Chapter 2 Comrade, there is a thief over there
"Clang, clang, clang, clang"
The train took three full days to reach the Northwest.
Such a long journey, and having to sit down, is unbearable for a healthy person, let alone Lin Anan, who is a sickly child.
When she got off the car, she was in a very bad condition and was almost carried down by Lin's mother.
Her lips turned extremely pale due to exhaustion, and her beautiful face looked gray and tired.
Compared to Suzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, the Northwest is too cold. The wind blowing on your face feels like a knife.
"Where is this Xiao Liu? Your father clearly told him that he would come to pick us up to the military compound!" Lin's mother stood under the flagpole and looked around. There were many people coming and going, but there was no sign of Xiao Liu.
Lin Anan sighed in her heart. In this era of backward communication, finding people is a big hassle.
"Is the military compound far from here? Let's go directly there."
Lin's mother shook her head. She didn't know either, she only knew it was some distance from the train station.
It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon, and standing there waiting was not an option.
"Mom will help you go into the small hall and wait, then I'll go find a car. There are so many people here, so don't run around!"
"Where do you think I can go in this state?" Lin Anan replied softly, with a hint of self-mockery.
Mother Lin's eyes flashed with distress, "Don't talk nonsense, kid!"
Lin Anan hummed lightly and was helped to sit in the small hall.
"Just wait for mommy!"
“Yes.”
As soon as Lin's mother left, Lin Anan looked around casually, trying to distract herself.
It’s true… every breath I inhale into my lungs hurts, a chilling pain.
People from the northwest generally have dark looks, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. They live in much higher altitudes than people from Suzhou, and their clothing is mainly blue, green, and gray, with bright colors rarely seen.
As she watched, she noticed a sneaky man reaching for a cloth bag on an old man... with a knife!
Is this a thief?
Lin Anan's expression froze.
When I get nervous, my breathing becomes difficult, and when I have difficulty breathing... I start coughing violently again.
I saw it, but considering her poor body, it was hard for her to do good things.
Suddenly, several figures in military green walked by. It was the green of military uniforms, different from ordinary ones!
Lin Anan didn't think much about it. She gently grabbed the corner of someone's clothes with her left hand and said, "Comrade, there is a thief over there! Cough cough cough cough~"
She had used up all her strength, but to the tall man, it was like being brushed by a feather. The voice he spoke was too soft, much softer than her cough...
Fortunately, soldiers have always had sharp hearing, and Chu Mingzhou heard it.
Looking in the direction of Lin Anan's right finger, I saw the man who was stealing money.
Lin Anan only felt a figure beside her pass by with a "whoosh"!
Then several figures followed nimbly.
Lin Anan's eyelashes trembled as she watched the man in military uniform kick the knife away and detain the thief in two moves. It was done almost in one go, as if it was done in a martial arts movie.
That’s amazing.
He is truly a good comrade of the people!
The relief in Lin Anan's eyes had not yet faded when something unexpected happened over there and a quarrel broke out.
The victim was like crazy, saying that he was wronged and that the boy was his son! He slapped and scratched the soldiers, crying and shouting, saying that the soldiers were hurting people and bullying the common people...
The thief also cried for his mother aggrievedly and struggled hard.
Lin Anan: ???
Is it so bloody?
But a thief is a thief, and his identity has nothing to do with it, right?
The commotion was so loud that people nearby gathered around, seeing that there was something exciting to watch. However, when they saw that the people who were arresting people were soldiers, they didn't dare to interrupt or get too close.
When people gathered around, they blocked Lin Anan's view.
Mother Lin also rushed back at this time, "What happened?"
She wanted to watch the fun, but seeing her daughter looked very bad, she hurriedly helped her daughter to leave.
"We found a car, and by chance we met a fellow villager who lived near the military compound. He said he could give us a ride.
Are you exhausted? There are so many people here, don't get hurt, let's go."
Lin Anan glanced at the crowd and nodded, "Okay, it's just a soldier catching a thief, nothing to see."
“I see…”
Mother Lin quickly helped the man up and half-carried him out.
Inside the small hall of the train station.
The police stationed at the station arrived quickly and immediately took the thief away.
But this thief and his mother were not good people. They made a big fuss and kept saying that the soldiers were bullying civilians and they wanted to sue them in the army.
Chu Mingzhou wanted to find witnesses to testify, but where was Lin Anan?
When the mother and son saw that they couldn't find any witnesses at all, they became even more arrogant.
Although the matter was small, it made Chu Mingzhou and his companions very annoyed!
The pale little face flashed through Chu Mingzhou’s mind and he clenched his fists.
At this time, Lin Anan had already boarded her fellow villager's ox cart, and was shaking on the way to the military compound!
He had no idea that his good intentions led to bad results.
"An An, you said you could just stay here and get treatment, but you insisted that your brother join the army. The Northwest Military Region is the most difficult military region in China. He can't even carry anything, so what can he do in the army?
It would be better for me to study hard at home. Then, if I spend some money and find some connections, I might be able to go to a workers, peasants and soldiers university and have the same future as you."
Mother Lin took out the large quilt she had brought with her, wrapped Lin An'an tightly, and held her in her arms like a baby. She let the cold wind whistle in her face, and her face turned pale with an unnatural red...
He didn't even complain about being cold!
Lin Anan's heart was touched. This overflowing maternal love was the first time she had experienced it in two lifetimes.
Lin Anan grew up in an orphanage and was used to the instability of human nature. Later, she was adopted by her biological parents and thought she finally had a home and a family reunion. However, she never expected that she would become the kidney donor for her sister and died on the operating table without knowing why...
Any regrets?
Of course it is regrettable and extremely disappointing.
She tried her best to live her life, why should she be trampled upon like this?
Lin Anan leaned a little closer to her mother's arms, interrupting her wild thoughts. "Based on my grades and abilities, I can't go to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. I need to gain experience in the advanced troops, and then through the recommendation of the troops, I do have some chances."
Mother Lin's eyes lit up. "Is this what you are thinking? I was wondering how you could bear to do that."
Lin Anan lowered her eyes and didn't respond.
Of course she was lying.
Of course, there are other purposes for letting the love-brained little brother stay by your side.
The original owner felt sorry for the "little loser" and didn't want him to suffer. But Lin Anan was different. She used a wolf-like education, catching him first and then talking about it. There is no future for him to be a bootlicker.
As for medical treatment, of course she wanted to use her status as a military dependent to enjoy the medical resources of the military hospital, repair her broken body, and live longer.
"Your brother should be leaving tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and he didn't even say hello to Chu Mingzhou. Can he really take care of your brother? This is the first time you two have met... I'm afraid he will be angry."
"Mom, he is your son-in-law. If your mother-in-law opens her mouth, everything will be easy."
Mother Lin tightened her grip nervously, "Hey, you're right, after all, I'm her mother-in-law."
The ox cart took the two men to the gate of the Northwest Military Region compound.
I said goodbye politely to my fellow villager.
Outside the military compound is a solid and tall wall painted in plain gray. There is a lot of snow on it, which makes it look even more dignified. The main gate is a heavy iron gate with armed sentries standing guard on both sides. It looks very impressive and intimidating...
"An An, you stand here first."
The two were naturally stopped. Before the soldier could speak, Lin's mother took out Lin Anan and Chu Mingzhou's marriage certificate, as well as a letter of introduction and proof of military service. "I am Chu Mingzhou's mother-in-law, and this is his wife. She came here specially to join the army."
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