Khang m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. `N\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i b\u1ecb ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t.` H\u1eafn th\u00edch th\u00fa v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e0ng v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby, c\u00e0ng khao kh\u00e1t t\u1ef1 do, l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng b\u1ecb h\u1eafn b\u1ebb g\u00e3y. H\u1eafn s\u1ebd nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ta, bi\u1ebfn b\u00e0 ta th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t con r\u1ed1i ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o nh\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n
“Carmen Ramirez,” Khang l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i t\u00ean, m\u00f4i h\u1eafn nh\u1ebfch l\u00ean. “Emily, h\u00e3y s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 v\u1edbi b\u00e0 ta. Ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn B\u1eafc M\u1ef9. V\u1edbi danh ngh\u0129a m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e1 n\u1eef CONCACAF. Ta mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp ri\u00eang t\u01b0, n\u01a1i ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00e0 khao kh\u00e1t c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ta.”<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00e3 r\u00f5, Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch,” Emily \u0111\u00e1p, kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fat do d\u1ef1. “T\u00f4i s\u1ebd s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c.”<\/p>\n
Khang d\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o gh\u1ebf, nh\u1ea5p th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m whisky. `B\u1eafc M\u1ef9… m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t m\u00e0u m\u1ee1.` H\u1eafn nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, n\u01a1i b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00e3 bao tr\u00f9m c\u1ea3 Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n. Nh\u01b0ng trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed h\u1eafn, \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ebf ch\u1ebf \u0111ang ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 h\u01a1n. Cu\u1ed9c chinh ph\u1ea1t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111ang b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
\u00c1nh s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ebf ch\u1ebf \u0111ang ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 h\u01a1n trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed Khang. Cu\u1ed9c chinh ph\u1ea1t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1edbi, v\u00e0 B\u1eafc M\u1ef9 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp. H\u1eafn nh\u1ea5p n\u1ed1t ng\u1ee5m whisky cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, v\u1ecb cay n\u1ed3ng lan t\u1ecfa n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u01b0\u1ee1i.<\/p>\n
Emily kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n Khang nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf. N\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 li\u00ean h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a Carmen Ramirez, Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch Li\u00ean \u0111o\u00e0n B\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e1 N\u1eef CONCACAF. M\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp ri\u00eang t\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp t\u1ea1i New York, d\u01b0\u1edbi danh ngh\u0129a Khang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 l\u1edbn mu\u1ed1n h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e1 n\u1eef trong khu v\u1ef1c. Emily x\u1eed l\u00fd m\u1ecdi chi ti\u1ebft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, t\u1eeb l\u1ecbch tr\u00ecnh chuy\u1ebfn bay \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1eb7t ph\u00f2ng suite sang tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t t\u1ea1i The St. Regis New York, \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 sai s\u00f3t n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n
Khang \u0111\u1ebfn New York ba ng\u00e0y sau \u0111\u00f3. Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 s\u1ea7m u\u1ea5t v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 ch\u1ecdc tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 d\u00f2ng xe c\u1ed9 h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n h\u1eafn. H\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p mang t\u00ednh quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00e0y. The St. Regis mang m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb c\u1ed5 \u0111i\u1ec3n sang tr\u1ecdng, t\u1eebng chi ti\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec1u to\u00e1t l\u00ean s\u1ef1 tinh t\u1ebf v\u00e0 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c \u2013 m\u1ed9t b\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o cho cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea5u tr\u00ed v\u1edbi Carmen Ramirez.<\/p>\n
Cu\u1ed9c h\u1eb9n di\u1ec5n ra v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u. Khang ng\u1ed3i trong ph\u00f2ng suite c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u1ea5m \u00e1p t\u1eeb chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e8n ch\u00f9m pha l\u00ea \u0111\u1ed5 xu\u1ed1ng, l\u00e0m c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng th\u00eam ph\u1ea7n l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby. H\u1eafn m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 suit bespoke m\u00e0u x\u00e1m than, chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi tr\u1eafng tinh c\u00f9ng c\u00e0 v\u1ea1t l\u1ee5a xanh s\u1eabm. V\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i phong \u0111\u1ed9, l\u1ecbch l\u00e3m, nh\u01b0ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft h\u1eafn \u1ea9n ch\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 s\u1eafc b\u00e9n ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
Ti\u1ebfng g\u00f5 c\u1eeda vang l\u00ean. Emily m\u1edf c\u1eeda, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t v\u00f4 c\u1ea3m.<\/p>\n
Carmen Ramirez b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o. N\u00e0ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kho\u1ea3ng ngo\u00e0i 50, v\u1edbi v\u00f3c d\u00e1ng g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng, thanh l\u1ecbch. M\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111en nh\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00fai cao, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n cao v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft n\u00e2u s\u1eabm s\u00e2u th\u1eb3m, \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb th\u00f4ng tu\u1ec7. N\u00e0ng m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 v\u00e1y c\u00f4ng s\u1edf m\u00e0u xanh coban, \u00f4m s\u00e1t t\u00f4n l\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cong k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o. Trang s\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng tinh x\u1ea3o nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u00f4 tr\u01b0\u01a1ng, th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n s\u1ef1 gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb. T\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec1u to\u00e1t l\u00ean s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 tin, ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t. Khang c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd to\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb Carmen \u2013 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u00e3 quen v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng b\u1ecb lung lay.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u, Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch Nguy\u1ec5n Khang,” Carmen n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng n\u00e0ng tr\u1ea7m \u1ea5m, r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng. N\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0a tay ra, b\u1eaft tay Khang m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t. “R\u1ea5t vui \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p ng\u00e0i. C\u1ea3m \u01a1n v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p n\u00e0y.”<\/p>\n
“Vinh h\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch Ramirez,” Khang \u0111\u00e1p, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ecbch thi\u1ec7p nh\u01b0ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi n\u00e0ng. H\u1eafn c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat kh\u00e1ng c\u1ef1 v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh t\u1eeb n\u00e0ng, m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp. `Th\u00fa v\u1ecb.`<\/p>\n
H\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng gh\u1ebf sofa \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n. Emily nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 n\u00f3ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t Carmen v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ly n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ecdc cho Khang, sau \u0111\u00f3 lui v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c ph\u00f2ng, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 Bromley Borough FC c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i, Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch Khang,” Carmen b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u, gi\u1ecdng n\u00e0ng v\u1eabn \u0111i\u1ec1m t\u0129nh. “Th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i trong th\u1eddi gian ng\u1eafn th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u00e0n tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c n\u1eef c\u1ea7u th\u1ee7. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t l\u00e0n s\u00f3ng t\u00f2 m\u00f2 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ecf trong gi\u1edbi b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e1.”<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn m\u1edbi m\u1ebb,” Khang \u0111\u00e1p, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft h\u1eafn ch\u1ea1m th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o n\u00e0ng. “Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u l\u1ea1c b\u1ed9. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n nh\u00ecn xa h\u01a1n. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n c\u00e1ch m\u1ea1ng h\u00f3a b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e1 n\u1eef to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u.”<\/p>\n
Carmen nh\u01b0\u1edbng m\u00e0y. “M\u1ed9t tham v\u1ecdng l\u1edbn. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e1 n\u1eef l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p, Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch Khang. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 \u1edf CONCACAF. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c ri\u00eang v\u1ec1 t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh, c\u01a1 s\u1edf h\u1ea1 t\u1ea7ng, v\u00e0 t\u01b0 duy.”<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3,” Khang n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng h\u1eafn h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ef1 th\u1ea5u hi\u1ec3u. “V\u00e0 t\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng, ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch Ramirez th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. M\u1ed9t quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb r\u00e0ng bu\u1ed9c b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ecbnh ki\u1ebfn c\u0169, nh\u1eefng gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng.”<\/p>\n
Carmen im l\u1eb7ng, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft n\u00e0ng s\u1eafc s\u1ea3o nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o Khang. N\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 nghe qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eddi hoa m\u1ef9 t\u1eeb c\u00e1c ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb gia. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Khang… c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t. N\u00f3 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed n\u00e0ng. `Quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb r\u00e0ng bu\u1ed9c…`<\/p>\n
“\u00dd ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 sao, Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch Khang?” N\u00e0ng h\u1ecfi, gi\u1ecdng n\u00e0ng v\u1eabn \u0111i\u1ec1m t\u0129nh nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat t\u00f2 m\u00f2 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea5u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u r\u1ea5t k\u1ef9 v\u1ec1 Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch Ramirez,” Khang n\u00f3i, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft h\u1eafn tr\u1edf n\u00ean m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t h\u01a1n. “Ng\u00e0i xu\u1ea5t th\u00e2n t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb gia l\u1eebng l\u1eaby, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng v\u1ecb th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp, kh\u00f4ng d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ch\u00ed \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng, ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb k\u00ecm h\u00e3m b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i x\u00edch v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh. S\u1ee3i x\u00edch c\u1ee7a qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9, c\u1ee7a n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i m\u1ea5t \u0111i s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 ch\u1ee7.”<\/p>\n
Carmen h\u01a1i si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t b\u00e0n tay tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i. N\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 c\u1ea3m x\u00fac ra ngo\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng trong \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00e0ng, l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Khang nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao s\u1eafc b\u00e9n, l\u1ed9t tr\u1ea7n nh\u1eefng g\u00f3c khu\u1ea5t th\u1ea7m k\u00edn nh\u1ea5t. N\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i b\u1ecb ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t, n\u1ed7i \u00e1m \u1ea3nh ph\u1ea3i lu\u00f4n ch\u1ee9ng minh s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, l\u00e0 g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 mang theo su\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi. Khang \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5u n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-67780","chuong_truyen","type-chuong_truyen","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dasactruyen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chuong_truyen\/67780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dasactruyen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chuong_truyen"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dasactruyen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chuong_truyen"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dasactruyen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dasactruyen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}