flstandardbreds Chapter 177 Meeting an old friend in a foreign land?
Chapter 177 Meeting an old friend in a foreign land?
With the rumbling sound of the train, Zhou Ruoyu finally couldn't help but fell asleep.
When I woke up, except for Xiao Li who was still sleeping, four men were standing in the aisle, smoking and talking in low voices.
She got up, washed up briefly, and came to the corridor. Gao Weiguo looked at her fair neck, which was bruised and purple from being pinched by the man, and frowned: "Are you okay, little sister-in-law?"
Zhou Ruoyu stroked her neck with her hand: "It's okay. How long will it take us to get to South City?"
"It'll probably be more than ten hours. It will be night when we get off the bus, so we need to be more alert."
Gao Weiguo's eyes were sharp as he glanced left and right, extremely alert.
There is no need to be too clear. The gang committed the crime, and only a part of them were killed. There may be other people who were waiting for them at the exit. Everything is unknown.
"So, even though it's easy to make money in South City, you still have to work hard to get it."
Director Zhang sighed deeply, feeling somewhat frustrated.
This trip south was entirely Zhou Ruoyu's idea. Now not only could she not escape unscathed, but Director Zhang, Li Ming, and the most innocent Xiao Li might all be implicated.
The previous disputes in the military compound were just small matters. Now facing the robbery with real guns and knives, it would be a lie to say that he is not afraid.
She pursed her lips and coughed lightly: "Uncle Zhang, it's all because of my impatience. I didn't expect that you would all follow me into danger."
Li Ming raised his eyebrows. "Comrade Zhou Ruoyu, I don't like what you're saying. There's no such thing as a free lunch. The brave die of overeating, while the timid die of starvation.
I've had enough of hard times, and I'd rather risk my life to make a name for myself. I support you unconditionally!"
Director Zhang also came to his senses and said with a smile, "Yes, Li Ming and I have been businessmen for generations. Businessmen are always profit-driven. Money is the most important thing, and nothing else matters!"
Xiao Jiang looked disdainful, crossed his shoulders, and squinted his eyes: "That's the true face of a capitalist, blinded by money!"
Xiao Li, who was wearing two pigtails, came out yawning and said, "Without money, what will you eat and drink? How can you take the train without money?"
Being ridiculed by a skinny little girl, Xiao Li's face turned blue and white. His lips moved for a long time, and he could only utter an irrelevant sentence: "You look like a working people, but you are actually a running dog of the capitalists!"
"You!" Xiao Li shook her braid hard, turned around and got into bed.
After the two young people had a quarrel, the atmosphere suddenly eased a lot.
With everyone's hearts together, Zhou Ruoyu felt that no matter how great the danger was, it could be resolved.
The train police came over and returned the hundred-plus yuan the robbers had taken. They then said, "Someone come over with me and explain the situation. We need to take a statement."
Li Ming took a step forward: "I'll go. I'll be there the whole time."
Gao Weiguo grabbed his arm and lowered his voice: "I'll go over. No one of you should leave this car before getting off the train."
Although Li Ming didn't understand his intention, he knew that he was definitely thinking about him, so he nodded and stepped back.
Seeing the conductor taking Gao Weiguo away, Director Zhang took out the dry food he had brought with him and distributed it to everyone: "Eat a little first, filling your stomach is the most important thing."
Zhou Ruoyu took out a bag of beef jerky from her luggage bag. It was roasted by Lu Xiaohua before she left. Not only was it filling, but the taste of roasted beef was very different from stewed or boiled beef.
Eating beef jerky with dry food has a unique taste.
The announcement of the next stop began: "We are almost at Nanpingli. We plan to stop for five to six minutes. Passengers, please pay attention!"
When arriving at a major station, many people can use this break to stretch their legs on the platform to relieve fatigue from taking a long-distance bus.
The further we got to the south city, the more our eyes were opened. On the platform, people were openly selling snacks such as dried sweet potatoes and preserved fruits, and the greedy children rushed to buy them.
Xiao Li bit his dry food and looked at the platform.
She was Director Zhang's niece, so how could he not feel sorry for her? He smiled and asked, "Do you want to eat?"
Xiao Li swallowed his saliva and nodded heavily. Director Zhang laughed and handed him a two-dollar bill: "Go buy it yourself and come back when you're done!"
"Ok!"
Xiao Li's pigtails were so happy that they were about to fly up. He took the money and ran out.
"You can't get off the bus!" A somewhat frightened voice suddenly came.
No one expected that someone was paying attention to them. Xiao Jiang immediately took a defensive fighting stance and faced the newcomer.
A young man of medium build came out from the shop next door. He looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. He wore a pair of glasses on his thin and fair face and was dressed in a very sophisticated Zhongshan suit. He was very gentle and refined.
If the person hadn't gotten closer, Zhou Ruoyu wouldn't have recognized him.
When I got closer, I saw that it was an old acquaintance!
"...Gu Changhong!...Why are you in the car too?"
Zhou Ruoyu really didn't want to appear too surprised, but she couldn't come up with a suitable expression to reveal her current mood.
Gu Changhong pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, glanced fearfully at the platform outside, and swallowed hard before saying, "Those vendors outside are connected to the bandits on the train. You, you'd better not get off the train."
Xiao Jiang looked at Zhou Ruoyu with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "Sister-in-law, do you know him?"
Zhou Ruoyu nodded and asked Gu Changhong with a strange expression, "Why are you going to South City too?"
"Well, I got on this train in Beijing. I often have to go to South City on business, and I take this train quite often."
The meaning was obvious. He was very familiar with this train and it made sense for him not to let them get off.
So Zhou Ruoyu signaled Xiao Li not to get off the car, and the five or six minutes they talked were gone in a flash. Xiao Li didn't get to eat what he wanted, so he pouting and went back to the shop.
Li Ming stepped forward and shook hands: "Hello, Comrade Gu, do you remember me? We had tea together in the army guesthouse."
Gu Changhong's expression was a little unnatural: "Hello, we meet again."
Since the world is so small and she has met Gu Changhong, she sat down and chatted.
"After leaving Luancheng, I went to Beijing. My family used their connections to arrange for me to work in the Ministry of Industry, where I was responsible for reception work.
In recent years, the country's industrial development has inevitably required the introduction of foreign equipment and technology, which has necessitated the support of some overseas experts. Foreign experts usually enter the country through the port city, enter the southern city, and then go north. We, the reception staff, often travel between Beijing and the southern city."
Zhou Ruoyu, a person from later generations, naturally knew that in turbulent times, not only was the economy backward, but even people's concepts were much backward, and it took many years to break the status quo again.
"Those bandits were targeting us the moment they got on the car last night?" Zhou Ruoyu still didn't want to talk too much when facing Gu Changhong.
"Yes," Gu Changhong sighed softly. "They are extremely cunning. They already knew that I was in charge of receiving foreign guests at the Ministry of Industry. So even if I had money in my pocket, they wouldn't touch me. And you are new faces, and you deliberately traveled together.
So, you will definitely be noticed when you first get on the bus.”