"You really were something, kid. One round trip out there, and you caught quite a few."
Inside the Ningyang railway police office building, passenger police captain Hu Guangjun—the Old Hu Wang Yan always talked about—held a cup of tea and smiled at Wang Yan.
"Don't put it that way. It wasn't my achievement alone. Wang Xin, Old Li, the train crew led by Old Lu, and all our fellow passengers deserve credit too." Wang Yan once again emphasized how little his own contribution had been. "Without their help and cooperation, I wouldn't have caught so many people."
Old Li was the veteran officer who had gone into action with Wang Yan and Wang Xin.
Hearing Wang Yan's words, Old Hu smiled. "All right, your political awareness has improved."
"What are you talking about? My political awareness never dropped. Say, Old Hu, if there's nothing else, hurry it up. The train's leaving soon."
"Let me remind you: when something happens, don't charge in recklessly. Make sure you stay alive first, then act. I won't say much about the others, but you're the only one in your family. You don't even have a wife or kids. Same goes for you, Wang Xin. Your father isn't young anymore, and you're still young yourself. When something happens, think it through. Look before you leap."
Wang Xin waved a hand. "Old Hu, cut it out already. They're just a bunch of petty thieves. How much trouble can they cause? If they had the guts to rob people, would they still be stealing things? It's nothing serious."
"Right, nothing serious. We're not idiots. If they pull a knife, do you think we won't know to get out of the way? As long as the passengers aren't being harmed, we'll let them go if we can. After