Memoirs from an evening when I was sipping coffee in the sweltering heat of Dong Nai, Vietnam, a phone call from an old source dragged me into an incident that seemed like just a traffic accident.
Vietnamese private detective service, but when there is bloodshed, everything is no longer a street story.
Chapter I: Whispers from the dark
9:15 p.m., May 4, on a deserted road in Tan An commune – the headlights of the car mixed with the dust, and then, a dry explosion rang out, tearing apart the quiet night. A man collapsed next to the truck cabin. The perpetrator? A guy on a motorbike – quickly disappeared as if he had never existed.
The police said it was a “traffic conflict”. I said, it was a cold calculation.
Chapter II: The first clue
The victim’s name was Le Van T., a driver transporting goods on an inter-provincial route. At that time, he had just pulled over to the side of the road to rest. According to the witness – a water seller 20m away – a motorbike rushed up, blocked the car, the driver got off with a homemade gun loaded.
No argument, no fight. A shot to the stomach. The end.
I asked myself: Was it a sudden anger… or a deliberate plan?
Chapter III: Traces in the dust
The weapon – a gun pulled from a jacket, crude but enough to kill. Not everyone carries such an item in their pocket. This leads to the hypothesis: Phan Van Son – the suspect – did not act impulsively. He brought the gun with him beforehand.
The police confirmed that Son had a criminal record for disturbing public order. He was no pushover.
And most of all – he did not run far. Three hours later, the authorities found Son in a motel in Trang Bom district, the gun still covered in dust on the side of the motorbike.
Chapter IV: Anger or criminal instinct?
Son said he was “angry because the truck was speeding, cutting in front of him, causing dust”. But a person who is willing to kill someone just because of dust – that is not normal anger.
It is a distortion of personality, the result of living in a society where the ego is always ready to explode.
Chapter V: Lessons from a bullet
Driver T. was lucky to survive, but the incident raises a big question: how many people are carrying guns, just waiting for a small reason to pull the trigger? How many more traffic collisions will end in blood?
The conclusion from my investigation file: This is not just a street fight. It is a warning – about violence, about psychological instability, and about the powerlessness of the law when guns can be in the hands of anyone.
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