She involuntarily trembled when she heard Xia Wan speak.
However, when he turned around and saw Xia Wan's smiling face, and realized that she didn't mean to make things difficult for him, he relaxed and continued chatting.
Xia Wan ignored her timid gaze and nodded at her profile picture, clearly agreeing with what she said.
Liu Hong's husband had already left the carriage with the child in his arms. Xia Wan said calmly, "Auntie, why are your seats separate? Wouldn't it be more convenient to sit together and take care of each other?"
"Oh, my husband bought the tickets first. I decided to visit relatives at the last minute, and we got separated when we boarded the train, so we didn't sit together!"
Annoyance flashed in Liu Hong's eyes, and she waved her hand dismissively: "Hey, it's nothing serious. I'm so old, I can take care of myself! It's just that my husband is worried about me taking care of the child by myself, he's afraid I'll get tired!"
Why does this brat have so many questions? If it weren't for her strength and the worry that she might cause trouble on the way, I would have really wanted to take her with me. She's quite pretty.
She's just a bit too thin and looks skinny. She'd be perfect to sell to someone as a wife. She'll recover in a couple of years!
Xia Wan noticed her impatience and didn't say anything more. Just then, Huang Qiujie returned.
Xia Wan stood up, frowning as if she was uncomfortable: "Qiu Jie, could you watch my luggage for me? I'm going to the restroom."
Seeing that her expression was off, Huang Qiujie asked in confusion, "Wanwan, are you alright? Are you feeling unwell?"
"It's nothing, I probably ate something bad this morning," Xia Wan said before hurrying away.
There must be something wrong with Liu Hong. I wonder where that man took the child. I should go and tell the train police.
On her way to find the train police officer, Xia Wan kept looking around and finally found the man who had taken the child away earlier in a corner.
He was standing close to the door, and it looked like he was getting off at the next stop!
Xia Wan noted the man's location and walked towards the front of the train. He needed to find the conductor and tell him about the suspicious behavior of the two men.
She figured they'd get off at the next stop, so she needed to hurry.
"Comrade, I think I've encountered human traffickers!" After finally squeezing into the front carriage, Xia Wan grabbed a train attendant and explained the situation simply and clearly.
He didn't know how long until the next stop, so he had to use the fastest method to send the message.
Upon hearing his words, the flight attendant frowned slightly, seemingly somewhat surprised: "Young man, are you sure? You can't just say things like that."
Xia Wan's expression was serious and earnest: "Comrade, it's like this. The old lady sitting diagonally across from me seems a bit off. I saw her give a White Rabbit milk candy to the older woman next to her, who was holding a child. The child ate the candy and soon fell into a deep sleep."
"And that old woman was holding a child in her arms at the beginning, and in such a noisy carriage, she didn't show any signs of waking up. Just recently, a man took the child away. And the child's swaddling clothes..."
The flight attendant frowned, seemingly doubting what he was saying.
Seeing this, Xia Wan became a little anxious and continued, "Comrade, you may not believe what I'm saying, but I think it's better to confirm it. If the human traffickers really escape, who knows how many more families will be ruined!"
The flight attendant nodded earnestly: "Comrade, please wait here for a moment, I'll go report to my supervisor!"
Xia Wan nodded and stood there waiting. A short while later, the flight attendant brought back two men in police uniforms.
"Hello, young man. My colleague just told us that you encountered human traffickers. Can you tell us what happened?" The older train police officer spoke first.
Xia Wan, with a serious expression, recounted what had happened in his seat, mainly focusing on his suspicions, the man's location, and reminding the train police that they might get off at the next stop.
The train police officer frowned as he listened; what Xia Wan said was really suspicious.
"Then I'll go with this young comrade. Xiao Liang, you go and arrange for people to make preparations!"
To avoid alerting the suspects, Xia Wan walked ahead, with the older train police officer following not far behind.
When she reached the man's location, Xia Wan deliberately pretended to twist her ankle and bumped into him forcefully, almost knocking the child out of his arms.
Even so, the child slept soundly and showed no signs of waking up!
"What are you doing!" The man stepped aside to shield the child in his arms, looking at Xia Wan warily. Only after recognizing her did his expression relax.
After all, in his eyes, Xia Wan was just a thin little girl who posed no threat to him at all!
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, uncle, I didn't mean to, I was just bumped!" Xia Wan's face turned bright red as she explained in a panic!
The man probably didn't want to cause any more trouble, so he just said in a less than pleasant tone, "Alright, be careful next time!"
Xia Wan nodded, looking startled, and hurriedly left!
When she met the gaze of the train police officer behind her, she knew that the officer had begun to suspect the man!
When Xia Wan returned to her seat, she found something very absurd: Huang Qiujie was arguing with someone again, and the person she was arguing with was Liu Hong!
"I said I don't want your candy. Who forces someone to eat candy? You're not a kidnapper, are you? Even if you are, I'm not a child. I won't be tricked into giving you a piece of candy!"
Huang Qiujie was clearly furious; his eyes were practically spitting fire as he looked at Liu Hong!
Xia Wan nodded calmly to the train police officer and returned to her seat.
I don't know if there are any other human traffickers in this carriage. It's better to observe first and leave the decision of how to proceed to Uncle Hat!
I just don't know if she'll be able to squeeze in some points when the time comes!
The train police officer frowned, glanced at their seats, and then hurried away!
"You little girl, you can't say things like that. I just thought you looked pitiful all by yourself, so I kindly gave you some candy. You're really thankless!"
Liu Hong's eyes were full of ruthlessness, but her tone was very aggrieved.
"Look at you, little girl, don't talk nonsense. What kind of human trafficker would give you candy? Do you think human traffickers would be so kind?" Zhao Cuihua pouted, looking at Huang Qiujie as if she were a fool.
"Then don't force me to eat candy, especially since she touched it with her hands!" Huang Qiujie gave Liu Hong a disgusted look: "Disgusting!"
Liu Hong lowered her head, her face flushed, as if she felt humiliated by her words. When no one could see her, her eyes became even more sinister!
That brat just wait, once she gets her hands on him, she'll be in for a world of hurt! She'll be sold to some remote mountain village to be a shared wife!
Zhao Cuihua curled her lip and muttered under her breath, "Tsk tsk, capitalist's daughter, she even complains about how dirty she is when she eats candy!"
Upon hearing the words "capitalist's daughter," Huang Qiujie became extremely agitated: "You're the capitalist's daughter! You're speaking up for her like this, are you in cahoots with her? You're all human traffickers!"
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