The depravity value of the passengers in the carriage may be high or low, but from a glance, it is not so high that they would do anything to harm others for their own benefit.
Lin En has reason to believe that if this world and this society can ensure that they can have basic food and clothing, personality, and dignity after working hard normally, then the depravity value of most of them will return to a negative number.
In the afternoon, the discussion in the carriage began to turn from lively to calm, and the slightly long journey began to seem boring.
Lin En thought about whether he should write more manuscripts in his spare time.
But this idea was quickly rejected.
In addition to those sitting in the carriage, there were also many standing passengers who bought cheaper fares.
In such a crowded and noisy environment, you may not be able to write a thousand words of quality and quantity in one day.
Moreover, if he revealed that he is a novelist, others would come up and ask questions again, which would be troublesome.
"I don't know if you have heard of it, but the trains are not peaceful at this time. People often rob them."
At this time, the chatting of passengers diagonally opposite attracted the attention of Linn, Capa, and Reiner.
"Robbery? After the robbery on the train, the robbers have no place to run. Will they still have to be caught by then?" another passenger asked.
"The robbers are definitely not stupid. They only start their actions when they are about to arrive at the station. After grabbing the money, they get off the car and run away." The passenger who started the topic said seriously, "So every time you are about to arrive at the station, you have to
Be careful."
"Why are you so careful? If we are careful, the robbers won't rob us?"
"My pocket is cleaner than my face anyway. If you want to grab it, grab it. You won't even worry about my shabby clothes, right?"
"What are you afraid of? We are all people who can't live any longer. If we want to grab even the last bit of money, let's go together. I don't believe we can't kill these scum."
Passengers nearby expressed their opinions.
Some are worried, some don't care, but overall they don't take it to heart. After all, most people don't have much money to begin with, so they just set foot on the train leaving their hometown. Even if there are robbers, they won't let their situation go.
How much worse it gets.
"Have you seen it?" Linn had never taken a train in another world, and the memory of his original body was relatively long, so he had no impression, so he could only ask Capa and Reiner.
"This is my first time leaving Tswold City, so I don't know much about it." Capa shook his head slightly.
Reiner has been to many places, but all took independent carriages: "I haven't seen either."
"I hope nothing happens." Lin En didn't want to be so unlucky and run into a robber.
The total value of cash and checks they carry with them exceeds ten thousand yuan. If they really encounter robbers, they must defend themselves.
But self-defense can easily make things worse, which goes against their original intention of traveling in a low-key manner.
Fortunately, the train stopped at two stations in the afternoon, and the robbers mentioned by the passenger did not appear.
This made everyone gradually lower their guard.
In the evening, Capa, who was fully prepared, took out three portions of black bread and handed one to Reiner first: "I don't know if you are used to it."
"You can eat it, why can't I?" Reiner took the bread and took a big bite.
The bad taste and taste made him frown immediately.
Just when Linn and Capa thought that Reiner would spit out the food and chose to wait until they got to the imperial capital of Lezein to eat again, Reiner closed his eyes and started chewing.
After a long time, he swallowed the first bite with difficulty.
"It's okay, there's no need to hold on, this stuff really doesn't taste good, and I just can't get used to it." Lin En told the truth, and also deliberately asked Reiner not to be so reluctant.
"Is this what you usually eat..." Reiner stared at the remaining bread and asked in a deep voice.
"That's right." Linn broke the bread in half, ate part of it himself, and gave the rest to Capa.
Capa was not picky about food and ate heartily. He responded to Reiner's inquiry in a vague voice: "There are still many people who can't eat what they want and can only starve."
Hearing that some people at the bottom couldn't even eat this kind of bread, Reiner's eyes became firmer and he took another big bite.
Capa saw this scene and had a further change in his view of Reiner.
Although Reiner had lived a prosperous life since he was a child and had never had to worry about food, clothing, housing or transportation, it was his first time to ride in a civilian carriage or a civilian carriage of a train, and it was also his first time to eat black bread to satisfy his hunger.
But he is not pretentious.
On the contrary, people can see his determination to understand, experience, and try to treat others equally.
If the rich and powerful were all people like Reiner, would there be any need for me to go to the imperial capital to seek justice for those innocent women who were still hiding in Tibet?
"What exactly are you going to the Imperial Capital to do? To experience life? As an ordinary person?" Capa asked curiously.
He felt that the reason Lin En told him last night was not sufficient.
Reiner suppressed his nausea and took a sip of water.
He had never spoken to Lin En about this question, so he was deliberately stalling for time, waiting for Lin En to answer it for him, or give him some hints.
"That's his private matter, and it's not convenient to disclose it." Lynn interjected tacitly.
"I admire you very much, and I hope you have the opportunity to see more of the lives of those people." Capa said sincerely, "Your energy is greater than all of us. Sometimes, it may take us a lifetime to change things, just
I only need one word from you."
"...I understand." Reiner learned about Capa's situation from Linn.
He knew very well how much Capa, as an ordinary person, had paid for the lives, dignity, and freedom of other ordinary people, and how much he had gained.
"I don't know if I have offended you by saying these things. Please forgive me." Capa knew that there were many passengers beside him who did not know their identities, so he did not say anything in such an environment.
"No." Reiner shook his head and ate the brown bread again.
But in the end, Linn didn't finish even half of the portion.
I only ate about half of it and put the rest away, waiting to go to Lezein to taste the delicacies of the imperial capital.
Ten minutes later, Reiner managed to swallow all the black bread.
This feeling of being difficult to swallow, nauseating, and nauseating will be remembered for the rest of his life.
Before you know it, the sky gets dark, and in another seven or eight hours, the train will pull into the railway station in Lezein.
"Let's take turns to rest. You guys go to bed first. I'll call Capa in two hours." Feeling sleepy, Linn decided to be on duty first, and then change people every two hours, so that everyone in the group could get a basic rest.
, and once you get to Lezein, you can start taking action directly.
"Okay." Capa closed his eyes and rested.
This was the first time for Reiner to rest in such an environment. He adjusted his position several times, but still felt uncomfortable. He could only lean his head against the window and force himself to calm down and fall asleep.
Lynn crossed her arms across her chest and looked around the car.
There was not much chatter among them, but snoring came and went.
People who are traveling together in the carriage basically take turns to rest, and those who come alone can only hold on.
The few who sleep soundly when alone are without exception the type who are so poor that they are not afraid of being missed at all.
This is normal.
Not to mention the lively chats in the afternoon, everyone taught each other everything they had and shared everything they knew and experienced.
One code equals one code.
The heart is separated from the belly.
No one can tell whether there is a thief here. If you really treat the people you chat with as friends and don't take precautions, I'm afraid you will be re-taught as a human being when you wake up.
It was too boring at night, it was pitch dark outside, and there was no way to kill time by looking at the scenery.
Linn, who had a sore back from sitting in her seat, stood up and moved around. At the same time, she took the suitcase off the shelf and took out a newspaper that she had put in it.
The newspaper was from a few days ago and Linn had already read it.
But in such an environment, if the newspapers you have read are no longer fresh, you must have them.
"Are you still reading the newspaper?" Sitting next to Lin En, the thin man whose age could not be judged from his weathered appearance came to talk to him again.
I am alone and dare not sleep.
It seems that this person also has a little money in his pocket and has seen the evil people's hearts.
Lin En said "Hmm": "To pass the time."
"What's written here? I can't read, can you tell me a little bit about it?" The man was quite familiar with himself and wanted to learn some interesting things from newspapers while doing nothing.
Considering that this was not an excessive request and he wanted to read it himself, Lin En agreed and started softly from the headline: "On January 9th, all suspects in the warehouse arson case were arrested. What is the hidden secret in this?"
…”
After speaking for half an hour, Linn's mouth felt a little dry.
The man was very discerning and helped him bring the water: "You drink."
"Thank you." Lin En didn't just drink the water that the stranger poured for him, "I'm not thirsty."
"Okay." The man didn't know what Lin En meant, but he still didn't understand. He naturally changed the subject, "You are really awesome. You know so many words. You should be able to make a living anywhere."
"Yeah." Linn generally agreed.
In an environment where the education level of the entire population is generally low, just being literate can put you ahead of many people.
The reason he didn't fully agree was because Linn thought of Matt. After all, Matt had excelled in studies, but in the end he was forced to take a hard job that made him more money.
"How old are you?" Lin put down the newspaper and asked a question that she really wanted to know the answer to.
"Seventeen." The boy smiled, "You must not be able to tell."
"It's okay." Lin En didn't say truthfully, "Why are you coming out alone at this age?"
"I am an orphan and helpless. I can go wherever I want." The boy said, "And this is not my first time going out. I am not a local in Tswold City. When I was very young, I secretly
I have been to many places by car..."
Through the boy's narration, Lin En learned about his short but tortuous life.
This boy named Adam, his father died in a factory accident when he was seven years old, and because of the judge's favoritism, he was unable to get even a penny of compensation from the factory owner.
He lost his mainstay, had no compensation, and his mother was frail and sick. Soon, she had to take him with her and marry a stingy butcher, barely surviving.
The butcher didn't like everything about Adam. Not only did he treat him as an adult, he also scolded and beat him at every turn, venting all his unhappiness in life on him.
When his mother saw this, she did not blame the butcher, but kept telling him to be sensible.
Unbearable and heartbroken, Adam finally chose to run away and find a way to survive outside, never to return to this sad place again.
In this way, in order to eat and not freeze to death, he visited more than a dozen large and small towns in the next ten years. Until now, he and Lin En were sitting on the same train and in the same carriage.
On the seat next to me.
"I hated my mother very much at that time. Why didn't she help when a strange man beat me?" Adam regretted a little. "It wasn't until I grew up that I understood her difficulties. Being beaten was better than being starved to death. At that time, my family
The family is living a difficult life, and almost no one will take in a woman like my mother who has a child..."
"What happened next? You never went back?"
"The year before last, I felt that I had the ability to rescue my mother and start a new life, so I went back. Unexpectedly...my mother had passed away a long time ago." Adam took a deep breath, "Only after asking people nearby did I know that back then.
After I ran away from home, she looked for me outside for a long time in the cold winter. Later, she heard that someone had seen me by the nearby river, so she went crazy to look for me. In the end, she didn't find me, but she fell down.
Entering the river where the ice layer is not thick..."