Elements: The Ancient Tomb

Chapter 16: "Land of Gods"- part 4: "Whispers from the past"

"...Is this... a threat letter?"- Yelena wondered- "It's scary, can't believe my hunch is so accurate."

"Did you know him? The one who threw stones through our window?"- Mr. Kim Tran asked nervously.

"Yes, I was told by Linh that she discovered that a stranger had been following me since the day I met her at the library. After the meeting, she told me not to make that bastard suspect when I got out of the office, and she looked below through the office window. Then I remembered Linh's advice while driving on the road. She advised me not to go home at this time because it would put my life in danger. If he catches me, he will get information about the ancient tomb from me, which will make everything complicated, should instead go to the place of someone trustworthy to hide. So I think I should come to your house."

"Oh, she is such a smart person. But I feel like she is more afraid of the secret of the location of the ancient tomb revealed with him and having his hand on than your safety?" - Nhan put her hand on her chin, reasoning.

"About what you had a hunch... I feel the same way."

"She's not worthy of absolute trust. You'd better also pay special attention to her besides that guy"

"So what is the hunch you said, Yelena?"- Mr. Kim Tran asked.

"After looking at the pictures of the ancient tomb and the mysterious coffin and reading the inscription on it, I have a feeling that perhaps the descendants of its creator are searching for their ancestral legacy. And as a matter of course, he will have to target Linh, when Linh realized his existence and kept her eyes on him, he changed his plan, and turned to target her close people, including me, to get more information to go there in advance" - Yelena said for a while, then suddenly stopped.

"So you mean... does that strange guy... want to target you as a tool to kick Linh off the case?" Nhan asked.

"Exactly. Maybe, from now on, I need to act more carefully." - Yelena agreed with Nhan.

"It… hm… It's crazy! I thought it was only in the movies. An ordinary coffin carries a great mystery that made everyone get insane about it." - Mr. Kim Tran was very surprised after Yelena's report.

"So if that's his intention then maybe… You shouldn't…"

When Nhan said that, Yelena suddenly concluded. She quickly took her things from the table and went to the door.

"Where are you going?"- Mr. Kim Tran asked.

"I need to go somewhere. I need to confirm one thing," Yelena replied.

"Wait, Yelena. I have something to say before you leave." - Nhan quickly grabbed Yelena's hand.

"What's up? I'm in a hurry now. Hurry." - Yelena rushed.

"I saw the attacker's car and license plate."

"Good job, Nhan. Then tell me quickly."

"That's fine. But more importantly, when you were at Thanh An Archaeological Institute, did you notice the stalker's car?"

"Of course I did. Linh pointed it out to me, so..."

"Can you tell me what his car looked like?"

"Ah, let me try again… Linh told me he rode a white Omni-Roid."

"What about car license plates?"

"I don't remember the first four numbers, the last four seem to be "17B-242" if I remember correctly"

"Got it. Thank you. Now you go, but remember to be careful." - Nhan urged Yelena.

"Hey! What is the purpose of asking me a series of questions?" Yelena said while nudging Nhan's chest.

"Hey, hurt… I just wanted to help you investigate that guy."

"Really? Thank. You are truly a trusted friend."

"I knew it. But stop saying that, it made me embarrassed. Instead of flattery or thanking me, come back here before Christmas."

Then the two of them looked at each other with eyes full of attention for a while.

"Okay!"- Yelena only replied with a single sentence- "I will come back."

"Give me your hand to make a signal shows our promise."- Nhan raised his left hand to signal.

Yelena smiled, slowly reached out her right hand, then interlocked her pinky with Nhan's little finger, gave him an affectionate, pleasant look, then left, leaving the two men watching her from behind...

In her Cayota, Yelena ran at full speed to Linh's Institute. While driving, Yelena pulled out her phone and pressed the number: "09425271663", on the phone screen, the name 'Linh' appeared on it. A few seconds later, her phone had a signal showing Linh picked up the phone.

Hello, is that Yelena? What's up?"

"Hey, just now I received a threatening letter from the stalker. He rolled the letter into a stone and threw it at my uncle's house through the window.'- Yelena said.

"Really? So are you and him okay?"- Linh's voice showed that she was shocked after hearing Yelena's sudden news.

"Yes, no one was hurt, ma'am...?"- Yelena was suddenly startled, silent with a thoughtful look.

"What's wrong? Why are you suddenly silent while talking?"

"Ah, I'm just... a little curious."

"For what?" - Linh asked curiously.

"How do you know there was my uncle who saw what happened there? "

"Ah, well..."- Linh suddenly froze for a few seconds at that question, her voice a bit confused: "Um... It's... It's just my guess. Don't mention it."

"Oh, I see"- Yelena felt that she was off-topic, so she apologized: "Oh, I'm sorry. I asked a silly question. Let's get back to the topic."

After saying that, Yelena opened it in the 'Photos' folder on her phone and looked in it for a photo of the evidence, then sent it to Linh via the Monica messaging app, saying:

"This is the letter he sent me. I think this letter was written by a man. The handwriting is very rough, written with a ballpoint pen. Please read it."

"'Be careful. You know too much about me. Don't go to the coffin, or 'that person' will drown you to death.' Is this guy talking about the coffin we know about?"- Linh asked.

"Yes."- Yelena replied- "I think he's the one who followed me the other day."

"What percentage do you believe this conclusion is true?'

"I'm 99.99% sure that's true."- Yelena rasped- "With all that happened, there's no doubt anymore. Everything is interrelated and leads to the same thing."

"Perhaps I completely believe the theory given"- Linh said: "As expected, the person who followed and sent you the letter was the one who knew about the existence of the coffin thoroughly, in other words, that person is the one who has a close relationship with the inventor of that artifact. If what you said is true, he is a descendant of..."

"Yes, I said I was not wrong.'- Yelena said proudly- "Now I'm going to your Institute. Can you...?"

"Thank you for giving me important news. But I'll see you later. I was busy from another work and went out already."

"Hey, aren't you in the office right now? So see you tonight."- Yelena replied.

"OK, see ya, Yelena."

After that, Yelena turned off the engine and turned the car.

"Why do I feel a little uneasy? Will he find me again? I have no information about him. If I secretly investigate his identity, it seems not to..."

Suddenly a piece of music sounded from somewhere. Yelena recognized it as a phone ringing. But that sound did not come from Yelena's phone. "Where did this bell... come from?"- Yelena asked herself.

She stopped the car on the side of the road and rummaged through the car for something. When she looked down at the foot of the car seat, she saw that the touchscreen phone was glowing. It's a Cphone 4.

"Why was there a Cphone lying here?"- Yelena wondered, picking it up by hand

She looked at the screen and mumbled:

"Should I dial the phone? No, I'm not the owner of this phone. It'll be so impolite if I take the call. Well, let's just leave it alone."

When she flipped the back of the phone, she saw a piece of paper taped to it with the words: "Hear the incoming call, or you will regret it".

"What...?"- Yelena was extremely surprised when she finished reading the words- "Could it be that this is..."

It took a while for Yelena to regain her composure, instead of hesitating as before, she pressed the call button and slowly brought it to her ear before the last bell rang.

"Hello. Who's that?"

"Are you Yelena? Please don't panic."- The other end of the phone said as if to reassure Yelena- "I would like to introduce myself, I'm Toan. I believe you are aware of the 1000-year-old coffin."

"What? So you were the one involved in it and the one who attacked and sent me anonymous letters?!"

"Huh? What are you talking about? I knew about that coffin, but about attacking and sending you anonymous letters, I swear I didn't do them, I think you're making a mistake."

"Fuck you, from spying on me to this, if you don't do it, who else will? I guess you want to get information and location about the tomb from me and then sneaky up on first, so you come to this far, right?"- Yelena said.

"Please calm down. You shouldn't say the bad words about me like that."- Toan said- "Honestly, I followed you because I wanted to find an opportunity to talk to you about an issue that we both know in good faith without any bad intentions. Please believe in me."

'Ah- ha. After all, this, do you think I will believe what you say? What proof do you have?" Yelena asked

"Um... I... Damn it, looks like we're having a bit of a misunderstanding here."

"There's nothing to prove, right? So we should end the conversation here, it's a waste of time and phone bills. I will hand this phone over to the police so they can find and arrest you."- Yelena threatened.

"Oh come on, don't do that, please. So what do you think about a meeting?"

"Meet each other face to face to talk?" - Yelena heard that and immediately made a wistful face.

She was wondering if she should go see Toan. In her heart, she was still worried that he might harm her when they met face to face. But her worry quickly disappeared.

"Where is the meeting place?" - Yelena asked carefully.

"Come to Olivémo Coffee, I will send you the address by text message. Once you know the address, go there as fast as you can immediately."

"Okay. I agree..."