Oh, so you're going to a big city.
The ticket seller said, "There are three: Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Shanghai is the closest to us."
The capital, the magic city, the flower city.
It sounds like a very impressive city!
Although Su Yueya didn't know exactly where Liu Dekai had gone, she had heard before that he was going to a city with the character "都" in its name.
"Why haven't you finished buying it yet?"
"Yeah, what's going on up there? Why is it stopped moving?"
There were only two ticket windows, and Su Yueya's line was moving slowly, so naturally, people behind her were getting impatient.
Su Yueya made up her mind and said, "Could you please give me a train ticket to Shanghai?"
"Four dollars and eighty-three cents."
"Thanks."
Su Yueya got her train ticket to Shanghai and felt a little more at ease.
Following the instructions, Su Yueya entered the waiting room, found the row for boarding, and seeing that the train would arrive in an hour, she randomly found a seat and sat down.
Shanghai is the closest, so let's go there first.
Anyway, she has plenty of time now.
She knew everything about Liu Dekai. Each city only had three or four troops at most. If she couldn't find them in Shanghai, she would go to Beijing and Guangzhou.
She refused to believe that she couldn't find the person herself.
After resting for a while, when the train arrived at the station, Su Yueya followed the crowd and boarded the train bound for Shanghai.
The train was a bit crowded, especially when it arrived at the station. People were getting on and off, some with children, some with large bags of luggage, and it was noisy and a headache.
Su Yueya found her seat easily; it was a two-seater in her row, and her seat happened to be by the window.
Next to her was a woman carrying several packages, who looked to be in her thirties or forties. Opposite her were her husband and mother-in-law, and a little boy of about eight or nine years old; they seemed to be a family.
After the train started moving, many people, some acquaintances and some strangers, were chatting and eating.
Sister Wang, who was standing nearby, couldn't stay still either, so she started chatting with Su Yueya.
"Little girl, are you going out alone? Where are you going?"
Su Yueya didn't think much of it and replied, "I'm going to find my husband; he's a soldier."
"Wow, being a soldier is great! They eat the country's food and they can protect the country."
Upon hearing that Su Yueya's husband was a soldier, Sister Wang became even more enthusiastic. After chatting for a while, Su Yueya began to feel a bit of a headache, as this sister was simply too overly enthusiastic.
It was the eldest sister's son who kept making a fuss, and only then did he finally stop talking.
As evening approached, the night gradually fell.
Everyone took out various steamed buns and flatbreads they had brought from home, and began to eat with pickled vegetables and hot water.
Every now and then, train staff would push out food carts and snack carts and call out their wares.
The boxed meals are relatively expensive, and most of the passengers in these carriages are from rural areas or towns, so very few people would spend money to buy boxed meals.
Su Yueya also took out the food she had packed in her backpack and ate it.
The mealtime was also lively. Sister Wang, who couldn't stay still, saw a couple next to her silently eating steamed buns and called out, "Didn't you bring any food? I saw you eating steamed buns at noon. Why don't you eat some with me?"
They were an honest-looking couple, both with dark skin, who looked like they had been working in the fields for a long time.
The wife, who was sitting inside, was holding a child in her arms, wrapped in a large, old coat. The child looked to be two or three years old.
Right now, she is sleeping soundly.
Upon hearing Sister Wang's words, the man looked at the group warily and then said, "No need."
The voice was hoarse, and Su Yueya turned her head curiously to take a look.
Sister Wang wanted to say something, but her husband across from her gently kicked her, so she obediently sat down.
This little incident went unnoticed by others.
Su Yueya only glanced at it curiously before looking away.
Clang, clang, clang.
As night fell, the carriage quieted down. Apart from the occasional crying child, parents quickly soothed their children to sleep.
For two whole days, Su Yueya was on the train. Sometimes when the train stopped for a long time, she would get off and walk around.
She boarded the train at noon and had already slept on it for two nights. It's inconvenient to do anything on the train. Judging by the time, she should arrive in Huadu tonight.
After washing up, Su Yueya walked towards her carriage. On the way, she inadvertently saw two soldiers in military uniforms on the same train.
Even when they were sitting, these two soldiers had a different air about them than others, and many young women and wives in the neighborhood would secretly steal glances at them.
It's just that they are both too handsome.
Su Yueya glanced at it a couple more times, then quickly returned to her seat without stopping.
"Sigh, this couple is really strange. It's been two days, and they've been eating dry steamed buns every day without talking to anyone."
"Oh dear, you wouldn't believe it, those two had a strange smell about them. We who were close by could smell it too. It wasn't the smell of someone who hadn't showered, it was just a stench mixed with fragrance."
"You're really funny. You can mix fragrance with stench?"
"What this lady said is true. The woman was sitting right across from me with her child in her arms, and I could smell it too."
"Speaking of this child, it's been two days and I haven't heard him make a fuss. My child is eight or nine years old and he's always busy, running around in these carriages all day long."
"That's right. Although this child does nothing but eat and sleep, it's been two days and he hasn't said a word. I also find it quite strange."
Su Yueya sat in her seat, looking at the scenery outside the window, while she could hear Sister Wang chatting with several people next to her.
The couple seemed to have taken their child to the restroom, and since they weren't there, the people nearby couldn't help but discuss it.
"Stop talking, stop talking, they're all back."
Someone with sharp eyes whispered something, and the others immediately turned around and went about their own business.
After hearing this, Su Yueya was also a little puzzled and couldn't help but turn her head to take a look.
To her surprise, the man was very wary and glared at Su Yueya when he noticed her gaze.
The people sitting in these rows were much quieter compared to those in other seats on the train.
Su Yueya had some doubts, so she began to secretly observe them.
This simply dressed couple had a distinctive accent and did not speak to outsiders. Occasionally, when the baby in their arms stirred and seemed about to wake up, they would feed the baby the prepared porridge.
Then the child will continue to sleep.
Two- or three-year-old children are usually very active and playful, so why are they sleeping for so long?
Although Su Yueya herself did not have children, she knew that it was impossible for such a child to sleep for two days and two nights without crying or fussing.
Unless, of course, they were drugged and forced into a state of sleep.
Su Yueya's heart clenched instantly.
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