When Xie Qing entered the waiting hall, she took a look and saw a total of thirty-six passengers. For

a small county-level station, there were quite a lot of people waiting for the train. There were mostly male passengers, most of whom were wearing military coats and had piles of woven bags at their feet. It was obvious that they were going to the city to work. There were fewer women, only five or six. They were all wearing new cotton jackets and talking happily with their companions. No one cared about Xie Qing's arrival, and no one even noticed that she was alone. Xie Qing found a deserted place to sit down, took out her ticket, looked at it again and again, and finally put it in her coat pocket with great care. It was boring to sit there alone, so she closed her eyes and reviewed the entire plan in her mind, repeatedly reasoning, and making multiple assumptions about where problems might arise in order to deal with emergencies. At 9:08, the train to Anhai began to check tickets. Xie Qing took out her ticket, carried the big worn-out schoolbag prepared by the bureau, passed through the ticket gate, entered the platform, waited for seven or eight minutes, and got on the No. 2 carriage with other people. The air quality of the hard-seat slow train was poor. The stench of the toilet, the smell of men who didn't take a shower, and the smell of stinky feet made Xie Qing's head hurt. Fortunately, Anhai was not far away, and it took an hour and fifty minutes to get there. Xie Qing came out of the station exit with her bag on her back, looked around, and then asked a hotel proprietress who was soliciting customers, "Sister, where is the toilet?" The proprietress smiled and said, "There is one in my hotel. Can I stay there, little sister?" Xie Qing asked, "How much?" The proprietress said, "Eight yuan a night, cheap." Xie Qing shook her head and asked a female taxi driver. The female taxi driver pulled her aside and said, "Little girl, there is a toilet in the waiting hall. It's best not to stay in those small hotels. It's easy for something to happen if you're alone. If you want to stay, I'll take you to a regular guesthouse." Xie Qing said, "Thank you, sister. How much is a regular guesthouse?" The female driver thought for a moment and said, "Not expensive, probably about ten yuan." "It's too expensive. I don't have that much money. Thank you, sister. I'll go find a toilet first." Xie Qing went to the waiting hall. The female driver said, "This child doesn't look very old. She must have run away from home." The male driver next to her added, "The little girl is pretty, but she might be targeted by traffickers." The female driver nodded, "Isn't it? I've heard of several such cases." ... Xie Qing entered the waiting hall and looked for several people before she found someone who was willing to help her bag. She took the toilet paper and squatted in the toilet for a while. After coming out, she thanked the person who watched her bag and went to the ticket hall again. It was already eleven o'clock and there were only a few people in the ticket hall. Xie Qing stood in front of the train timetable for a long time, walked back and forth a few times, and then went out again, watching the hotel owner and his wife competing for customers at the door. After she was completely frozen, she returned to the ticket office and continued to study the train schedule. An old man holding a broom said, "Little girl, where are you going?" Xie Qing said, "Master, I don't know where to go either. I just want to find a job." The old man said, "Oh... I can't help you. A young girl who goes out to work alone must pay attention to safety and don't walk around blindly." Xie Qing nodded, "I know, but I can't stay at home anymore. Alas..." She stopped talking and said nothing. The old man shook his head and went out. Xie Qing put her schoolbag on the ground and stared at the train schedule. After about a quarter of an hour, she stood up, walked to the window, and asked, "Hey, how much is it to Beijing?" The ticket seller said, "Fifteen yuan and sixty." Xie Qing took out a few small bills from her pocket, turned around and left, carrying her bag and went outside. Standing at the door. She thought, I have been wandering around for two hours, and the traffickers are not willing to take the bait. It is better to stay here first and then make plans. A middle-aged woman with thick eyebrows and big eyes came over, "Little girl, do you want to stay?" Xie Qing asked, "Auntie, how much is it?" The middle-aged woman was not happy, "What do you mean Auntie? Call me Auntie." "Oh!" Xie Qing replied innocently, "Auntie." The middle-aged woman said, "Eight yuan a night, do you want to stay?" Xie Qing shook her head, "Too expensive, too expensive." The middle-aged woman raised her voice, "Eight yuan is still too expensive, have you ever stayed in a hotel?" Xie Qing shook her head again, "No." "Damn." The middle-aged woman cursed and glanced at Xie Qing's torn schoolbag. "You didn't run away secretly, did you?" Xie Qing waved her hands hurriedly. "No, no, Auntie, can you give me a discount?" The middle-aged woman said, "You look so pitiful. Seven yuan. You can stay here if you want." Xie Qing said, "I'll stay here." The middle-aged woman said, "It's good to stay here. Wait for me. I'll find another one and we'll go together." Xie Qing agreed and stood there waiting for her. She also looked for the two people who had seen the photos. She wanted to analyze whether they were not at the train station or thought her goods were not good enough. Soon, she found one of the men with her residual light. He was standing next to a pillar. The half-smoked cigarette in his hand was clearly extinguished, and his eyes were always on her. After waiting for a few minutes, the middle-aged woman came over with a man in his fifties, "Let's go, the hotel is not far, just a few steps away." The middle -aged woman did not lie to her, the hotel was indeed not far away - go past the road next to the train station, turn left at the first intersection, enter a long street, and you will find Anhai's famous hotel street, with mostly small inns on both sides. The hotel where Xie Qing stayed was called An'an Hotel, a shabby two-story building with bright lights and people inside. It seemed that the business was pretty good. After paying at the front desk, the middle-aged woman took her to the second floor - Room 2011. She said, "It's a four-person room, you live alone, and the toilet is outside. Don't go out unless you have something to do, or you will die without knowing how."

The room was not clean, with long hair and indelible menstrual blood on the sheets, but overall it was acceptable.

Xie Qing locked the door, put her bag on the windowsill, facing outward, took out an old piece of clothing from someone else's bag, put it on the pillow, lay down, closed her eyes, and began to do abdominal breathing.

She had strong execution and concentration, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

...

In a hotel across the street, Tan Yi stood in front of the window, staring at An'an Hotel through the gap between the curtains.

A woman came to the outside of the hotel, wearing a woolen hat. Although her face could not be seen, she looked at least thirty years old from her figure, about the same age as the target suspect.

He said, "Finally it's hooked."

Fu Da came over and took a look with a telescope, "Xie Qing is asleep? You are so careless!"

Lao Du sat up from the bed, "You may not be able to fall asleep, but you have to take a nap, otherwise you will be tired during the day and it is easy to make mistakes."

Tan Yi said, "Brother Fu, since the fish has taken the bait, let's act according to the plan."

Fu Da put down the telescope, "Okay, I'll arrange it according to the schedule."

...

Xie Qing slept for half the night and woke up at six in the morning.

She took out the enamel pot, took a towel and toothbrush to the bathroom to wash.

When she came out of the squat toilet, a woman in her thirties was brushing her teeth in front of a mirror full of water stains.

Xie Qing smiled shyly, washed her face with cool water, and started brushing her teeth.

The woman looked at her carefully, from top to bottom, as if she was estimating the value of a piece of merchandise.

Xie Qing asked, "Auntie, is my face dirty?"

"Why call me Auntie? Just call me sister." The woman smiled with satisfaction, "You are a pretty girl. What are you doing in the city?"

Xie Qing stopped brushing her teeth and looked at her face in the mirror. "Ah... I am pretty... Forget it."

She didn't say anything else.

The woman asked, "What's wrong? Isn't it good to be pretty?"

Xie Qing shook her head in a depressed tone, "It's useless in the countryside. I am just here to marry my brother."

"Oh." The woman slapped her thigh, "What good things can we get in the countryside? It's better to work and earn more money for our family."

Xie Qing spit out the toothpaste foam in her mouth, "Yes, I thought so too."

The woman said, "So you came to Anhai to work?"

Xie Qing rinsed her mouth, "Well, I'll go find a job later. What about you, sister?"

The woman said, "I'm here to work too. My husband died, my family is poor, and my child is taken care of by his grandmother. I come out to earn more money."

Xie Qing's face showed joy, "Where are you going to find a job, sister? Are you capable?"

The woman said, "Of course, if I'm not capable, why would I come here."

"I..." Xie Qing was hesitant to speak.

The woman said, "You don't have a plan?"

Xie Qing picked up the enamel pot and said, "It's okay. I'll find it after I look for it. Sister, take your time to pack. I'm leaving first."

Xie Qing left the bathroom.

The woman looked at her back with a deep smile in her eyes.

Back in the room, Xie Qing took a deep breath, made a fist gesture in front of the mirror, put the enamel pot into a plastic bag, packed her schoolbag and went out. As soon as she reached the stairs, she ran into the woman in the bathroom.

The woman had a pair of smiling eyes, a slightly plump figure, about 1.63 meters tall, and looked kind. She smiled and asked, "Where are you going, sister? Do you want to come with me?"

Xie Qing said, "I'm going to the hotel to see if there are any job openings."

The woman said, "What hotel? Why don't you come with me? The Nissin Meter Factory is recruiting for 20 to 30 people. Food is not provided, but there are dormitories."

Xie Qing's brows lit up immediately, "Is this true? Don't lie to me, sister."

The woman took her arm enthusiastically, "Of course it's true. I'm going too. Why would I lie to you?"

After a few words, the two were outside the hotel.

"That's great." Xie Qing glanced at the familiar Xiali car across the street and felt more at ease. "What's your name, big sister?"

The woman waved and called a tricycle. "My surname is Ma, Ma Lianhua. Country huh? There's nothing I can do, my parents are uneducated. What's your name, sister?"

Xie Qing said, "My surname is Yan, Yanjing, doesn't it look like glasses?"

"Hahaha..." The woman laughed so hard that her fat flesh trembled. "Your parents are talented enough. Come on, come on, get on the car."

Xie Qing glanced at the tricycle driver, who was the smoking man she had seen in the early morning.

So, these two people should be specifically looking for single women, one looking for the target and the other approaching the target.

Xie Qing got on the car.

The woman came up and took out a bottle of water from her bag. "Would you like some water, girl?"

Xie Qing refused. "Thank you, Sister Ma, I just drank at the hotel. I'm not thirsty now."

The woman didn't care and put the water back.

Xie Qing said, "Sister Ma, if you help me find a job, I will... treat you to a delicious meal."

"Chuckles..." The woman laughed like an old hen. "Okay, I'll wait for your delicious food."