Marrying a childless superior, she became pregnant and lived a carefree life in the 1970s.

Chapter 45 Human trafficker?
"After three days and two nights, I'm sure it will be well marinated."

Seeing his wife looking so pitiful, with her eyes slightly red, Sheng Zexi felt extremely sorry for her.

He stroked her hair and said gently, "Okay, I'll boil water for you to take a bath as soon as we get back, and I'll make sure you're thoroughly clean."

"Mm." Gu Jianing felt a little better after receiving Sheng Zexi's affirmative response.

Then Sheng Zexi took out a bed sheet, spread it out on the upper bunk, and helped Gu Jianing to sleep there. He then took out a quilt and carefully covered her up.

"Go to sleep. I'll be watching over you from down here. I won't leave."

"it is good."

Gu Jianing was indeed sleepy. She had gotten up quite early today, and the swaying of the train made her feel drowsy.

At this moment, her eyelids drooped and Gu Jianing fell asleep.

Gu Jianing slept for quite a long time.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already dark outside the train, and the light inside the train was also dim.

"Awake?" Sheng Zexi, who had been keeping his attention on her, noticed her movement.

"Okay." Gu Jianing got up and got off.

Gu Jianing glanced at her watch in the dim light and realized it was already past seven in the evening.

The train wasn't exactly quiet yet, but it was still much quieter than during the day.

"Are you hungry? I just bought some steamed buns, have some."

"Ah."

After eating one steamed bun, Gu Jianing couldn't eat anymore.

On the train, filled with all sorts of pungent smells, Gu Jianing smelled nothing at all and looked listless.

Several more hours passed, and the light inside the carriage became even dimmer.

The daytime hustle and bustle is gone, but...

Gu Jianing felt a little down listening to the incessant snoring; it was too noisy.

Gu Jianing's eyes were filled with resentment.

Sheng Zexi inexplicably understood what she meant.

He thought to himself, "Luckily I don't snore, otherwise, even if I got into bed, I'd probably be kicked off."

……

Two days and one night passed like this on the train.

At this moment, Gu Jianing was like a radish that had lost its moisture—wrinkled, dry, and listless, with no energy at all.

Fortunately, I didn't get carsick.

"I need to go to the restroom," Gu Jianing said.

After a day or two of fermentation, the toilet smelled even worse, but there was nothing Gu Jianing could do. She had been holding it in as long as she could, but now she couldn't hold it in any longer.

"it is good."

For Gu Jianing, going to the toilet on a train was like going through a thousand troops and horses.

After a long while, Gu Jianing finally came out of the toilet, feeling as if she had lost half her life.

As Gu Jianing walked back with Sheng Zexi, looking somewhat dejected, they were bumped into by an elderly couple holding a child.

"I'm sorry, young lady, I'm so sorry." The old lady said sorry, but when she saw Gu Jianing's face, a glint of light flashed in her eyes.

The old man next to her was the same.

That gaze inexplicably displeased Gu Jianing, as if she were a commodity being sold at a higher price.

At this moment, Sheng Zexi stood up and looked her over to see if she was alright.

"I'm fine," Gu Jianing said. When the two elderly people saw Sheng Zexi in his military uniform, the light in their eyes dimmed, and they hurriedly lowered their heads, even avoiding him.

Although ordinary people naturally have some fear of soldiers.

However, having experienced a lifetime, Gu Jianing still felt that their subtle changes in behavior were somewhat strange.

That avoidance looked as if he was afraid of Sheng Zexi.

They don't know Sheng Zexi, nor do they have any grudge against him, so why would they be afraid of him?
At this moment, Gu Jianing's gaze fell on her husband's olive green uniform, and a thought flashed through her mind: that's it, they might not be afraid of Sheng Zexi, but rather afraid of his military status.

What kind of person would be afraid of soldiers?

Those are criminals, of course.

What crimes did they commit?
Almost instantly, Gu Jianing's gaze fell on the sleeping little girl, who looked about three or four years old, whom the old lady was holding.

Could they be human traffickers?

The little girl's clothes and her exposed, dark skin actually matched the elderly couple quite well; there was nothing out of place about them.

Give it a try.

So, just as they were about to pass each other, Gu Jianing's gaze fell on the little girl.

In her beautiful almond-shaped eyes, the light of the super scanner flashed by, quickly scanning the little girl.

[Ding, scan complete!]

[Gender: Female; Age: 3 years and 4 months; Physical condition: Slight malnutrition; under the influence of a sedative for more than 20 minutes...]

There were many more diagnostic descriptions following, but Gu Jianing had no interest in reading them.

When she focused solely on the words "drugated," she understood perfectly well what was wrong with her.

This elderly couple are human traffickers. What grandparents would drug their granddaughter?

"Brother Xi, those two are human traffickers. I can smell it. The child that the old lady is holding has been drugged. He must have been abducted." After walking a short distance, Gu Jianing whispered to Sheng Zexi.

Sheng Zexi's expression immediately turned serious, and he said, "Actually, I also feel that something is not quite right about them."

Although the elderly couple acted normally, Sheng Zexi's innate intuition as a soldier told him that something was wrong.

He was planning to find some time to investigate when Ningning told him that she suspected they were human traffickers.

"Brother Xi, what should we do? We need to catch the traffickers and save that child." Perhaps because she longed for a child her whole life in her previous life but never had one, Gu Jianing had a deep attachment to children and a strong aversion to traffickers who abduct children.

She couldn't imagine what it would be like if she had a child who was abducted by human traffickers.

She's going to break down.

"Ningning, I'll go back with you first. I'll handle this. Trust me, I'll catch them."

Gu Jianing looked at Sheng Zexi's determined eyes and nodded.

Sheng Zexi escorted Gu Jianing to her seat, asked Shen Huaiyuan and Bai Juan to look after her, and told her not to leave her seat no matter what happened before leaving.

After Sheng Zexi left, Gu Jianing became restless, worried about the situation.

However, she also knew that the only thing she could do was listen to him, stay put, and not cause any trouble.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Jianing suddenly heard a commotion coming from the carriage behind her, and then the whole carriage became even more lively.

Not long after, she heard people talking about human traffickers.

Gu Jianing's heart skipped a beat. Had she caught him?
Soon, she saw that there was a commotion in her carriage.

Two staff members on the train were holding the elderly couple, while another staff member was holding the child.

Sheng Zexi is back.

As Sheng Zexi sat down and the others left, Gu Jianing looked at him with bright eyes, "We caught them!"

(End of this chapter)