M\u01b0a ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ecbt m\u00f9, m\u01b0a nh\u01b0 tr\u00fat n\u01b0\u1edbc, b\u1ea5y gi\u1edd v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng h\u01a1n
m\u01b0\u1eddi hai gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam r\u1ed3i, m\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc xe tay ga m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u00e2n kh\u1ed1i
c\u1ee7a anh v\u1eabn ch\u1ea1y t\u1eeb C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1 v\u1ec1 sau \u0111\u00e1m ma c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau anh. C\u1ea3
ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ed3ng n\u1eb7c m\u00f9i r\u01b0\u1ee3u n\u1eb7ng, tay ph\u00f3ng lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y
r\u1ea5t nhanh, con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng l\u1ea7y l\u1ed9i trong \u0111\u00eam m\u01b0a c\u00e0ng l\u1edbn.
Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, anh t\u1ea5p v\u00e0o c\u0103n nh\u00e0 b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 xin \u1edf tr\u1ecd
m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam th\u00f4i.

M\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0 r\u00eau phong tr\u00f9m l\u00ean c\u00e1i v\u1ebb c\u0169 k\u0129, r\u00e1ch n\u00e1t. Ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng
to cao, trang ho\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng to\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i c\u1ed5 k\u00ednh, n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i
nh\u00e0 c\u1ee1 trung b\u00ecnh, \u0111u\u1ee3c x\u00e2y theo ki\u1ec3u ki\u1ebfn tr\u00fac th\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 c\u00f3
nh\u1eefng ch\u1eadu hoa lan, hoa h\u1ed3ng tr\u1ed3ng kh\u1eafp s\u00e2n, nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa n\u1edf r\u1ed9
trong \u0111\u00eam d\u1eabu b\u00ean trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng ai c\u1ea3. Anh b\u01b0\u1edbc
v\u00e0o ch\u1eb3ng ng\u1ea1i ng\u1eebng g\u00ec, la to:
_ Ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 \u01a1i! Cho t\u00f4i xin \u1edf tr\u1ecd m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam nh\u00e9!
Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i nghe th\u1ea5y ai tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, anh tu\u1ef3 ti\u1ec7n th\u1ea5t l\u1ec5 leo l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf sofa

trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c ngon l\u00e0nh.
M\u01b0a ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn l\u1edbn v\u00e0 n\u1eb7ng h\u1ea1t t\u00ed t\u00e1ch t\u1eebng c\u01a1n. M\u01b0a v\u1ed7 m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 c\u0169
k\u0129 nghe l\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ed9p, gi\u00f3 l\u00f9a qua nh\u1eefng khe c\u1eeda g\u00f5 c\u00e0nh c\u1ea1ch t\u1eebng ti\u1ebfng th\u1eadt
r\u00f9ng r\u1ee3n. Anh v\u1eabn ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng anh \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u00e0 \u1edf
m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, l\u1ea1 l\u1eabm th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, li\u1ec7u s\u1ebd ra sao?
\u201cR\u1ea7m!\u201d, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng s\u00e9t \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1eadt l\u1edbn l\u00e0m anh gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady. L\u00fac n\u00e0y
ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi g\u1ea7n hai gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam. Anh toan ng\u1ee7 ti\u1ebfp ch\u1ee3t th\u1ea5y trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f3
ch\u1ecbu, anh g\u1eafng g\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eady \u0111i l\u00f2ng v\u00f2ng t\u00ecm nh\u00e0 v\u1ec7 sinh \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1eeda
m\u1eb7t.

D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang theo sau anh, n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 ch\u1ec9 anh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i anh
c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn, c\u1ea3 hai b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i anh ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y g\u00ec. \u201cC\u0103n nh\u00e0
n\u00e0y c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e2u to \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i sao nh\u00e0 v\u1ec7 sinh kh\u00f3 t\u00ecm qu\u00e1 v\u1eady n\u00e8!\u201d, anh t\u1ef1
ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n l\u1ea1 \u1ea5y b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1eadt nhanh, th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda
anh, anh gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh s\u1ef1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi\u2026 B\u1ed7ng c\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng gian n\u00edn b\u1eb7t.

\u201cCh\u1eafc ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 n\u00f3 k\u00eau th\u00f4i\u201d, anh ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng
t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00e0 v\u1ec7 sinh. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gian ph\u00f2ng kh\u00f4ng r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i cho l\u1eafm,
h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ee7 cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ee3p b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m
g\u1ea1ch mang m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng l\u1ea1 k\u00ec, m\u1ed9t m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng tinh nh\u01b0 b\u1ed9t, kh\u00f4ng hoa v\u0103n,
kh\u00f4ng c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u1ec7u, th\u00eam v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00e1ng b\u1eb1ng
men tr\u1eafng tr\u00f4ng kh\u00e1 m\u1edbi. Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 c\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi b\u1ecf hoang.

Ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec7n, n\u00ean anh \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eeda nh\u00e0 v\u1ec7 sinh m\u1edf toang ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf
cho \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i r\u1ecdi v\u00e0o trong khi r\u1eeda m\u1eb7t. \u201cK\u00e9t\u2026 k\u00e9t\u2026\u201d, anh
m\u1edf v\u00f2i n\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ee9ng t\u1eebng d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e1t tung v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t, li\u00ean t\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady
\u0111\u1ec3 b\u1edbt kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, ch\u1ee3t anh cu\u1ed1i nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n anh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t
v\u1ebft \u0111en nh\u01b0 ph\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, c\u00e1c t\u1ea5m g\u1ea1ch kia c\u0169ng v\u1eady r\u1ed3i
ch\u1ee3t n\u00f3 v\u1ee5t m\u1ea5t. Anh b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng, s\u1eefng s\u1edd, b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh kh\u00f3a v\u00f2i n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1i.
Ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t l\u00ean \u0111\u1ecbnh ra ngo\u00e0i th\u00ec th\u1ea5y trong chi\u1ebfc g\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc anh
l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef ph\u1ee7 b\u1ed9 \u00e1o \u0111en, r\u0169 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c d\u00e0i che n\u1eeda khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t,
ch\u1eeba ra \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft th\u00e2m v\u00e0 mang m\u1ed9t s\u00e1t kh\u00ed kh\u00f3 t\u1ea3 nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o
anh. Chi\u1ebfc b\u00f3ng \u1ea5y trong g\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng l\u01b0\u1edbt nh\u1eb9, m\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc nhanh t\u1eebng
b\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4 c\u1ee9ng, gh\u00ea r\u1ee3n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda anh, anh v\u1ed9i quay ph\u1eaft l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb1ng sau th\u00ec
ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y hai \u0111\u00f4i tay ai \u0111\u1ea5y kh\u00f4 kh\u1ed1c, s\u1ee9t m\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb v\u1eaft c\u1ea1n m\u00e1u t\u1eeb
trong t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00f4 ra nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n b\u1eaft, mu\u1ed1n \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t anh v\u1eady v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5
n\u1eef trong g\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u0169ng th\u1ebf.

B\u1ea5t ng\u1edd, ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t, anh ch\u1ea1y th\u1eadt nhanh ra ngo\u00e0i, ch\u1ea1y v\u1eaft ch\u00e2n l\u00ean c\u1ed5
theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u0169 \u0111\u1ec3 ra kh\u1ecfi c\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y, tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 gian ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch ban \u0111\u1ea7u,
anh ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ti\u1ebfng d\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea7m. B\u00f3ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi con g\u00e1i n\u00e0o th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p
m\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 \u00e1o ph\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t m\u00e0u \u0111en huy\u1ec1n \u1ea3o t\u1eeb tr\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng, c\u0169ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i
t\u00f3c d\u00e0i \u0111en \u00f3ng \u1ea3 nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay c\u00f4 l\u01b0\u1edbt nh\u1eb9 tr\u00ean ph\u00edm \u0111\u00e0n t\u1ea1o ra
m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb du d\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu, kh\u00e1c xa s\u1ef1 kinh t\u1edfm ban n\u00e3y. Kh\u00fac nh\u1ea1c
ho\u00e0 t\u1ea5u c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e0n c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 bao b\u00e0i nh\u1ea1c quen thu\u1ed9c kh\u00e1c, t\u1ea1o cho anh m\u1ed9t
c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c g\u1ea7n g\u0169i, d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu v\u00e0 n\u1ed3ng \u1ea5m bi\u1ebft ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o, m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c qu\u00e1