["n\u00f4n - trong khi v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u1edbi c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0111ang m\u00ea mu\u1ed9i. D\u00f9 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef Gretchen n\u1eb1m im tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec l\u00fac th\u00ec \u0111\u1ea7u, l\u00fac th\u00ec ch\u00e2n c\u00f4 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n, co gi\u1eadt v\u00e0 qu\u1eb1n qu\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang c\u00f3 \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng ri\u00eang. V\u00e1y \u00e1o c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 r\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u01a1m, v\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3, ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i c\u0169ng b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 ph\u00e1t cu\u1ed3ng, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng c\u00f4 gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t \u1ea3 g\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ebfm Ai C\u1eadp tr\u1ee5y l\u1ea1c \u1edf c\u1ea3nh quay y\u1ebfn ti\u1ec7c trong m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 phim do Cecil B. DeMille \u0111\u1ea1o di\u1ec5n. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i, l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u00f4 b\u1eadt l\u00ean t\u1eeb ch\u1ebft. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f4 c\u00f2n n\u00f3i gi\u1ecdng khe kh\u1ebd, kh\u00e0n kh\u00e0n, r\u1ed3i v\u1edbi n\u1ed7i khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng t\u0103ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng nh\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Th\u1ea7n Ch\u1ebft, \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n c\u00f4 \u0111i. C\u00f4 c\u1ea7u xin, qu\u1eb1n qu\u1ea1i tr\u1ed1n tr\u00e1nh \u00f4ng ta, van t\u00f4i c\u1ee9u gi\u00fap, \u00fd th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ean t\u00f4i v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf b\u00ean c\u00f4. M\u1eb7t c\u00f4 x\u00e1m ngo\u00e9t, c\u00f3 l\u00fac c\u00f4 ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o c\u01a1n h\u00f4n m\u00ea gi\u1ea3m tr\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1ef1c m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft hay tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i h\u1ea5p h\u1ed1i. \u201cGretchen!\u201d t\u00f4i h\u00e9t l\u00ean, t\u00e1t v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m c\u00f4 t\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i. L\u00fac n\u00e0y kh\u1eafp ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea7m \u0111\u00eca m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i; tay t\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm v\u00e0 tr\u01a1n tu\u1ed9t khi t\u00f4i t\u00fam l\u1ea5y vai c\u00f4 m\u00e0 l\u1eafc. \u201cCh\u1ebft!\u201d c\u00f4 nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u1ea7u xin th\u1ed1ng thi\u1ebft, \u201cCh\u00fa George, \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u ch\u1ebft.\u201d D\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m h\u1ebft c\u00e1ch nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0nh \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn nh\u00ecn c\u00f4 d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft; h\u01a1i th\u1edf c\u00f4 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eaft, tay ch\u00e2n c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u01a1. T\u00f4i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1ed1c b\u00e8n h\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1nh r\u1ed3i h\u1eaft v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t c\u00f4, nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng g\u00ec m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m cho t\u00f3c c\u00f4 tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed1ng d\u00e2y hay \u0111\u00e1m r\u1eafn. Mi\u1ec7ng c\u00f4 h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c, l\u01b0\u1ee1i th\u00e8 ra, v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng c\u00f4 th\u1eadt g\u1edbm ghi\u1ebfc. \u0110au \u0111\u1edbn v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c, t\u00f4i ra \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea7u thang h\u00e9t g\u1ecdi Churchill, nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta, quy tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m cho \u00f4ng ta v\u1ec1 tai h\u1ecda n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng ta c\u00f2n \u0111ang b\u1eadn b\u00e1n ma t\u00fay \u1edf Faro v\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u1ea3ng kh\u00e1c d\u1ecdc b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n. Khi t\u00f4i quay v\u00e0o b\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, Gretchen \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ed1ng ch\u1ecdi n\u1ed5i v\u1edbi tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i th\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u00e0 v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng di\u1ec7n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u00f4 r\u1ec1n r\u0129 l\u00e0 l\u0169 r\u1eafn \u0111ang tr\u01b0\u1eddn kh\u1eafp ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f4, nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1nh to\u00e1t ngo\u00e1y v\u00e0o n\u00e1ch v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u01b0\u1eddn c\u00f4. Nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng huy ho\u00e0ng ban \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eebng quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 c\u00f4 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu gi\u1edd tho\u00e1i h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e0n r\u1eafn ng\u1ecd ngu\u1eady, g\u00e2y ra nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau la kinh ho\u00e0ng m\u1edbi. \u201cTr\u1eddi \u01a1i, tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, h\u00e3y \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang \u0111i!\u201d c\u00f4 van xin. Tr\u00e1n c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea7m \u0111\u00eca nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i s\u00e1ng l\u1edd m\u1edd trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng t\u1ed1i v\u00e0 c\u00f4 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c run r\u1ea9y khi \u0111\u00e0n r\u1eafn t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng. \u201cGi\u1ebft ch\u00fang \u0111i!\u201d c\u00f4 van xin, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, khi t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1ed7 v\u1ec1 c\u00f4, c\u00f4 li\u1ec1n gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t tay t\u00f4i v\u00e0 n\u00e0i n\u1ec9 t\u00f4i h\u00e3y t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1ed5i. Th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o trong g\u00f3c ph\u00f2ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7m ch\u1ed5i xua \u0111\u00e0n r\u1eafn \u0111i. Sang \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd th\u1ee9 s\u00e1u, c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. C\u00f4 l\u0103n l\u1ed9n tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, la th\u00e9t kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i kinh h\u00e3i ph\u1ea3i quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng Gretchen, lo s\u1ee3 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ecf c\u00f4, b\u00e8n b\u00f2 ra kh\u1ecfi gi\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00fam l\u1ea5y ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i, c\u1ea7u xin t\u00f4i \u1edf l\u1ea1i. Ch\u1ea1m tay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y da c\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, c\u00f4 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c y\u00ean l\u00f2ng c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 b\u00e8n s\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng sao v\u1ef1c c\u00f4 l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00f4 n\u1eb1m l\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, co","qu\u1eafp run r\u1ea9y. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c n\u1eeda ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 ti\u1ebfp v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean la, ti\u1ebfng th\u1ed5n th\u1ee9c v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 t\u00e1 c\u00e1nh tay ch\u1ed9p l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, khi ngh\u0129 l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Gretchen s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft; ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 c\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu s\u1ef1 chi ph\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u1ea3o gi\u00e1c m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u1ea5y, \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 kinh nghi\u1ec7m h\u00e3i h\u00f9ng nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i t\u1eebng tr\u1ea3i qua. T\u00f4i c\u00e0ng ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed3n h\u01a1n khi c\u00f4 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t \u201cAccccchhhhh!\u201d k\u00e9o d\u00e0i - nh\u01b0ng sau h\u01a1n ch\u1ee5c l\u1ea7n b\u1eadt ra ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau n\u00e0y, c\u00f4 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u01b0 gi\u00e3n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee3t s\u00f3ng nh\u00e8 nh\u1eb9 truy\u1ec1n kh\u1eafp c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 l\u00fac kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau di\u00eau \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, mang theo nh\u1eefng m\u00e0u s\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng \u00e2m thanh k\u00e9o d\u00e0i. C\u00f4 ng\u1ee7 su\u1ed1t gi\u1edd th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y, n\u1eeda \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u00e0n, n\u1eeda sau th\u00ec tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0y khi t\u00f4i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch k\u00e9o c\u00f4 d\u1eady, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecbu h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c v\u00e0 b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. \u201c\u01a0n Ch\u00faa, ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u,\u201d c\u00f4 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m v\u00e0 ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o c\u01a1n v\u00f4 th\u1ee9c cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng m\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f4 s\u1ebd tho\u00e1t ra \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. *** Gretchen kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n nghe v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ebfn phi\u00eau di\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7i kinh ho\u00e0ng c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c t\u00e0n ph\u00e1 gh\u00ea g\u1edbm \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i c\u00f4 cho r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh may m\u1eafn m\u1edbi qua kh\u1ecfi, v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec xua \u0111u\u1ed5i h\u1ed3i \u1ee9c ra kh\u1ecfi t\u00e2m tr\u00ed. Nh\u01b0ng khi Monica v\u00e0 Cato v\u1eabn ra s\u1ee9c thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n kh\u00e1c th\u1eed LSD - th\u1eadm ch\u00ed hai c\u00f4 c\u1eadu c\u00f2n g\u1ea1 c\u1ea3 t\u00f4i nh\u1eadp b\u1ecdn - Gretchen t\u1ecf ra r\u1ea5t t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1eb7t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u1edbi Joe. \u0110\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean vai anh, c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, \u201cN\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t nh\u01b0 anh, Joe \u1ea1, em s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u00e1ch m\u1edf mang \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c n\u00e0o c\u1ea3,\u201d v\u1eady l\u00e0 Monica h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i, \u201cNh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao anh \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y t\u1eadn m\u1eaft?\u201d Gretchen \u0111\u00e1p, \u201cNh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y, t\u1edb cho l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i th\u1ea5y l\u00e0m g\u00ec,\u201d Monica li\u1ec1n ch\u1ecdc t\u1ee9c c\u00f4, \u201cC\u1eadu s\u1ee3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d nh\u01b0ng Gretchen \u0111\u00e1p, \u201cKh\u00f4ng, t\u1edb ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y v\u00e0 th\u00edch \u1ee9ng v\u1edbi n\u00f3. Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ecb ch\u00f4n s\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. V\u00e0 t\u1edb h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 b\u1ecb ch\u00f4n s\u00e2u.\u201d Nghe c\u00e2u \u1ea5y, Monica gi\u1ec5u c\u1ee3t, \u201cCho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y n\u00f3 n\u1ed5 tung v\u00e0 h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t c\u1eadu,\u201d th\u00ec Gretchen n\u00f3i, \u201cT\u1edb ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1eddi l\u00e0 th\u1ebf - gi\u1eef cho m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng, tr\u00ec ho\u00e3n v\u1ee5 n\u1ed5 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o hay ng\u00e0y \u1ea5y. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, khi n\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra th\u00ec... th\u00ec ch\u1ebft.\u201d C\u00f2n v\u1edbi Joe, c\u00f4 khuy\u00ean nh\u1ee7, \u201cAnh c\u00f3 m\u1ea5t tr\u00ed th\u00ec h\u1eb5ng th\u1eed. Anh kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d \u201c\u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0 t\u1edb c\u1ea7n ch\u1ee9 g\u00ec?\u201d Monica h\u1ecfi g\u1eb7ng. \u201cT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta ch\u1eb3ng ai gi\u1ed1ng ai c\u1ea3,\u201d Gretchen \u0111\u00e1p. \u201cC\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u1eadu ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u1edb th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng.\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu n\u00f3i th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ng\u1ee5 \u00fd Joe kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?\u201d Monica h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i. \u201cTo l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 anh \u1ea5y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?\u201d","\u201cN\u1ebfu c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n t\u1edb n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng th\u00ec \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng tin anh \u1ea5y ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Anh \u1ea5y d\u1ec5 x\u00fac c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ma t\u00fay s\u1ebd th\u1ed5i bay anh \u1ea5y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c m\u1ea5t.\u201d C\u00f4 t\u1ea1m ng\u1eebng, l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat quan s\u00e1t Joe, sau \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, \u201cC\u00f3 l\u00fac ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi to l\u1edbn m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd l\u1ea1i d\u1ec5 t\u1ef1 h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t m\u00ecnh h\u01a1n. Joe, anh kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ee9ng minh g\u00ec c\u1ea3.\u201d V\u1eady l\u00e0 Monica v\u00e0 Cato xoay sang Yigal, h\u1ecfi anh l\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac b\u00ean trong c\u1ee7a khoa h\u1ecdc n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn n\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1edbi d\u1ea1ng LSD. \u201cH\u00e3y tin em khi em n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y,\u201d Monica nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh, \u201cm\u1ecdi kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 m\u1edbi trong khoa h\u1ecdc s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng LSD m\u00e0 ra. H\u1ecd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng m\u1ed1i li\u00ean quan m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e1c anh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra. N\u00e0y nh\u00e9, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a ngu d\u1ed1t nh\u01b0 em c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3ng b\u00ea t\u00f4ng v\u1ee1 v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eebng ph\u00e2n t\u1eed... m\u1ed7i ph\u00e2n t\u1eed c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb ri\u00eang...\u201d C\u00f4 nh\u00fan vai khi th\u1ea5y anh nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu nghe. Song khi Monica v\u00e0 Cato tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i th\u00fac \u00e9p Britta, h\u1ecd v\u1ea5p ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd v\u00e0 d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t. Trong m\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y li\u1ec1n, c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi h\u1ecd b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng \u1edf ch\u1ee3 khi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0a ra l\u00fd l\u1ebd l\u00e0 c\u00f4 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecnh d\u1ee5c n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng quan h\u1ec7 trong th\u1eddi gian ch\u1ecbu \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a LSD, c\u00f4 n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn d\u1eef d\u1ed9i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y; c\u00f4 vung c\u1ea3 hai tay l\u00ean ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i h\u1ecd v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cCh\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t, c\u00e1c c\u1eadu tr\u00e1nh xa t\u1edb ra. C\u00e1c c\u1eadu gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t cha t\u1edb v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 s\u01b0u t\u1eadp \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t \u1ea5y.\u201d L\u1eddi tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a Britta l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1eefng s\u1edd nh\u00ecn c\u00f4. \u0110\u1ee9ng d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng, c\u00f4 n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, \u201cT\u1edb h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh ni\u1ec1m tin c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh t\u1eeb kinh nghi\u1ec7m \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai trong c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i ch\u00fang, v\u00ec v\u1eady \u0111\u1eebng c\u1ed1 l\u00e0m g\u00ec, Monica \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cNi\u1ec1m tin g\u00ec th\u1ebf?\u201d Monica d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng h\u1ecfi. T\u00f4i lu\u00f4n l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m l\u1ea1 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 s\u1eafp \u0111\u00e1nh nhau \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i r\u00fat lui m\u00e0 l\u00f2ng t\u1ef1 tr\u1ecdng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eb7c t\u00ednh tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi ch\u00fang ta th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t khi gi\u00e0 \u0111i. N\u1ebfu Britta m\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i gay g\u1eaft nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd suy s\u1ee5p su\u1ed1t ba ng\u00e0y li\u1ec1n, nh\u01b0ng Monica nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 th\u00ec l\u1ea1i vui v\u1ebb n\u00f3i, \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i, ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y nghe c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Britta n\u00e0o.\u201d \u201cT\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 cho \u00f4ng Fairbanks nghe l\u00e0 cha t\u1edb b\u1ecb \u00e1m \u1ea3nh b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t v\u1edf opera,\u201d Britta n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u1ee3 m\u00f2 ng\u1ecdc trai. V\u1edf n\u00e0y d\u00ednh d\u00e1ng v\u00e0 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn Ceylon, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0 khi t\u1edb c\u00f2n b\u00e9 b\u1ed1 t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng nghe c\u00e1c ph\u1ea7n l\u0129nh x\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a v\u1edf n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng th\u00edch ch\u00fang th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1. Ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u0129a c\u1ed5 do c\u00e1c ca s\u0129 \u00dd h\u00e1t. Caruso, Tetrazzini, Gigli. Hay th\u00ec hay th\u1eadt, nh\u01b0ng b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng \u00dd. V\u00ec v\u1eady, v\u1eeba l\u0129nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi phi\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u1eeb \u00f4ng Mogstad - t\u1edb l\u00e0m thu\u00ea cho \u00f4ng ta, l\u00e3o ngu xu\u1ea9n \u0111\u00f3 - t\u1edb b\u00e8n \u0111\u1eb7t mua \u1edf Oslo b\u1ea3n ghi \u00e2m Angel c\u1ee7a tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n v\u1edf opera. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u00f3n ti\u1ec1n l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u1edb ti\u00eau t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 - t\u1eb7ng \u00f4ng v\u1edf opera \u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdc trong gi\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng k\u00ednh. \u00d4ng r\u01a1m r\u1edbm n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft khi nh\u1eadn n\u00f3. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111\u0129a \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean v\u00e0o m\u00e1y nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 ch\u00e2u b\u00e1u - c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, r\u00f3n ra r\u00f3n r\u00e9n kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o m\u00e9p \u0111\u0129a. \u201cR\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. Nghe th\u1ea5y gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Ph\u00e1p - theo \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1ch","ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft v\u1edf opera - \u00f4ng li\u1ec1n n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn qu\u00e1t, \u2018Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0y?\u2019 T\u1edb s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n nh\u1ea1c. N\u1eef t\u01b0 t\u1ebf \u0111ang c\u1ea7u xin c\u00e1c th\u1ea7n ph\u00f9 h\u1ed9 cho ng\u01b0 d\u00e2n. Trong \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng \u00dd, \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebft ki\u1ec7m ti\u1ec1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed9i h\u1ee3p x\u01b0\u1edbng m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u1eef cao c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y violon thay cho \u0111\u1ed9i h\u1ee3p x\u01b0\u1edbng. Trong \u0111\u0129a m\u1edbi th\u00ec t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 h\u1ecd d\u00f9ng c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed9i h\u1ee3p x\u01b0\u1edbng, v\u00e0 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt m\u1ef9 m\u00e3n, nh\u01b0ng cha t\u1edb l\u1ea1i than, \u2018Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u00e0m tr\u00f2 g\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0y?\u2019 V\u00e0 c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 nghe v\u1edf opera tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n duy nh\u1ea5t. Gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Ph\u00e1p, \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng, d\u00e0n h\u1ee3p x\u01b0\u1edbng h\u00f9ng h\u1eadu - \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng th\u1ebf l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u. \u00d4ng mu\u1ed1n h\u00ecnh dung v\u1ec1 v\u1edf opera nh\u01b0 trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean x\u01b0a c\u0169 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng - gi\u1ecdng m\u1ecfng manh h\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng \u00dd. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u1edb ch\u1ee3t hi\u1ec3u, n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng c\u00f3 khi n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ceylon... n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u00f4ng suy s\u1ee5p. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng ch\u1edd n\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 trong c\u00e1c \u1ea3nh m\u00e0u m\u00e0 \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, th\u1eddi \u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p trong v\u00f9ng n\u00fai. Ceylon th\u1ef1c s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft \u00f4ng.\u201d \u201cChuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a g\u00ec?\u201d Monica th\u1eafc m\u1eafc. \u201cC\u00e1i m\u00e0 c\u1eadu t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm, Monica \u1ea1, l\u00e0 \u1ea3o \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi... ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi.\u201d \u201cC\u00f2n c\u1eadu?\u201d \u201cT\u1edb mu\u1ed1n th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang y nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 v\u1ed1n c\u00f3. N\u1ebfu Ch\u00faa \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea3o ra th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Ph\u00e1p th\u00ec t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha.\u201d C\u00f4 b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00ec nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd hoa m\u1ef9 m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m \u1edf Troms\u00f8. \u201cV\u1ec1 m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng \u1edf ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u1edb tuy\u1ebft r\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edbt. Tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp \u0111\u1ea3o c\u00e1c c\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t hay m\u1eb7t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c l\u1ed9 n\u00e0o. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb ph\u1ee7 k\u00edn. Tuy\u1ebft r\u01a1i nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i m\u00e1y x\u00fac ph\u1ea3i g\u1ea1t ch\u00fang th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed1ng d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i cao \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00e1m foot \u1ea5y. \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i l\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng con k\u00eanh c\u1eaft ngang qua tuy\u1ebft - m\u1ed9t ki\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1eddng an to\u00e0n \u1edf hai b\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 ta kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ea5t tr\u1eafc, tr\u1eeb phi ta \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o ai \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng ng\u00e3 r\u1ebd. \u0110\u00eam khuya, b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb con ch\u00fang t\u1edb th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng l\u00e1i xe taxi kh\u00f9ng kh\u00f9ng \u0111i\u00ean \u0111i\u00ean t\u00ean l\u00e0 Skaanevik. Ch\u00fang t\u1edb \u0111\u01b0a cho \u00f4ng ta t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n ch\u00fang t\u1edb c\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u00e0o l\u00ean xe \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i xuy\u00ean qua \u0111\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn s\u00e2n bay. T\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang t\u1edb l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m th\u1ebf? B\u1edfi v\u00ec Skaanevik l\u00e0 tay l\u00e1i xe \u0111i\u00ean nh\u1ea5t Na Uy. \u00d4ng ta th\u01b0\u1eddng cho taxi ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd v\u00e0 lao \u1ea7m \u1ea7m d\u1ecdc con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng tuy\u1ebft b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 hai b\u00ean. Mu\u1ed1n r\u1ebd, \u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd th\u1eafng g\u1ea5p - v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u1edb c\u1ee9 n\u1ea3y thia lia gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m th\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u1eeb b\u00ean n\u00e0y sang b\u00ean kia. Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9? M\u1ed7i khi \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e3 r\u1ebd, \u00f4ng ta nh\u00e1 \u0111\u00e8n t\u1eaft r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i s\u00e1ng, b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ngang c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e1i xe s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o h\u00e0nh kh\u00e1ch, \u2018Ch\u00fang ta ch\u1edd th\u00ec h\u01a1n. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd Skaanevik \u0111ang l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u1ea5y.\u2019 V\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u1edb s\u1ebd \u1ea7m \u1ea7m lao qua, nghi\u00eang t\u1eeb b\u00ean n\u00e0y sang b\u00ean kia, \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i b\u1eafn ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1c b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng. Th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi bi\u1ebft bao, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i sao tr\u00ean tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i qua r\u1eb7ng th\u00f4ng.\u201d \u201cTh\u1ebf th\u00ec sao?\u201d Monica h\u1ecfi. \u201cTh\u1ebf th\u00ec ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3,\u201d Britta \u0111\u00e1p. \u201cT\u1edb ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3o Skaanevik, \u2018Nhanh h\u01a1n n\u1eefa \u0111i.\u2019 Nh\u01b0ng t\u1edb mu\u1ed1n c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c h\u1ed3i h\u1ed9p ph\u1ea3i th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf... do th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y t\u1ea1o ra... m\u00e0 t\u1edb l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eefng m\u01a1 t\u01b0\u1edfng. V\u00ec v\u1eady xin c\u1eadu h\u00e3y th\u00f4i \u0111i.\u201d","Monica kh\u00f4ng g\u1ea1 g\u1eabm Britta th\u00eam n\u1eefa. *** T\u00f4i lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 g\u1eafng th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng khi n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 c\u1ea7n sa v\u00e0 LSD v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 k\u1ebb gi\u1ea3 d\u1ed1i. V\u1ed1n l\u00e0 c\u1ef1u \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch qu\u1ef9 v\u00e0 nay l\u00e0 chuy\u00ean gia \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf, t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1ee3t t\u1edbi ranh gi\u1edbi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 th\u1ef1c v\u00e0 bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i ph\u00e1t huy \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201cs\u1ef1 t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng t\u1ebf nh\u1ecb d\u00e0nh cho t\u00ednh trung th\u1ef1c\u201d. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p m\u00ecnh n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng, v\u00e0 trong nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc ma t\u00fay, t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e2m v\u00e0o t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf t\u1ebf nh\u1ecb. H\u1ed3i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c xa Geneva, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eed \u0111\u1ebfn Campuchia \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1n c\u00e1c qu\u1ef9 t\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ed7 cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u1eadp m\u00e0 c\u00f4ng ty Morrison-Knudsen \u1edf bang Idaho \u0111ang x\u00e2y, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac r\u1ea3nh r\u1ed7i t\u00f4i hay la c\u00e0 quanh kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Bijou \u1edf Phnom Penh, n\u01a1i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean M\u1ef9 t\u1ee5 h\u1ecdp vi\u1ebft b\u00e0i v\u1ec1 n\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp m\u00e0 Campuchia \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0nh l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m m\u1edbi m\u1ebb, s\u1ef1 h\u00f2a tr\u1ed9n gi\u1eefa bu\u1ed3n t\u1ebb v\u00e0 th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c. Su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 tu\u1ea7n, anh s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb nh\u00ecn ng\u1eafm c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i h\u00f4ng h\u1eb9p trong b\u1ed9 sampot; th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng nh\u1eefng s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c k\u1ef3 qu\u00e1i s\u1ebd nh\u1eafc anh l\u00e0 anh \u0111ang \u1edf m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c lu\u1eadt l\u1ec7 kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i th\u00e0nh b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1nh ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng ch\u1ecbu t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 bu\u1ed3n t\u1ebb v\u00e0 \u0111ang h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c mu\u1ed1n phi\u00eau l\u01b0u. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i th\u0103m \u0111i\u1ec7n Ph\u1eadt, cu\u1ed1c b\u1ed9 c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 s\u01b0 m\u1eb7c \u00e1o c\u00e0 sa trong nh\u1eefng v\u00f2ng kh\u1ea5t th\u1ef1c bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, l\u00ean v\u00f9ng cao t\u1edbi c\u00e1c ng\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1n \u00e2m u \u1edf Angkor, v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u chui. Phnom Penh l\u00e0 n\u01a1i g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a hai con s\u00f4ng, s\u00f4ng M\u00ea K\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee5c ng\u1ea7u v\u00e0 s\u00f4ng Tonle-Sap nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n ch\u1ed7 h\u1ee3p l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i d\u00e3y l\u1ec1u c\u1ecf th\u1ea5p l\u00e8 t\u00e8. D\u00e2n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 to\u00e0n l\u00e0 cu li v\u00e0 phu qu\u00e9t r\u00e1c, anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gia \u0111\u00ecnh n\u00e0o c\u00f3 c\u1ee7a \u0103n c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecd \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m t\u00f4n m\u00fai \u0111\u00e8 l\u00ean m\u00e1i c\u1ecf, d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 sung t\u00fac \u1edf kh\u1eafp \u0110\u00f4ng Nam \u00c1. M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i, l\u00fac ru\u1ed3i bay d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c trong kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Bijou, m\u1ed9t ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean Denver kho\u1ea3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ec1 xu\u1ea5t, \u201cCh\u00fang ta xu\u1ed1ng b\u1edd s\u00f4ng ch\u01a1i \u0111i,\u201d v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u \u00fd anh. Kho\u1ea3ng b\u1ea3y ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u01b0\u1edfng \u1ee9ng, \u201cSao l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ec9?\u201d v\u1eady l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i thu\u00ea b\u1ed1n chi\u1ebfc xe k\u00e9o r\u1ed3i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c kh\u1edfi h\u00e0nh. T\u00f4i b\u1ecb nh\u00e9t v\u00e0o ng\u1ed3i chung xe v\u1edbi anh ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean Denver, tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i anh n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, \u201cT\u00f4i cho r\u1eb1ng c\u1ee9 giam ch\u00e2n \u1edf Phnom Penh m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1eed m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n th\u00ec th\u1eadt ngu ng\u1ed1c.\u201d T\u00f4i t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Xe k\u00e9o d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t t\u00fap l\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u00e1i t\u00f4n m\u00fai b\u00ean b\u1edd s\u00f4ng M\u00ea K\u00f4ng. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Campuchia ho\u1eb7c Trung Qu\u1ed1c g\u1ea7y qu\u1eaft queo - ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ecbu kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t n\u1ed5i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01b0\u1edbc","n\u00e0o - \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean c\u1eeda ni\u1ec1m n\u1edf g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e0o. \u00d4ng ta d\u1eabn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0o v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Ph\u00e1p, \u201cTr\u01b0\u1edbc kia \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ai trong c\u00e1c \u00f4ng h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n ch\u01b0a?\u201d Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a, v\u1eady l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta li\u1ec1n n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i y\u00ean t\u00e2m, \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec gh\u00ea g\u1edbm \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn.\u201d \u00d4ng ta c\u00f3 hai ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00fat, m\u1ed7i ph\u00f2ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u1ed7 cho s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chia l\u00e0m hai nh\u00f3m, anh Denver \u1edf c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i. Quan ni\u1ec7m truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 l\u1edd \u0111\u1edd du\u1ed7i d\u00e0i tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1eadt h\u1eb9p m\u00e0 \u0111a s\u1ed1 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u00ecnh dung v\u1ec1 c\u1ea3nh h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 mang \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng \u1ed1ng \u0111i\u1ebfu \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e2m l\u1eeda s\u1eb5n b\u1ed1c l\u00ean m\u1ed9t l\u00e0n kh\u00f3i d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng m\u00f9 m\u1ecbt, c\u00f3 m\u00f9i l\u1eddm l\u1ee3m \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1eeb t\u1eeb h\u00edt v\u00e0o, \u0111inh ninh s\u1ebd b\u1ecb t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n h\u1ea1 g\u1ee5c, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec to t\u00e1t x\u1ea3y ra c\u1ea3, \u00edt ra l\u00e0 trong ph\u00f2ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u00fd th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f3i thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3m \u0111\u00e0 v\u00e0 dai d\u1eb3ng h\u01a1n kh\u00f3i thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng ngo\u00e0i ra ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c. \u0110\u1ea7u \u00f3c t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng quay cu\u1ed3ng, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u1ea3o \u1ea3nh, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3i qua tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i h\u00f4n m\u00ea v\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00f9ng thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u00f3 c\u0103n c\u1ee9 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 theo d\u00f5i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn su\u1ed1t bu\u1ed5i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 trao \u0111\u1ed5i nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t khi quay v\u1ec1 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Bijou. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n l\u00e0 m\u1ed1i \u0111e d\u1ecda m\u00e0 c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 v\u0103n v\u1eabn kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb che gi\u1ea5u m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o. L\u00e0 nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf nhi\u1ec1u n\u01a1i tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ecb l\u1eeba n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 hi\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00e0y. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi s\u00e1u trong s\u1ed1 b\u1ea3y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf l\u00e0 xong. Anh Denver mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u k\u1ef9 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng h\u01a1n, v\u00ec v\u1eady anh m\u1edbi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 s\u1edf l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 t\u1ea1i khu d\u00e2n c\u01b0 c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 m\u1eddi t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng \u0111i. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o anh, \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n n\u1eefa,\u201d th\u00ec anh n\u00f3i, \u201cC\u00f3 ai n\u00e0i \u00e9p \u0111\u00e2u? Anh ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ee3i trong khi t\u00f4i xem chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o th\u00f4i.\u201d V\u1eady l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe k\u00e9o \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh ki\u1ebfn tr\u00fac trang tr\u00ed c\u00f4ng phu c\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u1eebng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 th\u1ed5 \u1edf Denver th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 1880, v\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u00f9ng t\u1ea5m r\u00e8m b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i nhung l\u00f4ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0 c\u00e1c t\u1ea5m g\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u00f9ng b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1m th\u01b0 gi\u00e3n trong ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ee3i. \u00d4ng ch\u1ee7, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y th\u00ec ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u00e0u, n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh kh\u00e1 tr\u00f4i ch\u1ea3y, v\u00e0 anh b\u1ea1n t\u00f4i gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean M\u1ef9 mu\u1ed1n th\u0103m ti\u1ec7m v\u00e0 nh\u00e2n ti\u1ec7n h\u00fat m\u1ed9t hai t\u1ea9u trong m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng ti\u1ec7n nghi. \u00d4ng ch\u1ee7 c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn y\u00eau c\u1ea7u. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u0111i v\u0103ng c\u00f3 l\u01b0ng gh\u1ebf ng\u1ea3 ra sau v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m kh\u00e1ch g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh th\u1ea3 h\u1ed3n theo l\u00e0n kh\u00f3i thu\u1ed1c do ch\u00ednh h\u1ecd ph\u00e0 ra. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi th\u1ef1c t\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ch\u1ed1i b\u1ecf m\u1ecdi tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m. \u201cKh\u00e1ch quen c\u1ea3,\u201d \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 T\u00e0u n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 s\u1edf r\u1ed9ng h\u01a1n, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ph\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0o c\u00f3 b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0, b\u1edfi v\u1eady trong t\u00f4i h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn gi\u1eef cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ma t\u00fay v\u00e0 t\u00ecnh d\u1ee5c","kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh t\u1ed1t, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 c\u00e1c t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y tuy\u00ean truy\u1ec1n ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng nh\u1ecf trang tr\u00ed \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd, anh b\u1ea1n Denver n\u00f3i, \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd h\u00fat cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra.\u201d Trong khi anh \u0111ang b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n, t\u00f4i quay ra ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch h\u1ecfi th\u0103m \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh l\u00e0m \u0103n. \u00d4ng ta k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i \u00f4ng ta nh\u1eadn thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n t\u1eeb Trung Qu\u1ed1c... kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i g\u00ec... ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00ea chu\u1ea9n vi\u1ec7c bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n n\u00e0y v\u00e0 ng\u00e0y nay ng\u01b0\u1eddi Campuchia v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c. Theo quan \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta, r\u1ea5t \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi Phnom Penh b\u1ecb thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n g\u00e2y h\u1ea1i. \u201c\u0110a s\u1ed1 kh\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c n\u1eefa v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n d\u00ednh l\u00edu \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd, \u0111\u1eddi th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ebft. N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ra \u0111i thanh th\u1ea3n... th\u00ec s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n th\u00f4i.\u201d Sau m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2, th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ecb gi\u00e1n \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u00ec nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i r\u00f5 l\u00e0 gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 ra ra v\u00e0o v\u00e0o, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eaft ngang. Anh ta th\u00ec th\u1ea7m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o tai ch\u1ee7 khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng ta b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cB\u1ea1n \u00f4ng \u0111ang n\u00f4n,\u201d \u00f4ng ta cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau anh b\u1ea1n ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean \u1edf Denver quay ra ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch, nh\u1ee3t nh\u1ea1t v\u00e0 b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i. \u201cThu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00e9t kh\u1eafp th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\u201d anh ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u. Tuy nhi\u00ean, hai tu\u1ea7n sau anh l\u1ea1i kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 s\u1edf kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00edt heroin, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u1edb ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i n\u1eefa. Hai trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ebft th\u1eddi gian c\u00f2n th\u1eed ti\u00eam v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh tay m\u1ed9t li\u1ec1u nh\u1ecf heroin, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1. \u201c\u0110\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 l\u1eafm,\u201d anh b\u1ea1n Denver n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00ednh v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai.\u201d Cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u1edf Tokyo, t\u00f4i \u1edf c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng v\u1edbi anh trong ba tu\u1ea7n. Anh \u0111ang v\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c t\u00ecnh m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t g\u00e1i nh\u1ea3y \u1edf Ginza t\u00ean l\u00e0 Hiroko-san; h\u1ecd quen nhau \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kho\u1ea3ng ba n\u0103m, v\u00e0 trong l\u00fac anh \u0111i Phnom Penh, c\u00f4 ta b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00eam ch\u00edch helipon, m\u1ed9t ch\u1ea5t d\u1eabn xu\u1ea5t t\u1eeb heroin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn \u1edf Nh\u1eadt. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb l\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 N\u0103m, t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u00f4 ta l\u1ea1i ph\u00ea helipon - hai \u1ed1ng ti\u00eam v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh tay tr\u00e1i - r\u1ed3i x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u0111ang n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00e0 l\u00f4i h\u1ebft \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n trai xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa s\u00e0n nh\u00e0, l\u1ea5y gi\u00e0y cao g\u00f3t gi\u1eabm l\u00ean, sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f4 ta \u0111\u1ed5 d\u1ea7u d\u01b0\u1ee1ng t\u00f3c v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng b\u1eeba b\u1ed9n, v\u1eeba l\u00e0m v\u1eeba nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a anh b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Nh\u1eadt v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng Anh. \u0110i l\u00e0m v\u1ec1, anh nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau n\u1eb1m cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n tr\u00ean m\u1edb s\u01a1 mi r\u00e1ch n\u00e1t b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u v\u00e0 n\u1ee9c n\u1edf v\u00ec \u00e2n h\u1eadn. M\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3i h\u00f2a m\u00f9i m\u1eabn s\u1ebd di\u1ec5n ra, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o c\u0169ng k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c c\u00f4 ta d\u1ed1c v\u00ed \u0111\u1ed5 h\u1ebft \u1ed1ng helipon ra v\u00e0 gi\u1eabm n\u00e1t ch\u00fang... ngay gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed1ng \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi c\u1ee7a anh. \u201cEm kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ch\u00edch helipon n\u1eefa!\u201d c\u00f4 ta h\u1ee9a, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ee9 N\u0103m tu\u1ea7n sau c\u00f4 ta l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u00f4m \u0111\u1ea7y. T\u00f4i theo d\u00f5i tr\u00f2 h\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 ta v\u1edbi c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c th\u00edch th\u00fa kh\u00e1ch quan cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 N\u0103m c\u00f4 ta l\u00f4i c\u1ea3 \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ra v\u00e0 gi\u1eabm n\u00e1t m\u1ea5y \u1ed1ng helipon tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1, \u201cHiroko-san ph\u1ea3i \u0111i kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d nh\u01b0ng anh b\u1ea1n Denver n\u00f3i, \u201cAnh \u0111i th\u00ec t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee1 u m\u00ea \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d V\u00ec \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 h\u1ea1n n\u00ean t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf \u0111i. \u00dd t\u00f4i \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u00e0m r\u00f5 l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thanh ni\u00ean l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng","v\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i n\u0103m, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n v\u1ec1 thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 c\u00e1c ch\u1ea5t d\u1eabn xu\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac v\u1edbi h\u01a1n hai ch\u1ee5c ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean M\u1ef9 chuy\u00ean \u0111\u01b0a tin v\u1ec1 \u0110\u00f4ng \u00c1, v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd, khi b\u1ecb m\u1eafc k\u1eb9t \u1edf nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 Bangkok hay S\u00e0i G\u00f2n, \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1eebng c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n th\u1eed h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 anh b\u1ea1n Denver l\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i th\u1eed l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai trong s\u1ed1 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i m\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7n, d\u00f9 l\u00e0 \u1edf m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 th\u1ea5p. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u00f4n ngoan \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Sau khi c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc m\u1ecdi m\u1eb7t, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n quan tr\u1ecdng trong \u0111\u00e1m r\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u huy\u1ec1n b\u00ed \u1ea5y c\u1ee7a ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng - Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o, \u0111\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e0i nguy nga, l\u0169y tre l\u00fac ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n, c\u1ed3ng chi\u00eang, c\u00e1c v\u1ecb t\u01b0 l\u1ec7nh, b\u1ed9 m\u00e1y ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n m\u1edbi b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n - n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng xem qua v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n n\u1eefa. H\u00fat x\u00e1ch \u01b0? T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y ngay c\u1ea3 khi c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Phnom Penh m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m n\u0103m. L\u1ea1i c\u00f2n ch\u00e2m th\u1ee7ng c\u00e1nh tay \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u00eam m\u1ed9t ch\u1ea5t l\u1ea1 v\u00e0o m\u00e1u m\u00ecnh? Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o. Ngay c\u1ea3 r\u01b0\u1ee3u t\u00f4i c\u0169ng u\u1ed1ng m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9, v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00e2ng kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh; t\u00f4i v\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n qu\u00e1 s\u00e2u \u0111\u1eadm r\u1ed3i. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, l\u00fac n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t gh\u00ea t\u1edfm b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u00e1u b\u1ecb tho\u00e1i h\u00f3a, v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 ch\u1ebft v\u00ec b\u1ec7nh b\u1ea1ch c\u1ea7u ho\u1eb7c m\u00e1u b\u1ecb nhi\u1ec5m \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng coi tr\u1ecdng d\u00f2ng m\u00e1u, s\u1ef1 c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng m\u1ecfng manh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb x\u00e1o tr\u1ed9n th\u00ec h\u01a1n. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n th\u1ea5y kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u l\u00e0 l\u1edbp tr\u1ebb c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ed1n s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf trong vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i n\u1ea1n \u00f4 nhi\u1ec5m s\u00f4ng h\u1ed3, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1edd \u01a1 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 tho\u00e1i h\u00f3a m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng c\u00f3 t\u1ea7m quan tr\u1ecdng kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. V\u1eady l\u00e0, v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng v\u0103n h\u00f3a thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n \u1edf ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng l\u1eddi r\u0103n d\u1ea1y c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00ean \u00e1n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi thu\u1ed9c th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n khi h\u1ecd \u0111ang t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd, \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed r\u1ed3i, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1ee9 h\u00fat \u0111i.\u201d B\u1edfi v\u00ec tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i m\u00e0 h\u1ecd tham gia c\u00f2n t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Khi th\u1eed h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 heroin \u1edf Phnom Penh, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 ho\u1eb7c \u1edf b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0o m\u00e0 ma t\u00fay bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng d\u1ec5 ki\u1ebfm n\u1ebfu ch\u1eb3ng may t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2m ra nghi\u1ec7n ng\u1eadp. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n n\u1eb1ng n\u1eb7c \u0111\u00f2i t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c th\u00f3i quen h\u00fat x\u00e1ch n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n gi\u1eef t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean trong nh\u00f3m h\u1ecd. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1edbp tr\u1ebb ng\u00e0y nay l\u1ea1i s\u1ed1ng trong x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Ma t\u00fay \u0111\u1ea7y r\u1eaby. B\u1ea1n b\u00e8 lu\u00f4n r\u1ee7 r\u00ea. V\u00ec v\u1eady v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i h\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 c\u00f2n nguy hi\u1ec3m h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u khi c\u00f3 th\u00eam LSD, nh\u00e2n t\u1ed1 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i. V\u00ec th\u1ebf t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 tr\u00e1nh ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u v\u00f5 \u0111o\u00e1n, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch t\u1ea1i sao, khi Monica h\u1ecfi \u00fd ki\u1ebfn t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 LSD, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, \u201cCh\u00fa kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 l\u1eafm...\u201d Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a ma t\u00fay \u0111\u1ebfn Gretchen. Ngay c\u1ea3 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u00f3a kh\u1ecfi t\u00e2m tr\u00ed h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng nh\u1ecf \u1ea5y, h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u00f4 qu\u1eb1n qu\u1ea1i tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 b\u00f2 kh\u1eafp s\u00e0n. Kinh nghi\u1ec7m \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m ph\u1ea3i tr\u00e1nh xa ma t\u00fay, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd th\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng do d\u1ef1 c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o Monica v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 nguy h\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a LSD. Th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i lo s\u1ee3, c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i","c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o. \u201cC\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau di\u00eau c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. V\u00ec c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb m\u1eddi t\u00f4i ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u \u00fd ki\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd n\u00ean t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i c\u00f4 \u0111\u00fac suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 g\u00ec v\u1ec1 ma t\u00fay? Ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ba lo\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nhau: heroin, LSD, c\u1ea7n sa. \u0110\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i c\u1ef1c l\u1ef1c ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i lo\u1ea1i th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i quay l\u1ea1i Tokyo, n\u01a1i c\u00f4 Hiroko-san xinh \u0111\u1eb9p v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n ti\u1ebft m\u1ee5c helipon. Tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y v\u1eabn g\u00e2y c\u01b0\u1eddi cho \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ee9 N\u0103m \u0111\u00f3, khi anh b\u1ea1n Denver la \u1ea7m l\u00ean ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0nh lang, \u201cFairbanks, v\u00ec Ch\u00faa, gi\u00fap t\u00f4i v\u1edbi!\u201d T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng anh v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y Hiroko-san, say thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ee9 \u0111\u1eeb, \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ebfp \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi c\u1ee7a anh th\u00e0nh ch\u1ed3ng gi\u1eefa s\u00e0n, \u0111\u1ed5 d\u1ea7u d\u01b0\u1ee1ng t\u00f3c l\u00ean, tung nh\u1eefng \u1ed1ng helipon v\u1ee1 v\u00e0o, r\u1ed3i l\u0103n ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u1ee9a c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng m\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao c\u1ea1o. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, heroin lu\u00f4n g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a Hiroko-san th\u1ea5m tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng s\u01a1 mi tr\u1eafng. Nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a g\u1eb7p b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng heroin trong b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 d\u00e0i n\u00e0o m\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb h\u1ee7y ho\u1ea1i. R\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f3i quen v\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u00f3 \u00edch, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng quen bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd. H\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t m\u00e0 heroin b\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c t\u00e0n ph\u00e1 gh\u00ea g\u1edbm \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o b\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 t\u1ef1 k\u1ebft \u00e1n m\u00ecnh kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi; nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb c\u1ed1 \u00fd \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1eaby ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e1ng b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t v\u00e0o tr\u1ea1i giam. T\u00f4i th\u00e0 m\u1ea5t c\u00e1nh tay tr\u00e1i c\u00f2n h\u01a1n li\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7i kinh ho\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a heroin, v\u00e0 khi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb h\u1ecfi \u00fd ki\u1ebfn, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Khi LSD l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi y h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe nhi\u1ec1u hy v\u1ecdng r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng thu\u1ed1c ch\u1eefa tr\u1ecb m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 d\u1ea1ng r\u1ed1i lo\u1ea1n t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt, v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c thanh ni\u00ean l\u1ea1m d\u1ee5ng n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn, k\u00e8m theo bao h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 tai h\u1ea1i cho nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd, l\u00e0m t\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean d\u00ednh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 Monica v\u00e0 Cato c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng LSD m\u00e0 xem ch\u1eebng ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecb \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1ea5t \u00edt, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 su\u00fdt n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft Gretchen. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn LSD, ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu v\u00ec s\u1ee3 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00ean h\u1ec7 th\u1ea7n kinh, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f2n v\u00ec \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m, \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c v\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m vui t\u1eeb thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean m\u1edf mang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u1ebfu c\u00f2n b\u1ecb LSD m\u1edf mang th\u00eam n\u1eefa, ch\u1eafc s\u1ebd n\u1ed5 tung m\u1ea5t. C\u1ea7n sa d\u1ea5y l\u00ean nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, v\u00ec ch\u00fang ta h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u00f4ng tin r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng v\u1ec1 ma t\u00fay m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng h\u01a1n hai ngh\u00ecn n\u0103m. T\u00ednh \u0111\u1ebfn nay t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eadn m\u1eaft quan s\u00e1t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00fat c\u1ea7n sa, v\u00e0 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng ti\u00eau c\u1ef1c l\u1eafm, nh\u01b0ng hai c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi day d\u1ee9t l\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn dai d\u1eb3ng: c\u1ea7n sa c\u00f3 leo thang \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i ma t\u00fay nguy hi\u1ec3m h\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng? N\u00f3 c\u00f3 g\u00e2y tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i m\u1ecfi m\u1ec7t to\u00e0n th\u00e2n l\u00e0m ti\u00eau tan \u00fd ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng? B\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng y h\u1ecdc kh\u00e1 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng cho th\u1ea5y b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u00e2y gai d\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng g\u00e2y nghi\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng n\u00e0o th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn anh ta \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng lo\u1ea1i ma tu\u00fd m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n m\u1edbi th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 l\u00e0 x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00fat s\u1ebd khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c th\u1eed xa h\u01a1n. Monica h\u00fat c\u1ecf \u1edf Vwarda, gi\u1ea3ng gi\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u1edf Torremolinos v\u00e0 t\u00edch c\u1ef1c t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm LSD \u1edf Albufeira, ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 v\u00ec c\u00f4 \u0111ang \u1edf trong m\u1ed9t ambiente[81] l\u00e0m c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea5n kh\u00edch l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng ph\u1ea5n kh\u00edch. \u0110i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i l\u00e0: B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1ea7n sa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn LSD, nh\u01b0ng","nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng h\u00fat th\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. V\u1ec1 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ch\u00e1n ch\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi th\u00ec \u1edf m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec3u kh\u00e1 r\u00f5. T\u00f4i t\u1eebng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf b\u1ea3y n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u01a1i s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u1ea7n sa ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 t\u1eadp qu\u00e1n qu\u1ed1c gia, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u00e1n gh\u00e9t c\u00e1i x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i m\u00e0 c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ea3n sinh ra. \u0110\u00e2u m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n, trung t\u00e2m ch\u0103m s\u00f3c tr\u1ebb em, n\u1ec1n gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u01a1 s\u1edf, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c l\u1ed9, \u1ee7y ban c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i? N\u00f3i chung t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i \u0111\u1edd \u0111\u1eabn th\u1edd \u01a1, c\u1ea3 \u1edf t\u1eebng c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n l\u1eabn trong x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn l\u00e0 c\u1ea7n sa \u0111\u1ed1i l\u1eadp v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng l\u00e0nh m\u1ea1nh t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p. N\u00f3 ph\u00e1 h\u1ee7y \u00fd ch\u00ed. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00fd l\u1ebd cho r\u1eb1ng c\u1ea7n sa cho thanh ni\u00ean ch\u1ec9 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ly martini cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 so s\u00e1nh kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng: m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta u\u1ed1ng martini kh\u00f4ng d\u1eabn t\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng heroin v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng g\u00e2y ra tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i \u0111\u1edd \u0111\u1eabn th\u1edd \u01a1 ph\u1ea3n x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i. N\u00f3i c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi u\u1ed1ng martini v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng mang t\u00ednh x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 anh ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m t\u1ed5n h\u1ea1i b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, v\u1ec1 l\u00fd l\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eafc \u0111i nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n Thomas de Quincey vi\u1ebft v\u0103n hay, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa v\u1edbi th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta c\u1ea3. *** C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb n\u00f3i h\u1ecd s\u1ebd xu\u1ed1ng Albufeira \u0103n b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a caldeirada, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1n bar \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 trong l\u00fac t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edd, Churchill b\u1eadt m\u00e1y h\u00e1t. L\u00fac \u1ea5y t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c. V\u00ec qu\u00e1n bar n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i n\u01a1i d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Clive v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai du l\u1ecbch m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfc n\u00e0o trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t m\u1edbi m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea7n y\u00eau th\u00edch \u1edf Torremolinos, c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i Churchill b\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec1u l\u1ed7i th\u1eddi v\u00e0 l\u1ea1 tai. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 cao ch\u00fang cho \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t h\u00f4m, \u0111ang l\u01a1 \u0111\u1ec5nh nghe t\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec7u d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp, m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u00edch th\u00fa, v\u1eady l\u00e0 t\u00f4i li\u1ec1n h\u1ecfi, \u201c\u0110\u0129a g\u00ec th\u1ebf?\u201d \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e1p, \u201cSergeant Pepper,\u201d r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi ti\u1ebfp, \u201cAnh ta l\u00e0 ai?\u201d v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb coi th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00e1n ch\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t sinh vi\u00ean Oxford chuy\u00ean b\u00e1n LSD l\u1eadu \u1edf Algarve m\u1edbi th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ban nh\u1ea1c Beatles,\u201d \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i. \u1ede Torremolinos, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe \u0111\u0129a c\u1ee7a ban nh\u1ea1c n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng n\u00e0y r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 nh\u1ea1c pop \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra. L\u00fac n\u00e0y t\u00f4i ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe m\u1ed9t ca kh\u00fac chua ch\u00e1t, trong \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng cello th\u1ed5n th\u1ee9c c\u00f9ng violon ch\u01a1i ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec7m b\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c th\u1ecbnh h\u00e0nh \u1edf th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 m\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00edn khi m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i Anh thu\u1ed9c gia \u0111\u00ecnh trung l\u01b0u tr\u1ed1n nh\u00e0 ra \u0111i l\u00fac b\u00ecnh minh \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c ng\u00e0nh kinh doanh xe h\u01a1i. Ca kh\u00fac n\u00e0y th\u1eadt \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft Beatles l\u1ea1i s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng cello,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng. \u201c\u00d4ng b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn, h\u1ecd s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee5 n\u00e0o.\u201d R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c","nghe b\u00e0i n\u00e0y,\u201d n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ta chuy\u1ec3n sang m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i d\u1eef d\u1ed9i trong \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00e0ng trai non n\u1edbt ng\u1eabm ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 t\u1ef1 t\u1eed c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngh\u1ecb s\u0129... hay \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. L\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ta l\u00e0 d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o LSD, nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 v\u00ec cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 tan t\u00e0nh trong m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 n\u1ed5 bom nguy\u00ean t\u1eed. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd, \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t hoang m\u1ea1c, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd th\u00edch khi bi\u1ebft ca kh\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 r\u00f5 h\u01a1n. \u201cNghe ch\u00f3i tai qu\u00e1,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cHai n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y b\u00e0i n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hoan ngh\u00eanh l\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e1p, v\u1ebb coi th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ed9 r\u00f5. \u201cT\u1ea1i B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tay ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng ch\u1eadm tr\u1ec5.\u201d T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng ta c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha kh\u00f4ng, th\u00ec \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e1p, \u201c\u00d4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00f4i \u0111i\u00ean ch\u1eafc?\u201d T\u00f4i \u0111ang ng\u1eabm ngh\u0129 c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e1p th\u00edch h\u1ee3p th\u00ec ch\u1ee3t th\u1ea5y vang l\u00ean m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u00e1t th\u00fa v\u1ecb nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i t\u1eebng nghe su\u1ed1t h\u01a1n ch\u1ee5c n\u0103m qua. N\u00f3 m\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng ca r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111ang k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a: nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y qu\u00fdt, nh\u1eefng thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ee9t cam, nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh n\u01b0\u1edbng k\u1eb9o d\u1ebbo. B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t gh\u00e9t nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u00e1t nh\u01b0 v\u1eady v\u00ec th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang c\u00f3 c\u00e1i v\u1ebb ng\u00e2y th\u01a1 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd, nh\u01b0ng ca kh\u00fac n\u00e0y mang d\u1ea5u \u1ea5n x\u00e1c th\u1ef1c, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh \u1ea5y. Sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u1eddi ca chuy\u1ec3n sang m\u1ed9t m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 nghi\u00eam trang h\u01a1n v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e1t \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00e0u s\u1eafc bi\u1ebfn \u1ea3o; h\u00ecnh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng vui v\u1ebb, v\u00ec n\u00f3 nh\u1eafc t\u00f4i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i xinh x\u1eafn, nh\u1eb9 d\u1ea1 v\u1edbi c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft \u0111ong \u0111\u01b0a t\u1eebng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ng\u1ea9n ng\u01a1 khi c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb, m\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n nh\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ec7m khi\u1ebfn h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng. Ch\u00e0ng trai n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed c\u1ed5 t\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 b\u1edfi ba ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng lanh l\u1ea3nh, v\u00e0 ngay sau \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3ng ca - to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean Beatles, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 v\u1eady \u2013 cu\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t g\u1ecdi \u0111i g\u1ecdi l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i t\u00ean r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 g\u00e1i: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. T\u00ean c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb m\u00ea ho\u1eb7c, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cM\u1ed9t th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 r\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, John Keats \u0111\u00e3 mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 ki\u1ec3u ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb ng\u1eef c\u0169ng l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m.\u201d \u201c\u00d4ng th\u00edch b\u00e0i n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9?\u201d Churchill h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n m\u00e0 h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n duy nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ta th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n. \u201cN\u00f3 t\u00f3m l\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tinh th\u1ea7n ph\u00f3ng kho\u00e1ng t\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng thanh ni\u00ean t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p \u1edf ch\u00e2u \u00c2u v\u00e0 ch\u00e2u \u00c1. \u201cQu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,\u201d Churchill h\u00f2a nh\u00e3 t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh. \u00d4ng ta h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa xem t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u00edch th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 khi th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i v\u1ebb b\u00ed hi\u1ec3m, \u201cTh\u1ebf th\u00ec m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u0103m ph\u00f2ng t\u00f4i th\u00f4i.\u201d T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y vi\u1ec7c m\u00ecnh th\u00edch m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0a chu\u1ed9ng ch\u1eb3ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec t\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n th\u0103m ph\u00f2ng \u00f4ng ta, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp v\u1ec1 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec s\u00e1u b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi m\u00f3n c\u00e1 h\u1ea7m \u1edf c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng. \u201cXin m\u1eddi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n nghe b\u00e0i m\u00e0 \u00f4ng Fairbanks ch\u1ecdn l\u00e0 b\u00e0i y\u00eau th\u00edch nh\u1ea5t,\u201d \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t","c\u00e1ch \u00e1c \u00fd. Khi giai \u0111i\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a b\u00e0i \u201cLucy in the Sky\u201d r\u1ed9n vang kh\u1eafp qu\u00e1n, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1 l\u00ean, v\u00e0 Gretchen n\u00f3i, \u201cCh\u00fa George, ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fa c\u1ea3,\u201d c\u00f2n Monica v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb tinh ngh\u1ecbch, \u201cCh\u00e1u bi\u1ebft ch\u00fa l\u00e0 l\u00e3o d\u00ea gi\u00e0 m\u00e0!\u201d Khi t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 g\u00ec, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb li\u1ec1n tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc t\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch. Churchill cho \u0111\u0129a \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y hai l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa; c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 nh\u00f3m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 b\u00e0i n\u00e0y v\u00ec h\u1ecd l\u1ea9m nh\u1ea9m h\u00e1t theo. T\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00e0i h\u1ecd gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng th\u00ec Monica n\u00f3i, \u201cCh\u00e1u r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft ch\u00fa l\u00e0m tr\u00f2 g\u00ec nh\u1eefng l\u00fac \u1edf m\u1ed9t minh, \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 qu\u1ef7 qu\u00e1i th\u00f4 b\u1ec9 \u1ea1,\u201d v\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac \u1ea5y anh b\u1ed3i b\u00e0n xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n b\u00ean kia \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, tay b\u01b0ng b\u1ea3y li\u1ec5n caldeirada c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u00e0 Churchill l\u1ea1i thu ph\u1ea7n b\u1ea1ch tu\u1ed9c con nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7. Trong l\u00fac d\u00f9ng b\u1eefa, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e0i h\u00e1t \u1ea5y n\u1eefa, nh\u01b0ng Monica, v\u1ed1n kh\u1ea3nh \u0103n, \u0111\u00e3 xong tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i b\u1eadt \u0111\u0129a nh\u1ea1c \u0111\u00f3. \u201cCh\u00fa v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a g\u00ec sao?\u201d \u201cCh\u01b0a.\u201d \u201cC\u00e1i t\u00ean! C\u00e1i t\u00ean \u1ea5y! \u2018Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.\u2019 Ch\u00fa c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebb ng\u1ed1c kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea5y?\u201d Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n tr\u00f4ng t\u00f4i kh\u00e1 ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c n\u00ean c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, \u201cLSD. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 qu\u1ed1c ca c\u1ee7a LSD.\u201d T\u00f4i b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ecf qua \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ed1t y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a ca kh\u00fac. Nghe l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 ban nh\u1ea1c Beatles \u0111\u00e3 ch\u01a1i x\u1ecf m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1ch Monica gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch m\u1ea5y t\u1eeb \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ee3i l\u00ean c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t k\u1ef7 nguy\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng theo ngh\u0129a t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng. U\u1ec3 o\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft n\u1ed1t con b\u1ea1ch tu\u1ed9c cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Churchill n\u00f3i, \u201cCa kh\u00fac n\u00e0y th\u1ee9c t\u1ec9nh thanh ni\u00ean tr\u00ean to\u00e0n th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a LSD nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c.\u201d \u201cB\u00e0i h\u00e1t ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea5y \u01b0?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi, gi\u1eadn d\u1eef v\u00ec b\u1ecb coi nh\u01b0 th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c. \u201c\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. N\u00f3 gi\u00fap r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u cho vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u0103n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.\u201d T\u00f4i ph\u00e1t b\u1ef1c v\u1edbi b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a. Ngay m\u00f3n c\u00e1 h\u1ea7m c\u0169ng th\u00e0nh nh\u1ea1t ph\u00e8o v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u00edch th\u00fa v\u1edbi ca kh\u00fac m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n. Khi Monica b\u1eadt l\u1ea1i b\u00e0i \u1ea5y, m\u1eaft c\u00f4 nh\u1eafm l\u1ea1i tr\u00f4ng v\u1ebb ng\u00e2y ng\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef m\u1edbi l\u1edbn, t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng th\u1ea5y ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9. V\u00ec sao \u01b0? B\u1edfi v\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu v\u00e0 cao \u0111\u1eb9p trong x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i ch\u00fang ta, nh\u1ea1c pop l\u1ea1i \u0111ang b\u1ecb xuy\u00ean t\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m thanh ni\u00ean tr\u1ee5y l\u1ea1c. Ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u00f4 th\u1ee9c, t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean m\u00e1y quay \u0111\u0129a, gi\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u0129a than, v\u1edb l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a r\u1ed3i t\u00ec tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i b\u1ebb l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i. Nh\u00f3m b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb kinh h\u00e3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1ch c\u01b0 x\u1eed c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 Monica, m\u1edf cho\u00e0ng m\u1eaft v\u00ec b\u1ecb c\u1eaft ngang \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t, la l\u00ean, \u201cCh\u00fa George! Ch\u00fa l\u00e0m c\u00e1i qu\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf?\u201d Nh\u01b0ng Churchill \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch, gi\u1ecdng ng\u1ecdt x\u1edbt, \u201cTh\u00f4i, b\u1ecf qua cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 l\u1ea1c v\u00e0o th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi m\u1edbi m\u00e0.\u201d *** Nghe v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 kh\u00f3 c\u1ea3. N\u1ebfu anh \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban","Nha th\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3i \u01b0? \u0110\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. H\u1ed3i t\u00f4i \u1edf Geneva, khi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p s\u1eafp \u0111i B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd xoay x\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha,\u201d t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tranh lu\u1eadn d\u00e0i d\u00f2ng v\u1edbi anh ta. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0a ra t\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u0169i \u0111\u1ea5t hoang v\u1eafng n\u01a1i ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed Henri, nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng h\u1ea3i hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n c\u00e1c thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho c\u00f4ng cu\u1ed9c chinh ph\u1ee5c ch\u00e2u Phi, h\u1ecfi xem anh ta s\u1ebd ph\u00e1t \u00e2m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o: S\u00e3gres. Sau khi anh ta \u0111o\u00e1n th\u1eed, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u00e2y Ban Nha ph\u00e1t \u00e2m, c\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i Shagrzh th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t \u00e2m n\u00e9n. Nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc,\u201d t\u00f4i khuy\u00ean anh ta, \u201cl\u00e0 nu\u1ed1t c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u nguy\u00ean \u00e2m c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o t\u1eebng \u1ea5y \u00e2m h\u2019s.\u201d V\u00ec v\u1eady, m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng khi Gretchen h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, \u201cNh\u1eadp h\u1ed9i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u \u0111i! Ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u \u0111i th\u0103m Silves \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d t\u00f4i b\u00e8n b\u1ea3o c\u00f4, \u201cN\u1ebfu c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecfi th\u0103m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, h\u00e3y ph\u00e1t \u00e2m l\u00e0 Shilvzh th\u00ec h\u01a1n.\u201d Gretchen h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c l\u00e0 v\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft \u1edf Silves, th\u1ee7 ph\u1ee7 x\u01b0a kia c\u1ee7a Algarve, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n kh\u00e1 nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 H\u1ed3i gi\u00e1o x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng h\u1ed3i th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 th\u1ee9 m\u01b0\u1eddi. Khi t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi c\u00f4 l\u00e0m sao n\u00f3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh, v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u1edf B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha, m\u1eaft c\u00f4 s\u00e1ng ng\u1eddi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb h\u0103ng h\u00e1i m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1eebng ch\u00fa \u00fd khi g\u1eb7p c\u00f4 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u1edf Boston. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t m\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y. H\u1ed3i Cu\u1ed9c Chi\u1ebfn Tr\u0103m N\u0103m t\u1ecf ra l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 mong \u0111\u1ee3i, c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 m\u1ed1i quan t\u00e2m ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 hy v\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 m\u1edbi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf T\u00e2y Ban Nha s\u1ebd thu h\u00fat s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn Silves v\u00e0 qu\u00e2n Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh, nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhen l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i c\u00f4 s\u1ebd t\u1eadp trung nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed9t giai \u0111o\u1ea1n l\u1ecbch s\u1eed kh\u00e1 l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng. Trong th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh, m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m hi\u1ec7p s\u0129 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh v\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c, s\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea1o nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n can \u0111\u1ea3m, \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eb9 c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n v\u01b0\u1ee3t bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn \u0110\u1ea5t Th\u00e1nh m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn d\u1ecb gi\u00e1o. T\u00ecnh c\u1edd ngay t\u1ea1i B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Moor, \u1ea9n n\u00e1u trong c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh tr\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn n\u1ebfu \u0111i t\u1eeb bi\u1ec3n l\u00ean v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu chi\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea5y n\u01a1i n\u00e0y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p c\u00f3 l\u1ebd r\u1ea5t m\u00e0u m\u1ee1. V\u00ec v\u1eady nh\u00f3m c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 chinh ph\u1ee5c b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eafc d\u0129 kia th\u1ea3 neo ngay ph\u00eda Nam Lisboa, n\u01a1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean ph\u00eda ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi, r\u1ed3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn l\u00fac \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1t ph\u00e1 nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda v\u00e0 t\u00e0n s\u00e1t c\u01b0 d\u00e2n xong, h\u1ecd m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 C\u01a1 \u0110\u1ed1c gi\u00e1o. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Moor, m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t n\u00f3i ph\u1ec1u ph\u00e0o, s\u1ed1ng xa h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Nam. V\u1eady l\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i d\u1ecdc b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1t th\u00eam v\u00e0i th\u00e0nh tr\u00ec n\u1eefa v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Na Uy t\u1eebng chinh ph\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi Moor t\u1eeb h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u201cK\u1ebb th\u00f9,\u201d nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch, \u201cs\u1ed1ng \u1edf qu\u00e1 ch\u1ed7 ngo\u1eb7t sang B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha, \u1edf b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n ph\u00eda Nam.\u201d Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb hi\u1ebfu chi\u1ebfn d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m giong bu\u1ed3m xa h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Nam, r\u1ebd v\u00e0o m\u0169i Cabo de","S\u00e3o Vicente v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n n\u01a1i t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y k\u1ebb th\u00f9 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 trong l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i Silves c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n Moor. V\u1edbi ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda r\u1ef1c ch\u00e1y trong tim, h\u1ecd lao l\u00ean b\u1edd, t\u00e0n ph\u00e1 v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u1eb1m gi\u1eefa b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i r\u1ed3i bao v\u00e2y dinh l\u0169y c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n d\u1ecb gi\u00e1o. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n \u0111\u1eabm m\u00e1u k\u00e9o d\u00e0i v\u00e0 sau nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 qu\u00e2n C\u01a1 \u0110\u1ed1c gi\u00e1o gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eafng l\u1ee3i. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd, cu\u1ed9c Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac. H\u1ecd c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 v\u1ecb th\u1ebf, chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t c\u00e1c v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t xung quanh, v\u00e0 gieo r\u1eafc n\u1ed7i kinh ho\u00e0ng cho h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m ven bi\u1ec3n. D\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng k\u1ec3, \u201cH\u1ecd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 \u1edf Algarve, m\u1ed9t l\u0169 k\u1ebb c\u01b0\u1edbp d\u1eef t\u1ee3n \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00eau cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb sau.\u201d Huy hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a Silves cho th\u1ea5y t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i c\u1ed5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh c\u00f3 r\u00e2u v\u00e0 hai chi\u1ebfn binh Moor d\u1eef t\u1ee3n \u0111\u1ea7u qu\u1ea5n kh\u0103n canh g\u00e1c. D\u00e2n ch\u00fang v\u1eabn c\u00f2n tranh lu\u1eadn xem k\u1ebb n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e1i xe t\u1edbi Silves tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cao n\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ecba, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i tho\u00e1ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00eda b\u00ean tr\u00e1i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1ch Gretchen h\u01b0\u1edbng to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 t\u00e2m tr\u00ed v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y: \u201cN\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta \u1edf ngo\u00e0i kia tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn thuy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh... ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd... ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 d\u1eabn t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t khu \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3.\u201d C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n c\u00f4 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u Joe d\u1eebng chi\u1ebfc pop-top l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u1ea3o s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ai k\u1ef9 h\u01a1n. \u201cN\u1ebfu l\u00e0 n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n Anh, anh c\u00f3 th\u1eed tr\u1ed3ng tr\u1ecdt \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 kh\u1ea3o s\u00e1t; c\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n nh\u1edb t\u00ean nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y hoa m\u1ecdc b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con chim \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd. C\u00f4 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng Anh tham gia cu\u1ed9c Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh t\u00e1m tr\u0103m n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. T\u1eeb tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cao, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn l\u01b0\u1edbt qua Silves m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n t\u00f3m l\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, v\u00ec \u1edf r\u00eca ph\u00eda B\u1eafc th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u1ed5i l\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e2u th\u1eabm c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i Moor nhi\u1ec1u th\u00e1p nh\u1ecf, m\u00e0 t\u1eadn c\u00f9ng ph\u00eda \u0110\u00f4ng, n\u1ed1i li\u1ec1n th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i ki\u1ebfn tr\u00fac, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 th\u1edd theo phong c\u00e1ch Gothic, m\u1ed7i t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1a v\u00e0o t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 kh\u00e1c. T\u1ecda b\u00ean d\u00f2ng su\u1ed1i ch\u1ea3y t\u1eeb n\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng, b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 tr\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 m\u00e0u ph\u1ea5n theo phong c\u00e1ch th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 m\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00edn xen k\u1ebd nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 b\u1ea3y t\u00e1m tr\u0103m tu\u1ed5i. C\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c \u1edf Algarve, Silves v\u1eabn c\u00f2n kh\u00e1 nh\u1ecf n\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn tho\u00e1ng qua l\u00e0 bao qu\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c to\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh. Gretchen kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c tranh lu\u1eadn t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi C\u01a1 \u0110\u1ed1c gi\u00e1o v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Moor h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 suy ngh\u0129 trong nh\u1eefng th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 h\u1ecd b\u1eadn t\u00e2m v\u00ec chi\u1ebfn tranh. Cato l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m, \u201cY nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nga v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 \u1ea5y... ch\u1eb3ng th\u00edch h\u1ee3p g\u00ec c\u1ea3.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng Britta l\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9nh anh. \u201cN\u1ebfu anh cho r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a c\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch h\u1ee3p th\u00ec t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 anh ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd s\u1ed1ng s\u00e1t n\u00e1ch h\u1ecd c\u1ea3.\u201d \u00dd Britta l\u00e0 g\u00ec th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u. Joe ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u, \u201cTh\u1eadt kh\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u1ed5i t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady... c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t n\u1ec1n v\u0103n minh g\u00e2y chi\u1ebfn v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t n\u1ec1n v\u0103n minh kh\u00e1c,\u201d nh\u01b0ng Yigal n\u00f3i, \u201cN\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 theo Ailen \u0111\u00e2u... v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi C\u01a1 \u0110\u1ed1c c\u1ea3.\u201d Gretchen th\u1eafc m\u1eafc, \u201cC\u00e1c t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 H\u1ed3i gi\u00e1o ng\u00e0y nay c\u00f3 b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi Do Th\u00e1i nhi\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a h\u1ecd b\u1eadn t\u00e2m qu\u00e2n Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh kh\u00f4ng?\u201d C\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i xa xa, Yigal \u0111\u00e1p, \u201cN\u1ebfu hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Israel, ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o em c\u0169ng s\u1ebd nghe th\u1ea5y t\u1eeb \u2018Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1","chinh\u2019.\u201d \u201cSao?\u201d \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea2 r\u1eadp tin r\u1eb1ng v\u00ec h\u1ecd t\u1eebng ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u00e2n Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh su\u1ed1t hai tr\u0103m n\u0103m v\u00e0 \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang ra bi\u1ec3n cho n\u00ean ng\u00e0y nay h\u1ecd c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m v\u1eady v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Trong con m\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea2 r\u1eadp \u1edf Syria, th\u00e0nh tr\u00ec c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea7y h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n.\u201d Khi \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n th\u00e0nh, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra m\u1ed9t c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac ho\u00e0n ch\u1ec9nh - v\u1edbi v\u01b0\u1eddn, v\u01b0\u1eddn c\u00e2y \u0103n qu\u1ea3, h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng c\u1ea5p n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 l\u00f2ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i \u2013 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t th\u00e0nh l\u0169y. Tr\u00f4ng ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i h\u1eb3n v\u1eabn y nguy\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi Moor tr\u1ea5n gi\u1eef, n\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u00eam hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb l\u00fac \u1ea5y Cato \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a th\u00e1p t\u1eebng b\u1ecb qu\u00e2n Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh t\u00e0n ph\u00e1 trong cu\u1ed9c v\u00e2y h\u00e3m r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y l\u1ea1i. \u201c\u00d4ng bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng,\u201d anh n\u00f3i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m, \u201ct\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u1edd r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 l\u00fd. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u.\u201d T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00e1p, nh\u01b0ng anh \u0111\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ed9i \u0111i xem m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a th\u00e1p kh\u00e1c; anh \u0111\u00e3 n\u00eau l\u00ean m\u1ed9t nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n b\u1ecb c\u1eadt v\u1ea5n g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Sau khi th\u0103m t\u00f2a th\u00e0nh v\u00e0 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 n\u1ed1i li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi n\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i ti\u1ebfp kho\u1ea3ng b\u1ea3y d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Nam \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1edbi b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n, t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y Gretchen r\u1eddi xe l\u1ed9i xu\u1ed1ng \u0110\u1ea1i T\u00e2y D\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh \u0111ang lao l\u00ean b\u1edd t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t xa l\u1ea1. \u201cAi l\u1ed9i b\u1ed9 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh v\u1edbi t\u00f4i n\u00e0o?\u201d c\u00f4 h\u1ecfi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, Cato t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n theo v\u00ec anh c\u0169ng b\u1ecb t\u00f2a th\u00e0nh n\u00e0y m\u00ea ho\u1eb7c v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn n\u00f3 hi\u1ec7n ra trong t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, cu\u1ed1c b\u1ed9 su\u1ed1t b\u1ea3y d\u1eb7m, v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba xem x\u00e9t c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn m\u1ecdi kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt d\u01b0\u1edbi con m\u1eaft k\u1ebb x\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee3c, s\u1ed1 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i r\u1ebd v\u00e0o qu\u00e1n bar, mua b\u00e1o ch\u00ed ch\u00e2u \u00c2u v\u00e0 nghe b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u0129a nh\u1ea1c n\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1eadt s\u1eb5n; th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua hai b\u1ea1n \u0111i b\u1ed9 v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 Gretchen vi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 qu\u00e2n Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh \u1edf B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u00f4 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 \u0111\u1ecba th\u1ebf. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i h\u1ecd trong th\u00e0nh v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111i d\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa kh\u1eafp th\u00e0nh l\u0169y r\u1ed9ng th\u00eanh thang; l\u00fac n\u00e0y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb qu\u00e2n C\u01a1 \u0110\u1ed1c gi\u00e1o \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i, v\u00e0 trong l\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i t\u1ea3n b\u1ed9, Cato n\u00f3i, \u201cC\u00e1c b\u1ea1n bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh v\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c s\u1ebd l\u00e0m. X\u00e2y m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 th\u1edd l\u1edbn \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng kia.\u201d Anh th\u1ea5y c\u00e1ch x\u00e2y th\u00eam ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n ph\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i th\u1eadt kh\u00f4n ngoan, t\u00f4i c\u00f2n nh\u1edb r\u00f5 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed1i bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, Gretchen l\u1ea1i y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1eebng xe \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Silves n\u00e9p m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i, r\u1ed3i khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y h\u1ea1nh l\u00e2u n\u0103m Britta \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb Gretchen h\u00e1t, v\u1eady l\u00e0 c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n guitar \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mang ra v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh h\u00f2a theo m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i kh\u00fac ballad \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ea1m ngh\u1ec9, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cTh\u1eadt l\u1ea1 l\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i d\u00e2n ca hay nh\u1ea5t t\u1eeb x\u01b0a t\u1edbi nay.\u201d Gretchen h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c quay sang h\u1ecfi, \u201cB\u00e0i g\u00ec?\u201d t\u00f4i li\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1p, \u201cEriskay Love Lilt.\u201d \u201cCh\u01b0a t\u1eebng nghe,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t ca kh\u00fac c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng Ngo\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ea3o Scotland; ch\u1eafc","h\u1eb3n ca kh\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn h\u1ed3i qu\u00e2n Th\u1eadp t\u1ef1 chinh t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u01b0a l\u00e0m gi\u00f3 th\u00e0nh tr\u00ec Silves, m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t n\u00e3o n\u00f9ng v\u1ec1 bi\u1ec3n h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n: Vair me o rovan o Vair me o rovan ee, Vair me o-ruo-ho, L\u00f2ng em \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, thi\u1ebfu v\u1eafng anh. Trong ca kh\u00fac kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1eddi l\u1ebd khoa tr\u01b0\u01a1ng, kh\u00f4ng \u00e1n m\u1ea1ng \u1edf ven \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng hay chuy\u1ec7n ph\u1ea3n tr\u1eafc; \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi than th\u1edf b\u1ea5t t\u1eadn c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ea3o c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau ra kh\u01a1i. Giai \u0111i\u1ec7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n x\u1ebfp v\u00e0o h\u00e0ng trong tr\u1ebbo nh\u1ea5t t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi nay, m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i n\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eefng n\u1ed1t nh\u1ea1c m\u1ed9c m\u1ea1c chan ch\u1ee9a c\u1ea3m x\u00fac. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ca kh\u00fac \u00eam \u00e1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1edb l\u00e2u nh\u1ea5t. \u201cCh\u00fa h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u v\u1eady?\u201d Gretchen h\u1ecfi. \u201cTrong Th\u1ebf chi\u1ebfn II. Ch\u00fa \u0111\u00f3ng qu\u00e2n m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o Scotland t\u00ean l\u00e0 Barra... r\u1ea5t nh\u1ecf, t\u00e0u kh\u00f3 l\u00f2ng c\u1eadp b\u1ebfn n\u1ed5i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. G\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5y c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o n\u1eefa t\u00ean l\u00e0 Eriskay. Nh\u1ecf b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4i. Ca kh\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra t\u1ea1i h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o \u0111\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc.\u201d Gretchen th\u1eed g\u1ea3y giai \u0111i\u1ec7u \u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec7m, v\u00e0 khi b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00eam b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u bu\u00f4ng t\u1ecfa kh\u1eafp t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i, b\u1edfi l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eafp ch\u00edn gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u00e1t th\u1eed ca kh\u00fac c\u1ed5 x\u01b0a: Tr\u00e1i tim trong s\u00e1ng d\u1ea5u y\u00eau \u01a1i, Khi em c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n, d\u00f9 \u0111\u00eam \u0111en hay bi\u1ec3n d\u1eef, \u00c1nh s\u00e1ng t\u00ecnh y\u00eau soi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho em b\u01b0\u1edbc T\u00ecm t\u1edbi b\u00ean anh, theo l\u1ed1i m\u00f2n quen. Trong khi h\u00e1t ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh dung ra h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi Moor v\u00e0 t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 C\u01a1 \u0111\u1ed1c s\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi thung l\u0169ng n\u00e0y, s\u00e1ng s\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0a thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1nh c\u00e1 ra kh\u01a1i, chi\u1ec1u chi\u1ec1u tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 b\u1ebfn. *** H\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh t\u1edbi Silves c\u00f3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac kh\u00f4ng vui l\u1eafm. Khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn Alte v\u00e0 \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb xu\u1ed1ng n\u00fai, Britta b\u1ed7ng b\u1eadt k\u00eau - n\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i xem chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra. M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng t\u1edd b\u00e1o ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eeba mua l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Th\u1ee5y \u0110i\u1ec3n, t\u1edd \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean Britta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ecdc sau m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i, v\u00e0 \u1edf trang trong c\u00f4 th\u1ea5y b\u00e0i t\u01b0\u1eddng thu\u1eadt kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u n\u00e0y: Troms\u00f8.","Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 Na Uy h\u00f4m nay tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 r\u1eb1ng th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc n\u00e0y, n\u01a1i tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1c khu v\u1ef1c trung t\u00e2m \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb l\u1eeda thi\u00eau h\u1ee7y, s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ee3 c\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e1i x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng sao cho th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda, kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 thi\u00eau tr\u1ee5i th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 tr\u00ean di\u1ec7n r\u1ed9ng, trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 h\u01a1n 47 c\u01a1 s\u1edf kinh doanh l\u1edbn v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u nh\u00e0 ri\u00eang. Nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh d\u1ecdc b\u1ebfn c\u1ea3ng n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng t\u1eeb l\u00e2u g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng cu\u1ed9c th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m ph\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc b\u1ecb thi\u1ec7t h\u1ea1i n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1, nh\u01b0ng d\u00e2n th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 cam k\u1ebft kh\u00f4i ph\u1ee5c nhanh ch\u00f3ng khu v\u1ef1c b\u1ecb t\u00e0n ph\u00e1. V\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0, \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ebft t\u00e2m tr\u00ed v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 xa x\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n t\u1edbi, v\u00e0 trong l\u00fac Britta c\u1ed1 suy t\u1eebng t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ec3 lu\u1eadn ra c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u tin, t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y c\u00f2n kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp h\u01a1n th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edd m\u1edd \u00fd th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c t\u1ed5n th\u1ea5t. \u201cL\u00e3o Mogstad c\u00f3 c\u01a1 s\u1edf kinh doanh \u1edf m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 c\u0169 \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p l\u00e3o ta.\u201d \u201cH\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc em b\u1ea3o l\u00e3o ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ec3u,\u201d Cato nh\u1eafc. \u201c\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e3o ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ec3u t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p.\u201d Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 Britta thu th\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin t\u1ee9c c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3, v\u00e0 Gretchen c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ki\u1ebfn hay: \u201cNg\u00e0y mai ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a h\u00e3ng h\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng SAS. Th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o h\u1ecd c\u0169ng l\u01b0u b\u00e1o c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng Scandinavia.\u201d \u201cT\u1ed1i nay ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Joe h\u1ecfi. Anh lu\u00f4n quanh qu\u1ea9n b\u00ean Britta, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng tr\u1ea5n an c\u00f4 r\u1eb1ng t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a ch\u1eafc \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea5u nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 t\u01b0\u1edfng, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb Th\u1ee5y \u0110i\u1ec3n m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cB\u1ecb t\u00e0n ph\u00e1. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf m\u00e0.\u201d Monica \u0111\u1ec1 xu\u1ea5t, \u201cSao ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i nh\u1ec9?\u201d th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i ph\u00f3ng xu\u1ed1ng Albufeira, nh\u1edd ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ef1c t\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00e0i \u1edf kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t th\u1eed g\u1ecdi t\u1edbi Troms\u00f8 nh\u01b0ng anh ta ch\u1ec9 li\u00ean l\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi s\u00e2n bay Bardufoss c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng xa l\u1eafm. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1eafng nghe trong khi Britta n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai trong ch\u00fang t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf s\u00e2n bay \u0111ang b\u1eafc loa sang ph\u00f2ng ch\u1edd h\u1ecfi xem c\u00f3 ai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Troms\u00f8 kh\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y Britta \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u00e1i t\u00ean: \u201cBritta Bj\u00f8rndahl. Holger Mogstad. Gunnar Lindblad. Britta Bj\u00f8rndahl.\u201d C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng l\u1eb7ng d\u00e0i m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u00f2a kh\u00f3c, v\u00e0 qua nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh dung ra Troms\u00f8 kh\u00e1 r\u00f5. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i l\u1eddi c\u1ea3m \u01a1n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t \u1ed1ng nghe xu\u1ed1ng m\u00e1y. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n Troms\u00f8, v\u1eady m\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i theo c\u00f4 t\u1edbi t\u1eadn B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1n bar m\u00e0 Churchill n\u0103ng lui t\u1edbi v\u00e0 h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng bia trong khi Britta thu\u1eadt nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. Ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda d\u1ecdc b\u1ebfn c\u1ea3ng li\u1ebfm t\u1eeb t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y sang t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 kh\u00e1c cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda khu th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ch\u00ecm trong bi\u1ec3n l\u1eeda. Nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh l\u1ecbch s\u1eed t\u1eebng l\u00e0 n\u01a1i Amundsen kh\u1edfi h\u00e0nh \u0111i B\u1eafc C\u1ef1c v\u00e0 Nam C\u1ef1c m\u1ea5t s\u1ea1ch. H\u00e3ng cung \u1ee9ng trang thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb cho con t\u00e0u Fram c\u1ee7a Fridtjof Nansen b\u1ecb thi\u00eau r\u1ee5i, v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng ty l\u00e2u n\u0103m c\u1ee7a Otto Sverdrup ti\u00eau t\u00f9ng. X\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00f3ng t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Mogstad t\u1ed5n th\u1ea5t ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n, v\u00e0 Troms\u00f8 b\u1ecb t\u00e0n ph\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1.","\u201cC\u00f2n l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng g\u00ec?\u201d Joe h\u1ecfi. \u201cPh\u1ea7n l\u1edbn khu d\u00e2n c\u01b0,\u201d Britta \u0111\u00e1p. \u201cEm ch\u1eafc nh\u00e0 em tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d C\u00f4 v\u1ed9i c\u1eafn m\u00f4i khi th\u1ed1t ra t\u1eeb \u201cnh\u00e0 em\u201d, v\u00ec c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 c\u00f4 n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i lao v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c tranh lu\u1eadn th\u00e2u \u0111\u00eam v\u1ec1 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng, r\u1ed3i ch\u00ednh Britta ph\u1ea3i c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn, \u201cEm ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb c\u00e1i n\u01a1i ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t \u0111\u00f3 \u00e1m r\u1ed3i. Em kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd em l\u1ea1i y\u00eau qu\u00fd cha m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf.\u201d H\u1ecd h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cT\u00f4i \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng s\u00e2u s\u1eafc tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1ch \u1ee9ng x\u1eed \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u v\u1edbi nhau. So v\u1edbi tu\u1ed5i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u v\u01b0\u1ee3t xa. C\u00e1c ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tin n\u1ed5i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u00e2y th\u01a1 v\u00e0 ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh d\u1ee5c v\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e2u. L\u1ed1i s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u hay h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00ed quy\u1ebft r\u00e0nh m\u1ea1ch trong \u0111\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u1edf ch\u1ed7 h\u00f2a ho\u00e3n qua n\u0103m th\u00e1ng t\u1eeb m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i. Ai c\u0169ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n t\u00f4i t\u1eebng ngh\u0129 nhi\u1ec1u, v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u1eb1m \u1edf ch\u1ed7 ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea1o l\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o cho b\u1ea1n t\u1eeb ba m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i. T\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn b\u1ea1n h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng. T\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ai \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00e1c gi\u1edbi b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chung s\u1ed1ng qua nh\u1eefng n\u0103m th\u00e1ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. T\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch nu\u00f4i d\u1ea1y con c\u00e1i. V\u00e0 tr\u00ean h\u1ebft, gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t v\u00e0 l\u00f2ng t\u1eadn t\u1ee5y.\u201d Gretchen mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i coi \u0111\u00e2u l\u00e0 ti\u00eau chu\u1ea9n, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cKho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, quan s\u00e1t cu\u1ed9c \u0111ua chen quy\u1ebft li\u1ec7t trong x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn kh\u00f4ng tham gia. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch World Mutual v\u00ec t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i \u0111\u00f3... l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c m\u00ecnh th\u00edch. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb v\u00e0o t\u00f9 hay nh\u00e0 th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111i\u00ean th\u00ec \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi nh\u01b0 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng quan tr\u1ecdng.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fa ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf th\u1eadt sao?\u201d Joe h\u1ecfi. \u201cTh\u1eadt ch\u1ee9.\u201d Kh\u00f4ng ai l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, v\u00ec v\u1eady m\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau t\u00f4i n\u00f3i th\u00eam, \u201cT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t khi c\u00e1nh thanh ni\u00ean c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng t\u1eadp th\u1ec3... s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 do m\u00e0 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0o ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u1edbn. Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 c\u00f4ng \u0103n vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m? B\u1ea1n g\u00e1i? Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1? L\u00f2ng t\u1eadn t\u1ee5y? C\u00e1c ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a ti\u1ebfn xa h\u01a1n t\u00f4i h\u1ed3i t\u00f4i \u1edf tu\u1ed5i c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e2u. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a b\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i n\u1eefa kia, v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u1ea3o t\u01b0\u1edfng.\u201d Cato l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, \u201cTh\u1ef1c l\u00f2ng ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00eau v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y ra, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 ly h\u00f4n? Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i con trai ch\u00fa ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i t\u00f9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3?\u201d \u201cPh\u1ea3i.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 ch\u00ednh ch\u00fa c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ed5n th\u1ecfa nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u1edbn.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng ngay h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i hay. T\u00f4i s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed1t tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u1edf t\u00f9. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb th\u1ea7n kinh. V\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3n \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c ch\u01a1i r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fa kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e0?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u g\u00ec kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ea3... tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec3m. C\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 h\u0103ng h\u00e1i nhi\u1ec7t","t\u00ecnh nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh. V\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00e1 quan tr\u1ecdng.\u201d L\u00fac n\u00e0y Britta m\u1edbi th\u1ea5m th\u00eda m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra t\u1ea1i qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 g\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e0n, \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i l\u00ean c\u00e1nh tay. Gretchen t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch an \u1ee7i b\u1ea1n, \u201c\u0110\u1eebng c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng qu\u00e1, Brit,\u201d Britta li\u1ec1n ng\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean n\u00f3i, \u201cCh\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1 sao, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y \u1edf t\u1eadn Troms\u00f8 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf?\u201d T\u00f4i th\u00ec n\u00f3i, \u201cT\u00f4i nh\u1edb c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n \u1edf Torremolinos, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng hippy, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u1edf tu\u1ed5i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i, kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129a v\u1ee5 n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1eafc m\u1eafc l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng c\u1ee9 lu\u1ea9n qu\u1ea9n trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i: \u2018C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd ch\u00f4n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft theo nghi l\u1ec5 n\u00e0o?\u2019 Cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng nghi th\u1ee9c ti\u1ec5n \u0111\u01b0a nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd quan t\u00e2m nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c nghi l\u1ec5 c\u1ed5 x\u01b0a, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang r\u1ea5t h\u1eefu \u00edch. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111\u1eb7t ra nh\u1eefng nghi l\u1ec5 n\u00e0o.\u201d C\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd. Churchill \u0111i v\u00e0o qu\u00e1n, Monica n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng ta, \u201cCato v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang th\u00e8m m\u1ed9t li\u1ec1u th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e2y. \u0110\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 \u00f4ng th\u00f4i.\u201d Khi Gretchen \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u1ecfi l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00f3 kh\u00f4n ngoan kh\u00f4ng, Monica n\u00f3i, \u201cM\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi th\u00ec \u0111\u1eebng ch\u00f9n b\u01b0\u1edbc.\u201d R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 v\u00e0 Cato bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. *** S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, trong l\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf Faro thu d\u1ecdn h\u00e0nh l\u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 quay v\u1ec1 Geneva, s\u00e1u b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb \u1edf Alte b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c r\u1ea5t s\u1edbm. Tr\u1eddi v\u1eeba s\u00e1ng th\u00ec Churchill, tr\u00f4ng v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng nh\u1ee3t nh\u1ea1t trong \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng ban ng\u00e0y, d\u1eabn m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c cao to, t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng, kho\u1ea3ng ba m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1eadp c\u1eeda xe s\u1ea7m s\u1ea7m. Khi Cato, ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eb1m g\u1ea7n c\u1eeda nh\u1ea5t, th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u ra, anh thanh ni\u00ean \u0110\u1ee9c n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh tr\u00f4i ch\u1ea3y, \u201cT\u00f4i c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n,\u201d Cato h\u1ecfi, \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d th\u00ec tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c n\u00f3i, \u201cV\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3... c\u1ea3 s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\u201d \u201cD\u1eady \u0111i, d\u1eady \u0111i!\u201d Churchill g\u1ecdi v\u1ecdng qua t\u1ea5m l\u01b0\u1edbi tr\u00ean n\u00f3c. \u201cDetlev, xem h\u1ecd ng\u1ee7 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o n\u00e0y.\u201d Tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c tr\u00e8o l\u00ean nh\u00f2m v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong, anh ta m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi Britta. \u201cEm xinh th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d anh ta n\u00f3i v\u1ebb t\u00e1n th\u01b0\u1edfng. C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda chi\u1ebfc pop-top, m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0103n b\u1eadn m\u1ed9t ki\u1ec3u, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 trong l\u00e0ng \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e0i phun n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u0169ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i quan s\u00e1t, Churchill gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u, \u201c\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 Detlev, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Dusseldorf. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb r\u1ea5t h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn.\u201d \u201cAnh l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o?\u201d Cato h\u1ecfi, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c kia li\u1ec1n t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe Mercedes- Benz n\u1eeda ch\u1edf kh\u00e1ch n\u1eeda ch\u1edf h\u00e0ng kh\u00e1 l\u1edbn, k\u1ef3 th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe t\u1ea3i, s\u01a1n m\u00e0u x\u00e1m gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 chi\u1ebfn h\u1ea1m v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eadu d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00f3ng c\u00e2y \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u kia qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng. \u201cXe t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d anh ta n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, n\u1ebfu m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c ti\u1ebfn tri\u1ec3n t\u1ed1t.\u201d \u201cVi\u1ec7c g\u00ec?\u201d Cato h\u1ecfi.","\u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y Churchill b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u di\u1ec5n vai tr\u00f2 ng\u01b0\u1eddi trung gian. \u201cDetlev \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y ba l\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i, v\u00ec v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u1ea3. N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111i th\u1eadt.\u201d \u201c\u0110i \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d Cato h\u1ecfi d\u1ed3n. \u201cTh\u1ebf n\u00e0y nh\u00e9, c\u1eadu b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 mua chi\u1ebfc xe n\u00e0y - chi\u1ebfc xe t\u1ea3i n\u00e0y, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi nh\u01b0 v\u1eady - \u1edf Dusseldorf v\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y s\u1ebd l\u00e1i \u0111i Nepal - Nepal nh\u00e9, xin c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n h\u00e3y ch\u00fa \u00fd - v\u00e0 b\u00e1n l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi ti\u1ec1n l\u00e3i r\u1ea5t cao. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch ki\u1ebfm s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cTh\u1ebf th\u00ec li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i?\u201d \u201cM\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n b\u1ecf ra m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4 la - v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n \u0103n u\u1ed1ng x\u0103ng d\u1ea7u - Detlev s\u1ebd ch\u1edf c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n t\u1edbi Nepal.\u201d L\u1eddi m\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn trong im l\u1eb7ng. Tr\u1eddi m\u1edbi tinh m\u01a1, qu\u00e1 s\u1edbm \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00f3m b\u1ea1n ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0111i m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn xuy\u00ean su\u1ed1t ch\u00e2u \u00c2u, qua v\u00f9ng C\u1eadn \u0110\u00f4ng v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n trung t\u00e2m ch\u00e2u \u00c1 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1edbi v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c Nepal n\u00fai non tr\u00f9ng \u0111i\u1ec7p. Monica l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: \u201cT\u00f4i nghe n\u00f3i c\u1ecf \u1edf Nepal tuy\u1ec7t l\u1eafm.\u201d \u201cTuy\u1ec7t qu\u00e1 \u0111i ch\u1ee9!\u201d Detlev h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. Anh ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thanh ni\u00ean kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh, \u0111\u1eb9p trai, tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1eabu ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc \u1edf New Mexico s\u1ebd thu\u00ea \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u01a1i b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e1. \u201cT\u1ea1i Katmandu em s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p nhi\u1ec1u k\u1ebb \u0103n ch\u01a1i s\u00e0nh \u0111i\u1ec7u h\u01a1n... Kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Nga, nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh em ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m n\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n th\u00e2m nh\u1eadp \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.\u201d \u201cBao gi\u1edd anh r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y?\u201d \u201cHai ti\u1ebfng n\u1eefa.\u201d \u201cC\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m r\u1ea5t th\u00fa v\u1ecb c\u00f9ng \u0111i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y,\u201d Churchill xen ngang. \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111\u00eam qua.\u201d V\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta gi\u01a1 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay d\u00e0i ngo\u1eb5ng ra ki\u1ec3m l\u1ea1i s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi: \u201cC\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dac, m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu ng\u01b0\u1eddi Texas, hai c\u00f4 ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ec9 v\u00e0 hai c\u00f4 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Canada.\u201d \u201cCh\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 xe \u0111\u1ea7y r\u1ed3i sao?\u201d Gretchen h\u1ecfi. \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Detlev n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u mang theo \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1eafm tr\u1ea1i. C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n ng\u1ee7 d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ea7m xe, b\u00ean r\u00eca \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, trong c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 th\u1edd c\u0169.\u201d \u201c\u00d4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Gretchen h\u1ecfi Churchill. \u201cKh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng, c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 quan t\u00e2m v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 th\u00f4i. C\u00f4 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y, Detlev mang cho t\u00f4i h\u00e0ng d\u1ef1 tr\u1eef t\u1eeb Th\u1ee5y S\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. V\u00e0 \u1edf Nepal v\u1ec1 c\u1eadu ta l\u1ea1i mang cho t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 hay ho.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady, n\u1ebfu b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 b\u1ea1n n\u00e0o mong \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ra tr\u00f2,\u201d Detlev n\u00f3i, \u201cth\u00ec ch\u1ec9 ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf ra m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4 la. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Albufeira sau hai gi\u1edd... \u0111\u00fang hai gi\u1edd n\u1eefa.\u201d Anh ta \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n Britta, ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i c\u00e2u n\u00e0o. \u201cEm c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Na Uy,\u201d c\u00f4 g\u1ea1t l\u1eddi m\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i. \u201cAnh c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Detlev h\u1ecfi Yigal, nh\u01b0ng anh n\u00f3i, \u201cT\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Do Th\u00e1i.\u201d","Gretchen b\u1ecb v\u01b0\u1edbng chi\u1ebfc pop-top; Joe c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n; Cato c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea3i \u1edf quanh Albufeira cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u1ea5m s\u00e9c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Wister \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec3n t\u1edbi. Monica th\u00ec h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa. \u201cEm mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m Nepal,\u201d c\u00f4 ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u. \u201cEm c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Detlev h\u1ecfi. \u201cC\u00f3.\u201d B\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed im l\u1eb7ng bao tr\u00f9m c\u1ea3 nh\u00f3m cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ecb ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u01b0\u1ee3ng g\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 ph\u00e1 tan. \u201cNh\u01b0ng em \u1edf l\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n th\u00ec t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n.\u201d \u201c\u0110o\u00e0n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n c\u00f4 g\u00e1i,\u201d Detlev v\u1ed9i n\u00f3i cho Monica y\u00ean l\u00f2ng. \u201c\u1ede \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 hai. V\u00e0 hai b\u1ea1n \u1ea5y d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01a1n,\u201d Monica \u0111\u00e1p. Detlev nh\u00fan vai, g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u qu\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft n\u00f3i v\u1edbi s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi, \u201cC\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111ang b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i r\u1ea5t th\u00fa v\u1ecb.\u201d \u201cAnh c\u0169ng \u0111ang b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i th\u00fa v\u1ecb,\u201d Britta \u0111\u00e1p, tay g\u00f5 nh\u1eb9 l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc pop-top. \u201c\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec anh tin ch\u1eafc, c\u00f4 g\u00e1i Na Uy xinh \u0111\u1eb9p \u1ea1.\u201d Anh ta g\u1eedi c\u00f4 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u00f4n gi\u00f3 \u0111o\u1ea1n r\u1ea3o b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfc Mercedes. Hai ti\u1ebfng sau t\u00f4i v\u1eeba v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn Alte th\u00ec th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong chi\u1ebfc pop-top \u0111ang nh\u00e1o nh\u00e1c. \u201c\u00d4i, ch\u00fa George!\u201d Gretchen k\u00eau l\u00ean khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t. \u201cMonica \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf \u0111i r\u1ed3i. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00fa c\u00f3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u1ea1n \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00eda sau... t\u1eeb Faro. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d \u201c\u0110i Nepal.\u201d T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i h\u01a1i, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u gi\u00e2y trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ch\u1eef vi\u1ebft ngu\u1ec7ch ngo\u1ea1c nh\u01b0 tr\u1ebb con: \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4 la \u1ea5y, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y. Monica.\u201d \u201cNgh\u0129a l\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\u201d C\u1ea3 nh\u00f3m thu\u1eadt l\u1ea1i cho t\u00f4i nghe, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i ngay, \u201cCh\u00fang ta nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i ng\u0103n c\u00f4 \u1ea5y.\u201d V\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u00f4 g\u00e1i tu\u1ed5i m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y phi\u00eau b\u1ea1t t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00e0y sang \u0111\u1ea7u kia m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 ch\u00e2u \u00c1, v\u1ea1 v\u1eadt trong nh\u1eefng ph\u00f2ng tr\u00e0 nhung nh\u00fac ch\u1ea5y r\u1eadn \u1edf Afghanistan m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft, n\u00ean t\u00f4i nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i, ki\u00ean quy\u1ebft h\u01a1n, \u201cCh\u00fang ta nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i ng\u0103n c\u00f4 \u1ea5y.\u201d T\u00f4i d\u1eb7n hai c\u00f4 g\u00e1i ch\u1edd \u1edf c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quay v\u1ec1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng hoang mang. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng ba ch\u00e0ng trai nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc pop-top lao xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00fai d\u1eabn t\u1edbi Albufeira. V\u1ed9i v\u00e3 l\u01b0\u1ee3n m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng c\u00e1c qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00ednh m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed7 l\u1ea1i \u1edf qu\u00e1n bar c\u1ee7a Churchill, \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, gi\u1ecdng nh\u1ea1t nh\u1ebdo, \u201cPh\u1ea3i, c\u00f4 g\u00e1i d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00fang.\u201d \u00d4ng ta nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111eo, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, \u201cC\u00f4 ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng sang Nepal \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u00fat r\u1ed3i... v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m tr\u1ebb ch\u1ecbu ch\u01a1i... v\u00ec v\u1eady c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i lo.\u201d T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ea5m v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng ta m\u00e0 qu\u00e1t h\u1ecfi xem b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng Joe, trong khi l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u00e3 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3, kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh, \u201cCh\u1eafc ch\u1eafn h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i qua Loul\u00e9,\u201d v\u00ec v\u1eady ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc pop-top v\u00e0 ph\u00f3ng v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00f3. B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng Joe l\u00e1i xe r\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y anh lao chi\u1ebfc Volkswagen vun v\u00fat quanh","c\u00e1c kh\u00fac ngo\u1eb7t v\u00e0 l\u00ean nh\u1eefng con d\u1ed1c nghi\u00eang v\u1edbi v\u1eadn t\u1ed1c hung b\u1ea1o, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai trong ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o anh \u0111i ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i v\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp chi\u1ebfc Mercedes v\u00e0 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c Monica t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o l\u1ea1i. \u201cT\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c c\u00f3 l\u1ebd hung t\u1ee3n l\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d Yigal nh\u1eafc. \u201cT\u1ee9c l\u00e0, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn.\u201d \u201cH\u1eafn s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e1i nhanh \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Joe ti\u00ean \u0111o\u00e1n, v\u00e0 anh n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng sai v\u00ec tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00fai ph\u00eda b\u1eafc Loul\u00e9, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra chi\u1ebfc Mercedes m\u00e0u x\u00e1m \u0111\u1eb1ng xa, \u0111ang r\u1ebd m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng. \u201cTrong ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh d\u00e0i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd l\u00e1i qu\u00e1 nhanh,\u201d Joe n\u00f3i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t l\u00fac m\u1edbi \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp chi\u1ebfc Mercedes-Benz, v\u00e0 v\u1eeba \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp th\u00ec nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh kh\u00e1ch tr\u00ean xe hi\u1ec3u ra ngay ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ai n\u00ean Detlev b\u00e8n b\u1ebb ngo\u1eb7t tay l\u00e1i sao cho chi\u1ebfc pop-top kh\u00f4ng v\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c anh ta. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 \u0111i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00e1 d\u00e0i, Yigal n\u00f3i, \u201cCh\u1eafc s\u1ebd gay go \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d nh\u01b0ng Joe b\u1ea3o, \u201cGay go th\u00ec gay go.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u1eebng t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch v\u01b0\u1ee3t s\u00e1t m\u00e9p ngo\u00e0i kh\u00fac cua,\u201d t\u00f4i nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf v\u00ec c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con d\u1ed1c th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ec3 xu\u1ed1ng thung l\u0169ng ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi. Joe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i y\u00ean t\u00e2m, \u201cCh\u00e1u s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng c\u1ee9 ch\u1ea1y theo th\u1ebf n\u00e0y n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa. T\u00ean ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebb kia c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i d\u1eebng xe v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9.\u201d L\u00fac n\u00e0y Monica hi\u1ec7n ra qua k\u00ednh h\u1eadu, xua tay ra hi\u1ec7u cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kinh ho\u00e0ng khi nh\u00ecn t\u1eeb xa tr\u00f4ng c\u00f4 m\u1edbi y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i v\u00e0 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 l\u00e0m sao. \u1ea4n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e0ng s\u00e2u s\u1eafc h\u01a1n khi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 xoay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t l\u1edd m\u1edd c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd tr\u00f4ng to b\u00e8 b\u00e8 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111e d\u1ecda. \u201cM\u1ed9t t\u00ean Texas v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean \u00dac,\u201d Cato l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m. \u201cTh\u1eadt \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 v\u1eadn ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh.\u201d T\u1eadn m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y kh\u1ed5 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a hai t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i Detlev v\u1ea1m v\u1ee1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, anh th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 trong chi\u1ebfc Mercedes ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng v\u1eeba. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng Cato s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap \u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u trong m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn \u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea3, c\u00f2n Yigal l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9. Joe th\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng g\u1eddm, t\u00f4i cho l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t anh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng t\u1ecf d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u mu\u1ed1n l\u00f9i b\u01b0\u1edbc ho\u1eb7c lo s\u1ee3 khi \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ean chi\u1ebfc Mercedes c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 \u0111e d\u1ecda. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c khi\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong chi\u1ebfc pop-top c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 ba thanh ni\u00ean trong chi\u1ebfc Mercedes s\u1eefng s\u1edd, Joe b\u1ebb ngo\u1eb7t tay l\u00e1i sang m\u00e9p \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c c\u00f2n \u0111ang cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng v\u00e0 l\u00e1i chi\u1ebfc pop-top xoay ngang \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c l\u1ed9 khi\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfc Mercedes bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i phanh g\u1ea5p. \u201cChuy\u1ec7n qu\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0y?\u201d m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb chi\u1ebfc Mercedes, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Texas r\u1ea5t cao l\u1edbn gi\u1eadn d\u1eef nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u201cM\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ebft h\u1ebft b\u1ecdn tao ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ng\u0103n c\u00e1c anh l\u1ea1i,\u201d Joe c\u0169ng ra kh\u1ecfi xe v\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 g\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh quay v\u1ec1.\u201d \u201cM\u00e0y s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft v\u1edbi \u00f4ng!\u201d t\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dac qu\u00e1t, th\u00e1o m\u1ed9t khung d\u00e2y kim lo\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra gi\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean h\u1eafn v\u1eeba \u00f4m h\u00f4n Monica tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf sau v\u00ec m\u00e1 tr\u00e1i h\u1eafn nhoe nho\u00e9t son m\u00f4i, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u1eeb b\u1ecf th\u1ee9 g\u00ec h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf trong cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh d\u00e0i xuy\u00ean ch\u00e2u \u00c1.","Joe v\u1eabn b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh n\u00f3i, \u201cC\u00f4 \u1ea5y xu\u1ed1ng xe ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec h\u01a1n.\u201d \u201cM\u00e0y m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0o c\u00f4 \u1ea5y, m\u00e0y s\u1ebd toi m\u1ea1ng,\u201d t\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dac n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta c\u00f9ng toi m\u1ea1ng,\u201d Joe \u0111\u00e1p v\u00e0 v\u1ee5t m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t v\u00e0o t\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dac. Anh ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi qu\u1ec7t qua h\u00e0m h\u1eafn, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ebf th\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 anh ch\u00e0ng g\u1ea7y g\u00f2 b\u1eadt ng\u1eeda v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda sau. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp hi\u1ec3u vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra, con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00fai b\u1ed7ng ch\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 lo\u1ea1n x\u1ea1 nh\u1eefng n\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5m bay v\u00e8o v\u00e8o, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i nh\u1eb1m v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 hi\u1ec3m, nh\u1eefng khu\u1ef7u tay hu\u00fdch v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng. C\u1ea3 ba thanh ni\u00ean b\u00ean chi\u1ebfc Mercedes \u0111\u1ec1u cao l\u1edbn h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o trong phe ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 xem ra ba ch\u00e0ng trai c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i nhanh ch\u00f3ng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng x\u1ea3y ra v\u00ec Joe l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thanh ni\u00ean d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m, Cato \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ea5m kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng, c\u00f2n Yigal th\u1eadt phi th\u01b0\u1eddng. V\u1edbi tinh th\u1ea7n gan d\u1ea1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfn c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a anh \u1edf Qarash, anh li\u00ean t\u1ee5c len v\u00e0o r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i l\u00e1ch ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1m lo\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea3, gi\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5m quy\u1ebft li\u1ec7t. Khi Detlev quay sang \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eadp trung \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi anh, t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng anh s\u1ebd b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng, anh ch\u1ed1ng ch\u1ecdi v\u1edbi t\u00ean \u0110\u1ee9c to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f2n kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi khu\u1ef5u m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i. Nh\u01b0ng phe kia hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean s\u1ebd th\u1eafng v\u00ec t\u00ean Texas v\u00e0 t\u00ean \u00dac \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o Joe v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5m \u0111\u00e1 anh kh\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ebfc. L\u00fac n\u00e0y t\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn bi\u1ebft bao b\u1ed9 phim t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 xem m\u00e0 trong \u0111\u00f3, k\u1ec7 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh nhau m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn s\u1ed1ng m\u00e1i, c\u00f4 g\u00e1i c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ee9ng im, kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap b\u00ean n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i lu\u00f4n th\u1ea5y ch\u01b0\u1edbng tai gai m\u1eaft v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00f3, cho n\u00ean b\u1ea5y gi\u1edd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i \u1ee9ng x\u1eed kh\u00e1c \u0111i. V\u00ec th\u1ebf t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i di chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean Joe xem c\u00f3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng, song t\u00ean Texas nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n li\u1ec1n th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o b\u1ee5ng t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00e1nh t\u00f4i ng\u00e3 b\u1ec7t xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd. \u201c\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 d\u00e2y v\u00e0o, l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 \u0111i\u00ean!\u201d h\u1eafn l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m, \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o m\u1ea1ng s\u01b0\u1eddn t\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1ee3t. T\u00f4i b\u1ecb s\u1ec9 nh\u1ee5c. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 mong \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng vinh d\u1ef1 l\u0129nh m\u1ed9t n\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5m v\u00e0o h\u00e0m. B\u1ecb h\u00fac v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1 th\u00ec th\u1eadt nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00e1u b\u1ed1c l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u, v\u00e0 trong c\u01a1n gi\u1eadn d\u1eef t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn quanh t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ec7n h\u1eafn, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y h\u00f2n n\u00e0o c\u1ea3 - c\u00f2n h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea5m Joe t\u00fai b\u1ee5i. \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y trong l\u00f9m c\u00e2y ven \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c l\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y l\u1edbn d\u1ec5 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00e2y ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb t\u1ec9a kh\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u00f4 liu gi\u00e0 c\u1ed7i. Kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 coi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u0169 kh\u00ed l\u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00ec n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 to, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft n\u1ebfu vung l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9. M\u1eb7t m\u0169i nh\u0103n nh\u00f3 v\u00ec b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1 \u0111au, t\u00f4i b\u00f2 xu\u1ed1ng v\u01b0\u1eddn \u00f4 liu, v\u1ed3 l\u1ea5y c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y, quay l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn. N\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y trong tay v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u00f4i vung tay xoay m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eadp tr\u00fang v\u00e0o b\u1ea3 vai t\u00ean Texas trong l\u00fac h\u1eafn l\u01a1 l\u00e0, \u0111\u00fang ch\u1ed7 n\u01a1i gi\u1eefa c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 vai. H\u1eafn ng\u00e3 v\u1eadt xu\u1ed1ng, Cato nh\u1ea3y b\u1ed5 v\u00e0o, c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1eafn nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 to \u0111\u00e3 ng\u00e3 qu\u1ef5 v\u00e0 th\u1ee5i t\u1edbi t\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1eafn ng\u1ea5t \u0111i. L\u00fac n\u00e0y t\u00f4i m\u1edbi quay sang ph\u00eda t\u00ean \u00dac \u0111ang d\u1ed3n Yigal v\u00e0o th\u1ebf b\u00ed, v\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c xoay c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng th\u1eadt r\u1ed9ng, c\u00e1ch m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t m\u00e9t, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp tr\u00fang khoeo ch\u00e2n h\u1eafn l\u00e0m h\u1eafn kh\u00e1 l\u00fang t\u00fang, sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i tranh th\u1ee7 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i qu\u1eadt ti\u1ebfp trong khi h\u1eafn g\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng, r\u1ed3i Yigal nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o","gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft d\u1ee9t \u0111i\u1ec3m. Th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i mang g\u1eady ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Joe, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh t\u1ea3 t\u01a1i, c\u00f2n l\u00e2u m\u1edbi ch\u1ecbu d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, Detlev \u0111\u00e0nh nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ed9. \u201cC\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c mang con \u0111i\u1ebfm \u0111i,\u201d h\u1eafn l\u00e0u b\u00e0u. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m,\u201d Cato c\u01b0\u01a1ng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u00e1p v\u00e0 tr\u00e8o l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc xe Mercedes t\u00fam l\u1ea5y tay Monica. \u201cAnh h\u00f9ng th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d t\u00ean \u0110\u1ee9c m\u1ec9a mai. \u201cL\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady.\u201d \u201cC\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 xong vi\u1ec7c,\u201d Cato v\u1eeba \u0111\u00e1p v\u1eeba l\u00f4i Monica v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda chi\u1ebfc pop- top. \u201cC\u00f2n anh ta th\u00ec sao \u0111\u00e2y?\u201d Detlev h\u1ecfi, tay ch\u1ec9 t\u00ean Texas v\u1eabn \u0111ang b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh. Joe \u0111\u00e1p, v\u00e0 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a anh khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean: \u201cH\u1eafn c\u00f3 ch\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00ec v\u1eady h\u1eafn l\u00e0 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c anh. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111i b\u00e1o c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t, b\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i xin th\u1ec1, n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c anh l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khai l\u00e0 c\u00e1c anh b\u1eaft c\u00f3c m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y tu\u1ed5i...\u201d \u201cC\u00f4 ta t\u1ef1 \u0111i \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. Churchill s\u1ebd l\u00e0m ch\u1ee9ng.\u201d \u201cV\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u1ed1 c\u00e1o c\u00e1c anh bu\u00f4n l\u1eadu LSD v\u00e0 heroin v\u00e0o B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha... th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean.\u201d Trong l\u00fac n\u00f3i c\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3, Joe \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u00e1t s\u1ea1t t\u00ean \u0110\u1ee9c. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y h\u1eafn c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng, Joe l\u1eb3ng l\u1eb7ng gi\u01a1 tay ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng g\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 sang b\u00ean. \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd quay xe tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Alte. V\u00e0 c\u00e1c anh \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 ai ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n. C\u00e1c anh l\u00ean xe sang Nepal \u0111i.\u201d Joe qu\u00e0nh chi\u1ebfc pop-top theo m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00f2ng cung h\u1eb9p, v\u00e0 v\u1edbi b\u00e1nh xe ph\u00eda ngo\u00e0i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t xu\u1ed1ng thung l\u0169ng ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi, anh h\u01b0\u1edbng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i Gretchen v\u00e0 Britta \u0111ang n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. G\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn Alte th\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f3 x\u1eed. Khi m\u1edbi quay v\u1ec1, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec c\u00e1c c\u1ea7u th\u1ee7 b\u00f3ng r\u1ed5 trung h\u1ecdc v\u1eeba tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 sau tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5u tr\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u00e1ch. \u201cCh\u00e0, c\u1eadu n\u1ec7n c\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng Texas \u1ea5y gh\u00ea th\u1eadt!\u201d Cato nh\u1eafc \u0111i nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Joe. Joe th\u00ec b\u1ea3o Yigal, \u201cC\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c. T\u1edb t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00ean \u00dac \u1ea5y s\u1ebd b\u1ebb c\u1eadu l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i c\u01a1 \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cCh\u1eafc h\u1eb3n h\u1eafn s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\u201d Cato k\u00eau l\u00ean, \u201cn\u1ebfu \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea5y g\u1eady h\u1ea1 g\u1ee5c h\u1eafn. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i h\u1eafn c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0nh l\u1eb7n nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc.\u201d Trong khi c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea5u s\u0129 say s\u01b0a b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn, Monica ng\u1ed3i im nh\u01b0 n\u00e0ng Helen th\u00e0nh Troy, cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c. \u201cTh\u1ebf m\u00e0 em c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi Nepal ch\u1ee9,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u1edbi m\u1ea5y con kh\u1ec9 h\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y \u01b0?\u201d Cato h\u1ecfi. \u201cCh\u00fang s\u1ebd b\u1ecf em l\u1ea1i Th\u1ed5 Nh\u0129 K\u1ef3.\u201d T\u00f4i c\u0169ng g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n v\u00e0o m\u00e0n t\u1ef1 khen n\u00e0y v\u00e0 \u0111ang b\u00e0y t\u1ecf s\u1ef1 th\u00e1n ph\u1ee5c tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0n tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n c\u1ee7a Joe th\u00ec th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh to\u00e0n th\u00e2n r\u00e3 r\u1eddi. S\u1ef1 c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng su\u1ed1t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng ng\u1ea5m v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m t\u00f4i b\u1ed7ng th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng c\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 nua, ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i tr\u1eadn \u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea3 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb l\u00f4i v\u00e0o. D\u00f9 trong b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng n\u00e0o, n\u1ec7n g\u1eady t\u1edbi t\u1ea5p v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ecbch th\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng l\u00e0","h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00e1ng h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n, nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u1edf tu\u1ed5i t\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tha th\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1ea1ng s\u01b0\u1eddn t\u00f4i \u0111au nh\u00f3i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u run l\u1eadp c\u1eadp. T\u00f4i khoanh tay \u00e9p l\u00ean b\u1ee5ng, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng sao h\u1ebft run. Monica l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Nho\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi sang h\u00f4n t\u00f4i, c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, \u201cCh\u00fa George, \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00e1 c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3.\u201d \u201cL\u00e0m sao th\u1ebf?\u201d Cato h\u1ecfi. \u201cNh\u00ecn k\u00eca. Ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111ang run.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fa c\u00f3 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Yigal lo l\u1eafng h\u1ecfi. \u201cCh\u00e1u th\u1ea5y h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e1 ch\u00fa m\u1ed9t c\u00fa nh\u01b0 tr\u1eddi gi\u00e1ng.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ee3,\u201d t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. \u201cS\u1ee3 ng\u1ed9 nh\u1ee1 x\u1ea3y ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec.\u201d \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y th\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u. H\u1ecd c\u0169ng s\u1ee3, nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0 thanh ni\u00ean, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ki\u1ec1m ch\u1ebf n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. T\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. Khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Gretchen v\u00e0 Britta, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00f2i t\u00f4i ho\u00e3n chuy\u1ebfn bay v\u1ec1 Geneva, v\u00e0 l\u00fac Britta gi\u00fap t\u00f4i c\u1edfi \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi, nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y v\u1ebft b\u1ea7m kh\u00e1 l\u1edbn \u1edf m\u1ea1ng s\u01b0\u1eddn, ch\u1ed7 b\u1ecb t\u00ean Texas \u0111\u00e1, c\u00f4 b\u00e8n d\u1ecdn gi\u01b0\u1eddng cho t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m v\u00e0 sang nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m xin n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3ng. Nghe n\u00f3i c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb \u1ed1m, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha kh\u00e9o tay b\u00e8n \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1eafp thu\u1ed1c cho t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 th\u00fa nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i nhanh ch\u00f3ng ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 n\u1eb1m b\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 v\u1eady m\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 li\u1ec1n. T\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c b\u1edfi ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n t\u00f4i s\u00e1ng \u0111\u00f3 khi t\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i Alte: \u201cMonica b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1n r\u1ed3i.\u201d M\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 trong l\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 b\u1eaft xe \u0111i Albufeira, v\u00e0 v\u1eeba nghe th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u ngay m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c c\u00f4 \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00ean xe v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia \u1edf qu\u00e1n bar, trong khi m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh t\u1edbi ph\u00f2ng Churchill. C\u1eeda kh\u00f3a, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1 tung ra, m\u1ea1ng s\u01b0\u1eddn l\u1ea1i nh\u00f3i \u0111au khi t\u00f4i l\u00e0m v\u1eady, v\u00e0 \u1edf trong \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn: Monica \u0111ang n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f9ng Churchill. \u201cM\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0o r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d t\u00f4i ra l\u1ec7nh. \u201cL\u00e3o gi\u00e0 ba hoa \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i,\u201d c\u00f4 l\u00e0u b\u00e0u t\u1eeb ph\u00eda gi\u01b0\u1eddng. \u201cT\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n ra. Ch\u00fa s\u1ebd gi\u1eef k\u00edn.\u201d \u201cC\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ef1 do...\u201d Churchill l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. \u201cIm mi\u1ec7ng!\u201d t\u00f4i qu\u00e1t, \u201cn\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1 cho \u00f4ng m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn kinh h\u1ed3n t\u00e1ng \u0111\u1edfm \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 t\u00f4i l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ebf.\u201d \u00d4ng ta \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai trong ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u1ea5y m\u00e1u n\u00f3ng d\u1ed3n l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 m\u1ea1ng s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111ang \u0111au, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u1ed1 n\u00f3i, \u201cTh\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u1eefa th\u00f4i, Churchill, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1...\u201d T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ra ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebft th\u00fac l\u1eddi \u0111e d\u1ecda nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o n\u00ean \u0111\u00e0nh b\u1ecf l\u1eedng c\u00e2u n\u00f3i. Monica m\u1eb7c \u00e1o v\u00e1y, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u1eebng kh\u1eebng v\u00e0 x\u1ea5c l\u00e1o, sau khi \u0111\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1i s\u00e1t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n trong l\u00fac c\u00f2n tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 khi t\u00f4i d\u1eabn c\u00f4 xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7u thang, c\u00f4 h\u1ecfi, \u201cL\u00e0m sao ch\u00fa bi\u1ebft ch\u00e1u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y?\u201d","\u201cV\u00ec ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i... kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 Cato... m\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. B\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9u ch\u00e1u tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi tay t\u00ean \u0110\u1ee9c, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng minh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i y\u00eau m\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau... th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fa ng\u1ed1c l\u1eafm,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, \u201cnh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa c\u00f3 c\u00e2m \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fa c\u00f3 n\u00f3i cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n. M\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch hi\u1ec3u ri\u00eang v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u... v\u00ec h\u1ecd c\u0169ng y\u00eau m\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u.\u201d C\u00f4 n\u1eafm c\u00e1nh tay t\u00f4i khi b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc thang cu\u1ed1i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cTh\u1eadt ra ch\u00fa s\u1ee3 ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd s\u1ee3 ch\u01b0a?\u201d \u201cCh\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd.\u201d T\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i lo ngh\u0129 cho Monica? C\u00e1ch x\u1eed s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1edf Algarve kh\u00f3 s\u1eeda \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u00f4i c\u00f3 b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c c\u00f4 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 l\u1ebd th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 ki\u1ec1m ch\u1ebf v\u00ec hai l\u00fd do. X\u00e9t \u1edf m\u1eb7t n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4 l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i t\u00f4i. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb9, v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh trong \u0111\u1eddi c\u00f4, cha c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i b\u1ecf r\u01a1i c\u00f4, ph\u00f3 m\u1eb7c vi\u1ec7c d\u00ecu d\u1eaft cho t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai \u00f4ng v\u1eabn s\u1ebd l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 l\u1eafm m\u1edbi mang l\u1ea1i cho c\u00f4 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o s\u1ef1 \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh, v\u00e0 trong qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh ra th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ebfn c\u00f4 nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh con \u0111\u1ebb c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 cao nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea9m ch\u1ea5t hi\u1ebfm hoi m\u00e0 c\u00f4 c\u00f3 v\u00e0 tin r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i gi\u00fap c\u00f4 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c giai \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u1ecb th\u00e0nh ni\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y x\u00e1o tr\u1ed9n m\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o tu\u1ed5i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 h\u1eefu \u00edch cho qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. Th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh con trai m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00edch l\u1ec7 t\u00f4i ki\u00ean tr\u00ec. L\u00fd do th\u1ee9 hai c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i h\u01a1i kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t danh s\u00e1ch d\u00e0i d\u1eb1ng d\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 l\u1eadp d\u1ecb m\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh v\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u ra th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi nh\u1eb1m mua vui v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf mang \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c cho thi\u00ean h\u1ea1. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0o ch\u1eb7t ch\u1ebd v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ph\u00e9p t\u1eafc nh\u01b0 Anh qu\u1ed1c, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0o ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf trong vi\u1ec7c s\u1ea3n sinh ra nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng. R\u1ea5t c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng Monica s\u1ebd t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ee9ng trong \u0111\u1ed9i ng\u0169 kh\u00f3 t\u00ednh \u1ea5y n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 ph\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ea5u l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n. \u1ede tu\u1ed5i m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y, c\u00f4 ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n phu nh\u00e2n Mary Wortley Montagu, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m c\u1ea3 ch\u00e2u \u00c2u ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u1edfi c\u00e1ch c\u01b0 x\u1eed ngang ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 mi\u1ec7ng l\u01b0\u1ee1i s\u1eafc s\u1ea3o. V\u00e0 l\u00f2ng quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m \u0111i Nepal c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 c\u00f2n thua xa thi\u00ean h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a Isabel Burton, m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu ph\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ea3y sinh t\u00ecnh y\u00eau m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t v\u1edbi d\u1ecbch gi\u1ea3 Ngh\u00ecn l\u1ebb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam, theo \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o m\u00e0 s\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u1eaby g\u1ecdi. Isabel l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng; trong ba m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn ch\u1ed3ng m\u00ecnh b\u1ec1n b\u1ec9 vi\u1ebft ki\u1ec7t t\u00e1c Khu v\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3m h\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u01a1m, l\u1ed9t t\u1ea3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec uy\u00ean th\u00e2m v\u00e0 khi\u00eau d\u00e2m \u1edf ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng; \u00f4ng m\u1ea5t ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u00e0y xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, khi \u1ea5y b\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1t b\u1ea3n duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n th\u1ea3o, l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t h\u1ebft trang n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn trang kh\u00e1c, h\u01a1n hai ngh\u00ecn trang c\u1ea3 th\u1ea3y, tin ch\u1eafc b\u00e0 \u0111ang l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c ch\u00ednh","\u0111\u00e1ng v\u00ec b\u1ea3n vi\u1ebft tay c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111o\u1ea1n m\u00e0 b\u00e0 cho r\u1eb1ng \u201ckh\u00f4ng t\u1ebf nh\u1ecb\u201d. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 k\u1ef3 qu\u1eb7c c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu Monica s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e2u, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f4 s\u1ebd chi\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb tr\u00ed trong \u0111\u1ed9i ng\u0169 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed t\u00f4i c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf qua nh\u1eefng ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00ecnh d\u1ee5c ph\u00f3ng t\u00fang c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 khi so s\u00e1nh ch\u00fang v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh t\u00edch \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd m\u00e0 Jane Digby \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eadp. Jane l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p sinh n\u0103m 1807, ch\u00e1u n\u1ed9i m\u1ed9t B\u00e1 t\u01b0\u1edbc. M\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i, b\u00e0 b\u1ecb g\u1ea3 cho m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 qu\u00fd t\u1ed9c Anh. Hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i, b\u00e0 ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c b\u1eaft nh\u00e2n t\u00ecnh l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean ch\u1ee9c Vi\u1ec7n B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng Anh qu\u1ed1c. Hai m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed1t tu\u1ed5i, b\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 say \u0111\u1eafm v\u1edbi \u00f4ng anh h\u1ecd, ng\u01b0\u1eddi nhanh ch\u00f3ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ed7 cho m\u1ed9t ho\u00e0ng th\u00e2n \u00c1o m\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u00f9ng tr\u1ed1n \u0111i t\u1edbi Paris v\u00e0 c\u00f2n mang thai v\u1edbi \u00f4ng ta. Hai m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u01b0 tu\u1ed5i, b\u1ecb ho\u00e0ng th\u00e2n \u00c1o kia b\u1ecf r\u01a1i, b\u00e0 th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a Honor\u00e9 de Balzac trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian ng\u1eafn, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i b\u1ecf \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00e1i bao c\u1ee7a vua x\u1ee9 Bavaria, r\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u sau c\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a con trai \u00f4ng n\u00e0y n\u1eefa. \u0110\u1ec3 gi\u1eef ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 tr\u1ebb l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng trong tri\u1ec1u, \u0111\u1ee9c vua g\u1ea3 b\u00e0 cho m\u1ed9t Nam t\u01b0\u1edbc x\u1ee9 Bavaria, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng may \u00f4ng n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0 \u0111i Sicily, \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e0 g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t B\u00e1 t\u01b0\u1edbc Hy L\u1ea1p \u01b0a phi\u00eau l\u01b0u m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn b\u00e0 th\u00e0nh t\u00ecnh nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ngay t\u1eeb khi m\u1edbi g\u1eb7p. L\u00fac n\u00e0y b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 sinh n\u0103m \u0111\u1ee9a con cho m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c nhau, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m ba m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u01b0 tu\u1ed5i, b\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng. V\u00ec v\u1eady, b\u00e0 ly h\u00f4n v\u1edbi \u00f4ng ch\u1ed3ng x\u1ee9 Bavaria v\u00e0 k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh Hy L\u1ea1p r\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng ta b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u00eam \u1ea5m. R\u1ed3i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0nh, b\u00e0 t\u00ecnh c\u1edd g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng tr\u00f9m l\u1ee5c l\u00e2m ng\u01b0\u1eddi Albania h\u01a1n s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i l\u00e3ng m\u1ea1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3, v\u00e0 sau m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i dan d\u00edu ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng gi\u1edbi th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u Athens, b\u00e0 ph\u00e1 c\u0169i s\u1ed5 l\u1ed3ng ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn Damascus v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, b\u00e0 ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc chuy\u1ec3n sang cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng sa m\u1ea1c m\u00e0 b\u00e0 cho l\u00e0 th\u00edch h\u1ee3p. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 h\u01a1n b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i, b\u00e0 v\u1eabn lao v\u00e0o m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 b\u1ea5t ch\u00ednh v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u1ed9c tr\u01b0\u1edfng tr\u1ebb, \u0111\u01b0a ra m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i ly d\u1ecb v\u1ee3, gi\u1ea3i t\u00e1n h\u1eadu ph\u00f2ng g\u1ed3m c\u1ea3 t\u00e1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng v\u00e0o b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 thay th\u1ebf c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u khi \u00f4ng ta t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u1edf tu\u1ed5i b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i d\u1ea5n th\u00e2n v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c t\u00ecnh s\u00f4i n\u1ed5i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u1ed9c tr\u01b0\u1edfng gi\u00e0 h\u01a1n v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng ta v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua sa m\u1ea1c v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean trong \u0111o\u00e0n b\u1ed9 h\u00e0nh. Tinh th\u1ea7n t\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 v\u1ecb t\u1ed9c tr\u01b0\u1edfng tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i trong l\u00fac b\u00e0 \u0111i xa \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 ly d\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 theo \u0111\u1ea1o H\u1ed3i v\u00e0 t\u1ed1ng kh\u1ee9 h\u1eadu ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00f3 Jane k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi \u00f4ng ta v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng vui v\u1ebb h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. Tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 h\u01a1n s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i, b\u00e0 v\u1eabn c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a s\u00e1t c\u00e1nh b\u00ean ch\u1ed3ng trong nhi\u1ec1u cu\u1ed9c xung \u0111\u1ed9t gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c, v\u00e0 \u1edf tu\u1ed5i b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i hai, b\u00e0 c\u00f2n theo \u0111o\u00e0n l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 rong ru\u1ed5i tr\u00ean sa m\u1ea1c, th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 ham mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecnh d\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 x\u01b0a v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 gi\u1ea3m s\u00fat. Tuy nhi\u00ean, sang \u0111\u1ebfn tu\u1ed5i b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u01b0, b\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u00e9m h\u0103ng h\u00e1i h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, than phi\u1ec1n l\u00e0 b\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean y\u00ean kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng. Cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m \u1ea5y, sau khi tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi d\u1ecbch t\u1ea3 v\u1ed1n ho\u00e0nh h\u00e0nh kh\u1eafp Syria, b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb qu\u1eadt ng\u00e3 b\u1edfi ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebft l\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1ng h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n r\u1ed3i ch\u1ebft v\u00ec b\u1ec7nh n\u00e0y.","\u00d4ng ch\u1ed3ng t\u1eadn t\u1ee5y v\u1ed1n b\u1ecb gi\u1edbi b\u00e1o ch\u00ed h\u1eb9p h\u00f2i c\u1ee7a Anh th\u1eddi Victoria g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201ct\u00ean t\u1ed9c tr\u01b0\u1edfng Bedouin nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 \u0111en s\u00ec b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u\u201d \u0111i theo quan t\u00e0i ra t\u1eadn m\u1ed9, c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng con ng\u1ef1a \u0111en m\u00e0 b\u00e0 y\u00eau qu\u00fd nh\u1ea5t. N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 Monica m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u1eaft khe, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ki\u1ec1m ch\u1ebf khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Jane Digby, ch\u00e1u g\u00e1i B\u00e1 t\u01b0\u1edbc, Phu nh\u00e2n Ellenborough, Nam t\u01b0\u1edbc phu nh\u00e2n Venningen, B\u00e1 t\u01b0\u1edbc phu nh\u00e2n Theotokoy, ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a hai v\u1ecb vua - c\u1ea3 cha l\u1eabn con - ngu\u1ed3n c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a Balzac, b\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u01b0\u1edbng c\u01b0\u1edbp Albania v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 y\u00eau c\u1ee7a t\u1ed9c tr\u01b0\u1edfng Abdul Medjudel \u1edf Damascus. T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a Monica v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7 kh\u00f4ng ai h\u1ecfi c\u00f4 v\u1eeba \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. \u201cT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u n\u00ean \u0111i kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd,\u201d t\u00f4i khuy\u00ean. \u201cT\u00ean \u0110\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Yigal ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u. \u201cCh\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?\u201d Britta h\u1ecfi. \u201c\u0110\u00e2u ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ngo\u00e0i kia k\u00eca,\u201d Joe n\u00f3i, gi\u01a1 c\u1ea3 hai tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda T\u00e2y. \u201cEm bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i!\u201d Gretchen n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang ta s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i Silves. Em v\u1eabn mu\u1ed1n xem ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i c\u1ed5 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa.\u201d Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ed s\u1ebd l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i Silves ngay, r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3, ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi n\u01a1i n\u00e0o th\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng Gretchen xen v\u00e0o, \u201cEm s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u00e0o t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi quen \u1edf Alte.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 n\u01a1i t\u00ean \u0110\u1ee9c s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ebfu h\u1eafn quay l\u1ea1i.\u201d \u201cEm kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap ch\u00fang ta r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. L\u1eb3ng l\u1eb7ng r\u1eddi \u0111i s\u1ebd l\u00e0 t\u1ed9i \u00e1c.\u201d V\u00ec v\u1eady ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i Alte, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ea5p th\u1ecfm lo s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1m tr\u00e1n chi\u1ebfc Mercedes x\u00e1m \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1ea1i \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. \u0110\u00e1m tr\u1ebb t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n v\u00f9ng n\u00fai, m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i b\u1ea1n c\u00f2n \u1ee9a n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, Gretchen tin t\u01b0\u1edfng trao m\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f4 la M\u1ef9 cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 nh\u1edd chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn Maria Concepci\u00e3o khi n\u00e0o c\u00f4 b\u00e9 xu\u1ed1ng n\u00fai tham gia h\u1ed9i nh\u1ea3y. Sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb ti\u1ec5n t\u00f4i ra xe v\u00ec t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i quay l\u1ea1i Faro. \u201cN\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i ch\u00fa n\u1eefa,\u201d Joe n\u00f3i, \u201cch\u00fang ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n nh\u1edb ch\u00fa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay \u0111\u00e1nh g\u1eady r\u1ea5t c\u1eeb.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fa s\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d Britta h\u1ecfi. \u201cT\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i quay v\u1ec1 Geneva. B\u1edfi v\u00ec hai tu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng B\u1ea3y, t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i Pamplona.\u201d Gretchen b\u1eadt ng\u00f3n tay, \u201cC\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i Hemingway \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng? Cu\u1ed1n M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn m\u1ecdc?\u201d Th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, c\u00f4 h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c h\u1ecfi, \u201cCh\u00fa n\u00f3i l\u00e0 th\u00e1ng B\u1ea3y ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cB\u1ea3y ng\u00e0y n\u1eefa.\u201d \u201cCh\u00faa \u00f4i! Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qua Silves \u0111\u00eam nay... r\u1ed3i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean Lisboa... sau \u0111\u00f3...\u201d","Britta h\u1ecfi, \u201cCh\u00fa th\u01b0\u1eddng ngh\u1ec9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u m\u1ed7i khi \u0111\u1ebfn Pamplona?\u201d \u201cQu\u00e1n Vasca,\u201d t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p, v\u00e0 l\u00fac l\u00e1i xe xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3i, qua k\u00ednh chi\u1ebfu h\u1eadu t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd \u0111ang tr\u1ea3i b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 ra xem.","IX NG\u01af\u1edcI \u00d0\u1ea0I DI\u1ec6N K\u1ef8 THU\u1eacT T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau chi\u1ebfn tranh, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i y\u00eau l\u00f2ng can \u0111\u1ea3m m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfn tranh. Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. Kh\u00e1ch kh\u1ee9a d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i \u0111\u00eam r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i ra \u0111i trong m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. Ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi, anh ta c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed3 t\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1ng h\u01a1n, m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 h\u00e1t h\u00f2 ng\u00e2n vang h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng khi \u0111\u00e0n l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bu\u1ed9c y\u00ean \u1ed5n, anh ta l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n b\u1ecb v\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00edu v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i kh\u00e1c. Qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng phong l\u01b0u. \u2022 Cicero \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u1eeda ra v\u00e0o n\u01a1i b\u1ea1n nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 khi b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 n\u01a1i b\u1ea1n n\u00e9m bom khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tham gia cu\u1ed9c bi\u1ec3u t\u00ecnh ti\u1ebfp theo. R\u1eebng r\u1eadm, sa m\u1ea1c, l\u00e3nh nguy\u00ean, ch\u1ecfm b\u0103ng, nh\u1eefng v\u00f9ng bi\u1ec3n hoang vu d\u00e0i d\u1eb7c... \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c. \u1ede th\u00e0nh Baghdad c\u1ed5 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng th\u00f4ng th\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a Somerset Maugham, v\u00e0 khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y th\u1ea7n ch\u1ebft l\u1ea9n qu\u1ea5t \u1edf ch\u1ee3, \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u1ea1i d\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch \u1ea9n n\u00e1u \u1edf Samarra. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u1eb1m b\u1eb9p trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00ean kia c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u San Luis Rey.\u201d T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng s\u1eafp th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n chuy\u1ebfn c\u00f4ng du m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ng\u00e0y th\u0103m m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ea1n. Ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec trong","m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y kia? Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 \u00e1i qu\u1ed1c, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb kh\u1edd d\u1ea1i th\u00ec r\u1ed3i. \u2022 Dryden Lasca v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u01b0\u1ee1i Con tu\u1ea5n m\u00e3 th\u1ea3o nguy\u00ean x\u00e1m tro, s\u00e1t c\u00e1nh b\u00ean t\u00f4i, Kh\u0103n \u201cserape\u201d ph\u1edbt xanh v\u00e0 \u0111inh th\u00fac ng\u1ef1a l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh lanh canh; Ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn n\u00e0ng, t\u00f4i vui s\u01b0\u1edbng c\u01b0\u1eddi vang! S\u00e1ch v\u1edf, kinh th\u00e1nh, em \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea7n; Ch\u1ec9 \u201cAve Maria\u201d, em \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y; M\u1eb7c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1eddi, duy nh\u1ea5t em ch\u1ec9 mong, B\u00ean t\u00f4i, tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u1ef1a thong dong... \u2022 Frank Desprez V\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i \u0111i du l\u1ecbch kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111i du l\u1ecbch \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ecfa c\u00e1i th\u00fa \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i \u0111\u00f3. \u0110i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c di chuy\u1ec3n. \u2022 Stevenson M\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 \u00e1i qu\u1ed1c ki\u00ean \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u01a1n th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ed9c m\u00e3, B\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c qu\u1ed1c gia, tr\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. \u2022 Canning L\u1ea7n g\u1eb7p Harry v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y anh ta say ng\u1ea5t ng\u01b0. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c t\u1ed1i \u1edf Jersey City v\u00e0 anh ta c\u1ee9 kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng \u0111\u00f2i b\u00e0y t\u1ecf l\u1eddi khen ng\u1ee3i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp nh\u1eb1m xin th\u00eam m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh kem x\u1ed1p nh\u1ecf n\u1eefa. C\u1ea3 tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ua x\u00f4n xao r\u1ed9n r\u00e3, v\u00ec tin t\u1ee9c lan truy\u1ec1n kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i R\u1eb1ng ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a non gi\u1ed1ng Old Regret \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed5ng chu\u1ed3ng, V\u00e0 nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o b\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e0n hoang d\u00e3 - ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a non gi\u00e1 m\u1ed9t ngh\u00ecn b\u1ea3ng V\u1eady n\u00ean m\u1ecdi tay c\u1eeb kh\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadp trung \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng nhau xung tr\u1eadn.","\u2022 Banjo Patterson C\u1ee9 h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 \u0111i. Ai m\u00e0 c\u1ea7n hai l\u00e1 ph\u1ed5i ch\u1ee9? Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc m\u00ecnh can \u0111\u1ea3m hay kh\u00f4ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi hi\u1ec3m nguy. \u2022 La Rochefoucauld N\u1eef h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ea1o sinh \u0111\u1ed9i m\u0169 n\u1ed3i xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y. H\u00e3y ch\u1ec9 cho t\u00f4i xem m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00e2n tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 cho b\u1ea1n xem m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 c\u1edfi qu\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. B\u1eadc thi\u1ec7n nh\u00e2n d\u1ea1y d\u00e2n b\u1ea3y n\u0103m m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng d\u1ea7n v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u. \u0110\u01b0a d\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n ra chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 b\u1ecf d\u00e2n. \u2022 Kh\u1ed5ng T\u1eed L\u00f2ng can \u0111\u1ea3m l\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t. M\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec1u su\u00f4n s\u1ebb n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 l\u00f2ng cam \u0111\u1ea3m. \u2022 Barrie H\u1ecd th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean ng\u1ee7 t\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea3o nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ee7 y\u00ean \u1edf nh\u00e0. \u2014\u2605\u2014 L\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y m\u1ed3ng m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng B\u1ea3y, v\u00ec v\u1eady l\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean m\u1ecdi \u00fd ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 Afghanistan, n\u00ean khi kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u1edf Geneva, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u01b0\u1eddng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00f9ng cao nguy\u00ean bao la v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111o\u00e0n l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 tr\u00f4i d\u1ea1t t\u1eeb bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi Nga xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u1eefng phi\u00ean ch\u1ee3 \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac, nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y d\u01b0a h\u1ea5u ngon ng\u1ecdt nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi tr\u0129u tr\u1ecbt qu\u1ea3, nh\u1eefng qu\u00e1n tr\u00e0 d\u01a1 d\u00e1y n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e1m","\u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i x\u1ed5m c\u00f3 m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t ch\u00e9n tr\u00e0 l\u00e2y nh\u00e2y u\u1ed1ng t\u1eadn ba ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 trong khi b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u v\u1ed1n l\u00e0m b\u1eadn t\u00e2m tr\u00ed d\u00e2n du m\u1ee5c t\u1eeb n\u0103m ngh\u00ecn n\u0103m nay. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00f4 k\u1ef7 lu\u1eadt \u0111\u00fac trong c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc khu\u00f4n c\u1ed5 l\u1ed7, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 c\u00f3 \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ed1t ra t\u1eeb Afghanistan l\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n th\u0103m l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Kabul, d\u00e3y Hindu Kush cao v\u00fat, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111o\u00e0n b\u1ed9 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00eam v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 qua c\u1ed5ng th\u00e0nh Herat ho\u1eb7c Mazari-Sharif. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ba d\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ebfn Afghanistan c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 cho World Mutual, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng thu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3, ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nga lu\u00f4n \u0111\u01b0a ra m\u1ed9t th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i h\u01a1n. Trong s\u1ed1 m\u1ecdi qu\u1ed1c gia t\u00f4i t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c, Afghanistan l\u00e0 n\u01a1i bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. Song v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a th\u00e1ng B\u1ea3y \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Afghanistan kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fd do n\u00e0o n\u00eau \u1edf tr\u00ean. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb nh\u1eefng n\u00fai non v\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e0n b\u1ed9 h\u00e0nh m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u1ea1m v\u1ee1 th\u00f4 k\u1ec7ch, b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i, t\u00f3c \u0111en, m\u1eaft x\u00e1m tr\u1ea7m m\u1eb7c, chi\u1ec1u cao ch\u1eebng m\u00e9t s\u00e1u, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng s\u00e2u l\u1eafm \u1edf c\u1eb1m v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 d\u1ea1ng qu\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft, u bu\u1ed3n s\u00e2u l\u1eafng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a anh tr\u00ean v\u00f9ng sa m\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn anh t\u1ed1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian trong hai n\u0103m v\u1eeba qua, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 thu\u00ea \u1edf Kabul, g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t s\u00e2n bay x\u00e2y v\u1ed9i. Ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 qu\u00ean \u1edf ch\u1ed7 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 b\u00ean trong \u0111\u1ec1u \u1edf \u0111\u00fang v\u1ecb tr\u00ed. Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 trong ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm, hai chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i r\u0103ng - m\u00e0u xanh cho bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf cho bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i - \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c treo ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c c\u1ea1nh c\u00e1i t\u1ee7 g\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng chai l\u1ecd, t\u1eebng c\u00e1i \u1edf \u0111\u00fang v\u1ecb tr\u00ed \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh: l\u1ecd n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u01a1m d\u00f9ng sau khi c\u1ea1o r\u00e2u, l\u1ecd n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00fac mi\u1ec7ng, l\u1ecd thu\u1ed1c ki\u1ebft l\u1ef5, v\u00e2n v\u00e2n. \u00c1o cho\u00e0ng t\u1eafm treo \u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00f3c \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, kh\u0103n b\u00f4ng x\u1ebfp g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng ba c\u1ee1, th\u1ea3m ch\u00f9i ch\u00e2n Sears, c\u00e1i c\u00e2n Rocbuck b\u1ecdc h\u1ee3p kim cr\u00f4m b\u00f3ng lo\u00e1ng \u0111\u1eb7t c\u1ea1nh c\u1eeda, c\u00e1i g\u00e3i l\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00ean b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm. M\u1ecdi ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Trong ph\u00f2ng thay \u0111\u1ed3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ch\u1ed3ng g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng, n\u00e0o kh\u0103n tay, n\u00e0o \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi tr\u1eafng, n\u00e0o qu\u1ea7n so\u00f3c l\u1eedng; trong t\u1ee7 ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a anh com l\u00ea v\u00e0 gi\u00e0y da thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp theo h\u00e0ng l\u1ed1i. \u0110\u00f3 tuy\u1ec7t nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00f3 chi\u1ec1u ho\u1eb7c mang t\u00ednh \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0; \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ec9 m\u1ec9, mu\u1ed1n m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y, v\u1edbi m\u1ee9c l\u1ed9n x\u1ed9n t\u1ed1i thi\u1ec3u. Gi\u00e1 s\u00fang c\u1ee7a anh ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0nh lang, to\u00e0n nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u, \u0111\u1eadp ngay v\u00e0o m\u1eaft, v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3i tr\u00ean s\u00e0n ph\u00f2ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m da h\u1ed5 l\u1edbn, c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ea7m h\u00e8 nhe nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng to t\u01b0\u1edbng tr\u1eafng nh\u1edfn. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Harvey Holt, c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n h\u1ee3p ph\u00e1p bang Wyoming, \u0111\u00e3 ly h\u00f4n, c\u1eed nh\u00e2n khoa C\u01a1 kh\u00ed v\u00e0 N\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p Colorado, chuy\u00ean gia h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng ra \u0111a ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean c\u00f4ng ty United Communications \u1edf New York \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eed sang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 Afghanistan. N\u00f3i t\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, Harvey Holt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt. Trong nh\u1eefng n\u0103m g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 v\u1eadn may t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh n\u00e0o th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 do \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt, nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9ng c\u1ecfi, kh\u00f3 t\u00ednh, ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 trong l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i. N\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ecba b\u00e0n nguy hi\u1ec3m, t\u00f4i th\u00e0 c\u00f3","c\u1ed9ng s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt gi\u1ecfi c\u00f2n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ki\u1ec3u ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin v\u00e0o anh ta. V\u1eady \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt l\u00e0 g\u00ec? H\u00e3y xem x\u00e9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 theo c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y. H\u00e3ng h\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng Pan American c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nh\u00fam m\u00e1y bay c\u00e1nh qu\u1ea1t c\u1ed5 l\u1ed7 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng cho nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn bay \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i trong cu\u1ed9c c\u1ea1nh tranh v\u1edbi m\u00e1y bay ph\u1ea3n l\u1ef1c. V\u00ec v\u1eady h\u00e3ng b\u00e1n t\u1ed1ng b\u00e1n th\u00e1o ch\u00fang cho m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1ecf m\u1edbi x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ri\u00eang v\u00e0 c\u1ea7n mua m\u00e1y bay \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1eafn... nh\u01b0 Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n. \u0110\u1ec3 cu\u1ed9c th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c su\u00f4n s\u1ebb, Pan American \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn v\u1edbi Lockheed, h\u00e3ng s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t m\u00e1y bay c\u00e1nh qu\u1ea1t, g\u1eedi theo m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m s\u00e1u \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ea1y ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc m\u00e1y bay l\u1ea1c h\u1eadu \u1ea5y. Nh\u00f3m n\u00e0y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n b\u1ea3y th\u00e1ng, th\u00e2m nh\u1eadp t\u1eebng phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 m\u00e1y bay h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh. Khi c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft, h\u1ecd s\u1ed1ng trong l\u1ec1u c\u1ecf, s\u00f4ng c\u1ea1n, \u0111\u00e1nh lui th\u00fa r\u1eebng, g\u00e2y n\u00e1o lo\u1ea1n \u1edf Rangoon m\u1ed7i khi may m\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u1ee5 s\u1edf t\u1ea1i th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c chuy\u00ean gia, v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n kinh nghi\u1ec7m n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n m\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp d\u1ea5n th\u00e2n. Th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec h\u1ecd c\u00f2n h\u1ecdc n\u00f3i c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n t\u00e0m t\u1ea1m n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1eabn nh\u01b0 v\u1eady: \u201cTr\u00f4ng nom cho nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc m\u00e1y bay \u1ea5y bay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c!\u201d N\u1ebfu ph\u1ea3i gia c\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 t\u00f9ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft trong m\u1ed9t x\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00e1y \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u00ec h\u1ecd c\u0169ng l\u00e0m. V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi h\u1ecd c\u00f2n d\u1ea1y ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n c\u00e1ch ti\u1ebfp qu\u1ea3n. H\u1ebft b\u1ea3y th\u00e1ng, n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 M\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 ti\u1ebfp theo. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee9 s\u00e1u \u1edf l\u1ea1i Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n, ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 m\u00e1y bay Lockheed trong n\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, anh ta thu x\u1ebfp cho m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u00f2n kh\u00e1 th\u00fa v\u1ecb n\u1eefa, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u0103n h\u1ed9 \u1edf Rangoon, m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean lui t\u1edbi \u1edf Mandalay, m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1n bar \u1edf Myitkyina n\u01a1i anh ta g\u1eedi m\u1ed9t \u00edt qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o \u0111\u1ec3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00fap l\u1ec1u tr\u00ean n\u00fai t\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00fat c\u1ee7a tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng. Anh ta th\u01b0\u1eddng bao m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 nh\u00e2n t\u00ecnh Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n, hay hai, ba c\u00f4 \u1edf nh\u1eefng s\u00e2n bay kh\u00e1c nhau, v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 \u1edf Rangoon m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian l\u00e0 anh ta l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0a ra l\u00fd l\u1ebd gay g\u1eaft ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean b\u1ed9 Ngo\u1ea1i giao c\u1ee7a ta ho\u1eb7c c\u1ee7a Anh v\u00ec anh ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee3i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Anh ta \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a t\u1ed5 qu\u1ed1c m\u00ecnh. N\u0103m th\u00e1ng tr\u00f4i qua, anh ta v\u1eabn \u1edf l\u1ea1i Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o d\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u00e1y bay Lockheed. Anh ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1eed l\u00fd kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00e1t sinh v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n m\u00e1y bay m\u00e0 c\u00f2n c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c b\u1ea3o qu\u1ea3n, b\u1ea3o d\u01b0\u1ee1ng phanh, tu s\u1eeda \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0i v\u00e0 thay h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng th\u1ee7y l\u1ef1c. Hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a anh ta th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng n\u1ec3. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng khi anh ta gi\u1eef cho c\u1ea3 phi \u0111\u1ed9i Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng; kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 anh ta th\u00ec m\u00e1y bay kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea5t c\u00e1nh. V\u00e0 anh ta th\u1ef1c thi nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 trong b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft n\u00e0o, \u1edf b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ed9 cao n\u00e0o, trong b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea5p n\u00e0o. N\u1ebfu d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 anh ta th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u201cth\u1ea1o ngh\u1ec1\u201d. Vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec anh ta c\u0169ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Anh ta duy tr\u00ec cho phi c\u01a1 bay \u0111\u1ec1u, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t phi c\u00f4ng s\u1eafp ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c, ch\u00ednh anh ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e1i thay. T\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u v\u00f9ng xa x\u00f4i nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quen bi\u1ebft h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt - trong c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p h\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng, m\u00e1y k\u00e9o h\u1ea1ng n\u1eb7ng, truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng, k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt vi\u00ean X-quang, nh\u00e0 s\u1ea3n","xu\u1ea5t chai Coca-Cola, b\u1ea3o d\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u00e1y m\u00f3c cho h\u00e3ng General Motor - v\u00e0 h\u1ecd lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n \u0111\u1eb7c t\u00ednh. Th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, h\u1ecd r\u1ea5t th\u00f4ng minh. Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf h\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nh\u1eadn b\u1eb1ng t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc lo\u1ea1i trung b\u00ecnh. V\u00e0 h\u1ecd v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi. N\u1ebfu h\u00e3ng Lockheed t\u00ecm ra c\u00e1ch hay h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt \u1edf Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n s\u1ebd nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u b\u1ea3n t\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00ecnh trong t\u00fap l\u1ec1u gi\u1eefa r\u1eebng r\u1eadm cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u1eafm v\u1eefng m\u1ecdi s\u1eafc th\u00e1i c\u1ee7a k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt m\u1edbi kia, c\u00f3 khi c\u00f2n v\u1eefng h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 ch\u00ednh ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngh\u0129 ra n\u00f3. Ho\u1eb7c n\u1ebfu Lockheed b\u1ecf s\u00f3t m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt t\u1ea1i Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n hay Pakistan s\u1ebd s\u00e1ng ch\u1ebf m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3. Ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd t\u1eeb th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf m\u00e0 ra, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t s\u00e2u r\u1ed9ng. Th\u1ee9 hai, h\u1ecd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f3 ch\u1ebf ng\u1ef1. \u0110\u1ec3 h\u1ecd m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong r\u1eebng r\u1eadm Myanmar, h\u1ecd qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p. \u0110\u01b0a h\u1ecd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 California, n\u01a1i h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i d\u1ef1 nh\u1eefng b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c do k\u1ef9 s\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c, h\u1ecd r\u1eddi r\u1ea1c ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. Trong x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i v\u0103n minh, h\u1ecd th\u01b0\u1eddng nghi\u1ec7n ng\u1eadp r\u01b0\u1ee3u ch\u00e8, ph\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e3ng, b\u1ea5t m\u00e3n v\u00e0 v\u00f4 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m. Ngo\u00e0i bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi, h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd. N\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c, h\u1ecd l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a qu\u00fd c\u1ee7a ban \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt, l\u00e0 n\u1ed7i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn nh\u00e2n s\u1ef1. Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt v\u1ec1 c\u01a1 quan \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00e3o trong v\u00f2ng hai tu\u1ea7n l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin ch\u1eafc ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch tr\u1ee5 s\u1edf ch\u00ednh \u0111\u00e3 k\u00eau tr\u1eddi, \u201cL\u00e0m \u01a1n t\u1ed1ng kh\u1ee9 t\u00ean ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebb kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 n\u00e0y \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u th\u00ec \u0111i.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n c\u1eed \u0111\u1ebfn Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00e2m l\u00fd ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt th\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i t\u1ec7 h\u1ea1i h\u01a1n l\u1ea1i n\u1ea3y sinh, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch kia, sau khi \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o c\u00e1o t\u1eeb ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n g\u1eedi sang, s\u1ebd l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m, \u201cH\u00e3y g\u1ecdi th\u1eb1ng cha v\u00f4 t\u00edch s\u1ef1 \u1ea5y v\u1ec1 v\u00e0 g\u1eedi cho h\u1ecd m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1.\u201d Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt kh\u00f3 t\u00ednh kh\u00f3 n\u1ebft, b\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5c t\u00f9ng v\u00e0 th\u1ea1o ngh\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean chuy\u1ebfn bay sau \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 \u1edf Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i n\u1eefa. V\u00ec v\u1eady ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfp n\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng gi\u1ed1ng c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n trong \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng M\u1ef9. Anh ta l\u00e0 h\u1eadu du\u1ec7 tr\u1ef1c h\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 ph\u00e1t minh t\u00e0i n\u0103ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebf t\u1ea1o ra xe ng\u1ef1a, ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 h\u00f2a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o n\u1ec1n v\u0103n minh \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 c\u1ee7a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i v\u00f4 gi\u00e1 \u1edf mi\u1ec1n bi\u00ean Santa Fe. Th\u1ee9 ba, tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf m\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt t\u00f4i quen bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0. Anh ta y\u00eau \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0... anh ta lu\u00f4n y\u00eau h\u1ecd m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eafc, m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd. Nh\u01b0ng anh ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng chung v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. T\u00ednh b\u1ea5t nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd khi\u1ebfn anh ta b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, \u0111\u1ea3o l\u1ed9n cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a anh ta. N\u1ebfu anh tri\u1ec7u t\u1eadp m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u1ed9i th\u1ea3o \u1edf Bombay, anh s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i t\u00e1m m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ly d\u1ecb, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 ly d\u1ecb m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n. Nh\u01b0ng trong c\u00e1c qu\u1ea7y bar, khi cu\u1ed9c h\u1ed9i th\u1ea3o \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac, anh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd ch\u00ea tr\u00e1ch v\u1ee3 c\u0169 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u. Th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u v\u00ec trong l\u00f2ng b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i s\u00e2u s\u1eafc: \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng xa nh\u00e0.\u201d B\u1ea1n s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nghe l\u1eddi bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i o\u00e1n h\u1eadn n\u00e0o: \u201cR\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e2n \u0111i \u0110\u00e0i Loan trong m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y th\u00e1ng. L\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 cho c\u00f4 \u1ea5y, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u1edf Amarillo v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f4i khi anh c\u0169ng nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i chuy\u1ec7n vui: \u201cT\u00f4i g\u1eb7p c\u00f4 n\u00e0ng xinh x\u1eafn \u1ea5y \u1edf C\u1eedu Long, gi\u00fap v\u1ed1n cho c\u00f4 ta m\u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng th\u1eddi","trang n\u1eef \u1edf H\u1ed3ng K\u00f4ng. M\u1ed9t ki\u1ec3u h\u00f9n v\u1ed1n kinh doanh. T\u00f4i b\u1ecf ra m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 v\u00e0o phi v\u1ee5 \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i m\u1edbi \u1edf Hokkaido \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00fang hai th\u00e1ng th\u00ec c\u00f4 \u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 sang nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng lu\u00f4n c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u, tr\u1ed1n \u0111i v\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 \u1ea5y... v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean Chicago Tribune.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 v\u1ee1 m\u1ed9ng hay b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa th\u00ec v\u1eabn ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0. Trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t ai c\u0103m gh\u00e9t \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0. H\u1ecd nh\u1ea3y t\u1eeb tai h\u1ecda n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn tai h\u1ecda kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng t\u1ea1m g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m h\u00e2n hoan hoang d\u00e3, v\u00e0 anh ch\u00e0ng m\u1edbi h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecb c\u00f4 nh\u00e2n t\u00ecnh c\u0169 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Trung Hoa cu\u1ed7m \u0111i m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la ngay h\u00f4m sau l\u1ea1i cho c\u00f4 nh\u00e2n t\u00ecnh m\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt B\u1ea3n m\u01b0\u1ee3n m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n ngh\u00ecn. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ecdi v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o t\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 t\u00e2m l\u00fd; nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00ec dao hay chai v\u1ee1. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i quen b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 v\u1ee3 t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n b\u1ea5t \u1ed5n b\u1eafn. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed9c th\u1ee9c \u0103n v\u1edbi li\u1ec1u l\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t t\u0103ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi anh ta ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i, \u201cM\u00f3n b\u1ed9t y\u1ebfn m\u1ea1ch n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng thiu th\u00ec c\u0169ng c\u00f3 thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9c, m\u00e0 anh m\u1edbi mua c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t n\u00e0y ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m qua \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f2a, anh ta nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu l\u00e0m ch\u1ee9ng ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i v\u1ee3. Khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra ba trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng \u00f4ng ch\u1ed3ng c\u0169 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00ed \u1ea9n - c\u1ea3 ba \u0111\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t th\u00edch b\u1ed9t y\u1ebfn m\u1ea1ch - anh ta n\u00f3i \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, \u201c\u0110\u00f4i khi m\u1ed9t anh ch\u00e0ng c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i ra \u0111i \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac ch\u1ee9.\u201d Anh ta k\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i nghe chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y trong m\u1ed9t t\u00fap l\u1ec1u \u1edf mi\u1ec1n B\u1eafc Th\u00e1i Lan, n\u01a1i c\u00f4 nh\u00e2n t\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi Th\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m m\u00f3n b\u1ed9t y\u1ebfn m\u1ea1ch b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng h\u1ed9p ng\u0169 c\u1ed1c anh ta xo\u00e1y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf c\u0103n c\u1ee9 qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 M\u1ef9 s\u00e1t Bangkok. Th\u1ee9 t\u01b0, m\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt t\u00f4i t\u1eebng quen bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec1u say m\u00ea h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u00e2m thanh hi-fi v\u00e0 t\u1ed1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n cho trang thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb. B\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 d\u1ef1ng l\u1ec1u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 s\u00e2u trong r\u1eebng r\u1eadm hay xa c\u00e1ch th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 c\u1ee7a qu\u1ed1c gia m\u00e0 h\u1ecd ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 t\u1edbi th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa, c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt ki\u00ean quy\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 \u00e2m thanh ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u00e0m b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c l\u1ea1 th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o. V\u00ec vi\u1ec7c cung \u1ee9ng \u0111i\u1ec7n \u1edf c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c nhau n\u00ean b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt n\u00e0o ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i lo li\u1ec7u cho m\u00ecnh b\u1ed9 \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1ec9nh \u0111i\u1ec7n \u00e1p, m\u00e1y bi\u1ebfn th\u1ebf, tr\u1ee5 \u0111i\u1ec7n v\u00e0 thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb chuy\u1ec3n m\u1ea1ch an to\u00e0n. \u0110\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec3n \u0111i\u1ec7n th\u1ebf 220 v\u00f4n hay dao \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n xu\u1ed1ng 110 v\u00f4n \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u00e0 thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ea7n s\u1ed1 thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb chi\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda tr\u1ecdng t\u1ea3i chi\u1ebfc xe Jeep, v\u00e0 anh ta s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng k\u00e9o theo nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u1ea5y t\u1eeb c\u0103n c\u1ee9 n\u00e0y sang c\u0103n c\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c, vui l\u00f2ng ti\u00eau t\u1ed1n th\u1eddi gian v\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3, mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e2m thanh ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng cao. Trong qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh thu th\u1eadp thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb, anh ta ti\u00eau ti\u1ec1n r\u1ea5t ph\u00f3ng tay v\u00ec anh ta s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng loa Leak c\u1ee7a Anh, m\u00e1y ghi \u00e2m Tandberg c\u1ee7a Th\u1ee5y S\u0129, b\u1ed9 amply Sony c\u1ee7a Nh\u1eadt, \u0111\u1ebf quay \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t Dual c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ee9c v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 ti\u1ec1n khu\u1ebfch \u0111\u1ea1i McIntosh c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9. Vi\u1ec7c thu th\u1eadp t\u1eebng \u1ea5y thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p t\u1eeb nhi\u1ec1u ngu\u1ed3n kh\u00e1c nhau nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 t\u00e0i tr\u00ed h\u01a1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n khi \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eadn nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 \u1edf m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1edbi l\u00e0 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn nh\u1eefng c\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00e2ng c\u1ea5p c\u00e1c b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn kh\u00e1c nhau m\u00e0 anh ta c\u1ea7n. Phi c\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c H\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng H\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng Scandinavia c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1ng tin c\u1eady trong vi\u1ec7c mang h\u1ed9 m\u00e1y m\u00f3c Tandberg, k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt vi\u00ean \u0110\u1ee9c l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebf quay \u0111\u0129a","h\u00e1t s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t \u1edf Ruhr, v\u00e0 s\u1edbm mu\u1ed9n g\u00ec th\u00ec m\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt c\u0169ng thi\u1ebft l\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quan h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf s\u1ee9 qu\u00e1n M\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1edd mua thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb McIntosh hay Fisher. C\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i m\u00e0 c\u00f3 ti\u00eau hai hay ba ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la cho m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn l\u1eafp r\u00e1p th\u00ec c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ea3. H\u1ecd b\u1eadt nh\u1eefng th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i nh\u1ea1c n\u00e0o tr\u00ean c\u00e1c d\u00e0n m\u00e1y si\u00eau vi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh? M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean ch\u1ec9 nghe nh\u1ea1c c\u1ed5 \u0111i\u1ec3n, trong \u0111\u00f3 Vivaldi v\u00e0 Mozart \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0a th\u00edch nh\u1ea5t. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1i th\u00edch \u0111i\u1ec7u valse c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 t\u1eeb th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft t\u00e1n t\u1ec9nh, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng trong khi nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng m\u1ed1i t\u00ecnh v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c h\u00f4n nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i k\u1ebft th\u00fac \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn th\u1ebf. Tuy nhi\u00ean ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 s\u01b0u t\u1eadp kh\u00e1 phong ph\u00fa to\u00e0n nh\u1eefng \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea7y r\u1eaby trong c\u00e1c b\u1ea3ng danh m\u1ee5c: Music for a Rainy Day, Music for Lovers, Music for the Hours before Dawn. T\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf Hy L\u1ea1p c\u00f3 Bing Crosby\u2019s Greatest Hits, \u0111\u0129a I. Anh ta c\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 Greatest Hits c\u1ee7a hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u00edn ca s\u0129 kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa, h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn bao gi\u1edd. Cho d\u00f9 t\u1eebng c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt th\u00edch th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i nh\u1ea1c n\u00e0o h\u01a1n, b\u1ea1n c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 trong b\u1ed9 s\u01b0u t\u1eadp c\u1ee7a anh ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u1edbn nh\u1eefng m\u1eabu t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m t\u1eeb c\u00e1c \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t do Enoch Light s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft Light kh\u00f4ng n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng l\u1eafm \u1edf Hoa K\u1ef3, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i, \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00f9ng v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 lo\u1ea1t \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t nh\u1eb1m v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u0129a \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p c\u00e1c b\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0a th\u00edch nh\u1ea5t, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u nh\u01b0 \u201cWhat Is This Thing Called Love?\u201d v\u00e0 \u201cTea for Two\u201d, tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y sao cho anh nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c giai \u0111i\u1ec7u, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee5 trong d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c ch\u01a1i ri\u00eang r\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i\u1ec7u. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng ng\u1ed3i h\u00e0ng gi\u1edd t\u1ea1i c\u00e1c tr\u1ea1m xa l\u1eafc xa l\u01a1 \u1edf Sumatra hay Th\u1ed5 Nh\u0129 K\u1ef3 trong khi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eadt \u0111\u0129a c\u1ee7a Enoch Light: \u201cT\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n anh nghe theo c\u00e1ch \u00e2m thanh ch\u00f3i tai \u0111\u00f3 vang l\u00ean cao h\u01a1n n\u1eeda n\u1ed1t \u1edf k\u00eanh tr\u00e1i.\u201d N\u1ebfu \u0111ang vi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t v\u1edf opera v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb Enoch Light so\u1ea1n ph\u1ea7n t\u1ed5ng ph\u1ed5, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd cung c\u1ea5p nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 tr\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ecbnh \u00e2m, tr\u1ed1ng bongo v\u00e0 s\u00e1o, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee5 \u1edf ph\u00eda ngo\u00e0i c\u00f9ng b\u00ean tay tr\u00e1i c\u1ee7a d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u1edf ph\u00eda ngo\u00e0i c\u00f9ng b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i, v\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u00e2m n\u00e0o vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb \u1edf gi\u1eefa. Th\u1ebf m\u1edbi l\u00e0 \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c d\u00e0nh cho c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt. Sau khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea5y n\u0103m, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0a cho t\u00f4i xem b\u00e0i b\u00e1o c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t b\u00e1c s\u0129 t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n \u0110\u1ee9c vi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 tr\u1ea5n an c\u1ee7a h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng hi-fi khi n\u00e0o h\u1ecd nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i xung quanh, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0. \u00d4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n \u1ea5y kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u00e0m cho quan h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi v\u1ee3 hay v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh r\u1ed1i tung l\u00ean th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngu\u1ed3n an \u1ee7i tinh th\u1ea7n trong kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng xoay m\u1ed9t \u0111\u0129a s\u1ed1 nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng. Ngay m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c xoay kh\u1ebd nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng mang l\u1ea1i k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3. Ngay m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c t\u1ed1i t\u0103m nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn khi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3m nh\u1ea1c Beethoven xu\u1ed1ng ti\u1ebfng th\u1ea7m th\u00ec hay t\u0103ng Bing Crosby l\u00ean c\u00f2n to h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ea7m th\u00e9t. T\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng xem! Anh ta l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng","vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c v\u1eb7n c\u1ed5 tay, v\u00ec th\u1ebf r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng anh ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n. Nh\u00e0 t\u00e2m l\u00fd h\u1ecdc \u0110\u1ee9c k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o c\u1ea7n b\u1eadn t\u00e2m t\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u00f2ng t\u1ef1 tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1y m\u00f3c. R\u1ed3i, \u0111\u1ec3 cho l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ee1 kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u, \u00f4ng ta vi\u1ebft th\u00eam, \u201cKh\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0o th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n trong m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u1ea7n l\u1eadp m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u00e2m thanh hi-fi m\u00e0 anh ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf ng\u1ef1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c!\u201d T\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n sao c\u1ee7a b\u00e0i ti\u1ec3u lu\u1eadn \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a cho nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt c\u00f3 h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u00e2m thanh ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p xem, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o l\u1eddi ph\u00e2n t\u00edch \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 ly h\u00f4n. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng r\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t \u1edf Geneva. *** T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 an ninh t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Chuy\u1ec7n l\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Khi r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi h\u1ea3i qu\u00e2n n\u0103m 1945, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 loanh quanh ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y ch\u1ed7 n\u1ecd th\u1eed nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c kh\u00e1c nhau - Texas, Connecticut, California - nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nhi\u1ec1u ch\u00e0ng trai kh\u00e1c, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1eadt v\u00f4 v\u1ecb sau cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh \u0111\u1ea7y \u00fd ngh\u0129a, v\u00ec v\u1eady cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i \u0111i b\u00e1n qu\u1ef9 t\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ed7 cho m\u1ed9t h\u00e3ng kinh doanh \u1edf Minneapolis, c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat t\u1ef1 do \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ea1o vi\u1ec7c v\u00ec b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u0169ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 tin v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c ti\u1ebft ki\u1ec7m, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n cho h\u1ecd xem t\u00e0i kho\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ed3ng cho h\u1ecd k\u00fd. Tin \u0111\u1ed3n v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c si\u00eang n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn tai c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng ty kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n thay \u0111\u1ed5i. R\u1ed3i n\u0103m 1954, World Mutual \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp v\u00e0 h\u00e3ng kinh doanh \u1edf Minneapolis c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean gia nh\u1eadp. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u00e0 th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed9ng kh\u1eafp th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, v\u00e0 sau chuy\u1ebfn c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c d\u00e0nh cho m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n \u0111i t\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc xa x\u00f4i \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eadn v\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 \u1edf bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi Indonesia, Campuchia hay Afghanistan ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n, v\u00ec v\u1eady c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 anh t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00e0 trong khi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n \u1edf Brussels kh\u00f4ng cho anh th\u1eddi gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e0o h\u00e0ng th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf c\u00e1c tr\u1ea1m xa x\u00f4i h\u1ebbo l\u00e1nh l\u1ea1i h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c nghe \u0111i\u1ec1u anh mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i. V\u00e0 khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c, B\u1ec9, Nam T\u01b0 v\u00e0 Th\u1ee5y \u0110i\u1ec3n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 t\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u1ec7m ti\u1ebft ki\u1ec7m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea5y ti\u1ec1n m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n c\u00f3 l\u00e3i n\u1eefa, h\u1ecd c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n tham gia, v\u00ec v\u1eady \u0111\u00f4i l\u00fac anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i trong m\u1ed9t v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng l\u1ed1m \u0111\u1ed1m v\u1ebft ph\u00e2n ru\u1ed3i v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n \u0111i\u1ec1n v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i t\u1edd khai; t\u1ef1 h\u1ecd s\u1ebd l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c ch\u00e0o h\u00e0ng. Th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y, d\u00f9 sao th\u00ec ch\u00ednh \u1edf nh\u1eefng tr\u1ea1m xa x\u00f4i h\u1ebbo l\u00e1nh \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt, v\u00e0 khi nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd \u0103n ti\u00eau hoang ph\u00ed nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh chuy\u00ean gia b\u00e1n tri th\u1ee9c th\u01b0\u1eddng nghi\u1ec7m cho h\u1ecd. World Mutual cho xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u1edbn s\u1ed5 tay b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng,","nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng cu\u1ed1n n\u00e0o gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u ki\u1ec3u ch\u00e0o m\u1eddi m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng. \u201cNghe n\u00e0y, ch\u00e0ng ng\u1ed1c! N\u0103m ngo\u00e1i anh b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00ed ph\u1ea1m hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la cho r\u01b0\u1ee3u ch\u00e8 v\u00e0 g\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ebfm Singapore - v\u00e0 r\u00fat c\u1ee5c anh b\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec n\u00e0o? M\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn l\u1eadu nguy kh\u1ed1n. V\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tranh c\u00e3i th\u00eam n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u00fd cho anh h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ed3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la.\u201d \u201cAi b\u1ea3o th\u1ebf?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. K\u00fd v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y \u0111i.\u201d K\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 Gi\u00e1ng sinh n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t t\u00e1 th\u01b0 t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t xa x\u00f4i c\u1ea3m \u01a1n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ec1n. Trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean thu\u1ed9c nh\u00f3m \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chuy\u00ean gia k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t kh\u00f3 t\u00ednh m\u00e0 h\u1ed3i t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf Th\u1ed5 Nh\u0129 K\u1ef3 - Harvey Holt. D\u1ea1o \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i c\u00f2n anh h\u0103m t\u00e1m, m\u1ed9t c\u1ef1u \u0111\u1ea1i \u00fay thu\u1ed9c binh ch\u1ee7ng l\u00ednh th\u1ee7y \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ed9 \u0111ang b\u1ecb v\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ea9y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1nh ki\u1ec7t. L\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi quy\u1ebft li\u1ec7t, c\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn, gi\u1ecfi giang, anh \u0111ang th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i trong vai tr\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt cho United Communications New York, c\u00f4ng ty v\u1eeba l\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng li\u00ean l\u1ea1c s\u00e2n bay cho Th\u1ed5 Nh\u0129 K\u1ef3. C\u00e1c th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 M\u1ef9, \u0111\u1ec3 Holt \u1edf l\u1ea1i ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 trang thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb t\u1ea1i n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau c\u1ea7u gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t c\u0103n h\u1ed9 t\u1ea1i tr\u1ee5 s\u1edf ch\u00ednh \u1edf Ankara nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u1eddi gian anh \u1edf s\u00e2n bay Yesilkoy g\u1ea7n Constantinople, n\u01a1i c\u00e1c m\u00e1y bay b\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 c\u1ee1 l\u1edbn h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp nhi\u00ean li\u1ec7u cho cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh t\u1edbi ch\u00e2u \u00c1. Holt kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1ec5 k\u1ebft th\u00e2n v\u00ec anh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mau m\u1ed3m mi\u1ec7ng, v\u00e0 khi n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n anh l\u1ea1i k\u1ec3 r\u1ea5t \u00edt v\u1ec1 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n. Ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn khi anh nh\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee5 h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ed5 ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u1edf World Mutual, t\u00f4i m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft anh \u0111\u00e3 ly h\u00f4n v\u00ec anh n\u00f3i v\u1edbi th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c trang nghi\u00eam, \u201c\u00d4ng c\u1ee9 ghi t\u00ean Lora Kate. Khi v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 li\u00ean quan t\u1edbi ch\u00e1u b\u00e9, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0m h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn.\u201d \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap anh \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n h\u01a1n nh\u01b0ng anh m\u1ed9t m\u1ef1c \u0111\u00f2i g\u1eedi cho c\u1eadu con trai nh\u1ecf m\u1ee9c tr\u1ee3 c\u1ea5p h\u00e0ng th\u00e1ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n t\u00f2a \u00e1n \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1n quy\u1ebft. N\u0103m hay s\u00e1u n\u0103m, anh m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p con trai m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 h\u00f4m anh n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, \u201cT\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ch\u00e1u s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t n\u0103m, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc?\u201d B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n Holt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed1n, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edfng nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. T\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng Laramie High \u1edf mi\u1ec1n \u0110\u00f4ng Wyoming, anh \u0111\u00e3 may m\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y v\u1eadt l\u00fd gi\u1ecfi d\u1ea1y anh \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed cao c\u1ea5p trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u l\u1ea1c b\u1ed9 sinh ho\u1ea1t sau gi\u1edd h\u1ecdc, v\u00ec v\u1eady n\u0103m m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y tu\u1ed5i, khi Holt khai man tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ec3 gia nh\u1eadp h\u1ea3i qu\u00e2n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn anh ngay, cho anh l\u00e0m chuy\u00ean vi\u00ean th\u00f4ng tin li\u00ean l\u1ea1c. T\u1ea1i Iwo Jima, anh b\u00e1m tr\u1ee5 t\u1ea1i b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng radio ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t t\u00e0u b\u00e8 c\u1eadp b\u1ebfn; t\u1ea1i Okinawa, anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn nhi\u1ec1u hu\u00e2n huy ch\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00ec l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m. \u0110\u1ea1i chi\u1ebfn Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi II k\u1ebft th\u00fac, anh m\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00edn tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed5 b\u1ed9 v\u00e0o Nh\u1eadt B\u1ea3n theo l\u00e0n s\u00f3ng t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t. T\u00ednh c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u00e3 h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh v\u00e0 thay \u0111\u1ed5i r\u1ea5t \u00edt trong","nh\u1eefng n\u0103m sau n\u00e0y: l\u1ea7m l\u00ec, d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m, t\u00e0i gi\u1ecfi. T\u1eeb cu\u1ed1i l\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t: \u201cT\u00f4i k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea1o vi\u1ec7c.\u201d \u0110\u00fang nh\u01b0 d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n, chi\u1ebfn tranh Tri\u1ec1u Ti\u00ean n\u1ed5 ra, anh t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n gia nh\u1eadp binh ch\u1ee7ng l\u00ednh th\u1ee7y \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ed9, d\u00f9 \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a anh kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb1m trong k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 khi \u0111ang ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u1edf ph\u00eda B\u1eafc Seoul, anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft tin v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 ly d\u1ecb. M\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n sau, anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u0103ng c\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea1i \u00fay, v\u00ec v\u1eady hai s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c coi nh\u01b0 b\u00f9 \u0111\u1eafp cho nhau. Sau th\u1eddi gian \u1edf Th\u1ed5 Nh\u0129 K\u1ef3, t\u00f4i c\u00f2n g\u1eb7p anh t\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i: Sumatra, Th\u00e1i Lan, sa m\u1ea1c ph\u00eda T\u00e2y n\u01b0\u1edbc \u00dac, \u0111\u00e1ng nh\u1edb nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 Afghanistan, n\u01a1i t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p anh l\u1ea7n g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y nh\u1ea5t trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 ng\u0103n n\u1eafp, t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m da h\u1ed5 tr\u00ean s\u00e0n, d\u00e0n hi-fi v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111ang ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i \u201cA String of Pearls\u201d, trong b\u1ebfp l\u00e0 c\u00f4 th\u01b0 k\u00fd xinh \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ee9 qu\u00e1n Iraq \u0111ang gi\u00fap anh chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i, \u0111\u1eadp ngay v\u00e0o m\u1eaft khi b\u1ea1n b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o c\u1eeda, m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m bi\u1ec3n m\u00e0 kh\u00e1ch kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c: Hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i b\u1ea1n \u0111ang \u1edf KABUL, AFGHANISTAN 34\u00b0 30\u2019 B\u1eafc 69\u00b0 13\u2019 \u0110\u00f4ng N\u1ebfu bay d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u0129 tuy\u1ebfn n\u00e0y theo h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0110\u00f4ng, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng Malakand, Xi\u00eam, Thi\u1ec1u Ch\u00e2u, Hiroshima, Santa Barbara, Prescott, Little Rock, Wilmington, B\u1eafc Carolina, Fez, Limassol Homs, Herat, Kabul. N\u1ebfu bay d\u1ecdc theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kinh tuy\u1ebfn n\u00e0y l\u00ean ph\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng Tashkent, Petropavlovsk, B\u1eafc C\u1ef1c, Medicine Hat, Great Falls, Tucson, Guaymas, Nam C\u1ef1c, \u0110\u1ea3o Kergu\u00e9len, Bhuj, Kabul. Harvey Holt kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. *** T\u00f4i t\u1eebng nghe l\u1eadp lu\u1eadn k\u1ef3 c\u1ee5c r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n cho Hoa K\u1ef3 c\u00f3 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p. T\u1ee9c l\u00e0 theo ngh\u0129a \u0111en, c\u00f3 h\u00e0ng ngh\u00ecn c\u00f4ng ty M\u1ef9 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec h\u01a1n b\u00e1n h\u00f2a v\u1ed1n cho kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng \u1edf Hoa K\u1ef3. M\u1ee9c l\u1ee3i nhu\u1eadn c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd do l\u01b0\u1ee3ng ti\u00eau th\u1ee5 \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. V\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng ra n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng cung c\u1ea5p c\u00e1c chuy\u00ean gia gi\u1ecfi k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m cho s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh. Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y xem x\u00e9t t\u1eebng \u00fd ki\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t. M\u1ed9t h\u00e3ng t\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh m\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft - hay c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e3ng xe h\u01a1i hay c\u00f4ng ty s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb th\u00f4ng tin li\u00ean l\u1ea1c - c\u00f3 th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ea1i Hoa K\u1ef3 cho m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m. Nh\u01b0ng do c\u1ea1nh tranh, gi\u00e1 c\u1ea3 v\u1eadt li\u1ec7u v\u00e0 thang l\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u00f4ng ty \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e3i m\u1ed9t xu v\u1edbi s\u1ea3n l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u00edt nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Do \u0111\u00f3, v\u1edbi kho\u1ea3n ph\u1ee5 tr\u1ed9i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 cho vi\u1ec7c ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u1ed5ng chi ph\u00ed, v\u00e0 v\u1edbi ph\u00ed t\u1ed5n nguy\u00ean li\u1ec7u th\u00f4 v\u00e0 nh\u00e2n c\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3m thi\u1ec3u, c\u00f4ng ty s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t th\u00eam m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m ngh\u00ecn s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m n\u1eefa, \u0111em b\u00e1n \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 l\u00e3i v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i h\u01a1n - ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u00eau d\u00f9ng M\u1ef9, ng\u01b0\u1eddi lao \u0111\u1ed9ng M\u1ef9, c\u00f4ng ty v\u1eadn t\u1ea3i bi\u1ec3n","M\u1ef9, nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 M\u1ef9 v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u00eau d\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i, ri\u00eang th\u00e0nh ph\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mua s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng cao v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n anh ta ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eed cung \u1ee9ng n\u00f3 t\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. H\u00e3y t\u1ea1m qu\u00ean m\u1ed9t th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a ti\u1ec1n cho h\u1ecd th\u00f4ng qua con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ec7n tr\u1ee3 n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n hay m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia ph\u1ea3i s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. V\u00e0 ngo\u00e0i ra, ch\u00edn m\u01b0\u01a1i xu c\u1ee7a m\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00f4 la \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i quay v\u1ec1 tay ch\u00fang ta - th\u1ebf th\u00ec c\u00f3 ai thi\u1ec7t th\u00f2i \u0111\u00e2u? T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd anh s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean n\u1ebfu bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau th\u1ee9 anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 do l\u1ee3i nhu\u1eadn trong s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1edfi s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng ti\u00eau th\u1ee5 \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt c\u00f3 vai tr\u00f2 g\u00ec? T\u00f4i nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng n\u0103m n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i, khi th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang ch\u00fang ta... \u00e0, ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh. Sau \u0111\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt l\u00e1u c\u00e1 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u chen ch\u00e2n v\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng th\u00e0nh th\u1ef1c m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ec1n ch\u1eafc l\u1eafm - m\u00e1y m\u00f3c th\u00ec mau h\u1ecfng; linh ki\u1ec7n th\u00ec kh\u00f3 ki\u1ebfm... v\u00e0 bao nhi\u00eau nh\u00e2n c\u00f4ng \u1edf Pakistan n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng Nh\u1eadt ch\u1ee9? Ch\u00ednh ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c - t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u00e2y \u0110\u1ee9c - c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Th\u1ee5y \u0110i\u1ec3n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Th\u1ee5y S\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean h\u1ecd s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t m\u00e1y m\u00f3c ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng cao - kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t. Th\u1ebf th\u00ec kh\u00e1c nhau \u1edf ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o? H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng n\u00e0o \u1edf c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1eadm ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n, \u201cN\u1ebfu c\u1ed7 m\u00e1y n\u00e0y h\u1ecfng v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 Hai - \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u00e1y m\u00f3c th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecfng h\u00f3c th\u00f4i, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft qua kinh nghi\u1ec7m v\u1edbi m\u00e1y M\u1ef9 - c\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u0111i\u1ec7n cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean m\u00e1y bay trong v\u00f2ng hai gi\u1edd v\u00e0 anh ta s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf ch\u1ed7 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb v\u00e0o t\u1ed1i th\u1ee9 Ba \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u1ecb.\u201d V\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 cho ch\u00fang ta th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn quan h\u1ec7 c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n m\u1edbi. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i chi m\u1ed9t tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la cho c\u00e1c chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1y bay, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i thu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u01b0\u1eddi tri\u1ec7u t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3, b\u1edfi v\u00ec tin t\u1ee9c lan truy\u1ec1n, \u201c\u00d4ng mua h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ee9c th\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o h\u00e0nh t\u1ed1t cho m\u00e1y m\u00f3c.\u201d Th\u1ebf c\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9? V\u1eady \u0111\u1ea5y, nh\u1eefng n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e1c ch\u00e0ng trai c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta kh\u00e1 l\u00e0 h\u1ed1ng h\u00e1ch. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng cao r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 tr\u1ee5c tr\u1eb7c \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i b\u1ecdn ngu \u0111\u1ea7n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n th\u00f4i. Bao gi\u1edd r\u1ea3nh r\u1ed7i, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u1eed ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch th\u00eam. H\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang ta ng\u1ea1o m\u1ea1n l\u1eafm. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh th\u00ec sao? N\u00f3i m\u00e0 bu\u1ed3n thay. H\u1ecd bi\u1ebft tay ngh\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n trong c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd cao nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c kinh doanh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t, nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1eddng trong vai tr\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng tin c\u1eady nh\u1ea5t - v\u00ec v\u1eady n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1 ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n hay Pakistan l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng m\u00e1y m\u00f3c, b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 gi\u1ea3i ng\u1ed1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec c\u1ee9 ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ai \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf London ng\u1eabu nhi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1p t\u00e0u ch\u1ea1y h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a h\u00e3ng P. and O. \u0111\u1ebfn. T\u00f4i c\u00f2n nh\u1edb r\u00f5 m\u1ed9t k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt vi\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh t\u1eebng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i trong m\u1ed9t d\u1ef1 \u00e1n \u1edf Hyderabad. M\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng v\u1eb7n v\u00edt \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ef1a \u0111inh v\u00edt v\u00e0o \u0111\u00fang v\u1ecb tr\u00ed, v\u00ec v\u1eady anh ta m\u1edbi l\u1ea5y b\u00faa \u0111\u1eadp nh\u1eb9. \u201cL\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa t\u00f4i!\u201d ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh kia k\u00eau l\u00ean c\u0103m ph\u1eabn v\u00e0 gi\u00e0nh l\u1ea5y b\u00faa, vung l\u00ean","tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u1eefng s\u1edd c\u1ee7a anh c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n. \u201cAnh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta g\u1ecdi c\u00e1i n\u00e0y l\u00e0 g\u00ec sao?\u201d anh ta h\u1ecfi b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng m\u1ec9a mai l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng. \u201cM\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u1eb7n v\u00edt c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9.\u201d Sau \u0111\u00f3 anh ta l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i l\u00ean l\u1edbp ng\u1eafn cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n kia v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 gi\u1ea3m s\u00fat c\u1ee7a tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed9 l\u00e0nh ngh\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e1ng tin c\u1eady tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi v\u00e0 c\u1ea3nh c\u00e1o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng b\u00faa \u0111\u00f3ng \u0111inh \u1ed1c v\u00e0o m\u00e1y m\u00f3c c\u1ee7a Anh n\u1eefa. Ch\u1ec9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 m\u1edbi l\u00e0m th\u1ebf. Sau \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, anh n\u00f3i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb bu\u1ed3n phi\u1ec1n th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 v\u1ec1 n\u1ed7i \u0111au l\u00f2ng m\u00e0 anh c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y khi ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng tay ngh\u1ec1 c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m cao gi\u1ea3m s\u00fat \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u. \u201cCh\u1eb3ng tr\u00e1ch c\u00e1i m\u00e1y ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t \u1ea5y b\u1ecb h\u1ecfng. \u0110\u1eddi th\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 ai l\u1ea1i \u0111i v\u1eb7n \u0111inh v\u00edt b\u1eb1ng b\u00faa c\u01a1 ch\u1ee9!\u201d Trong khi \u0111\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c, Th\u1ee5y \u0110i\u1ec3n v\u00e0 Th\u1ee5y S\u0129 l\u1ea1i bay ngay \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 lo gi\u1eef cho m\u00e1y m\u00f3c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd ch\u1ea1y t\u1ed1t, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 l\u1ea5y b\u00faa \u0111\u00f3ng \u0111inh v\u00edt, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec1 xu\u1ea5t v\u1edbi tr\u1ee5 s\u1edf ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00e1i \u0111inh v\u00edt \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u1ea5y n\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thay b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng b\u00faa c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecbnh. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u00fd ngh\u0129 n\u00e0o t\u00f4i t\u1eebng c\u00f3 cho r\u1eb1ng s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n do quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng thi\u00eang li\u00eang n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ee7a n\u1ec1n c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p M\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ec1u tan bi\u1ebfn khi t\u00f4i quan s\u00e1t nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c \u1ea5y. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t nh\u1eefng s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m tuy\u1ec7t h\u1ea3o m\u00e0 c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m cho kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 sau khi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ea5t th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, ch\u00fang ta m\u1edbi ngh\u0129 ra gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh cho v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u1ea5y. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u1eed chuy\u00ean gia bay t\u1eeb New York \u0111\u1ebfn. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f3 chuy\u00ean gia s\u1ed1ng ngay t\u1ea1i hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1eddng. N\u1ebfu \u0110\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cung c\u1ea5p s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 trong v\u00f2ng hai ng\u00e0y th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 trong hai gi\u1edd. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt t\u1eebng tr\u1ea3i v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn ch\u1ee9c n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng M\u1ef9. N\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9 gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u1edf Des Moines, bang Iowa, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ee7 y\u00ean nh\u1edd m\u1ed9t anh l\u00ednh M\u1ef9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u00e1c d\u1ecdc theo tuy\u1ebfn DEW[82] th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u00ednh h\u1ed9 gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mua nhi\u1ec1u h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 h\u1eddi v\u00ec m\u1ed9t k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt vi\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf Sumatra hay Peru \u0111ang g\u00f3p s\u1ee9c gi\u1eef cho c\u00f4ng ty c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eefng. \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u1edf n\u01a1i ch\u00fang ta t\u01b0\u1edfng, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c n\u00ean canh g\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi \u1ea5y th\u00ec h\u01a1n. H\u00e3y xem th\u1eddi gian Harvey Holt c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u1edf trung t\u00e2m Sumatra \u0111\u1ec3 duy tr\u00ec h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng th\u00f4ng tin li\u00ean l\u1ea1c m\u00e0 UniCom \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t cho ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 Indonesia. Anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eed l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi t\u1ea1i Simpang Tiga, s\u00e2n bay g\u1ea7n Pakanbaru, t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft tr\u1ee5c tr\u1eb7c n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 ph\u00e1t sinh t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea1m ti\u1ebfp \u00e2m n\u1eb1m cao tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed3i nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec9nh nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng r\u1eebng r\u1eadm. Nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 l\u00e0 38, \u0111\u1ed9 \u1ea9m 100 ph\u1ea7n tr\u0103m. Thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ecb g\u1ec9 s\u1ea1ch trong hai th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i thay b\u1eb1ng th\u00e9p kh\u00f4ng g\u1ec9. Khi Holt t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111i b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a anh t\u1eeb Pakanbaru \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u1ea1m tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i, m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ee9ng tu\u1ed5i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Sumatra khuy\u00ean anh, \u201cN\u00ean mang theo m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i s\u0103n chuy\u00ean nghi\u1ec7p th\u00ec h\u01a1n.\u201d Anh \u0111\u00e1p, \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 s\u00fang r\u1ed3i,\u201d v\u00ec v\u1eady h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e0nh nh\u00fan vai v\u00e0 lo l\u1eafng ti\u1ec5n anh l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t kinh ho\u00e0ng, v\u00e0 gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh ngo\u1ea3nh l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i cu\u1ed1i h\u00e0ng b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 ch\u1eafc ph\u1ea3i d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn ba m\u00e9t t\u00ednh t\u1eeb","m\u0169i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00f3ng ch\u00e2n sau c\u00e0o ph\u0103ng m\u1eb7t. C\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn xem h\u1ed5 trong v\u01b0\u1eddn th\u00fa ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i r\u0103ng to t\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cN\u00f3 c\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111\u00f4i m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn d\u1ec5 nh\u01b0 b\u1ee1n.\u201d Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ebbn \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ed3 con m\u1ed3i t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng con h\u1ed5 ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n. R\u1ed3i, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00fa nh\u1ea3y m\u1ea1nh \u00e1p \u0111\u1ea3o, con h\u1ed5 l\u0103ng vu\u1ed1t ch\u00e2n ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, khoanh v\u00f2ng quanh m\u1eb7t n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n, trong khi vu\u1ed1t tr\u00e1i c\u1eafm s\u00e2u v\u00e0o vai tr\u00e1i v\u00e0 c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng. V\u1edbi \u0111\u00f2n hung b\u1ea1o th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, con h\u1ed5 x\u00e9 to\u1ea1c c\u1ea3 m\u1eb7t l\u1eabn hai con m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau, h\u1ee7y ho\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n hai b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn n\u00e0y. V\u1edbi \u0111\u00f2n th\u1ee9 hai, n\u00f3 gi\u1eadt \u0111\u1ee9t kh\u00ed qu\u1ea3n c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 m\u1ea1ch m\u00e1u ch\u1ee7 tr\u00ean vai. V\u1edbi b\u1ed9 r\u0103ng, t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, n\u00f3 ngo\u1ea1m v\u00e0o c\u1ed5, nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft v\u00ec ch\u00ednh c\u00e1i t\u00e1t m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd b\u1eb1ng vu\u1ed1t m\u1edbi g\u00e2y ra c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft. Trong kho\u1ea3ng ba m\u01b0\u01a1i gi\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 sau khi b\u1ed9 vu\u1ed1t c\u00e0o tr\u00fang, m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 con h\u1ed5 k\u00e9o l\u00ea anh c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n v\u00e0o r\u1eebng r\u1eadm tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Holt k\u1ecbp quay l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi c\u00e2y s\u00fang. L\u00fac \u1ea5y tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1ng v\u1ea1ng, v\u00ec h\u1ed5 b\u00e1o th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00edch s\u0103n b\u1eaft khi m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i, do t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf th\u00f4i th\u00fac, Holt quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ngay nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m. Anh t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ef1ng tr\u1ea1i v\u00e0 d\u1eb7n h\u1ecd ch\u00fa \u00fd gi\u1eef cho l\u1eeda ch\u00e1y. Anh s\u1ebd \u0111u\u1ed5i theo con h\u1ed5. H\u1ecd c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o anh l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 theo d\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam, nh\u01b0ng anh \u0111\u00e1p, \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng theo d\u1ea5u n\u00f3.\u201d Anh t\u1ef1 t\u1eaft \u0111\u00e8n, ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n v\u1ebft m\u00e1u trong \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t, li\u1ec1n l\u1ea7n theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ed3 gh\u1ec1 m\u00e0 con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 k\u00e9o x\u00e1c anh c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n. Khi v\u1ebft m\u00e1u bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t trong r\u1eebng s\u00e2u, Holt kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 n\u1eefa m\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u00e1m s\u00e1t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng anh v\u1eabn theo t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, anh \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng r\u1eebng th\u01b0a nh\u1ecf, n\u01a1i c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i thay th\u1ebf cho c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p. T\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3, d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng trong ng\u00e0y, anh quan s\u00e1t xung quanh v\u00e0 ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y c\u00f3 c\u00e0nh t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ch\u1ea1c \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e1ch m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t kho\u1ea3ng ba m\u00e9t r\u01b0\u1ee1i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ec5 nh\u1ea1i m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i, tay tr\u1ea7y x\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00ec v\u1ecf c\u00e2y x\u00f9 x\u00ec, anh leo l\u00ean c\u00e1i b\u1ec7 th\u00f4 s\u01a1 \u0111\u00f3, b\u00e1m th\u1eadt ch\u1eafc, v\u00e0 c\u00f2n ph\u00f2ng xa d\u00f9ng th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng bu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y to \u0111\u1ec3 ngay c\u1ea3 khi ng\u1ee7 g\u1eadt c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. R\u1ed3i anh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. Anh n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t c\u00e2y s\u00fang trong tay ph\u1ea3i, \u0111\u00e8n pin ch\u1eafc n\u1ecbch trong tay tr\u00e1i, v\u00e0 su\u1ed1t m\u1ea5y gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam anh l\u1eafng nghe nh\u1eefng \u00e2m thanh hoang d\u00e3 c\u1ee7a ban \u0111\u00eam n\u1ed5i l\u00ean trong r\u1eebng r\u1eadm Sumatra. Anh nh\u1eadn ra ti\u1ebfng l\u1ee3n r\u1eebng, ti\u1ebfng chim \u0111\u00eam v\u00e0 c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng. Anh \u0111o\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng vang ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb c\u00e1i c\u00e2y g\u1ea7n ch\u1ed7 anh ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 do m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn, nh\u01b0ng v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 r\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed9c n\u00ean anh kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m l\u1eafm. Ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u00e0 anh mong ng\u00f3ng, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 no n\u00ea l\u1ea7n m\u00f2 v\u1ec1 hang sau b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c v\u1eeba \u00fd, \u0111\u00eam h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 anh kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y, v\u00ec v\u1eady khi tr\u1eddi h\u1eedng s\u00e1ng anh b\u00e8n th\u00e1o th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng bu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, t\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00f3ng c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c m\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 li\u1ec1n, h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng l\u00e0 con h\u1ed5 h\u1eb3n c\u0169ng \u0111ang ng\u1ee7. Bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u, anh tr\u1ea3i qua m\u1ed9t phen kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 khi nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y l\u0169 c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng \u0111ang th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m kh\u1eafp ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh. H\u01a1i n\u00f3ng kh\u00f4ng sao ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i. M\u1ed3 h\u00f4i ch\u1ea3y th\u00e0nh d\u00f2ng xu\u1ed1ng l\u01b0ng anh nh\u01b0 n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u0169 r\u00fat kh\u1ecfi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. Anh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng li\u1ec1u m\u1ea1ng \u0111i ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y l\u0169 k\u1ec1n k\u1ec1n l\u01b0\u1ee3n v\u00f2ng tr\u00ean cao r\u00ecnh r\u1eadp h\u00f2ng x\u00e2u x\u00e9 ph\u1ea7n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft, vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf c\u00e1i x\u00e1c l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111ang lang thang \u0111\u00e2u","\u0111\u00e2y trong r\u1eebng r\u1eadm. Holt tin ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 con h\u1ed5, sau khi no b\u1ee5ng, s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng nh\u00f3m c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi r\u1eebng s\u00e2u v\u00e0 l\u1ed9n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn kho\u1ea3ng r\u1eebng th\u01b0a r\u1ed3i b\u0103ng qua \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u0169 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia. Anh \u0111o\u00e1n n\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111i qua b\u00e3i tr\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y ngay sau n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam. T\u1ea1i sao Holt bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y? B\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eed \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, anh \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng t\u1ed1i \u0111a c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u1ecba h\u00ecnh v\u00e0 d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. Anh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9c t\u00ednh ham hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n, c\u1ed9ng th\u00eam kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng h\u1ea5p thu v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u th\u1ea5u ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c th\u1ef1c nghi\u1ec7m. T\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u \u1edf Sumatra, khi c\u00e1c trung t\u00e2m th\u00f4ng tin li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u00e0 tr\u1ea1m ti\u1ebfp \u00e2m kh\u00e1c nhau \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng, anh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb lo\u00e0i h\u1ed5 h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn, v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 ch\u01b0a b\u1eafn h\u1ea1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con n\u00e0o, anh hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Anh tin ch\u1eafc v\u00e0o \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 lo\u00e0i h\u1ed5 c\u0169ng ngang v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 \u1ed1ng \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed radio: \u201cN\u1ebfu anh c\u00f3 n\u01a1i \u1ea9n n\u00e1u cao h\u01a1n ba m\u00e9t r\u01b0\u1ee1i, c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y s\u1ebd v\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1eafm. Th\u1ea5p h\u01a1n th\u00ec con h\u1ed5 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00f3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c anh khi n\u00f3 v\u1ed3 l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e8n.\u201d V\u00ec v\u1eady l\u00fac nh\u00e1 nhem t\u1ed1i Holt l\u1ea1i leo l\u00ean ch\u1ea1c c\u00e2y c\u00e1ch m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t ba m\u00e9t r\u01b0\u1ee1i - trong t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, nh\u1edbp nh\u00e1p m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i, ng\u1ee9a ng\u00e1y b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed1t v\u00e0 m\u00f4i mi\u1ec7ng kh\u00f4 kh\u1ed1c v\u00ec kh\u00e1t. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u00e1u ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 d\u00e0i d\u1eb7c tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam, v\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ee7 l\u01a1 m\u01a1 hai l\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0ng chi\u1ebfc th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng c\u00e0i ch\u1eb7t gi\u1eef anh ng\u1ed3i v\u1eefng. Kho\u1ea3ng n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam, nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 quen thu\u1ed9c c\u00e0ng qu\u1ea5y r\u1ed1i anh, nh\u01b0ng tai anh v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i c\u0103ng ra ng\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ee3i d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u duy nh\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 con h\u1ed5 n\u00e0o. Hai gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng, ch\u1ee3t c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ea1, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 con v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n. B\u1ed1n gi\u1edd, con h\u1ed5 v\u1eabn b\u1eb7t t\u0103m v\u00e0 Holt \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 tr\u0129u ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m r\u01b0\u1ee1i, ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00fac b\u00ecnh minh, anh nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m hoang d\u00e3, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 con h\u1ed5 ph\u1edfn ph\u01a1 \u0111ang chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2 v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 khi ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n, Holt l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u to\u00e1t m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i. Ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 con th\u00fa \u1ea5y, \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 nh\u1ea5t trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1eafp \u0111i qua c\u00e1i c\u00e2y, \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 Holt d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n. \u0110\u00eam r\u1eebng \u0111\u1eb7c qu\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ngay c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng m\u1ed9t v\u00ec sao in xu\u1ed1ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng l\u1ed9 r\u00f5, v\u00ec v\u1eady m\u00e1nh kh\u00f3e l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n kho\u1ea3ng r\u1eebng th\u01b0a, r\u1ed3i, v\u1edbi n\u00f2ng s\u00fang v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e8n pin trong tay tr\u00e1i, l\u00e0m l\u00f3a m\u1eaft con th\u1ee9 b\u1eb1ng \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng b\u1eadt l\u00ean b\u1ea5t th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh. Trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc, con h\u1ed5 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eefng, ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed9c ch\u1ea1m tr\u00e1n b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh l\u00fac \u1ea5y, anh ph\u1ea3i b\u1eafn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o tim con v\u1eadt, \u0111\u1eadp tan s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. N\u1ebfu anh b\u1eafn tr\u01b0\u1ee3t, con h\u1ed5 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ebd l\u1ea7n theo d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft anh v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00f3 ch\u1ebft v\u00ec m\u1ea5t m\u00e1u ho\u1eb7c t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y anh v\u00e0 gi\u1ebft anh. Holt n\u1ed5 s\u00fang v\u00e0 b\u1eafn tr\u01b0\u1ee3t. Gi\u00e1 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eafn t\u1eeb tr\u00ean c\u00e2y xu\u1ed1ng, anh s\u1ebd b\u1ed1 tr\u00ed thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb gi\u1eef \u0111\u00e8n pin, \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ea3nh c\u1ea3 hai tay s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u00fang. Ho\u1eb7c anh s\u1ebd t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00fap \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng. C\u00f2n nh\u01b0 t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y, khi \u0111\u00e8n b\u1eadt, anh c\u0169ng gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m g\u00ec con h\u1ed5, v\u00ec ngay b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi anh l\u00e0 con th\u00fa kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, v\u1eb1n v\u1ec7n v\u00e0 gh\u00ea r\u1ee3n nh\u1eefng r\u0103ng c\u00f9ng vu\u1ed1t, \u0111ang g\u1ea7m l\u00ean. C\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n pin v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh va ph\u1ea3i n\u00f2ng s\u00fang, b\u00e8n tr\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111i, v\u00e0 khi c\u1ed1 n\u1eafm n\u00f3 ch\u1eafc h\u01a1n, tay tr\u00e1i","Holt h\u01a1i rung r\u1ed3i m\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 ch\u1ee7, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea1n l\u1ea1c \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u m\u1ea5t. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, anh v\u1ed9i n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u00e8n pin v\u00e0 kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang r\u1ed3i b\u1eafn l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ed3m l\u00ean v\u00e0 vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n g\u0103m v\u00e0o vai tr\u00e1i n\u00f3. L\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00f9i con v\u1eadt \u0111ang gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng tr\u00fang v\u00e0o \u0111i\u1ec3m ch\u00ed t\u1eed, Holt nghe th\u1ea5y con th\u00fa \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng l\u0103n l\u1ed9n gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m c\u00e2y con v\u00e0 b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm trong khi t\u00ecm n\u01a1i \u1ea9n n\u00e1u trong r\u1eebng s\u00e2u. Holt kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd k\u1ec3 anh ngh\u0129 g\u00ec trong gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat nguy ng\u1eadp \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 suy ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qua h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a anh. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a s\u00e1ng, anh th\u00e1o th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn lu\u1ed3n qua \u0111\u1ec9a qu\u1ea7n, gi\u1ea5u c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n pin phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c \u0111i v\u00e0 th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng t\u1ee5t t\u1eeb tr\u00ean c\u00e2y xu\u1ed1ng. Anh b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm v\u00f2ng quanh th\u00e2n c\u00e2y, ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 l\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng quay v\u00e0o ph\u00eda trong, m\u1eb7t l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng xoay v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng ph\u00e1t ra ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m d\u1eef t\u1ee3n c\u1ee7a con h\u1ed5. Anh hy v\u1ecdng con th\u00fa s\u1ebd t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi b\u00ecnh minh t\u1edbi, con th\u00fa kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n h\u00e3y t\u1ea1m r\u00fat lui \u0111\u1ec3 li\u1ebfm v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng, sau \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i x\u1eed l\u00fd con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia. Trong \u00e1nh b\u00ecnh minh m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, Holt nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 v\u1ec7t m\u00e1u m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i d\u00f2 theo. Anh kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd n\u1ea3y ra \u00fd ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh c\u00f2n c\u00f3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. Nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 \u1edf Sumatra hay Malaya hay Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n hay \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, n\u01a1i h\u1ed5 b\u00e1o th\u01b0\u1eddng r\u00ecnh m\u00f2, r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng: \u201cKhi \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng, anh ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm v\u00e0 gi\u1ebft n\u00f3. N\u1ebfu anh kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft s\u1ea1ch to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng.\u201d Su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 Harvey Holt ki\u00ean tr\u00ec b\u00e1m theo con th\u00fa b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng, m\u1ed7i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t th\u00eam th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng, v\u00ec anh bi\u1ebft khi con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh l\u1ea1i sau c\u01a1n cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng v\u00ec b\u1ecb tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1n c\u1ee1 l\u1edbn, t\u00ednh x\u1ea3o tr\u00e1 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 c\u01a1n \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng khao kh\u00e1t tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 c\u0169ng t\u0103ng th\u00eam. G\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0a, Holt nh\u1eadn ra con h\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb vai tr\u00f2 b\u1ecb s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i sang vai tr\u00f2 \u0111u\u1ed5i b\u1eaft. Bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u n\u00f3ng b\u1ee9c ng\u1ed9t ng\u1ea1t \u1ea5y, trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ee9c \u0103n v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n su\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ecfi b\u1ecb h\u1ed5 v\u1ed3, l\u00e0 kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Holt, v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, v\u00e0i n\u0103m sau anh c\u00f3 k\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i nghe v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n: \u201cL\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 v\u1eabn l\u1ea9n qu\u1ea9n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 \u01b0? T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf. N\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i m\u00e0!\u201d Khi tr\u1eddi s\u1eafp ch\u1ea1ng v\u1ea1ng, Holt c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c hoang mang s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1m tr\u00e1n v\u1edbi con th\u00fa trong m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ph\u00fat tr\u1eddi c\u00f2n s\u00e1ng, anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i? Con h\u1ed5 c\u00f3 b\u1ecf \u0111i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t trong r\u1eebng s\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng? Th\u1ebf th\u00ec Holt l\u00e0m sao theo d\u1ea5u n\u00f3? N\u1ed7i lo con h\u1ed5 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c anh h\u00f3a ra l\u1ea1i v\u00f4 c\u0103n c\u1ee9, v\u00ec khi m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u1ed9c anh ph\u1ea3i tr\u00e8o l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y kh\u00e1c, con th\u00fa \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i theo anh, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y kh\u00f4ng gian \u0111\u00eam tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i b\u1eb1ng v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3. N\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 sa v\u00e0o h\u00e0m r\u0103ng \u0111ang nhe ra v\u00e0 m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t \u0111ang gi\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1eb5n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam con th\u00fa d\u1eef l\u1ed3ng l\u1ed9n g\u1ea7m th\u00e9t, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0m cho c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ma qu\u00e1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed7i khi Holt c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i r\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e8n pin, hy v\u1ecdng b\u1eafn m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t v\u00e0o con th\u00fa, c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i hay b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf, th\u00e0nh ra Holt nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y h\u00ecnh th\u00f9 v\u1eb1n v\u1ec7n nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u1ed5 s\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec c\u00e0nh l\u00e1 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n ch\u1ec7ch h\u01b0\u1edbng. V\u00e0 con h\u1ed5 s\u1ebd tr\u00e1nh ra ch\u1ed7","kh\u00e1c nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ma hung hi\u1ec3m. B\u1ea5y gi\u1edd l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t c\u01a1n \u0111\u00f3i h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u01a1n kh\u00e1t. Hai l\u1ea7n Holt c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3y t\u1eeb tr\u00ean c\u00e2y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i t\u00ecm n\u01b0\u1edbc; th\u1eadm ch\u00ed anh c\u00f2n th\u1eed th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i v\u00e0o th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng xem c\u00f3 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng. Qua nh\u1eefng m\u1ea9u chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 sau n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe Holt k\u1ec3, t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n anh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u00ea s\u1ea3ng ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u1eddi gian, hay \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng \u00e2m thanh v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh m\u00e0 anh kh\u00f4ng ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec5u, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u1ea5p t\u1ea5p n\u00e0o anh d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh c\u0169ng b\u1ecb ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb c\u1ee7a con h\u1ed5 ch\u1eb7n l\u1ea1i. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam c\u1ee9 tr\u00f4i qua nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. B\u00ecnh minh l\u00ean, con h\u1ed5 s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau l\u1ed3 l\u1ed9 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i s\u0103n, v\u00ec v\u1eady n\u00f3 b\u1ecf \u0111i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa Holt l\u1ea1i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn lu\u1ed3n th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec9a qu\u1ea7n, gi\u1ea5u \u0111\u00e8n pin, v\u00e0 t\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 gh\u00ea s\u1ee3 m\u00e0 anh v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea7u. Su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 th\u00fa l\u01b0\u1ee3n \u0111i l\u01b0\u1ee3n l\u1ea1i h\u1ebft v\u00f2ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00f2ng kh\u00e1c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m, b\u00ean n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 trong th\u1ebf c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i cho m\u00ecnh. Holt c\u00f3 hai vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n c\u1ee1 l\u1edbn trong n\u00f2ng s\u00fang. Con h\u1ed5 c\u00f3 hai b\u1ed9 vu\u1ed1t m\u00e0 c\u01a1n \u0111au bu\u1ed1t nh\u00f3i d\u1ed9i l\u00ean t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee3t v\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n d\u1ecdc xu\u1ed1ng th\u00e2n b\u00ean tr\u00e1i l\u00e0m cho l\u1ee3i h\u1ea1i g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t tia n\u1eafng n\u00e0o l\u1ecdt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qua v\u00f2m l\u00e1 v\u00e0 d\u00e2y leo ch\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecbt tr\u0129u n\u1eb7ng ph\u00eda tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i hai \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 r\u00ecnh r\u1eadp nhau. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n Holt ph\u1ea3i kh\u1ee5y xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng su\u1ed1i ph\u1ee7 k\u00edn l\u00e1 r\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ec3 u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00ec anh s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft kh\u00e1t, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eeba m\u1edbi h\u1edbp v\u1ed9i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ng\u1ee5m d\u00e8 d\u1eb7t th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y sau l\u01b0ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 lay \u0111\u1ed9ng, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 anh bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean b\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfp. Gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0a, \u0111\u1ed9 \u1ea9m trong r\u1eebng tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n Holt t\u1eebng h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i: \u201cL\u00e0m sao m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft kh\u00e1t l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed5 m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1ec9?\u201d Hai l\u1ea7n trong kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 anh s\u1eafp l\u1ea3 \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed1i nguy hi\u1ec3m r\u00ecnh r\u1eadp ph\u00eda sau b\u1ee9c m\u00e0n l\u00e1 c\u00e2y r\u1eadm r\u1ecbt \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef cho anh t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u, c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng gay g\u1eaft \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ecbu \u0111i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, Holt b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng su\u1ed1i th\u1ee9 hai, v\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 ki\u1ec1m ch\u1ebf l\u00e2u h\u01a1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i ng\u00e3 s\u1ea5p xu\u1ed1ng u\u1ed1ng \u1eebng \u1ef1c. Anh v\u1eeba l\u00e0m v\u1eady, con h\u1ed5, \u0111ang ch\u0103m ch\u0103m tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i ch\u00ednh kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1edd t\u00ednh x\u1ea3o quy\u1ec7t \u1edf \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt m\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng li\u00ean t\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, \u0111\u1ed5 m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, t\u1ea5t s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c ph\u00f3ng v\u1ee5t ra kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p b\u00ean b\u1edd su\u1ed1i, nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt l\u00ean ba b\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00e0i phi th\u01b0\u1eddng, h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 vu\u1ed1t x\u00f2e r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng nhe s\u1eb5n \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi n\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y s\u00fang c\u1ee1 l\u1edbn v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t xoay \u0111\u00fang v\u1ecb tr\u00ed v\u00e0o ph\u00fat ch\u00f3t. M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u1ed5 ch\u00e1t ch\u00faa vang l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn ti\u1ebfng th\u1ee9 hai. Kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3, Holt b\u1eafn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o \u1ee9c con h\u1ed5 \u0111ang ch\u1ed3m \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 tay anh n\u1eafm ch\u1eafc c\u00e2y s\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n th\u1ee9 hai tr\u00fang g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00fang v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a con th\u00fa to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 l\u00e0m n\u1ed5 tung qu\u1ea3 tim c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. B\u1ed9 m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t, nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ch\u00ed c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n ti\u1ebfp th\u00eam sinh kh\u00ed, v\u1eabn \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng c\u00e0o Holt, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u01b0\u1ee3t. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9, v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 ria tua t\u1ee7a v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eb1n nh\u0103n nh\u00fam d\u1eef t\u1ee3n, lao v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t Holt s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u0103ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 s\u01b0\u1ee3t qua vai m\u00ecnh. Trong l\u00fac gi\u00e3y","ch\u1ebft, th\u00e2n n\u00f3 r\u01a1i ngang qua ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh, m\u00e1u ph\u1ecdt ra v\u1ea5y b\u1ea9n qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o anh. V\u00e0 tr\u00ean c\u00e1c c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y quanh \u0111\u00f3, chim ch\u00f3c v\u00e0 kh\u1ec9 r\u00edu r\u00edt b\u00e0n t\u00e1n v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng m\u00e0 ch\u00fang v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn. *** Nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, Harvey Holt y\u00eau th\u00edch h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng hi-fi. Anh y\u00eau b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c, nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u00ean gia \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed, n\u00ean anh l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng say m\u00ea t\u00ednh k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9 trung th\u1ef1c cao. Anh l\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ed9 d\u00e0n cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn b\u01b0u ki\u1ec7n chuy\u1ec3n t\u1edbi, sau khi n\u1eb1m h\u00e0ng tu\u1ea7n t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t kho ph\u00e2n ph\u1ed1i ch\u00ednh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, s\u1ebd ch\u1ee9a kho\u1ea3ng n\u1eeda t\u00e1 b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn m\u00e0 anh \u0111\u1eb7t mua gi\u00f9m b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 t\u1ea1i b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0o anh \u0111ang c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c trong th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3. B\u1ed9 d\u00e0n c\u1ee7a anh m\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe h\u1ed3i \u1edf Afghanistan l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ki\u1ec7t t\u00e1c \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 h\u01a1n ba ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la nhi\u1ec1u. Anh c\u00f3 amply Marantz \u0111\u1eb7t mua \u1edf M\u1ef9, b\u1ed1n th\u00f9ng loa ph\u00f3ng thanh \u0111a h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u1eeb London, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ebf xoay \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t Mirachord l\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t t\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ee9c, m\u00e1y ghi \u00e2m Roberts v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn l\u1eafp th\u00eam \u1edf Nh\u1eadt, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a Th\u1ee5y \u0110i\u1ec3n v\u00e0 Ph\u00e1p. Anh c\u00f3 kho\u1ea3ng ch\u1eebng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y n\u00fam \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1ec9nh v\u00e0 \u0111\u0129a s\u1ed1 m\u00e0 anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tha h\u1ed3 v\u1eb7n v\u1eb7n xoay xoay, cho n\u00ean b\u1ed9 d\u00e0n c\u1ee7a anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t ra ti\u1ebfng r\u00ec r\u1ea7m ho\u1eb7c \u00e2m thanh v\u1edbi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n b\u00e3o. Anh kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed9 d\u00e0n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh - n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p cho b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh th\u1ea1o - nh\u01b0ng anh l\u1ea1i vui l\u00f2ng gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch h\u00e0ng gi\u1edd n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan t\u00e2m. Holt kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau m\u1ebfn l\u1eafm. C\u1ea3m ph\u1ee5c th\u00ec c\u00f3. Y\u00eau m\u1ebfn th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c khi\u1ebfn c\u00e1c fan \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c trong v\u00f9ng qu\u00fd tr\u1ecdng. Anh s\u01b0u t\u1eadp t\u1eeb nhi\u1ec1u ngu\u1ed3n nh\u1eefng \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t hay nh\u1ea5t s\u1eb5n c\u00f3. C\u1ed5 \u0111i\u1ec3n, rock-and-roll, \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u00ea, soul - b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i n\u00e0o. Anh th\u00edch d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eadt ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t hai l\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 v\u00ec kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i du nh\u1eadp nh\u1eefng \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng ty Sam Goody hay c\u00f9ng c\u00f4ng ty \u1ea5y \u1edf Copenhagen cho n\u00ean kh\u00e1 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng thu th\u1eadp m\u1eabu ti\u00eau bi\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c n\u00e0o. Sau \u0111\u00f3 Holt s\u1ebd chuy\u1ec3n bi\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111\u0129a \u1ea5y sang b\u0103ng t\u1eeb ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng cao - ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u00edn b\u1ea3n hot jazz hay nh\u1ea5t ho\u1eb7c nh\u1ea1c th\u00ednh ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a Bach, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 s\u00e1u b\u1ea3n concerto c\u1ee7a Brandenberg - cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ed9 s\u01b0u t\u1eadp b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u01a1i trong hai gi\u1edd. Anh r\u1ea5t gi\u1ecfi vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y v\u00e0 trang b\u1ecb c\u1ee7a anh ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c bao gi\u1edd anh c\u0169ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t b\u0103ng ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng cao h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m n\u00e0o do m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng ty chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n l\u00e0m ra. Sau \u0111\u00f3 anh s\u1ebd x\u1eed l\u00fd ti\u1ebfp b\u0103ng \u0111\u00f3 trong c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i m\u00e1y m\u00f3c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 sang l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh kho\u1ea3ng n\u1eeda t\u00e1 b\u1ea3n m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eb7ng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8. K\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c tuy\u1ec7t h\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u1edf nh\u1eefng tr\u1ea1m xa x\u00f4i h\u1ebbo l\u00e1nh s\u1ebd d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. Gu c\u1ee7a anh l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. Anh coi tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea1c c\u1ed5 \u0111i\u1ec3n, v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, khi l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t b\u0103ng g\u1ed3m ch\u00edn b\u1ea3n giao h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a Beethoven hay b\u1ea3n Requiem c\u1ee7a Verdi gi\u00fap \u00f4ng th\u1ee7 t\u01b0\u1edbng n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1edf","t\u1ea1i, anh s\u1ebd mi\u1ec5n c\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn, \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i d\u1edf.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng anh kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eef l\u1ea1i b\u0103ng n\u00e0o cho m\u00ecnh. C\u00e1c kh\u00fac nh\u1ea1c kh\u00e0n kh\u00e0n trong nh\u1eefng n\u0103m g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec anh kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1 thay, anh l\u1ea1i th\u00edch l\u00e0m c\u00e1c b\u1ea3n chuy\u1ec3n bi\u00ean cho nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n, v\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt: \u201cM\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u01b0... ch\u1ec9 thu\u1ea7n l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng \u1ed3n... n\u00f3 ki\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m trang b\u1ecb c\u1ee7a anh. Nghe xem thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb n\u00e0y thu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng n\u1ed1t tr\u1ea7m v\u00e0 chia t\u00e1ch ch\u00fang ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o.\u201d Nh\u1ea1c T\u00e2y Ban Nha, Mexico, ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng, Nga, B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec thu\u1ed9c nh\u1eefng d\u00f2ng \u1ea5y, anh \u0111\u1ec1u g\u1ea1t b\u1ecf v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201cn\u1ed7i \u00e1m \u1ea3nh kinh ho\u00e0ng\u201d. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u00e2y Ban Nha m\u00ea \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c nh\u1edd anh ghi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u0129a flamenco qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 v\u00e0o b\u0103ng t\u1eeb, Holt nghe \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat, r\u1ed3i l\u00e0u b\u00e0u, \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 \u00e1m \u1ea3nh kinh ho\u00e0ng n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i m\u00e0 nghe th\u00ec tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh th\u00e1nh v\u1eadt t\u00f4i \u0111i.\u201d V\u00e0 anh chuy\u1ec3n bi\u00ean to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1y, trong y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i, kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea1c kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu \u1ea5y vang l\u00ean trong nh\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o. Th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i grand opera c\u0169ng b\u1ecb g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 n\u1ed7i \u00e1m \u1ea3nh kinh ho\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1c b\u1ea3n orato hay nh\u1ea1c ph\u1ed5 cho l\u1ec5 Mixa, ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n b\u1ea3n Requiem c\u1ee7a Verdi, th\u00ec l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1eady. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1ea1c l\u1ec5,\u201d anh th\u00e0nh k\u00ednh n\u00f3i. Th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i Holt \u01b0a th\u00edch l\u00e0 nh\u1ea1c pop M\u1ef9 t\u1eeb th\u1eadp k\u1ef7 1930 v\u00e0 1940, nh\u1eefng n\u0103m th\u00e1ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o qu\u00ean, khi c\u00e1c ban nh\u1ea1c n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng \u0111i kh\u1eafp \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc, bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n t\u1ea1i c\u00e1c ph\u00f2ng khi\u00eau v\u0169 l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby hay th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 tr\u00ean k\u00eanh truy\u1ec1n thanh n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam. Nh\u1edd \u0111\u00e0o s\u00e2u t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm, anh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t hay nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a giai \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 ghi th\u00e0nh nhi\u1ec1u b\u0103ng t\u1eeb g\u1ee3i l\u00ean k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 kinh \u0111i\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a nh\u1ea1c Jazz M\u1ef9, nh\u01b0ng sau m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y, d\u00f9 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh g\u00ec \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa, anh c\u0169ng lu\u00f4n k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o ba t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m kh\u00f4ng l\u1eddi m\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 anh cho r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed5ng k\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i: \u201cA String of Pearls\u201d v\u1edbi Glenn Miller; \u201cIn the Mood\u201d v\u1edbi Tex Beneke, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u ban nh\u1ea1c Miller; v\u00e0 \u201cTake the A Train\u201d v\u1edbi Duke Ellington. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n h\u1ed3i \u1edf Mi\u1ebfn \u0110i\u1ec7n, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed h\u1ecfi Holt v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng anh ch\u1ec9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u201cA String of Pearls\u201d. \u201cCh\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c hay nh\u1ea5t t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c\u201d l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec anh \u0111\u00e1p, nh\u01b0ng qua nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi b\u00f3ng gi\u00f3 c\u1ee7a anh, t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u l\u00e0 anh th\u00edch c\u00e1c b\u00e0i \u1ea5y v\u00ec ch\u00fang g\u1ee3i l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y anh c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb v\u00e0 m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1eb9n h\u00f2. \u201cN\u00f3 m\u1edbi tuy\u1ec7t l\u00e0m sao ch\u1ee9,\u201d m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n anh n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. \u201cAnh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc Ford. M\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p trong s\u1ed1 bao nhi\u00eau c\u1eb7p kh\u00e1c. Anh l\u00e1i n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m \u0111\u1ebfn Cheyenne \u0111\u1ec3 nghe Glenn Miller ch\u01a1i t\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng khi\u00eau v\u0169 Crystal, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn Denver d\u1ef1 bu\u1ed5i bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n c\u1ee7a Charley Barnett \u1edf Elitch\u2019s Gardens. \u0110\u00e8n \u0111\u00f3m...\u201d Gi\u1ecdng anh nh\u1ecf d\u1ea7n. \u201cTh\u1eddi nay ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec nh\u01b0 v\u1eady n\u1eefa. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec.\u201d Trong lo\u1ea1i nh\u1ea1c \u01b0a th\u00edch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh Holt c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 tinh t\u1ebf tuy\u1ec7t h\u1ea3o - kh\u00f4ng violon n\u1ec9 non, kh\u00f4ng ph\u00f2ng v\u1ecdng r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n. Anh ch\u1ecdn \u00e2m thanh m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd v\u00e0 trong tr\u1ebbo c\u1ee7a nh\u1ea1c jazz M\u1ef9 v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng y\u00eau c\u1ea7u b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng \u0111o\u1ea1n nh\u1ea1c l\u1ea1 tai, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y. Anh r\u1ea5t m\u00ea th\u00edch ban nh\u1ea1c cu\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t c\u00f3 t\u00ean l\u00e0 The Empire City Six, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng ch\u01a1i m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t kh\u00fac bi\u1ebfn t\u1ea5u theo giai \u0111i\u1ec7u \u201cThe Battle Hymn of the Republic\u201d, n\u00e2ng cao gi\u1ecdng l\u00ean s\u00e1u l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c","nhau cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u1ea3 c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng rung chuy\u1ec3n v\u00ec nh\u1eefng \u00e2m thanh h\u00f9ng tr\u00e1ng. Anh c\u00f2n gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac nh\u1ea1c l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng m\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng nghe, nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi anh l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn. Louis Armstrong v\u00e0 Duke Ellington c\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c trong kh\u00fac nh\u1ea1c n\u00e0y, gi\u1ecdng whiskey v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng piano x\u00f3t xa. \u201cDuke\u2019s Place\u201d, b\u00e0i \u0111\u00f3 t\u00ean nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n Holt t\u00e2m s\u1ef1 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, \u201cN\u00f3 nh\u1eafc t\u00f4i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c qu\u00e1n c\u00e0 ph\u00ea h\u1ebbo l\u00e1nh t\u00f4i t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn d\u00f9ng b\u1eefa.\u201d N\u00f3 v\u1eabn \u00e1m \u1ea3nh t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, m\u1ed7i khi Harvey b\u1eadt l\u00ean, m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac nh\u1ea1c t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng, kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng g\u1ee3i nh\u1edb nh\u01b0 v\u1eady: tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Duke\u2019s Place, n\u01a1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua nh\u1eefng gi\u1edd ph\u00fat \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn v\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng c\u1ee7a tu\u1ed5i thanh ni\u00ean. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3 t\u00e1 l\u1ea7n trong nh\u1eefng n\u0103m g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y, khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng v\u00f9ng xa l\u1eafc xa l\u01a1 tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, thi\u1ebfu ti\u1ec7n nghi ho\u1eb7c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c \u0103n ngon hay kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c s\u1ea1ch n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3n. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c th\u00ec t\u1ed1n s\u1ee9c v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n, v\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ec1n hoa h\u1ed3ng kh\u00e1 cao c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u01a1i Harvey Holt c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c, v\u00e0 anh \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 s\u1ea1ch bong c\u1ee7a anh, v\u1edbi hai c\u00e1i b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i r\u0103ng v\u1eabn treo \u0111\u00fang v\u1ecb tr\u00ed nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, t\u1edd Time s\u1ed1 m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t, m\u1ea5y chai bia Tuborg m\u00e1t l\u1ea1nh trong t\u1ee7 \u0111\u00e1, m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1ea5u th\u1ecbt v\u00e0 khoai t\u00e2y trong b\u1ebfp, r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i bu\u00f4ng m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf m\u00e2y c\u00f2n Harvey tra v\u00e0o m\u00e1y m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng b\u0103ng nh\u1ea1c anh th\u00edch nh\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng anh ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u1ec3 trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i t\u00f4i th\u00edch, v\u1eady l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i ng\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf m\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea1c t\u1eebng m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi t\u00f4i say m\u00ea \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf: \u201cBoogie Woogie\u201d v\u1edbi Artie Shaw; hay \u201cTwo O\u2019clock Jump\u201d c\u1ee7a Harry James; hay \u201cMuskrat Ramble\u201d c\u1ee7a Dukes of Dixieland. \u0110\u00f4i l\u00fac t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi c\u00f3 k\u1ef7 lu\u1eadt ch\u1eb7t ch\u1ebd c\u1ee7a Harvey Holt \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef cho \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c t\u00f4i s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t. N\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Holt kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i d\u1ec5. C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi d\u00e0i nh\u1ea5t, anh c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng l\u00e0u b\u00e0u. Ngo\u00e0i ra, kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m anh n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00ec anh kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd nh\u1eafc t\u00ean c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 hay qu\u1ed1c gia m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 t\u00ean c\u00e1c s\u00e2n bay, n\u01a1i anh l\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng UniCom: \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf Yesilkoy \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng Big Rally II.\u201d Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 anh \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i s\u00e2n bay Constantinople, l\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng li\u00ean l\u1ea1c ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 hai. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u c\u00e1i t\u00ean Big Rally \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u ra, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng c\u1ea3 th\u1ea3y, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1c s\u00e2n bay l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 Kennedy hay Orly m\u1edbi c\u00f3 Big Rally IV. C\u00f3 h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 anh c\u00f3 ra \u0111a, d\u1ea3i s\u00f3ng ph\u1ee5, truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh c\u00e1p v\u00e0 n\u1eeda t\u00e1 tr\u1ea1m ti\u1ebfp \u00e2m r\u1ea3i r\u00e1c kh\u1eafp \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y Harvey Holt \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef cho v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng khi anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eed \u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt. \u201cC\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c th\u00fa v\u1ecb nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i t\u1eebng l\u00e0m l\u00e0 \u1edf Don Muang,\u201d m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n anh k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. Bangkok l\u00e0 n\u01a1i anh kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p, v\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng hai n\u0103m vui v\u1ebb \u1edf Xi\u00eam. H\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3, n\u1ed7i \u0111au v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 ly h\u00f4n \u0111ang l\u1eafng d\u1ecbu v\u00e0 anh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00edch \u1ee9ng v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n c\u00f3 tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1. \u201cDon Muang hay l\u1eafm.\u201d N\u00f3 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 Kai Tak ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i H\u1ed3ng K\u00f4ng; Kemajoran ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Djakarta; v\u00e0 Dum-Dum ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Calcutta. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u00fa \u00fd khi anh th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng d\u00f9ng t\u00ean ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c v\u00ec trong m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 qu\u1ed1c gia, anh l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i theo nh\u1eefng t\u00ean m\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecdc \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng. V\u00ec v\u1eady \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Constantinople, Ba T\u01b0, Xi\u00eam, v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7","nh\u1eefng s\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn m\u1edbi nh\u01b0 Istanbul, Iran v\u00e0 Th\u00e1i Lan. C\u00f2n c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 Holt th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00f9ng v\u1ed1n t\u1eeb ng\u1eef chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n h\u00f3a: l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c chung c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng, nh\u1eefng ni\u1ec1m say m\u00ea, th\u00e0nh v\u00e0 b\u1ea1i b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd ph\u1ee7 ch\u1ee5p l\u00ean con ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. V\u00ec trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i n\u00e0y, anh th\u01b0\u1eddng li\u00ean k\u1ebft m\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 \u00fd ngh\u0129a v\u1edbi Spencer Tracy v\u00e0 Humphrey Bogart. C\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1ea1c jazz kh\u1eafc kho\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng n\u0103m ba m\u01b0\u01a1i, \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Holt m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t phim \u0111\u1eb7c s\u1eafc do hai di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean \u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed5ng k\u1ebft kh\u00e1 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c kinh nghi\u1ec7m s\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u n\u00f3i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y cho th\u1ea5y. Con trai m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a h\u00e3ng Pan American t\u1ea1i New Delhi kh\u00fam n\u00fam tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb hay b\u1eaft n\u1ea1t b\u1ea1n \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf: \u201cC\u1eadu h\u00e3y nh\u1edb c\u00e1ch Spencer Tracy b\u1eaft Freddy Bartholomew \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean con t\u00e0u \u1ea5y.\u201d M\u1ed9t ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb gia ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt ti\u1ebfng t\u0103m l\u1eebng l\u1eaby b\u1ecb v\u1ea1ch tr\u1ea7n l\u00e0 k\u1ebb l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o: \u201cC\u0169ng y nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p Spencer Tracy ch\u1ee9ng minh s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a Hepburn.\u201d Anh lu\u00f4n nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn Katharine Hepburn thon th\u1ea3 d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch trang tr\u1ecdng, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n, khi v\u1ee3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ee9 \u1edf Indonesia ng\u1ed3i l\u00ea \u0111\u00f4i m\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 b\u00e0, Holt \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean b\u1ecf ra kh\u1ecfi ph\u00f2ng. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u00f9ng t\u00e1n t\u1ec9nh m\u1ed9t n\u1eef th\u01b0 k\u00fd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ee9 qu\u00e1n Ph\u00e1p t\u1ea1i Constantinople: \u201cC\u00e1c \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra khi c\u1ea3 Humphrey Bogart l\u1eabn William Holden \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i l\u00f2ng Audrey Hepburn r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d C\u00f2n Hepburn kia, bao gi\u1edd anh c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Audrey th\u00f4i. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi anh, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t Hepburn, ng\u00f4i sao m\u00e0n b\u1ea1c. M\u1ed9t vi\u00ean ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 ph\u1ea3i th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n l\u00e0 ch\u1edf m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb r\u1ea5t n\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea1m xa: \u201cAnh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y Humphrey Bogart v\u00e0 Raymond Massey \u0111\u01b0a t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn Murmansk nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Chi ph\u00ed l\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t v\u01b0\u1ee3t qu\u00e1 ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u: \u201c\u0110\u00fang nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Spencer Tracy ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t khi t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c Elisabeth Taylor k\u1ebft h\u00f4n.\u201d M\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c gay go ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh nh\u1edd \u00fd ch\u00ed b\u1ea5t khu\u1ea5t: \u201cV\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a anh c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u1ee7a Spencer Tracy khi \u00f4ng quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con c\u00e1 \u1ea5y.\u201d M\u1ed9t quan ch\u1ee9c ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 Indonesia ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0a ra m\u1ed9t quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh sinh t\u1eed: \u201cNg\u00e0i ph\u1ea3i lu\u00f4n ki\u00ean tr\u00ec v\u1edbi v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f3, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 Humphrey Bogart khi \u00f4ng vi\u1ebft l\u00ean s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt v\u1ec1 Rod Steiger v\u00e0 th\u1ee7 \u0111o\u1ea1n d\u00e0n x\u1ebfp c\u00e1c tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5u quy\u1ec1n Anh.\u201d M\u1ed9t t\u00f9y vi\u00ean n\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p thu\u1ed9c s\u1ee9 qu\u00e1n M\u1ef9 t\u1ef1 bi\u1ebfn m\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh tr\u00f2 c\u01b0\u1eddi cho thi\u00ean h\u1ea1 v\u00ec m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 n\u00e0ng \u0103n ch\u01a1i \u1edf H\u1ed3ng K\u00f4ng: \u201cAi m\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch n\u1ed5i nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u01a1 ch\u1ee9? H\u00e3y xem Humphrey Bogart \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ava Gardner nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o sau khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho c\u00f4 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i sao s\u00e1ng ch\u00f3i.\u201d C\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eddi \u00e1m ch\u1ec9 kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a anh, c\u00e2u n\u00e0y l\u00e0m t\u00f4i b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i. Khi t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi anh \u0111ang nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn phim n\u00e0o, anh tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb thi\u1ebfu ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn, \u201c\u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i c\u00f2n g\u00ec. B\u1ed9 phim c\u00f3 b\u00e0i \u2018Que Ser\u00e1, Ser\u00e1\u2019 l\u00e0m nh\u1ea1c n\u1ec1n \u1ea5y.\u201d Cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a anh r\u1ea5t m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t, v\u00e0 m\u1edbi nh\u00ecn s\u01a1 qua th\u00ec t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y"]
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