bookrandom Chapter 290: Chase
Chapter 290: Chase
On the green train bound for Cangnan sat a grandfather and grandson.
My grandfather looked to be in his fifties or sixties, with gray hair and beard. He wore a washed-out fisherman's hat, a jacket and pants that were also washed-out, a shoulder bag slung across his body, and his sneakers were covered in mud, so much so that you couldn't tell their original color.
The granddaughter was about eleven or twelve years old, with big eyes, a ponytail on her head, and a half-worn floral dress. She sat obediently next to her grandfather.
Sitting opposite them was a mother and son, the mother was fashionably dressed, and the boy was lively and energetic.
The boy was about five or six years old. He had been making noise since he got on the bus. Now he finally calmed down. He was gnawing on a big chicken leg in his hand and looking at the girl with disgust in his eyes.
The girl grabbed her grandfather with one hand and pulled her skirt with the other, her eyes fixed on the big chicken leg, swallowing saliva from time to time.
There are not many people on the train, and the green train does not run fast, so most people would not choose it for travel.
Some people who like traveling will choose the green train, which allows them to appreciate the scenery along the way and enjoy the feeling of time going slowly.
Some people have no choice because the place they want to go can only be reached by green-skinned trains. For example, the mother and son want to go with the army because their father is a soldier. However, the place where their father is stationed is very close to the border and can only be reached by green-skinned trains.
Some people buy it because it is cheap, like the grandfather and grandson.
Seeing his granddaughter's eager eyes, the grandfather opened his shoulder bag, took out a crumpled ten yuan from the bag and handed it to his granddaughter.
At this time, the train slowly stopped at a small station. There were many vendors standing on the platform. As soon as the train stopped, they gathered around the window and sold food in their hands to people on the train.
The girl bought a chicken drumstick from a vendor, and several other vendors gathered around her, clamoring to sell her their wares.
The girl seemed to have never seen this scene before and hid behind her grandfather.
The mother across the street closed the window impatiently.
The stop at this station was very short, only three minutes, and the car started quickly.
A man and a woman got on the bus. The woman was petite, wearing a blue skirt with a beautiful bow on her shoulder and a big sun hat on her head.
The man was tall and strong, wearing a T-shirt and jeans, with a backpack on his shoulders and a box in his hands.
Both of them looked very young, and at first glance they were a young couple out for fun. They looked around and saw that there were a lot of empty seats now, so they could sit anywhere they wanted.
The two of them sat behind the grandfather and grandson, put their things down and sat down, and then discussed which attractions they wanted to visit.
After discussing for a while, it seemed that there was no consensus and the girl turned away angrily.
Seeing that the girl was angry, the man took out a lot of delicious food from his backpack and coaxed the girl in a low voice.
The little boy in front’s eyes lit up when he saw so many delicious foods.
The woman was amused when she saw the greedy look on the little boy's face. She waved at the boy, and he quickly ran over and looked at the snacks in the woman's hand.
"Are they all for me?"
After getting a positive answer, the little boy didn't hesitate and grabbed a handful in his hand.
"Don't be anxious, eat slowly, there are a lot." The girl said softly, and waved to her mother, asking her to come over.
The mother felt a little embarrassed, but she could not resist the girl's enthusiasm and said she wanted to ask her which scenic spot was fun, so she came over as well.
The man asked the mother which tourist attraction was fun, and when it came to this, the mother seemed very knowledgeable.
Her husband is an officer, but his position is not high. She usually takes her children with her to join the army once every two years. She could apply every year, but this place is a bit remote. It's okay to come here for tourism and vacation, but she can't stand staying here for a long time.
Seeing that the granddaughter in front was also looking at them curiously, the girl grabbed a handful of candy, sat down opposite the granddaughter, put the candy in her hand on the small table, and let the girl eat as much as she wanted.
"Is it okay?" The granddaughter turned and looked at her grandfather.
The grandfather looked at the girl suspiciously, then cautiously held his granddaughter in his arms.
"Don't eat anything given by strangers." He whispered to his granddaughter, and his granddaughter nodded sensibly.
Realizing that her kindness was misunderstood, the girl walked back angrily.
Soon, they arrived at another small station. The grandfather pulled his granddaughter to get off the bus. The granddaughter muttered quietly, "Isn't it time yet?"
"There's a road here that's closer."
Grandpa took his granddaughter's hand and walked towards the car door.
But he saw several people walking from the front and blocking the car door. Grandpa looked back and saw the young couple blocking the door behind him.
"Zhao Zhixiang." The young girl suddenly spoke.
The girl was Su Xiaoxiao, the one pretending to be her lover was Xiaoyu, and the one blocking him in front was Qi Lei.
They searched every carriage and were almost deceived by Zhao Zhixiang. Unexpectedly, he had a little girl as his granddaughter.
If Su Xiaoxiao hadn't noticed the flaw, he would have gotten away with it.
Starting from the old scavenger, they have been led by him by the nose.
At first, they kept tracking down the scavenger, thinking that he would escape by posing as the scavenger.
When they traced the identity of the scavenger, they found that he had indeed bought the ticket using the identity of the scavenger, but he did not get on that train at all. Instead, he used the identity of the scavenger to enter the platform and got on a train going in the opposite direction of that train. He bought a new ticket on the train on the grounds of getting on the wrong train, got off at the next stop, and bought another train ticket with a different identity.
In this way, he changed his identity every time he took a train, until he got on this green train.
If Su Xiaoxiao hadn't been able to see through the disguise, she would have gotten away with it.
After he changed his identity several times, they guessed the direction he was going. He was walking south towards the border, probably trying to smuggle out of the country.
The end point of this green train is only a few kilometers away from the border.
If we let him get away, we might never find him again.
When Su Xiaoxiao and the others saw him on the surveillance camera, they found that he was with a little girl. The grandfather and grandson acted so much alike that he almost got away with it. No one knew where the little girl came from, but he tricked her into being his granddaughter.
When they caught up with the train, they found that there were too many people around him, including the mother and son, and the little girl.
Just now, Su Xiaoxiao used snacks to lure away the mother and son, and wanted to attract the little girl as well, but unexpectedly, Zhao Zhixiang was very alert and grabbed the little girl tightly in his hands.
They were afraid to act rashly and did not dare to take action immediately.
They didn't expect Zhao Zhixiang to be so vigilant. If he got off the train here and walked out onto the platform, he would be in trouble, so they could only intercept him before he got off the train.
A strange smile appeared on Zhao Zhixiang's face, and suddenly a dagger appeared in his hand, which he pointed at his granddaughter's neck.
"Don't come here, I'll kill her if I come here."