Chapter 219 Tonight is destined to be sleepless
Chapter 219 Tonight is destined to be sleepless
The people in their carriage were not difficult to talk to, so they agreed seeing that he had a good attitude. However, An Xueyan woke up the moment the voice sounded again. This was the disadvantage of having too good hearing.
There was also the sound of the master turning over below. The old man was a light sleeper and he couldn't sleep on a night like this.
So An Xueyan took out a silver needle, jumped off the bed nimbly, and gave Zhong Ming a few injections without making any sound.
In a few minutes, the carriage became quiet, and another 10 minutes passed before the needle was pulled out. The master saw the whole process, but Master Feng did not say anything because he knew that his disciple knew her limits and her acupuncture skills were better than his own.
After the needle was removed, An Xueyan went back to bed and lay down. Now she could sleep a little.
But tonight was destined to be an uneasy night. In the middle of the night, a woman shouted "There is a thief", which woke up most people in the carriage. Except for those who had such good sleep quality and were still sleeping soundly, everyone else got up to check if their money was missing.
"My money is gone too."
"My clothes were all torn, and I had no money on me, yet they still cut my clothes. How wicked!"
Thief: Who told you to dress so nicely? I didn’t expect you to be a poor guy. Bah, you’re wasting his time.
The carriage became increasingly noisy, and those who were sleeping soundly were woken up one after another. An Xueyan did not go to the beds where the money was lost to watch the fun. The thief did not know why he did not steal the entire carriage.
There was nothing wrong with the beds on either side of her, and soon the train attendant came to investigate the situation. A person in an empty public security uniform also came with them. They learned about the situation and counted the amount of lost property and the number of valuables.
The thief did not steal any small items, but only stole money and valuable items that were easy to transfer, such as two watches and a gold necklace.
Another hour of noise passed. Those who had lost their belongings were no longer in the mood to sleep, so they all came together to fight against the damn thief. Those whose belongings were robbed suspected that the thief was in their carriage.
So a rude old lady started to search the luggage and any place on the body where the victim could hide anything.
However, the other party would definitely not agree to being suspected for no reason, so the two sides started arguing, and the carriage, which had just been quiet for less than 20 minutes, became noisy again.
Later, the flight attendant was called over to mediate, but no one was willing to compromise. Finally, the conductor came over and scared them, and they calmed down. However, no one could sleep after this, and it was dawn soon.
Glancing at her listless master, An Xueyan said, "Grandpa, I'll go get someone to help find a quiet place. You go and rest for a while."
"No need, I'll just take a nap here for a while." Mr. Feng shook his head and refused.
Changing the subject, he said, "Go to the dining car and heat up the food in our bags. We'll have breakfast first."
They took the steamed buns, dumplings and eggs prepared by the Gu family to the dining car. Chef He enthusiastically took the food and heated it up for them. He also thoughtfully packed two bowls of porridge for them.
After waiting for a few minutes, An Xueyan asked curiously, "Uncle He, was the thief caught last night?"
Chef He said as if he was used to it: "Where can we catch them? People who commit crimes like this on trains are usually veterans, so it's hard to catch them."
Similar incidents happen several times a week on this train, but I've never seen anyone caught.
He kindly reminded, "It's still chaotic out there, so you, young and old, should be extra vigilant. Don't get too close to strangers, and don't eat other people's food."
An Xueyan pretended not to understand: "Why?"
Seeing her like this, the other party would have a strong desire to share, and lowered his voice and said, "Let me tell you, we have encountered this before. There was a good boy who was riding the train alone. He got along very well with a woman. Before getting off the train, he drank the water that the woman helped him to get and fell asleep. He was almost taken out of the station.
If her family hadn't known about her train schedule and not been worried about coming to pick her up, she would have been kidnapped and taken to that mountain valley by now."
"She's been caught by a human trafficker. There are indeed a lot of human traffickers these days. I've encountered them twice, but we were able to identify them and put them in jail each time."
Talking about your own experiences can arouse the other person's curiosity and help build closer relationships.
Chef He became interested when he heard this. "You guys are so good? Tell me how you did it?"
In this way, the two of them gathered together and talked about a bunch of gossip that they each knew. An Xueyan also learned that the woman named Li Wanwan who had given birth arrived at the station at 4 o'clock last night, was sent off the bus by the staff, and contacted her husband to pick her up. As for her mother-in-law, of course she was released after she gave birth.
When he learned that it was a granddaughter, he was still shouting that it was their staff who switched the baby before getting off the bus. However, I heard from my colleague who saw him off that his son was quite well-mannered, and if it weren't for this unreasonable mother-in-law, the young couple would probably have a good life.
After hearing what Chef He and the others said about the man, An Xueyan remained silent. She had never seen him or met him and didn't know what he was like. However, seeing that the old woman seemed difficult to get along with, if she came across such a family, no matter how outstanding the man was, she would not even consider him.
An Xueyan took the opportunity to inquire if there was a quieter place. She wanted her master to sleep there. When Chef He heard that it was a place for her master to sleep, he was very enthusiastic and let the person sleep in his bed.
Theirs was the staff carriage and no one would go there to make noise except those who were resting. I also heard that the old man didn't want to go and asked her to go back and have breakfast first, and he would come to pick her up in person later.
Probably he wanted to discuss the shameful illness further, so An Xueyan didn't ask about it. She took the breakfast back to the carriage and saw a man in work clothes talking to the master in the carriage.
"Grandpa, I'm back. Who is this?"
Mr. Feng introduced her: "This is the conductor of this train, Hu Shengli. He came here to thank us for our help yesterday. You can call him Uncle Hu. He is your Uncle Gu's former comrade-in-arms."
"Hello, Uncle Hu." An Xueyan called him sweetly.
Hu Shengli had his back to her, but now he turned around to face her, with a resolute face, and said generously: "You are the daughter that Lao Gu mentioned. I wanted to come over to see you after I finished my work yesterday, but I had too many things to do yesterday.
This morning I learned that you were the ones who helped rescue people yesterday, so I hurried over to take a look. Luckily you were on this bus, otherwise we would have had a lot of trouble yesterday."
Maybe the mother might die and have two children, and if there is a commotion, the staff might also be criticized.
He saw that they were about to have breakfast and chatted with them for a few more minutes before leaving. He told them that if they had any problems, they could go to him or the conductor in this carriage.
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