V\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y, c\u00e1c t\u1edd b\u00e1o tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp tin t\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 v\u01b0\u1ee3t ng\u1ee5c t\u00e1o t\u1ee3n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u00ean t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 San Quentin. H\u1eafn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn x\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ee7y. Ngay t\u1eeb khi ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb “\u0111\u00fac khu\u00f4n”<\/i> m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch sai l\u1ea7m. S\u1ef1 ra \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn, v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i “nh\u00e0o n\u1eb7n”<\/i> h\u1eafn c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec. B\u00e0n tay x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i th\u1eadt t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn, v\u00e0 g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t nh\u1ea5t cho s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. H\u1eafn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa \u2013 \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa mang h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111i n\u1eefa, h\u1eafn v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u00e1ch mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c nh\u1ea5t v\u1ec1 h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0: m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb \u0103n th\u1ecbt.<\/p>\n
Trong nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 San Quentin, h\u1eafn ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 k\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i t\u1ea1o. H\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 khu\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ch\u00ed s\u1eaft \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. H\u1eafn s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ch\u1ebft \u0111i trong c\u01a1n \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd, chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn h\u01a1i th\u1edf cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu s\u1ed1ng ki\u1ebfp khu\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5c. C\u00e0ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e0n \u00e1p d\u00e3 man, h\u1eafn c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean hung t\u1ee3n h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 khi\u1ebfn h\u1eafn th\u00eam ph\u1ea7n d\u1eef d\u1ed9i. Nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7n ph\u00e1p nh\u01b0 \u00e1o b\u00f3 tay, b\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3i, \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp hay d\u00f9ng d\u00f9i cui \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed sai l\u1ea7m v\u1edbi Jim Hall; th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1eafn ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eadn. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p “gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c”<\/i> m\u00e0 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9ng ch\u1ecbu t\u1eeb thu\u1edf c\u00f2n l\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt trong khu \u1ed5 chu\u1ed9t San Francisco \u2013 m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ea5t s\u00e9t m\u1ec1m trong b\u00e0n tay x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i, s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng b\u1ecb nh\u00e0o n\u1eb7n th\u00e0nh b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec ch\u00fang mu\u1ed1n.<\/p>\n
Trong th\u1eddi gian th\u1ee5 \u00e1n l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba, Jim Hall \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1m tr\u00e1n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u00ean cai ng\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m g\u00ec h\u1eafn. G\u00e3 cai ng\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng v\u1edbi h\u1eafn, b\u1ecba \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1 v\u1edbi vi\u00ean gi\u00e1m th\u1ecb, khi\u1ebfn h\u1eafn b\u1ecb t\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb7c \u00e2n, ng\u00e0y ng\u00e0y h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ebfc. \u0110i\u1ec3m kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t duy nh\u1ea5t gi\u1eefa hai k\u1ebb n\u00e0y l\u00e0 g\u00e3 cai ng\u1ee5c lu\u00f4n \u0111eo l\u1ee7ng l\u1eb3ng ch\u00f9m ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a c\u00f9ng kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c b\u00ean h\u00f4ng. C\u00f2n Jim Hall ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i b\u00e0n tay tr\u1eafng v\u00e0 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ec7nh, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 lao v\u00e0o g\u00e3 cai ng\u1ee5c, d\u00f9ng r\u0103ng c\u1eafn ph\u1eadp v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa hoang d\u00e3 \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng.<\/p>\n
Sau s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3, Jim Hall b\u1ecb t\u1ed1ng v\u00e0o bu\u1ed3ng bi\u1ec7t giam. H\u1eafn s\u1ed1ng trong \u0111\u00f3 su\u1ed1t ba n\u0103m tr\u1eddi. C\u0103n bu\u1ed3ng l\u00e0m to\u00e0n b\u1eb1ng s\u1eaft – s\u00e0n s\u1eaft, t\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft, tr\u1ea7n c\u0169ng b\u1eb1ng s\u1eaft. H\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i \u1ea5y. H\u1eafn ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi hay \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. Ban ng\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t, ban \u0111\u00eam l\u00e0 b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1eb7c qu\u00e1nh im l\u00ecm. H\u1eafn nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb ch\u00f4n s\u1ed1ng trong c\u1ed7 quan t\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng s\u1eaft. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n. M\u1ed7i khi th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o, h\u1eafn g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb nh\u01b0 th\u00fa hoang. L\u00f2ng h\u1eadn th\u00f9 ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n. Ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00eam h\u1eafn g\u00e0o th\u00e9t ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9 v\u00e0o v\u0169 tr\u1ee5. R\u1ed3i c\u00f3 khi h\u00e0ng tu\u1ea7n, h\u00e0ng th\u00e1ng tr\u1eddi h\u1eafn ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi, l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd nu\u1ed1t ch\u1eedng linh h\u1ed3n m\u00ecnh trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. H\u1eafn v\u1eeba l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u1eeba l\u00e0 qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt – m\u1ed9t sinh th\u1ec3 kinh d\u1ecb nh\u01b0 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra t\u1eeb c\u01a1n \u0111i\u00ean lo\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng.<\/p>\n
V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam n\u1ecd, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t ng\u1ee5c. Nh\u1eefng t\u00ean cai ng\u1ee5c kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra, th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng bu\u1ed3ng giam v\u1eabn tr\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng, v\u1edbi x\u00e1c m\u1ed9t t\u00ean l\u00ednh canh n\u1eb1m ch\u1ebft th\u00f2 n\u1eeda ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra ngo\u00e0i. Hai t\u00ean cai ng\u1ee5c kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa n\u1eb1m ch\u1ebft d\u1ecdc l\u1ed1i h\u1eafn b\u0103ng qua nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng ngo\u00e0i – h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng ch\u00ednh \u0111\u00f4i tay tr\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft h\u1ecd, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng g\u00e2y ra ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng.<\/p>\n
H\u1eafn trang b\u1ecb v\u0169 kh\u00ed t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng t\u00ean cai ng\u1ee5c \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft – tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t kho v\u0169 kh\u00ed bi\u1ebft ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n qua nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i, b\u1ecb truy l\u00f9ng b\u1edfi c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. M\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3n ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c treo gi\u00e1 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1eafn. Nh\u1eefng g\u00e3 n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n tham lam l\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c h\u1eafn v\u1edbi kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c trong tay. M\u00e1u h\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 n\u1ee3 ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng, ho\u1eb7c g\u1eedi \u0111\u1ee9a con trai v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. Nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n \u00e1i qu\u1ed1c v\u00e1c s\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng truy b\u1eaft. B\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 s\u0103n \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i theo v\u1ebft m\u00e1u h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i. V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u00e1m t\u1eed ph\u00e1p lu\u1eadt – nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u0103n m\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i tr\u1ea3 l\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u1edbi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t – ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00eam b\u00e1m s\u00e1t d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f4i khi h\u1ecd b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p h\u1eafn, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi h\u1eafn, ho\u1eb7c v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o d\u00e2y th\u00e9p gai khi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3 b\u00e1o ch\u00ed bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng ph\u1ea3i th\u00edch th\u00fa. Sau nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c ch\u1ea1m tr\u00e1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, c\u00f2n ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c mu\u1ed1n s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i t\u00ean t\u00f9 v\u01b0\u1ee3t ng\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n
V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i Jim Hall bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 s\u0103n l\u1ea7n theo d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t h\u00fat trong v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng. Nh\u1eefng n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh \u1edf c\u00e1c thung l\u0169ng h\u1ebbo l\u00e1nh b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u0169 trang ch\u1eb7n l\u1ea1i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ee9ng minh danh t\u00ednh; trong khi \u0111\u00f3, x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Jim Hall \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdn s\u0103n ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c s\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00fai kh\u00e1c nhau.<\/p>\n
Trong l\u00fac \u1ea5y \u1edf Sierra Vista, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd m\u00e0 c\u00f2n v\u1edbi n\u1ed7i lo \u00e2u. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef run s\u1ee3. Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Scott t\u1ecf ra khinh th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd do – b\u1edfi ch\u00ednh trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f2n ng\u1ed3i gh\u1ebf x\u00e9t x\u1eed, Jim Hall \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0nh m\u00f3ng ng\u1ef1a tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn \u00e1n. V\u00e0 ngay t\u1ea1i phi\u00ean t\u00f2a c\u00f4ng khai, tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, Jim Hall \u0111\u00e3 tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u00e0y h\u1eafn tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 v\u1ecb Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n \u0111\u00e3 tuy\u00ean \u00e1n m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, Jim Hall \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00fang. H\u1eafn v\u00f4 t\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1ed9i danh m\u00e0 h\u1eafn b\u1ecb k\u1ebft \u00e1n. Theo ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m v\u00e0 c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 “d\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh”<\/i>. Jim Hall b\u1ecb “d\u1ef1ng chuy\u1ec7n”<\/i> \u0111\u1ec3 v\u00e0o t\u00f9 v\u00ec m\u1ed9t t\u1ed9i \u00e1c h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ph\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i. Do hai ti\u1ec1n \u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Scott \u0111\u00e3 tuy\u00ean ph\u1ea1t h\u1eafn n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m lao t\u00f9.<\/p>\n
Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Scott kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng c\u1ee5 trong \u00e2m m\u01b0u c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t – n\u01a1i b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng b\u1ecb b\u1ecba \u0111\u1eb7t v\u00e0 nh\u00e2n ch\u1ee9ng khai man, n\u01a1i Jim Hall ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00f4 t\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1o bu\u1ed9c. Ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, Jim Hall kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Scott ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh. H\u1eafn tin ch\u1eafc v\u1ecb th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 c\u1ea5u k\u1ebft v\u1edbi c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n v\u1ee5 \u00e1n b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng kinh kh\u1ee7ng n\u00e0y. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, khi b\u1ea3n \u00e1n n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m s\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Scott tuy\u00ean \u0111\u1ecdc, Jim Hall – k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 c\u0103m h\u1eadn c\u1ea3 x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh – \u0111\u00e3 b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5 c\u01a1n th\u1ecbnh n\u1ed9, \u0111i\u00ean lo\u1ea1n gi\u1eefa ph\u00f2ng x\u1eed \u00e1n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ecb l\u0169 m\u1eadt th\u00e1m \u00e1o xanh v\u1eadt xu\u1ed1ng. Trong m\u1eaft h\u1eafn, Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Scott ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a v\u00f2ng cung b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn tr\u00fat l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ecb th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n m\u1ecdi ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9 c\u00f9ng l\u1eddi nguy\u1ec1n tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn. R\u1ed3i Jim Hall b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ki\u1ebfp s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c tr\u1ea7n gian… v\u00e0 tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t.<\/p>\n
Gi\u1eefa Nanh Tr\u1eafng v\u00e0 Alice, v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00ed m\u1eadt ri\u00eang m\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. M\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam khi c\u1ea3 Sierra Vista \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7, b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd th\u1ee9c d\u1eady v\u00e0 d\u1eabn Nanh Tr\u1eafng v\u00e0o ng\u1ee7 trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng l\u1edbn. Nanh Tr\u1eafng v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 gi\u1ed1ng ch\u00f3 nh\u00e0, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p ng\u1ee7 trong nh\u00e0; th\u1ebf n\u00ean m\u1ed7i s\u00e1ng tinh m\u01a1, b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u00e2m th\u1ea7m xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ea7u v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu ra ngo\u00e0i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh k\u1ecbp t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c.<\/p>\n
V\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, khi c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 \u0111ang ch\u00ecm trong gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7, Nanh Tr\u1eafng ch\u1ee3t t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c v\u00e0 n\u1eb1m im b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng. C\u1eadu l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd h\u00edt kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, nh\u1eadn ra d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t. T\u1eeb tai c\u1eadu v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u1ecf khi v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n \u1ea5y di chuy\u1ec3n. Nanh Tr\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 s\u1ee7a g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i th\u00f3i quen c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. V\u1ecb th\u1ea7n l\u1ea1 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i kh\u1ebd kh\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng Nanh Tr\u1eafng c\u00f2n di chuy\u1ec3n \u00eam \u00e1i h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, b\u1edfi c\u1eadu ch\u1eb3ng m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang c\u1ecd x\u00e1t v\u00e0o da th\u1ecbt. C\u1eadu l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd b\u00e1m theo. Trong khu r\u1eebng hoang d\u1ea1i ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eadu t\u1eebng s\u0103n nh\u1eefng con m\u1ed3i s\u1ed1ng v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng nh\u00e1t gan, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf c\u1ee7a y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd.<\/p>\n
V\u1ecb th\u1ea7n l\u1ea1 d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n c\u1ea7u thang l\u1edbn v\u00e0 l\u1eafng nghe, c\u00f2n Nanh Tr\u1eafng th\u00ec b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 ch\u1ebft, im l\u1eb7ng quan s\u00e1t v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1eabn l\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc thang \u1ea5y th\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 y\u00eau d\u1ea5u c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng b\u1ea3o v\u1eadt qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n. L\u00f4ng Nanh Tr\u1eafng d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. V\u1ecb th\u1ea7n l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ea5c ch\u00e2n. H\u1eafn leo l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
Ngay kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y, Nanh Tr\u1eafng lao v\u00e0o t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o, kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u1eadu b\u1eadt tung ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung trong c\u00fa nh\u1ea3y v\u1ed3 th\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi l\u01b0ng k\u1ebb x\u00e2m nh\u1eadp. Nanh Tr\u1eafng d\u00f9ng ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o vai \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi h\u00e0m r\u0103ng s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn c\u1eafm ph\u1eadp v\u00e0o g\u00e1y h\u1eafn. N\u00f3 gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00f4i k\u1ebb \u0111\u00f3 ng\u00e3 v\u1eadt ra sau. C\u1ea3 hai c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed5 \u1ea7m xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0. Nanh Tr\u1eafng nhanh nh\u1eb9n nh\u1ea3y sang b\u00ean, v\u00e0 khi k\u1ebb l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t c\u00f2n \u0111ang ch\u1eadt v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea1i x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng nh\u00e1t c\u1eafn ch\u00ed m\u1ea1ng t\u1eeb b\u1ed9 h\u00e0m s\u1eafc nh\u01b0 dao.<\/p>\n
Sierra Vista b\u1eebng t\u1ec9nh trong kinh ho\u00e0ng. D\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u00e0 vang l\u00ean \u00e2m thanh nh\u01b0 c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee5c con qu\u1ef7 \u0111ang v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n. M\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t s\u00fang n\u1ed5. Ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn v\u00e0 khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng vang l\u00ean. Ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, s\u1ee7a \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng h\u00f2a l\u1eabn v\u1edbi \u00e2m thanh \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ed5 v\u1ee1, k\u00ednh v\u1ee1 tan t\u00e0nh.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng c\u01a1n h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n l\u1eafng xu\u1ed1ng nhanh nh\u01b0 khi n\u00f3 b\u00f9ng ph\u00e1t. Tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y ba ph\u00fat \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong nh\u00e0 co c\u1ee5m s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea7u thang. T\u1eeb v\u1ef1c t\u1ed1i \u0111en d\u01b0\u1edbi kia v\u1ecdng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng \u1ecdc \u1ecdc, nh\u01b0 bong b\u00f3ng kh\u00ed tr\u00e0o qua l\u00e0n n\u01b0\u1edbc. \u0110\u00f4i khi \u00e2m thanh \u1ea5y tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u00e0n \u0111\u1eb7c, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o. R\u1ed3i m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 c\u0169ng l\u1eafng d\u1ea7n v\u00e0 im b\u1eb7t. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf n\u1eb7ng nh\u1ecdc, h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt \u0111ang v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00edt th\u1edf.<\/p>\n
Weedon Scott b\u1ea5m n\u00fat, \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp c\u1ea7u thang v\u00e0 s\u1ea3nh d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u00e0. \u00d4ng c\u00f9ng Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Scott c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng, tay n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c. Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng \u1ea5y h\u00f3a ra th\u1eeba th\u00e3i. Nanh Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed1ng h\u1ed7n \u0111\u1ed9n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 b\u1ecb l\u1eadt nh\u00e0o v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eadp v\u1ee1 tan t\u00e0nh, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u1eb1m co qu\u1eafp, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t b\u1ecb che khu\u1ea5t b\u1edfi c\u00e1nh tay g\u00e3y g\u1eadp. Weedon Scott khom ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng, g\u1ea1t c\u00e1nh tay \u0111\u00f3 sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean v\u00e0 l\u1eadt ng\u1eeda m\u1eb7t k\u1ebb x\u1ea5u s\u1ed1 l\u00ean. V\u1ebft r\u1ea1ch s\u00e2u ho\u1eafm n\u01a1i c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i l\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
“Jim Hall,”<\/i> Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Scott n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 hai cha con trao nhau \u00e1nh nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ea7y ng\u1ee5 \u00fd.<\/p>\n
R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd c\u00f9ng quay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Nanh Tr\u1eafng. C\u1eadu v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m nghi\u00eang nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft kh\u00e9p ch\u1eb7t, nh\u01b0ng m\u00ed m\u1eaft h\u01a1i gi\u1eadt gi\u1eadt khi c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd l\u00fac h\u1ecd c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng, c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i y\u1ebfu \u1edbt \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eady trong n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c v\u1eaby v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng. Weedon Scott vu\u1ed1t ve c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng c\u1eadu vang l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 \u00e2m thanh y\u1ebfu \u1edbt, r\u1ed3i nhanh ch\u00f3ng t\u1eaft l\u1ecbm. M\u00ed m\u1eaft c\u1eadu s\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng, kh\u00e9p h\u1eb3n l\u1ea1i, to\u00e0n th\u00e2n nh\u01b0 bu\u00f4ng l\u1ecfng, du\u1ed7i d\u00e0i tr\u00ean s\u00e0n nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n
“N\u00f3 m\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eeb r\u1ed3i, t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p,”<\/i> ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd xem x\u00e9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3,”<\/i> Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh khi \u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“Th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n ngh\u00ecn c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i s\u1ed1ng,”<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 sau khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u ch\u1eefa m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u01b0\u1ee1i cho Nanh Tr\u1eafng.<\/p>\n
B\u00ecnh minh \u0111ang l\u00f3 d\u1ea1ng qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 l\u00e0m m\u1edd \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n \u0111i\u1ec7n. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb l\u0169 tr\u1ebb, c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp quanh b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 nghe l\u1eddi ph\u00e1n quy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e2n sau g\u00e3y,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i. “Ba x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u01b0\u1eddn g\u00e3y, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o ph\u1ed5i. N\u00f3 m\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft m\u00e1u trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nguy c\u01a1 t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1ed9i t\u1ea1ng r\u1ea5t cao. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb d\u1eabm \u0111\u1ea1p. C\u00f2n ba v\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea1n xuy\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eefa. M\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n ngh\u00ecn c\u01a1 may s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea1c quan l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i. Th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi ngh\u00ecn c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nh\u01b0ng ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf qua b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i c\u1ee9u ch\u1eefa n\u00e0o,”<\/i> Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Scott k\u00eau l\u00ean. “\u0110\u1eebng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chi ph\u00ed. Cho n\u00f3 ch\u1ee5p X-quang – b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Weedon, mau \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn v\u00e0o San Francisco m\u1eddi b\u00e1c s\u0129 Nichols. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd coi th\u01b0\u1eddng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, th\u01b0a b\u00e1c s\u0129, \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u m\u00e0; nh\u01b0ng con v\u1eadt n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ecdi c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt n\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m. “T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u. N\u00f3 x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t. Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103m s\u00f3c n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u1ed1m y\u1ebfu. V\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00ean l\u1eddi t\u00f4i d\u1eb7n v\u1ec1 nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o l\u00fac m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Nanh Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c chu \u0111\u00e1o. L\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Scott v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c thu\u00ea y t\u00e1 chuy\u00ean nghi\u1ec7p b\u1ecb c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i gay g\u1eaft, h\u1ecd nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft t\u1ef1 tay \u0111\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y. V\u00e0 Nanh Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng ngh\u1ecbch c\u1ea3nh, v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi ngh\u00ecn m\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 v\u1ecb b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i trao cho n\u00f3.<\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1ch c\u1ee9 v\u1ecb b\u00e1c s\u0129 v\u00ec s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 sai l\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eefa tr\u1ecb v\u00e0 m\u1ed5 x\u1ebb cho gi\u1ed1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a n\u1ec1n v\u0103n minh – nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o b\u1ecdc v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 truy\u1ec1n qua bao th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 s\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o b\u1ecdc \u1ea5y. \u0110em so v\u1edbi Nanh Tr\u1eafng, h\u1ecd m\u1ec1m y\u1ebfu v\u00e0 nh\u0169n nh\u1eb7n, ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft n\u00edu gi\u1eef s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c n\u00e0o. Nanh Tr\u1eafng xu\u1ea5t th\u00e2n th\u1eb3ng t\u1eeb V\u00f9ng Hoang D\u00e3, n\u01a1i k\u1ebb y\u1ebfu ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft s\u1edbm v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che ch\u1edf. C\u1ea3 cha l\u1eabn m\u1eb9 h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng mang ch\u00fat y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i n\u00e0o, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 bao \u0111\u1eddi t\u1ed5 ti\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ed9t th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 th\u00e9p c\u00f9ng s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a V\u00f9ng Hoang D\u00e3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 di s\u1ea3n Nanh Tr\u1eafng th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn b\u00e1m v\u00edu v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng b\u1eb1ng to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u01a1 th\u1ec3, m\u1ecdi b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn, c\u1ea3 tinh th\u1ea7n l\u1eabn th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c, v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ed1n c\u00f3 c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi sinh v\u1eadt t\u1eeb thu\u1edf h\u1ed3ng hoang.<\/p>\n
B\u1ecb giam c\u1ea7m nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb t\u00f9 \u0111\u00e0y, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00ec nh\u1eefng thanh n\u1eb9p v\u00e0 l\u1edbp b\u0103ng b\u00f3 ch\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecbt, Nanh Tr\u1eafng tr\u1ea3i qua nh\u1eefng tu\u1ea7n d\u00e0i \u0111\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1eb5ng. C\u1eadu ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 tri\u1ec1n mi\u00ean, v\u00e0 trong c\u01a1n m\u1ed9ng m\u1ecb, nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 x\u1ee9 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf \u00f9a v\u1ec1 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edbt. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng h\u1ed3i \u1ee9c x\u01b0a c\u0169 hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng, qu\u1ea5n qu\u00fdt l\u1ea5y c\u1eadu. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, c\u1eadu s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y trong hang c\u00f9ng Kiche, run r\u1ea9y b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n Grey Beaver \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ecf l\u00f2ng t\u00f4n k\u00ednh, l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa c\u1eadu cu\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed3ng ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n Lip-lip v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e0n ch\u00f3 con g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n \u0111u\u1ed5i theo sau.<\/p>\n
C\u1eadu l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y qua nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t, s\u0103n t\u00ecm th\u1ee9c \u0103n t\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ed1ng; r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n ch\u00f3 k\u00e9o xe, l\u01b0ng n\u00f3ng b\u1ecfng d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng nh\u00e1t roi c\u1ee7a Mit-sah v\u00e0 Grey Beaver, ti\u1ebfng h\u1ecd h\u00e9t “Ra! Raa!”<\/i> vang l\u00ean m\u1ed7i khi \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 h\u1eb9p v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n ch\u00f3 kh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 chi\u1ebfc qu\u1ea1t x\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e1ch qua. C\u1eadu s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i t\u1eebng kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc v\u1edbi Beauty Smith, t\u1eebng tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1eabm m\u00e1u h\u1eafn t\u1eebng tham gia. Nh\u1eefng l\u00fac \u1ea5y, c\u1eadu r\u00ean si\u1ebft v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m gh\u00e8 trong c\u01a1n m\u1ed9ng m\u1ecb, khi\u1ebfn ai tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu \u0111ang g\u1eb7p \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng kinh ho\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 \u2013 nh\u1eefng con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt t\u00e0u \u0111i\u1ec7n leng keng, l\u1ea1ch c\u1ea1ch m\u00e0 trong m\u1eaft c\u1eadu ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 l\u0169 linh mi\u00eau kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 g\u00e0o th\u00e9t. C\u1eadu n\u1ea5p trong b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm, r\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa s\u00f3c d\u00e1m li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh r\u1eddi xa n\u01a1i \u1ea9n n\u00e1u tr\u00ean c\u00e2y. Khi v\u1ed3 t\u1edbi, con m\u1ed3i b\u1ed7ng h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111i\u1ec7n hung d\u1eef, kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 nh\u01b0 n\u00fai ch\u1ed3m l\u00ean, g\u1ea7m r\u00fa leng keng phun l\u1eeda v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu. C\u01a1n \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng \u1ea5y c\u00f2n hi\u1ec7n h\u00ecnh khi c\u1eadu khi\u00eau chi\u1ebfn v\u1edbi di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u tr\u00ean tr\u1eddi cao. T\u1eeb n\u1ec1n tr\u1eddi xanh th\u1eb3m, con chim lao v\u00fat xu\u1ed1ng, r\u1ed3i b\u1ed7ng bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111i\u1ec7n quen thu\u1ed9c ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t c\u1eadu. \u0110\u00f4i l\u00fac, c\u1eadu m\u01a1 th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh trong chu\u1ed3ng giam c\u1ee7a Beauty Smith. Ngo\u00e0i kia, \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7u tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn s\u1eafp t\u1edbi. C\u1eadu d\u00e1n m\u1eaft v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng m\u1edf toang, v\u00e0 th\u1ee9 \u1eadp v\u00e0o c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt xe \u0111i\u1ec7n kinh ho\u00e0ng. H\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n l\u1ea7n \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng \u1ea5y t\u00e1i hi\u1ec7n, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ed7i khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 n\u00f3 gieo r\u1eafc v\u1eabn nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n v\u00e0 d\u1eef d\u1ed9i nh\u01b0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n
Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y chi\u1ebfc b\u0103ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u00e0 thanh n\u1eb9p cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e1o b\u1ecf. \u0110\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5. C\u1ea3 Sierra Vista \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1eadp trung quanh c\u1eadu. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 \u00e2u y\u1ebfm v\u00f2 tai c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7y y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng. B\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1eb7t cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ec7t danh “Con S\u00f3i May M\u1eafn”<\/i>, c\u00e1i t\u00ean l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1n th\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c b\u00e0, c\u00e1c c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ec1u g\u1ecdi c\u1eadu b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n
C\u1eadu c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng sau nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u1ea1i ng\u00e3 qu\u1ef5 v\u00ec ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c. Th\u1eddi gian n\u1eb1m b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng qu\u00e1 l\u00e2u khi\u1ebfn c\u01a1 b\u1eafp m\u1ea5t \u0111i s\u1ef1 d\u1ebbo dai, to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 tan bi\u1ebfn. C\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh \u0111ang l\u00e0m ph\u1ee5 l\u00f2ng nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n m\u00e0 h\u1eafn mang \u01a1n. V\u00ec v\u1eady, c\u1eadu d\u1ed3n h\u1ebft ngh\u1ecb l\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00ean b\u1ed1n ch\u00e2n, d\u00f9 v\u1eabn lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng v\u00e0 \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a kh\u00f4ng v\u1eefng.<\/p>\n
“Con S\u00f3i May M\u1eafn!”<\/i> c\u00e1c ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh reo l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n Scott nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd v\u1edbi v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eafc th\u1eafng.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00ednh mi\u1ec7ng c\u00e1c b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i ra \u0111\u1ea5y,”<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. “\u0110\u00fang nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh su\u1ed1t. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 n\u00f3. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“M\u1ed9t Con S\u00f3i May M\u1eafn,”<\/i> v\u1ee3 Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“V\u00e2ng, Con S\u00f3i May M\u1eafn,”<\/i> Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. “V\u00e0 t\u1eeb gi\u1edd tr\u1edf \u0111i, \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 t\u00ean t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi n\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“N\u00f3 s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i c\u00e1ch \u0111i \u0111\u1ee9ng,”<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t; “v\u00ec v\u1eady, n\u00ean b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. V\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u. H\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
V\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i, oai v\u1ec7 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh Sierra Vista bao quanh ch\u0103m s\u00f3c. Th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu c\u00f2n r\u1ea5t y\u1ebfu \u1edbt, n\u00ean khi ra t\u1edbi b\u00e3i c\u1ecf, c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t.<\/p>\n
R\u1ed3i cu\u1ed9c di\u1ec5u h\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, t\u1eebng ch\u00fat s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c d\u1ea7n h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c trong c\u01a1 b\u1eafp Nanh Tr\u1eafng khi h\u1eafn v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng, d\u00f2ng m\u00e1u b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u01b0u th\u00f4ng kh\u1eafp c\u01a1 th\u1ec3. Khi t\u1edbi chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a, ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda, Collie \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ph\u01a1i n\u1eafng, xung quanh l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n ch\u00f3 con m\u0169m m\u0129m \u0111ang n\u00f4 \u0111\u00f9a.<\/p>\n
Nanh Tr\u1eafng nh\u00ecn v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft t\u00f2 m\u00f2. Collie kh\u1ebd g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn gi\u1eef kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch. Ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n d\u00f9ng m\u0169i gi\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 con \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu d\u1ef1ng l\u00f4ng nghi ng\u1edd, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o r\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec1u \u1ed5n. Collie, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u00f4m trong tay, nh\u00ecn h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ea7y ghen t\u1ecb v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o r\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n ch\u00fat n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 con n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu d\u1ef1ng tai v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 t\u00f2 m\u00f2. R\u1ed3i m\u0169i ch\u00fang ch\u1ea1m nhau, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc l\u01b0\u1ee1i nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 \u1ea5m \u00e1p c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00f3 con tr\u00ean m\u00e1 m\u00ecnh. L\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u1ee7a Nanh Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u01b0a ra, h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn li\u1ebfm m\u1eb7t ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 con.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng tr\u00e0ng v\u1ed7 tay v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng reo vui c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n vang l\u00ean ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1ea5y. C\u1eadu ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i. R\u1ed3i s\u1ef1 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady, c\u1eadu n\u1eb1m v\u1eadt xu\u1ed1ng, v\u1ec3nh \u0111\u00f4i tai l\u00ean trong khi \u0111\u1ea7u nghi\u00eang h\u1eb3n sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, m\u1eaft kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n ch\u00f3 con. Nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf kia b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00f2 l\u00ea la \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n c\u1eadu, khi\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i trong l\u00f2ng Collie c\u00e0ng th\u00eam d\u00e2ng cao; th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m im, \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c cho ch\u00fang leo tr\u00e8o, l\u0103n l\u1ed9n kh\u1eafp ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, gi\u1eefa ti\u1ebfng c\u1ed5 v\u0169 n\u00e1o nhi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n, c\u1eadu t\u1ecf ra h\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng v\u00e0 v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 d\u1ea7n tr\u00f4i qua khi l\u0169 ch\u00f3 con ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m v\u00e0 qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y c\u1eadu, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft lim dim \u0111\u1ea7y ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn, th\u1ea3 h\u1ed3n m\u01a1 m\u00e0ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng \u1ea5m \u00e1p.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-90","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":40,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/90\/revisions\/173"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/40"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/90\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=90"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=90"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}