Chapter 36: Just a Minor Punishment

Shen Lingning held Fubao in his arms and bowed solemnly to Mr. Zhao.

Fubao also babbled twice, his big eyes curved, and his two little fleshy hands clasped together and shook back and forth towards Mr. Zhao, as if to say thank you.

Mr. Zhao widened his eyes and said in surprise, "Oh, is this little guy saying thank you to me?"

He laughed out loud and looked at Xiao Zhang and Shen Lingning, waiting for confirmation.

Xiao Zhang also laughed and confirmed: "I think so, this little guy is very smart!"

The news spread quickly as if it had wings.

The passengers in the soft sleeper compartment looked at Chen Lingning with eyes full of envy and awe.

Chen Manli heard this in the next carriage and was so angry that she almost tore the blanket apart, making her burned ankle hurt even more.

"Why! Why does she?"

Chen Guodong's face was so gloomy that water could be squeezed out of it. The glass in his hand creaked as he squeezed it, and finally with a "pop", several fine cracks appeared on the wall of the glass.

"Special car escort...what a grand ceremony!"

He gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing with resentment and calculation.

He didn't dare to move Mr. Zhao's car and people, but the road to Qinnan was still long!

Once you enter the mountains, there are always opportunities!

That seriously injured person...is a variable, but may also be a breakthrough!

He beckoned over the thin man in a Mao suit, his voice low and sinister, "Notify our people in Qinnan that the destination has changed. Mr. Zhao's car will take them directly to the family compound at the Songtaogou base in Qinnan."

Before they enter the commune, there's a remote stretch of Eagle's Beak Mountain Road. They'll...create some 'little trouble' for me there."

He paused, a fierce gleam in his eyes. "Just scare those two and make the car stop. Also, aren't we taking that half-dead man to Chang'an Hospital? Please get him down here!"

Keep your hands clean and don't leave any evidence!

I want to know who he is, why he appeared in that coal car, and what is his relationship with Shen Lingning! "

He had a hunch that this person was hiding a secret that was detrimental to him.

"clear!"

Secretary Wang's eyes flashed with understanding, and he quickly withdrew to make arrangements.

It was a dark night, and the train swayed rhythmically on the rails, like a giant cradle, rocking the entire train into a deep sleep.

In the soft sleeper compartment, the only sounds were Fubao's even and subtle breathing and the occasional slight sound of Xiao Zhang adjusting his posture while sitting on a folding chair by the door to keep watch.

Shen Lingning closed his eyes, seemingly asleep, but the thoughts in his mind were churning like the dark shadows passing by the car window.

Chen Guodong, Chen Manli...

The arrogance and harshness of this father and daughter during the day, their slander against my grandfather, and the undisguised malice in their eyes!

We will arrive in Chang'an tomorrow and go our separate ways.

If we don't take action tonight and let this pair of venomous snakes take away the property looted from the Shen family safely, then looking for an opportunity to collect the debt later will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

The opportunity is fleeting, we must act!

A calm and careful plan quickly took shape in her mind.

Revenge cannot be simply and brutally beating and scolding, as that will only dirty your hands and leave a handle.

What she wants is to make them lose face and become suspicious, but unable to speak out their pain!

Even if they suspected her, they would not dare to act rashly because it was too unbelievable.

Thinking of this, Shen Lingning quietly opened his eyes and sat up gently.

Xiao Zhang immediately looked over alertly.

"Comrade Zhang."

Shen Lingning lowered her voice to a very low level, with just the right amount of apology and fatigue: "Fubao is sleeping soundly, I... want to go to the bathroom, my stomach feels a little uncomfortable. Please help me take care of her, I'll be back soon."

She had a slightly embarrassed look on her face, which completely fit the image of a lesbian with a young daughter and feeling unwell.

Xiao Zhang did not doubt him and nodded immediately: "Comrade Shen, go ahead and rest assured. I will take care of Fubao."

Shen Lingning nodded gratefully, gathered his washed-out blue khaki coat, opened the door quietly, and slipped into the darkness of the corridor.

During the day, she had quietly found out the exact location of Chen Guodong and his daughter's compartment from the attendant's casual conversation - a soft sleeper compartment near the dining car.

At this moment, the entire carriage was almost asleep, with only the faint halo of street light coming through the connection at the end of the corridor, barely outlining the outline of objects, which was a perfect cover.

She moved quickly along the cold carriage wall like a silent shadow.

There was a thick carpet under my feet, which absorbed all the sound of footsteps.

Soon, the door of the target box appeared in front of them. There was no light coming through the gap under the door, and Chen Guodong's heavy snoring and Lin Manli's slightly sharp breathing could be heard from inside.

Shen Lingning did not try to turn the door handle. Her eyes fell on the movable shutter above the door for ventilation.

The soft sleeper compartment of the old green train in the 1970s was a very common design. It was a little small, but sufficient.

She was tall enough, so she only had to stand on tiptoe, hold her breath, and use two slender but steady fingers to carefully and extremely slowly move aside the movable metal shutter blades, creating a gap that was only wide enough for her thoughts to penetrate.

The compartment was pitch black, but with the faint light coming through the crack in the door and the blinds, one could just barely make out the bulging outlines of the two bunks and two bulging travel bags on the small table on the lower bunk.

Shen Lingning's eyes were cold, his mind was highly focused, communicating with his own space.

Her goal was very clear: to leave nothing behind of all the luggage and belongings brought by Chen Guodong and Lin Manli!

The mind was like the most dexterous hand, accurately "touching" the two travel bags, the coat pocket casually draped over the back of the chair, and the small bag stuffed under the pillow...

All their belongings, no matter how big or small, were instantly stripped away by an invisible force and disappeared without a trace!

The entire process took place without a sound or any fluctuation of light or shadow, as if being swallowed by the darkness itself.

And the corner of her space was instantly filled with "trophies".

Just as she was about to evacuate, Lin Manli unconsciously turned over in her sleep and twisted her neck.

A touch of emerald green, whose warmth and moisture could not be concealed even in the dim light, slipped out from her open neckline - it was the icy green jadeite peace locket that she had read about in the morning!

Shen Lingning's pupils suddenly contracted!

That's my mother's relic!

Sure enough, they embezzled it!

It seems that when Chen Guodong led people to raid the Shen family, he put a lot of money into his own pocket!

Anger instantly rushed to her head, but her actions were calmer.

With a thought, the red rope strung with jade was cut as if by invisible scissors, and the emerald green peace locket disappeared in an instant, falling steadily into space and placed together with the box of his mother's relics.

The excitement of losing and regaining made her fingertips tremble slightly, but the flame of revenge was not extinguished.

Shen Lingning wanted to turn around and leave, with a sneer on his lips. He wanted to just take some things as a small punishment. Very good, it seems that if he doesn't do something else, he will be sorry for his grandparents and mother.

Taking away property is the first step, but the mental blow is the main focus.