Happiness System

"Search, put your hands up and stand aside!"

When everyone was on board and the ship was ready to sail, a large group of lurking soldiers rushed up with rifles.

Qin Xiaoyun and her companions were waiting for the boat on time, and were still on the deck and had not had time to enter the cabin.

Apart from them and the ship's crew, there were only five or six other passengers on the deck who had come to board the ship just as they had planned.

Seeing that everyone, including the ship's crew, had raised their hands and stepped aside, the leading officer ordered six of his men to stay and asked his deputy to take people in to control the people in the cabin.

After all the soldiers walked in, the officer examined them for a long time before speaking, "People from Will Company reported that one of you took away their important things. No matter where you are from or what you are doing here, everyone must be inspected. Come here one by one. Whoever I call out will come out for inspection!"

He took a step forward, kicked the suitcase closest to him and continued, "Whose is this? Come out!"

Unfortunately, the first unlucky person was Qin Xiaoyun and her group.

"Sir, it's mine." He walked out tremblingly.

The officer glanced at him and asked in a routine manner: "Which country are you from? How long have you been in Great Britain? What are you doing here?"

"I'm from the Republic of China. I've been here for five years. I came to study abroad. I graduated last year, but I didn't have money to buy a boat ticket, so I stayed and worked for a year."

"Well, poor fellow, open the suitcase and check it!"

The unlucky guy's hands were shaking for a long time and he couldn't open it. Then the officer yelled at him, "Tell me! Are you the thief who stole the things? Otherwise, why are you so nervous?"

The unfortunate fellow turned pale with fear. “No, no, sir, I, I, I have never seen the world before. I can’t help but get excited and scared when I see the heroic sir!”

After shivering for a long time and being scolded, the unlucky guy finally opened the box.

The officer winked at the soldier next to him, and the soldier immediately went over and rummaged through the box. In the box were several sets of half-new clothes and some books, and in the big bag next to it were old clothes for spring, autumn and winter.

The soldier cursed him for being a poor bastard and searched him, took out all the money he had on him, and blatantly took away most of it. "Pack up these junks quickly and stay aside and don't get in the way!"

The unlucky guy took the little money that was left, but dared not say anything. He lowered his head and dragged all his things to the corner before starting to pack them up.

The next few people were also from Qin Xiaoyun's side. Their treatment was about the same. After all, they were all poor students who had no money to return home after graduation and stayed behind to work to earn their travel expenses.

Then it was the turn of Qin Xiaoyun's assistant and guards. The international students who had already completed the examination were looking at them nervously.

Qin Xiaoyun was not panicked at all. She stopped the assistant who was about to leave the line and said, "Sir, the four of us are together. We can be checked together."

Then they briefly explained that they were sent out by their families to do business last year, and because of their good performance, their families finally agreed to let them return home this year.

As she spoke, she pointed to one of the suitcases, opened her handbag and showed it, saying, "Sir, those boxes contain some of my private belongings, so I'll give them to you as a gift. Please allow me to stay and buy food for the things in my bag."

The officer ordered the soldiers to open the box. Seeing the valuables and several gold bars inside, he said in a good mood: "If there are no problems after the search, then it's approved!"

Probably because of the gift of the box, the soldiers treated them well. Although they made a mess when checking the things, at least they did not throw things everywhere.

When it came to the body search, Qin Xiaoyun had another question, "Sir, the customs in our Republic of China are different from yours. Women in our country are not allowed to be touched by strange men, otherwise they will be thrown into the pond by the family!"

The officer looked at him deeply, then asked the soldier to find a female soldier, and then asked another soldier to search the other two men.

Another person was asked to keep an eye on Qin Xiaoyun and her servant, and the officer took the other three to search for other people.

This time they first searched the boatmen who had no luggage, and then made them squat in a corner.

The next few passengers were all Westerners, but the officer treated them equally rudely.

Oriental people like Qin Xiaoyun could tolerate having their money taken away, but they, who are also Westerners, could not!

Those people were also a small group. Finally, one of them was kicked into the sea and another was shot, and they calmed down.

The natural outcome was that their things were turned into a mess, trampled and crushed by the soldiers, and all their money was confiscated.

After everything was checked and Qin Xiaoyun and the others had packed their belongings, the officer assigned two soldiers to take them to the cabin.

"You must stay in your room until this is over. We will seal the door and there will be people guarding outside. Anyone who dares to come out without permission will be thrown into the sea!"

With a bang, the door was closed and they were imprisoned.

"Miss..."

Qin Xiaoyun shook her head. "I don't think this ship will be able to leave for a while. Take out the food. Also check and pack out any dirty clothes."

"Then I'll check the sheets first and make the bed so that Miss can have a rest." Pan'er said as she quickly opened the package containing bedding.

The cabin was not very soundproof, and they often heard sounds of beatings and women being insulted.

Pan'er was terrified after hearing this and walked around the room, trying to find something to block the door.

Unfortunately, almost everything on the boat was welded, so she could only lock the door and then pile a few suitcases by the door.

The ship was seized by soldiers and the people were in a panic, so it was impossible to operate normally. Fortunately, they were used to carrying dry food when traveling long distances, so they would not starve for a while.

The ship was supposed to depart at 10 a.m., and after enduring the whole day and night, Pan'er looked extremely haggard. "Miss, we are not going to be trapped here, are we?"

"No, the soldiers should withdraw tomorrow at the latest." Qin Xiaoyun was still calm. She held the book without raising her head.

Will Company is very powerful, and the shipping company is not much behind.

This ship stops here and occupies a slot, so other ships can only queue up to enter other slots.

Look, those people are about to be unable to withstand the pressure!

Pan'er only knew that Qin Xiaoyun came here to look for sources of goods. Their trading company was developing very fast. They not only had stores in the four major cities of Qinzhou, but also in the other three continents!

She did come here to look for sources of supply at the beginning, but she later accepted a mission. Pan'er didn't know about it and she didn't intend to reveal it.

She was already busy in China, and now that she's abroad and doesn't speak the language and isn't familiar with the place, isn't it normal for her to be even busier?

Qin Xiaoyun's guess turned out to be correct. Just after noon, the team of soldiers was called away.

The ship's waiters and boatmen knocked on each door and tore off the seals, informing everyone that if they wanted to change to other means of transportation, they could go and get a refund within an hour. Those who planned to continue their journey would be provided with three days of free food.

Only a small number of people applied for ticket refunds. Two hours later, the ship finally started to leave the port and provided everyone with a belated lunch while it was sailing smoothly.

Qinzhou had already entered autumn in early September. Qin Xiaoyun breathed a sigh of relief after getting off the boat and breathing the familiar air.

They did not inform their families when they came back this time, so no one came to pick them up.

There were ten people in the group, three were government-sponsored students who participated in the mission together, and three were self-funded students who were sent abroad with the efforts of the whole family.

Except for Qin Xiaoyun and three other people and the three government-sponsored overseas students, the other three couldn't wait to rent a carriage to go home after getting off the boat.

Seeing the envious looks on the faces of the three government-sponsored students, Qin Xiaoyun could only smile and say, "Let's go. We'll find a carriage to take us to the train station. After we return to Qingcheng, maybe you'll visit your relatives, or maybe you'll arrange for your family to come to Qingcheng for a reunion!"

The unlucky guy was not at all cowardly as he had shown when he was abroad. He followed behind with his luggage and laughed, "I guess they will bring our family to Qingcheng. I feel much more at ease back in our Great Qinzhou. I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, we listened to Miss Qin and changed all the money into gold leaves and hid them. This time, maybe what we saved is enough for me to buy a house and bring my family to Qingcheng."

A man next to him hit him with his luggage and laughed: "Why didn't you pretend after getting off the boat? At that time, I thought you were going to pee and pretend to be scared!"

The unlucky guy was not angry, but said seriously: "Be careful, kid, there are ladies here, be polite and don't speak so vulgarly! Too much is too little, don't you understand? If I pretend to be scared and peed, won't I look guilty? Besides, do you want to wash my pants?"

The pier is not very close to the city, and it takes twenty minutes to get there by carriage.

Qin Xiaoyun's assistant Gu Lei is from Liu Xundong's side, and the bodyguard He Nan was found for her by Qin Qinghai. He is He Dong's younger brother and had to serve as a driver when he was in Qingcheng.

They only rented two carriages. Gu Lei and the three foreign students sat in the front one. Because there were so many people and they were all men, it was a bit crowded, so they put some of their luggage in Qin Xiaoyun's carriage.

He Nan sat outside with the driver to protect their safety, and also asked the driver for the latest news.

When they arrived at the train station, several people burst into laughter when they saw the ten or so Singapore dollars left after buying the tickets.

After staying abroad for such a long time, they have forgotten that the two currencies are different.

Fortunately, Qin Xiaoyun remembered and exchanged the remaining money with those who were going abroad at the dock, otherwise they would have to pawn some things before they could go back.

"I wonder if the remaining money is enough for us to take a bus to Qingcheng?"

Qin Xiaoyun was also helpless. They didn't have much money left in the first place, and most of it was taken away by the soldiers during the search. Almost all the expenses for the journey were paid by her. Besides, she was not a person who would put herself in a difficult position. If she hadn't thought about having to spend money before returning to Qingcheng, she probably wouldn't have any money left.