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2023Ván bài lật ngửa 1: Đứa con nuôi vị giám mục
Lê Hoàng Hoa
Nguyễn Chánh Tín, Lâm Bình Chi
After the Geneva Convention, Viet Minh cadres are gathered to the North. There are also many who secretly stayed. Among them is Robert Nguyen Thanh Luan. He returns to Vinh Long, part of the diocese of Bishop Peter Ngo Dinh Thuc, who has known his Catholic family for long. The bishop adopts him into the Ngo family, where he begins associating with Ngo Dinh Nhu, the Vice President and Presidential Consultant of the Republic of Vietnam.
Cards on the Table: The Foster Son of the Archbishop
Ván bài lật ngửa 3: Phát súng trên cao nguyên
Lê Hoàng Hoa
Nguyễn Chánh Tín, Lâm Bình Chi
After a tumultuous arrival and subsequent stay in Da Lat for military training, Luan returns to Saigon a Major in the Presidential Special Forces. He and Thuy Dung continue their relationship. News that Ngo Dinh Diem is opening the Ban Me Thuot's Highland Economic Fair attracts many intelligence and security organizations, whose political purposes vary.
Cards on the Table: The Gunshot on the Highland
Ván bài lật ngửa 8: Vòng hoa trước mộ
Lê Hoàng Hoa
Nguyễn Chánh Tín, Lâm Bình Chi
The year 1963 drags on heavily. Rumors about the US-backed coup are spreading. Ngo Dinh Diem's government continues to suffer from a severe loss of popularity that is still worsening. Two lots of trafficked drugs from the Golden Triangle to South Vietnam have vanished into thin air. Luan sets out on what may be his final collaboration with Ngo Dinh Nhu.
Cards on the Table: Wreath on the Grave
Ván bài lật ngửa 4: Cơn hồng thủy và bản tango số 3
Lê Hoàng Hoa
Nguyễn Chánh Tín, Lâm Bình Chi
In 1959, Luan is appointed Commander of the Great Flood Operations and of Binh Duong's Security Corps, with full authority to stabilize this province. The Liaison Department of the Republic of Vietnam, under the support of the United States, send commandos to North Vietnam for reconnaissance. If the commandos successfully infiltrate, they will respond to South Vietnam with a tango. Tango No. 1 and Tango No. 2 have failed. What will become of the third tango?
Cards on the Table: The Great Flood and the Tango no. 3
Ván bài lật ngửa 7: Cao áp và nước lũ
Lê Hoàng Hoa
Nguyễn Chánh Tín, Thanh Lan
In 1963, amidst tense relations with Buddhism that may face international backlash, the Ngo family try to find a way around the situation, calling on Luan for missions worth his life. Saigon is heated. A coup may be under preparations. Tran Le Xuan goes on a diplomatic tour of Western nations, determined to clear names.
Cards on the Table: High Pressure and the Freshet
