Hậu Duệ Thần Đèn Tập 1

["\u2013\u2002\u00c0, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 gi\u1ed1ng hoa lily xanh s\u00f4ng Nile. Trong khi b\u00e0 h\u0103ng say n\u00f3i th\u00eam r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1eddn c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, \u00f4ng Faith, l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1eddn m\u00e1t tay nh\u1ea5t Cairo, John th\u1ea7m th\u00ec: \u2013\u2002ABECEDARIAN! V\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u00f3c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t trong ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft. C\u1eadu Nimrod lo l\u1eafng nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng \u0103n nhanh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, John. Coi ch\u1eebng b\u1ee5ng ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ti\u00eau k\u1ecbp \u0111\u00f3. John nhanh ch\u00f3ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Xin l\u1ed7i c\u1eadu. Ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3i b\u1ee5ng th\u00f4i. C\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh li\u1ebfm m\u00f4i ra v\u1ebb th\u00e8m thu\u1ed3ng, Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u n\u1eefa. M\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh b\u00e0 l\u00e0m h\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n n\u00e0y \u00e0, b\u00e0 Coeur de Lapin? B\u00e0 b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, ch\u00e1u y\u00eau c\u1ee7a ta. Ta cho nh\u1eadp ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn m\u00f3n \u0103n t\u1eeb Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i ta nh\u1edd hai \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a ta chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ch\u00fang. John m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002\u00d4i, b\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn hai \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp c\u01a1 \u00e0? \u2013\u2002\u1eea. Monsieur Impoli \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb Paris, v\u00e0 Monsieur Mal\u00e9lev\u00e9 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb Vezelay. \u201cCh\u00e9n\u201d g\u1ecdn c\u00e1i c\u00e0ng t\u00f4m tr\u00ean m\u00e2m ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002A, la belle France[20]. Sao t\u00f4i nh\u1edb n\u00f3 qu\u00e1. Th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi khi ch\u1ecb mang t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1eb7c s\u1ea3n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn Ai C\u1eadp n\u00e0y. Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 t\u1ed1n k\u00e9m l\u1eafm nh\u1ec9?","B\u00e0 Coeur de Lapin nh\u00fan vai: \u2013\u2002\u1ed2, non[21]. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3ng thu\u1ebf s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. V\u00e0 b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf trong g\u1ea7n 45 ph\u00fat cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t, ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0 Coeur de Lapin \u0103n. Ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu Nimrod m\u1edbi l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u khi b\u00e0 Coeur de Lapin m\u1eddi \u00f4ng \u0103n th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u00edt ph\u00f4 mai Brie. \u0110\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea7y \u1ea9n \u00fd, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1ed2 kh\u00f4ng, c\u00e1m \u01a1n. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0103n th\u00eam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n th\u1ecbnh so\u1ea1n. \u0110\u00fang kh\u00f4ng c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u? B\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eadu Nimrod, John th\u1ea3y c\u00e1i kh\u0103n lau mi\u1ec7ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng. Nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0103n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 ma thu\u1eadt. C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t, nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u00ean b\u1ecf qua cho John l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y. Th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng xong b\u1eefa, b\u00e0 Coeur de Lapin nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0103n th\u1eadt kh\u1ecfe. B\u1ed9 c\u1eadu c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u1edf nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng cho c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0103n \u00e0? Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 khi n\u00e0o t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. T\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n b\u00fang tay v\u00e0 n\u00f3i t\u1eeb ma thu\u1eadt m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00e0 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c m\u00f3n \u0103n \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ecdn s\u1eb5n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t. B\u00e0 Coeur de Lapin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u01a1i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa nh\u00e9. V\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 s\u1edbm \u0111\u1ea5y nh\u00e9. Ta r\u1ea5t vui khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb M\u1ef9 bi\u1ebft th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c m\u00f3n \u0103n.","Khi h\u1ecd \u0111ang \u0111i b\u1ed9 ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod, Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002May qu\u00e1, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec b\u1eefa \u0103n c\u0169ng k\u1ebft th\u00fac. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec l\u1ea1 kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu Nimrod? C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t: \u2013\u2002Theo c\u1eadu th\u00ec c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u1ea7n c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn h\u01a1n. Nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00f3 John. Ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 x\u01a1i g\u1ecdn c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u0129a \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00fa ngo\u1ea1m. Nh\u1edd ch\u00e1u m\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u00e0 Coeur de Lapin \u0111ang ngh\u0129 t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 \u0103n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u00f2n kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp h\u01a1n con ng\u1ef1a h\u00e1u \u0103n nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p. John bi\u1ec7n minh: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 c\u1ed1 \u0103n h\u0103ng say nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu b\u1ea3o th\u00f4i m\u00e0. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p b\u00e0 Coeur de Lapin. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y t\u1ed1n bao nhi\u00eau c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng \u0103n g\u00ec. Th\u1ee9c \u0103n ngon th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta ph\u00ed ph\u1ea1m, th\u1eadt u\u1ed5ng qu\u00e1. C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m suy ngh\u0129 v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 t\u1ed9i. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ng\u00e1p d\u00e0i. Philippa h\u1ecfi anh: \u2013\u2002Anh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd m\u1eaft b\u00e0 ta kh\u00f4ng? C\u00f3 g\u00ec k\u1ef3 l\u1eafm. Khi b\u00e0 nh\u00ecn em, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eady \u0111\u00f3. John nh\u00fan vai: \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p m\u00e0. H\u1ecd lu\u00f4n nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 em kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i v\u1eady \u0111\u00f3. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i:","\u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e2u. Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ai kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p. H\u1ecd g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u201cv\u0103n minh\u201d. Ng\u00e1p d\u00e0i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002\u00d4i \u0110\u00e8n \u01a1i[22], h\u00e3y nh\u00ecn ta ng\u00e1p xem. Sau m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n th\u1ecbnh so\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, ta ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ee3p m\u1eaft m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng may, ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian r\u1ea3nh. Ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn Old City \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng Hussein Hussaout.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 14 C\u1eadu b\u00e9 v\u1edbi b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n xanh Khu v\u1ef1c c\u1ed5 x\u01b0a nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Cairo n\u1eb1m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Nam c\u1ee7a Garden City. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y, sau khi r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng y\u00ean t\u0129nh r\u1ea3i s\u1ecfi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao d\u1ecdc hai b\u00ean b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng c\u0103n nh\u00e0 k\u00edn c\u1ed5ng cao t\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 th\u1edd th\u1eddi Trung c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ecba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00f4ng coi c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, h\u1ecd \u0111i v\u00e0o trong m\u1ed9t con h\u1ebbm d\u00e0i h\u1eb9p v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u l\u1edbn n\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed3 l\u01b0u ni\u1ec7m r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n. C\u1eadu Nimrod d\u1eb7n: \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean anh Hussein bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu l\u00e0 djinn. Tuy nhi\u00ean, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 trong th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean gi\u1eef b\u00ed m\u1eadt v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng l\u00e0 djinn. Khi l\u00e0 djinn, s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1t n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 ai. Ngo\u00e0i ra, n\u1ebfu anh Hussein ngh\u0129 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m quen v\u1edbi Baksheesh, con trai anh \u1ea5y. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Anh kh\u00e1 t\u1ed1t, v\u00e0, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u00f3 khi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y s\u1ebd b\u1eadt m\u00ed nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 \u00f4ng Hussein kh\u00f4ng cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft. Cho n\u00ean, nh\u1edb c\u0103ng m\u1eaft, c\u0103ng tai ra nghe ng\u00f3ng nh\u00e9. Ng\u00f3 nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u01b0ng sau l\u1edbp k\u00ednh c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, John th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1ea1p nh\u1ea1p d\u00e0nh cho du kh\u00e1ch th\u00f4i m\u00e0.","C\u1eadu Nimrod cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng Hussein gi\u1eef nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 th\u1eadt \u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng tr\u00ean l\u1ea7u. N\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n, m\u1ed9t trong hai \u0111\u1ee9a c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ebbn l\u00ean xem, trong khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1ea1c h\u01b0\u1edbng Baksheesh. H\u1ecd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng Hussein \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u. V\u1eadn b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u1eafng, \u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ch\u1ed3ng g\u1ed1i \u00f4m trang tr\u00ed h\u1ecda ti\u1ebft th\u00eau \u1ea2 R\u1eadp, \u0111\u1eb1ng sau m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e0n c\u00e0 ph\u00ea ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y qu\u1ea3 h\u1ed3 tr\u0103n, k\u1eb9o ng\u1ecdt \u1ea2 R\u1eadp, n\u01b0\u1edbc chanh v\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft k\u00ednh. Tay l\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng h\u1ea1t c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 th\u1ee9 11 l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng h\u1ea1t huy\u1ec1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch lo l\u1eafng, \u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i h\u00fat m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 thu\u1ed1c c\u00f3 m\u00f9i c\u1ee7a tr\u00e1i d\u00e2u t\u00e2y b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc to nh\u01b0 k\u00e8n fag\u00f4t, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng nh\u1ea5p m\u00f4i m\u1ed9t \u00edt c\u00e0 ph\u00ea ng\u1ecdt n\u00f3ng h\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ef1ng trong c\u00e1i \u1ea5m b\u1ea1c nh\u1ecf. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb9p l\u00e3o v\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng, h\u00e0m r\u00e2u \u0111\u1eadm m\u00e0u v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 h\u1ed5ng gi\u1eefa h\u00e0m r\u0103ng khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n h\u01a1i qu\u1ef7 quy\u1ec7t. Tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu Nimrod, \u00f4ng m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, gi\u01a1 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay l\u00ean ch\u1ea1m nh\u1eb9 v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 kh\u1ebd c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e0o. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002R\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c anh c\u0169ng t\u1edbi. T\u00f4i \u0111ang t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft anh c\u00f3 t\u1edbi hay kh\u00f4ng. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 h\u00f4n nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0o m\u00e1 c\u1eadu Nimrod. Quay sang c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i, c\u1eadu Nimrod gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 John v\u00e0 Philippa, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e1u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb M\u1ef9. Ch\u00fang \u0111ang \u1edf ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n. M\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m l\u1ed9 r\u00f5 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng h\u1ed5ng m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng Hussein Hussaout c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e0o hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e0o m\u1eebng c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ebfn Ai C\u1eadp! R\u1ed3i m\u1eaft nheo l\u1ea1i v\u1ebb nghi ng\u1edd, \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi:","\u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 Ai C\u1eadp qu\u00e1 n\u00f3ng cho c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u sao? Nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m l\u1ed9 th\u00e2n ph\u1eadn ch\u00fang, theo l\u1eddi d\u1eb7n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod, Philippa g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u ra v\u1ebb m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, b\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 djinn m\u1edbi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 th\u1edf v\u1edbi c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng m\u00f9a h\u00e8 c\u1ee7a Ai C\u1eadp, trong khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ebd ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n v\u1ec1 n\u00f3. C\u1ea7m t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a Old City l\u00ean qu\u1ea1t lia l\u1ecba, c\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng. R\u1ea5t n\u00f3ng \u1ea1. B\u1eaft k\u1ecbp t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh, John n\u00f3i th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002Ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 n\u00f3ng \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. N\u1ebfu tr\u1eddi m\u00e0 n\u00f3ng th\u00eam ch\u00fat n\u1eefa th\u00ec ch\u1eafc ch\u00e1u b\u1ecb n\u01b0\u1edbng ch\u00edn qu\u00e1 \u00e0. \u00d4ng Hussein Hussaout n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng n\u00e0o. \u0110\u00e2y, hai ch\u00e1u u\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i n\u00e0y \u0111i cho m\u00e1t. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng r\u00f3t cho m\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t ly n\u01b0\u1edbc chanh. Tuy th\u00edch m\u00f3n c\u00e0 ph\u00ea c\u00f3 m\u00f9i v\u1ecb th\u01a1m ngon trong \u1ea5m h\u01a1n, c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0a tay nh\u1eadn l\u1ea5y ly n\u01b0\u1edbc chanh v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m \u01a1n \u00f4ng Hussein. \u00d4ng Hussein n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002R\u1ea5t \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng nh\u01b0 anh Nimrod \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao th\u00ec anh \u1ea5y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh, v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t t\u1eebng n\u00f3i, \u201cCh\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 \u0111i\u00ean v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh m\u1edbi \u0111i ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0a\u201d. C\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 anh trai ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00d4i, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang qu\u00e1. T\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1 l\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y n\u00f3ng c\u1ea3.","\u00d4ng Hussein Hussaout m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002\u1eea, anh \u1ea5y k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh l\u1eadp d\u1ecb th\u1ef1c th\u1ee5. C\u1eadu Nimrod ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ngai v\u00e0ng nh\u00e1i theo chi\u1ebfc ngai t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a vua Tutankhamen hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y \u1edf B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng Cairo, \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Hussein. \u0110\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00f3 xung quanh c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng, \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Con trai anh, c\u1eadu Baksheesh, d\u1ea1o n\u00e0y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? \u2013\u2002C\u00e1m \u01a1n anh, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn kh\u1ecfe. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u n\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111i h\u1ecdc \u00e0? T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3. \u2013\u2002\u1eea. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0o v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e1 th\u01b0 nh\u1eafn c\u1ee7a anh. Li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i, \u00f4ng Hussein e d\u00e8 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 n\u00ean b\u00e0n chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t tr\u1ebb con kh\u00f4ng? C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e1p: \u2013\u2002Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u00fang. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec th\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang nghe ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1eabn t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu anh mu\u1ed1n th\u1ebf th\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i, c\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft r\u1ed3i h\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda sau c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u: \u2013\u2002Sao hai ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng \u0111i ki\u1ebfm cho m\u00ecnh v\u00e0i m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 l\u01b0u ni\u1ec7m nh\u1ec9? C\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i ngoan ngo\u00e3n tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng \u1ea1.","Hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda sau c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u v\u00e0 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng c\u1ed7 quan t\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i. B\u00ean trong m\u1ed7i quan t\u00e0i nh\u1ecf x\u00edu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh nh\u00e2n x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp gi\u1ea3 qu\u1ea5n b\u0103ng k\u00edn m\u00edt. Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i l\u1ea1i quan t\u00e2m h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Th\u1eed t\u1eadp trung tinh th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 nghe ng\u00f3ng, ch\u00fang ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe r\u00f5 m\u1ed3n m\u1ed9t h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trao \u0111\u1ed5i gi\u1eefa c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 Ai C\u1eadp. V\u1eeba nghe ng\u00f3ng, c\u1ea3 hai v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ebfn \u00f4ng Hussein \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edd c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i l\u1ebbn ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda h\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 ra s\u00e2n trong, v\u00e0 th\u00e1m th\u00ednh xung quanh nh\u01b0 g\u1ee3i \u00fd c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Theo nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec anh n\u00f3i trong th\u01b0, th\u00ec anh \u0111\u00e3 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 th\u00fa v\u1ecb, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Hussein Hussaout nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i. \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb l\u1ed9 ra sau c\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea5t? \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn gi\u00f3 x\u1ea5u kh\u00f4ng mang l\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p g\u00ec cho ai. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 cho Ai C\u1eadp. C\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y sau tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea5t. V\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 anh. V\u00e0 g\u00e3 Iblis. C\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9. \u2013\u2002Anh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y Iblis? \u1ede ngay t\u1ea1i Cairo sao? \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang. V\u00e0o h\u00f4m kia. \u1ede B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng Cairo. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng Hussein gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002Anh bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3, vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00ecn ng\u1eafm nh\u1eefng c\u1ed5 v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng. Nh\u1eefng h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 lu\u00f4n tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng. Cho n\u00ean ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng","nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u00e0y kh\u00e1c. Ho\u1eb7c \u00edt nh\u1ea5t n\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn quanh v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra g\u00e3 Iblis \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang quan s\u00e1t t\u00f4i. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh Iblis, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 v\u00e0i djinn t\u1ed9c Ifrit kh\u00e1c. Maymunah v\u00e0 cha \u1ea3, Al Dimiryat, v\u00e0 Dahnash. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec t\u00ecnh c\u1edd trong vi\u1ec7c ch\u00fang g\u1eb7p t\u00f4i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 ch\u00fang n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. Ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn xem b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p t\u00f4i. Cho n\u00ean, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00ean l\u1ea7u v\u00e0 v\u00e0o qu\u00e1n c\u00e0 ph\u00ea c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1, n\u1ebfu anh hi\u1ec3u \u00fd t\u00f4i. C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002G\u00e3 Iblis d\u1ea1o n\u00e0y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd th\u00ec h\u1eafn \u0111ang \u0111\u1ec3 r\u00e2u. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady \u00e0? \u2013\u2002\u1eea. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t nh\u00fam r\u00e2u nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng \u1edf tr\u00ean c\u1eb1m v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0m r\u00e2u quai n\u00f3n m\u1ecfng. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea2 R\u1eadp. C\u00f2n l\u1ea1i th\u00ec v\u1eabn nh\u01b0 c\u0169. N\u00f3i n\u0103ng tr\u00f4i ch\u1ea3y, \u0111\u00fang ki\u1ec3u th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u00e2n. Cung c\u00e1ch x\u1eed s\u1ef1 ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o. Qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o Savile Row \u0111\u1eaft ti\u1ec1n. Gi\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7t may. R\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0102ng-l\u00ea, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 anh, Nimrod \u1ea1. \u00d4ng Hussein Hussaout nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a ng\u00f3n tay \u00fat l\u00ean ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng h\u1edf gi\u1eefa h\u00e0m r\u0103ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u00d4ng nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Anh v\u00e0 h\u1eafn c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec3m gi\u1ed1ng nhau \u0111\u1ea5y, b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u00e0\u2026 \u2013\u2002V\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0? \u2013\u2002Iblis n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 h\u1eafn \u0111ang mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 Ai C\u1eadp c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y sau tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 th\u1eadt. C\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a tri\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea1i th\u1ee9 18. V\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. Kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ean anh. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a ra cho h\u1eafn b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 gi\u00e1 n\u00e0o t\u00f4i th\u00edch n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng.","C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 tri\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea1i duy nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 djinn quan t\u00e2m t\u1edbi. V\u00e0 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean anh bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. \u2013\u2002Iblis n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin \u0111\u1ed3n r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111ang s\u1edf h\u1eefu m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 th\u00f4ng tin c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9 b\u1ecb th\u1ea5t l\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a Akhenaten. \u2013\u2002H\u1eafn n\u00f3i th\u1ebf \u00e0? V\u00e0 anh c\u00f3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? R\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i d\u00e0i v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng \u0111i\u1ebfu to \u0111\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Th\u00e1nh Ala, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi h\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tin \u0111\u1ed3n. V\u00ec d\u00f9 g\u00ec, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt, th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t gia t\u00e0i. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u01b0\u1edbp \u0111i m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a anh. \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu Iblis bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi anh \u0111\u1ebfn, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn h\u1eafn s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t b\u1ef1c t\u1ee9c v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. \u0110\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn khi b\u00e0n b\u1ea1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y v\u1edbi anh. C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u1ee9 cho nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1eadt, v\u1eady th\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec? \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3? \u1ede \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y? B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 kho b\u00e1u rao b\u00e1n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng. Nh\u01b0 anh \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft, nh\u1eefng l\u1edbp c\u00e1t chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 anh v\u1eeba n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a. Y nh\u01b0 vi\u1ec7c anh mu\u1ed1n","\u0111\u01b0a cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng v\u1eady. \u00d4ng Hussein \u0111i\u1ec1m t\u0129nh n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002B\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u lo\u1ea1i. C\u00e1i m\u00e0 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 vi\u1ebft tr\u00ean gi\u1ea5y c\u00f3i c\u0169 k\u1ef9. C\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 vi\u1ebft tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m da l\u1ea5y t\u1eeb tay x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh. \u2013\u2002Anh \u0111ang l\u00e0m l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed th\u1eddi gian c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea5y, anh Hussein. Tr\u1eeb khi\u2026 C\u1eadu Nimrod ch\u1ee3t kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002Tr\u1eeb khi anh \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 Netjer. M\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m bia \u0111\u00e1 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap anh gi\u1ea3i m\u00e3 nh\u1eefng ch\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng Hussein ch\u1ec9 c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Ai bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i hay kh\u00f4ng? V\u00e0 n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec th\u00ec t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i ph\u00e1 h\u1ee7y n\u00f3 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 quan \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng Hussein Hussaout gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i m\u00e0 v\u1ecb djinn tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u1ed1t ra, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002M\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5m bia \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 v\u1ebd ra m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3. C\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 h\u01a1n, m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a Medinet el-Fayyum v\u00e0 khu v\u1ef1c xung quanh n\u00f3. M\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a m\u1edbi t\u1eeb sau tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea5t. G\u00f5 nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0o tr\u00e1n, \u00f4ng Hussein n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1ebd t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y vi\u1ebft ch\u00ec. V\u00e0, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean, l\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n l\u1edbn. M\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1ea5t gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb ho\u1eb7c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng nh\u01b0","nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u00ean gi\u1ea5y c\u00f3i kh\u00e1c. C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt \u00e0? Anh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 Netjer? Anh th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebft ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a Akhenaten \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? \u00d4ng Hussein Hussaout th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u00f3 th\u1eadt. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu anh c\u0169ng n\u00f3i y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady v\u1edbi t\u1ee5i Ifrit, t\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 anh s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5y. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 Iblis. H\u1eafn l\u00e0 djinn thi\u1ebfu b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c bi\u1ebft t\u00ednh to\u00e1n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 anh ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ea5y, Nimrod. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec ch\u00fang ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 mua l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00fang quen chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t b\u1eb1ng v\u0169 l\u1ef1c. \u1ede ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u, John \u0111\u1eb7t x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111ang c\u1ea7m xu\u1ed1ng. Nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng Hussein Hussaout v\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, qu\u00e1 t\u1eadp trung \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, John kh\u1ec1u nh\u1eb9 em g\u00e1i v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda h\u1eadu \u0111ang \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf, gi\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002\u0110i th\u00f4i. Th\u00e1m th\u00ednh m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng xem sao. Xem ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y g\u00ec n\u00e0o. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda d\u1eabn hai anh em ra m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng s\u00e2n l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ee5i c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9a nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 Ai C\u1eadp b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 to l\u1edbn, nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1i trong \u0111\u00f3, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 trong m\u1eaft c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i, nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 th\u1eadt. \u1ede m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c s\u00e2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf kh\u00e1c d\u1eabn v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng r\u1eeda m\u1eb7t b\u1ed1c m\u00f9i h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn v\u00e0i con ru\u1ed3i bay l\u1edfn v\u1edfn. V\u00e0 \u1edf m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c kh\u00e1c, xuy\u00ean qua c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda th\u1ee9 ba, hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u1ea7u thang \u1ecdp \u1eb9p c\u0169 k\u0129 d\u1eabn l\u00ean t\u1ea7ng l\u1ea7u ph\u00eda tr\u00ean.","H\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u1ea7u thang, John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Anh ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 \u1edf trong \u0111\u00e2y. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u1edf tr\u00ean l\u1ea7u n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1ed1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea5t gi\u1eef. So v\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng ch\u00f3i chang \u1edf kho\u1ea3ng s\u00e2n b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, c\u00e1i c\u1ea7u thang c\u00f3 v\u1ebb t\u1ed1i t\u0103m v\u00e0 u \u00e1m. N\u00f3 g\u1ee3i cho Philippa m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 c\u00e1i ki\u1ec3u n\u00f3 k\u00eau c\u1ecdt k\u1eb9t d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n hai anh em nh\u01b0 trong m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 phim kinh d\u1ecb. V\u1edbi qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 Ai C\u1eadp \u1edf xung quanh, c\u00f4 c\u1ee9 n\u01a1m n\u1edbp s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u1ea5n v\u1ea3i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1edd h\u1ecd \u1edf tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea7u thang. Khi hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec9nh c\u1ea7u thang v\u00e0 qu\u1eb9o v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh lang b\u1ee5i b\u1eb7m t\u1ed1i t\u0103m treo \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c \u1ea3nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3ng khung c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 kh\u1ea3o c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m xa x\u01b0a, c\u00f4 th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Em kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. John tr\u1ea5n an: \u2013\u2002Em th\u1ea3 l\u1ecfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u0111i. Ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ec9 ng\u00f3 s\u01a1 m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng r\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ea7u ngay \u1ea5y m\u00e0. Ngay khi c\u1eadu v\u1eeba n\u00f3i xong, hai anh em l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean nho nh\u1ecf ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb khung c\u1eeda \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf \u1edf ph\u00eda cu\u1ed1i h\u00e0nh lang. Philippa c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00e1u c\u00f4 \u0111\u00f4ng c\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i. N\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t tay anh trai, c\u00f4 r\u00edt l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u1eady? \u2013\u2002Anh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5. C\u0169ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, John c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng nh\u1eafc \u0111i nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i trong \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn, d\u00f9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn c\u00f2n r\u1ea5t tr\u1ebb nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n trong Ngh\u00ecn l\u1ebb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam g\u1ea7n v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m quen v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n kinh h\u00e3i m\u00e0 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ee9a con trai b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o","c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i r\u00fa l\u00ean khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3. C\u1eadu th\u1ea7m th\u00ec: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n th\u00ec em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1edf y\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y. Philippa lo l\u1eafng li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i h\u00e0nh lang d\u00e0i tranh t\u1ed1i tranh s\u00e1ng. C\u00f4 \u0111ang s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 can \u0111\u1ea3m b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n n\u00e0y l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n kia. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh em h\u1ea3? Kh\u00f4ng, c\u00e1m \u01a1n. Em s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u1edbi anh. N\u00f3i m\u1ea1nh mi\u1ec7ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i quay sang \u00fap m\u1eb7t v\u00e0o trong l\u1edbp v\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea9m m\u1ed1c l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u. \u2013\u2002Em \u1ed5n ch\u1ee9? C\u1ea7m tay em g\u00e1i l\u00ean, John \u00e2u y\u1ebfm b\u00f3p nh\u1eb9: \u2013\u2002\u0110i th\u00f4i. Ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn th\u1eed n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u1eadu Nimrod s\u1ebd th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ea5y. Nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt c\u00e1i \u1ef1c, Philippa th\u1ec1u th\u00e0o: \u2013\u2002Em ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd c\u00f2n th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 x\u00e9 x\u00e1c. Ngay c\u1ea3 khi c\u00f4 \u0111ang n\u00f3i, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean n\u1eefa l\u1ea1i v\u1ecdng ra t\u1eeb c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u1edf cu\u1ed1i h\u00e0nh lang, m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ea7m nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9 hay m\u1ed9t quan t\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ee7 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 nghe r\u00f5 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean r\u1ec9 m\u00e0 c\u00f2n nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01a1i th\u1edf g\u1ea5p y\u1ebfu \u1edbt, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa hung d\u1eef hay m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang tr\u1ea3i qua c\u01a1n \u0111au kinh kh\u1ee7ng hay s\u1ef1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9. Philippa ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u00e2m thanh \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng tr\u00e1i tim c\u00f4 \u0111ang \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh. S\u1ee3 ch\u1ebft khi\u1ebfp, t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi John l\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 can \u0111\u1ea3m t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u ra, c\u00f4 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m b\u01b0\u1edbc theo anh khi c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc qua khung","c\u1eeda v\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00e0o c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng n\u01a1i ph\u00e1t ra ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean. M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 b\u1ed7ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean im ph\u0103ng ph\u1eafc m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi John g\u1ecdi: \u2013\u2002\u1ed4n r\u1ed3i, Philippa. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 c\u1ea3. Em v\u00e0o \u0111i. Th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u qua khung c\u1eeda, Philippa nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 tr\u1ea1c tu\u1ed5i c\u00f4 n\u1eb1m c\u1edfi tr\u1ea7n tr\u00ean c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed3ng to l\u1edbn. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u0111ang b\u1ecb b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i \u0111ang tr\u1eb1n tr\u1ecdc tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7m \u0111\u00eca m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i, da tr\u1eafng b\u1ec7ch, m\u00f4i t\u00e1i xanh, mi\u1ec7ng \u00fa \u1edb n\u00f3i s\u1ea3ng li\u00ean t\u1ee5c. M\u1ed9t b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n sang m\u00e0u xanh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu c\u00f3 hai v\u1ebft ch\u00edch \u0111\u1ecf l\u1eeb, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e2m hai l\u1ea7n v\u00e0o g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y kim ti\u00eam nh\u1ecdn ho\u1eaft. Ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n quan s\u00e1t v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ean b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n xanh l\u00e8 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9, John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu anh kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea7m th\u00ec c\u1eadu b\u1ea1n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t con g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eafn tr\u00fang. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con d\u01a1i ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng. Philippa ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i: \u2013\u2002Lo\u00e0i d\u01a1i ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Nam M\u1ef9 ch\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 \u1edf Ai C\u1eadp\u2026 \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i con x\u00e9m n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eafn anh \u1edf phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y. John nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc mi\u1ebfng lo l\u1eafng khi c\u1eadu nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea5y g\u00ec l\u00e0m d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 may m\u1eafn tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong gang t\u1ea5c. Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Anh ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng Hussein bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng? \u2013\u2002Ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9. Ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t khung \u1ea3nh tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n c\u1ea1nh gi\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ee5p c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ee9ng k\u1ebf b\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc Land Rover c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng Hussein Hussaout, c\u1eadu gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch:","\u2013\u2002Anh ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 Baksheesh, con trai \u00f4ng Hussein Hussaout. Theo nh\u01b0 b\u1ee9c \u1ea3nh n\u00e0y th\u00ec hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng r\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Hussein kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m ng\u00f3 ng\u00e0ng t\u1edbi con trai m\u00ecnh. \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1edbi n\u00e3y \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i Baksheesh \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng sao? Ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh Baksheesh, Philippa \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean tr\u00e1n c\u1eadu v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002S\u1ed1t cao qu\u00e1. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd c\u1eadu \u1ea5y n\u00ean \u1edf b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n m\u1edbi ph\u1ea3i. C\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0n tay c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb th\u01b0 gi\u00e3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. M\u1eaft ch\u1eadp ch\u1eddn kh\u00e9p m\u1edf, c\u1eadu th\u1ec1u th\u00e0o: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng \u0111i b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e2u. L\u00e0m \u01a1n\u2026 Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ee9? C\u1eadu b\u00e9 g\u1eafng g\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n n\u00ean \u0111i \u0111i. C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y s\u1ebd nguy hi\u1ec3m l\u1eafm\u2026 Philippa \u0111\u1ee9ng ph\u1eaft d\u1eady. C\u00f4 h\u1ecfi anh: \u2013\u2002John, anh kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y m\u1eafc b\u1ec7nh truy\u1ec1n nhi\u1ec5m ch\u1ee9? Kh\u00f4ng nghe ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, c\u00f4 quay l\u1ea1i g\u1ecdi: \u2013\u2002John? John \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn tr\u1eebng tr\u1eebng v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf \u0111\u1eb7t b\u00ean c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf: \u2013\u2002Em nh\u00ecn \u0111i. B\u00ean trong h\u1ed9p l\u00e0 x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean g\u1ecdi c\u1eadu Nimrod.","V\u1eeba nghe t\u00ean c\u1eadu Nimrod, Baksheesh tr\u1edf n\u00ean k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nimrod? Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00fa \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111ang g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea3o ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111i kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y ngay. John h\u1ecfi d\u1ed3n: \u2013\u2002Nguy hi\u1ec3m t\u1eeb ai? T\u1ed9c Ifrit? \u2013\u2002N\u00f3i ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111i \u0111i, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5. R\u1ed3i Baksheesh l\u1ea1i b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh. Philippa gi\u1ee5c anh: \u2013\u2002\u0110i th\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang ta ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i. Hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ea7u v\u00e0 b\u0103ng qua kho\u1ea3ng s\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 v\u00e0o l\u1ea1i b\u00ean trong c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u. C\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Hussein Hussaout v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111ang m\u1ea3i m\u00ea tranh lu\u1eadn. \u00d4ng Hussein n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n gi\u00fap anh. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ee9. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ee9. Kh\u00f4ng l\u1ebd anh ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c v\u1edbi t\u1ed9c Ifrit \u00e0? C\u1eafn ng\u00f3n tay tr\u1ecf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u00edch g\u00ec b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y nh\u00ecn quanh \u0111i, b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 kinh doanh. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 k\u1ef9 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 anh. Ngu\u1ed3n t\u00e0i nguy\u00ean v\u00f4 t\u1eadn c\u1ee7a anh. T\u00f4i c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i lo ki\u1ebfm s\u1ed1ng. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Anh hi\u1ec3u gi\u00f9m nh\u00e9, Nimrod. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n n\u00e0o \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea3. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 kinh doanh th\u00f4i. C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi th\u1eb3ng:","\u2013\u2002Anh mu\u1ed1n bao nhi\u00eau ti\u1ec1n? \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u1eeb anh, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm ti\u1ec1n t\u1eeb b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai kh\u00e1c. \u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady ch\u1ee9 anh mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec? \u2013\u2002T\u1eeb m\u1ed9t djinn \u00e0? C\u00f2n g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ee9? \u2013\u2002Anh c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eeb b\u1ecdn Ifrit. \u2013\u2002\u1ed2, nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin ch\u00fang s\u1ebd gi\u1eef l\u1eddi ch\u1ee9? Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, ngay khi ch\u00fang c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i ch\u00fang mu\u1ed1n, ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t con r\u1ec7p ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec ch\u00fang th\u00edch th\u1ebf. Ti\u1ebfng t\u0103m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang n\u1ed5i nh\u01b0 c\u1ed3n. Y nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng t\u0103m c\u1ee7a anh, Nimrod. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0o l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a c\u1ee7a anh. Nh\u01b0ng ngay c\u1ea3 khi ch\u00fang c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i ch\u00fang mu\u1ed1n, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng tr\u00f4ng mong n\u1ed5i l\u1eddi c\u1ea3m \u01a1n n\u00e0o t\u1eeb t\u1ed9c Ifrit c\u1ea3. C\u1eadu Nimrod suy ngh\u0129 trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t r\u1ed3i h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1ec9 ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc? \u2013\u2002Ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc. \u2013\u2002Nh\u1eefng quy lu\u1eadt Baghdad? Danh s\u00e1ch nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3? \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu anh mu\u1ed1n th\u1ebf. C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1ef1 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. V\u00f2ng chu\u1ed7i tr\u00e0ng h\u1ea1t quanh c\u00e1nh tay r\u1eadm l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng Hussein Hussaout c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4i n\u00e0o. Anh bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd m\u00e0. V\u00e0 n\u00f3i th\u1eadt, n\u00f3 t\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a anh c\u00e1i g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? M\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai ng\u00e0y s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a anh \u00e0?","\u00d4ng Hussein nh\u00fan vai: \u2013\u2002V\u1edbi c\u00e1i tu\u1ed5i th\u1ecd d\u00e0i ngo\u1eb1ng c\u1ee7a anh, m\u1ed9t, hai ng\u00e0y th\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00e0 bao ch\u1ee9. C\u1eadu Nimrod lo l\u1eafng li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i. C\u1eafn m\u00f3ng tay suy ngh\u0129 trong v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y, \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Anh s\u1ebd \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? \u2013\u2002Theo Nh\u1eefng quy lu\u1eadt Baghdad th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec tr\u00e1i v\u1edbi l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 lo. Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00f4i. Nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n, l\u00e0m t\u00f4i h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn h\u01a1n v\u1edbi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i\u2026 \u00d4ng Hussein ho h\u00fang h\u1eafng. \u2013\u2002Anh th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i ho khi\u1ebfp l\u1eafm. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 do h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u. N\u00f3i th\u1eadt nh\u00e9, t\u00f4i ao \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 hai l\u00e1 ph\u1ed5i m\u1edbi. Th\u00f4i n\u00e0o! Anh th\u1ea5y sao? Quy\u1ebft nh\u00e9! Ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1eaft tay h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9? C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ed9: \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. \u2013\u2002T\u1ed1t. Anh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i h\u1ee9a \u0111\u00f3. \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 anh ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc sau khi xong vi\u1ec7c. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta kh\u1edfi h\u00e0nh c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. T\u1ed1i nay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o? \u2013\u2002Quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng 6 gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u. Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e1i chi\u1ebfc Cadillac c\u1ed5 xinh \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edf t\u00f4i. Chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i s\u1ebd t\u1ed1n ch\u1eebng 1 ti\u1ebfng. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y \u0111i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i:","\u2013\u2002Hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i. H\u1eb9n g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i l\u00fac 6 gi\u1edd. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u1eaft tay nhau, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i c\u00f9ng r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Hussein Hussaout. Ngay khi h\u1ecd v\u1eeba ra ngo\u00e0i, c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ec3 cho c\u1eadu Nimrod nghe v\u1ec1 Baksheesh v\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 ch\u1ebft, tuy nhi\u00ean c\u1eadu Nimrod nhanh ch\u00f3ng su\u1ef5t ch\u00fang im l\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o hai anh em ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf b\u00ean trong xe. Nh\u00ecn quanh qu\u1ea5t v\u1edbi v\u1ebb nghi ng\u1edd, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1ede nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ed5 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ai \u0111ang nghe c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. Nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 tai \u0111\u1ea5y. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 khi nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9a linh h\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a t\u1ed9c Ifrit. V\u1ed9i v\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i cho k\u1ecbp s\u1ea3i ch\u00e2n d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod khi \u00f4ng v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u, Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Djinn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng c\u1eadu? \u2013\u2002\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9. Tuy h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ecdn h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t djinn v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 hay m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i l\u1eafm. V\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng djinn d\u00e0y d\u1eb7n kinh nghi\u1ec7m c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ki\u1ec1m ch\u1ebf n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 kh\u00f4ng gian ch\u1eadt m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00ecm th\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc Cadillac, h\u1ecd nhanh ch\u00f3ng leo v\u00e0o trong. Khi \u00f4ng Creemy \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3ng c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda xe to \u0111\u00f9ng l\u1ea1i, c\u1eadu Nimrod m\u1edbi h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd th\u00ec n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn Baksheesh \u00e0? C\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i k\u1ec3 cho c\u1eadu Nimrod nghe v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng ph\u00eda tr\u00ean c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u. C\u1eadu Nimrod ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i nghe m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi hai anh em l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n. Khi hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb","\u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 xong, \u00f4ng th\u1edf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng Hussein l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ta l\u00e0 Baksheesh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ec9? Kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng phong c\u00e1ch th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. C\u1ea3 c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn kinh doanh su\u1ed1t n\u1eefa. Ta g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u1eadn ra \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u1eefa. M\u00e0 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i Baksheesh \u0111ang b\u1ecb s\u1ed1t cao \u00e0? Philippa tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng \u1ea1. S\u1ed1t r\u1ea5t cao. C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng Hussein y\u00eau Baksheesh c\u00f2n h\u01a1n ch\u00ednh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd cho ph\u00e9p c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng hay g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra cho con trai. \u2013\u2002Hay \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ee9t cho t\u1ed9c Ifrit r\u1ed3i? Quay nh\u00ecn John, c\u1eadu Nimrod chau m\u00e0y h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea1i sao ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3? John nh\u00fan vai: \u2013\u2002T\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eadu v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Hussein n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 khi t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u t\u1eadp trung. \u2013\u2002\u1edc, c\u0169ng \u0111\u00fang. N\u1ebfu v\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u1eafc c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Hussein v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c v\u1edbi t\u1ed9c Ifrit. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin ch\u00fang s\u1ebd gi\u1eef l\u1eddi. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft r\u00f5, t\u1ed9c Ifrit r\u1ea5t hay ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m g\u00ec? \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu s\u1ebd h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng Hussein v\u1ec1 Baksheesh t\u1ed1i nay. Philippa ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i t\u1ed1i nay th\u1eadt \u00e0? \u0110\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1eaby m\u00e0 c\u1eadu.","\u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. Chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y qu\u00e1 quan tr\u1ecdng. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n b\u1ecf qua m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ra ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a Akhenaten. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Akhenaten l\u00e0 ai v\u1eady \u1ea1? C\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng Creemy \u0111\u1eebng ng\u1eebng xe \u1edf Garden City m\u00e0 h\u00e3y ch\u1ea1y th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed1i ph\u00eda B\u1eafc Maidan Tahrir v\u00e0 B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng Cairo. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i: \u2013\u2002Ta s\u1ebd gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u hai ch\u00e1u v\u1edbi Akhenaten. \u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 v\u1edbi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t nh\u1ea5t l\u1ecbch s\u1eed djinn.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 15 Akhenaten Trong h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t t\u00e1 b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng \u1edf Cairo, B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng C\u1ed5 v\u1eadt, c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi t\u00ean g\u1ecdi B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng Cairo, l\u00e0 b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t, c\u00f2n t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea5t. N\u00f3 to l\u1edbn, n\u00f3ng b\u1ee9c, b\u1ee5i b\u1eb7m, n\u1eb7ng m\u00f9i v\u00e0 h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 v\u1ee1 n\u00e1t, m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i ng\u00f3i d\u1ed9t, h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e8n xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea5p, nh\u1eefng t\u1ee7 tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y c\u0169 k\u0129, c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ch\u1ec9 d\u1eabn t\u1ebb nh\u1ea1t v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 v\u00f4 gi\u00e1 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. N\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Khi h\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc qua c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o gian ph\u00f2ng ch\u00ednh h\u00ecnh tr\u00f2n, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u hai anh em v\u1edbi Akhenaten, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi th\u00fa nh\u1eadn quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd ta ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u. M\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u. M\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 nghe anh Hussein Hussaout nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi khi \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c ta cho anh \u1ea5y ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc. Ta mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i cho c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao djinn ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. V\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 t\u1ea1i sao ta ch\u1ecdn vi\u1ec7c di chuy\u1ec3n b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1y bay thay v\u00ec b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m bay. T\u1ea1i sao ta mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho ta thay v\u00ec l\u00e0m cho ch\u00fang t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ta. N\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, t\u1ea1i","sao ta l\u00e0m r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u vi\u1ec7c theo c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng thay v\u00ec theo c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t djinn. John th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt ra ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y th\u1eafc m\u1eafc v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft djinn ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i th\u1ecd r\u1ea5t d\u00e0i. D\u00e0i h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn 500 n\u0103m. V\u00e0 c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa n\u1ebfu s\u1ed1ng trong chai hay \u0111\u00e8n, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u s\u1ed1ng trong m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i \u1ea3o c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 ch\u1ebft gi\u1ea3. Tuy nhi\u00ean, m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn, c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi khi s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn. B\u1edfi v\u00ec m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u, m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec ch\u00e1u nh\u1edb r\u1ed3i. Khi ch\u00e1u th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Trump, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ch\u00e1u. N\u00f3 l\u00e0m ch\u00e1u g\u1ea7n x\u1ec9u t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 lu\u00f4n. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ti\u1ebft ch\u1ebf. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n ch\u00e1u ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ai \u0111\u00f3, hay l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n ho\u1eb7c bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t, ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda b\u00ean trong c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u, ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda djinn huy\u1ec1n \u1ea3o, s\u1ebd l\u1ee5i \u0111i m\u1ed9t \u00edt, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u tr\u00ean tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t s\u1ebd b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t \u0111i. V\u00e0 c\u00e0ng l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i, djinn ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd m\u1ea5t c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng s\u1ed1ng cho m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc. V\u1ed1n th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, John h\u1ecfi ngay: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c th\u1eddi gian b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t l\u00e0 bao nhi\u00eau v\u1eady c\u1eadu?","C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng theo hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft chung, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t djinn c\u1ee1 tu\u1ed5i c\u1eadu, m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ebd t\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y s\u1ed1ng. B\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec c\u00f3 l\u1ebd nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 bao. Tuy nhi\u00ean, khi c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u gi\u00e0 nh\u01b0 anh Rakshasas, m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t qu\u00fd gi\u00e1. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao b\u00e2y gi\u1edd anh \u1ea5y \u00edt khi s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c h\u00f3a th\u1ec3, m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 may m\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi r\u1ea5t \u00edt s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn. Th\u1eadt ra c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i cho c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u nghe chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, v\u00ec c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 vui v\u1ebb m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ngh\u0129 g\u00ec v\u1ec1 h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec anh Hussein n\u00f3i, ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t th\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao djinn ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111i v\u00f2ng v\u00f2ng tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i ban ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc cho b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai mu\u1ed1n. Ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng trong x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i, n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u00f2n r\u00fat ng\u1eafn cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3. Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t djinn s\u1ed1ng trong chai hay l\u1ecd, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng l\u00e2u h\u01a1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau? \u2013\u2002C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi hay \u0111\u00f3, Philippa. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang ta \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, ngay l\u00fac n\u00e0y, trong B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng Cairo. Trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i, kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t djinn s\u1ed1ng trong chai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u. Tuy nhi\u00ean, t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1974, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng h\u01a1n. C\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 nghe v\u1ec1 \u0110\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n \u0110\u1ea5t nung \u1edf th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 T\u00e2y An, t\u1ec9nh Thi\u1ec3m T\u00e2y, Trung Qu\u1ed1c ch\u01b0a? N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n khai qu\u1eadt v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1974 sau 2.200 n\u0103m b\u1ecb ch\u00f4n v\u00f9i trong l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea5t nung \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1ecd ch\u1ee9a v\u00e0i djinn.","Philippa ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0 h\u1ecd v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng sau 2.200 n\u0103m? \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf. Kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, trong tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i ch\u1ebft gi\u1ea3 \u1edf trong chai, th\u1eddi gian s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 v\u00f4 t\u1eadn. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao Akhenaten b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1edf n\u00ean quan tr\u1ecdng. \u0110i l\u00ean l\u1ea7u, c\u1eadu Nimrod d\u1eabn c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111i theo chi\u1ec1u kim \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 b\u0103ng qua m\u1ed9t khu nh\u00e0 v\u1ec7 sinh h\u00f4i h\u00e1m, \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00ean kia t\u00f2a nh\u00e0, t\u1edbi b\u00ean m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i l\u00e0 k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 nh\u1ea5t trong ki\u1ebfn tr\u00fac t\u1ed5ng th\u1ec3. B\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t d\u00e0i, c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft h\u1eb9p h\u00ecnh tr\u00e1i h\u1ea1nh, \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i d\u00e0y, c\u1eb1m ch\u1ea3y nh\u01b0 gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 d\u00e0i nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0 c\u1ed5 thi\u00ean nga, m\u1ed9t b\u1edd vai nghi\u00eang, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng ph\u1ec7 l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p \u0111\u00f9i \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y. Ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00e0u \u0111en kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: - John, Philippa, ta mu\u1ed1n c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u g\u1eb7p Akhenaten. Nh\u00ecn tr\u1eebng tr\u1eebng v\u00e0o b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, Philippa nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y ai x\u1ea5u x\u00ed nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng ta nh\u00ecn r\u1ea5t k\u1ec7ch c\u1ee1m, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Akhenaten. C\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Amenhotep \u0110\u1ec7 T\u1ee9, vua tri\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea1i th\u1ee9 18 c\u1ee7a Ai C\u1eadp, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ecb v\u00ec Ai C\u1eadp 3.500 n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u1ea1m tay v\u00e0o b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng to l\u1edbn b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 granit, m\u1ed9t trong b\u1ed1n b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1eb7t trong Ph\u00f2ng Amarna c\u1ee7a B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng Cairo, John g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 v\u00e0 ch\u00e0o: \u2013\u2002H\u00e2n h\u1ea1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p ng\u00e0i, th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c vua.","C\u1eadu Nimrod gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002Akhenaten \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean Amenhotep l\u00fac m\u1edbi sinh. Tuy nhi\u00ean \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00ean khi \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eb9p b\u1ecf ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n Ai C\u1eadp \u2013 Isis, Anubis, Seti, Thoth \u2013 \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1edd m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n duy nh\u1ea5t, th\u1ea7n Aten. H\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o gi\u1eefa \u00f4ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb quan t\u01b0 t\u1ebf, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 v\u00e0 n\u1eafm quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c m\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea5t \u1edf Ai C\u1eadp trong th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1ebfn t\u1eadn ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay, Akhenaten v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201cv\u1ecb pharaoh d\u1ecb gi\u00e1o\u201d, c\u00e1ch g\u1ecdi d\u00e0nh cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb coi l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea1m m\u1ed9t t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i, b\u1edfi v\u00ec \u00f4ng d\u00e0nh qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian cho t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o m\u1edbi, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u0103m lo g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng th\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc. L\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng s\u1ef1 y\u1ebfu k\u00e9m c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i Ai C\u1eadp do vua th\u1edd \u01a1 v\u1edbi qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i, nh\u1eefng th\u1ebf l\u1ef1c th\u00f9 \u0111\u1ecbch \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e2m l\u0103ng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc. Akhenaten bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u sau \u0111\u00f3. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec l\u1ecbch s\u1eed n\u00f3i cho ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft. Tuy nhi\u00ean s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. C\u00e1c ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3, Akhenaten kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb pharaoh b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. \u00d4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. M\u1eb9 \u00f4ng, m\u1ed9t n\u1eef ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 cha l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn, \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch bu\u1ed9c m\u1ed9t djinn ph\u1ea3i ph\u1ee5c t\u00f9ng b\u00e0. B\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y cho con trai m\u00ecnh s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng nh\u1eefng ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn m\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 djinn n\u00e0o. Kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m sao Akhenaten c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u djinn ph\u1ee5c t\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng djinn \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ngu\u1ed3n s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a Akhenaten. C\u00e1c nh\u00e0 s\u1eed h\u1ecdc cho r\u1eb1ng Akhenaten \u0111\u00e3 mang vi\u1ec7c th\u1edd ph\u1ee5ng th\u1ea7n m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi t\u1eeb b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0o Ai C\u1eadp. Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u00e1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 th\u1ea7n-m\u1eb7t-tr\u1eddi \u1ea5y th\u1eadt ra ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n n\u00e0o c\u1ea3 m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0","s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh t\u1ed5ng h\u1ee3p c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i djinn n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a Akhenaten. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean cho s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Aten, theo t\u00ean h\u00ecnh tr\u00f2n c\u1ee7a m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. C\u00e1i h\u00ecnh tr\u00f2n m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi Aten \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng cho t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o m\u1edbi. N\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 b\u00e1ng b\u1ed5 n\u00e0y, nh\u1eefng djinn kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ai C\u1eadp l\u1eadt \u0111\u1ed5 Akhenaten v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t d\u1ea5u ch\u1ea5m h\u1ebft cho s\u1ef1 t\u00f4n th\u1edd djinn n\u00e0y. V\u00e0 v\u00ec th\u1ebf, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1eefng m\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i djinn n\u00f4 l\u1ec7, Akhenaten \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 Amarna, n\u01a1i \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng th\u00e0nh trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o m\u1edbi. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t v\u00e0o trong sa m\u1ea1c, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng c\u00f9ng b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i djinn kia n\u1eefa. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd Akhenaten \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf m\u1ea1ng trong sa m\u1ea1c, tuy nhi\u00ean ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 ai t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y l\u0103ng m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady t\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu, Iblis v\u00e0 t\u1ed9c Ifrit l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm l\u0103ng m\u1ed9 th\u1ea5t l\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y? John tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi thay: \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 v\u00ec kho b\u00e1u r\u1ed3i. C\u00f3 kho b\u00e1u \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng c\u1eadu Nimrod? \u2013\u2002Kho b\u00e1u \u00e0? \u1eea, \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd ta n\u00ean ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 ta mu\u1ed1n. C\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ee9 t\u1ed9c Ifrit mu\u1ed1n. Ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng thi\u1ebfu g\u00ec ti\u1ec1n t\u1eeb c\u00e1c casino c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang r\u1ed3i. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady l\u00e0 g\u00ec m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0 ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi c\u1ee7a djinn t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh gi\u1eefa Thi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 \u00c1c. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002May M\u1eafn K\u1ebf. V\u00e0 S\u1ef1 \u0110i\u1ec1u b\u00ecnh.","\u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. L\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng S\u1ef1 \u0110i\u1ec1u b\u00ecnh b\u1ecb \u0111e d\u1ecda l\u00e0 v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1974, khi m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i djinn xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i l\u1ecd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y c\u00f9ng \u0110\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n \u0110\u1ea5t nung \u1edf T\u00e2y An. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u00fac ch\u00fang ta ngh\u0129 nh\u1eefng djinn c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd v\u1ec1 phe t\u1ed9c Ifrit, Shaitan v\u00e0 Ghul, \u0111\u1ed1i ngh\u1ecbch v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u1ed9c djinn phe Thi\u1ec7n. Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c \u0111i khi s\u00e1u djinn Trung Qu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00f3 chia \u0111\u1ec1u ra hai phe. Tuy nhi\u00ean, n\u1ebfu Iblis v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng djinn th\u1ea5t l\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a Akhenaten, m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n s\u1ebd kh\u00e1c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n so v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf T\u00e2y An. Tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1. V\u00e0 s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i djinn l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y qu\u00e1 th\u1eeba \u0111\u1ec3 g\u00e2y ra chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. John nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u xui x\u1ebbo tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi r\u1ed3i. Th\u1eadt ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd c\u1ea3. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i djinn \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 phe xui x\u1ebbo s\u1ebd c\u00f3 h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp th\u1ebf n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ta c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd m\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c, ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a, s\u1ebd qu\u00ean l\u00e3ng nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9, s\u1ebd b\u1ecb l\u1ee1 t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa, m\u00e1y bay, v\u00e0 s\u1ebd b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201ctai n\u1ea1n\u201d \u0111\u1ec1u xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb s\u1ef1 xui x\u1ebbo m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng djinn \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c gi\u00e1ng l\u00ean con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. R\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh, c\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002Ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh c\u1ea3 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 ra nh\u1eefng h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i casino, t\u1ea1o \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd c\u1ea5m c\u00e1c th\u1ee7 thu\u1eadt l\u00e0m-gi\u00e0u-nhanh-ch\u00f3ng, \u0111\u1ed1i ch\u1ecdi v\u1edbi th\u1ebf l\u1ef1c xui x\u1ebbo b\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng v\u1eady, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ta v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 mang s\u1ef1 may m\u1eafn cho con","ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110\u00fang, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng ta v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i cho h\u1ecd ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc. Tuy nhi\u00ean, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u s\u1ef1 xui x\u1ebbo tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, nh\u1eefng djinn t\u1ed1t nh\u01b0 ta, v\u00e0 sau n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u, s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1eadt l\u1ef1c h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00f9 \u0111\u1eafp l\u1ea1i. V\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1eaft. \u0110\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, khi \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft \u0111i, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau \u0111\u00f3, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 tuy\u1ec7t ch\u1ee7ng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra, John \u00e0\u2026 Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng djinn th\u1ea5t l\u1ea1c n\u00e0y s\u1ebd gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng djinn Trung Qu\u1ed1c ch\u1ee9? M\u1ed9t n\u1eeda v\u1ec1 phe Thi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 phe \u00c1c. \u2013\u2002Chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n v\u1eady \u0111\u00e2u, Philippa. Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3, kh\u00f4ng ai t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm nh\u1eefng djinn Trung Qu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Vi\u1ec7c ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra h\u1ecd ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 t\u00ecnh c\u1edd. Tuy nhi\u00ean, v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1974, sau khi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra \u0110\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n \u0110\u1ea5t nung v\u00e0 s\u00e1u djinn \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng, nh\u1eefng djinn th\u1ea5t l\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a Akhenaten c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 x\u00e1o tr\u1ed9n l\u1edbn cho tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec th\u1ebf, trong su\u1ed1t 30 n\u0103m qua, t\u1ed9c Ifrit v\u00e0 t\u1ed9c Marid lu\u00f4n kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm h\u1ecd. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai t\u00ecm ra h\u1ecd tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean s\u1ebd c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t h\u1ecd. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 quy lu\u1eadt b\u1ea5t th\u00e0nh v\u0103n c\u1ee7a djinn. B\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i djinn \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o t\u00ecm ra h\u1ecd tr\u01b0\u1edbc. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao \u00f4ng Hussein Hussaout c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft l\u0103ng m\u1ed9 \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u ch\u1ee9? C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i th\u00f4i. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu anh Hussein n\u00f3i anh \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft, th\u00ec c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 anh \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft.","C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 anh \u1ea5y b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3 l\u01b0u ni\u1ec7m r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n, nh\u01b0ng Hussein Hussaout, cha anh \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y, ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm l\u0103ng m\u1ed9 gi\u1ecfi nh\u1ea5t trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed Ai C\u1eadp. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 ai kh\u00e1c \u1edf Ai C\u1eadp c\u00f3 kinh nghi\u1ec7m trong l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c n\u00e0y h\u01a1n anh Hussein Hussaout c\u1ea3. Ngo\u00e0i ra, anh \u1ea5y c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 kh\u1ea3o c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdc n\u00e0o c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 nghe n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 T\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 Rosetta. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 l\u1edbn c\u00f3 kh\u1eafc ch\u1eef vi\u1ebft \u1edf ba lo\u1ea1i ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef kh\u00e1c nhau. Ch\u00ednh nh\u1edd t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 n\u00e0y m\u00e0 \u00f4ng Thomas Young, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh, \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i m\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a ch\u1eef t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u00ecnh Ai C\u1eadp. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ed3n r\u1eb1ng v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1950, cha c\u1ee7a anh Hussein Hussaout \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra m\u1ed9t phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1, phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 Netjer, c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 \u201cs\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh th\u1ea7n th\u00e1nh\u201d theo ti\u1ebfng Kemetic, m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng Ai C\u1eadp c\u1ed5. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 Netjer n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9a nh\u1eefng manh m\u1ed1i quan tr\u1ecdng v\u1ec1 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 l\u0103ng m\u1ed9 ho\u00e0ng gia, bao g\u1ed3m l\u0103ng m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a Akhenaten v\u00e0 Rameses \u0110\u1ec7 Nh\u1ecb. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i m\u1eadt m\u00e3 m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i ra n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 bia \u0111\u00e1. Ch\u00fa tin r\u1eb1ng anh Hussein ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra t\u1ea5m bia \u0111\u00e1 n\u00e0y sau tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea5t. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady khi n\u00e0o ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f3? C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u1ed2 kh\u00f4ng. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd \u0111i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t nguy hi\u1ec3m. T\u1ed1i nay c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u n\u00ean \u1edf nh\u00e0 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u nh\u1eefng l\u00e1 b\u00e0i djinn m\u00e0 anh Rakshasas \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u th\u00ec h\u01a1n. Trong khi h\u1ecd \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111i ra v\u00e0 tham quan nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng Cairo, bao g\u1ed3m c\u00e1c x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u00e1u","v\u1eadt c\u1ee7a Tutankhamen, John b\u1ed7ng nh\u1eadn ra m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 tr\u00ean b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00eda sau b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng Akhenaten. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u1ebft n\u1ee9t \u0111\u00f3 k\u00eca. C\u00e1i t\u1ea1o ra b\u1edfi c\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Em nh\u1edb kh\u00f4ng, Philippa? C\u00e1i m\u00e0 em \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean b\u00e1o \u1ea5y. C\u00e1i v\u1ebft n\u1ee9t gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t v\u1ebft n\u1ee9t tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00f2ng anh. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 n\u00f3. John th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y, ngay b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a Akhenaten, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 tr\u00f9ng h\u1ee3p ng\u1eabu nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng n\u1eefa? C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u r\u1ed3i sao? \u201cNg\u1eabu nhi\u00ean\u201d ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb khoa h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i. Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 ng\u1eabu nhi\u00ean n\u00e0o \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0 ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i khi ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n \u1edf London, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p. C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 t\u1eeb ai? R\u1eddi b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng, c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 n\u1eb1m \u01b0\u1eddn s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m trong \u00e1nh n\u1eafng nh\u1ea1t cu\u1ed1i tr\u01b0a nh\u01b0 ba ch\u00fa th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n v\u00e0ng \u01b0\u01a1m l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng. Sau \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u1ebfn 5 gi\u1edd 30 ph\u00fat, c\u1eadu Nimrod t\u1ef1 l\u00e1i chi\u1ebfc Cadillac Eldorado \u0111i, sau khi \u0111\u00e3 th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o cho c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng Creemy s\u1ebd n\u1ea5u cho ch\u00fang m\u00f3n \u201c\u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t\u201d s\u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00e0 d\u1eb7n hai anh em nh\u1edb m\u1eddi \u00f4ng Groanin \u0103n chung tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u00f4ng d\u1eabn c\u1ea3 hai ra ngo\u00e0i ch\u01a1i. Philippa d\u1eb7n d\u00f2: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu nh\u1edb c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u00e9. \u2013\u2002\u1eea, c\u1eadu nh\u1edb m\u00e0.","John n\u00f3i th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1eaby. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft. M\u00f3n \u201c\u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t\u201d c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Creemy h\u00f3a ra l\u00e0 m\u00f3n c\u00e0-ri h\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u00f3c \u1edbt v\u00e0 \u1edbt. \u00d4ng Creemy r\u1ea5t h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng khi John v\u00e0 Philippa kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra ch\u00fang r\u1ea5t th\u00edch c\u00e1i v\u1ecb c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 cay c\u1ee7a m\u00f3n \u0103n. Hai anh em chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb v\u00e0o b\u1eefa th\u00ec \u00f4ng Groanin b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u1edf ph\u00eda cu\u1ed1i nh\u00e0 trong b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 mi\u1ec1n nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi m\u00e0u be c\u00f9ng c\u00e1i n\u00f3n r\u01a1m Panama, v\u00e0 th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ed9 t\u1ed1ng c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111i ch\u01a1i. Nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u1ed1m h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i ch\u00fang g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111i, sao \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1eed c\u00e1i n\u00e0y nh\u1ec9? \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u201c\u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t\u201d, m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0103n s\u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Creemy. Ngon l\u1eafm \u0111\u00f3! \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ta c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u00f9i kh\u00e1 h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn. B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng ta s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0103n \u1edf c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc qu\u00e1i qu\u1ef7 n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u. Ti\u00eau chu\u1ea9n v\u1ec7 sinh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y th\u1ea5p l\u1eafm. R\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 b\u1ecb c\u00e1i b\u1ec7nh m\u00e0 h\u1ecd g\u1ecdi nh\u1eb9 \u0111i l\u00e0 ti\u00eau ch\u1ea3y. M\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u, \u00f4ng b\u1ed3i th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3i cho c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft, g\u1ecdi ti\u00eau ch\u1ea3y l\u00e0 c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 nh\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ea5y. Ph\u1ea3i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u0111au b\u1ee5ng Borgia, \u0111au b\u1ee5ng Crippen, hay nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00ean t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed9c n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 \u0111au b\u1ee5ng William Wallace, theo t\u00ean c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 ph\u1ea3n lo\u1ea1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi Scotland b\u1ecb Edward Longshanks m\u1ed5 b\u1ee5ng. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ti\u00eau ch\u1ea3y. Ti\u00eau ch\u1ea3y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb qu\u00e1 nh\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 qu\u1eb7n th\u1eaft kinh kh\u1ee7ng c\u1ee7a","m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i d\u1ea1 d\u00e0y gi\u1eadn d\u1eef \u1edf n\u01a1i kh\u1ec9 ho c\u00f2 g\u00e1y n\u00e0y. Nu\u1ed1t c\u00e1i \u1ef1c c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t mu\u1ed7ng l\u1edbn m\u00f3n \u201c\u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t\u201d c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Creemy v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 th\u00edch th\u00fa th\u1ea5y r\u00f5, John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng \u0103n g\u00ec th\u00ec l\u00e0m sao s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? \u2013\u2002Ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh trong ph\u00f2ng ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc kho\u00e1ng \u0111\u00f3ng chai v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u0169 th\u1ee9c \u0103n tr\u1ebb em m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 mua s\u1eb5n t\u1eeb London. Ta \u0103n nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3. X\u00e9m n\u1eefa l\u00e0 m\u1eafc ngh\u1eb9n v\u00ec kinh ng\u1ea1c, John h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng \u0103n th\u1ee9c \u0103n tr\u1ebb em? T\u00e1o v\u00e0 l\u00ea ninh nh\u1eeb, g\u1ea1o v\u00e0 m\u01a1 xay nhuy\u1ec5n? Nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u00e1? \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ec7t tr\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng. Ch\u1ee9a trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i h\u0169 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ni\u00eam k\u00edn. \u1ede c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc d\u01a1 b\u1ea9n n\u00e0y, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9c \u0103n duy nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m ph\u1ea7n tr\u0103m v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i kho\u1ea3n d\u1ea1 d\u00e0y. Li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn m\u00f3n \u0103n tr\u00ean \u0111\u0129a c\u1ee7a John, \u00f4ng Groanin li\u1ebfm m\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00e8m thu\u1ed3ng. \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i n\u00e0y nh\u00ecn v\u00e0 ng\u1eedi m\u00f9i \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t ngon. John m\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady \u00f4ng d\u00f9ng th\u1eed m\u1ed9t \u00edt \u0111i. \u2013\u2002Ta kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u00f3 n\u00ean \u0103n hay kh\u00f4ng n\u1eefa. Ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i b\u00e0n \u0103n b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 g\u1ee5, \u00f4ng Groanin k\u00e9o c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a l\u1edbn ch\u1ee9a m\u00f3n \u201c\u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t\u201d c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Creemy v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 cho ph\u00e9p m\u00f9i th\u01a1m c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 bay x\u1ed9c v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh m\u0169i. Tuy kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i anh Creemy n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp t\u1ed3i. Ta c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. N\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u th\u00edch m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i m\u00f3n \u0103n ngo\u1ea1i qu\u1ed1c.","\u0110\u01b0a c\u00e1i m\u0169i d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u00ean c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a, \u00f4ng h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i d\u00e0i r\u1ed3i ch\u00e9p mi\u1ec7ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00faa \u01a1i, c\u00e1i m\u00f9i n\u00e0y l\u00e0m t\u1ec9nh c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng n\u00f3 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd s\u1ee3 b\u1ecb ch\u1ee9ng vi\u00eam ch\u1ea3y h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 n\u1eefa. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tay l\u00e0m \u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u1ec7 sinh kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng Groanin? \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u1ebf. \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng phi\u1ec1n, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho ch\u00e1u h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng l\u00e0m m\u1ea5t n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? \u00dd ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 c\u00e1nh tay kia \u1ea5y. V\u1eeba nh\u00ecn m\u00f3n c\u00e0-ri v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u0111\u00f3i ng\u1ea5u, \u00f4ng Groanin v\u1eeba n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1 ly k\u1ef3. Ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Khi \u1ea5y, ta \u0111ang l\u00e0m qu\u1ea3n th\u01b0 trong c\u00e1i Ph\u00f2ng \u0110\u1ecdc S\u00e1ch c\u0169 k\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng Anh qu\u1ed1c, v\u00e0 ta r\u1ea5t gh\u00e9t nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch. To\u00e0n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u0169 b\u1eafng nh\u1eafng. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 m\u00e0 ta v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c qu\u1ea3n th\u01b0 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1u gh\u00e9t. Thug Vickery, m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n c\u1ecdp ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh lai \u1ea4n \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb Dulwich. G\u00e3 Thug \u1ea5y \u0111ang vi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 lo\u00e0i c\u1ecdp m\u00e0 g\u00e3 hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch b\u00e1n ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea5t. Tuy nhi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0a m\u00f9a h\u00e8 n\u00f3ng n\u1ef1c n\u1ecd, cho r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3n th\u01b0 \u1edf B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng \u0111ang c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a g\u00e3, g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta. Ch\u1ecdn gi\u1edd g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda, khi m\u00e0 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, Thug mang hai con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00f3i, lo\u1ea1i h\u1ed5 tr\u1eafng \u1ea5y, v\u00e0o trong Ph\u00f2ng \u0110\u1ecdc S\u00e1ch v\u00e0 th\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ra. M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i qu\u1ea3n th\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft v\u00e0 \u0103n th\u1ecbt, c\u00f2n ta th\u00ec may m\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t tay. John h\u1ecfi ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi con h\u1ed5 sau \u0111\u00f3?","\u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed9i RSPCA[23] b\u1eafn ch\u1ebft. Kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u sau \u0111\u00f3, ta b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111i \u0103n tr\u1ed9m \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm s\u1ed1ng. C\u0169ng v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p c\u1eadu Nimrod c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ta. C\u1ea7m n\u0129a l\u00ean, \u00f4ng Groanin x\u00fac m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng l\u1edbn m\u00f3n \u201c\u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t\u201d c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Creemy v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a \u0103n t\u1ed1i c\u00f2n tr\u1ed1ng. \u00d4ng tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eafc \u0103n th\u1eed m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o b\u00f4ng c\u1ea3i xanh, c\u00e0 r\u1ed1t v\u00e0 ph\u00f4 mai m\u00e3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u1eeb khi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, ta \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ee5t g\u1ea7n n\u0103m c\u00e2n. C\u1ee9 nh\u1ecbn \u0103n v\u00e0 lo l\u1eafng m\u00e3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng s\u1edbm th\u00ec mu\u1ed9n ta c\u0169ng ch\u1ebft ch\u1eafc. John khuy\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng coi ch\u1eebng nh\u00e9, n\u00f3 cay l\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Groanin b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Nghe n\u00e0y con trai, ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n c\u00e0-ri cay t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00e1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh ra \u0111\u1ea5y. N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c sinh ra \u1edf Vindaloo, Madras, hay nh\u1eefng v\u00f9ng kh\u00e1c \u1edf ph\u00eda B\u1eafc n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh, th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3 trang b\u1ecb cho ch\u00e1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0103n c\u00e0-ri cay. Cho n\u00ean ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n lo l\u1eafng cho ta \u0111\u00e2u, ch\u00e0ng trai. Ch\u00e1u n\u00ean t\u1ef1 lo cho m\u00ecnh th\u00ec h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng kh\u1ecbt kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002Ranh con l\u00e1o l\u1ebfu. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng xi\u00ean m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng l\u1edbn m\u00f3n \u201c\u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t\u201d cho v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng. Trong m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 v\u1ebb v\u1eabn b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u00ecn John v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u, \u00f4ng Groanin xi\u00ean m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng th\u1ee9 hai v\u00e0 \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng th\u00ec th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra. M\u1eb7t \u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u chuy\u1ec3n sang m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng, r\u1ed3i m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 m\u00e0u t\u00edm b\u1ea7m.","Bu\u00f4ng r\u01a1i c\u00e1i n\u0129a, \u00f4ng v\u1eeba n\u1ea5c c\u1ee5t v\u1eeba h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Qu\u1ef7 th\u1ea7n \u01a1i cay qu\u00e1! Nhanh. \u0110\u1eebng ng\u1ed3i \u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. N\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u01b0\u1edbc. Philippa v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 v\u1edbi tay l\u1ea5y b\u00ecnh n\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp r\u00f3t cho \u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ly th\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eadt l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i b\u00ecnh v\u00e0 n\u1ed1c c\u1ea1n. John lo l\u1eafng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u1ec9 khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n th\u00f4i. \u00d4ng Groanin ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c v\u1eeba n\u1ea5c c\u1ee5t v\u1eeba r\u00ean r\u1ec9: \u2013\u2002Cay qu\u00e1 qu\u1ef7 th\u1ea7n \u01a1i! N\u1eefa. \u2013\u2002Th\u00eam c\u00e0-ri \u00e0? \u2013\u2002N\u01b0\u1edbc! N\u01b0\u1edbc! V\u00ec Ch\u00faa, \u0111\u01b0a n\u01b0\u1edbc cho ta! Philippa c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i b\u00ecnh l\u00ean v\u00e0 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i v\u00e0o b\u1ebfp l\u1ea5y th\u00eam n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec \u00f4ng Groanin \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ed9p l\u1ea5y b\u00ecnh hoa \u1edf gi\u1eefa b\u00e0n. N\u00e9m nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh hoa ra ngo\u00e0i, \u00f4ng tu \u1eebng \u1ef1c th\u1ee9 n\u01b0\u1edbc xanh nh\u01a1n nh\u1edbt \u1edf b\u00ean trong. Tuy nhi\u00ean, n\u01b0\u1edbc trong b\u00ecnh hoa c\u00f3 v\u1ebb v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec cho \u00f4ng. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1edd m\u1edd t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o, \u00f4ng gi\u1ee5c gi\u00e3: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i. L\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u1ee7a ta. N\u00f3 y nh\u01b0 than n\u00f3ng tr\u00ean l\u1eeda. G\u1ecdi b\u00e1c s\u0129! K\u00eau xe c\u1ee9u th\u01b0\u01a1ng! V\u1eeba nh\u00e0o t\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, Philippa v\u1eeba h\u1ecfi anh: \u2013\u2002John, em ph\u1ea3i g\u1ecdi s\u1ed1 m\u1ea5y? \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m sao anh bi\u1ebft. Trong m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, John c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc vi\u1ec7c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u00f4ng Groanin, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu b\u1ecf ngay \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00f3 v\u00ec s\u1ee3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n gia m\u1ed9t tay c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5t th\u00eam c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i. C\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t suy ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 anh m\u00ecnh, Philippa l\u1ea1i s\u1ee3 c\u00f4 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng trong mi\u1ec7ng \u00f4ng Groanin bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch cho \u0111\u00f3ng b\u0103ng","mi\u1ec7ng \u00f4ng. Trong t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n \u0111\u00f3, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng Creemy l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u cho \u00f4ng Groanin. Ng\u0103n \u00f4ng Groanin u\u1ed1ng s\u1ea1ch n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb c\u00e1i b\u00ecnh hoa tr\u00ean t\u1ee7 b\u00fap- ph\u00ea, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng. N\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ea5t t\u1ec7. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a cho \u00f4ng Groanin m\u1ed9t h\u0169 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, \u00f4ng gi\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002\u0102n \u0111i. \u0102n \u0111i. \u0102n. Th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng Groanin c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u00f4ng Creemy l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c x\u00fac l\u00ean m\u1ed9t mu\u1ed7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1edbn v\u00e0 t\u1ed1ng v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng \u00f4ng Groanin. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ea5t gi\u00fap \u00edch cho c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng \u0111ang b\u1ed1c ch\u00e1y v\u00ec cay. \u00d4ng Groanin \u0103n mu\u1ed7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 gi\u00fap \u00f4ng gi\u1ea3m cay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u00edt, \u00f4ng \u0103n th\u00eam m\u1ed9t mu\u1ed7ng n\u1eefa, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t mu\u1ed7ng n\u1eefa. V\u00e0 sau m\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat, ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda b\u00ean trong mi\u1ec7ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ngu\u1ed9i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00faa \u01a1i, sao l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n c\u00e0-ri cay nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? C\u00e1i g\u00ec trong \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eady? Dung nham \u00e0? Ta \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ta s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i. Ta th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u00f3c c\u00e1i \u00e1o ra kh\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn xem. Ta \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. C\u1ea7m t\u1ea5m l\u00f3t \u0111\u0129a l\u00ean, \u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u qu\u1ea1t l\u1ea5y qu\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ec3 v\u00e0o m\u00ecnh. V\u1eeba th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n, \u00f4ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ai ngh\u0129 ra c\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c n\u1ea5u \u0103n n\u00e0y th\u1ebf? Qu\u1ef7 Lucifer? Nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u tra T\u00e2y Ban Nha? \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u sao,","ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb? Ta h\u1ecfi ch\u00e1u, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u sao? John ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002D\u1ea1 kh\u00f4ng. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 n\u00f3 h\u01a1i cay m\u00e0, \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb sao? \u2013\u2002\u1eea, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. Ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u, c\u00e1i m\u00f3n n\u00e0y n\u00ean \u0111i k\u00e8m v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7, hay m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. John quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n ch\u00ednh c\u1eadu Nimrod l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ee3i \u00fd cho c\u1eadu m\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n gia c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa \u0103n m\u00f3n \u201c\u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t\u201d c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Creemy. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u00f4ng Groanin t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111au v\u00e0 kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, n\u00ean c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i. Sau khi \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c l\u1ea1i, \u00f4ng Groanin d\u1eabn c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111i xem show \u00e2m-thanh-v\u00e0-\u00e1nh-s\u00e1ng \u1edf kim t\u1ef1 th\u00e1p (hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i cho \u00f4ng r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3, d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch xa) m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n g\u00ec. C\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i tai n\u1ea1n v\u1edbi m\u00f3n \u201c\u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t\u201d c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Creemy m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o n\u1eefa.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 16 \u0110i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ee9 Ba C\u1eadu Nimrod kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf b\u00e0n \u0103n v\u00e0o s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau. Philippa n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch hy v\u1ecdng: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u1ed1i qua c\u1eadu \u0111i ng\u1ee7 tr\u1ec5. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng c\u1eadu xem th\u1eed. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ai trong c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang s\u1ebd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng. Ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod chi\u1ebfm ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a t\u1ea7ng th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t. B\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f4i l\u00e0 hai b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng k\u00edch c\u1ee1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt mang h\u00ecnh Anubis, v\u1ecb t\u1eed th\u1ea7n m\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00f3 r\u1eebng c\u1ee7a Ai C\u1eadp. B\u00ean trong ph\u00f2ng, \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0y bi\u1ec7n thu\u1eadn ti\u1ec7n cho c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7, b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u1eadu Nimrod th\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 ph\u00f2ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00e1y t\u00ednh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean c\u00e1i b\u00e0n l\u1edbn l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 \u00f3c ch\u00f3. K\u1ebf b\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng g\u1ea1c h\u01b0\u01a1u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khung k\u1ec7 cao. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh k\u1ec7 l\u00e0 l\u1ecd th\u1ee7y tinh l\u1edbn h\u00ecnh qu\u1ea3 chu\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t con t\u00f4m h\u00f9m xanh l\u01a1 \u1edf b\u00ean trong v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1edd ghi ch\u00fa \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n\u201d d\u00e1n ngay ph\u00eda tr\u00ean. \u1ede c\u1ea1nh gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i r\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1edbn m\u1ea1 b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng ch\u1eef t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u00ecnh Ai C\u1eadp, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 kho c\u1ee7a v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 l\u1ecd thu\u1ed1c. C\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng","g\u1ee3i l\u00ean \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 th\u00edch s\u01b0u t\u1eadp \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c, ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u0103ng c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111i. C\u00f3 h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed1ng va-li, laptop, \u0111\u0129a CD v\u1eabn c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m nguy\u00ean trong l\u1edbp b\u1ecdc ni l\u00f4ng, b\u1ed9 tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i Astaragali, h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed1ng h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1eaft k\u00ednh, \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u0111eo tay, b\u00fat bi m\u1ea1 v\u00e0ng, h\u1ed9p qu\u1eb9t, h\u1ed9p x\u00ec-g\u00e0, l\u1ecd thu\u1ed1c, s\u1ed5 ghi ch\u00fa, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed3 l\u1edbn v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u ng\u0103n k\u1ec7 ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y n\u00f3n, gi\u00e0y, \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi, h\u00e0ng t\u00e1 thanh treo c\u00e0 v\u1ea1t, c\u00f9ng h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 b\u1eb1ng nhi\u1ec1u v\u1eadt li\u1ec7u v\u00e0 m\u00e0u s\u1eafc kh\u00e1c nhau. V\u00e0i ch\u1ed3ng s\u00e1ch bao quanh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng French Empire kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i lanh Ireland lo\u1ea1i t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eabn g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean n\u00f3 \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. Philippa g\u1ee3i \u00fd: \u2013\u2002Ga-ra. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00e1i xe c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. T\u1ecda l\u1ea1c \u1edf ph\u00eda sau c\u0103n nh\u00e0, ga-ra c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1eeba b\u1ed9n kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe m\u00f4 t\u00f4 Vincent ki\u1ec3u c\u1ed5, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft lo\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ed9i tuy\u1ec3n Olympic Anh th\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng (c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 phi l\u00fd khi chi\u1ebfc xe hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n \u1edf m\u1ed9t x\u1ee9 s\u1edf sa m\u1ea1c nh\u01b0 Ai C\u1eadp), \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t t\u00e1 th\u1ea3m Ba T\u01b0 x\u1ebfp ch\u1ed3ng l\u00ean nhau nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh k\u1ebfp, v\u00e0i t\u00fai b\u00f3ng cricket ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5, m\u1ed9t m\u00e1y ch\u1ea1y b\u1ed9, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i quan t\u00e0i l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 granite. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i tuy\u1ec7t nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng chi\u1ebfc Cadillac Eldoraddo tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u00e0y, hai anh em bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt m\u00e0 ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u00f5: c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Philippa lo l\u1eafng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Em c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t linh c\u1ea3m r\u1ea5t x\u1ea5u v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Anh c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean l\u00e0m g\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd?","\u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i b\u00e1o cho \u00f4ng Creemy v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Groanin bi\u1ebft. R\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0111i t\u00ecm c\u1eadu Nimrod. C\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng Groanin \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ecdc t\u1edd b\u00e1o The Daily Telegraph ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m qua v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5m nh\u00e1p m\u1ed9t h\u0169 th\u1ee9c \u0103n tr\u1ebb em thay cho b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng trong ph\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh. Tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i, \u00f4ng tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002B\u1ed9t y\u1ebfn m\u1ea1ch \u0103n chung v\u1edbi qu\u1ea3 m\u00e2m x\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00e1o ngon c\u1ef1c. Li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn quanh c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh Shakespeare, Shelley, v\u00e0 Lord Byron b\u1ea1c m\u00e0u treo \u0111\u1ea7y tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng, John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m sao \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u00f3. \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1ea7y kho\u00e1ng ch\u1ea5t ami\u0103ng trong d\u1ea1 d\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea5y. M\u00fac m\u1ed9t mu\u1ed7ng h\u1ed7n h\u1ed9p th\u1ee9c \u0103n s\u1ec1n s\u1ec7t cho v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng, \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap g\u00ec cho c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e2y? Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 t\u1eeb t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m qua. Gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai ng\u1ee7, v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc xe c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 trong ga-ra. \u00d4ng Groanin kh\u1ebd r\u00ean r\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n ta l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3? V\u00e9t l\u1ea5y mi\u1ebfng th\u1ee9c \u0103n tr\u1ebb em cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u1eeb c\u00e1i h\u0169 v\u00e0 li\u1ebfm mu\u1ed7ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00e8m thu\u1ed3ng, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ta ngh\u0129 r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u0169ng s\u1ebd xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n th\u00f4i. C\u1eadu Nimrod c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 lo cho m\u00ecnh. N\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1u ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef, bao g\u1ed3m ti\u1ebfng \u1ea2 R\u1eadp. C\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n trong t\u00fai. Bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y nh\u01b0","l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c s\u1edf h\u1eefu s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh si\u00eau nhi\u00ean. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y d\u01b0 s\u1ee9c t\u1ef1 lo cho m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? C\u00f2n ta th\u00ec m\u1ed9t ch\u1eef \u1ea2 R\u1eadp b\u1ebb \u0111\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. Ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t xu ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng trong t\u00fai. Ta th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e2n bay d\u00f9 r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n. V\u00e0, trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean, ta ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tay. Cho n\u00ean, ta th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00f2 tr\u1ed1ng g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Philippa ki\u00ean tr\u00ec n\u00e0i n\u1ec9: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng ph\u1ea3i gi\u00fap t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u t\u00ecm c\u1eadu Nimrod. C\u1eadu b\u1ea3o vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m t\u1ed1i qua c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1ea5t nguy hi\u1ec3m. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu b\u1eaft t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u \u1edf nh\u00e0. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u00e0m v\u1eady l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00e3 v\u1eady, t\u1ea1i sao c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 Nimrod c\u1ea7n c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111i t\u00ecm c\u1eadu \u1ea5y b\u00e2y gi\u1edd? N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ta, ta ngh\u0129 t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u n\u00ean l\u00e0m theo nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1eb7n v\u00e0 ngoan ngo\u00e3n ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u00f3 m\u0169i qua c\u1eeda th\u00ec h\u01a1n. C\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho \u00f4ng Groanin nghe v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng Hussein Hussaout v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng djinn th\u1ea5t l\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a Akhenaten, v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e1i xe \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 ngo\u00e0i sa m\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm l\u0103ng m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a Akhenaten. Ch\u00f9i tay tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kh\u0103n c\u00f3 in h\u00ecnh Madonna, \u00f4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nghe nh\u01b0 chuy\u1ec7n gi\u1eefa djinn v\u1edbi nhau. N\u1ebfu v\u1eady t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean t\u00ecm anh Rakshasas. \u0110\u1ec3 xem anh \u1ea5y n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. H\u1ecd xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch t\u00ecm c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e8n d\u1ea7u c\u1ed5 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ch\u1ee9a ng\u01b0\u1eddi djinn gi\u00e0. N\u00f3 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean b\u00e0n, c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. John nh\u1eb7t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n l\u00ean v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ed9c t\u1ed1c ch\u00e0 x\u00e1t n\u00f3. V\u1eeba ch\u00e0, c\u1eadu v\u1eeba ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m:","\u2013\u2002C\u1ee9 y nh\u01b0 Aladdin. C\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00f3i xanh l\u01a1 bay ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i b\u1ea5c tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n, v\u00e0 khi n\u00f3 tan bi\u1ebfn h\u1ebft, \u00f4ng Rakshasas \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i ngay ng\u1eafn tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf c\u1ee7a th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn l\u1eafng nghe c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i thu\u1eadt l\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. Kh\u1ebd g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng s\u1ee3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00fang. R\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra cho anh b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, v\u00ec n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn gi\u1edd n\u00e0y c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u y\u00ean t\u00e2m. Nh\u01b0ng khoan n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean, ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean th\u1eed xem c\u00f3 li\u00ean l\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002B\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o? S\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn \u00e0? \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd th\u1eed g\u1ecdi s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u1ea7m tay c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y. C\u1ea7m \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i l\u00ean, \u00f4ng Rakshasas quay m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1eb7t \u1ed1ng nghe xu\u1ed1ng. \u00d4ng chau m\u00e0y n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u1eadu \u1ea5y t\u1eaft r\u1ed3i. Ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 v\u1eady, ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u00f3ng \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ai \u0111\u00f3 ph\u00f9 ph\u00e9p tr\u00f3i bu\u1ed9c, ho\u1eb7c ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u01b0\u1edbc nguy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. \u00d4ng Groanin m\u1ec9a mai: \u2013\u2002Sao kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng n\u00e0o t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p v\u1eady? Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eady n\u1eafp chai c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i c\u0169ng n\u00ean. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 l\u1ea7n Nimrod v\u00e0o trong c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 \u1edf Wimbledon v\u00e0 chui v\u00e0o trong m\u1ed9t chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111\u1ec3 tham quan th\u1eed \u1ea5y. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e3i m\u00e3i","n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng Rakshasas n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0111\u00f3. Tuy nhi\u00ean chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra khi m\u1ed9t djinn t\u1ef1 h\u00f3a m\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh kh\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i v\u00e0o trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i chai hay m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n. C\u00f2n vi\u1ec7c nh\u1ed1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t djinn trong h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi anh ph\u1ea3i tr\u00f3i bu\u1ed9c c\u1eadu \u1ea5y. \u0110\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, anh c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft t\u00ean djinn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eeb c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y. V\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00f3ng tay. Hay m\u1ed9t l\u1ecdn t\u00f3c. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm t\u1eeb c\u00e1i c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i g\u00e3 Whoosy Whatsit g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. John nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 Hussein Hussaout. \u00d4ng Rakshasas n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Hussein Hussaout l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t, v\u00e0 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n trung th\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a t\u1ed9c Marid. Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i theo t\u1ed9c Ifrit v\u00e0 ch\u1ecbu s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i c\u1eadu c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u. Trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y, c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u n\u00ean c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. M\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nguy hi\u1ec3m \u0111\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Anh kh\u00f4ng \u0111i chung v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i sao? \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp ra m\u1eb7t \u0111i chung v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y mang c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i theo. Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a ra v\u00e0i l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean h\u1eefu \u00edch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Ngo\u00e0i ra, n\u1ebfu Hussaout th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111ang b\u1ecb t\u1ed9c Ifrit ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t, t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean manh \u0111\u1ed9ng g\u00ec.","Quay sang c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i, \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu ta kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea7m, Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i cho Hussaout bi\u1ebft vi\u1ec7c c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng l\u00e0 djinn, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? N\u1ebfu Hussein Hussaout l\u00e0 n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a Iblis, s\u1ebd an to\u00e0n h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu anh ta v\u00e0 t\u1ed9c Ifrit ngh\u0129 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ecb \u0111e d\u1ecda b\u1edfi c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd? \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u00ec k\u00eau anh Creemy ch\u1edf ch\u00fang ta \u0111i ch\u1ee9 sao. \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng qu\u00ean r\u1ed3i sao? Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 xe. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e1i n\u00f3 \u0111i \u0111\u00eam qua r\u1ed3i. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i m\u01b0\u1edbn m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc. \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng. V\u1eady th\u00ec t\u1ed1n nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian qu\u00e1. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc. S\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn. \u00d4ng Rakshasas, \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y sao? \u2013\u2002John \u00e0, v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u00f4ng s\u1ee3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e2u. \u00d4ng gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea1n m\u00f2n nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i kh\u0103n t\u1eafm c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef Galway \u1ea5y. Tuy nhi\u00ean, n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u n\u1eafm tay \u00f4ng, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng s\u1ebd gi\u00fap t\u1eadp trung \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u1ebb kh\u1ecfe c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng \u1ea1. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u00ecnh dung ra c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe. Philippa th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u s\u1ee3 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd n\u00f3i v\u1eady \u0111\u1ea5y. V\u00ec ch\u00e1u th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft","s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc Jeep v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc Jaguar l\u00e0 g\u00ec. \u00d4ng Rakshasas h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Jeep l\u00e0 g\u00ec? John tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. Ch\u1ea1y l\u00ean l\u1ea7u, c\u1eadu t\u00ecm cu\u1ed1n t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed xe h\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 mua t\u1ea1i s\u00e2n bay Heathrow \u1edf London r\u1ed3i mang n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. Ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc xe m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0 m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd \u1edf ngay tr\u00ean trang b\u00eca, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y n\u00e0y. Chi\u1ebfc Ferrari 575 M Maranello. T\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 t\u0103ng t\u1eeb 0 l\u00ean 62 d\u1eb7m m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd ch\u1ec9 trong 4,25 gi\u00e2y. V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 t\u1ed1c \u0111a 202. M\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u00ean khi \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n. N\u00f3 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed1n ch\u1ed7. C\u1ea7m t\u1edd b\u00e1o t\u1eeb tay John, \u00f4ng Groanin l\u1eadt qua v\u00e0i trang r\u1ed3i c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe n\u00e0o \u00edt m\u00e0u m\u00e8 h\u01a1n sao? C\u00e1i ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang c\u1ea7n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. Lo\u1ea1i xe th\u1ec3 thao. M\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111a n\u0103ng 4X4 (d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u1ed1n b\u00e1nh) \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc Range Rover ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n. C\u00e1i chi\u1ebfc Ferrari n\u00e0y nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 xe \u0111ua, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i xe d\u00f9ng tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean sa m\u1ea1c b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i Cairo. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u t\u1ec9 ph\u00fa d\u1ea7u h\u1ecfa \u1ea2 R\u1eadp mua chi\u1ebfc xe n\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng. Philippa quan s\u00e1t k\u1ef9 chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u00ean trang b\u00eca. Cha m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1edf h\u1eefu m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc Range","Rover, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 r\u1ea5t th\u00edch n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng chi\u1ebfc Ferrari n\u00e0y. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u th\u00edch chi\u1ebfc xe n\u00e0y. N\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb9p qu\u00e1. Ch\u00e1u v\u1eabn th\u00edch m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf h\u01a1n m\u00e0u \u0111en, nh\u01b0ng cha ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i lu\u00f4n ch\u1ecdn nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111en. M\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111\u1ecf th\u00ec tuy\u1ec7t h\u01a1n. Sau khi \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi \u00f4ng Creemy, h\u1ecd c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111i v\u00e0o ga-ra. T\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, \u00f4ng Rakshasas c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y tay c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i, nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o hai \u0111\u1ee9a h\u00e3y ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t m\u00e1y khu\u1ebfch \u0111\u1ea1i c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng gi\u00fap gia t\u0103ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. \u00d4ng g\u1ecdi: \u2013\u2002Groanin, anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfm ng\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb 10 \u0111\u1ebfn 0 kh\u00f4ng? John, Philippa, khi n\u00e0o Groanin \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ebfn 0, c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c n\u00f3i t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh nh\u00e9. Hi\u1ec3u ch\u01b0a? C\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i \u1ea1. \u2013\u2002Groanin, tr\u00f4ng c\u1eady v\u00e0o anh \u0111\u1ea5y. \u2013\u2002M\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u00edn. T\u00e1m. B\u1ea3y. S\u00e1u. N\u0103m. B\u1ed1n. Ba. Hai. M\u1ed9t. Kh\u00f4ng! \u2013\u2002FABULONGOSHOO\u2026 \u2013\u2002ABECEDARIAN! \u2013\u2002\u2026 MARVELISHLYWONDERPIPICAL! Trong v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y, kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed trong ga-ra rung rinh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u1ea3o \u1ea3nh tr\u00ean sa m\u1ea1c n\u00f3ng b\u1ecfng. Nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 c\u0169ng t\u0103ng l\u00ean th\u1ea5y r\u00f5, theo sau l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u201ckeng\u201d nh\u1ecf nghe nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i mu\u1ed7ng \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u. \u00d4ng Groanin ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, v\u00e0 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra. Tuy nhi\u00ean khi \u00f4ng ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc Ferrari m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eebng s\u1eefng ngay gi\u1eefa ga-ra.","John la l\u1edbn: \u2013\u2002M\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng \u00e1? Sai m\u00e0u r\u1ed3i. T\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9? V\u00e0 c\u00f2n m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh xe n\u1eefa? Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi ch\u00fang? \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh xe c\u0169ng b\u1ecb sai. Thay v\u00ec nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh xe g\u1ea7m th\u1ea5p l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng h\u1ee3p kim nh\u00f4m s\u00e1ng b\u00f3ng th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe Ferrari, chi\u1ebfc xe c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh xe v\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111\u1ecba h\u00ecnh to l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc Range Rover. Nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t, Philippa th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a em. T\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean em l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng v\u00e0o ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. John r\u00ean r\u1ec9: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh? \u2013\u2002\u00c0, c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3\u2026 em h\u01a1i l\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. Khi \u00f4ng Groanin nh\u1eafc v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc Range Rover, em \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfc xe c\u1ee7a cha m\u1eb9 b\u1ea1n Holly Reichmann. \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Xe \u0111\u1eddi m\u1edbi qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng m\u1edf c\u1eeda xe v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5c c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf da l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 leo v\u00e0o hai c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng sau. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111i th\u00f4i. Sau khi \u00f4ng Rakshasas \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Philippa nh\u1eb7t n\u00f3 l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u00e1p ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c. \u00d4ng Creemy nh\u1ea5n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u00fat tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng ga-ra \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed trong khi \u00f4ng Groanin leo v\u00e0o trong xe sau c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i."]