o n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng y\u1ebfu \u1edbt, \"ta ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n dao nh\u1ecdn, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c c\u1eaft n\u1eefa, d\u1eabu c\u00f3 dao \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa. \u00d4i Jim, Jim \u01a1i, tao ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea1c l\u1ed1i r\u1ed3i! H\u00e3y x\u00e9n cho tao m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng nhai, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 mi\u1ebfng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5y, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1ea1, b\u1edfi tao s\u1eafp \u0111i xa l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i, ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o l\u1ea7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u00e2ng,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p, \"t\u00f4i s\u1ebd x\u00e9n thu\u1ed1c cho \u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i l\u00e0 \u00f4ng m\u00e0 th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh t\u00e2m c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 \u0110\u1ee9c Ch\u00faa Tr\u1eddi v\u1eady.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Sao l\u1ea1i th\u1ebf?\"<\/i> h\u1eafn h\u1ecfi. \"N\u00e0o, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i cho ta bi\u1ebft v\u00ec c\u1edb g\u00ec \u0111i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u00ec c\u1edb g\u00ec \u01b0?\"<\/i> t\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. \"Ch\u00ednh ng\u00e0i v\u1eeba h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i l\u00f2ng tin; ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng trong t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i, d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1 v\u00e0 m\u00e1u tanh; c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft n\u1eb1m ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n ng\u00e0i gi\u1edd n\u00e0y, m\u00e0 ng\u00e0i l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i t\u1ea1i sao! V\u00ec l\u00f2ng nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa tr\u1eddi, ng\u00e0i Hands \u1ea1, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do v\u00ec sao.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i n\u00f3i trong c\u01a1n x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng, ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn con dao nh\u1ecdn d\u00ednh m\u00e1u h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea5u trong t\u00fai \u00e1o v\u00e0, v\u1edbi \u00e1c \u00fd \u0111en t\u1ed1i, \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ebft li\u1ec5u m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng t\u00f4i. C\u00f2n h\u1eafn th\u00ec u\u1ed1ng \u1ef1c m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1ea1nh r\u1ed3i c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb trang nghi\u00eam kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng.\r\n\r\n\"Su\u1ed1t ba m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m tr\u1eddi,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng l\u00e3o n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ea7m \u1ea5m pha ch\u00fat g\u1eb1n, \"ta \u0111\u00e3 dong bu\u1ed3m kh\u1eafp bi\u1ec3n kh\u01a1i, tr\u1ea3i qua \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1i hay d\u1edf, l\u00fac sung s\u01b0\u1edbng h\u01a1n, khi kh\u1ed1n kh\u00f3 h\u01a1n, ng\u00e0y tr\u1eddi y\u00ean bi\u1ec3n l\u1eb7ng c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 l\u00fac b\u00e3o t\u1ed1 n\u1ed5i l\u00ean, c\u00f3 khi l\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ef1c c\u1ea1n ki\u1ec7t, l\u00fac l\u1ea1i g\u01b0\u01a1m gi\u00e1o lo\u1ea1n x\u1ea1, \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng ta b\u1ea3o th\u1eadt v\u1edbi c\u1eadu, ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ta th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb s\u1ef1 t\u1eed t\u1ebf c\u1ea3. K\u1ebb ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng ra tay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1edbi l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4n ngoan; ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i ai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa - \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1o l\u00fd c\u1ee7a ta - Amen, c\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi ph\u00f9 h\u1ed9 cho l\u1ebd \u1ea5y. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec nghe \u0111\u00e2y,\"<\/i> gi\u1ecdng \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t tr\u1edf n\u00ean s\u1eafc l\u1ea1nh, \"\u0111\u00f9a c\u1ee3t th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. Th\u1ee7y tri\u1ec1u \u0111ang l\u00ean r\u1ea5t thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i. C\u1ee9 l\u00e0m theo m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a ta, Thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng Hawkins, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o v\u00e0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00edch kho\u1ea3ng hai d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa th\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. L\u1ed1i v\u00e0o b\u1ebfn ph\u00eda b\u1eafc v\u1eeba ch\u1eadt h\u1eb9p, v\u1eeba n\u00f4ng c\u1ea1n, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m theo h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0110\u00f4ng-T\u00e2y khi\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n t\u00e0u tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 nh\u1eadn m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 nhanh nh\u1eb9n v\u00e0 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o, c\u00f2n Hands - t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tin t\u01b0\u1edfng - l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t hoa ti\u00eau b\u1eadc th\u1ea7y. B\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng l\u00e0 con t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf u\u1ed1n l\u01b0\u1ee3n, kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o lu\u1ed3n l\u00e1ch qua t\u1eebng b\u00e3i c\u1ea1n ng\u1ea7m v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c.\r\n\r\nV\u1eeba \u0111i qua m\u0169i \u0111\u1ea5t, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n bao quanh. B\u1edd C\u1eeda B\u1eafc c\u0169ng um t\u00f9m c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i y nh\u01b0 b\u1ebfn \u0111\u1eadu ph\u00eda nam, nh\u01b0ng kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed9ng h\u01a1n m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00e9p k\u00edn h\u01a1n, gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 c\u1eeda m\u1ed9t con s\u00f4ng v\u1eady. Ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u0169i t\u00e0u, \u1edf ph\u00eda cu\u1ed1i nam, hi\u1ec7n ra x\u00e1c m\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u \u0111ang trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y t\u00e0n. \u0110\u00f3 v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n bu\u1ed3m ba c\u1ed9t to l\u1edbn, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng gi\u00f3 m\u01b0a l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m rong r\u00eau nh\u01b0 m\u1ea1ng nh\u1ec7n bu\u00f4ng r\u1ee7 kh\u1eafp th\u00e2n t\u00e0u, c\u00f2n tr\u00ean boong th\u00ec nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y b\u1edd b\u00e3i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e2m r\u1ec5 v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111ang tr\u1ed5 hoa t\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1ed1t. C\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y th\u1eadt n\u00e3o l\u00f2ng, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng b\u1ebfn \u0111\u1eadu n\u00e0y th\u1eadt y\u00ean \u1ea3.\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1edd th\u00ec,\"<\/i> Hands l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, \"nh\u00ecn xem; ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m t\u00e0u m\u1eafc c\u1ea1n. B\u00e3i c\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng m\u1ecbn m\u00e0ng, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t g\u1ee3n s\u00f3ng, c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i v\u00e2y quanh, v\u00e0 hoa n\u1edf r\u1ed9 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t khu v\u01b0\u1eddn xinh \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u00ean con t\u00e0u gi\u00e0 nua kia.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 m\u1eafc c\u1ea1n,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i th\u1eafc m\u1eafc, \"l\u00e0m sao ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a t\u00e0u tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i bi\u1ec3n?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00c0,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e1p, \"c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n qu\u0103ng d\u00e2y neo sang b\u1edd b\u00ean kia l\u00fac n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u00f2ng, bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y th\u00f4ng l\u1edbn kia; k\u00e9o d\u00e2y v\u1ec1, c\u1ed9t v\u00e0o tr\u1ee5c t\u1eddi neo, r\u1ed3i ch\u1edd th\u1ee7y tri\u1ec1u l\u00ean. Khi n\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00e2ng cao, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng ra s\u1ee9c k\u00e9o d\u00e2y, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 con t\u00e0u s\u1ebd nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng tr\u00f4i ra nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, c\u1eadu b\u00e9, chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111i. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp t\u1edbi n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i, m\u00e0 con t\u00e0u \u0111ang lao qu\u00e1 nhanh. \u0110\u00e1nh l\u00e1i sang ph\u1ea3i ch\u00fat n\u1eefa - th\u1ebf \u0111\u00f3 - gi\u1eef \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh - sang ph\u1ea3i - gi\u1edd sang tr\u00e1i ch\u00fat - \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh - gi\u1eef nguy\u00ean th\u1ebf!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u00d4ng ta kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng ra l\u1ec7nh, t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 thi h\u00e0nh trong h\u01a1i th\u1edf g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t, \u00f4ng ta h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \"N\u00e0o, c\u1eadu b\u00e9, l\u00e1i theo chi\u1ec1u gi\u00f3!\"<\/i> T\u00f4i v\u1eb7n h\u1ebft b\u00e1nh l\u00e1i, con t\u00e0u HISPANIOLA quay ngo\u1eaft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i r\u1ed3i lao th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n th\u1ea5p ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i.\r\n\r\nNh\u1eefng thao t\u00e1c cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1ed3i h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i sao nh\u00e3ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd h\u1eafn - \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c. Ngay c\u1ea3 l\u00fac \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn qu\u00e1 t\u1eadp trung ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc t\u00e0u va v\u00e0o b\u1edd, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i qu\u00ean khu\u1ea5y m\u1ed1i nguy \u0111ang treo l\u01a1 l\u1eedng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u. T\u00f4i nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua lan can b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i, m\u1eaft d\u00e1n v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee3t s\u00f3ng x\u00f4 b\u1ecdt tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u0169i t\u00e0u. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng k\u1ecbp ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c b\u1ea5t an ch\u1ee3t \u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn, bu\u1ed9c t\u00f4i ngo\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t, ho\u1eb7c tho\u00e1ng th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng \u00f4ng ta di chuy\u1ec3n trong t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft; c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng t\u1ef1 v\u1ec7 nh\u01b0 lo\u00e0i m\u00e8o. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u: khi t\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i, Hands \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfn s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, tay ph\u1ea3i l\u0103m l\u0103m con dao g\u0103m.\r\n\r\nC\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u k\u00eau l\u00ean khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nhau, nh\u01b0ng ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t kinh ho\u00e0ng v\u00ec khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3, c\u00f2n ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa hung d\u1eef \u0111ang x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, h\u1eafn lao th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i nh\u1ea3y tr\u00e1nh sang ph\u00eda m\u0169i t\u00e0u. Khi l\u00e0m th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i bu\u00f4ng tay kh\u1ecfi b\u00e1nh l\u00e1i, n\u00f3 b\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng gi\u00f3, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i tin ch\u00ednh \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng t\u00f4i, b\u1edfi n\u00f3 \u0111\u1eadp th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c Hands, khi\u1ebfn h\u1eafn ph\u1ea3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t.\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ed9i tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi g\u00f3c boong n\u01a1i h\u1eafn d\u1ed3n t\u00f4i v\u00e0o, c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n. \u0110\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m ch\u00ednh, t\u00f4i d\u1eebng b\u1eadt l\u1ea1i, l\u00f4i kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c t\u1eeb trong t\u00fai ra, b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh nh\u1eafm b\u1eafn d\u00f9 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111ang hung h\u0103ng x\u00f4ng th\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi t\u00f4i. C\u00f2 s\u00fang b\u1eadt, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng n\u1ed5 n\u00e0o vang l\u00ean, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y tia l\u1eeda n\u00e0o l\u00f3e l\u00ean - thu\u1ed1c s\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u01b0\u1edbt s\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc bi\u1ec3n. T\u00f4i gi\u1eadn d\u1eef nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 c\u1ea9u th\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Sao kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ea1p l\u1ea1i thu\u1ed1c s\u00fang kh\u00f4 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1n d\u01b0\u1ee3c cho kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang duy nh\u1ea5t n\u00e0y s\u1edbm h\u01a1n? Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 con c\u1eebu non tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e3o \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t n\u00e0y.\r\n\r\nD\u00f9 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng, h\u1eafn v\u1eabn lao t\u1edbi v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 kinh ng\u1ea1c, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c b\u1ea1c x\u00f5a tung tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf \u1eedng nh\u01b0 l\u00e1 c\u1edd hi\u1ec7u h\u1ea3i qu\u00e2n v\u00ec gi\u1eadn d\u1eef v\u00e0 g\u1eafng s\u1ee9c. T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng k\u1ecbp th\u1eed kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c th\u1ee9 hai, m\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng thi\u1ebft tha g\u00ec, v\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng \u00edch g\u00ec. M\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn r\u00f5: kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9 th\u1ee5t l\u00f9i tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1eafn, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng h\u1eafn s\u1ebd nhanh ch\u00f3ng d\u1ed3n t\u00f4i v\u00e0o m\u0169i t\u00e0u nh\u01b0 l\u00fac n\u00e3y su\u00fdt \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i t\u1edbi \u0111u\u00f4i t\u00e0u. M\u1ed9t khi b\u1ecb d\u1ed3n v\u00e0o th\u1ebf \u1ea5y, ch\u00edn hay m\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e2n l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao g\u0103m nhu\u1ed1m m\u00e1u kia s\u1ebd l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi. T\u00f4i ch\u1ee5p l\u1ea5y c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m ch\u00ednh v\u1eefng ch\u00e3i, to l\u1edbn, \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1edd v\u1edbi t\u1eebng s\u1ee3i th\u1ea7n kinh c\u0103ng nh\u01b0 d\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n.\r\n\r\nTh\u1ea5y t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u00fd n\u00e9 tr\u00e1nh, l\u00e3o c\u0169ng d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n; r\u1ed3i su\u1ed1t m\u1ea5y ph\u00fat sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba nhau - l\u00e3o gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi c\u00f2n t\u00f4i li\u00ean t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ed5i th\u1ebf ph\u00f2ng th\u1ee7. Tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 quen thu\u1ed9c t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f9a quanh nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 \u1edf V\u1ecbnh \u0110\u1ed3i \u0110en qu\u00ea nh\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd tim t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch nh\u01b0 l\u00fac n\u00e0y. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eabn ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i tr\u1ebb con, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 m\u00ecnh ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t l\u00e3o th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 gi\u00e0 nua c\u00f9ng c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. L\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m trong t\u00f4i d\u1ea7n l\u1edbn l\u00ean, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u01b0\u1eddng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ebft c\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00e0y. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea7m c\u1ef1 kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng tho\u00e1t th\u00e2n th\u00ec xem ra ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat hy v\u1ecdng n\u00e0o.\r\n\r\nTrong l\u00fac m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, b\u1ed7ng con t\u00e0u HISPANIOLA chao \u0111\u1ea3o, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t lao m\u0169i xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1t, sau \u0111\u00f3 trong nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft nghi\u00eang h\u1eb3n sang m\u1ea1n tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i m\u1eb7t boong d\u1ed1c nghi\u00eang m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m \u0111\u1ed9. M\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1edbn \u1ed3 \u1ea1t tr\u00e0n qua c\u00e1c l\u1ed7 tho\u00e1t, t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u gi\u1eefa boong t\u00e0u v\u00e0 lan can.\r\n\r\nC\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u00e3 d\u00fai d\u1ee5i xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n, l\u0103n tr\u00f2n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda l\u1ed7 tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u00e1i m\u0169 \u0111\u1ecf t\u1eed th\u1ea7n v\u1eabn l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o theo sau, hai c\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd dang r\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n \u00f4m l\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n tay l\u00e1i, ti\u1ebfng \"r\u1eafc\"<\/i> vang l\u00ean khi\u1ebfn h\u00e0m r\u0103ng t\u00f4i ch\u00e1t l\u1ea1i. D\u00f9 b\u1ecb va \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u1ed3m d\u1eady tr\u01b0\u1edbc, b\u1edfi Hands c\u00f2n \u0111ang v\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00edu v\u1edbi x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft. Con t\u00e0u nghi\u00eang ng\u1ea3 khi\u1ebfn boong kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1n, bu\u1ed9c t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tho\u00e1t th\u00e2n ngay - k\u1ebb th\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n k\u1ec1. Trong t\u00edch t\u1eafc, t\u00f4i b\u00e1m v\u00e0o d\u00e2y bu\u1ed3m ch\u00ednh, leo nh\u01b0 s\u00f3c l\u00ean c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m, ch\u1ec9 d\u00e1m th\u1edf ph\u00e0o khi \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i v\u1eefng tr\u00ean thanh ngang.\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i may m\u1eafn tho\u00e1t ch\u1ebft nh\u1edd ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng nhanh nh\u1ea1y; l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao v\u1eeba lao t\u1edbi, ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y n\u1eeda th\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i b\u1eadt ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean cao. Israel Hands \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eefng nh\u01b0 tr\u1eddi tr\u1ed3ng, mi\u1ec7ng h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c, m\u1eb7t ng\u1eeda l\u00ean nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, tr\u00f4ng y h\u1ec7t m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 kinh ng\u1ea1c l\u1eabn th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng t\u1ed9t c\u00f9ng.\r\n\r\nL\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ch\u00fat th\u1eddi gian r\u1ea3nh, t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng n\u1ea1p l\u1ea1i thu\u1ed1c s\u00fang cho kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Sau khi \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng nh\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea1n, \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c x\u1ea3 h\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea1n kh\u1ea9u th\u1ee9 hai r\u1ed3i n\u1ea1p \u0111\u1ea1n m\u1edbi t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u.\r\n\r\nH\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i khi\u1ebfn Hands \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eefng l\u1ea1i; \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra th\u1ebf c\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 sau m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc do d\u1ef1 r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t, \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n leo l\u00ean d\u00e2y neo, chi\u1ebfc dao g\u0103m ng\u1eadm ch\u1eb7t gi\u1eefa hai h\u00e0m r\u0103ng, t\u1eebng ch\u00fat m\u1ed9t kh\u00f3 nh\u1ecdc tr\u00e8o l\u00ean. C\u00e1i ch\u00e2n b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng k\u00e9o l\u00ea ph\u00eda sau khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng ta m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian v\u00f4 t\u1eadn c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean r\u1ec9 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, v\u00e0 trong l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t m\u1ecdi chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u00f4ng ta leo \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u01b0a t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n ba ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed7i tay n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c, v\u00e0 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng v\u1edbi \u00f4ng ta.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa th\u00f4i, \u00f4ng Hands,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i qu\u00e1t l\u00ean, \"v\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1eafn tung \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng ra! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1eafn ai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ee9?\"<\/i> T\u00f4i n\u00f3i th\u00eam v\u1edbi n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eb1n gi\u1ecdng.\r\n\r\n\u00d4ng ta \u0111\u1ee9ng kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 t\u1eebng bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng ta l\u00fac n\u00e0y - m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng v\u1eaft \u00f3c suy ngh\u0129, nh\u01b0ng qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh \u1ea5y di\u1ec5n ra ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 nh\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y an to\u00e0n, t\u00f4i b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1 l\u00ean. Sau c\u00f9ng, sau v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt \u1ef1c \u1ef1c, \u00f4ng ta m\u1edbi c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t v\u1eabn ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c nh\u01b0 k\u1ebb m\u1ea5t h\u1ed3n. Mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u00f4ng ta bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3 con dao g\u0103m ra kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec7ng, nh\u01b0ng ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 ra, \u00f4ng ta v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean nh\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1ee3ng.\r\n\r\n\"Jim,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i, \"ta ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o th\u1ebf b\u00ed r\u1ed3i, c\u1eadu v\u00e0 ta, v\u00e0 s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i k\u00fd k\u1ebft hi\u1ec7p \u01b0\u1edbc. Ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eadu n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00fa l\u1eafc \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 may m\u1eafn, th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng may; v\u00e0 ta ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 l\u00e3o luy\u1ec7n ph\u1ea3i qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu nh\u00f3c t\u00e0u nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu, Jim \u1ea1.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i \u0111ang ch\u00fa t\u00e2m nghe l\u1eddi h\u1eafn v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1eafc nh\u01b0 g\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean b\u1edd r\u00e0o, th\u00ec \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, b\u00e0n tay ph\u1ea3i h\u1eafn vung ra sau l\u01b0ng. M\u1ed9t v\u1eadt g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 lao v\u00fat qua kh\u00f4ng trung nh\u01b0 m\u0169i t\u00ean; t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t c\u00fa va ch\u1ea1m r\u1ed3i ngay sau l\u00e0 c\u01a1n \u0111au bu\u1ed1t, vai t\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3ng ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m. Trong c\u01a1n \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn t\u1ed9t c\u00f9ng v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 kinh ng\u1ea1c l\u00fac \u1ea5y - t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 do \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafm b\u1eafn c\u00f3 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u00edch - c\u1ea3 hai kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang ng\u1eafn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1t n\u1ed5, r\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng r\u01a1i kh\u1ecfi tay. Ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh; c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o, t\u00ean hoa ti\u00eau bu\u00f4ng tay kh\u1ecfi s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y neo v\u00e0 ng\u00e3 s\u1ea5p xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc.","rendered":"

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Gi\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n sang h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y. Con t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng l\u01b0\u1edbt t\u1eeb ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng b\u1eafc h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o ti\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda l\u1ea1ch C\u1eeda B\u1eafc. Tuy nhi\u00ean, v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 neo \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef t\u00e0u v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m cho t\u00e0u d\u1ea1t v\u00e0o b\u1edd khi th\u1ee7y tri\u1ec1u ch\u01b0a l\u00ean \u0111\u1ee7 cao, n\u00ean th\u1eddi gian d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 tr\u00f4i qua m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p. Tay l\u00e1i ch\u00ednh ch\u1ec9 d\u1ea1y t\u00f4i c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n con t\u00e0u; sau nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n t\u1eadp luy\u1ec7n, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u00e0nh th\u1ea1o. R\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng, c\u00f9ng nhau d\u00f9ng th\u00eam m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n.<\/p>\n

“Thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng,”<\/i> h\u1eafn ta c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u01b0\u1ee3ng g\u1ea1o v\u1eabn n\u1edf tr\u00ean m\u00f4i, “\u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9i c\u0169 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, O’Brien. Gi\u1ea3 nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu qu\u1eb3ng l\u00e3o xu\u1ed1ng bi\u1ec3n th\u00ec sao? T\u00f4i v\u1ed1n ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebb kh\u00f3 t\u00ednh, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng nh\u00ecn l\u00e3o b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec \u0111\u1ed3 b\u1ecf, th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. C\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e3o n\u1eb1m y\u00ean nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 \u1ed5n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n

“Con t\u00e0u HISPANIOLA n\u00e0y th\u1eadt ch\u1eb3ng may m\u1eafn g\u00ec c\u1ea3, Jim \u1ea1,”<\/i> \u00f4ng l\u00e3o th\u1ec1u th\u00e0o. “Bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft tr\u00ean con t\u00e0u HISPANIOLA n\u00e0y – bi\u1ebft bao th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf m\u1ea1ng k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y c\u1eadu v\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u00ean t\u00e0u \u1edf Bristol. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ta th\u1ea5y v\u1eadn \u0111en n\u00e0o kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0 l\u00e3o O’Brien kia – l\u00e3o ta ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Ha! Ta th\u00ec d\u1ed1t n\u00e1t, c\u00f2n c\u1eadu l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb bi\u1ebft ch\u1eef, bi\u1ebft t\u00ednh to\u00e1n, n\u00f3i th\u1eadt \u0111i, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 tin ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft l\u00e0 h\u1ebft h\u1eb3n kh\u00f4ng, hay h\u1ecd s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e2n x\u00e1c, \u00f4ng Hands \u1ea1, nh\u01b0ng linh h\u1ed3n th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd; ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u00f4ng c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i. “\u00d4ng O’Brien gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 sang th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u00ean kia r\u1ed3i, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang d\u00f5i theo ch\u00fang ta.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ha!”<\/i> g\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eb1n. “Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc \u2013 xem ra chuy\u1ec7n gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 t\u1ed1n c\u00f4ng v\u00f4 \u00edch. Nh\u01b0ng tao th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 linh h\u1ed3n \u1ea5y c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 g\u00ec. Tao s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e1nh c\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 linh h\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ea5y, Jim \u00e0. Gi\u1edd m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i h\u1ebft l\u00f2ng r\u1ed3i, tao s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t bi\u1ebft \u01a1n n\u1ebfu m\u00e0y ch\u1ecbu kh\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng khoang d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1ea5y cho tao… \u00e0, ch\u1ebft th\u1eadt! Qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t t\u00ean n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i; th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, m\u00e0y l\u1ea5y cho tao chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u vang \u0111i \u2013 m\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1ea1nh n\u00e0y l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea7u tao quay cu\u1ed3ng qu\u00e1.”<\/i><\/p>\n

L\u00fac n\u00e0y, s\u1ef1 do d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a t\u00ean l\u00e1i t\u00e0u c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n h\u1eafn th\u00edch r\u01b0\u1ee3u vang h\u01a1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1ea1nh th\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng tin t\u00ed n\u00e0o. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecba ra c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y l\u00e0m c\u1edb. H\u1eafn mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi boong t\u00e0u \u2013 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y qu\u00e1 hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean; nh\u01b0ng m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 g\u00ec th\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111o\u00e1n n\u1ed5i. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft h\u1eafn tr\u00e1nh nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o t\u00f4i, c\u1ee9 li\u1ebfc ngang li\u1ebfc d\u1ecdc, khi th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, khi th\u00ec v\u1ed9i nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a O’Brien. Su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3, h\u1eafn v\u1eabn n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng v\u00e0 th\u00e8 l\u01b0\u1ee1i ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i, b\u1ed9 d\u1ea1ng l\u00fang t\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ngay c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn ra h\u1eafn \u0111ang gi\u1edf tr\u00f2 l\u1eeba g\u1ea1t. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd, v\u00ec bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ng\u1edd ngh\u1ec7ch nh\u01b0 h\u1eafn, t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea5u \u0111i s\u1ef1 nghi ng\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00fat ch\u00f3t.<\/p>\n

“R\u01b0\u1ee3u vang h\u1ea3?”<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi. “Th\u1ebf th\u00ec c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. \u00d4ng th\u00edch r\u01b0\u1ee3u tr\u1eafng hay r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111\u1ecf?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00c0, \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec nhau \u0111\u00e2u, anh b\u1ea1n \u1ea1,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e1p; “mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 nhi\u1ec1u, th\u00ec c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi g\u00ec h\u01a1n?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i,”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. “T\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y cho \u00f4ng chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u c\u1ea3ng, \u00f4ng Hands. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”<\/i><\/p>\n

N\u00f3i xong, t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7u thang cabin, c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh g\u00e2y th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng, r\u1ed3i c\u1edfi gi\u00e0y ra, l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean h\u00e0nh lang b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7, tr\u00e8o l\u00ean c\u1ea7u thang d\u1eabn l\u00ean boong tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1eeda cabin ph\u00eda m\u0169i t\u00e0u. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd t\u00f4i s\u1ebd xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y nh\u1eefng nghi ng\u1edd kinh kh\u1ee7ng nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn.<\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i nh\u1ea5c m\u00ecnh kh\u1ecfi s\u00e0n t\u00e0u, ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee1 b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 t\u1ee9 chi. D\u00f9 m\u1ed7i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn kh\u00f4n c\u00f9ng – t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u00f4ng c\u1eafn r\u0103ng k\u00ecm n\u00e9n nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean – nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng v\u1eabn ki\u00ean tr\u00ec b\u00f2 ngang boong v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c. Ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y ba m\u01b0\u01a1i gi\u00e2y sau, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e1ng tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf m\u1ea1n tr\u00e1i. T\u1eeb m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9n d\u00e2y th\u1eebng r\u1ed1i r\u1eafm, \u00f4ng l\u00f4i ra m\u1ed9t con dao d\u00e0i, hay ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thanh \u0111o\u1ea3n \u0111ao, v\u1ebft g\u1ec9 s\u00e9t \u0111\u1ecf \u1ed1i ph\u1ee7 k\u00edn c\u1ea3 l\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u1eabn chu\u00f4i nh\u01b0 nhu\u1ed1m m\u00e1u kh\u00f4. \u00d4ng ch\u0103m ch\u00fa ng\u1eafm ngh\u00eda v\u0169 kh\u00ed \u1ea5y, c\u1eb1m nh\u00f4 ra ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, d\u00f9ng ng\u00f3n tay th\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9 s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao, r\u1ed3i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng nh\u00e9t n\u00f3 v\u00e0o trong t\u00fai \u00e1o kho\u00e1c r\u1ed9ng th\u00f9ng th\u00ecnh. Xong xu\u00f4i, \u00f4ng l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o quay v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 c\u0169, t\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh t\u00e0u nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng r\u1eddi \u0111i.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. Israel c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 trang b\u1ecb v\u0169 kh\u00ed, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu h\u1eafn b\u1ecf ra nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1eeb kh\u1eed t\u00f4i, th\u00ec r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng t\u00f4i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. C\u00f2n vi\u1ec7c h\u1eafn s\u1ebd h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ti\u1ebfp theo – li\u1ec7u h\u1eafn s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 b\u00f2 d\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea3o t\u1eeb C\u1eeda B\u1eafc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u1ea1i trong \u0111\u1ea7m l\u1ea7y, hay s\u1ebd n\u1ed5 s\u00fang t\u1eeb kh\u1ea9u Long Tom, hi v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn s\u1ebd k\u1ecbp t\u1edbi \u1ee9ng c\u1ee9u – \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111o\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tin ch\u1eafc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng ta, b\u1edfi \u1edf \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y, l\u1ee3i \u00edch c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n gi\u1ed1ng nhau – \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp \u1ed5n th\u1ecfa con t\u00e0u. C\u1ea3 t\u00f4i l\u1eabn \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ec1u mong mu\u1ed1n con t\u00e0u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1t v\u00e0o b\u1edd m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch an to\u00e0n, n\u01a1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u00f3 l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 khi c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i bi\u1ec3n m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1n nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c hay g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m. V\u00e0 ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 trong l\u00fac suy ng\u1eabm v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i cabin, x\u1ecf gi\u00e0y v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n, ch\u1ed9p l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u vang b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3, r\u1ed3i mang n\u00f3 l\u00ean boong nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1edb h\u1ee3p l\u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

Hands v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m y nguy\u00ean \u1edf ch\u1ed7 c\u0169, th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh r\u0169 r\u01b0\u1ee3i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng gi\u1ebb r\u00e1ch, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u1eafm nghi\u1ec1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng khi nghe ti\u1ebfng t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi, \u00f4ng ta li\u1ec1n m\u1edf m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn l\u00ean, kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o \u0111\u1eadp v\u1ee1 c\u1ed5 chai b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c thu\u1ea7n th\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb r\u00e0nh r\u1ebd, r\u1ed3i ng\u1eeda c\u1ed5 u\u1ed1ng \u1eebng \u1ef1c m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i d\u00e0i, th\u1ed1t l\u00ean c\u00e2u ch\u00fac quen thu\u1ed9c: “Ch\u00fac may m\u1eafn!”<\/i> Xong xu\u00f4i, \u00f4ng ta n\u1eb1m im m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, r\u1ed3i l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ed9t th\u1ecfi thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1, gi\u1ecdng n\u00e0i n\u1ec9 xin t\u00f4i c\u1eaft gi\u00fap m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ec3 nhai.<\/p>\n

“X\u00e9n cho ta m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng \u0111i,”<\/i> \u00f4ng l\u00e3o n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng y\u1ebfu \u1edbt, “ta ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n dao nh\u1ecdn, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c c\u1eaft n\u1eefa, d\u1eabu c\u00f3 dao \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa. \u00d4i Jim, Jim \u01a1i, tao ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea1c l\u1ed1i r\u1ed3i! H\u00e3y x\u00e9n cho tao m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng nhai, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 mi\u1ebfng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5y, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1ea1, b\u1edfi tao s\u1eafp \u0111i xa l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i, ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o l\u1ea7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u00e2ng,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p, “t\u00f4i s\u1ebd x\u00e9n thu\u1ed1c cho \u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i l\u00e0 \u00f4ng m\u00e0 th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh t\u00e2m c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 \u0110\u1ee9c Ch\u00faa Tr\u1eddi v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Sao l\u1ea1i th\u1ebf?”<\/i> h\u1eafn h\u1ecfi. “N\u00e0o, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i cho ta bi\u1ebft v\u00ec c\u1edb g\u00ec \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u00ec c\u1edb g\u00ec \u01b0?”<\/i> t\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. “Ch\u00ednh ng\u00e0i v\u1eeba h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i l\u00f2ng tin; ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng trong t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i, d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1 v\u00e0 m\u00e1u tanh; c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft n\u1eb1m ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n ng\u00e0i gi\u1edd n\u00e0y, m\u00e0 ng\u00e0i l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i t\u1ea1i sao! V\u00ec l\u00f2ng nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa tr\u1eddi, ng\u00e0i Hands \u1ea1, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do v\u00ec sao.”<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i n\u00f3i trong c\u01a1n x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng, ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn con dao nh\u1ecdn d\u00ednh m\u00e1u h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea5u trong t\u00fai \u00e1o v\u00e0, v\u1edbi \u00e1c \u00fd \u0111en t\u1ed1i, \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ebft li\u1ec5u m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng t\u00f4i. C\u00f2n h\u1eafn th\u00ec u\u1ed1ng \u1ef1c m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1ea1nh r\u1ed3i c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb trang nghi\u00eam kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n

“Su\u1ed1t ba m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m tr\u1eddi,”<\/i> \u00f4ng l\u00e3o n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ea7m \u1ea5m pha ch\u00fat g\u1eb1n, “ta \u0111\u00e3 dong bu\u1ed3m kh\u1eafp bi\u1ec3n kh\u01a1i, tr\u1ea3i qua \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1i hay d\u1edf, l\u00fac sung s\u01b0\u1edbng h\u01a1n, khi kh\u1ed1n kh\u00f3 h\u01a1n, ng\u00e0y tr\u1eddi y\u00ean bi\u1ec3n l\u1eb7ng c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 l\u00fac b\u00e3o t\u1ed1 n\u1ed5i l\u00ean, c\u00f3 khi l\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ef1c c\u1ea1n ki\u1ec7t, l\u00fac l\u1ea1i g\u01b0\u01a1m gi\u00e1o lo\u1ea1n x\u1ea1, \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng ta b\u1ea3o th\u1eadt v\u1edbi c\u1eadu, ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ta th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb s\u1ef1 t\u1eed t\u1ebf c\u1ea3. K\u1ebb ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng ra tay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1edbi l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4n ngoan; ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i ai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa – \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1o l\u00fd c\u1ee7a ta – Amen, c\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi ph\u00f9 h\u1ed9 cho l\u1ebd \u1ea5y. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec nghe \u0111\u00e2y,”<\/i> gi\u1ecdng \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t tr\u1edf n\u00ean s\u1eafc l\u1ea1nh, “\u0111\u00f9a c\u1ee3t th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. Th\u1ee7y tri\u1ec1u \u0111ang l\u00ean r\u1ea5t thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i. C\u1ee9 l\u00e0m theo m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a ta, Thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng Hawkins, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o v\u00e0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00edch kho\u1ea3ng hai d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa th\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. L\u1ed1i v\u00e0o b\u1ebfn ph\u00eda b\u1eafc v\u1eeba ch\u1eadt h\u1eb9p, v\u1eeba n\u00f4ng c\u1ea1n, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m theo h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0110\u00f4ng-T\u00e2y khi\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n t\u00e0u tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 nh\u1eadn m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 nhanh nh\u1eb9n v\u00e0 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o, c\u00f2n Hands – t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tin t\u01b0\u1edfng – l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t hoa ti\u00eau b\u1eadc th\u1ea7y. B\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng l\u00e0 con t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf u\u1ed1n l\u01b0\u1ee3n, kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o lu\u1ed3n l\u00e1ch qua t\u1eebng b\u00e3i c\u1ea1n ng\u1ea7m v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n

V\u1eeba \u0111i qua m\u0169i \u0111\u1ea5t, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n bao quanh. B\u1edd C\u1eeda B\u1eafc c\u0169ng um t\u00f9m c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i y nh\u01b0 b\u1ebfn \u0111\u1eadu ph\u00eda nam, nh\u01b0ng kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed9ng h\u01a1n m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00e9p k\u00edn h\u01a1n, gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 c\u1eeda m\u1ed9t con s\u00f4ng v\u1eady. Ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u0169i t\u00e0u, \u1edf ph\u00eda cu\u1ed1i nam, hi\u1ec7n ra x\u00e1c m\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u \u0111ang trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y t\u00e0n. \u0110\u00f3 v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n bu\u1ed3m ba c\u1ed9t to l\u1edbn, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng gi\u00f3 m\u01b0a l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m rong r\u00eau nh\u01b0 m\u1ea1ng nh\u1ec7n bu\u00f4ng r\u1ee7 kh\u1eafp th\u00e2n t\u00e0u, c\u00f2n tr\u00ean boong th\u00ec nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y b\u1edd b\u00e3i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e2m r\u1ec5 v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111ang tr\u1ed5 hoa t\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1ed1t. C\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y th\u1eadt n\u00e3o l\u00f2ng, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng b\u1ebfn \u0111\u1eadu n\u00e0y th\u1eadt y\u00ean \u1ea3.<\/p>\n

“Gi\u1edd th\u00ec,”<\/i> Hands l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, “nh\u00ecn xem; ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m t\u00e0u m\u1eafc c\u1ea1n. B\u00e3i c\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng m\u1ecbn m\u00e0ng, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t g\u1ee3n s\u00f3ng, c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i v\u00e2y quanh, v\u00e0 hoa n\u1edf r\u1ed9 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t khu v\u01b0\u1eddn xinh \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u00ean con t\u00e0u gi\u00e0 nua kia.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 m\u1eafc c\u1ea1n,”<\/i> t\u00f4i th\u1eafc m\u1eafc, “l\u00e0m sao ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a t\u00e0u tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i bi\u1ec3n?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00c0,”<\/i> h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e1p, “c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n qu\u0103ng d\u00e2y neo sang b\u1edd b\u00ean kia l\u00fac n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u00f2ng, bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y th\u00f4ng l\u1edbn kia; k\u00e9o d\u00e2y v\u1ec1, c\u1ed9t v\u00e0o tr\u1ee5c t\u1eddi neo, r\u1ed3i ch\u1edd th\u1ee7y tri\u1ec1u l\u00ean. Khi n\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00e2ng cao, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng ra s\u1ee9c k\u00e9o d\u00e2y, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 con t\u00e0u s\u1ebd nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng tr\u00f4i ra nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, c\u1eadu b\u00e9, chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111i. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp t\u1edbi n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i, m\u00e0 con t\u00e0u \u0111ang lao qu\u00e1 nhanh. \u0110\u00e1nh l\u00e1i sang ph\u1ea3i ch\u00fat n\u1eefa – th\u1ebf \u0111\u00f3 – gi\u1eef \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh – sang ph\u1ea3i – gi\u1edd sang tr\u00e1i ch\u00fat – \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh – gi\u1eef nguy\u00ean th\u1ebf!”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00d4ng ta kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng ra l\u1ec7nh, t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 thi h\u00e0nh trong h\u01a1i th\u1edf g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t, \u00f4ng ta h\u00e9t l\u00ean: “N\u00e0o, c\u1eadu b\u00e9, l\u00e1i theo chi\u1ec1u gi\u00f3!”<\/i> T\u00f4i v\u1eb7n h\u1ebft b\u00e1nh l\u00e1i, con t\u00e0u HISPANIOLA quay ngo\u1eaft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i r\u1ed3i lao th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n th\u1ea5p ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng thao t\u00e1c cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1ed3i h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i sao nh\u00e3ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd h\u1eafn – \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c. Ngay c\u1ea3 l\u00fac \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn qu\u00e1 t\u1eadp trung ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc t\u00e0u va v\u00e0o b\u1edd, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i qu\u00ean khu\u1ea5y m\u1ed1i nguy \u0111ang treo l\u01a1 l\u1eedng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u. T\u00f4i nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua lan can b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i, m\u1eaft d\u00e1n v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee3t s\u00f3ng x\u00f4 b\u1ecdt tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u0169i t\u00e0u. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng k\u1ecbp ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c b\u1ea5t an ch\u1ee3t \u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn, bu\u1ed9c t\u00f4i ngo\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t, ho\u1eb7c tho\u00e1ng th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng \u00f4ng ta di chuy\u1ec3n trong t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft; c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng t\u1ef1 v\u1ec7 nh\u01b0 lo\u00e0i m\u00e8o. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u: khi t\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i, Hands \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfn s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, tay ph\u1ea3i l\u0103m l\u0103m con dao g\u0103m.<\/p>\n

C\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u k\u00eau l\u00ean khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nhau, nh\u01b0ng ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t kinh ho\u00e0ng v\u00ec khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3, c\u00f2n ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa hung d\u1eef \u0111ang x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, h\u1eafn lao th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i nh\u1ea3y tr\u00e1nh sang ph\u00eda m\u0169i t\u00e0u. Khi l\u00e0m th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i bu\u00f4ng tay kh\u1ecfi b\u00e1nh l\u00e1i, n\u00f3 b\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng gi\u00f3, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i tin ch\u00ednh \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng t\u00f4i, b\u1edfi n\u00f3 \u0111\u1eadp th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c Hands, khi\u1ebfn h\u1eafn ph\u1ea3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ed9i tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi g\u00f3c boong n\u01a1i h\u1eafn d\u1ed3n t\u00f4i v\u00e0o, c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n. \u0110\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m ch\u00ednh, t\u00f4i d\u1eebng b\u1eadt l\u1ea1i, l\u00f4i kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c t\u1eeb trong t\u00fai ra, b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh nh\u1eafm b\u1eafn d\u00f9 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111ang hung h\u0103ng x\u00f4ng th\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi t\u00f4i. C\u00f2 s\u00fang b\u1eadt, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng n\u1ed5 n\u00e0o vang l\u00ean, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y tia l\u1eeda n\u00e0o l\u00f3e l\u00ean – thu\u1ed1c s\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u01b0\u1edbt s\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc bi\u1ec3n. T\u00f4i gi\u1eadn d\u1eef nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 c\u1ea9u th\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Sao kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ea1p l\u1ea1i thu\u1ed1c s\u00fang kh\u00f4 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1n d\u01b0\u1ee3c cho kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang duy nh\u1ea5t n\u00e0y s\u1edbm h\u01a1n? Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 con c\u1eebu non tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e3o \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n

D\u00f9 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng, h\u1eafn v\u1eabn lao t\u1edbi v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 kinh ng\u1ea1c, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c b\u1ea1c x\u00f5a tung tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf \u1eedng nh\u01b0 l\u00e1 c\u1edd hi\u1ec7u h\u1ea3i qu\u00e2n v\u00ec gi\u1eadn d\u1eef v\u00e0 g\u1eafng s\u1ee9c. T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng k\u1ecbp th\u1eed kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c th\u1ee9 hai, m\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng thi\u1ebft tha g\u00ec, v\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng \u00edch g\u00ec. M\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn r\u00f5: kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9 th\u1ee5t l\u00f9i tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1eafn, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng h\u1eafn s\u1ebd nhanh ch\u00f3ng d\u1ed3n t\u00f4i v\u00e0o m\u0169i t\u00e0u nh\u01b0 l\u00fac n\u00e3y su\u00fdt \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i t\u1edbi \u0111u\u00f4i t\u00e0u. M\u1ed9t khi b\u1ecb d\u1ed3n v\u00e0o th\u1ebf \u1ea5y, ch\u00edn hay m\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e2n l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao g\u0103m nhu\u1ed1m m\u00e1u kia s\u1ebd l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi. T\u00f4i ch\u1ee5p l\u1ea5y c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m ch\u00ednh v\u1eefng ch\u00e3i, to l\u1edbn, \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1edd v\u1edbi t\u1eebng s\u1ee3i th\u1ea7n kinh c\u0103ng nh\u01b0 d\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n.<\/p>\n

Th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u00fd n\u00e9 tr\u00e1nh, l\u00e3o c\u0169ng d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n; r\u1ed3i su\u1ed1t m\u1ea5y ph\u00fat sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba nhau – l\u00e3o gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi c\u00f2n t\u00f4i li\u00ean t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ed5i th\u1ebf ph\u00f2ng th\u1ee7. Tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 quen thu\u1ed9c t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f9a quanh nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 \u1edf V\u1ecbnh \u0110\u1ed3i \u0110en qu\u00ea nh\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd tim t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch nh\u01b0 l\u00fac n\u00e0y. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eabn ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i tr\u1ebb con, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 m\u00ecnh ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t l\u00e3o th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 gi\u00e0 nua c\u00f9ng c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. L\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m trong t\u00f4i d\u1ea7n l\u1edbn l\u00ean, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u01b0\u1eddng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ebft c\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00e0y. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea7m c\u1ef1 kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng tho\u00e1t th\u00e2n th\u00ec xem ra ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat hy v\u1ecdng n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n

Trong l\u00fac m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, b\u1ed7ng con t\u00e0u HISPANIOLA chao \u0111\u1ea3o, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t lao m\u0169i xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1t, sau \u0111\u00f3 trong nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft nghi\u00eang h\u1eb3n sang m\u1ea1n tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i m\u1eb7t boong d\u1ed1c nghi\u00eang m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m \u0111\u1ed9. M\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1edbn \u1ed3 \u1ea1t tr\u00e0n qua c\u00e1c l\u1ed7 tho\u00e1t, t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u gi\u1eefa boong t\u00e0u v\u00e0 lan can.<\/p>\n

C\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u00e3 d\u00fai d\u1ee5i xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n, l\u0103n tr\u00f2n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda l\u1ed7 tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u00e1i m\u0169 \u0111\u1ecf t\u1eed th\u1ea7n v\u1eabn l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o theo sau, hai c\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd dang r\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n \u00f4m l\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n tay l\u00e1i, ti\u1ebfng “r\u1eafc”<\/i> vang l\u00ean khi\u1ebfn h\u00e0m r\u0103ng t\u00f4i ch\u00e1t l\u1ea1i. D\u00f9 b\u1ecb va \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u1ed3m d\u1eady tr\u01b0\u1edbc, b\u1edfi Hands c\u00f2n \u0111ang v\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00edu v\u1edbi x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft. Con t\u00e0u nghi\u00eang ng\u1ea3 khi\u1ebfn boong kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1n, bu\u1ed9c t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tho\u00e1t th\u00e2n ngay – k\u1ebb th\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n k\u1ec1. Trong t\u00edch t\u1eafc, t\u00f4i b\u00e1m v\u00e0o d\u00e2y bu\u1ed3m ch\u00ednh, leo nh\u01b0 s\u00f3c l\u00ean c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m, ch\u1ec9 d\u00e1m th\u1edf ph\u00e0o khi \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i v\u1eefng tr\u00ean thanh ngang.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i may m\u1eafn tho\u00e1t ch\u1ebft nh\u1edd ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng nhanh nh\u1ea1y; l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao v\u1eeba lao t\u1edbi, ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y n\u1eeda th\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i b\u1eadt ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean cao. Israel Hands \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eefng nh\u01b0 tr\u1eddi tr\u1ed3ng, mi\u1ec7ng h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c, m\u1eb7t ng\u1eeda l\u00ean nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, tr\u00f4ng y h\u1ec7t m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 kinh ng\u1ea1c l\u1eabn th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng t\u1ed9t c\u00f9ng.<\/p>\n

L\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ch\u00fat th\u1eddi gian r\u1ea3nh, t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng n\u1ea1p l\u1ea1i thu\u1ed1c s\u00fang cho kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Sau khi \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng nh\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea1n, \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c x\u1ea3 h\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea1n kh\u1ea9u th\u1ee9 hai r\u1ed3i n\u1ea1p \u0111\u1ea1n m\u1edbi t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n

H\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i khi\u1ebfn Hands \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eefng l\u1ea1i; \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra th\u1ebf c\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 sau m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc do d\u1ef1 r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t, \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n leo l\u00ean d\u00e2y neo, chi\u1ebfc dao g\u0103m ng\u1eadm ch\u1eb7t gi\u1eefa hai h\u00e0m r\u0103ng, t\u1eebng ch\u00fat m\u1ed9t kh\u00f3 nh\u1ecdc tr\u00e8o l\u00ean. C\u00e1i ch\u00e2n b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng k\u00e9o l\u00ea ph\u00eda sau khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng ta m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian v\u00f4 t\u1eadn c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean r\u1ec9 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, v\u00e0 trong l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t m\u1ecdi chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u00f4ng ta leo \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u01b0a t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n ba ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed7i tay n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c, v\u00e0 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng v\u1edbi \u00f4ng ta.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa th\u00f4i, \u00f4ng Hands,”<\/i> t\u00f4i qu\u00e1t l\u00ean, “v\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1eafn tung \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng ra! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1eafn ai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ee9?”<\/i> T\u00f4i n\u00f3i th\u00eam v\u1edbi n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eb1n gi\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n

\u00d4ng ta \u0111\u1ee9ng kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 t\u1eebng bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng ta l\u00fac n\u00e0y – m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng v\u1eaft \u00f3c suy ngh\u0129, nh\u01b0ng qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh \u1ea5y di\u1ec5n ra ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 nh\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y an to\u00e0n, t\u00f4i b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1 l\u00ean. Sau c\u00f9ng, sau v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt \u1ef1c \u1ef1c, \u00f4ng ta m\u1edbi c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t v\u1eabn ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c nh\u01b0 k\u1ebb m\u1ea5t h\u1ed3n. Mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u00f4ng ta bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3 con dao g\u0103m ra kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec7ng, nh\u01b0ng ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 ra, \u00f4ng ta v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean nh\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1ee3ng.<\/p>\n

“Jim,”<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i, “ta ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o th\u1ebf b\u00ed r\u1ed3i, c\u1eadu v\u00e0 ta, v\u00e0 s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i k\u00fd k\u1ebft hi\u1ec7p \u01b0\u1edbc. Ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eadu n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00fa l\u1eafc \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 may m\u1eafn, th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng may; v\u00e0 ta ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 l\u00e3o luy\u1ec7n ph\u1ea3i qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu nh\u00f3c t\u00e0u nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu, Jim \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i \u0111ang ch\u00fa t\u00e2m nghe l\u1eddi h\u1eafn v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1eafc nh\u01b0 g\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean b\u1edd r\u00e0o, th\u00ec \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, b\u00e0n tay ph\u1ea3i h\u1eafn vung ra sau l\u01b0ng. M\u1ed9t v\u1eadt g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 lao v\u00fat qua kh\u00f4ng trung nh\u01b0 m\u0169i t\u00ean; t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t c\u00fa va ch\u1ea1m r\u1ed3i ngay sau l\u00e0 c\u01a1n \u0111au bu\u1ed1t, vai t\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3ng ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m. Trong c\u01a1n \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn t\u1ed9t c\u00f9ng v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 kinh ng\u1ea1c l\u00fac \u1ea5y – t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 do \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafm b\u1eafn c\u00f3 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u00edch – c\u1ea3 hai kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang ng\u1eafn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1t n\u1ed5, r\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng r\u01a1i kh\u1ecfi tay. Ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh; c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o, t\u00ean hoa ti\u00eau bu\u00f4ng tay kh\u1ecfi s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y neo v\u00e0 ng\u00e3 s\u1ea5p xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-131","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":65,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":496,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/131\/revisions\/496"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/65"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/131\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=131"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=131"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}