Of Course the Credit Had to Be Shared Equally

The moment Kong Wu made his move, Bai Yao realized just how badly he had underestimated his strength.

From the moment Bai Yao spoke, it was all over before he had even finished.

The whole thing had taken less than a second.

As Bai Yao saw it, he had only just given the order to act when the middle-aged man went limp and collapsed to the floor.

But while Bai Yao was shocked by Kong Wu's strength, the others were shocked by Jiang Rou.

She had not acted with Kong Wu's clean efficiency, but her strength was genuinely frightening.

When Bai Yao gave the order, Jiang Rou reacted a second slower than Kong Wu, giving the middle-aged woman a chance to fight back.

If the woman had attacked her directly, Jiang Rou might have had a tiny bit of trouble, but she chose to reach for her gun instead.

That dangerous object, however, had long since been swiped by Bai Yao. In the end, her hand came up empty, and her confusion distracted her for a moment. Jiang Rou seized the chance and swung a slap at her.

The slap truly came with the roar of a tiger in the wind. It sent the woman crashing into the carriage wall and knocked her unconscious.

That muffled thud in particular made everyone who heard it feel a phantom ache in their own head.

Bai Yao did not feel the phantom ache for long, though, because the two people within the range of his mental power also rushed over when they heard the commotion.

Only then did Bai Yao realize that those two did not seem all that strong either.

It could not be helped. Kong Wu and Jiang Rou's strength had left too deep an impression.

But...

"Eat shit!"

As the two charged over, Bai Yao threw out the lime powder he had prepared long ago.

On the surface, he scattered it with his hand. In reality, he used his mental power to pinpoint their locations and released it from his system space.

Of course, for something like this, the lime powder he chose was naturally quicklime.

It burned fiercely in the eyes and was sure to throw them into utter panic.

And then, watch me take on two at once!

Bai Yao charged forward, only to be pulled back.

He turned around and saw that it was Kong Wu who had grabbed him.

"They have weapons," Kong Wu said.

As he spoke, Kong Wu moved to go in, only for Bai Yao to pull him back.

"These two are mine."

No one was going to steal his kills!

By then, the pain from the quicklime had made the two men drop their daggers. They were clutching their eyes and howling.

Seeing this, Bai Yao rushed forward and immediately delivered a kick to the groin.

He had practiced this move on an actual target, so its power went without saying.

After kicking one man down, Bai Yao looked at the other, thought for a moment, and waved Hu Yang over, signaling for him to take this one.

When dealing with enemy agents, being involved and taking part in the fight were two different things, and the benefits gained were different too.

Whether these educated youths sent down to the countryside could live a little more comfortably there depended on whether their letters of commendation said their courage was commendable or that they were both brave and resourceful.

Although Hu Yang still did not quite understand the situation, he felt that Bai Yao would not harm him. So he took a running start and launched a flying kick that struck the target dead-on.

Hu Yang: "Hahaha, that felt good!"

Ignoring the two men curled up on the floor like prawns in pain, Bai Yao looked at Dongfang Dazhuang and said, "Dazhuang, you and Gu Yang each pick up a dagger. Remember to say later that you seized them while fearlessly grappling with the enemy agents."

There was no one else in the carriage anyway. As long as they kept quiet, who would know?

Seeing Dongfang Dazhuang still standing there in a daze, Bai Yao explained.

He pointed at the four people lying on the floor and said, "They're enemy agents."

That one sentence was enough for Dongfang Dazhuang to understand instantly. He hurried over and picked up the daggers, bringing Gu Yang's over to him as well.

Dongfang Dazhuang: "Mother, your son has finally made something of himself!"

Just then, Bai Yao also saw the train police officers on patrol within the range of his mental power, and he knew this matter could finally come to an end.

Still, it was better to report the situation themselves. If the officers saw it first, even if they were cleared, he was afraid the officers would form a preconceived impression.

But he would leave a major matter like reporting it to someone else.

As for who...

"Gu Yang, you were the one who discovered them. Go find the train police," Bai Yao said.

The others had no objection. They were sure to get credit anyway, so it did not matter who went.

Gu Yang did not refuse either. He really needed the credit, so he agreed and turned to find the train police.

As soon as he left the carriage, he ran into the officers patrolling in their direction. He immediately stepped forward and reported the matter in a low voice.

At the mention of enemy agents, the two patrolling officers perked up and hurried over with Gu Yang.

Soon, they saw two people lying motionless and two others howling.

If the group had not come to report it, the officers really might have mistaken the criminals for the helpful members of the public and vice versa.

Seeing that everyone had been subdued, the two officers were in no hurry and began asking questions.

"You say they're enemy agents. Do you have any evidence?"

Gu Yang thought about it. He really did not have much evidence and could only tell them what he had overheard.

But before he could speak, Bai Yao spoke up.

"The evidence is right here with me."

At the sound of his voice, everyone looked over. They really had not known Bai Yao had evidence.

Bai Yao pretended to pull things out of his pockets, sleeves, and shoulder bag. Everything he took out was something he had swiped from the two enemy agents.

The money and ration tickets did not attract much attention, and no one paid the unopened letter any mind either, but the two pistols and the dagger were quite eye-catching.

"I secretly took these after I discovered the enemy agents had dangerous weapons, while they weren't paying attention. Otherwise, I'm afraid the six of us would be the ones lying on the floor right now. There's also this letter. The evidence should be inside."

He said nothing more about the money and tickets. There was not much money anyway, only a few dozen yuan.

With evidence and witnesses, the situation was clear, and Bai Yao and the others were naturally no longer under suspicion.

Of course, they still had to go along and give their statements.

As for what happened afterward, that was no longer Bai Yao and the others' concern.

After giving their statements, the six were brought back to the train, to a sleeper carriage.

That was right. As part of their reward, the train conductor had upgraded their hard seats to hard sleepers.

Besides that, each of them received three train meal vouchers, and letters of commendation were certain to be sent later to the communes where they were being sent down.

Oh, and there was one more thing that had been forgotten: the train conductor told them to take the money and tickets found on the enemy agents and divide them up.

The reason the conductor was so generous was that the group had also given the train crew a share of the credit.

As for how the money and tickets would be accounted for, that was not something Bai Yao and the others needed to worry about.

With the matter settled, Bai Yao divided the money and tickets at once. Each person received grain tickets for two jin and ten yuan in cash.

The others' reactions to receiving that little bit also showed their circumstances.

Clearly, apart from Dongfang Dazhuang, the others all had money and did not pay much mind to this small sum and the tickets.

In Bai Yao and Hu Yang's eyes, rather than waste time over such a small amount of money and tickets, they might as well hurry and move their luggage to the sleeper carriage.

It was getting late, and the sooner they settled in, the sooner they could get ready for dinner. With free train meal vouchers, they had to treat themselves to a good meal.