Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

"Painkillers?"

But when he saw the military green water bottle placed on Xia Jie's abdomen, he immediately understood what was going on.

"Okay, hang in there, I'll go now."

Cao Xu went to another carriage and found the train conductor to explain Xia Jie's situation. The conductor was not surprised at all by this.

With so many people coming and going on the train every day, they encounter all sorts of things. Common problems like menstrual cramps and motion sickness are easy to deal with.

Cao Xu took the painkillers and motion sickness pills and returned to his sleeper berth.

"Xia Jie, I've brought the medicine. Sit up and take it."

Upon hearing this, Xia Jie tried to sit up by bracing herself on the bed, but the pain in her abdomen made it difficult for her to do so.

Seeing this, Cao Xu could only step forward, support her shoulders, and hand her the medicine.

"Can I eat this myself?"

Xia Jie nodded, raised her hand, and put the medicine directly into her mouth.

She picked up the kettle and was about to unscrew the lid when Cao Xu reached out, took it, and twisted it open twice before handing it to her.

After taking the medicine, Cao Xu tried to lay her down, but she shook her head and said she needed to lean on him for a while.

Cao Xu took a pillow and placed it behind her, but the train pillows were a bit too small, so he took his own pillow and placed it behind her.

"Let's rest for a bit. You'll feel much better once the medicine is absorbed and takes effect."

After finishing, he got up to go back to his bunk, only to see that He Daqing had woken up at some point and was looking at him.

"Uncle He, what are you looking at?"

He Daqing smacked his lips.

"I'm watching you. No wonder you're Cao Ronghuai's son; you've got a real knack for charming women."

As he spoke, he looked up at his daughter, He Yushui, who was on the upper bunk across from him.

“Rain, let me tell you, this marriage wasn’t called off in the wrong way.”

"This kid is just like his dad, he makes a living off his looks."

"If you really become my son-in-law, I'll worry about you all the time."

On the train, after switching places, He Daqing chatted with He Yushui about their time living in the courtyard house.

This naturally brought up the past between Cao Xu and He Yushui, so it's not surprising that He Daqing knew about it.

He Yushui sat up and glared at He Daqing.

"Dad, if you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."

After speaking about He Daqing, He Yushui looked at Cao Xu apologetically.

"Cao Xu, I'm sorry, but my dad has such a big mouth..."

He Yushui wanted to say that her father had a sharp tongue, but she realized halfway through that she shouldn't have said it.

Cao Xu guessed what she was going to say, and he shrugged indifferently.

"It's alright, I'll just take it as Grandpa He praising me."

After returning to his bunk, Cao Xu folded up the quilt and placed it behind his back, then covered himself with his coat.

Swaying gently, Cao Xu gradually drifted into a drowsy state.

"Catch the thief!"

"Help! Someone's stealing!"

The piercing scream instantly snapped Cao Xu back to reality.

He was just about to see what had happened when he noticed that Xia Jie, who was on the lower bunk, had already rushed out first.

"Hey, what are you doing? That's dangerous!"

Cao Xu jumped down from the upper bunk and had just reached the aisle when he saw a man in gray carrying a bag running from another carriage.

He skillfully locked the carriage door, and it was clear from the action that this wasn't the first time.

Seeing that Xia Jie was about to go forward, Cao Xu pulled her back. Xia Jie looked anxious and said...

Why are you pulling me?

Cao Xu made a shushing gesture.

"He had a gun on his waist."

As soon as Cao Xu finished speaking, the man in gray pulled out his gun and shouted at the group of people who wanted to intervene from the sleeper berth.

"Get the hell back here! Anyone who dares to meddle, I'll shoot them."

Upon seeing the man pull out a pistol, the men who had gotten out immediately ran back inside, and the sounds of a woman crying and a child screaming could be heard from inside the carriage.

When Xia Jie saw that the thief had actually pulled out a gun, her gaze towards Cao Xu changed completely; this person had a really sharp eye.

The thief picked up a mop from the corner, went to the empty berth in the middle of the carriage, and smashed it against the window.

Xia Jie immediately guessed what the thief was going to do by looking at his movements.

"Oh no, he's going to jump out of the car and run away."

As she spoke, Xia Jie picked up her bag from the ground and ran out.

"Hey, you're crazy!"

Xia Jie, clutching her luggage bag, moved close to the edge of the aisle.

Just as the thief was about to jump, she swung her suitcase and smashed it down hard.

However, this thief was quite vigilant; he was always on guard against being attacked.

Although Xia Jie acted quickly, the thief's reaction was just as fast.

He stepped back and turned to the side, and the suitcase flew out of the window, grazing his chest.

"You're looking for death!"

After dodging, the thief raised his gun and pointed it at Xia Jie.

As Xia Jie stared at the dark muzzle of the gun, a thought involuntarily popped into her mind: Am I going to be sacrificed?

Her three years of military service told her clearly that at such close range, she couldn't dodge that shot.

She is only twenty-one years old this year, in the prime of her youth, and has never been in a relationship.

He'd just been demobilized, and now he was going to die at the hands of this thief?

Just as she was about to close her eyes, she heard a gunshot ring out beside her ear.

Immediately afterwards, they saw the thief across the way get shot in the wrist, and the gun fell to the ground.

Xia Jie reacted immediately. She stepped forward and kicked the pistol on the ground under the opposite bunk.

Taking advantage of the man's injured wrist, she grabbed his arm and twisted it backward, then pushed hard with her foot towards his knee, pinning him to the ground.

With a loud crash, the carriage door was broken open, and the train police officer ran over.

"Don't move!"

Cao Xu looked at them pointing guns at him with a helpless expression, and he winked at the thieves on the ground.

"I'm not a thief, the thief is on the ground."

Two train police officers used handcuffs to subdue the thief on the ground. Xia Jie stood up and said to the officers.

"Comrade Cao Xu was a hero who acted bravely and righteously; he was the only thief."

Upon hearing this, the train police officer who had been pointing a gun at Cao Xu lowered his handgun.

"Excuse me, Comrade Cao Xu, there was a misunderstanding. I am Li Zhe, a train police officer."

Cao Xu also put away his gun and said politely to Li Zhe.

"I understand, it's all for the safety of the people."

Xia Jie walked up to Cao Xu and said seriously.

"Cao Xu, thank you for earlier."

Cao Xu said helplessly.

"You were too impulsive. Do you know that if I had been even a step slower, you would have been shot?"

Xia Jie's face flushed slightly. She had indeed acted impulsively, and she hadn't expected the thief to react so quickly.

After Li Zhe had two other train police officers pick up the thief from the ground, he took the thief away.

He looked at the young Cao Xu in front of him and spoke again.

"Comrade Cao Xu, thank you very much for your help today."

"However, according to gun control regulations, you will still need to show your work ID and gun license."

As the deputy head of the security department of the steel rolling mill, a man who always carries a gun, Cao Xu naturally knew the rules.

"Okay, please wait a moment, I'll go get it for you."