The sun is setting outside and is about to sink into the horizon.
The train has started again in the chat, moving forward leisurely.
The whistle made a loud "woo~" sound, and the train turned around a hillside.
Director Cai and Director Fang are back.
After coming in, Director Cai whispered to Fang Jian, and Fang Jian nodded seriously and went out.
Then the two of them chatted quietly and took a rest.
Night fell quietly, and the train started again after passing two small stations, and Fang Jian returned.
He came back gasping for air.
Chen Zhaozhao smelled a faint smell of blood.
Director Cai and Factory Director Fang got up immediately, concerned about his situation, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay, it's just a scratch." Fang Jian said, rolling up the scratched sleeve.
I saw a vertical wound about ten centimeters long on my arm, and blood was oozing out.
Judging from the blood oozing, the wound was not deep, it just slipped the surface of the skin.
Director Cai and Director Fang breathed a sigh of relief. Director Cai quickly took out the wound medicine from his luggage bag and applied it to him.
But Chen Zhaozhao noticed that his left shoulder was also injured, and it was much heavier than his arm.
He took the medicine and some clean clothes and left.
I think I had to go to the toilet to change.
Chen Zhaozhao and Chen Sanmei sat on the upper bunk and watched everything. They looked at each other silently. Chen Zhaozhao shook his head at her, and they continued to read the books in their hands.
But the atmosphere became tense.
Not long after, Fang Jian came back.
He didn't say anything and lay down to rest in his own place, which was the lower bunk opposite Chen Zhaozhao and the others.
Director Fang's position was on the lower bunk on Chen Zhaozhao's side, while Director Cai was on the middle bunk opposite.
Chen Zhaozhao checked the time and saw that it was after eight o'clock in the evening, so he went with Chen Sanmei to wash up briefly and get ready for bed.
This is a hard-sleeper carriage, with more than sixty seats in one carriage.
Although there are fewer people than in hard-seat carriages, more than half of the seats are occupied.
Now I basically lie down and rest, and the car seems relatively quiet.
They went to the bathroom to wash up and when they were about to go back, several people wearing black exercise uniforms surrounded them.
Chen Sanmei was startled, and Chen Zhaozhao immediately stood in front of her, protecting her, and looked at the others coldly, "Who is he? What do you want to do?"
The leader, the scarred man, smiled and looked very ferocious, "Don't be nervous, we don't mean any harm, we just want to talk to you about something."
"What's the matter?" Chen Zhaozhao asked calmly.
The scarred man signaled to his men, who were blocking the road at both ends. He looked to the side and saw that no one was paying attention.
He took out a wad of money from his satchel and said in a low voice.
"This is five hundred dollars. As long as you do as I say, I will give you another five hundred dollars after it is completed."
Chen Zhaozhao raised his eyebrows.
The scarred man said: "It's very simple, as long as you put the innermost clothes and pants you are wearing in the luggage of the person on the lower bunk, and tell the conductor that you have lost it when he patrols tomorrow morning.
Isn’t it very simple?”
"Why are you doing this?" Chen Zhaozhao asked.
"Why don't you worry about it, just do it."
"What if I don't do it."
"Why not do it? It's a thousand yuan. How much is your monthly salary? It's only forty yuan a day. A thousand yuan, how long do you want to make it?
You can earn a thousand yuan just by doing something so simple, why not do it?"
"We don't make ill-gotten gains."
"Too little?"
"No matter how much you give us, we won't do it."
"Two choices, either do it and get paid. Or don't do it... so many of us are not vegetarians."
"We shouldn't be involved in what's going on between you. If we don't do it, you can always find someone else."
"But looking at the entire carriage, you are the most suitable."
"But, we don't do it."
"I'll give you time to think about it. If you agree, take the money, or if you don't agree, his reputation will be ruined or your reputation will be ruined. How do you choose? Think carefully.
Anyway, tomorrow morning or the morning after will do."
After the scarred man finished speaking, he gave way.
Chen Zhaozhao took Chen Sanmei and prepared to leave.
The scarred man stopped them again, glanced at them with evil eyes, and said, "You must never tell them about this.
Otherwise the consequences will be the same.
There are more than a dozen of us and there are only three of them. Think clearly, you two girls are on the train.
Something has happened, and the sky and the earth are in trouble."
Chen Zhaozhao twitched the corner of his mouth slightly and pulled Chen Sanmei away quickly.
Returning to their positions, Director Cai and Director Fang were lying on the bunk reading, while Fang Jian was lying on his side to rest.
Chen Zhaozhao asked Chen Sanmei to go up. He stood on the stairs and said, "Director Fang, we were blocked in the bathroom just now by a man with a scar on his face."
"What?" Factory Director Fang, Director Cai and Fang Jian sat up in shock at the same time.
Chen Zhaozhao explained in detail what he had just encountered.
After hearing this, the three people frowned and looked cold, especially Fang Jian, who was very angry and said, "Despicable!"
"That person was brought by our competitor to deal with us." Director Cai said, "Since he said not to let you tell us, what did you say?"
"Because I don't like to be threatened." Chen Zhaozhao crossed his arms and smiled lightly.
The three of them were stunned when they saw her like this. She was not afraid at all when encountering such a dangerous thing?
Is she really just an ordinary rural girl as she said?
"They have the strength in numbers, and they are ruthless and do what they say." Director Fang pursed his lips worriedly.
"Next stop, Cai Kun, you get off with them, and then take the next bus back to the provincial capital."
"Yes." Director Cai nodded in agreement, "How about you and Fang Jian get in the car? Otherwise, we get off together."
"No." Director Fang said, "I have to go back on time."
Because the next train is getting off at the next stop and the next train is two days later, Chen Zhaozhao and the others will not waste time changing trains, but they can't.
"He was seriously injured." Chen Zhaozhao glanced at Fang Jian and then at Factory Director Fang.
"I'm afraid he can't protect you on his own. And there are more than a dozen of them. Even if he's not injured, he won't be able to fight against them."
"Where else are you injured?" Director Fang looked at Fang Jian seriously.
Fang Jian originally didn't want to worry her third uncle and Director Cai, so she hid the shoulder injury and didn't mention it. Who knew that this girl could actually see it?
Did she even say it?
He glanced at Chen Zhaozhao and looked at Factory Director Fang, "My shoulder was stabbed."
"Very deep?"
"It's down to the bone."
"You, you, why didn't you tell me about such a serious injury? What's the use of just a little medicine if your injury is so serious?" Director Fang was very angry.
"We'll arrive at the station in a while. Get off the bus with them."
"No." Fang Jian refused without thinking, "You are not in good health to begin with, so I don't worry about you alone."
"You are still dragging me down."
"I……"
"Then let me switch with Fang Jian." Cai Kun said.
Director Fang thought for a moment and nodded, "That's okay."
Then he turned to Chen Zhaozhao and said, "I'm sorry, we have caused trouble for you. The train has stopped at the next stop. Fang Jian will take you off the bus to avoid it.
Once it is safe, he will take you by car again, and we will pay for the fare and other expenses during the period.
I'm just sorry to make you travel more and take up some of your time, okay?"