Chapter 493
Aunt Tan asked in confusion, "Then why did they leave the bag with me? They kept such a close watch on it all the way here, why didn't they take it away at the last minute?"
Captain Shi looked serious and speculated, "In my opinion, they probably thought that since we were looking for someone, we must have known their personal characteristics in advance.
Maybe we will relax our vigilance towards others. After all, we can't check the luggage of all passengers.
They want to leave the bag with you first, hide away, and then come back to you for it later.
This way, firstly, the contents of the package are less likely to be discovered, and secondly, even if they are caught, if the contents are not on them, we cannot claim they have caught them red-handed.
"Humph! These people are so heartless! They actually plotted against me and took advantage of an honest person like me!"
Aunt Tan's face turned red with anger. When she saw the white powder and gun in the bag, she was really scared. She was afraid that she would be mistaken for a bad person and shot.
At this time, a young police officer nearby said anxiously, "Captain, they have already taken action. They must have realized that the plan has been exposed. Now they are trying to escape. We must catch them as soon as possible."
"Yes, since they are already alert, they are likely to be disguised. We still need to continue to investigate and bring any suspicious individuals here directly."
"Should we have the announcer announce the entire vehicle? Ask the passengers to help?" Another police officer offered his own idea.
Captain Shi immediately waved his hand and said firmly, "Don't do that! There are so many passengers on the bus now. If it causes panic and a stampede, it will be even worse.
Not only must we not leak any information, but we must also prevent the suspect from deliberately creating panic and taking the opportunity to escape."
"Could they have already jumped out of the car and run away?"
Captain Shi turned his head and looked out the window. Outside, the scenery was rapidly passing by. He thought for a moment and said:
"According to the information provided by these passengers, the suspect left the car after driving this time. It would be very dangerous to jump out of the car at the current speed.
Besides, it’s daytime now, and many passengers are looking out the windows. Jumping out of the car would easily attract other people’s attention, so the possibility is relatively small.”
Then he turned to the conductor and asked, "Comrade conductor, when does the next station arrive?"
The conductor quickly checked the timetable in his hand and replied, "The next stop is not until 7:30 pm, and it's now 1 pm."
"It was 7:30, and it was already dark. The train would slow down before entering the station. If they wanted to avoid the station inspection, they would probably take this opportunity to jump off the train.
So we have to hurry and find the person before seven o'clock! At the same time, please ask the train conductor to assist us and contact the next station to prepare for the reception. "
The public security comrades are about to start the next tense arrest operation, so Su Miao and his friends can go back to their own carriage.
Aunt Tan was terrified. She said palely:
"Comrade Public Security, conductor, can I apply to change seats? Those two bad guys left the bag in my care, and they will definitely get it back later.
If he finds his bag is gone, will he get mad and beat me? Maybe even kill me!
Captain Shi thought about it and felt that Aunt Tan's concerns were not unreasonable, so he said to the conductor:
"We have other empty seats on the bus. It would be best if we could arrange for these comrades to move elsewhere."
The conductor looked embarrassed and said helplessly, "There are not many empty seats this time. There is only one left. We have to wait until passengers get off at the next stop before a few more become available."
Teacher Ding straightened his back and said calmly:
"I'm not afraid of you, old man. Just arrange for these comrades. I'm just an old man, so I don't pose any threat to them. They probably won't go out of their way to hurt me."
Now there is only one position, and Su Miao came up with an idea.
"Captain Shi, since there's only one seat left, let's move Aunt Tan elsewhere. The rest of us can continue as usual. I'm wondering if we could deploy a police officer, disguised as a passenger, to fill Aunt Tan's spot."
After the bag was emptied, it was still placed on the lower bunk, creating the illusion that Aunt Tan had exchanged seats with other passengers. When the suspect retrieved it, even if he had doubts, it was better than not finding the person at all.
As long as they show up to pick up the bag, we can arrest them directly."
"Okay! That's a good idea. Then you guys go back first, I'll arrange for someone to go over there in a while."
Captain Shi nodded in agreement, expressing his approval of Su Miao's idea.
Because of the investigation, several people rushed here and carried their luggage with them, so they were not worried about it being taken away.
The few of them had been busy for a long time and had no time to eat lunch. It happened that there was a dining car next door, so they decided to stop by and have a meal before returning to the carriage.
The 1980s was the golden age of train meals. The dining cars all had open fires and stoves, and the meals were all hot and freshly prepared.
Many of the chefs in charge of cooking were the head chefs of large restaurants in the past. During that special period, private restaurants disappeared and there were not many job opportunities for chefs.
Most of them move to other types of jobs, or work in the canteens of various units, and being a cook on a train is a good choice.
Not only can you eat your fill on the dining car, but you also pay less for food coupons. You can also become a formal, technical worker with good pay and a stable position.
There is also a benefit to working in the railway system, that is, you can ride the train for free during specific hours in the crew section where you work.
Su Miao once heard from his teacher that during the heyday of train catering, the Beijing Railway Bureau's train dining cars were of the highest standard, and the level of food served was comparable to that of second-tier restaurants at the time!
There are two types of meals on the train. One is the boxed lunches that are sold.
Generally, two hours before mealtime, the dining car conductor will sell meal tickets in the car, and then prepare meals according to the number of people, which is also a big pot meal.
When it's time for dinner, the cook pushes out a small food cart to deliver meals, and passengers exchange their tickets for boxed meals.
In the era when bucket instant noodles had not yet been introduced, this was the main way for travelers to eat hot meals while traveling. The price was not particularly expensive, and the taste and hygiene were guaranteed.
Before 1985, meals were packed in aluminum lunch boxes, and passengers had to recycle the lunch boxes after eating.
After 1985, foam lunch boxes appeared and gradually became popular on trains, and the old aluminum lunch boxes were eliminated.
The way lunch boxes are sold is the same as before, except that they no longer need to be recycled, which saves a lot of work.
When the Su family first started selling lunch boxes for braised food, Su Yuanzheng asked a friend to buy them from the Railway Bureau.
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