Chug-chug-chug... Whooo...
With a burst of steam, the train slowly came to a stop at Peace Cloud City Station.
In the sleeper car, Song Yunping got off the train carrying some lighter items. Behind her, Wang Yan lugged a large sack over his shoulder. Everything was for Song Yunhui.
Song Yunping's mother had made him clothes and prepared some meat dishes at home. There were also candies and biscuits Wang Yan had brought, along with plenty of canned goods and other food and drinks. It was a messy heap of stuff, and the weight added up.
The trip out of the station was anything but peaceful. There were plenty of pickpockets at train stations in those days, and Wang Yan had specifically caught some before.
This time, he had not gone looking to catch thieves. He had merely grabbed two who came up to him on their own.
They were bold, too. When Wang Yan subdued the first pickpocket, the passengers had spontaneously formed a circle to watch the excitement. At that moment, another thief mixed into the crowd and tried to steal from one of the onlookers. Wang Yan yanked him out, slapped him twice, then planted a kick in his chest and knocked him straight down.
The railway police noticed something was wrong and ran over to break it up. They took Wang Yan, Song Yunping, and the two thieves to the police office to get the details.
The two thieves did not even try to deny it. They had stolen goods on them; otherwise, they would definitely have tried to turn the accusation around on Wang Yan.
But things did not end quite so smoothly...
"Wang Yan..." Song Yunping tugged at Wang Yan, who stood there without moving, and looked at the seven or eight people across