Chapter 303 The Truth

The police officer turned around alertly, darted forward, kicked the scarred man to the ground, and slashed the woman's neck with a knife. Both men fell to the ground.

"Don't move!"

The train police officer stepped on one of them and called to the train attendant, "Call another person over, handcuff them, and take them to the police station at the next stop."

The flight attendant said "oh" and hurried away.

The train police officer looked at the passengers in this carriage and shouted, "Is there anyone else willing to testify? Don't worry, no matter whose things they're trying to steal, we won't tolerate anything like this happening on our train. We will definitely take these two to the local police station at the next stop and hand them over to them for processing. They won't be allowed to travel with you. You don't need to worry about your safety being threatened!"

When the train police officer said that, many of the passengers who had been watching silently breathed a sigh of relief.

When traveling, too many people choose to protect themselves.

After the train police officer said this, even more people were willing to testify.

Someone told Su Hongying about how her third brother stuffed a paper packet into her hand: "The young wife said it was a paper pattern, but that sly woman insisted it was money and wanted her husband to keep it for her..."

"It wasn't about safekeeping, it was about grabbing it! Luckily, that girl bit his wife, otherwise the paper package would have been taken long ago."

"Yes, the little girl was lying there crying, and this black paw reached up and touched her paper bag..."

"I've seen people ripping off gold chains in broad daylight in Guangzhou, but this is the first time I've seen robbery so rampant in our area. It's terrifying..."

"The man's scars on his face looked like they were from a knife cut; he didn't look like a good person..."

With everyone contributing their information, the truth was pieced together for the train police officer.

Su Hongying was the victim; the woman and the scarred man were the ones who tried to rob her. They just happened to run into someone who didn't care about their lives. If they had encountered someone weaker, they would have succeeded.

The flight attendant arrived with another police officer, handcuffed the two, and listened to the passengers' incoherent statements before realizing that he had indeed wronged Su Hongying.

He stomped his feet in anger, berating the woman, "How could you lie to us?!"

The woman looked at her as if she were a fool and ignored her.

"Behave yourself and let's go."

The train police took the two away. The first officer glanced at Su Hongying and her paper bag and said, "Xiao Su, take this woman to the front sleeper berth and find her one with fewer people, or even better, one without anyone. Consider it our compensation. I'll talk to the conductor later and deduct the ticket cost from your salary."

"Huh?" The flight attendant seemed a little displeased.

The train police officer glanced at her and whispered a reminder, "Why don't you report what happened to the conductor later and see if you can keep your job?"

The flight attendant's expression changed drastically, and she glanced at Su Hongying in alarm.

She gritted her teeth, "...Okay."

Given the choice between losing her job and losing some money, she would definitely choose the latter.

“Come with me, I’ll take you there. I made a mistake. I’ll buy you a sleeper berth. There’s a carriage ahead that’s reserved for special needs people. I saw that no one got on the train, so you can stay there.”

Su Hongying pondered for a moment. Most people in the carriage knew that the contents of her paper package were ominous. If she encountered a woman or a scarred man again, she might not be able to handle it. There were few people in the sleeper berths, and no one had seen her paper package, so the risk factor was almost zero.

Su Hongying nodded and agreed.

The flight attendant breathed a sigh of relief; having accepted the bribe, she couldn't report her.

Su Hongying followed the flight attendant to her berth. The attendant used her key to open the berth door, but there was no one inside. Su Hongying thanked the attendant and went inside.

The flight attendant peeked inside and whispered to her, "I owe you an apology for what happened earlier. You... staying in a sleeper berth is considered an acceptance of my apology. You can't go to the conductor and say bad things about me anymore."

Su Hongying hummed in agreement.

"I hope that next time you encounter a similar situation, you will not jump to conclusions based on your own assumptions."

The flight attendant nodded a few times, a relieved smile on her face, and said, "Don't worry, I'll never dare to handle something like this alone again, it's too scary..."

She patted her chest, gesturing to Su Hongying.

"You can choose any of these beds. I'll bring you food when it's mealtime. I'll cover all your food for the journey. Thank you for helping me keep my job."

Su Hongying wanted to say that this wasn't necessary, but the little girl had already happily left, waved goodbye, and closed the door behind her.

Su Hongying put down her luggage, pulled back the curtains that were blocking out the light, and closed the window, letting the cold early spring wind blow in. The cold wind felt much more comfortable on her face.

After putting her luggage under the table, Su Hongying sat on the lower bunk by the window, watching the farmland and small villages slowly flash by outside.

A short while later, the flight attendant, with a stern face, brought over another person.

Seeing Su Hongying, my eyes welled up with tears.

Su Hongying was somewhat confused when she saw a man following behind her, who turned out to be the one who had helped her.

"It's you?" Su Hongying asked in surprise.

The man had a cold, expressionless face. When he saw Su Hongying, his eyes flickered slightly. He hummed in response, chose the lower berth opposite him, put down his military green duffel bag, sat down, and looked up at the flight attendant.

The flight attendant blinked. "You two know each other?"

"I don't really know him. He helped me before you and the train police arrived. If it weren't for him, that woman and the scarred man would have tried to steal my...things."

"Are they crazy? This is on a train!"

The flight attendant didn't understand, "Where can they run after stealing things? Won't they get caught in the end? They'll be caught red-handed and go to jail..."

Su Hongying didn't understand either, "Maybe they wanted to steal something... and then jump out the window to run away?"

The flight attendant glanced out the window, her eyes widening slightly. "Oh my god, I have to go tell my brother that since you two know each other, you should... get along well. I'll bring you food later."

The man frowned slightly, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he glanced at Su Hongying and then remained silent.

After the flight attendant left, the man took off his shoes, put his hands behind his head, and glanced at Su Hongying.

Su Hongying glanced at his military green duffel bag and said, "Thank you for earlier. Did you... serve in the military?"

The man closed his eyes and hummed in agreement.

Su Hongying smiled, "My eldest uncle and cousin are both in the army, and my second brother seems to have joined the army as well. They are all soldiers..."

The man ignored her.

Su Hongying said a few words, and seeing that the man seemed to have fallen asleep, she breathed a sigh of relief awkwardly. She continued to look at the scenery rushing past outside the window, and before she knew it, her eyelids became heavy, and she also lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

Perhaps because there were soldiers around, she slept exceptionally soundly. When she woke up, it was already dark, and she had missed lunch.

Seeing that she was awake, the man pointed to the dinner on the table. Su Hongying thanked him and began to wolf down her food; she was starving after not eating all day.

It's been so long since I've had such a good meal. Being able to sleep well and eat well feels so wonderful.

She wanted to say, "It's good to be alive."

I traveled with a man for over thirty hours by train, and the train didn't arrive in Guangzhou until after 3 p.m. the next day.

When they got off the train, the man and she got off one after the other.

Su Hongying was relieved that she had followed the man out of the train station to avoid others mistaking her for a lone person and picking her bag.

As Su Hongying exited the station, she saw a prominent sign that read "Welcome Su Hongying." A man was holding it up, and a girl a few years younger than her was standing next to him. The two of them were dressed in light clothing and were looking at her expectantly.

She paused for a moment, then instinctively hid behind the man.

The man glanced at her, said nothing, and walked straight to the man holding the sign and the little girl.

Su Hongying, "..."