Chapter 61 Intuition
Xingcheng Railway Station was still as hot and crowded as ever, with people rushing towards the platform corridor.
A few people who arrived early and took the internal staff passage quickly entered the carriage as soon as the train arrived at the station to avoid the "bustle".
Because of the special treatment of Yanbei researchers, Suning was able to buy several soft sleeper tickets, and the benefits made him more resolute in his previous thoughts.
He even quietly raised the quality of the food prepared as compensation.
A long air whistle sounded.
Those who had not yet boarded the bus rushed to the doors, and many even climbed in through the open windows, causing the hooded passengers holding whistles to shout out danger.
“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang~”
The green train slowly drove out of the platform with the second whistle sound.
Xiaoqiu, who was leaning against the car window and watching with great interest, finally withdrew her gaze and sat back on the bed.
"Uncle Fu..."
"Wait a minute, Xiao Qiuqiu, let's talk about whether we can change the name?"
Fu Jiaming, who had finally climbed onto the upper bunk on one leg, leaned his head out, looked down at the kid on the lower bunk and discussed something.
"Look, you call Su Ning and Luo Shuangshuang sisters, right? I'm friends with them, how can you call me uncle? Isn't that a generation gap?"
"But Uncle Fu, mom said that those who are older than me and look younger are my brothers and sisters, and only those who are much older than me should be called uncle Baibai!"
The implication is that among the four people, he is the only one who doesn't look young? Looks old?
Of course, in terms of age, it’s okay for him to be the uncle of a girl like her at a young age when he’s in his early twenties, but such discriminatory address... is really heartbreaking!
"Snort~"
Yan Bei, who was sitting on the lower bunk opposite, sneered and added a stab, "You brought disgrace upon yourself."
"Hehe~ How do you talk to your uncle? Do you have any more ideas?"
This caused Fu Jiaming to immediately retort, and only then did he realize: Hehe, it’s a good idea to call this uncle, it automatically promotes them to a higher generation!
"Suning, I think you should not give him the food you prepared. An elderly person may have trouble digesting it if he eats too much."
"Yeah, that makes sense."
Xiaoqiu covered her mouth and looked at the confrontation between the three people, smiling so much that her eyes narrowed into little crescents.
Only after the carriage door was opened from the outside did the few people stop this childish war of words.
A young couple walked in. They looked at each other sweetly and shyly from time to time. They must have been dating for a short time.
A few people smiled and greeted each other briefly, hoping that they could get along harmoniously in the same carriage for the next three or four days.
The last person to come in was a middle-aged man with a flat head and a resolute face.
There were no difficult or unreasonable people around, and the atmosphere in the carriage became more lively as Fu Jiaming, who was very outgoing, could chat with anyone.
"Sister Ningning."
Listening quietly at the side, and occasionally replying politely when called upon, Su Ning felt the little paw quietly inserted into his hand, and his originally distant and cold smile couldn't help but become a little more genuine.
He squeezed her little hand, lowered his head and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong, Xiaoqiu?"
"I want to pee...Oh, no, Sister Ningning said girls should say go to the toilet."
"Be good, come on, put on your shoes and I'll take you to the bathroom."
Xiao Qiu nodded and released the fingers that were holding her, put on the sandals under the bed, and buttoned them up.
After speaking to Yan Bei who was looking over, Suning took the little guy's hand and opened the sliding door of the car.
In the corridor, which was barely wide enough for two people to pass through, people were sitting or standing waiting to exchange their tickets.
I walked all the way to the end of the hard sleeper car but still couldn't find an empty toilet, so I had to take her through the dining car to the hard seat car.
After walking for several sections, I finally saw an empty toilet that was slightly open.
"Xiao Qiu, come in quickly. I'll be waiting for you at the door, okay?"
"Okay, I'll be quick~"
After the little girl walked in, Suning opened the door from the outside and stood there waiting for her.
Looking from the rear of the train, there was almost no place to stand in the hard-seat carriage. There were either large snakeskin suitcases or people sitting on the ground.
Even the open space next to the toilet and the train door is like this.
Various smells are pungent, and as the weather gets hotter in midsummer, the mixed smell becomes even stronger.
"Sister Ningning, I'm fine!"
Hearing this, she quickly let go of the door handle, took Xiaoqiu's hand and prepared to go back.
When he reached one of the carriages, he suddenly stopped.
Without waiting for Xiaoqiu to ask, he turned around and picked her up. Su Ning used Xiaoqiu's body to cover most of her face and took a closer look. He was more and more certain that the mother and daughter sitting at the door connecting the two carriages were those two people -
The lady who kindly reminded her pointed in the opposite direction, and the little girl who was catching insects to eat in the bamboo forest of Fengzhuling.
Could this little girl be her granddaughter?
I don't know why, but this is the thought that comes to my mind, not to mention...
The little girl was leaning against the door with her head down, not moving at all, while the old lady was holding a one-year-old baby in her arms.
It is not uncommon for an elderly person to take care of two children. There are even quite a few people on the train who are traveling long distances with more children.
But I brought a baby with me but didn't prepare any food or drinks for him, and the baby just slept without crying or making any noise, which was very strange.
Silently noting down the carriage number, Suning walked past her naturally holding Xiaoqiu in his arms.
The sensitive Xiaoqiu noticed something, and silently leaned on her shoulder, put his arms around her neck and peeked back.
After walking past two carriages, Xiao Qiu leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Sister Ningning, that young lady's hand was injured."
"Um?"
"I saw purple circles on her hands."
Considering the height the little guy is at, he should be able to see it if he looks down from above.
Purple circles? Could they be marks from being strangled?
Should I tell Cheng J? But it only depends on her guesses and suspicions...what if she is wrong?
Su Ning returned to the carriage with a heavy heart, and his brows furrowed even more tightly.
"What happened?"
"without…"
He swallowed the answer that was on the tip of his tongue and looked up at Yan Bei: What if? In this kind of situation, it is better to make a mistake and apologize later than to pretend it never happened.
Put Xiaoqiu back on the bed and walk two steps to the other side.
He moved aside completely subconsciously, and when the other person really sat down next to him, the area behind Yan Bei's ears turned red, but his face remained calm and composed as always.
"I suspect... there are human traffickers."
The heat coming from the person who was only a palm away seemed to be able to burn him through his clothes, making the half of his body that was leaning against her feel hot.
Trying his best to ignore the strange feeling, Yan Bei turned his attention back to what she was saying. Sure enough, the throbbing pain instantly disappeared, and his body finally returned to normal.
"Where are they? How many people are there?"
"In car number twelve. I'm not sure. It's just my intuition."
Even though she was uncertain, Yan Bei did not question it because he believed it.
Although they have only known each other for a short time, he believes in her, no matter how she is or how she handles things.
"A woman in her fifties brought two children, a girl of six or seven years old and a baby boy less than two years old."
Then he whispered to him his suspicions and the whole process of meeting the two people.
Yan Bei habitually wanted to turn the pen until his hands were empty before he came to his senses. The expression on his face gradually became solemn as she spoke.
This woman is indeed suspicious.
If it's like she said...
"Don't go anywhere here. I'm going out for a while."
"No, you're still injured!"
In a moment of panic, she grabbed his arm, but when she realized something was wrong, she quickly let go.
However, in just that brief moment of contact, Suning foresaw what would happen soon and would not let him go no matter what.
"Don't worry, I won't fight that guy. I'm just going to go find Cheng J."
She took a deep breath. Now that the matter had been confirmed and it was her fault, there was no reason for her to hide.
Su Ning waved his hand and looked at him with an expression that did not allow him to argue. "You have never seen the person and don't know who he is. How can you identify him to Cheng J? I'll go. You keep an eye on Xiao Qiu."
"no!"
If he is really a human trafficker, it is impossible that there is only one person in this situation, and there must be accomplices. What if he is seen by his accomplices hidden in the crowd and retaliates afterwards when he is pointing the finger?
How could Yan Bei let her face such a dangerous situation? However, looking at her expression, the dark color in her eyes was surging back and forth.
After only a few seconds of stalemate, he took a step back and said, "I'll go with you."
"What are you two talking about, so mysteriously?"
"Jia Ming, take care of Xiao Qiu. I'll accompany Suning to the dining car to eat something."
(End of this chapter)
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