Chapter 463: Happy to Death
Weiwei stared at him for several seconds before putting on another smile. "You're quite a character, Uncle."
Then she lifted her skirt and ran off.
Only then did Xu Huo let a faint smile show. He turned back, saw Weiwei's parents watching him, and raised his teacup in greeting.
The couple smiled too, but didn't return his greeting.
Dr. Deng said with some concern, "We'd better not stir up trouble."
Anyone who could board this train was surely no ordinary person. The little girl was running around unsupervised, and her parents weren't worried at all—it was clear they felt perfectly secure. Wouldn't he get cut down for saying something like that in front of the girl and her parents?
Xu Huo didn't seem bothered. "I was just joking."
Dr. Deng glanced at the little girl, who had sat back down beside her parents but was still watching them, then immediately looked away and lowered his voice. "Too bad they don't think it's a joke."
Night fell soon enough.
The seats in First-Class Seat reclined flat, so Xu Huo lay down early to rest with his eyes closed. After the lights went out, he sat up.
The other passengers in the carriage hadn't gone to sleep either. They all remained in their seats.
Before long, muffled sounds of fighting came from the carriages behind them. It was quite a distance away, several carriages back. The fighting caused a stir in the other carriages too, and bumps and the sound of doors opening came from the second carriage, right beside First-Class Seat.
Footsteps moved through the darkness to the rear door of First-Class Seat. They lingered for a moment, then pulled at the carriage door. When it wouldn't open, the person outside stood there for a few