War Military: From 1978

Chapter 293 The Return Journey, Unexpected Incident!

"Bang bang!"

The green train moved slowly along the railway, so slowly that you could savor the scenery along the way.

Chu An saw the golden rice fields everywhere outside the car, and he also saw the simply dressed people working hard in the fields.

And then there are the children playing in the fields and mountains, shirtless or wearing only a small jacket.

The magnificent landscapes of our motherland come into view one by one.

For a moment, Chu An was a little stunned, sitting in his seat with his eyes fixed on the view outside the window for a long time.

"Young man, is this your first time going out?"

At this moment, the voice from the other end of the line startled Chu An awake.

Chu An looked over.

He was a middle-aged man in his forties.

Chu An wasn't wearing a military uniform at the moment. Although his bag was military-style, such items were common in civilian life.

"Ask me?" Chu An asked, puzzled.

“Yes, you haven’t moved for at least half an hour!” the middle-aged man said with a smile.

There were two young girls sitting next to him.

At this moment, they were also looking at Chu An.

"Not really!" Chu An said with a smile, but didn't explain much, as they were just strangers who had met by chance.

Are you also going home for the holidays?

At this moment, a boy of similar age next to Chu An also turned around and spoke up.

Six people are sitting opposite Chu An in his current position. The middle-aged man opposite him is the father of the girl next to him, while the other girl and the two boys next to Chu An are classmates.

They boarded the CD together with Chu An.

"That's it!"

Chu An gave another vague reply.

Immediately, the middle-aged man's daughter seemed a little displeased: "Hey, it is or it isn't, what do you mean by 'it is'!"

"Xiao Jie!" The middle-aged man's face darkened, and he glared at his daughter.

When traveling, it's important to maintain harmony. These days are too chaotic, and the people on trains are an even more mixed bag.

He was just casually commenting when he saw Chu An sitting quietly with him; he had no intention of making an enemy of him.

"It's alright, I really did graduate and come home!" Chu An said with a smile.

After saying that, he looked at the two people next to him and said, "Excuse me, I need to go to the restroom."

As he spoke, Chu An picked up his bag from under his feet and placed it on the seat: "Could you please watch my bag for me?"

Chu An knew about their situation from their previous conversation, so he wasn't worried about leaving the bag behind.

"it is good!"

"Go ahead!"

The two boys sitting next to each other moved aside.

Chu An immediately stood up with a smile.

There were people standing in the aisle, though not many, but chickens, ducks, and some goods and luggage carried by passengers were also blocking the way.

The smell was awful, and Chu An could only slowly call out "Make way" before passing by.

Finally, Chu An arrived at the connecting point between the carriages.

Here, Chu An saw several young men in military uniforms standing ramrod straight.

"Squad leader!" One of them looked at Chu An, his face full of resentment.

A smile appeared on Chu An's face, but he didn't approach and completely ignored him.

This is unreasonable!

There are other people at the connection point.

Once people know he's a soldier, they'll ask him to give up his seat even if he's not in uniform.

Yes!

These are all students from the infantry academy.

One of them was even from Chu An's class.

Chu An had actually reminded them not to wear military uniforms when they left the school.

But they wouldn't listen.

To show off, and to project an air of power.

Naturally, they now have to bear the consequences.

For soldiers traveling on civilian trains, especially in such crowded conditions, finding a seat is out of the question.

Even if their train is the starting station, they don't have that right.

Respecting the elderly and caring for the young, and offering seats to others are things they, in their military uniforms, are obligated to do.

And they actually understand it very well.

So after boarding the train, they simply stood at the connecting point, while Chu An, all smiles, found a seat inside the carriage.

"Hey, I'll definitely change trains when I transfer later!"

"Me too, it's so hard!" The guys who were trying to show off looked helpless as they watched Chu An ignore them and go into the restroom.

Although wearing military uniform garnered a lot of attention and admiring glances.

But with my legs feeling a little numb and Chu An looking so relaxed, it just didn't seem like a good deal!

Of course, Chu An wouldn't care about them.

Just kidding, this train takes more than twenty hours to get to his transfer point, and that's assuming it's not delayed.

Why insist on standing all the way back just to save face?

This is truly a case of being so concerned with saving face that you suffer for it.

After finishing in the restroom, Chu An smiled once again as he walked into the carriage, amidst their resentful gazes.

After they graduate, they have a two-week interval before reporting back to their units.

This can be considered a short break from the school, allowing most students to have time to go home.

Including Chu An.

The report was only published on July 10th, so even if he took a detour to go home, he would have had enough time.

Back in his seat, Chu An found a more comfortable position and leaned back against the window with one hand to fall asleep.

The road home is long and arduous; he still has a long way to go.

After changing trains, I still had to take another train, so I just went to sleep when I felt sleepy.

"Beer, cigarettes, mineral water, peanuts, melon seeds, and eight-treasure porridge!"

In a daze, Chu An heard the salesperson's calls from inside the car.

But he didn't open his eyes.

Things on trains are incredibly expensive; these days, most people bring their own food when they travel by train.

In Chu An's luggage, he directly prepared military-grade canned food and compressed biscuits.

The rations used for military campaigns are now perfectly suited for train journeys that often last several days.

Small in size, easy to carry, and can also satisfy hunger.

Before I knew it, the sky outside the window had completely darkened.

Meanwhile, the green train once again stopped in the desolate mountains and wilderness.

This kind of thing is very common.

These days, many places only have one railway line, and there are countless situations where trains need to pass each other and give way. Chu An didn't find it strange that the train stopped.

However, this time, after the car stopped, something unusual happened.

"Don't move!"

"Quickly, all of you get out of the way! You few go inside, squat down and put your hands on your heads!"

Suddenly, a shout from the connecting area between the carriages startled Chu An awake.

The carriage was in chaos. Chu An stood up slightly and looked towards the connecting area in the dim light of the carriage.

Immediately, Jiang Yunfei and his group, dressed in military uniforms, were seen raising their hands and being slowly forced into the carriage.

Inside the carriage, the already crowded people surged even more frantically towards this side.

Chu An was startled.

He saw it; right at the opening between the carriages, there were now two men wearing black stockings on their heads.

One of them held a dagger to a girl's neck, while another grabbed a girl and held a pistol to her head, threatening Chu An's classmates who were wearing military uniforms.

"Xiao Jie!"

At that moment, the middle-aged man opposite Chu An's expression changed drastically, and he stood up, wanting to rush over.

But with the crowds surging in, he couldn't get out at all.

Chu An also realized that the two girls were actually the two female students who had been sitting opposite him.

He didn't notice when they got up and went to the passageway.

But now is clearly not the time to think about that.

With his brows furrowed and eyes narrowed, Chu An's mind raced.

How to do?
He had also ridden several civilian green-skinned trains.

He had encountered pickpockets and fights on the train before, and he had even heard from others that people robbed people on the train.

But that's just something to listen to.

I never expected to encounter this myself, and they are incredibly audacious. After seeing that there were soldiers in the car, they dared to take hostages and threaten people.

The key point is that they also have guns.

Slowly bending over, Chu An's eyes were fixed on that side, but his hand touched his right leg.

He had a dagger on his right leg that he had brought from C Group last year.

He came here to study, and he has already relinquished his official position, so it is impossible for him to carry a gun when he goes out, or even a bayonet.

But he had captured the dagger on the battlefield.

This is not military equipment of our army, so no one will say anything if he takes it out.

Even though he had the dagger, Chu An didn't have a good solution for the time being.

There were two enemies, and judging from the noise, their accomplices were also robbing the train in the opposite carriage.

(End of this chapter)