3. Crime (Memory)

Chapter 3. Crime (Memory)

There was only a cold man left in that room, his calm voice was a little scary, his cold aura spread throughout the room.

- Doris Tucker, if the law is not enough to punish you, I will continue to support you.

His long slender fingers kept tapping on the armrest of the chair, rapidly, violently, making a sound, then his hand gripped it tightly as if it wanted to crush it.

His mood is very unstable, he hates her for robbing the person he loves the most. Right now, if possible, Riffen Brown just wanted to kill her.

- I will avenge you.

On the large office desk, there is a small picture, there is a girl with a slim body holding a man's arm, she smiles as bright as the sun because the light shines at the right angle that makes The girl's face was hidden. 

In a shack room only enough for one person. The miserable voice of a woman about thirty-five years old rang out.

- Please, I will pay you enough.

No matter how much Calliope Tucker begged, they just kept beating her, even cursing her.

- This filthy woman, how many times have you begged us? If you don't pay tomorrow, I'll sell your kidney.

As he spoke, he grabbed her hair and pulled it hard, forcing the opponent to kneel at his feet.

Calliope Tucker was forced, she was very afraid of pain but her body was full of wounds, if she had another kidney operation, she would not be able to stand it. So, no matter what, she has to find that money to pay off the debt.

- Okay, okay, I'll pay tomorrow.

A group of tattooed people quickly walked out, leaving only Calliope Tucker, her face stained, her hair dishevelled from being beaten by them. This woman carefully took the money from her bra and put it in a medium iron box. When finished, sit down and sigh.

- Don't know where to get the money tomorrow?

For many years, this scene has soon become familiar, Calliope Tucker's whole life is only living, gambling and paying debts, gradually these fights to collect debts also become familiar.

But now it sounds like things are more complicated.

"That girl is in jail, there's no more money left, I don't know what to do?"

Suddenly, several people dressed in black entered the narrow room. At first, Calliope Tucker trembled slightly with fear, there was not a single drop of blood on her face, could they ever come back, but at a glance, it doesn't seem like it, maybe there are other people.

“No, obviously I only borrowed from one source.”

No one could have predicted what would happen, Vidor John still stood upright, bent slightly, and slowly took out a piece of paper and put it in front of her, without a threatening gesture and said.

- Sign here, someone will immediately pay off your debt.

Unexpectedly, she still had some luck, suddenly someone came to give her money. Calliope Tucker also ordered to read through the first few sentences, but seeing that she had no obligation at all, without thinking about it any further, she put down her pen and signed it. But don't forget to ask some questions that shouldn't be asked.

- Why do I have money without having to do anything?

Because he was only obeying Riffen Brown's orders, and he was also under no obligation to explain further, he didn't say anything.

Calliope Tucker looked at the serious faces of the people behind, so she didn't dare to say anything, just stared at the suitcase in front of her.

Another person walked over and opened the suitcase in front of her, in it was a pile of money, I don't know how much but it seemed a lot, maybe several million yuan.

-Is this money enough for you?

Having just heard the question, Calliope Tucker did not hesitate to answer, her eyes were shining without caring about anything else.

- Enough, enough.

After everything was done, Vidor John took the paper away, he immediately took an antiseptic spray all over his body, carefully put the document in the bag and left. Obviously, that action is contempt for these women who are in no mood to think so deeply.

Moments later, the others left. Immediately after leaving that dirty place, Vidor John also called Riffen Brown to report the situation.

- I have completed the task, Mr.

The other party didn't respond, he just smirked and hung up the phone first.

Only Calliope Tucker was left alone, she smiled as she touched the bills that fell from the sky and almost rubbed them.

- Ha…ha, anyway, I have nothing to lose, of course, just thanks to one signature, I got such a large amount of money. I'm talented.

Suddenly she thought of something, so she stood up and took out her suitcase.

But when I was arranging my clothes, I thought of my daughter, so I took out my old broken phone and watched the news.

News coverage of the final trial, she noticed Doris Tucker's hopeless gaze before leaving. Perhaps this mother Calliope Tucker did not know the true feelings deep inside those hopeless eyes.

There was no regret on Ha Mai's face, no regret, even a moment of sadness did not last for a few seconds.

- I'm sorry, but I also need to thank you, my Doris, I'm not good enough.

As she said that, she smiled, and quickly folded the clothes into the suitcase, only taking the necessary things for fear of being heavy, even the photo taken with her daughter did not bother to bring.

The door closes, a life in hiding will end, will Calliope Tucker's life step into a better world?

In the darkroom, only the moonlight, in that picture, there was no smile on the young girl's face, only sad eyes.

***

Stay in a large room.

Riffen Brown tapped his hand on the chair's handle and looked out at the horizon through the glass, then looked at the picture of Doris Tucker again with sad eyes.

It's a photograph that Riffen Brown took from Calliope Tucker's abandoned room, only it's not in the frame like it was three years ago.