The four cripples were two men and two women, all of whom appeared to be couples. However, the three of them together looked to be around forty years old, while the other couple looked to be around sixty.
Undoubtedly, they were pretending to be two families: the couple in front were traveling by train with their "daughter," while the elderly couple behind were traveling with their "granddaughter."
After listening to what Song Lan said, the train police officer immediately called two colleagues over and then made arrangements in front of Song Lan.
"Comrade Song, my two colleagues and I are going to carriage number 10. Why don't you wait here to avoid any accidents that might cause you harm?"
"To harm me? That's unlikely. However, in order not to disrupt your plans, I will stand guard outside carriage 10 to prevent the kidnappers from becoming desperate and taking drastic actions."
If such a situation were to occur, I might be able to offer some assistance.
"Comrade Song, you don't need to put yourself in danger. The clues you provided are already a great achievement. We will report this to our superiors, and you will definitely be rewarded!"
"Comrade Liu, we can't wait any longer. Otherwise, if the train stops again, the kidnappers might choose to get off the train with their people. Once they leave the station, there's no guarantee that something won't happen."
Song Lan paused for a moment, then continued, "You don't need to hesitate. Catching those kidnappers as soon as possible will be good for the two female educated youths in our village and the passengers in carriage number 10!"
Needless to say, Comrade Liu was the train police officer that Song Lan was looking for when she boarded the T2286 train.
"Oh well!"
Police officer Liu arrived at the final stop.
After he left with two other train police officers, about a few minutes later, Song Lan walked out of the train police duty room and headed to carriage 10.
At the same time, at Beijing Railway Station.
"I couldn't catch up with Lanlan..."
Qin Yanzheng walked up to Old Master Chen's car. Before he could speak, Li Jumei hurriedly stepped forward to ask about Song Lan's whereabouts.
"Lanlan boarded train T2286, and by the time I caught up with her, train T2286 had already started moving!"
The thought of his wife boarding the T2286 train for some unknown reason made Qin Yanzheng's heart clench. He was afraid that Song Lan might encounter danger on that train that had already gone far away.
Turning his head, Qin Yanzheng looked at Grandpa Chen: "Grandpa, could you please ask someone to contact the staff at the next station of train T2286 and ask them to go up and look for Lanlan after the train stops at the station?"
I figured Lanlan must have encountered some emergency, so without even telling me or my parents, she ran past us and boarded the T2286 train.
"Let's go, this old man will go find someone to make a call!"
Grandpa Chen believed that Song Lan wouldn't do anything inexplicable, and that she had probably encountered an emergency, just as her grandson-in-law had said. Therefore, she didn't have time to say goodbye to her family and hurriedly boarded the T2286 train.
At this moment, he only hopes that his beloved granddaughter is alright; otherwise, no one involved in that sudden incident will be able to escape responsibility!
The stationmaster's office at the train station.
After listening to what Grandpa Chen said, Station Chief Wu Qiaoan immediately picked up the landline phone in his office and dialed. Once the call was transferred...
He immediately gave a few instructions into the phone, and then Station Chief Wu hung up and turned his gaze back to Old Master Chen:
"Old commander, I have followed your instructions. Would you like to go home and wait for news, or..."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Chen said in a deep voice, "I'll wait for news here!" Then, he looked at Song Sanhe and Li Jumei and said, "You two should take the car back to the compound first, so that the two children don't catch a cold."
"Dad, you go back by car first. As for the two children, you and Meizi can take them home. Yanzheng and I will stay here and wait for news."
Song Sanhe spoke without the slightest hesitation. After hearing what he said, Qin Yanzheng chimed in, "Grandpa, you're getting old. It's better for you to go home first. Dad and I are here. I'll call you as soon as I have any news."
Da Bao and Er Bao were being held in the car by Li Jumei and Qin Yaqing. Of course, Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu were also in the car. As for Qin Yaxin, she followed her older brother Qin Yanzheng to the stationmaster's office. She was quite worried about her sister-in-law Song Lan's safety.
"All right!"
Seeing that Song Sanhe and Qin Yanzheng were adamant, Old Master Chen had no choice but to get up.
"You should go back too. When you get home, tell Dad that your sister-in-law and I have something to do and will be home a little late," Qin Yanzheng said to Qin Yaxin. Hearing this, Qin Yaxin was reluctant: "I want to stay here and wait for news from my sister-in-law."
"You can still receive news when you get home."
Qin Yanzheng's tone left no room for argument.
"I……"
Her lips twitched, but seeing that her older brother Qin Yanzheng's expression wasn't good, Qin Yaxin immediately changed her words and asked, "What about Da Bao and Er Bao?"
"Can you take care of children?"
Qin Yanzheng showed no respect to Qin Yaxin, saying, "Go home with your sister and tidy up the place thoroughly."
"knew!"
Qin Yaxin responded listlessly, but quickly perked up and looked intently at Qin Yanzheng, saying, "Big brother, you must ensure my sister-in-law's safety, otherwise... otherwise I'll have Dad hold you accountable!"
As soon as the words were spoken, Qin Yaxin followed behind Old Master Chen and left.
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The villa area near the steel mill.
"Where's your older brother, sister-in-law, and two children?"
Qin Yaqing and Qin Yaxin, carrying large and small bags and calling for their two little ones, Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu, to follow them, entered the living room and immediately heard their father's voice.
"Dad, my older brother..."
Little Wu was about to say what he knew when his younger sister, Little Liu, covered his mouth.
"Hey bro, let's go to the room and have some fun!"
Before the adorable little fifth child could even react, she was already being dragged upstairs by her younger sister, little sixth.
In the living room, Qin's father stared at his two daughters, Qin Yaqing and Qin Yaxin, for a moment, and said, "You're hiding something from me." He didn't ask; he used a statement directly.
No, no.
Qin Yaxin shook her head.
Unexpectedly, Qin's father didn't believe him at all. He shifted his gaze from Qin Yaxin to Qin Yaqing and said, "Tell me."
"My older brother and sister-in-law, carrying two children, accompanied Uncle Song and my aunt to the courtyard where my sister-in-law's grandfather lives. They are expected to return around evening."
Qin Yaqing spoke somewhat guiltily. Upon hearing this, Qin's father believed her halfway, but he didn't believe her the other half, stemming from the scene where Xiao Liu covered Xiao Wu's mouth. He only heard her say:
"I'll believe you for now, but if something happens to your older brother and the others, let's see how you explain it."
Nodding slightly, Qin Yaqing said, "Dad, I'll go back to my room first, and I'll be down in a bit."
Mr. Qin grunted in agreement and said to Qin Yaxin, "Let me see your report card."
"I... I didn't do very well on the test!"
Qin Yaxin avoided her father's gaze, and reluctantly took out her report card from the military green canvas bag slung across her shoulder. She pursed her lips slightly and handed the report card to her father with both hands: "Dad, I promise I will do well next time!"
Taking her report card, Qin's father's gaze fell upon it. The next moment, he frowned slightly and asked, "How did you get such a high score in math?"
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