Chapter 280 Catching the Human Traffickers
“I hear it!” “I hear it!” “I hear it!”
Lin Xia felt relieved when she heard that all three of them agreed. Although she knew that it might not be useful if she encountered cunning human traffickers, it was still better than following others foolishly.
Lin Xia was waiting anxiously in the carriage, looking in the direction Lu Yuxiu went from time to time, but she didn't see any movement, nor did she see Lu Yuxiu coming back.
Lin Xia didn't dare show any expression on her face. In her mind, she couldn't help but review every detail of her encounter with the woman. The more she thought about it, the more wrong it seemed. However, she began to wonder if she was making a big deal out of nothing.
Maybe it’s the child’s grandmother?
No! It was the first time for Chen Huidi to visit her in-laws' house. It was impossible for her to have a good relationship with her mother-in-law. She valued the child so much that she would not even let the child eat food from strangers. It should be so easy for her to let the child's grandmother take him away.
And the child's eyes being closed doesn't necessarily mean he is asleep!
Lin Xia thought about it over and over again, and became more and more determined that she didn't think too much about it.
Lu Yuxiu didn't come back during lunch time. After Lin Xia gave the children a simple meal, she became a little restless. However, the children still needed someone to look after them, so she didn't dare to leave.
There was a report on the radio that the train was about to arrive at the intermediate station. If the human trafficker got off at this time, it would be difficult to find him. Lin Xia couldn't help but become anxious, and she was eager to catch the woman as soon as possible, or find out whether it was a misunderstanding.
Lin Xia was sitting in a seat at the door of the carriage waiting, when suddenly many train police officers came and began to check tickets with serious expressions.
"Please return to your carriages, everyone, and start checking your tickets!" the conductor shouted as he walked, instead of announcing through the broadcast.
Lin Xia's heart beat faster and faster, wondering if the human traffickers had been discovered and were being arrested now.
Lin Xia handed the ticket to the conductor for inspection. She wanted to ask what happened but was afraid of causing trouble for them.
The conductor held the ticket in his hand and looked up at the three children on the upper bunk. He thought about it and asked sternly, "Please show us your letter of introduction and your marriage certificate."
Lin Xia was confused by the sudden request. She looked at her child, then at the flight attendant. After thinking for a few seconds, she realized that she seemed to be suspected.
"Hurry up! What are you hesitating for!" The conductor shouted when he saw that she still didn't show her ID.
Lin Xia lowered her head to look for the letter of introduction. These days, you need a letter of introduction to go anywhere, and it also serves as a kind of guarantee. Their letter of introduction was issued by the army and contained a certificate for visiting relatives.
The conductor stared at Lin Xia unkindly for several times, then took the letter of introduction and shook it open.
Seeing that the inspection here has been taking so long, people around could not help but come over to watch the fun. Many smart people seemed to have realized what was going on. When they saw Lin Xia being strictly inspected, they could not help but whisper to the people around them.
The police officer casually opened the letter of introduction and began to check it. Halfway through, he suddenly looked at the red seal on the bottom of the letter. Seeing that it was real, he immediately put away his fierce expression and saluted Lin Xia, "Sorry, I misunderstood you just now."
After saying that, he folded the letter of introduction carefully and handed it back to Lin Xia with both hands.
"It's okay, it's okay." Lin Xia avoided it a little embarrassedly and responded with understanding.
The people around originally thought that they would be arrested after seeing Lin Xia, but unexpectedly, the fierce conductor suddenly changed his attitude and became polite.
"What are you looking at! Go back quickly!" The flight attendant couldn't help but yell when he saw more and more people gathered around.
Suddenly the crowd of onlookers disappeared.
"Hello, I want to ask if you are checking someone." Lin Xia was a little worried about Lu Yuxiu and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"Sorry, this is confidential." The flight attendant glanced at Lin Xia and still refused to answer the question.
"Is anyone injured?" Lin Xia nodded in understanding, but still couldn't help asking.
Although the police officer knew that Lin Xia was a military wife, he was wary of the question she asked, "Why are you asking this?"
Lin Xia had no choice but to tell what had happened. She now wanted to know what happened to Lu Yuxiu.
The security checks on trains at that time were not as strict as they are in later generations. Many prohibited items were able to be brought on board, and many accidents occurred.
"No one is injured for the time being. Comrade Lu will be back soon." The flight attendant learned that Lu Yuxiu was Lin Xia's husband and revealed some information.
The soldier comrade just tracked down a human trafficker, found out the other party's whereabouts, and worked with their flight attendants to capture two human traffickers. The current inspection was out of fear that they might have accomplices.
After Lin Xia saw the flight attendant off, she felt much more relaxed. She also realized from these indirect answers that she was right, there really were human traffickers involved.
Lu Yuxiu hasn't come back yet, and Lin Xia feels relieved knowing that no one was injured.
After dinner, the three little ones still hadn't seen their dad, and couldn't help asking. Lin Xia used the excuse that their dad went to the bathroom, and the two little ones stopped asking. An An was hard to fool, and Lin Xia didn't care that they had just finished their meal, and took out snacks to stabilize the situation.
After coaxing the children to sleep, Lin Xia kept her eyes wide open and didn't dare to fall asleep until mid-afternoon, when she saw Lu Yuxiu coming back.
"You're not hurt?"
Lin Xia stood up and looked him up and down. Seeing that his clothes were not messy at all and he did not look injured, she was completely relieved.
"It's okay." Lu Yuxiu asked her to sit down, and the two of them sat close to each other on the lower bunk.
The carriage was full of people sleeping, and they were the only two awake.
Lin Xia leaned against him and asked in a very small voice, "What happened?"
"It was a human trafficker. The child was also sent back."
Lu Yuxiu stared at Lin Xia, his eyes filled with surprise and admiration. After catching the man, he went to take a statement, which delayed him and resulted in him returning only now.
Lin Xia heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this, "Great!"
"How did you find out something was wrong?" Lu Yuxiu was also very curious. At that time, time was tight and the situation was urgent. He did not listen to Lin Xia's reasons, but just believed in Lin Xia's judgment based on his intuition.
Thinking back on it later, I feel that, logically speaking, after recognizing the little boy, Lin Xia would not have thought that he was abducted.
Lin Xia explained the analysis to Lu Yuxiu again. Now that she was sure it was not her illusion, the details she discovered seemed to make sense when she talked about them.
"Thanks to you, otherwise it would have been difficult to get the child back when we stopped at the station." Lu Yuxiu still felt very thrilling when he thought about the situation at that time. He also knew why Lin Xia watched the child so closely.
Thinking of the pain on Sun Daming and his wife's faces after seeing their child, it was obvious that they felt like the sky had fallen after they discovered their child was missing.
"I was so anxious at that time!" Now that she had relaxed, Lin Xia couldn't help but tell Lu Yuxiu about her anxiety at that time.
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