Nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1eddi, \u0111\u00f4i khi ta ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft. V\u00ed nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean ta nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111i\u1ebfc m\u1ed9t b\u00ean tai t\u1eeb l\u00fac n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eeda gi\u1edd tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00eam \u1ea5y, Peter c\u0169ng g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. L\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i ch\u00fang ta th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu l\u00e0 khi c\u1eadu \u0111ang l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd b\u01b0\u1edbc d\u1ecdc h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o, m\u1ed9t ng\u00f3n tay \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean m\u00f4i ra hi\u1ec7u gi\u1eef y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng, trong tay s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao g\u0103m s\u1eafc b\u00e9n. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y con c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u l\u01b0\u1edbt qua m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e1t ra ti\u1ebfng t\u00edch t\u1eafc n\u00e0o. Tho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea7u, c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i nhanh ch\u00f3ng hi\u1ec3u ra: chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eebng ch\u1ea1y.<\/p>\n
Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3m x\u00fac c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh khi \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t v\u1eadt b\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 thi\u1ebfu, Peter b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc c\u00e1ch bi\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 c\u1ed1 n\u00e0y th\u00e0nh l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf cho m\u00ecnh; c\u1eadu quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfng t\u00edch t\u1eafc \u0111\u1ec3 l\u0169 th\u00fa r\u1eebng nh\u1ea7m t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1eadu l\u00e0 c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u0111i qua v\u00f4 s\u1ef1. C\u1eadu t\u00edch t\u1eafc kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u00e0i t\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i g\u00e2y ra h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 ngo\u00e0i d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh. Ch\u00ednh con c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u c\u0169ng nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1ea5y v\u00e0 b\u00e1m theo c\u1eadu, d\u00f9 ch\u1eb3ng ai r\u00f5 li\u1ec7u n\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u0111o\u1ea1t l\u1ea1i th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t, hay ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n \u0111i theo nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n, t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh \u0111ang t\u1ea1o ra ti\u1ebfng t\u00edch t\u1eafc. B\u1edfi v\u00ec, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb b\u1ecb \u00e1m \u1ea3nh b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecbnh, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt ng\u1edd ngh\u1ec7ch.<\/p>\n
Peter an to\u00e0n \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i th\u1eb3ng t\u1eafp, \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu l\u01b0\u1edbt nh\u1eb9 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111ang b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi kh\u00e1c. C\u00f3 v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 lo\u00e0i v\u1eadt c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 di chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Khi b\u01a1i, trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 vang l\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 duy nh\u1ea5t: “L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 Hook ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 ta.”<\/i> C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u00edch t\u1eafc qu\u00e1 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c t\u00edch t\u1eafc trong v\u00f4 th\u1ee9c. N\u1ebfu nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i ngay, b\u1edfi \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng d\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng t\u00edch t\u1eafc \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n – d\u00f9 th\u00f4ng minh – v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd n\u1ea3y ra trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu.<\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, c\u1eadu c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ebbn l\u00ean boong t\u00e0u m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u00eam nh\u01b0 chu\u1ed9t; n\u00ean c\u1eadu r\u1ea5t ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y l\u0169 c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n \u0111ang s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i co c\u1ee5m l\u1ea1i, v\u1edbi Hook \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang, nh\u00e1t gan y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng con c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u.<\/p>\n
Con c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u! V\u1eeba nh\u1edb t\u1edbi n\u00f3, Peter li\u1ec1n nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng t\u00edch t\u1eafc. Tho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea7u, c\u1eadu t\u01b0\u1edfng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1ea5y ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb con c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u, n\u00ean v\u1ed9i ngo\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh m\u1edbi l\u00e0 ngu\u1ed3n ph\u00e1t ra \u00e2m thanh \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 trong ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u ra t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf. “M\u00ecnh th\u00f4ng minh qu\u00e1 ch\u1eebng!”<\/i> c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 ngay, r\u1ed3i ra hi\u1ec7u cho l\u0169 tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1eebng reo h\u00f2 v\u1ed7 tay.<\/p>\n
Ngay l\u00fac n\u00e0y, Ed Teynte, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd con t\u00e0u, b\u01b0\u1edbc ra t\u1eeb khoang m\u0169i v\u00e0 \u0111i d\u1ecdc theo boong. N\u00e0o, b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ecdc \u01a1i, h\u00e3y b\u1ea5m gi\u1edd xem chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u00e2y. Peter h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nhanh g\u1ecdn v\u00e0 d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t. John l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u1ecbt mi\u1ec7ng t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n h\u1eafn k\u00eau l\u00ean trong c\u01a1n h\u1ea5p h\u1ed1i. H\u1eafn g\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng. B\u1ed1n c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111\u1ee1 l\u1ea5y h\u1eafn, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn tr\u00e1nh g\u00e2y ra ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn. Peter ra hi\u1ec7u, v\u00e0 thi th\u1ec3 k\u1ebb x\u1ea5u s\u1ed1 b\u1ecb n\u00e9m xu\u1ed1ng bi\u1ec3n. M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng “\u00f9m”<\/i> vang l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o im l\u1eb7ng. M\u1ea5t bao l\u00e2u nh\u1ec9?<\/p>\n
“M\u1ed9t!”<\/i> (Slightly \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfm.)<\/i><\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y ch\u1eadm tr\u1ec5, Peter, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111ang nh\u00f3n ch\u00e2n th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9, l\u1ebbn v\u00e0o khoang thuy\u1ec1n; b\u1edfi l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u1ea5y h\u1ebft can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn xung quanh. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe r\u00f5 ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a nhau, d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u cho th\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 \u00e2m thanh kinh ho\u00e0ng kia \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111i.<\/p>\n
“H\u1eafn \u0111i r\u1ed3i, th\u01b0a thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng,”<\/i> Smee n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba lau chi\u1ebfc k\u00ednh. “Gi\u1edd m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eb7ng y\u00ean tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i, Hook th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u ra kh\u1ecfi chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5 \u00e1o x\u1ebfp n\u1ebfp v\u00e0 l\u1eafng nghe ch\u0103m ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng t\u00edch t\u1eafc vang v\u1ecdng. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh n\u00e0o x\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng, th\u1ebf n\u00ean h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng d\u1eady, phong th\u00e1i uy nghi\u00eam tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u00fac m\u1eebng Johnny Plank!”<\/i> h\u1eafn ng\u1ea1o ngh\u1ec5 g\u00e0o l\u00ean, c\u0103m gh\u00e9t l\u0169 tr\u1ebb con h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft v\u00ec ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn h\u1eafn m\u1ea5t \u0111i v\u1ebb \u0111i\u1ec1m t\u0129nh. H\u1eafn c\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t b\u00e0i ca \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3:<\/p>\n
“Yo ho, yo ho, t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa,<\/i><\/p>\n
Mi b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean n\u00f3 th\u1ebf kia,<\/i><\/p>\n
R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 g\u00e3y v\u00e0 mi r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng<\/i><\/p>\n
Xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1y bi\u1ec3n Davy Jones!”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, d\u00f9 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n m\u1ea5t m\u1eb7t, h\u1eafn nh\u00fan nh\u1ea3y tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng, v\u1eeba nh\u0103n nh\u00f3 v\u1edbi ch\u00fang v\u1eeba h\u00e1t; v\u00e0 khi k\u1ebft th\u00fac \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y, h\u1eafn g\u1ea7m l\u00ean: “C\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n n\u1ebfm th\u1eed m\u00f9i roi tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc, b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb qu\u1ef3 s\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng. “Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng!”<\/i> ch\u00fang van n\u00e0i trong ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i m\u1ecdi t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
“Mang roi ra, Jukes,”<\/i> Hook ra l\u1ec7nh; “n\u00f3 \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi khoang t\u00e0u \u0111\u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Khoang t\u00e0u! Peter \u0111ang tr\u1ed1n trong khoang t\u00e0u! B\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn nhau, l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea7y lo \u00e2u.<\/p>\n
“R\u00f5, r\u00f5,”<\/i> Jukes \u0111\u00e1p vui v\u1ebb r\u1ed3i r\u1ea3o b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng khoang t\u00e0u. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft tr\u1ebb th\u01a1 d\u00f5i theo t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn; ch\u00fang g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra Hook v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t, v\u00e0 l\u0169 tay sai c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh h\u00e1t theo.<\/p>\n
“Yo ho, yo ho, con m\u00e8o c\u00e0o c\u1ea5u,<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110u\u00f4i n\u00f3 ch\u00edn c\u00e1i, m\u00e0y bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y,<\/i><\/p>\n
V\u00e0 khi ch\u00fang v\u1ea1ch tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng m\u00e0y\u2014”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ch\u1eb3ng ai bi\u1ebft c\u00e2u cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ra sao, b\u1edfi \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t b\u1ecb c\u1eaft ngang b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t kinh ho\u00e0ng v\u1ecdng l\u00ean t\u1eeb khoang thuy\u1ec1n. Ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t x\u00e9 toang kh\u00f4ng gian, r\u1ed3i l\u1ecbm t\u1eaft. Sau \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u00e1y vang l\u00ean – th\u1ee9 \u00e2m thanh m\u00e0 l\u0169 tr\u1ebb qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i quen thu\u1ed9c, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n, n\u00f3 c\u00f2n gh\u00ea r\u1ee3n h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t l\u00fac n\u00e3y.<\/p>\n
“C\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf?”<\/i> Hook g\u1ea7m l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
“Hai,”<\/i> Slightly nghi\u00eam trang \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n
T\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dd Cecco ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t r\u1ed3i lao xu\u1ed1ng khoang. Khi tr\u1edf l\u00ean, h\u1eafn b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t t\u00e1i nh\u1ee3t nh\u01b0 ma.<\/p>\n
“Bill Jukes b\u1ecb l\u00e0m sao, \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u00f3 m\u00e1?”<\/i> Hook nhe r\u0103ng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 ch\u1eafn ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n
“H\u1eafn ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e2m,”<\/i> Cecco tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea7y u \u00e1m.<\/p>\n
“Bill Jukes ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i!”<\/i> b\u1ecdn c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n kinh h\u00e3i th\u00e9t l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
“Khoang thuy\u1ec1n t\u1ed1i \u0111en nh\u01b0 h\u1ea7m v\u1eady,”<\/i> Cecco n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng run run g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u1eafp b\u1eafp, “nh\u01b0ng trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kinh kh\u1ee7ng l\u1eafm: c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 m\u00e0y nghe th\u1ea5y, ti\u1ebfng g\u00e1y \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ni\u1ec1m vui s\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a l\u0169 tr\u1ebb, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7y ho\u1ea3ng lo\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Hook.<\/p>\n
“Cecco,”<\/i> h\u1eafn l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng nh\u1ea5t, “quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 mang c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 g\u00e1y o o kia ra \u0111\u00e2y cho tao.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Cecco, k\u1ebb d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1ea5t trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m, run r\u1ea9y co r\u00fam tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng, k\u00eau l\u00ean “Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng”<\/i>; nh\u01b0ng Hook ch\u1ec9 \u0111ang vu\u1ed1t ve chi\u1ebfc m\u00f3c s\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
“M\u00e0y b\u1ea3o m\u00e0y s\u1ebd \u0111i \u00e0, Cecco?”<\/i> h\u1eafn tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
Cecco l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc, tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean trong v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng. Nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac h\u00e1t n\u00e1o nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eaft h\u1eb3n, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u im l\u1eb7ng l\u1eafng nghe; r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t kinh ho\u00e0ng vang l\u00ean, ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng g\u00e1y k\u1ef3 qu\u00e1i.<\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng ai d\u00e1m th\u1ed1t l\u00ean l\u1eddi n\u00e0o, tr\u1eeb Slightly. “Ba,”<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 th\u1ec1u th\u00e0o.<\/p>\n
Hook ra hi\u1ec7u t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p \u0111\u00e1m th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u1eaby tay. “Ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t th\u1eadt,”<\/i> h\u1eafn g\u1ea7m l\u00ean gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, “th\u1eb1ng n\u00e0o s\u1ebd mang c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 g\u00e1y l\u1ea3m nh\u1ea3m kia ra \u0111\u00e2y cho tao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1ee3i Cecco tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e3,”<\/i> Starkey c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u, nh\u1eefng t\u00ean kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u1ee9ng.<\/p>\n
“Tao t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00e0y v\u1eeba t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea5y, Starkey,”<\/i> Hook qu\u1eafc m\u1eaft, tay vu\u1ed1t ve chi\u1ebfc m\u00f3c s\u1eaft l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng.<\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0o!”<\/i> Starkey g\u00e0o th\u00e9t.<\/p>\n
“M\u00f3c c\u00e2u c\u1ee7a ta ngh\u0129 ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y,”<\/i> Hook n\u00f3i, b\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e1t l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n h\u1eafn. “Ta t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 n\u00ean, Starkey, nghe theo l\u1eddi chi\u1ebfc m\u00f3c kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u00e0 treo c\u1ed5 c\u00f2n h\u01a1n v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3,”<\/i> Starkey c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e1p, v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1m th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n ch\u0103ng?”<\/i> Hook h\u1ecfi, gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng vui v\u1ebb h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft. “Starkey ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 k\u1ebb c\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea7u!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng, xin ng\u00e0i tha m\u1ea1ng!”<\/i> Starkey n\u1ee9c n\u1edf, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 run r\u1ea9y nh\u01b0 c\u1ea7y s\u1ea5y.<\/p>\n
“B\u1eaft tay \u0111i, Starkey,”<\/i> Hook n\u00f3i, gi\u01a1 chi\u1ebfc m\u00f3c ra.<\/p>\n
Starkey ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t nh\u00ecn quanh t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u quay l\u01b0ng v\u1edbi h\u1eafn. Khi h\u1eafn l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i, Hook ti\u1ebfn t\u1edbi, v\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0y, \u00e1nh l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ecf ng\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 b\u00f9ng l\u00ean trong m\u1eaft h\u1eafn. V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng, t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n nh\u1ea3y ph\u1ed1c l\u00ean kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c Long Tom r\u1ed3i lao m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng bi\u1ec3n s\u00e2u.<\/p>\n
“B\u1ed1n,”<\/i> Slightly n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 gi\u1edd,”<\/i> Hook l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi, “c\u00f2n qu\u00fd \u00f4ng n\u00e0o mu\u1ed1n n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> H\u1eafn c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e8n l\u1ed3ng, gi\u01a1 chi\u1ebfc m\u00f3c l\u00ean v\u1edbi c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 \u0111e d\u1ecda, “Tao s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 tay mang c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 g\u00e1y o o \u0111\u00f3 ra \u0111\u00e2y,”<\/i> h\u1eafn g\u1ea7m l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i lao v\u00e0o khoang thuy\u1ec1n.<\/p>\n
“N\u0103m.”<\/i> Slightly khao kh\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ed1t l\u00ean t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 bi\u1ebft bao. H\u1eafn li\u1ebfm m\u00f4i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb, nh\u01b0ng Hook ch\u1ee3t lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, tay kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e8n l\u1ed3ng.<\/p>\n
“C\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eadp t\u1eaft \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng,”<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng run nh\u1eb9.<\/p>\n
“C\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3!”<\/i> Mullins l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf Cecco \u0111\u00e2u?”<\/i> Noodler h\u1ecfi d\u1ed3n.<\/p>\n
“H\u1eafn ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0 Jukes v\u1eady,”<\/i> Hook \u0111\u00e1p g\u1ecdn.<\/p>\n
S\u1ef1 do d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn khi quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i boong t\u00e0u khi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1ed5i l\u00ean. B\u1ecdn c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n v\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec1u m\u00ea t\u00edn d\u1ecb \u0111oan, n\u00ean Cookson qu\u00e1t l\u00ean: “Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1ea3o d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u r\u00f5 nh\u1ea5t cho th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u b\u1ecb nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a l\u00e0 khi c\u00f3 k\u1ebb n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 tr\u00ean t\u00e0u m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i lai l\u1ecbch!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Tao nghe \u0111\u1ed3n,”<\/i> Mullins l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m, “h\u1eafn lu\u00f4n l\u00ean t\u00e0u c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n sau c\u00f9ng. H\u1eafn c\u00f3 \u0111u\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ea3, thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u00f3 k\u1ebb b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng,”<\/i> m\u1ed9t t\u00ean kh\u00e1c n\u00f3i, li\u1ebfc Hook \u0111\u1ea7y \u00e1c \u00fd, “khi h\u1eafn xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, h\u1eafn th\u01b0\u1eddng mang h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng<\/i><\/p>\n
c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb x\u1ea5u xa nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean t\u00e0u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf h\u1eafn c\u00f3 m\u00f3c s\u1eaft kh\u00f4ng, thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng?”<\/i> Cookson h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u1ed7n x\u01b0\u1ee3c; r\u1ed3i t\u1eebng t\u00ean m\u1ed9t<\/p>\n
\u0111\u1ed3ng thanh g\u00e0o l\u00ean: “Con t\u00e0u b\u1ecb nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a r\u1ed3i!”<\/i><\/p>\n
L\u00fac n\u00e0y, b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 k\u00ecm l\u00f2ng m\u00e0 c\u0169ng h\u00f2 reo theo. Hook g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e3ng qu\u00ean \u0111\u00e1m t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng khi h\u1eafn ngo\u1ea3nh l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t h\u1eafn b\u1ed7ng r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1 l\u1ea1 th\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
“N\u00e0y t\u1ee5i bay,”<\/i> h\u1eafn g\u1ea7m l\u00ean v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7, “nghe \u0111\u00e2y. M\u1edf c\u1eeda h\u1ea7m t\u00e0u ra v\u00e0 t\u1ed1ng b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang v\u00e0o trong. \u0110\u1ec3 ch\u00fang t\u1ef1 v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u1edbi c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 k\u00eau o o kia m\u00e0 gi\u00e0nh gi\u1eadt m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng. N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang gi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn, ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ee3i; c\u00f2n n\u1ebfu h\u1eafn gi\u1ebft ch\u00fang, ta c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng thi\u1ec7t h\u1ea1i g\u00ec.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1m thu\u1ed9c h\u1ea1 c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft k\u00ednh ph\u1ee5c Hook, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ngoan ngo\u00e3n thi h\u00e0nh m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh. B\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb, gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt, b\u1ecb x\u00f4 v\u00e0o khoang t\u00e0u r\u1ed3i c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1eadp l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, l\u1eafng nghe!”<\/i> Hook qu\u00e1t l\u00ean, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u im ph\u0103ng ph\u1eafc. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng ai d\u00e1m h\u01b0\u1edbng m\u1eaft v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda. \u00c0, tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, Wendy, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1eabn b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i ti\u1ebfng g\u00e0o th\u00e9t hay \u00e2m thanh g\u00e1y o o, c\u00f4 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1ef1 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Peter.<\/p>\n
C\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i l\u00e2u. Trong khoang thuy\u1ec1n, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 m\u00ecnh c\u1ea7n: chi\u1ebfc ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a m\u1edf xi\u1ec1ng x\u00edch cho l\u0169 tr\u1ebb, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e9n l\u00fat b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, tay c\u1ea7m b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng l\u00e0m v\u0169 kh\u00ed. Peter ra hi\u1ec7u cho ch\u00fang tr\u1ed1n \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc, r\u1ed3i c\u1eaft d\u00e2y tr\u00f3i cho Wendy. L\u1ebd ra ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn c\u00f9ng nhau bay \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu – l\u1eddi th\u1ec1: “L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, Hook ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 ta.”<\/i> V\u00ec th\u1ebf, khi c\u1edfi tr\u00f3i cho Wendy, c\u1eadu th\u00ec th\u1ea7m b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111i tr\u1ed1n c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c, r\u1ed3i t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u00e0o v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00ean c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m, kho\u00e1c l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a Wendy \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9. Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1eadt s\u00e2u v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u00e1y vang.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n, ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau \u1ea5y b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7u t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u0169 tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t trong h\u1ea7m t\u00e0u; v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9. Hook c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng tr\u1ea5n an ch\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 l\u0169 ch\u00f3 m\u00e0 h\u1eafn t\u1eebng hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n, ch\u00fang nhe nanh \u0111e d\u1ecda h\u1eafn, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 n\u1ebfu h\u1eafn l\u01a1 l\u00e0 c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c v\u00e0o gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd lao v\u00e0o x\u00e9 x\u00e1c h\u1eafn ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c.<\/p>\n
“N\u00e0y t\u1ee5i bay,”<\/i> h\u1eafn l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng d\u1ed7 ngon d\u1ed7 ng\u1ecdt ho\u1eb7c ra tay t\u00f9y t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fat nao n\u00fang, “tao \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ra r\u1ed3i. Tr\u00ean t\u00e0u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb xui x\u1ebbo.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,”<\/i> ch\u00fang g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i, “ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 g\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u00f3c tay.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i, l\u00e0 con b\u00e9 kia. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd may m\u1eafn m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi t\u00e0u c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n khi c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n s\u1ebd \u1ed5n th\u1ecfa khi n\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t.”<\/i><\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb ra \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u00e2u n\u00f3i n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a Flint. “C\u0169ng \u0111\u00e1ng th\u1eed \u0111\u1ea5y,”<\/i> ch\u00fang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb nghi ng\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“Qu\u0103ng con nh\u1ecf xu\u1ed1ng bi\u1ec3n!”<\/i> Hook g\u1ea7m l\u00ean; v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbp li\u1ec1n x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o b\u00f3ng h\u00ecnh \u0111ang kho\u00e1c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n
“Gi\u1edd ch\u1eb3ng ai c\u1ee9u n\u1ed5i m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u, con b\u00e9,”<\/i> Mullins h\u1eb1n h\u1ecdc c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o.<\/p>\n
“C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi,”<\/i> b\u00f3ng h\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“Ai v\u1eady?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Peter Pan – k\u1ebb b\u00e1o th\u00f9!”<\/i> ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e1p kinh ho\u00e0ng vang l\u00ean; ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, Peter gi\u1eadt ph\u0103ng chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y r\u1ed1i trong khoang thuy\u1ec1n, Hook hai l\u1ea7n c\u1ed1 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean l\u1eddi nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i. Trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ea3m \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng tr\u00e1i tim \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ee1 tan t\u00e0nh.<\/p>\n
Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1eafn g\u00e0o l\u00ean: “Ch\u1eb7t h\u1eafn l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i!”<\/i> nh\u01b0ng gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i thi\u1ebfu h\u1eb3n s\u1ef1 qu\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
“C\u00e1c c\u1eadu xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i, x\u00f4ng l\u00ean!”<\/i> Gi\u1ecdng Peter vang v\u1ecdng; v\u00e0 ngay t\u1ee9c th\u00ec, ti\u1ebfng g\u01b0\u01a1m \u0111ao ch\u1ea1m nhau vang d\u1ed9i kh\u1eafp con thuy\u1ec1n.<\/p>\n
N\u1ebfu b\u1ecdn c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ebf tr\u1eadn, \u1eaft ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eafng; nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng \u1eadp t\u1edbi khi ch\u00fang c\u00f2n \u0111ang r\u1ed1i lo\u1ea1n, ch\u00fang ch\u1ea1y to\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, m\u00faa may v\u0169 kh\u00ed \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng, m\u1ed7i t\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1u t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 k\u1ebb s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a \u0111o\u00e0n th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7. V\u1ec1 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n, ch\u00fang h\u01a1n h\u1eb3n; nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 lo ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee1, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn l\u0169 tr\u1ebb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ee3p l\u1ef1c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng t\u1eebng c\u1eb7p v\u00e0 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 t\u00ean nh\u1ea3y \u00f9m xu\u1ed1ng bi\u1ec3n; s\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c tr\u1ed1n trong nh\u1eefng x\u00f3 t\u1ed1i, n\u01a1i Slightly l\u1ea7n ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Slightly kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh nhau, m\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y quanh v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e8n l\u1ed3ng r\u1ecdi th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang, l\u00e0m ch\u00fang l\u00f3a m\u1eaft v\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed3i ngon cho nh\u1eefng l\u01b0\u1ee1i g\u01b0\u01a1m nhu\u1ed1m m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00e1c. H\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng nghe th\u1ea5y g\u00ec ngo\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng v\u0169 kh\u00ed lo\u1ea3ng xo\u1ea3ng, ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t th\u1ea3ng th\u1ed1t hay ti\u1ebfng v\u1eadt r\u01a1i t\u00f5m xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f4i l\u00fac, c\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng Sly \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u – n\u0103m – s\u00e1u – b\u1ea3y – t\u00e1m – ch\u00edn – m\u01b0\u1eddi – m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft khi b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb hung d\u1eef v\u00e2y l\u1ea5y Hook, k\u1ebb d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ban cho m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt, khi h\u1eafn kh\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebf ch\u00fang trong v\u00f2ng v\u00e2y l\u1eeda \u1ea5y. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea1 g\u1ee5c l\u0169 tay sai c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn. H\u1ebft l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c ch\u00fang x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o h\u1eafn, v\u00e0 h\u1ebft l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c h\u1eafn ch\u00e9m ra m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 qu\u1eadt ng\u00e3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb b\u1eb1ng chi\u1ebfc m\u00f3c s\u1eaft, d\u00f9ng n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 t\u1ea5m khi\u00ean ch\u1eafn, trong khi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a kh\u00e1c, v\u1eeba \u0111\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee1i ki\u1ebfm xuy\u00ean qua Mullins, lao v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c h\u1ed7n chi\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n
“B\u1ecf ki\u1ebfm xu\u1ed1ng, c\u00e1c c\u1eadu,”<\/i> v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1t l\u00ean, “g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ta.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 trong ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft, Hook \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Peter. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i, h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n bao quanh hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
Hai k\u1ebb th\u00f9 \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn nhau m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i l\u00e2u, Hook run l\u00ean nh\u1eb9, c\u00f2n Peter n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n
“Th\u00ec ra l\u00e0 Pan,”<\/i> Hook l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng sau c\u00f9ng, “t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u do mi g\u00e2y ra.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, James Hook,”<\/i> l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng vang l\u00ean, “t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u do ta g\u00e2y ra.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb ng\u1ea1o m\u1ea1n v\u00e0 x\u1ea5c x\u01b0\u1ee3c,”<\/i> Hook n\u00f3i, “h\u00e3y chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“K\u1ebb \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111en t\u1ed1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c,”<\/i> Peter \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i, “h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y!”<\/i><\/p>\n
H\u1ecd x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o nhau m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1t l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi, cu\u1ed9c giao \u0111\u1ea5u k\u00e9o d\u00e0i trong th\u1ebf gi\u1eb1ng co kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e2n th\u1eafng b\u1ea1i. Peter l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ki\u1ebfm s\u0129 \u0111i\u00eau luy\u1ec7n, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u01b0\u01a1m ph\u00f2ng th\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu nhanh nh\u01b0 ch\u1edbp; \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf ki\u1ebfm gi\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd \u0111\u00e2m th\u1ee7ng ph\u00f2ng tuy\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea7m \u0111\u00e1nh ng\u1eafn khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu g\u1eb7p b\u1ea5t l\u1ee3i, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e2m s\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n
Hook c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m ph\u1ea7n tinh x\u1ea3o, d\u00f9 c\u1ed5 tay kh\u00f4ng nhanh nh\u1ea1y b\u1eb1ng, h\u1eafn d\u00f9ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f2n t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00f9i Peter, hy v\u1ecdng k\u1ebft li\u1ec5u \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 b\u1eb1ng chi\u00eau th\u1ee9c y\u00eau th\u00edch – c\u00fa \u0111\u00e2m ch\u00ed m\u1ea1ng m\u00e0 Barbecue \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y h\u1eafn thu\u1edf \u1edf Rio. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi kinh ng\u1ea1c khi th\u1ea5y Peter li\u00ean t\u1ee5c n\u00e9 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f2n hi\u1ec3m \u1ea5y. B\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p, Hook c\u1ed1 \u00e1p s\u00e1t, vung chi\u1ebfc m\u00f3c s\u1eaft v\u1eabn \u0111ang qu\u1eaby lo\u1ea1n tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung su\u1ed1t t\u1eeb n\u00e3y, nh\u01b0ng Peter nhanh nh\u1eb9n l\u00e1ch xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi r\u1ed3i tung m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t \u0111\u00e2m m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd xuy\u00ean v\u00e0o s\u01b0\u1eddn h\u1eafn. Khi th\u1ea5y d\u00f2ng m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh ch\u1ea3y ra – th\u1ee9 m\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u00e0u s\u1eafc k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 khi\u1ebfn h\u1eafn lu\u00f4n kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu – thanh ki\u1ebfm r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi tay Hook, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c tr\u01b0\u1edbc Peter.<\/p>\n
“K\u1ebft li\u1ec5u \u0111i!”<\/i> t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh h\u00e9t l\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea7y h\u00e0o hi\u1ec7p, Peter m\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh nh\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i thanh ki\u1ebfm. Hook v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng l\u00e0m theo, nh\u01b0ng trong l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp n\u1ed7i bi th\u01b0\u01a1ng khi nh\u1eadn ra Peter \u0111ang th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n phong th\u00e1i qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i cao th\u01b0\u1ee3ng.<\/p>\n
Su\u1ed1t t\u1eeb n\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd, h\u1eafn v\u1eabn t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u00e1c qu\u1ef7 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y nh\u1eefng nghi ng\u1edd c\u00f2n \u0111en t\u1ed1i h\u01a1n \u0111ang b\u1ee7a v\u00e2y l\u1ea5y h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n
“Pan, mi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 ai? L\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec?”<\/i> Hook kh\u00e0n \u0111\u1eb7c gi\u1ecdng ch\u1ea5t v\u1ea5n.<\/p>\n
“Ta l\u00e0 tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb, ta l\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m vui,”<\/i> Peter \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u1ed3n nhi\u00ean, “ta l\u00e0 ch\u00fa chim non v\u1eeba m\u1ed5 v\u1ecf ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi n\u00f3i ng\u00e2y ng\u00f4 c\u1ee7a tr\u1ebb con; nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Hook kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i ch\u1ee9ng minh r\u1eb1ng Peter ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng \u00fd th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ai hay l\u00e0 g\u00ec – v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec9nh cao c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 h\u00e0o hi\u1ec7p tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n
“Ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i,”<\/i> h\u1eafn g\u00e0o l\u00ean trong tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n
Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e1nh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ed7 m\u00e1y \u0111\u1eadp l\u00faa kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng ngh\u1ec9, m\u1ed7i nh\u00e1t ch\u00e9m c\u1ee7a thanh ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 kia c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ebb \u0111\u00f4i b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng hay c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0o d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng Peter l\u01b0\u1ee3n quanh h\u1eafn nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 do ch\u00ednh l\u01b0\u1ee1i ki\u1ebfm t\u1ea1o ra, \u0111\u1ea9y c\u1eadu ra kh\u1ecfi v\u00f9ng nguy hi\u1ec3m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u00e0i t\u00ecnh. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, h\u1ebft l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c, c\u1eadu lao v\u00e0o, \u0111\u00e2m t\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
Hook gi\u1edd chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u00fat hy v\u1ecdng. Tr\u00e1i tim s\u1ee5c s\u00f4i \u0111am m\u00ea chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n khao kh\u00e1t s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 mong m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t: \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn Peter th\u1ea5t th\u1ebf, phong \u0111\u1ed9 r\u1ec7u r\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u1eafn ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o c\u00f5i l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo v\u0129nh h\u1eb1ng.<\/p>\n
B\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c, h\u1eafn lao v\u00e0o kho \u0111\u1ea1n, ch\u00e2m l\u1eeda.<\/p>\n
“Hai ph\u00fat n\u1eefa,”<\/i> h\u1eafn g\u00e0o l\u00ean, “con t\u00e0u s\u1ebd tan x\u00e1c!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, ch\u00ednh l\u00fac n\u00e0y, h\u1eafn ngh\u0129, ph\u1ea9m gi\u00e1 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9ng minh.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng Peter b\u01b0\u1edbc ra t\u1eeb h\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea1n v\u1edbi qu\u1ea3 bom tr\u00ean tay, b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n n\u00e9m n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng bi\u1ec3n.<\/p>\n
C\u00f2n Hook, h\u1eafn \u0111ang th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n phong th\u00e1i ra sao? D\u00f9 l\u00e0 k\u1ebb l\u1ea7m l\u1ea1c, ta v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 vui thay cho h\u1eafn – d\u1eabu kh\u00f4ng t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh – r\u1eb1ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00fang v\u1edbi gia phong c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y l\u01b0\u1ee3n v\u00f2ng quanh h\u1eafn, nh\u1ea1o b\u00e1ng, khinh mi\u1ec7t; c\u00f2n h\u1eafn lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng tr\u00ean boong t\u00e0u, vung tay l\u00ean tr\u1eddi trong v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng, t\u00e2m tr\u00ed h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u1edf hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i n\u1eefa; n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 lang thang v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng s\u00e2n ch\u01a1i ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a c\u0169, ho\u1eb7c \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb l\u1ec5 t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p, ho\u1eb7c d\u00f5i theo tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5u t\u1eeb b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng danh ti\u1ebfng. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y h\u1eafn ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, \u00e1o vest h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9n chu, c\u00e0 v\u1ea1t h\u1eafn \u0111\u00fang m\u1ef1c, \u0111\u00f4i t\u1ea5t h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u00ea v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n
James Hook, d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n k\u00e9m ph\u1ea7n h\u00f9ng d\u0169ng, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n ra \u0111i.<\/p>\n
B\u1edfi l\u1ebd ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n
Khi th\u1ea5y Peter t\u1eeb t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn trong kh\u00f4ng trung v\u1edbi l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao g\u0103m s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng, h\u1eafn nh\u00fan ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean th\u00e0nh t\u00e0u \u0111\u1ec3 lao m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng bi\u1ec3n. H\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng l\u0169 c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u \u0111ang ch\u1ef1c ch\u1edd d\u01b0\u1edbi kia; b\u1edfi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh d\u1eebng chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt \u1ea5y: \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u00fat t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u00e0nh cho h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n
H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng nho nh\u1ecf cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean ti\u1ebfc nu\u1ed1i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Khi \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean th\u00e0nh t\u00e0u, ngo\u1ea3nh nh\u00ecn qua vai th\u1ea5y Peter \u0111ang bay l\u01b0\u1ee3n trong kh\u00f4ng trung, h\u1eafn ra hi\u1ec7u cho c\u1eadu b\u00e9 d\u00f9ng ch\u00e2n. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn Peter thay v\u00ec \u0111\u00e2m th\u00ec l\u1ea1i tung m\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u00e1.<\/p>\n
Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Hook \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1eafn h\u1eb1ng mong \u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
“Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i,”<\/i> h\u1eafn nh\u1ea1o b\u00e1ng h\u00e9t l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i vui v\u1ebb b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda con c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u.<\/p>\n
V\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 James Hook \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
“M\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y,”<\/i> Slightly ng\u00e2n nga; nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfm ch\u01b0a th\u1eadt ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. \u0110\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec1n t\u1ed9i; ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 hai k\u1ebb ch\u1ea1y tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o b\u1edd: Starkey b\u1ecb b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c da \u0111\u1ecf b\u1eaft gi\u1eef, b\u1eaft l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng tr\u1ebb cho l\u0169 nh\u00f3c, m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 sa s\u00fat nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n; c\u00f2n Smee th\u00ec lang thang kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i v\u1edbi c\u1eb7p k\u00ednh \u0111eo m\u1eaft, ki\u1ebfm s\u1ed1ng qua ng\u00e0y b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch kho\u00e1c l\u00e1c r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 k\u1ebb duy nh\u1ea5t khi\u1ebfn Jas. Hook khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3.<\/p>\n
Wendy, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u1ee9ng sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean kh\u00f4ng tham gia tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn, d\u00f9 \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi Peter v\u1edbi v\u1ebb l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9; nh\u01b0ng khi m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh t\u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec3m. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 d\u00e0nh l\u1eddi khen ng\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec1u cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, r\u1ed3i th\u00edch th\u00fa r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh khi Michael ch\u1ec9 cho c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u01a1i c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea1 g\u1ee5c m\u1ed9t t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp; sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 d\u1eabn c\u1ea3 nh\u00f3m xu\u1ed1ng khoang thuy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a Hook v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 treo l\u1ee7ng l\u1eb3ng tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc \u0111inh. Kim \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u0111ang ch\u1ec9 “m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd r\u01b0\u1ee1i!”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng n\u00f3i nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00e3 khuya l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i. Wendy nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u01b0a b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ee7 trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ea7ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n – b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin ch\u1eafc \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3; t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 tr\u1eeb Peter, c\u1eadu \u0111i \u0111i l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean boong t\u00e0u cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng thi\u1ebfp \u0111i b\u00ean kh\u1ea9u ph\u00e1o Long Tom. \u0110\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n m\u1ed9ng m\u1ecb c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf trong gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7, v\u00e0 Wendy \u0111\u00e3 \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y c\u1eadu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":15,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-53","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/peter-pan\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/peter-pan\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/peter-pan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/peter-pan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/peter-pan\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/peter-pan\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/53\/revisions\/85"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/peter-pan\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/peter-pan\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/53\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/peter-pan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/peter-pan\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/peter-pan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/peter-pan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}