{"id":88,"date":"2025-05-13T02:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T02:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/?post_type=chapter&p=88"},"modified":"2025-05-31T09:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T02:01:13","slug":"nguoi-dan-ong-tren-dao","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/chapter\/nguoi-dan-ong-tren-dao\/","title":{"raw":"Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 15: Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u00e0n \u00d4ng Tr\u00ean \u0110\u1ea3o","rendered":"Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 15: Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u00e0n \u00d4ng Tr\u00ean \u0110\u1ea3o"},"content":{"raw":"\"\"\r\n\r\nT\u1eeb s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i d\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ee9ng, l\u1edfm ch\u1edfm \u0111\u00e1, m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng \u0111\u00e1 v\u1ee5n b\u1ed7ng l\u1ecfng ra v\u00e0 l\u0103n xu\u1ed1ng, va v\u00e0o nhau lo\u1ea3ng xo\u1ea3ng, n\u1ea3y vun v\u00fat qua nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y. M\u1eaft t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tho\u1eaft \u1ea9n sau th\u00e2n c\u00e2y th\u00f4ng v\u1edbi c\u00fa nh\u1ea3y nhanh nh\u01b0 ch\u1edbp. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec \u2013 m\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi hay m\u1ed9t con kh\u1ec9 \u2013 t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n n\u1ed5i. Ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u0111en s\u00ec v\u00e0 x\u00f9 x\u00ec, kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 h\u00ecnh th\u00f9 g\u00ec h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ed7i kinh h\u00e3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u00f4n ch\u00e2n t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7.\r\n\r\nGi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t gi\u1eefa hai m\u1ed1i nguy hi\u1ec3m: ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o, ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 k\u1ebb \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p b\u00ed \u1ea9n kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 l\u00e0 ai. Trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh s\u1ee3 nh\u1eefng hi\u1ec3m nguy ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng m\u1ed1i \u0111e d\u1ecda \u0111\u00e3 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng. So v\u1edbi sinh v\u1eadt k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb \u0111ang \u1ea9n n\u00e1u trong khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y, ngay c\u1ea3 Silver c\u0169ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n. T\u00f4i v\u1ed9i quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i v\u1eeba li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn ph\u00eda sau, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1eadu.\r\n\r\nB\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i hi\u1ec7n ra, \u0111i m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng r\u1ed9ng r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1eb7n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c r\u1ed3i; nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 c\u00f3 kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 l\u00fac m\u1edbi xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t \u0111i n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ea1y \u0111ua v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 v\u00f4 \u00edch. T\u1eeb g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y n\u00e0y sang g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y kh\u00e1c, sinh v\u1eadt \u1ea5y lao \u0111i nhanh nh\u01b0 con nai, ch\u1ea1y b\u1eb1ng hai ch\u00e2n gi\u1ed1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng gi\u1ed1ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o t\u00f4i t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y - n\u00f3 khom l\u01b0ng g\u1eadp ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 b\u00f2 khi ch\u1ea1y. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa.\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n r\u00f9ng r\u1ee3n v\u1ec1 b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0103n th\u1ecbt \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i. Su\u00fdt n\u1eefa t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e9t l\u00ean c\u1ea7u c\u1ee9u. Nh\u01b0ng \u00fd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 man r\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u, c\u0169ng khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i b\u1edbt ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi n\u1ed7i khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ea3m tr\u01b0\u1edbc Silver l\u1ea1i tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng, c\u1ed1 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch tho\u00e1t th\u00e2n. Trong l\u00fac \u1ea5y, h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c ch\u1ee3t hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed. Khi nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c, l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m b\u1ed7ng tr\u00e0o d\u00e2ng. T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y, r\u1ed3i m\u1ea1nh d\u1ea1n b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda h\u1eafn.\r\n\r\n\u00d4ng ta gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 n\u00fap sau m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y kh\u00e1c; nh\u01b0ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u00f4ng v\u1eabn \u0111ang d\u00f5i theo t\u1eebng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, b\u1edfi ngay khi t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng li\u1ec1n l\u00f3 ra v\u00e0 \u0111i th\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng, l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc, sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng - khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ng\u1ee1 ng\u00e0ng v\u00e0 b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i - \u00f4ng ta qu\u1ef3 s\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u1eafp hai b\u00e0n tay l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 \u0111ang van n\u00e0i.\r\n\r\nTr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1ebft l\u1eb7ng.\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4ng l\u00e0 ai?\"<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"Ben Gunn,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p, gi\u1ecdng kh\u00e0n \u0111\u1eb7c nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3a han g\u1ec9 l\u00e2u ng\u00e0y. \"T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Ben Gunn kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5, \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf; \u0111\u00e3 ba n\u0103m tr\u1eddi t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 C\u01a1 \u0111\u1ed1c n\u00e0o.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nGi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1 \u01b0a nh\u00ecn. L\u00e0n da \u00f4ng ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o l\u1ed9 ra \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ea1m \u0111en v\u00ec n\u1eafng, \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u00e2m l\u1ea1i, khi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng qu\u1eafc c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u00e0ng n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt gi\u1eefa khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t n\u00e2u b\u00f3ng. Trong s\u1ed1 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0103n m\u00e0y t\u00f4i t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p ho\u1eb7c t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra, \u00f4ng ta \u0103n m\u1eb7c r\u00e1ch r\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t. Tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i b\u1ea1t thuy\u1ec1n v\u00e0 v\u1ea3i bu\u1ed3m c\u0169 k\u1ef9, c\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u1eafp v\u00e1 k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 v\u1eadt li\u1ec7u ch\u1eb3ng \u0103n nh\u1eadp g\u00ec nhau: c\u00fac \u0111\u1ed3ng, m\u1ea9u g\u1ed7, nh\u1eefng v\u00f2ng d\u00e2y th\u1eebng t\u1ea9m nh\u1ef1a. Chi\u1ebfc th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng b\u1eb1ng da c\u0169 \u0111eo ngang h\u00f4ng v\u1edbi kh\u00f3a \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n trong b\u1ed9 d\u1ea1ng nh\u1ebfch nh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng.\r\n\r\n\"Ba n\u0103m \u01b0!\"<\/i> t\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean kinh ng\u1ea1c. \"Th\u1ebf \u00f4ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eafm t\u00e0u sao?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng l\u00e3o l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e1p; \"ta b\u1ecb b\u1ecf r\u01a1i l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nghe \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y trong gi\u1edbi c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n, khi k\u1ebb ph\u1ea1m t\u1ed9i b\u1ecb b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c tr\u00ean h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o hoang vu c\u00e1ch xa \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n, ch\u1ec9 v\u1edbi ch\u00fat \u00edt thu\u1ed1c s\u00fang v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1n d\u01b0\u1ee3c.\r\n\r\n\"Ba n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i n\u01a1i n\u00e0y,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c k\u1ec3, gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ea7m xu\u1ed1ng, \"v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ed1ng nh\u1edd th\u1ecbt d\u00ea r\u1eebng, qu\u1ea3 d\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng h\u00e0u bi\u1ec3n. D\u00f9 \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0o, ta lu\u00f4n t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 xoay x\u1edf \u0111\u1ec3 sinh t\u1ed3n. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00e0y c\u1eadu b\u00e9, tr\u00e1i tim ta \u0111au nh\u00f3i v\u00ec khao kh\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfm l\u1ea1i h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u0103n minh. Ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1ebd c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecnh c\u1edd mang theo mi\u1ebfng ph\u00f4 mai n\u00e0o sao? Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u01b0? \u00d4i, bi\u1ebft bao \u0111\u00eam d\u00e0i ta m\u01a1 th\u1ea5y ph\u00f4 mai - th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 ph\u00f4 mai n\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0ng \u01b0\u01a1m - ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c, v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh l\u1ebb loi n\u01a1i hoang \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i con t\u00e0u,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \"\u00f4ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ph\u00f4 mai \u0111\u1ea7y c\u00e2n.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTrong su\u1ed1t l\u00fac \u1ea5y, \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng s\u1edd v\u00e0o v\u1ea3i \u00e1o kho\u00e1c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, xoa xoa b\u00e0n tay t\u00f4i, ng\u1eafm ngh\u00eda \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i chung, gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng im l\u1eb7ng, \u00f4ng ta b\u1ed9c l\u1ed9 ni\u1ec1m vui tr\u1ebb con khi c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n. Nh\u01b0ng khi nghe nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng ta b\u1ed7ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean tinh qu\u00e1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd.\r\n\r\n\"Anh b\u1ea3o n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00ean t\u00e0u l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, anh s\u1ebd \u0111i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> \u00d4ng l\u00e3o nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi t\u00f4i. \"Th\u1ebf n\u00e0y nh\u00e9, ai m\u00e0 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n anh ch\u1ee9?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u00f4ng r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p.\r\n\r\n\"Anh n\u00f3i chu\u1ea9n \u0111\u1ea5y!\"<\/i> \u00d4ng ta b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. \"N\u00e0y - anh t\u00ean g\u00ec nh\u1ec9, c\u1eadu b\u00e9?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Jim,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.\r\n\r\n\"Jim, Jim \u00e0,\"<\/i> gi\u1ecdng \u00f4ng ta b\u1ed7ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean vui v\u1ebb l\u1ea1 th\u01b0\u1eddng. \"Nghe n\u00e0y Jim, tao [footnote]Ben Gunn c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch x\u01b0ng h\u00f4 thay \u0111\u1ed5i th\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng do t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 b\u1ecb c\u00f4 l\u1eadp l\u00e2u ng\u00e0y.[\/footnote] \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eafc m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t khi nghe k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea5y. V\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u00e9, nh\u00ecn tao th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, m\u00e0y c\u00f3 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tao t\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 r\u1ea5t m\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> \u00d4ng h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, kh\u00f4ng, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t c\u1ea3,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p.\r\n\r\n\"Ph\u1ea3i, \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, \"nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 r\u1ea5t m\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ea1o, l\u1ea1 l\u1eafm. T\u00f4i v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ngoan, ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 h\u1ecdc kinh th\u00e1nh, \u0111\u1ecdc gi\u00e1o l\u00fd nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ch\u1eb3ng ai ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb n\u00e0o v\u1edbi t\u1eeb n\u00e0o. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, Jim \u1ea1, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i k\u1ebft th\u00fac nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i n\u00e9m \u0111\u1ed3ng xu tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m bia m\u1ed9 linh thi\u00eang! Chuy\u1ec7n kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i c\u00f2n \u0111i xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa; m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n, \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef m\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ea1o \u1ea5y! Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. Sau nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y d\u00e0i suy ng\u1eabm tr\u00ean h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o hoang v\u1eafng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quay v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9c tin. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i u\u1ed1ng nhi\u1ec1u r\u01b0\u1ee3u rum \u0111\u00e2u, ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m nh\u1ecf l\u1ea5y may th\u00f4i, t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, khi c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed3i. V\u00e0 n\u00e0y, Jim\"<\/i> - \u00f4ng ta li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn xung quanh r\u1ed3i h\u1ea1 gi\u1ecdng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m - \"t\u00f4i gi\u00e0u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nGi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tin r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 n\u00e0y ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean v\u00ec c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ed9 r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y, b\u1edfi \u00f4ng ta b\u1ed7ng qu\u00e1t l\u00ean gi\u1eadn d\u1eef: \"Gi\u00e0u c\u00f3! Gi\u00e0u c\u00f3! Ta n\u00f3i th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y! V\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft: ta s\u1ebd bi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng th\u1ef1c th\u1ee5, Jim \u1ea1. \u00c0, Jim, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea3m t\u1ea1 s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn may m\u1eafn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, b\u1edfi ch\u00ednh c\u1eadu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ta!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb t\u1ed1i s\u1ea7m b\u1ed7ng hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y tay t\u00f4i, gi\u01a1 ng\u00f3n tr\u1ecf l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb d\u1ecda n\u1ea1t tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i.\r\n\r\n\"Nghe n\u00e0y, Jim, c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i th\u1eadt cho ta: \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 con t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a Flint ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> \u00f4ng g\u1eb1n gi\u1ecdng h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\nNgay kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y, m\u1ed9t ngu\u1ed3n c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd tr\u00e0o d\u00e2ng trong t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t tin r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng minh, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea7n ch\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1p l\u1eddi \u00f4ng ngay.\r\n\r\n\"Con t\u00e0u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a Flint, v\u00e0 Flint \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i th\u1eadt v\u1edbi \u00f4ng, \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi - tr\u00ean t\u00e0u c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y t\u00ean t\u1eebng theo Flint, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i trong b\u1ecdn t\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0... ng\u01b0\u1eddi... m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n?\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta th\u1edf g\u1ea5p h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"Silver ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang, Silver!\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. \"Ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"H\u1eafn l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng l\u00e0 k\u1ebb c\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u00d4ng ta v\u1eabn si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t c\u1ed5 tay t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, b\u00e0n tay \u00f4ng b\u1ed7ng si\u1ebft m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf.\r\n\r\n\"N\u1ebfu m\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Long John sai \u0111\u1ebfn,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng l\u00e3o n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y nghi ng\u1edd, \"th\u00ec tao c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c, v\u00e0 tao bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0y t\u1ef1 nh\u1eadn m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ai?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n suy ngh\u0129 l\u00e2u. Trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. T\u00f4i thu\u1eadt l\u1ea1i t\u1eebng chi ti\u1ebft h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh nguy ng\u1eadp hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng l\u00e3o ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng l\u00ean v\u1ebb quan t\u00e2m. Khi t\u00f4i d\u1ee9t l\u1eddi, \u00f4ng nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng v\u1ed7 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ea3m.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngoan, Jim \u1ea1,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i; \"v\u00e0 gi\u1edd m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? N\u00e0o, h\u00e3y tin t\u01b0\u1edfng Ben Gunn \u0111i - Ben Gunn ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ea5y. Ta \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0, trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0o ph\u00f3ng khi ra tay gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 kh\u00f4ng - khi ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u0169ng \u0111ang l\u00e2m v\u00e0o c\u1ea3nh ng\u1eb7t ngh\u00e8o nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u v\u1eeba k\u1ec3?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i nh\u1ea5t.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu hi\u1ec3u \u00fd t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9,\"<\/i> Ben Gunn tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, \"t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00e1c c\u1ed5ng, m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ed3ng ph\u1ee5c hay nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i th\u1ebf; \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i khao kh\u00e1t \u0111\u00e2u, Jim \u00e0. \u00dd t\u00f4i l\u00e0, li\u1ec7u ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i, v\u00ed d\u1ee5, m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng t\u1eeb kho b\u00e1u v\u1ed1n d\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i d\u00e1m ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. \"Nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i, m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u00c0 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 n\u1eefa, sao?\"<\/i> \u00d4ng ta h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft ranh m\u00e3nh.\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, \"\u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0i qu\u00fd t\u1ed9c. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta x\u1eed xong l\u0169 kia, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n gi\u00fap \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a con t\u00e0u v\u1ec1 b\u1ebfn.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ph\u1ea3i,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, \"\u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf.\"<\/i> V\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng \u00f4ng b\u1ed7ng nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m h\u1eb3n.\r\n\r\n\"Gi\u1edd th\u00ec,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, \"ta s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 cho c\u1eadu nghe chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. Ch\u1ec9 nhi\u00eau \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng h\u01a1n. Khi Flint ch\u00f4n kho b\u00e1u, ta \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u00ean t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn; h\u1eafn c\u00f9ng s\u00e1u t\u00ean n\u1eefa - s\u00e1u g\u00e3 th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee1ng. Ch\u00fang \u1edf tr\u00ean b\u1edd g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n, c\u00f2n b\u1ecdn ta th\u00ec ra v\u00e0o tr\u00ean con t\u00e0u WALRUS c\u0169 k\u1ef9. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u1eddi, t\u00edn hi\u1ec7u v\u1eaby l\u00ean, v\u00e0 Flint m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh ch\u00e8o thuy\u1ec1n nh\u1ecf tr\u1edf v\u1ec1, \u0111\u1ea7u qu\u1ea5n chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n xanh. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u1eeba l\u00f3, m\u00e0 m\u1eb7t h\u1eafn t\u00e1i nh\u1ee3t nh\u01b0 c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m r\u00e1ch. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu nh\u1edb k\u1ef9 nh\u00e9 - h\u1eafn th\u00ec s\u1ed1ng, c\u00f2n s\u00e1u t\u00ean kia \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft - ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 b\u1ecb ch\u00f4n v\u00f9i. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai tr\u00ean t\u00e0u hi\u1ec3u h\u1eafn l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec c\u0169ng l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e2m ch\u00e9m, gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3ng v\u00e1nh - h\u1eafn v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u1edbi s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Billy Bones l\u00e0 ph\u00f3 thuy\u1ec1n; c\u00f2n Long John, h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 lo kho l\u01b0\u01a1ng. Ch\u00fang h\u1ecfi Flint kho b\u00e1u gi\u1ea5u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. \u2018\u00c0,\u2019 h\u1eafn c\u01b0\u1eddi, \u2018c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1ee9 l\u00ean b\u1edd m\u00e0 \u1edf l\u1ea1i n\u1ebfu th\u00edch,\u2019 h\u1eafn n\u00f3i, \u2018nh\u01b0ng con t\u00e0u n\u00e0y, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u01b0\u1ee3m nh\u1eb7t th\u00eam n\u1eefa, tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t \u1ea1!\u2019 \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi h\u1eafn n\u00f3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nghe n\u00e0y, ba n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y. 'N\u00e0y c\u00e1c anh em,' t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o h\u1ecd, '\u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 n\u01a1i gi\u1ea5u kho b\u00e1u c\u1ee7a Flint; ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y l\u00ean b\u1edd m\u00e0 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm.' Thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng kh\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi \u00fd ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 \u0111o\u00e0n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed5 b\u1ed9 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o. Su\u1ed1t m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ng\u00e0y r\u00f2ng r\u00e3 h\u1ecd l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y tr\u00f4i qua, h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i d\u00e0nh cho t\u00f4i nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd cay \u0111\u1ed9c h\u01a1n, cho \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u1eddi, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i t\u00e0u. 'C\u00f2n m\u00e0y, Benjamin Gunn,' h\u1ecd n\u00f3i, '\u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang,' h\u1ecd qu\u0103ng xu\u1ed1ng, 'm\u1ed9t c\u00e1i x\u1ebbng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i cu\u1ed1c. M\u00e0y c\u1ee9 \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0 t\u1ef1 m\u00f2 l\u1ea5y kho b\u00e1u c\u1ee7a Flint \u0111i,' h\u1ecd n\u00f3i th\u1ebf.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Nghe n\u00e0y, Jim, ba n\u0103m r\u00f2ng ta s\u1ed1ng \u1edf ch\u1ed1n n\u00e0y, ch\u01b0a m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfm m\u00f3n \u0103n t\u1eed t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi theo \u0111\u1ea1o Thi\u00ean Ch\u00faa. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd th\u00ec xem n\u00e0y; nh\u00ecn ta k\u1ef9 xem. Ta c\u00f3 c\u00f2n gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t l\u00e3o th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng? Kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng. V\u00e0 ta c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eefa, ta n\u00f3i th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nN\u00f3i \u0111o\u1ea1n, l\u00e3o ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft ra hi\u1ec7u r\u1ed3i v\u00e9o v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh tay t\u00f4i \u0111au \u0111i\u1ebfng.\r\n\r\n\"C\u1ee9 th\u1ebf m\u00e0 n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, Jim,\"<\/i> l\u00e3o ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c gi\u1ecdng kh\u00e0n kh\u00e0n. \"Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebb t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e2u - nh\u1edb nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00fang t\u1eebng ch\u1eef th\u1ebf nh\u00e9. Su\u1ed1t ba n\u0103m tr\u1eddi, \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ch\u00faa \u0111\u1ea3o, ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00eam kh\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec9, m\u01b0a n\u1eafng ch\u1eb3ng t\u1eeb; \u0111\u00f4i khi \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n (c\u1eadu nh\u1edb n\u00f3i th\u1ebf)<\/i>, \u0111\u00f4i khi \u00f4ng ta nh\u1edb v\u1ec1 m\u1eb9 gi\u00e0 n\u1ebfu b\u00e0 c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng (c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady)<\/i>; nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u1eddi gian c\u1ee7a Gunn (\u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1eadu nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafc)<\/i> - ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u1eddi gian \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu h\u00e3y v\u00e9o \u00f4ng ta m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i y nh\u01b0 ta v\u1eeba l\u00e0m v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u00d4ng ta l\u1ea1i v\u00e9o tay t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u1eefa, v\u1eeba th\u00e2n m\u1eadt v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea7y \u00fd ngh\u0129a.\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1ebf n\u00e0y nh\u00e9,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta ti\u1ebfp l\u1eddi, \"c\u1eadu s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng: Gunn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t (c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady)<\/i>, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y tin t\u01b0\u1edfng - tin t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u, nh\u1edb l\u1ea5y nh\u00e9 - v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eafn h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y tay phi\u00eau l\u01b0u m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m kia, b\u1edfi ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng t\u1eebng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay t\u1eebng tr\u1ea3i s\u00f4ng n\u01b0\u1edbc.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p, \"T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u \u00f4ng \u0111ang n\u00f3i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng quan tr\u1ecdng; b\u1edfi l\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e0u ch\u1ee9?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00c0,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, \"\u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. N\u00e0y, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 tay \u0111\u00f3ng l\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea5u n\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 tr\u1eafng kia. N\u1ebfu m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1eed d\u00f9ng n\u00f3 khi m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng. N\u00e0y!\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t k\u00eau l\u00ean. \"C\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nB\u1edfi v\u00ec ngay kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y, d\u00f9 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n m\u1ed9t hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng v\u1ecdng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o b\u1ed7ng ch\u1ed1c b\u1eebng t\u1ec9nh v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m l\u00ean theo ti\u1ebfng s\u1ea5m r\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e1nh nhau r\u1ed3i!\"<\/i> t\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. \"\u0110i theo t\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i ph\u00f3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1ebfn t\u00e0u, m\u1ecdi n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i tan bi\u1ebfn h\u1ebft, trong khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o da d\u00ea b\u1ecb b\u1ecf r\u01a1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o l\u1ebdo \u0111\u1ebdo ch\u1ea1y b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh t\u00f4i, b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng.\r\n\r\n\"R\u1ebd tr\u00e1i, r\u1ebd tr\u00e1i,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ec9 d\u1eabn; \"c\u1ee9 \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tay tr\u00e1i, c\u1eadu Jim \u1ea1! Len d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00e1n c\u00e2y k\u00eca! Ch\u00ednh n\u01a1i n\u00e0y t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea1 con d\u00ea \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. Gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ch\u1eb3ng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa; ch\u00fang leo h\u1ebft l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai kia v\u00ec s\u1ee3 Benjamin Gunn r\u1ed3i. \u00c0! V\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 'm\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ecba' -\"<\/i> (h\u1eb3n \u00f4ng ta mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i \"ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ecba\"<\/i>)<\/i>. \"C\u1eadu th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng n\u1ea5m m\u1ed3 kh\u00f4ng? Thi tho\u1ea3ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n, khi ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt. Kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 th\u1edd, nh\u01b0ng tr\u00f4ng c\u0169ng nghi\u00eam trang l\u1eafm; m\u00e0 c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y, Ben Gunn thi\u1ebfu th\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 - ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 cha x\u1ee9, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 Kinh Th\u00e1nh l\u1eabn c\u1edd hi\u1ec7u, c\u1eadu hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ee9.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u00d4ng ta c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i li\u00ean h\u1ed3i trong khi t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 mong ch\u1edd hay nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p n\u00e0o t\u1eeb t\u00f4i.\r\n\r\nTi\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c vang l\u00ean sau m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i im l\u1eb7ng kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u, r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 h\u00e0ng lo\u1ea1t ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang nh\u1ecf n\u1ed5 ran.\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng l\u1eb7ng n\u1eefa tr\u00f4i qua, v\u00e0 b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0 d\u1eb7m, t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y l\u00e1 c\u1edd Li\u00ean hi\u1ec7p V\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c Anh ph\u1ea5p ph\u1edbi bay tr\u00ean ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y gi\u1eefa khu r\u1eebng.","rendered":"

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T\u1eeb s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i d\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ee9ng, l\u1edfm ch\u1edfm \u0111\u00e1, m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng \u0111\u00e1 v\u1ee5n b\u1ed7ng l\u1ecfng ra v\u00e0 l\u0103n xu\u1ed1ng, va v\u00e0o nhau lo\u1ea3ng xo\u1ea3ng, n\u1ea3y vun v\u00fat qua nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y. M\u1eaft t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tho\u1eaft \u1ea9n sau th\u00e2n c\u00e2y th\u00f4ng v\u1edbi c\u00fa nh\u1ea3y nhanh nh\u01b0 ch\u1edbp. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec \u2013 m\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi hay m\u1ed9t con kh\u1ec9 \u2013 t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n n\u1ed5i. Ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u0111en s\u00ec v\u00e0 x\u00f9 x\u00ec, kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 h\u00ecnh th\u00f9 g\u00ec h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ed7i kinh h\u00e3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u00f4n ch\u00e2n t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7.<\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t gi\u1eefa hai m\u1ed1i nguy hi\u1ec3m: ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o, ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 k\u1ebb \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p b\u00ed \u1ea9n kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 l\u00e0 ai. Trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh s\u1ee3 nh\u1eefng hi\u1ec3m nguy ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng m\u1ed1i \u0111e d\u1ecda \u0111\u00e3 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng. So v\u1edbi sinh v\u1eadt k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb \u0111ang \u1ea9n n\u00e1u trong khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y, ngay c\u1ea3 Silver c\u0169ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n. T\u00f4i v\u1ed9i quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i v\u1eeba li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn ph\u00eda sau, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1eadu.<\/p>\n

B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i hi\u1ec7n ra, \u0111i m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng r\u1ed9ng r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1eb7n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c r\u1ed3i; nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 c\u00f3 kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 l\u00fac m\u1edbi xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t \u0111i n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ea1y \u0111ua v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 v\u00f4 \u00edch. T\u1eeb g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y n\u00e0y sang g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y kh\u00e1c, sinh v\u1eadt \u1ea5y lao \u0111i nhanh nh\u01b0 con nai, ch\u1ea1y b\u1eb1ng hai ch\u00e2n gi\u1ed1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng gi\u1ed1ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o t\u00f4i t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y – n\u00f3 khom l\u01b0ng g\u1eadp ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 b\u00f2 khi ch\u1ea1y. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n r\u00f9ng r\u1ee3n v\u1ec1 b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0103n th\u1ecbt \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i. Su\u00fdt n\u1eefa t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e9t l\u00ean c\u1ea7u c\u1ee9u. Nh\u01b0ng \u00fd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 man r\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u, c\u0169ng khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i b\u1edbt ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi n\u1ed7i khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ea3m tr\u01b0\u1edbc Silver l\u1ea1i tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng, c\u1ed1 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch tho\u00e1t th\u00e2n. Trong l\u00fac \u1ea5y, h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c ch\u1ee3t hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed. Khi nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c, l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m b\u1ed7ng tr\u00e0o d\u00e2ng. T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y, r\u1ed3i m\u1ea1nh d\u1ea1n b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n

\u00d4ng ta gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 n\u00fap sau m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y kh\u00e1c; nh\u01b0ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u00f4ng v\u1eabn \u0111ang d\u00f5i theo t\u1eebng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, b\u1edfi ngay khi t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng li\u1ec1n l\u00f3 ra v\u00e0 \u0111i th\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng, l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc, sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng – khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ng\u1ee1 ng\u00e0ng v\u00e0 b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i – \u00f4ng ta qu\u1ef3 s\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u1eafp hai b\u00e0n tay l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 \u0111ang van n\u00e0i.<\/p>\n

Tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1ebft l\u1eb7ng.<\/p>\n

“\u00d4ng l\u00e0 ai?”<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“Ben Gunn,”<\/i> \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p, gi\u1ecdng kh\u00e0n \u0111\u1eb7c nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3a han g\u1ec9 l\u00e2u ng\u00e0y. “T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Ben Gunn kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5, \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf; \u0111\u00e3 ba n\u0103m tr\u1eddi t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 C\u01a1 \u0111\u1ed1c n\u00e0o.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1 \u01b0a nh\u00ecn. L\u00e0n da \u00f4ng ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o l\u1ed9 ra \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ea1m \u0111en v\u00ec n\u1eafng, \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u00e2m l\u1ea1i, khi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng qu\u1eafc c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u00e0ng n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt gi\u1eefa khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t n\u00e2u b\u00f3ng. Trong s\u1ed1 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0103n m\u00e0y t\u00f4i t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p ho\u1eb7c t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra, \u00f4ng ta \u0103n m\u1eb7c r\u00e1ch r\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t. Tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i b\u1ea1t thuy\u1ec1n v\u00e0 v\u1ea3i bu\u1ed3m c\u0169 k\u1ef9, c\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u1eafp v\u00e1 k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 v\u1eadt li\u1ec7u ch\u1eb3ng \u0103n nh\u1eadp g\u00ec nhau: c\u00fac \u0111\u1ed3ng, m\u1ea9u g\u1ed7, nh\u1eefng v\u00f2ng d\u00e2y th\u1eebng t\u1ea9m nh\u1ef1a. Chi\u1ebfc th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng b\u1eb1ng da c\u0169 \u0111eo ngang h\u00f4ng v\u1edbi kh\u00f3a \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n trong b\u1ed9 d\u1ea1ng nh\u1ebfch nh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

“Ba n\u0103m \u01b0!”<\/i> t\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean kinh ng\u1ea1c. “Th\u1ebf \u00f4ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eafm t\u00e0u sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf,”<\/i> \u00f4ng l\u00e3o l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e1p; “ta b\u1ecb b\u1ecf r\u01a1i l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o.”<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nghe \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y trong gi\u1edbi c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n, khi k\u1ebb ph\u1ea1m t\u1ed9i b\u1ecb b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c tr\u00ean h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o hoang vu c\u00e1ch xa \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n, ch\u1ec9 v\u1edbi ch\u00fat \u00edt thu\u1ed1c s\u00fang v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1n d\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n

“Ba n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i n\u01a1i n\u00e0y,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c k\u1ec3, gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ea7m xu\u1ed1ng, “v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ed1ng nh\u1edd th\u1ecbt d\u00ea r\u1eebng, qu\u1ea3 d\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng h\u00e0u bi\u1ec3n. D\u00f9 \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0o, ta lu\u00f4n t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 xoay x\u1edf \u0111\u1ec3 sinh t\u1ed3n. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00e0y c\u1eadu b\u00e9, tr\u00e1i tim ta \u0111au nh\u00f3i v\u00ec khao kh\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfm l\u1ea1i h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u0103n minh. Ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1ebd c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecnh c\u1edd mang theo mi\u1ebfng ph\u00f4 mai n\u00e0o sao? Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u01b0? \u00d4i, bi\u1ebft bao \u0111\u00eam d\u00e0i ta m\u01a1 th\u1ea5y ph\u00f4 mai – th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 ph\u00f4 mai n\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0ng \u01b0\u01a1m – ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c, v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh l\u1ebb loi n\u01a1i hoang \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i con t\u00e0u,”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, “\u00f4ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ph\u00f4 mai \u0111\u1ea7y c\u00e2n.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Trong su\u1ed1t l\u00fac \u1ea5y, \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng s\u1edd v\u00e0o v\u1ea3i \u00e1o kho\u00e1c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, xoa xoa b\u00e0n tay t\u00f4i, ng\u1eafm ngh\u00eda \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i chung, gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng im l\u1eb7ng, \u00f4ng ta b\u1ed9c l\u1ed9 ni\u1ec1m vui tr\u1ebb con khi c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n. Nh\u01b0ng khi nghe nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng ta b\u1ed7ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean tinh qu\u00e1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd.<\/p>\n

“Anh b\u1ea3o n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00ean t\u00e0u l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, anh s\u1ebd \u0111i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> \u00d4ng l\u00e3o nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi t\u00f4i. “Th\u1ebf n\u00e0y nh\u00e9, ai m\u00e0 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n anh ch\u1ee9?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u00f4ng r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n

“Anh n\u00f3i chu\u1ea9n \u0111\u1ea5y!”<\/i> \u00d4ng ta b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. “N\u00e0y – anh t\u00ean g\u00ec nh\u1ec9, c\u1eadu b\u00e9?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Jim,”<\/i> t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

“Jim, Jim \u00e0,”<\/i> gi\u1ecdng \u00f4ng ta b\u1ed7ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean vui v\u1ebb l\u1ea1 th\u01b0\u1eddng. “Nghe n\u00e0y Jim, tao [1]<\/sup><\/a> \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eafc m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t khi nghe k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea5y. V\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u00e9, nh\u00ecn tao th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, m\u00e0y c\u00f3 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tao t\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 r\u1ea5t m\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> \u00d4ng h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, kh\u00f4ng, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t c\u1ea3,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n

“Ph\u1ea3i, \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, “nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 r\u1ea5t m\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ea1o, l\u1ea1 l\u1eafm. T\u00f4i v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ngoan, ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 h\u1ecdc kinh th\u00e1nh, \u0111\u1ecdc gi\u00e1o l\u00fd nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ch\u1eb3ng ai ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb n\u00e0o v\u1edbi t\u1eeb n\u00e0o. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, Jim \u1ea1, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i k\u1ebft th\u00fac nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i n\u00e9m \u0111\u1ed3ng xu tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m bia m\u1ed9 linh thi\u00eang! Chuy\u1ec7n kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i c\u00f2n \u0111i xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa; m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n, \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef m\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ea1o \u1ea5y! Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. Sau nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y d\u00e0i suy ng\u1eabm tr\u00ean h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o hoang v\u1eafng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quay v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9c tin. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i u\u1ed1ng nhi\u1ec1u r\u01b0\u1ee3u rum \u0111\u00e2u, ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m nh\u1ecf l\u1ea5y may th\u00f4i, t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, khi c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed3i. V\u00e0 n\u00e0y, Jim”<\/i> – \u00f4ng ta li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn xung quanh r\u1ed3i h\u1ea1 gi\u1ecdng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m – “t\u00f4i gi\u00e0u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tin r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 n\u00e0y ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean v\u00ec c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ed9 r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y, b\u1edfi \u00f4ng ta b\u1ed7ng qu\u00e1t l\u00ean gi\u1eadn d\u1eef: “Gi\u00e0u c\u00f3! Gi\u00e0u c\u00f3! Ta n\u00f3i th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y! V\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft: ta s\u1ebd bi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng th\u1ef1c th\u1ee5, Jim \u1ea1. \u00c0, Jim, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea3m t\u1ea1 s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn may m\u1eafn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, b\u1edfi ch\u00ednh c\u1eadu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ta!”<\/i><\/p>\n

V\u00e0 ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb t\u1ed1i s\u1ea7m b\u1ed7ng hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y tay t\u00f4i, gi\u01a1 ng\u00f3n tr\u1ecf l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb d\u1ecda n\u1ea1t tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

“Nghe n\u00e0y, Jim, c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i th\u1eadt cho ta: \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 con t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a Flint ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> \u00f4ng g\u1eb1n gi\u1ecdng h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

Ngay kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y, m\u1ed9t ngu\u1ed3n c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd tr\u00e0o d\u00e2ng trong t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t tin r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng minh, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea7n ch\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1p l\u1eddi \u00f4ng ngay.<\/p>\n

“Con t\u00e0u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a Flint, v\u00e0 Flint \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i th\u1eadt v\u1edbi \u00f4ng, \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi – tr\u00ean t\u00e0u c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y t\u00ean t\u1eebng theo Flint, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i trong b\u1ecdn t\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0… ng\u01b0\u1eddi… m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n?”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta th\u1edf g\u1ea5p h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“Silver ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang, Silver!”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. “Ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“H\u1eafn l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng l\u00e0 k\u1ebb c\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00d4ng ta v\u1eabn si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t c\u1ed5 tay t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, b\u00e0n tay \u00f4ng b\u1ed7ng si\u1ebft m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf.<\/p>\n

“N\u1ebfu m\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Long John sai \u0111\u1ebfn,”<\/i> \u00f4ng l\u00e3o n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y nghi ng\u1edd, “th\u00ec tao c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c, v\u00e0 tao bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0y t\u1ef1 nh\u1eadn m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ai?”<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n suy ngh\u0129 l\u00e2u. Trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. T\u00f4i thu\u1eadt l\u1ea1i t\u1eebng chi ti\u1ebft h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh nguy ng\u1eadp hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng l\u00e3o ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng l\u00ean v\u1ebb quan t\u00e2m. Khi t\u00f4i d\u1ee9t l\u1eddi, \u00f4ng nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng v\u1ed7 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ea3m.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngoan, Jim \u1ea1,”<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i; “v\u00e0 gi\u1edd m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? N\u00e0o, h\u00e3y tin t\u01b0\u1edfng Ben Gunn \u0111i – Ben Gunn ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ea5y. Ta \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0, trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0o ph\u00f3ng khi ra tay gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 kh\u00f4ng – khi ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u0169ng \u0111ang l\u00e2m v\u00e0o c\u1ea3nh ng\u1eb7t ngh\u00e8o nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u v\u1eeba k\u1ec3?”<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i nh\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu hi\u1ec3u \u00fd t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9,”<\/i> Ben Gunn tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, “t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00e1c c\u1ed5ng, m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ed3ng ph\u1ee5c hay nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i th\u1ebf; \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i khao kh\u00e1t \u0111\u00e2u, Jim \u00e0. \u00dd t\u00f4i l\u00e0, li\u1ec7u ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i, v\u00ed d\u1ee5, m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng t\u1eeb kho b\u00e1u v\u1ed1n d\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i d\u00e1m ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. “Nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i, m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u00c0 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 n\u1eefa, sao?”<\/i> \u00d4ng ta h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft ranh m\u00e3nh.<\/p>\n

“\u1ed2,”<\/i> t\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, “\u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0i qu\u00fd t\u1ed9c. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta x\u1eed xong l\u0169 kia, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n gi\u00fap \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a con t\u00e0u v\u1ec1 b\u1ebfn.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ph\u1ea3i,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, “\u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf.”<\/i> V\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng \u00f4ng b\u1ed7ng nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m h\u1eb3n.<\/p>\n

“Gi\u1edd th\u00ec,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, “ta s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 cho c\u1eadu nghe chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. Ch\u1ec9 nhi\u00eau \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng h\u01a1n. Khi Flint ch\u00f4n kho b\u00e1u, ta \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u00ean t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn; h\u1eafn c\u00f9ng s\u00e1u t\u00ean n\u1eefa – s\u00e1u g\u00e3 th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee1ng. Ch\u00fang \u1edf tr\u00ean b\u1edd g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n, c\u00f2n b\u1ecdn ta th\u00ec ra v\u00e0o tr\u00ean con t\u00e0u WALRUS c\u0169 k\u1ef9. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u1eddi, t\u00edn hi\u1ec7u v\u1eaby l\u00ean, v\u00e0 Flint m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh ch\u00e8o thuy\u1ec1n nh\u1ecf tr\u1edf v\u1ec1, \u0111\u1ea7u qu\u1ea5n chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n xanh. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u1eeba l\u00f3, m\u00e0 m\u1eb7t h\u1eafn t\u00e1i nh\u1ee3t nh\u01b0 c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m r\u00e1ch. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu nh\u1edb k\u1ef9 nh\u00e9 – h\u1eafn th\u00ec s\u1ed1ng, c\u00f2n s\u00e1u t\u00ean kia \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft – ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 b\u1ecb ch\u00f4n v\u00f9i. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai tr\u00ean t\u00e0u hi\u1ec3u h\u1eafn l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec c\u0169ng l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e2m ch\u00e9m, gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3ng v\u00e1nh – h\u1eafn v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u1edbi s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Billy Bones l\u00e0 ph\u00f3 thuy\u1ec1n; c\u00f2n Long John, h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 lo kho l\u01b0\u01a1ng. Ch\u00fang h\u1ecfi Flint kho b\u00e1u gi\u1ea5u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. \u2018\u00c0,\u2019 h\u1eafn c\u01b0\u1eddi, \u2018c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1ee9 l\u00ean b\u1edd m\u00e0 \u1edf l\u1ea1i n\u1ebfu th\u00edch,\u2019 h\u1eafn n\u00f3i, \u2018nh\u01b0ng con t\u00e0u n\u00e0y, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u01b0\u1ee3m nh\u1eb7t th\u00eam n\u1eefa, tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t \u1ea1!\u2019 \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi h\u1eafn n\u00f3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nghe n\u00e0y, ba n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y. ‘N\u00e0y c\u00e1c anh em,’ t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o h\u1ecd, ‘\u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 n\u01a1i gi\u1ea5u kho b\u00e1u c\u1ee7a Flint; ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y l\u00ean b\u1edd m\u00e0 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm.’ Thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng kh\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi \u00fd ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 \u0111o\u00e0n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed5 b\u1ed9 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o. Su\u1ed1t m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ng\u00e0y r\u00f2ng r\u00e3 h\u1ecd l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y tr\u00f4i qua, h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i d\u00e0nh cho t\u00f4i nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd cay \u0111\u1ed9c h\u01a1n, cho \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u1eddi, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i t\u00e0u. ‘C\u00f2n m\u00e0y, Benjamin Gunn,’ h\u1ecd n\u00f3i, ‘\u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang,’ h\u1ecd qu\u0103ng xu\u1ed1ng, ‘m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i x\u1ebbng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i cu\u1ed1c. M\u00e0y c\u1ee9 \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0 t\u1ef1 m\u00f2 l\u1ea5y kho b\u00e1u c\u1ee7a Flint \u0111i,’ h\u1ecd n\u00f3i th\u1ebf.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Nghe n\u00e0y, Jim, ba n\u0103m r\u00f2ng ta s\u1ed1ng \u1edf ch\u1ed1n n\u00e0y, ch\u01b0a m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfm m\u00f3n \u0103n t\u1eed t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi theo \u0111\u1ea1o Thi\u00ean Ch\u00faa. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd th\u00ec xem n\u00e0y; nh\u00ecn ta k\u1ef9 xem. Ta c\u00f3 c\u00f2n gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t l\u00e3o th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng? Kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng. V\u00e0 ta c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eefa, ta n\u00f3i th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

N\u00f3i \u0111o\u1ea1n, l\u00e3o ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft ra hi\u1ec7u r\u1ed3i v\u00e9o v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh tay t\u00f4i \u0111au \u0111i\u1ebfng.<\/p>\n

“C\u1ee9 th\u1ebf m\u00e0 n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, Jim,”<\/i> l\u00e3o ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c gi\u1ecdng kh\u00e0n kh\u00e0n. “Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebb t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e2u – nh\u1edb nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00fang t\u1eebng ch\u1eef th\u1ebf nh\u00e9. Su\u1ed1t ba n\u0103m tr\u1eddi, \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ch\u00faa \u0111\u1ea3o, ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00eam kh\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec9, m\u01b0a n\u1eafng ch\u1eb3ng t\u1eeb; \u0111\u00f4i khi \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n (c\u1eadu nh\u1edb n\u00f3i th\u1ebf)<\/i>, \u0111\u00f4i khi \u00f4ng ta nh\u1edb v\u1ec1 m\u1eb9 gi\u00e0 n\u1ebfu b\u00e0 c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng (c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady)<\/i>; nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u1eddi gian c\u1ee7a Gunn (\u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1eadu nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafc)<\/i> – ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u1eddi gian \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu h\u00e3y v\u00e9o \u00f4ng ta m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i y nh\u01b0 ta v\u1eeba l\u00e0m v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00d4ng ta l\u1ea1i v\u00e9o tay t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u1eefa, v\u1eeba th\u00e2n m\u1eadt v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea7y \u00fd ngh\u0129a.<\/p>\n

“Th\u1ebf n\u00e0y nh\u00e9,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta ti\u1ebfp l\u1eddi, “c\u1eadu s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng: Gunn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t (c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady)<\/i>, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y tin t\u01b0\u1edfng – tin t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u, nh\u1edb l\u1ea5y nh\u00e9 – v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eafn h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y tay phi\u00eau l\u01b0u m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m kia, b\u1edfi ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng t\u1eebng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay t\u1eebng tr\u1ea3i s\u00f4ng n\u01b0\u1edbc.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p, “T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u \u00f4ng \u0111ang n\u00f3i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng quan tr\u1ecdng; b\u1edfi l\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e0u ch\u1ee9?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00c0,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, “\u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. N\u00e0y, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 tay \u0111\u00f3ng l\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea5u n\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 tr\u1eafng kia. N\u1ebfu m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1eed d\u00f9ng n\u00f3 khi m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng. N\u00e0y!”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t k\u00eau l\u00ean. “C\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf?”<\/i><\/p>\n

B\u1edfi v\u00ec ngay kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y, d\u00f9 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n m\u1ed9t hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng v\u1ecdng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o b\u1ed7ng ch\u1ed1c b\u1eebng t\u1ec9nh v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m l\u00ean theo ti\u1ebfng s\u1ea5m r\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e1nh nhau r\u1ed3i!”<\/i> t\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. “\u0110i theo t\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i ph\u00f3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1ebfn t\u00e0u, m\u1ecdi n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i tan bi\u1ebfn h\u1ebft, trong khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o da d\u00ea b\u1ecb b\u1ecf r\u01a1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o l\u1ebdo \u0111\u1ebdo ch\u1ea1y b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh t\u00f4i, b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n

“R\u1ebd tr\u00e1i, r\u1ebd tr\u00e1i,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ec9 d\u1eabn; “c\u1ee9 \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tay tr\u00e1i, c\u1eadu Jim \u1ea1! Len d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00e1n c\u00e2y k\u00eca! Ch\u00ednh n\u01a1i n\u00e0y t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea1 con d\u00ea \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. Gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ch\u1eb3ng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa; ch\u00fang leo h\u1ebft l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai kia v\u00ec s\u1ee3 Benjamin Gunn r\u1ed3i. \u00c0! V\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 ‘m\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ecba’ -“<\/i> (h\u1eb3n \u00f4ng ta mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i “ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ecba”<\/i>)<\/i>. “C\u1eadu th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng n\u1ea5m m\u1ed3 kh\u00f4ng? Thi tho\u1ea3ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n, khi ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt. Kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 th\u1edd, nh\u01b0ng tr\u00f4ng c\u0169ng nghi\u00eam trang l\u1eafm; m\u00e0 c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y, Ben Gunn thi\u1ebfu th\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 – ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 cha x\u1ee9, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 Kinh Th\u00e1nh l\u1eabn c\u1edd hi\u1ec7u, c\u1eadu hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ee9.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00d4ng ta c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i li\u00ean h\u1ed3i trong khi t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 mong ch\u1edd hay nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p n\u00e0o t\u1eeb t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

Ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c vang l\u00ean sau m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i im l\u1eb7ng kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u, r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 h\u00e0ng lo\u1ea1t ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang nh\u1ecf n\u1ed5 ran.<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng l\u1eb7ng n\u1eefa tr\u00f4i qua, v\u00e0 b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0 d\u1eb7m, t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y l\u00e1 c\u1edd Li\u00ean hi\u1ec7p V\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c Anh ph\u1ea5p ph\u1edbi bay tr\u00ean ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y gi\u1eefa khu r\u1eebng.<\/p>\n

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