District 9

Outside Yanbei City, the train slowly pulled out of the station at 8:45.

This train is a passenger train bound for the Jiangzhou area. It has to pass through more than 20 stations on the way and travels at a relatively slow speed.

The Academic Affairs Office of the Eighth Army University has already communicated with the unit that manages the railways, and has set aside three trains for the trainees returning to their places, namely carriages 1, 6, and 9.

Li Zhan, Qi Lin, Ruan Ming, and some officers from the Qi and Xu families were all sitting in the No. 1 sleeper car, while Xiaobai, Wang Tianhui and the others were sitting in the No. 9 car. The distance between the two sides was quite far. However, there were no other passengers in the carriage, they were all officers.

After the train started moving slowly, Qi Lin, who had drunk too much at the graduation dinner and had not yet sobered up, lay directly on the berth, took off his coat and said, "I'm going to bed, don't even call me."

"Brother Lin, don't sleep. Come on, let's get up and play cards together." The man who spoke was called Qi Wei. He was a descendant of the Qi family in Nanmu Town, Sichuan Prefecture. He used to be a platoon leader in the 117th Regiment. He was very young and energetic. , so he was recommended to the eighth district for further study.

"No, no, my head hurts from drinking." Qi Lin waved his hand and replied, "You guys are playing, I have to take a nap."

"Chief of Staff, do you want to play?" Qi Wei turned to Li Zhan and asked.

After struggling to read a slightly colorful novel, he shook his head and said: "If you don't play, you play."

Ruan Ming sat on a small chair by the window, waved and said, "Come on, I'll play with you."

"Hooraa!"

A group of officers immediately surrounded him.

"Those who pay cash, those who don't keep accounts." Ruan Ming looked at everyone with a smile: "Come here, get the cards, show them off, and I will harvest you."

"How big is it?"

"A hundred dollars a piece."

"Ruan Tuan, this is too big a fight."

"...What, I asked you to give me some confession, do you have any objections?" Ruan Ming asked teasingly.

"Okay, come on."

After saying that, a group of excited officers gathered around and started playing poker with Ruan Ming.

In another carriage, Xiaobai was sitting on the sleeper, holding a mobile phone and talking to his wife Xu Jiao.

"When will you get home?"

"It will take a while to get to Jiangzhou the day after tomorrow. It will take a while by car. I think I can get home in the evening." Xiaobai clasped his feet and said tenderly: "Oh, I miss you..."

"You are such a good talker. I heard from Xiaoliang that when you have nothing to do, you go out with the officers from District 8 to drink heavily and go to clubs." Xu Jiao gritted her teeth and said, "I'll wait for you to come back. Check you carefully..."

"That's no problem. I'll go home when I get to Sichuan Mansion and let you check it out." Xiaobai lowered his voice and said, "Hey, if you have nothing to do tomorrow, go out for a stroll and buy some tough tear socks."

"Get out of here, shameless!"

"I love you."

"You're really disgusting." Xu Jiao felt numb.

"Hey, let's make a video together?"

"I'm not free. I'm coaxing the kids. Let's talk about it later."

"Then send me a photo."

"I'll send you a message." Xu Jiao scolded harshly: "Okay, that's it, I'll pick you up in Jiangzhou the day after tomorrow."

"love you!"

"Oh, okay, I love you, I love you." Xu Jiao replied and hung up the phone.

After Xiaobai made the call, he felt uneasy in his heart. He turned to look at his brother-in-law and said, "Come on, sleep on my bed, and let me hold you for a while."

His brother-in-law is called Xu Liang, and he is Xu Yan’s youngest son. He looks very fair, and his face is very similar to Xu Jiao. So in the past few years, when he was in school, Xiaobai put all his spiritual sustenance on him. Harass him a bit.

"Brother-in-law, please stop harassing me. I have hemorrhoids and I feel very uncomfortable." Xu Liang said listlessly while lying on the upper bunk.

"...Hey, it's not convenient for you either." Xiaobai sighed, lying on the bed and said, "That's no fun anymore, I'll go to sleep too."

In the carriage, all the officers will return to their units in a few days, and the wild and unruly days will be over, so everyone is in high spirits, either drinking, playing cards and chatting with colleagues from other places. They communicate feelings.

The train moved forward slowly, and the day passed in the blink of an eye.

It was around nine o'clock in the evening the next day.

Li Zhan finally finished reading the colorful novel and felt a little hungry. He raised his head and shouted to Qi Lin, "How about going to the dining car to get something to eat?"

"No, I just finished eating." Qi Lin fiddled with his phone and said, "Go find Xiaobai and ask him to accompany you."

"Are you still chatting with that young female instructor in school?" Li Zhan asked with a smile.

"Well, she encountered some difficulties in life, and I'm trying to enlighten her." Qi Lin nodded.

"Okay, then you can enlighten me." Li Zhan stood up, took out the wallet containing cash from his coat, and walked towards Car No. 9.

Along the way, although the carriage was crowded, tourists were all courteous to the soldiers when they saw them. Li Zhan quickly arrived at carriage No. 9, called Xiao Bai, and went to the dining car together.

"Want something to drink?" Xiaobai asked.

"I won't drink today." Li Zhan ordered two hot dishes and replied, "I'll be here early tomorrow. It's not good to drink too much."

"Okay, then I'll get two bottles of drinks." Xiaobai stood up.

"Zi la la!"

Xiao Bai had just stood up when an extremely harsh friction sound suddenly appeared underneath the train, followed by the shaking of the carriage. He instinctively stretched out his hand to hold the table: "Damn, how are you driving? Are you practicing drifting?"

"Bang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a dull sound of gunfire suddenly came from outside the carriage.

Li Zhan was startled: "25-mortar?!"

"Squeak!"

When the two of them were confused, the sound of teeth underneath the carriage became even louder. The train began to brake urgently, and the speed of the train slowed down significantly.

"Is there some military friction ahead?" The carriage shook violently, and Xiaobai couldn't walk, so he bent down and sat down again.

"what's up?"

"There seemed to be gunfire."

"...!"

The passengers in the dining car started to become noisy, and they all looked out through the glass.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"...!"

Several more cannon shots rang out from outside, followed by the train slowly coming to a halt.

"Everyone, don't move!"

"Do not move!"

The four police officers responsible for train safety ran over in a hurry, shouting and walking through the carriage.

"What's going on?" Li Zhan asked.

"The railway in front has been bombed," one of the police officers waved his hand and shouted: "I think we have encountered someone fighting. Please don't move yet."

After saying that, the four of them ran to the next car, and Xiaobai turned his head and glanced out the window, and saw bright headlights not far away, and at least a dozen cars rushing over.

"...Why are there so many cars?" Xiaobai was a little surprised.

As he spoke, the car convoy was getting closer and closer. After Xiaobai took a closer look, he said again: "Damn, it doesn't look like he is a soldier."