Chapter 230 The Burnt Past (9): Train of Hope

'What is her relationship with him? Why does she obey his words now, and then behave differently after arriving in the empire?'

Wishes looked at the picture that gradually appeared in front of him, thinking deeply in his heart.

Perhaps only by continuing to read can we get clues to answer these questions.

As the fog in front of me gradually dissipated, a new picture appeared.

The sky was a bit gloomy that day, the air pressure was very low, and it seemed like it would rain soon.

Under the dim light, on the brand-new train platform, Chen Yan was wearing a shabby suit that looked like a country boy at first glance, and a pair of large leather shoes that were bright but obviously worn. He stood close to the track.

position, hands and feet are cramped and uneasy.

Surrounded by passengers who were rushing to and fro, about to embark on a long journey, the cracks in the gravel on the railway track in front of them were empty except for the new growth of weeds——

The train hasn't arrived yet.

Everyone's face was filled with anxiety and hesitation, and so was Chen Yan.

Wishes saw all this from Chen Yan's third-person perspective, and immediately understood that this was the memory of [Chen Yan preparing to take the train to the Imperial University of China in Heaven for further studies].

'The memory sequence I saw did not occur in the normal chronological order.'

‘The first memory I saw was [The military disaster had just happened on Baihuyuan, my father and Chen Yan discussed and decided to study abroad].

The second memory is [Before the military disaster occurred, Chen Yan sensed the danger and asked his sister to protect his husband].

The third memory, which is the scene in front of me, is [after the military disaster had occurred for some time, Chen Yan was preparing to leave by train].

According to the chronological order of events, it should have been

[Second Memory: Before the Military Disaster]

→

[First memory: The military disaster just happened]

→

[The third memory: some time after the military disaster occurred].

But the memories do not appear in [chronological order].

The reason why the memory that appears in front of me looks like this is because for the memory fragments of the world, the more profound the memory, the higher it floats in the mind, the greater the chance of being seen at a glance.

In other words, for Chen Yan, the most profound memory was the conversation with his father - it was that conversation that made him understand certain facts about the world, and it was also that conversation that made him make decisions.

made the decision to study abroad.'

Wish continued to watch the world in front of Chen Yan from a third-person perspective.

A moment later, a shrill whistle sounded in my ears.

The huge steel monster puffed out clouds of mist, and with the harsh buzzing sound of the wheels rolling over the rails when braking, appeared in the passengers' field of vision——

The huge locomotive, made of brand-new steel, was much bigger than Chen Yan had imagined.

The entire locomotive is composed of a huge cylindrical steam engine laid out horizontally, and a trailer wheel set under the steam engine. The words JF2 are painted in white paint directly under the steam engine - that may be the model of this steam engine.

At this moment, on the top of the front section of the steam engine, the disc barometer pointer, which was smoked with a layer of black soot and became less clear, slowly rotated due to the decrease in pressure in the steam engine room.

The thick black smoke emitted from the chimney behind the disc barometer also slowly decreased, until when entering the train station, the pungent smell emitted by the thick smoke could be tolerated by the people on the platform.

Chen Yan and all the passengers looked up. The next moment the train came to a stop, the rushing passengers suddenly became a mess.

The conductors shouted: "The train will not leave until everyone is on board! No need to overcrowd!"

No one believed such nonsense. The provincial capital railway station had a bad reputation throughout the province. Everyone knew that the train tickets they randomly issued were almost twice the passenger capacity of the entire train.

In other words, if you get on the bus late, you will definitely not be able to get on the bus.

People knew about this and rushed to get on the bus.

The train station also knew about this, so they said "the train will not leave until everyone has boarded", just to leave out the unlucky ones who didn't get on the train.

Chen Yan only found out about this from people's discussions after arriving at the station.

He also heard from people chatting that tickets for this train had been suspended for more than half a month - and the ticket in his hand was clearly bought by his father two days ago.

He felt very bitter when he remembered the proud expression on his father's face when he said to him, "I saw with my own eyes that they put the red stamp of the train station on the ticket."

Dad, my vote is probably fake...

But even if it is a fake ticket, it was issued by the train station.

If passengers with counterfeit tickets are not allowed to board the train, the business of selling counterfeit tickets at the train station will no longer be possible.

That's quite a lot of money.

People rushed to get on the train, through the crowded doors, through the open windows, and some even climbed to the roof from the pipe between the carriages, and then went down to the carriage from the special maintenance escalator on the roof——

No matter what, as long as you take the ticket, enter the station, and get on the bus, you can leave this dangerous war-torn place and embark on a journey to a safe place.

Chen Yan hates traveling with a lot of luggage. The only thing he carries with him is a suitcase containing the admission notice of the Imperial University of China and a change of clothes. When it comes to squeezing in the car, compared with those who carry big and small bags

Baggage passengers have a natural advantage.

He squeezed into the carriage and found a seat to sit down. Just as he was wondering why the carriage was so crowded, a radio sound came to his ears:

"There is an additional express fee for taking a special express train. The express fee is increased according to the class of car. It is calculated as a third-class car, twice as much for a second-class car, and twice as much for a first-class car."

He was stunned for a moment and looked at his ticket - the mark on the upper right corner of the ticket was exactly the word "three" - he suddenly realized that before he thought it was strange, it turned out to be the mark of a third-class carriage.

The third-class carriage in front of me was crowded and overcrowded. Most of the people on the carriage had angry faces, and there were frequent fights for seats.

But to Chen Yan's expectation, the seats next to and opposite him were always empty.

After waiting for half an hour in confusion, confusion and anxiety, a shrill whistle sounded and the train started moving.

The passengers around him still paid no attention to the empty seat next to him.

Chen Yan was confused and glanced at the gradually receding scenery outside the window.

The next second, a voice that sounded familiar, but had a completely different "feel" came to my ears.

"elder brother."

Chen Yan turned his head and saw the girl sitting opposite him at some point.

This time, there was no paralyzed expression on her face, and there was light in her eyes.

Suddenly, a strange thought flashed through Chen Yan's head:

She seemed to have "enlightened" too.

The girl spoke again, and for the second time Chen Yan heard the news he least wanted to hear.

"I failed to protect sir."
Chapter completed!