Shu Qing shook her head. "I'm not too sure either. The train stopped in the middle of the night and hasn't moved since. An hour ago, I noticed a group of soldiers at the station, and they seemed to be checking something on the train."

Besides, someone who wanted to get off the train for some fresh air was refused by the flight attendants. They seemed quite nervous; I think something might have happened.

Su He was surprised to hear this. Could it be that there were some bad guys hiding on the train, which was why they wouldn't let anyone get off?

Thinking of this, she became serious. She wouldn't be afraid if it were just herself, but she was with Lin's mother this time, and she couldn't let anything happen to her.

Just as I was thinking this, Lin's mother woke up.

Su He was worried that there might be bad people on the train, and she didn't feel comfortable letting Shu Qing go to wash up by herself, so she accompanied her, while Shu Qing stayed behind to watch the things.

Fortunately, nothing happened along the way, and no one else noticed anything different. However, everyone was quite curious as to why the train had stopped.

The train conductor explained that a section of the train had broken down and they were working quickly to repair it.

Some passengers understood, some cursed, and some looked anxious.

Lin's mother sighed upon hearing this, "In that case, the train probably won't arrive by nine o'clock. I wonder if your older brother will be getting impatient waiting."

When they came this time, Lin's father did not intend to hide it from Lin Jingshuo, but he did not notify him in advance. He said that he would call him after they got on the car so that he could send someone to pick them up.

By then, it would be too late for Lin Jingshuo to refuse.

"It's okay, Mom. My older brother will definitely ask why he can't pick us up. He'll probably keep waiting once he knows the train is delayed."

Lin's mother nodded in agreement. "That's true. I hope the train will be repaired soon."

When the two returned, the other people in their cubicle had also gotten up.

Over the past two days, Lin's mother talked to them quite a bit and learned that the man's name was Yan Hongqiang and the woman's name was Chen Yulan. Although the couple had gone to Beijing to visit relatives, their main reason for going was to seek medical treatment. They didn't say what the illness was, but judging from the expressions on their faces, the treatment seemed to be going well.

As for the other young man, he was rather taciturn, only saying that his surname was Liu, but it was unclear what he did for a living.

However, in those days, those who could afford sleeper berths were not ordinary people. After all, the prerequisite for buying a sleeper ticket was to be a cadre. So, although this young man looked very ordinary in his clothes, everyone just assumed that he was being cautious and probably didn't want to talk about it.

So I didn't investigate further.

By this time, all the passengers in the sleeper berths knew that the train had broken down and stopped.

Many people were impatient. A few, who were probably rushing to a meeting, ran ahead to ask the train conductor, but still didn't get a specific departure time.

So they didn't look too good when they came back.

Su He and her companion were fine in their cubicle; the couple there didn't seem to be in a hurry. But the young man seemed a bit anxious; Su He noticed him looking out and then back and forth in the aisle many times.

After waiting for another half hour, just when everyone was about to lose patience, several soldiers suddenly entered the carriage.

The sudden appearance of so many soldiers made everyone tense and somewhat afraid.

Su He and Shu Qing also frowned and subconsciously surrounded Lin's mother.

The other passengers in the carriage were too frightened to move.

At this moment, the train conductor appeared and reassured everyone, "Don't worry, everyone, it's nothing. We need to check everyone's documents again now. Please prepare your tickets, letters of introduction, and documents in advance."

Hearing this, everyone became even more nervous, especially with so many soldiers watching and suddenly asking for identification. Even the dumbest person would know that something bad might happen.

But because soldiers were standing menacingly on both sides of the carriage, no one dared to ask any questions and quickly prepared their identification documents.