Duan Rumeng bought a soft sleeper carriage on an ordinary train. This train takes nearly 20 hours to travel from Zhongjiang to Haizhou. It departed from Zhongjiang Station at 11:30 noon on the first day and arrived at the destination at 7 o'clock in the morning the next day.
Stop at Haizhou Station.
Among the bustling crowd at the station, He Xiaohui stood alone in the waiting hall with her bag on her back, looking at the entrance to the security check. Deng Ru and Ding Yiran had already entered the waiting hall, and the others had not arrived yet.
"Team He, after Mizuno's Toyota sedan came out of home, it did not go to Duan Rumeng's community, but entered Zhongjiang Station." He Xiaohui's cell phone vibrated, and the person following Mizuno sent a message.
"Received, continue to track the vehicle's whereabouts."
A pretty figure appeared at the security checkpoint. He Xiaohui waved to her, and Rumeng quickly came to He Xiaohui's side.
"Captain He, you arrived so early."
"Shh, remember, don't call me Captain He anymore, call me Xiaohui. Don't forget that we are best friends." He Xiaohui said, hugging Duan Rumeng's shoulders affectionately.
"Oh, okay, don't worry, nothing will go wrong."
"Look, they're coming."
In front of the security checkpoint, Deng Yuting and Wei Yali were queuing up to go through the security check. Not far behind them, Dr. Qiao, who was dressed casually and carrying a suitcase and a backpack, was also queuing up to go through the security check.
"Team He, Mizuno's Toyota has entered the station parking lot and has temporarily lost its target. We are looking for it," the tracking officer sent a message.
"Received. Confirm the whereabouts of the person after finding the vehicle."
Cars 1 to 3 of the train are all soft-sleeper cars. Duan Rumeng arranged to purchase the tickets for He Xiaohui and the four of them. Their berth numbers are 5, 6, 7, and 8 respectively. They are all in box 2. There are
There were two lower berths and two upper berths. After getting on the bus, they naturally arranged for the two older ladies to sleep in the lower berth, and He Xiaohui and Rumeng to sleep in the upper berth.
Dr. Qiao's bunk number is lower bunk No. 19, and he is in box No. 5. Deng Ru and Ding Yiran's bunk numbers are No. 29 and No. 30, one upper bunk and one lower bunk, and they are in box No. 8.
After Dr. Qiao got on the bus and entered the box, he saw that he was the first one to get on the bus. He stuffed his suitcase under the bed, put the quilt behind him and leaned on the bed and took out the browser on his mobile phone. Dr. Qiao had just
After lying down for a while, an old man with white hair and a cane appeared at the door of the box.
The old man looked at the number on the bunk, checked his ticket, and put his backpack on Dr. Qiao's upper bunk. Dr. Qiao saw the old man using crutches and stood up quickly and said:
"Old man, are you on the upper bunk?"
"Yes, I am on the upper bunk." The old man nodded and replied.
"Then let me change it for you. Your legs and feet are not flexible and it is inconvenient to get up."
"Oh, thank you, thank you young man, you are such a good person." The old man smiled happily.
"It's okay, you're welcome." Dr. Qiao said, putting his bag on the upper bunk and taking the old man's backpack underneath.
"Where are you going, old man?" Dr. Qiao asked after climbing to the upper bunk and lying down.
"Haizhou, go see your grandson." The old man said while sitting on the lower bunk.
"Oh, do the children all work in Haizhou?"
"My son went to Haizhou after graduating from college and settled down there."
"Oh, that's good. Haizhou's economy is developed."
While the two were chatting, they suddenly felt that the light in the box suddenly dimmed. A tall middle-aged man blocked the door of the box, and then a strong smell of alcohol spread in the box.
"Please, please, please, is No. 17 an upper bunk or a lower bunk?" The middle-aged man seemed to have drunk a lot of wine, and his speech was a bit slurred.
"The lower bunk." Dr. Qiao said, pointing to the lower bunk opposite.
"Thank you, thank you."
The middle-aged man said thank you and sat down on the bunk. The bulging backpack behind him was pressed against the partition of the box. He took the backpack off from behind with difficulty. There were two bottles in the net pockets on both sides of the backpack.
The same green tea. The middle-aged man took out a bottle and was about to open it when he found that the bottle was unopened. He put the bottle of water on the table between the two beds and took out the opened bottle of water on the other side.
, unscrew the lid, and take a few big sips.
"Ah!" The middle-aged man made a satisfied sound, put the remaining half bottle of water on the table, stuffed his backpack under the bed, took off his shoes, lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
The train started to move. Dr. Qiao looked away from the drinking man. Just as he was about to send a message to He Xiaohui, there was suddenly another burst of fragrance from the door of the box. He looked up and saw a young lady standing at the door of the box.
"Oh, what does this smell like? It's so disgusting." The lady pinched her nose and said in disgust.
The lady did not enter the box, but put her bag on the upper bunk No. 18 and sat on the folding stool at the door of the box.
"Team He, we found Mizuno's vehicle and parked it in the underground garage of the station. We have confirmed that there is no one inside." The tracking officer sent a message.
"Check the station's surveillance video and look for traces of Mizuno."
After He Xiaohui answered the follower, he started a group with his colleagues on the train and said in the group:
He Xiaohui: "The tracking personnel found Mizuno's car at the station. I suspect that Mizuno may have followed Rumeng to the car. Everyone should pay attention to the guests in the car."
Ding Yiran: "Got it, Brother Deng and I are normal."
Dr. Qiao: "Got it, I have a drunkard, an old man and a woman here, normal."
He Xiaohui: "After we stabilize ourselves later, Deng Ru and Yiran will walk around the entire train to see if there is any trace of Mizuno Choji."
Deng Ru: "Received."
Shortly after the train started, the conductor of the soft sleeper compartment came over to exchange the ticket as usual. The conductor was a fat middle-aged woman. She walked in the carriage with her ticket holder under her arm, occupying almost the entire aisle. Arrive.
At the door of compartment 5, the conductor shouted:
"Exchange tickets."
Dr. Qiao handed the ticket over to the upper bunk. The conductor took a look at it and said:
"Your ticket is for the lower berth."
"Oh, I know, the old man's legs and feet are not flexible, so the two of us replaced him."
After the conductor exchanged tickets for Dr. Qiao and the old man, he saw that the drunk man did not move, so he walked into the carriage and pushed him. The drunk man still did not move, so the conductor pushed him hard again. The man snorted.
, turned over and asked:
"What are you doing?"
"Exchange tickets!" the conductor said loudly.
The man took out the ticket from his pants pocket with his eyes closed. The conductor took the ticket and stuffed the card into his hand, muttering:
"How much did you drink? You're like this."
The conductor walked out of the carriage and saw the lady sitting at the door and asked:
"Are you from this box?"
"Yes, eldest sister, please see if you can change my bunk for me. How can I sleep in this smell?" the lady stood up and said.
"There's no vacancy. Where's your ticket? Exchange it."
"I see there are no empty berths in the box next to you?"
"There's someone coming at the next station, so I can't change it." The conductor changed the ticket and moved her big ass to the next box.
After exchanging tickets, Deng Ru and Ding Yiran began to move separately, looking for Mizuno Choji in each carriage. Dr. Qiao also walked out of the box and walked around to observe the situation in the carriage. In He Xiaohui's box, Deng Yuting and Wei Yali were sitting on the lower bunk
They talked softly, recalling their life in Haizhou. He Xiaohui came outside the carriage and sat on a folding stool, looking at the scenery outside the window and watching the passengers coming and going with the corner of her eyes. Duan Rumeng lay on the
The upper bunk is busy with its own work.
The white-haired old man in box No. 5, who didn't know if he was smelled by the drunken man, also came to the corridor and sat on a folding stool. He and the lady sat across the back of the middle table, and the old man's face happened to be facing He Xiaohui.
direction.
The train was moving forward normally. Few people got off the sleeper carriage when the train stopped, but people kept getting on. The beds in the carriage gradually became full. More than an hour after the train left, it was a dull noon.
After arriving, everyone was drowsy. The white-haired old man and the woman went back to sleep in the carriage, and He Xiaohui was the only one left in the corridor of the carriage.
A message was received in the group.
Ding Yiran: I have searched all the carriages and found no trace of Mizuno Choji.
Deng Ru: I didn’t find it either.
Dr. Qiao: I've also walked around, and I haven't seen anyone suspicious so far.
He Xiaohui: Let’s all take a break and be vigilant.
The carriage was very quiet throughout the afternoon. Most of the passengers were sleeping, and most of the passengers who couldn't sleep were lying on the bed looking at their mobile phones. Except for the occasional passenger who came out to use the toilet, there were basically no people in the corridor of the carriage.
The No. 2 soft-sleeper compartment where He Xiaohui and the others are located has a washroom next to the No. 1 compartment, and the bathroom next to the No. 9 compartment. This means that if people in the No. 1 compartment want to go to the toilet, they have to walk across the entire carriage to the No. 9 compartment.
next door to the toilet.
During dinner, the carriage gradually became lively. The first thing that woke everyone up was the cart selling boxed lunches. The waiters walked past the carriage while pushing the cart and shouting.
"It's time to eat, it's time to eat. Beef and potato rice, mushroom and chicken rice, Gongba chicken rice. It's 20 yuan a portion. Buy what you want."
After the passengers woke up, they began to show their magical powers. Some people took out instant noodles from their bags and went to the boiling water room to get boiled water to make instant noodles to eat. Some people took out their own lunch boxes and ate them directly. Some people bought lunch boxes from a trolley.
, and some people went directly to the train dining car to eat, where the dishes are more abundant.
The four people in He Xiaohui's carriage simply packed up their things and went to the dining car to eat. Dr. Qiao and the three of them each bought their own lunch boxes and ate in the carriage. The white-haired old man also walked to the dining car on his crutches.
The woman in box No. 5 took out a box of instant noodles from her bag, soaked it, and sat on the folding stool in the corridor to eat it.
The drunk man seemed to have woken up at this time. He sat up, drank the half bottle of water on the table, and threw the bottle into the trash can under the table. He walked out of the box, looked around, and went to 9
I went to the toilet next door to box number 1, and then walked to the room next door to box number 1 to wash my face. I finished my cigarette cravings at the connection between the two carriages, and then returned to box number 5.