Bab 20: Southbound Train
Train K331 departed from Fengtian and was headed to Jinling, passing through Zhonghai. The train belonged to the Fengtian Passenger Transport section.
Although Zhonghai wanted to directly apprehend Li Xuan on the train, it was not under their jurisdiction. So Jiang Jingtong had to establish contact with the Public Security Bureau of Fengtian City.
However, after making some inquiries, he received unwelcome news.
"You mean, we have to wait until you complete the arrest operation before we can catch Li Xuan?"
Jiang Jingtong's tone was starting to show impatience.
The other side remained calm and said, "Jiang, we are well aware of the situation in Zhonghai. I understand your urgency, but priorities must be sorted. Even if you are anxious right now, there's not much we can do, right?"
After a brief silence, Jiang Jingtong took a deep breath and spoke again, "Fine, but this Li Xuan is extremely cunning. The team handling this case should not let their guard down."
From the other end of the phone, a voice replied, "Rest assured, Captain Xu of our team earned a second-class merit last year. We will definitely bring this Li Xuan back to Zhonghai!"
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, the call was ended.
Jiang Jingtong made five or six more calls before finally reaching the director of the Public Security Bureau of Fengtian City. That's when he received definite information.
Currently, on the K331 train, the Fengtian Public Security Bureau was conducting an operation to apprehend a gang of thieves that had been operating nationwide.
This gang of thieves had been roaming around the Northeast for a long time. They finally obtained accurate information this time, and higher-ups issued a strict order to bring this criminal gang to justice.
As for why they hadn't made the arrest yet...
The main reason was that they couldn't ascertain the exact identity of the gang leader. Based on the limited information provided by their informant, they only knew that the gang leader was referred to as "Uncle Hua" and had several lives in his hands.
Apart from that, they only had a blurry photo taken from a surveillance camera, which showed only a back view, with no other useful details.
If they couldn't catch "Uncle Hua," this gang of thieves might make a comeback.
So, for the time being, the Fengtian Public Security Bureau decided to observe the situation and not tip off their hand.
If they were going to act, they had to do it comprehensively!
The last resort would be when the train arrived at Jinling Station. Even if they hadn't found any trace of "Uncle Hua" by then, they would still make their move.
If they let these pickpockets and thieves scatter, it would significantly increase the difficulty of their work.
On August 2nd, at noon, 12:05, Train K331 left Zhonghai Station. This train originated from Fengtian, passed through Zhonghai, and its final destination was Jinling.
With twenty-three hours remaining in the journey starting from Zhonghai, Li Xuan was still unaware of his exposure. He had just boarded the train.
After placing his backpack on the luggage rack, he sat on a small stool in the aisle of the sleeper car, pretending to look out the window while observing the conductors for any changes in their expressions.
Though the train was his means of escape, he knew he was essentially trapped in a confined space during the journey, leaving him with no room for complacency.
Ever since he decided to run away, Li Xuan knew the kind of life he would have to lead from then on. Relaxing his guard was not something he would ever do.
As he observed, there seemed to be no sign of his exposure yet...
Five cars ahead of Li Xuan's car, in car number 9 of K331, was the dining car. It was currently crowded with people.
The dining car was rarely this full, but at the moment, it was packed.
Most of the Fengtian Public Security Bureau personnel were sitting here, along with some railway police officers from the Fengtian Passenger Transport section who were assisting them in their operation.
Xu Zhibin, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Division, was slurping noodles noisily.
While eating, he mumbled in a low voice, "Qin Bureau just called, and they assigned us another task."
"They said there's a high school student suspected of cheating in the college entrance examination from Zhonghai who boarded this train. They want us to bring him back."
Next to Xu Zhibin sat Liu Guoyi, the deputy captain of the Fengtian Criminal Investigation Division. Upon hearing Xu Zhibin's words, he chuckled and said in a low voice, "These guys in Zhonghai are really incompetent. They can't even catch a student?"
"I don't understand. How do they get rated as an advanced unit every year?"
Xu Zhibin didn't respond, nor did he argue.
He didn't want to comment much on the situation at Zhonghai Public Security Bureau over the past few years.
However, he did know Ye Gaoyi from there. They had a good relationship since their time together at the police training school.
"Alright, stop guessing."
After finishing his noodle soup, Xu Zhibin continued, "It's already around 2:00 PM, and we still haven't found Uncle Hua."
"Let our people stay alert in the afternoon. If they see anything suspicious, they should send me a message immediately."
After saying that, he left the dining car.
The other officers didn't speak much either. The occasional few words exchanged between them had nothing to do with the mission...
These silent Fengtian Public Security Bureau officers were all elites.
This mission couldn't afford any mistakes. If a problem arose, they would lose everything.
As Xu Zhibin walked down the aisle, he looked at his phone, and on the screen was a picture of Li Xuan.
This was sent from the inner network, all of Li Xuan's information.
There was a special line labeled on it, "The prisoner is extremely cunning, do not spare any doubt when carrying out the capture operation."
Seeing this line, Xu Zhi Bin made a thin, inaudible sound.
"Hey."
...
Car 11, soft sleeper compartment.
In one of the compartments was an elderly couple, along with their son.
This family was going to Jinling to save their relatives, but because the old couple was too old, their son followed along, fearing that the second old man's body would suddenly do something.
In addition to these three people, in this box there is only a strange young man, at this time he is resting his eyes, looking very elegant.
It was noon, a family of three ready to eat.
The old lady looked at the young man with his eyes closed and suddenly spoke, "Little Wang ah."
"Let's eat something together? Have a drink with me?"
Xiao Wang opened his eyes and said with a slight smile, "No, I'm not hungry yet."
The old lady's son took a loaf of bread and ate it while asking with great interest, "Wang Hua, what do you do? I didn't even see it along the way."
Wang Hua smiled and raised his arm to reveal a pair of hands that possessed slender fingers.
Opening his mouth, he said, "Craftsman."
...
On this K331 train, many parties gathered.
There were still twenty-two hours and thirty minutes to go before the end of the journey.
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