After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 311, Episode 336: On the Train (Part 1)

In addition to the compensation they received for being wronged over the years, they also receive pensions and retirement benefits. As retired veterans, they have the same standard of care as Leng Lao: two guards, one caregiver, and two people to take care of their daily needs.

Tian Shaoan volunteered to become Hua Lao's bodyguard.

As if he had thought of something, Old Zheng let out a long sigh.

Lin Yuexi guessed that there must be something going on with Tian Shaoan being a bodyguard, but it was obvious that Old Zheng didn't want to say more, so Lin Yuexi wouldn't be so tactless as to ask any further questions.

The convoy arrived at the train station safely, and everyone boarded the train through a special passage.

After sitting down in the sleeper berth, Lin Yuexi glanced at Xu Shan, who was putting his luggage next to her, seemingly unintentionally.

Xu Shan nodded slightly to her.

Yes, just as you guessed.

This trip was vastly different from her previous trip from the Northwest to Beijing.

Whether it was when we arrived or now that we are preparing to leave.

They encountered no further attacks along the way. Although the soldiers protecting her remained vigilant, the atmosphere was no longer as oppressive as if a storm was brewing.

The sleeper berth she sat in wasn't one with a special compartment, but rather a slightly more luxurious four-berth carriage in the ordinary row.

In the same carriage as her were Old Zheng and Old Chen. The other berth was for the soldiers guarding their carriage to take turns resting.

Xu Shanchun is a bodyguard with a father's influence. After putting away his luggage, he immediately took out a thermos to fill up with water.

The luggage of Mr. Zheng and Mr. Chen was also put down by Xiao Ye and the others, and they sat on the lower bunk opposite Lin Yuexi and chatted with her.

After a while, Xu Shan returned with a bottle of hot water. He pulled a bag out from under Lin Yuexi's bed and took out a washbasin, towel, toothbrush, and other items.

The two elderly people opposite them, one being served normally and the other enjoying themselves normally, were speechless.

They looked at each other and both felt that they had been living in the countryside for too long and had become disconnected from society.

Logically speaking, their behavior would seem ambiguous to anyone else, but these two look perfectly normal. There's just something about them that's hard to describe; it's difficult to associate them with anything ambiguous.

However, Xi is really growing more and more beautiful. She is delicate and soft, with a good temperament. No matter how you look at it, she is someone who needs to be served.

Huh?

It's strange, everyone would be confused by Mingxi's appearance, so why do they always overlook her?
Shouldn't it?

It's not that I have any inappropriate thoughts, but wouldn't a delicate-looking girl like her attract attention?

Everyone has a love for beauty.

The two old men looked at each other again without prior arrangement, their wise eyes both holding a warning to one another.

The two of them paused for a moment when they saw the deeper meaning in each other's eyes, then simultaneously looked away as if nothing had happened.

Lin Yuexi had already started washing up, while Xu Shan, carrying a thermos, looked at the two elderly people.

The two of them understood immediately and went to get their own washbasins.

After the three of them had quickly tidied themselves up, the train slowly started moving.

Both Mr. Zheng and Mr. Chen stared quietly out the window, their eyes fixed on the buildings that seemed to slide past them.

Lin Yuexi didn't disturb them and took out a book to read.

The soundproofing on these old-fashioned green trains was mediocre, which was particularly unfriendly to people with strong mental abilities like Lin Yuexi. Even with the carriage doors closed, the noise from outside still relentlessly penetrated their ears. There was the train's own 'crazy' hum, and the clamor from the passengers in the hard sleeper and hard seat areas behind them.

I must say, there's a lot of gossip to hear.

Suddenly, Lin Yuexi put down her book and stood up. Xu Shan looked at her with a puzzled expression. Seeing her eagerly heading out of the carriage with a look of great interest, as if she had just tasted something delicious, he sighed inwardly and quickly followed.

After passing the sleeper carriage and then two hard-seat carriages, Lin Yuexi stopped near the door between carriages six and seven.

A woman was carrying a baby on her back and another baby in her arms, struggling to find someone in carriage number seven.

The woman's age was hard to discern; she appeared to be a simple, hardworking person. Not far behind her followed a burly man with a similar appearance, carrying a tattered pink backpack that seemed completely out of place for his height and build.

"Hey, have you found the baby's father yet?"

The carriage was quite crowded with people and luggage, taking up a lot of space in the aisle. The women had to look left and right and avoid the "landmines" under their feet, making it a very difficult walk.

The woman didn't answer immediately. After searching the entire carriage, she was disappointed. With red eyes and a lost expression, she looked at the man and asked, "It doesn't seem to be here either, Third Brother. What should we do?"

The man scratched his head, unable to come up with a solution. He was anxious seeing his sister upset, but this was his first time traveling far from home, and he knew nothing about it.

"How about we search further ahead?"

At this moment, an elderly woman sitting next to the woman was kindly reminded them: "Do you know which train the person you are looking for is on?"

The woman wiped her face and nodded repeatedly, "I know, it's this trip, I remember it all."

She immediately reached into her pocket, but perhaps because she was in such a hurry, she couldn't find it after searching for a while, and she was so anxious that tears were about to well up in her eyes.

The old lady couldn't bear to watch, so she quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, don't worry."

The woman struggled as if she were fighting with herself, and finally, with great effort, pulled a crumpled piece of paper from her pocket, awkwardly holding it out to the old lady with both hands.

The old lady was literate and wanted to help the poor woman in front of her, whose situation she had already guessed. She took the paper and carefully opened it.

The piece of paper was a palm-sized piece torn from a notebook. After the old lady looked at the car number written on it, she carefully folded it and returned it to the woman.

"This is indeed the train recorded here."

At this point, almost no one in the carriage was talking; everyone's eyes were subtly focused on this side, and their ears were all perked up.

Upon receiving confirmation, the woman couldn't stop her tears from falling.

The old lady was terrified. "There are two more hard-seat carriages ahead, then hard sleeper carriages, and then soft sleeper carriages. The person you're looking for might be up ahead."

Oh dear, who left this note? How careless! They only wrote down the train number and departure time. This train is a long-distance train with eighteen carriages.

"It can't be in the sleeper berth, those tickets are expensive, he can't afford them," the man who had already squeezed in muttered under his breath.

The sound was very soft, and the old lady didn't hear it.

At this point, a young woman suggested to the female colleague that she go to the flight attendants, tell them the name of the person she was looking for, and ask them to help her find him.

Upon hearing that they needed to find a flight attendant, the woman buried her face in the shoulder of the child strapped to her chest, nervously clutching the hem of her clothes, her entire body radiating unease.

Her timid demeanor made the girl who made the suggestion a little embarrassed. She scratched her chin awkwardly, looked around, gave an embarrassed smile, and then turned and ran into the arms of another girl next to her.

Just then, a railway police officer on patrol passed by.

The old woman immediately conscripted him, saying, "Comrade, police officer, there's someone here who needs help."